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Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
3063 imageTroy & New York Steam Boat, Blue Boxed Handstamp on 1849 Cover, Hudson to Troy, Blue "7 CTS" In Circle
Suberb Strike

Rated for 5c postage plus 2c steam boat fee. Very Fine.
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Estimate Range:
700 to 1,000US$

Selling for...US$360.00
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3064 imageTroy & New York Steam Boat, Blue Boxed Handstamp on 1851 Cover, New York City to Arlington, Blue "7 CTS" In Circle
Rated for 5c postage plus 2c steam boat fee. Very Fine.
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Estimate Range:
500 to 1,000US$

Selling for...US$260.00
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3065 11A imageTroy & New York Steamboat, Black Boxed Handstamp on Cover with #11A 3c Dull Red and Manuscript "2" Due
Overpaid 2c Ship Rate Marking

The stamp with manuscript cancel, addressed to Mechanicville, Saratoga County, N.Y., struck with black boxed "TROY & NEW YORK / STEAM BOAT" marking. Additional manuscript "2" for ship fee, though the letter was prepaid. The 2c due was added in pencil, despite the 1855 statute and postal regulations which only permitted the charge on letters where the postage had not been paid. The boxed steamboat marking was introduced at Troy in 1856, making this an early example of this marking in use.
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,500US$

Selling for...US$500.00
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3066 26 imageTroy & New York Steam Boat, Black Boxed Handstamp with #26 3c Red on 1857 Cover, Tied by Circular Grid
TROY, N.Y. AUG 25 circular datestamp on cover to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., boxed "TROY & NEW YORK / STEAM BOAT" handstamp and manuscript "2" due marking for ship fee.

Provenance: Ex Meroni
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,500US$

Selling for...US$500.00
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Railroad
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3067 11 imageN.Y. & Boston Steamer & Railroad, #11 3c Dull Red Type I Tied on Cover to Boston
1851 3c Type I tied by a N.Y. & Boston Steamer & Railroad circular datestamp on cover to Boston. The New York & Boston Steamboat & Railroad handstamp was used on the combination rail and steamer route between N.Y. & Boston via Stonington, Connecticut & Providence, RI. Railroad route agent handstamp on mail handed to railroad route agents they applied their route agent marking.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3068 11 imageNew York & New Haven Rail Road, Towle 70-D-1, #11 3c Dull Red on 1853 Cover
New York & New Haven Rail Road Nov 26 black circular datestamp tying US #11, cover with some wrinkles, edge and backflap tears, pencil notations on reverse. Letter dated 1853. Towle 70-D-1 Rarity VI

Provenance: Frank Raysor Collection of Rail Road CoversReferences: The First Four Decades of U.S. Rail Road Contract Mails by Hugh Feldman(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$70.00
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3069 11 imageCleveland & Erie Rail Road, Towle 115-F-1, #11 3c Dull Red on Cover
Cleveland & Erie Rail Road (Towle 115-F-1 Rarity V) Sep 6 black circular datestamp tying US #11 to cover with missing backflap.

Provenance: Frank Raysor Collection of Rail Road Covers(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3070 26 imageHousatonic Rail Road, Towle 88-S-4b, #26 3c on Cover
Housatonic Rail Road (Towle 88-S-4b Rarity VI) Hawleyville Aug 4 black oval datestamp, complete strike of sans-serif cancel tying US #26 on cover with some edge faults to New York.

Provenance: Frank Raysor Collection of Rail Road CoversReferences: The First Four Decades of U.S. Rail Road Contract Mails by Hugh Feldman(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3071 65 imageLebanon Valley Rail Road, Towle 183-A-1, Tying #65 3c Rose on Cover to Philadelphia
Partial strike of Lebanon Valley Rail Road April 24 handstamp (Towle 183-A-1, Rarity IV) on cover addressed to Mrs. Louisa A. Killinger, care of Z. Rittenhouse, 1312 Mellon Street, Philadelphia.

Provenance: Frank Raysor Collection of Rail Road Covers(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3072 210 imageTravelers Information Bureau, Illustrated Railroad and Ship Advertising Cover, with #210 2c Red Brown, Cleveland to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio
Cover with some wear and toning.
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
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3073 300 image#300 1c Green on Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company Postcard to Ontario, Canada
PHILA. & READING RY CO, JUN 20 1907 blue company datestamp.

Provenance: Ex Towle Railway Marking Reference Collection(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
25 to 50US$

Selling for...US$20.00
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Transatlantic
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3074 image#36 1857 12c Black, Plate 1, Two Pairs and Two Singles, Tied on Transatlantic Cover, Florida to Nottingham, England
Extremely Rare Usage, Attempting to Pay the Triple Rate but Treated as Completely Underpaid

An extremely rare use of six copies of the 12-cent 1857 issue on cover from Florida to England, attempting to pay a triple rate but underpaid and treated as completely unpaid. Two pairs and two singles tied by “Newport Fla. Sep. 6” (1858) circular datestamp on blue cover to Nottingham, England. Bold “New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 15” circular datestamp, manuscript “Short Paid” and “20” debit markings, and manuscript “4/” due marking. Backstamped Newport Fla., Liverpool (Sep. 26), and Nottingham (Sep. 27), with red wax seal on reverse. The two singles cut apart into the design, spindle hole at center of cover, otherwise Very Fine. The 72c franking was applied in an attempt to pay a triple 24c rate to England; however, no such rate step existed under the British rate progression, which advanced from 24c to 48c to 96c. As a result, the franking did not correspond to a recognized rate and was not credited by the New York exchange office. The cover was instead treated as unpaid for rating purposes, with the manuscript “20” indicating a quadruple 5c debit to Great Britain for carriage on a British packet, and the manuscript “4/” due marking reflecting the corresponding British charge to the recipient.

Provenance: Ex Dr. Neil Lempert
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Estimate Range:
1,000 to 1,500US$

Selling for...US$500.00
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3075 imageForwarded Letter from Naples via Welles & Co., Paris and Gracie & Co., New York, 1839 to Philadelphia
Two Forwarding Companies

Folded letter datelined Naples, April 28, 1839, carried under separate cover to Welles & Co. in Paris, likely by way of Marseilles and French rail, then forwarded through Le Havre to the U.S. with a red oval "Forwarded by Y. Ob. Servants Welles & Co." handstamp. In New York, the cover was received by Gracie & Co., who struck their own red oval "Forwarded by Gracie & Co. New York" handstamp before inserting the letter into the U.S. mails to Philadelphia. Red manuscript "12 1/2" rating reflects the domestic postage from New York, and the absence of any U.S. "Ship" marking indicates it bypassed typical incoming ship mail handling.
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Estimate Range:
200 to 300US$

Selling for...US$100.00
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3076 image1840 Stampless Cover, Privately Carried Outside the Mails, Boston to New York to Post Office for Drop
Likely Carried by William Harnden (of Harnden's Express), in Contract with the Post Office

This folded letter is datelined June 22, 1840, and was carried from Boston when it entered the mail in New York as a drop letter and rated "1" in manuscript. This date falls within the period when William Harnden carried mail under contract with the U.S. Post Office Department between Boston and New York, an arrangement that lasted from 1839 until June 30, 1844. William Harnden established the first independent mail company to carry small packages and money between Boston and New York. His first advertisement appeared February 23, 1839 and announced four trips each week between Boston and New York.
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References: 1841 Report of the Postmaster General(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3077 imageForwarded by Fox & Livingston, Folded Letter to London with Blue "Eye" Handstamp, 1848
1848 folded letter to London with manuscript routing directive "Per Hibernia from New York 20th Feby"
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Estimate Range:
100 to 200US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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3078 26, 36 image#26 3c Dull Red and #36 12c Black, Tied by Boston PAID Grid on Cover to Paris
Red Jan 12 Boston Paid 12 circular datestamp with manuscript "Via Liverpool Steamship." Black Boston Packet handstamp on reverse.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Estimate Range:
300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
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3079 26, 36 image#26 3c Dull Red and #36 12c Black, Tied by New Orleans Circular Datestamp, Folded Letter to Bordeaux, France
Datelined New Orleans 2 January 1861. Red Jan 8 New York 12 circular datestamp and black 22 Jan 1861 arrival handstamp with red framed "P.D." Manuscript "Steam Ship"(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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300 to 500US$

Selling for...US$150.00
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3080 26, 36 image#26 3c Dull Red and #36 12c Black, Tied on Cover to Paris
Red Jan 12 Boston paid 12 circular datestamp with oange Calias 25 Jan 64 arrival handstamp and red framed "P.D." Manuscript No 36"(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Selling for...US$150.00
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3081 36 image#36 1857 12c Black, Plate One, Horizontal Pair, Tied by Black Grids and Red Philadelphia Exchange Datestamp on 1858 Transatlantic Cover to England
Horizontal pair with a few scissor-cut perforations tied by two strikes of the black grid cancel, with a bold red Philadelphia exchange datestamp dated June 3, 1858, addressed to Great Malvem, England. Manuscript "Pr Steamer" endorsement at upper left, carried from New York to Liverpool aboard the Cunard Line steamer Africa, with London transit marking and Great Malvern arrival backstamp on reverse.

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

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Estimate Range:
150 to 300US$

Selling for...US$70.00
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3082 65 image#65 3c Rose Horizontal Block of 10 on Cover to Pontefract, England
3c Rose block of 10, manuscript canceled on back of cover to Pontefract, England. Manuscript "Gillespie (Ill), Jul 18. Red arced 3/CENTS. hs PONTEFRACT AV 2 64 circular datestamp on front and struck 10 times on block (ties). Over paid use per Allan Line "Peruvian".

Provenance: Ex Newman
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Estimate Range:
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Selling for...US$500.00
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