Lot
1023 
British Queen (Atlantic Ocean), printed woodcut illustration of the British Queen with caption on a small piece of paper affixed by sender to printed Prices Current with letter addressed to New York with ship-name directive "B Q" at bottom left, printed datelined reads, "Per British Queen" & "Liverpool, 2th October 1839", large manuscript "6" ship-rate due marking applied at New York ties the illustrated cut-out, proving it was affixed by the sender to decorate the address panel, Very Fine and quite unusual.Milgram No. 144E Estimate $500 - 750.
AN OUTSTANDING ITEM FOR THE SPECIALIST, OF WHICH ONLY TWO COVERS ARE RECORDED.
The "British Queen" was owned by the British and American Steam Navigation Co. The "British Queen" was substantially larger than other transatlantic steamers used at the time, earning the company a profit. She was later sold to the Belgian government after the finance collapse of the firm in 1841.
Realized: $1,250