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**Stampless Covers: Ship and Waterway Markings**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1274		Steamer Dr. Franklin No. 2. Bold red framed handstamp on blue folded cover to Henry H. Sibley at Saint Peters Wis., marked "P/M" (printed matter), docketing indicates origination at St. Louis on May 15, 1849, light file folds, Very Fine, Sibley was the first governor of Minnesota and commander of forces against the Sioux Indians in 1862, the steamer Dr. Franklin No. 2 was a 189-ton sidewheeler built in 1848 and sold to Capt. D. Smith Harris for the Upper MIssissippi trade, illustrated in Risvold book (p. 258) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1275		Louisville & St. Louis Packet Line, May 4th 1852. Manuscript steamboat marking along top of blue folded letter to St. Louis, matching "5" rate, datelined "Louisville 3 May 1852", light horizontal file fold well clear of marking, Very Fine, scarce use (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1276		"From Harbour of St. Barts Novembr 16th 1815." Dateline on folded letter to Wiscasset Me., ms. "Ship 32" with red "New Haven Ct. Dec. 12" oval datestamp and matching "SHIP" in scroll handstamp, ms. directive partly removed at the time, Fine and scarce, St. Bartholomew was at this time part of the Swedish West Indies (in contrast to the more familiar Danish West Indies) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1277		JAMES MUNROE, LIVERPOOL, WATKINSON, Sailed Mar. 1. 1819. Bold strike of forwarder's large red oval handstamp on folded letter datelined "Antwerp February 16, 1819" and addressed to Providence R.I., red "Packet" and "Ship" markings, manuscript "20" cents for 18c rate under 400 miles plus 2c ship's fee, light vertical file folds, Very Fine, scarce ship marking, carried privately to the U.S. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1278		Baltimore Md. to London, Freight Money Letters, 1839-43. Five folded letters or covers from Baltimore to London via New York, manuscript rates incl. 12-1/2c (for sailing ship) or 25c (for steamship) freight money fee, ship letter handstamps and ms. due rates, Very Fine group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
1279		Philadelphia Full-Rigged Ship. Clear strike of this wonderful pictorial handstamp in red with matching "PHILA./28/JULY" octagonal double-line datestamp with broken bottom frame on folded prices current dated July 14, 1835 to New York from Havana Cuba, manuscript "14-1/2" for 12-1/2c rate to New York and 2c ship fee, some bleed-through of writing but markings clear, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
1280		Philadelphia Full-Rigged Ship. Exceptionally clear strike of this wonderful pictorial handstamp in red with matching "PHILA/8/DEC." octagonal double-line datestamp on 1834 folded cover with part of contents from India to Walter Lowrie, Secretary of the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C., ms. "52" rate (2 x 25c plus 2c ship fee) crossed out and marked "F" for "Free", sender's routing "Per the Edward", fresh and Very Fine, Lowrie was a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, at this time he served as secretary to the Senate, the intact portion of the letter notes "since I came to India" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1281		Philadelphia Full-Rigged Ship. Slightly oily strike of this pictorial handstamp in red with matching "PHILA./8/DEC" octagonal double-line datestamp on 1834 folded letter from Calcutta, India to Pittsburgh Pa., noted "Treble" at bottom but rated as a quadruple letter with red manuscript "77" for four-times the 18-3/4 rate plus 2c ship fee, slight soiling and wear, letter also has some acidification inside with some brittle folds, small piece missing from wax seal, Fine appearing and rare combination of Calcutta origin and this iconic handstamp, which was used between May 1834 and September 1835, arrived on the same ship as the letter offered in lot 1280 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1282		Philadelphia Full-Rigged Ship. Clear strike of this pictorial handstamp in red, matching bold "PHILA./11/SEP." octagonal double-line frame on incoming folded ship cover from Italy to Boston, datelined "Leghorn 16th June 1835", some overall cover soiling and wrinkling, still Fine strike of this scarce marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1283		"Santa Marta, 30th April 1864". Dateline on blue folded letter to New York, red oval "Forwarded by E & H Abramson & Co., Colon N.G." forwarder's handstamp, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, rare example of this forwarder's handstamp, carried outside of the mails to New York, ex Myers (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1284		"Guatemala September 7, 1863". Dateline on blue folded letter to New York, blue oval company handstamp, well-struck "Steamship 20" handstamp, light vertical file folds, Very Fine, ex Myers (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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