Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 446    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1843 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany. Folded letter datelined from Harrisburg, Pa., entered the mails with red "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 31" cds, matching boxed "Paid" handstamp and blue manuscript "12½" for inland rate to New York, red Le Havre transit cds and red crayon "38" due, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 447    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1844 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany. Folded letter with light red "Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 31" cds, matching boxed "Paid" handstamp and blue manuscript "12½" for inland rate to New York, red Le Havre transit cds and red crayon "1/15" due, enclosure with Cleveland, O. notary and Philadelphia Prussian consulate seals, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 448    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1844 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany. Folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Septbr 9, 1846", entered the mails with red "Kensington, Pa., Sep 9" cds with matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "10" for inland rate to New York, red Le Havre transit cds and red crayon "54/12" for a total of 66kr due; some corner erosion at top left, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 449    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1846 Philadelphia, Pa. To France. 2 folded letters sent by private ship via Le Havre; one to Rennes with blue origin cds and matching "Paid" and "5" rate handstamps, manuscript "6" decimes due, other to Paris with integral "5" rate cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with "6" decimes due handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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Lot 450    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1847 Philadelphia, Pa. To Hanover, Germany. Folded letter datelined July 10th with manuscript "New York, Bremen Steamer" endorsement at top, boxed "See Brief." (Vanderlinden 2554, scarcity 6) and "America, Uber Bremen" handstamps, reverse with "Bremen 23/9" transit cds, Very Fine, ex Boettger.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 451    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1849-66 Philadelphia, Pa. To France. 5 folded letters prepaid to N.Y. sent by British contract steamship via G.B.; 1849 to Cognac and 1850 to Paris with red "Colonies &c. Art. 13" boxed handstamps, 1853 to Lyon with red "Philada., 5cts Paid" boxed handstamp and "26" decimes due for double rate, 1856 to Cognac with "8" handstamp crossed out and re-rated 13 in manuscript, and 1866 to Staifa, Switzerland with "F./3"0 French debit and "110" rappen due in red crayon; few small flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Lot 452    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1850's Philadelphia, Pa. To Germany. 30¢ unpaid Prussian closed mail rate cover with blue Philadelphia postmark and "30" rate handstamp, also 1854 incoming unpaid PCM rate cover from Leipzig with "N. York Am. Pkt, 30, Apr 28" entry cds, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 453    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1852 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany. Folded letter sheet with blue "Philadelphia Pa., Oct 29" cds and matching "20" rate handstamp, "N. York Am. Pkt., 23, Oct 30" cds, manuscript "47" kreuzer due, "Steamer Baltic" endorsement, reverse with red Aachen & Frankfurt transit cds's, Very Fine, this a match for the earliest recorded eastbound Prussian Closed Mail (see pg. 924-25, APS Journal 9/84, Allan Radin).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

The sender intended this letter to go by the Bremen mail at the 20¢ rate. Since the letter was unpaid and a week early for the Bremen steamer, the clerk in New York sent this letter by Prussian closed mail.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 454    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1852 Philadelphia, Pa. To Bremen, Germany. Folded letter sheet with blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 5" cds and red "Phila. 5cts Paid" octagon handstamp with manuscript "20" over handstamp rate, straight line "Paid Part" handstamp and reverse with red "New York, Nov 5" cds; small cover tear at top, still Very Fine and choice, a scarce uprating of the Philadelphia octagon rate handstamp.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

The "Paid Part" handstamp is a New York marking indicating that the letter was prepaid only to Bremen. Nothing was due since delivery was at this port. Sent per Ocean Line - Washington, departing New York on January 31, 1853 and arrived on Bremen on February 16th.

Realized: $475

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Lot 455    

(Outgoing Philadelphia) 1852 Philadelphia, Pa. To Wurttemberg, Germany. Folded letter with blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 1" origin cds and red "Phila 5cts Paid" octagon handstamp for inland rate to New York, "New York, 20, Sep 1" debit cds and reverse with red "New York, Sep 1" cds, red "America Uber Bremen" handstamp and "32/9R" rate handstamp alongside with manuscript "41" rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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