Lot
907 
"Massachusetts" Liverpool Jan. 21 - New York Mar. 4 1846, blue folded Jan. 13th letter from Sheffield to Philadelphia with blue Sheffield (1.17) datestamp, flap with "Ship-Letter, Liverpool, JA 19 '46" datestamp and red manuscript "8" prepaid rating, endorsed "P. Steamer Massachusetts", red "New-York 'Ship 7cts' Mar 5" manuscript check mark indicating carrier service in Philadelphia (see Lowell Newman in "Carrier Check Marks", Penny Post, Vol. 4 No. 4); fresh and Very Fine, a scarce Transatlantic carrier use carried on the 2nd and final voyage of the Massachusetts. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180