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**Transatlantic Forwarders, Ocean Ships**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3567		Forwarded from Harnden's Package Express & Foreign Letter Office, No. 12 Exchange, Albany. Red oval handstamp and matching "Pd. H." in circle on Aug. 6, 1841 folded letter to Paris, France, sender's ship directive "per Acadia", red Liverpool transit datestamps front and back (Aug. 30), Calais transit datestamp, ms. due markings, slight wear along folds, otherwise Very Fine, the Harnden oval is very common from New York and Boston offices, but the Albany version is extremely rare, at this time Harnden did not have a U.S. mail contract and apparently carried letters to Boston and New York for Cunard sailings outside the mails (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3568		Forwarded from Harnden's Package Express & Foreign Letter Office, No. 8 Court St. Boston. Red oval handstamp lightly struck with matching "Paid" straightline, ms. "18-3/4" and "1/" one-shilling packet rate on Aug. 14, 1843 folded letter from Rufus King in Albany N.Y. to Thurlow Weed in London, England, London Aug. 30 receiving backstamp, Fine, very scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3569		Forwarded by/Aaron H. Palmer,/New-York. Three-line framed handstamp perfectly struck on back of printed circular dated Nov. 30, 1829, from Palmer to Register of Probate in Sanborton N.H., forwarded to Dover, red "Portsmo. N.H. Dec. 16" circular datestamp, matching "Ship" straightline and ms. "12" rate, ms. Sanborton postmark with additional "10/22" for forwarding, best part of this cover is a notation on back "This Aaron H. Palmer was evidently small & mean enough to send his bombastic letter unpaid, misdirected it to Sanborton N.H. from which it was forwarded to Dover, thus costing my father 22 cts for postage!!! Don't think Mr. P. got much business out of it.", minor splits along folds, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3570		Forwarded by G.W. Smith & Co. St. Thomas. W.I. Red double-line oval on backflap of cover to Cambridge, Mass., "New York Ship Letter 6 Jan. 23" circular datestamp and red oval forwarder handstamp of Joseph Bento, 1864 pencil docketing, Star of David embossed on flap, Very Fine, attractive combination of forwarders (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
3571		"The Sun" Newspaper and Foreign Letter Office, New-York, United States. Green label affixed to folded letter datelined at Tecumseh Mich. Aug. 16, 1844, to Dunferline, Scotland, "1 OC 44/Liverpool/Ship" backstamp, ms. "8" ship letter rate, red receiving backstamps, file fold, some splits and wear along folds, otherwise Fine, very rare forwarder's adhesive label (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
3572		"The Sun" Newspaper and Foreign Letter Office, New-York, United States. Yellowish label with slight gum toning affixed to folded letter datelined "Newark N.J. Sept. 20th 1844" to Vera Cruz, Very Fine, rare (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
3573		Forwarded by/Jos./& T. S. Winslow/New York. Four-line stencil marking on backflap of folded letter datelined "St. Croix, June 20the 1835" to Portland Me., ms. "Steam boat", red "Boston Jul. 5" circular datestamp, ms. "12-1/2" rate, fild folds and some wear, still Fine, extremely rare stencil-applied forwarder marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3574		The Calvet M. Hahn Collection of Transatlantic Forwarders' Markings. Huge collection of approximately 320 covers, vast majority stampless, bearing forwarder handstamps for foreign mail, both incoming to the United States and outgoing, wonderful range of forwarders, origins and destinations, in addition to Great Britain and Europe we note Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Brazil, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, (Asian covers were removed and made into individual lots), highlights too numerous to detail, but suffice to say that many rates and usages are represented, some unusual examples as well including a quadruple forwarder, most covers with a typed label with Mr. Hahn's copious notes describing the route, rates, contents and sometimes historical background, majority with clear strikes VERY FINE. A STAGGERING AND VALUABLE ACCUMULATION OF FOREIGN-MAIL FORWARDER HANDSTAMPED COVERS. Many, if not most of these covers would retail for $75 or more, with a number in the $100+ range. This group would serve as an anchor to a fascinating forwarder study or as a component to a broader transatlantic mail study Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 7,500-1,000 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3575		Forwd. by T. W. Ward, Boston. Red oval handstamp and "PR. ACADIA" straightline name-of-ship handstamp on Jul. 30, 1842 folded letter from New York to London, ms. "1/" due marking, red receiving backstamp (Aug. 14), Very Fine, ex Arnell (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3576		BELFAST & NEW YORK PACKET SHIP/ABRAHAM BELL & CO./NO. 33 PINE STREET NEW YORK. Three-line handstamp in red on backflap of folded cover to Maj. Gen. William Lenoir at Fort Defiance N.C., red "New-York Jun. 25" circular datestamp, matching "SHIP" handstamp and "27" rate, Very Fine, similar in style to other Bell & Co. ship markings but this was discovered in 1995 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
3577		Camillus/Sailed/Feby. 18/I. Boyer. In ornamental oval frame, mostly clear strike on Feb. 10, 1821 folded letter from Glasgow to New York, ms. "6" ship rate, slight wear, Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction

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