380th Auction

1854, ANDES: Unpaid folded letter endorsed "per Andes" from Boston to Plymouth via Liverpool with green "AMERICA LIVERPOOL MR 29 1854" on reverse, "5" cents due and "1/-" to pay applied, fine entire transported by the Andes which sailed in place of "Alps" on the return voyage

1856, ASIA: Napoleon 10c. brown, 20c. blue and 40c. orange and horizontal strip of four 80c. red tied by continuous grid roller cancel to folded letter to New York, upon arrival black integral cds. "N. YORK BR. PKt.  10 MAY 16" struck, adhesives some faults, scarce cover which was prepaid with a total of 3fr90c for triple 13-decimes rate, but due 10c for the double-rate in New York (non-parallel weight progressions between France and the U.S.)

1857, AMERICA: Victoria 2p. blue and 1sh. pale red, large margins to just touched, tied by grids to folded cover endorsed "per R.M. Steamer Simla" to New York with clear strike of "SYNDEY NEW SOUTH WALES D FE  10 1857" on reverse, red London transit and "8" manuscript credit alongside, black integral cds. "N. YORK Br. PKt. 5 APR 26" struck upon arrival, some reinforced splitting along folds, otherwise fine and attractive usage prepaid to the U.S. border

1857, EUROPA: Victoria 4d. rose and two singles 6d. violet tied by duplex "EDINGBURGH OC 9 57" to folded letter to Kingston, Canada, left 6d. pulled perf at top, otherwise fine and attractive

1858, AMERICA: Victoria 1p. brown, horizontal pair and 3p. blue tied by oval grids to folded letter to Boston with black integral "BOSTON BR. PKT. 5 cts. 3 JUN" struck upon arrival, pair touched and lower right corner added, 3p. with vertival filing fold, still a fine example of the 5p. packer rate to a US port

1858, AMERICA: Victoria 6d. violet and horizontal pair 1sh. green tied by barred numeral to double-weight folded letter to New York, endorsd "Sample enclosed", paying 1oz letter and the special 6d. late fee for the boat train, red "10 CENTS" credit handstamp struck alongside, adhesives some minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1858, ARABIA: Victoria 2d. blue, horizontal strip of six, tied by numeral "252" to envelope to New York, red handstamp "ABOVE ½oz" appplied, departed from Liverpool, collided with "EUROPA", three days out of Boston, near Cape Race, "ARABIA" proceeded to New York where black integral cds. was struck charging "48" cents, double the deficiency, adhesives some edge wear as to be expected, a fine and attractive entire

1858, NIAGARA: Washington 12c. black, horizontal strip of four, a pair and two singles tied by red grid to cover front to Liverpool with red "76" cents manuscript mark and arrival "AMERICA PAID LIVERPOOL SO 4 58", adhesives some faults, one stamp with vertical paper breaks due to fold, despite faults an attractive and scarce franking

1858, NIAGARA: Napoleon 20c. blue, four singles, tied by dotted numeral "1495" with matching cds. "LE HAVRE 10 MARS 58" alongside to folded letter endorsed "Pr. Liverpool Steamer" to New York, upon arrival red integral "NEW YORK PAID MAR 29 15" applied, right adhesives touched and vertical crease, otherwise fine

1859, AMERICA: Victoria 2d. blue, plate 7, two slightly overlapping vertical pairs, tied by barred "A95" to folded letter to St. Catherines, Canada with arrival mark on reverse, fine

1859, ASIA: Victoria 2d. blue, 4p. rose and 1sh. green tied by barred numeral to folded letter to New Orleans, paying the 1/- plus the scarce 6d. F.R.H. late fee, reduced from 1/- two weeks earlier when the stop at Queenstown was introduced, it quickly became apparent it was not necessary to pay a Late Fee in Liverpool, with red integral arrival "NEW YORK Br. PKt. NOV 13 PAID 24", fine

1859, CANADA: Cartier 10p. blue, fresh color, good margins on three sides, tied by pen cross to folded letter with matching "SOUTH-ZORRA AP 16 1859" alongside, to Wigton, England with red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKER 2 MY 59" alongside, attractive and scarce entire

1859, EUROPA: 3 pence dull red, diagonally bisected with 6 pence olive-yellow, bisected slightly touched, tied by grid to folded letter dated "Lancester Mills Sep 17 1859" to Hull with arrrival mark, bisect pen stroke reduced, otherwise fine and scarce

1859, EUROPA: Jefferson 5c. brown and Washington 10c. green, each as vertical strip of three tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS OCT 24" to triple weight folded lettersheet to Paris with red integral "NEW YORK PAID NOV 1 36" alongside, adhesives some short/missing perfs, still fine appearing and an impressive triple-rate franking

1860, ASIA: Washington 3c. red, two horizontal pairs and 12c. black tied by cds. "WASHINGTON 23 MAR" resp. "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET AP 60" to envelope to Leeds with red "19" credit handstamp alongside, adhesive minor imperfections, otherwise fine

1861, AFRICA: Washington 12c. black, two horizontal pairs, tied by grid to envelope with matching cds. "FALL RIVER AUG 13 1861" alongside to Leeds, also red "38" credit handstamp alongside, backflap missing, otherwise an attractive and scarce double-rate usage just before demonetization

1862, ASIA: Victoria 1d. red, horizontal strip of six, cancelled on board by barred "A92" of Queenstown, on small envelope from Halifax to Tunbridge Wells, re-directed to Dover and then Deal, two adhesives with faults, otherwise fine

1863, AFRICA: Victoria 2d. blue, horizontal pair and two singles and 4d. brownish-red, tied by barred numeral to folded letter to New York with red "5 CENTS" credit handstamp alongside, vertical fold through one adhesive, 4d. small corner fault, otherwise fine

1863, ARABIA: 4d. brownish-red, 6d. violet and 1sh. green tied by numeral "15" to registered folded lettersheet with boxed "LOMBARD STREET REGISTERED LETTER" and crowned "REGISTERED" alongside to Philadelphia, paying ½oz rate, 6d. registration fee and 4d. late fee, upon arrival red integral "PHILADELPHIA SEP 18 24" struck, debiting the UK 24  instead of 11 cents, fine

1863, SCOTIA: Jackson 2c. and Washington 10c., pair and two singles, tied by cork cancel with adjacent cds. "SAN FRANCISCO DEC 28" to small envelope to York, England with red "N. YORK BR. PKT JAN 27 PAID 19" and "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PAKET" alongside, 2c. adhesives some blunted perfs due to being applied over edge, otherwise fine

1864, CHINA: Jefferson 5c. brown, Washington 10c. green and Franklin 30c. orange, tied by grid to envelope with matching cds. "WASHINGTON DEC 12" to Sydney, New South Wales, red "N. YORK BR. PKt. DEC 14 Paid", London transit and magenta manuscript "40" credit alongside, reverse with clear strike of "SHIP-LETTER-SYDNEY E FE 14 1865", 30c. tear at bottom, 5c. small flaws due to placement near the edge of the cover, otherwise very fine and colorful franking

1864, PERSIA: Victoria 2d. blue, three blocks of six and single and 4d. brownish-red, horizontal pair and two singles, tied by barred numeral "174" with matching cds. "DINGLE OC 18 64" to large part of registered coverfront to Boston, adhesives partly affixed around the envelope, thus some adhesives with larger faults, however a stunning large franking paying the 2oz rate plus registration fee. According to the Karl Louis card register of Great Britain this is the largest franking of this stamp.

1865, AFRICA: Franklin 1c. blue horizontal pair and two horizontal pairs Washington 10c. green tied by circle of wedges to folded letter to Neuchatel, Switzerland, red "NEW YORK PAID 36" and british transit marks alongside, few slightly blunt perfs and one stamp 10c. toned perf, otherwise fine

1866, CHINA: Lincoln 15c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by grid to envelope with cds. "SALEM NOV 6" alongside to Zanzibar, endorsed "via Marseilles" and "care Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Bombay", red "BOSTON BR. PKT. 7 NOV 40" credit handstamp and crayon "1" British colonial credit alongside, reverse with transit "BOMBAY DE 24", a fine and scarce entire. Albert P. Goodhue, the recipient of this cover, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts, who likely had a connection to Benjamin Goodhue, a commercial merchant and politician from the same area. Benjamin served in the state senate and later as a representative in the first U.S. congress, and played a significant role in shaping the country's revenue laws. His son, Jonathan, was also a successful commercial merchant.
 

1865, PERSIA: Washington 3. rose and 12c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by black target cancels and partly cds. "NEW ORLEANS AUG 26" to folded letter to Tonneins, France with red "NEW YORK ... PAID 36" marking alongside, hardly perceptiblehorizontal fold through adhesives, otherwise fine