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Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

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Transatlantic Ships - San Francisco to Yosemite (Milgram #1243B-1484H)

Lots 1131-1140 Lots 1141-1150 Lots 1151-1153

Lot 1141    

St. Paul, three covers with different corner cards of the St. Paul, one with engraved corner card & lengthy letter on matching letterhead, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 1325A    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 1142    

Ship Telegraph, H. Coffin (Atlantic Ocean), beautifully struck red handstamps on 1818 folded cover from London to Philadelphia, manuscript endorsement "pr Telegraph" at bottom left, Extremely Fine.
Milgram No. 1350    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THIS FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE MARKING.

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Lot 1143    

Ship Telegraph, H. Coffin (Atlantic Ocean), red handstamps on 1819 folded lettersheet from London to New York with manuscript "6" rate, manuscript endorsement "Telegraph" at bottom left, some wear & cover folds, F.-V.F.
Milgram No. 1350    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Lot 1144    

U.S. Flagship Tennessee, printed corner card with Eagle above on Ship Letter to New York City, postmark "New York Due 10 1884" cancel with precancelled 10¢ Postage Due applied, also included is lovely matching original letterhead datelined Aspinwall, cover with all-over specks on front & back, some cover defects, Fine and scarce, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1357A    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 1145    

Teutonic, black straight line handstamp on 5¢ postal entire (repaired) to Germany, also included is 2nd 5¢ entire to Germany with "Per Trave" straight line, both of the Müller, Schall & Co., F.-V.F., Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1357B, 1379A    Estimate $75 - 100.

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Lot 1146    

Brig Thacher (Atlantic Ocean), straight line handstamp on 1828 folded letter from Gibraltar to New York, light vert. file fold, Extremely Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1366    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

AN OUTSTANDING STRIKE OF THIS STRAIGHT LINE MARKING AND THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.

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Lot 1147    

T. Robinson (Atlantic Ocean), straight line handstamp on 1810 folded letter from Stralsund, Germany to Providence, R.I., postmarked red "PHI" cds a matching "Ship" in in arc and manuscript "36" rate (double weight ship's letter in Philadelphia, 17 x 2 plus 2 cents), some minor paper splits including tiny split affecting marking, Very Fine and rare.
Milgram No. 1388    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS MARKING AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES.

The straight line "T Robinson" is the earliest Nineteenth Century handstamp containing a
vessel's name.

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Lot 1148    

Umbria, two covers with markings of the Steamer Umbria, first is 1¢ entire to Germany from New York and second is registered cover to Germany franked with 8¢ + 15¢ Columbians tied by New York ovals, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 1394C-D    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 1149    

Venezuela, three 1¢ postal entires all to Venezuela with markings of the Steamer Venezuela (two different), all with New York oval cancels, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 1406B-C    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 1150    

U.S. Stmr. Wachusett (Atlantic and Pacific Oceans), printed corner card on cover with printed address to Philadelphia, franked with 3¢ Bank Note (small flaws) tied by target cancel with Fort Wrangel, Alaska cds alongside, minor cover stain & reduction at right, still Very Fine, a rare usage from Alaska, ex-Persson.
Milgram No. 1423    Estimate $300 - 400.

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