Sale 91: The December Sale

Lot 1583    

1868 (Nov. 16) Caracas, Venezuela to New York N.Y. via Philadelphia, datelined blue folded letter endorsed "By the White Wing" at top, entered mails with "Philad'a Pa. Dec 23" duplex and matching bold "Ship 12" in circle rating handstamp, additional "Dispatched, Philad's. Pa. Dec 23, 3.30PM." cds, Very Fine, The Earliest Known use of the Philadelphia "Ship 12" in Circle handstamp.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $90

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Lot 1584    

1868 (Dec. 8) New York N.Y. to Paris, France, blue folded letter with blue "Hennings & Gosing, New-York" oval handstamp, New York red crayon "4" for quadruple rate and blue crayon "36" cent debit to France, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line China from New york Dec. 8th to Queenstown arriving Dec. 18th, blue Calais (12.20) entry cds and two strikes of bold "32" décimes due handstamps, Very Fine and scarce quadruple rate use.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 1585    

1869 (Oct. 4) St. Petersburg, Russia to New York N.Y., blue folded cover bearing Russia 1k black & yellow (19), 3k black & deep green (20), 10k brown & blue (23) and 20k blue & orange (24), all tied by two strikes of bold ovals, endorsed "Per Prussian Closed Mail", red "Franco" framed handstamp and red crayon "7", red "New York Paid All, Oct" exchange cds; some repaired tears, Very Fine appearance and scarce four-color franking.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 1586

(China) "Agency Pacific Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco June 2, 1870", letter to E.W. Kingsley reading "After having seen for yourself the City of San Francisco, and observed the great commercial advantages as well as its importance not only to this Coast, but to our whole country; also having inspected the property of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company, including their Steamers employed on the China route; I beg it consistent with your views of propriety that you will obtain the signatures of sich of the meinent gentlemen of your Hon. Board of Trade of Boston. [as would be willin to aid our Company in procuring an increase of subsidy] to a telegram addressed to the Hon. Wm. Twitchill. Chairman of the House Committee on Postal Service asking him to use his best efforts in furtherance of that object. Be assured Sir, I feel that the future control of the Asiatic trade, the command of the commerce of the Pacific and the supremacy of our Country's flag in this hemisphere depend on the success of the petition of this Company now before the Congress of the United States. An I deem its succress an object of such paramount greatness, as to justify me in seeking the iad of the excellent and substantial men, who now represent the noble City of Boston in California…Yours with Sincere regard, Oliver Eldridge", Very Fine and interesting letter concerning the PMSS contract.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 1587    

1871 (Apr. 15) Chaseburg Mo. to Christiania, Norway, orange cover with "Chaseburg Mo. Apr 15" and "Chicago Ill. Apr 20" exchange backstamp, Bremen (5.1.71) transit backstamp, Christiania (5.8) and Lillehammer (5.10) transits, Very Fine and scarce via Bremen use to Norway.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1588    

1872 (Apr. 2, Nov. 2) United States to France, two covers, single and double rates by unpaid open mail, Apr. 2nd San Francisco to Jarnac with "New York Br. Transit '4' Apr 10" debit exchange cds and with "GB/2F" accountancy handstamp, French "12" décimes single-rate due handstamp; Nov. 2nd New York to Reims with "New York Br. Transit '4' Nov 2" debit exchange cd, carried by French Line Washington with "GB/2F" accountancy handstamp, French "24" décimes double-rate due handstamp (third progression), Very Fine and scarce pair of covers.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 1589    

1873 (Jun. 24) Guayaquil, Ecuador to New York N.Y., datelined ble folded letter with "Panama-Transit, JU 29" transit cds and two strikes of rare "12" pence debit rating handstamps, perfect strike of "New York '24' Jul 17" integral-due cds, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 1590    

1874 (Jul. 7) Trondhjem, Norway to New York N.Y., cover with "Trondhjem, 7/7" original cds's, Christiana (7.11) transit backstamp, framed "via Tydsklan" handstamp, pencil "17c" and "New York, Due 17, U.S. Currency, Aug 5" depreciated cds, Very Fine and scarce depreciated currency use, ex-Hahn.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

This letter from Norway was sent unpaid at the 10¢ NGU rate plus 5¢ fine for 15¢ due in coin, or 17¢ in depreciated currency.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1591    

1874 (Oct. 11) South-Shield, England to Chicago Ill., cover bearing G.B. 1d red, vertical pair, tied by "704" barred oval, matching "South-Shield, OC 11 '74" cds at right, blue "Chicago, Ill. Unpaid, Oct 25" cds backstamp and matching "U.S. Currency / 6" depreciated currency handstamp; faulty, partial flap, Fine and rare Chicago depreciated currency marking.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1592    

1875 (Jul. 26) Geelong, Victoria to Davenport Ia., cover bearing Victoria 6d blue (116) tied by "Geelong, JY 26, 75" duplex, red "PAID ALL" handstamp adjacent, reverse with Melbourne (7.27) and Sydney (7.30) transits, "San Francisco Cal., Sep 4" transit cds and matching "5" due handstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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