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**Transatlantic Forwarders, Ocean Ships continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3578		Paid/Pr.Hibernia,* Separate straightline handstamps on Oct. 2, 1843 folded letter to New York City street address, dampstained and faults at edges, otherwise Fine, extremely rare marking, the Cunarder Hibernia started transatlantic service in 1843 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
3579		James Munroe/Liverpool/Watkinson/Sailed Mar. 1,/1819". Red oval handstamp on printed market report and handwritten letter from Liverpool to Baltimore, red "New -York Apr. 8" circular datestamp, matching "SHIP" handstamp and ms. "20-3/4" rate, ms. "Refused" indicating addressee declined to pay postage, faint toning and wear, still Very Fine, an extremely rare transatlantic packet handstamp that was used only on this one sailing (Mar. 1, 1819) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3580		JANE/MACWILLIAM. Separate straightline handstamps on Mar. 6, 1823 folded letter from Havana, Cuba, to New York City street address, red "Chalsn. SC Apr. 22" circular datestamp and matching "SHIP" handstamp, ms. "27" rate, Fine, reported to be the only known example of this name-of-ship marking, pictured in Milgram book (p. 378) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
3581		PACKET SHIP JOSEPHINE/ABRAHAM BELL & CO. OWNERS/PINE ST NEW YORK. Three-line handstamp in red on backflap of May 3, 1829 folded letter from Ireland to Virginia, red "New-York Jun. 14" circular datestamp and matching "SHIP" handstamp, red ms. "27" rate, same ink used to underline destination (writing is extremely faint), Fine, clear strike of this scarce marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
3582		*PacketBrigORION.** Straightline handstamp with a few letters strengthened in ink at the time of application on back of duplicate folded letter from Hill & Blodget (Gibraltar merchants) to Baldwin & Forbes in New York, original datelined "Gibraltar June 26th 1828" and postscript dated July 1 with note "The Orion is ready but a head wind prevents her sailing this morng. This is the first time we have not had an East Wind the first of each month since the Packets commenced", ms. "6" ship rate, slight toning along file fold, Very Fine, rare (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3583		ORPHEUS. Red straightline handstamp with matching "FORWARDED BY/CARTWELL BROS./LIVERPOOL" three-line backstamp on May 12, 1834 folded letter from London to Philadelphia, red "New-York Ship Jun. 15" circular datestamp and ms. "20-3/4" rate, Extremely Fine, rare Liverpool packet name-of-ship marking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3584		PARAGON. Clearly struck straightline on Quaker-dated July 10, 1824 folded letter from Philadelphia to London, clear strike of "Ship Letter/Gravesend" framed handstamp, ms. "1/2" due marking, Extremely Fine, a rare marking and pristine cover, ex Jarrett (realized $800 in that sale 20 years ago) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3585		PACKET SHIP ROBERT FULTON/ABRAHAM BELL & CO. OWNERS/PINE ST NEW YORK. Three-line handstamp in red on backflap of Aug. 27, 1828 folded letter from Ireland to New York City street address, red "6" in circle ship rate handstamp, slightly toned, Very Fine strike (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
3586		U.S. Ship Santiago de Cuba. Circular handstamp with 7-point star at center clearly struck on cover to Cambridge Mass., entered mails at New York with "Steamship 20" in circle handstamp, receipt docketing "Aug. 27 at sea, Sept. 10 '63", Extremely Fine, the U.S.S, Santiago de Cuba captured over a dozen ships during the Civil War (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3587		Balance of the Calvet M. Hahn Collection of Private Ocean Mail Ship-Name Handstamps. 21 covers, incl. straightline Steamers Europa, Fulton, Illinois (2) and Asia from 1860, Hermann from 1855, Washington from 1856, Russia from 1867, also few wreck labels incl. two 1886 from Steamer Oregon, overall Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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