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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 92

United States
The Ocean Line
Sale No: 92
Lot No: 949
Symbol:

image (TransA - Ocean) 1848 (Mar. 15) Bremen, Germany to New York N.Y. Folded cover with "St. P.A. Bremen. 14/3" double-circle origin cds and endorsed "pr Steamer Washington" at top, carried as endorsed by Ocean Line Washington from Bremen Mar. 15th to New York arriving Apr. 7th, New York red "24" cent due handstamp for 24¢ transatlantic packet, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

CARRIED ON THE FIRST WESTBOUND SAILING UNDER THE U.S.-GERMANY TREATY OF MARCH 1848 - THE FIRST DIRECT CLOSED MAIL SERVICE DEPARTURE CONNECTING THE PORT OF BREMEN AND THE UNITED STATES. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,150.00
Sold...US$ 1,150.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:26:01 EST
Sold For 1150

Sale No: 92
Lot No: 951
Symbol:

image (TransA - Ocean) (Discriminatory Rate) 1848 (Apr. 25) London, England to Petersburg, Va. Folded letter with partial "Fenchurch St" receiving house handstamp, red London (4.25) and red manuscript "1/-" discriminatory packet rating, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from Southampton May 6th to New York arriving May 22, upon arrival in U.S. blue manuscript "34" cent due rating for 24¢ American packet fee plus 10¢ inland postage, Very Fine and scarce discriminatory use, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COVERS CARRIED ON THE WESTBOUND MAIDEN VOYAGE OF HERMANN.

British charged 1 schilling outgoing packet fee even though letter carried on an American packet and British performed no service to carry the letter across the Atlantic. Americans called this a discriminatory charge since the sea postage was still to be paid in the United States. Continued use of this discriminatory rate on American packet letters caused the Americans to retaliate with a double sea postage (24¢ packet) on letters carried by British contract vessels in the last half of 1848. Since the letter cost was so high due to discriminatory rates, very few letters were sent from England to the U.S. on the American contract mail steamships before 1849. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:26:48 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 92
Lot No: 957
Symbol:

image (TransA - Ocean) (Reprisal Period) 1848 (Mar. 20) London, England to Philadelphia Pa. Folded letter with red London Paid (3.20) cds and red manuscript "1/-" prepaid rating, carried by Ocean Line Washington from Southampton Mar. 21st to New York arriving Apr. 7th New York blue manuscript "29" rate for 24¢ packet plus 5¢ inland postage, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This is a rather unusual cover. The double circle postmark is a London Postmark. The one shilling rate was the British rate for a ½ oz. letter to go by packet to the United States. This was announced in the General Post Office's Instruction No. 9 of June 1847 stating "Letters conveyed by these Packets [referring to Packets between the United States and Bremen touching at Southampton] between Great Britain and the United States, will be liable to the usual British Packet postage of 1s for a letter not exceeding ½ an ounce." (The "discriminatory rate".) On 3 March 1845 the U.S. Congress passed an act establishing that mail between the United States to any ports in Great Britain or France, or any foreign port not less than 3,000 miles away transported in the U.S. mail [by U.S. contract mail vessels] would require 24 cents per ½ oz. with the U.S. inland postage added. Since there were no American contract mail vessels going overseas at the time, the rate wasn't charged. However, when the Ocean Line started operations in June 1847, this rate became effective. So the postage due on the cover was 24 cents plus 5 cents U.S. inland postage or 29 cents. It would appear that the New York exchange office applied the 29¢ as a retaliatory rate, but this is not so. In the first place, Congress had not acted to establish a retaliatory rate on March 20. Further, when it was passed, only mail carried on "foreign vessels" was subject to the rate. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:31:38 EST
Sold For 150
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