Transatlantic Mails
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 6 |
 |
 Forwarded from Harnden's Package
Express and Foreign Letter Office, No. 8 Court St. Boston. Red oval
handstamp on folded letter datelined "Boston April 24, 1844" to
Paris, France, red "Colonies &c Art. 12" framed accountancy
handstamp, London backstamp, French due marking, docketed at top right,
Very Fine, the cover was probably forwarded by Harnden's to their London
office where it entered the mails (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
180.00 |
| 7 |
|
 Retaliatory Rate Cover from
Smyrna to Boston via England. Folded letter datelined "Smyrna, 8
October 1847", red "Paid L S 21 OC 23 1847" datestamp, ms. "1/-"
prepaid packet rate, endorsed "pr. Washington" and carried on that
Ocean Line vessel, red "29" due handstamp applied in New York (24c ocean
transit plus 5c inland rate), some ink erosion in address, otherwise Very
Fine, scarce usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
500.00 |
| 8 |
|
 Paid at Liverpool, AU 19,
1848. Red octagonal datestamp on folded letter to New York, red "1/-"
prepaid packet rate handstamp, red "24" U.S. due handstamp, carried on the
Cunarder Niagara, fresh and Very Fine Retaliatory Rate cover (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
225.00 |
| 9 |
|
 Paid at Liverpool, OC 28,
1848. Bold strike of red octagonal datestamp on folded letter to
Wiscasset Me., red "1/-" prepaid packet rate handstamp, red "New York Ship
34cts. Nov. 3" due datestamp (24c ocean transit plus 10c internal rate),
carried on the Cunarder America, light vertical file folds, small
part of address expertly scratched out, Very Fine, a choice Retaliatory
Rate cover (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 |
425.00 |
| 10 |
|
 Inbound Ship Letter from France
to Confederate Richmond Va. Cover to M. S. Valentine Jr. in Richmond
Va., indistinct April 1861 French circular datestamp and ms. rate, red
April 10, 1861 Marseilles transit datestamp and "Br Service" framed
handstamp, clear strike of "Portland Me. 27 25 Apr." debit
datestamp, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, rare usage from a foreign
destination into Confederate Richmond Va. sent before postal relations were
severed, probably carried aboard the Cunarder Asia (Image Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 |
950.00 |
| 11 |
|
 Norway to Minneapolis.
Folded letter with "Skien 4/12 1861" origination circular datestamp to
South Bend Minn., additional strikes of Svinskund, Aachen and Hamburg
transits, also with blue "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. Dec. 31" exchange
office datestamp with matching "46" in circle rate, various ms. rates,
trivial edgewear, Very Fine, an impressive usage sent from Norway via
American Packet and routed thru the Chicago exchange office (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
750.00 |
| 12 |
|
 New York U.S. Notes 29 Jul.
10. Depreciated currency datestamp on folded letter datelined
"Smyrne, 18 June 1870" from Turkey to Lanman & Kemp in New York
City, neat "Smyrne Turquie 18 Juin 1870" double-circle datestamp, bold "24"
debit handstamp, bold French transit marking, Marseilles and London
backstamps, Very Fine, scarce usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 |
170.00 |
