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U.S. Stamps, U.S. and C.S.A. Postal History, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Waterway, Railroad and Transatlantic Mail
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1284 c 3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I (11). Ample to full margins, two neat pen strokes, perfect strike of red "Steamer Bayou Belle. Capt. J.S. Walker." oval handstamp on Buchannan Carroll & Co. cover to New Orleans, couple staple holes at top of and above the handstamp, minor back flap tear, Extremely Fine strike of this scarce Red River name-of-boat marking, ex Clippert and pictured in Milgram on p. 108

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1285 c 3c Dull Red, Ty. II, III (11A, 26). Two covers with ms. steamboat markings, first No. 11A ample to full margins, pen-cancelled with matching "Steamer GM Relf" written in a different hand from the address and so most likely applied by the route agent, on cover to New Orleans, Very Fine, second cover with No. 26, pen-cancelled, on June 1860 way bill to Urbana Va. via Chesapeake Bay and Rappahannock River, endorsed via schooner Mary Anna, ms "Steam Boat 2 cts. due" (in error as the 2c fee was eliminated in April 1855 and not reinstated until 1861), cover forwarded to Saluda Va. with no additional forwarding postage charged, interesting and unusual use

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1286 c Image3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. II (11A). Full margins to just in at left and bottom left, vivid color, tied by bold strike of Mobile "Steam 5" double-oval handstamp on folded letter to Mobile, endorsed " Valuable" and "Farmer" (name of boat), letter datelined "Feby 26th, 1852", light file folds well clear of stamp, Very Fine, scarce marking prepared for use on stampless letters but occasionally found on stamped letters (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1287 c Image3c Brownish Carmine, Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Two folded letters from New Orleans to Robert A. Barnes in St. Louis Mo., first with deep shade Brownish Carmine stamp, ample to full margins, tied by perfect bold strike of "STEAM 5" straightline handstamp of St. Louis, letter datelined 26 March 1852, second Dull Red stamp, Position 39R2L, bright color and full margins, tied by unusually bold "STEAM" straightline handstamp of St. Louis, datelined 1 June 1853 and endorsed on dateline "Collier", file folds on each do not affect stamps, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate, a gorgeous matched pair of covers (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1288 c Image3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Position 49L10i, bright color, tied by neat strike of "WAY" framed handstamp, matching "New Orleans La. Jan. 30, 1859" circular datestamp on Carroll Hoy & Co. cover to New Orleans, small top flap repair, otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2002 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1289 c ImageSteamboat Covers. Six covers, either 3c entires or stampless, several better incl. bold strike of "Steamer Cote Joyeuse" handstamp on folded letter (P.S.E. certificate), "U.S. Mail Packet, Steamer Lizzie Simmons, Geo. H. Kirk Capt., Maurice Langhorn Clerk" handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, "Steamer Stacy." red handstamp with black "Steam 5" handstamp, "CREOLE" straightline handstamp on 3c entire, "Red River Packet St. Charles" red handstamp on 3c entire, "U.S. Mail Packet Natchez" blue handstamp with matching "Route 7309" handstamp on 3c entire, finally "Regular New Orleans, Ouachita River and Bayou Bartholmew Packet, Trenton" pre-printed at top of yellow stampless cover with contents, few flaws but overall Fine-Very Fine, attractive group (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1290 c New Jersey Railroad Ribbon Markers. Collection of 22 covers, nine postal cards and four tickets, 1870's-1900, most with blue oval or double-circle datestamp with name of railroad and town, incl. fifteen reportedly unique, generally Fine-Very Fine, ex Arch

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1291 c Image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Ample to clear margins, tied by bold strike of "Virginia Central R.R. May 4" route agent's circular datestamp on small cover to Richmond Va., backflap tear, Very Fine strike of this extremely rare route agent datestamp (Simpson Rarity 9), ex Chase (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1292   ImageUnited States-Belgium Postal Convention, 1859. One-page document signed by President James Buchanan, ordering the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the "Proclamation of the Postal Convention between the United States & Belgium of the 21st of December last", dated "20th October, 1860", some splitting and faults, unusual original postal document (Image)

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 E. 150-200

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1293 c ImageEgypt to New York. Cover bearing Great Britain, 1865-67, 4p Vermilion, 6p Red Violet (43, 51, SG 94, 97), 4p wing margin at right, tied by "B01" in barred oval handstamps of Alexandria, to Customs House in New York, neat "Cairo JA 20, 1871" circular datestamp, endorsed "Via Brindisi" and with red "2 Cents" credit handstamp to the U.S., indistinct red New York receiving datestamp, with original contents datelined "Horusko, Nubia/100 miles above Cataract, January 1st 1871", missing part of top flap, minor cover wear, Very Fine, attractive and fascinating use which must have been hand-carried from the expedition to enter the mails in Cairo, ex Starnes (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1294 c ImageItaly to Georgia. Folded letter datelined "Buonconvento Tuscany, June 22nd 853" to Savannah Ga., red two-line "Venezia 30 Guigno" handstamp, also with red "Franca" handstamp, "Aachen" and "Paid 25cts" handstamps, , red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Paid 30 Jul. 21" circular datestamp, various backstamps incl. Berlin and Verviers, light wear, Very Fine, scarce use, carried outside of the mails to Venice and charged the 30c rate by U.S.-Prussian convention, routed thru Magdeburg and Minden, processed at Aachen and/or Coeln-Verviers traveling office, thence thru Belgium to Liverpool and then on the Cunarder Europa, ex Starnes (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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