1774, stampless printed prices current to England, 1st September 1774 printed prices current from New York City, addressed to London, England, two strikes of "SHIP LRE" plus "17 NO" London marking; normal file folds and trivial soiling, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600
Nice pre-Revolutionary piece of postal history .
Auction #699 -Flagship United States Postal History, FDCs and WWII Patriotics, Zeppelin Flights and Related
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #699 -Flagship United States Postal History, FDCs and WWII Patriotics, Zeppelin Flights and Related
Flagship sale with over 1200 lots, in three separate catalogs, featuring:
- Catalog 1: U.S. and Possessions classic postal history, including the Stanley J. Richmond Holding Part 2 and selections from the William A. Stearns, Jr. collection, with extensive offerings of fancy cancels, patriotic covers, foreign mail and stampless
- Catalog 2: U.S. first day covers, also World War II and Korean War patriotic covers, with many gorgeous cachets by the famed Dorothy Knapp
- Catalog 3: Zeppelin Flights and related, including rare Hindenburg disaster covers
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Lot #3143 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
Lot #3144 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1849, stampless folded letter to France, JUL 27 New Orleans c.d.s. on 1849 folded letter addressed to Marseilles (France) which has been fumigated, shows vertical and horizontal slits as well as discoloration from the gas used for fumigation, proper transit marks; usual light creases, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #3145 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1867, incoming stampless folded letter from Germany, blue double oval "O. G. C. DEGETAU & HINRICHSEN ALTONA" company handstamp on July 1867 folded letter which originated in Altona, Hamburg, Germany and is addressed to Brownsville Texas; carried out of the mails to New Orleans where it was forwarded by Cramer & Co. (a forwarder listed in Rowe) to Texas; horizontal fold at center doubles over some of the address, Very...
Lot #3146 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1765-71, group of stampless covers to Madeira, includes 1765 Marblehead, Charlestown via Philadelphia with 1771 forwarders endorsement, Charlestown via Lisbon, Charlestown via New York, Boston via New York, Philadelphia via New York, Savannah via Charleston, Boston via N.Y. with red Howling & Asnawall forwarders hand stamp, a very fine and interesting lot, most with contents, a glimpse into the business pracices of colonial America...
Lot #3147 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1805, incoming stampless folded letter from Netherlands East Indies, 1805 folded letter from Pepper Coast (Port North West) Sumatra addressed to Salem Massachusetts; extremely early and rare letter from a trader, mentions coffee, indigo trades; sent via "Care of Jos. Osgood, p ship George Washington"; light creases, a Fine to Very Fine cover.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #3148 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1792, stampless folded letter to Russia, straightline Boston postmark and matching :14 OC" Bishop's mark on 1792 folded letter with bills of lading datelined St. Petersburg (Russia), addressed to Newburyport, manuscript "SH 28" rate at upper right; light creases, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #3149 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1850, stampless cover to England, forwarded to Russia, red "NEW 19 YORK JUL 3" exchange mark on 1850 cover to "Edward H. Wright, Esq., Secretary U States Legation, care of Brown and Shipley Co, Liverpool" and redirected to St. Petersburg Russia; red boxed "Aus England per Aachen Franco" handstamp at lower left; cover with light bleed through of red wax seal at center, a Fine to Very Fine cover.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #3150 - 01: U.S. Postal History Foreign Mail: Stampless
1857, stampless folded cover to Russia, black NOV 16 1857 New Orleans datestamp on folded cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, manuscript "37" and "NEW-YORK BR. PKT 23" exchange mark at right, red Aachen transit mark on reverse, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $200 - 300.
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