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Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
5065 imageHousatonic Rail Road, Red "5" in Double-Circle Handstamp (Towle 88-B-1) on 1848 Stampless Folded Letter
Rarity VI

Folded letter with file folds, one affecting the cancel, pencil notations on reverse and some toning. Towle 88-B-1 Rarity VI

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

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Estimate Range:150 to 200US$

Selling for...US$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
5066 imageAlbany & Buffalo Railroad, Orange Red Route Agent Handstamp on 1848 Folded Letter to Albany, New York
Folded letter dated July 28, 1848 to Albany, New York with orange red route agent mark (Remele #A2b), matching “PAID” marking, and red crayon “10” rate. Docket indicates sender was Dr. Richard H. Parnell.

Provenance: Ex Hahn(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5067 imageHousatonic Rail Road, Red "5" in Double-Circle Handstamp (Towle 88-B-1) on 1849 Stampless Folded Letter
Rarity VI

Datelined March 1st, 1849. "L" in Double Circle expert mark on back. Cover with file folds and some wear. Towle 88-B-1 Rarity VI

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

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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$

Selling for...US$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
5068 imageEastern Rail Road, Blue Circular Datestamp (Towle 4-B-1) with Matching "5", on Stampless Folded Letter
Eastern Rail Road Jul 28 (1849) blue circular datestamp. The folded letter with stains and file fold. Datelined July 28, 1849 Towle 4-B-1 Rarity V

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

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Estimate Range:100 to 125US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
5069 imageSyracuse & Utica Railroad, Blue Straightline "RAIL ROAD" Handstamp on 1849 Folded Letter from Jordan to Waterville, New York
Very Fine and Scarce Marking Used on the Syracuse & Utica R.R

Light blue folded letter dated April 25, 1849 from Jordan to Waterville, New York, with blue straightline “RAIL ROAD” handstamp and manuscript “5” rate. Very fine example of this scarce railroad marking used on the Syracuse & Utica Railroad.

Provenance: Ex Dunsmoor(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5070 imageAlbany & Buffalo Railroad, Blue Circular Route Agent Handstamp on 1849 Folded Letter to Alden, New York
Folded letter dated December 15, 1849 from Middleport to Alden, New York, with blue circular Albany & Buffalo Railroad route agent handstamp (Remele A2b) struck twice and manuscript “5” rate. Original enclosure present, an illustrated cotillion party invitation dated August 14, 1850 from Middleport.

Provenance: Ex Hahn(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5071 imageAlbany & Buffalo Railroad, Blue Route Agent Handstamp with Blue “5” Due Handstamp on 1851 Cover to Johnstown, New York
Folded letter circa 1851 to Johnstown, New York, with blue Albany & Buffalo Railroad route agent circular handstamp (Remele A2b) and “5” due rate.(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
5072 imageAlbany & Buffalo Railroad, Blue Route Agent Handstamp on 1852 Folded Letter to Newark, New Jersey
Folded letter dated June 7, 1852 to Newark, New Jersey, with blue Albany & Buffalo Railroad circular route agent handstamp (Remele A2e) and blue “10” rate.

Provenance: Ex Hahn, Wyer(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
Transatlantic
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5073 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:500 to 600US$

Selling for...US$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
5074 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:1,000 to 1,250US$

Selling for...US$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
5075 imageHeckscher, Coster & Matfield, Red Oval Forwarder's Handstamp on 1837 Transatlantic Stampless Folded Letter to England via the Ship Orpheus
Received Havana 1837.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate Range:150 to 200US$

Selling for...US$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
5076 image1837 Stampless Transatlantic Mourning Letter, London to Philadelphia via New York, "2nd Delivery" and Ship Markings
Enclosed London Times Clippings Entitled "Wedding in the Rothschilds Family"

Folded mourning letter from London, 1837, addressed to Samuel Jaudon, Esq., Cashier of the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. Red “New-York, Jul 17” circular datestamp and matching “SHIP” and “2ND DELIVERY” handstamps. Manuscript "2/-" packet and "12½" due rates. Endorsed “p. Ship Toronto via Portsmouth & New York.” Very Fine.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

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Estimate Range:300 to 400US$

Selling for...US$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
5077 image1845 Transatlantic Stampless Folded Letter From New York to Scheidam, Holland, via the French Packet "Ville de Lyon"(Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate Range:100 to 125US$

Selling for...US$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
5078 imageTransatlantic Ship Letter From Paris, France Carried by Cunard Line Steamer "Britannia" on 1848 Stampless Folded Letter to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carried by Cunard Line "Britannia" from Liverpool to Boston.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:150 to 200US$

Selling for...US$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
5079 image1857 Printed Circular, Charleston, South Carolina to Cádiz, Spain, "PAID" Straightline
Printed circular of Herckenrath, Wragg & Co., Charleston, dated February 6, 1857, sent from Charleston, South Carolina to Cádiz, Spain. Carried by British open mail via the Cunard Line steamship Arabia, departing Boston on February 11, 1857, and arriving Liverpool on February 21, 1857. The 4c newspaper rate was prepaid in Charleston and marked against “Charge key box 25” belonging to Herckenrath, Wragg & Co., with a black PAID straightline handstamp applied by the Charleston postal clerk. Spain was excluded from the April 1853 reduction of the newspaper rate from 4c to 2c, and the 4c rate remained in effect until early 1860. Boston did not mark the 2c U.S. credit to the United Kingdom, as was also the case at New York. Spanish postage due at Cádiz was ½ real.(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate Range:200 to 250US$

Selling for...US$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

U.S. Postal History

US 19th Century
Lot Symbol Catalog No Descrip Opening
6001 1 image#1 1847 5c Brown, Two Singles with Blue Grid Cancels on Folded Letter to Tennesssee
Two singles with blue grid cancels and matching Philadelphia integral postmark on folded letter to Jonesboro, Tennessee.
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Estimate Range:500 to 600US$

Selling for...US$240.00
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6002 1 image#1 1847 5c Brown, Cancled by Black Grid on 1850 Folded Letter to Portland
Fine and Scarce Black Canceling Ink

#3378 in 1847 Cover Census Single with grid cancel and red Boston integral postmark on folded letter to Portland, Maine, with 5 cents postage due. The folded letter with small edge tears and light soiling.
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References: #3378 in 1847 Cover Census(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Selling for...US$150.00
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6003 1 image#1 1847 5c Dark Brown, Used with Manuscript Cancels on Folded Cover Sheet to Maryland
#2558 in 1847 Cover Census Single with red cork and brown manuscript cancels, with blue “Baltimore, Md. Sep. 23” postmark, on folded cover sheet to Bel Air, Maryland. The folded letter with right and back flaps missing.
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References: #2558 in 1847 Cover Census(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:250 to 300US$

Selling for...US$120.00
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6004 1b image#1b 1847 5c Orange Brown, Tied by Bold Strikes of Red Grid on 1851 Folded Letter
#7002 in 1847 Cover Census Single, with irregular margins, tied by bold strikes of red grid with matching “New York Jan. 5, (1851)” postmark on folded letter to Merchants Bank in Norwich, Connecticut.

Provenance: Ex Brouillette
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References: #7002 in 1847 Cover Census(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Selling for...US$200.00
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6005 7 image#7 1c Blue, Tied by Circular Boston "PAID" Handstamp on Cover to Richmond, Vermont
Very Fine(Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate Range:100 to 125US$

Selling for...US$50.00
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