Postal History Ship Covers Waterway Agent Markings
Sale No: 5094
Lot No: 6357
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[Lake Champlain] LAKE CHAMPLAIN S.B., mostly clear 33mm Oct 28 c.d.s. ties a straight-edged 3¢ green (147) on a cover to Benson Landing, Vt.; reduced just a tad at the left, Very Fine, Ex-Towle and the listing example; illustrated on page 408. Towle F-1-a, RF VI. Suggested Bid $150 . Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Apr-05-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 5094
Lot No: 6359
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[Ohio River] LOUISVILLE & CINCINNATI/MAIL LINE./5, superb black Feb 26 (1852) on a folded letter to Philadelphia; light vertical file fold through the marking, still Extremely Fine. Towle O-21-c1, RF VI. Suggested Bid $150 . Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Apr-05-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5094
Lot No: 6362
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[Ohio River] PARK & GAL. RIVER AGT., clear Sep 19 c.d.s. with an "OK" killer tying a 3¢ green (158) on a cover to Letart, W.V.; minor soiling, F.-V.F. Apparently the listing example. Towle O-8-a, RF VII. Suggested Bid $200 . Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Apr-05-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 5094
Lot No: 6364
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[Puget Sound] OLY'A. & VIC., AGT., Very Fine Mar 1 c.d.s. with a target killer on a 3¢ green entire U163 to Portland, Ore.; docketed in pencil "The ‘California’ in Alaskan waters, loading furs & skins - opium smuggling"; reduced at the right into the indicia, otherwise Very Fine. Towle W-11-a, RF VII. Suggested Bid $200 . Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Apr-05-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 5094
Lot No: 6371
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[Virginia] "J R & K Canal" (James River and Kanawha Canal) bold manuscript postmark with matching manuscript initials ("JW?) canceling a 3¢ green (158) on a cover to West View, Va.; reduced slightly at the left with small edge faults at the right, F.-V.F. Suggested Bid $150
The James River and Kanawha Canal, a project originally conceived by George Washington, was originally intended to link the James River near Richmond to the Kanawha River near Charleston, W. Va. and thus to the Ohio River. But after several failures from its beginnings in 1785, and with the emergence of the railroads as a more efficient means of transportation, the idea was finally abandoned and, in 1878, the Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Co. began laying its tracks along the canal's towpaths. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
