Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Waterway, Railroad and Transatlantic Mail
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1300
Stampless Foreign Mail Forwarders. Four folded letters, incl. perfectly struck blue "Forwarded by Uslar Heymel & Co., Vera Cruz" oval handstamp on letter datelined "Mexico, 19 April 1854" to New York, second with blue "Forwarded by Morrison & Philips, New York" oval handstamp on letter datelined "St. Thomas June 30, 1868" from Danish West Indies to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, (this forwarder unlisted in the Rowe book), third with red "Forwarded by Miller & Houghton, New York" oval handstamp from Puerto Rico to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, datelined "Aguadilla May 1st 1862", (carried outside of the mails), last with red "Forwarded by C. J. Fox, Aspinwall N.G." oval in conjunction with red "Forwarded by Ramon Leon Sanchez, Cartagena N.G." oval handstamp and blue "Albert Matthieu, Cartagena N.G." backstamp on letter datelined "Barranquillo 19 May 1859" from Colombia to Lanman & Kemp in New York City, scarce triple-forwarder use, ex DeVoss, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
E. 500-750
425
