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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Freight Money Covers, Ship Letters continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1167 c Image(Sherbrooke, Canada, to London, 1840, Freight Money) "SHIP PAID" Straightline Handstamp. Red "Lennoxville L-C" rimless handstamp with manuscript "Mar. 12, 1840" on folded cover from Sherbrooke to London, manuscript "Pd to Liverpool" and "Paid 4-1/2" in the same hand (applied at Lennoxville), red "PAID" and "SHIP PAID" straightline handstamps with "18-3/4 [+] 12-1/2 freight money fee [=] 3/1-1/2" rate computation, red "Derby Line Vt." oval handstamp with manuscript "March 13, 1840" date, "LiverpoolShip Letter" backstamp and "8" ship rate, red receiving backstamp (Apr. 23), Very Fine, a beautiful and scarce freight money cover from Canada with an extremely rare strike of the "SHIP PAID" straightline, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1168 c Image(Toronto, Canada, to London, 1840) Freight Money. "City of Toronto U.C. FE 4, 1840" double-circle datestamp, "PAID 7 & 25" straightline on folded abstract of transaction form to London, charge box notation at top, freight money fee collected by Toronto postmaster, red London and receiving datestamps, back with boxed "Falmouth Ship Letter" handstamp, "8" due rate, one toned backflap, Very Fine, the Toronto straightline represented prepayment of the 25c U.S. over-400 miles rate to New York plus 7d Canadian, it replaced the "9 & 25" handstamp after the 2d ferriage fee was discontinued (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1169 c Image(Toronto, Canada, to London, 1840) Freight Money. "City of Toronto U.C. AU 16, 1839" double-circle datestamp, "Paid" straightline with manuscript "4-1/2 & 25" for internal rate across Lake Ontario and over-400 miles rate to New York, on folded abstract of transaction form to London, freight money fee collected by Toronto postmaster, red "New-York Aug. 23" circular datestamp, "Liverpool Ship Letter" straightline and receiving backstamps, "1/7" due rate, internal soiling, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1170 c Image(Toronto, Canada, to London, 1840) Freight Money. "City of Toronto U.C. OC 26, 1840" double-circle datestamp with boxed "Paid" handstamp and "175" for 7-times the 25c U.S. rate for seven sheets, on outer sheet of financial form to London, manuscript "1-3/4", presumably denoting weight of 1-3/4 ounces and "Paid 39" box charge, Canadian postage of 4/1d assuming a 7-times 7d rate charged to box, either not shown or possibly denoted by the scribble below the box charge, $1.75 freight money collected by postmaster and remitted directly to New York, "Liverpool Ship Letter" straightline and receiving backstamps, "2/8" due rate for quadruple-weight ship letter, Very Fine, a scarce multiple weight freight money cover (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1171 c Image(Wellington Square, Canada, to London, 1839) Freight Money. Nov. 22, 1839 dateline on folded letter to London, "Hamilton U.C. Nov. 23" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" straightline and manuscript "paid 25 (+) 25" steamship freight money fee (+) "4-1/2", docketed "Per Steam Ship British Queen" at top and carried on that British and American Steam Navigation Co. ship on her third return voyage, arrived at Gravesend Dec. 26 with red "Ship Letter Gravesend" straightline on back, London receiving datestamp, charged 1/- for 8d ship plus 4d inland during the brief period of time of the uniform 4d inland rate, Very Fine and scarce (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1172 c Image(York, Canada, to Dundonald, Scotland, 1840) Freight Money. "City of Toronto U.C. MY 3, 1840" double-circle datestamp, boxed "Paid" and manuscript "4-1/2 and 25" for internal rate across Lake Ontario and U.S. postage to New York, freight money fee collected by Toronto postmaster, on folded letter to Dundonald, Scotland, endorsed "per Great Western Steam-ship" at top, red "Bristol Ship Letter" struck on front, arrival backstamp, "8" due rate, slightly toned file fold, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1173 c ImageCanada to Great Britain, 1839-40 Freight Money Letters. Balance of three covers showing manuscript Canadian and U.S. rates as well as freight money fees through New York, two from Montreal and one from Drummondville (only two examples recorded), two are 25c for steam ship, one 12-1/2c for sailing ship, some slight soiling on one and light stain on another, still Very Fine group (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $250.00
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1174 c Image(England to Bellville, Canada via New York, 1851) Ocean Penny Postage Envelope. Blue "Liverpool NO 6, 1851" circular datestamp on back of J. Valentine's Ocean Penny Postage illustrated propaganda design to Bellville, Canada, red manuscript "Paid" and "1/2" rate (2d British inland + 8d British sea postage + 2d U.S. transit + 2d Canadian inland), "2" accounting handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a beautiful propaganda design incorporate images of various modes of transportation and an "Ocean Penny Postage" facsimile stamp at upper left in the style of the Penny Red, extremely rare use of this envelope, sent by transatlantic steamer from Great Britain to the United States and then by cross-border mail to Canada (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1175 c Image(Inverness, Scotland to Detroit "Canada" via London Ontario and Windsor, Canada, 1848) "Inverness Jun. 13, 1848". Bold strike of boxed datestamp, red Edinburgh paid datestamp and "1/2" prepaid rate on folded letter to Detroit, identified by sender as "Canada", carried on the Cunarder Cambria to Halifax, slightly toned file fold, Very Fine and fascinating use, the Retaliatory Rate period ongoing in the U.S. at this time prevented the letter from being sent via Boston in a closed bag, from Halifax it was sent via London Ontario and Windsor, backstamps trace the route with arrival at Windsor on July 4, this route avoided the U.S. Retaliatory Rate but took longer and probably required the recipient to collect the letter in Windsor (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1176 c ImageCanada-United Kingdom Mail via United States, Ship Letters, 1824-47. Eight folded letters on exhibit pages with write-ups fully describing rates and routes, six Canada to U.K. via New York or Boston, two from U.K. to Canada via New York, range of markings incl. one with fancy Lewiston N.Y. tombstone transit datestamp, Very Fine group (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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