Auction Detail
July 2023
United States Postal History
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folded letter datelined "Hampton July 12th 1840", two-line "T.P. Hampton" and "Hounslow Jy 13 1840" handstamps, addressed to Toronto, Upper Canada, rated "1/-", carried on the maiden voyage of Cunard's Acadia departing Liverpool August 4 and arriving Boston August 17, overland to Pictou, Nova Scotia then by Unicorn to Quebec with August 20 transit, charged "1/4" due on Toronto, very fine and attractive maiden voyage cover
faint datestamp on folded letter to Chesterfield, England, manuscript "1/11½" rate for 4½d Canadian inland, 11½d to New York, and 7½d (12½c) freight money fee, red "Montreal L.C. Dec 13 1839" double circle datestamp with matching "Paid" and "18¾" credit, carried by Black Ball Line's Oxford departing New York December 19 and arriving Liverpool January 11, two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp, "8" due handstamp for uniform ship fee, very fine, one of two recorded freight money letters from Chambly, ex-Winter
red datestamp with patching "Paid" on folded letter from Dundas, Upper Canada to Kinross, Scotland, manuscript rate including 4½d Canadian inland postage, 1sh 3d postage to New York City, and 7½d (12½c) freight money fee (totaled to 2sh 3d), carried by Swallowtail Line's George Washington departing New York June 7 and arriving Liverpool June 24, two-line "Liverpool Ship Letter" and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/8" due for 8d ship fee plus 1sh inland postage, very fine, one of two recorded freight money letters from Dundas (both from the same correspondence), ex-Winter
black rimless datestamp with manuscript date on folded letter to Edinburgh, Scotland, manuscript "Paid 2/7½" for all fees including 12½c freight money sail fee, red "New-York Jun 15" exchange datestamp, carried by Black Ball Line's England departing New York June 19 and arriving Liverpool July 10, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and London July 11, handstamped "8" due, light wear, still very fine, the only recorded freight money letter from Katesville, ex-Winter
red handstamp with manuscript date and framed "Paid" on folded lettersheet to London, England, manuscript "9" rating for Canadian inland postage, "City of Toronto U.C Ap 9 1839" double circle transit datestamp and "Paid 7&25" handstamp (for 7d from Toronto to the border and 25c United States inland to New York), red "New-York Apl 15" exchange datestamp, carried by Kermit Line's Virginia departing New York April 16 and arriving Liverpool May 9, backstamped "Liverpool Ship Letter" and May 10 London arrival, rated "1/7" due for 8d incoming ship fee and 11d British inland, very fine and attractive, Toronto did not mark freight money fees on letters although the 12½c fee was prepaid, ex-Winter
approximately 138 items, begins with 1885 Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers wrapper to London, 1896 illustrated advertising cover from Toronto, several advertising cards, 1858 North American from Quebec to Liverpool with experimental pin handstamp applied upon arrival, several Canada 12½c Green on cover (perforated and imperforate), 1861 North American Maine to Liverpool (ex-Wraith), 1861 Nova Scotian Montreal to Aberdeen (ex-White), 6c Large Queen on 1871 cover to Ireland by Scandinavian, wide variety of Small Queen frankings, 1875 Scandinavian and Nestorian final voyage covers (ex-Cropp), 1859 Bohemian London to Canada maiden voyage, 1861 Anglo Saxon and 1884 Circassian registered covers to Canada, 1864 St. David to Canada maiden voyage, 1858 Calcutta to New York via North American (ex-White), 1860 North American Edinburgh to Virginia with "Portland Me. Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-White) and various other Portland exchange handstamps, 1862 Jura London to Cincinnati with "Chicago Am. Pkt. 24" exchange (ex-Allen), 1861 Anglo Saxon to Ohio with "Detroit Am. Pkt. 24 Paid" exchange (ex-Allen), 1871 Sweden to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp, 1867 Austria to Illinois via Chicago with depreciated currency handstamp (ex-Winter), 1857 Nebraska Territory to Dublin with pair of 12c Black via North American, 1861 Indiana to Ireland with pair of 12c Black via Hibernian, 1862 Red River (Winnipeg) to St. Paul via dogsled then through Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and Portland and by Anglo Saxon to London, 1880 Polynesian New Jersey to Scotland, 1863 France to New Jersey by Bohemian with pair of France 40c Orange and Portland exchange handstamp, and much more, an extraordinary collection being offered intact, we're confident this would form an extraordinary basis for an exhibit on this storied transatlantic line, viewing a necessity as Mr. Booth's exhibit pages say more than we ever could
group of five items including three prices current from Boston to New Brunswick franked with 2c Black Jacks, wrapper from Buffalo to Scotland with 2c Black Jack, and printed circular from New York to Scotland with 2c Pictorial, generally very fine, a scarce group
binder with approximately 88 items mostly written up on exhibit pages, we note 1864 England to New York with "New York Post Office Advertised" and "Cannot be Found" handstamps (ex-Cropp), 1866 Westminster to New York marked "Not Called For" (ex-White), 1875 Dublin to Wisconsin via Boston and New York (ex-Bedell), 1897 England to Philadelphia with five 1p Inland Revenue (accepted for postage), several philatelically-inspired stationery entires, non-British frankings include US two 15c Columbians on cover to Austria, 1872 Toronto to England with 2c and five 6c Small Queens (ex-Montgomery), several Canada 5c Green registry stamps, also Newfoundland and Mexico, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and attractive group that wonderfully illustrates the evolution of transatlantic registered mail over the course of the late 19th Century
approximately 80 covers mostly on exhibit pages, majority between the United States and England but also covers from Canada and Mexico, we note 1866 Ireland to Ohio marked "N.Y. Am. Pkt. 48 or 59 U.S. Notes", 1871 cover from Soda Bar, Iowa to Switzerland with "Insufficiently Paid" handstamp of New York, 1874 cover England to Rhode Island marked "Insufficiently Prepaid" and "New Urk Due 11 U.S. Currency", 1876 Ireland to Ohio marked "New-York Due 15 Cts.", 1887 North Carolina to London and forwarded to Paris with 120c postage due, 1893 Massachusetts to England envelope containing coinage which had to be registered and was charged accordingly, 1894 short paid wrapper from Philadelphia to Munich, and much more, generally fine to very fine, a close inspection is recommended as there is a considerable amount of interesting material in this lot
approximately 90 covers on exhibit pages, the vast majority of which are Cunard Line but some earlier ships as well, couple of cross-border covers, some early 20th Century material but the primary interest and value lies in the middle of the 19th Century, generally fine to fine, many provenances including ex-Tabeart, White, Montgomery, Boettger, and Needs
25 covers mostly mounted on exhibit pages, includes various Small and Large Queen frankings, June 1874 Liverpool to Prince Edward Island less than a year after PEI joined the Dominion, 1900 Boer War patriotic Toronto to Wales, and more, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
29 items mounted on exhibit pages, better items including 2c-5c on registered letter to the HMS Rodney in the Mediterranean, 8c on registered cover to Pennsylvania, 3c with 5c registry stamp on cover to Nova Scotia, 2c-3c on 1897 Montreal Fair advertising cover, two 5c on cover to Jamaica, 10c on cover to London, 1c on uprated 1c postal card to Bermuda, 2c on all-over Boer War Union Jack patriotic, 15c on overweight cover to Ontario, 1c used with 2c Small Queen on cover to New Brunswick, and more, also includes group of 25 unmounted covers that did not make it into the exhibit but are nevertheless interesting and useful, generally fine to very fine, a scarce and attractive group