Transatlantic Ships - Culgoa to London (Milgram #323D-804B) continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1061 |
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400 |
 Packet Brig Eliza (Atlantic Ocean). Straight-line handstamp on folded letter to New York, datelined "Gibraltar April 30th, 1828", manuscript "6" rate, vertical file fold and some light soiling, Very Fine,
Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 400; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A SUPERB STRIKE OF THIS EARLY NAME OF BOAT MARKING AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1062 |
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 Pr. Europa. Red straight line handstamp with matching oval forwarder's handstamp of T.W. Ward Boston on 1849 folded letter from New Orleans to Amsterdam, franked with two 1847 5¢ Red Brown singles
(four margins) tied by red grids, backstamped London transit & Amsterdam arrival, cover cleaned with some restoration, Very Fine appearance and a rare usage, Unlisted in Milgram. Milgram No. 429A.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
THE
ONLY RECORDED TRANS ATLANTIC COVER FRANKED WITH THE 1847 ISSUE AND WITH SHIP NAME HANDSTAMP. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1063 |
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434 |
 U.S. Mail Steamship Fah Kee (Atlantic Ocean). Bold strike of "Apr 21, 1866, St. Jago" shield handstamp on folded letter datelined "St. Jago de Cuba, 20th April 1866" from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence to New York
City, with black "Steamship 10" cent due rating circular handstamp applied, light file fold affecting marking which is typically found on the reverse, Very Fine and choice, an extremely fresh and Gem cover, Illustrated in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 434; Estimate $400 - 600.
On August 10th 1865 Capt. John Sterling purchased for $65,000 the wooden screw steamer "Fah Kee" from the U.S. Quartermasters. He contracted with New York's Waydell & Co. to run a
regular mail packet from New York to St. Jago de Cuba. The contract with Waydell was run under the provisions of the Foreign Mails act of 1845 but only lasted three years as opposed to the normal ten years of the Act. The vessel was sold to the
Bermuda authorities in 1868. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1064 |
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434 |
 U.S. Mail Steamship Fah Kee (Atlantic Ocean). Shield handstamp on back flap of 1867 folded letter from St. Jago de Cuba to New York, postmarked bold New York "Steamship 10" handstamp on front, Very
Fine.
Milgram No. 434; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1065 |
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471 |
 New York and Havre Steam Navigation Corp Steamer Franklin (Atlantic Ocean). Bold and complete blue oval handstamp on 1852 folded letter from Paris to Waterbury, Conn., postmarked "New York Mar. 2" cds with integral
"20" rate, Extremely Fine, a very rare example of this handstamp in perfect condition.
Milgram No. 471; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1066 |
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482B |
 Pr*Ship*Friends* (Atlantic Ocean). Bold and complete red straightline handstamp on folded letter to Princeton, N.J., datelined "Glasgow 18th Augt, 1821", postmarked red "New York Sept 22" cds with straight line Ship
handstamp and "12" rate, Extremely Fine, ex-"Chicago" Collection.
Milgram No. 482B; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A SUPERB STRIKE OF THIS EARLY NAME OF BOAT MARKING AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1067 |
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487A-C |
 Per Fuerst Bismark. Three postal entires to Europe all with different "Per Fuerst Bismark" straight line handstamps, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 487A-C; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1068 |
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488A |
 Per S.S. Gaelic. Purple handstamps on 1¢ postal wrapper (W304) to Japan, "From Macondray & Co. San Francisco" purple company oval, indistinct San Francisco double oval across embossing, ragged across top,
still Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 488A; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1069 |
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556A |
 Forwarded Pr Great Western, By Gibbs, Bright & Co. Bristol 4 June 1840. Bold and complete oval on backflap of 1840 folded letter from Manchester to Philadelphia, postmarked light strike of indistinct red cds, Very
Fine, the only recorded example, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 556A; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1070 |
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572 |
 U.S. Flag Ship Guerriere Mar 25 1868 (South Atlantic Naval Station, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Bold and complete dated blue oval handstamp on 1868 cover from Rio de Janeiro to Norfolk, Va., postmarked "New York U.S.
Notes 10 Apr 21" cds, edge wear at left corner, flap missing and light toning covering left half of cover, also included lengthy original enclosure (some aging), F.-V.F., a scarce marking.
Milgram No. 572; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1071 |
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587 |
 U.S. Ship Hartford (Atlantic Ocean). Printed blue corner card on 1877 cover to Annapolis, Md. franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by cork cancel with indistinct town alongside, Very Fine, Illustrated in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 587; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1072 |
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589 |
 U.S. Ship Hartford (Atlantic Ocean). Bold and complete fancy blue illustrated (fully rigged ship) handstamp on cover to Pikesville Md., postmarked "New York May 6, Due 5 cents" double barrel handstamp cancel, endorsed
"Ship's Letter, U.S.S. Hartford" at top left, small corner faults, still Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 589; Estimate $500 - 750.
The "Hartford" was Admiral Farragut's flagship during the Civil War. In
later years it patrolled in the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1073 |
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590A |
 U.S.F.S. Hartford Pacific Station (Pacific Ocean). Printed corner card on cover to Brooklyn, N.Y., franked with 2¢ Bank Note (small faults & nat. straight edge) tied by fancy segmented cancel with "San Francisco,
Cal. May 31" cds alongside, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 590A; Estimate $200 - 300.
In 1882, as Captain Stephen B. Luce's flagship of the North Atlantic Station, "Hartford" visited the Caroline Island, Hawaii, and Valparaíso,
Chile, before arriving San Francisco on 17 March 1884. She then cruised in the Pacific until decommissioning 14 January 1887 at Mare Island, California, for apprentice sea-training use. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1074 |
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600 |
 Ship Herald, Sailed Febry 25 (Atlantic Ocean). Complete blue dated double circle handstamp on 1819 folded letter to Boston, Mass., faint "Ship 6" in arced ribbon, two vertical file folds, otherwise Very Fine, the
only recorded example, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 600; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1075 |
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600 var. |
 Ship Herald, P. Fox, Sailed April 30 (Atlantic Ocean). Complete black dated double circle handstamp on 1819 folded letter from Boston to Liverpool, boxed two line "Liverpool Ships Letter" straightline with manuscript
"8" rate, sealed tear at right, Very Fine, a superb strike of this rare marking.
Milgram No. 600 var.; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
The "Herald", a vessel of 302 tons, was built at Newburyport in 1818. Samuel G. Bronson was the captain
of the new vessel but was lost overboard on the first trip out. Philip Fox, first mate assumed command after this tragic accident. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1076 |
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600 var. |
 Ship Herald, P. Fox, Sailed Dec 5 (Atlantic Ocean). Light red double circle handstamp on 1819 folded letter from London to Beverly, Mass., postmarked red "Boston Ms. Dec 24" cds and matching "Ship" straightline with
manuscript "8" rate, backstamped with perfect strike of boxed "Forwarded by Y.O.Sts Maury & Latham of Liverpool" handstamp, two light vert. file folds, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 600 var.; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1077 |
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601 |
 Ship Herald, P. Fox, Saild July 3 (Atlantic Ocean). Blurred but complete olive green double circle handstamp on 1819 printed Prices Current from Liverpool to Providence, R.I., postmarked light red Boston Ms cds and
"Ship" straightline with manuscript "12" rate, manuscript notation "Herald via Boston" at lower left, Very Fine, ex-Chambers, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 601; Estimate $500 - 750.
Postage of 12¢ was collected
from the addressee in Providence; 2¢ for the ship letter fee and 10¢ letter postage. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1078 |
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605 |
 Pr. Hibernia (Atlantic Ocean). Red straight-line handstamp on 1844 folded letter from Mobile, Ala. to London, sent with blue "Mobile, Ala. May 4" cds & manuscript "50" rate to forwarder (Goodhue & Co.) in New
York for transmission onward to London, sent to Boston forwarder, T.W. Ward with red handstamp applied and matching Pr. Hibernia straight line, backstamped red arrival cds, couple vert. file folds, otherwise Very Fine.
Milgram
No. 605; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1079 |
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607AA |
 Paid* Pr* Hibernia,* (Atlantic Ocean). Bold black handstamp on 1843 folded letter from London to an Oil merchant in New York, some restoration along top and edges, Very Fine appearance, the only recorded
example.
Milgram No. 607AA; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1080 |
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613A |
 Steamer Hong Kong Maru. Purple straightline on 5¢ entire with blue illustrated advertising to Japan, cancelled with "San Francisco Jun 14, 1911" machine cancel, Very Fine and attractive.
Milgram
No. 613A; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
