UNITED STATES - Germany: 1852 cover from RHINEBECK/N.Y., with PAID "29" cent prepayment for the single weight letter rate to Württemberg under the US-Bremen Convention. Front shows red New York PAID ALL handstamp and red manuscript "7" cent credit, red AMERICA / EBER BREMEN marking, plus "Fr 2 5 / 12" Sgr credit marking. Reverse bears red NEW YORK transit, DEUTZ-MINDEN railway cds., plus blue WAIBLINGEN arrival cds. A Very Fine and rare transatlantic cover. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES. 1861 Patriotic cover franked with 3 cent rose 1861 issue (Sc 65), prepaying the single weight letter rate to Pennsylvania. Stamp tied by barred circle cancel and LOGANSPORT/Ind datestamp. A very fine and colorful patriotic cover with Liberty and THE WAR FOR THE UNION design. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES. c.1862 Patriotic cover franked with 3 cent rose 1861 issue (Sc 65), prepaying the single weight letter rate to Vermont, and tied by WASHINGTON/DC datestamp. A very fine and colorful patriotic cover with MAJ. GEN. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN design. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1862 Patriotic illustrated cover bearing 3c perforated Washington, tied by Elizabeth town NY cds. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1862 Patriotic Constitution illustrated cover prepaid 3c postage in manuscript alongside DERBY CHURCH PA cds. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1862 Patriotic illustrated cover bearing 3c perforated Washington. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES. 1862 Patriotic cover franked with 3 cent rose 1861 issue (Sc 65), prepaying the single weight letter rate to Maine, and tied by 9-bar cancel with AUGUSTA/ME datestamp alongside. A very fine patriotic cover showing all-over State of Maine/EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT design (unlisted) with State Seal vignette. (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1862 Indiana military patriotic illustrated cover bearing 3c perforated Washington, tied by LOUISVILLE duplex. (Photo) (Image)

1862 Newburyport MS to Canada with arrival cds, showing arc U. States (Image)

UNITED STATES - Switzerland: 1862 envelope sent from Philadelphia to Geneva per steamer Persia franked with 30c orange Franklin, tied by grid killer in association with red PAID illegible cds, alongside boxed P.D. and French Calais entry mark , reverse shows arrival. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES - France: 1868 use of 3c stationery envelope, uprated with 2c black (E grill), pair 3c rose (E grill), 10c green, and 24c grey violet, prepaying the triple weight letter rate to France. Stamps tied by circle-of-squares killer, with WACO / TEX departure cds. alongside. Front shows partial red NEW YORK / PAID transit cds. with "36" cent credit, red boxed "PD" handstamp, plus red octagonal ETATS-UNIS / PAQ.FR.H c.d.s.'s of the French paquebot St. Laurent. A scarce four-color, mixed-issue franking on a transatlantic cover to France. Scott No. U58, 68, 70b, 87, 88. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1864-65 Wells Fargo Express, Sacramento, CA Light Green shaded add cnld by blue Sacramento oval (Leutzinger 11-9) on U58/UPss 125 (Haller E frank Up at L) stationery envelope, of J.C.Meussdorffer & Hat Material - San Francisco (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES: 1864-65 Wells Fargo Express, Sacramento, CA darker Tan shaded add cnld by blue Sacramento oval (Leutzinger 11-9) on U58/UPss 125 (Haller E frank Up at L) stationery envelope, of J.C.Meussdorffer & Hat Material - San Francisco (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES-SCOTLAND. 1869 Cover franked with pair 12 cent green 1869 issue (Sc 117), prepaying the double weight Treaty rate to the United Kingdom. Stamps tied by NEW ORLEANS duplex cancels, and front shows red NEW YORK/PAID ALL and PAID/LIVERPOOL/U.S. PACKET transits. Reverse bears HARWICK arrival cds. Despite minor envelope faults, a scarce transatlantic double rate cover with 1869 issue franking. (Image)

UNITED STATES - France, 1872 cover, franked with pair 2c red-brown Banknotes issue, tied by BOSTON cds and cork handstamp. Front shows blue SHORT PAID handstamp (with additional strike on reverse), GB/40c accountancy marking, ANGL./AMB.CALAIS French entry, plus "10" decime postage due handstamp, while reverse bears red LONDON transit. A Very Fine and scarce example of the 4c British Open Mail rate to France sent during the non-Treaty period. Sc. 146. Photo (Image)

UNITED STATES - Germany: 1874 Use of 1 cent postal card, uprated with 1 cent ultramarine Continental Bank Note issue (Sc 156 straight edge,UX1), prepaying the 2 cent post card rate to Germany under the US-North German Union Convention, and all tied by segmented cork cancels. Front shows red BOSTON/PAID ALL DIRECT datestamp plus German arrival cds. A very fine and scarce example of a pre-GPU postal card to a foreign destination. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES, ca 1875 use of 3 cent green Plimpton postal stationery envelope, with red "Bates & Coates" advertising collar, cancelled by PHILADELPHIA / PA duplex with segmented cork killer. A Very Fine and rare use of this colorful ad envelope. Scott No. U163. ex Barkhausen coll. (Image)

UNITED STATES - Germany : 1879 Jackson 2c vermilion on a cover - printed sample sent by closed mail to Forchheim, canceled by Cincinati "7" in blue, arrival on reverse. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES, ca. 1880 Wells Fargo advertising cover to San Jose, California, a 3c Postal Stationery entire cancelled by blue R.P.O. duplex cancel (possibly Reno & Minden), with Elko, Nevada commission merchant's allover advertisement plus Wells Fargo frank at left, Very Fine, a very scarce Wells Fargo cover with colorful advertisement, of exceptional quality. Scott No. U159 (Photo) (Image)

with full contents, a long letter in old German (Image)

As per photo... further information provided on request. (Image)

UNITED STATES - Mexico : 1882 issue 5c brown Garfield on a cover to Durango tied by mute cancellation and San Francisco cds. (Photo) (Image)

UNITED STATES, Postal Stationery, 1884, 2c brown, die 1, a series of FIVE unused envelopes, each showing a different color of "The Mutual Life Ins. Company of New York" advertising collar. A Very Fine and scarce collection of these colorful ad envelopes. Scott No. U277. (Image)

UNITED STATES - Hawaii: 1886 use of 1 cent postal card, uprated with 2 cent brown and 4 cent green bank note issues (Sc UX8,210,211), overpaying the UPU letter rate to Hawaii, and all tied by NEW YORK duplex cancels. Front shows SAN FRANCISCO transit and reverse bears HONOLULU arrival datestamp. A very fine and scarce postal card on exhibition page, with sailing data. (Photo) (Image)

1. United States – France: 1898 Treasury Department official newspaper Wrapper, bearing 1c Columbian Exposition issue, tied by Washington D.C. oval handstamp, sent to U.S. Consulate at Niece-France. Arrival on reverse. Scarce single overseas usage of this stamp. (Image)