Lot
2670 
Steamship "Sarah Sands" Maiden Voyage. Entire date "Havre January 13th 1847" with blue William Slade/Havre forwarding cachet on reverse, manuscript "8"(d) paid at London as a Paid Ship Letter on January 19th, sent to Liverpool as endorsed "via New York per Sarah Sands", on arrival at New York struck with the "New York/Ship/7 cts" cds in red for the 2¢ ship fee & 5¢ inland postage to Massachusetts, Very Fine, One of only three recorded letters carried on the maiden voyage of the "Sarah Sands". Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
The "Sarah Sands" of 1,400 tons was built for Sands & Company of Liverpool by James Hudson & Company, also of Liverpool as an iron screw propelled vessel and launched in September 1846. The maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York left on the 20th January 1847 and the Prices Current shown below traveled on that voyage.
Realized: $3,750