1806 (5 April) FL from Boston to San Sebastian, Spain, sent via Nantes, with "Colonies Par Nantes" struck twice, various charge markings, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1849-1861 four FLs from New York to France, first one "Steamer Harman", others to Le Havre, each with a different ship endorsement "Per City of Manchester", Steamer "Arabia" and "Australasian", various exchange and charge markings, arrival pmks, fine (Image)

Est.US$300

1853 (28 Feb) complete folded "San Francisco Prices Current and Shipping List" per Steamer "Oregon" to Bordeaux, with red "Outre Mer Dunkerque" (2 Feb 1854) cds, taxed "11" (decimes), with transit and arrival pmks (Image)

Est.US$150

1857 (Feb) FL from New Orleans to Nantes, with red "New York AM PKT", with oval "GB 40c" accountancy mark (Salles 3036), endorsed "Per Steamer Alps", oval forwarding cachet, with French entry cds, fine. This accountancy mark was in use only three months for American packet mail. "Alps", a Cunard line steamship substituted on this one occasion for the American Collins liner that should have sailed; cover still treated as American mail and charged accordingly (Image)

Est.US$250

1857 (18 Feb) cover from New York to Switzerland, redirected on arrival, showing red New York British Packet departure, French entry markings and framed "GB 1F60c" accountancy mark (Salles 3040), red crayon "95" (centimes dues), pen "105" (95c+10c forwarding fee), on back transit markings of London, Calais, Basel, St. Gallen, etc., fine cover with plethora of markings (Image)

Est.US$250

1865 (14 Sep) printed Cotton-Trade circular from Galveston, Texas to Bordeaux, sent unpaid via New York, where "15c" due mark was applied in red, French entry and variety of transit and arrival pmks on back (Image)

Est.US$200

1870 two unpaid covers from Paris to New Orleans, with "18 U.S. Notes" or "20 U.S. Notes" applied on arrival in New York, each with different type of "FR 2F" accountancy mark applied in London, fine (Image)

Est.US$200