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 Lot 264 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 on the night of February 19th, probably a result of the nearby Barrington Lighthouse not having been lit that night. All passengers and crew drowned and the ship broke up, eight mail bags being found over the following days. Just two covers recorded from this wreck, as well as a printed ambulance envelope (see next lot). A unique cover with the wreck endorsement. Ex Woolfe. Photo on Page 51. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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Lot 280 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.S "Liberte". 1950 (Sep 2) Boston or New York to Cologne First Flight covers, addressed back to the USA, both with a New York P.O explanatory label attached, reading "The accompanying article was damaged by water / during a storm encountered at sea by the S.S. "Liberte", / which arrived at New York, September 12, 1950. / Albert Goldman, Postmaster.", the labels in differing formats. The S.S "Liberte" sailed from Le Havre to New York on September 6th, arriving on the 12th. Her cargo including 500 philatelic first flight covers which were storm damaged en route. (2). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 275 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.S "Oregon". 1886 (Mar.) Cover from London to Middleville, Ontario, the stamp washed off, the reverse bearing the rare "Oregon" wreck explanatory label with Hamilton (Mar 31) c.d.s, the label tied by a Perth c.d.s (Apr. 1) with a Lanark c.d.s alongside. Fine and rare, just two examples of this Canadian "Oregon" wreck label recorded. Photo on Page 53. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 270 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 before being taken from that vessel which / was sunk off Fire Island on the 14th instant. / HENRY G. PEARSON, / Postmaster. / N.Y.P.O. PRINT.". The remainder bear labels on buff paper all with similar or identical wording but showing differing formats or varieties within the wording, or differing dates on the first line; these dates comprise Mar. 15th, 16th, Apr. 9th, 12th, 28th, 29th (2) or July 6th (3) and reflect the long period over which mails were being recovered and processed by the Post Office. An exceptional study comprising ten of the 13 differing types of N.Y labels recorded by Gwynn and Hoggarth in their fine book "Maritime Disaster Mail". (10). Photo on Page 51. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 265 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 further occasions. A remarkable item. Ex Woolfe. Photo included on Inside Front Cover. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 281 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryM.V "Stockholm". 1956 (July) Printed matter postcard with an undated New York 2c meter printed upon it, sent to Sweden, with the violet cachet "Forsandelsen skadad vid / m/s Stockholms kollision den 26/7 1956 / med m/s Andrea Doria", a recipients handstamp dated 29 August. Also a picture postcard of the ship. The MV "Stockholm" collided with the Italian liner "Andrea Doria" in dense fog off Nantucket Island when approaching New York just before midnight on 25th July. The "Andrea Doria" sank whilst the "Stockholm", though badly damaged, was able to assist with the rescue along with the "Ile de France" and several U.S Navy ships. 51 People from the "Andrea Doria" were drowned but another 1,660 were saved, the greatest maritime rescue ever. (2). Photo on Page 56. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 260 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 driven off course, some of its mail clearly being seriously damaged by seawater. A scarce early item. Photo on Page 48. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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Lot 276 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.S "Eider". 1892 (Jan 20) Cover from Philadelphia to England, water stained with the stamp washed off, with a red "LONDON / PAID / 16 FE 92" c.d.s, the reverse with a "Found Open and Officially Sealed" label tied by a Bradford arrival c.d.s, and a further Philadelphia duplex. The German steamer "Eider" sailed from New York to Southampton but stranded on January 31st on the Atherfield Ledge near St. Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight. The passengers and some mail were landed the following evening, with the majority of the mails salvaged by February 8th. A further 15 sacks were salvaged on March 2nd, a final sack apparently being found in the "Eider" when she was refloated on March 29th. A fine cover, from the first mails recovered from the ship, apparently delivered before the explanatory handstamps were prepared. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 271 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 / "Oregon" wrecked near New York, / N.Y., March 14th, 1886, and sent to the / Dead Letter Office for identification and / delivery", with a triangular Dead Letter Office datestamp (Mar. 24). The explanatory label folded over the left edge of the cover, tear at base, otherwise fine, this DLO label very scarce. Photo on Page 51. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 266 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.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 cover sent to Liverpool on the Allan Line steamer "North Briton", which left Quebec on July 2nd. On July 5th the steamer was caught in a storm and lost on the rocks off Parroquet Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. All crew and passengers were saved and some mail salvaged and forwarded on the following Allan Line steamer "Anglo-Saxon". The flaps have all become detached from the cover, one side flap now missing, the other three flaps all now rejoined, the upper flap previously attached with a paper clip which has caused rust staining to the flap and front. The only recorded cover from this wreck, and an exceptional blockade runner routing. Photo on Page 51. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
