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 Harrison, Mary Lord. (1858-1948, Widow of Benjamin Harrison). Free frank "Mary Lord Harrison" on envelope postmarked "New York, N.Y., Jun 5, 1947" machine cancel, envelope also addressed in her hand,
Very Fine.
Estimate; $75 - 100. (Image1)
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Est. $75-100
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Steamboat & Foreign Mails
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 Steamboat Marking Covers, 1820-45. Group of four stampless folded letters; includes 1820 N.Y. to Albany with manuscript Steam Boat endorsement, 1829 Hartford, Ct. to N.Y. with small red "Steam Boat"
straight line handstamp, 1833 N.Y. to Albany with red two-line "Steam Boat" and 1845 N.Y. to Boston with red "Steamer 5" in oval handstamp, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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 1741 London to Philadelphia via Boston. Folded letter sheet addressed to John Kinsey Esq., Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Province of Philadelphia, rated "B.Sh 7.16 dwt. gr.", endorsed "via
Boston pr. Capt. Shepherdon" at bottom left, from "Richard Partridge, London, 2 missing only. 1st" agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly of Quakers and a close associate of Benjamin Franklin, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $550.00
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 1843 (Jul. 17) Malaga, Spain to Boston, Mass. Folded letter carried privately to Gibraltar where posted with "Gibraltar/Paid" framed handstamp and red manuscript "2/11" 2s11d prepaid single packet rate,
Liverpool (7.31) backstamp, carried by Cunard Line Hibernia from Liverpool Aug. 4 to Boston arriving Aug. 17, Boston red "Ship 6" fancy due handstamp, Very Fine and scarce rating.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
P&O steamship
"Oriental" of the of the Alexandria Line carried letter to Falmouth. 2s/11s was special rate established by Treasury Warrant of September 1840 for letters to U.S. from Gibraltar not going through London. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $650.00
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 (Restored Rates) 1848 (Dec. 31) Malaga, Spain to Boston, Mass. Folded letter with blue octagonal "Consulate/U.S./Malaga" handstamp sent unpaid to London where "10" pence postage paid, reposted with
red "Paid 12 JA" postmark and red manuscript "1" shilling prepaid packet rating, carried on Cunard Line Europa from Liverpool Jan. 13 to New York arriving Jan. 29, red "New York 'Ship 7cts' Jan 30" cds for 5¢ inland postage plus 2¢
ship fee, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Letter sent overland via Madrid and Paris to London where Baring Brothers & Co. paid postage due and remailed letter to Boston. Letter carried on 2nd of 4 Cunard mail westbound voyages to
the U.S. during six week period when pre-retaliatory rates were resumed before U.S.-G.B. postal convention became effective. Two voyages went to Boston and two to New York. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $1,050.00
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 1850 (Jun. 24) Boston, Mass. to Cadiz, Spain. Folded letter with Boston "Paid" handstamp in red and pencil "41" rating for the British mail rate for ¼ oz letter via France, magenta "36" cent credit
to U.K., carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston June 26 to Liverpool arriving July 7, London Paid (7.8) transit, Cadiz arrival backstamp and large red "11R" reales due rating handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce British mail rate to Spain.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
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 1850 (Jul. 1) New York, N.Y. to Cadiz, Spain. Blue folded letter with pencil "73" prepaid rating and magenta "52" credit rating, carried by Collins Line Pacific New York Jul. 6 to Liverpool arriving
Jul. 17, red London (7.18) transit, red Cadiz (8.3) arrival backstamp; very light stain, Very Fine, The only recorded example of the 73¢ rate via Southampton route carried transatlantic by American contract steamship.
Estimate; $200 -
300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
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 1852 (Feb. 3) Baltimore, Md. to Naples, Italy. Cover with blue Feb. 3 origin cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with "24" manuscript rate, endorsed "Liverpool m. Steamer", red "3" credit handstamp crossed
out and red Paris exchange, Genova cachet handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
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 1853 (Sep. 6) Vigo, Spain to Kingston, Mass. Folded letter with British Post Office "Vigo, SP 10 1853" origin date stamp, letter carried by P&O Steamer Iberia to Southampton, reverse with red
London (9.15) transit and manuscript "2/2" postage due comprising (52¢) packet fee to G.B. plus 8d (16¢) transatlantic fee, carried by Cunard Line America from Liverpool Sep. 17 to Boston arriving Oct. 1, "Boston Br. Pkt. Oct 1"
exchange cds with manuscript "73" due rating (68¢ plus 5¢ U.S. inland); some minor edge toning, F.-V.F., the only recorded example of 73¢ British mail rate from Spain to U.S.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
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 1858 (Dec. 31) Charleston, S.C. to Tarragona, Spain. Folded letter with blue "Charge Box 625 H & Co." straightline, "Charleston S.C. Dec 31 1858" origin cds with matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript
"21" rating, "New York 'Paid 18' Jan 5" exchange handstamp with credit obliterated and restruck "Br. Pkt." exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Jan. 5 to Liverpool arriving Jan. 16, London (1.17) arrival backstamp, Tarragona
(1.22) arrival backstamp with "4 Rs" reales due handstamp; light vertical fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Letter paid 21¢ for a single rate (¼ oz) letter by French mail. New York credited France 18¢ with
the exchange office datestamp, then realized letter weighed more than ¼ oz. and required two rates. The credit was obliterated and the letter sent in the British open mail by British packet (5¢ rate), a 16¢ overpayment. London sent
letter through France to Spain, where it was marked for 4 reales postage due, the rate for a single letter (less than 7½ grams). Letter must have weighed over ¼ oz. (7.08 grams) and under 7.5 grams. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
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 1859 (Dec. 9) Charleston, S.C. to Barcelona, Spain. Printed circular of Hall & Co. with "Charleston S.C. 'Paid' Dec 10, 1859" origin cds, New York large red "2" cent credit to U.K., carried by Cunard Line
Europa from Boston Dec. 14 to Queenstown arriving Dec. 25, Barcelona "½ Rs." reales due rating; some paper aging, Fine and scarce use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
When the newspaper rate to most European destinations
was reduced in April 1853 from 4¢ to 2¢, Spain was not included and 4¢ rate remained until early 1860. Charleston indicated that the newspaper rate was paid but did not show the amount. New York credited the U.K. with 2¢ using a
red handstamp. Barcelona marked ½ real postage due using characteristic script-style handstamp. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
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 1866 (Oct. 27) New Orleans, La. to Rennes, France. Cover franked with 1861, 30¢ orange tied by segmented cork handstamp with matching "New Orleans, La., Oct 27" cds alongside, red "New York,
Paid 24, Nov 3" exchange cds, red "Ligne H, Paq. Fr. No. 4, Nov 3, 68" octagon date stamp, reverse with rare red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr., Brest, Nov 13, 66" entry datestamp; cover with some edge wear and opened for display, some edge wear,
Fine, carried on the maiden voyage of the St. Laurent, this Brest entry date stamp is exceptionally rare only a few believed to be known, ex-Noel & Walske, reviewed and illustrated in The Chronicle (#246, page 185).
Scott Nos. 71; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
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 1869 (Jun. 12) Mobile, Ala. to Barcelona, Spain. Folded cover bearing 1861, 10¢ green, F. grill, horizontal pair, tied by "Mobile Ala. Jun 12" duplex, red "New-York U.S. Pkt. Jun 16" exchange
cds, carried by North German Lloyd Line Donau from New York June 17th to Southampton June 27th, London (6.28) transit and "Paid-Only/To England" two-line handstamp, Barcelona (7.1) arrival backstamp and blue "12.Rs." reales due rating
handstamp, Very Fine, an uncommon rate to Spain, with 1989 APS cert.
Scott Nos. 96; Estimate $300 - 400.
Letter prepaid only the transit fees to G.B., leaving the remaining postage under the Anglo-Spanish Treaty of 1858 to be
paid by the recipient. London used a special marking to show letter PAID-ONLY/TO ENGLAND. Since letter weighed between 15-22½ grams, it required three rates in Spain (note the manuscript "3," upper left). (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $220.00
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 1870-75 Usages to South America. Three covers to various destinations; includes likely 1870 cover Lansing, Mich. to Para, Brazil franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine + 3¢ green, pair and
single (145+147), 1871 folded letter from San Francisco, Cal. to San Jose, Costa Rica franked with 1870, 10¢ brown (150), and 1875 cover Richmond, Va. to Buenos Aires, Argentina franked with 1873, 6¢ dull pink +
12¢ blackish violet, horizontal pair (159+162) overpaying the 28¢ British rate via England; some cover and stamp flaws, Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $220.00
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 1871 Usages to Turkey. Of three covers; includes two N.G.U. closed mail rate covers from Middleborough, Mass. to Constantinople (Washburn correspondence), one apparently a 1871 usage franked with solo
1870, 15¢ bright orange (152) paying the 15¢ rate, and later 1871 usage franked with solo 1870, 12¢ dull violet (151) paying the new 12¢ rate and usage from Newark, N.J. to Beirut, Syria franked with 1870,
15¢ bright orange (152) paying the same rate, cover with printed "Paid Under ½ oz." and "Via North German Union Closed Mail "endorsements; few small cover flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
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 1872-74 Usages to Switzerland. Seven covers all sent by closed mail via England; four franked solo 10¢ issue (three #150 and one with #161), two from New York and others from Cleveland, O. and
Pescadero, Cal., also double rate use with two 10¢ issues (150), also a 2¢ two singles + 6¢ combination from Benton, Mass. and a "Insufficiently Prepaid" usage bearing 7¢ vermilion (149) underpaying by 3¢; couple with small
flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $375.00
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 1872 New York to Mexico. Of three covers paying the 10¢ direct rate; includes two folded letter sheets to Laguna both with solo 10¢ (150), "Via Progresso" straight line directive and "2" inland
rate handstamp, one with additional "1" rating obliterated with mute grid handstamp, also a circa 1872 corner card cover franked with four 10¢ singles (150) to Merida with "14" inland rate handstamp (cover and stamp flaws), generally F.-V.F.
or better, one former with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
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 1873-74 Usages to Belgium. Two covers both overpaying the 8¢ Belgium closed mail rate; includes 1873 cover from Chicago, Ill. to Liege franked with 1870, 2¢ red brown + 3¢ green,
horizontal strip of 3 (146+147) overpaying rate by 3¢, and a 1874 cover from Cincinnati, O. to Brussels franked with 1870, 3¢ green + 1873, 6¢ dull pink (147+159) overpaying rate by 1¢, both with "New York, Paid All,
Br. Transit" exchange cds's; few small stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $425.00
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 1873-74 New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Two folded letter sheets from correspondence; 1873 cover franked with 1870, 6¢ carmine (148) and 1874 cover franked with 1873, 6¢ brown
rose (159), both stamps well centered, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
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GE-EP3 |
 1875 Puerto Plata, Brazil to New York. Fresh incoming folded letter with "Per Tybee" ship endorsement, "Due 2" handstamp obliterated with N.Y.F.M. geometric handstamp with "New York, U.S.
Currency, Due 10, Jun 19" depreciated currency cds, Very Fine and choice, a very rare usage of the N.Y.F.M. marking used incoming mail from Brazil.
Weiss Nos. GE-EP3; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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