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Letter from a French ship captain to his male lover in Paris explaining that he had chartered his...

Letter from a French ship captain to his male lover in Paris explaining that he had chartered his ship for the China trade and established himself as a merchant in Stockton during the first few months of the California Gold Rush

Sender’s signature appears to read V. Havres

San Francisco, California: 1849. Envelope or Cover. This three-page, stampless folded letter—in English—is dated “San Francisco 3th July 1849 and addressed to Aristide Servan via “Charle Legaut, Employee des Postes, Paris” Sent "via Panama" from San Francisco, it arrived in Avers (Antwerp), Belgium on 6 September as indicated by a...... More about Letter from a French ship captain to his male lover in Paris explaining that he had chartered his...

Price: $1,250.00

Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master...

Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master in the Union Navy, for capture of the blockade runners Adela, Andromeda, and Florida

Various authors

Washington, DC: 1865-1869. Unbound. This lot consists of one approved prize money claim and two letters regarding disallowed prize money claims. All three documents are in nice shape. The approved claim has some minor edgewear. Naval records identify John C. Hamlin as first a mate and then... More about Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master...

Price: $750.00

Small grouping of three items related to the famed American aviatrix Florence E. “Tree Tops”...

Small grouping of three items related to the famed American aviatrix Florence E. “Tree Tops” Klingensmith and her record setting 1,078 loop flight at the Wold-Chamberlain Airfield in Minneapolis on June 22, 1931

Florence E. Klingensmith

Minneapolis, Minnesota: circa 1931. Unbound. This grouping consists of three items: 1) An autographed airmail cover franked with a red and blue 5-cent Beacon airmail stamp (Scott #C11) and a Minneapolis station number “2” barrel postmark date Jul 27. It is addressed to a St. Joseph, Missouri address... More about Small grouping of three items related to the famed American aviatrix Florence E. “Tree Tops”...

Price: $150.00

Letter from a lighter captain at the port of Apalachicola to his ship’s owner in New York...

Letter from a lighter captain at the port of Apalachicola to his ship’s owner in New York explaining why earnings had been meager

Charles L. Russell

Apalachicola, Florida: 1843. This one-page letter is dated “Apalachicola Janry 15th 18,43”. It bears a circular, red “Apalachicola FTy” postmark with a bold red “25” rate stamp. It is in nice shape. A transcript will be provided. In this letter, Russell, the Captain of the lighter Ida replies..... More about Letter from a lighter captain at the port of Apalachicola to his ship’s owner in New York...

Price: $100.00

Letter from a new Surgeon’s Mate describing in detail Brazil and the politics of South America....

Letter from a new Surgeon’s Mate describing in detail Brazil and the politics of South America

William S. W. Ruschenberger

Rio de Janeiro: 1826. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter is dated November 8th, 1826 and annotated, “Single” and “Ship”. It was addressed to the author’s mother in Philadelphia in “care of S. B. Pawle Esq. / Merchant / S. Front St”. The letter was carried by the..... More about Letter from a new Surgeon’s Mate describing in detail Brazil and the politics of South America

Price: $500.00

Invoice—sent by Boyd’s City Express—for property rental to support the Sailors' Snug...

Invoice—sent by Boyd’s City Express—for property rental to support the Sailors' Snug Harbor, one of the first charitable organizations in the United States

Joseph Greenleaf to Caleb Swan.

New York: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This invoice was sent by Joseph Greenleaf, the Treasurer of Sailors’ Snug Harbor on Staten Island to Caleb Swan at 126 Ninth Street. It is dated 28 October 1857 and bills Swan $100 for “Six Months Ground Rent”. It bears a somewhat blurred Boyd’s... More about Invoice—sent by Boyd’s City Express—for property rental to support the Sailors' Snug...

Price: $150.00

Letter from a British immigrant to her mother at home in Surrey about her journey to Cleveland...

Letter from a British immigrant to her mother at home in Surrey about her journey to Cleveland where she and her husband have temporarily settled

M. L. Heatuaris

Cleveland, Ohio: 1840. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter is dated July 29, 1840 and postmarked in Cleveland the following day. It has a red “PAID” handstamp and blue “25” manuscript rate mark indicating the cost to send the cover to New York with a red circular transit handstamp dated... More about Letter from a British immigrant to her mother at home in Surrey about her journey to Cleveland...

Price: $150.00

Letter from a Marblehead, Massachusetts merchant in Spain informing his family at home of the...

Letter from a Marblehead, Massachusetts merchant in Spain informing his family at home of the opportunity to import inexpensive year-old Merino wool and make it appear to be fresh and of high quality

Samuel Hooper to Robert & John Hooper.

Bilbao, Spain: 1831. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless, folded letter is datelined “Bilbao 5th Augt 1831.” Although it references an enclosed invoice, the invoice is no longer present. The letter was no doubt favor-carried to Le Havre in France as it bears a faint forwarding agent cachet on the... More about Letter from a Marblehead, Massachusetts merchant in Spain informing his family at home of the...

Price: $150.00

Three-page letter and invoice for trees and bushes from the first commercial nursery in America...

Three-page letter and invoice for trees and bushes from the first commercial nursery in America sent by packet mail from Flushing, New York to a renowned Scottish horticulturist in Edinburg

William Prince to Eagle Henderson

Flushing, New York to Edinburg, Scotland: 1846. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded invoice-letter was prepared on January 20, 1846. It was privately carried on the Ship Gondola to the Scottish port at Greenock, and it bears a scarce “Greenock / Ship Letter” receiving hand stamp and a May 10th... More about Three-page letter and invoice for trees and bushes from the first commercial nursery in America...

Price: $150.00

Letter discussing the prospect of selling tobacco in England from a business colleague in...

Letter discussing the prospect of selling tobacco in England from a business colleague in Liverpool to a pair of brothers in the United States who were trading merchants in Petersburg, Virginia and owned a huge tobacco plantation in North Carolina

W A & G Maxwell to A & R Cunningham.

Liverpool, England to Petersburg, Virginia: 1825. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless letter was written in Liverpool on January 15, 1825 and carried to the Black Ball Line’s agent. It was dispatched on the packet ship, James Cropper, which departed on January 22 and arrived in New York City on... More about Letter discussing the prospect of selling tobacco in England from a business colleague in...

Price: $100.00

Letter from an American in Liverpool describing his efforts to prevent an Englishman from...

Letter from an American in Liverpool describing his efforts to prevent an Englishman from stealing credit for inventing a longitude measuring device based on a theory by a prominent Georgia physician, Doctor Joel Abbott

Dr. J. Hall

Liverpool: 1818. Envelope or Cover. This two-page letter was sent from Liverpool to New York on 30 July 1818. After delivery to a ship’s agent, it was dispatched on the second voyage the Black Ball Line ship, the Amity, which departed Liverpool on 2 August and arrived at New York... More about Letter from an American in Liverpool describing his efforts to prevent an Englishman from...

Price: $250.00

Letter from Frederic de Graft, a Baltimor Merchant, to Mess. Clossmann, a wine merchant in...

Letter from Frederic de Graft, a Baltimor Merchant, to Mess. Clossmann, a wine merchant in Bordeaux

Fredric de Graft

Baltimore: 1833. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter was written on March 20, 1833 and privately carried to the New York forwarding agents DeRham, Islen, and Moore who placed it aboard the Old Line’s packet ship, Henri IV. (The envelope bears ab oval “De Rham Iseling & Moore” forwarding..... More about Letter from Frederic de Graft, a Baltimor Merchant, to Mess. Clossmann, a wine merchant in Bordeaux

Price: $100.00

Letter from Ebenezer Stevens & Sons, a New York firm, to Messrs Otard Dupuy, one of the most...

Letter from Ebenezer Stevens & Sons, a New York firm, to Messrs Otard Dupuy, one of the most important Cognac producers in France

Ebr Stevens & Sons

New York to Cognac, France: 1836. Envelope or Cover. This two-page folded letter was written on December 31, 1836 and sent to Cognac, France via the Havre-Whitlock Line’s packet ship Albany. It arrived at Le Havre on February 1, 1827 where a “Bureau Maritime” receipt stamp was applied along with... More about Letter from Ebenezer Stevens & Sons, a New York firm, to Messrs Otard Dupuy, one of the most...

Price: $100.00

A Certificate of Sea Worthiness for the Brig Favorite issued prior to a voyage from St. Joseph,...

A Certificate of Sea Worthiness for the Brig Favorite issued prior to a voyage from St. Joseph, Florida Territory to Boston, Massachusetts

Paul Wardens and others

St. Joseph, Calhoun (now Gulf) County, Territory of Florida: 1838. Unbound. This manuscript certificate of seaworthiness measures 775” x 9.7”. It is in nice shape. Certificates of seaworthiness were—and still are—issued before owners could obtain maritime insurance for their ships and cargo. This certificate reads in part... More about A Certificate of Sea Worthiness for the Brig Favorite issued prior to a voyage from St. Joseph,...

Price: $125.00

Invitation to participate in the Cleveland Yachting Association 1880 Inter-Lake Regatta. C. B....

Invitation to participate in the Cleveland Yachting Association 1880 Inter-Lake Regatta

C. B. Krause

Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Yachting Association, 1880. Envelope or Cover. The bi-fold, cardstock invitation is addressed to L. Lockwood Esquire of Sandusky. It includes a chart of the regatta course as well as the regatta rules and list of prizes. Also included are the cover letter and envelope used to forward... More about Invitation to participate in the Cleveland Yachting Association 1880 Inter-Lake Regatta

Price: $50.00

Two transatlantic letters discussing the market for American tobacco and other products and the...

Two transatlantic letters discussing the market for American tobacco and other products and the effect of more rapid communication upon international trade

The Stewart Brothers

Liverpool to Richmond via the Black Ball Line: 1830-1831. Envelope or Cover. These stampless folded letters both measure 16” x 10” unfolded. The 1830 letter discusses the market for American tobacco in Liverpool, and the 1831 letter discusses the market for other products, specifically butter, oats, flour and cotton. One... More about Two transatlantic letters discussing the market for American tobacco and other products and the...

Price: $250.00

Small archive of material related to the only capture and destruction of a German U-Boat during...

Small archive of material related to the only capture and destruction of a German U-Boat during World War One by an Allied vessel, the U.S.S. Fanning

Assembled by Yeoman Herbert E. Beattie

Mostly 1917. Unbound. The collection consists of: 1) A carbon copy of the Commanding Officer’s (Lieutenant A. S Carpenter) report, “Engagement with, and destruction of German Submarine S.M.U-58,” 17 November, 1917. 10 pages. Includes A) a hand-drawn chart of the engagement and a list of German prisoners and... More about Small archive of material related to the only capture and destruction of a German U-Boat during...

Price: $950.00

A small archive of 12 U.S. and world-wide covers (including Denmark #2) from the estate of a...

A small archive of 12 U.S. and world-wide covers (including Denmark #2) from the estate of a mid-19th century U.S. naval officer

S. P. (Simon P.) Gillett

Mid-1860s to 1871: Various locations including Copenhagen, La Spezia, Naples, Portsmouth, Trieste, etc. Envelope or Cover. These covers (none include content) span six or seven years in the career of Lieutenant S. P. (Simon P.) from the mid-1860s until 1871 when he left the U. S. Navy to pursue a.... More about A small archive of 12 U.S. and world-wide covers (including Denmark #2) from the estate of a...

Price: $175.00

Business mail from Japan to New York that was salvaged from one of the most infamous train wrecks...

Business mail from Japan to New York that was salvaged from one of the most infamous train wrecks of the 20th century

Winckler & Company

Yokohama to New York: 1905. Envelope or Cover. This train wreck cover was salvaged from the mail car of the Twentieth Century Limited that occurred on June 21, 1905 at Mentor, Ohio. It shows water, fire, and smoke damage along its edges and bears a label reading “Post Office, New... More about Business mail from Japan to New York that was salvaged from one of the most infamous train wrecks...

Price: $500.00

Series of three stampless folded letters from a ship captain to his wife while transporting...

Series of three stampless folded letters from a ship captain to his wife while transporting soldiers and supplies to Vera Cruz and Tampico during the Mexican-American War

J. T. Morrill

Vera Cruz to Massachusetts via Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana: 1847-1848. Envelope or Cover. These two one-page and one two-page folded letters, each measuring 15” x 10”, were written by a civilian ship captain to his wife while transporting soldiers and supplies to Mexico during the Mexican-American War. Two... More about Series of three stampless folded letters from a ship captain to his wife while transporting...

Price: $450.00

Stampless folded letter sent from London to merchants in Boston with a handstamp advertising...

Stampless folded letter sent from London to merchants in Boston with a handstamp advertising Daniel’s Life Preservers

From Jacob Cram to Messers Parker & Poor

London to Boston: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 14.5” x 9”. It is datelined “London 7th Jany. 1807" with a manuscript annotation, “per Enterprise via New York” in the lower left corner. There is “36” rate marking along with a circular postmark in red that..... More about Stampless folded letter sent from London to merchants in Boston with a handstamp advertising...

Price: $600.00

Letter from an American passenger describing the arrival of immigration ship and informing a...

Letter from an American passenger describing the arrival of immigration ship and informing a prominent, but despicable, Connecticut minister that his long-suffering wife (who would soon initiate one of the most notorious divorce cases of the 18th century) would shortly be returning from Europe

Sarah Gibbs to the Reverend Dr. Samuel F. Jarvis

Ship Burgundy to Middletown, Connecticut: August 14, 1837. Envelope or Cover. This two-page folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It bears a circular red New York “Ship” postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States. On... More about Letter from an American passenger describing the arrival of immigration ship and informing a...

Price: $250.00

Illustrated advertising envelope and catalog for Electric Wheel Company farm and lumber wagons

Illustrated advertising envelope and catalog for Electric Wheel Company farm and lumber wagons

Quincy, Illinois: Electric Wheel Company, 1908. Envelope or Cover. This illustrated advertising cover features a farm scene with two Electric Wheel wagons loaded with hay as well as an illustration of an Electric Wheel. The text reads, “Electric Wheel Co. Manufacturers Solid Metal Wheels and Farmers’ Handy Wagons.” The envelope..... More about Illustrated advertising envelope and catalog for Electric Wheel Company farm and lumber wagons

Price: $150.00

Receipt for work performed by a rented Rhode Island slave on the Sloop Venus shortly before it...

Receipt for work performed by a rented Rhode Island slave on the Sloop Venus shortly before it departed on a voyage where it would be captured while trading for slaves at the Congo River with an African despot, the King of Cape Benda

James Tanner to Anna and Edward Rhodes

Newport, [Rhode Island]: October 15, 1767. Unbound. This manuscript receipt from James Tanner to Ann Rhodes (received on her behalf by Edward Rhodes) measures 7.5” x 3”. Minor edgewear including two small chips that do not affect any text. The receipt reads in part: “For 4 Days work... More about Receipt for work performed by a rented Rhode Island slave on the Sloop Venus shortly before it...

Price: $2,500.00

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