Lot
2556 
Foreign Mail Covers, interesting group of 27 stampless covers, mainly Trans-Atlantic, but a few are noted to other destinations or origins, an interesting group worth inspection.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2557
Ocean Mail Stock, 1817-1860, about a hundred and seventy five covers in all, many are Trans-Atlantic but a good number are ship letter from various eastern ports used within the U.S., most are identified as to the line and the ship, many have very interesting markings and unusual routings; included are 1817 cover from Hartford to London with stepped "Liverpool Ship Letter", 1841 cover from from Le Havre, France with Harnden's forwarding agents hand stamp in red, 1841 cover with Harnen's shield hand stamp, 1842 cover from Chipping Norton to Oswego, N.Y. carried on the Black Ball Line's "England", 1847 cover from Turkey to Boston, 1847 cover from New York to London carried on the Black ball line's "Cambridge", 1856 cover from Santiago, Chile to New York, 1856 cover from Paris to Charleston S.C., good ranges of covers to Germany plus more, a good lot, careful inspection and study should prove rewarding, please inspect.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2558
Stampless Ocean Mail Covers, 1845-1861, a selection of over one hundred and fifty covers from US cities on the east coast to many foreign destination plus a good number of items to the US; included are 1853 cover from Boston to Canton China, 1849 cover from the US consulate in Malaga, Spain to Boston, 1853 cover from Pittsburgh to Copenhagen, 1853 cover from Montevideo, Uruguay to Baltimore, 1854 cover from Boston to Riga, Russia, 1856 cover from Rome, N.Y. to Cairo, Egypt, 1856 cover from Penang to South Reading, Ma., 1856 cover from Boston to Stockholm, 1861 cover from Archangel, Russia to Andover, Ma., 1863 cover from Prussian Poland to Boston, a very varied selection of postmarks with many different rate marking and some interesting routings, a good lot with many better items, please inspect.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $750
Lot
2559
Stampless Trans-Atlantic Mail, 1830-1850, over 150 covers or folded letters from a variety of US origins or coming to those same ports, a very wide selection of routings as well as postmarks with many hand stamp and manuscript rate markings, most of the covers are from Boston, New York or Philadelphia, some with forwarding agents markings and more, condition is mixed, please inspect.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Current Opening Bid: $300
Lot
2560
Trans-Atlantic covers to France, 1804-1860, a large selection of over one hundred and eighty covers from many different cities within the U.S. with a very wide variety of rates, carried on many different ships, going to a good number of towns and cities in France, there are also a good number of cover from France to the U.S., included are 1804 cover from Philadelphia to Bordeaux with "Post Maritime Bordeaux" handstamp, 1840 cover from New York, to Cognac with "Harndens Package Express" forwarding agent handstamp, these covers were carried on many different ships which include the Acadia, Atlantic, Canada and the Europe just to mention a few, a good variety of New York packet markings with integral rates ranging from 3 to 18 and much more, condition is mixed, careful examination should prove rewarding.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
2561
Trans-Atlantic covers to Germany, 1850-1870, selection of seventy five covers, most are stampless but several are stamped with various adhesives, there is also a group which are from Germany with a wide range of origins and destination, a very diverse selection of various ship markings as well as "paid" and other transit markings, there are many N. York Am. Pkt Paid with integral rate markings from 3¢ to 46¢, there are cover from Hamburg, North German Federation and Prussia, two covers franked with 1¢ & 6¢ Banknotes paying the 7¢ rate in 1874, a fascinating group which need further study, many of the covers have detailed descriptions, condition is mixed, please inspect.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $750
Lot
2562
Trans-Atlantic Postal History, 1800-1850, a selection of over sixty folded letters and covers both coming and going to the US from various places on many different ships, a very wide range of postmarks with many different rate marking from New York, Boston and other origins mostly going to France or Great Britain, condition is mixed but careful inspection should prove rewarding.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2563
Trans-Atlantic Ship Covers to England, 1835-1870, several hundred covers both coming and going to and from England as well as Ireland and Scotland, from many cities and towns mostly on the east coast: a very large variety of rates and markings, carried on a good number of ships from various lines; included are 1822 cover from Trinidad to London with stepped "Deal Ship Letter" hand stamp, 1842 cover from Philadelphia to London with two line "Bristol Ship Letter", 1845 cover with Richmond Va. cds with matching large numeral "10" addressed to London, 1845 cover from Derry to New York with "Boxed Paid at Derry" in red, 1846 cover to London with "Returned Paid Letter" printed at top as well as "Dead Letter Office" below, 1850 cover from Clinton Ms. to London with red Roman numeral "L" in circle, 1852 cover from Liverpool to Philadelphia with blue numeral "6" in hexagon, 1856 cover from Glasgow to New York with boxed "Glasgow Paid" date stamp, 1858 cover from Glasgow to Fairfield Me., 1858 cover from Lacrosse, Wis. to London with small blue paid in circle with manuscript "24", plus many, many more, a valuable lot for the specialist, please inspect.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
2564
Transatlantic Mail Collection, 1840-1857, a selection of over 90 covers or letter sheets housed in two 3 ring binders, many of the covers are Ex Richard Winter and are on his exhibit pages, in each case the Treaty it was under, the ship it was carried on, the company that carried the Mail, the arrival and departure dates and the postal rates are all identified for each cover, a very interesting study with many better items, please inspect.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2565
U.S. Sea P.O. Circular Due Marking Cover Selection, 1899-1924, ten covers or cards all with this very interesting due marking and several types, several are domestic, the rest to foreign destination, two of the covers with postage due stamps, many interesting usages and combinations, please inspect, a scarce grouping.Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100