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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE COVER TO CAPE COAST CASTLE ON THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA.
In 1664 Cape Coast Castle was seized by the British and in 1844 it became the center of colonial government for the British Gold Coast. It was a base for the timber, gold and slave trades.
This is an early use of the 12c E Grill -- the earliest documented use is March 3, 1868. The franking pays the 22c British Mail rate to West Africa. (Image)
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VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE COVER TO ZANZIBAR ON THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA. FROM THE GOODHUE CORRESPONDENCE.
The 15c and 30c stamps pay the 45c British Mail via Marseilles rate for a letter up to a half-ounce. The addressee, Albert P. Goodhue, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts. He is probably related to Benjamin Goodhue, who served in the state senate from 1784-89 and then as Massachusetts representative in the first U.S. congress. Benjamin was a commercial merchant instrumental in establishing many of this country's revenue laws, and his son, Jonathan, was a prominent commercial merchant. (Image)
VERY FINE. A COLORFUL FRANKING PAYING THE 45-CENT RATE TO ZANZIBAR BY BRITISH MAIL VIA MARSEILLES. FROM THE GOODHUE CORRESPONDENCE.
The three different 1861 Issue stamps pay the 45c British Mail via Marseilles rate for a letter up to a half-ounce. The addressee, Albert P. Goodhue, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts. He is probably related to Benjamin Goodhue, who served in the state senate from 1784-89 and then as Massachusetts representative in the first U.S. congress. Benjamin was a commercial merchant instrumental in establishing many of this country's revenue laws, and his son, Jonathan, was a prominent commercial merchant. (Image)
VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE COVER TO ZANZIBAR ON THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, SENT IN CARE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND GERMAN CONSUL TO THE SEYCHELLES.
The 15c and 30c stamps pay the 45c British Mail via Marseilles rate for a letter up to a half-ounce. The addressee, Albert P. Goodhue, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts. He is probably related to Benjamin Goodhue, who served in the state senate from 1784-89 and then as Massachusetts representative in the first U.S. congress. Benjamin was a commercial merchant instrumental in establishing many of this country's revenue laws, and his son, Jonathan, was a prominent commercial merchant.
The label directing this cover to the care of "Dr. Brooks" refers to Dr. James Henry Brooks, who was the chief medical surgeon as well as the German consul to the Seychelles from 1858 to 1879. A picture of the house in which he resided can be found at http://www.kenwynhouse.com (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING COVER FROM NANTUCKET TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE BARK JANET, A WHALING VESSEL LOCATED OFF THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS.
The franking on this cover pays the 45c per half-ounce rate by British Mail via Marseilles. The Bark Janet of Westport Mass. was built at Portland Me. in 1845 and made eight voyages from Westport between 1846 and 1873. She was then sold to New Bedford owners and made three voyages from New Bedford between 1874 and 1879. She was abandoned at sea in 1879. Captain George G. Coffin made one voyage as master of the Bark Janet. Another cover addressed to Captain Coffin, dated June 1860 with 1857 Issue stamps, was sold in our 2003 Rarities sale (lot 275). (Image)