380. Auktion

1828 (2. July.), "PACKET SHIP FABIUS ABRAHAM BELL.....", red three-line cachet (slightly enhanced) on reverse of folded letter from Ireland to Pattonsburg, Virgina, after landing in New York treated as ship letter and charged 2c. plus 18 3/4 cents for inland to Pattonsburg, with further manuscript "forwarded" and charged additional 10 cents, total showing as "10/30", a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this handstamp.  The Bell cachets are registered for the sailing ships Atlantic, Courier, Josephine, and Robert Fulton, the Fabius being very rare and maybe unique

1848, folded letter dated "Rotterdam 19 Sept 1848" endorsed "p Steamer Cambria" via Liverpool with framed "PAID AT LIVERPOOL" and red handstamp "1/-" to Philadelphia, upon arrival in Boston red cds. "BOSTON SHIP" and matching "34" cent retaliatory handstamp struck, fine

1872 (4 July), Victoria 9p. dark-brown together with 1858 Victoria 1d. red tied by numeral "88" and cds. "LONDON JY 4 72" to folded letter endorsed "p City of Montreal" to New York with receiver mark, a fine entire with 1d. late fee