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Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - ...di più
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - The
American Civil War & Blockade Runners; 1863 (May 22): Small cover
from the Burckmyer correspondence to Paris, enclosure datelined at
Charleston, carried from Wilmington by blockade runner Banshee (I)
on June 4, 1863, "NASSAU PAID JU 8 63" circular datestamp in red
and prepaid by forwarder 1 shilling 4p (1p in blue crayon retained
by Nassau post office), "Too Late" notation in same blue crayon
indicating the June sailing for New York had already left,
therefore carried by Cunard branch line 'Corsica' to New York and
then on 'China' of the Cunard line on July 17, arriving in
Queenstown July 25, LONDON July 27 transit, and bold CALAIS entry
datestamp of July 27. Minor edge nicks, nevertheless a very fine
blockade-run cover. Note: The Banshee (I) made seven round trip
voyages between the Bahamas or Bermuda and Wilmington before she
was captured by the U.S.S. Grand Gulf on Nov. 21, 1863. Reference:
Depicted and discussed in the article of Steven Walske on the
'Banshee' in the Chronicle vol. 270 (May 2021), pp. 159-164.
Provenance: Collection Kilbourne; collection Steven C. Walske,
Robert Siegel sale 1154 (May 2017), lot 2462.
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa ...di più
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa -
Shipmail between 1793 and 1815, foreign routes; 1797 (Nov 25):
Double rate Entire letter from Baltimore to Bordeaux sent via the
Netherlands, struck by "D'HOLLANDE" straight-line handstamp with
manuscript note of the forwarder "Amsterdam 29 January 1798 /
Received & forwarded by Yhble sent / H.J.W. Vandervelden", taxed in
France with "58" sols due.
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa ...di più
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Shipmail between 1793 and 1815, foreign routes; 1792 (Oct 6):
Entire letter from Philadelphia to Nantes sent via Falmouth,
reverse with manuscript note of the forwarder "à Falmouth 25 de
Juin 1793 / par adresse de Messieuers Amis pour Ges. C. Fox &
fils", struck upon arrival in France with two-line "16 / S. MARTIN
EN RHE" handstamp and taxed with "8" sols due.
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa ...di più
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa -
Pioneer Steamships; 1848 (Aug 4): Entire letter written in New York
and directed to Reims with the 2nd voyage of the 'United States New
York / Le Havre', obverse with "NAPP & Cie / HAVRE" forwarder
handstamp in blue and "LE HAVRE 19 AOUT 48" cds in black, reverse
with "LIGNE-DU-HAVRE" ambulant cds of the same day. This steamship
left New York on 5 August, reaching Southampton on 18 August and Le
Havre on 19 August 1848.
ITALY CAMPAIGN: 1859, folded lettersheet to Alexandria, ...di più
ITALY CAMPAIGN: 1859, folded lettersheet to Alexandria, Egypt,
written in Triest and transmitted via forwarding agent to France
(instead of the Austrian Lloyd, the eastern postal route being
severed due to the military operations), franked at the triple rate
with Napoleon 10 c., 20c. 40 c. and 80 c. (cut in) all tied with PC
“1896” (Marseilles) and handed over to the ship “Simois” from the
Messageries Impériales, reverse arrival cds. “ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE 22
MAI 59”. Interesting text in Italian “the departure of Austrian
steamships is prohibited … my correspondence, having to take
indirect routes, will arrive late and irregularly”; some minor
transportation traces and a vertical archival fold away from the
adhesives, fine and rare. A delightful item and poignant testimony
to the Risorgimento vicissitudes
French Levant Post Offices in Asia Minor 1870 (Jan 24): Envelope ...di più
French Levant Post Offices in Asia Minor 1870 (Jan 24): Envelope to
Marseille franked with Napoleon laureated 40 c. (Yv 31) tied by
'5092' Gros Chiffres numeral with MERSINA despatch cds in
association, oval Tarsous company cachet at base and Mersina
forwarding agent on reverse framed PD and framed "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA
/ MEDITERRANÉE", SMYRNE transit and arrival (Feb 3) backstamps
Französische Levante 1839 (28. Jan.): Forwarded-Faltbrief ...di più
Französische Levante 1839 (28. Jan.): Forwarded-Faltbrief aus
Konstantinopel via Marseille nach Basel, unter Umschlag an einen
Forwarding Agenten in Marseille adressiert mit dessen rücks.
Vermerk "par A. Coundet, Marseille 12 fevr. 1839" und von diesem
der Post übergeben mit Aufgabe-Zierkreisstp. "MARSEILLE 13 FEVR.
1839" in schwarz sowie rücks. Transitstp. "HUNINGUE 16 FEVR." und
Basler Distributionsstp. selben Datums. Laut Postvertrag zwischen
Basel und Frankreich von 1829 taxiert mit "9" Décimes französischen
Inlandsportos für einen Brief im 8. Distanzkreis (500 bis 600 km)
mit vorders. rotem Verrechnungsstp. "L.F./9.D" ("Lettre française 9
Décimes"), umgerechnet "18" Kreuzer (Rötel), welche ohne weitere
Gebühren vom Empfänger erhoben wurden. Zu Desinfektionszwecken
aufgeschlitzt und geräuchtert. Rücks. lateinisches Motto "aut
rectum aut nihil" ("Das Gute oder Nichts") des Absenders. Ein
interessanter Forwarded-Brief.
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