Harnden & Co. Express
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 351 |
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 Forwarded by Harnden & Co. No.
6 Cook St. Liverpool. Blue oval handstamp with steamship illustration
clearly struck on Jul. 14, 1845 folded letter from Milan, Italy, to Newark
N.J., blue ms. "Paid to New York by Harnden & Co. of Liverpool" and
ship designation "Per Great Western or 1st Steamer", Very Fine, this
blue marking with 6 Cook St. address is extremely rare
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 352 |
|
 Forwarded by Harnden & Co. No.
20 Water St. Liverpool. Oval handstamp with steamship illustration
clearly struck on folded bill of lading from Harnden & Co. datelined
Liverpool, Oct. 18, 1845, to New York City, red "Holmes Hole Ms. Nov. 20"
circular datestamp and ms. "Ship 7", endorsed "Consignee for
'Massachusetts'", Extremely Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 353 |
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 Harnden's Express. Imprint
on buff cover with 3c Dull Red (26) tied by grid and "Savannah Ga. Mar. 20,
1861" circular datestamp, Confederate State use of U.S. stamp, to
Dems Corners N.Y., trivial wrinkles and reduction, still Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
| 354 |
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Harnden & Co. Collection. 21 exhibit-style pages with 11 covers and
as many unused imprint entires, bills of lading, labels and collateral
photos and original clipped advertisements, a wonderful array of items
related to the "Original Expressman" William F. Harnden |
E. 750-1,000 |
| 355 |
|
Harnden & Co. Transatlantic Mails. 47 stampless folded letters and
covers plus a circular and collateral items, mounted on exhibit-style pages
prepared by Elliott Perry -- an outstanding collection of this fascinating
subject -- includes a wide variety of origins and destinations, colorful
transit markings and many scarce Harnden & Co. handstamps, such as early
large circular and oval types (three scarce Philadelphia office circles),
Gilpin's and Hudson's ovals represented, a Sep. 21, 1839 cover from Boston
to Liverpool is noted as earliest known, conjunctive use with other
foreign-mail forwarding agents, ship-name endorsements and much more --
worth careful examination and study, this group has the potential to
augment a serious transatlantic collection or form the nucleus for
expansion into the field of foreign-mail forwarding |
E. 3,000-4,000 |