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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1038		New Orleans La. (Mar. 18, 1837). Partly readable blue circular datestamp and matching "Paid" with ms. "75" express rate on 1837 folded letter to London, England, neat "Liverpool Ship Letter" backstamp and due marking, light vertical file folds, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
1039		New Orleans La. Apr. 12. Well-struck circular datestamp with "Steamship 10" in circle handstamp on folded letter datelined "Guadalajara March 28, 1856" and addressed to New York, endorsed "Via di Vera Cruz", fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
1039A		New Orleans La. Dec. 20. Circular datestamp and equally clear strikes of "Ship" in oval and "Due 5" in circle on 1875 folded cover to Brownsville Tex. originating with Cuba, 1875, 50c Green (65), tied by grid, Havana merchant's 1875 blue oval datestamp, some overall wear, Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
1040		N. York U.S. Pkt. Paid 1 Sep. 6. Clear strike of red circular datestamp on 1856 cover to Bremen, Germany, blue "10" crayon rate, some edgewear, Very Fine, rare 1c credit marking, the letter went by American packet so U.S. retained 3c internal postage plus 6c for American Packet, Richard Winter records only about twelve strikes of this marking (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
1041		New York City Ship Letter Markings. 75 covers on annotated exhibit pages in two volumes, years range from 1793 to 1908, markings incl. straightline and 10 of the attractive "clamshell" framed handstamp (2 in red, 8 in black), most early covers with ship and/or captain's names designated by sender, various rates incl. 1798 red clamshell with $1.04 (postage plus 4c ship fee), origins incl. Jamaica, Haiti, China (1837 per Niantic), Macao, European countries, a few later covers with stamps, all carefully identified by vessel with extensive background notes and transcripts of better content, very clean condition, a wonderful collection of maritime mail via the port of New York	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
1042		New York Depreciated Currency Markings. Approximately 60 covers in sleeves with notes regarding sailing dates and markings, 1860's and 70's, almost all thru New York exchange office, Very Fine, scarce group	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1043		Philadelphia "20-3/4" Rate Handstamp. Clear strike on folded letter from Scotland to Philadelphia, deep red "Glasgow Paid ov. 16, 1844" octagonal datestamp, Very Fine example of this scarce due marking, with page describing rate and route (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
1044		Philadelphia Ship Letter Markings. 20 covers on annotated exhibit pages in one album, from 1801 to 1873, most with ship name designated by sender, nice range of markings incl. 1827 from Jamaica with forwarder notation and "Commercial Rooms" straightline, several Cope's Line covers, origins incl. Amsterdam, Barbados, Italy, South America, various rates, most in excellent condition, extensive background re vessels, very desirable group	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1045		San Francisco Cal. Jun. 21, 1858. Partly clear circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Worcester, England, clear strike of "ART-5/U.S. PKT." handstamp on back, "1/2-1/2" due handstamp, Liverpool Jul. 29 transit and Worcester receiving datestamp on back, Very Fine, scarce accountancy marking (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1046		San Francisco Cal. Feb. 26, 1864. Double-circle datestamp and "SHIP.12" due handstamp on orange-buff cover to Ellington Conn., sender's endorsement "p 'Henry Brigham' via San Francisco } Japan Jan. 23, 1864", neat receipt docketing dated Mar. 22, "W. & Co. Japan" embossed return card on flap, small opening nick at top right, otherwise Very Fine, the Henry Brigham left Yokohama on Jan. 29 and arrived in San Francisco on Feb. 25, 1864, examples of mail from Japan to the U.S. are very scarce in this period (Image)	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1047		United States Ship Letter and Inland Waterway Markings. 101 covers on annotated exhibit pages in four volumes, arranged by port with years ranging from 1790's thru 1860's, ports incl. Baltimore Md., Bath Me., Charleston S.C., Eastport Me., Edgartown Mass., Holmes Hole Mass., New Haven Conn., New Orleans La., Norfolk Va., Philadelphia Pa., Plymouth Mass., Portsmouth N.H., San Francisco Cal., Savannah Ga., Warren R.I., wide range of markings incl. ms., straightlines, various rates with ship captain's fee added, origins incl. Europe, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Latin America, India, China, all in clean condition, extensive historical notes re vessels and transcripts of letters with interesting content, a treasure trove of maritime postal history	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction