Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

UNITED STATES: Foreign Mail
3011 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 of the Sand & Co. Line,
bold "“Ship-Let ter/Liv er pool/JA 20/(18)47"” on re verse and red manu script “2/8” for 4 times Brit ish ship let ter rate,
Ex tremely Fine, one of only 5 cov ers known from maiden voy age of the “Sa rah Sands”. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
3012 3013
3012 1873, to Aus tra lia from U.S., cover from McMinnville, Tenn. franked by 1873, 10¢ brown (161), tied by
boxed “Short Paid”, ad dressed to Ivenhoe [sic], N.S.W. Aus tra lia, orig i nally rated manu script “22” and marked red
manu script “Due 2”, backstamped straightline “N.Y.P.O./ One Rate/ Short Paid”, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200
3013 1885, to Aus tra lia from U.S., cover franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown (210), two pairs and a sin gle on a
much-trav eled 1885 cover from McMinnville, Tenn. to Queensland, post marked McMinnville Jan 14,
backstamped New York (Jan 17), San Fran cisco (Jan 24), Bris bane (Mar 16), Townville (Mar 21), Hugenden (Mar
26), Normanton (Mar 310 and, fi nally, red “Dead Let ter Of fice, Queensland” (Oct 8) with red “31 Oc 85/Un claimed”
handstamp on front; ap par ently re turned to sender with pair of Queensland 1d stamps (uncancelled); with orig i nal
short let ter en closed; some what faulty but most unusual, V.G. Estimate $150 - 200
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