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1864, ST.DAVID: Victoria 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and singles, tied by duplex "HAWICK NO 24 64" to mourning cover to Canton, New York. The ship broke her scrw and was towed by the "Damascus" to Portland, there the rare circular red "21" struck as credit handstamp to the UK, right stamp few imperfections, rare and attractive entire being one of only four recorded bearing the circular "21 cents" handstamp

1864, UNKNOWN VESSEL: Confederacy, Blockade-Run from Fort Pemperton via "BAHAMAS AU 3 1864" and Halifax and put on Cunards "ASIA" to Liverpool, blue crayon charge  "1(sh)/5(d)" plus "7"(d) manuscript rate totaled in "2" thus handstamp "2/-" struck,  smaller repairs to the cover, still and attractive and scarce entire from the famous Burckmyer correspondence

1865, CARROLL: Maiden Voyage, folded lettersheet from "LONDON JU 6 66" to Richmond, Virginia, upon arrival, black "BALTIMORE JUN 1866" applied, and due to missing handstamps for the rate, manuscript "24/36" in crayon as depreciated currency noted,  very few covers of this route are known

1866, CITY OF LONDON: Victoria 2d. blue and horizontal pair 1sh green tied y numeral "46" to folded letter with late fee, endorsed "City of London via Queenstown" to New York, unusual red crayon accounting mark "42/2" debiting the UK, left 1sh pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine

1866, CITY OF PARIS: Maiden Voyage, Helvetia 30c. vermillion and two singles 40c. green tied by cds. "RHEINHECK 17 MRZ 66" to folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, french red crayon "9" cent credit to U.S, upon arrival cds. "PHILA AM. PLT PAID APR 2" and "21" handstamp struck, adhesives slightly toned, sime perf flaws, otherwise fine and attractive

1866, DAMASCUS: Victoria 6d. violet, two singles, tied by duplex "ARDCAY MR 22 66" to envelope to Victoria, Vancouver Island with red "PAID DERRY MR 23 66 .." alongside, fine

1866, MORAVIAN: Steamer Washington 12½ c. blue tied by grid to envelope to Hamilton, Scottland with transit and arrival mark, minor wear, otherwise fine

1867, AUSTRIAN: Maiden Voyage, Victoria 1sh. green tied by duplex "LONDON 6 JU 67" to envelope to Oswego, New York, red "21 CENTS" handstamp applied and upon arrival red "PORTLAND AM. PKT. PAID", small tear in wing margin, otherwise fine

1867, CITY OF ANTWERP: 1864 Allegory 4d., two singles and 1sh. green tied by duplex "CAPE TOWN JA 19 67" to folded lettersheet endorsed "per St. Ronon" to New York, "16 CENTS" due marking struck alongside, upon arrival 5 cents collected for inland, the unpaid portion of the rate under the British open mail agreement, some paper breaks and adhesives minor imperfection, still rare and attractive

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 10c. orange tied by duplex "HALIFAX MR 14 68" to envelope endorsed "By Inman Steamer via New York" to Boston, the rate reduced from 12½ cents to 10 cents when Nova Scotia joined Canada on 1st July 1867, adhesive some minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 6d. violet tied by duplex "EDINBURGH FE 29 68" to envelope to Kingston, New Brunswick, missed the connection in Liverpool and caught up with the ship in Queenstown via the H&K packet, reverser with transit and arrival mark, fine

1868, MORAVIAN: Victoria 12½c. blue tied by duplex "MONTREAL AU 7 68" to folded lettersheet to Liverpool with arrival mark, fine

1850, AFRICA: Maiden Voyage, unpaid folded letterfrom "LIVERPOOL OC 25 1850" endorsed "p Africa Streamer" to New York, with "19 CENTS" credit handstamp and "24" due handstamp alongside, fine

1851, AFRICA: Embossed 10d red-brown, horizontal strip of three, tied by numeral "183" to folded registered lettersheet to New York, red "10 CENTS" credit hanstamp alongisde, the Africa struck rocks off Ireland and returned, mail transferred to "CANADA", arrival New York 9th of November, adhesives some faults, yet and attractive and scarce entire

1851, EUROPA: Ocean Penny Postage Envelope from "AIRDRIE JN 13 1851" to Belleville, Upper Canada, red manuscript "paid 1/2" (2d British inland + 8d British sea postage + 2d U.S. transit + 2d Canadian inland), the premium rate to Canada per Cunard via the US, via "LIVERPOOL JU 15 1851" to New York and than cross-border to Belleville with arrival mark "(BELLE)VILLE JUL 6 1851", fine and beautiful and extremely rare use of this envelope, sent by transatlantic steamer from Great Britain to the United States and then by cross-border mail to Canada, signed Jakubek

1854, ALPS: Folded letter dated "Liverpool Feb 17th 1854" with matching green "LIVERPOOL FE 17 1854" and green "19 CENTS" due marking to Providence, upon arrival black integral cds. "BOSTON Br. PACKET 7 APR 24" struck, fine

1854, AMERICA: Embossed 6d. violet and 1sh green (cut to shape), tied by barred numeral to folded lettersheet, endorsed "p America", to St. Stephens, New Brunswick, charged "1/-" Late Fee at Floating Receiving House Liverpool, with transit and arrival mark on reverse, fine

1854, ANDES: Unpaid folded letter endorsed "per Andes" from Boston to Plymouth via Liverpool with green "AMERICA LIVERPOOL MR 29 1854" on reverse, "5" cents due and "1/-" to pay applied, fine entire transported by the Andes which sailed in place of "Alps" on the return voyage

1856, ASIA: Napoleon 10c. brown, 20c. blue and 40c. orange and horizontal strip of four 80c. red tied by continuous grid roller cancel to folded letter to New York, upon arrival black integral cds. "N. YORK BR. PKt.  10 MAY 16" struck, adhesives some faults, scarce cover which was prepaid with a total of 3fr90c for triple 13-decimes rate, but due 10c for the double-rate in New York (non-parallel weight progressions between France and the U.S.)

1857, AMERICA: Victoria 2p. blue and 1sh. pale red, large margins to just touched, tied by grids to folded cover endorsed "per R.M. Steamer Simla" to New York with clear strike of "SYNDEY NEW SOUTH WALES D FE  10 1857" on reverse, red London transit and "8" manuscript credit alongside, black integral cds. "N. YORK Br. PKt. 5 APR 26" struck upon arrival, some reinforced splitting along folds, otherwise fine and attractive usage prepaid to the U.S. border