Bridgeton, N.J./Feb 15 blue datestamp and matching "Paid/3" in circle on 200x134mm Valentines cover to Deerfiled, N.J. with enclosure, the cover with all-over front and back floral design in gilt, the enclosure with intricately embossed lacey design with three chromo-lithographed embellishments and a hand-written poem inside, cover with small faults including two of the backflaps missing, still fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $75-100

Cambridge O./Feb 11 datestamp and "Paid/3" in circle handstamp on 184x122mm embossed Valentines cover to Cannonsburg, Pa. with original enclosure, which is very intricately embossed with palm leaves, etc. and embellished with a silver cupid sticker under a mesh and with flowers, very fine; ex-Kuphal. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Stoneham, Middlesex Co./Mass./Feb 20, 1859 double circle datestamp and matching straightline "PAID" handstamp on all-over colorless embossed Valentines cover with matching embossed enclosure with multicolored floral wreath embellishment, enclosure with minor age spots, otherwise a very fine 1c drop rate usage. (Image)

Est. $100-150

Winchester, Va./Feb 23 datestamp and matching "Paid/3" in circle on all-over 195x130mm colorless embossed Valentines cover to B.C. Valley, Va., with ornate embossed enclosure colored in silver on a pink background with four chromo-lithographed stickers affixed to satin, very fine, the enclosure quite eye-catching; ex-Kuphal. (Image)

Est. $300-400

Huntsville, AL./Aug 30 blue datestamp and matching negative "5" in fancy five-point star on 1846 folded letter to Livingston, Alabama, very fine and attractive. (Image)

Est. $100-150

1813, folded letter from New Orleans with "Yndias" of New Orleans, dated July 1st, written in Spanish from New Orleans amd addressed to Veracruz, Mexico, carried by the “Proserprina” schooner as denoted at lower left, presumably struck in Havana with “3” rate marking for an unpaid single-weight maritime letter, and “Yndias” straight-line handstamp, both in black; the “Yndias” handstamp is identical to the type previously used in New Orleans, and as the post office was closed with the end of the Spanish dominion in Louisiana in 1803, this postmark must have been taken to Havana; very fine, an extraordinary usage of the “Yndias” handstamp of New Orleans applied outside this city; 2014 Comex certificate; ex-Kouri and Sitja. (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

1813, folded letter from New Orleans with "Indias" of Havana, dated June 21 and addressed to Veracruz, Mexico, datelined in New Orleans, from where it may have been carried privately to Havana, entering the mails in Cuba to be forwarded to a Spanish destination, bearing small “Indias” straight-line handstamp in red (P.E. 37), and rated on arrival with “3” reales due marking, as stipulated by the 1812 tariff for an unpaid single weight letter; very fine, only four items are recorded with this Cuban postmark used before 1821, its usage being most remarkable on mail originating from Louisiana; ex-Sitja. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

1853, folded letter from New Orleans with "Yndias" of Madrid, dated February 1st and sent to Madrid with pre-printed contents in Spanish, displaying transit c.d.s. of Vigo in Spain and, in a distinctly red shade, “Yndias” straight-line and “5.R” handstamps of Madrid; superb, an extremely rare usage on mail originating from New Orleans and bearing an "Yndias" handstamp of Madrid, with its desirability being augmented by the fact of this postmark not being reported in any catalogue; ex-Sitja. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Postal history interesting assortment of mostly 19th century covers in sleeves, starts with two 5c 1847 covers, one with blue Troy, N.Y. datestamp and the other with blue double oval "Utica, N.Y." cancel (Sismondo certificate), four single franking 1c 1851 covers, one with Express Mail cancel and one with Bloods local, three covers with three 1c stamps, one of which is a strip of three, one 1c and three 3c (#11) on cover to Canada, 3c 1851 with "STEAM/BOAT" cancel on the stamp and a single 3c on cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, six 1c 1857 covers, including three Carrier usages, a cover from Hastings, Minnesota Territory and two strips of three on cover, then a 5c Brown (#29) strip of three to France and four 10c Ty. V covers, one with steamship cancel, one to Canada, one to Cuba and a pair used with 1c to Spain, 1861 covers include three 3c advertising covers, a franking by eight stamps to England and four 10c covers, including a pair to Cuba and three singles to France, there are many nice 1869 covers such as 1c on drop letter, 1c used on Internal Revenue notice, and two strips of three on covers, 3c includes a Brown postmark of Brockville, Ind. (Weiss certificate), green Lyme, Ct. and a usage from Seattle, Washington Territory, there are five 6c covers, including two with two stamps, a 10c cover to France and a 12c cover to Germany, next come some attractive Bank Note covers, including 5c Garfield to Foochow, China, 2c Columbian on large valentines envelope, three 2c 1902 issue pairs from booklet panes and ending with two 6c Treasury Dept. covers and a couple foreign items, typical mixed condition, many fine-very fine and better so certainly worth a careful look.

Est. $3,000-4,000

19th century fancy cancel covers desirable collection of 44 better items in an album, includes 3c 1861 with star in circle of East Berkshire, Vt. (2), pinwheel in circle of Portsmouth, N.H., stovepipe of Washington, D.C., star of Woodbury, Ct., 22 bar grid of Lockport, Ill., Devil and Pitchfork of West Meriden, Ct., 10c 1861 with fancy star of Boston, Mass., 2c "Black Jack" with cross in circle of Boston, Mass., stovepipe of Leominster, Mass. in both black and blue, cross in circle of Springfield, Mass., leaf of Louisville, Ky. (2), one with #77, 1c Bank Note with "S", 3c Bank Notes with blue cross of Chicago, various letters, NYFM, magenta grided star of Asbury Park, N.J., 6c Bank Note with "C" of Chicago as well as negative "F" and "N" cancels, 1883 2c Brown with star and crescent of Northampton, Mass. and fancy shield in circle of Hope, Ill., as well as many others, some various usual faults, most fine-very fine and the cancels are mostly clearly struck; five PF certificates accompany.

Est. $2,000-3,000

2c "Black Jack" covers, a desirable group of 28 better covers with both ungrilled and grilled stamps, including single frankings with fancy cancels, a mourning cover with fancy cancel with PF certificate, carrier usage (3), illustrated covers (4), valentines covers (2), a part imprint single, and multiple frankings comprised of a grilled stamp (#93) on 1c star die entire, 10c frankings comprised of two each 2c and 3c (2), strips of three (2), one "L" shaped, a strip of five to Canada with PF certificate, a misperforated strip of six on legal sized domestic cover, etc., some typical small faults, generally fine-very fine, with many attractive usages.

Est. $1,500-2,000