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Stampless Stories: A Postal History of America continued...

Ocean Mail
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
102 c ImageHavana to Spanish New Orleans, 1783. Folded letter datelined Havana January 28th 1783” from Thomas McIntire to John Macarty in New Orleans with directive favord by Capt. Lawrence”, carried by private ship into Spanish New Orleans, significant content regarding British blockade of American ports during Revolutionary War and slave trade: The embargo is at length taken of[f] to the great joy of many. I have for some time past had some intension of going in a Deanish Vessel from this to St. Thomas to purchase Negroes... I therefore have concluded to proceed to the Continent as was first proposed in a Ship of twenty guns belonging to the States...”, receipt docketing dated Feb. 11 (1783) and answered” Aug. 23, soiled along file fold, still Very Fine, a rare ship letter into 18th century Spanish New Orleans (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
103 c ImageBenicarlo, Spain, to Philadelphia, 1783. Folded letter datelined Benicarlo le 2d 9bre 1783” (November 2, 1783) from Renaud MacDonnell & Co. to Terrasson Brothers in Philadelphia, partly readable BENICARLO” straightline handstamp, receipt docketing indicates June 7, 1784 arrival in Philadelphia, manuscript 4.16” rate includes 16gr for ship letter fee and 4dwt for distance of 300-400 miles, indicating port of arrival was probably Boston, the definitive Treaty of Peace was signed on September 2, 1783, so this reached the United States after the war, ex Arnell (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
104 c ImagePhiladelphia to Bordeaux, France, 1784, Le Warwick. New York.” Straightline. Perfect bold strike of French Royal Packet name-of-ship straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined June 8, 1784, in Philadelphia, sent under cover to Régie agent in New York who applied the straightline and placed it aboard Le Warwick, which departed June 17 and arrived L’Orient Jul. 14, 34” sols due for sea postage plus inland to Bordeaux, light semi-circle stains

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ROYAL PACKET NAME-OF-SHIP MARKING. AN OUTSTANDING POSTAL HISTORY ARTIFACT.

The French consul was the agent for the Première Régie in New York, and prepared departure markings which incorporated ships’ names for each sailing from February 1784 to June 1785. Only ten covers are known, showing eight different ship-name departure markings. This is the only recorded example of the Le Warwick. New York.” marking.

Ex Walske. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
105 c ImagePhiladelphia to Epernay, France, 1784, P. Le Courier de l’Europe./capt:CORnick: New-York.” Straightline. Clear strike of two-line handstamp on flap of folded letter datelined Philadelphie le 13 Dece. 1784” and addressed to Epernay, France, sent under cover to Régie agent in New York who applied the straightline and placed it aboard Le Courier de l’Europe on Dec. 31, arriving L’Orient on Jan. 17, 1785, forwarded to Paris (internal notation dated at Paris, February 7, 1785), manuscript 26” sols due marking crossed out and re-rated 36”, manuscript Deb. d’Epernay” on back, small piece out of flap (clear of marking), short sealed tear just into New”

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ROYAL PACKET MARKING WITH THE CAPT. CORNICK” INSCRIPTION. AN IMPORTANT ARTIFACT OF 18TH CENTURY TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.

The French consul was the agent for the Première Régie in New York, and prepared departure markings which incorporated ships’ names for each sailing from February 1784 to June 1785. Only ten covers are known, showing eight different ship-name departure markings. Two types of markings are known on mail carried by the French Royal Ship Agency’s Le Courier de l’Europe on separate trips from New York to L’Orient: the marking offered here with capt:CORnick”, and a similar marking that reads Le Courier de l’EUROPE/New York*16 juin 1785.” Both are unique.

Ex Martin and Walske. (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
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106 c ImageBordeaux to Philadelphia, 1785, PAQ.L’ORIENT”. Clearly struck straightline and Port Paye De L’Orient” fancy framed handstamp on folded letter datelined Bordeaux 22 Mars 1785” and addressed to Philadelphia, sender’s endorsement franco L’orient”, manuscript 38” sols on back, carried on the second voyage of the French Royal Ship Agency’s Courier La Martinique, departing from L’Orient on May 1 and arriving in New York on May 28, 1785 (27 days, the fastest crossing of the French Royal Packets), manuscript 6” (dwt) due, re-rated 2/8” due in local currency (6dwt=18p x 1.67 inflation factor=30p plus 2p carrier fee, or 2sh8p), May 31 receipt docketing, slightly toned file fold, still Very Fine, rare and clearly struck combination of markings on this westbound French Royal Packet cover (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $500.00
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107 c ImageHawick, Scotland, to St. John, New Brunswick, via Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1787. Folded letter datelined Hawick Feb. 23, 1787” to St. John, New Brunswick, POST/PAID” in circle handstamp on front, part strike of (Fe)by/L/28” double-circle datestamp on back alongside HALIFAX/MA:1?” two-line datestamp, manuscript in Chelse” next to Halifax marking, manuscript rates N8” and 3/2” and notation (appears to be Ann In-1d pst.”) by Annapolis Postmaster John McNamara for transit, some toning and minor splits, Fine and scarce cover sent by American packet direct to Halifax (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $850.00
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108 c ImageElizabethtown N.J. to Inverary, Scotland, 1791, N-YORK Oct.5”. Clear strike of red straightline (no asterisk appears between York” and date as normally found) on folded letter datelined Elizabeth Town 6th Octr. 1791" and addressed to Inverary, Scotland, manuscript forwarder’s endorsement on back Forwarded by Yr. humble serfvt, New York Oct. 5, 1791, Richd. Yates”, manuscript 2/-” rate crossed out, re-rated 4/-”, London receiving backstamp, excellent 6-page letter with details of location between Elizabethtown in relation to New York and Philadelphia, mentions four publick carriages pass my gate every day” and describes differences between life in England and America, Very Fine, ex Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
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109 c ImageLondon to Philadelphia, 1793, Londres le 7 Deceme 1793”. Dateline on folded letter in French to Philadelphia, presents the Modéle de Declaration”, a statement in English to be sworn by the addressees regarding cargo of a captured American ship, the Active William, taken as a prize by the Private Ship of War the Weymouth, John Sturmer Commander”, sent by Le Cointe Brothers, Merchants of Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate, London, red London Paid DE 7 93” triple-circle datestamp, red manuscript P1/-” packet rate, at New York the letter was rated with manuscript 14” rate, Feb. 18, 1794 receipt docketing, Very Fine, interesting letter related to naval warfare during the French Revolution (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
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110 c ImageEngland to Philadelphia, Ship-Letter London, Feb. 3, 1803”. Double-circle datestamp with crown clearly struck on Duplicate” folded letter from Ann Penn in Speen Hill, England, to John F. Mifflin in Philadelphia, re-routed via Lvpl” with bold brownish-black Ship Lre Liverpool” double-oval with crown handstamp, bold New-York Apr. 7” Clamshell framed datestamp applied on arrival, manuscript 8d” and Sh 14-1/2” rates, the letter acknowledges receipt of installments 1 and 3 of debt repayments, accompanied by a bank draft for 200 pounds from Barclay & Co. to the sender, Anne Penn, dated at Philadelphia Mar. 31, 1803, and marked 4th” (installment), which almost certainly crossed in the mails, attractive copperplate engraving with full-rigged ship, Very Fine, the presence of these three different handstamps on one cover is remarkable and rare, with the accompanying relevant bank draft, this makes a marvelous exhibit page -- the short-lived peace between England and France ended just a few months after this crossed the Atlantic (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $4,250.00
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111 c ImageNew York to Cuba, 1809, HAVANA”. Mostly bold magenta straightline handstamp and manuscript 1” rate on folded letter datelined New York, May 6, 1809, to local Havana merchant, carried privately by ship and put into the Havana post office as a local letter, Extremely Fine, a scarce ship letter from the turbulent period when U.S. merchant vessels and seamen were threatened by the war between England and France (the 1807 Embargo Act was revoked two months earlier) (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
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112 c ImageAmsterdam to Providence R.I. via Tonning (Germany) and Philadelphia, 1810, T*Robinson” Captain’s Name Handstamp. Bold strike of brown straightline handstamp on folded letter to Providence R.I. with receipt docketing giving origin as Amsterdam June 7, 1810, rec’d Sep. 11, 1810”, ship-name directive pr the George Augustus” and Forwarded by your obdt. hbl. Serv. Forming Bauneiser & Co.” manuscript notation on side flap, red PHI/5/SE” (Sep. 5) circular datestamp and matching SHIP” handstamp applied at Philadelphia, red 36” manuscript rate (double 17c rate plus 2c ship letter fee), faint vertical file fold, Very Fine, the George Augustus sailed from Tonning on Jun. 27 and arrived in Philadelphia on Sep. 5 (Philadelphia Gazette, Sep. 7, 1810), the rare T*Robinson” marking is the name of the ship’s captain, ex Chambers, Meroni and Hahn (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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