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The Collins Line continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
961       image(TransA - Collins) 1852 (Oct. 2) New York N.Y. to Glasgow, Scotland. Buff "Money Order, From Abraham Bell & Son" cover with partial "New York '21' Oct 2" debit exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Pacific from New York Oct. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Oct. 13th, Liverpool "America" (10.13) entry backstamp and "1/-" schilling due handstamp, Glasgow (10.14) arrival backstamp, manuscript "Not Found" and returned, Glasgow (10.25) return backstamp, bold "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office, Jan "26", 18 "53" " double-oval with red manuscript, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
962       image(TransA - Collins) 1852 (Oct. 30) New York, N.Y. to Geneva, Switzerland. Gray folded letter with red "N.York Paid Oct 30" exchange cds and matching "Paid" arc handstamp with pencil "35" cent prepaid rating, large New York red "12" credit handstamp, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Oct. 30th to Liverpool arriving Nov. 10th, red Aachen (11.12) transit backstamp and matching "Franco" straightline with blue manuscript "fr. 1" credit to show the foreign transit fee was paid, Baden rail (11.14) transit backstamp, red manuscript "10" rappen restatement of foreign transit fee prepayment, blue Geneva (11.16) arrival backstamp, red crayon "260" rappen due rating; top edge tear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

THIS LETTER WAS CARRIED ON THE FIRST VOYAGE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CARRY PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL.

Letter paid fully prepaid the 35¢ Prussian closed mail rate per ½ ounce to Switzerland. The Swiss marked in error 260 rappen postage due for an unpaid double rate letter via England and France. One of the 4,000 Prussian closed mail letters carried on this voyage. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
963       image(TransA - Collins) 1854 (Sep. 16) New York N.Y. to Liverpool, England. Printed circular outer sheet bearing two 1¢ blue (9) singles, positions 65L1L, 8L1L, large to slightly in margins, right stamp with top sheet margin, minor corner wrinkle at top right away from design, tied by New York circular grids, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Sep. 16th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 27th, green Liverpool America (9.27) backstamp and fancy "2" pence due rating handstamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Prices Current (printed circulars) were sent from the U.S. at the newspaper rate of 2¢ with 2 pence to be collected in G.B. Liverpool arrival datestamp on reverse was struck in green, a color used in 1853 and 1854. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction
964       image(TransA - Collins) "Nashville" Eastbound Voyage, 1855 (Mar. 17) Canandaigua N.Y. to Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Orange buff cover with red "Canandaigua, N.Y. Mar 17" cds and matching "Paid" and "24" rating handstamps, New York red "3" credit to G.B. handstamp, carried for Collins Line by Nashville from New York May 21st to Liverpool arriving Apr. 3rd, red "Paid In America, Liverpool, 3 AP 55" tombstone entry datestamp; reverse with Carlisle (4.3) and partial Dumfries-shire (4.4) arrival cds.

1855 (Mar. 21) New York N.Y. to Liverpool, England, gray folded letter with red "New-York, Am. Packet, Mar 21" exchange cds and pencil "21" prepaid rating, carried as endorsed for Collins Line by Nashville from New York May 21st to Liverpool arriving Apr. 3rd, London (4.4.) backstamp transit, Paris (4.5) entry cds and black "8" décimes due handstamp; light horizontal fold toning, Very Fine pair of covers carried on the eastbound voyage.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

"Nashville" was chartered for a single voyage in place of the "Pacific", which had been lost at sea in late January. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
965       image(TransA - Collins) 1855 (Sep. 6) Belfast, Ireland to Philadelphia Pa. Cover with "Belfast, SE 6, 1855" double-arc origin cds and magenta "1/-" prepaid packet rating, green Liverpool "Paid" (9.7) transit cds and red "21/Cents" credit handstamp, carried by Collins Line Baltic from Liverpool Sep. 8th to New York arriving Sep. 19th, red "Phila. Am. Pkt. 'Paid 24' Sep 20" exchange cds restating prepayment; bit of flap missing, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)

Est. $250-350
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction
966       image(TransA - Collins) 1856 (Jan.) New Orleans La. to Cormmont, France. Gray folded letter with partial strike of red cds and bearing 10¢ green, type II (14) horizontal pair, margins all around, tied by grid cancels, endorsed "p. first mail steamer 'Arago' " but arrived too late for her Jan. 12th department from New York, red "New-York, Am. Pkt., Jan 19" exchange cds and matching "TOO LATE" straightline, despite 1¢ underpayment, sent fully prepaid by American Packet by Collins Line Atlantic departing New York Jan. 19th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 31st, London (1.31) transit backstamp, Calais (2.1) entry cds and matching "8" décimes due handstamp, Cormmont (2.2) arrival backstamp; missing one leaf but front and back are intact, Very Fine, ex-Walske.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
967       image(TransA - Collins) 1856 (Jan. 5) New York N.Y. to Altenburg, Germany. Orange buff cover with black "N.York Am. Pkt. '46' Jan 5" debit exchange cds, carried by Collins Line Pacific from New York Jan. 5th to Liverpool arriving Jan. 17th, red Aachen (1.19) backstamp and "26" due rating, Carried on the last eastbound voyage of the Pacific as she was lost on the return westbound voyage..
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
968       image(TransA - Collins) "Quaker City" Round Voyage, 1856 (Feb. 12) Boston Mass. to Cognac, France. 1856 (Feb. 12) Boston Mass. to Cognac, France, datelined gray folded letter with "Boston Am. Pkt., Feb 15" exchange backstamps and red "PAID" straightline with pencil "21" cent prepaid rating, carried for Collins Line by Quaker City from New York Feb. 16th to Liverpool arriving Mar. 1st, red London (3.3) transit backstamp, Calais (4.3) entry cds and "8" décimes due handstamp, Cognac (3.5) arrival backstamp.

1856 (Mar. 4) Liverpool, England to Kennebunk, Me. blue cover with Liverpool (3.4) cds and matching large "3/Cents" debit handstamp, carried for Collins Line by Quaker City from Liverpool Mar. 5th to New York arriving Mar. 21st, "N.York Am. Pkt. '24' Mar 21" debit cds, tiny tone spot, ex-Winter., a Very Fine and scarce pair of covers carried east and westbound sailings of the Quaker City for Collins Line.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

The "Quaker City" was chartered by Collins for a single round voyage after the loss of the "Pacific". (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
969       image(TransA - Collins) (1857 (Apr. 7) Alexandria Va. to Hong Kong, China via London. Buff cover with "Alexandria Va. Apr 7" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "33" cent rating, red "New-York Am. Pkt. Apr 11" exchange cds and magenta "12" cent credit to G.B., carried for Collins Line by Alps from New York Apr. 11th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 25th, red London Paid (4.25) transit cds, train to Marseilles and carried by P&O Euxine Apr. 29th to Alexandria arriving May 5th, overland to Suez for P&O Bentinck departing May 9th to Galles arriving May 24th, then P&O Singapore departing May 26th to Hong Kong arriving Nov. 10th, Hong-Kong (11.11) double-arc backstamp; light tone band, F.-V.F. and rare voyage.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

"Alps" of the Cunard Line was chartered to carry the "Baltic" mails from New York on Feb. 14th 1857. "Baltic" had required extensive voyage repairs after returning to New York on Feb. 6th. On the return voyage, Alps went by way of Boston. No contract mails were carried on the return voyage as the Collins Line had made no arrangements with Cunard for this voyage. See Hubbard's articles in Chronicles 84 and 102. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
970     16-14 image(TransA - Collins) 1857 (Apr. 7) Washington D.C. to Paris, France. Cover bearing 1¢ blue (7) and 10¢ green, type IV-II (16-14) horizontal pair, pos. 74-75L, large margins to in at top, all tied by "Washington D.C., Apr 7" cds to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 6' Apr 11" credit exchange cds, carried for Collins Line by Alps from New York Apr. 11th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 25th, red Calais (4.25) entry cds; small left edge flaw, Very Fine and rare voyage, Carried on the second of only two voyages by Alps., with 1998 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 16-14; $2,000 as used pair; Estimate $500 - 750.

"Alps" of the Cunard Line was chartered to carry the "Baltic" mails from New York on Feb. 14th 1857. "Baltic" had required extensive voyage repairs after returning to New York on Feb. 6th. On the return voyage, Alps went by way of Boston. No contract mails were carried on the return voyage as the Collins Line had made no arrangements with Cunard for this voyage. See Hubbard's articles in Chronicles 84 and 102. (Image1)

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Scott $2,000 as used pair
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
971       image(TransA - Collins) 1857 (Aug. 4) Liverpool, England to New York N.Y. Blue folded letter with sharp "Liverpool, AU 4, 1857" double-arc datestamp with perfect bold "3/Cents" debit handstamp, carried as endorsed for Collins Line by Columbia from Liverpool Aug. 5th to New York arriving Aug. 17th, New York "24" due handstamp; some letter bleed, otherwise Very Fine, Carried by Columbia on the second and final voyage on charter to Collins.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
972       image(TransA - Collins) "Adriatic" Maiden and Return Voyages, 1857 (Nov. 21) New York, N.Y. to Cognac, France. Folded letter with "New York '18' Nov 21" exchange debit cds, carried for Collins Line by Adriatic from New York Nov. 23rd to Liverpool arriving Dec. 4th, red French (12.5) entry cds with "16" décimes due handstamp; aging along fold. "Adriatic" sailed from New York two days late which is why New York circular datestamp did not show departure date. U.S. debited France 2x9¢=18¢. Postage due of 2x8=16 décimes marked on ambulant from Calais to Paris.

1857 (Dec. 9) Liverpool, England to Boston, Mass., datelined folded letter with red "Liverpool Paid, DE 9 1857" origin cds and red manuscript "1" shilling prepaid packet rating, red "21/Cents" credit rating handstamp, carried as endorsed for Collins Line by Adriatic from Liverpool Dec. 9th to New York arriving Dec. 21st, red "Boston Paid, Am. Pkt., 22 Dec" exchange cds, Very Fine and rare sailing, ex-Hegland., F.-V.F. pair carried on the only voyage of Adriatic, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PAIR OF COVERS CARRIED ON THE MAIDEN AND ONLY ROUND VOYAGE OF THE "ADRIATIC" FOR THE COLLINS LINE, WHICH TERMINATED OPERATION IN FEBRUARY 1858. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction
The Havre Line
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
973       image(TransA - Havre) 1850 (Sep. 28) Madison, Wisc. to Nantes, France. Blue folded letter sent privately to New York, entered mails with red "New-York, Oct 3" cds and pencil "24" cent prepaid rating for up to ½ oz. direct service to France via Havre line, carried as endorsed by Havre Line Franklin from New York Oct. 5th to Havre arriving Oct. 18th, bold red "Outre-Mer, Le Havre, 13 Oct. 50" double-circle entry and large "6" décimes, Nantes (10.20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, Carried on the maiden voyage of the Havre Line Franklin, the first transatlantic crossing of the line.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction
974       image(TransA - Havre) 1853 (Jun. 1) San Francisco, Cal. to Glasgow, Scotland via Adams Express. Blue linen-lined Gibbs correspondence cover endorsed "per Str 'California' to Panama thence via N. York" and "p. Adams Cos. Express to be Mailed in N. York", carried out of mails by PMSS California from San Francisco Jun. 1st to Panama arriving Jun. 16th, then USMSC Georgia from Aspinwall Jun. 19th to New York arriving Jun. 29th, entered mails with black "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul 2" debit exchange cds and manuscript "84" rating for four-times the 21¢ rate, carried transatlantic by Havre Line Humboldt from New York Jul. 2nd to Southampton arriving Jul. 13th, red London (7.14.1853) transit back stamp and "4" shilling rating for the quadruple rate, Glasgow (7.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, signed Frajola.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
975       image(TransA - Havre) 1853 (Jul. 6, c.) Europe to New York N.Y. Orange buff cover carried privately by Havre Line Franklin from Havre Jul. 6th to New York arriving Jul 19th, bold strike of "N. York Am. Pkt. '40' Jul 19" debit exchange cds (Winter 16) for double the 20¢ rate, docketed as received Jul. 19th 1853, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

The "N. York Am. Pkt. '40' " debit cds (Winter 16) is recorded for only about a month from Jul. 19th to Aug. 16th 1853. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
976       image(TransA - Havre) "Nashville" Eastbound Voyages, 1853 (Dec. 16) San Francisco Cal. to Cognac, France. Gray folded letter with "San Francisco Cal., Dec 16" cds and matching "Paid 26" straightline rating handstamp, additional red crayon "26" rating, endorsed "Via Panama & New-York", carried by PMSS Golden Gate Dec. 16th to Panama arriving Dec. 28th, across the Isthmus and placed on US Mail George Law from Aspinwall Dec. 30th to New York arriving Jan. 9th, red "New York Am. Packet, Jan 14" exchange cds, carried by Havre Line Nashville from New York Jan. 16th to Havre arriving Feb. 3rd, red Le Havre (2.3) entry cds and manuscript "12" décimes double-weight rating handstamp, Cognac (2.5) arrival cds, Carried on the maiden voyage of the Nashville for the Havre Line

1854 (Mar. 8) Havana, Cuba to Paris, France via New York, folded letter carried privately to New York, blue "Lille & Rasines" forwarding agent cachet, red "New York Am. Packet. Mar 14" exchange cds, carried by Havre Line Nashville from New York Mar. 14th to Havre arriving Mar. 28th, red "Outre-Mer Le Havre" (3.28) entry cds and Paris (3.28) arrival backstamp, manuscript "6" décimes due rating, This letter was carried on the second voyage., Very Fine pair carried on the two voyages of the "Nashville" for the Havre Line.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

The steamer "Nashville" was chartered for only two round voyages after the loss of "Humboldt" that was wrecked on the Sisters Rocks in dense fog on Dec. 6th. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
977       image(TransA - Havre) 1854 (Jun. 6) London, England to Baltimore, Md. Folded letter with red London Paid (6.6) cds and red manuscript "1/-" shilling packet rating, red "21/cents" credit rating handstamp, carried by Havre Line Union from Southampton Jun. 7th to New York arriving Jun. 23rd, red "Am. Packet, Paid 24, Jun 24" exchange credit cds, Very Fine, Letter was carried on maiden return voyage of the Havre Line Union, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

British mails were picked up and discharged off Cowes, Isle of Wight, in the Solent near Southampton. London applied 21¢ credit marking. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
978       image(TransA - Havre) 1856 (May 26) Havre, France to Big Flatts N.Y. Cover bearing France 1853-54, 10c. and 20c. (14, 15), each four margins, prepaying the 30c. outgoing ship letter fee, tied by "1495" lozenge cancels, Havre (5.26) cds with framed "P.P." handstamp, carried by Havre Line Arago from Havre Jun. 4th to New York arriving Jun. 17th, partial New York 20¢ due cds, Big Flatts manuscript "Due 20" due rating, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
979       image(TransA - Havre) 1858 (Jul. 23) Cape Island N.J. to London, England. Blue folded letter bearing 12¢ black (36) horizontal pair, s.e. at left, tied by "Cape Island N.J., Jul 23" cds, New York red "3" cent credit handstamp to G.B., carried as endorsed by Havre Line Fulton from New York Jul. 24th to Southampton arriving Aug. 5th, red London Paid (8.6.58) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Scott $850 pair on cover; Estimate $300 - 400.

"Fulton" joined the Havre Line in February 1856 and she ran virtually every other month with "Arago" through 1866 and in 1867 as well. (Image1)

Scott $850 pair on cover
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
980       image(TransA - Havre) 1860 (Nov. 24) New Orleans, La. to Brugg, Switzerland. Printed circular sent in French mails at the newspaper rate prepaid by 1¢ blue (24) horizontal pair, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov 24, 1860" cds, carried by Havre Line Arago from New York Dec. 8th to Havre arriving Dec. 22nd, blue Havre (12.22) entry cds, Brugg (12.24) arrival backstamp and Swiss red crayon "15" rappen due rating for mail sent direct to France, Extremely Fine and choice use, ex-Winter.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Printed circulars to Switzerland, transported directly to France, were charged 15 rappen in Switzerland, while those sent via England required 20 rappen. The former are very uncommon. Swiss marked the postage due of 15 rappen, as they usually did, in red pencil in the center of the cover. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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