Lot
1174 
Navy Agency - Baltimore, blue straightline handstamp between bars with matching blue "Baltimore Md. Mar 1" cds and blue ms. "f" rating for "Free" on folded cover to A. O. Dayton, Fourth Auditor, Washington D.C.; flap tear ends in tiny edge tear, fresh and Extremely Fine, one of the finest known examples of this rare navy forwarder's marking. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $400
Lot
1175
1874 Naval U.S.S. Kearsarge Expedition Cover To Witness The Transit of Venus, ship letter Nagasaki, Japan to U.S. postmarked with U.S. style marking in Nagasaki Sep 5, 1874 with Oct 4 San Francisco transit and two Paids; enclosure a most intriguing three page letter datelined "U.S.S. Kearsarge", Nagasaki, Japan" and stating "the mail only leaves Yokohama twice a month and here not often as that. the worst of it is we get no stamps," and "we leave for some heathenish place (Vladivostock) in Siberia. I will not attempt to spell it…Prof. Hall and his party are on board now…", they were on their way to witness the transit of Venus, cover soiled but intact, a Fine cover, a rare and spectacular usage, the sloop-of-war was responsible for the sinking of the Confederate cruiser Alabama by U.S.S. Kearsarge on June 19th 1864, this cover sold in HR Harmer auction for hammer $1700 in 1995. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
1176
Steamer Goddess of Liberty, red 30mm double circle hs on 1841 forwarded cover to Iowa City, manuscript "12½" rate, indistinct red town cds (most probably Cincinnati), couple light vertical file folds, F.-V.F. and attractive, an early Mississippi River steamboat, ex-Rohloff. Milgram Nos. 518 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot
1177
Princeton, gem red 38x18mm boxed handstamp on 1849 folded letters to New Orleans from Camden, includes small printed Steamboat receipt for 12 bales of cotton, Very Fine, a lovely Mississippi & Ouachita River Packet marking. Milgram Nos. 1145 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
1178
Ouachita Packet Princeton, extremely attractive blue 49x18mm two line fancy handstamp on folded letters to New Orleans, Very Fine and desirable early fancy Packet marking. Milgram Nos. 1146 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $700
Lot
1179
Steamer Princess No. 3, well struck red 47x30mm oval on 1852 folded letter to New Orleans, 1851 3c dull red tied by grid cancel, well struck "Way 1" and red New Orleans Jul 19 (52), horiz. file fold, Very Fine. Milgram Nos. 1144 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot
1180
Guiding Star, Cincinnati & New Orleans Passenger Steamer, illustrated advertising corner card on cover to Venia, Ohio franked with 3¢ Bank Note tied by numeral duplex, matching New Orleans 2/8/83 cds, with original letter with matching multicolor illustrated letterhead, cover roughly reduced from opening and staining at left, Fine, purported to be one of two known and in need of further research, Milgram unlisted. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot
1181
Louisville & Cincinnati Mail Line, acceptable strike ties 1851 3¢ dull red on folded letters to Indianapolis, stamp with tight margins to in and with pressed vertical file fold, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $240
Lot
1182
Louisville & Cincinnati Mail Line, well struck complete cds with matching "5" rate on cover to Indiana, couple small edge chips at lower left, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $280
Lot
1183
Lville & Cinn. Mail Line, two covers: attractive black cds with matching "5" rate on cover to Evansville, Ind.; other 3¢ entire (U1) with similar strike in blue, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270