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 Ocean and Collins lines between 1 January - 31 March 1857; 1856
(Nov 20): Envelope from San Francisco to Paris, sent with the
'Atlantic' of the Collins line, the first possible eastbound voyage
in the new 50
centimes rate, no endorsement, obverse struck by "SAN
FRANCISCO Cal /20 NOV / 26 C PAID" despatch cds in red,
Anglo-French "GB / 40 c" accountancy handstamp and crisp French
"ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. AM / A. CALAIS M" entry cds (Jan 2,
1857),
handstruck '5' décimes due with 10 c. for the United Kingdom.
Reverse with London transit. This cover made its way with the 'John
L. Stephens' from San Francisco to Panama (Nov 20 - Dec 3), further
with the 'George Law'
from Aspinwall to New York (Dec 4-13), and
finally with the 'Atlantic' from New York to Liverpool departing on
December 20 and arriving in Liverpool just in time on 1 January
1857 to be accounted in the new reduced rate. Note: From
January to
March 1857 the shipmail rate with an American steamer was set at 50
centimes
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 Ocean and Collins lines between 1 January - 31 March 1857; 1857
(March 21): Entire letter from an importer of Perfumery & Toilet
Articles in New York to Paris, embossed merchant's handstamp on
front, sent
with the 'Hermann' of the Ocean line, endorsed
"Steamship Hermann", struck by "NEW YORK Am PKt" despatch cds in
red and "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. AM. CALAIS" entry cds (April 5). "5"
décimes charge marking in black. The Anglo-French accountancy
of 40
c. was omitted and instead a manuscript note "Art. 31" was added at
to left, presumably in Le Havre. The entire made its voyage on the
'Atlantic' from New York to Liverpool (Feb 21 - April 4) during the
3-months rate
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 Havre line between 1 July 1851 - 31 March 1857; 1853 (March 7):
Entire letter from Buffalo to Havre, sent with the 'Humboldt' of
the Havre line, no endorsement, perfect "BUFFALO N. Y." despatch
cds in blue, PAID
handstamp and '20' cents in circle in the same
ink alongside, obverse also struck by French "OUTRE-MER LE HAVRE"
entry cds (March 25) in red. This 'Fulton' voyage lasted from March
13-25, 1853 between New York and Le Havre. An
exceptional 3 décimes
due for postage within Le Havre
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 Havre line between 1 July 1851 - 31 March 1857; 1854 (March 14):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent with the second and
last voyage of the 'Nashville' of the Havre line, endorsed "pr.
Nashville",
obverse struck by "NEW YORK Am PACKET" datestamp and
French "OUTRE-MER LE HAVRE" entry cds (March 28), both in red.
Reverse with PARIS transit and COGNAC arrival (March 30) cds's in
black. This 'Nashville' voyage lasted from March
14-28, 1854
between New York and Le Havre, a rare vessel. Note: The 'Nashville'
was chartered for only two round voyages after the loss of the
'Humboldt'
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 Havre line between 1 July 1851 - 31 March 1857; 1855 (Oct 20):
Entire letter from New York to Cognac, sent first with the 'Union'
then with the 'St. Louis' of the Havre line, endorsed "p. Union,
via Havre",
obverse struck by "NEW YORK Am PACKET" datestamp and
French "OUTRE-MER LE HAVRE" entry cds (Nov 12), both in red.
Reverse with ambulant and COGNAC arrival (Nov 13) cds in black.
Note: The 'Union' left New York on 20 October 1855 but
had to
return there on 25 October with a broken shaft due to heavy seas.
In a second successfull attempt, the 'St. Louis' carried her mails,
passengers, and cargo when she departed from New York on 29
October, reaching Le Havre on
12 November
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| 203 |
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 Royal Mail Steam Packet Company towards/from the Pacific Coast;
1851 (July 14, datelined): Entire letter from San Francisco to Le
Havre, sent with the 'Thames' of the RMSPC, endorsed "Per England",
forwarded
privately to Panama by S. Martin & Co. with "JBF Arrivet
Panama" backstamp, "PANAMA SP 22 1851" datestamp of the British
office, carried to London with transit cds and "COLONIES / &c
ART. 13" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp,
"ANGL. CALAIS" entry
datestamp with "15" decimes due (10 decimes to Great Britain), "LE
HAVRE" arrival backstamp (Oct 25). A very unusual routing, U.S.
postal regulations required eastbound mail from California to be
carried by
U.S. packets via Panama and New York, only letters
forwarded outside the U.S. mails could reach RMSPC steamers at
Chagres, from where the 'Thames' could carry it to Southampton via
St. Thomas. Provenance: Collections Pearce and DeVoss;
collection
Steven Walske, Robert Siegel sale 1119 (March 2016), lot 678
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Collins line; 1857 (April 10): Fully
prepaid Entire letter from Philadelphia to Cognac, sent with the
last voyage of the 'Alps' of the Collins line, endorsed "per
Steamer Alps",
"PHILADELPHIA PAID APR 10 / 6" credit despatch cds
and PAID handstamp in red, framed PD as well as the "Am Service"
handstamp which was intended for use on westbound mail and is rare
on eastbound, also octagonal HAVRE entry cds.
Reverse with French
ambulants, JARNAC transit and COGNAC arrival (April 28) cds's. The
first eastbound voyage in the new rate, sent with the 'Alps' from
New York to Liverpool (April 11-25, 1857). Provenance: Collection
Stephen
Walske
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, French line Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique; 1866 (Jan 5): Entire letter from New York to
Bordeaux, sent with the 'Europe' of the French C.G.T. line,
endorsed "pr Europe", struck
by "NEW YORK / 3 / JAN 5" credit
cancel of the exchange office, perfect octagonal "ÉTATS UNIS / PAQ.
FR. BREST" shipmail datestamp (Jan 20), '8' décimes French due,
reverse with BORDAUX arrival (Jan 21) cds. Sent by the 'Europe'
from New York to Cherbourg (Jan 5-19, 1866). Note: On this voyage
'Europe' had difficulties and put into Cherbourg under sail on 19
January instead of Brest as indicated in the shipmail datestamp.
Provenance: Collections Noel &
Stephen Walske
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, French line Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique; 1869 (Dec 16): Double rate Entire letter from San
Francisco to Reims, sent with the 'Ville de Paris' of the French
C.G.T. line,
endorsed "pr Overland", struck by "SAN FRANCISCO CAL."
despatch cds, cork cancel, "NEW YORK / 6" credit cancel of the
exchange office, octagonal "ÉTATS UNIS / PAQ. FR.H No. 1" shipmail
datestamp (Dec 25), '16' décimes French due. An
appealing cover
sent with the last possible voyage of the 1857 convention, carried
by the 'Ville de Paris' from New York to Le Havre (Dec 25, 1869 -
Jan 5, 1870)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Cunard line; 1860 (Oct 27, datelined):
Entire letter from San Francisco to Bordeaux, carried by Pony
Express under cover (so no express markings) to St. Joseph,
Missouri on the trip
that departed San Francisco October 27 and
arrived St. Joseph November 8 (trip ET-43), carried to New York to
forwarder Hargous & Co. (oval forwarder's handstamp) and entered
mails with "NEW YORK / 3 / NOV 13" debit datestamp, sent
with the
'Europe' of the Cunard line, "ÉTATS UNIS / SERV. BR. A. C." entry
datestamp (Nov 27) and French '8' due alongside. Sent with the
'Europe' from Boston to Queenstown (Nov 11-25, 1860). An
outstanding cover from California
to France carried under cover by
Pony Express and Cunard line shipmail
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Cunard line; 1867 (Aug 10): Unpaid
Envelope with representative imprint of the 'Notre Dame
University', sent from Notre Dame, Indiana to Le Havre, carried
with the 'China' of the
Cunard line, struck by "NOTRE DAME IND."
despatch cds and "NEW YORK / 3" debit exchange cds, both in black,
octagonal HAVRE entry datestamp (Aug 25) in red alongside, charged
with '8' décimes. Sent with the 'China' from Boston to
Queenstown
(Aug 14-23, 1867)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, HAPAG line; 1869 (July 24): Envelope
from San Francisco to Breil nearby Combourg, Dept- Ille-et-Vilaine
sent first with the 'Germania', which wrecked and then with the
'Cimbria' of
the HAPAG line, endorsed "via Overland", struck by
"SAN FRANCISCO" despatch cds. "NEW YORK PAID / AUG 3 / 3" debit
exchange cds in red, French CHERBOURG entry cds (Aug 22) and framed
PD in the same blue ink alongside. Reverse with
COMBOURG arrival
cds of the same day. A well preserved wreck cover which escapped
wetting, mail to France did not get any indication of the accident.
Some documentation included. Note: The 'Germania' left New York on
3 August
1869. On 7 August near Cape Race, Newfoundland she
encountered dense fog and went ashore on the rocks at Cap Race in
Trepassy Bay. All passengers and crew were saved and brought to St.
John's. The mails were later saved, although
damaged by sea water.
The 'Cimbria' on its eastbound route called at St. John's on 14
August for the 'Germania' crew, passengers and mail
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Havre line; 1861 (Oct 12): Entire
letter from New York to Paris, sent with the 'Fulton' of the Havre
line on its last pre-war journey, endorsed "p. Fulton", struck by
"NEW YORK 12"
debit exchange cds, octagonal HAVRE entry datestamp
(Oct 25) and framed PD, all in different shades of red. Reverse
with PARIS arrival cds of the same day. Sent with the 'Fulton' of
the HAPAG line, leaving New York on 10 October,
arriving in Le
Havre on 25 October 1861. Note: Both vessels of the Havre line, the
'Arago' and the 'Fulton' were taken by the U.S. War Department and
did not return on service on the North Atlantic until late in 1865
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Havre line; 1866 (Sept 1): Entire
letter from New York to Cognac, sent with the 'Arago' of the Havre
line, endorsed "Str. Arago", struck by "NEW YORK PAID" exchange cds
with
manuscript '3' cents debit in red crayon, framed
"SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL" handstamp (type A) for mails put onto the quay
10 minutes prior to sailing, octagonal HAVRE entry datestamp (Sept
14) and framed PD, all in different shades of red.
Reverse with
PARIS transit and COGNAC arrival (Sept 16) cds's. Sent with the
'Arago' of the HAPAG line, leaving New York on 1st September,
arriving in Le Havre on 14 September 1866, a visually most
appealing entire
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Inman line; 1860 (Nov 10): Double rate
Entire letter from San Francisco to Bordeaux, carried by Pony
Express under cover (so no express markings) to St. Joseph,
Missouri on the trip
that departed San Francisco 10 November and
arrived St. Joseph on 23 November (trip ET-47), carried to New York
to forwarder Hargous & Co. (oval forwarder's handstamp) and entered
mails with "NEW YORK / 18 / DEC 1" debit datestamp,
sent with the
'City of Baltimore' of the Inman line, "ÉTATS UNIS / SERV. AM. A.
C." entry datestamp (Dec 13) and French '16' due alongside. Sent
with the 'City of Baltimore' from New York to Queenstown (Dec 1-12,
1860). An
outstanding cover from California to France carried under
cover by Pony Express and Inman line shipmail
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, North Atlantic Steamship Company; 1860
(April 14): Entire letter from New York to Paris, sent with the
'Adriatic' on its maiden voyage for the short lived N.A.S.S.C.,
struck by "NEW
YORK PAID / 3" exchange cds in red, French entry
datestamp (April 25) in blue and framed PD in red. Reverse with
PARIS arrival cds of the next day. Sent with the 'Adriatic' of the
N.A.S.S.C., leaving New York on 14 April, arriving in
Le Havre on
25 April 1860. Note: The N.A.S.S.C. was able to contract with the
U.S. Postmaster General to carry mail on all six roundtrips between
April and November 1860
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Vanderbilt Line; 1857 (September 4):
Envelope from Baltimore to Paris, sent with the 'North Star' of the
Vanderbilt Line, endorsed "Steamer to Southampton 5th Sept.",
"BALTIMORE Md."
despatch cds in light blue, straight-line PAID in
red as well as "NEW YORK Am PKt / SEP 5" cds of the exchange office
in red with manuscript '21' cents credit in red crayon.
Anglo-French "GB / 40 c." accountancy handstamp and French
entry
cds (Sept 18). Sent with 'North Star' of the Vanderbilt Line,
leaving New York on 5 September, arriving in Southampton on 19
September 1857. Note: Starting with this voyage, the two Vanderbilt
steamers to Bremen were
advertised to call at Le Havre. This cover,
however shows that mail to France was conveyed via Southampton, at
least on some voyages
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Vanderbilt Line; 1859 (Nov 5): Entire
letter from New York to Lyon, sent with the 'Ocean Queen' on its
last voyage with the Vanderbilt Line, endorsed "pr. Ocean Queen",
part "NEW YORK
24 / Nov 5" cds of the exchange office in black,
octagonal HAVRE entry cds (Nov 19) in blue, '16' décimes charge.
Sent with 'Ocean Queen' of the Vanderbilt Line, leaving New York on
5 November, arriving in Le Havre on on 19 November
1859
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 Direct routing, 1 January 1870 - 30 June 1871; 1871 (May): Postal
Stationery Envelope 1870/71 Jackson 2 c. brown on orange (Scott
U80), used in the Printed matter rate from Mobile, Alabama to Le
Havre, the
indicium cancelled by segmented cork obliterator, part
despatch cds in black and octagonal French shipmail's cds in red
(June 3) alongside, charged with handstruck '15' décimes. Rare
printed matter and elusive usage of postal
stationery envelopes to
France; sent with the 'St. Laurent' of the French Line, leaving New
York on 3 June, arriving in Le Havre on 16 June 1871
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 1854 (Dec 27): Entire letter from San Francisco to Capt. Isaac
Graham (1800-1863) at Santa Cruz struck with "SAN FRANCISCO / CAL /
5" cds (Dec 28) in black. The letter with interesting content "Mr.
King attended
the U.S. Land Commission tuesday last and eished to
submit the case of the Syant (Zayante) Ranch but the law agent
would not consent. The law agent has fixed subpoenas for the
following witnesses: Thomas C. Byrd, Roman Rodriguez,
Francisco
Rodriguez, Mrs Mary Love. These witnesses are summoned to be here
on the 8th and the 13th January 1855....". Fascinating letter to an
original "Mountain Man" and fur trader, who fought at the Battle of
Pierre's Hole in
1832. In 1836 Graham led a group of American and
European immigrants in a coup against the Mexicoan Governor of
California and in 1840 Graham and approximately 100 others were
arrested and sent for trial in Tepic leading to both a
diplomatic
crisis and the eventual annexation of California by the United
States after the War of 1848
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