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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 89

United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3141
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image 1849 (Oct. 16) Philadelphia, Pa. to Cognac, France. Blue folded letter with blue "Philada Pa. Oct 16" cds and red provisional "Paid/5" rating handstamp for British open mail rate by British packet, carried by Cunard Line Canada from New York Oct. 17th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 28th, red London (10.29) arrival backstamp and matching "Colonies/&Art. 13." framed accounting handstamp, Calais (10.30) entry cds with matching "15" decimes due handstamp for 10 dec. G.B. plus 5 dec. inland postage, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS PHILADELPHIA PROVISIONAL RATE HANDSTAMP USE.

This provisional rate handstamp was used in Philadelphia for only eight days in late 1849.
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:07:27 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3142
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image 1849 (Dec. 3) Philadelphia, Pa. to Liverpool, England. Folded letter with blue "Philada. Pa. Dec 3" cds and matching crude "24" rating handstamp, Boston black "5" debit rating, carried by Cunard Line Caledonia from Boston Dec. 5th to Liverpool arriving Dec. 18th, Liverpool (12.18) backstamp and "1" shilling due handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, Carried on the last Trans-Atlantic mail voyage of the Cunard Line Caledonia.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Philadelphia did not have a die-cast handstamp for the 24¢ rate before August 1851. This is the earliest recorded use of this Philadelphia crude "24" rating handstamp.
. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:07:40 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3143
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image 1849 (Dec. 17) Philadelphia, Pa. to Paris, France. Folded cover with blue "Philada Pa. Dec 17" cds and red "Phila 5 Paid" provisional octagon rate handstamp for British open mail rate by British packet, carried by Cunard Line Europa Boston Dec. 19th to Liverpool Dec. 30th, red London (12.31) backstamp and matching "Colonies & Art. 13." framed accounting handstamp, black French (1.1) entry cds and matching "15" décimes due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS PHILADELPHIA PROVISIONAL MARKING FOR BRITISH OPEN MAIL.

Provisional rate marking used in Philadelphia for approximately six weeks, recorded from December 1849 to February 1850.
Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:07:54 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3144
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image 1850 (Jan. 4) Philadelphia Pa. to Paris, France via G.B. Legal-size cover with blue "Philada Pa. Jan 4" cds and red "Phila 5 Paid" provisional octagon rate handstamp uprated to "20" for four-times the 5¢ British open mail rate by British packet for 1-1¼ oz., carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Boston Jan. 9th to Liverpool Jan. 22nd, partial London transit backstamp and red-orange "Colonies/&c. Art. 13." framed accounting handstamp, black Calais entry cds and manuscript "7f 5" due rating for 7 francs 5 décimes, Very Fine and rare quadruple-rate British open mail use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

This uprating of Clark type S27 provisional postmark to 20¢ was previously unrecorded.
Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:08:13 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3145
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image 1850 (Feb. 18) Philadelphia, Pa. to London, England. Blue folded letter with blue "Philada Pa. Feb 18" cds and red "Phila. Paid 24cts." rating octagon h.s., New York red "19" credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Europa from New York Feb. 20th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 4th, London (3.4) arrival tombstone, Very Fine, The earliest recorded use of the new Philadelphia "24" octagon rate handstamp showing 24¢ prepayment for the treaty rate., ex-Winter.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

The Philadelphia 24¢ octagonal rate handstamp was in use at Philadelphia from February 1850 until March 1853.

Prior to 1836, Philadelphia's red octagonal rate postmarks were used only on domestic mail. In late 1849 they were reintroduced for use on foreign mail, often up-rated in manuscript. Although Philadelphia was not an exchange office, these postmarks adhered to the treaty requirement that prepaid amounts be shown in red.
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 120.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:08:27 EST
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Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3146
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image 1850 (Apr. 19) Philadelphia Pa. to London, England. Folded cover sent unpaid with blue "Philada Pa. Apr 19" cds and matching crude "24" due rate handstamp, New York large "21" credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Apr. 20th to Southampton arriving May 7th, London (5.8) backstamp and "1/-" shilling due rating, Very Fine, One of only 5 recorded examples of the large New York "21" debit handstamp..
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

Philadelphia struck crude blue "24" handstamp to show letter being sent under 24¢ British treaty rate. New York applied the large black "21" debit marking since Philadelphia was not an exchange office for mails under this treaty. Under terms of the Treaty, the Southampton exchange office could exchange mails only with New York.
Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 850.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:08:37 EST
Sold For 0

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3147
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image 1850 (Jun. 7) Glasgow, Scotland to Philadelphia, Pa. Blue folded letter with "Glasgow L" special circular late fee marking and bearing GB 1841, 1d red brown (3) three margins, slightly in at right, tied by "159" grid cancel prepaying the 1d late fee, Glasgow (6.7) and Liverpool (6.8) backstamps, "19/Cents" debit to U.S. handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Liverpool Jun. 8th and arriving New York Jun. 23rd, no New York markings, Philadelphia blue "24" cents crude due handstamp for packet fee, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:08:48 EST
Sold For 280

France and French Colonies
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3148
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image 1850 (Nov. 28) Lyon, France to Philadelphia Pa. Folded letter docketed "pr. City of Glasgow" at top, forwarder's blue "Geo. H. Draper. Havre" straightline at bottom left, sent unpaid, carried as endorsed on Inman City of Glasgow from Liverpool Dec. 11th to Philadelphia arriving Jan. 3rd, Philadelphia blue "6" double-octagon due handstamp for 6¢ ship letter delivered at the port, Very Fine, Letter took 38 days by the new Inman service, 10 days longer than via Cunard to New York., ex-Hugh Feldman.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

Liverpool-Philadelphia Scheduled Steamship Service: The Inman Line

Inman offered monthly service with three new steamships, the largest and most modern ever built on the Clyde. Philadelphia lobbied the government for a Liverpool-Philadelphia mail contract, but after years of losing freight and passenger business to the New York lines, Inman moved its western terminus there in 1857 and began carrying mail under temporary U.S. contracts.

The first business venture of Richardson Brothers’ steamship group was to purchase the City of Glasgow from Tod & Macgregor while the ship was on her fourth voyage to New York. The Richardson group was officially titled The Liverpool & Philadelphia Steam Ship Company, but probably because Inman ran the company from the very beginning it was informally called the Inman line.

Disappointment was followed by disaster when the City of Glasgow was lost at sea after departing Liverpool on 1 March on her second westbound voyage of the year. On 21 April the ship Baldaur, 400 miles north of the Azores, saw a steamship similar in description to the City of Glasgow steeply listing, but found only flotsam when the site was approached.14 Inman later declared the ship was presumed sunk, with the loss of 480 lives.

References: Illustrated and discussed in "The Liverpool and Philadelphia Steamship Company: Early Years of the Inman Line, 1850-1857" by John Barwis, Chronicle 230 (May 2011, pp. 181-187), fig. 2.
Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 675.00
Sold...US$ 675.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:09:02 EST
Sold For 675

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3149
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image 1850 (Dec. 30) Aden to Philadelphia Pa. Datelined folded letter sent privately to London by Baring Brothers, carried by P&O steamers via Suez, black "Forwarded by Baring Brothers & Co., London" oval handstamp, entered mails with "London, Paid, FE 22, 1851" cds and red manuscript "2/-" rating for double-rate of ½ to 1 oz., and matching red "10" pence credit to U.S., carried by Cunard Africa from Liverpool Feb. 23rd to New York arriving Mar. 8th, red "Philadelphia Pa., '48 Paid' Mar 9" integral-rate cds confirms rate, Very Fine and scarce origin.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:09:15 EST
Sold For 240

United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3150
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image 1851 (Jan. 15) Philadelphia Pa. to Cognac, France. Datelined folded letter sent unpaid, carried as endorsed by Inman Line City of Glasgow from Philadelphia Jan. 16th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 30th, flap with "Liverpool, Ship" (1.30) framed transit, London red "Colonies/&c. Art. 13." framed accounting handstamp, brilliant red "Angle. Calais, 1 Fever. 51" entry cds and manuscript "15" décimes due rating, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

A RARE USE CARRIED ON THE MAIDEN RETURN VOYAGE OF THE INMAN LINE. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:09:37 EST
Sold For 525

Asia
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3151
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image 1851 (Jan. 22) Manila, Philippines to Philadelphia Pa. Datelined folded letter with "Forwarded by A.L. Johnston & Co., Singapore" oval backstamp, sent by British mails, carried by P&O Pekin from Singapore to Galle arriving Feb. 15th, then P&O Hindostan to Suez, P&O Ripon to Malta arriving Mar. 14th, then Admiralty packet HMS Medusa to Marseilles arrived Mar. 17th, red London (3.21) transit backstamp and manuscript "2/3" due for 1s5d packet rate plus 10d French transit for ¼ to ½ oz., London converted 2/3 to a manuscript "54" cents debit to the U.S., then Collins Line Baltic from Liverpool Mar. 22nd to New York arriving Apr. 3rd, red "New York, Apr 4" cds and manuscript "75" cents due rating for 54¢ debit plus 16¢ American packet and 5¢ inland, Very Fine use from the Philippines via Singapore and Marseilles.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:09:54 EST
Sold For 325

United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3152
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image 1851 (c., Feb. 8) Philadelphia Pa. to Valparaiso, Chile. Buff cover addressed to Navy Purser on U.S. Sloop St. Mary's, endorsed "Care of the U.S. Consul at Panama to be forwarded to the U.S. Consul at Valparaiso", blue "Philada. Pa. Feb 8" cds and red "Paid" double-octagon handstamp with red crayon "30" prepaid rating for 30¢ rate to Panama; some cover restoration, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

The U.S.S.
St. Mary's was in the Pacific Squadron, having sailed from Norfolk on April 11, 1848. She cruised from the California Coast to Chile, then went to the Central Pacific and South Pacific. This "Philada. Pa." cds is known used from 5 Aug 46 - 8 Feb 1852, and the "Paid" is recorded by Clarke from April to September 1851. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 375.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:10:13 EST
Sold For 0

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3153
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image 1851 (Apr. 11) Liverpool, England to Philadelphia Pa. Printed Apr. 11th Liverpool circular of Richardson Brothers & Co. with list of sailing ships and advertising their sailing records, carried privately on Inman Line City of Glasgow from Liverpool Apr. 16th to Philadelphia arriving May 3rd, bold red "Stait's Despatch, Paid, So. 3rd St" circular handstamp and pencil "151 High" street address.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:10:26 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3154
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image 1851 (Jul. 5) St. Nicholas Abbey, Barbados to Philadelphia Pa. via St. Thomas. Blue datelined folded letter with "Barbadoes" (7.14) origin double-arc backstamp, red "Barbadoes" crown handstamp and red manuscript "1/-" prepaid rating for 1s British packet to New York, carried by RMSP Derwent from Barbados Jul. 14th to St. Thomas arriving Jul. 17th, St. Thomas (7.17) transit backstamp, then Cunard Merlin from St. Thomas to New York arriving Jul. 30th, sharp "New-York '5cts.' Jul 31" integral-due cds for 5¢ inland due, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 300.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:10:41 EST
Sold For 0

United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3155
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image 1851 (Aug. 26) Philadelphia Pa. to London, England. Cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Aug 26" cds and red "PHILA. 24Cts Paid" octagon rating handstamp, New York red "19" credit to G.B. handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Aug. 27th to Liverpool arriving Liverpool Sep. 6th, London red "Paid" (9.7) tombstone datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:11:07 EST
Sold For 130

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3156
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image 1851 (Sep. 17) Liverpool, England to Buffalo N.Y. Folded letter bearing Great Britain 1841, 2d blue (2) horizontal strip of four, large margins to shaving framelines, position 3 with pinhole, tied by "466" barred ovals prepaying the 8d outgoing ship letter rate, Liverpool "Ship Letter SP 17 1851" crown backstamp, carried by Inman Line City of Manchester from Liverpool Sep. 17th to Philadelphia arriving Oct. 3rd, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 3" cds and matching "Ship" and "7" circled ratings for the 5¢ domestic rate to Buffalo plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine and rare prepaid non-contract steamship sailing, ex-Winter, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED BRITISH PREPAID SHIP LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA.

Letter carried on the second voyage of the "City of Manchester" and fifth voyage of the Inman Line. The Inman Line operated from Liverpool to Philadelphia from 1851-1856, then shifted the U.S. terminus to New York beginning in 1857.
Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Opening US$ 2,400.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:11:30 EST
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United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3157
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image 1851 (Oct. 8) Philadelphia Pa. to Cognac, France. Light blue cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 8" cds and red "PHILA. PAID 5 Cts." octagon handstamp rerated "21" cent, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Oct. 11th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 22nd, London red (10.23) transit backstamp, red Calais entry cds with black "8" decimes due rating handstamp, Cognac (10.25) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce rerated 21¢ Philadelphia octagon.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:11:42 EST
Sold For 180

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3158
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image 1851 (Nov. 1) London, England local use, forwarded to Philadelphia Pa. Folded light gray letter with printed script "On Her Majesty's Service" and "W.L. Maberly" frank at lower left, originally mailed with red London District (11.1) octagon datestamp, forwarded with Liverpool "L, JA 15, C" transit and sent free, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Jan. 17th to New York arriving Feb. 7th, "New-York '5cts.' Feb 7" exchange cds; small edge tears top, Very Fine and scarce free frank transatlantic use.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 240.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:11:56 EST
Sold For 0

Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3159
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image 1851 (Dec. 24) Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia Pa. Folded letter with blue Rotterdam (12.24) datestamp with manuscript "110" Dutch Cents rating on reverse for all transit fees to U.S., red manuscript "1/4" 1s4d Dutch credit to G.B., London (12.26) transit with matching red "16/cents" credit handstamp to U.S., carried by Collins Line Atlantic that departed Liverpool Dec. 28th but returned to Queenstown, then carried by Cunard Line Africa arriving in New York on Feb. 15th, New York "Br. Packet, N. YK., '5' Feb 16" exchange due cds; central file fold, Very Fine and interrupted voyage use, the 16¢ credit rating is very uncommon, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The Collins Line
Atlantic departed Liverpool on December 28th, but returned under sail to Queenstown and towed to Liverpool for repairs after 25 days with broken shaft. Her mails were transferred to British packet Cunard Line Africa. The mails were carried as American Packet mails and the 16¢ credit was allowed. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 300.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:12:08 EST
Sold For 0
United States
Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty

Sale No: 89
Lot No: 3160
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image 1852 (Apr. 21) Philadelphia Pa. to Neufchatel, Switzerland. Gray folded letter with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Apr. 21" cds and red "Phila., 5 Cts., Paid" octagon handstamp with red manuscript "21" update and additional "Paid 21¢" rating for 21¢ treaty rate, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Apr. 24th to Southampton arriving May 7th, red Paris (5.9) entry cds, Neuchatel (5.10) arrival backstamp, forwarded to Bale with orange "60" rappen due, Very Fine and scarce use.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00


Closed..Oct-05-2019, 14:12:22 EST
Sold For 350

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