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The Lemuel Owen Covers and Correspondence - an original find
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Experience with the Peake firm led L. C. Owen to establish his own firm and he continued in the selling and shipbuilding business until the age of sail came to an end. This was not Owen's only business venture however, as he was a Director of Merchants Bank of Prince Edward Island, the Charlottetown Steam Navigation Company and the Marine Insurance Company. In fact, he was considered to be one of the most successful businessmen in the province at a time when the economy was booming and prosperity seemed assured. The following covers related to Lemuel Owen, businessman, banker, shipbroker, Prince Edward Island Postmaster, and the Province's second Premier, are a small sample of a collection that passed through our hands recently. Some are addressed to people named Welsh. Welsh was the name of his shipping partner and he married a Welsh. Each cover has the auction estimate and price realized. Click on the small images to see a larger version. |
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25 March 1875 Samuel A. Harvey, Demerary Folded Letter Sheet from Georgetown, British Guiana to L.C. Owen Esq., Charlotte Town, Prince Edw'd Island franked with 8¢ and 12¢ stamps tied by AO3 black barred oval numeral cancels, and rated 8 in orange pencil, with Georgetown, St. Thomas, an indistinct B.N.A. transit marking and an April 13, 1875 Charlottetown, P.E.I. black split-ring receiver. |
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"Dear Sir, We had the pleasure by a sailing vessel to Halifax an 18th as per enclosed copy and on 23rd received your valued favour of 9th also with credit for 2500 Pounds on Union Bank of London and order for Curdin's return cargo. The Brigs having had such a quick run out it is most unfortunate that your order should have been so long reaching us. There is not much Muscovado Molasses coming in and with three other parties bidding against us we not only have to bid high but will be some time collecting the required quantity. We have purchased the 30th white V.P. Sugar at $5.40 40 barrels at $5.50, 50 P-- Rum at 54" and the Muscovan Sugar at $4. We are writing Mssrs Musson today to wire us on receipt of our letter, probable price of Molasses and how soon the required quantity can be procured at Barbados and should it be desirable Capt. Finlayson will go over there for it. Our market has improved for fish and greater portion of Belsir's cargo from Halifax was lotted yesterday. Cask cod at $26, Boxes $7, Mackerel $9.3/4., Herrings $51/2. Oats are very dull and stocks heavy. We enclose Market report and are Dear Sir, Yours Truly, Sam'l A. Harvey Esq." Auction estimate: $75.00. Price realized: $220.00. |
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13 October 1858: Fletcher & Hull, Liverpool. Letter in 1d Red Cover to Lemuel C. Owen, Esq. Care of Messrs A. Pitcairn & Sons, Ship Brokers, London with OT London Oc 14 1858 Red Circular receiver. Includes three page enclosure of apparently money seeking legal letters, difficult to read and transcribe. Auction estimate: $25.00. Price realized: $32.00. |
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14/15 November 1872: Bute Docks, Cardiff, Wales D57 Black barred numeral duplex cancelled 1d Red cover to L.C. Owen, Esq. Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island, containing Lloyd's Agency John Bovey's & Co. Ships for sale information request circular.
Auction estimate: $20.00. Price realized: $46.00. |
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15 March 1865: 5¢ Green New Brunswick, tied by indistinct black barred cancel, Sagun and Sprindsey Cover to A. Girvan, Esq., Kingston, Richibucto with 15th Shediac black split-ring, 16th Saint John double split-ring, and W.O. Kingston--nt double split-ring backstamps.
Auction estimate: $20.00. Price realized: $35.00. |
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23 January 1866: 10¢ Red New Brunswick, tied by black barred oval Cover to Miss Victoria Patterson, Dutton Street, Lowell, Mass. with W.O. Southampton partial m/s black double split-ring, Saint John, and Fredericton double split-ring transit markings.
Auction estimate: $50.00. Price realized: $77.00. |
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13 April 1865: 5¢ Blue Nova Scotia, tied by indistinct black barred oval, Pictou Folded Letter Sheet to William Welsh, Esq. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, with black Pictou double split-ring and Prince Edward Island April 14th transit markings. Enclosed letter concerns ships in port and transit fees. Auction estimate: $25.00. Price realized: $55.00. |
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7 February 1860: 2d Prince Edward Island tied by indistinct black grid cancel to William Welsh, Esq. Charlottetown to couple page folded letter sheet with fragile contents detailing accounts. Auction estimate: $50.00. Price realized: $50.00. |
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14 February 1865: 5¢ Brown Jefferson U.S.A., tied by blue compass fancy cancel, to New York. Wax sealed Folded Letter Sheet addressed to Messrs L.C. Owen & Co. Charlotte Town, (sic) Prince Edward Island, manuscript marked per Africa and rated 131/2¢ in a black circle, and numeral 9. Indistinct Feb 17 transit marking and 23 Feb Prince Edward Island black double ringed circular receiver. Fragile contents from Gordon, Bruce and McAuliff are shipping and pricing related.
Auction estimate: $100.00. Price realized: $250.00. |
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Nova Scotia 5¢ Blue Victoria, Scott #10, tied by black grid cancel to Lemuel C. Owen, January 5, 1865, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Black double split-ring blue, watermarked folded letter sheet with 11 January 1866 black two-ring Prince Edward Island orb cancel and contents.
Price realized: $55.00. |
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January 2, 1873. From Atherton Hughes & Co., Saint Pierre & Miquelon to Lemuel C. Owen, Esq., Chalottetown, P.E.I. with 3¢ small queen tied by a segmented black cork cancel to folded letter sheet with contents. Indistinct French CDS, January 11 black oval & Charloottetown split-ring receiver.
Auction estimate: $50.00. Price realized, $575.00. |
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May 11, 1864 10¢ Washington, tied by a black New York segmented cork cancel, to fragile blue folded letter sheet with contents. Addressed to William Welsh, Esq., Chalottetown, P.E.I. Indistinct black receiver.
Auction estimate: $50.00. Price realized, $30.00. |
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March 3, 1880, 10¢ rate transatlantic Owen Cover from Charlottetown to Liverpool with 3 x 3¢ and 1 1¢ small Queens. Manuscript via Halifax, March 17 Liverpool receiver.
Auction estimate $100, Price realized, $44 |
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January 22, 1865, 6d Glasgow / Charlottetown folded letter sheet to William Welsh. No distinct additional postal markings.
Auction estimate $100, Price realized, $55 |
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April 1, 1865, 1 shilling Liverpool / Charlottetown folded letter sheet to Owen as Postmaster of PEI. Manuscript per steamer Europa via Queenstown. No distinct additional postal markings.
Auction estimate $100, Price realized, $44 |
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January 11, 1865, 3¢ New York / PEI folded letter sheet rated 6 & 10 in black with compass point cancel. Jan 28, 1865 receiver.
Auction estimate $50, Price realized, $30 |
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11 / 29 March 1873, 3d Liverpool - Charlottetown transatlantic cover and contents. Age spotted, clear postal markings.
Auction estimate $50.00. Price realized, $48 |
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2 / 9 September 1865 10¢ New York - Charlottetown cross border folded letter, clear postal markings.
Auction estimate $50.00. Price realized, $40 |
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March 25, 1871, 3d folded letter sheet from Liverpool to Charlottetown. April 8, 1871 Charlottetown split ring receiver.
Auction estimate $50.00. Price realized, $32. |
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August 20, 1878, 3 1⁄2d from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire to Charlottetown. Transatlantic cover, indistinct Charlottetown receiver.
Auction estimate $50.00. Price realized, $44. |
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January 15, 1870, folded letter from Liverpool to Charlottetown. Franked with 3p Scott #49 and marked "Insufficiently Prepaid"
Auction estimate $50. Price realized, $44. |
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March 22, 1890 from Glasgow to Charlottetown franked with Scott #118.
Auction estimate $30. Price realized, $36. |
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Feb. 22, 1890. Advertising cover for "Hotel Davies" in Charlottetown, PEI, addressed to L. C. Owen
Auction estimate $20. Price realized $42. |
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July 1, 1871, Newport, Wales, to L. C. Owen in Charlottetown. Franked with Scott #49, plate 6, Gibbons #141. A fascinating letter from G. W. Jones & Co. regarding the ship "Theresa," her cargo, etc.
Auction estimate $50. Price realized $44. |
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