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Confederate States Stamps and Covers, United States Postal History, General Foreign Stamps and Cover continued...

U.S. Postal History: Stampless and Covers by State continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
854 c ImageRichmond Va. to England. Two folded letters from Richmond Va., first with red "Richmond Va. Aug. 21" (1839) circular datestamp, matching "Paid" straightline and red ms. "18-3/4" rate, backstamped "Paid" and "Steam" with ms. "25" rate (applied at Richmond), sender's routing "Via N.York pr Steam Ship Liverpool", red "New-York Aug. 23" circular datestamp, "Liverpool/Ship Letter" backstamp and ms. "8" rate, second with green "Richmond Va. Jul. 16" (1842) circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and blue ms. "18-3/4" rate, backstamped green "Ship" and "Paid" with ms. "12-1/2" rate (applied in Richmond), sender's routing "pr packet of 20 July 1842 from New York to London", red "Ship Letter" straightline handstamp and Aug. 10 backstamp, Very Fine, accompanied by Cal Hahn's notes (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
855 c ImageGreat Western Freight Money Letter. Sender's directive "per Steamer Great Western", blue "Baltimore Md. Mar. 15" circular datestamp, matching "Paid" with magentas ms. "18-3/4" rate and "25" freight money charge on folded cover to London, England, ms. "8" pence ship letter due, "1 AP 43/Liverpool/Ship" framed datestamp on back, file fold and docketing, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $700.00
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856 c ImageNew Orleans La. Apr. 26 (1843). Blue circular datestamp, matching "Paid" and blue ms. "50 + 50" freight money charge on folded letter to Guebwiller, France, sender's blue oval handstamp and ms. directive "Steamer Great Western New York", "8 JU 43/Liverpool/Ship" framed backstamp, red transit and "Colonies/&c ARt. 12" framed accountancy handstamp, red French transit datestamp, Guebwiller receiving backstamp, ms. due rate, slight ink erosion, still Very Fine and colorful, scarce double-rate freight money letter (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction
857 c Image"P President 10th Feby 1848" Last Trip. Ship-name directive on Feb. 1841 folded letter to Auburn N.Y., red "Paid Ship Letter London 9 FE 9 1841" Crown oval datestamp and Paid tombstone datestamp, ms. "8" ship letter rate, red "New-York Ship Mar. 2" datestamp, forwarded to Dead Letter Office and then to Richmond Va., red Auburn and DLO datestamps, series of rate markings including "Triple $1.33-1/4", small repair at top and fragile along toned folds, accompanied by a separate Jul. 31, 1840 printed circular to Philadelphia carried on the President privately to New York where it entered the mails as a ship letter, Fine-Very Fine, the Feb. 1841 letter was carried on the last trip of the President before it became the first steamer lost on the Atlantic (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
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858 c ImageFirst Westbound Trip with Retaliatory Rate. Red "Paid at/Liverpool/JU 23 1849" octagonal datestamp and matching "1/" rate handstamp on 1848 blue folded letter to New York City, bold red "24" retaliatory rate handstamp applied at New York, content shows thru, Very Fine, carried on the Cunarder Caledonia, arriving at New York on July 8, the first westbound mail subjected to the new U.S. retaliatory rate (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
859 c Image1848 Retaliatory Rates. One cover and three folded letters from Great Britain with Retaliatory Rates, including early use with "24" handstamp and ""Paid at/Liverpool/JY 1 1848" datestamp on cover to Boston, also double rate on inbound folded printed prices and letter, other two inbound to Philadelphia and Boston, Very Fine group with colorful markings (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
860 c ImageFirst Eastbound Trip with Restored Rate. Folded letter to The Hague datelined New York, Jan. 10, 1849, sender's directive "p Steamer Europa", no U.S. postal markings, "America/Liverpool/JA 22/1849" receiving backstamp, ms. "1/8" restored rate, red Rotterdam transit backstamp, "120" due, Very Fine, the eastbound Europa sailing was the first to reach England under the restored rates (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
861 c ImageLast Westbound Trip with Restored Rate. Red "Paid at/Liverpool/FE 9 1849" octagonal datestamp and matching "1/" rate handstamp on folded letter to New Orleans, large red "12" restored rate handstamp, Extremely Fine, carried on the Europa, the last trip arriving from England to which the restored rates applied (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $700.00
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862 c ImageFirst Westbound U.S.-G.B. Treaty Sailing. Feb. 8, 1849 folded letter from New Ross, Ireland, to New York City, backstamped with green and red datestamps and "Returned for Postage", ms. "1" shilling rate, large "3" handstamp, original directive crossed out and re-routed "By Contract Packet", "24" handstamp applied on arrival for U.S. packet postage, Very Fine, carried on the Ocean Line's Washington on its Feb. 20, 1849 westbound voyage, the first to arrive under the new U.S.-G.B. Treaty, Ashbrook notes at left (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
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863 c ImagePER U.S. MAIL PACKET/"ATLANTIC." Two-line handstamp boldly struck in bright red on folded letter from Penang, Straits Settlements, to Boston via London, England, letter dated July 4, 1850, "Bearing" framed handstamp, ms. rates for overland mail via Marseilles crossed out, London Aug. 17 receiving backstamp, Liverpool Aug. 20 and 21 datestamps, carried on the Collins Line's Atlantic, departing Liverpool Aug. 21, arriving NYC Sep. 1, Very Fine, the two-line "Atlantic" marking is very rare, especially on mail originating in Malaysia (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
864 c ImagePr. Adams & Co. Express. Docketing at top of folded letter datelined "Mannheim 6 April 1854" and addressed to San Francisco, red boxed "Returned for Postage" struck twice at left and crossed out, "LS 12 AP 12 1854" in Maltese Cross handstamp, also with "Aachen 10/10 5cts." double-circle datestamp, "Boston Br. Pkt. 30 Oct. 26" debit datestamp, some slight wear, still Very Fine, very unusual use, this was twice refused transit by British Open Mail and returned for postage, it finally made it into the Prussian Closed Mail system at the Aachen exchange office in October, a full five months after it was sent, sent on the Cunarder Niagara which departed Liverpool Oct. 14 and arrived in Boston on Oct. 26, it was charged 30c for Prussian Closed Mail (versus 21c for U.S. Open Mail), the sender's attempt to save 9c in postage resulted in a delay of seven months (Image)

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 E. 400-500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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