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 1857/68: Selection of 16 covers, all showing complete prepayment
with adhesives, all except one going abroad, incl. 1857 cover from
San Francisco to New York with 10 cents franking, 1860 20 c.
franking to France, 1858 15 c. franking via England to France, 1868
12 c. single franking to Nottingham, 1864 from New Brighton with
pair 12 c. & 3 c. to the painter Isaac Eugene Craig, residing in
Florence, 1863/67 five covers
to England (4), one to Napoli bearing
single 24 c. frankings in different shades, 1864 cover to
Kaiserslautern with Prussian closed mail from "FORT WAYNE / IND"
bearing 24 c. plus 3 c., 1867/68 three covers from New Orleans or
San
Francisco to Bordeaux, and double rate from Plano Illinois to
Dillenburg, Nassau, Germany via Prussian Closed Mail, all bearing
single frankings of 30 c. orange, 1867 cover from Baltimore to
Lausanne, Switzerland bearing 30 c. plus 5
c., and another cover
from the Craig correspondence to Florence with pair & single of 10
c. green. A strong ensemble
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 1918 (May-Oct): Interesting group of three covers flewn on the
first regular Airmail line from Washington, D.C. with stop in
Philadelphia to New York City, all bearing the 24 c. 'Jenny'
Airmail stamp; the first
usage on 17 May from Washington, the
adhesive tied by "AIR MAIL SERVICE WASH. N.Y. PHILA. / WASHINGTON /
May 17 1918" duplex on cover to Brooklyn, carried on Lieutenant
George L. Boyle's second attempt to fly the mails, which, like
his
first on 15 May, resulted in a crash landing and delayed mail,
backstamped "NEW YORK / PENN TERMINAL STATION May 18, 2:30AM",
reflecting late arrival of airmail from Washington D.C., "BROOKLYN
REC'D" at 7:00AM; a further cover
from WASHINGTON postmarked 9
October; and a stationary 2 c. cover with additional 24 c. on the
first flight further to Boston on 3 June 1918 from New York (AAMC
103) postmarked "AIR MAIL SERVICE WASH. N.Y. PHILA. / NEW YORK /
June
2 3PM 1918", BOSTON backstamp with additional handstamp
"Special delivery fee paid at Boston, Mass ..."
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 1835 (Oct 22): Entire letter from D.M. Reese of the American Missionary Board, New York, addressed to Rev. John Seys at Monrovia, carried privately outside the mails as was customary for early missionary correspondence to West
Africa. Mail to Liberia at this early date is of great rarity with most recorded correspondence being outward missionary reports; inward letters from the United States are exceptionally scarce. The earliest recorded letter from the United States to
Liberia and an exhibition item of the utmost significance. Note: The letter refers to "the sad intelligence of the disaster at Port Cresson". In June 1835 on of the bloodiest episodes in the early history of Liberian colonization occured at Port
Cresson, near the settlement of Grand Bassa, when unarmed settlers were massacred by natives upset at the disruption of the local slave trade. A month later militiamen from Monrovia attacked African villages. In November 1835 a treaty bound African
King Joe Harris to submit future disputes to the colonial authorities at Monrovia and to pay for property destroyed in the massacres. Provenance: Collection Philip Cockrill (Image 1)
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 1836 (Feb 13): Entire letter from D M. Reese of the Missionary Board in New York to Rev. John Seys in Monrovia, Liberia, carried privately outside the mails with receiver's docketing "Reese Feb. 1836" on obverse. Contents
discussing disease, mortality and church organisation in Liberia amongst other things. An very early cover of great historical interst. Note: The American reverend, missionary and diplomat John Seys (1799-1872) was born to a wealthy slave-owning
family in Ste. Croix, Danish West Indies. In 1825 Seys chose to work as a methodist minister, for which he was disinherited by his family, and moved to the United States, later becoming the leader of the methodist mission in Liberia for ten years
until 1844, during which time he was very involved in the establishment of new schools. Later Seys served as special agent of the American Missionary Society from 1856 to 1858 and in various capacities as US representative in Liberia, which later
role involved him in helping the freed passengers of slave ships captured by the US navy (Image 1)
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 1836 (April 18): Entire letter from New York, addressed to Rev. John Seys, Monrovia, Liberia, carried privately outside the mails, signed and dated by D. M. Reese on the cover. A very early and important Liberia-bound letter,
from the formative missionary period. The enclosure contains exceptional historical content, including reference to the destruction of the Mission “Book Concern” by fire and discussion of Seys’s possible election as Bishop of Africa. Small damage to
reverse, otherwise fine. An outstanding early Liberia missionary letter of considerable historical interest (Image 1)
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 1836 (20 July): Entire letter from New York to Monrovia, Liberia, addressed to Rev. John Seys, carried privately outside the mails and endorsed “Forwarded by the politeness of Mr. J. R. Daily”, a merchant travelling to
Monrovia; reverse further endorsed as Forwarded from Sierra Leone (26 Dec. 1836), illustrating a rare and early multi-stage transmission to West Africa. The contents include discussion of opposition to Seys’ appointment to the Episcopal office and
reference to missionary activity in the interior of West Africa. An important example of early missionary correspondence from the United States to Liberia, predating formal postal arrangements. Remarkably well preserved, fine for this early period,
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 1840 (Sept. 25): Entire letter from D.M. Reese, Mission Board, New York to Rev. John Seys, Monrovia, endorsed "Per Ship Hobart" and carried privately outside the mails, without postal markings. Manuscript address in blue ink
with docketing at right. The contents are of considerable historical interest, with extended reference to the abolitionist movement in the United States, divisions within the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the formation of anti-slavery
organisations, together with remarks on the financial difficulties of the mission. A fine and early missionary letter from the formative period of Liberia with significant social and historical contents (Image 1)
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 1879 (May 1) "U.S.S. Flag Ship Ticonderoga at Sea" via Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast to Philadelphia, stampless envelope with contents, endorsed "Ship Letter" in manuscript and posted at Cape Coast Castle, addressed to
Philadelphia, carried via British packet with “LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET 25 JU 79” transit (reverse) and bearing "T" handstamp with manuscript "50" centimes UPU sea postage credit to the United Kingdom. Charged “DUE 10” on arrival and franked to reverse
with a pair of United States Postage Due 1879 5 c. brown (lower right corner fault to second stamp), tied by "PHILAD’A PA. RECD. JUL 6" datestamp. Fine and highly presentable. A remarkable and complex example of transatlantic ship mail involving U.S.
naval correspondence, written aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga during its service on the West African coast. The cover displays a full sequence of postal treatments including British packet transit, UPU accounting, and United States postage due
handling. Of outstanding significance as the earliest recorded use of the United States 5 c. Postage Due stamps, a key development in U.S. postal history, here used in combination with international maritime mail. The correspondence relates to the
Ticonderoga’s role in the mediation of the Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission, adding further historical context. In fine and attractive condition for maritime usage; cover intact with clear strikes and well-preserved. A major rarity of transatlantic
postal history, combining U.S. naval mail, British packet service, and early postage due usage; an exhibition-level item. Note: U.S.S. Ticonderoga spent 2 years at Liberia for the mediation of the Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission in an attempt to
agree to a demarcationof the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Provenance: Collection John Sacher, Spink, London 13 December 2016, lot 1404 (Image
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United States 1847 Issue
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
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| 72 |
cover |
 Cunard Contract Mail, US-UK Postal Treaty 1849-1867; Balance,
1850/67: Group 12 covers full of postal history, sent with Cunard
vessels, incl. 1850 cover Virginia to Edinburgh, originally franked
by
a pair of USA 1847, 5 cents Franklin with small parts still in
place, initially tied by red Baltimore grid, detached as partly
paid letters were treated as unpaid, the adhesives therefore
redeemed for cash at the Baltimore post office;
1852 document
package from Utica, Michigan to Rochester, Kent with a weight of 9
ounces resulting in the enormous '18/-' shilling due with 90 cents
credited to the USA; 1852 envelope from the Quaker shipping and
commission
merchants Abraham Bell & sons to Drogheda, Louth County,
Ireland, manuscript "Unknown & Not Called For", then forwarded to
the Dead Letter Office in Washington; another 1850 cover from
Palmyra, New York to Drummed Esker,
Ireland which was finally
forwarded to the Dead Letter Office in Washington; 1861 cover
Hamburg to San Francisco, sent for unknown reasons to the Dead
Letter Office in Washington, accompanied by a newspaper cutout
dealing with
this 'postal blunder'; two 1856/62 covers with
carrier's notation for door delivery; three 1860/66 British
official mail covers, one 1860 with handstamp of B. Hawes, Deputy
Secretary of War, one 1865 from the Board of Trade, and one
1866
from Malva, India to India House, London, missent to Boston and
returned; two fine 1855/56 covers with advertising imprints /
embossings; also an 1856 Bill of Lading of one box said to contain
$ 20'000 worth of Gold; and 1857
Cunard Line Advertising flyer. A
diverse and interesting ensemble to be studied
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Cross Border Mail USA - Canada, 1849 (April
18): Cover front from Boston to Halifax, carried by Cunard's
"Niagara" from Boston 18 April to Halifax 20 April, bearing 1847 5
c. red-brown
(Scott 1), a fresh example with good to large margins
(tear at top center, vertical crease in top left margins), tied by
Boston grill obliterator, paying the US inland rate to the port,
recipient had to pay '1/-' due. Reverse with
"UP-STATES / HALIFAX"
arrival datestamp (April 20) on one existing backflap. Cert. P. F.
(1998). Note: The Cunard sailings were used by the USPO to improve
cross border deliveries. Provenance: Collection Hugh Feldman,
Schuyler
Rumsey sale 37 (April 2010), lot 2618
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 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
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. red-brown on blued, a used example with good
margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at base, neatly
cancelled by circulr grill handstamp in red. A fine stamp. Cert.
Brettrl (1984)
Scott = $ 425
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. red-brown on blued, a used example with ample
to huge margins all round and sheet marginal at base, lightly
cancelled by the circular grid handstamps in red. A most appealing
example Scott =
$ 425
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 1851 (March 6): Entire letter from Rochester to Elmira in Chemung
County, New York bearing a fine and fresh single example of 1847 5
c. red-brown, large to clear margins, tied by red grill cancel,
matching red
"ROCHESTER N.Y. 6 MAR / 5" circular datestamp
alongside. Vertical file fold well away from the franking,
nevertheless a pleasing less than 300-miles item
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. red-brown on blued, a single example with large
even margins all round, used on 1850 cover to New York tied by
circular red grill and by "Boston" cds (Jan 10) in red. Two cleaned
file folds
well away from the adhesive, a fine cover. Cewrt.
Philatelic Foundation (1981) Scott = $ 425
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. red-brown on blued, a horizontal pair with good
margins all round, used on 1850 single rate entire letter (above
300 miles) from Philadelphia to Ogle County, Illinois cancelled by
circular
barred handstamps in blue with "Philadelphia / 10"
despatch cds (Nov 9) in blue adjacent. Readdressed upon arrival to
Galena, Illinois with manuscript "Found - Paid 5" (due for the
readdressing). A fine and unusual entire. Signed A.
Diena Scott = $
1'000+. Provenance: Collection Henry C. Gibson, Siegel, New York,
1948
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. deep red-brown on thin bluish wove paper, a
fine example, marginal at left with large margins on the other
three sides, lightly cancelkled by circular grid handstamp in red.
Choice and very
fine. Cert. Brettl (1984) Scott = $ 525
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 1847: Franklin 5 c. deep brown on blued, a fine used example with
good to very large margins all round, cancelled solely by complete
strike of "PAID" handstamp struck in blue. Rare and most
attractive. Cert.
Jakubek Scott = $ 900
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 1847/75: Die Proof of the Washington 10 c. black, reproduced design
by the Post Office Department, a fine example printed in black on
yellowish wove paper (39 x 49 mm.). The quality of the engraving is
far
poorer than the original, nevertheless these Proofs are scarce.
Cert. Jakubek (1983)
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 1847: Washington 10 c. black, reprint Proof with cross-hatching
surroiund printed on India paper inset into sunken white card (54 x
64 mm.), one slight tone spot at base, otherwise fine. Scarce and
most
attrative Scott = $ 800
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