Lot
1023 
British Queen (Atlantic Ocean), printed woodcut illustration of the British Queen with caption on a small piece of paper affixed by sender to printed Prices Current with letter addressed to New York with ship-name directive "B Q" at bottom left, printed datelined reads, "Per British Queen" & "Liverpool, 2th October 1839", large manuscript "6" ship-rate due marking applied at New York ties the illustrated cut-out, proving it was affixed by the sender to decorate the address panel, Very Fine and quite unusual.Milgram No. 144E Estimate $500 - 750.
AN OUTSTANDING ITEM FOR THE SPECIALIST, OF WHICH ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED.
The "British Queen" was owned by the British and American Steam Navigation Co. The "British Queen" was substantially larger than other transatlantic steamers used at the time, earning the company a profit. She was later sold to the Belgian government after the finance collapse of the firm in 1841.
Lot
1024
PR. Caledonia (Atlantic Ocean), red straight-line handstamp on 1846 folded letter to London, red forwarder's oval "Ford By T.W. Ward Boston" handstamp, manuscript transatlantic rate, couple vertical file folds, slightly impacting both handstamps, otherwise Very Fine, a nice use of Ward name-of-ship handstamped directive, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 160 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1025
PR. Caledonia (Atlantic Ocean), red straight-line handstamp on 1842 folded letter from New Orleans to London, sent with blue "New Orleans, La. Sep 2" cds & manuscript "25" rate to forwarder (Goodhue & Co.) in New York for transmission to London, backstamped with red oval Goodhue forwarder marking and sent to Boston forwarder, T.W. Ward with red handstamp applied and matching Pr. Caledonia straight line, backstamped red arrival cds, light file folds, Very Fine and attractive double forwarder usage with this steamship directive.Milgram No. 161 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1026
Camillus * I. Boyer * Sailed Aug 23 (Atlantic Ocean), ornamental oval frame datestamp on 1820 folded letter to New York, letter split along edges and silked, F.-V.F. appearance.Milgram No. 170 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
1027
Camillus * I. Boyer * Sailed Aug 23 (Atlantic Ocean), near complete saw toothed black oval handstamp on 1820 folded letter from Glasgow to Montreal Canada, postmarked red "New-York Oct 9" cds with matching straight line "Ship" handstamp, cleaned & some restoration, F.-V.F. appearance.Milgram No. 170 Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS MARKING AND THE ONLY ONE TO CANADA.
Lot
1028
Per Campania, three covers all with different steamship directive handstamp's, first is a 5¢ entire (part of address crossed out) to Germany, 2nd is 5¢ entire uprated with 5¢ Bureau Issue to Germany and last is 5¢ Bureau Issues to Switzerland, F.-V.F.Milgram No. 170A-C Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1029
Per Canada (Atlantic Ocean), blue embossed corner card on 1859 cover to England, indistinct black cds with integral "5" (most probably New York), "Birmingham Ju 18 59" receiver cds and accountancy marking, Very Fine and scarce, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 171 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1030
S.S. Caracas, three 1¢ postal entires (two wrappers & one entire) all addressed to Venezuela with different purple straight line routing directives, F.-V.F.Milgram No. 175A-C Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
1031
Per Steamer Cedric, two cover with different Cedric steamship handstamp directives, first is 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (326) on 1905 cover to Switzerland and second is 1907 5¢ postal entire to Germany, Very Fine.Milgram No. 183A-B Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot
1032
Vapor Chile P, bold strike of straightline handstamp on 1842 folded cover from Guayaquil to Valparaiso, manuscript "2½" rate, endorsed "Str. Chili" at bottom left, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 219A Estimate $300 - 400.