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**Transatlantic Mail Forwarders**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1055		Adams & Co. Express Melbourne N.S.W. Red framed handstamp on buff cover to Canaan Me., "Adams & Co. American & European Express Melbourne N.S.W." blue cameo return card on backflap, Liverpool transit backstamp (Aug. 19, 1853), Edward Sanford forwarder's oval with ship vignette, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid 24c Aug. 31" credit datestamp, red "5 Cents" applied in England, routed "per Europa" from England, Very Fine, an extremely rare example of Adams Melbourne express from Australia, the Adams & Co. Australia operation last briefly, from May 1853 to June 1855 (see Levy and Hahn articles in Collectors Club Philatelist, May-June 1982 and May-June 1990) (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1056		Forwarded Through/Hale's/Foreign Letter Office,/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-D) on back of greenish folded cover to London, England, docketing indicates origin at Boston Feb. 28, 1842, black De Forest & Co. New York forwarder's oval over Hale marking, "1842 Ap 1/Liverpool/Ship" and London receiving datestamps on back, ms. "8" due, soiled along file folds, otherwise Very Fine, Gutman reports seven covers with this Hale handstamp (not including this cover), ex Schwartz (Image)	E. 400-500
1057		Forwarded Through/Hale's/Foreign Letter Office,/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-D) on back of greenish folded cover to London, England, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 31" and "Paid" in oval, black De Forest & Co. New York forwarder's oval backstamp, carried on the Black Ball line, Very Fine, scarce Hale marking (seven reported by Gutman, not including this example), with page describing rate and route (Image)	E. 400-500
1058		Forwarded from/Hale's For. Let. Office/Corner of Wall and Water Streets/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-A) on back of Sep. 22, 1838 folded letter from Philadelphia to London, "Liverpool/Ship Letter" handstamp, red Oct. 20 receiving datestamp, ms. "3/2" rate, Very Fine, Gutman reports eight examples of this Hale marking, ex Schwartz (Image)	E. 400-500
1059		Forwarded from/Hale's For. Let. Office/Corner of Wall and Water Streets/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-A) on back of folded cover to London, docketed with Dec. 6, 1838 origin date, "Portsmouth/Ship Letter" handstamp, red Dec. 30 receiving datestamp, ms. "3/2" rate, Fine, Gutman reports eight examples of this Hale marking, ex Schwartz (Image)	E. 300-400
1060		Hudson's News Room, Gilpin's Reading Room. Seven transatlantic folded letters, three with "Forwarded Through Hudson's News Room & Foreign Ship Letter Office, New York" red or black oval (3/3/1836 New York to Austria with Havre ship letter handstamp, 3/21/1836 New York to Scotland with "Liverpool/Ship Letter", 2/17/1837 Philadelphia to London with "Penzance/Ship Letter") and four with "Forwarded through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N-York" red or black oval (two to London, one to Glasgow, one to Switzerland, all with ship letter handstamps), Very Fine, a scarce and exhibit-worthy group, all ex Schwartz (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1061		Hudson's News Room, Gilpin's Reading Room. Four transatlantic folded letters, two with "Forwarded Through Hudson's News Room & Foreign Ship Letter Office, New York" oval in red and black (3/2/1836 New York to France with Havre ship letter handstamp, 1/27/1837 New York to London with "Liverpool/Ship Letter"), and two with "Forwarded through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N-York" oval in red and black (2/6/1839 New York to London with "Portsmouth/Ship Letter", 6/29/1840 Boston to London with red "Bristol/Ship Letter"), Very Fine, ideally suited for exhibition, each forwarder represented by a red and black oval (Image)	E. 500-750

Transatlantic Mail Forwarders

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1055

Adams & Co. Express Melbourne N.S.W. Red framed handstamp on buff cover to Canaan Me., "Adams & Co. American & European Express Melbourne N.S.W." blue cameo return card on backflap, Liverpool transit backstamp (Aug. 19, 1853), Edward Sanford forwarder's oval with ship vignette, red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid 24c Aug. 31" credit datestamp, red "5 Cents" applied in England, routed "per Europa" from England, Very Fine, an extremely rare example of Adams Melbourne express from Australia, the Adams & Co. Australia operation last briefly, from May 1853 to June 1855 (see Levy and Hahn articles in Collectors Club Philatelist, May-June 1982 and May-June 1990) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1056

Forwarded Through/Hale's/Foreign Letter Office,/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-D) on back of greenish folded cover to London, England, docketing indicates origin at Boston Feb. 28, 1842, black De Forest & Co. New York forwarder's oval over Hale marking, "1842 Ap 1/Liverpool/Ship" and London receiving datestamps on back, ms. "8" due, soiled along file folds, otherwise Very Fine, Gutman reports seven covers with this Hale handstamp (not including this cover), ex Schwartz (Image)

E. 400-500

1057

Forwarded Through/Hale's/Foreign Letter Office,/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-D) on back of greenish folded cover to London, England, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 31" and "Paid" in oval, black De Forest & Co. New York forwarder's oval backstamp, carried on the Black Ball line, Very Fine, scarce Hale marking (seven reported by Gutman, not including this example), with page describing rate and route (Image)

E. 400-500

1058

Forwarded from/Hale's For. Let. Office/Corner of Wall and Water Streets/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-A) on back of Sep. 22, 1838 folded letter from Philadelphia to London, "Liverpool/Ship Letter" handstamp, red Oct. 20 receiving datestamp, ms. "3/2" rate, Very Fine, Gutman reports eight examples of this Hale marking, ex Schwartz (Image)

E. 400-500

1059

Forwarded from/Hale's For. Let. Office/Corner of Wall and Water Streets/New-York. Four-line red handstamp (Gutman NY-A) on back of folded cover to London, docketed with Dec. 6, 1838 origin date, "Portsmouth/Ship Letter" handstamp, red Dec. 30 receiving datestamp, ms. "3/2" rate, Fine, Gutman reports eight examples of this Hale marking, ex Schwartz (Image)

E. 300-400

1060

Hudson's News Room, Gilpin's Reading Room. Seven transatlantic folded letters, three with "Forwarded Through Hudson's News Room & Foreign Ship Letter Office, New York" red or black oval (3/3/1836 New York to Austria with Havre ship letter handstamp, 3/21/1836 New York to Scotland with "Liverpool/Ship Letter", 2/17/1837 Philadelphia to London with "Penzance/Ship Letter") and four with "Forwarded through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N-York" red or black oval (two to London, one to Glasgow, one to Switzerland, all with ship letter handstamps), Very Fine, a scarce and exhibit-worthy group, all ex Schwartz (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1061

Hudson's News Room, Gilpin's Reading Room. Four transatlantic folded letters, two with "Forwarded Through Hudson's News Room & Foreign Ship Letter Office, New York" oval in red and black (3/2/1836 New York to France with Havre ship letter handstamp, 1/27/1837 New York to London with "Liverpool/Ship Letter"), and two with "Forwarded through Gilpin's Exchange, Reading Room and Foreign Letter Office N-York" oval in red and black (2/6/1839 New York to London with "Portsmouth/Ship Letter", 6/29/1840 Boston to London with red "Bristol/Ship Letter"), Very Fine, ideally suited for exhibition, each forwarder represented by a red and black oval (Image)

E. 500-750