Lot
1168 
1796 (Sep. 7) London, England to Philadelphia Pa., folded cover with red London (9.7) cds and manuscript "1/" rating for 1s packet fee, carried by Falmouth packet Princess of Wales from Falmouth Sep. 24th via Halifax Oct. 19th to New York arriving Oct. 26th, New York manuscript "10" cent rating for 60-100 miles inland, docketed as received Oct. 27th, file fold, Fine. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $80
Lot
1169
1815 (May 2) London, England to Providence, R.I., folded letter with red "Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter London" double-circle datestamp on flap and red New York cds and matching "Ship" handstamp with manuscript "53" rate (2 x 17¢ plus 50% war rate surcharge + 2¢ ship fee), F.-V.F., ex-Hahn. Estimate $500 - 750.
The Act of October 10th 1814, made it illegal to place an outbound letter on any ship privately, unless the letter had first been presented to the British Post Office and a fee paid equal to one-third of the combined inland and sea packet postage. Upon payment, the letter received the "Withdrawn Ship Letter" handstamp and the sender was allowed to send the letter by any ship of his choice. In that the Post Office was providing no service at all for this little used and unpopular act, it as terminated on July 11th 1815.
Realized: $250
Lot
1170
1827 (Dec. 7) Niagara, Canada to London, England via New York, folded cover with "Niagara, U.C. Dec 7 1827" cds and matching "Paid to New York" straightline with manuscript "paid 25 Cents / 4½ & 2d" rating, red manuscript "25" cent credit rating, carried by private ship to Liverpool, reverse with "Ship Letter / Liverpool" framed handstamp and red London (1.10) arrival cds, manuscript "1/7" due rating for 8d ship letter rate plus 11d inland postage, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
1171
1848 (May 1) New York N.Y. to Francomont, Belgium, blue datelined folded letter endorsed "via Ostend", carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Acadia from Boston May 3rd to Liverpool arriving May 16th, red London (5.17) backstamp transit and manuscript "1/8" debit rating, red Ostend transit backstamp and matching Belgian framed accountancy handstamp, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1172
(Retaliatory Rates) 1848 (Aug. 17) Glasgow, Scotland to New York N.Y., datelined folded letter with red orange "Glasgow, Paid, Aug. 17, 1848" octagonal datestamp with red manuscript "2/-" shilling double packet rating, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Aug. 19th to New York arriving Aug. 31st, New York red "24" cent due handstamp in error for single rate packet crossed out with blue manuscript and updated to "48" cents double weight rate, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $60
Lot
1173
(Retaliatory Rates) 1848 (Sep. 5) New York N.Y. to London, England, datelined folded letter addressed in care of Baring Bros. with New York pencil "29" cent rating for 24¢ packet fee plus 5¢ postage, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Britannia from Boston Sep. 6th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 19th, red London (9.20) backstamps, forwarded within London with G.B. 1d red tied by "19" oval grid, Very Fine and choice forwarded transatlantic use. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1174
(Retaliatory Rates) 1848 (Nov. 1) Antwerp, Belgium to Castine, Me., folded letter written at quarantine grounds near Antwerp by sailing ship captain who crossed the Atlantic through a hurricane and arrived at Antwerp, it was carried privately to London and posted with "Fenchurch St" straightline postmark, red London "Paid, 10 NO 1848" transit and red manuscript "1/-" shilling prepaid packet rating, carried by Cunard Line Cambria from Liverpool Nov. 11 to New York arriving Nov. 25, red "New York 'Ship 34cts Nov 25" entry cds for 10¢ inland postage plus 24¢ packet fee, Very Fine and interesting retaliatory rate cover from Belgium, ex-Winter. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1175
1849 (May 14) Conception, Chile to New York, via Panama, folded letter with black oval "Forwarded By Zachrisson, Nelson & Co., Panama" forwarding agent handstamp, entered mails with "New Orleans Aug 4" cds and matching "Steam / 40" two-line rating handstamp, interesting three-page letter from Lumber Mill operator J. Woodhaus to Joshua Brooks with much focus on the California Gold Rush, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $525
Lot
1176
1850 (Jun. 10) "Off Charges, Panama, On Board Steamer Crescent City", folded letter with black two-line "Steam Ship 20" rate sent from the Steamer Crescent City to New Haven, Conn, interesting letter from brother to brother with California Gold Rush content, with interesting anecdote of the George Gordon Association that sailed from New York in February of 1849 bound for the California gold fields via Nicaragua, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Josiah W. Blake was the leader of a company of prospective gold miners en route to California by way of the route across the Isthmus of Panama.
Realized: $190
Lot
1177
1850 (Oct. 22) Tapalpa, Mexico to San Diego, Cal., folded letter datelined "Tabsica de Papel en Tapalpa, Oct. 22nd 1850", entered mails with "FRANCO EN / TAPALPA" two-line postmark and manuscript "Obre 26" date and "Franco", endorsed "por San Blass / Y el Paquete de Vapor" at bottom left, red fancy "Forwarded" script handstamp and matching framed "30" rating handstamp, some interesting content including "I have made sale of fifteen thousand dollars worth of Copper since the arrival of the boys and 14000 in the month of Dec last…"; faulty with aging, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160