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.
Current Opening Bid: $50
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.
Current Opening Bid: $375
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.
Current Opening Bid: $200
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.
Current Opening Bid: $150
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.
Current Opening Bid: $40
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.
Current Opening Bid: $375
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.
Current Opening Bid: $500
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.
Current Opening Bid: $80
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.
Current Opening Bid: $50
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.
Current Opening Bid: $150