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Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
2123 image1876 Printed Circular from Cuba, St. Jago de Cuba with "DUE 2" Marking to Boston
Cuba to Boston, Scarce DUE 2 Charged

Printed circular datelined St. Jago de Cuba, July 30, 1876, addressed to Boston, Massachusetts and charged DUE 2c, as no payment was made. An unusual due charge on incoming circular ship mail. Very Fine.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Transatlantic
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2124 imageNEWPT RI, First Federal Newport Handstamp, 1812 Folded Letter
Letter carried on "Brig. Rebecca" captured by Privateer Commodore Barney during the War of 1812

Black "NEWPT RI SEP 5" circular datestamp on folded letter to Bath, MA with manuscript "Sh 19." Manuscript "Brig Rebecca Capt. Abbot Via Boston" Letter datelined "London June 30th 1812" from Samuel Harding while on business in GB with his wife Lucy at their home in Bath Mass (now Maine). He says that he "arrived in Chatham...on the 15th May." He had written "6 or 7 letters since which however have been stopped by the Repeal of the Orders in Council as the vessels by whom I wrote returned to take cargo for the U.States." The "Orders in Council" were three executive orders issued from 1807 to 1809 prohibiting trade with France. In an attempt at reconciliation with the US, GB repealed them on June 23, 1812, but it was too late. War had already been declared. It appears that this letter was on the Brig Rebecca when it was intercepted by the privateer Commodore Barney of the "swift clipper-built schooner Rossie" on August 10 while the Rebecca was on its way to Boston. Barney reportedly spent 45 days at sea and intercepted 14 ships, including the Rebecca. He destroyed 9 of the ships, but not the Rebecca. The Rebecca was seized for a breach of the non-importation law. Ships captured by privateers were typically brought to a port by a prize crew from the privateer ship. However, Barney might have kept the mail and taken it to the Newport post office, perhaps pocketing the ship fee himself. Barney was reported to have arrived in Newport on August 30. He got new supplies and left Newport on September 7. The circular datestamp is dated September 5, which puts it in the time period when Barney was at Newport. The ship must have been US registered because it is typically described as "the Brig Rebecca, of Saco.", presumably the reason why he did not burn or sink the Rebecca.References: PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE WAR OF 1812 BY BENSON J. LOSSING, CHAPTER XLI(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
500 to 1,000US$

Selling for...US$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2125 imageWar of 1812, Letter from "H.B.M. Ship Lightning at Sea" to Baltimore, Entered via Philadelphia
Pre-Blockade Bootlegged Cover to Philadelphia

Folded letter written from a brother to his sister, aboard the His Britannic Majesty's Ship Lighting at Sea, with lamentations about the war interrupting their correspondence. Letter datelined "H.B.M. Ship Lightning at Sea 15th Sept. 1812" with no origination postmark, bootlegged into Philadelphia where it was struck with red "Phi 25 OC" (letter carrier) circular datestamp. The arrival at Philadelphia suggest the letter was sent near Madeira or Lisbon. The cover with some edge toning, but still a Very Fine pre-blockade cover.

Provenance: Ex Walske(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2126 imageCartel Ship, "Fair American", 1814 Stampless Folded Letter from Liverpool to New York
Very Scarce Cartel Ship Usage

Illustrated in Walske's North American Blockade Run Mail, 1775-1865 Exhibit Stampless folded letter datelined at Liverpool on April 4, 1814, carried aboard the cartel ship Fair American, which sailed April 8 while transporting dispatches for the U.S. Secretary of State. The contents note that the “cartel now about to sail.” The letter arrived at New York on May 13, passing through the wartime blockade, and bears a manuscript “6” cents for in-port ship fee. Period accounts of Fair American’s January 1814 sailing from New York record the presence of eleven unauthorized stowaways, later removed by a revenue cutter, with reports that letters and documents were destroyed during the incident (Niles’ Weekly Register, January 29, 1814, p. 364).

Provenance: Ex Walske, ArnellReferences: Illustrated in Walske's North American Blockade Run Mail, 1775-1865 Exhibit(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2127 imageAmerican and Foreign Agency, Fancy Agent Cachet, on 1830 Printed Circular to England
Superb and Scarce, Unlisted in ASCC

New York, NY printed circular to Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucester, England 10 Nov 1830. Superb & scarce "Office of the American & Foreign Agency" fancy forwarding agent cachet used as an advertising handstamp. Recorded by Rowe 1830-1840. "Bristol Ship Letter" transit & rated 1N5.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Estimate Range:
500 to 600US$

Selling for...US$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2128 imageHarnden's Express, Red Oval Handstamp on September 1839 Folded Letter from Boston to London
Possibly Earliest Known Usage of Harnden's Oval Handstamp

Red oval "Forwarded by Harnden's Package Express and Foreign Letter Office, 5 Court St., Boston" on September 21, 1839 folded letter to London. Received March 17, 1841, possibly lost or mislaid, rated 1/-. The Philatelic Foundation notes this item as possibly the earliest sent.
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,200US$

Selling for...US$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2129 imageHarnden & Co., on 1843 Illustrated Harnden Letterhead, to Rothschild & Sons in London
Manuscript "per Acadia" and "H and Co."(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2130 image1853 Stampless Cover from Alexandria, Egypt to Springfield, Ohio
New York Am Packet MAR 29 Black circular datestamp on front with manuscript "18", "50" and "71". Alexandria 1853 and orange GB circular datestamps on reverse. Addressed to Samuel Barnett, who was a prominent Ohio miller.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2131 image1854 Stampless Cover from Alexandria, Egypt to Springfield, Ohio
Bold strike of New York AM Packet APR 6 Black circular datestamp on front. MAR 14 1854 circular datestamp and orange GB marking on reverse. Addressed to Samuel Barnett, who was a prominent Ohio miller.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2132 image1854 Stampless Cover from Alexandria, Egypt to Springfield, Ohio
New York AM Packet 6 circular datestamp on front with Alexandria 24 1854 circular datestamp on reverse. Addressed to Samuel Barnett, who was a prominent Ohio miller.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2133 image1855 Stampless Cover from Alexandria, Egypt to Springfield, Ohio
New York AM Packet APR 6 Black circular datestamp on front with Alexandria Blue circular datestamp MR24 1855 on reverse. Addressed to Samuel Barnett, who was a prominent Ohio miller.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
Eastern Seaboard
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2134 image1803 Diplomatic Intrigue, Letter Inspected for Hidden Message, France to Philadelphia Folded Letter
Included in the George Kramer Exhibit

Black Nov 5 Boston, Ms circular datestamp with red manuscript "40" on 1803 folded letter to Philadelphia. France and England were at war from 1793-1815. It was unclear to the French as to where official American sympathies would finally rest; as they suspected that our Post was opening certain important mails, they sometimes would write a secret message in lemon juice, which was invisible to the eye. When these letters were received, a small chunk would be removed and soaked to bring out a trace of a message; if none appeared, so be it. But if there was a message, the entire letter would be soaked. This 1803 letter, addressed to Philadelphia, is an example of this practice.

Provenance: Ex George Kramer United States Domestic Mails Exhibit, 2014ruReferences: United States Domestic Mails 1776 - 1869 by George Kramer(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2135 image1836 Cross Border Ferriage, Dundas, Canada to Albany, NY, 18 3/4 Postage Due
Included in the George Kramer Exhibit

1836 folded letter from Dundas, Canada to Albany, NY via Queenston. Red Dundas circular datestamp and blue Nov 2 Lewiston, NY circular datestamp. Red manuscript "6 1/2" rated for 4 1/2 pence Canadian postage to the border + 2 pence "Ferriage." Manuscript "18 3/4" US Postage due for 150-400 miles. Mail between American and Canadian post offices, which were separated by the Niagara or St. Lawrence Rivers had to be ferried across because there were no existing bridges at this time. From January, 1829, until their termination in March 1837, the Canadian Deputy PMG levied a 2 pence "Ferriage" fee to be added to the appropriate Canadian postage due.

Provenance: Ex George Kramer United States Domestic Mails Exhibit, 2014References: United States Domestic Mails 1776 - 1869 by George Kramer(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2136 image1846 Halifax "PAID" Tombstone, Folded Letter to New York, Kennedy Correspondence
Included in the Malcom Montgomery Exhibit

Red "Halifax, PAID" tombstone handstamp on 2 November 1846 folded letter to New York. Once the steam packet service between Halifax and Boston was established, correspondents could use the Cunard vessels for their letters. As this was not an item in the Cunard contract, the charge was the same as for the ocean mail : one shilling Sterling, which had to be prepaid. On arrival in the United States letters were charged as ship letters, seven cents. This letter prepaid one shilling Sterling carried by the Cunard line "Britannia" out of Halifax on the November 5 1846. Britannia made Boston on November 7 and the letter was charged 7 cents: 2 cents ship letter fee and 5 cents for United States Inland postage. The "PAID" portion of the Halifax handstamp was deleted at Boston.

Provenance: Ex Malcolm MontgomeryReferences: Samuel Cunard and Eastern Seaboard Mails by Malcolm Montgomery and Eigel Trondsen(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate Range:
700 to 800US$

Selling for...US$360.00
Will close during Public Auction
2137 image1847 Boston to Nova Scotia, via Halifax
Unusual Use Written at Sea

Passengers travelling to Europe from the United States by the British packets had the luxury of being able to write letters during the first part of their journey from Boston and then place them in the post when the vessel called at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Such letters from Nova Scotia to the United States had to be prepaid to the border, United States postage could be prepaid or left unpaid. S.S. 'Cambria' out of Boston to Sowell, Massachusetts, via Halifax, Nova Scotia, 3rd September 1847. 'At Sea, Sept. 2. 1847 My Dearest Wife - We were detained by the fog in Boston Harbor, not five miles from you till 2 oclock this morning. This delay, as you may suppose was not a little trying, & the more so as you may suppose as we might have gotten outside of the Islands if the Boat had sailed promptly at 12 oclock. The delay of a single half an hour occasioned the further delay of twelve hours.' A letter written on board 'Cambria' out of Boston on the 1st of September; the letter was posted at Halifax and travelled overland via St. Johns to be exchanged between St. Andrews, N.B. and Robbinston, Maine. Postage to the border, one shilling and a penny halfpenny Currency had to be prepaid. United States postage could be paid or unpaid - in this case charged at ten cents (at which time the 'PAID' portion of the Halifax handstamp was deleted.}

Provenance: Ex Malcolm MontgomeryReferences: Samuel Cunard and Eastern Seaboard Mails by Malcolm Montgomery and Eigel Trondsen(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2138 image1848 Folded Letter, Sydney Cape Breton Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia
On Her Majesty's Service

31 May 1848 folded letter from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The letter was posted unpaid and sent overland to Halifax, charged elevenpence halfpenny Currency (tenpence Sterling) the rate for an half ounce letter carried 200-300 miles. The actual distance from Sydney to Halifax was calculated at 286 miles. Letters from the northern extremities of Cape Breton Island to the remainder of Nova Scotia were often sent by sea utilizing the regular feeder services connecting Newfoundland, St. Pierre Miquelon and Halifax - such letters could travel at the port-to-port rate of fourpence Sterling, the overland route was more expensive and thus preferable for postal revenue.

Provenance: Ex Malcolm Montgomery(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2139 image1848 British Postal Treaty, New Orleans Printed Circular to Kingdom of Sardinia
Exceedingly Scarce Example of the 4c Printed Matter Rate to the Kingdom of Sardinia

New Orleans, La. to Lesa, Kingdom of Sardinia, Nov 29 1853 printed circular with red "New Orleans Nov 29" circular datestamp and matching "Paid 4" rating handstamp. New York large red "2" credit handstamp. to Great Britain carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Dec. 4 to Southampton arriving Dec. 19, Calais (12.20) entry circular datestamp, Lesa (12.30) arrival backstamp. Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce example carried by American contract steamship. Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Kingdom of Sardinia via England at 4 cents each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4 cents show a 2 cents credit to Great Britain.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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Estimate Range:
1,500 to 2,000US$

Selling for...US$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2140 image1855 "Fredk Loison's Printed Circular" Handstamp on Printer Circular from New Orleans to France
Included in the Richard Winter Exhibit

Blue "Fredk Loison's Printed Circular" handstamp with red New Orleans "PAID 2" handstamp on Feb 7 1855 unsealed printed circular from New Orleans, La. to Saulxures, France. Sent under the newspaper rate of 2c by British open mail, carried by Collins Line Atlantic from New York Feb. 21 to Liverpool arriving Mar. 4, red manuscript "15" centimes postage due rating, Very Fine. Rated 2 cents paid for circular rate by British open mail and 15 centimes postage due in Saulxures.

Provenance: Ex Richard F. WinterReferences: U.S.-G.B. Mails by Steamship 1838 to General Postal Union by Richard F. Winter(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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Estimate Range:
1,500 to 2,000US$

Selling for...US$700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2141 imageFavor’s Express, Steamer Admiral, Red Circular Datestamp with Matching "Colonial Express" Circular Datestamp on 1856 Cover from New Brunswick to Massachusetts
Very Fine and Scarce Marking in Red with "Steamer Admiral"

"Favor's Express, Steamer Admiral, Nov. 1856" red circular datestamp on backflap, with red "Colonial Express Mail, St. John N.B., Nov. 3" circular datestamp on cover to Watertown Massachusetts. The Name-of-Boat cachet and Route Agent handstamps were applied on board the Admiral at St. John. At this time Favor was using the "COLONIAL EXPRESS MAIL / ST. JOHN, N.B." STAMP". The route agents stamp struck in red indicates that the cross border rate of 10 cents had been prepaid on the letter addressed to Waterstown, Massachusetts. Hahn records that the Steamer Admiral marking is usually struck in black. New Brunswick stamp is missing.
Certificate: Click Here to View Certificate
References: Boston to Saint John Steamboat Mail by David D'Allesandris(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
600 to 800US$

Selling for...US$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2142 image1859 Boston to Prince Edward Island, via Halifax
Scarce Packet Mail to Prince Edward Island

Boston, Massachusetts to Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, via Halifax, 1 June 1859. This folded letter prepaid five cents in Boston and carried by British packet, the Cunard Line 'Canada', to Halifax. At Halifax the sea postage of fourpence Sterling was raised to which twopence Sterling inter-Provincial postage was added for a total of sixpence Sterling, ninepence Prince Edward Island Currency. On the reverse are Halifax and Prince Edward Island transit marks for the 2nd and 7th of June.

Provenance: Ex Malcolm MontgomeryReferences: Samuel Cunard and Eastern Seaboard Mails by Malcolm Montgomery and Eigel Trondsen(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:
400 to 600US$

Selling for...US$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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