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.

1916. Norway to Hawai. WW I G.B. Censor. Most unusual destination for this country and very scarce origin. 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

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

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

1868. (18 Jan) From Lockland Station, Ohio, orange-buff envelope (slight damage at top) with No grill 12c black (Sc. 69) (2) and "F" grill 3c rose (Sc.94a) (2) average to poor centring cancelled by blue target also tied by three transits h.s., showing des

1866. (27 June) from New York, envelope (roughly opened) franked by 3c rose (Sc. 65) pair, light crease and 24c dark lilac (Sc. 78) average centring tied by "NEW YORK/PAID/24" single ring d.s. in red (rare use as a canceller), the 3c also tied by "ETATS-

1866. (Aug.) from New York, opened out advertising envelope (Importer corner card) franked by 1861-62 10c dark green (Sc. 68a) (3) average centring cancelled by "cork" type (wedges) showing faint "PAID" c.d.s. and boxed "PD" in red and "ETATS -UNIS"/PAQ.

1885. (20 Feb.) from Kalamazoo, MIch, underpaid advertising envelope (Nurseyman, depicting the "Common sense Tree Digger") franked by A.B.N.C. 2c red-brown (Sc. 210) tied by duplex h.s. showing "T/CENTIMES 15/NY" opera glass h.s. and scarce boxed "30c" Fr

1898. (Jan 1 Feb) MARSHALL ISLANDS. Aden/Arabia to Marshall Islands. Via Singapore, then returned from these Islands with the signature of the Postmaster there back to Aden (Feb 17 '98). The registered stationery 2a blue envelope has one stamp missing , b

c.1880. New York local/Private post. Hussey's Express/special message. Private stamp in blue with postman design, just tied on cover by the written address. Envelope of the Health Department/City of New York/n 301. Mott Street.

1867. Chicago to St Helens/Lancashire/U.K. 3c red rose stationery (Printed E. Bromilow/Fish dealers) with adtl 24c grey-lilac Washington, tied cork cancels, cds. alongside. Via N.York and London. Part of flap gone and small crease on top, not affecting