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**Ship Letter Markings**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3532		LONDON/SHIP LRE. Bold strike of two-line handstamp on 1787 folded cover to Shropshire, England, endorsed "pr Oxford" which was a transatlantic trading vessel and thus indicating North American origin, two neat strikes of "SE 22, 87" backstamps in brown, ms. "6" rate crossed out and re-rated "11" for double weight, Very Fine, ex Arnell (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $70.00 Will close during Public Auction
3533		New-York. Apr. 12. Red oval datestamp with red ms. "1 1-/4 Oz." and "87" ship-letter rate on early envelope handmade from a cargo proceeds lettersheet, to Providence R.I., datelined on top flap "Liverpool 29th Jany 1802", Very Fine, an attractive and unusual high rate at 5-times the 17c rate for 150-300 miles plus 2c ship captain's fee, also a very early envelope (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3534		New-York. Clamshell-style datestamp on 1802 folded letter from Amsterdam to Baltimore via London and New York, clear strike of "Post-Paid-Ship-Letter-London Nov. 29, 1802" crown-circle datestamp, ms. rate, vertical file fold, Very Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3535		War of 1812 Cartel Letter. Brownish "Washington Jun. 2" circular datestamp on Mar. 19, 1814 folded letter from Liverpool, England to New York, endorsed at bottom "by Cartel/Fair American/Jacob Adams", ms. "17" for the 150-300 mile rate between Washington and New York, receipt docketing, Very Fine, a rare War of 1812 period letter sent by Cartel ship, this was the only means available for a letter from England to reach America (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3536		New-York Nov. 17. Red circular datestamp with matching "SHIP" straightline and "27-1/2c" War of 1812 surcharge rate on 1815 folded letter from Charleston S.C. to Newburyport Mass., lightly toned file fold, Very Fine, scarce War surcharge on a ship letter (15c plus 50% plus 2c ship captain's fee) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
3537		PACKET. Large brownish straightline handstamp on folded letter from Sumatra* datelined "Bencoolen 7th November 1821" from William Jack, a Scottish botanist and surgeon who joined the East India Company and accompanied Stamford Raffles on his journey to Bencoolen (Bengkulu) in Indonesia, this letter to his brother Charles was apparently sent to Scotland, then annotated in cross-writing by a family member and addressed to Marietta, Ohio, where Charles was looking to settle, red "New-York Aug. 27" (1822) circular datestamp, matching "SHIP" handstamp and ms. "27" rate, dampstained and well-worn, still Fine, the "Packet" handstamp is not only a rare marking, but the voyage of this letter is astonishing, William Jack died in 1822 in Bencoolen -- read the exploits of Sir Stamford Raffles on Wikipedia before bidding (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3538		"U.S. Frigate Congress, St. Bartholomew Nov. 24th 1822". Dateline on folded letter to Newburgh N.Y., red "New-York Dec. 17" circular datestamp, "SHIP" handstamp and ms. "12" rate, slight wear and soiling, Fine, scarce letter from the flagship of the West Indies Squadron, which was deployed in 1822 (the year this was written) to fight pirates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction
3539		"2ND DELIVERY" (New York N.Y.). Straightline handstamp on five folded letters or covers, four in red, one in black, applied to indicate that an arriving ship docked too late for mail to be removed, interesting examples incl. 1825 with "Vlissengen" straightline to Phila. via NYC with red "Ship" straightline, 1835 from Charleston S.C. with "Steamboat" straightline (rare use on coastal steamer mail), 1841 endorsed "Consignees pr Great Western", 1847 from London on Siddous, and 1859 from Panama with "Steamship 10" in circle, minor faults, Very Fine group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3540		"3 Delivery" (New York N.Y.). Red ms. notation indicating late arrival of ship, matching ms. "20-3/4" rate, red "New-York Sep. 8" circular datestamp, matching "Ship" handstamp struck over "6" in circle ship-letter rate handstamp on 1834 folded letter from Amsterdam to Providence R.I., Very Fine, Hahn notes this is the only 3rd Delivery marking he had seen (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3541		"Express Mail". Sender's endorsement on 1838 folded letter from New Orleans to London via New York forwarder, red "New Orleans La. May 13" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp, ms. "1.50" express rate, ms. "3/2" due, light vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3542		"1-1/4 Oz. 95-3/4" Ship Letter Rate (New York N.Y.). Jan. 1, 1838 duplicate folded letter from Liverpool to Richmond Va. with red "New-York Ship Mar. 7" circular datestamp and due markings for 5-times 18-3/4c postage and 2c ship captain's fee, slight bleed-thru from writing, Very Fine, carried on the Liverpool Red Star Line St. Andrew according to write-up which accompanies (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction

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