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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 92

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Vanderbilt European Line
Sale No: 92
Lot No: 981
Symbol:
Cat No: Stampless

image (TransA - Vanderbilt) 1855 (Jun. 16) San Francisco Cal. to Cognac, France via New York. Datelined blue folded letter endorsed "Via Nicaragua & New York" on inside, carried by Vanderbilt Independent Line Sierra Nevada to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, then by carriage to Lake Nicaragua where put on a lake steamer of the Accessory Transit Co. and carried to a second steamboat on the San Juan River to San Juan del Norte, then by Vanderbilt's Atlantic Line Northern Light to New York arriving Jul. 11th, bold red "New York Am. Packet Jul 11" exchange cds, then transatlantic for Collins Line by Baltic departing Jul. 11th to Liverpool arriving Jul. 22nd, London (7.23) transit cds, Calais (7.23) entry cds and "8" décimes due rating, Cognac arrival backstamp; accompanied by second May 15th letter only from same correspondence endorsed "Via Panama", Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The sender had a habit of sending duplicates of correspondence both via Nicaragua and via Panama. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:45:00 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 92
Lot No: 982
Symbol:
Cat No: Stampless

image (TransA - Vanderbilt) 1857 (Jul. 7) Schwientochlowitz, Prussia to New York N.Y. Cover with Schwientochlowitz (7.7) origin cds and sent unpaid, Bremen (7.9) and manuscript "10/20" debit rating, carried by Vanderbilt Line Ariel from Bremerhaven July 11 to New York arriving July 29, "N. York U.S. Pkt. '30' Jul 29" exchange debit cds, some light aging and wear, Fine, The discovery example of N.YORK U.S. PKT. 30 cds, Ariel brought the first contract mails into New York for the Vanderbilt Line, ex-Hegland.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This was the first trip advertised to carry regular post office mails by the Vanderbilt Line. Prussian post office marked 2x2=4 silbergroschen for internal German transit fees. Bremen showed breakdown of total fees, 10 grote (10¢) German and 20 grote international fees for double rate letter. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:45:34 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 92
Lot No: 987
Symbol:

image (TransA - Vanderbilt) 1859 (Nov. 19) Monster, Netherlands to Charleston, S.C. Folded letter with "Monster" straightline backstamp, red "Gravenhagen 19/11 1859" cds, French (11.21) entry cds and "9" cent debit handstamp to U.S., carried by Vanderbilt Line Ocean Queen from Havre Nov. 23rd to New York arriving Dec. 7th, black "New York '21' Dec 8" exchange debit cds, bluish "Am. Service" framed handstamp, This was Ocean Queen's last voyage for the Vanderbilt Line., ex-Winter.
Estimate; $350 - 500.

Letter sent from Monster to sGravenhage (The Hague), then entered France at the exchange office of Valenciennes from Belgium. Havre marked the 9¢ debit to the U.S. with a distinctive, small handstamp used only at Havre. New York marked blue "Am.Service" as required by the U.S.-French Treaty. Uncommon routing for Dutch letter to U.S. Est. $350-500 (Image)

Est. $350-500

Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:47:17 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 92
Lot No: 989
Symbol:
Cat No: 24

image (TransA - Vanderbilt) 1860 (Jul. 28) New York N.Y. to Bremen, Germany. Printed prices current of H.D. Hull & Co. prepaid by 1¢ blue, type V (24) two singles, rich color, tied by "New York Jul 28" cds, carried by Vanderbilt Line Vanderbilt from New York Jul. 28th to Havre arriving Aug. 7th, blue Havre (8.7) entry cds, Bremen (8.10) arrival backstamp and blue manuscript "4" grote postage due rating, Very Fine and choice, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

Circular traveled from Havre to Bremen by the Thurn & Taxis Post, a service that had been set up in the early 1820s when sailing packet service from New York to Havre began. Since the early 1850s most mail to Germany, however, did not go by this route, but by the regular German mail services under the Prussian, Bremen, and Hamburg treaties. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00


Closed..Jun-09-2020, 13:49:18 EST
Sold For 1400
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