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Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2). Plate 6, lettered A-L,
full ...más Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2). Plate 6, lettered A-L, full to large margins, cancelled by red Maltese Cross and tied by manuscript crossing out "8" pence ship-letter rate due handstamp on August 13, 1840 folded letter from Benjamin Dodsworth in Galveston, Texas, to London, England, and forwarded to York, addressed to Sextus Ramsey, McCalmont Brothers & Co, Liverpool, care of William Prehn, New Orleans, manuscript "Recd & forwarded by Jno. Gihon & Co., New York, Augt. 25, 1840" forwarder's notation on back, red "Liverpool K SP 15 1840" datestamp and "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" two-line handstamp on back, receipt docketing, some reinforced splits on backVERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY USE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN PENNY BLACK TO FORWARD A LETTER ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.Ex "Victoriana". With 2007 Brandon and 2014 Jackson certificates
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1839 Paris, France, to Galveston Tex. Folded letter datelined
Paris, ...más 1839 Paris, France, to Galveston Tex. Folded letter datelined Paris, France, Dec. 16, 1839, from French Admiral Charles Baudin to John M. Allen, mayor of Galveston (elected Mar. 25, 1839), carried outside the mails without any postal markings, Very Fine, unusual transatlantic use
1842 Texas Republic to Dr. Ashbel Smith in France. Folded ...más
1842 Texas Republic to Dr. Ashbel Smith in France. Folded cover
addressed to "Hon . Ashbel Smith, Minister du Texas" in care of
"Consul du Texas" via Le Havre, France, sender's notation "Texian
Consulate, Newyork" at upper right and directive "pr. British
Queen" at upper left, red "Anvers 4 Nov. 1842" (Antwerp, Belgium)
double-circle entry datestamp and matching "NAVIGATION
TRANSATLANTIQUE/PAR BATEAUX A VAPEUR" two-line framed handstamp
(Transatlantic Navigation by Steamship), part of address crossed
out and redirected to Paris ("hotel Meurice" on address panel and
"8 Place Vendome No. 1" on back), black "Anvers 7 Nov. 1842"
double-circle datestamp at upper right, backstamped Le Havre (Nov.
7 and 8) and Paris (Nov. 12), manuscript "10" decimes due crossed
out and re-rated "16" decimes due, some ink erosionVERY FINE. A
SIGNIFICANT COVER ADDRESSED TO DR. ASHBEL SMITH DURING HIS 1842
DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO EUROPE ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS,
AND AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BELGIAN "NAVIGATION
TRANSATLANTIQUE/PAR BATEAUX A VAPEUR" HANDSTAMP.In 1842 Dr. Ashbel
Smith traveled to Europe as the Republic of Texas charge d'affaires
(and plenipotentiary) to Great Britain and France. During this
trip, Dr. Smith secured ratification of treaties between Great
Britain and Texas. In France he worked to improve diplomatic
relations following the 1841 "Pig War," a dispute between
governments that erupted after a French diplomat ordered the
slaughter of a local settler's pigs, which the Frenchman claimed
had invaded his stable and home. Dr. Smith also encouraged the
Europeans to impede Mexican threats to invade Texas, and he
investigated the antislavery advocates' position toward the
republic. While in Europe, Dr. Smith received correspondence from
Texas. Although this cover has no contents, the write-up by a
previous owner states that it originated in Austin, Texas, and
carried news of the capture of San Antonio in September 1842 by
Mexican forces under General Adrian Woll.Per the sender's
directive, this letter was carried from New York to Europe on the
British Queen, a former British steamship that was sold to the
Belgian government in August 1841 for service on the
Antwerp-Cowes-New York route that started in May 1842. The service
was unsuccessful and only a few round trips were made before it was
terminated. An article in the Transatlantic Study Group newsletter
(No. 59, Oct. 1997, PDF provided online) provides sailing data that
lists the British Queen departing New York on October 7, 1842, and
arriving in Southampton on November 3 and Antwerp on November 4.
The red "Anvers" datestamp corresponds with the sailing data. We
have been unable to verify a statement from a previous owner that
only two examples of the "NAVIGATION TRANSATLANTIQUE/PAR BATEAUX A
VAPEUR" handstamp are known. James van der Linden states that there
are six recorded British Queen covers carried on the sailings to
and from Belgium, and only one with the red framed
handstamp.Illustrated in Ter Braake, Texas: The Drama of its Postal
Past (p. 247). We are grateful to James van der Linden for his
assistance with this description
Houston Texas July 23 (1845). Circular datestamp with manuscript
date ...más Houston Texas July 23 (1845). Circular datestamp with manuscript date between bars and "20" rate on folded letter from Henri Castro in Paris France, datelined June 15, 1845, to his Texas agent Louis Huth in San Antonio, instructions for handling next boatload of immigrants for the Castroville area, carried outside the mails to Houston and entered Texian mails there as a domestic letter, very slight ink erosion in address, Very Fine, a remarkable transatlantic use
3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Block of six and two strips of three ...más
3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Block of six and two strips of three —
affixed on back with sender's notation "Postage payd on the back of
it" — each of the 12 stamps cancelled by clear strike of unusual
Four Crossed Arrows and Dots in Circle fancy cancel, perfect bold
strike of "Fort Davis Texas Jan. 22, 1861" circular datestamp on
blue folded letter to Glückstadt, Denmark, "near Hamburg, Germany,"
carried by stage to Indianola Tex. on Matagorda Bay, then by
steamer to New Orleans and on to New York, red "N. York Am. Pkt. 7
Paid Feb. 9" 7c credit datestamp — the foreign-mail office applied
the 7c credit instead of 12c, so this was marked as paid to Prussia
only and not to its final destination — carried on the Inman Etna,
departing New York Feb. 9, 1861, and arriving Queenstown Feb. 19
and Liverpool Feb. 20 — red "AACHEN 22 2 FRANCO" (Feb. 22) framed
datestamp and red "Franco/Preuss.Resp. Vereins/Ausgangs-Grenze"
framed handstamp (paid only to limits of German-Austrian Postal
Union), "HAMBURG 23/2 61" (Feb. 23) oval and "KDOPA HAMBURG 23/2"
(Feb. 23) Royal Danish Postal Agency in Hamburg double-circle
datestamp on back, blue Glückstadt receiving backstamp (Feb. 23),
red crayon "4" Danish skillings due, approximately six stamps have
faults including a few defective, folded letter repaired with blue
paper patches on back panelsFINE OVERALL APPEARANCE. A SPECTACULAR
COVER FROM FORT DAVIS, TEXAS, TO GLÜCKSTADT IN SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN,
THEN UNDER DANISH CROWN RULE. THE 35-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE
IS PAID WITH 3-CENT 1857 STAMPS CANCELLED BY THE DISTINCTIVE FANCY
CANCEL USED AT THE FORT DAVIS POST OFFICE ON THE EVE OF SECESSION.
A TRULY REMARKABLE POSTAL HISTORY ARTIFACT FROM SEVERAL
PERSPECTIVES.The cover is addressed to Frau A. L. Daus at
Glückstadt in Schleswig-Holstein, then under Danish crown rule,
with sender's directive "near Hamburg, Germany." The 35c Prussian
Closed Mail rate was paid with twelve 3c 1857 Issue stamps affixed
on back, which was duly noted by the sender on the address side
("Postage payd on the back of it"). This was transported by the
eastbound stage on the San Antonio-San Diego overland mail route
from Fort Davis to San Antonio, then on to Indianola. From there it
was carried by a contract steamer to New Orleans and on to New
York. At the New York foreign-mail exchange office, it was marked
and bagged for the Prussian Closed Mail route and sent on the Etna
on its first sailing as an Inman line vessel following service on
the Cunard line. The Etna departed New York on February 9, 1861,
and arrived at the port of Queenstown on February 19 and Liverpool
on February 20. The letter entered the German mail system at Aachen
on February 22, and on the following day it was transferred to the
Danish postal system in Hamburg, then delivered to nearby
Glückstadt.Fort Davis was established on October 23, 1854, under
the authority of General Persifor F. Smith of the Department of
Texas. General Smith selected the site and named it in honor of
Jefferson Davis, the Secretary of War. The fort was under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel Washington Seawell and manned by
companies of the 8th U. S. Infantry from 1854 until April 1861.
Fort Davis was the site of the U.S. military's "Camel Corps,"
championed by Jefferson Davis, which employed camels imported from
the Middle East to provide transportation in the southwestern
desert.At the time this letter was mailed, Texas was still a part
of the United States. The secession convention convened on January
28, 1861, and passed the Ordinance of Secession on February 1,
1861. The requisite popular referendum was held on February 23 and
the ordinance was passed, effective March 2, 1861. On the same
date, the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States admitted
Texas into the CSA, and on March 5 the Texas Convention accepted
the invitation to join.The U.S. postmaster of Fort Davis from 1855
to 1861 was Lieut. Thomas Gamble Pitcher. In 1861 he resigned and
was replaced by Patrick Murphy, the fort sutler, or another Murphy
named Daniel (there are two conflicting reports). Col. John R.
Baylor's Confederate cavalry brigade reached Fort Davis on April
13, 1861, and U.S. troops withdrew in compliance with orders
already received from Brig. Gen. David E. Twiggs. The Fort Davis
postmark on this cover is found on covers dated in both the U.S.
and Confederate periods. The fort functioned as a supply depot for
General Henry H. Sibley's New Mexico Campaign. In August 1862, U.S.
forces regained control of Fort Davis, but did not occupy it. The
fort remained abandoned from September 1862 until June 1867, when
it was reestablished in a different location.Ex King
15c Bright Orange (152). Used with 2c Red Brown (146) and 6c
Carmine ...más 15c Bright Orange (152). Used with 2c Red Brown (146) and 6c Carmine (148), tied by quartered cork cancels and "Galveston Tex. Nov. 27" (1871) duplex datestamp on blue registered cover to Drammen, Norway, manuscript "#293" registry number, red "New York Registered Dec. 2" rimless datestamp, blue and red crayon numbers, red "fr" (paid), Christiana backstamp (Dec. 19, 1871), stamps have negligible corner creases and tiny perf tears, small cover tear at top center, Fine, a colorful and rare Bank Note Issue franking for 15c rate plus 8c registry fee
Matagorda Txs. Aug. 28 (1855). Circular datestamp with ...más
Matagorda Txs. Aug. 28 (1855). Circular datestamp with "PAID"
handstamp and manuscript "37" rate on Aug. 23, 1855 folded letter
to Madame Christiane Olsen in Aalborg, Denmark, via Copenhagen, red
"New-York Am. Packet Sep. 19" backstamp, "37" rate crossed out and
large "12" U.S. credit written in same magenta ink at foreign-mail
office, red "AACHEN 2/10 FRANCO" framed datestamp, "FRANCO" framed
handstamp, blue manuscript "2" rate, "K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg 3/10"
(Oct. 3) Royal Danish datestamp on back, Very Fine, a rare cover
from Texas to Denmark via Prussian Closed Mail, Aalborg lies about
200 miles northwest of Copenhagen
Liverpool, England, to Houston Tex. via Havana and Galveston.
Folded ...más Liverpool, England, to Houston Tex. via Havana and Galveston. Folded letter on black-bordered mourning stationery datelined "Liverpool 1st February 1865" with routing notation "Duplicate pr. Virginia [sic] Robertson & Co. Havana pr. W. I. Mail", from Frederick Huth & Co. to T. W. House in Houston, regarding cotton shipments, blue Huth & Co. oval handstamp and "Vignier Roberston & Co. Havana" forwarder's oval handstamp, cleaned to remove stainsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE BLOCKADE-RUN COVER FROM ENGLAND TO CONFEDERATE TEXAS VIA HAVANA AND GALVESTON.This cover was carried on the RMSP Tasmanian, departing Southampton Feb. 2, 1865, and arriving St. Thomas Feb. 17 and Havana Feb. 24; then carried by a blockade-runner from Havana to Galveston (possibly on the Pelican, departing Mar. 1, arriving Mar. 7).Walske census no. BI-Gv-6 (2025 edition). With 2000 C.S.A. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2092
SC
1
SG
2
full ...más Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2). Plate 6, lettered A-L, full to large margins, cancelled by red Maltese Cross and tied by manuscript crossing out "8" pence ship-letter rate due handstamp on August 13, 1840 folded letter from Benjamin Dodsworth in Galveston, Texas, to London, England, and forwarded to York, addressed to Sextus Ramsey, McCalmont Brothers & Co, Liverpool, care of William Prehn, New Orleans, manuscript "Recd & forwarded by Jno. Gihon & Co., New York, Augt. 25, 1840" forwarder's notation on back, red "Liverpool K SP 15 1840" datestamp and "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" two-line handstamp on back, receipt docketing, some reinforced splits on backVERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARY USE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN PENNY BLACK TO FORWARD A LETTER ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.Ex "Victoriana". With 2007 Brandon and 2014 Jackson certificates
7500.00 USD
(app. 6560 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 6560 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2094
Paris, ...más 1839 Paris, France, to Galveston Tex. Folded letter datelined Paris, France, Dec. 16, 1839, from French Admiral Charles Baudin to John M. Allen, mayor of Galveston (elected Mar. 25, 1839), carried outside the mails without any postal markings, Very Fine, unusual transatlantic use
200.00 USD
(app. 175 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 175 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2095
2000.00 USD
(app. 1749 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 1749 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2096
date ...más Houston Texas July 23 (1845). Circular datestamp with manuscript date between bars and "20" rate on folded letter from Henri Castro in Paris France, datelined June 15, 1845, to his Texas agent Louis Huth in San Antonio, instructions for handling next boatload of immigrants for the Castroville area, carried outside the mails to Houston and entered Texian mails there as a domestic letter, very slight ink erosion in address, Very Fine, a remarkable transatlantic use
400.00 USD
(app. 350 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 350 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2122
SC
26
7500.00 USD
(app. 6560 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 6560 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2124
SC
152
Carmine ...más 15c Bright Orange (152). Used with 2c Red Brown (146) and 6c Carmine (148), tied by quartered cork cancels and "Galveston Tex. Nov. 27" (1871) duplex datestamp on blue registered cover to Drammen, Norway, manuscript "#293" registry number, red "New York Registered Dec. 2" rimless datestamp, blue and red crayon numbers, red "fr" (paid), Christiana backstamp (Dec. 19, 1871), stamps have negligible corner creases and tiny perf tears, small cover tear at top center, Fine, a colorful and rare Bank Note Issue franking for 15c rate plus 8c registry fee
400.00 USD
(app. 350 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 350 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2125
300.00 USD
(app. 262 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 262 EUR)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
Lote 2211
Folded ...más Liverpool, England, to Houston Tex. via Havana and Galveston. Folded letter on black-bordered mourning stationery datelined "Liverpool 1st February 1865" with routing notation "Duplicate pr. Virginia [sic] Robertson & Co. Havana pr. W. I. Mail", from Frederick Huth & Co. to T. W. House in Houston, regarding cotton shipments, blue Huth & Co. oval handstamp and "Vignier Roberston & Co. Havana" forwarder's oval handstamp, cleaned to remove stainsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE BLOCKADE-RUN COVER FROM ENGLAND TO CONFEDERATE TEXAS VIA HAVANA AND GALVESTON.This cover was carried on the RMSP Tasmanian, departing Southampton Feb. 2, 1865, and arriving St. Thomas Feb. 17 and Havana Feb. 24; then carried by a blockade-runner from Havana to Galveston (possibly on the Pelican, departing Mar. 1, arriving Mar. 7).Walske census no. BI-Gv-6 (2025 edition). With 2000 C.S.A. certificate
1500.00 USD
(app. 1312 EUR)
25.03.2026 11:30 EDT
(app. 1312 EUR)
Hora actual: 17.03.2026 - 14:17 Uhr MET