Transatlantic Ships - British Queen to Cuba (Milgram #144E-323C)
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1023 |
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144E |
 British Queen (Atlantic Ocean). Printed woodcut illustration of the British Queen with caption on a small piece of paper affixed by sender to printed Prices Current with letter addressed to New York with ship-name
directive "B Q" at bottom left, printed datelined reads, "Per British Queen" & "Liverpool, 2th October 1839", large manuscript "6" ship-rate due marking applied at New York ties the illustrated cut-out, proving it was affixed by the sender to
decorate the address panel, Very Fine and quite unusual.
Milgram No. 144E; Estimate $500 - 750.
AN OUTSTANDING ITEM FOR THE SPECIALIST, OF WHICH ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED.
The "British Queen" was owned by the British
and American Steam Navigation Co. The "British Queen" was substantially larger than other transatlantic steamers used at the time, earning the company a profit. She was later sold to the Belgian government after the finance collapse of the firm in
1841. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1024 |
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160 |
 PR. Caledonia (Atlantic Ocean). Red straight-line handstamp on 1846 folded letter to London, red forwarder's oval "Ford By T.W. Ward Boston" handstamp, manuscript transatlantic rate, couple vertical file folds,
slightly impacting both handstamps, otherwise Very Fine, a nice use of Ward name-of-ship handstamped directive, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 160; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1025 |
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161 |
 PR. Caledonia (Atlantic Ocean). Red straight-line handstamp on 1842 folded letter from New Orleans to London, sent with blue "New Orleans, La. Sep 2" cds & manuscript "25" rate to forwarder (Goodhue & Co.) in
New York for transmission to London, backstamped with red oval Goodhue forwarder marking and sent to Boston forwarder, T.W. Ward with red handstamp applied and matching Pr. Caledonia straight line, backstamped red arrival cds,
light file folds, Very Fine and attractive double forwarder usage with this steamship directive.
Milgram No. 161; Estimate $500 - 750.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1026 |
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170 |
 Camillus * I. Boyer * Sailed Aug 23 (Atlantic Ocean). Ornamental oval frame datestamp on 1820 folded letter to New York, letter split along edges and silked, F.-V.F. appearance.
Milgram No. 170; Estimate $300
- 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1027 |
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170 |
 Camillus * I. Boyer * Sailed Aug 23 (Atlantic Ocean). Near complete saw toothed black oval handstamp on 1820 folded letter from Glasgow to Montreal Canada, postmarked red "New-York Oct 9" cds with matching
straight line "Ship" handstamp, cleaned & some restoration, F.-V.F. appearance.
Milgram No. 170; Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS MARKING AND THE ONLY ONE TO CANADA. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1028 |
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170A-C |
 Per Campania. Three covers all with different steamship directive handstamp's, first is a 5¢ entire (part of address crossed out) to Germany, 2nd is 5¢ entire uprated with 5¢ Bureau Issue to Germany and
last is 5¢ Bureau Issues to Switzerland, F.-V.F.
Milgram No. 170A-C; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1029 |
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171 |
 Per Canada (Atlantic Ocean). Blue embossed corner card on 1859 cover to England, indistinct black cds with integral "5" (most probably New York), "Birmingham Ju 18 59" receiver cds and accountancy marking, Very Fine
and scarce, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 171; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1030 |
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175A-C |
 S.S. Caracas. Three 1¢ postal entires (two wrappers & one entire) all addressed to Venezuela with different purple straight line routing directives, F.-V.F.
Milgram No. 175A-C; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1031 |
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183A-B |
 Per Steamer Cedric. Two cover with different Cedric steamship handstamp directives, first is 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (326) on 1905 cover to Switzerland and second is 1907 5¢ postal entire to Germany,
Very Fine.
Milgram No. 183A-B; Estimate $75 - 100. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $75-100
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1032 |
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219A |
 Vapor Chile P. Bold strike of straightline handstamp on 1842 folded cover from Guayaquil to Valparaiso, manuscript "2½" rate, endorsed "Str. Chili" at bottom left, Very Fine, Unlisted in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 219A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1033 |
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220 |
 Via San Francisco, Per China. 2-line handstamp on 1867 folded letter from Boston to "Mr. J. Howard Nichols" (China), otherwise unaddressed, cover with blue company handstamp of "G.A. Gardner & Co." on reverse, repaired
upper left, Very Fine appearance, the only recorded example, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 220; Estimate $200 - 300.
John Howard Nichols was born in 1838, in Kingston, New Hampshire, and grew up in Exeter, New
Hampshire, where he attended Phillips Academy. After graduation, he taught at a school in Stratham, New Hampshire for a year, before moving to Boston to work as a clerk for a tea importing house on Central Wharf. It was there that Nichols was noticed
by John L. Gardner, who hired him as a supercargo on the bark "Arthur", which was bound for China in 1858. Once he arrived in China, Gardner requested that Nichols remain in China to act as an agent. He accepted the position and remained in China for
ten years, returning to America once during this time. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1034 |
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223 |
 Vapor City of Alexandria (Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico). Magenta saw toothed illustrated oval handstamp on folded letter to Mexico, franked with pair 10¢ Banknotes (irregular perfs at right), tied by "New
York Nov. 18 80" #4 duplex, small cover stain affecting steamer oval, still Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 223; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1035 |
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223A |
 Vapor City of Alexandria. Blue serrated oval handstamp on 1882 legal size cover from New York to Mexico, franked with 1¢ + 3¢ strip of 3 Bank Notes tied by New York duplex cancels, addressed to
Capt. of Bark Nellie Brett with B.F. Metcalf & Co., Ship Brokers & Commission Merchants corner card, vert. file fold, F.-V.F., Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 223A; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1036 |
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224-224A |
 City of Alexandria, Campeche (Gulf of Mexico). Two folded cover to Mexico each franked with 5¢ Taylor Bank Note tied by New York duplex cancel and with different violet handstamp directives for the Str. City of
Alexandria, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 224-224A; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1037 |
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226B |
 City of Brussels (Atlantic Ocean). Bold blue straight line handstamp with matching "Voie de Queenstown" straight line on 1878 French cover to Rhode Island, franked with 40c Ceres tied by Paris double circle postmark,
included is second cover with similar franking to New York with "Voie de Queenstown" straight line, but without the "City of Brussels" handstamp, Very Fine, ex-R. Winter, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 226B; Estimate $150 -
200. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1038 |
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230A |
 City of Hartford (Atlantic Coast). Shield type illustrated corner card with steamers schedule on stampless cover to Conn., flap torn, Very Fine, the only recorded example, Illustrated in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 230A; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1039 |
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231 |
 S.S. City of Havana (Atlantic Coast - Cuba). Purple straightline handstamp on blue cover cut to form homemade wrapper to Jalapa, purple "Via Vera Cruz" handstamp below steamship handstamp, franked with 2¢
Vermilion Banknote tied by cork cancel paying "circular" rate, the wrapper is unopened with its original contents, Very Fine and rare.
Milgram No. 231; Estimate $300 - 400.
This very unusual cover consists of an envelope with its
corners cut off. The 2¢ stamp is tied to the contents of this printed circular. The two separate magenta straight lines were applied in New York. It is presumed that the corners of the envelope were cut to reveal that the contents of the
envelope justified the two cent rate. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1040 |
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238A-B |
 Per City of Merida (Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico). "per" in manuscript, two folded covers to Mexico, each with purple straightline handstamp directive, one franked with 30¢ Banknote tied by "New York
Dec 7" cds and indistinct New York Foreign Mail cancel, "50cs" handstamp with additional "50" in blue crayon, second franked with with 10¢ Bank Note tied by similar New York cds, plus third folded cover used from New Orleans with
different type magenta handstamp, "Vapor City of Mexico", Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 238A-B; Estimate $300 - 400.
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
