Lot
567 
1839 (Nov. 30) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Washington, D.C., folded letter from William Hunter, U.S. Envoy Extraordinary at Rio de Janeiro to Joseph L. Tillinghast, Member of Congress from Rhode Island, carried by USS "Boxer" from Rio de Janeiro Dec. 12 to New York arriving Feb. 8, red "New-York 'Ship' Feb 8" cds with manuscript "F" free rating, some light stains, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
USS "Boxer", a 10-gun schooner, was en route from the Pacific Squadron to New York for overhaul. Letter placed on board and entered U.S. mails at New York as a ship letter. Since Members of Congress in session were entitled to free postage, no fee was charged for postage. Letter writer requested congressman as a friend to frank an enclosed letter to his son, a clear abuse of the franking privilege.
Realized: $300
Lot
568
1863 (Apr. 14) Montevideo, Uruguay to New York via Bordeaux, folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence with Montevideo (4.16) origin oval, French "Uruguay 17 Avril 63" datestamp, carried by French Steamers Saintonge to Rio de Janeiro and Estramadure to Bordeaux, manuscript "27" cent debit to U.S., carried by Cunard Line Persia from Queenstown May 24 to New York arriving Jun. 3; light file folds, New York "42" depreciated currency marking, F.-V.F., an early depreciated currency use. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
569
1863 (Jul. 27) Buenos Ayres, Argentina to Salem, Mass. via London, folded letter with Buenos Ayres (7.28) and London (8.31) backstamps, black "80/cents" debit h.s. to U.S., carried by Galway Line Adriatic from Galway Sep. 1 to New York arriving Sep. 12, "New York Br. Pkt. Sep 12" exchange cds with "90" cent due h.s. in coin and "U.S. Notes 111" depreciated currency h.s., Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Letter carried from Buenos Ayres to Southampton by RMS steamer "Oneida". London applied 80/CENTS debit marking for transit fees owed to G.B. New York used two rate markings to show the postage due in coin and in depreciated greenback currency. Letters carried by Galway Line steamers are seldom seen as the Line had great difficulty maintaining its required sailing times under its brief contract to carry mails.
Realized: $350
Lot
570
1863 (Sep. 26) Buenos Ayres, Argentina to Salem, Mass., folded letter sent unpaid with Buenos Ayres (9.2) and London (11.4) backstamps, "24/cents" G.B. debit to U.S., carried by Inman Line City of London from Queenstown Nov. 5 to New York arriving Nov. 17, "New-York Am. Pkt. Nov 17" cds and matching "45" debit rating in coin, "U.S. NOTES / 63" depreciated currency due h.s., Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Letter carried from Buenos Ayres to Southampton by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. steamer "Magdalena". New York had a straightline U.S. NOTES marking, similar to Boston's, except that New York's version had the value below the U.S. NOTES instead of above.
Realized: $425
Lot
571
1864 (Jun. 28) Montevideo, Uruguay to New York, N.Y., folded June 28th letter sent unpaid with Montevideo (6.30) origin cds, London (8.4) backstamp with black "48/cents" debit h.s. to U.S., carried by Inman Line City of Baltimore from Queenstown Aug. 4 to New York arriving Aug. 16, "New York Am. Pkt. Aug 16" exchange cds with "90" due rating h.s. and "U.S. Notes / 225" depreciated currency h.s., Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Letter carried from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. branch steamer "Mersey" and by "Magdalena" from Rio to Southampton. New York straightline U.S. NOTES marking shows the highest premium seen on any depreciated currency mails of 250%, which occurred in July and August 1864. The 48/CENTS British debit marking is seldom seen on covers.
Realized: $675
Lot
572
1866 (Feb. 12) Herdorf, Prussia to Cerro de Pasco, Peru via New York, buff cover with original enclosure, Herdorf (2.12) framed origin h.s. with red crayon "14½" prepaid rating, Hamburg (2.13) backstamp and red manuscript "20" credit to U.S., carried by Hapag Line Borussia from Hamburg Feb. 17 to New York arriving Mar. 8, New York "12" cent credit h.s. to G.B., some edgewear, Very Fine, scarce example of Hamburg Treaty mail going beyond U.S. to this rare destination of Peru. Estimate $200 - 300.
Prussian office in Hamburg marked 12½ silbergroschen as a statement of all transit fees beyond the GAPU. Hamburg credited the U.S. with 20¢ in magenta ink and used a HAMBURG PACKET/PAID circular datestamp with no credit value in it. Letter carried to Aspinwall by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Henry Chauncey" and from Panama to Lima by Pacific Steam Navigation Co. steamer Chile.
Realized: $300
Lot
573
1875-76, Montevideo, Uruguay to New York, N.Y., two covers from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence, each bearing 1866, 10c. single, 1875 carried by French Line J steamer to Bordeaux and then Cunard Line Java to New York, 1876 carried by RMS steamer to Southampton and then NGL Line Main to New York, "Due 30" and "Due 35" depreciated currency markings, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220