379th Auction
19-24 September 2022 in Wiesbaden
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Condition
6Catalogue no.
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
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1828 (28. July.), "PACKET SHIP WILSON MALCOMSON & BELL AGENTS NO 9 DONEGAL QUAY BELFAST", red three-line cachet on reverse of folded letter from Philadelphia to Belfast, front showing boxed "* BELFAST * SHIPLETTER" and manuscript "6" rating, some wear as to be expected, a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this rare ship handstamp
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1835 (9. June.), "PER BELFAST & NEW YORK PACKET SHIP SARAH SHEALE MALCOM ON & BELL AGENTS NO 9 DONEGALL QUAY BELFFAST" clear red four-line cachet on reverse of folded letter from New York to Dungannon, front showing boxed "* BELFAST * SHIPLETTER" and manuscript "1/-" rating, some wear as to be expected, a fine and scarce entire with clear strike of this rare ship handstamp
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1856 (23 Jul), folded lettersheet from New York with red integral cds. "NEW YORK 19 JUL 23" and endorsed "Africa" to Keady, Ireland with blue "AMERICA PAID DUBLIN AU 4 1856", a bit stained, scarce
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1856 (6 Oct), folded lettersheet from San Raphael, California with red integral cds. "SAN FRANCISCO 8 OCT 29 PAID" and red "19" credit handstamp, carried on Cunard's "Persia" to Liverpool, from there to Aylgate, Ireland with blue "AMERICA PAID DUBLIN NO 8 1856", a bit stained, scarce
Condition
6Catalogue no.20
1867, Washington 10c. vertical pair with straight edge at right tied by target cancel on buff cover from "BOWENSBURG JUN 18" to Dublin, boxed "Short Paid" alongside, put on board of the "Cuba" from Boston to Queenstown, charged with "1/-" due handstamp, fine and attractive entire