Steamboat and Ship Mail
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 2087 |
 |
 Steamboat. Neat strike of
red straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined "Montreal U.C.
July 7th" to Fort Neck, Long Island, N.Y., ms. "10" rating, Very
Fine and choice, scarce usage (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
100.00 |
| 2088 |
|
 Steam-Packet Franklin, Lake
Champlain, Capt. R.M. Sherman. Bold strike of red handstamp on folded
letter datelined "Burlington July 17, 1834" to Montreal,
Canada, light vertical file folds, Extremely Fine strike, ex Jarrett (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
400.00 |
| 2089 |
|
 Steamer J. F. Pargoud, J. W.
Tobin Commander. Bold handstamp with neat "New Orleans La. Dec. 8,
1860" circular datestamp and "Drop 1ct" handstamp on buff cover to New
Orleans, small corner repair at bottom left, Very Fine and choice, the
J. F. Pargoud was built in 1860 for its owner-commander, it was used
as a Confederate transport before being burnt at its mooring in the Yazoo
River in 1863 to avoid capture, ex Rohloff
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 2090 |
|
 Steamer Timour. Perfect
strike of handstamp with red "Steam 10" handstamp on folded cover to Mt.
Pleasant Iowa, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce nameof-boat handstamp, ex
Jarrett (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
1,200.00 |
| 2091 |
|
 Troy & New York/Steam
Boat. Well-struck blue framed handstamp with matching "7cts" handstamp
on blue folded letter datelined "New York May 8th 1847" to Troy
N.Y., docketing at top incorrectly reads 1849, Very Fine and choice (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
180.00 |
| 2092 |
|
Steamboat Covers. 55 covers and postcards, steamboat or
steamer-related, most mounted on exhibit pages, incl. Louisville &
Cincinnati Mail Line, Steamer Natchez, "Route 7309" oval tying No. 26,
"Steamer Cuba", "S.B. Lake Champlain", few Canadian usages, minor faults to
be expected, Fine-Very Fine and fascinating group |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
1,800.00 |
| 2093 |
|
 Portland Me. Depreciated
Currency Datestamp. "Colmar 2 Fevr. 1864" circular datestamp on cover
to Vernon Centre N.Y., red framed "Br. Service" handstamp, "Port 15 Land
Feb. 24 U.S. Notes 23" depreciated currency datestamp, some slight
edgewear, otherwise Fine, scarce marking
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
1,050.00 |
| 2094 |
|
U.S.-French Transatlantic Covers. 1820's-1880, 113 covers mounted in
old-time album with meticulous handwritten notations on rates and markings,
excellent range of usages in both directions, incl. various rates, incl.
double 5c British Mails paid by 10c U.S. stamps, few 15c rates, double also
few Phantom Rate covers, excellent group of covers inbound to U.S. paying
different rates, some faults, many are Fine-Very Fine, valuable holding |
E. 7,500-10,000 |
5,000.00 |