1856 DANBURY-CONN to VINCENNES-IND, #11 franked cover dated APR15'1856 and addressed to VINCENNES where the addressee was unknown to postal clerks, the letter was advertised in the local newspaper and eventually delivered, note a major recut slip on the stamp left border, original interesting letter enclosed, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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185(5) KEYSTONE LIFE INSURANCE, HARRISBURGH-PA, patriotic illustrated adv showing the company logo and American flags, on #11 franked cover from HARRISBURGH on FEB3'185(5) and addressed to PALMYRA-PA, scarce early pre-war patriotic and VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1858 NEW-HAVEN-CONN DROP LETTER, #24 type-Va plate-5 on cover dated FEB1'1858, top perfs are scissor cut, a scarce stamp on cover cat $400, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1859 EUGENE-OREG to NORTH-SHELBURN-VT, #35 type-V pays the 10¢ over 3000 mile rate, tied on cover with the old EUGENE-OT territorial hand stamp dated APR9'1859, the earliest reported date for #35, VF ($375+ US) (Image)

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1861 PHILADELPHIA CARRIER DESPATCH DROP LETTER, cover with PHILA.U.S.P.O.DESPATCH mail pickup at 8:00 AM on OCT12'1861 with 1¢ fee paid in cash for delivery to the PHILADELPHIA main post office, very early second month use of #63 pays the 1¢ drop letter rate, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1868 HIBBEN TEA & TOBACCO, CHICAGO, fancy adv logo on F-grilled #93 franked cover, pays the unsealed printed matter 2¢ rate from CHICAGO to MILWAUKEE-WIS with a manuscript receiver DEC29'1868, much scarcer than the 2¢ drop letter rate, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1862 PHILADELPHIA CARRIER DESPATCH LETTER, #63 pays the 1¢ carrier pickup fee from the RED LION HOTEL with a U.S.PENNY MAIL PHILADELPHIA carrier h/s dated MAY15'1862, delivered to the PHILADELPHIA main post office the same day, #65 pays the 3¢ onward letter rate to HARVARD-NY, slight cover reduction RHS and minor perf faults on the 1¢ stamp, scarce and F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1863 UNION SEWING MACHINES, BEDFORD-ME, overall red illustrated adv with matching enclosures on #65 franked cover dated SEP3'1863 and addressed to WEST-YORKSHIRE-NY, F-VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1864 DANVILLE-CONN CIVIL WAR RELATED, #64b franked home-made cover from a turned invoice, dated MAR26'1864 and addressed to Colonel H. Ent who was commander of the 6th regiment P.R.C. in WASHINGTON-DC, Private A. B. Ott of Company-E was the writer's son who died of illness and the father complains of the poor medical treatment he had received in a lengthy 5 page letter, a great Civil War item with a scarce rose-pink stamp franking, F-VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1864 SOLDIER'S LETTER, a #65 franked cover from NEW-MADRID-MO on JUL4'1864 and addressed to JACKSONVILLE-ILL, interesting lengthy letter enclosed, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1869 LOUISVILLE-OHIO to FRANCE, F-grill #96 on cover dated SEP4'1869 and addressed to AUDINCOURT-FRANCE, routing via rail to NEW-YORK on SEP 11 + Lloyd packet SS AMERICA to SOUTHAMPTON on SEP 22 + coastal packet to CALAIS on SEP 24 + train to AUDINCOURT with arrival SEP 25, the cover was turned by the addressee and used as a legal contract with the document tax paid by a 50fr revenue stamp, great routing and interesting re-use, F-VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1863 SPRINGFIELD-MASS to ENGLAND, #78b pays the 24¢ treaty rate on cover dated OCT9'1863 and addressed to LONDON, routing via NEW-YORK on OCT 10 + American Lloyd packet SS AMERICA arriving at SOUTHAMPTON on SEP 22 + same day delivery to LONDON, the stamp is not clearly tied and must be sold as-is, Scott cat is $450 for the stamp alone, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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