Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 967    

1856 (Jun. 3) Indianapolis, Ind. To Tagerweilen, Switzerland, buff cover with red "Bank of the Capitol, Indianapolis" oval handstamp and rimless "Indianapolis Ind. Jun 3" cds with circled "Paid 30" rating handstamp, red "N. York Br. Pkt. 'Paid 7' Jun 11" exchange credit cds, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York Jun. 11th to Liverpool arriving Jun. 23rd, red Aachen Franco (6.24) framed transit and matching "Franco Preuss: respVereinsl:Ausg:Gr." framed handstamp indicating prepaid only to border, blue ms. erased and magenta "10" rating, Tagerweilen (6.27) arrival backstamp; no flap and edge wear, Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $350

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Lot 968    

1857 (Apr. 18) Diamond Springs, Cal. To Copenhagen, Denmark, orange buff cover with blue "Diamond Springs, Cal., Apr 18, 1857" cds and manuscript "Paid 35" cent rating, sent via Panama to New York, red "New-York Am. Pkt. May 16" exchange cds with matching "12" cent credit handstamp, framed Aachen (6.2) transit and red manuscript "2" sgr. credit to Denmark, Belgian (6.3) transit backstamps; opening tear at right and flap tear; F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 969    

1857 (Jun. 14) New Orleans, La. To Paris, France, blue folded cover bearing 1851, 12¢ gray black, large margins to slightly in at bottom, used with 1851, 3¢ dull red, tied together by "New Orleans La. Nov 14" cds, red "New York 'Paid 12' Jun 24" exchange cds, Paris (7.8) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 17+11    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $140

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Lot 970    

1858 (Mar. 6) Davenport, Iowa To Schleswig, datelined folded letter with "Davenport Ioa. Mar 6" cds and manuscript "25" cent unpaid rating, endorsed "via N. York per first mail Steamer", black "New-York '23' Am. Pkt. Mar. 13" debit exchange cds, carried by Glasgow & New York Steamship Co. "New York" from New York Mar. 13 to Glasgow arriving Mar. 28, red Aachen (3.30) transit backstamp and blue "13" sgr. debit rating, red crayon "17½" sch. (56sk.) conversion and final due rating of "65" sk.; some soiling and small faults, Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 971    

1858 (Mar. 31) Hamburg To Brooklyn, N.Y., cover with red "Hamburg Paid" (3.31) cds and matching "10" rating handstamp, carried as endorsed by Hapag Line Saxonia from Hamburg Apr. 1 to New York arriving Apr. 20, red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. Apr 20" exchange cds; some edge wear, Very Fine, Carried on the Maiden Voyage of the Hapag Line Saxonia.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 972    

1858 (Apr. 20) San Francisco Cal. To Svendborg, Denmark, buff cover with red "San Francisco Cal. 'Paid' Apr 20 1858" exchange cds with matching "12" rating handstamp, magenta "42" rating at top right, red "New-York Am. Pkt. May 15" exchange backstamp, carried by Vanderbilt European Line Ariel from New York May 15th to Southampton arriving May 28th, red "Aachen Franco 29 5" framed transit, magenta "2" credit rating, Danish Hamburg (5.30) transit backstamp; flap replaced and some edge wear, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 973    

1858 (Aug. 18) New York, N.Y. To Copenhagen, Denmark Via Hamburg, blue folded prepaid letter with red "N. York Hamb. Pkt. 'Paid 10' Aug 2" exchange cds, remailed by Messgr. Peter Siemsen at Danish P.O. in Hamburg (8.18), reverse with manuscript "6" sk. due rating for Danish domestic letter rate; Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $95

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Lot 974    

1858 (Aug. 22) Bremen To New York, N.Y., folded letter with "Bremen 22 8" framed d.s. with blue "2" silbergroschen fancy script debit to Prussia, Aachen (8.23) transit and ms "5" debit to U.S., carried by Havre Line Fulton from Southampton Aug. 25 to New York arriving Sep. 7, New York blue blue crayon "30" due rating; two file folds, F.-V.F., a scarce Bremen "2" sbr. debit marking to Prussia with very few examples recorded.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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Lot 975    

1858 (Aug. 27) Port Louis, Mauritius To New York N.Y., folded letter datelined "U.S. Consulate, Port Louis, August 27th/58" from E. A. Glover and embossed with consulate seal, black "Packet Letter, Mauritius, AU 27" oval datestamp, then sent to Aden aboard the P&O steamship Grenada (despite the Azof endorsement). At Aden, this letter was transferred to the European & Australian steamship Columbian that carried it to Suez. After crossing the Isthmus to Alexandria, the E&A steamship Cambria carried this letter as far as Malta, from where the E&A steamship Wye provided the final transit to Marseille. After crossing France by rail, this letter arrived at London on 14 October 1858, carried by Cunard Line Persia, the British applied a 34¢ debit against the U.S. (a combination of the 9 pence (18¢) rate between Mauritius and the United Kingdom, plus the 16¢ transatlantic fee), black "New-York Br. Pkt. Oct 26" cds and "39" cent debit rating (addtl. 5¢ inland); part of backflap removed, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Under additional articles of the U.S.-British Convention, effective in July 1857, the ordinary letter rate between the United States and Mauritius was reduced to 33¢ per ½ ounce for those letters sent by British packet service via the Southampton route. For those letters sent by British packet service via Marseille, the rate was 33¢ per ½ ounce, plus 6¢ per ¼ ounce for the French transit fee.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 976    

1858 (Oct. 21) Bridgeport, England To Worcester, Mass, blue registered cover bearing G.B. 6d. purple and 1s. green, tied by "127" barred ovals, red "Registered London 22 OC 58" datestamp with matching "Registered" crown handstamp, red Boston "Paid" (11.5) exchange cds with matching "24" due rating handstamp; 6d faulty and small edge flaws; F.-V.F., a scarce Trans-Atlantic registered cover.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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