c.1863 (Sc.68) USA - CUBA. Ilustrated Maritime SHIP sailing cover franked 10c.green Washington, tied cds (June 10) to Cuba / Havana. Blue ova."NA1" (North America 1) (xx) and blurry blue arrival cds on reverse (appear 15 June 63). A most appealing item fo

1801. NY+? To Havana, Cuba. Endorsed "per Schooner Eliza". Extraordinary early beauty.

1869. USA - FRANCE. Envelope to Paris, France, franked pen-cancelled 10c.with faint New Haven/New York date stamp in association. Obverse also bears New York '9' transit cds + s/l Insufficiently Paid + blue French entry Etats Unis Paq. Am. Calais and rate

1847 (16 Dec.). USA - TEXAS - GERMANY. New Branfels/Comal County/TEXAS to Germany. E.L.forwarded to Galvezton (30 Dec.) by Oessnig Steil, then at New York (13 Jan.) by E.Poppe carried by Steamer Caledonia (Auihen mns.) with 2sh./8d.charge. British + 21 (g

1833. USA - COLOMBIA. Philadelphia to The French Consul in Carthagena. Written and signed "Nap.Pierre L. Bonaparte" with mns. New York "X de Medina" fording agent endorsement. Unlisted by Rowe. V.F.

1832 (9 May). USA - FRANCE Maritime. Philadelphia to Paris/France. EL. Bearing dep.cds + paid (red sepia ink) marks. Endorsed "per packet/ship Ch.Carrole/from New York/bound to Havre" where cds entry mark + "Pay's d' Onbemer box" + charge. This marks norm

1831 (24 Dec.) USA - FRANCE Maritime. Philadelphia to France / Paris. E. Bearing dep.cds.+ PAID marks (sepia-inK) via Le Havre. French entry mark "Pay's d'Ontremer" box + tax. Normally found on mail taken privately to France. This item was forwarded at Le

Duborus (?). Iowa to France. Excellent usage with 11 color pps inside.

1800. EL. Superb Baltimore to Havana/Cuba.Extremely early endorsed " Per Cameloon" . Exhibits well.

1801. EL. New York to Cuba. Endorsed per "ship Chato". Early!. Very fine.

1930. California wonderful oranges. Illustrated envelope.

1884. 2c pale red brown postal stationery envelope (139x82mm), with 'stamp' overprinted SPECIMEN and envelope with black italic 'SPECIMEN'. Fresh unused and scarce.

USA-NETHERLANDS-GERMANY. 1823 (5 July). E.L. Charleston SC to Schiedam, with manuscript endorsement "not to be landed in England" (due to high ship letter charges), thus landed at Bremen; with manuscript Forwarding Agent's notation on the reverse of "H Me

1867 (Nov 26). Entire letter from New Orleans with blue cachet at lower left, outside the Mails until Havre where Forwarding Agent's "GAUTIER & CO-HAVRE" applied and franked by 1862 40c orange tied 1769 gros chiffres with Le Havre cds alongside. Genoa arr

TURKEY-USA. 1868 (14 Sept). Cover from British PO in Constantinople via London with cds's of each on reverse, to Albany, USA, charged with handstamped "42" rate due in black, on arrival the letter was forwarded on with 1867 3c rose red with grill tied by

1814 (20 April). New Orleans to Waterford / Pa. E.L. with black "New Orleans" cds (ornaments) & ms 25 from Ashbel Judson to his brother back home in Pennsylvania, with interesting contents re his going gold hunting in South America, being captured by Pira

1867. (5 Jan) from Macedon NY, envelope. Very fine.

1866. (8 Dec.) From Macedon, NY, envelope. Very fine.

1866. (8 Sept) From Macedon N.Y., envelope (Nurseryman corner card) franked with 10c blue-green (Sc. 68a) horizontal strip of three, average centring, cancelled by bars h.s. with despatch, N.Y. "PAID/24", (red) and "ETATS-UNIS/SERV. BRIT. CALAIS" (red) c.

1870. (May) From New York, envelope franked by 1869 2c yellow-brown (Sc. 113a) well centered vertical pair, straight edge at left cancelled by "cork" h.s. (flower type) showing N.Y, Amb Calais and London trasit c.d.s., "GB/40c" accountancy and "5" (dec) T