S.S "Turrialba". 1912 (Dec 14) Cover from San Jose to New York bearing Costa Rica 10c, a tear at upper left corner but otherwise undamaged, endorsed in pencil "Saved from S.S Turrialba on Jersey Coast and landed by Revenue Cutter Seneca 12/25/12", the reverse with "United Fruit Company, Dec. 26 1912, Purchasing Agent" recipients cachet. The United Fruit Co. steamer "Turrialba" left Jamaica for New York on December 20th with 137 crew and...
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
The Martin Lynes Collections of Forces Mail, Postal Mechanisation and Holy Land; British Post Offices Abroad from the Mike Kitson Collection; USA, Canada & West Indies Wreck Mail from the Collection of Robin Gwynn, RDP; Boer War; fine Antarctica; Worldwide Postal History from a retiring dealers stock; KUT Polish Camp Mail; Extensive G.B and Irish Postal History with Registered Mail, Railway Letters, Uniform Penny Post and Irish T.P.Os.
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Lot #251 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
U.S.S "Simpson". 1934 (May 7) Cover franked 2c cancelled by "U.S.S / SIMPSON / IN CRASH / MILWAUKEE" duplex, with cachet "U.S.S Simpson on course / 045 true speed 12 at 2159 / crash port bow LAT 16 39N / LON 74 32W". The U.S.S "Simpson" collided with the U.S.S "Milwaukee" and required repair at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Suggested price: £ 60-70
Lot #252 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Uruguay". 1938 (Nov 7) Picture postcard from Buenos Ayres to Washington D.C, the stamp washed off and part of another card adhering to the front covering the picture, with a printed label applied "DAMAGED BY FIRE / IN MAIL TRAIN", the second line altered in manuscript to "On Ship". Enclosed within a New York Post Office ambulance cover with a New York machine (Dec. 1) and the cachet "UNADDRESSED / N.Y.P.O. - INQ. SECTION". A fire...
Lot #253 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "West Kebar". 1940 (Dec 21) Cover from Monrovia to New York bearing three Liberia stamps, extensively stained by oil and water damaged, handstamped "Received in bad condition at" with a N.Y Wall St. c.d.s of January 22nd alongside, and an accompanying explanatory notice "The accompanying letter is one of a large number received from Monrovia, Liberia, per S.S West Kebar via Boston. The oil soaked condition of the letter was evidently...
Lot #254 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Santa Elisa". 1942 (Jan 15) Stampless cover from Annapolis, Md., to U.S.S "Warrington" in New York, with the violet cachet "RECOVERED FROM / SS SANTA ELISA". The "Santa Elisa" left New York on January 16th for the Canal Zone but collided with S.S "San Jose" off Atlantic City the following day. The United Fruit Co. steamer "San Jose" sank whilst No. 1 hold on the "Santa Elisa" stove in and caught fire. This was extinguished and she...
Lot #255 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Santa Elisa". 1942 Window envelope with a New York meter mark and a similar "Santa Elisa" cachet in black. Photo on Page 46.
Suggested price: £ 150-180
Lot #256 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Excalibur". 1950 (June 14) Long cover from St. Louis, MO., to Alexandria, Egypt, the stamp washed off and the edges stained, bearing the explanatory label "United States Post Office / Foreign Section - Morgan Station / Delay and condition of article caused / by collision of S/S Excalibur on June / 27, 1950 in New York Harbor", with an Egyptian censor cachet. The American Export Lines S.S "Excalibur" left Jersey City on a 43 day...
Lot #257 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
M.V "Celebes". 1953 (Apr 15) Window envelope with a Philadelphia meter mark and violet cachet "This Article Damaged by Fire / on board S.S CELEBES April 29/53 / Post Office, New York, N.Y.", minor edge singeing, the reverse with a USA Officially Sealed label tied by oval New York Foreign datestamp (June 17). The Dutch MV "Celebes" was en route from New Orleans to Sourabaya, Indonesia, via New York and Alexandria when she suffered a fire in...
Lot #258 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Celebes". 1953 (Apr 9) Long cover with two differing 3c stamps tied by "U.S.S. / QUINCY" duplex, to H.M.S "Michael" c/o F.M.O Singapore, bearing a similar violet S.S "Celebes" cachet to the previous lot, but reading "Delayed by Fire" instead of "Damaged by Fire", very fine. Photo on Page 48.
Suggested price: £ 150-180
Lot #259 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa - east coast
S.S "Mormacpine". 1964 (March) Stampless Brazilian Post Office cover to New York with an unclear Brazil Poste Restante c.d.s and the black cachet "MAIL INVOLVED IN FIRE ABOARD THE / SS MORMACPIN, MAIL RECEIVED IN / WET CONDITION. INSPECTORS CASE / NY30309", arrival backstamp of April 16th. The S.S "Mormacpine" was en route from Santos to Quebec when she reported a fire in No.4 hold on March 27th. The hold was flooded and she proceeded to...
Lot #260 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.V "Barbados". 1815 (June 20) Entire letter from Charleston to Scotland, extensively waterstained, the address panel also with a small hole and large tear (stuck together internally with a white label, which could easily be removed and the repair greatly improved), handstamped "LIVERPOOL / SHIP LETTER" with a red Edinburgh c.d.s (Aug 1). Carried on the S.V "Barbados" which sheltered off the Isle of Wight for repairs after being damaged and...
Lot #261 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.V "Lewis". 1827 (Jan 25) Entire letter from Le Havre to Boston "p. Lewis" with red New York c.d.s (Mar 8) and "SHIP", charged 20 cents. The SV "Lewis" sailed from Le Havre bound for New York but was wrecked on 6th March near Sandy Hook, New Jersey. All passengers and crew were saved and the cargo unloaded in good order. The only item recorded from this wreck and the earliest recorded wreck cover from North America. A unique and...
Lot #262 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
P.S "Columbia". 1843 (June 5) Entire letter from Havana to London endorsed "Columbia", the reverse with the forwarding agent’s endorsement "N. York Jun 26/29, yr. ot. sts, Crocker, Sale & Warren", carried on the Cunard Line paddle steamer from Boston, bound for Liverpool via Halifax on 1st July. The ship ran aground the following day on the Black Ledge reef off Seal Island, Nova Scotia, the weather fortunately calm with all passengers,...
Lot #263 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Kestrel". 1849 (July 5) Cover prepaid 2/- in cash, from G.B. to St. Johns, Newfoundland with "SHEEPSHEAD" undated circle and blue Loughborough c.d.s, red London Paid and Liverpool lozenge datestamps, backstamped at St. Johns (July 26). Carried on Cunard Line S.S "Kestrel" which left Liverpool on July 6th, arriving at Halifax on the 19th and Sydney, Nova Scotia on the 21st, but was wrecked on the following day on the western head of the...
Lot #264 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Hungarian". 1860 (Feb 8) Cover from London to "Major Carter, 63 Regt, Fredericton, New Brunswick", water damaged resulting in the loss of the lower flap, the upper flap endorsed "Saved from "S.S Hungarian"". The Allan Line steamer "Hungarian" left Liverpool on February 8th bound for Portland, Maine via Queenstown with a valuable cargo and over 200 passengers and crew. It went ashore on Cape Lodge on the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia...
Lot #265 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Hungarian". 1860 (July 6) Ambulance envelope with the printed heading "SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF THE HUNGARIAN / RE-DIRECTED", addressed to Hamilton, N.Y with a USA 3c tied by blue Chicago c.d.s. The only example of this special printed ambulance cover recorded, a few faults to the reverse, the front fine. This was the first time an ambulance envelope was printed for mail from a specific wreck, such a practice only occurring on three...
Lot #266 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "North Briton" - Civil War Blockade Runner. 1861 (Nov 1) Cover (letter enclosed) from Quebec to New Orleans directed "via Liverpool, England" in order to avoid the Northern blockade of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. Handstamped with Quebec and "PAID / LIVERPOOL / COL PACKET / 23 NO 61" datestamps, "PAID", "5/CENTS" and "6d Stg Paid 71⁄2d Cy" all in red, the upper flap endorsed "From wreck of Nth Briton, WE". The...
Lot #267 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Germania". 1869 (July 30) Stampless cover to Saxony with St. Louis MO. duplex and "NEW YORK / DIRECT" c.d.s (Aug 3), rated "6" in blue crayon, the reverse with the explanatory label "Aus dem untergegangenen Post-Dampf- / Schiffe Germania geborgen", tied by an arrival c.d.s (Aug 25), a further "2 Ausgabe" c.d.s alongside. Sent on the Hamburg-American Line steamer "Germania" which left New York on August 3rd bound for Hamburg via...
Lot #268 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Germania". 1869 (Aug) 3c Postal stationery envelope from New York to Westphalia, further stamps washed off with red boxed "HAMBURG / AUG 24 / FRANCO" (date inverted) applied where they had been, a New York Paid All c.d.s below. The reverse with the German explanatory label and an "AUSG / No. 1" (Aug. 25) arrival c.d.s. A fine and scarce cover. Photo on Page 51.
Suggested price: £ 1,000-1,200
Lot #269 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Mar.) Cunard S.S Co. envelope sent from Liverpool to New York, handstamped violet "Per OREGON / via Queenstown", the stamp washed off, endorsed "This envelope contained a letter taken from one of the pouches found floating at sea Ex S.S. Oregon wrecked & sunk off Fire Island, Sunday March 14, 1886", backstamped with violet circular "RECEIVED / IN BAD CONDITION / BRANCH / A", N.Y and New York Paid All datestamps (Mar....
Lot #270 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Mar.) Covers and cards recovered from the "Oregon", comprising a postcard from Switzerland, registered cover from the Netherlands and covers from G.B (4), Germany (2), Italy or France, all with explanatory labels applied by the New York P.O, the first a white label reading "P.O, NEW YORK, N.Y., Mar. 15th 1886. / This piece is a portion of the mail forwarded from / Queenstown, Ireland, per steamer OREGON. It was / damaged...
Lot #271 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Feb 12) Cover from New York to Pemberton Wilson & Co., publishers of the Philatelic Record in London, but marked "Gone Away" and therefore returned to the USA on the "Oregon", backstamps of London or the Returned Letter Office London (Feb 22-24). The stamps washed off, an explanatory label applied in the New York Dead Letter Office "This article was contained in the mail / matter recovered from the Steamship / "...
Lot #272 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Feb 8) Cover sent from Wilkes Barre, PA. to Stanley Gibbons in London with "T / 15 / CENTIMES / N.Y" and a "3d" charge mark, marked "Refused" with London and Returned Letter Office backstamps (Feb 19-20) and returned to the USA on the Oregon. The stamp washed off, with the very scarce Dead Letter Office explanatory label on the reverse. A fine and interesting cover, on the "Oregon" because Stanley Gibbons refused to pay...
Lot #273 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Mar 5) 1⁄2d Brown newspaper wrapper from London to Boston, the reverse covered by the large explanatory label "POST OFFICE, / Boston, Mass. / This mail has just / been recovered from the / Wreck of the Steamer / "Oregon." / E.S. TOBEY, / Postmaster.". Just two examples of this Boston label have been recorded. A rare item and an exceptional use on a newspaper wrapper. Photo on Page 53.
Suggested price: £ 800-1,000...
Lot #274 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail
S.S "Oregon". 1886 (Mar 4) 1d Postal stationery envelope from Ireland to Kamloops, British Columbia, bearing a 1d lilac with a further stamp washed off, cancelled at Greystones and backstamped at Newtown Mt Kennedy. The reverse bears the explanatory label "This letter is a portion of / the mail forwarded per steamer / OREGON. It was damaged be- / fore being taken from that vessel / which was sunk off Fire Island on / the 14th March, 1886...
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