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United States Postal History continued...

Foreign Mails - 1851 to 1852 continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1361       image1851 (May 27) Hereford, England to Jericho, United States. Blue datelined folded letter with blue Hereford (5.28) origin cds, red London Paid (5.29) transit cds, red manuscript "1/-" rating, Liverpool (5.29) transit and red "5/Cents" credit handstamp to U.S., carried by Cunard Line America from Liverpool May 31st to Boston arriving Jun. 11th, red "Br. Packet, Boston, Jun 11" exchange cds and "Paid" handstamp, no state was specified in the address so the letter was returned to London where it received the red "Sent Back To England, Without a Reason, For Non-Delivery" three-line handstamp; light edge toning, Very Fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

A SCARCE USE WITH A CLEAR STRIKE OF THE LONDON "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND" MARKING.

This letter was probably returned to England because there were seven "Jericho" towns in the United States at this time and the state was not indicated in the address. (Image1)		 Est. $600-800
CLOSED
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1362       image1851 (Jul. 31) San Francisco, Cal. to London, England. Folded letter with red "San Francisco Cal. 1 Aug" cds and matching "Paid" and "25" rating handstamps, carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Sep. 10th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 21st, New York red "19" credit to G.B., red London (9.22) arrival cds, light soiling, Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS 25¢ ERROR RATE.

Letter carried by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. "Oregon" from San Francisco to Panama City and by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. "Georgia" from Chagres to New York. When new U.S. rates went into effect on 1 July 1851, the San Francisco postmaster incorrectly assumed the new west coast rate to the U.K. was 25¢ (6¢ cross country plus 19¢ transatlantic fees) instead of the actual rate of 29¢. He used a "25" handstamp which existed at San Francisco. The 25¢ rate was in effect only two months before word reached him that he was rating the letters incorrectly. (Image1)		 Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1363       image1851 (Aug. 18) North Danvers, Mass. to Florence, Italy. Datelined folded letter with blue "North Danvers Ms. Aug 18" cds and matching "Paid" and "3" rating handstamps, carried by Cunard Line Europa from Boston Aug. 20th to Liverpool arriving Aug. 31st, bold strikes of "Corrispa. Esta. Genova" fleur-de-lis circular handstamp and "VIA DI/PT. BEAUVOISIN" two-line handstamp, reverse with Florence (9.8) arrival cds and Florence forwarders oval, red manuscript "17" due rating, Very Fine and attractive use, ex-"Patrick Henry".
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
1364       image1852-53 Trenton N.J. to Germany. Group of 3 stampless covers comprising 1852 (Jul. 2) with red "PAID" handstamp and pencil "Pd 42" rating to Wurttemberg; 1853 (Sep. 2) to Peter D. Vroom U.S. Minister at Berlin with "Paid" handstamp and manuscript. "32" rating, Aachen transit and "FRANCO" handstamp; and 1853 (Aug. 16) blue cds with matching "Paid" and "10" ratings for inland postage only, "N.York Am. Pkt. '46' Aug 20" debit exchange cds, Very Fine trio.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1365       image1852 (Feb. 18) San Francisco Cal. to Manchester, England. Folded cover with red "San Francisco Cal. 18 Feb" cds with matching "Paid" and "29" rate handstamps, red "19" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Mar. 17th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 29th, red Liverpool (3.29) cds, Manchester (3.30) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, very few examples of the "29" rate marking have been recorded, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Letter carried by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Panama" from San Francisco to Panama City and by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. steamer "El Dorado" from Chagres to New York. Under U.S.-G.B. Convention, U.S. internal portion of total rate from West Coast was 10¢ from July 1st 1851, or 5¢ more than other locations in the U.S. (Image1)		 Est. $400-600
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1366       image1852 (Mar. 12) Ramsgate, England to Marietta Oh. Envelope bearing G.B. 10d embossed (SG 57) cut-to-shape and three-margined 2d blue (SG 14), tied by "634" ovals prepaying the treaty rate, reverse with blue Ramsgate (3.12) origin and red London (3.13) transit cds, Liverpool (3.13) transit, red "Paid" and "5/Cents" credit handstamp to U.S., carried on Cunard Europa from Liverpool Mar. 13th to New York arriving Mar. 25th, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction
1367       image1852 (Apr. 4) New York N.Y. to Drogheda, Ireland. Buff envelope containing bank draft which accompanies, showing black "New York '5' Apr 13" integral debit exchange cds to G.B., sent unpaid on Cunard Line Canada departing Boston Apr. 13th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 27th, Liverpool America (4.27) backstamp and "1/-" one-shilling due handstamp, red London (4.28) transit backstamp, Drogheda (4.28) arrival backstamp, the Drogheda post office marked "Unknown & Not Called For" along with its Drogheda (5.9) cds, the letter was returned to the U.S. and backstamped with Washington D.C. "Dead Letter Office" circular handstamp and manuscript "M, 1922, Aug 27 '52" filing, Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF A ROUND-TRIP TRANSATLANTIC DEAD LETTER, UNPAID IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
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1368       image1852 (Apr. 16) London, England to New York N.Y., missent to Montreal. Light blue folded letter with red London Paid (4.16) Maltese cross datestamp and red manuscript "1/-" shilling rating, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Apr. 17th to Boston arriving Apr. 29th, flap with red "New-York May 1" cds, matching "Paid / Ship" two-line handstamp, arced "Paid" and "24" rating handstamp, flap with additional rare "MISSENT - TO" straightline and matching "Montreal L.C. MY 5 1852" cds, Very Fine and rare missent transatlantic use to Canada, ex-Hahn.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1369       image1852 (Jun.) Chincha Islands, Peru to Newburyport Ma. Blue datelined folded letter with neat strike of New York "Steam Ship, 20 Cts" handstamp (Wierenga NY-39), Very Fine and scarce origin.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1370       image1852 (Jun. 8) Papeete, Tahiti to London via San Francisco Cal. Folded letter with blue "San Francisco Cal 16 Sep" cds with matching "Paid" and "29" rate handstamp, New York red "3" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Collins Line Atlantic from New York Oct. 16th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 27th, red London (10.28) arrival cds, Very Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO "29" IN BLUE, A REMARKABLE USAGE FROM TAHITI.

Letter sent privately to agent in San Francisco, where the 29¢ fee to England was paid. It was carried by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Golden Gate" from San Francisco to Panama City and by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Illinois" from Chagres to New York. Blue handstamp "29" applied at San Francisco when letter paid by agent. The blue color ink was used in San Francisco from September 1 to December 13, 1852 only. (Image1)		 Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1371       image1852 (Jul. 25) Rudolstadt, Germany to Reading Pa. Cover with "Rudolstadt, 7 25" double-circle datestamp sent unpaid with red crayon "7" grote rating, Bremen (7.28) backstamp with matching large "7" grote debit handstamp to U.S., carried by Havre Line Franklin from Havre Aug. 4th to New York arriving Aug. 16th, partial strike of "New York '27' Aug 16" exchange debit cds, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Bremen struck the large stylized "7" handstamp to show debit in Bremen currency (grote) to the U.S. Postage due comprised 20¢ American postage (5¢ inland plus 15¢ sea postage) and 7¢ German transit postage. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1372       image1852 (Oct. 1) San Francisco Cal. to Bordeaux, France. Blue folded letter with blue "San Francisco Cal. 1 Oct" cds and matching "Paid" and "26" rating handstamps, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Oct. 30th to Liverpool arriving Nov. 10th, red London (11.11) transit and red French (11.12) entry cds, French black "8" decimes due handstamp, reverse with Paris (11.12) and Bordeaux (11.13) arrival cds, Very Fine and earliest recorded strike of the rare blue "26" rating handstamp, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

One of only four recorded San Francisco blue "26" rating handstamp usages, blue was used only from Oct. 1st to Nov. 16th 1852. Letter was carried from San Francisco by PMSSC "Tennessee" to Panama City, then by USMSSC "Georgia" from Aspinwall to New York. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1373       image1852 (Oct. 15) Montevideo, Uruguay to Philadelphia Pa. via Chagres, Panama. Folded letter endorsed "Via Rio" and carried privately to forwarder in Chagres where red on white illustrated December 5th 1852 "Express Messenger to New Orleans" express label applied endorsed Per Steamer Louisiana, out of mails via New Orleans to New York, bold strike of "New-York, Ship 7 cts, Dec 20" due cds for 5¢ inland plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine and unrecorded by Rowe.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

There is no clear indication which forwarding agent applied this label. It is believed that either Gooding or Cowan, Chagres forwarding agents during this period are most likely. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
1374       image1852 (Nov. 27) New York N.Y. to Duncaster, Scotland. Money order envelope sent unpaid with black "NEW YORK '21' Nov 27" exchange office debit cds to G.B., carried on the Collins Line Pacific departing New York Nov. 28th to Liverpool arriving Dec. 11th, Liverpool America (12.11) backstamp and matching "1/-" due handstamp for an unpaid packet letter, red Edinburgh (12.12) backstamp and "Try Doncaster" marked, Doncaster (12.13) arrival backstamp and later marked "Not Called for", Doncaster (1.10) backstamp and returned to the U.S., Washington D.C. "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office, Apr" oval handstamp with "192 - M, Apr. 7, 1853" dating; minor soiling, otherwise Very Fine and scarce transatlantic Dead Letter Office use.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)		 Est. $400-600
CLOSED
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1375       image1852 (Dec. 4) Alexandria, Egypt to Springfield Oh. Cover with "Alexandria, DE 4 1852" double-arc and red London (12.20) cds transits, manuscript "4/2" rating and "$1.00" debit to the U.S., carried by Havre Line Humboldt from Southampton to New York arriving Jan. 10th, black "New York 'Am Pkt.' Jan 10" exchange cds and manuscript "1.42" due rating for double the 21¢ transatlantic packet plus double 50¢ Alexandria-England rate; refolded at top, F.-V.F. and scarce use to Egypt at the 71¢ British mail rate via Marseilles, ex-Hahn.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1376       image1852 (Dec. 12) Augusta, Ga. to Belfast, Ireland. Folded letter with blue "Augusta Ga. Dec. 13" cds with matching "Paid" and "24" rating handstamp, New York red "3" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Collins Line Arctic from New York Dec. 20th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 1st, Liverpool (1.1) backstamp and "ABOVE ½ Oz." straightline handstamp, manuscript "1" due rating for additional rate only, London (1.2) and Belfast (1.2) backstamps, Very Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

From February 1849 until December 1852, an informal agreement existed between the Liverpool and New York post offices regarding insufficiently prepaid mail. This agreement was not sanctioned by either government. Contrary to the wording of the postal convention which prohibited partial prepayment, these two exchange offices allowed letters prepaid at least one full rate to receive credit for the prepayment and be forwarded to the other office. Here they were marked for the unpaid additional postage. This resulted in some examples of both credit and debit markings on the same letter, and in a collection of less than the full amount. When the two governments discovered this private arrangement, the tried unsuccessfully to agree to a modification to the convention to legally permit this practice. By the end of 1852, each ordered its exchange office to cease the practice.

One of only six recorded covers showing this part-paid treatment. New York considered the letter required only one rate and sent it to Liverpool with a 3¢ credit for the single rate prepaid. Liverpool marked the letter "ABOVE ½ OZ." and allowed the single prepaid rate. One shilling for the second rate was the only postage due. (Image1)		 Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1377       image1852 (Dec. 28) New Orleans La. to Barcelona, Spain. Blue datelined folded letter with red "New Orleans, Dec 28" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "73¢" rating, red crayon "68" credit to G.B. for the rate to Spain via British open mail, carried on Cunard Line Asia from New York Jan. 16th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 26th, London Paid (1.27) transit cds and sent via French mail, red Calais transit cds and matching "P.F." handstamp to denote payment only to the Spanish border, red Barcelona Catalina (2.2) backstamp and blue "10 Rs" reales due for postage from the French border, a Very Fine example of the 73¢ rate to Spain via British Open Mail and French Transit.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction
Foreign Mails - 1853 to 1854
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1378       image1853 (Jan. 20) Philadelphia Pa. to Neuchatel, Switzerland. Folded letter with blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 1" cds, and red straight line "Paid" with manuscript "35" rating for Prussian Closed Mail, rate crossed out in New York and magenta "12" credit below, reverse with red Aachen transit and matching italicized "Franco" handstamp, blue manuscript "f2" rating, Basel (2.23) transit backstamp, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Barwis.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)		 Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1379       image1853 (Feb. 1) San Francisco Cal. to Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Folded cover with clear strike of "San Francisco Cal, 1 Feb" cds with matching "Paid" and large "26" rating handstamps, red "New York Am. Packet Mar 5" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Arctic from New York Mar. 5th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 16th, red London (3.17) transit backstamp, red "Etats-Unis Paq.Am.A. Paris" (3.18) transit cds, Basel (3.19) transit backstamp with red crayon "270" rappen due rating, Mar. 20th arrival backstamp; some minor pencil doodles, F.-V.F. and scarce use from San Francisco at the 26¢ British Open Mail rate to Switzerland.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1380       image1853 (Feb. 26) San Francisco, Cal. to London, England. Blue folded cover with black "San Francisco Cal 1 Mar" cds with matching "Paid" and "29" rate handstamps, Boston red "19" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Mar. 30th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 10th, red London (4.11) tombstone datestamp, Very Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO "29" RATE HANDSTAMP IN BLACK.

Letter carried by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Oregon" from San Francisco to Panama City and by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Georgia" from Chagres to New York. Under U.S.-G.B. Convention, U.S. internal portion of total rate from West Coast was 10¢ from July 1851 until July 1863, or 5¢ more than other locations in the U.S. (Image1)		 Est. $300-400
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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