Worldwide Stamps & Postal History continued... Ukraine continued... LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description 401   1948, Regensburg Displaced Persons Camp, 3mk Trident with 1918-22.I-1948 through 1941-30.VI.-1948 historical dates, se-tenant strip of five, with sheet margin selvedge at left and right, never hinged, trivial inclusion on centre stamp noted for strict accuracy, fresh and very fine. (Image 1) Estimate C$ 75 Currently...C$50.00 Will close during Public Auction 402   1948, Regensburg Displaced Persons Camp, 3mk Trident with 1918-22.I-1948 through 1941-30.VI.-1948 historical dates, two se-tenant strips of five, from each of the top and bottom of the sheet, with sheet selvedge, never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image 1) Estimate C$ 120 Currently...C$70.00 Will close during Public Auction 403   1948, Regensburg Displaced Persons Camp, 3mk Trident, a striking group of three sheets, each in a distinct shade, never hinged and with full selvedge all around, each with different dates in upper selvedge, noting one sheet with "191_" missing "8" year date in position 3 from "1918-1.XI. - 1947" year dates, one with "1919-22.I.-1948" dates, and one "1939-15.III. - 1948" dates, the odd trivial perf separation, a scarce trio, fresh and very fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Estimate C$ 300 Currently...C$200.00 Will close during Public Auction 404   1948, Regensburg Displaced Persons Camp, 3mk Trident, dated 1919-22.I-1948, never hinged and with full selvedge all around, fresh colour, very fine. (Image 1) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$70.00 Will close during Public Auction United Arab Emirates LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description 405 34iii, 96 1972/1977, 10f Map and Flag to 10d Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan definitive set, never hinged, very fine, accompanied by the unissued 2d Swimming Championship, never hinged, and unissued 50f National Day, used with c.d.s. cancellations, very fine. (Set: Sc. $72.15; unissued: Mi. 34III, 96, €400). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United Arab Emirates 34iii, 96] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Mi. € 400 Currently...C$50.00 Will close during Public Auction United States LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description 406   1817 (June 18), stampless folded letter from Woolwich to New York, written and signed by mathematician Olinthus Gregory at the Royal Military Academy, addressed to Dr. J.W. Francis, Recording Secretary of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York, struck with black two-line “Woolwich E.O. / 2py P.Paid,” oval Paid marking with manuscript “2/2” rate and red London Paid datestamp, reverse with seven o’clock evening marking and black armorial wax seal, complete four-page enclosure, light toning and fold wear, otherwise fine. Acknowledging his election as an honorary member, Gregory expresses his respect for “the American character, moral, intellectual, and literary.” He describes his imminent departure for Scotland to join Colonel Mudge, M. Biot of the French Institute and Captain Colby, proceeding to the Orkneys, “probably to the island of Sanda,” to “ascertain the length of the seconds pendulum at the latitude of about 60° North.” He also encourages geological research in Kentucky, discussing the continuous stone riverbeds and deeply enclosed rivers which, he observes, “have not, so far as I am aware, been noticed in any philosophical work.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (All Images) Estimate C$ 160 Currently...C$80.00 Will close during Public Auction 407   1818 (October 4), redirected stampless folded letter from Olden Barneveld, New York, to Antwerp, signed by Francis Adrian Van der Kemp, concerning New Netherland archives and Governor DeWitt Clinton, privately forwarded through New York by Fred. Gethard, initially endorsed “p. Plato,” replaced by “p. Hope,” addressed care of Cornelis Vreede at The Hague and redirected to Antwerp, manuscript “12” stuivers rating, reverse with red two-line “DEN HELDER / ZEEBRIEF” and black “DÉBOURSÉ / S GRAVENHAGE” handstamps, complete three-page Dutch-language letter, intact and readable, very fine. Van der Kemp requests Dutch West India Company documents relating to New Netherland and the Delaware settlements, writing that “Nothing is more important than that which has a direct relationship to these colonies in New Netherland and on the Delaware.” He recounts a visit from Governor DeWitt Clinton, who urged him to come to Albany to pursue the work, assuring him: “You are in the service of the State—so that must and shall cover all your travel expenses.” The letter also discusses the difficulty of locating records displaced during the Napoleonic era, noting that “all the archives, during Napoleon’s reign, were moved to France.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 250 Currently...C$150.00 Will close during Public Auction 408   1832 (November 3), stampless folded letter from West Point to Paris, Maine, from Henry E. Prentiss, with reflections on Napoleon, ambition and rural life, addressed to his cousin Horatio Prentiss, struck with red West Point c.d.s. and matching “PAID,” manuscript “18¾” rate, complete four-page enclosure dated November 2, light handling wear and small seal tear on reverse, otherwise very fine. Prentiss writes that “half our bodily disorders have their seat in the mind,” invoking Napoleon’s exile as a lesson in contentment: “Napoleon if he had been as truly great in soul, as he was puissant in mind, might have been as happy at St. Helena as he had been at St. Cloud.” Reflecting on his own pursuit of “high stations in life,” he concludes that “Rank, fortune, fame, all outward circumstances of condition, are trifles of little worth,” adding that “it is by no means improbable that I shall yet be a farmer” and “I will follow the plough till I get well.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (All Images) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$60.00 Will close during Public Auction 409   1838 (February 16), stampless folded letter from Charleston, South Carolina, to Paris, with contents concerning food prices and Charleston society, addressed care of Hottinguer & Co., struck with red Charleston c.d.s. and matching “PAID,” New York transit (23 Feb), endorsed “By the Havre Packet / 24 Feb,” faint boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER / PAR LE HAVRE” and manuscript ratings, reverse with French arrival (19 Mar) and part red wax seal, complete four-page enclosure, some edge separations reinforced with tape, otherwise fine. A mother writes to her daughter in Paris, reporting delays in completing the Faber house and assuring her that “your Chamber is always ready with a warm, very warm reception from your dear parents.” She records food prices, including “Turkey $1 to $1.50, Beef 25¢, Mutton 31¢,” and discusses marriages and local social affairs, notably preparations for the wedding of Elizabeth Middleton and Dr. Michel King, with the couple to depart afterwards for Middleton Place. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (All Images) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$60.00 Will close during Public Auction 410   1838 (September 30), stampless folded letter from Philadelphia to Markgröningen, Württemberg, with contents concerning an insolvent emigrant’s estate, addressed to the town trustee, endorsed “by Havre,” without United States postal markings, apparently privately conveyed to France, struck with black boxed “PAYS D’OUTREMER / PAR LE HAVRE,” red crayon rate calculations, reverse with blue Paris transit (20 Nov) and embossed paper-backed wafer seal, complete two-page German-language enclosure, unusually fresh. Johannes Landbrandt reports that the deceased left outstanding debts, including a tailor’s claim for “30 Thaler” for clothing, and discusses the resulting claims before the local Waisen-Gericht. Efforts to resolve the estate were complicated by a representative who “no longer resides in Philadelphia, but in Pittsburgh or in that region.” Landbrandt also seeks reimbursement for funds he had advanced. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (All Images) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$70.00 Will close during Public Auction 411   1839 (April 5), redirected stampless folded letter from New York to London, forwarded through Gilpin’s Foreign Letter Office, with contents concerning Brooklyn land purchases and English Chancery matters, carried by the Blue Swallowtail Line packet Independence, initially addressed to Finsbury Square and redirected to Royston, faint boxed “T.P. / FINSBURY SQ.” and manuscript ratings, reverse with crisp red oval “FORWARDED THROUGH GILPIN’S EXCHANGE / READING ROOM AND FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE / N. YORK” cachet, Liverpool Ship Letter handstamp and transit (30 Apr), London receiving datestamp and part black wax seal, some wrinkling and light aging, otherwise fine and a choice exchange office strike. John Rankin writes to his sister about Chancery proceedings, annuity securities, mortgages and inheritance arrangements, weighing financial safeguards against unnecessary legal expense and risk. He describes purchasing numerous lots in Brooklyn in anticipation of future development, alongside family news, religious observations and advice concerning steamship cabins for future Atlantic crossings. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (All Images) Estimate C$ 150 Currently...C$90.00 Will close during Public Auction 412   1844 (May 27), stampless folded letter from Rome, New York, to artist Daniel Huntington in Paris, forwarded by Harnden’s Express, with contents discussing his paintings and American exhibitions, bearing faint red oval “FORWARDED BY / HARNDEN & CO. / EXPRESS / BOSTON” cachet, endorsed “pr Steamer / 1st June,” red “COLONIES / &c. ART. 12” and Boulogne entry markings, manuscript ratings, reverse with London transit (14 June) and ink spill, complete three-page enclosure, light handling wear, otherwise fine. Signed B. Huntington, the writer reports visiting Daniel’s paintings in Philadelphia and discusses patron Edward L. Carey’s admiration for “Christiana,” noting that it “is in the Artist Exhibition” and that the “Prisoner” had been purchased by an arts society. The letter offers candid assessments of other artists: “His picture of Bishop Onderdonk in the National Academy is a failure,” while “Gray’s coloring is rather too much like the old masters to please all, though it is admired by many.” Further passages compare works by Eastlake and Page and report a prospective collector’s interest in acquiring American paintings. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 200 Currently...C$120.00 Will close during Public Auction 413   1844 (July 31), stampless folded letter from Philadelphia to the District Court at Nagold, Württemberg, with estate documents bearing a Prussian consular seal, struck with red Philadelphia c.d.s., oval “PAID” and “OUTRE-MER / LE HAVRE” entry datestamp (26 Aug), endorsed “via Havre,” manuscript rate markings including blue “12,” reverse with Paris transit (27 Aug), complete legal contents with embossed Cuyahoga County notarial wafer and large red paper seal of the Royal Prussian Consulate in Philadelphia. David Wohlgemuth seeks repayment from his late mother’s estate of funds previously sent for her support: “About 2 years ago I sent a draft to my mother... which with all the costs amounted to 60 French Dollars or 150 fl.” Relinquishing his remaining inheritance to his brother, he declares that “from my paternal and maternal estate I claim nothing more than 150 fl.” The documents were certified in Cleveland by notary Edward Hessenmueller and authenticated by Prussian Consul John C. Lang in Philadelphia. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$60.00 Will close during Public Auction 414   1845 (October 31), stampless folded letter from Paris to Boston, with a critique of the French war in Algeria, from Frank Minot to his father, William Minot, struck with red Beauvais departure c.d.s. and British transit, endorsed “per Royal Mail Steamer from Liverpool,” reverse with manuscript accounting marks and three embossed seals, complete three-page enclosure, usual filing folds, otherwise very fine. Minot describes moving to the Hôtel de Seine, discussing living expenses, French lessons and American society in Paris. Turning to Algeria, he writes: “I send a journal containing an account of the slaughter of a large body of French troops by the Arabs in Algiers,” before observing that “There seems to be hardly any prospect of a termination of this war except by means of extermination,” a subject being discussed freely in Paris. Further passages concern illness and repeated bereavements among American families living abroad. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 160 Currently...C$80.00 Will close during Public Auction 415 O 2 1847, 10c black Washington, with four large margins, sharp impression and attractive red grid cancellation, very fine and attractive. (Image 1) Get Market Data for [United States 2] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Scott U$ 850 Currently...C$200.00 Will close during Public Auction 416   1847 (January 26), stampless folded letter from Cincinnati to Riegel, Baden, with contents concerning German immigrant life and the Mexican-American War, struck with red Cincinnati c.d.s. and French entry handstamp, manuscript routing via New York, Havre and Strasbourg, various manuscript rate markings, reverse with Paris transit (19 Feb), extensive cross-written three-page letter, minor toning, else fine. Writing to his parents on January 24, Joseph Jedele requests an advance on his inheritance or financial assistance to purchase property, observing that “A diligent laborer can attain a fortune here, which is no longer the case in Germany,” and that “here the poor and the rich are on equal terms,” without having to “crawl and duck before the authorities.” Reporting that “the Mexicans in 3 battles have been beaten,” he discusses volunteer recruitment, soldiers’ pay and the prospect of land grants or pensions, adding that “an ordinary citizen can hold an officer’s position without distinction of class.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 300 Currently...C$150.00 Will close during Public Auction 417   1848 (September 18), misdirected stampless letter from Paterson, New Jersey, to Burton-in-Kendal, England, with contents concerning yellow fever and labour migration, struck with red Paterson c.d.s. and matching “PAID,” manuscript “29” cents prepaid and “1/-” due markings, endorsed “Missdirected to Kendal,” reverse with London and Kendal transits (6 Oct) and Burton arrival (7 Oct), complete three-page enclosure, fresh and attractive. John Shepherd reports that a relative had been in New Orleans shortly before a yellow fever outbreak, adding that “Nothing has been heard from him since.” He explains that young men travelled to New Orleans, Mobile, Cuba and settlements along the Mississippi “for the sake of higher wages,” but warns that those remaining too long “lose their health and life too.” Blacksmiths reportedly earned “$100 to $130 Dollars a month.” Further contents concern inheritance matters, financial disputes, and a glass and china business on Bleecker Street, New York. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (All Images) Estimate C$ 100 Currently...C$80.00 Will close during Public Auction 418   1850 (June 24), consular legal document from Dayton, Ohio, to Stuttgart, Württemberg, concerning an emigrant’s inheritance and renunciation of citizenship, blue folded document with various manuscript accounting marks, including crossed-out “6,” revised “10,” “20” and final “34” kreuzer due, reverse with complete colourless embossed “W. DRESEL / CONSUL / BALTIMORE” seal and black semicircular Bremen Thurn & Taxis exchange handstamp (8 Aug), complete notarized and consular-authenticated contents, crisp embossed impressions, fine. Carl Ludwig Bauser authorizes G.F. Schatz Sr. of Stuttgart to collect the inheritance of his late parents, Johann Georg and Magdalene Bauser of Sersheim, and settle his remaining affairs in Württemberg. He declares that he “renounce[s] forever the rights of a Württemberg citizen” and empowers his agent to obtain his formal release from allegiance. Signed by Bauser, witnessed by L. Huesmann and Anton Funk, notarized by John Folketh and authenticated by the Württemberg Consul in Baltimore. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (All Images) Estimate C$ 120 Currently...C$70.00 Will close during Public Auction 419   1851 (December 2), stampless folded letter from New Orleans to Wurmlingen, Württemberg, with contents encouraging family emigration and requesting fruit-tree stock, struck with blue New Orleans c.d.s., matching “PAID” and manuscript “10” rate, red New York transit (14 Dec) and Havre entry (12 Jan 1852), endorsed “cote Strasburg,” red crayon accounting marks, reverse with Paris transit (13 Jan) and red wax seal remnant, complete two-page German-language enclosure, sound and legible, fine-very fine. Jacob Enper encourages his brother to join him in Louisiana and offers to support his parents, assuring them that “you shall work no more. I have so much that we both have enough to live on.” He requests that they bring European fruit-tree stock: “bring fine varieties of young cherry tree shoots or cherry stones, also young plum shoots; pack them with the roots in damp moss from the forest in a small box at the beginning of October.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate C$ 80 Currently...C$40.00 Will close during Public Auction 420   1852 (November 16), Gregory’s Express folded letter from Glasgow to San Francisco, California, addressed to Messrs. Daniel Gibb & Co., endorsed “pr Gregory’s Express,” with clear strike of the two-line “Gregory’s Express Office” handstamp, “San Francisco” apparently omitted, internally docketed “Rec’d per Str. Independence, pr. Gregory’s Express, 6th January 1853,” red wax seal largely intact, very fine and choice; ex Dale–Lichtenstein. The enclosed letter discusses delayed California mails, express company services, coal shipments to Pacific ports and arrangements for the brig “Emily,” whose Liverpool to California passage had been of “extraordinary duration.” Particularly interesting are precautions against fraudulent collection of a $250 letter of credit issued for Campbell Henderson: fearing that it might “fall into wrong hands,” the writers instruct the merchants to question its bearer about his siblings’ names, accepting him only if he answers “Mary, Archibald, Helen & Walter” in the prescribed order. Displaying a lack of confidence in postal services, the sender hopes that overdue correspondence had been sent by “some of the Express Companies.” (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Estimate C$ 500 Currently...C$350.00 Will close during Public Auction Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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