Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 1750    

From Natchitoches Packet D.R. Carroll (Mississippi and Red Rivers), oval handstamp in black on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Mobley's Pond, Ga., with partial New Orleans, La. cds canceling indicia; light edge wear, a Very Fine and choice strike.
Milgram No. 364    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1751    

Steamer Iron City (Lake Superior), oval handstamp with matching "Steam-Boat" straight line handstamp tying jumbo margin 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) on cover to Huron, O., with "Cleveland, O., Jun 7, 1859" cds below, Very Fine and attractive.
Milgram No. 645    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Although Ebenezer Ward held the contracts for the Cleveland and Chicago to Ontonagon routes from 1858 to 1865, the Star Route bid registers show a large number of single trip contracts undertaken by the Lake Superior Line.

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Lot 1752    

Steamer Peerless, circular "Jan 1, 1860" datestamp tying 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) on fresh cover from the Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., Very Fine and choice, with only Five Recorded Examples of This Scarce Steamer Handstamp; with 2025 P.F. certificate.
Milgram No. 1077    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1753    

From Steamer Sydonia (Mississippi and Red Rivers), bold red oval handstamp on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, postmarked with red "New Orleans, La., Jul 28" cds with black "Way" straightline across indicia, Very Fine and choice.
Milgram No. 1342    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1754    

Steam Boat Markings, 1832-1854 (The Richard Winter Collection), small group of 9 stampless cover with various "Steamboat" straight line handstamps, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.




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Realized: $260

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Lot 1755    

(Edgecombe County, N.C. to London 1761), letter written by James Moir rector of Saint Mary's parish in Edgecombe County to "Rev. Bearcroft, Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts", the docketing notation was written by Rev. Bearcroft (initial "B") and shows the letter was written in North Carolina by James Moir, on April 13 1761, and was read at the committee on August 17, 1761, manuscript 4p due marking and backstamped "July 4" London Bishop marking, cover tear at top, Fine, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

AN IMPORTANT COVER AND VERY EARLY TRANSATLANTIC FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

The letter was sent by ship probably from Edenton to London. Contents of letter are in the SPG archives, Bodieian Library, University of Oxford.

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Lot 1756    

(England to Wilmington, N.C., 1827), folded cover from Wooler, England to Wilmington, N.C., manuscript "2/5" rate for packet fee from Wooler, carried by British Falmouth Packet Redpole to Bermuda and onward to Annapolis by Cunard Sailing Packet Susan, postmarked red "Annapolis Mar 19" cds with matching straight line "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "27" rate (2¢ ship + 25¢ inland postage), Very Fine, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Since the British Falmouth packet service to New York was suspended in late 1826, letters for America in 1827 were put off at Bermuda, where Cunard sailing packet was contracted to carry them to Annapolis, Maryland, where they entered the US mail system. This letter was carried on the first of only nine monthly voyages to Annapolis before the British government ended the service. Four letters are recorded from this voyage, of the 10 recorded from all voyages. A very rare British packet service cover.

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Lot 1757    

(Jamaica to Salem N.C., 1842), folded letter datelined "Fairfield, June 22 1842", postmarked "Mandeville, Jamaica JY 6 1842" rimless handstamp with manuscript "1s" rate (double 6d) with manuscript endorsement "Care of Messers Malabre & Co. Kingston, F.R.H." at bottom left, crossed out for transmission to Salem N.C., cover sent to New York City with red "New York Ship Sep 8" cds with matching "2^nd Delivery" straight line handstamp, blue manuscript "27" rate for 2¢ ship fee + 25¢ inland postage, lengthy letter from Holland, Very Fine and choice, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

A wonderful cover from the Holland correspondence with the sender's initials (Francis R. Holland), a well known missionary in Fairfield to indicate appropriate account for forwarding agent and postal fees.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1758    

(Jamaica to Salem, N.C., 1843), two folded covers from the Holland correspondence to Salem, North Carolina, the first is datelined "Fairfield, April 1st 1843", the second is datelined "Lititz Jamaica May 15th 1846", both sent via Baltimore with blue Baltimore cds and matching straightline "SHIP" handstamp, with manuscript "27" rate marking (2¢ ship fee + 25¢ inland postage) and matching "12" rate handstamp (2¢ ship fee + 10¢ inland postage) respectively, Very Fine, a lovely pair, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1759    

(Salem N.C. to Jamaica) Salem, N.C. Jul 26 (1843), clear strike of blue cds with matching "PAID" handstamp with blue manuscript "27" rate (error ship fee of 2¢ added to domestic 25¢ rate) on folded letter to Fairfield, Jamaica, Holland correspondence, sent "via Baltimore", struck with "Kingston Ship Letter SP 30 1843" arrival handstamp and 10d due, Very Fine, a lovely cover in choice condition, ex-R. Winter.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $2,800

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