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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail from California, sent overland, 1860/66:
Group two overland covers; incl. 1860 unpaid cover San Francisco to
La Rochelle, sent on the Stagecoach Southern Route via Los
Angeles
to St. Louis, rail to New York and then with Cunarder "Asia" to
Liverpool, also 1866 prepaid envelope from Petaluma, California to
Menzino, part of Lavizzara, Ticino, sent on the Central Route via
Salt Lake City, bearing
1861-66 3 c. rose and 30 c. orange (Scott
65+71), tied by grill obliterator, PETALUMA despatch (Dec 24), "NEW
YORK PAID (Jan 23, 1867), AACHEN, LOCARNO and BIGNASCO (Feb 8)
backstamps.A fine duo
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| 111 |
cover |
 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to Tuscany, 1852/66: Group two covers, incl. 1852
prepaid cover from Philadelphia to Florence; "PHILADELPHIA / PA /
JAN
12" despatch cds in blue and framed "PHILA 24 Cts PAID"
handstamp, carried by Cunard's "Africa" from New York 14 Jan to
Liverpool 25 Jan, "PAID AMERICA" Liverpool datestamp, London
transit and FIRENZE arrival backstamp (Feb 2),
handstruck '19'
cents US credit to the United Kingdom for a single rate cover, in
London however weighed to be a double rate cover and charged
'2/3d.' in black ink; also 1866 cover from New York to Florence,
bearing 1861 pair 10
c. green plus 1 c. blue (Scott 63+68), tied by
circle of wedges mute obliterator, one stamp in addition by
datestamp of the Exchange office and French entry cds, indistinct
FIRENZE arrival cds. A fine and interesting duo
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| 130 |
cover |
 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to the Treaty port of Swatow, 1866 (March 3): Envelope
from Exeter, New Hampshire to J. C. A. Wingate, U.S. Consul,
Swatow, China,
endorsed "Overland via Southampton", bearing 1861/68
Grilled Issues 12 c. black (3) used with strip of three 3 c. rose
(bottom right corner torn off before use and strip affixed with
glue), tied by grid cancels, "EXETER N.H."
double-circle despatch
datestamp and red "N. YORK Br. Pkt. PAID / MAR 7" circular
datestamp alongside. Carried on Cunard "Cuba" from New York 7 March
to Liverpool 18 March, red "LONDON PAID 19 MR 66" circular
datestamp, "HONG-KONG
MY 8 66" transit backstamp. Pre-paid to Hong
Kong with handstruck '40' c. credited to the United Kingdom for the
onward journey, 1 d. British Colonial credit to Hong Kong, a rare
franking for 45 cents rate. Provenance: Collection
Magnolia, Robert
Siegel sale 1261 (June 2022), lot 525
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| 131 |
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to Macao, 1865 (June 26): Envelope from Albany, New York
to Commander Robert Townsend aboard the "U.S.S. Wachusett" in
Macau, China,
endorsed "via Marseilles", bearing 1861/68 grilled
Issues 30 c. orange used with 3 c. rose and pair of 10 c. green,
tied by 4-bar cork grid cancels, the 3 c. in addition by "ALBANY /
N.Y." double-circle despatch datestamp, red PAID
handstamp and red
"N. YORK Br. Pkt. PAID / JUN 28" circular datestamp alongside.
Carried on Cunard "Scotia" from New York 28 June to Queenstown 7
July, red "LONDON PAID JY 8 65" circular datestamp, "HONG-KONG AU
19 65" transit
backstamp. Pre-paid to Hong Kong with handstruck
'48' c. credited to the United Kingdom, 1 d. British Colonial
credit to Hong Kong. A few perfs. creased along top where
overlapping edge, backflap removed, an extraordinarily
attractive
and rare three-colour cover to Macau paying the 53 cents rate via
Marseilles. Note: The USS "Wachusett" sailed in March 1865 via the
Cape of Good Hope for the East Indies. There, she joined USS
"Wyoming" and "Iroquois"
in an effort to pursue the Confederate
commerce raider CSS "Shenandoah". In August, during a mission to
track down pirates in China, Commander Townsend sailed up the
Yangtze River and died of heat stroke. The USS "Wachusett" stayed
in Chinese waters until 1867. Provenance: Collection Richard
Canman, Stanley Gibbons sale (Oct 1972); Collection Frederick Mayer
- Postal History of Macao 1796-1900; Collection Magnolia, Robert
Siegel sale 1261 (June 2022), lot
532
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 Cunard Contract Mail, Mail to/from destinations outside the trading
area, Mail to Victoria, 1865 (Sept 2): Envelope from Dover, New
Hampshire to the Whaling Bark "Island City" at Melbourne,
Australia, bearing
1861 30 c. orange used with 3 c. rose, each
cancelled by matching circular grid cancel, "DOVER / N.H." despatch
cds and red ´N. YORK / Br. Transit / Sep 6" exchange cds alongside,
sailed by the Cunard "Persia" from New York 6 September
to
Queenstown 15 September, "LONDON PAID / 16 SP 65" transit cds in
red tying the 30 cents adhesive, further via Southampton,
Alexandria, Suez, Galle to its destination, blue "MELBOURNE / NO 19
65" arrival backstamp. Red '12'
credit handstamp crossed out and
replaced by correct handstruck '28' cents handstamp. A choice 33
Cent rate cover to Australia. Provenance: Kelleher Auctions sale
630 (June 2012), lot 1182
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, French line Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique; 1866 (April 20): Envelope from Boston to Paris,
sent with the maiden voyage of the 'Pereire' of the French C.G.T.
line, bearing 1861/62
Jefferson 5 c. buff and Washington 10 c.
green (Scott 67+68), tied by segmental cork cancel, "BOSTON PAID /
12" credit datestamp of the exchange office in red in black, framed
PD, and octagonal shipmail (April 21) datestamp. Opened on
two
sides, reverse with manuscript calculations, nevertheless an
appealing cover, sent with the maiden voyage of the 'Pereire' from
New York to Le Havre (April 21 - May 2, 1866)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, French line Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique; 1867 (June 1): Envelope from New York to Paris,
sent with the 'Europe' of the French C.G.T. line, endorsed "Par
french steamer
l'Europe", bearing 1866 Lincoln 15 c. black (Scott
77), tied by French 'Ancre' lozenge of dots maritime cancellation,
showing no US postmarks at all, octagonal French shipmail datestamp
in black and framed PD in red alongside. Part of
backflap missing
and adhesive with minor perforation toning, an unusual cover posted
directly at the French vessel in New York, sent with the 'Europe'
from New York to Le Havre (June 1-13, 1867)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, French line Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique; 1868 (May 6): Quadruple rate Entire letter from
San Francisco to Paris, sent with the 'Europe' of the French C.G.T.
line, straight-line
Wells Fargo & Co. "PAID THROUGH" handstamp in
blue, bearing pair 1861/62 Franklin 30 c. orange (Scott 71), tied
by segmented cork cancel, "NEW YORK PAID MAY 30 / 48" credit
datestamp of the exchange office, French entry cds and
framed PD,
all in red alongside. An unusual cover carried by Well Fargo
outside the mails from San Francisco to New York and then posted to
France. Sent with the 'Europe' from New York to Le Havre (May 30 -
June 12, 1868)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Cunard line; 1861 (Feb 19): Envelope
from New York to Le Havre, sent with the 'Canada' of the Cunard
line, endorsed "Str Canada", bearing 1861/62 Franklin 30 c. orange
(Scott 71),
tied by grill obliterator, matching "NEW YORK PAID /
24" credit exchange cds and octagonal HAVRE entry datestamp (March
5), both in red alongside. Sent with the 'Canada' from Boston to
Queenstown (Feb 20 - March 3, 1861), signed
Ashbrook
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Cunard line; 1861 (Nov 6): Cover from
New York to Paris, sent with the 'Africa' of the Cunard line,
endorsed "via Liverpool / 1st Steamer", bearing 1861/62 Franklin 1
c. blue (Scott
63) for the Carrier to the Mails, tied by indistinct
"NEW YORK / 3" debit exchange cds in black, a better strike and
French CALAIS entry cds (Nov 20) in red alongside, charged with '8'
décimes, reverse with PARIS arrival cds (Nov 20).
Sent with the
'Africa' from New York to Queenstown (Nov 6-18, 1861)
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, Cunard line; 1862 (July 16): Cover from
New York to Marseille, sent with the 'Scotia' of the Cunard line,
bearing 1861/62 3 c. rose and 12 c. black (Scott 65+69), two fine
and fresh
examples, cancelled by grid cancel in red and "NEW YORK
PAID / 12" credit exchange cds and framed "P.D." handstamp as well
as French CALAIS entry cds (July 27), all in red alongside. Sent
with the 'Scotia' from New York to Queenstown
(July 16-27, 1862). A
very fine cover
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 The 1857 Postal Convention, HAPAG line; 1862 (Feb 6): Printed
matter entire from New York to Cognac, re-directed to Aigre,
Charente, sent with the 'Bavaria' of the HAPAG line, endorsed "p
Steamer", bearing a
right two single examples of 1861/62 Franklin 1
c. blue (Scott 63), tied by superb "NEW YORK" despatch cds, CALAIS
entry cds (April 9) in red, taxed with handstruck "15c" in red.
Reverse with crisp COGNAC transit and AIGRE arrival (Feb
25) cds's.
Sent with the 'Bavaria' of the HAPAG line, leaving New York on 8
February, arriving in Southampton on 22 February. Cert. Roumet
(2024)
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 1861/62: 1 c. blue, a fine horizontal pair used on local Boston
cover tied by black segmented cork cancel in black and "Boston" cds
in red. Small thimble "Received / Boston" alongside in black. An
attractive
cover
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 1861/62: 1 c. blue and a severed vertical pair of 10 c. green, used
on 1862 cover to Rotterdam, Netherlands endorsed "per Steamer via
Liverpool" at left, neatly tied by circular grid handstamps in red.
"NEW YORK
AM. PKT." cds in red (Jan 25) at right and carried on
HAPAG steamer "Saxonia" which landed at Southampton on Feb 9, 1862.
Reverse with London cds (Feb 10) and Rotterdam arrival (Feb 11)
both in red
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 1861/62: 3 c. rose-pink and 12 c. black used on 1863 cover to Plau,
Mecklenburg Schwerin endorsed "via Bremen", tied by "MILWAUKEE /
Wis." cds (Jan 11) in black and by circular barred grid handstamp
in black.
"N. YORK BREM. PK. PAID / 12" cds in red (Jan 18) and
carried on the HAPAG steamer "Teutonia" which arrived at
Southampton (Feb 4) and Hamburg on Feb 6 with corresonding cds in
black on reverse. Minor bends to envelope edges but a fine
and
attractive cover. Signed Brettl
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 1861/62: 3 c. rose and 12 c. black, used on 1864 cover to Paris,
France tied by cork cancels in black, with circuular "NEW YORK /
PAID / 6" datestamp in red (Sept 17) at right, probably carried on
the HAPAG
steamer "Germania" (arrived Southampton Sept 28) with
"Etats-Unis / Serv. Am. Calais" entry cds (Sept 29) with framed
"PD" applied at Calais. One or two spike holes in envelope and
slight vertical bend at left otherwise fine. Signed
Brettl
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 1861/62: 3 c. rose, 24 c. red lilac and 30 c. orange used on 1863
cover to Shanghai, China all cancelled by circle of bars
obliterator in black, with "N. YORK AM. PKT. / PAID" cds at left
(June 13) in red.
Carried on the HAPAG steamer "Hammonia" arriving
Southampton on Jine 25th., with 'London / Paid" cds in red (June
26). Rated with British "36" cents credit in red manuscript and
struck "1d." handstamp for Hong Kong credit in red;
reverse with
"Hong Kong" cds (Aug 5) in black and part "Shanghae" British P.O.
cds (Aug 11) of arrival. Perfs. somewhat blunted at top of envelope
and part reverse flap missing, nevertheless a rare cover to an
uncommon
destination. Note: For a similar cover at this 57 cent
rate, see the Bob Paliafito collection (Christies, New York, 12
June 1990, lot 2170). This sale also shows one or two further
covers from the Hjonsberg correspondence
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piece |
 1861/62: Jefferson 5 c. buff and 10 c. green used on small piece
sharing neat "OLD POINT COMFORT / VA" circular datestamp in back.
Charming and scarce Scott = $ 800+
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 1861: 12 c. black and 30 c. orange, each cancelled by mute 'circle
of wedges' on double rate entire letter from New York to Palermo,
Sicily, datelined 18 February 1868, red "NEW YORK PAID PAID FEB 19
/ 24" debit
datestamp of the exchange office (month slug inverted),
French CALAIS entry cds in blue for an American packet, framed PD
in red alongside, Italian "ISOLETTA - NAPOLI" T.P.O. and PALERMO
arrival (March 3) backstamps. Cert. Sorani
(1991)
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piece |
 1861/62: 10 c. green and 30 c. orange with 1861/66 5 c. red-brown
all used on 1864 cover front endorsed "via Southampton" to
Singapore, East Indies and tied by barred grill obliterators in
black. "24" cents
British credit in red at left and 'London / Paid'
cds of transit (Aug 2). An interesting and rare piece - the famous
Bob Paliafito collection of the 1861/68 30 cent value on covers
only had three covers addressed to Singapore - one was
from this
correspondence and in the same hand and was mailed from Sheffield,
Mass. via Marseilles a week earlier (Christies, New York, 12 June
1990, lot 2146)
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