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**Ship Letter Markings continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3543		BOSTON. Orange-red straightline handstamp on duplicate Jan. 24, 1843 folded letter from New York City to London, England, sender's routing "per Boston steamer of 1 Feby.", red London receiving backstamp (Feb. 18), ms. "1/" and "2/" due markings, docketed on back, lightly toned file folds, Very Fine, this British P.O. marking was applied by T. W. Moore, the British Consul and Packet Agent, to letters carried on Cunard sailings from Boston (about 15 known from Nov. 1842 to July 1844 according to Frajola website) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
3544		Incoming Ship Letter. 1844 part-printed folded letter from Frankfurt, Germany, to Louisville Ky. and forwarded to Cairo Ky., myriad transit markings incl. Frankfurt, Hamburg, New York and Louisville, also with red "Ship" handstamp applied in New York, some slight soiling, Very Fine, unusual usage (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
3545		Kentucky to Germany. 1847 folded letter to Wurttemberg, Germany, blue "Louisville Ky. Apr. 28" circular datestamp and matching "Paid" handstamp, sender's routing "Via Havre" at lower left and with various rates crossed out, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
3546		"Missent to England". "New Orleans La. Sep. 19" (1846) circular datestamp with "Paid" and large "10" rate handstamp on printed market report with handwritten letter to New York City, for some reason it was included in a bag of transatlantic mail and received in England where Oct. 16 oval receiving datestamp and ms. "Missent to England" notation were applied, returned as an unpaid ship letter with large red "7" due handstamp, some splits and wear along folds, still Very Fine, a fascinating "Missent" cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
3547		1848-49 Retaliatory and Restored Rates. Nine folded letters/covers, four with Retaliatory Rates including huge "24" handstamp on Jun. 22, 1848 inbound letter carried on the Caledonia (first westbound Retaliatory Rate voyage), inbound double and triple rates, one outbound from New Orleans, five of the scarcer Restored Rates including one from India and last voyage before treaty, very colorful markings, Very Fine group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
3548		"New-York 24 cts. 20 Feb." with Attached "Paid". Clear strike of this unusual and rare integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover to London, England, endorsed "prepaid" and "p Hermann", carried on the Ocean Line Hermann's Feb. 20, 1849 sailing from NYC, part of red receiving backstamp reads "7 MR 1849" which is three days earlier than arrival date listed in North Atlantic Mail Sailings, ms. "1/" which suggests this was treated as unpaid, Very Fine, a fascinating cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
3549		New York "Steamship" Rates. Four folded covers or letters, a fascinating group that was the basis of an article in Western Express (June and Sep. 1996), incl. 1849 from Peru to East Hilton Me. with red "New-York Jan. 13 30" integral-rate circular datestamp (rare, Hahn reports two), 1850 from Panama to NYC with "Steam Ship 30 Cts." in circle, 1861 and 1862 to Lanman & Kemp in NYC from Peru, each with "Steamship 20" in circle struck out and handstamped by multiple strikes of "Steamship 10" in circle (one with additional grids), Very Fine group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
3550		ADVERTISED 1 CT. (Utica N.Y.) Bold strike of straightline handstamp applied at Utica N.Y. on 1852 folded letter from Lurfal, Germany to "Dearfield by Utica", ms. Steamer Franklin" endorsement, red French transit and matching "P.P" boxed handstamp, New York circular datestamp with "10" re-rated "20" in manuscript, Very Fine, "Advertised" straightline markings are rare on transatlantic mail (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
3551		Buffalo N.Y. Feb. 20. Blue circular datestamp, matching "Paid" in scroll and "24" in circle handstamps on Bennett Temperance House illustrated cameo corner card cover to London, England, red "19" credit handstamp, red receiving datestamp (Mar. 8, 1854), one-inch tear at right and small hole in corner card, otherwise Very Fine, rare use of this cameo design to England (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
3552		N. York U.S. Pkt. 1 Paid Oct. 6. Scarce 1c credit datestamp, "Chicago Ill. Oct. 3" circular datestamp, red "Paid" and "10" handstamps on blue 1856 folded letter to Bremen, Germany, sender's routing "Per Str. Washington via New York", accompanied by another cover to Wurttemburg with red "N. York U.S. Pkt. 8 Paid Nov. 3" 8c credit datestamp and blue Bremen Franco transit, Very Fine pair, both U.S. Packet markings are very scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
3553		"Recovered from a Stolen Mail". Notation in red manuscript on back of Oct. 27, 1857 folded letter to London, England, "Lake Charles La. Nov. 1" circular datestamp, "Paid" handstamp and ms. "24 cts" rate, red "New York Paid 6 Dec. 5" credit datestamp crossed out and re-rated "3", red "London Paid" receiving datestamp (Dec. 17), Very Fine, this was carried on the last voyage of the Collins Line Atlantic, departing NYC on Dec. 5, arriving in Liverpoool on Dec. 16, 1857 -- the "Stolen Mail" endorsement appears to be an official New York Post Office marking and explains the long delay between Nov. 1 postmark date in Louisiana and Dec. 5 sailing date (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction

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