Sale 58: The Winter Sale

Lot 506    

1843 (Oct. 18) London, England to New Orleans La., datelined folded letter with red London Paid (10.13) Maltese cross postmark with "1/-" shilling rating, carried by Cunard Line Britannia departing Liverpool Oct. 19th to Boston arriving on Nov. 5th, red "Boston Ms. 'Ship' Nov 5" cds with matching "20³" circular due rating handstamp, crossed out in manuscript and correctly rated "27" for 25¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine, an interesting re-rating.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $75

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Lot 507    

1843 (Nov. 19) Liverpool, England to New York N.Y., datelined folded letter with red "Paid At Liverpool, NO 19 1843" framed datestamp and red "1/-" shilling rating for transatlantic packet fee, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Acadia from Liverpool Nov. 19th to Boston arriving Dec. 6th, partial red Boston Ship cds with matching scarce "20³" circular due rating handstamp for 18¾¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee; mounted on exhibit page, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 508    

1844 (Oct. 1) Milledgeville, Ga. to Wurttemberg, Germany, folded cover with unusual red "Sep 30" cds overstruck with "Oct 1" cds, matching "Paid" handstamp and "25" cent rating (to New York), routed via France, red Le Havre (3.11) transit cds, Paris backstamp, red crayon "36 / 3" Kr. due rating totaled to "39" Kr due.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 509    

1845 (Nov. 17) Apalachicola Flor. to Greenock, Scotland via New York, datelined folded letter sent privately to New York, where ""Forwarded by Collomb & Iselin. New York" backstamp applied, entered mails with New York, 5¢ black on bluish, signed A.C.M. (9X1a), three margins with small nick at top left, uncancelled, prepaying the 5¢ inland postage to Boston for under 300 miles, partial red "New-York '5 Paid' Nov 29" cds, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Britannia that departed Boston Dec. 2nd to Liverpool arriving Dec 16th, "Liverpool, America, DE 16 1845" transit backstamp and matching "1/-" shilling due rating handstamp for transatlantic packet fee, "Greenock / DE 17 / 1841" framed arrival backstamp, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9X1a    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A REMARKABLE USE OF THE NEW YORK 5¢ PROVISIONAL ON COVER FROM FLORIDA TO SCOTLAND VIA A NEW YORK FORWARDER.

There are only two recorded examples of this use from Florida via New York with the New York 5¢ provisional prepaying postage to Boston. There are both from the same correspondence to Alexander R. Johnston Esqr. at Greenock, Scotland. The other is dated New York Apr. 29th 1846. Florida had only recently become a state on March 3, 1845.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 510    

1845 (Jun. 2) Birmingham, England to Philadelphia Pa., folded letter with "Birmingham, JU 2 1845" cds and red manuscript "1" shilling prepaid packet rating, Liverpool (6.3) backstamp, carried by Cunard Line Caledonia from Liverpool Jun. 4th to Boston arriving Jun. 19th, perfect strike of Philadelphia blue "20 ¾" due rating handstamp, Very Fine and choice, ex-Gibson, Hegland.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 511    

(Discriminatory Rate) 1847 (Sep. 23) New York, N.Y. to Liverpool, England, datelined folded letter with red "Paid" arc handstamp, carried by Ocean Line Washington from New York Sep. 23rd to Southampton arriving Oct. 9th, red London (10.9) arrival backstamp with manuscript "1/-" shilling transatlantic packet rating, blue Liverpool (10.10) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce discriminatory rate, ex-Hegland.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

The commencement of the American Packet service on June 1, 1847 led to Britain imposing a "Discriminatory Rate" on mails landed at Southampton with all US prepayment ignored and the One Shilling Packet Rate charged to the addressee. This was carried on the second voyage of the Ocean Line "Washington".

Realized: $750

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Lot 512    

1848 (Jun. 17) Liverpool, England To New York, N.Y., folded letter with red "Paid at Liverpool, JU 17 1848" with red manuscript "1" shilling prepaid rating, carried by Cunard Line Cunard Line Cambria from Liverpool Jun. 17 to Boston arriving Jun. 30, "Boston Ms. 'Ship' Jun 30" exchange cds and matching "7" due h.s. for 5¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Letter carried on last Cunard mail voyage to the U.S. before retaliatory rate period. For the next six months all packet letters between the U.S. and G.B. required double sea postage as the U.S. retaliated against the British practice of charging a full packet rate even though their steamers provided no service.

Realized: $190

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Lot 513    

[Retaliatory Rate] 1848 (Dec. 2) Nottingham, England to New York N.Y., datelined folded letter with blue "Nottingham DE 2 1848" cds and magenta "2/-" shilling rating at two times the 1s transatlantic packet fee, Liverpool (12.3) backstamps, apparently missed the Dec. 2nd sailing and carried by Cunard Line Europa from Liverpool Dec. 16th to New York arriving Dec. 31st, blue manuscript "48" cent due rating at two times the 24¢ transatlantic packet rate with no inland postage due since ship arrived at New York, F.-V.F. and rare example from the last retaliatory sailing.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Letter arrived in Liverpool just after the Cunard steamer Niagara departed for Boston and had to wait two weeks for the next steamer to New York. It was carried on 25th and last Cunard mail voyage to the U.S. under the retaliatory order. .

Realized: $280

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Lot 514    

[Restored Rate] 1848 (Dec. 29) Nottingham, England to New York N.Y., blue datelined folded letter with blue "Nottingham DE29 1848" datestamp and large magenta "1/-" rating on Bell correspondence cover, carried by Cunard Line America from Liverpool Dec. 30 to Boston arriving Jan. 12, Boston red "7" rating for 5¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee, Very Fine and scarce example of first westbound restored rate sailing.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Letter carried on first of four Cunard mail voyages to the U.S. during six week period when pre-retaliatory rates were resumed before U.S.-U.K. postal convention became effective. Two voyages went to Boston and two to New York. Covers during this period are referred to as "restored rate" covers.

Realized: $230

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Lot 515    

[Restored Rate] 1849 (Jan. 12) London, England to New York N.Y., folded letter endorsed "per Canada" and with partial blue "Tooley St." straightline postmark, London red "Paid, 12 JA 1849" cds with magenta "2/" shilling prepaid double-weight packet rating, carried by Cunard Line Canada from Liverpool Jan. 13 to New York arriving Jan. 29, New York red "6" cent circled ship rating handstamp, Very Fine and scarce double restored rate use, Letter was carried on second of four Cunard westbound mail voyages to the U.S.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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