Lot
698 
1847 (Aug. 3) New Orleans La. to London, England, Lowe & Pattison "Commercial Circular" showing New Orleans blue "Paid 3" rating handstamp for 3¢ circular rate (unsealed circular for any distance in the U.S.) to England, carried by Cunard Line Hibernia from Boston Aug. 16 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 27, red London (8.28) arrival backstamp, London treated circular as an incoming packet letter and rated with manuscript "1/" shilling packet due rating, Very Fine and scarce 3¢ transatlantic circular. Estimate $500 - 750.
In London the circular was treated as an incoming packet letter, not a newspaper, and rated for 1s postage due.
Realized: $425
Lot
699
1848 (Dec. 16) Charleston, S.C. to Edinburgh, Scotland, orange newspaper wrapper endorsed "2 newspapers" with red "Charleston S.C. Dec 16" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with red manuscript "8-" cents rating, carried by New Line sailing ship Liverpool from New York Dec. 22 to Liverpool arriving Jan. 13, black "13 JA 1849, Liverpool Ship" arrival and manuscript "4" pence retaliatory due rating, red London (1.14) transit, some flaws, Fine and unique prepaid retaliatory newspaper usage. Estimate $500 - 750.
The retaliatory order required that newspapers to be carried by foreign vessels also be rated the same as they would have been prepaid in the country of the vessels origin. This wrapper was prepaid in Charleston 8¢, the equivalent of 2x2d, which would have been paid in the U.K. The newspapers, however, were placed on an American sailing vessel and were overpaid since the retaliatory order did not apply to American ships. Liverpool marked 2x2d=4d postage due.
Lot
700
1850 (Sep. 7) New York to St. Johns, Newfoundland, printed circular outer sheet with straightline "Printed Circular." handstamp, red "New-York 'Paid 3cts.' Sep 7" cds, sent by overland mail to Halifax and then by boat to Newfoundland, red manuscript "1/4" 1s4d due rating, Very Fine, a scarce circular from the U.S. to Newfoundland. Estimate $200 - 300.
Circular sent by overland mail to Halifax and boat to Newfoundland. Postage due consisted of 1s overland rate from U.S. border to Halifax plus 4d rate from Halifax to Newfoundland. The full inland rate was charged and not a newspaper rate.
Realized: $325
Lot
701
1851 (Nov. 24) New Orleans, La. to Leghorn (Livorno), Tuscany, printed circular with red "New Orleans La. Nov 24" cds and matching "Paid 4" rating handstamp, New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Dec. 3 to Liverpool arriving Dec. 14, Calais (12.16) entry cds, Livorno (12.21) arrival backstamp and manuscript "4" crazie due rating, Very Fine and scarce, one of only two recorded printed circulars to Tuscany under the 4¢ rate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Tuscany via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. French entry marking showing American packet service struck in error.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
702
1852 (Mar. 24) New York to Leghorn (Livorno), Tuscany, printed circular with New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Asia from New York Mar. 24 to Liverpool arriving Apr. 6, Calais entry cds and manuscript "28" rating, red London (4.7) transit and Livorno (4.13) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce, one of only two recorded printed circulars to Tuscany under the 4¢ rate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Tuscany via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. However, since this cover is marked for 28 crazie postage due it appears that it was treated as an unpaid letter in Tuscany for reasons unknown.
Lot
703
1852 (Jul. 9) New Orleans, La. to Ghent, Belgium, printed circular endorsed "via Ostend", red "New Orleans La. Jul 13" cds and matching "Paid 4" rating handstamp; New York large red "2" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Collins Line Atlantic departing New York Jul. 24 to Liverpool arriving Aug. 3, manuscript "1" pence U.K. debit to Belgium, red accountancy framed handstamp, Ghent (8.5) arrival backstamp and blue manuscript "15" centimes due rating, Very Fine, the only recorded stampless example of this rate to Belgium. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to Belgium via the U.K. at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, when the newspaper rate was reduced to 2¢ to most European countries, circulars prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to the U.K. Examples of the 4¢ prepayment and 2¢ credit are seldom seen. Only one other example of this with adhesives is known.
Realized: $2,100
Lot
704
1852 (Sep. 1) New Orleans, La. to Kirkcaldy, Scotland, printed circular with "New Orleans La. Sep 6" cds, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Sep. 15 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 26, uncommon Liverpool America (9.26) oval backstamp (Robertson P-3) and fancy "2" pence due h.s., London (9.27) and Kirkcaldy backstamps; file fold, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
"Open P.C." (open printed circular) written in upper left to justify lower rate.
Realized: $240
Lot
705
1852 (Sep. 3) New Orleans, La. to Granville, France, printed circular with black "New Orleans La. Sep 3" cds and red "Paid 4" rating h.s., New York large red "2" cents credit h.s. to G.B., carried by America from Boston Sep. 15 to Liverpool arriving Sep. 26, Granville (9.29) arrival backstamp and manuscript "15" centimes due rating, Extremely Fine and choice example of the 4¢ printed matter rate to France. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Under U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to France via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Until April 1853, letters prepaid 4¢ show a 2¢ credit to G.B.
Realized: $2,000
Lot
706
1853 (Apr. 16) New Orleans, La. to Intra, Kingdom of Sardinia, printed circular with red New Orleans "Paid 4" handstamp for the prepaid 4¢ newspaper rate by British Open Mail by British packet, carried by Cunard Line America from Boston Apr. 27 to Liverpool arriving May 9, Intra (5.15) arrival backstamp and manuscript "17 centi" centesimi rating for postage due by addressee, Very Fine and rare use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Under the U.S.-British Treaty of 1848, newspapers could be sent to France via England at 4¢ each. Unsealed printed circulars were treated under the newspaper rate. Two days after this circular was posted in New Orleans, a reduced rate of 2¢ for the same printed matter service was announced in Washington D.C.
Realized: $850
Lot
707
1853 (Jun. 18) New York to Brussels, Belgium, wrapper with manuscript "3" at left at prepaid 6¢ rate, carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York June 18 to Bremerhaven arriving July 3, reddish "America/uber Bremen" two-line transit, Minden (4.7) and Verviers (7.4) backstamps, blue Bruxelles (7.5) arrival cds, various manuscript and crayon ratings, Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce printed matter use by Bremen mail to Belgium. Estimate $300 - 400.
Wrapper believed to have contained three newspapers. Bremen debit to Hannover equivalent to 3x2/3 ggr., restated as 1 3/4 sgr. by Hannover. Prussian railway clerks thought newspapers were prepaid and credited Belgium 22 centimes; therefore, no postage due marked in Belgium.
Realized: $900