Lot
1115 
Steamer Northwest Jul 8, 1882, blue dater handstamp on cover with printed corner card of "Alex Smith, Clerk, Steamer Northwest" to Ireland, franked with 5¢ Garfield Bank Note tied by grid with Cleveland, O. cds alongside, 2nd strike of Steamer handstamp on reverse, includes original enclosure from Alex Smith, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.Milgram No. 1016F Estimate $500 - 750.
A LOVELY OVERSEAS USAGE OF WHICH THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS PACKET MARKING.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
1116
U.S. Cruiser Olympia, two patriotic picture post cards showing the Olympia and image George Dewey, both addressed to Germany, one used in 1898 with 1¢ Bureau Issues and one used in 1899 with 2¢ Bureau Issues, 100, Very Fine.Milgram No. 1026D-E Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
1117
Steamer Oregon, printed July 6th, 1886 Label, Signed by N. Y. Postmaster, affixed on reverse of cover from England to Iowa, label tied by Emmitsburgh, Iowa arrival postmark, the stamp has soaked off as always, Very Fine for this and with the label rarely tied, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 1037A Estimate $200 - 300.
These labels were affixed to covers to identify mail salvaged from the vessel sunk off Fire Island on March 14, 1886.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1118
Packet Brig Orion (Atlantic Coast), bold straight line handstamp (minor manuscript enhancement of marking which seems to be contemporary) on reverse of 1828 folded letter from Gibraltar to New York, manuscript "6" rate on front, vert. file fold with minor splitting & toning on front, otherwise Very Fine.Milgram No. 1038 Estimate $500 - 750.
A SUPERB STRIKE AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS STRAIGHT LINE HANDSTAMP.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
1119
*Packet (Atlantic Ocean), superb strike of straight line handstamp on 1822 folded cover from London to New York with manuscript endorsement pr Ship Packet, manuscript "6" ship rate alongside, Extremely Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 1050A Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A GEM COVER AND MARKING OF WHICH THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.
Current Opening Bid: $750
Lot
1120
U.S.S. Palos, Asiatic Station, 13 Aug. 87 (Pacific Ocean), violet handstamp on cover to "Lt. Comdr. U.S.S. Palos, General Post Office, Yokohama, Japan", franked with 5¢ Garfield (small defect) tied by smudge cancel, backstamped "San Francisco Jul 19" cds & "Yokohama 11 Aug. 1887" arrival, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and rare, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 1050B Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
1121 ()
Steamship Pampero (Gulf of Mexico), bold strike of large oval handstamp on buff cover front addressed to Consul John S. Cripps at Mexico City, Mexico, partial blue "Stmr. Sierra Nevada, Via Nicaragua, Advance of the Mails" oval handstamp (Milgram 1275), carried on the Jun. 1st sailing arriving at San Juan del Sure on Jun. 14th, carried across Nicaragua and placed onto the Pampero leaving San Juan del Norte on Jun. 17th and arriving at New Orleans on Jun. 24th, entered mails with red "New Orleans La. Jun 24" cds and bearing 1851 3¢ Dull Red (11A) horizontal pair, margins to touched, tied by "Steamship" circular handstamp for the 6¢ rate over 3,000 miles, New Orleans Post Office placed letter on steamship bound for Mexico, entered with "Santa-Anna, Septiembre 2" framed datestamp and large "4" reales due rating handstamp for inland postage to Mexico City; corner mend at lower left, Very Fine and rare use, ex-Emerson, Knapp & H. Bohren; with 1980 P.F. certificate.Milgram No. 1051 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE STEAMSHIP PAMPERO MARKING, BOTH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEAMER SIERRA NEVADA HANDSTAMP.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company used the steamship "Pampero" to run between San Juan el Norte and New Orleans between July 1852 and July 1854. On the Pacific leg of the trip from San Francisco to San Juan del Sur, the company's steamship "Sierra Nevada" was utilized.
Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
1122
Paris, two 5¢ postal entires with different straight line directive handstamps of the steamer Paris, one to Germany used in 1895 and one to London used in 1897, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 1054A-B Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $50
Lot
1123
U.S. Flag Ship "Pensacola," 2d Rate, North Pacific Station (Pacific Ocean), printed corner card on cover to a Lieut. in the "U.S.M.C, Marine Barracks, Philadelphia", franked with 3¢ Bank Note tied by geometric with San Francisco cds alongside, small cover tear at top left, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1082 Estimate $200 - 300.
In 1866 the "Pensacola" sailed around Cape Horn to join the Pacific Squadron, serving from time to time as flagship. Her cruising ranged from Chile to Puget Sound and west to Hawaii.
Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
1124
Pacific Station, U.S. Flag-Ship Pensacola, Official Business (Pacific Ocean), imprint on legal size cover with printed address to the Commander P.C. Johnson., U.S.N., U.S. Flag-Ship "Pensacola" name of addressee crossed out, some docketing which includes "1872", Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram. Milgram No. 1082A.Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $100