Buffalo "Steam Boat 12". Manuscript rating and indistinct red "Perrysburg Nov 1" cds on folded letter datelined "Buffalo Oct. 28th 1837" to Defiance Oh. located on the newly opened Wabash & Erie Canal, content states "I now forward you by the SB Com. Perry 1 bundle of pear trees", carried by water from Buffalo to Perrysburg where rated 12¢ due for 10¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee; light edge toning and wear, F.-V.F., an...
Auction # 57 - The Hugh V. Feldman Collection
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 57 - The Hugh V. Feldman Collection
We are proud to offer The Hugh V. Feldman collection of United States Waterways, one of the finest ever formed. The collection has won numerous U.S. national awards including Grand Awards at Westpex 2009 and Chicagopex 2011. At the International level it has won four large golds at Tel Aviv 2008, New Delhi 2011, Indonesia 2012 and most recently in the Championship class at Melbourne 2013. The collection will be offer during the Westpex Exhibition.
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Lot #4373 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
1839 (Jul. 16) Buffalo N.Y. to Detroit Mich. Datelined folded letter with Detroit blue "Steam Boat" straightline (unrecorded in blue, black recorded 1834-51) and blue manuscript "18¾" due rating for post road rate over 150 miles; minor edge wear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Lot #4374 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
1846 (May 14) Fort Gratiot, Mich. to Shrewsbury, N.J. via Detroit. Datelined folded letter entered mails with blue "Detroit Mich. 16 May" cds and matching "Steam" straightline and circled "10" rating handstamps, letter with interesting content about "our little army on the Rio Grande & prospect of our being sent there", written the day after declaration of war with Mexico, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
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Lot #4375 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
1848 (May 17) Ottawa, Canada to Chicago Ill. Datelined folded letter addressed to the Trustees of the Illinois & Michigan Canal, flap with sender's note "Capt. of Packet will confer an Especial Favor by forwarding this to the canal office immediately on his arrival in Chicago, The bearer will be paid him 2/- for his trouble…", entered U.S. mails with red "Paid" and "5" rating handstamps; light toning, F.-V.F., A...
Lot #4376 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
Cleveland "Steamboat". Bold strike straightline with matching "Due 6" straightline and "Cleveland O Jul 16" duplex ties 3¢ rose (65) on yellow cover to Sewickleyville Pa., endorsed "Mail direct via Pittsburgh" at top left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Although prepaid, the 1863 Act required steamboat letters to be prepaid 6¢. The 3¢ prepayment was disallowed as a result and letter marked "Due 6".
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Lot #4377 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
Detroit "Steam Boat". Fancy scroll handstamp on cover addressed to Norwich Vt. bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), four margins, tied by "Detroit Mich. Jul 5" cds; minor paper loss on flap, Very Fine and choice example, ex-Tito, George Kramer.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
The Great Lake port post offices used Steam Boat handstamps on arriving mails in various designs, that for Detroit in the form of a ribbon. The use...
Lot #4378 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
Detroit "Steamboat Due 2 Cts". Oval rating handstamp on circa 1862 cover addressed to Detroit Mich., bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Detroit Mich Jul 16" duplex; treated as a ship letter with 2¢ added to the prepaid 3¢ letter rate, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot #4379 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
Detroit "Steamboat Due 6 Cts". Oval rating handstamp on circa 1864 cover addressed to Governor Henry H. Crap at his home in Flint Mich., bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Detroit Mich May 23" duplex; treated as a steamboat letter with 6¢ and 3¢ prepayment ignored; no flap, tiny edge tear, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
From July 1st 1863, steamboat letters were charged double the 3¢ letter rate and any...
Lot #4380 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Route 12717) Steamer Illinois. Sharp strike of red oval handstamp on all-over illustrated advertising envelope of W.C. Duncan Mfg. Pale and Amber Ales etc. in Detroit Mich., addressed to Eagle Harbor Mich. that was located on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior, bearing uncancelled 3¢ rose (65), small flaws, pencil "1862" docketing; some light toning at right corners, Very Fine and attractive.
Milgram No. 636;...
Lot #4381 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Route 12717) Steamer Illinois, Summer Sailing Schedule of 1962. Printed summer sailing schedule for the Cleveland, Detroit & Lake Superior Line, on reverse of orange buff cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue "Ontonagon Mich. Jun 25" cds and addressed to Haddam Conn., carried on Route 12717 to Cleveland for transfer to the rails east; flap tears, front with hinge remnants and tape stain, Fine, Illustrated in Milgram on...
Lot #4382 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Route 12717) Steamer Illinois, Sault. Perfect strike of "Aug 12 1864" cds on light buff cover addressed in pencil to Pottsville Pa., bearing 3¢ rose (65), short perfs at right, tied by open circular grid and indistinct Mich. cds adjacent, carried from Sault by the Illinois to Cleveland where placed on the rails via Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram on page 634., ex-Floyd Risvold.
Milgram No....
Lot #4383 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Route 12717) Steamer Pewabic, Cleveland. "Sep 15 1864" cds on yellow cover with "Weaver, Fliess & Co., Distillers and Rectifiers" corner card addressed to Eagle Harbor, Michigan that was on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior, bearing 3¢ rose (65), perf tear, tied by grid cancel; reduced at right with small corner repair and top edge tear, F.-V.F., a rare marking.
Milgram No. 1091; Estimate $750 - 1,000....
Lot #4384 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Lake Superior Line - Routes 12509 & 12717) Steamer Iron City. Oval handstamp on orange buff cover addressed to Ellsworth Oh. bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Cleveland O. Sep 24 1860" duplex; reduced slightly at top, partial flap, top corners with small mend, still Very Fine, signed by Ashbrook on reverse.
Milgram No. 645; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Although Ebenezer Ward held the contracts for the...
Lot #4385 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Lake Superior Line - Routes 12509 & 12717) Steamer North Star. Bold strike of oval handstamp on buff cover addressed to Geneva Wis. bearing 3¢ dull red (26), nat. s.e. at left, rounded corner, tied by "Detroit Mich. '3 Paid' Jun 7 1860" cds, carried to Mackinaw on the North Star for transfer to the Chicago boat and dropped at Milwaukee for the 44 mile post road to Geneva, forwarded to Denver City Kans. Terr. with partial "...
Lot #4386 - the great lakes and northeast coast great lakes
(Lake Superior Line - Routes 12509 & 12717) Northern Light, Lake Superior Line, Cleveland O. Fine strike of oval and "Steam Boat" straightline handstamps on red, white and blue 1776 Flag patriotic cover to Boston, Mass, bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Cleveland O. Jul 1, 1861" duplex, endorsed "For Master Joseph Bigelow"; some top edge faults, Fine, an attractive and very unusual use on a patriotic envelope.
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Lot #4387 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
1855 (Apr. 2) Saint John, N.B. to New York, N.Y. Folded letter with New Brunswick cds and matching "10" rating for cross border rate, "Express Mail, Saint John, Apr 5" route agent cds, put onto the Admiral, red "Favor's Express" cachet, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.
A REMARKABLE STRIKE OF THIS RARE FAVOR'S EXPRESS CACHET.
The intaglio cachet of Favor's is rarely found with such a crisp...
Lot #4388 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
Colonial Express Mail, St. John, N.B. Jun 11. Clear strike of route agent cds and matching light "10" cent due rating handstamp on blue folded letter datelined "Saint John NB 10th October 1857" and addressed to Wilmington Del., endorsed "Mail per Admiral", reverse with "Wilmington Del. Oct 14" arrival cds, Very Fine, Rarity IX, ex-David Jarrett.
Towle No. A-1-a; Estimate $500 - 750.
Hiram Favor, as the duly...
Lot #4389 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
Express Mail, St. John, Sep 30. Route agent cds with matching "Province of New Brunswick" circular handstamp and "10" cent cross border rating handstamp on blue folded letter to New York City, F.-V.F. and rare use, Rarity IX.
Towle No. A-1-e; Estimate $300 - 400.
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Lot #4390 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
Favor's Express, Boston, 10 Court Sq. Red company circular cachet on flap of folded letter datelined "St. John 12th May 1852" and endorsed within "Admiral", addressed to New York N.Y., entered mails with "Boston '5cts' 14 May" cds for the 5¢ rate and matching "Steam" straightline handstamp adjacent, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
Hiram Favor of Eastport Me. was appointed a letter carrier for the...
Lot #4391 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
Favor's Express, Boston, 10 Court Sq. Double-struck red company circular cachet on flap of folded letter datelined "St. John Apl 3 1851" addressed to Philadelphia Pa., entered mails with red "Boston '10cts' 7 Apr" cds for double the 5¢ rate, black "Steam" straightline handstamp adjacent with manuscript "2" for double-weight charge, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Favor's Express was based in Boston and...
Lot #4392 - the great lakes and northeast coast favors express
U.S. Express Mail, St. John, Jun 11. Route agent cds and matching "10" cent due rating handstamp on folded letter datelined "Saint John NB. 10 June 1857" addressed to Wilmington Del., endorsed "Mail per Adelaide", transferred at Boston to the rails via New York and Philadelphia, "Wilmington Del. Jun 15" arrival backstamp; minor edge toning, Very Fine, Rarity IX.
Towle No. A-1-h; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
This was...
Lot #4393 - the great lakes and northeast coast northeast coast
(Canada Cross-Border Steamboat Mail) 1870 (Jul. 27) Portland Me. to Acadia Mines, Nova Scotia. Cover bearing 1869, 6¢ ultramarine tied by cork cancel duplexed with "Portland Me. Jul 27" cds, endorsed "pr Steam Mail via St. John N.B.", reverse with St. Johns (7.29.1870) and New Glasgow (7.30) transits; reduced slightly at right, minor filing holes, Very Fine.
Scott No. 115; Estimate $200 - 300.
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Lot #4394 - the great lakes and northeast coast northeast coast
(Canada Cross-Border Steamboat Mail) Steam-Boat Letter, Quebec, AU 5, 1852. Crisp strike of rimless cds and matching "6d" circled rating handstamp on blue folded letter to New York City, red Montreal (8.6) transit backstamp, red "Canada" arc exchange handstamp, U.S. "10" cent due rating handstamp overstriking the 6d rating; light horizontal fold, choice and Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot #4395 - the great lakes and northeast coast northeast coast
(New England Coast) Steamer Katahdin. Sharp strike of blue Apr. 19, 1867 cds ties 1861, 3¢ rose (65), small flaws, on orange cover to Bucksport Mass., Boston company corner card handstamp and endorsed "Freight"; reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Milgram No. 741; Estimate $300 - 400.
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Lot #4396 - the great lakes and northeast coast northeast coast
(Fall River, Mass.) Steam. Clear strike of straightline handstamp on buff cover to Camden Me., bearing 1852, 3¢ dull red, position 9R3, margins to cutting, tied by "Fall River Ms. Jan 7" cds, Very Fine, ex-Wagshal, Chase notes on reverse.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $200 - 300.
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