Stampless folded cover circa 1790 addr to THE HON. JAMES WILSON, ONE OF THE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, PHILADELPHIA. James Wilson was one of the SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Has 'PAID 3' and s/l WILLIAMS. B.G. APR 16 handstamp. Has curious red "1/" marking at UL. Geo. Washington appointed Wilson one of the original 5 Associate Judges of the Supreme Court in 1789. VF. A RARE HISTORICAL COVER (Image)

Estimate 1,250.00+ $Cdn

Stampless folded letter datelined 2 Oct 1803 with Alexandria, Va CDS & 12½¢ m/s rate to Elkton, Maryland. VG+, file fold, some aging. Scarce early item (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

Stampless Cross Border folded letter dated New Hartford Ct 24 July 1834 to Norwich Upper Canada. Has large m/s "PAID 25", green Queenston UC 29 Jul transit cancel (this marking was only in use from 1832-34). Has m/s '9' postage marking. Interesting contents. F (Image)

Estimate 150.00+ $Cdn

Stampless Trans-Atlantic cover from 1850's England to Wheeling Virginia. Has red Boston Br. Packet date stamp & rated '5 cents'. F, some age stains (Image)

Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn

Stampless cover with US. EXPRESS MAIL / N.Y. 15 June 1854 CDS to Boston. Has 5¢ hammer rate. F-VF (Image)

Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn

Stampless folded Trans-Atlantic ship letter "par Canada" datelined New York 7 Oct 1856 to Paris (21 Oct b/s). Has New York / Br. Pkt red strike, British "Paid" transit, USA Br. Packet / Calais transit and various m/s rates. Written in French. F-VF (Image)

Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn

Stampless 1858 Trans-Atlantic folded ship letter with New York/3/19 Oct CDS, to Nantes, France (2 Nov b/s). Has black "8" m/s rate; E.T. UNIS. SERV. Br. A.C./ ship cancel, Paris transit and Paris to Bordeaux RPO cancel. Written in French regarding trade in sardines. F-VF (Image)

Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn

Stampless Cross-Border cover with black Brooklyn, NY 23 Nov circa 1858 CDS to St. Catharines, CW red 25 Nov b/s. Has 10 black hammer rate; exchanged at Lewiston, NY where "UNITED STATES / 6d" 2-line h/s was applied. F

Estimate 40.00+ $Cdn

Two stampless SOLDIER'S COVERS from Cuba during the Spanish American War. One dated Santiago 4 July 1898, the other with New York Ship Letter 3 Aug 1898 cancel. Both with Postage Due markings and USA 2¢ Postage Due stamps affixed. Both from the same correspondence to Wooster Ohio. VG+, a bit reduced (2) (Image)

Estimate 250.00+ $Cdn