380th Auction

30c. orange, tied by cork cancel to cover, endorsed "per Bremen Steamer, Hansa", via New York with red integral cds. "N. YORK BREMEN Pkt. Feb 10 PAID 12" to Gössitz, upon arrival in Bremen blue three-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO" applied, a very fine and attractive cover

1748 (April 21), part letter sheet from the Massingberg plantations, endorsed "pr Capt. Oike W.G.P" ("Whom God Preserve) to London, arriving in London 15th of April and charged with "5"d., fine

1848, (May 16) folded letter from "ST.P.A. BREMEN 16 5" endorsed "per Washington" via New York to Petersburg, upon arrival charged with "34", a fine and scarce entire from the 5th trip of the Washington

1849, (10 July) folded letter from "BÜNDE 11 7" endorsed "via Bremen" with double-circle "ST.P.A. BREMEN 12 7" and manuscript "29" with red boxed "PAID ALL." alongside, carried on the Ocean Steamer "Hermann", to Baltimore, the paper partly somewhat repaired or stabilized, an attractive and rare letter

Provenance: Arthur Salm (May 1992), lot 163.

1857, (26 Nov) folded lettersheet from "HAMBURG 26 NOV 1857" endorsed "via Bremen p. North Star" with red crayon "10" (Grote) and 4½ (Sgr) and subsequently accountancy mark "10" and boxed "PAID." alongside applied, transported by Vanderbilt line "North Star" to York with red integral cds. "N. YORK U.S. PKt. DEC 19 PAID" struck upon arrival, a fine and scarce entire

Reference: "North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75", page 162

CARY: 1841, "FORWARDED BY CARY & Co. NEW YORK" red oval cachet on reverse of folded lettersheet via Liverpool with matching framed "LIVERPOOL SHIP" to London with "8" manuscript tax, fine

FRED k PROBST: "FORWARDED BY FREDk PROBST & Co NEW YORK", folded letter dated "San Francisco 23 October 1858" and endorsed "pr Steamer Asia" via "NEW YORK NOV 24" to Cognac, fine

GOSSLER: 1844, "FORWARDED BY GOSSLER & Co. BOSTON" black cachet on reverse of double-weight folded letter dated "Matansas Abril 12 1844" to London with "2/-" manuscript rating, fine

HARNDEN'S : "FORWARDED FROM HARNDEN'S PACKACGE EXPRESS & FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE No 2 WALL ST NEW YORK", clear red oval cachet on folded lettersheet endorsed "p Caledonia" conveyed on Caledonia's Maiden eastbound voyage to London, fine

HARNDEN'S : "FORWARDED BY HARNDEN'S EXPRESS FROM BOSTON", red circle cachet on folded letter adressed to "Capt. D.L. Winsor, Ship Pharsalias in Liverpool", reverse with "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER" and charged with "8"d., fine

MASTERS & MARKOE: "FORWARDED BY MASTERS & MARKOE NEW YORK", black three-line cachet on reverse of folded letter dated "Philadelphia 1831" endorsed "p. Packetship De Rham via Havre" to Bordaux with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and charged "10" decimes, fine

MOSES TAYLOR: "FORWARDED BY MOSES TAYLOR & CO NEW YORK" red oval cachet on reverse of folded letter dated "Habana 20 JUN 1854" via "NEW YORK JUN 28" to Paris, fine

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

1854 (Oct. 3), Washington 3c. red imperforated with manuscript mark on folded lettersheet from Spencer, Tennesse, endorsed "via New York & Liverpool" to Leipzig. The letter weighed more than ½oz and was rated as double, with black integral cds. "N. YORK AM. Pkt 46 OCT 14", carried by the "Atlantic" from New York to Liverpool, charged with "26" sgr. to the recipient, interesting cover with attempted part-payment
 

1845 (20. Jan), double-weight folded lettersheet from "MOBILE JAN 20" endorsed "per Boston steamer" to London, charged with "50", carried with "Cambria" on her Maiden Return voyage to Liverpool, later charged only as regular letter with "1/-", fine

1848, quadruple-rate folded letter from "MANCHESTER JU 30 1848" endorsed "pr. Niagara Steamer" to Boston with "4/-" rate manuscript alongside, carried on Cunard's "Niagara" to Boston, upon arrival charged with "72" cent retaliatory rate., small tear at top otherwise very fine and rare. The British rate structure didn't allow for a triple rate, moving from a double rate of 2/ for between half and one ounce to a quadruple rate of 4/ for over one ounce but not over 2 ounces were collected from the writer, the U.S. progression was per half ounce allowing for a triple rate, thus 72c at 24c per half ounce retaliatory for up to 1½ ounces was collected from the addressee. Multiple rate retaliatory rate covers are rare as are covers illustrating the disparity in rate progression between the two countries. 

1848, folded letter dated "Batavia 26th September" endorsed "via England" and privately carried to England to Boston, with "1/-" manuscript charge, carried on maiden voyage of Cunard's "Canada" from Liverpool to New York with red integral cds. "NEW YORK SHIP 29cts" for the retaliatory rate, very fine and scarce entire

1848, folded letter dated "New-York 19 Decemb 1848" to Cognac, conveyed by the "Canada" on her maiden return voyage from New York to Liverpool with adjacent boxed "COLONIES /&c Art. 13" and Boulogne with manuscript "19" due rating, minor aging, otherwise a fine and scarce entire showing retaliatory fee avoidance

1848, folded lettersheet from "BALTIMORE SEP 11" with matching blue "PAID" and manuscript rating "29" alongside, endorsed "pr. Steamer via. N.Y", conveyed on the "Niagara" to London with arrival mark and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, very fine and scarce

1848, folded letter dated "Boston Oct 23 1848" to Leipzig, Saxony. With red "PAID" and matching handstamp "29", carried on Cunard's "Britannia" to Liverpool, 3(sh)6(d) manuscript debit to Prussia, weak boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND" applied in transit, charged "482" Neupfennig at destination, some toning but a very scarce destination

1848, folded letter from "NANTES 25 JUIN 48" to New Orleans with manuscript "18" rating on reverse, conveyed by the "Niagara" from Liverpool to Boston with transit mark and red "34" due handstamp, some aging, still fine and scarce retaliatory period entire

1848, folded letter dated "New York June 5th" endorsed "p Britannia", conveyed on the first Retaliatory Rate Sailing by "Britannia", to Cognac with adjacent boxed "COLONIES &c/ ART 13" and manuscript "28" decimes charge, fine

1848, folded letter from "PARIS 23 NOV 48" with matching red boxed "PD" to Philadelphia, conveyed by the "Canada" from Liverpool to New York with adjacent red "29" cent due rating for the retaliatory fee, some toning, a scarce and attractive retaliatory rate use from France

1848, folded lettersheet from "Cincinatti" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "34" alongside, endorsed "By the steamer", conveyed on "Britannias" last voyage for Cundard, to Leamington, with arrival and "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive

1848, folded lettersheet endorsed "Steamer Europe via Boston" with manuscript rating "1/-", conveyed on the Europa Maiden Return Voyage to Boston and finally Royston with arrival mark, a scarce example of retaliatory fee avoidance, fine

1848, small envelope from "CONSTANTINOPLE 25 JUIL 48" to London in "care of Baring Bros, London" with manuscript "1/3" due rating, later crossed out and "1/-" prepaid transatlantic packet rating applied, carried by Cunard's "Britannia" from Liverpool to Boston with partial "BOSTON SHIP AUG 26" and matching "34" cent retaliatory handstamp, some paper loss at center, otherwise fine

1848, envelope from "CLEVELAND AUG 11" with matching red "PAID" and manuscript "34" alongside, via Liverpool to Scotland with "1/-" retaliatory due rating, fine and attractive

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

1851 (31 Jan), folded lettersheet from London charged with manuscript "2sh5½d" and red "PAID LS 31 JA 31 1851" to San Francisco with two "PAID" markings applied upon arrival, a scarce and short-lived rate

1852, (12 Oct.) folded letter from New York with short lived red "BRITISH PACKET." (Winter records usage August 1852 to April 1853) alongside. Bagged for Boston and from there with the "Canada" to Liverpool, London, Paris and Cognac, charges "13" decimes, some aging, otherwise fine and scarce

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

1850 (20 June), pre statehood folded letter from San Francisco with integral cds.  "SAN FRANCISCO 40 1 JULY" to Bremen, endorsed "per California", sent via Panama to New York where another 24c. were added for the sea passage to Bremen thus manuscript "64" applied, and carried on the "Hermann" to Bremen, fine and interesting entire

1853, (Sep 30), Faltbrief aus San Francisco mit Absenderstempel "HOBE & WEIHE TOBACCONISTS" und nebengesetztem Stempel "SAN FRANCISCO OCT 1" mit nebengesetztem L1 "PAID" via New York nach Herford, bei Ankunft in Bremen roter L2 "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN" und blauer L1 "Fr.2" abgeschlagen, ein seltener und attraktiver Brief mit dem einzig registriertem Abschlag des blauen L1 "Fr.2."

1799, HARLEQUIN: Folded letter dated "Quebec 12 Dec 1799" addressed to London, reverse with two-line "QUEBEC DEC 13 99" and red arrival "APR 29 1800", charged with "1N8" to take it overland to Halifax, fine

1801, ANN: Folded letter dated "Quebec 29th October 1801", addressed to Greenock, with good strike of two-line "STRANRAER SHIPIRE" alongside, charged 2/9d., a transit of only 25 days, one of the last ships to sail before the St Lawrence River froze, fine

1801, DECATUR: Folded letter from New York 23rd March 1801 as a duplicate (original per “Pegasus”) to Edinburgh and redirected to Leith. With good strike of red “Ship Letter GREENOCK” alongside, incorrectly charged 2/4d, as a triple letter the rate should have been 3 x 4d ship letter from a Post Office agent overseas and 3 x 6d inland (80 miles), fine and attractive