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Lot 325 |
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1858 (Oct. 30) to Melbourne, Australia, envelope bearing 1857 3¢ dull red (26) and 10¢ green, type I (31) horizontal strip of three, positions 5-6-7R1, all cancelled by red grids, matching "Cleveland Paid" c.d.s., carried by Cunard Line Europa to Liverpool, red London (11.19) and Australia (2.7) transits, magenta "28" credit; small faults, Fine, the 33¢ British mails rate via Southampton.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 326 |
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1830 (Jul. 8) to Scarbourough, Canada, folded cover bearing red framed "Cleaveland, O" type II box postmark and magenta "25" rating, Niagara c.d.s. and accountancy handstamp having American Postage (1/3), British Postage (2d Ferriage plus 4½d postage) totaled to 1s9½d, reinforced fold splitting and paper loss at edges, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
A SCARCE USAGE FROM CLEVELAND TO CANADA SHOWING THE FERRIAGE CHARGE.
Ferriage was an additional Canadian charge for conveying mail by ferry between exchange post offices. The charge was added to ordinary postage by distance. It was abolished on March 6, 1837.
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Lot 327 |
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1850 (Nov. 10) to St. Catharines, Canada, folded cover bearing 1847 5¢ brownish orange (1b) three margins, in at left, tied by red grid cancellations, matching "Cleveland O." (type C3) c.d.s. for prepayment to the line, endorsed "via Lewiston", "Queenston U.C./Nov 12 1850" c.d.s. and manuscript "4½" (d) rating for Canadian postage due; file fold with tiny bleach specks, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Skove
The only recorded foreign destinations of Cleveland 1847 issue covers are Canada and France.
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Lot 328 |
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1862 (Mar. 24) to Wallaceburgh, Canada, orange envelope bearing 1861 5¢ buff (67) two singles, neatly tied by "Cleveland O." duplex c.d.s. (type C5a), "Paris-D.P.O./C.W. MR 25 62" backstamp; rough opening repaired, Fine and scarce usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 329 |
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1863 (May 19) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, envelope addressed to James Monroe, U.S. Consul, endorsed via Southampton, showing "Cleveland O" c.d.s. and manuscript "45¢ due" for the British mails rate, "New York '9' May 23" debit datestamp, actually traveled by French mails to Brazil, red "Calais" transit and "T/23" accounting handstamp, crayon "540" (Reis) due rating, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 330 |
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1858 (Sep. 28) to Liverpool, England, returned to New York, small envelope bearing 1857 12¢ black, plate 1 (36) horizontal pair tied by red grids, matching "Cleveland O. Paid" c.d.s., Liverpool (10.13) backstamps, readdressed to New York and remailed, red "London Paid" (10.13) transit, tiny edge faults, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 331 |
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1865 (Sep. 30) to Rugby, England, envelope bearing 1861 3¢ rose (65) eight singles, tied by grid cancellations duplexed with "Cleveland O" (C7) c.d.s., red "N. York Pkt. Paid 19 Oct 4" exchange c.d.s., carried by British packet, Rugby (10.16) backstamp; few perf faults, cover freshened, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 332 |
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1866 (Jan. 29) to Southampton, England, folded letter bearing 1863, 24¢ lilac (78) tied by bold geometric grid cancellation duplexed with "Cleveland O." (type C8) c.d.s., red "New York Am. Pkt. '3' Feb 3" exchange datestamp, carried by the Hamburg-American Line Germania rimless "Southampton Packet Letter/Fe 14 1866" arrival datestamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 333 |
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1851 (Apr. 24) to Paris, France, folded letter bearing 1847 5¢ red brown (1) four large to full margins, cancelled by red grid, matching "Cleveland O. Apr 24" (type C3) c.d.s., carried by Cunard Line America by British packet, red London (5.13) backstamp, red "Colonies/&cArt 13." accountancy handstamp, red "Angl. Calais" (5.14) with "30" décimes due handstamp for the double French rate, Paris (5.14) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate, Signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook.
Provenance: Dick
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Lot 334 |
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1845 (Jul. 26) to Wurtemberg, Germany, datelined folded letter showing blue Cleveland c.d.s. with matching "Paid" and slender "10" rating handstamps for the 10¢ rate over 300 miles, carried by private sailing ship (not mail steamer) to Le Havre, France, red "Outre Mer Le Havre 28 Aout" transit, French closed mail to Wurtemburg, red crayon "26" (Kruezer) due including transit and local post fees, cover tear, Fine, the earliest of four recorded examples of the slender "10" rating handstamp.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 335 |
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1853 (May 19) to Bremen, datelined folded letter showing red "Cleveland Paid" c.d.s. with matching "20" rating handstamp, partial New York exchange c.d.s. and black "Paid Part" straightline handstamp, carried by Ocean Line Hermann by American Packet Bremerhaven arriving June 4, Berlin-Minden (6.5) railroad postmark, Rottenberg (6.6) arrival, Fine, the only recorded example of the Cleveland "20" rating handstamp.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 336 |
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1863 (Oct. 12) to Baden, Germany, orange envelope bearing 1861 1¢ blue, 3¢ rose, 12¢ black (two) (63, 65, 69) tied by Cleveland (type C7) duplex c.d.s., endorsed by Prussian Closed mail, red "N. york Am. Pkt. 7 Paid Oct 17" exchange c.d.s. for 7¢ credit to Prussia, carried by American packet Hapag Line Saxonia, red "Aachen Franco (10.30) transit, Schoenau (11.1) backstamp; couple perf faults, no bottom flap, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 337 |
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1859 (Jan. 8) to the Netherlands, yellow envelope bearing 1857 1¢ blue, type V (24) and 10¢ green, types II-III (32-33) vertical pair, tied by "Cleveland Paid" c.d.s., red "New-York Am. Pkt. Jan 15" exchange c.d.s., carried by Inman Line City of Manchester, red London (1.28) and Netherlands (1.30) backstamps, manuscript "40" rating (20 or 5d British plus 20 Dutch Inland); small faults, Fine, the 21¢ postage paid to England via American Packet.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 338 |
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1849 (Oct. 11) to Dorchester, New Brunswick, buff envelope showing red "Cleveland O." (type C3) c.d.s. with matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps for the prepaid 10¢ rate to the border, via Robbinston, Me.-St. Andrews N.B. exchange, manuscript "9" (d) rating for over 100 miles, reverse with St. Andrews (10.18), St. John (10.19) and Dorchester (10.21) backstamps, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
New Brunswick was not part of Canada at this time. In 1851 an agreement, similar to U.S.-Canada, established a combined rate applicaable to New Brunswick, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
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Lot 339 |
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1868 (Apr. 11) to Basel, Switzerland, dated printed circular for Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati R.R. proxy, bearing 1868 2¢ black, 3¢ rose, F. grills (93, 94) 3¢ pair over flap, tied by geometric cancellations, black New York "Paid All" straightline handstamp, by Closed mail via England, Basel (4.30) backstamp; stamp faults including 2¢ torn prior to use, Fine and rare 8¢ printed matter rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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