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Sale 89: The John Barwis Collection of Philadelphia Postal History

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Philadelphia Foreign Mail: 1849-1852 US-GB Treaty to UPU

Lots 3135-3144 Lots 3145-3154 Lots 3155-3164

Lot 3155    

1851 (Aug. 26) Philadelphia Pa. to London, England, cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Aug 26" cds and red "PHILA. 24Cts Paid" octagon rating handstamp, New York red "19" credit to G.B. handstamp, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Aug. 27th to Liverpool arriving Liverpool Sep. 6th, London red "Paid" (9.7) tombstone datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 3156    

1851 (Sep. 17) Liverpool, England to Buffalo N.Y., folded letter bearing Great Britain 1841, 2d blue (2) horizontal strip of four, large margins to shaving framelines, position 3 with pinhole, tied by "466" barred ovals prepaying the 8d outgoing ship letter rate, Liverpool "Ship Letter SP 17 1851" crown backstamp, carried by Inman Line City of Manchester from Liverpool Sep. 17th to Philadelphia arriving Oct. 3rd, blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 3" cds and matching "Ship" and "7" circled ratings for the 5¢ domestic rate to Buffalo plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine and rare prepaid non-contract steamship sailing, ex-Winter; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED BRITISH PREPAID SHIP LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA.

Letter carried on the second voyage of the "City of Manchester" and fifth voyage of the Inman Line. The Inman Line operated from Liverpool to Philadelphia from 1851-1856, then shifted the U.S. terminus to New York beginning in 1857.

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Lot 3157    

1851 (Oct. 8) Philadelphia Pa. to Cognac, France, light blue cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 8" cds and red "PHILA. PAID 5 Cts." octagon handstamp rerated "21" cent, carried by Collins Line Baltic from New York Oct. 11th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 22nd, London red (10.23) transit backstamp, red Calais entry cds with black "8" decimes due rating handstamp, Cognac (10.25) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce rerated 21¢ Philadelphia octagon.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $180

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Lot 3158    

1851 (Nov. 1) London, England local use, forwarded to Philadelphia Pa., folded light gray letter with printed script "On Her Majesty's Service" and "W.L. Maberly" frank at lower left, originally mailed with red London District (11.1) octagon datestamp, forwarded with Liverpool "L, JA 15, C" transit and sent free, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Jan. 17th to New York arriving Feb. 7th, "New-York '5cts.' Feb 7" exchange cds; small edge tears top, Very Fine and scarce free frank transatlantic use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 3159    

1851 (Dec. 24) Rotterdam, Netherlands to Philadelphia Pa., folded letter with blue Rotterdam (12.24) datestamp with manuscript "110" Dutch Cents rating on reverse for all transit fees to U.S., red manuscript "1/4" 1s4d Dutch credit to G.B., London (12.26) transit with matching red "16/cents" credit handstamp to U.S., carried by Collins Line Atlantic that departed Liverpool Dec. 28th but returned to Queenstown, then carried by Cunard Line Africa arriving in New York on Feb. 15th, New York "Br. Packet, N. YK., '5' Feb 16" exchange due cds; central file fold, Very Fine and interrupted voyage use, the 16¢ credit rating is very uncommon, ex-Winter.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

The Collins Line
Atlantic departed Liverpool on December 28th, but returned under sail to Queenstown and towed to Liverpool for repairs after 25 days with broken shaft. Her mails were transferred to British packet Cunard Line Africa. The mails were carried as American Packet mails and the 16¢ credit was allowed.

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Lot 3160    

1852 (Apr. 21) Philadelphia Pa. to Neufchatel, Switzerland, gray folded letter with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Apr. 21" cds and red "Phila., 5 Cts., Paid" octagon handstamp with red manuscript "21" update and additional "Paid 21¢" rating for 21¢ treaty rate, carried by Ocean Line Hermann from New York Apr. 24th to Southampton arriving May 7th, red Paris (5.9) entry cds, Neuchatel (5.10) arrival backstamp, forwarded to Bale with orange "60" rappen due, Very Fine and scarce use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3161    

1852 (Jun. 5) Havana, Cuba to London, England via Philadelphia, datelined folded letter send unpaid, carried by Barque Emily Binning from Cienfuegos May 28th to Philadelphia arriving Jun. 10th, blue "Philadelphia Pa., Jun 11" cds and matching "24" cent rating handstamp, New York black "21" debit to G.B., carried by Collins Line Arctic from New York Jun. 12th to Liverpool arriving Jun. 23rd, London red (6.23) arrival backstamp and manuscript "1/-" due rating for 1s packet rate, Very Fine and scarce 21¢ debit use.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 3162    

1852 (Jun. 11) Philadelphia Pa. to Canton, China, gray folded cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Jun 11" cds and red "Phila. Paid 5cts" octagonal handstamp updated with manuscript "1.80" quadruple rating for four-times the 45¢ British Mail rate via Southampton, manuscript "$1.80 Paid" crossed out by New York in magenta and "96" cents credit to G.B. applied, carried by Collins Line Arctic from New York Jun. 12th to Liverpool arriving Jun. 23rd, red London Paid (6.23) transit cds, carried by P&O Sultan from Southampton Jun. 29th to Malta Jul. 9th, then HMS Medina (Admiralty Packet) from Malta Jul. 13th to Alexandria arriving Jul. 17th, then P&O Oriental from Suez Aug. 5th to Galle arriving Aug. 20th, then P&O Ganges from Galle Aug. 21st via Singapore to Hong Kong arriving Sep. 2nd, Hong Kong (9.3) double-arc transit backstamp; light horizontal file fold, Very Fine and rare prepaid quadruple-rate use to China.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF UP-RATING THE OCTAGONAL DATESTAMP TO $1.80.

Philadelphia's red octagonal postmarks, taken out of service in 1836 and then re-introduced in 1849, were up-rated in manuscript to a wide range of values to cover various prepayments encountered under the U.S.-British Treaty of 1848.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 3163    

1852 (Jul. 23) Philadelphia Pa. to Paris, France via G.B., folded cover with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Jul 23" cds and red "Phila. Paid 5cts" octagonal handstamp updated with manuscript "42" prepaid rating for two-times the 21¢ British Open Mail rate, additional manuscript "42 Paid" at top center, carried by Collins Line Atlantic from New York Jul. 24th to Liverpool arriving Aug. 3rd, red London (8.4) transit backstamp, red French (8.5) entry cds and manuscript "24" décimes due rating for triple rate signified by additional manuscript "3" at top left, red Paris (8.5) arrival backstamp; light wax seal tone spot, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF UP-RATING THE OCTAGONAL DATESTAMP TO 42¢.

Realized: $475

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Lot 3164    

1852 (Sep. 22) Calcutta, India to Philadelphia Pa., gray folded letter datelined "Calcutta 22d. September 1852" and endorsed "p Express Overland Mail via Bombay, Egypt, Marseille & London", red "INDIA" oval handstamp, red London (11.14) transit backstamp and manuscript "1/10" debit rating to U.S., carried by Collins Line Baltic from Liverpool Nov. 17th to New York arriving Nov. 28th, "New-York, Ship, Nov 28" and matching "65" due handstamp; horizontal fold, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

London rated "1/10" debit, or 22d equivalent to 44¢ due (24¢ packet from India, 10¢ French transit, 8¢ India letter, 2¢ India inland). New York rated 65¢ due for 44¢ debit plus 21¢ American packet rate.

Realized: $200

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