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United States Postal History continued...

Ocean Disasters
Lot Sym. Lot Description
1012 c imageU.S.M.S. Franklin. Folded letter to New York endorsed "Franklin from Southampton" to New York, carried on ill-fated last voyage when wrecked on Long Island near Moriches Inlet, datelined "London 4th July 1854", "3 Cents" debit and "24" due markings, Very Fine, the Franklin ran ashore in a fog on Long Island, the passengers, mail and baggage were taken ashore and the mails were transferred to New York, the ship could not be salvaged and broke up on the rocks, also accompanied by contemporary newspaper's woodcut illustration of the ship (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1013 c image"Saved from the Wreck of the S.S. Eider". Purple boxed handstamp on 1c wrapper (W301) containing Chicago Stamp News newspaper of Jan. 1892, addressed to Southampton, England, some water damage as to be expected on a wreck cover but surprisingly intact, Fine (Image) E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1014 c imageS.S. Lusitania. 2c Rose Red (425) tied by New York Apr. 30, 1915 wavy-line machine cancel and Salisbury (England) May 10 forwarding machine cancel on cover forwarded from Salisbury to the Seagrove Hotel, "PER S/S 'LUSITANIA'" straightline handstamp, marine insurance company corner card crossed out, cover crease and cover corner nick, the Lusitania sailed from New York on May 1, 1915, and was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on May 7 -- she sank 18 minutes after being hit, so it seems unlikely that any mail bags were salvaged -- worth further research (Image) E. 200-300

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

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