US 1885 Asbury Park, NJ cvr to Ensign J. Haiseler U.S.N., USS Juniata,London UK

Description: US 205 (2) on 1885 cover to a US Naval Officer in London, England from Asbury Park, NJ --- the cover is addressed to Ensign J.G. Haiseler (spelling) U.S.N. (United States Navy), U.S.S. Juniata (ship), care (of) B.F. Stevens, Esq., #4 Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London, England --- the two five cents stamps are tied to the cover with a New York transit cancel as well as other marks --- to the left of the stamps is an Asbury Park Jul 23 1885 N.J. (July - New Jersey) circular dated postmark;To the left of the address, at the bottom left corner is a partial double, violet, oval 27 August 85 London DESPATCH AGENT mark;ON REVERSE: there is a New York Jul 23 1:30 PM 85 Transit (July - 1885) cancel as well as a London W.C.7 AU 3 85 T (August 1885) receiving cancel --- the cover has been irregularly opened at top causing some tears in the back cover flap and in the front of the cover through the Asbury Park cancel -- still the cover is complete -- below is some information about the ship from wiki;NameUSS JuniataNamesakeThe Juniata RiverBuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLaunched20 March 1862Sponsored byMiss Angela TurnerCommissioned4 December 1862Decommissioned29 June 1867Recommissioned19 July 1869Decommissioned10 July 1872Recommissioned10 February 1873Decommissioned1 September 1876Recommissioned30 October 1882Decommissioned28 February 1889FateSold 25 March 1891General characteristicsTypeSteam Sloop-of-warTonnage1240Draft15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)PropulsionSteam engineSpeed9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)Complement160 officers and enlistedArmament1 × 100-pounder Parrott rifle1 × 11 in (280 mm) smoothbore Dahlgren gun4 × 30-pounder Parrott rifles1 × 12-pounder gun4 × 24-pounder howitzers(Please note that some spelling and punctuation was corrected in order for the letter to be understood). Money back guaranteed if stamp(s) and/or cover(s) is/are not to your satisfaction. IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, ALL ITEMS OVER $50.00 MUST BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL (USPS Fee in addition to the $2.00 s/h charges). These additional postal fees must be paid for by the winning bidder.PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:If you win more than one item, please wait for an invoice. After you have paid for the item and we have posted your lot from a US Post Office, we send notification that your item was mailed.We list stamps, covers, and post cards in our auctions and for a fixed priced on our ebay store. If you subscribe to the store, ebay will notify you when we list new items. When you have a chance, please take a look by clicking the blue store Icon. If you want to avoid browsing through pages of lots for sale, just click on any item, then click on the blue store icon and you can browse through the categories that interest you which are listed on the left side.International buyers please note, "Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying." (source, ebay)Shipping and handling is as follows:For United States residents, all items or combined items will be sent with free shipping by USPS First Class Mail, NOT BY USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE, which will be paid by the buyer ($3 to $5);Bidders from all countries other than the USA pay $2.00 shipping/handling (s/h) for stamps for the 1st ounce and $2.75 s/h for covers, post cards and booklets for the 1st ounce except if a registered fee is required. Combined lots reduce shipping and handling fees. Items sent by insured, registered, or certified mail will incur additional postage fees. APS member#183186.Please note that lots are mailed once a week at our local post office on a Tuesday morning. We appreciate your business and thank you for your interest in our store.[us205apnjcv]

Price: 49.99 USD

Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-09-07T02:07:11.000Z

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