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| 6015 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail from France to the United States on private ships; 1869 (Aug 18): Cover from Le Havre to New York, endorsed "pr Jacob A Stamler", bearing 1868 Napoléon
lauré 40 c. orange (Yvert 31), a superb example in a deep vibrant shade, tied by perfect Gros Chiffres '1769' numeral, matching "LE HAVRE" despatch cds in black and framed "P.P." in red as well as "NEW YORK SHIP LETTER" datestamp alongside. Note: The
Jacob A. Stamler was a sailing ship built by Thomas Stack at North Sixth Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn and launched 11 October 1856. Served as an immigrant transport and general cargo ship until 1899 (Image 1)
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| 6016 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail from France to the United States on private ships; 1870 (April 16): Cover from Bordeaux to San Francisco, California, enorsed "Pr Gustave via Bordeaux",
bearing 1868 Napoléon lauré 40 c. orange (Yvert 31), tied by Gros Chiffres '532' numeral, matching BORDEAUX despatch cds in black and framed "P.P." handstamp in red alongside. Struck by "SHIP 4" handstamp and "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. / NOV 10" arrival
cds. Provenance: Collection Steven Walske, Robert Siegel sale 1119 (March 2016), lot 639 (Image 1)
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| 6017 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail from the United States to France on private ships; 1821 (Oct 15): Entire letter from New Orleans to Bordeaux, struck on arrival with two-line "COLONIES
PAR / DIEPPE" in red, charged with 1 décime voie de Mer and 9 décimes for the French inland journey. Signed Vincent Pothion (Image 1)
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| 6018 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail from the United States to France on private ships; 1829 (July 16): Entire letter from New Orleans to Alençon, struck on arrival with two-line "COLONIES
PAR / ST VAAST DE LA HOUGUE" in black, circular "22 SEPT 1829" transit datestamp at left, charged with 1 décime voie de Mer and 8 décimes for the French inland journey (Image 1)
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| 6019 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail from the United States to France on private ships; 1848 (March 3): Small blue-trimmed envelope from Owego, New York to Paris, bearing 1847 5 c. red-brown
(Scott 1) a fine and fresh example with large even margins, beautiful dark shade and sharp impression, tied by crossed strikes of blue PAID straight-line handstamp, "OWEGO N.Y. MAR. 3" (1848) circular datestamp in the same ink at left, French
"OUTRE-MER / LE HAVRE" entry cds in red (April 4) alongside. Reverse with "LIGNE-DU-HAVRE" ambulant and "PARIS / POSTE RESTANTE" arrival (April 5) cds's. The Voie de Mer fee of 1 décime and the French inland fee of 5 décimes was charged with a
handstruck "6" décimes due. An extremely fine cover with a superb example of the first US adhesive, one of two covers recorded to be conveyed with private ships. Note: According to the census of 1847 issue covers to France by Steven C. Walske, the
noted authority on U.S.-French mails, only two covers are recorded that were carried by private ship to France. Regarding these covers, Walske writes: "Non-contract ships also carried small amounts of mail to France, and private ship rates applied to
this type of mail in both the United States and France. In the United States, the 1845 inland rates applied: 5 c. per half ounce if sent less than 300 miles, and 10 c. if sent over 300 miles. France assessed a one décime (2 c.) ship fee plus variable
inland rates until July 31, 1849. After that, collections in France were 3 décimes per 7.5 grams to the port of arrival or 6 décimes to other parts of France." The other cover, illustrated in Walske's article, also comes from the Octavius Yates
correspondence. Reference: The 1847 stamps on covers to France were discussed by Steven Walske in The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, vol. 234 (2012) on pp. 107-119. Provenance: Collections Matthies, Rust, and Boker; collection William
H. Gross, Robert Siegel sale 1041 (April 2013), lot 306 (Image 1)
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| 6020 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail on foreign private ships; 1820 (Oct 21): Entire letter from Boston to Cognac, endorsed "pr Ship Janus Via Rotterdam", reverse with "Recd & forwarded"
note, obverse with straight-line ROTTERDAM and French "L.P.B. 4 R." accountancy, as well as framed "PAYS-BAS PAR VALENCIENNES" handstamps. Charged with 17 décimes to be paid by the receiver (Image 1)
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| 6021 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail on foreign private ships; 1821 (Dec 18): Entire letter from New York to Bordeaux, endorsed "Ship Letter", struck upon arrival in Ireland with superb
two-line "KENMARE / 156" handstamp in blue, overstruck by faint French one-line ANGLETERRE in red, reverse with different British "SHIP LETTER" and other datestamps showing arrival on 26 February 1822 (Image 1)
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| 6022 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail on foreign private ships; 1839 (Nov 24): Prepaid Quadruple rate Entire letter from Philadelphia to Paris, endorsed "pr Roscius via Liverpool Nov 25",
struck with "PHILAD. PA. " despatch datestamp in blue and double-framed PAID in the same ink, reverse with LIVERPOOL and LONDON transit, obverse with French "ANGL. CALAIS 18 DEC" entry cds in red. An appealing freight money fee cover (Image 1)
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| 6023 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail on foreign private ships; 1845 (March 15): Entire letter from New York to Cognac, endorsed "pr Montezuma via Liverpool" and "via Paris", reverse with
LIVERPOOL and LONDON transit, obverse with French "ANGL. BOULOGNE 11 APRIL 45" entry cds in red and framed "COLONIES / &Cc. ART. 12" handstamp in red, COGNAC arrival (April 13) again on reverse. Charged with 10 décimes for the British Shipmail
plus 9 décimes for the French inland journey (Image 1)
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| 6024 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Shipmail via Carriers; 1855 (May 8): Entire letter with full content on a second page from Paris to Philadelphia, bearing on front BLOOD's Penny Post a c. bronze
(Scott 15L14) with "BOOLD'S DESPATCH JUL 2 1855" cds alongside, no further postmarks. Note: Lengthy and most interesting letter contents of more than seven pages, from an American tourist visiting Paris during the Exposition universelle and the
Crimean War (Image 1)
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| 6025 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Express mail; 1838 (Oct 28): Entire express letter from Mobile to Havre, endorsed "Express mail" and "Packet 1st November via New York", struck with neat "MOBILE
OCT 28" cds and straight-line PAID, both in the same blue ink, as well as "NEW YORK OCT 31" cds in red and indistinct "HAVRE 6 DEC 1838" cds. An appealing entire (Image 1)
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| 6026 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Express mail; 1838 (Dec 19): Entire express letter from Charleston to New York, redirected to Havre, endorsed "pr Express mail", struck with neat "CHARLESTON DEC
19 5.C." cds and straight-line PAID, both in red. Texte of the letter is related to the speed of the Express mail nedding only two days from Charleston to New York (Image 1)
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| 6027 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1838 (April 30): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the first passage of the 'Sirius', endorsed "Steamer Sirius", struck on reverse with
framed "SHIP LETTER FALMOUTH" handstamp and London transit (May 21) datestamp, both in red. This 'Sirius' journey lasted from May 1-18 between New York and Falmouth (Image 1)
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| 6028 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1838 (May 7): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the first passage of the 'Great Western', endorsed "Steamer Great Western", struck with
"BRISTOL / SHIP-LETTER" stepped handstamp, reverse with London transit (May 23) cds in red. This 'Great Western' journey lasted from May 7-22 between New York and Bristol (Image 1)
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| 6029 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1838 (June 23): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the 2nd return voyage of the 'Great Western', endorsed "Great Western Steamer",
showing freight money fee 25 c., struck on obverse with "BRISTOL SHIP LETTER" stepped handstamp, reverse with LONDON transit datestamps (July 10), first accepted as prepaid and accounted at top left, then marked "Not Paid" and debited France 1s.6d.
France marked a 28 décimes due. Provenance: Collection Richard F. Winter with his writeup, Schuyler Rumsey sale 50 (February 2013), lot 81 (Image 1)
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| 6030 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1838 (Aug 4): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the 1st passage of the 'Royal William', endorsed "Royal William", reverse with "SHIP
LETTER LIVERPOOL" stepped handstamp and London transit (Aug 21) cds. This 'President' journey lasted from August 4-19 between New York and Liverpool (Image
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| 6031 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1839 (Jan 15): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the 3rd and last voyage of the 'Royal William', endorsed "p. Royal William", obverse
with framed italic "Ship Letter." and French "ANGL. CALAIS" entry cds (Feb 6), reverse with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER " handstamp, London transit datestamp (Feb 4) cds, both in black as well as PARIS arrival cds (Feb 6) and oval "5e Des"
handstamp in blue. This 'Royal William' journey lasted from January 16 - February 3 between New York and Liverpool (Image 1)
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| 6032 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1839 (May 18): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the 3rd voyage of the 'Liverpool', endorsed "pr Liverpool", obverse with clear framed
italic "Ship Letter." handstamp and French "ANGL. CALAIS" entry cds in red, reverse strucky by two-line "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" and three LONDON transit cds's. This 'Liverpool' journey lasted from May 18 - June 2 between New York and Liverpool (Image 1)
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| 6033 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1839 (Aug 1): Entire letter from New York to Paris with the first passage of the 'British Queen', endorsed "pr British Queen", struck on
reverse with framed "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTER" stepped handstamp and French "ANGL. CALAIS" entry cds (Aug 18) in red. This 'Sirius' journey lasted from August 1-15 between New York and Portsmouth (Image 1)
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| 6034 |
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 Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Pioneer Steamships; 1839 (Sept 17): Entire letter from Paris to Philadelphia with the 6th voyage of the 'Liverpool', endorsed "per Steamer Liverpool", obverse with
clear "NEW-YORK SHIP OCT 10" arrival cds in red. This 'Liverpool' journey lasted from September 21 - October 11 between Liverpool and New York (Image
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