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The Harvey Mirsky Collection of the United States 1847 Issue continued...

U.S. Express Mail, Railroads, Waterways continued...

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Lot Description

2387

5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, partly scissors-separated and tied by neat manuscript cancels, red "Cincinnati O. 10 Aug. 16" integral-rate circular datestamp and matching "STEAM" handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Louisville Aug. 15, 1848" and addressed to New York, cover with light bends or folds not affecting stamps, Very Fine, unusual use from Louisville to New York via Cincinnati, illustrated in the Alexander book on p. 557, ex Kapiloff (Image)

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E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2388

10c Black (2). Position 88L1, large margins to barely in at upper right, tied by black grid cancel on blue 1851 folded cover to Natchez Miss., docketing indicates New Orleans origin, blue "STEAM" handstamp applied on arrival, sender's name-of-boat directive "Montgomery", faint file folds not affecting stamp, Fine, attractive and scarce use of the 10c stamp, especially desirable with a black cancel, signed Ashbrook (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

2389

5c Red Brown (1). Three huge margins including top left corner sheet margins, in at bottom, tied by manuscript cross-hatching on cover to Richmond Va., red "Potomac Steamboat Mar. 15" route agent's circular datestamp at left, bold "Thomas's Irving Hotel, Washington D.C." hotel forwarder's handstamp, light horizontal file fold at top affects sheet margin of stamp, otherwise Fine and rare use of a corner-margin copy on an interesting cover -- the hotel handed this letter to a route agent on a contract Potomac River steamboat where it entered the mails, illustrated in Alexander book on p. 812, ex Pope, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
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2390

5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to full, worn impression, lightly cancelled by red grid and seemingly tied at top, red "New Orleans La. Jan. 21" circular datestamp and two strikes of "Steam 5" in double-circle due handstamp on brown cover to Buchannon Carroll & Co. in New Orleans, clearly applied stencil "UNCLE SAM" Mississippi River name-of-boat marking at lower right and endorsed "pr Uncle Sam" at top, considerable ink erosion in writing and bleed-thru on inside, vertical file folds, one of which passes thru stamp, otherwise Fine, this well-pedigreed cover -- ex Matthies, Simmons, Peyton, Warm and Kapiloff -- is signed "Guaranteed Genuine by Ezra D. Cole", yet the presence of the "Steam 5" due markings makes the 5c 1847 stamp superfluous, with 2012 P.F. certificate stating that the stamp did not originate, offered and estimated as a rare stampless cover and off-cover 5c stamp (Image)

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E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
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2391

10c Black (2). Three full margins, slightly in at bottom, tied by red grid cancels, matching clear strike of "Eastport Me. Nov. 7" circular datestamp on greenish 1849 folded letter to New York City, sender's routing "Steamboat Mail" at lower left, Very Fine, the sender's routing indicates this traveled by Atlantic steamer, ex Martin, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2392

10c Black (2). Large margins to full at top, tied by blue grid cancel on folded cover to Philadelphia, docketing on back indicates May 28, 1851 origin date from unspecified location, blue "Philada. Pa. 4 May" circular datestamp and matching "SHIP" straightline handstamp, neatly pressed vertical file fold affects stamp

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1847 ISSUE ON A SHIP LETTER. PERHAPS TWO OR THREE SUCH USES ARE KNOWN.

As an inbound ship letter to Philadelphia this qualified for the 6c port-of-entry rate, but since the sender could only choose between 5c and 10c denominations, it was prepaid with 4c additional postage.

Ex Gibson. With 1985 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction