Flagship sale of U.S. and Worldwide #655

1847, from Great Britain to US, folded letter from Liverpool to Boston, carried on the maiden voyage of the pioneer steamer "Sarah Sands", with manuscript instruction "Sarah Sands" at lower left, bold "Ship-Letter/Liverpool/JA 20/(18)47" on reverse and red manuscript "8" for British ship letter rate and bold red "New York/Ship/Feb 11 (1847)/7 cts" for 2¢ ship captains rate plus 5¢ for under 300 miles postage from New York to Boston, Extremely Fine, one of only 5 covers known from maiden voyage of the "Sarah Sands".
Estimate $500 - 750

The" Sarah Sands" was a very early iron built screw type steamer, who would later become famous for a great fire in the Indian Ocean, after her Transatlantic days successfully fought major fire onboard by soldiers on there way to fight the Indian Mutiny in 1857, a marvelous display item.