380th Auction

1860, EDINBURGH: Washington 10c. vertical strip of three and single 12c. black, each cancelled in manuscript with "X", matching "Paid 42d" rating and left and cds. "GALVA JUL 10 1860" on envelope to Hudikswall, Sweden. Red New York exchange mark on reverse with matching red "19" credit handstamp on front, red "AACHEN FRANCO" and manuscript "f5" sgr. rating and two "HELSINGBORG 28 7 1860" struck, minor restoration top 10c. adhesives pulled perf, otherwise a very fine usage

1860, HUNGARIAN: Victoria 6d. violet tied by duplex "LONDON FE 8 60" to Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Ship wrecked on Cape Sable, Nova Scotia on the 20th during a gale, 237 lives were lost in this disaster with no survivors, some of the mail bags were washed ashore, reverse with red manuscript "Saved from "SS Hungarian", faults as to be expected, very rare with only 3 covers known from this wreck

1860, NORTH BRITON: Front William Bemrose of Derby cartoon, unpaid cover from "LONDON AP 18 60" to Elmira, upon arrival integral cds. "PORTLAND AM. PKt. 24 MAY 2 1860" struck, fine

1861, ADRIATIC: Maiden Voyage for North Atlanctic Steamship Co. as a charter to Cunard to replace the "Australasian", Washington 3c. red and 12c. black tied by grid to envelope with cds. "WORCESTER MAR 12" alongside to Paris, in New York red integral cds. "NEW YORK PAID MAR 13 12" struck, 12c. short perfs at bottom, otherwise fine and attractive

1861, AFRICA: Patriotic Cover "Our Country" from "FONTANELLE AUG 7" to Lindfield, Sussex, endorsed "Paid 24 cts" with red credit handstamp "19" alongside, vertical fold, reverse somewhat stained, otherwise fine

1861, ANGLO SAXON: Unpaid envelope from "SPALDING JU 11 61" via "LONDON JU 12 61" to Brodhead, Wisconsin, "3 CENTS" debit handstamp applied, and upon arrival integral cds. "CHICAGO AM. PKT. JUN 28 24" applied, fine

1861, JURA: Maiden Voyage after purchase by Allan from Cunard, Victoria 2d. blue and 4d. rose tied by duplex "EDINGBURG OC 16 61" to small envelope to Virginia, underpaid, and thus debit handstamp "3 CENTS" applied, missed the sailing of "ANGLO SAXON" thus put on "JURA", franking ingnored and with integral cds. "PORTLAND AM. PKT. 24 NOC 4 1861" struck on arrival, the cover was undeliverable due to the Civil War, sent to Dead Letter office and two strikes of red boxed "Sent back to England without a reason for non delivery", fine and interesting entire

1861, NORTH BRITON: Prepaid envelope from "QUEBEC NO 1 1861" with straight-line "6d Paid 7½Cy" to New Orleans, sent via Liverpool to beat the Civil War blockade,departured from Quebec but wrecked on the Mingan Islands in Labrador during a storm on 5th November with total loss but no casualties. Put on the following steamship "Anglo Saxon" and arrived Liverpool 23rd November. Transferred to "Africa", some wear as to be expected, the only known cover from this wreck.

1862, CITY OF WASHINGTON: 3c. rose and 30c. orange, each as horizontal pair, fresh and bright colours, tied by three clear strikes of Boston large "PAID" grid cancel to folded lettersheet endorsed "via England p City of Washington" to Port-Elizabeth, red crayon "12" credit marking and red "LONDON E.C. PAID JY 4 62" alongside, further red "1"d colonial rate, some negligible crease from edge of interior lettersheet (removed), minor edge wear, small affixed lot label, a very fine and rare, colourful 1861 double franking to Cape of Good Hope, certificate PF (2007)

1862, NORTH AMERICAN: Washington 3c., horizontal strip of three, pair and two singles tied by blue cds. "CHICAGO JUL 30 1862" to envelope to Brussels, franked with 21 cents, the rate by American Packet to Belgium via British open mail, the post office did not recognize that this rate had been superseded 18 month earlier, charged with "2" decimes due, backflap missing, short and/or toned perfs, still and attractive entire

1862, NORTH AMERICAN: Patriotic cover ""Union" with Tree of Flags," franked with Washington 24c. brown-lilac tied cds. cds. "HANCOCK JUN 15" to Manchester, with red integral cds. "DETROIT JUN 19 3 PAID" alongside, some wear, address partly re-written, adhesives straight edge at left, otherwise fine, certificate PF (1987)

1862, NORWEGIAN: Victoria 1sh. green tied by numeral to slightly reduced cover to Washington, "21 CENTS" due handstamp applied and red integral "PORTLAND AM. PKt. 24 APR 15 1862 PAID" applied upon arrival, small horizontal bend, otherwise fine

1863, ETNA: Victoria 6d. violett, irregular block of four and single tied by numeral "15" to registered folded letter endorsed "per Etna via Queenstown" to Philadelphia, red "LOMBARD STREEET REGISTERED LETTER" and manuscript "42/6" with matching red handstamp "48" alongside, stamps some imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive

1863, ETNA: Franklin 1c. blue and Washington 24c. lilac-grey tied by grid to small envelope with adjacent integral cds. "NEW-YORK 3 JUN 6" to Caledon, Ireland, paying the rate of a ½ oz plus 1 cent for a local carrier, stamps some faults and cleaned, otherwise fine

1863, RANGER: Envelope from Bermuda endorsed "pr. Ranger" and "Care L.G. Haille..." sent unpaid to Wilmington with arrival mark, charged with "12" (=2c. ship and 10c. inland) and sent unward to Wetumpka, Alabama, flap missing, otherwise fine

1864, ETNA: Jefferson 5c. brown and horizontal pair Washington 24c. gray tied by bold strikes of star in circle to folded letter to Shanghai, "32" credit in manuscript to the UK, carried by P&O´s "Euxine" to Alexandria, "Rangoon" to Galle and "Emeu" to Hong Kong with arrival mark "HONGKONG AU 5 64" and "1d" british colonial credit handstamp, left 24c. adhesives small nick and toned, otherwise fine, certificate PF (2006)

1864, ENTA: Unpaid triple-weight folded letter dated "Smyrna, December 8th 1864" with matching cds. "SMYRNE 8 DEC 64" alongside to New York, charged with "198/90" (90 cents in gold or 198 in notes), fine and scarce

1864, ST.DAVID: Victoria 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and singles, tied by duplex "HAWICK NO 24 64" to mourning cover to Canton, New York. The ship broke her scrw and was towed by the "Damascus" to Portland, there the rare circular red "21" struck as credit handstamp to the UK, right stamp few imperfections, rare and attractive entire being one of only four recorded bearing the circular "21 cents" handstamp

1864, UNKNOWN VESSEL: Confederacy, Blockade-Run from Fort Pemperton via "BAHAMAS AU 3 1864" and Halifax and put on Cunards "ASIA" to Liverpool, blue crayon charge  "1(sh)/5(d)" plus "7"(d) manuscript rate totaled in "2" thus handstamp "2/-" struck,  smaller repairs to the cover, still and attractive and scarce entire from the famous Burckmyer correspondence

1865, CARROLL: Maiden Voyage, folded lettersheet from "LONDON JU 6 66" to Richmond, Virginia, upon arrival, black "BALTIMORE JUN 1866" applied, and due to missing handstamps for the rate, manuscript "24/36" in crayon as depreciated currency noted,  very few covers of this route are known

1866, CITY OF LONDON: Victoria 2d. blue and horizontal pair 1sh green tied y numeral "46" to folded letter with late fee, endorsed "City of London via Queenstown" to New York, unusual red crayon accounting mark "42/2" debiting the UK, left 1sh pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine

1866, CITY OF PARIS: Maiden Voyage, Helvetia 30c. vermillion and two singles 40c. green tied by cds. "RHEINHECK 17 MRZ 66" to folded lettersheet to Philadelphia, french red crayon "9" cent credit to U.S, upon arrival cds. "PHILA AM. PLT PAID APR 2" and "21" handstamp struck, adhesives slightly toned, sime perf flaws, otherwise fine and attractive

1866, DAMASCUS: Victoria 6d. violet, two singles, tied by duplex "ARDCAY MR 22 66" to envelope to Victoria, Vancouver Island with red "PAID DERRY MR 23 66 .." alongside, fine

1866, MORAVIAN: Steamer Washington 12½ c. blue tied by grid to envelope to Hamilton, Scottland with transit and arrival mark, minor wear, otherwise fine

1867, AUSTRIAN: Maiden Voyage, Victoria 1sh. green tied by duplex "LONDON 6 JU 67" to envelope to Oswego, New York, red "21 CENTS" handstamp applied and upon arrival red "PORTLAND AM. PKT. PAID", small tear in wing margin, otherwise fine

1867, CITY OF ANTWERP: 1864 Allegory 4d., two singles and 1sh. green tied by duplex "CAPE TOWN JA 19 67" to folded lettersheet endorsed "per St. Ronon" to New York, "16 CENTS" due marking struck alongside, upon arrival 5 cents collected for inland, the unpaid portion of the rate under the British open mail agreement, some paper breaks and adhesives minor imperfection, still rare and attractive

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 10c. orange tied by duplex "HALIFAX MR 14 68" to envelope endorsed "By Inman Steamer via New York" to Boston, the rate reduced from 12½ cents to 10 cents when Nova Scotia joined Canada on 1st July 1867, adhesive some minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1868, CITY OF CORK: Victoria 6d. violet tied by duplex "EDINBURGH FE 29 68" to envelope to Kingston, New Brunswick, missed the connection in Liverpool and caught up with the ship in Queenstown via the H&K packet, reverser with transit and arrival mark, fine

1868, MORAVIAN: Victoria 12½c. blue tied by duplex "MONTREAL AU 7 68" to folded lettersheet to Liverpool with arrival mark, fine

1850, AFRICA: Maiden Voyage, unpaid folded letterfrom "LIVERPOOL OC 25 1850" endorsed "p Africa Streamer" to New York, with "19 CENTS" credit handstamp and "24" due handstamp alongside, fine

1851, AFRICA: Embossed 10d red-brown, horizontal strip of three, tied by numeral "183" to folded registered lettersheet to New York, red "10 CENTS" credit hanstamp alongisde, the Africa struck rocks off Ireland and returned, mail transferred to "CANADA", arrival New York 9th of November, adhesives some faults, yet and attractive and scarce entire

1851, EUROPA: Ocean Penny Postage Envelope from "AIRDRIE JN 13 1851" to Belleville, Upper Canada, red manuscript "paid 1/2" (2d British inland + 8d British sea postage + 2d U.S. transit + 2d Canadian inland), the premium rate to Canada per Cunard via the US, via "LIVERPOOL JU 15 1851" to New York and than cross-border to Belleville with arrival mark "(BELLE)VILLE JUL 6 1851", fine and beautiful and extremely rare use of this envelope, sent by transatlantic steamer from Great Britain to the United States and then by cross-border mail to Canada, signed Jakubek

1854, ALPS: Folded letter dated "Liverpool Feb 17th 1854" with matching green "LIVERPOOL FE 17 1854" and green "19 CENTS" due marking to Providence, upon arrival black integral cds. "BOSTON Br. PACKET 7 APR 24" struck, fine

1854, AMERICA: Embossed 6d. violet and 1sh green (cut to shape), tied by barred numeral to folded lettersheet, endorsed "p America", to St. Stephens, New Brunswick, charged "1/-" Late Fee at Floating Receiving House Liverpool, with transit and arrival mark on reverse, fine

1854, ANDES: Unpaid folded letter endorsed "per Andes" from Boston to Plymouth via Liverpool with green "AMERICA LIVERPOOL MR 29 1854" on reverse, "5" cents due and "1/-" to pay applied, fine entire transported by the Andes which sailed in place of "Alps" on the return voyage

1856, ASIA: Napoleon 10c. brown, 20c. blue and 40c. orange and horizontal strip of four 80c. red tied by continuous grid roller cancel to folded letter to New York, upon arrival black integral cds. "N. YORK BR. PKt.  10 MAY 16" struck, adhesives some faults, scarce cover which was prepaid with a total of 3fr90c for triple 13-decimes rate, but due 10c for the double-rate in New York (non-parallel weight progressions between France and the U.S.)