Great Britain, WWI Military Cover Group. Lot of mostly covers including 74 Censored stampless Army PO's or Field PO's, also some stationary items, Field Service post cards, POW camp stationary items and cut-out Postmarks on piece, interesting group, condition mixed.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Liberia, Post and Postal Cards. 8 items; includes 5 post cards with various regular and Official issues canceled by German seapost cancels, two postal cards, one with defaced 3¢ card; inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

1787 (Feb. 10) Puerto Principe Cuba to Philadelphia Pa. Light green folded letter with "Pto Principe" dateline, carried by private ship to New York, entered the post with "N-York - March 21." straightline postmark and ms. "2" rating for the 2 dwt rate for 60-100 miles from New York to Philadelphia, Philadelphia "1/" shilling local currency rating (10d postage plus 2d carrier fee); light fold soiling, F.-V.F., ex-Siskin.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1853 (Jun. 17) Liverpool, England to Montreal, Canada via New York. Datelined folded letter with green Liverpool (6.17) cds with black "1/-" due handstamp, green oval "L/JU17/B" backstamp, carried on Cunard Line Africa from Liverpool Jun. 18th to New York arriving Jun.30th, Montreal "1^s.4d. C^y." circled handstamp for 1s4d due in Canadian currency equivalent to 1s4d sterling, Extremely Fine, a superb example of unpaid mail to Canada through the U.S. ex-Arthur White.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1853 (Aug. 19) Riedbach, Bavaria to Snufftown, N.J. Gray folded letter with blue "Riedbach, 19/8 53" double-circle datestamp, reverse with Frankfurt (8.20) cds, "Bremen, F. Th-Tax O.P.A., 24 Aug. 1853" half-moon and "S.T.P.A., Bremen (8.24) cds, red crayon "9" and large "7" grote debit handstamp to U.S., carried by Fritze Line Hansa from Bremerhaven Aug. 30th to New York arriving Sep. 20th, bold strike of "New-York Ship '27 cts.' Sep 20" integral debit cds, F.-V.F., Carried on the Maiden Voyage of the Fritze Line Hansa.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Thurn & Taxis Post carried letter from Frankfurt to Bremen debited Bremen "9" kreuzer for the transit fee. Bremen struck the stylized "7" handstamp to show debit in Bremen currency (grote) to the U.S. Postage due included 20¢ American sea postage and 7¢ German transit postage. Two different sizes of this uncommon Bremen "7" due marking exist.

Hansa made only five round voyages between Bremerhaven and New York carrying mails for this very short-lived Bremen steamship company attempting to compete with the American Ocean Line. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1858 (Apr. 22) Hong Kong, China to New York, N.Y. Datelined folded letter endorsed "Via Marseilles", partial Hong Kong (4.22) double-arc backstamp, carried by P&O steamers from Hong Kong via Marseilles, red London (6.12) backstamp and manuscript "24" cent debit to U.S., carried transatlantic by Vanderbilt Line Ariel from Southampton Jun. 16th to New York arriving Jun. 29th, sharp strike of "New - York Am. Pkt. Jun 30" cds and "45" cent due handstamp for ¼ - ½ ounce letter via Marseilles (effective Jan. 1857 to Aug 1861), a Very Fine use at the 45¢ rate.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Very interesting letter from Augustine Heard & Co. concerning ship wreck and Second Opium War: "…About 4,000 Packages have been recovered from the wreck of the "Cruiser" and are held by the sailors until some settlement until some settlements are made with the local underwriters of the ship. Some 2000 packages more, report says were carried off by the local Chinese to Whampoa and sold there….The "Grey Feather" has come down the river from Whampoa to complete he loading here, probably with Chow-Chow Cargo…The Chinese traders at Canton, anticipating some hostile proceedings towards foreigners upon the arrival of the new Governor General, who is expected from the north about the 10th, are very anxious to move off what stocks of Teas and other export produce they have remaining on their hands… All the foreign Ambassadors have left Shanghae for the north; and should the Allied Powers carry into effect their reported intentions of stopping the supplies for Pekin serious apprehensions are entertained that the Chinese will take some retaliatory measures at the Treaty Ports…". Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1863 (Jun. 8) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York N.Y. Blue folded Lanman & Kemp correspondence letter endorsed "p. Str. Parana Via Southampton", reverse with two partial strikes of blue "Rio de Janeiro, JU 9" origin double-arc and red "London, JY 6, 63" transit backstamp, black "24/Cents" rocking debit handstamp to U.S., carried by Inman Line City of London from Liverpool Jul. 8th to New York arriving Jul. 19th, black "New-York Am. Pkt. Jul 19" exchange cds with matching "45" and sharp "U.S. Notes / 53" depreciated currency handstamp, Very Fine and early depreciate currency cover, ex-Hahn.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

This was rated at the 45¢ rate in coin, or 53¢ due in depreciated greenback currency with a 1.18 inflation. The "Parana" was a 2,250 ton ship that made 3 Galway trips on charter, became a hulk in 1868. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1864 (Jun. 10) Penrith, England to New Haven Ct. Cover with "Penrith, JU 10, 64" cds, double treaty rate sent unpaid with blue crayon "38" cents debit to U.S., carried on Cunard Line America departing Liverpool Jun. 11th to Boston arriving Jun. 24th, "Boston Br. Pkt., Jun 24" exchange cds and rare "IN U.S. NOTES, 96" circular depreciated currency handstamp, small edge tear and wrinkles, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1867 (Feb. 16) London, England to New York N.Y. Datelined folded letter with boxed "London, FE 16, 67" datestamp and "38/Cents" debit handstamp to U.S. for a double-rate unpaid letter via British packet, carried on Cunard Line Asia from Liverpool Feb. 16th to Boston arriving Mar. 3rd, "N.Y. Br. Pkt. '48 or 63 U.S. Notes" depreciated currency cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1867 (Apr. 1, Nov. 18) London, England to New York N.Y. Two folded letter sheets from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence, both sent unpaid with London "3/Cents" debit handstamps to the U.S., and both carried by the North German Lloyd from Southampton to New York, first with by NGL Line Deutschland arriving Apr. 13th, "N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 32 U.S. Notes' Apr 14" exchange cds, other carried by NGL Line Weser arriving Nov. 28th with "N.Y. Am. Pkt. '24 or 33 U.S. Notes' Nov 29" exchange cds, Very Fine and scarce pair of depreciated currency cds, ex-Colin Tabeart on his exhibit page.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Giant Powder. Multicolor illustrated design on 1906 cover showing Roman Wrestling Lion, franked with 1903 2¢ shield tied by St. Louis, Mo. machine cancel, reverse with all-over multicolor fancy text ad for Judson Powder, Giant Gelatine & Blasting Supplies, cover with copyright imprint of the "Atlantic Dynamite Co."; backflap with tear and missing small piece, otherwise Very Fine, a rare design which was not included in the Biddle or Beals collections.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

(Massachusetts) (Boston) 1763 (Nov. 17) Boston Mass. to Philadelphia Pa. Datelined folded letter with manuscript "Bo. 7 dwt" postmark and 7 pennyweight (1sh 9d) rating for single letter rate, Philadelphia manuscript "3/1" rating for 3 shilling 1 pence local Pennsylvania currency due, Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200