Lot
1287 
1820, 1843 Transatlantic Fumigated Mail, two folded letters, 1820 Newton Gordon correspondence from New York to Madeira with single fumigation slit and business content concerning scarcity of corn; and 1843 Italy to United States with two fumigation cuts, red "New-York 'Ship' May 7" entry cds and "20¾" rating, a Very Fine pair. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $125
Lot
1288
1848 (Jan. 13) Gibraltar to Petersburg, Va., datelined folded letter with framed "Gibraltar / Paid" handstamp, red manuscript "4/-" shilling rating, Liverpool (1.30) transit d.s., carried by Cunard Line Hibernia from Liverpool Jan. 30 to New York arriving Feb. 16, red "New York 'Ship' Feb 17" cds with blue manuscript "22" rating for 20¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee; light fold stain, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1289
1848 (Mar. 7) Constantinople, Turkey to Charleston S.C., cover with French Post Office "Constantinople, Turquie, 7 Mars 1848" cds and addressed in care of London forwarder, blue Orleans (3.21) backstamp transit, endorsement crossed out and remailed by forwarder with manuscript "1/3" rating, red London (3.22) backstamp, red New York '10cts' 10 Apr." exchange cds for 10¢ inland postage due; cover tear, Fine, A scarce incoming Transatlantic use from the French Post Office at Constantinople. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $140
Lot
1290
1850 (Oct. 18) Lisbon, Portugal to New York, N.Y., folded letter carried privately to London, entered mails with (10.29) crown cds and unusual "3" cent debit h.s. to U.S., carried by Collins Line America from Liverpool Oct. 30 to New York arriving Nov. 12, New York "24" cent due h.s., Extremely Fine, This is the only recorded example of this "3" debit handstamp used on a transatlantic cover. Estimate $200 - 300.
Letter carried "out of the mails" to London where it was posted unpaid to U.S. London used unusual "3" handstamp to indicate G.B. debit to U.S.
Realized: $105
Lot
1291
1851 (Nov. 4) Sydney, Australia to Boston, Mass. via Great Britain, datelined folded letter carried by Alert to the U.K., Maltese "LS, 6 AP 6, 1852" transit postmark and matching "3/Cents" debit handstamp, carried by Collins Line Arctic from Liverpool Apr. 7 to New York arriving Apr. 18, New York large "24" due handstamp, Very Fine, over five months in transit. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $135
Lot
1292
1854 (Nov. 20) Philadelphia, Pa. to Cape Verde Islands, buff cover with red Philadelphia Paid cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "65" cent prepaid rating for British Mails rate, addressed to the purser of U.S. Frigate Constitution, carried transatlantic by Cunard Line America from Boston Nov. 22 to Liverpool arriving Dec. 4, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot
1293
1857 (circa) (Nov. 12) Foreign Origin to Washington D.C. via New York, cover bearing 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by "New-York 'Paid' Nov. 12" cds, pencil "Due 3"; most of flap missing, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
This New York "Paid" cds was a special postmark used on mail of foreign origin bearing U.S. stamps. Ashbrook states this cancel is quite rare on the 3¢ 1857 issue.
Reference: Pictured in Ashbrook's book.
Realized: $115
Lot
1294
1858 (Oct. 20) Boston, Mass. to Cape of Good Hope via London, blue folded cover with red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Oct 20" cds and pencil "33"prepaid rating with red crayon "28" credit to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Oct. 20 to Liverpool arriving Oct. 31, red "London Paid" (11.1) transit and red crayon "1" pence credit, blue Devonport (11.2) and red Cape of Good Hope backstamps; some edgewear, Very Fine, A scarce prepaid 33¢ British mails rate via Plymouth. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $350
Lot
1295
1859 (Feb. 6) Vera Cruz, Mexico to Négrepelisse, France, folded letter entered U.S. mails with "New Orleans La. Feb 12 1859" and manuscript "22" unpaid rating for French Mail rate, Boston "10" cent debit for U.S. transit from Mexico, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Feb. 23 to Liverpool arriving Mar. 8, French entry (3.9) entry cds with "12" decimes due h.s., Négrepelisse (3.14) arrival backstamp, tiny edge tear, Scarce French Treaty mail from Mexico via U.S. Estimate $300 - 400.
From contents, letter written by junior naval officer on brig D'Oliver in anchorage off small island of Sacrificios, where Fort of San Juan de Ulma protects entrance to Veracruz. His vessel was based at Fort-de-France, Martinique. It was carried to New Orleans by mail steamer "Tennessee", a temporary mail steamer owned by Charles Morgan.
Lot
1296
1859 (Sep. 1) Savannah, Ga. to the Balearic Islands, blue dated printed circular with red crayon "4" cent prepayment for the printed matter rate, New York large red "2" cent credit to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Sep. 14 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 25, via closed mails through France to Spain, La Junquera (9.27) and Palma de Mallorca (9.30) backstamps, perfect strike of Majorca "½ Rs." due handstamp for inland postage, Extremely Fine and choice printed matter use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Under the 1848 U.S.-G.B. Convention, effective 15 Feb. 1849, the rate for printed matter sent from the United States to destinations beyond the U.K., was established at 4¢ per item. This amount was a combination of the 2¢ per item U.S. internal postage, plus 2¢ (1d) per item credit to the U.K.
Realized: $850