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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
9186 |
Brief |
1860, NORTH BRITON: Front William Bemrose of Derby cartoon, unpaid cover from "LONDON AP 18 60" to Elmira, upon arrival integral
cds. "PORTLAND AM. PKt. 24 MAY 2 1860" struck, fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €150.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9187 |
Brief |
1861, ADRIATIC: Maiden Voyage for North Atlanctic Steamship Co. as a charter to Cunard to replace the "Australasian", Washington
3c. red and 12c. black tied by grid to envelope with cds. "WORCESTER MAR 12" alongside to Paris, in New York red integral cds. "NEW YORK PAID MAR 13 12" struck, 12c. short perfs at bottom, otherwise fine and attractive (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €180.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9188 |
Brief |
1861, AFRICA: Patriotic Cover "Our Country" from "FONTANELLE AUG 7" to Lindfield, Sussex, endorsed "Paid 24 cts" with red credit
handstamp "19" alongside, vertical fold, reverse somewhat stained, otherwise fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €280.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9189 |
Brief |
1861, ANGLO SAXON: Unpaid envelope from "SPALDING JU 11 61" via "LONDON JU 12 61" to Brodhead, Wisconsin, "3 CENTS" debit
handstamp applied, and upon arrival integral cds. "CHICAGO AM. PKT. JUN 28 24" applied, fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9190 |
Brief |
1861, JURA: Maiden Voyage after purchase by Allan from Cunard, Victoria 2d. blue and 4d. rose tied by duplex "EDINGBURG OC 16
61" to small envelope to Virginia, underpaid, and thus debit handstamp "3 CENTS" applied, missed the sailing of "ANGLO SAXON" thus put on "JURA", franking ingnored and with integral cds. "PORTLAND AM. PKT. 24 NOC 4 1861" struck on arrival, the cover
was undeliverable due to the Civil War, sent to Dead Letter office and two strikes of red boxed "Sent back to England without a reason for non delivery", fine and interesting entire (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €800.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9191 |
Brief |
1861, NORTH BRITON: Prepaid envelope from "QUEBEC NO 1 1861" with straight-line "6d Paid 7½Cy" to New Orleans, sent via
Liverpool to beat the Civil War blockade,departured from Quebec but wrecked on the Mingan Islands in Labrador during a storm on 5th November with total loss but no casualties. Put on the following steamship "Anglo Saxon" and arrived Liverpool 23rd
November. Transferred to "Africa", some wear as to be expected, the only known cover from this wreck. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €1,500.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9192 |
Brief |
1862, CITY OF WASHINGTON: 3c. rose and 30c. orange, each as horizontal pair, fresh and bright colours, tied by three clear
strikes of Boston large "PAID" grid cancel to folded lettersheet endorsed "via England p City of Washington" to Port-Elizabeth, red crayon "12" credit marking and red "LONDON E.C. PAID JY 4 62" alongside, further red "1"d colonial rate, some
negligible crease from edge of interior lettersheet (removed), minor edge wear, small affixed lot label, a very fine and rare, colourful 1861 double franking to Cape of Good Hope, certificate PF (2007) (Image 1)
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SOLD for €1,400.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9193 |
Brief |
1862, NORTH AMERICAN: Washington 3c., horizontal strip of three, pair and two singles tied by blue cds. "CHICAGO JUL 30 1862" to
envelope to Brussels, franked with 21 cents, the rate by American Packet to Belgium via British open mail, the post office did not recognize that this rate had been superseded 18 month earlier, charged with "2" decimes due, backflap missing, short
and/or toned perfs, still and attractive entire (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €700.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9194 |
Brief |
1862, NORTH AMERICAN: Patriotic cover ""Union" with Tree of Flags," franked with Washington 24c. brown-lilac tied cds. cds.
"HANCOCK JUN 15" to Manchester, with red integral cds. "DETROIT JUN 19 3 PAID" alongside, some wear, address partly re-written, adhesives straight edge at left, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1987) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €460.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9195 |
Brief |
1862, NORWEGIAN: Victoria 1sh. green tied by numeral to slightly reduced cover to Washington, "21 CENTS" due handstamp applied
and red integral "PORTLAND AM. PKt. 24 APR 15 1862 PAID" applied upon arrival, small horizontal bend, otherwise fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9196 |
Brief |
1863, ETNA: Victoria 6d. violett, irregular block of four and single tied by numeral "15" to registered folded letter endorsed
"per Etna via Queenstown" to Philadelphia, red "LOMBARD STREEET REGISTERED LETTER" and manuscript "42/6" with matching red handstamp "48" alongside, stamps some imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €240.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9197 |
Brief |
1863, ETNA: Franklin 1c. blue and Washington 24c. lilac-grey tied by grid to small envelope with adjacent integral cds.
"NEW-YORK 3 JUN 6" to Caledon, Ireland, paying the rate of a ½ oz plus 1 cent for a local carrier, stamps some faults and cleaned, otherwise fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €440.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9198 |
Brief |
1863, RANGER: Envelope from Bermuda endorsed "pr. Ranger" and "Care L.G. Haille..." sent unpaid to Wilmington with arrival mark,
charged with "12" (=2c. ship and 10c. inland) and sent unward to Wetumpka, Alabama, flap missing, otherwise fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €440.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9199 |
Brief |
1864, ETNA: Jefferson 5c. brown and horizontal pair Washington 24c. gray tied by bold strikes of star in circle to folded
letter to Shanghai, "32" credit in manuscript to the UK, carried by P&O´s "Euxine" to Alexandria, "Rangoon" to Galle and "Emeu" to Hong Kong with arrival mark "HONGKONG AU 5 64" and "1d" british colonial credit handstamp, left 24c. adhesives
small nick and toned, otherwise fine, certificate PF (2006) (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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SOLD for €650.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9200 |
Brief |
1864, ENTA: Unpaid triple-weight folded letter dated "Smyrna, December 8th 1864" with matching cds. "SMYRNE 8 DEC 64" alongside
to New York, charged with "198/90" (90 cents in gold or 198 in notes), fine and scarce (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €160.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9201 |
Brief |
1864, ST.DAVID: Victoria 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and singles, tied by duplex "HAWICK NO 24 64" to mourning cover to
Canton, New York. The ship broke her scrw and was towed by the "Damascus" to Portland, there the rare circular red "21" struck as credit handstamp to the UK, right stamp few imperfections, rare and attractive entire being one of only four recorded
bearing the circular "21 cents" handstamp (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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SOLD for €600.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9202 |
Brief |
1864, UNKNOWN VESSEL: Confederacy, Blockade-Run from Fort Pemperton via "BAHAMAS AU 3 1864" and Halifax and put on Cunards
"ASIA" to Liverpool, blue crayon charge "1(sh)/5(d)" plus "7"(d) manuscript rate totaled in "2" thus handstamp "2/-" struck, smaller repairs to the cover, still and attractive and scarce entire from the famous Burckmyer correspondence
(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €560.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9203 |
Brief |
1865, CARROLL: Maiden Voyage, folded lettersheet from "LONDON JU 6 66" to Richmond, Virginia, upon arrival, black "BALTIMORE JUN
1866" applied, and due to missing handstamps for the rate, manuscript "24/36" in crayon as depreciated currency noted, very few covers of this route are known (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €900.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9204 |
Brief |
1866, CITY OF LONDON: Victoria 2d. blue and horizontal pair 1sh green tied y numeral "46" to folded letter with late fee,
endorsed "City of London via Queenstown" to New York, unusual red crayon accounting mark "42/2" debiting the UK, left 1sh pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €150.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
9205 |
Brief |
1866, CITY OF PARIS: Maiden Voyage, Helvetia 30c. vermillion and two singles 40c. green tied by cds. "RHEINHECK 17 MRZ 66" to
folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, french red crayon "9" cent credit to U.S, upon arrival cds. "PHILA AM. PLT PAID APR 2" and "21" handstamp struck, adhesives slightly toned, sime perf flaws, otherwise fine and attractive (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for €200.00
Closing..Mar-23, 11:59 PM |
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