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**Railroad, Steamboat, Telegraph and Ship Mails continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1225		Paul Jones. Perfectly struck shield handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Buchannon, Carroll & Co. New Orleans, second strike on back, usual small filing holes, Extremely Fine, ex Chase	E. 200-300	350.00
1226		Steamer Planter. Clearly struck large circular handstamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to New Orleans, Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence, usual pinholes, Extremely Fine, ex Hart, with 1999 C.S.A. certificate declining opinion as to whether this is a Confederate usage	E. 200-300	210.00
1227		Princeton. Bold red framed handstamp on folded letter datelined "February 9th 1849 State of Arkansas Ouachita Co." to New Orleans, contents ask for a loan of $300 to buy three slaves, some age spotting, vertical file fold away from marking, Very Fine waterway usage	E. 300-400	625.00
1228		Cleveland "STEAMBOAT". Bold straightline on yellow cover to Sewickleyville Pa., 3c Rose (65) tied by grid cancel and "Cleveland O. Jul. 16" double-circle datestamp, "Due 6" handstamp applied as penalty for weight exceeding -1/2 oz., Extremely Fine strike and cover, one of two recorded examples, illustrated in "19th Century Cleveland Ohio Postal Markings" (p. 99)	E. 750-1,000	1,100.00
1229		Merchant's Line Telegraph, Providence R.I. Red imprint cover with additional black-on-orange label, Providence R.I. address, 1850 docketing, Extremely Fine	E. 200-300	180.00
1230		Ship's Letters. Three folded letters or covers: one datelined "Shanghai Novr. 9, 1859" to Acker & Bull in New York, second datelined "Canton Nov. 26th 1842" to Manila, Philippines, with oval "Filipinas Dicre. 1842" hs, last is cover to London with "Australian Packet" Liverpool backstamp of 1856 (opened for display), few faults, a Fine-Very Fine and interesting group	E. 400-500	600.00
1233		Trans-Atlantic Covers with 1861-68 Issues. Six covers incl. Nos. 65 (two), 68 and 76 on cover to Palermo, No. 77 to France with blue Havre transit (late use -- with 1972 article to explain), No. 77 to Germany with N.Y. Geometric cancel (two covers), No. 96 to Germany, No. 97 to England, different packet boats, on pages with write-ups, most with small faults that do not detract, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, a scarce group, ex Hubbard	E. 300-400	290.00

Railroad, Steamboat, Telegraph and Ship Mails continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1225

Paul Jones. Perfectly struck shield handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Buchannon, Carroll & Co. New Orleans, second strike on back, usual small filing holes, Extremely Fine, ex Chase

E. 200-300

350.00

1226

Steamer Planter. Clearly struck large circular handstamp on 3c Red Star Die entire to New Orleans, Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence, usual pinholes, Extremely Fine, ex Hart, with 1999 C.S.A. certificate declining opinion as to whether this is a Confederate usage

E. 200-300

210.00

1227

Princeton. Bold red framed handstamp on folded letter datelined "February 9th 1849 State of Arkansas Ouachita Co." to New Orleans, contents ask for a loan of $300 to buy three slaves, some age spotting, vertical file fold away from marking, Very Fine waterway usage

E. 300-400

625.00

1228

Cleveland "STEAMBOAT". Bold straightline on yellow cover to Sewickleyville Pa., 3c Rose (65) tied by grid cancel and "Cleveland O. Jul. 16" double-circle datestamp, "Due 6" handstamp applied as penalty for weight exceeding -1/2 oz., Extremely Fine strike and cover, one of two recorded examples, illustrated in "19th Century Cleveland Ohio Postal Markings" (p. 99)

E. 750-1,000

1,100.00

1229

Merchant's Line Telegraph, Providence R.I. Red imprint cover with additional black-on-orange label, Providence R.I. address, 1850 docketing, Extremely Fine

E. 200-300

180.00

1230

Ship's Letters. Three folded letters or covers: one datelined "Shanghai Novr. 9, 1859" to Acker & Bull in New York, second datelined "Canton Nov. 26th 1842" to Manila, Philippines, with oval "Filipinas Dicre. 1842" hs, last is cover to London with "Australian Packet" Liverpool backstamp of 1856 (opened for display), few faults, a Fine-Very Fine and interesting group

E. 400-500

600.00

1233

Trans-Atlantic Covers with 1861-68 Issues. Six covers incl. Nos. 65 (two), 68 and 76 on cover to Palermo, No. 77 to France with blue Havre transit (late use -- with 1972 article to explain), No. 77 to Germany with N.Y. Geometric cancel (two covers), No. 96 to Germany, No. 97 to England, different packet boats, on pages with write-ups, most with small faults that do not detract, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, a scarce group, ex Hubbard

E. 300-400

290.00