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11A, 1851 3c Dull red, Type II, single tied by an indistinguishable New York town date stamp on Barnabas Bates illustrated propaganda cover with intricate design headlined "We Ask of Congress Cheap Inland and Ocean Postage" with detailed illustrations of an eagle with shield, steamship and steam locomotive with cars, ornate imprint of "D. Felt & Hosford, Stationers" on reverse, stamp full margins to just in, slightly oxidized, envelope with light edge wear incl tiny age spot at bottom, Very Fine and attractive use of this propaganda design
Mr. Bates (1787-1854) was an Acting Postmaster in New York City under the administration of President Andrew Jackson, becoming a champion of cheaper postal rates during his tenure. This envelope was certainly inspired by similar designs used in England with this being the first printed cacheted "propaganda" envelope ever issued and used in the United States. The design was entered under the 1851 copyright laws, and it is believed its first use was sometime in 1852.
14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, pair (pos 16-17R1) plus 1851 1c Blue, Type IV (9) tied by light strikes of red grids on folded letter addressed to Paris, France with corresponding "Providence RI Jul 23" date stamp, ms "Per Steamer 'Collins Line' via New York & Liverpool," very lightly struck red US plus black French transit (Calais entry) cancels, well struck "8" (decimes) due handstamp, backstamped British transit, Paris "7 Aout 55" arrival, stamps close to large margins, Very Fine and scarce Collins Line use to France; 1983 Philatelic Foundation certificate #121923 does not accompany
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
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24, 1857 1c Blue, Type V, four singles (plus one stamp added) along with five 1857 3c Dull red Type III (26) all tied by grids on 10c Green Nesbitt envelope (U18) addressed to Pesth (Hungary) Austria, manuscript "via England," accompanying "Los Angeles Cal. Jan 7" (1859) date stamp, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 7" credit date stamp and framed "Aachen 27.2 Franco" transit, backstamped Pesth 1/3, stamps with some minor/small faults (primarily perf related including many all or partially trimmed), envelope opened at top with most of backflap missing, a Fine and rare use
The rate to Austria via Prussian Closed Mail was 30c. At some point, one of the 1c stamps became detached from the envelope and one that did not originate was added.
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29, 1859 5c Brown, Type I, tied with 1857 1c Blue, Type V (24) on small envelope addressed to the USS Richmond at Spezia, Sardinia by "Philadelphia May 28 1861" octagonal date stamp, boxed "GB/ 1F60c" accountancy handstamp, red London "Paid" transit cancel (applied in error), French "Angl. Amb Calais D 18 Juin 61" transit cancel, assorted French and Italian transit/ arrival backstamps (arriving Spezia 21 June), 1c light corner creases at bottom, roughly opened at top (evident from back with flap tears) and some light edge wrinkling/ wear, Fine and rare use of the 1c to pay carrier fee; short note from Ezra Cole commenting on the cover accompanies
USS Richmond was a wooden steam sloop in the US Navy during the Civil War, departing Virginia 13 October 1860 after commissioning for the Mediterranean. She returned to the US in July of 1861 and immediately began Civil War service, starting in the Caribbean. Later service included action in the Gulf including the capture of New Orleans plus the Vicksburg and Mobile Bay (as part of Adm. Farragut's squadron) campaigns. The ship continued service after the Civil War, primarily in the Pacific where she served as flagship of the Asiatic Fleet from 1879-83.
Provenance: Blake Myers (R.A. Siegel Sale 875, 2004)
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70, 1861 24c Red lilac, used alongside 1861 1c, 3c, and 10c pair (63, 65, 68) on blue folded letter sheet addressed to London, bold strike of "San Francisco Cal Sep 3 1864" double circle date stamp at left, additional partial strikes tie stamps along with black grids, manuscript "Via Panama" at lower left, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Sep. ??" credit handstamp and red London arrival handstamp, stamps with few faults (especially lower right corner of 24c), horizontal file fold well away from stamps, still Very Fine, an attractive 4-color franking double rate cover from California to England
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73, 1863 2c Black, along with 1861 3c Rose, 30c Orange (65, 71) and each with target cancels on envelope addressed to "Kingdom of Denmark", nicely struck "Marquette Mich Apr 4" (1865) postmark at lower left, stamps also tied by strike of blue framed "Aachen 2/5 Franco" handstamp, ms "Prussian Closed Mail" at upper left, additional red "12" credit handstamp along with blue and red crayon rate markings, NY and Hamburg transit backstamps, opened at top with small part of backflap removed, Fine and attractive 3-color franking
Sender was probably not aware the Prussian Closed Mail rate to Denmark had changed to 33c in May of 1863.
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78b, 1862 24c Gray, pair with 1863 5c Brown (76) tied/cancelled by segmented cork cancels on folded letter datelined "Boston Novr 11th 67" and addressed to Manila, nice strike of blue "Robt B. Storer/Boston" forwarder handstamp (Rowe rarity 3), ms "Via Marseille," red "Boston Br Pkt Paid Nov 12" date stamp, "London Paid 23 Nov 67" transit, red "48" British packet credit, black "2" due handstamp applied in Manila, backstamped "Hong Kong JA 7 68" transit and blurry "Manila 13 Ene 68" arrival, as with many covers in this correspondence, the stamps have been lifted and replaced, still Very Fine and eye-catching cover from the Peirce correspondence showing proper franking for the 53c rate to Manila by British mails via Marseille; signed Holcombe
Lengthy letter from Charles Wyman of Boston to Charles Peirce discusses, among many topics, the local politics and the recent presidential election, sinking of the Spanish vessel "Minerva" and assorted business matters.
Provenance: "The Manila Find" (HR Harmer Sale 2893, 1994)
115, 1869 6c Ultramarine, tied on envelope along with 1861 30c Orange (71) by grid cancels with an accompanying Virginia City, Nev date stamp, addressed to Germany, red New York "Paid" exchange postmark, backstamped German arrival cancel, envelope opened at top, central vertical fold and a sealed tear to right of stamps, Fine and unusual mixed issue franking, most likely a double rate (6c domestic, 30c foreign) use; Philatelic Foundation certificate #425179 does not accompany
Provenance: 1986 Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 660, 1986)
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216, 1888 5c Indigo, tied by "Louisville Ky. Dec. 6, 1888" duplex on envelope with "Brand & Bethel/Leaf Tobacco" printed cornercard, addressed to "Capt. Peter Strickland/U.S. Consul/Goree, Senegambia, West Coast of Africa," Bordeaux "16 Dec 88" transit and Goree "29 Dic 88" arrival backstamps, stamp with few lightly toned perfs, opened and slightly reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine usage to a scarce destination
Connecticut native Peter Strickland (1837-1921) strove to survive and prosper from 1864 to 1905 in the midst of a strong French colonial presence in Senegal, first as a captain of merchant ships in the trans-Atlantic trade and then as U.S. consul in Senegal, the first in French West Africa. In dispatches to the State Department, Strickland did his best to educate the American diplomatic and business communities about the potential for trade with Africa. He carried out his official duties without a salary but was allowed to maintain a private export-import business and keep the consular fees charged to the captains of American ships calling at Senegalese ports. His major task was to monitor and facilitate American shipping abroad and, in accordance with new legislation of the period, to look out for the welfare of American seamen.
Provenance: Corey Long (R.A. Siegel Sale 948, 2007)
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16L1a, New York, NY, Franklin City Despatch Post, 1847 (2c) Black on green, "Bouton" in black manuscript vertically at side, single with large margins except touching at top, uncancelled on folded letter sheet datelined "New York Wed. June 23d 1847", to North Stamford, Connecticut (name of addressee removed), red "New York 5 cts Jun 25" integral rate date stamp at right, stamp with creases and rubs (as usual on this fragile stamp), Very Fine and attractive, an exceptionally rare stamp, at the time of the Lilly sales there were believed to be two or three covers with this stamp known, and few more (if any) have come to light since then, R.A. Siegel estimates the total number on or off cover at six to eight (Scott $14,000)
Proprietor John R. Bouton continued to honor Franklin City Despatch Post stamps after taking over the service in mid-1847, before producing his own stamps later that year. The Franklin City Despatch Post stamps are incredibly rare either with or without Bouton's signature at right, as both were in use for a remarkably short period of time.
Provenance: Clarence E. Chapman (Private Transaction)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 321, 1967)
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