Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

Lot 1089    

Per Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, two United States Postal entires & one Great Britain cover, all with different purple straightline handstamps of the "Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm", United States entires addressed to Germany and Great Britain cover to the United States, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 737B-D    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1090    

Knickerbocker, two folded covers with violet straight line handstamp to Mexico, first is franked with 5¢ Bank Note used in 1881, second is 1882 folded letter franked with 10¢ Bank Note, both tied by New York duplex cancel, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 758B    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1091    

Per Kronprinz Wilhelm, three 5¢ Postal entire to Germany all with different violet handstamps of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, one uprated with 1901 5¢ tied by U.S. German Sea Post Office duplex, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 759A    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1092    

Lancaster (Atlantic Ocean), black straightline handstamp with equally impressive red "Ship" straightline on 1819 folded letter from Liverpool to Philadelphia, faint red "6" rate handstamp and manuscript "Per Lancaster" at top left, Extremely Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 766B    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A STUNNING COVER AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE MARKING.

An extremely rare transatlantic name-of-ship marking, the 383-ton "Lancaster" was the first ship in Cope's Philadelphia-Liverpool line (Thomas Potts, master).

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 1093    

U.S. Flag-Ship Lancaster, May 26, 1871 (Atlantic and Pacific Oceans), blue fancy "rope" design oval handstamp on cover to Washington D.C., cover with unlisted "U.S. Flag-Ship Lancaster" corner card with manuscript "Rio de Janeiro May 25, '71" below, franked with 10¢ Banknote tied by attractive "New York Steamship" cds, part of address obliterated with some small defects, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce item.
Milgram No. 768    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1094    

Ship London (Atlantic Ocean), rimless circular handstamp on 1823 folded letter from London to New York, manuscript "6" rate and "Per London" at upper left, couple light vert. file folds, Very Fine, the only recorded example.
Milgram No. 804B    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,400

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