8 USA STAMPLESS to HOLLAND 1827-1829 (one later), all rated COLLECT to a common addressee in SCHIEDAM, includes 3 from New York in 1828 + 1829 + 1866, and 1927 rates from Baltimore, and 1828 rates from Boston, retails over $700, F-VF ($100+ US)

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7 USA STAMPLESS to FRANCE 1834-1857 (one is to Belgium), includes an 1846 New Orleans to Bordeaux, 1857 New Orleans to Paris, 1856 Mobile to Alencon, 1862 New York to Reims, 1834 New York to Cognac, 1855 New York to Paris, and an 1848 New York to Brussels, retails over $675, F-VF ($100+ US)

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27 USA STAMPLESS 1800-1859, includes a SEP29'1880 New York clamshell on a SFL to Boston, an 1830 choice SCH'DY-NY hand stamp on a paid 12½¢ rate to Utica (NY), manuscript cancels from East-Granby (NY) in 1840 and West-Union (Indiana), also an 1853 Wolcott's-Mills (Iowa) 1853 SFL to Prebbe (NY), 1844 PHILADEPPHIA-DESPATCH-POST hand stamps on 3 SFL's, 1859 Peru (Indiana) SFL to Canada, BUFFALO-NY-STEAMBOAT to Poughkupsie (NY), NEW-YORK-STEAMBOAT to Nelson (PA), 1842 Harrisburg (PA) FREE frank from the US Surgeon General and addressed to the Secretary of War John Spencer ++, lot includes 2 faulty BLOODS-PENNY-POST, retails over $800, F-VF ($100+ US)

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17 USA STAMPLESS 1820-1840's, retails over $500, F-VF ($75+ US)

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15 USA STAMPLESS 1830-1850's, note paid 5¢ and paid 10¢ rates, also collect 6¢, 12¢, and 18¢ rates, one is a FREE frank and one courier delivered cover, mostly Pennsylvania, New York State, and Maine town cancels, all dated with detailed descriptions on back, retails over $440, F-VF ($75+ US)

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7 USA STAMPLESS 1824-1862, includes an 1862 courier cover with contents from General Seymour at the 6th Regiment PRC headquarters at Harrison-Landing (LA) and addressed to Petersburgh (NY) with re-direction to East-Geofberg (NY), an early Civil War item worth the estimate alone, also 3 letters with manuscript cancels from West-Richmond (VA) 1832, Martinsville (PA) 1851, and Murrayville (PA) 1824, note FREE franks, paid in cash rates ++, all with good letter contents, retails over $300, F-VF ($75+ US)

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5 USA STAMPLESS to GERMANY 1846-1856, includes an 1853 Newport (NY) to Rottenburg, 1856 New York to Winnenden, 1853 Newark (NJ) to Stuttgart ++, retails over $475, F-VF ($75+ US)

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6 STAMPLESS to USA 1801-1859, includes an 1860 rate from Liverpool to Philadelphia, 1851 Glasgow to Cincinatti, 1855 London to Hudson (NJ), 186(0) Havana to Cherry-Valley (NY), 1859 London to New York, lot includes an 1801 letter from Paris and addressed to the USA Postal Agent at Boulogne-sur-Mer, retails over $475, F-VF ($55+ US)

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9 USA STAMPLESS 1853-1861, all are paid 3¢ rates with no stamps available, all are dated from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York State town with detailed descriptions on back, retails over $240, F-VF ($35+ US)

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11 USA COVERS & CARDS 1869-1993, includes a #112 franked drop letter at CONCORD-NH, two #113 franked printed matter covers, 1884 registered to Italy, 1877 registered to Switzerland, 1871 double rate to UK, 1889 postcard to Turkey, 1892 special delivery, 1893 short paid postcard to Switzerland ++, a few faults and cover reductions, retails over $760, F-VF ($100+ US)

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24 USA COVERS with CONTENTS 1850-1940's, includes an 1878 collection agency, 1883 cattle company, 1904 clothing mfg, hotels, farm implements, seeds, glassware ++, 3 covers with stamps removed and 24 letterheads without covers are not counted, retails over $540, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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170 USA COVERS 1807-1950's, includes 52 USA mixed condition covers with lengthy family enclosures and addressed to Conway (ARK) 1904-1956, plus a related 34 Canadian cover correspondence from Nova Scotia to Spokane (WASH), condition is mixed, also an 1807 SFL rated paid 10¢ from Wilmington (DEL) to Burlington (NJ) worth the estimate alone, a few #65 franked covers, 2 checks with revenues, 54 cachet FFC including a 1932 USS Akron airship flight cover from Lakehurst to San-Diego, 15 letters without covers are not counted, retails over $450, VG-VF ($75+ US)

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1800 USA COVERS & CARDS 1867-1980's, most are post-1920 domestic rate covers including better registered, special delivery, Certified mail, good airmail rates, PAQUEBOT letters, much unchecked stationery covers and cards, some early checks with revenues, a mtd collection 352 WWII patriotic slogan meter cut squares 1938-1947, over 100 cachet event covers for everything from space milestones to Bicentennial anniversary events, about 400 are legal size, a fun lot retailing over $1000, F-VF ($75+ US)

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29 USA ADVERTISNG COVERS 1862-1890 (one card), 23 are illustrated noting an 186(2) Wells Fargo, gun makers, insurance, colleges, soap, breweries, printers, steamship agents, beds, saws, hotels, 2 mint Civil War patriotics (one is a hand tinted Magnus engraving), State of New Hampshire, the Virginia Immigration Bureau ++, retails over $540, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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25 USA #65 COVERS 1863-1869 (3 covers with #114 frankings not counted), includes many nice fancy cork cancels, a few double rates, Civil War Lady Liberty patriotic, and embossed General McLellan Civil War patriotic, hardware advertising ++, 7 covers with grilled stamps, note one cover with a grilled #98 franking not tied but the stamp alone cat $275, retails over $630, F-VF ($75+ US)

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240 ILLINOIS TOWN CANCELS 1855-1950's, a great specialist lot with 170 cds and duplex hand stamps, more than 100 are pre-1920, also colored cancels, fancy cork cancels, some RFD's, RPO's, 70 machine cancels ++, retails over $700, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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53 USA COVERS & CARDS 1855-1940's (a few later), includes an 1855 Philadelphia Blood's penny Post cover, a 1932 airship Akron training flight cover, an 1891 uprated postal card to Germany, 1879 and 1880 letters with contents, illustrated advertising, special delivery, postage due, 5 different SANTA-CLAUSE-IND Christmas cachet covers, a President Bush hand tinted Inauguration cover, 9-11 World Trade Center hand tinted covers ++, retails over $500, F-VF ($75+ US)

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59 USA #65 COVERS 1862-1868, a nice range of shades with many dated covers, strength in Pennsylvania town cancels, a few manuscript cancels, unchecked grilled stamps, postage due, double rates, a few with original contents ++, retails over $400, F-VF ($75+ US)

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70 USA TOWN CANCELS 1839-1899, includes 4 stampless Baltimore 1839-1941 folded letters with paid rates of 16¢, 20¢, 30¢, and 40¢ (worth the estimate alone), also an 1860 paid stampless rate from Annapolis (MD), an 1863 Columbus (IND) #65 franked cover, lots of unchecked Large Banknote Issue covers including good advertising for copper ware and cornice work, 15 covers have the original letter contents, retails over $620, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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8 USA COVERS with CONTENTS 1874-1929, includes advertising for soap, hotels, the Pan-American Exposition, and Italian immigration agent, notary public ++, a few minor faults and stains, retails over $490, F-VF ($75+ US)

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38 USA COVERS 1860-1960's, includes better 1890 rate to INDIA, 1905 registered to HONG-KONG, 1917 to FRANCE, 1922 to MALTA, 1887 and 1939 rates to GERMANY, many duplicate 1961-1962 rates to URUGUAY ++, retails over $340, F-VF ($55+ US)

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35 USA EARLY STAMPED COVERS 1854-1861, includes 8 covers with #11, 11A frankings plus 23 covers with #25, 25A, 26, 26A frankings, all unchecked for re-entry varieties, lots of nice cancels, a few manuscript cancels, 4 are Nesbitt 3¢ stationery envelopes, some mixed condition, retails over $300, F-VF ($55+ US)

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13 USA 3¢ WASHINGTON COVERS 1852-1862, includes 2 covers with #11A, a #11 franking, a #10A franking, one cover with an 1852 BOSTON-US-EXPRESS cancel (cat $210 alone), also 6 unchecked #26-26A covers noting one with an 1862 embossed eagle and crest patriotic, also an embossed hotel cameo advertising cover, a short paid double rate cover with the original letter enclosed, lot includes 3 unchecked Nesbitt stationery covers, retails over $400, F-VF ($55+ US)

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12 USA COVERS 1864-1894, all better noting most with fancy cork cancels, 4 have #65 frankings, a #113 franked New York carrier delivered drop letter (cat $140 alone), also illustrated advertising, an 1871 cover with original letter on fancy letterhead enclosed ++, retails over $340, F-VF ($55+ US)

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18 USA ILLUSTRATED COVERS & CARDS 1868-1950's, includes advertising for banks, bed springs, opera house, Wells-Fargo Express, roofing nails, hotels ++, 3 are legal size, retails over $300, F-VF ($55+ US)

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