Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

UNITED STATES: Foreign Mail
Foreign Mail
3009 1839, from Great Brit ain to US, folded let ter to Lowell MA, car ried on the maiden voy age of British
Queen, a Brit ish & Amer i can Steam Nav. Co. pi o neer ship with manu script “per Brit ish Queen”, with “New
York/Ship/Jul/28” c.d.s., “Lowell/Mass” c.d.s. and “Paid” all in red also manu script “6” for for ward ing back to Boston
and manu script Brit ish “2/-” paid mark ing, a most im por tant cover; nor mal file folds, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
One of the great pioneer sailings, brought $3250 for both directions in Feldman Sale.
3010 1847, from Great Brit ain to US, folded let ter from Liv er pool to Boston, car ried on the maiden voy age of
the pi o neer steamer “Sa rah Sands”, with manu script in struc tion “Sa rah Sands” at lower left, bold “Ship-Let ter/Liv er -
pool/JA 20/(18)47” on re verse and red manu script “8” for Brit ish ship let ter rate and bold red “New York/Ship/Feb 11
(1847)/7 cts” for 2¢ ship cap tains rate plus 5¢ for un der 300 miles post age from New York to Boston, Ex tremely
Fine, one of only 5 cov ers known from maiden voy age of the “Sa rah Sands”. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
The“ Sarah Sands” was a very early iron built screw type steamer, who would later become famous for a great fire
in the Indian Ocean, after her Transatlantic days successfully fought major fire onboard by soldiers on there way
to fight the Indian Mutiny in 1857, a marvelous display item.
84 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013