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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

China Mails
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
38° c ImageNew York to Canton, China, 1846 Folded letter datelined "New York Augt. 29th 1846" and addressed to Canton, China, red "Forwarded by Harnden & Co. Boston" backstamp, boxed "Postage Paid to Destination by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool", red "PAID H & CO." in circle handstamp, red "Aden B.P.P. Paid" in circle handstamp, Hong Kong transit backstamp, light horizontal file fold

VERY FINE. A RARE 1846 FOLDED LETTER TO AUGUSTINE HEARD & CO. IN CANTON, CHINA, WITH HARNDEN & CO. MARKINGS FROM BOTH BOSTON AND LIVERPOOL.

Ex Spicer (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
39 c ImagePhiladelphia to Canton, China, 1852. Folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Nov. 8th 1852" to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Nov. 8" circular datestamp, sender's endorsement "Niagara 11/10-52" at bottom left, London transit, Hong Kong backstamp, manuscript "45" rate, red "PAID" and "40 cents" handstamps, light horizontal file fold, Very Fine use, paid for the 45c rate via Southampton, the Niagara arrived in Liverpool on November 20 but the P & O steamer Haddington had already sailed that day, this was sent overland via Marseilles and then by Admiralty or French packet to catch the Haddington at Malta (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
40 c ImagePhiladelphia to Hong Kong, 1853. Bold strike of blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct. 29" circular datestamp on cover to Hong Kong, China via a forwarder in London, addressed "care of Samuel Goddard Esq., London" and also "care of Rawle Drinker & Co., Hong Kong", red "24" and "PAID" handstamps, red 19c credit handstamp, London transit, back with blue Goddard oval handstamp and manuscript "Paid to England", minor edgewear, Very Fine and unusual use (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
41 c ImageBoston to Canton, China, 1854. Folded letter datelined "Boston June 5th 1854" and addressed to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, pencil "75" rate with bold red "PAID" and "70" handstamps, "Boston Br. Pkt. Jun. 7" and Hong Kong backstamps, London transit, light horizontal file fold, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
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42 c ImageBoston to Canton, China, 1854. Blue folded letter datelined "Boston October 23, 1854" and addressed to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, manuscript box charge and "Paid through", red "PAID" and "60" credit handstamps, "Boston Br. Pkt. Nov. 8", London and Hong Kong backstamps, light horizontal file fold, some ink erosion in address, still Very Fine cover paying the 65c rate, this was 120 days in transit and was likely delayed due to the Crimean War, a number of P & O ships were requisitioned for war service which affected mail service to the Far East (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
43 c ImageNew York to Canton, China, 1855. Folded letter datelined "New York August 22, 1855" and addressed to Augustine Heard & Co. in Canton, China, red "New York Am. Pkt. Aug. 22" circular datestamp, London transit, large "12" credit handstamp, Hong Kong backstamp, pencil "33", horizontal file fold, Very Fine use sent at the 33c rate via Southampton (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
44 c ImageNew York to Canton, China, 1856. Dec. 31, 1856 dated printed circular announcing the dissolution of Haggerty, Jones & Co, manuscript "Printed Circular", addressed to Canton, China, 4c paid in New York (not indicated), bold "2" cents credit datestamp to Great Britain, red British transit datestamp, pencil "1" (d) postage due in Canton, docketing on flap, Very Fine, an outstanding and rare example of the 4c newspaper rate to China via British Mail, which applied to unsealed printed circulars as well during this time, carried on the Cunarder Asia, and by P & O steamers from Southampton to Alexandria and from Suez to Hong Kong, ex Winter (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
45   ImageCanton, China to Middletown Conn., 1829 Folded letter datelined "Canton March 9th 1829" and addressed to Middletown Conn., sender's directing "pr Edward" at bottom left, red "SHIP" and "6" in circle handstamps, manuscript rate, light strike of red "New York Jul. 29" circular datestamp, Very Fine use carried outside of the mails to the U.S. (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
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46 c ImageCanton, China to Philadelphia, 1837. Folded letter datelined "Canton March 13, 1837" and addressed to Philadelphia, sender's directing "per Neponset", red "New-York Jul. 25" circular datestamp with matching "SHIP" handstamp, manuscript rate, Very Fine use, carried outside of the mails to New York (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $500.00
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47 c ImageCumsingmoon, China to Pennsylvania, 1848. Buff cover with manuscript "Cumsingmoon" at top left in same hand as address, sent to Germantown Pa., red "68" crayon rate, red "Forwarded by Drinker & Co, Hong Kong" backstamp, also with blue "Lemuel Goddard, London" backstamp, red "Boston Ship 10 Nov. 19" circular datestamp, some slight edgewear, Very Fine, a very unusual use, Cumsingmoon grew in the 1840's as an important exchange point for opium from China following the establishment of the retail opium monopoly in Hong Kong and expulsion of opium ships from Whampoa, this style of Hong Kong forwarder's marking was only in use in 1848 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
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48 c ImageCanton, China to Pennsylvania, 1849. Gray cover addressed to Germantown Pa., back with clear strike of red "Forwarded by Rawle Drinker & Co., Hong Kong" as well as blue "Lemuel Goddard, London" oval backstamp, Nov. 1849 circular datestamp, "24" and "19 cents" debit handstamps, with original enclosure (transcript accompanies) datelined "Canton River August 25th 1849", fascinating contents describing the murder of the Portuguese commander at Macao (Don Jose Maria do Amaral), his method of ruling Macao and that the Chinese had put a $1,000 bounty for his head, the English and American forces in the area are rallying to the aid of the Portuguese, and that the murdered body had been embalmed "and lies in state at his house, where it is said they mean to preserve it till the head is returned", other fascinating contents regarding gambling, a skirmish at a fort and other topics, some slight wear, Very Fine, the content is phenomenal (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

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