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United States Postal History continued...

Harnden & Company continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1073 c imageHarnden & Co. Red Boston office and black Liverpool office handstamps (latter with ship illustration) on Nov. 30, 1845 folded letter from Concord Mass. to Paris, France, various transits, Very Fine, attractive usage (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction
1074 c imageHarnden & Co., Liverpool. Oval handstamp with ship illustration clearly struck on greenish Jul. 5, 1845 folded part-printed bill of lading to New York, endorsed "per 'Gt. Western'" and "P&B 160", ms. "6" due, Extremely Fine (Image) E. 150-200

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1075 c imagePaid to Boston by Harnden & Co., Liverpool. Perfect strike of shield-shaped handstamp on Feb. 10, 1846 folded invoice from Sheffield, England, to Philadelphia, magnificent illustrated letterhead of Rockingham Works, red "New-York 5 cts. 20 Mar." integral-rate circular datestamp, some tears and erosion along fold at right affects letterhead, otherwise Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1076 c imageForwarded by Harnden & Co. No. 6 Cook St. Liverpool. Oval handstamp with steamship illustration clearly struck in blue on Jul. 14, 1845 folded letter from Milan, Italy, to Newark N.J., blue ms. "Paid to New York by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool" and ship designation "Per Great Western or 1st Steamer", Very Fine, this blue marking with 6 Cook St. address is extremely rare, ex Hall (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1077 c imageHarnden & Co., Liverpool. Circular handstamp with 1sh transatlantic packet charges specified in ms., applied in transit to Jul. 30, 1847 folded letter from New York to Baring Bros. in London, forwarded to Harnden in Liverpool with Great Britain 1841 1p Red, large margins to clear at top, tied by "16" oval grid, Harnden addressed the letter to Springfield Mass. and sent it by a Cunarder, Liverpool transits front and back (Aug. 14, 15 and 16), ms. "33 + 17 = Coll 50" rate, Very Fine, unusual use of G.B. stamp on forwarded cover sent via Harnden & Co., ex Schwartz (Image) E. 400-500

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction
1078 c imagePostage Paid to Destination by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool. Framed handstamp lightly but legibly struck on Jun. 30, 1847 folded letter from New York to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, red "Paid H & Co." handstamp, carried outside of mails from New York to Boston (faint red Harnden Boston oval backstamp) where put on steamer for Liverpool, red "Liverpool Paid Au 14 1847" circular datestamp and ms. "1/" British packet rate, red Aug. 16 transit on front and Hong Kong Oct. 18 transit on back, Very Fine, scarce example of Harnden mail to China (Image) E. 300-400

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1079 c imageHarnden & Co. Seven folded letters with Harnden markings, incl. three from first contract period (2/27/1841 Boston to Paris via Liverpool, 3/27/1841 Boston to Paris, forwarded to Italy, and 6/14/1841 New York to London via Liverpool), two from brief period between contracts when Harnden was a private express (7/15/1841 Boston to Paris, forwarded to Amsterdam and Germany, 8/12/1841 Boston to New York), and two from fourth period as a private express (12/31/1845 Boston to Paris and 1/11/1848 New York to Rome), wide variety of Harnden markings and transits, Very Fine, this is a fascinating and, in our opinion, underappreciated area of postal history, all ex Schwartz (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1080 c imageHarnden & Co.. Three covers with Harnden markings, incl. one originating in Havana, Cuba, to London, one from New York to Italy, last from New York to Edinburgh on first return voyage of the "Columbia" from Boston, fresh and Very Fine (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1081 c Harnden & Co. Four folded covers, two from first contract period with red New York office ovals (to Lyon and London), one from second period between contracts (10/18/1841 printed prices current from London to New York), last from fourth period as a private express with Liverpool office handstamp specifying transatlantic charges on inbound letter, Fine-Very Fine, scarce group E. 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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