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Waterway Covers
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 43 |
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299 |
 Red River Packet
Countess (Milgram 299) sharp red oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) buff Nesbitt entire from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La.; edge tear just into oval, otherwise Extremely Fine and choice example of this
rare handstamp. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 299] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 44 |
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473 |
 Frank Lyon (Milgram
473) partial red oval illustrated handstamp on May 27th 1853 cover from Natchez bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), tied by bold "STEAM" straightline, red "New Orleans La. Mar 28" cds adjacent to Baltimore Md., forwarded with 3¢
dull red (11A) tied by "Baltimore Md. Apr 5" cds to Bel Air Md., original "Natchez May 27. 1853" datelined letter accompanies; small edge tear, otherwise Very Fine and unusual forwarded steamboat letter. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
Get Market Data for [United States 473] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 45 |
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938 |
 Steamer, Morning
Light, Capt. Wm. Dillon. (Milgram 938) intense blue oval handstamp ties 3¢ dull red (26), rich color, on orange piece endorsed "Morning Light" at top, Extremely Fine and choice. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 938] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 46 |
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 Steamer Franklin,
New-York and Havre Steam Navigation Company, blue double-oval handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "New York 14th Nov 1851" to Cognac, France, Havre red "Outre-Mer Le Havre 28 Nov 51" entry cds and "6" decimes due handstamp struck, Very
Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 47 |
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702 |
 From Steamer J.M.
Relf (Milgram 702) red oval handstamp on cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26), small tear at top, canceled by manuscript squiggle from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., endorsed "Per Steamer Relf" at bottom
left, Very Fine and choice strike. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 702] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 48 |
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 "Steam Boat",
straightline and matching "Due 1" in circle handstamps four 3¢ pink entires (U58 or U59) to Bound Brook N.J., one with additional partial 1866 steamship cachet handstamp; few small faults, F.-V.F. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Foreign Mail
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 49 |
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 1826 (Dec. 29)
London, England to Philadelphia Pa. via Annapolis Md., double-weight folded letter with red London "Paid" (12.26) cds and red manuscript "4/4" 4s4d rating for prepaid packet fee, carried by Falmouth Packet Redpole from Falmouth Jan. 11th
to Bermuda arriving Mar. 3rd, then Cunard Sailing Packet Susan to Annapolis arriving Mar. 18th after running aground twice, red "Annaps. Md. Mar 19" cds with matching "Ship" handstamp and ms. "14½" due incorrect rating for single-rate
to Philadelphia, Very Fine and choice, the first of only nine monthly voyages to Annapolis, a very rare British packet service cover. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 50 |
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 1831 (Feb. 10) New
York N.Y. to Bordeaux, France, folded price list datelined "New York, February 10, 1831" with sharp "Par CHAS. CARROLL, 12 Feb 1831" two-line handstamp, entered French mails with boxed "Pays D'outremer Par Le Havre" and manuscript "14"
decimes, Very Fine and rare ship marking. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 51 |
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 1835 (Mar. 12)
Bordeaux, France to New Orleans La. and forwarded New York City, folded letter datelined "Bordeaux 12 March 1835" and endorsed endorsed "Pr Pomona" at top left, addressed originally to New Orleans and rewritten as New York, clear
red "Phila., May 5" octagon datestamp and matching Full Rigged Ship octagon handstamp with red manuscript "14½" rating rerated to double "27" rate most likely in New York, Very Fine. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 52 |
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 "Unicorn" Maiden
Voyage, Liverpool May 16th - Boston June 3rd 1840, folded letter from the Abraham Bell correpsonde to New York datelined "Liverpool 4 Mo 30th 1840", endorsed "'Unicorn' via Halifax & Boston", carried by Cunard Line Unicorn
from Liverpool May 16th to Boston arriving Jun. 3rd, entered U.S. mails with red "Boston Ms., Ship, Jun 4" cds with "39" cent rating for two-times the 18½¢ inland postage (150-400 miles) plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 53 |
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 1852 (Mar. 15) San
Francisco, Cal. to Herford, Germany, blue folded letter with red "San Francisco, Cal. 15 Mar" cds and matching bold "Paid" and error "26" rating handstamps (26¢ British rate instead of 27¢ for Bremen Mail), red "New York, Apr 21"
exchange backstamp and matching "PAID ALL" straightline with "26" rating crossed out and magenta "7" cent credit, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Apr. 24th to Bremen arriving Sep. 8th, Hannover P.O. in Bremen red script "Fr. 2
5/12" straightline applied, Minden (5.10) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and unique error use. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 54 |
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 1853 (Aug.) Pisa,
Italy via Paris forwarder to Groton Mass., cover written in Pisa and endorsed "p Humboldt", sent under separate cover to forwarder Green & Co., Paris with company cachet struck on reverse, red Havre (8.2) exchange cds and matching "PD" framed
handstamp, carried as endorsed by Havre Line Humboldt from Havre Sep. 3rd to New York arriving Aug. 15th, bold "N. York, Am. Pkt. '40' Aug 16" integral exchange debit cds; some edge wear and small tear, a Very Fine and scarce New York "40"
debit exchange cds. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 55 |
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 1853 (Sep. 14)
Havana, Cuba to Cadiz, Spain via New York and London, blue folded letter sent care of New York forwarder with "Aguirre & Galwey, New York" oval backstamp, carried by steamship to New York with bold "Steamship 10" circular handstamp, then
forwarded with "New York '5' Oct 5" debit cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Africa from New York Oct. 5th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 15th, red London (10.17) arrival backstamp and manuscript "1/-" one-shilling due rating,
forwarder privately to Cadiz, Very Fine and scarce forwarded use. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 56 |
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 1854 (Oct.) Havana,
Cuba to Madrid, Spain via New York, folded letter carried per "Black Warrior" to New York, forwarder Gudewill & Mohr prepaid 73¢ for the expensive rate via Southampton to Spain, red "New.York Am. Packet, Nov 4" exhange cds with pencil
"73" prepaid rating and magenta "53" cent credit to G.B., carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York Nov. 4th to Southampton arriving Nov. 19th, red-orange London Paid (11.20) transit and matching "PF" oval, arrived after the
Peninsula packet had sailed, so sent to Madrid by French railways, Spain "20 Rs." reales due handstamp for Spanish inland, Very Fine and rare 73¢ rate to Spain via British Open Mail and French Transit. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 57 |
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 1859 (Jun. 3)
Philadelphia Pa. to Cape Palmas, Liberia, orange buff cover to Rev. Jacob Rambo with red "Philadelphia Pa. 'Paid' Jun 3" cds and matching circled "Paid" handstamp with magenta "33" cent prepaid rating, carried by Inman Line City of
Baltimore from New York Jun. 4th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 14th, red London Paid (6.15) and Liverpool (6.16) transits, then by African Steam Ship Co. from Liverpool to Cape Palmas, Very Fine and rare transatlantic use to Liberia. (Image1)
|
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 58 |
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 1860 (Mar. 20)
Valença, Portugal to Boston Mass. via New York, gray folded letter sent unpaid endorsed "Via England", red London (3.5) transit backstamp and manuscript "24" cent debit to U.S., carried by Havre Line Fulton from Southampton Mar. 7th
to New York arriving Mar. 20th, "New.York, Am. Packet, Mar 20" exchange cds with matching bold "45" cent due rating, Very Fine and scarce use from Portugal.
(Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 59 |
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 (Depreciated
Currency) 1864 (Dec. 8) Smyrna, Turkey to New York N.Y., blue unpaid triple-weight folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence datelined "Smyrna, December 8th 1864" with "Smyrne 8 Dec 64" origin cds, Marseilles (12.15, 12.16) transit
backstamps, carried by Havre Line Etna from Queenstown Dec. 22nd to New York arriving Jan. 2nd, "New-York, Am. Pkt. Jan 2" exchange cds with manuscript "198/90" depreciated currency rating adjacent for 90¢ in gold or
198¢ in notes, Very Fine and scarce high-rate use. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 60 |
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 1868 (Aug. 1)
Belize, British Honduras to Pocasset, Mass. via New Orleans, clear strike of red British Post Office "Belize, Paid, AU 1, 68" cds and red crayon "4" pence rating on all-over gray shaded ad cover of E.R. Poole, Commissioner Merchant,
New Orleans, "Agent for the Charleston & Savannah Line of Packets", carried by Steamship Trade Wind direct from Belize to New Orleans arriving Aug. 7th, entered U.S. mails with "New Orleans La., Aug 8" duplex and matching sharp
"Steamship 10" circular due handstamp as loose incoming steamship letter; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and attractive. (Image1)
|
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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