Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

Lot 28    

(Retaliatory Rate) Nantes, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. 1848 folded letter with "Nantes, 25 Juin 48" origin cds and red "Paid, Ju 27 1848" British transit cds, red "34" cents due handstamp & matching "Boston Ms, Ship, Jul 12" receiving cds, the 34¢ due represents the 24¢ packet rate plus 10¢ inland for half ounce over 300 miles, Liverpool transit date stamp & manuscript "18" decimes paid on the reverse which paid the transit fees to the U.S. border (8 decimes for French internal postage, and 10 decimes foreign postage - owed GB.), Very Fine, per the Cunard Line steamer Niagara departing Liverpool 1-Jul & arriving Boston 12-Jul.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $800

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Lot 29    

(Retaliatory Rate) Narin (Donegal) Ireland to Amsterdam, Ohio. 1848 folded letter with "Narin" straight line postmark and red "Paid Jy 6 1848" cds, manuscript "1/" rate and red "New York, Ship, Jul 22, 34cts" cds, the 34¢ due represents the 24¢ packet rate plus 10¢ inland for half ounce over 300 miles, triangular ""L Jy 6 E"" hand-stamped on the reverse, Very Fine, per the Cunard Line steamer Hibernia departing Liverpool 8-Jul & arriving New York 21-Jul.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $200

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Lot 30    

(Retaliatory Rate) Paris, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1848 folded letter with red "Paris, 23 Nov 48" cds & red "Paid, No 24 1848" British transit cds, red "29" cents due (24¢ packet + 5¢ inland for a half ounce under 300 miles), manuscript "15" decimes paid on the reverse which paid the transit fees to the U.S. border (5 decimes for French internal postage, and 10 decimes foreign postage - owed GB), Very Fine, per the Cunard Line steamer Canada departing Liverpool 25-Nov & arriving New York 14-Dec.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $600

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Lot 31    

(Restored Rates) Birmingham, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1849. Green rimless "Birmingham Ja 12 1849 J" cds on cover with bold magenta manuscript "21" (over half ounce) rate and large red "12" cents due handstamp (2 cents ship fee + 5 cents per half ounce under 300 miles x 2 U.S. domestic zone rate), Very Fine, 2nd west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer Canada, departing Liverpool 13-Jan, arriving New York 29-Jan.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $700

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Lot 32    

(Restored Rates) Dublin, Ireland to New York, N.Y. 1849. Orange red "+ Paid Ja 26 1849 H" cds on cover with black "1/" manuscript rate & bright red partial "Boston Ms/Ship Feb 12" receiving cds in the lower left comer, matching hand-stamped "7" cents due in the upper right comer (2 cents ship fee + 5 cents per half ounce under 300 miles U.S. domestic zone rate), black triangular "L JA 2U A" Liverpool transit handstamp on the reverse, Very Fine, 3rd west bound restored rate, Per Cunard Line steamer Niagara, departing Liverpool 27 -Jan, arriving Boston 11-Feb.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 33    

(Restored Rates) Falmouth, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1849. Red rimless "Falmouth Ja 11 1849 A" cds on blue cover with orange red "Paid 12 Ja 12 1849" Great Britain transit cds, and partial "New York Ship Jan 30 7cts" receiving cds (2 cents ship fee + 5 cents per half ounce under 300 miles U.S. domestic zone rate), red manuscript "1/" rate at center & black triangular "L JA 12 B" hand-stamped at lower left, Very Fine, 2nd west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer Canada, departing Liverpool 13-Jan, arriving New York 29-Jan.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 34    

(Restored Rates) Falmouth, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1849. Red "Falmouth Fe 8 1849" cds on cover with bright red "New-York Ship Feb 24 7cts" due cds (2 cents ship fee + 5 cents per half ounce under 300 miles U.S. domestic zone rate) superimposed, red manuscript "1/" at left & backstamped oval "L FE 10 A" Liverpool transit, Very Fine, Last west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer Europa, departing Liverpool 10-Feb, arriving New York 24-Feb.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $700

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Lot 35    

(Restored Rates) Glasgow, Scotland to Wilmington, Delaware 1848-1849. Dark red octagonal "Glasgow Paid .Dec 28 1848" hand-stamped on 1848 folded cover red manuscript "11" & hand-stamped red "12" cents due superimposed (2 cents ship fee + 10 cents per half ounce over 300 miles U.S. domestic zone rate), markings include red "Boston Ms/Ship Jan 12" receiving cds, backstamped greenish blue "Liverpool De 29 1848 C" transit cds & black hand-stamped "L DE 28 A" oval with a partial blue "Wilmington" receiving cds, Very Fine, First west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer America, departing Liverpool 30-Dec, arriving Boston 12-Jan.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 36    

(Restored Rates) Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y. 1849. Red octagonal "Paid At Liverpool Fe 9 1849" handstamp on cover and matching hand-stamped "1/" at center, manuscript notation "p Europa" routing at upper left and bright orange red circular "6" cents due port of entry handstamp, Very Fine, Last west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer Europa, departing Liverpool l0-Feb, arriving New York 24-Feb.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 37    

(Restored Rates) Liverpool, England to New York, N.Y. 1849. Red octagonal "Paid At Liverpool Fe 10 1849" handstamp on cover and matching hand-stamped "1/" at center, manuscript notation "p Europa W" routing at bottom left and bright orange red circular "6" cents due port of entry handstamp, Very Fine, Last west bound restored rate, Per the Cunard Line steamer Europa, departing Liverpool 10-Feb, arriving New York 24-Feb.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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