30c orange on folded cover, two singles, tied by red circular grid cancels and NEW YORK PAID c.d.s. (17 Jan), to Lyon, France, endorsed “Steamship New York”, red French entry c.d.s. on front, Paris (31 Jan) and Lyon (1 Feb) backstamps, wrinkling and filing folds, yet an uncommon quadruple rate cover from the Payen correspondence, signed A. Diena.

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Italo Balbo Return Flight Cover, 1933, $1.00 violet black, three singles, with 10c orange and 50c lilac, tied to cover from New York City to Rome, Italy, struck with partial New York City Hall duplex,  purple United States "Italian Air Cruise / New York – Roma" and blue Italian "crociera Aerea del Decennale / Italia – Nord Amerika" handstamped flight cachets, manuscript "By Italian Air Cruise / to / Europe", Rome c.d.s. arrival backstamps, to Paris, France, crossed-out and forwarded to Interlaken, Switzerland, with indistinct c.d.s. arrival backstamp (17.VIII.33), light soiling in places, a fine and scarce flight cover; ex Ainsworth.(AAMC "1184f)

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Glidden & Williams’ Line, For San Francisco from Lewis Wharf, circa 1850s/60s, promoting “The Splendid A1 Extreme Clipper Ship NEVADA”, striking illustration depicting a native American on horseback, printed by Watson & Clark at 69 Water Street, some edge wear, an exceptionally attractive clipper ship advertisement, which were amongst the earliest multicolored advertising in North America, rare and ideal collateral for a specialized collection.

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Metropolitan Fair for U.S. Sanitary Commissions, illustrated cover franked with 3c rose, tied by star in circle fancy cancel, postmarked with indistinct New York cd.s., to Boston, Massachusetts, some light toning to adhesive, cover adhered to black card, a lovely usage of this fancy cancel.

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Steamer Mary Bess, bold ship marking on 3c Nesbitt entire, indicia cancelled "WAY" in black, postmarked with red "New Orleans La / Sep / 7" c.d.s., sent locally, with small newspaper cutout notice of the Mary Bess docking at Attakapas to collect freight, light pressed vertical fold, fresh and attractive.
Provenance:
Richard Frajola Public Auction, United States Postal History, March 9, 1985.

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Steamer Storm, 1857, locally-addressed folded cover postmarked with New Orleans c.d.s. (3 Feb), red oval “WAY 11 CENTS”, oval “FROM / STEAMER / STORM” struck at top, filing fold, else fine.

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U.S. Gun Boat ITASCA, Naval Letter, pre-printed envelope, franked with 3 rose, cancelled with target obliterator and tied by "New Orleans LA / Jan / 29 /64" double-circle c.d.s., to Bridgeton, New Jersey, endorsed "in care of Capt. Joseph Porter", adhesions to back from prior mounting, a rare naval cover, evidently prepared for free frank naval mail purposes, in this case postage paid with 3c adhesive.

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U.S. Naval Lyceum, oval full-rigged ship illustrated handstamp in black, superbly-struck on folded letter to a Captain on the U.S.S. Natchez, at the time docked in Pensacola, Florida, contents datelined "U.S. Naval Lyceum, Navy Yards New York, August 13th, 1836", an exceptional quality strike and most unusual usage as an origin mark rather than on forwarded mail, particularly desirable given its early usage, the odd small stain, clear of marking, an ideal strike; illustrated in the American Philatelist, March 1957, described as "one of the most perfect strikes of the U.S. Naval Lyceum.

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Washington, Wisconsin Territory, 1838, folded letter to Tonawanda, New York, struck with bold red “WASHINGTON, W.T.” straight-line, “Jany 30” manuscript date and “25” rate, remarkably fresh and very fine. 

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