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Lot# 2413 - 177-180 Auction

  • Lot# : 2413 France

    Forwarding Agents 1797/1872: Collection of Forwarding Agents covers/entire letters (53) with cachets noted from Cuba with 'Mendiqlea y Cordova / Havana' in green, 'F.W.Wolff / Havana' in blue; France with large 'Devot / Calais' in black, 'N. Mory' cachet applied in Calais in black and smaller version in blue, 'Peyron / Marseille in three lines in blue, 'Wanner Langer & Co / Havre' in black; USA: 'Cottentet & Atherton / New York' in red,'Fisher & Co. / Boston' in black, 'Galliard & Embury / New York' in red, 'Gilpins Exchange' in red and in black, 'Harnden / Boston' in red (3 different cachets), 'Harvey Soubber / Boston' in black, 'E. Stevens / New York' in black, 'Tuckerman & Co / Boston'; 1797 smuggled letter from Leeds/UK forwarded to Bolzano via Hamburg Agent (rare), 1821 mss. forwarder from Bilbao, 1840 St. Petersburg forwarder in manuscript, 1860 entire with rare usage of label "Spedition Assecurranz / R. Fürster / St. Petersbourg" in red (displays well). A fine and appealing lot.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF