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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Steamboat and Way Markings
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
529   ImageSteamer Cherokee. Perfect strike of elaborate illustrated handstamp (Milgram No. 212) on large piece of cover front, 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) with small faults affixed at right (uncancelled but tied by slight toning), Very Fine strike of this rare marking which depicts a rose on its stem with leaves, this is only the second example we have offered since keeping computerized records and only a handful are recorded, this was featured on the front cover of a 1970's Sotheby's sale (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
530 c ImageLake Champlain S.B. Aug. 27. Bold strike of circular datestamp with "5" and "10" rate handstamps on blue folded letter datelined "Montreal Augt. 24th 1850" to New York, Kennedy correspondence, light vertical file folds, some staining, still Very Fine and unusual, this was smuggled across the border, ex Johnstone (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
531 c Image"Eliz. City" (N.C.) June 9. Manuscript postmark and "Paid 25" on 1814 folded letter from "Custom House, District of Camden" to Collector of Customs in New York, carried over Dismal Swamp Canal route to Norfolk, Va, smudged Norfolk marking confirms routing, light vertical file fold, Very Fine, this is reported to be the earliest letter carried under contract by canal (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
532 c ImageLake Erie Steam-Boat. Clear strike of blue shield handstamp with matching "Buffalo N.Y. May 19 10" integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Watertown N.Y., few opening tears at top, missing part of backflap, Very Fine strike of this rare Erie Canal marking, ex Meyer (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
533 c ImageMayflower. Perfect strike of blue name-of-ship marking on cover with printed Merchant's Express Company imprint at top to Middleborough N.Y., matching "Buffalo N.Y. Steam Boat 10cts" in scroll handstamp, "Buffalo N.Y. Jun. 21" circular datestamp, some slight edgewear, Very Fine, an extremely rare marking, the Mayflower was a Lake Erie steamboat owned by the Michigan Central R.R., ex Knapp (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
534 c ImagePittsfield (Mass.) 10 July, 1808. Dateline on folded letter to New York, manuscript "Way" and "17" rate for 151-300 miles, entered mails with blurry strike of Albany N.Y. Jul. 12 circular datestamp, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 100-150

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
535 c ImagePlattsburgh N-Y. Jul. 1. Red circular datestamp with matching "STEAM-/BOAT" two-line handstamp on 1834 folded letter to Grand Isle Vt., manuscript "12" rate, Very Fine strike of this rare Lake Champlain marking (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
536 c ImagePlattsburgh N-Y. Oct. 16. Clear strike of red circular datestamp and "BOAT" straightline handstamp on 1832 folded letter to Grand Isle Vt., manuscript "12" rate, Very Fine strike of this rare Lake Champlain marking, ex Meyer (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
537 c ImageSkaneateles N.Y. Jun. 4, Jun. 5 (1849). Two covers with blue circular datestamps, both with manuscript "Steamboat" endorsements, first with "7" handstamp on folded cover to Rochester N.Y., second datelined Glen Haven N.Y. with manuscript "12" rate on folded letter to Portsmouth R.I., contents relate to water cure and medical matters, minor file folds on first, Very Fine pair of covers, the Skaneateles "Steamboats" are among the rarest of New York inland waterway covers (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
538 c Express Mail Uses. Seven folded letters, including 1837 use from New York to Philadelphia with manuscript "Express Mail" with 12-1/2c rate (not sent via express mail, normal train), one from New York to New Orleans with pencil "75" rate used May 22, 1839 (late use as service was terminated July 1, 1839), 1837 use from New York to Montgomery Ala. with note on back if recipient has left to return via express, 1837 use from Mobile Ala. to "Ex Post Office" in New York with manuscript "75" rate, 1837 use from New York to New Orleans via eastern Pony Express, last two later uses with U.S. Express Mail circular datestamps from Boston (one stampless with 10c rate, other with 3c stamp used Jan. 1852), usual file folds and minor edgewear, Very Fine group

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
539 c ImageBalance of the Calvet M. Hahn Collection of Stampless "Way" Covers. Approximately 72 folded letters or covers which were not part of the group we offered in our Sale 1002, all with various forms of "Way" markings and rates, which were applied to letters picked up or delivered by postmen at some point between their normal stopping points along the postal route, this collection focuses on the Northeast (way mail is more common in the South), the majority from New York State, also many from Connecticut and examples from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New Jersey, earliest is 1793, many in the 1810's-1820's, also 1830's-1840's, manuscript "Way" notations and rates, some with town handstamps, some faults to be expected in a study collection of this kind, but overall Fine-Very Fine, an excellent foundation for further study, also a potentially lucrative source of covers for the retail dealer who asks exorbitant prices from town or regional specialists who are compelled to have a relevant "way" cover (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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