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Sale 57: The Hugh V. Feldman Collection

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Lake Champlain

Lots 4015-4020

Lot 4015    

(Champlain Transportation Co.) "B" (Boat), manuscript post marking and matching "18¾" rating for under 400 miles on folded letter datelined "Montreal Sunday August 31 1823" to Leicester Mass., carried by the Congress from Rouses Point to Whitehall; some edgewear and light toning, F.-V.F., a scarce early cross-border steamboat use.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 4016    

(Champlain Transportation Co.) Steam Packet Franklin, wonderful bold strike of red circular handstamp on folded letter datelined Steam Packet Franklin and signed by Captain Robt. W. Sherman to Hartford Ct., entered mails with red two-line "Whitehall, Oct 11 N.Y." postmark with manuscript dating and matching ms. "18¾" rating for 154 miles to Hartford; central file fold, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 470    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

The Champlain Transportation company was the first inland water steamboat operator to employ a Name-of-Boat cachet with the "Franklin" recorded from 1831.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 4017    

(Champlain Transportation Co.) Steam Packet Franklin, red circular handstamp on folded letter datelined "Chambry 19th Sept. 1832" to Grand Isle, Lake Champlain, endorsed "Care of Capt. Anderson", put on the Franklin at St. John, Lower Canada and carried outside the mails, A scarce Steamer Packet Franklin cross border use from Canada.
Milgram No. 470    Estimate $500 - 750.

The Sherman family commenced steamboat services on Champlain Lake in 1812 and formed the Champlain Transportation Co. in 1825. From 1834, they were contracted to carry mails between Rouses Point and Whitehall, and later from St. John L.C.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4018    

(Champlain Transportation Company) 1850 (Oct. 16) Plattsburgh N.Y. to Malone N.Y., datelined blue folded letter bearing 5¢ red brown (1), large margins including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, corner just trimmed at top right, cancelled by unusual small dotted grid cancel in red, matching red "Lake Champlain S.B. Oct. 16" route agent's cds and manuscript "Paid" endorsement by sender for prepayment under 500 miles, clean and Very Fine.
Towle No. F-1a    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A SCARCE LAKE CHAMPLAIN STEAMBOAT USAGE OF THE 1847 ISSUE.

This letter was probably carried on Route 943 to Rouses Point since it is addressed to Malone, which was 10 miles south of the Quebec border. From Rouses Point it traveled 50 miles west on the post roads to Malone.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 4019    

(Champlain Transportation Company, Route 1110) 1853 (Jun. 9) Fort Ann, N.Y. to Dannemore N.Y., turned buff cover to Clinton Prison bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), pre-use crease, tied by partial strike of "Lake Champlain S.B. Jun 9" cds (Towle F-1-a), additional bold strike of cds adjacent, carried on Route 1110 circa 1853 by steamboat Montreal from Plattsburgh to Whitehall, docketed as from S.P. Pike at right, inside use to S.P Pike at Fort Ann confirms origin, F.-V.F., ex-Kramer.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

The Champlain Transportation Company continued to carry contract mails to and from Canada serving Whitehall, Plattsburg, Rouses Point and St. John on the Richelieu River in Lower Canada. Six different route agent handstamps are recorded for the routes used between 1849 and 1870s.

Realized: $375

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Lot 4020    

(Champlain Transportation Company, Route 1108) 1866 (Jul 21) to North Bennington Vt., cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), small tear, cancelled by six-rings cancel, matching sharp strike of "Lake Champlain S.B. Jul 21" cds (Towle F-1-b), carried to Whitehall on Route 1108 circa 1866, where transferred to the post road for the 59 miles to North Bennington, a Very Fine use.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $190

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