Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

Lot 1059    

U.S.S. Culgoa (Pacific Ocean), blue Official Business Penalty handstamp on legal size cover to the Auditor for the Navy Dept., Treasury Dept., Washington, D.C., sent postage free, however as this was registered the registry fee was required and paid with Philippines 3¢ + 5¢ Bureau Issues tied fancy grid with violet "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Registered, Nov. 3, 1900" double circle, flap torn, 5¢ with trivial perf scuff, still Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 323D    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1060    

Per Schr. E.L. Frost (Pacific Ocean), complete straightline handstamp on cover to Honolulu and forwarded back to San Francisco, postmarked "San Francisco, Cal. 22 Jun" cds with octagonal boxed forwarder's handstamp "Forwarded by G.B. Post & Co. San Francisco" alongside, minor soiling & flap tear, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 396    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A VERY RARE USAGE AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS STRAIGHT LINE MARKING.

The "E.L. Frost" ran between Honolulu and San Francisco from August 7, 1853 to April 17, 1855. This is the only recorded example of this marking in the Fred Gregory book (AUXSH-SF, Rarity 1RRRR).

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 1061    

Packet Brig Eliza (Atlantic Ocean), straight-line handstamp on folded letter to New York, datelined "Gibraltar April 30th, 1828", manuscript "6" rate, vertical file fold and some light soiling, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 400    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A SUPERB STRIKE OF THIS EARLY NAME OF BOAT MARKING AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.

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Lot 1062    

Pr. Europa, red straight line handstamp with matching oval forwarder's handstamp of T.W. Ward Boston on 1849 folded letter from New Orleans to Amsterdam, franked with two 1847 5¢ Red Brown singles (four margins) tied by red grids, backstamped London transit & Amsterdam arrival, cover cleaned with some restoration, Very Fine appearance and a rare usage, Unlisted in Milgram. Milgram No. 429A.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

THE ONLY RECORDED TRANS ATLANTIC COVER FRANKED WITH THE 1847 ISSUE AND WITH SHIP NAME HANDSTAMP.

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Realized: $1,350

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Lot 1063    

U.S. Mail Steamship Fah Kee (Atlantic Ocean), bold strike of "Apr 21, 1866, St. Jago" shield handstamp on folded letter datelined "St. Jago de Cuba, 20th April 1866" from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence to New York City, with black "Steamship 10" cent due rating circular handstamp applied, light file fold affecting marking which is typically found on the reverse, Very Fine and choice, an extremely fresh and Gem cover, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 434    Estimate $400 - 600.

On August 10th 1865 Capt. John Sterling purchased for $65,000 the wooden screw steamer "Fah Kee" from the U.S. Quartermasters. He contracted with New York's Waydell & Co. to run a regular mail packet from New York to St. Jago de Cuba. The contract with Waydell was run under the provisions of the Foreign Mails act of 1845 but only lasted three years as opposed to the normal ten years of the Act. The vessel was sold to the Bermuda authorities in 1868.

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Lot 1064    

U.S. Mail Steamship Fah Kee (Atlantic Ocean), shield handstamp on back flap of 1867 folded letter from St. Jago de Cuba to New York, postmarked bold New York "Steamship 10" handstamp on front, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 434    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1065    

New York and Havre Steam Navigation Corp Steamer Franklin (Atlantic Ocean), bold and complete blue oval handstamp on 1852 folded letter from Paris to Waterbury, Conn., postmarked "New York Mar. 2" cds with integral "20" rate, Extremely Fine, a very rare example of this handstamp in perfect condition.
Milgram No. 471    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1066    

Pr*Ship*Friends* (Atlantic Ocean), bold and complete red straightline handstamp on folded letter to Princeton, N.J., datelined "Glasgow 18th Augt, 1821", postmarked red "New York Sept 22" cds with straight line Ship handstamp and "12" rate, Extremely Fine, ex-"Chicago" Collection.
Milgram No. 482B    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A SUPERB STRIKE OF THIS EARLY NAME OF BOAT MARKING AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.

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Lot 1067    

Per Fuerst Bismark, three postal entires to Europe all with different "Per Fuerst Bismark" straight line handstamps, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 487A-C    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 1068    

Per S.S. Gaelic, purple handstamps on 1¢ postal wrapper (W304) to Japan, "From Macondray & Co. San Francisco" purple company oval, indistinct San Francisco double oval across embossing, ragged across top, still Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 488A    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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