388th Auction

1798, folded entire with full contents from St Petersburg to Providence, Rhodes Island, endorsed on the flap “Forwarded by Claes Grill, London”, carried privately by ship with American dispatch clamshell “New York OCT” and manuscript “Sh 38” ship rating, very fine. A very scarce transatlantic mail with Russian origin, from the known Benson & Ives correspondance 

1825, folded entire with full contents from St Petersburg to Boston, reverse two-line frame “Forwarded by Y(our). O(bedient). S(ervan).ts / Maury Latham &Co. LIVERPOOL”, on front red transit cds “NEW YORK” and matching straightline “SHIP”, manuscript “20½” ship rating at upper right corner, small tear on the back, still fine. Scarce