United States Postal History continued...
Transatlantic Mails - Foreign Mails 1861 to 1871 & Balances continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 1865 (Jun. 16) London, England to Philadelphia, Pa. Blue datelined folded cover bearing G.B. 1865, 6d lilac, 1s green (SG 101, 97) tied by barred oval "15" cancels, red oval "Registered, London,
17 JU 65" oval datestamp and red crayon "645" registry number, carried on Cunard Line Cuba from Queenstown Jun. 18th to New York arriving Jun. 27th, light strike of red "Phila. Br. Pkt. '24 Paid' Jun 28" exchange
cds, Very Fine, this is the latest reported use of this Philadelphia exchange office postmark, ex-Needs.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 263 |
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 1866 (May 31) Clausthal, Germany to New York, N.Y. Blue cover with blue "Clausthal, 31 5" origin cds, blue crayon "2" sbr. rating(5¢) for transit fee beyond Hamburg, blue "Hamburg Packet
'12' Jun 2" exchange debit cds to U.S., carried by Hapag Line Borussia from Hamburg Jun. 3rd to New York Jun. 16th, "N.Y. Hamb. Pkt., 15 or 24 U.S. Notes, Jul 16" depreciated currency cds, Very Fine, ex-Hugh
Feldman.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 264 |
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 1866 (Oct. 17) London, England to Charleston, S.C. Datelined folded letter with London (10.27) cds and matching "38 / Cents" double-weight debit handstamp to U.S., manuscript rating crossed out, carried by
Cunard Line Java from Queenstown Oct. 28th to Boston Nov. 7th, partial "Boston Br. Pkt. '48' Nov 7" exchange debit cds, matching bold "In U.S. Notes / 67" circular depreciated currency marking; minor tape staining,
F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Letter was double rate and required 2x 24¢ = 48¢ postage due if paid in coin, or 67¢ in depreciated currency. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 265 |
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 1868 (Sep. 21) Arroyo, Puerto Rico to New York, N.Y. via St. Thomas. Folded letter datelined "Arroyo 7th Sept. 1868" and endorsed "via St. Ths.", entered mails with "St. Thomas, 14 / 9 1868"
transit cds, carried on US Brazil Line Mississippi from St. Thomas Sep. 14th to New York arriving Sep. 21st, 10¢ green, E. grill, clear grill impression, tied on arrival by "New-York, Sep 21" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 266 |
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 1867 (Apr. 1, Nov. 18) London, England to New York, N.Y. Two folded letter sheets from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence, both sent unpaid with London "3/Cents" debit handstamps to the U.S., and both carried by the
North German Lloyd from Southampton to New York, first with by NGL Line Deutschland arriving Apr. 13th, "N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 32 U.S. Notes' Apr 14" exchange cds, other carried by NGL Line Weser arriving Nov. 28th with
"N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 33 U.S. Notes' Nov 29" exchange cds, Very Fine and scarce pair of depreciated currency cds, ex-Colin Tabeart on his exhibit page.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 267 |
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 1867 (Jun. 13) Bowensburgh, Ill. to Dublin, Ireland. Orange cover bearing 10¢ green (68) vertical pair, guideline s.e. at right, tied by target cancels, matching "Bowensburgh, Ill. Jun 13" cds,
partial "Boston Br. Pkt. '5' Jun 18" exchange cds with matching "Short Paid" framed handstamp and sent as an unpaid letter, carried on Cunard Line Cuba departing Boston Jun. 19th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 27th, Dublin
(6.28) arrival cds and "1/-" due handstamp; small backflap fault., Very Fine and attractive example of short paid treatment under the 1848 treaty.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
The 1848 treaty did not allow
part-paid letters, and stipulated that they would be treated as unpaid. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 268 |
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 1867 (Jul. 26) Urknaa, Sweden to Lafayette, Ind. Gray cover with "Urknaa, 26/7" origin cds, blue manuscript "Via Prussia & Ostende" and "2½" rating, black "Aachen, 3/8, Cts." cds and
framed "Aus Schweden / per Stralsund" handstamp, additional blue manuscript "5" debit rating on reverse, carried by Inman Line City of Paris from Liverpool Aug. 7th to New York arriving Aug. 17th, black "New.York,
Am. Packet., Aug 17" cds, F.-V.F., A rare use of the "Aus Schweden" framed handstamp on incoming U.S.-Prussian treaty mail.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 269 |
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 1867 (Nov. 14) Detroit, Mich. to London, England. Red "Detroit Am. Pkt. '3 Paid' Nov 14" exchange cds on cover bearing 24¢ lilac (78) tied by small grid cancel, carried on Allan Line
Peruvian from Quebec Nov. 16th to Londonderry arriving Nov. 25th, red London Paid (11.27) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce Detroit exchange office use., ex-Littauer.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
The Allan
line sailed from Quebec or Portland to Liverpool via Londonderry. Portland, Chicago or Detroit were designated as the United States exchange office.
(Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 270 |
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 1868-69 (circa) New York, N.Y. to Paris, France. Newspaper wrapper to the Paris Publisher of the newspaper La Presse Libre, bearing 1¢ pale blue, F. grill (92) horizontal pair, tied by quartered corks,
prepaying the 2¢ printed matter rate, French red "15c" centimes due handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED 1¢ F. GRILL WRAPPER TO FRANCE.
Since the
earliest recorded use of the 1¢ F. grill is late October 1868, this wrapper was probably a late 1868 or early 1869 usage. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 271 |
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 1869 (Jun. 15) Passaic, N.J. to Manchester, England. Mourning envelope with "Passaic, N.J." oval postmark with manuscript "Jun 15" dating and matching cancel on 12¢ green (117), red
"New York Paid All Jun 17" exchange office cds, red "London, Paid, Jun 17 69" arrival cds, carried by NGL Line Donau from New York Jun. 17th to Southampton arriving Jun. 27th, Very Fine and scarce use from Passaic.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 272 |
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 1870 (Apr. 14) Suez, Egypt to Concord, N.H. Cover with sharp "A, Suez, AP 14, 70" British post office cds and bearing G.B. 6d purple tied by bold "B02" barred oval, black "PAID-ONLY / TO
ENGLAND" two-line handstamp and matching "2 Cents" handstamp, red London Paid (4.25) transit cds, bold "New York, May 7" exchange cds and manuscript "5" due rating; no back flap, Very Fine.
Estimate;
$300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1870 (Dec. 28) New York, N.Y. to Billom, France. Cover bearing 10¢ brown (150) tied by partial NYFM grid cancel, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Dec 28" exchange cds and matching "6"
cent credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Guion Line Nevada from New York Dec. 28th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 7th, red London (1.9) transit with "PD" circled handstamp, Calais (1.10) entry and Billom (1.10) arrival
backstamp; 10¢ light crease, F.-V.F., a scarce correctly prepaid 10¢ phantom rate use., ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
New York postmaster was aware that letters prepaid 10¢ could be
sent fully paid to France in the British open mails. The public was unaware of the rate. This unannounced rate (sometimes referred to as a "phantom" rate) paid the letter to destination in France even though there was no treaty
between the U.S. and France. New York credited 6¢ to G.B. and London marked the red circle PD to indicate the letter was properly paid from England to destination in France. This unannounced rate existed from July 1st 1870 to October 28th 1871,
at which time the rate was published by the Postmaster General. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 274 |
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 1871, 1874 Peru to New York, N.Y. Pair of Lanman & Kemp correspondence folded letters paid to port by Peru 1868 1d green, first from Cuzco with Lima transit backstamp, British Post Office "Panama-Transit, Oc 20, 71"
cds overstruck with "12" due handstamp, arriving with "New York '24' Nov 12" integral due cds (12¢ due the B.P.O., 10¢ steamship rate and 2¢ internal postage); second cover entered the British Post
Office with "Callao Mr 27 74" backstamp, "Via de Panama" directive and three-line straightline "Panama / Ap 4 1874 / Transit" postmark and "12" due handstamp, arriving in New York with boxed "Due" and
"24" handstamps; stamps slightly affected by file folds, a Very Fine pair.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 275 |
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 1839-68 Transatlantic Balance. Group of 15 covers; includes 1839 Boston, Mass. to Oporto, Portugal private ship letter showing red "Forwarded Through, Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office, N-York"
oval backstamp, 1845 Gibraltar to Richmond Va. sent privately to London where it entered mails, 1846 New York to Oporto, Portugal private ship letter, 1848 Zante, Ionian Islands to Boston, Mass. (ex-Winter), 1850 New York to Edinburgh,
Scotland carried on Cunard Line Hibernia from Boston, 1853 Cincinnati Oh. to Blamont, France use by American Service direct, 1856 California to London, England, 1857 Genoa, Italy to Salem Ma. carried privately to England with red "Forwarded By,
Baring Bros. & Co., Liverpool" forwarding agent cachet (Rowe rarity 3), 1864 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to Portland Me., 1864 New York to Edinburgh, Scotland carried on Cunard Line Asia from Boston (ex-Hugh Feldman), 1868 New Orleans
La. to Le Havre, France franked with 15¢ black (77) vertical pair, 1846 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to London, England endorsed "Express Packet", 1873 Miragoane, Haiti to Le Havre, France and 1865 Ponce, Puerto Rico to London, England
carried on the RMSP Seine from St. Thomas, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. (Image1) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1840-46 Pre U.S.-G.B. Treaty of 1848 Group. Group of 7 covers: three per steamship Great Western 1840-41 w/ "Bristol, Ship Letter" handstamps (two VF, in red); 1846 folded cover from Nassau, Bahamas to New York via
Baltimore; 1845 folded cover from New York to London via Cunard Hibernia., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 277 |
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 1844 (Jul. 1) New York N.Y. to Manchester, England. Group of 13 covers; with 1844 N.Y. to England by Cunard Line Arabia, 1847 Liverpool to Boston, Mass. by Cunard Line Cambria (ex-Winter), 1849
Liverpool to Petersburg, Va. by Cunard Line America (only example seen with the "SHIP" handstamp on a letter carried under the postal convention, ex-Winter), 1850 Liverpool to New York carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard Line
Asia, 1856-1875 group of three printed circulars bearing G.B. 1d red solo frankings, 1860 Madison Wis. to Stockport, England with scarce Detroit exchange office use, 1861 London to New York closed-bag treatment via Portland, 1867 depreciated
currency use, etc., generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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 1851-67, Transatlantic Mail. Group of three covers comprising 1851 Mores, Switzerland to Indiana with "New-York 'Ship 12cts' Apr 19" due cds, 1863 New York to Germany via Hamburg Packet with blue "4½
Sgr. / 6 Xr" rating handstamp, and 1867 printed circular with red lettering from New York to Holland missing stamps, F.-V.F. trio.
Estimate; $100 - 150. (Image1) |
Est. $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 279 |
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 1850s-1866 Foreign Mail including Transatlantics. Group of 11 covers including 1855 Paris via Boston to Philadelphia, 1867 Cuba via Boston to London, 1862 New York to Bremer with "N.York Hamb Pkt '5' " exchange
cds, 1860 St. Louis Mo. to Prussia w/ "N.York 'Paid 7' Br. Pkt." exchange cds, and "Charleston S.C. '12½' Dec 25" Christmas day cds on 1849 Cuba to Boston letter, etc., F.-V.F. group.
Estimate;
$200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 280 |
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 1863-75 Depreciated Currency Mails. Group of 13 covers including 1865 London to N.Y. with "N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 33 U.S. Notes' Aug 16" cds, 1865 London to N.Y. with "N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 34 U.S.
Notes' Aug 22" cds, 1865 London to N.Y. with "N.Y. Br. Pkt. '48 or 66 U.S. Notes' Sep 21" cds, etc.; some faults.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Ship, Ocean & Inland Waterway Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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 Express Mail, St. John, Jul 16. Circular handstamp along with "Province of New Brunswick" circular handstamp and "10" rating to New York, N.Y.; slight corner toning and upper right paper loss, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
In September 1845, the U.S. Post Office Department appointed steamboat letter carriers to handle the mail on the Boston-Portland-Eastport steamer route. In 1853, the U.S. Post Office extended their steamboat
letter carrier system to St. John. The Rates of Postage chargeable on letters thus forwarded are the same as by the land route: 6d cy. or 10¢ per ½oz. When loose letters, either unpaid or prepaid by stamps, were handed to the steamboat
letter carrier, they were struck with Express Mail circular datestamps. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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