Group Lots
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 2996 |
 |
1746-1840's Private Ship Mail to Philadelphia. 18 folded covers, all carried by private ship, several with sender's ship-name endorsements, five with scarce "4" rate handstamp, three with red "6" in circle handstamp, one 1791 from St. Croix
with tiny "2d" manuscript rate, others did not enter mails, minor faults, mostly Fine |
E. 750-1,000 |
2,100.00 |
| 2997 |
|
Pennsylvania Postal Markings. Approximately 150 folded covers, mostly early to mid-1800's selected for unusual styles of circles and straightlines, rate markings, etc., lots of red and blue strikes, generally Very Fine, worth careful
examination |
E. 500-750 |
3,750.00 |
| 2998 |
|
Colonial Manuscript Postmarks. Five covers with manuscript town postmarks incl. "R 7dwt" (Newport R.I.), "Pisa. 8dwt" (Piscataqua, or Portsmouth N.H.), "Richmond 4" (Va.), "New Town 2" (Md.), and "Talbot 2.16 + 2.16/5.8" (Md.), the Richmond
and Newport covers are toned but presentable, the other have serious faults, plus a "tragedy" cover with part of red "MARLBOROUGH" straightline (1772) with large piece missing incl. part of handstamp, good lot for the student of Colonial postal
history |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,700.00 |
| 2999 |
|
18th and 19th Century Covers. More than 100 folded covers dating from Colonial period through the early 1800's, a fascinating array of usages with most to or from Philadelphia, loaded with scarce markings incl. red "PHILA/DELPHIA" two-line
handstamp, different straightlines ca. 1790's incl. Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, New York, Richmond, Salem, etc., a few from England with ship-letter markings, mixed condition, many Very Fine covers and clear strikes throughout, all
original correspondences with the potential to yield many key items |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
14,000.00 |
| 3000 |
|
Better Stampless Covers. Approximately 50 covers picked from archival correspondences, a fascinating and eclectic group including Mexican War, hotel and transatlantic mail forwarders, Philadelphia "R" (several, incl. one with Trenton N.J. "15"
rate handstamp), "Steam" and "Ship", Hudson River Mail, railroads, all clean and Very Fine, at least half the covers in this lot have $100 to $200 individual retail value |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
3,000.00 |
| 3001 |
|
Stampless Covers. 90 folded covers with wide range of markings from different states, all from archival correspondences, some manuscripts, we note territorials, small-town offices, ovals, green circular datestamp, etc., we removed $200+ covers
but there are still many $75 to $150 covers remaining in this group, worth careful examination and an aggressive bid |
E. 500-750 |
3,250.00 |
| 3002 |
|
Military-Related Covers. Approximately 25 covers, most are Civil War usages incl. Official Business cover to Major Gen. Cadwalader commanding forces at Corinth Miss., covers signed by Maj. Gens. McLellan and N. P. Banks and Gen. B. Roberts,
some earlier incl. Henry Dearborn free frank on War Dept. Indian Agency cover, mixed condition, but some of the better items are Very Fine, a valuable group |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 3003 |
|
Chew Correspondence -- St. Petersburg, Russia. More than 100 covers (many folded, some large size) from the Chew papers, 1830's and 1840's, most to or from William Chew, U.S. Charges d'Affaires in St. Petersburg, Russia, several categories of
transit incl. some sent from St. Petersburg to Germantown Pa. via London or Paris U.S. consulates with forwarding notations and U.S. postal markings, some sent via Washington D.C. with State or War Department franking signatures, the covers to Chew
in St. Petersburg are sent by diplomatic pouch but several entered mails at Hamburg, Germany, almost all are docketed to confirm origin, of particular note is a cover to St. Petersburg with a three-line backstamp which reads "AJAX STEAM" on the
second line, also incl. some unrelated U.S. consulate covers, file folds and some faults to be expected in this raw correspondence, a treasure trove for the specialist in State Department and diplomatic mail |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,100.00 |
| 3004 |
|
Irvine Correspondence -- U.S. 42nd Infantry Regiment. 30 folded covers, most addressed to members of the Irvine family as officers in the U.S. Army incl. quite a few to Colonel William Irvine as commander of the 42nd Regt. during War of 1812,
many with franking signatures incl. Secretary of War J. Armstrong, minor faults, a clean and fascinating archival lot |
E. 500-750 |
1,600.00 |
| 3005 |
|
Stampless Trans-Atlantic and Ship Mail. Approximately 80 covers with transatlantic rate and inbound ship-letter markings, some early ship covers incl. 1807 with Charleston "Ship" and London "Ship-Letter" crown-circle, 1809 from Honduras, early
manuscript "M. head 20-1/2" (Marblehead Mass.), manuscript "Beverly Ms. July 22, 1809 Forwardd. Ship 22" from San Sebastian, another 1807 Beverly ship marking from India, many colorful US-GB treaty rate covers, generally Very Fine, a wonderful and
clean lot worth careful examination |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,400.00 |
| 3006 |
|
Covers. Approximately 60 better and unusual covers picked from various archival correspondences, very diverse group incl. No. 1 on cover (cut in), No. 10 with red Louisville & Cincinnati Mail Line circular datestamp (stamp cut in and creased
but a beautiful cover), No. 26 tied by "New-York Ship" datestamp, Cambridge Mass. Skull and Eagle cancels, Bank Note Issues, advertising covers, telegraph company imprints, etc., mixed condition, many Fine or better, the ideal lot for the mail
auction or eBay seller |
E. 750-1,000 |
2,000.00 |
