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 Cunard line between 3 July 1848 and 2 January 1849; Retaliatory
period; 1848 (Dec 16): Entire letter from Norfolk to
Blainville-Crevon nearby Rouen, Dept. Seine inférieure with a
non-contract commercial vessel
instead of the 'Canada' of the
Cunard Line, endorsed "via New York Packets", the obverse struck by
indistinct NORFOLK despatch cds in red and PAID handstamp in the
same ink as well as French "OUTRE-MER / LE HAVRE" entry cds (Jan
12) in red. Reverse with French "LIGNE-DU-HAVRE" ambulant and faint
ROUEN cds's. As the retaliatory rate was not paid, the entire was
sent with a slow commercial vessel leading to a travel time of four
instead of two weeks
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 Cunard line between 1st August 1849 - 30 July 1851; 1849 (Aug 28):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac with the 'Hibernia' and the
'Canada' of the Cunard Line, endorsed "via Paris", the obverse
struck by
framed British "COLONIES & c. ART. 13." accountancy
handstamp and French "ANGL. BOULOGNE" entry (Sept 19) cds, both in
red. Reverse with London transit cds in red and COGNAC arrival
(Sept 21) cds in black. The 'Hibernia' departed
Boston on 29
August, departed Halifax on 1 September and ran aground at Chebucto
Head outbound. She returned to Halifax on 7 September and met there
with 'Canada' sailing from New York on 5 September, arriving in
Halifax on 8
September, adding the eastbound mail of 'Hibernia' to
her own, arriving in Liverpool on 17. September
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 Cunard line between 1st August 1849 - 30 July 1851; 1850 (May 14):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac with the 'Niagara' of the
Cunard Line, no endorsement, the obverse struck by "U.S. EXPRESS
MAIL N. YORK"
despatch cds, '5' cents, framed British "COLONIES &
c. ART. 13." accountancy handstamp and indistinct French entry cds,
all in red. Reverse with London transit cds in red and COGNAC
arrival (May 30) cds in black. This 'Niagara'
journey lasted from
May 14-25, 1850 between Boston and Liverpool
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| 177 |
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 Cunard line between 1st August 1849 - 30 July 1851; 1851 (Feb 18):
Entire letter from Roxbury Massachusetts to Paris with the 'Africa'
of the Cunard Line, endorsed "Per Steamer Feby 19th via N. York",
the
obverse struck by perfect "ROXBURY MASS." despatch cds and
matching PAID handstamp in same blue ink, the datestamp showing
manuscript "5" cents prepayment of the British open mail rate by
British packet. In New York, a clear strike of
the extremely rare
two-line "U.S. STEAMSHIP / POSTAGE NOT PAID", overstruck by framed
British "COLONIES & c. ART. 13." accountancy handstamp and French
"ANGL. CALAIS" entry (March 11) cds, all these in different shades
of red.
Reverse with London transit cds in red and PARIS arrival
(March 11) cds in black. A most appealing usage, presumably the
most attractive one of this misleading handstamp, which was used
briefly in the months February to October 1851
when letters routed
via American Packet were underpaid for the 21 cents rate. This
entire was endorsed for for travelling with the 'Washington' of the
Ocean Line but made finally its journey with the 'Africa' lasting
from February
26 - March 9, 1849 between New York and Liverpool.
Reference: An article by Richard F. Winter in Chronicle, vol. 136
(November 1987) describes the rationale behind this handstamp and
the three covers known at that time with a strike of
it (article
accompanying this lot)
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| 178 |
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 Cunard line between 1st August 1849 - 30 July 1851; 1851 (July 11):
Envelope from St. Louis. Missouri to Paris, sent with the 'Canada'
of the Cunard Line, endorsed "per l'Angleterre", struck by "SAINT
LOUIS Mo."
despatch cds, PAID handstamp with"5" cents in red
crayon, and early usage of French "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. / PARIS"
entry (Aug 5) cds, all in red. Reverse with London transit cds in
red and PARIS arrival (Aug 5) cds in black. This
'Canada' journey
lasted from July 23 - August 2, 1851 between Boston and Liverpool.
An early usage of the new French entry cds and the first date known
without a strike of the previously used British "COLONIES & c. ART.
13."
accountancy handstamp. Provenance: Collection Stephen C.
Walske
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 Cunard line between 31 July - 30 November 1851; 1851 (Nov 10):
Entire letter from Philadelphia to Paris, sent with the 'Europa' of
the Cunard Line, endorsed "Per Steamer Europa from Boston November
12th", struck
by superb "PHILADELPHIA PA." despatch cds in blue as
well as octagonal "PHILA. 5 Cts. PAID" handstamp and French
"ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. / PARIS" entry (Nov 25) cds, both in red.
Reverse with London transit cds in red and PARIS arrival
(Nov 25)
cds in black. This 'Europa' journey lasted from November 12-22,
1851 between Boston and Liverpool. It was the last journey where
the letter was charged with handstruck '15' décimes
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| 180 |
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 Cunard line between 1st December 1851 - 22 January 1853; 1852 (Oct
5): Entire letter from Boston to Cognac, sent with the 'Africa' of
the Cunard Line, endorsed "Pr. Royal Mail Steamer Africa from New
York",
struck by PAID handstamp, rare two-line "BRITISH PACKET"
handstamp in exceptional black, and French "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. /
PARIS" entry cds (Oct 19) in red, reverse with London and PARIS
transit as well as COGNAC arrival (Oct 20)
cds's in black. This
'Africa' journey lasted from October 6-17, 1852 between New York
and Liverpool. Provenance: Collection Steven Walske, Robert Siegel
sale 1119 (March 2016), lot 658
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| 181 |
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 Cunard line between 1st December 1851 - 22 January 1853; 1853 (Jan
18): Double rate Entire letter from New York to Strasbourg, sent
with the 'America' of the Cunard Line, endorsed "by steamer America
via Lpl",
struck by "NEW-YORK Br. PKt." despatch cds and French
"ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. / PARIS" entry cds (Feb 1) cds, both in red,
reverse with London and PARIS transit as well as faint STRASBOURG
arrival (Feb 2) cds's in black. The last
journey prior to the
introduction of the 1853 retaliatory rate, this 'America' journey
lasted from January 19-30, 1853 between Boston and Liverpool
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 Ocean line between 1st June 1847 - 30 June 1849; 1847 (June 1st):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent on the maiden voyage of
the 'Washington', the first steamer of the American Ocean Line,
endorsed
"Steamer Washington", struck by indistinct "NEW YORK"
despatch cds and bend PAID handstamp, both in red, brought from
Southampton to Le Havre by auxilliary vessel, struck there by
"ANGLETERRE PAR LE HAVRE" entry cds (June 17). Reverse
with
"LIGNE-DU-HAVRE ambulant, PARIS tranit in blue and COGNAC arrival
(June 20) cds. This 'Washington' journey lasted from June 1-13,
1847 between New York and Southampton. Note: Sent on first Ocean
Line sailing for the new
American Packet service, running via
Southampton to Bremerhaven. Another item in the collection of
Steven Walske (Siegel sale 1119, March 2016, 508) was claimed to be
the unique recorded example from that sailing addressed to France
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 Ocean line between 1st June 1847 - 30 June 1849; 1848 (March 20):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent on the maiden voyage of
the 'Hermannn', the second steamer of the American Ocean Line,
endorsed "p.
Hermann via Southampton", struck by "NEW YORK"
despatch cds in red and straight-line PAID PART handstamp in black
under the Bremen Postal Agreement, brought from Southampton to Le
Havre by auxilliary vessel, struck there by "OUTRE-MER
LE HAVRE"
entry cds (April 17). Reverse with PARIS tranit in red and COGNAC
arrival (April 17) cds. This 'Hermann' journey lasted from March 21
- April 11, 1848 between New York and Southampton
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| 184 |
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 Ocean line between 1st October 1851 - 31 December 1856; 1855 (Feb
18): Entire printed matter from New Orleans to
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, Dept. Vosges, sent with the 'Washington',
endorsed "Par Steamer", just
handstruck with '15' décimes due in
red on front and SUALXURES arrival (March 15) cds in black on
reverse. A rare printed matter item sent with the Ocean Line, this
'Washington' journey lasted from February 24 - March 11, 1855
between New York and Southampton
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1847 (July 24): Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent with
the maiden voyage of the 'Union', endorsed "p. le Vapeur l'Union
via
Cherbourg", struck by "OUTRE-MER / LE HAVRE" entry cds in red
(Aug 8), reverse with PARIS transit and COGNAC arrival (Aug 11)
cds's. A rare item from this maiden 'Union' journey, lasting from
July 24 to August 9, 1847 between New York
and Cherbourg via Le
Havre. Note: This first French transatlantic shipping line was
thought to start on 20 May 1847 from Le Havre, the respective
bassin, however had to be dredged before it could be used by
steamships. This made
it necessary that the first seven voyages
started from Cherbourg. This French service was in general
short-lasting and stopped activity already in February 1848
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1847 (Aug 14): Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent with the
maiden voyage of the 'Philadelphie', endorsed "pr. Philadelphie",
struck
on obverse by extremely rare double-framed "PAQ. REG."
handstamp in light blue, reverse with PARIS transit and COGNAC
arrival (Sept 5) cds's. This "PAQ. REG." handstamp was used only
once on this particular voyage of the 'Philadelphie'
which lasted
from August 15 to September 1, 1847 between New York and Cherbourg
via Le Havre. Lot includes an administrative order from Seotember
1847 describing the abolishment of the "PAQ. REG." handstamp
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1847 (Aug 31): Entire letter from New York to Paris, sent with the
maiden voyage of the 'Missouri', endorsed "per Steamer Missouri",
struck on
obverse by bold French "LE HAVRE PAQ. REG." entry cds
(Sept 17) in red. A rare item from this maiden 'Missouri' journey,
lasting from August 31 - September 15, 1847 between New York and
Cherbourg via Le Havre. Provenance: Collection
Steven Walske,
Robert Siegel sale 1119 (March 2016), lot 682
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1847 (Sept 30): Entire letter from New York to Rheims, sent with
the last voyage of the 'Union', endorsed "p. Union", struck by "LE
HAVRE /
PAQ. REG:" entry cds in red (Oct 20), reverse with PARIS
transit and REIMS arrival (Oct 21) cds's. This voyage lasted from
September 30 to October 18, 1847 between New York and Cherbourg via
Le Havre. Note: This is the last of the
first seven voyages which
were routed to Cherbourg, not Le Havre. It was unintentionally also
the last journey of the 'Union'. During his next journey, leaving
Le Havre on November 24 she received severe storm damage and limped
back into Cherbourg on 1 December, 1847
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1847 (Nov 14): Entire letter from New Orleans to Marseille, sent
with the last voyage of the 'New York', endorsed "pr French Steamer
from New
York", struck on obverse by "NEW ORLEANS La" despatch cds,
PAID and '10' cent handstamp for the inland postage, all in the
same black ink and clear French "LE HAVRE PAQ. REG." entry cds (Dec
12) in blue. Reverse with PARIS transit and
MARSEILLE arrival (Dec
16) cds's. This 'New York' journey lasted from November 25 -
December 123, 1847 between New York and Le Havre. Provenance:
Collection Steven Walske, Robert Siegel sale 1119 (March 2016), lot
688
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 Hérout & de Handel line between 22 June 1847 - 23 February 1848;
1848 (Feb 5): Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent with the
last voyage of the 'Missouri', the 9th and last return voyage of
the Hérout
& de Handel shipping service at all, endorsed
"Missouri", struck on obverse by "NEW-YORK" despatch cds in red and
French "LE HAVRE PAQ. REG." entry cds (Feb 23) in blue. Reverse
with "LE HAVRE" and PARIS transit as well as COGNAC
arrival (Feb
26) cds's. This 'Missouri' journey lasted from February 6-23, 1848
between New York and Le Havre
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 Collins line between 27 April 1850 - 31 August 1851; 1850 (April
26): Double rate Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent with
the maiden voyage of the 'Atlantic', endorsed "p. Atlantic via
Liverpool 27
April", struck on obverse by straight-line "U. S.
PKT." handstamp in red and French "ANGL. CALAIS" entry cds (May
12). Reverse with London transit and COGNAC arrival (May 14) cds's.
This maiden 'Atlantic' voyage lasted from April 27 -
May 10 between
New York and Liverpool. Note: The Collins line was an American
packet service which started in April 1850 with two vessels, the
'Atlantic' and the 'Pacific' departing at the end of the year twice
each month between
new York and Liverpool. After loosing the
'Pacific' in January 1856 and reduced governmental subsidy the
Collins line suspended operations in February 1858. Until then it
was the only real competitor of the Cunard line
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 Collins line between 1 September 1851 - 31 December 1856; 1851 (Aug
30): Envelope from New York to the Comtesse de Chaponay in Paris,
re-directed to the Château de la Flachère, Dept. Rhône, sent with
the
'Baltic', endorsed "Per Steamer Baltic", struck on obverse by
"NEW YORK." despatch cds and French "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. AM. / PARIS"
entry cds (Sept 12), both in red. Reverse with London and two PARIS
transit as well as "LE-BOIS-D'OINGT"
arrival (Sept 14) cds's. This
'Baltic' voyage lasted from August 30 - September 10, 1854 between
New York and Liverpool, it shows a handstruck "8" décimes due, the
first date of this new rate
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 Collins line between 1 September 1851 - 31 December 1856; 1853 (Dec 1): Entire letter from San Francisco to Bordeaux, sent first with the 'Winfield Scott' which wrecked on Anacapa Island, sent from New York with the 'Atlantic'
of the Collins line, endorsed "p. Winfield Scott via New York", struck on obverse by "SAN FRANCISCO CAL." despatch cds and "PAID 26" handstamp in the same black ink as well as clear two-line "STEAMER / WINFIELD SCOTT" ship purser handstamp, "NEW YORK
Am PACKET / FEB 4" transit cds and French "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. AM. / PARIS" entry cds, all three in red. Reverse with London and PARIS transit as well as BORDEAUX arrival (Feb 19). There are less then ten covers known with this purser handstamp, this
strike being one of the best and the only one going abroad with the 'Atlantic' whose voyage lasted from February 4-16, 1854 between New York and Liverpool. Note: The 'Winfield Scott' was 225-foot steam paddlewheeler was named for the commanding
general of the U. S. Army, Mexican War hero and presidential nominee. Westervelt and MacKay of New York built the Winfield Scott in 1850 for a route between New York and New Orleans. In July 1853 she was sold to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
served the San Francisco - Panama route. Loaded with over 300 passengers and crew and a reported $1 million in gold bullion (some accounts but the figure at $2 million), the Winfield Scott departed San Francisco on December 1, 1853. The next evening
Captain Simon F. Blunt chose to pass through the Santa Barbara Channel to save time, but in a dense fog crashed into Middle Anacapa at full speed at 11:00 in the evening. The Captain immediately sent out a boat to see where he could land the
passengers. The purser reported that a little island separate from the main one was nearest and that the passengers could be placed on it for the night. The next morning the passengers, some mail, and the treasure were taken onto the main island. The
large group camped on the island for up to a week. The 'California' saw smoke from the passengers' fires and rescued the women. It returned on December 9 and, in heavy swells, removed the rest of the passengers, leaving the ship's company on the
island who attempted to save mail, baggage, furniture and some machinery from the wreck. On the 10th the steamer 'Southerner' hove into sight and landed provisions for the officers and crew. Up to that time, the Winfield Scott had not been broken up
by the action of the waves. When the Republic arrived the next day, however, the midship was sunk and Captain Blunt gave up all hope of saving her or getting her off the ledge. The crew went out to the ship and saved what they could before boarding
the Republic for San Francisco. Some time later, the side-wheeler toppled off the ledge and sank. (Taken from https://www.nps.gov/) Thus, obviously the mail was rescued not in one go. This cover was taken by the 'Republic' first back to San Francisco
and from there on 29 December to Panama where it arrived on 14 January 1854. The 'Ohio' brought it from Aspinwall / Colon to New York arriving there on 29 January and where it was picked up by the 'Atlantic' of the Collins line (Image 1)
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