PRE-STAMP & STAMPLESS GROUP; Range on leaves inc. 1827 EL to Danbury, Connecticut with curved "MAIL ROUTE" and NY d.s. on front, c1850 fancy env. to Maine with oval "PAID/3" and v. scarce double-ring & scroll "HARRISON SQUARE/MS" d.s. on front, Nov. 1844 EL to Philadelphia with American Mail Co forwarding d.s. and frill-framed "COLLECT/6¼c/NEW YORK/OFFICE" h.s. on front, Jan. 1855 unfranked env. (with contents) to Rockville, Maine with framed "10" h.s. and oval "MORMON ISLAND/CALA." d.s. on front and other related items. (13 covers) Cross Reference: LOCAL POSTS (Image)

1845 NY POST MASTERS PROVISIONAL FRANKING; Jan. 1847 E (few small faults inc. two faint creases) to Philadelphia franked 1845 5c Black NY Postmasters Provisional, just touching at upper left and cancelled with red initials with "PAID" and NY d.s. on front. Attractive example (Image)

1847 5c PAIR FRANKING; 29 Sep. 1848 EL (file fold) to New Orleans franked pair 1847 5c Brown, large to just touching margins and tied by bar cancels with Providence (RI) cds and "10" h.s. both on front. Scarce franking. (Image)

1847 10c BLACK FRANKING; c1848 E (rear seal torn) to Irving (NY) franked 1847 10c Black, four close to large margins, tied by bar cancel and with "OGDENSBURGH/NY" cds on front. Attractive example of the 1 oz. under 300 miles rate. (Image)

1851 1c IMPERF SOLO FRANKINGS; July 1854 local EL to Boston tied by barred "PAID" cancel with Boston cds alongside and Aug. 1856 printed EL to Woodbury (CtT) with franking (type IV showing double transfer var.) tied by New Haven (CT) cds. Fine pair (2 covers) Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

1851 3c IMPERF SOLO FRANKINGS; Range on leaves with Sep. 1851 E to New Bedford (MA) franked 3c Orange Brown (Pl II early printing) and tied by Philadelphia cds, c1852 fancy embossed env. franked 3c tied by ms Barton VT/Nov 7' cancel, 1852 fancy embossed env. to Boston franked 3c tied by "BRUNSWICK ME/3 PAID" d.s., c1853 env. to Burlington (VT) franked 3c tied by Lancaster (PA) cds in Green and scarce thus, c1854 env. to Peacham (VT) franked 3c tied by scarce Green "LANCASTER.PA" cds and endorsed "R" (registered) and '5' on front, c1854 env. to Salisbury (CT) franked 3c with Green bar cancel and Green Southington (CT) cds on front, c1854 env. to Newbury (VT), franked 3c and redirected to Barnet and rated "5" cents, c1855 env. to Andover (MA) franked 3c tied by ms 'Fort Lee NJ/Sept. 1st' cancel, c1855 env. to Newlyme (O) franked 3c tied by bar cancel with rimless "EAGLEVILLE/O" UDC at left with date inserted in ms, 1856 E to Philadelphia franked 3c (two extra frame lines at left) tied by Richmond (VA), 1857 env. to Lancaster (PA) franked 3c tied by ms 'Cochraneville Ala/July 6 1857' cancel and other similar examples. (40 covers) Cross Reference: REDIRECTED MAIL, CANCELLATIONS, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1851 3c IMPERF MARGINAL POSITION FRANKINGS; Range on leaves with Mar. 1851 env. to Perrymansville (MD) franking corner sheet position with outer sheet line from the left pane and tied by Wilmington (DE) cds, c1854 3c embossed env. to Rahway (NJ) uprated 3c (2 - both with large margins at left - one showing part imprint) and tied by two strikes of the San Francisco cds, Feb. 1854 E to Maine franked 3c from the top left corner of the right pane showing part outer frame line and tied by Portland (ME) cds and other similar positional examples. (9 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

1851 3c IMPERF MULTIPLE FRANKINGS; c1855 env. to Barnet (VT) franked strip of three 3c (variable margins and placed partially over the edge of the env.) for the treble rate and tied by Kenosha (WI) cds and Apr. 1854 env. to Troy (VT) franked 3c pair tied by Sacramento (CA) cds. Unusual pair. (2 covers) (Image)

1855 10c IMPERF FRANKINGS; Pair with Jan. 1856(?) 10c embossed env. to Mass. uprated pair 10c (Type II - one slightly cut into) tied by two faint strikes of the Benicia (CA) cds and Apr. 1856 env. to Canada West with solo franking (margins large to touching) tied by Cherry Valley (NY) cds and endorsed 'Paid 10cts' at top. (2 covers) Cross Reference: CANADA, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

1857 10c SOLO FRANKINGS; Range with 1858 and c1860 envs. to Frannetsburg (PA) or Cleveland (O) with stamp tied by grid cancel or rare hearts & crossroads cancel and both with "MARYSVILLE CA/PAID/BY STAMPS" cds on front, c1860 notary env. to Washington with type II franking tied by Santa Rosa (CA) cds, c1860 env. to Dayton (OR) with type III franking tied by North Fairfield (O) cds, 1861 env. to Nova Scotia with type II tied by Boston cds and oval "UNITED/STATES" h.s. and a few similar examples. (9 covers) Cross Reference: CANADA (Image)

1857/61 1c PERFORATED FRANKINGS; Range with 1861 env. to Philadelphia with vert. strip of four to inc. the 1c carrier free tied by NY duplexes [Ex Ward], Mar. 1858 printed EL to RI with solo franking [Pl. 7 type V F relief - pos. 97R] tied by Boston cds, Mar. 1858 printed EL to NY franked pair to inc. 1c carriers fee and tied by Boston cds, Apr. 1858 env. to Tamaqua franked three singles tied by Shavers Creek (PA) cds, May 1858(?) env. to Columbia (CA) franked pair + single - one unit showing part imprint - tied by San Francisco cds, July 1859 EL to Burlington (Vt) with three singles tied by Montpellier (Vt) cds (type V) and other related frankings. (11 covers) (Image)

1857 3c FRANKINGS ON EAST/WEST COAST MAIL; Pair with 1860 or c1860 envs. to San Francisco or Vermont franked horizontal or vertical strips of three 3c + 1c tied by three strikes of NY Ocean Mail cds (Simpson type 252) or by three strikes of the San Francisco cds and each representing the 10c ½ oz. rate. (2 covers) (Image)

1857 3c FRANKINGS; Range on leaves with 1857 env. to Allen County (O) franked 3c and tied by ms 'Shanes Crossing' town endorsement, c1857 env. to Connecticut franked marginal 3c showing inscription at right, 1860 env. to Roxbury (MA) franked 3c and ex Boston, redirected to Danvers, franked 3c and tied by Roxbury cds then redirected to Eastport where also franked 3c and tied by Danvers cds, c1860 env. franked 3c with scarce target cancel and "PERRYSBURGH/N.Y" cds alongside, 25 Dec. 1860 env. to Ohio franked 3c [Pos. 28 - Pl. 18 - showing four gouges] tied by "NILES" (MI) cds, 1861 env. to Andover (MA) franked 3c and tied by Washington City (DC) cds and redirected to Exeter Hills with another 3c placed over the original franking and tied by Andover cds, c1851 fancy embossed env. to St Louis franked 3c tied by bold "WHITES CORNERS/N.Y." cds and other related examples. Excellent lot. (34 covers) Cross Reference: REDIRECTED MAIL, CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS (Image)

1861 3c WASHINGTON FRANKINGS - MANUSCRIPT CANCELS; Small range with 1866 official env. to Boston franked 3c with 'W' ms cancel and Weston (MA) cds alongside, Jan. 1866 env. to NY franked 3c marginal pair with ms cancels and Postmaster ms 'Dingmans Ferry, Pa' alongside, Feb. 1866 long env. to Wyandott County (O) franked 3c pair (2) each with indistinct circular cancels and ms '18 Cents worth of Postage stamps' across all six units and one pair tied by Lima (O) cds and other similar example. (12 covers) (Image)

1861 3c WASHINGTON FRANKINGS – ADVERT. ENVELOPES: range with 1865 Attorney’s env. to Detroit with framed “ADV.” (advertised) d.s. and circular “2” on front, c1865 env. for St James hotel with 3c franking showing pre-printing paper creases and a scratch flaw, c1865 env. to Wisconsin for Ogdensburgh Business College and three others (6 covers) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, ADVERTISING ENVELOPES (Image)

1863 2c BLACK-JACK FRANKINGS; Range on leaves inc. undated all-over advert env. for the 'New York Institution for the Blind' with solo franking, undated bank env. used within New Hampshire with solo franking, 1864 revenue document with solo franking with ms cancel, May 1866 local env. to Philadelphia with solo franking showing double transfer, undated unsealed env. used within Indiana with solo franking showing irregular perfs at top and large plate crack at right and other similar examples. (13 items) Cross Reference: ADVERTISING ENVELOPES (Image)

1869 3c SOLO FRANKINGS; Range with 3c solo frankings inc. on a printed pictorial env. to Townsend (MA) and tied by fancy Wedge cancel in Blue, on env. to New Orleans with segmented cancel and tied by double-ring oval Dunbarton d.s., Feb. 1870 defective env. with solo franking showing rare cracked plate flaw and tied by Montgomery (AL) cds plus a used single with the same flaw, Mar. 1870 'Union Line' advert env. with solo franking tied by St Louis (MO) cds, 27 July 1870 env. (with contents) with star cancel and Cananaiqua (NY) cds alongside and other similar examples plus a 2c solo franking. (9 covers + 1 stamps) (Image)

1870 & 1879 3c GREEN BANKNOTE ISSUE FRANKINGS; Range on leaves inc. with solo frankings from San Louis Obispo, You Bet, Ukiah & Los Angeles (CA), Company Shops (NC), Springboro (O), Carrollton (KY) [with stamp cancelled by Blue "S"), Pickney (MI), Greensboro (VT), pairs on 1874/76 env./front or 3c embossed env. to Paris or England, latter with framed "SHORT PAID" and "6D" h.s. on front, advert envs. used from Union City (Pa) or St Louis (Mo), 1882 env. used within Connecticut with 3c + 10c tied by target cancels with Ellsworth cds alongside, apparently intended for registration and other related examples. (28 covers) (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL IN THE BANKNOTE ISSUE PERIOD; Range with 1870's used 'REGISTERED PACKAGE' env. with attached seal (OXF1) cancelled by Albany (NY) cds, 1873 env. to Maine franked 3c + 15c (Shaw correspondence) with target cancels and Monrovia (IN) cds on front and endorsed 'No 23' at top, 1881 env. to Philadelphia ex Boston franked 10c + 3c tied by two strikes of the "REGISTERED" s/l mark, 1883 env. to NY franked 3c + 10c endorsed 'Reg No 49' at top, 1884 2c embossed env. to Madeira uprated 4c pair , 2c (2) + 1c with unframed "REGISTERED/[DATE]MILWAUKEE, WISC" d.s. on front, 1885 3c env. to Zurich uprated 10c, 4c, 2c + 1c, tied by NY reg. marks, 1886 2c embossed env. to Austria uprated 10c, 2c + 1c (all pen-cancelled) with "LEAVENWORTH/CORRECT/FRANK T LYNCH P.M" d.s. and circular "R" mark on front and a few others. (10 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image)

1883 2c RED-BROWN FIRST-DAY-COVER; Remarkable 1 Oct. 1883 printed "Per Steamer 'Alaska' sailing from....." env. (small faults at right) to England franked 2c Red-Brown pair + 1881 Re-engraved 1c tied by NY duplexes. Of the 2c FDC believed to exist, only three are franked with pairs of the issue and this the only example of foreign mail. Rare. (Image)

19th/20th CENTURY LATE MAIL GROUP; Range with 1884 2c PC to London uprated 2c tied by NY duplex with "TOO LATE" h.s. on front, 1888/89 1c PC with NY superimposed "LATE ARRIVAL/MAIL/TRAIN/DETENTION" duplex on front, 1893 env. to London franked 10c Columbus tied by NY Supplementary duplex with bold underlined "LATE MAIL" cachet on front, 1894 2c Columbus embossed env. to Washington with "LATE/MAIL" h.s. on rear, 1893 2c Columbus embossed env. to Chicago with double-ring "MAIL DELAYED/CHI.CITY BUFF. & CHI/DUE....." d.s. on rear, 1899 2c embossed env. to Chicago with "MAIL DELAYED/TRAIN LATE" cachet on front, 1906 PPC franked 1c with "DELIVERY DELAYED BY INABILITY/OF CARRIER TO COMPLETE ROUTE/WITHIN TIME LIMIT" h.s. on front, 1939 env. to Honolulu franked 3c Prexie (2) tied by San Francisco cds with bold "TOO LATE" h.s. on front, posted ship-side and charged double and a few others. (16 cards/covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, LATE FEE MAIL, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

1887 2c GREEN FRANKINGS; Range with 1888 env. to Maine with solo franking showing part double perfs at base and tied by Rochester (NY) duplex, 1888 printed env. to Michigan franked 2c strip of four + 10c for the quadruple weight + reg. fee, 1889 env. to Los Angeles ex England franked QV 1d + ½d (3) underpaid with hexagonal "T/25" and NY p.due duplex on front, redirected and with 2c franking tied by Los Angeles duplex, 1889 env. with solo franking ex Chicago with printed type II Letter Return Assoc. label affixed to front, 1890 env. to Australia franked 2c + 10c and a few others. (12 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, REDIRECTED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

LATER 19th/20th CENTURY MAIL GROUP; Range with 1896 10c env. to Vienna uprated 10c, 6c, 3c + 1c tied by unframed San Diego reg. d.s., 1898 illustrated hotel env. to London franked 8c + 5c tied by oval NY reg. mark, 1902 printed PO Dep. 'REGISTERED PACKAGE RECEIPT' PC, 1912 envs. to Milan franked 5c + 10c reg. stamp, 1909 env. to Germany franked 5c pair + 2c with Boston reg. label on front and endorsed 'Return Receipt Demanded' and other related examples. (17 cards/covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

SPECIAL DELIVERY FRANKINGS & MAIL; Range on leaves inc. 23 Oct. 1885 env. to San Francisco franked 2c Brown + 10c Spec. Del. tied by Mission San Jose (CA) cds and v. early use of the stamp, 1894 2c Lettercard to Bangor (Maine) uprated 10c spec. del. tied by Boston machine cancel, Apr. 1894 env. to Cleveland (O) franked 2c Columbus + 10c spec. del. and endorsed 'Not at home' on front, 1904 multi-redirected, reg. & returned env. to California franked 2c, 8d + 10c spec. del. with "UNCLAIMED", "Returned to writer" "SECOND NOTICE" and "REGISTERED" d.s. on front, 1928 large front to San Francisco franked 2c (8) + 1c with "Special Delivery" and "Fee Claimed/san Francisco Calif." h.s. on front and other similar examples. (15 items) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

1892 COLUMBUS FRANKINGS; Range with 1893 large wax-sealed env. to Berlin franked 1c - 15c complete tied by NY reg. marks and with reg. d.s. on front, 1895 10c stationery env. to Germany uprated 4c + 1c with NY reg. d.s. on front, 1898 5c stationery env. to NJ uprated pair 1c + plate no. strip of three Trans-Mississippi 1c, 1898 hotel env. franked 1c pair tied by segmented cancels with Flume House (NH) cds alongside and a few others. (8 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)