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 (Express Mail) Charleston, S.C. Red cds on two 1837 folded letters; one to Camden, S.C. and other to MacMeekens, S.C., both with "37½" short ratings, also includes 1838 Philada, Pa. to Charleston, S.C. with
"Express" in "Express Mail" cross out and rated "25" for normal rate, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 742 |
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 (Express Mail) Cincinnati, O., Mar 31. Red balloon cds on folded letter sheet to Hartford, Ct., manuscript "75" and "Express Mail" notation above; file fold, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 743 |
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 (Express Mail) Mobile, Ala. 6 folded letters mostly to New York (one to Newburgh, N.Y.); five with manuscript "75" rate and one with "3.00" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 744 |
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 (Express Mail) New Orleans, La. Blue cds on seven 1836-37 folded letters; five to New York, two with "75" and three with "1.50" rates, and two to Philadelphia with "75" and "3.00" rates, Very Fine.
Estimate;
$150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 745 |
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 (Express Mail) New Orleans, La. Blue cds on four 1837 folded letters, three to New York and one to Boston, Mass.; with manuscript "75", "1.50", "2.25" (Boston) & "3.00" express ratings, Very Fine.
Estimate;
$150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 746 |
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 (Express Mail) New Orleans, La. Blue cds on eleven 1837 folded letters; nine to New York, six with manuscript "75" and three with "1.50" rating, one to Hartford, Ct. with "1.50" rate and another to Richmond, Va. with
"75" rating, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 747 |
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 (Express Mail) New Orleans, La. Six 1838-39 folded letters, five with manuscript 75 rate and one 1.50 double rate; destinations include Philadelphia, Pa., Hartford, Ct. (two, one with 1.50 rate), Boston, Mass., New
York and Providence, R.I.; one from the FDR collection, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 748 |
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 (Express Mail) New Orleans, La., Mar 6. Blue cds on 1845 folded letter to Boston, Mass., matching "Paid" handstamp and blue manuscript "25" rate, endorsed "Express Mail" at top, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 -
300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 749 |
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 (Express Mail) New York. Red cds on five 1837-39 folded letters; with three to New Orleans, two "75" and one "2.20" rates, one to Natchez and Montgomery, Ala. with "75" rates, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 750 |
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 (Express Mail) Philada, Pa., Feb 1. Blue cds on 1838 folded letter to Natchez, La., matching boxed "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "75" rating, endorsed "Per Express mail, via New Orleans", Single; file fold, Very
Fine, ex-Gibson.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 751 |
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 (Express Mail) Philadelphia, Pa., Mar 1. Blue cds on 1837 folded letter to New Orleans, La., with two matching strikes of boxed "Paid" handstamps over manuscript notation "express mail double, $1.50 dropped in box
under cover", red manuscript "1.50" rating; central file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 752 |
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Express Mail Balance. Group of nine 1830's folded letters with various express rates; includes Demopolis to Huntsville, Ala., New Orleans, La. to N.Y., New York to Natchez, Charleston, S.C. to N.Y. and Boston, etc., with a few other related
items included.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Foreign Mail
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Lot Description |
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| 753 |
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 (England to Wilmington, N.C., 1827). Folded cover from Wooler, England to Wilmington, N.C., manuscript "2/5" rate for packet fee from Wooler, carried by British Falmouth Packet Redpole to Bermuda and onward to
Annapolis by Cunard Sailing Packet Susan, postmarked red "Annapolis Mar 19" cds with matching straight line "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate (2¢ ship + 25¢ inland postage), Very Fine, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate;
$300 - 400.
Since the British Falmouth packet service to New York was suspended in late 1826, letters for America in 1827 were put off at Bermuda, where Cunard sailing packet was contracted to carry them to Annapolis, Maryland, where they
entered the US mail system. This letter was carried on the first of only nine monthly voyages to Annapolis before the British government ended the service. Four letters are recorded from this voyage, of the 10 recorded from all voyages. A very rare
British packet service cover. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 754 |
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 Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, New York (Forwarded Through). On reverse of three 1839 folded letter sheets; one in black to London with boxed "Portsmouth Ship Letter" handstamp, two in red
one to London with "Liverpool, Ship Letter" handstamp and choice strike to Rheims, France, various manuscript due rate, Very Fine.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
Selling for...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 755 |
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 1851 (Dec. 2) New York, N.Y. to Huy, Belgium. Datelined folded letter with red "New York, Dec 3" cds and manuscript "Per 'Africa'" ship endorsement, red framed Belgian Ostend exchange office accountancy handstamp,
various manuscript ratings, reverse with red "Angleterre par Ambt. Ouest, Dec 16" transit and receiving cds's, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 756 |
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 1852 (Sep. 1) New Orleans, La. to Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Printed circular with "New Orleans La. Sep 6" cds, "Open P.C." (open printed circular) written in upper left to justify lower rate, carried by Cunard Line America
from Boston Sep. 15 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 26, uncommon Liverpool America (9.26) oval backstamp (Robertson P-3) and fancy "2" pence due handstamp, London (9.27) and Kirkcaldy backstamps; file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 757 |
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 Manila, Philippines to New Haven, Ct. Cover forwarded from Northampton, Mass. to Isaac E. Clark with "via Southampton" routing endorsement at top, reverse with "Hong Kong, Se 5, 1853" and red London transit date
stamps, front with manuscript "1/8" and "40" ratings, entered the U.S. mails with "New York, Br. Pkt., Nov 17" cds and matching "45" due handstamp, forwarded with Northampton cds and manuscript "Forwarded 5/50" rating, with original length 4 page
enclosure datelined "Manila, July 22nd, 1853" with some interesting content; cover missing backflap and small opening tear at top, F.-V.F., ex-White.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 758 |
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 1858 (Oct. 6, Nov. 3) New Orleans La. to Thiengen, Germany. Two blue folded printed circulars from same correspondence without addresses, first bearing 1¢ blue (24) horizontal pair, pos. 43-44L5, tied by "New
Orleans La., Oct 6" cds, carried by Cunard Line Arabia from New York Oct. 13th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 25th, red Calais "Et-Unis Serv. Br. A. C., J" (10.25) transit cds; second bearing 1¢ blue, type Va (24) horizontal pair, pos.
49-59L5, creased from file fold, tied by "New Orleans La., Nov 3" cds, carried by Inman Line contract Vigo from New York Nov. 6th to Liverpool arriving Nov. 21st, red Calais "Et-Unis Serv. Am. A. C., J" (11.23) transit cds, Thiengen (11.25)
arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. pair of 1¢ plate V circulars.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
These two covers from the same correspondence lack addresses because they were sent in bulk in wrappers. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 759 |
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 1860 (Apr. 2) Bangor, Me. to St. Thomas, W.I. Datelined folded letter with manuscript "Per Sch Virginia Price from Boston" endorsement at top and red "Forwarded By, Koefoed, Whitmore & Co., St. Thomas W.I." oval
handstamp on reverse; some soiling along file fold, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 760 |
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 Hong Kong, China to Greenfield, Mass. Tissue paper cover with red "Per Overland Via Marseilles" ribbon routing banner, red "Hong Kong, Paid, De 31, 63" origin cds, red crayon "2/1½" and "2/2½" ratings
with red "London, Paid, Fe 12, 64" transit cds and "5 Cents" credit handstamp, red "N. York, Br. Pkt., Paid 24, Feb. 28" entry cds, Very Fine, a lovely pre-paid usage.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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