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| 115 |
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to / from Cape Verde under Portuguese rule 1853/57:
Group two covers, outgoing and incoming; incl. 1853 prepaid
envelope from Philadelphia to a crew member of the USS Frigate
"Constitution", the flagship of the US African Squadron capturing
the suspected American slave trader's Schooner "H. N. Gambrill",
the cover endorsed "By the Cunard
line", PHILADELPHIA despatch and
NEW YORK as well as London transit datestamps, carried by Cunard's
"Arabia" to Liverpool, by RMSP "Tay" from Southampton 9 August to
St. Vincent, Cape Verde 23-25 August, delivery to the
"Constitution" not earlier than 18 December; also 1857 unpaid
envelope, sent by Dr. George Clymer (1804-1881), surgeon on the
U.S. Frigate "Jamestown" from Porto Grande, Cape Verde to
Washington, "ST. VINCENT Q DE V / AP 29 1857"
(Quadro de Vendas)
despatch and "NEW YORK / Br. PKt / MAY 29" transit datestamps,
carried first with RMSP "Avon" to Southampton, then with Cunard
"Arabia" from Queenstown 16 May to New York 28 May. A scarce duo
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 116 |
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to Madeira under Portuguese rule, forwarded to the
Canary Islands under Spanish rule, 1856 (July 21): Envelope from
the Dr. George
Clymer (1804-1881) correspondence, surgeon on the
U.S. Frigate "St. Lawrence" prepaid from Morrisville, Pennsylvania
to Madeira but re-directed to Tenerife, Canary Islands, bold
"MORRISVILLE / Pa" despatch cds, PAID and London transit
(Aug 4),
"NEW YORK / Br PKt JUL 23" transit of the exchange office and
"SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 16 AGO 56" arrival backstamps, both in red.
Prepaid with manuscript '65 cts', '60' cents US credit to the
United Kingdom, carried with
Cunard's "Africa" from New York 23
July to Liverpool 3 August, further with RMSP vessel from
Southampton to Madeira 15 August, handwritten notes of Dr. Clymer
on reverse stating "Recd on board at Santa Cruz (Teneriffa) at 1
P.M.
Sunday, Augt 17th, 1856 having been forwarded from Madeira in
the Southampton steamer". First handstruck '160' reis Portugese due
in blue, then '8 Rs' Spanish due in red, disinfected at one place
or another. Note: A most attractive and
interesting item from this
family correspondence, the letter written by his sister Mary
Willing Clymer, married Barker (abbreviated M.W.C. by Dr. Clymer on
the reverse, 1808 - 1893). Mary Willing Clymer was also the name of
the
mother (1770–1852) and first daughter (1848-1933) of Dr. George
Clymer. George Clymer was also the name of his grandfather, (1739 -
1813), an American politician, early slavery abolitionist and
Founding Father of the United States, one
of only six founders who
signed both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution
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Currently...CHF 500.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 120 |
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to the Cape of Good Hope, 1858 (Oct 20): Second page of
Entire prepaid letter from Boston to Port Elizabeth, endorsed "via
England",
"BOSTON PAID" despatch cds, carried with the Cunard
"Canada" from Boston to Liverpool, arrival 31 October, LONDON and
DEVONPORT transit (Nov 2) cds's, "CAPETOWN / CAPE OF GOOD HOPE / DE
14 1858" transit and oval "PORT ELIZABETH / DE 17
1858" arrival
backstamps in red. '33' cents in pencil prepaid in Boston, '28'
cents in red crayon noted as US credit to Great Britain, '1' pence
credit to the Colony. Provenance: Schuyler Rumsey sale 52 (April
2013), lot 1294
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 126 |
cover |
 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Triple Atlantic Crossing and Overland Mail to the Dutch East
Indies, 1859 (Sept 29): Folded cover from New York to Padang, first
misinterpreted as Penang, Straits Settlements, endorsed "pr
overland via Marseille", originally prepaid with '5' cents in
pencil for the US inland postage and sent unpaid and misinterpreted
by the US post office as Penang, sailed
with Cunard "Persia" from
New York 26 September to Liverpool 10 October. "LONDON OC 11 58"
transit, marked '1/7d.' debit to Penang before the London office
realised that the destination was Padang on Sumatra for which
postage had
to be prepaid. Two-line "INSUFFICIENTLY / PRE-PAID" and
framed "Returned for / Postage" in red on obverse and letter
returned to New York with the "Persia" and vice versa after payment
to Liverpool, "LONDON PAID NO 22 58" and PAID
struck to indicate
payment of the transatlantic postage. Sent with P&O steamers
"Ceylon" from Southampton to Alexandria and with "Simla" from Suez
to Galle, Ceylon, further with "Peking" to Singapore and with the
Dutch NSIM
steamer "Koningen der Nederland" to Sumatra. London
debited '16' cents in black ink for transatlantic retun fee.
Prepaid '33' cents in Boston, '28' cents credited to the United
Kingdom. An exceptional item full of postal history
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Currently...CHF 400.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 129 |
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to / from Hong Kong, 1859/63: Group two covers, one
incoming, one outgoing; incl. 1859 from Boston, carried on Cunard
"Asia" from New York 8 June to Liverpool 19 June, further by
P&O steamers from Southampton to Alexandria, from Suez to Galle
and finally from Galle to Hong Kong, part "HONG KONG / Au 5 59"
arrival cds; also 1863 from Hong Kong to
North Fairhaven,
Massachusetts, red "HONG KONG PAID / SP 26 63" despatch cds, the
letter carried via Galle, Suez, Alexandria to Southampton, finally
by Cunard's "Scotia" from Queenstown to New York, arrival 4
December
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Currently...CHF 250.00
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| 137 |
cover |
 Guerre de Succession d'Autriche; 1748 (Feb 12): Entire letter from
the Captain of a French merchant ship hijacked by an English
corsair, sent from CHARLESTON in South Carolona via London and the
Netherlands to
Bordeaux
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Currently...CHF 900.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 138 |
cover |
 Shipmail United States to France between 1793 and 1815; 1793 (Nov
26): Postage-free official entire letter from New York to Bordeaux,
sent by diplomatic pouch, struck on arrival in France with
single-line "Mtere
des affres étrangees" (Ministere des affaires
étrangeres) in red
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 139 |
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 Shipmail United States to France between 1793 and 1815; 1798 (Dec
18): Unpaid entire letter from New York to St. Coulomb nearby St.
Malo, struck on arrival in France with clear "64 / BAYONNE" and
straight-line
marque d'entrée COLONIES. A unique combination. Cert.
Roumet (2023)
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Currently...CHF 350.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 140 |
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 Shipmail United States to France between 1793 and 1815; The British
Contintental Blockade; 1808 (May 12): Unpaid Entire letter from
Morristown, New Jersey to Condom, Gers, a captured letter showing
on reverse
the censorship manuscript note "opened at Sea by H. B.
M. ship Saturn", arrival in France at "42 / GUÉRANDE" (Salles 78).
Note: The HMS Saturn was involved in the fight against American and
French vessels on the Atlantic during the
blockade of the continent
and the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United
States. In March 1808 it was involved in action between a British
squadron and the two French frigates Italienne and Seine off the
port of
Lorient
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Currently...CHF 1,400.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 141 |
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 Shipmail between 1793 and 1815; Foreign routes; 1792 (Oct 6): Entire letter from Philadelphia to Nantes sent via Falmouth, reverse with manuscript note of the forwarder "à Falmouth 25 de Juin 1793 / par adresse de Messieuers
Amis pour Ges. C. Fox & fils", struck upon arrival in France with two-line "16 / S. MARTIN EN RHE" handstamp and taxed with "8" sols due (Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 142 |
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 Shipmail between 1793 and 1815, foreign routes; 1797 (May 17):
Entire letter from Norfolk to Paris in transit via England, struck
on depart by circular "FOREIGN OFFICE" handstamp in red, taxed in
France with
"20" sols due
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 143 |
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 Shipmail between 1793 and 1815, foreign routes; 1797 (Nov 25):
Double rate Entire letter from Baltimore to Bordeaux sent via the
Netherlands, struck by "D'HOLLANDE" straight-line handstamp with
manuscript note
of the forwarder "Amsterdam 29 January 1798 /
Received & forwarded by Yhble sent / H.J.W. Vandervelden", taxed in
France with "58" sols due
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 144 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 150.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 145 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 250.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 147 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 120.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 148 |
cover |
 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
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Currently...CHF 1,200.00
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| 149 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
| 150 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 700.00
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| 151 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 400.00
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| 152 |
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 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
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM |
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