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Quick Navigation by Category  The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Steamboats and (1157)   | 
 

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The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Steamboats and Steamships continued...

Transatlantic Ships - Culgoa to London (Milgram #323D-804B) continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1081     654 imageU.S.S. Iroquois (Pacific Ocean). Commanding Officers purple 2-line handstamp with signature at upper left on cover to Berkeley, Cal., franked with Hawaii 2¢ Rose (91) tied by "Honolulu, H.I., Sep. 5, 1899" duplex paying the soldiers letter rate, backstamped San Francisco transit & Berkeley arrival, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 654; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Fred Gregory lists this as only one strike recorded, however we are aware of this cover and one other. A similar cover with this marking was sold in our Sale #26 (April 2007, Lot 2506) for $3,500.

The 713-ton steam tugboat "U.S.S. Iroquois" arrived from San Francisco on January 28, 1899, and was stationed in Honolulu until May 19, 1900, with the exception of two documented voyages. The first was from August 13 to 15, 1899, when it traveled to Kauai to bring survivors of a shipwreck to Honolulu. The second was from February 13 to 16, 1900, to Hilo to investigate a report of plague. After May 1900, the "Iroquois" remained in Honolulu until sometime after Hawaii became a U.S. Territory. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1082     673 imagePacket Ship, James Munroe, Sailed March 1, 1819 (Atlantic Ocean). Red oval handstamp with red arced "Packet Ship" above on 1819 folded letter from Glasgow to Montreal, postmarked red "New York Apr 8" cds and matching "Ship" straightline with manuscript rates "20-½" (18½ cents postage for 150-400 miles and 2 cents ship fee) and "1N10", Very Fine and rare, ex-Steinhart.
Milgram No. 673; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1083     676 imageU.S. Training Ship Jamestown, Mar. 17, 1883 (Atlantic Ocean). Blue oval handstamp on 1883 cover to Brattleboro, VT., franked with French Colonies 25c (53) tied by Fort de France, Martinique double circle postmark, backstamped St. Thomas & New York transit postmarks, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 676; Estimate $300 - 400.

The "Jamestown" had a long and storied history serving literally around the world. First off the coast of Africa in 1845 to suppress the slave trade, later in 1847 to assist the starving population in Ireland during the potato famine, as well as service during the Civil War, and later in Alaska. The "Jamestown" was present at the hoisting of the U.S. Flag at Sitka on 18 October 1867 after Alaska was purchased from Russia.

She was then fitted out as an apprentice training ship and in 1882 proceeded to the Atlantic coast via Cape Horn. In her new capacity, she sailed the Atlantic Ocean, voyaging to the West Indies, Spain, and as far north as the State of Maine. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1084     677 imageJane MacWilliam (Atlantic Ocean). Near complete 2-line handstamp on 1823 folded letter from Havana to New York, postmarked red "Chalsn. Apr 22" and matching "Ship" straightline handstamp, manuscript "27" rate, letter with interesting contents which include, My arrival here in seven days from Savannah in good health and have over more avoided the pirates who had the day previously taken a schooner, murdered the Capt. (Blunt) & Cook from New Orleans had also 2 days previous taken the schooner Pilot from Baltimore. and is signed, in haste as the Brig is getting under way, some minor edge splits, Very Fine and very rare handstamp of which this is the only recorded example, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 677; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1085     683 imageS.S. Jeanie (Pacific Ocean). Blue straightline handstamp on 1888 cover to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 2¢ Bank Note (213), tied by grid cancel, bold "U.S. Charge To Collect 2 Cents" aux. handstamp, "Ship" straightline in circle, blue crayon "2" ties 2¢ Postage Due paying the due postage, backstamped San Francisco transit & New Bedford arrival, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 683; Estimate $300 - 400.

The "S.S. Jeanie" was a large 1,071-ton, 186-foot, three-masted steam schooner built in Bath, Maine, in 1883, and had run on nearly every route between San Francisco and the Arctic Ocean. In 1906, the vessel, owned by the Alaska Coast Company, was engaged in hauling passengers and freight between Puget Sound ports and southwest Alaska.

On Sunday, November 18, 1906, the "S.S. Jeanie" collided with the inland passenger steamer "S.S. Dix" in the Puget Sound. The "Dix", traveling from downtown Seattle to Port Blakely on Bainbridge Island with 77 passengers and crew on board, sinks within five minutes with a loss of at least 39 lives. It is the greatest maritime disaster ever recorded on Puget Sound.

The "S.S. Jeanie" met her own fate on December 19, 1913, while en route from Seattle to southwestern Alaska. She ran aground in heavy fog on Calvert Island in Queen Charlotte Sound, British Columbia, and became a total loss. Fortunately, there were no lives lost. The crew was rescued by the Canadian steamship "S.S. Estevan". (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1086     684A imageOn Board S.S. Jefferson. Multi-colored illustrated "patriotic" post card showing the Jefferson with "The Alaska Steamship Company" imprint, Wells, Fargo & Co. 1901 1¢ definitive tied by Ketchikan, Alaska duplex, second card with view of S.S. Jefferson, Alaska Tourist Steamer with similar franking tied by Seattle machine cancel, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 684A; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1087     709A-B imageStr. John B. Speed. Lot of two covers, first with bold purple handstamp straight line over elaborately illustrated corner card for "Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Co., Steamer New South", addressed to Hungary franked with three 1890 2¢ (220) singles tied by "Cincinnati, O. Jun 29 92" cds's, second with printed corner card for "Cincinnati and New Orleans, Elegant New Fast Passenger Steamer, John K. Speed" in red & green, franked with 1890 2¢ tied by "Natchez, Miss. May 28, 1894" duplex, small faults, Very Fine appearance, unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 709A-B; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1088     729 imagePacket Ship Josephine (Atlantic Coast). Bold and complete three line straightline on backflap on 1831 folded letter Cookstown, Ireland to Penn., postmarked red "New York Apr 19" cds with integral "Ship", manuscript "12½" rate, some minor edge restoration, Very Fine, an outstanding strike of this rare marking.
Milgram No. 729; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1089     737B-D imagePer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Two United States Postal entires & one Great Britain cover, all with different purple straightline handstamps of the "Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm", United States entires addressed to Germany and Great Britain cover to the United States, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 737B-D; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1090     758B imageKnickerbocker. Two folded covers with violet straight line handstamp to Mexico, first is franked with 5¢ Bank Note used in 1881, second is 1882 folded letter franked with 10¢ Bank Note, both tied by New York duplex cancel, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 758B; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1091     759A imagePer Kronprinz Wilhelm. Three 5¢ Postal entire to Germany all with different violet handstamps of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, one uprated with 1901 5¢ tied by U.S. German Sea Post Office duplex, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 759A; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1092     766B imageLancaster (Atlantic Ocean). Black straightline handstamp with equally impressive red "Ship" straightline on 1819 folded letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia, faint red "6" rate handstamp and manuscript "Per Lancaster" at top left, Extremely Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 766B; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A STUNNING COVER AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE MARKING.

An extremely rare transatlantic name-of-ship marking, the 383-ton "Lancaster" was the first ship in Cope's Philadelphia-Liverpool line (Thomas Potts, master). (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1093     768 imageU.S. Flag-Ship Lancaster, May 26, 1871 (Atlantic and Pacific Oceans). Blue fancy "rope" design oval handstamp on cover to Washington D.C., cover with unlisted "U.S. Flag-Ship Lancaster" corner card with manuscript "Rio de Janeiro May 25, '71" below, franked with 10¢ Banknote tied by attractive "New York Steamship" cds, part of address obliterated with some small defects, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce item.
Milgram No. 768; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1094     804B imageShip London (Atlantic Ocean). Rimless circular handstamp on 1823 folded letter from London to New York, manuscript "6" rate and "Per London" at upper left, couple light vert. file folds, Very Fine, the only recorded example.
Milgram No. 804B; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
Transatlantic Ships - Manchester to Saale (Milgram #844C-1235B)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1095     844C imageManchester (Atlantic Ocean). Black straightline handstamp on 1824 folded letter from Philadelphia to London, manuscript "1/7" rate, additional manuscript marking "Per Manchester via England" at lower left, backstamped boxed "Liverpool Ship Letter" handstamp, horizontal file fold with repair in address panel, otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded example, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 844C; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1096     845 imageVapor Manhattan, Jun 3, 1886 (Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico). Bold strike of dark violet double circle handstamp on folded letter from New York to Mexico, franked with 5¢ Garfield (file fold) tied by violet "Lineas Postales Maritimas, EUM" double circle, Very Fine and rare, Marking Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 845; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1097     891 imageShip Milo, S.G. Bronson, Sail*d mar. 27 (Atlantic Ocean). Exceptionally bold and complete blue fancy double circle handstamp on choice 1818 folded letter from Liverpool to Boston, faint but attractive arc "Ship 6" in ribbon, Extremely Fine.
Milgram No. 891; Estimate $500 - 750.

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE MARKING.

The "Milo" (398 tons) was built at Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1811 for David Hinckley of Boston. This was a very fast vessel, capable of a transatlantic crossing in less than 20 days. Under Captain Stephen Glover it was the first ship to sail from America and reach England (on June 3, 1815) after the close of the War of 1812. Captain Samuel G. Bronson assumed the role of master a few years later. Some collectors consider this the finest handstamped American transatlantic ship marking. Blake and Davis described it as "the only ocean 'packetmark' of a Boston regular trader." . (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1098     891 imageShip Milo, S.G. Bronson, Sail*d June 7 (Atlantic Ocean). Fancy blue double circle handstamp on 1818 folded letter to Antrim, Ireland, manuscript "2/7" rate and accountancy markings, light boxed "Liverpool Ship Letter", overall light soiling, Very Fine, the only recorded example with this sailing date.
Milgram No. 891; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1099     891 imageShip Milo, S.G. Bronson, Sail*d Aug. 16 (Atlantic Ocean). Bluish green fancy double circle handstamp on 1818 folded letter from London to New York, postmarked red "Boston Sep 22" cds and matching "Ship" straightline with manuscript "20¾" rate, couple of file folds, F.-V.F.
Milgram No. 891; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction
1100     891 imageShip Milo, S.G. Bronson, Sail*d Aug. 16 (Atlantic Ocean). Blue fancy double circle handstamp on folded letter (datelined "Bremen July 25, 1818") to Providence, R.I., postmarked red "Boston Sep 22" cds and matching "Ship" straightline with manuscript "12" rate, vertical file folds, F.-V.F., ex-Blake & C. Hahn.
Milgram No. 891; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction

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