1853-60 Entire letters from England to USA, sent as ship letters on non-contract sailings, comprising 1860 letters franked 6d and charged 6c (2, one with faults to stamp) or prepaid 8d in cash and charged 5c all with Liverpool Ship Letter c.d.s; 1853 stampless letter privately carried with Philadelphia "SHIP" and "7" handstamps; and 1857 letter franked 1d + 2d + 6d and charged 6c. (5).
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Lot No: 581
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1853-87 Entire letters, entires and covers from G.B (23), France or North German Confederation all to USA, nineteen stamped, including 1869 cover from Burwash with 6d cancelled at Hurst Green, returned with "NOT CALLED FOR" and "UNCLAIMED" handstamps; 1865 cover franked 1/- from Edinburgh to Richmond, Virginia, returned with "ADV / SEP 11 / 1865" and "NOT FOUND"; 1867 letter franked 1/- to San Francisco with unusual red "PAID / LIVERPOOL" transit c.d.s; 1857 stampless letter carried on the first voyage of "City of Baltimore", etc. (25).
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Lot No: 582
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1858-68 Stampless entire letters, entires or covers from USA to G.B (9) or Bavaria including 1858 cover with San Francisco c.d.s sent "via Panama & New York" and carried on the maiden return voyage of the "Vigo", charged 1/2½; cover from Harrison, Ohio to Bavaria "per Closed Prussian Mail" with circular "30" and green "45" Kreuzer charge; letter from Cuba posted in New York, etc. (10).
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Lot No: 583
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USA - Mail to France. 1859-70 Stamped entire letters (2), covers (2) and a front comprising 1859 front franked 1c + 10c (2); 1860 cover from Worcester, Mass franked 3c + 12c; 1866 letter from New Orleans franked 30c; 1868 letter from New Orleans franked 3c (carrier fee) with "15c" charge mark; and 1870 entire from New Orleans franked 1869 2c (2) with "GB/40c" Anglo-French accountancy mark, a few minor faults, the 1860 cover and 1868 letter both very fine. (5).
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Lot No: 584
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Depreciated Currency. 1863-75 Unpaid stampless entire letters to USA, all from or via England with various depreciated currency datestamps of New York or Boston, many differing rates for U.S Notes, including letters from Sicily with forwarding agents cachets of Heath & Co., London (2), letters from France, Sweden or Argentina (Buenos Ayres British P.O c.d.s), 1870 letter carried by Cunard "Tariffa" which suffered mechanical problems at Queenstown so transferred to the "City of London", letters carried on the maiden voyages of the "Parthia", "City of Dublin", "City of Montreal" or "City of Paris" or the final voyage of the "City of New York", etc. (23).
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Lot No: 585
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Depreciated Currency. 1864-67 Stampless entire letter and entires comprising 1864 letter with "48" and "U.S NOTES / 112", 1867 entire from France and 1866 cover sent to Liverpool as a ship letter then sent on to New Bedford by Packet (Ship datestamp and "6" crossed out) both with straight line "IN U.S NOTES" of Boston. Unusual. (3).
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Lot No: 586
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1864 (June 15) Entire from London to Philadelphia franked 2d blue plate 9 block of six, carried on the "City of London". An unusual and attractive franking. Photo on Page 80. (Image1)
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Lot No: 587
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Ireland. 1864 (Nov 5) Unpaid cover from New York to Ireland sent on the "Glasgow" to Queenstown, with the scarce large distinctive "1s" charge mark of Dublin. Photo on Page 80. (Image1)
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Lot No: 588
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1865-91 Stamped covers from the USA to G.B or Europe, including 1875 long cover from San Francisco to London franked 1873 12c; 1870 3c stationery envelope franked 1869 3c; 1871 entire franked 1871 6c (2, shades); 1871 cover to Germany franked 1871 1c, 2c (3) and 3c tied by New York Foreign Mail cork cancels, etc. Also 1899 cover with enclosed letter from a U.S soldier on the troop transport "City of Chester" with "Military Sta. 1, Porto Rico" duplex cancel. Some faults, a useful group. (10).
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Lot No: 589
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1869 (Feb 16) Entire from New Orleans to Spain franked 10c green, carried on the "City of New York II", handstamped "PAID ONLY / TO ENGLAND" in London, charged 4r in Barcelona. Photo on Page 80. (Image1)
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Lot No: 590
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Ephemera. 1874-99 Printed ephemera including passenger lists (25), menus (4), abstracts of ships logs and cabin plans (3), advertising flyers or leaflets for transatlantic services (5) or for the "City of Richmond" cruising to Norway and the Baltic in 1893, coloured advertising cards depicting ships (5), list of excursions available to the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition, etc. Also 1869-82 envelopes with crests on the flap of the S.S "City of Chester" or "City of Berlin" both posted from Queenstown, or Inman Line crest posted at Liverpool. A fine lot, many very attractive and well printed. (55).
