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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3554		Europe to Minnesota. 14 items, primarily inbound covers from Europe to Shakopee, mostly from Switzerland from 1850's-60's, mixed condition, interesting group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3555		"Steamship 20" (New York N.Y.). Clear strike on yellow covert to Elizabeth Dering in Sag Harbor N.Y., receipt docketing "May 4th 1862, Georges Island", edge tears at right, otherwise Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 100-150 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
3556		FOREIGN. Bold straightline handstamp with "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 6, 1864" double-circle datestamp and "10" due handstamp, blue "Consulate U.S.A. Valparaiso" circular handstamp with Eagle and "E. Pluribus Unum" in center, on blue Oct. 1, 1864 folded letter from Valparaiso, Chile, to San Francisco, sender's blue oval handstamp and "Via Panama" directive, Very Fine, the "Foreign" marking was applied at San Francisco to inbound ship letters to explain the 10c due under the new "blanket" ship letter charge, illustrated in Western Express (Sep. 1996) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3557		Unlisted Wreck Seal. On back of 1897 cover from Mexico to New York, a privately produced mimeographed label: "Post Office New York, N.Y./This piece of mail was damaged in a Railway wreck which occurred on the Southern Railway near Charlotte N.C. on April 11th 1897./C.H. Dayton/Postmaster.", tied by N.Y. circular datestamp, cover with scorch marks at left edge (slight paper loss), still Fine, rare mechanically-printed postmaster's seal (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
3558		Steamboat, Steamship and Ship Stampless Covers. Approximately 114 folded letters/covers, wide variety of "Steamboat", "Steamship", "Steam" and "Ship" markings, many to indicate a non-contract ship letter including transatlantic usages, some without the handstamp ("6" ship letter rate), others are inland waterway markings, range of dates from 1810's to 1860's, many better usages including a War of 1812 rate, couple "Steamer Oregon" covers accompanied by Collector's Club Philatelist articles by Calvet M. Hahn, group of 26 folded letters with senders' ship-name directives (all Black Ball Line, 1830's-1840's), some circulars, a number of covers with Mr. Hahn's typed descriptive labels, overall a Very Fine group with much useful material Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3559		U.S.-German Mails. 13 folded letters, one inbound, others outbound to German States, most are late 1840's and 1850's (one or two later), several endorsed with ship names including "Hermann" and "Washington", usual complex array of transit markings and rates, generally Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3560		Transatlantic Stampless Covers. 20 covers, both to and from the U.S., dates range from 1788 to the 1850's, various forwarders markings, including Baring Brothers, T.W. Ward of Boston, Goodhue & Co., Malcomson Bell & Co., one forwarded from the U.S. to Cuba Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3561		Balance of the Calvet M. Hahn Collection of Transatlantic Stampless Covers. Approximately 600 stampless folded letters/covers, essentially 1830's-1860's with perhaps a few outside of these decades, the vast majority in the 1840's-1850's, outstanding range of conventions, rates, markings and destinations, mostly between the United States and British Isles and Europe, but also several other destinations including India, South America, Mexico, Singapore (one Biddle correspondence cover), others, numerous varieties including several depreciated currency covers, non-contract "Ship" letters, forwarded usages, forwarder markings, many covers with Mr. Hahn's descriptive typed labels, since mostly folded letters there is a massive amount of content which would take years to peruse, some faulty but most covers in nice condition A BREATHTAKING ACCUMULATION OF TRANSATLANTIC STAMPLESS COVERS. THIS DESIRABLE HOLDING IS THE PRODUCT OF A LIFETIME OF DILIGENT SEARCH AND STUDY BY CALVET M. HAHN. We have assigned a conservative estimate to this group, which represents a significant total retail value, and we recommend careful examination Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $12,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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