PRE-CANCELS: A small collection of approx 200 pre cancels on album leaves. Also a few other odd back-of-the-book items including a 5c 'Postage Currency' note. Useful lot. (c250 items in total) (Start Price = £35.20)

LOCAL ISSUES: 5c blue, 5c black plus UNISSUED 5c brown 'Pomeroy's Letter Express' local issue on thin bond paper, all fine unused. (Scott 117L3/4) (Start Price = £16.00)

Cover franked with 1845 2c black on green 'BOYD'S CITY EXPRESS' issue (Scott #20L4, ragged at top from being torn from sheet) cancelled by small black cancel and tied by NEW YORK 5 CTS cds in red. Addressed to BILLERICA, MASS. Original letter enclosed. Scarce. (Start Price = £80.00) (Image)

Folded letter from NEW YORK, addressed locally with 'STEAM BOAT' marking in red on front and '10' rate handstamp also in red. Some filing creases. (Start Price = £16.00)

Folded letter with 'U.S. STATES' arch marking in red with fine strike of FARMINGTON Iowa cds in red alongside. Addressed to DERBY LINE, VT. Rated '5' in manuscript. (Start Price = £16.00)

A two volume mainly used collection in fine New Age albums. A few poor to fine earlies to 24c (2 -fu), Colunbians to 10c, Pan Am vals to 10c, then a general range with few complete sets right through to 1999, a few unmounted mint sets in 1970's period. Just a lot of very nice stamps, with every page having a space for each (simplified) issue & numbered by SG nos. A really fun lot with scope for advancement (2800+).VERY HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £105.60)

Jefferson 5c red-brown (T.I) with unlisted variety - double perforation at right, vfu with Zanini certificate (1979). Most attractive appearance. [US5] (Start Price = £199.20) (Image)

12c black plate I, good colour and perfs, on a piece with 1858 cds. [US5] (Start Price = £49.60) (Image)

INTACT, ORIGINAL 'OLD-TIME' COLLECTION, on old printed pages. All used. Starts with few early types. 1861-6 3c, 12c, 15c. 1869 Small square types 10c, 12c, 1870-3 vals. to 10c, 15c, 30c, 90c (faults). 1882, 5c, 1887-8 vals. to 90c (faults). 1890-3 vals. to 15c. 1894-5 vals. 1893 Columbus vals. to 10c. 1902-3 to 10c, 15c plus some later ranges. Then 1873 Envelope front bearing 6c. Etc. Some faults, but a useful original lot. (105) (Start Price = £120.00)

Washington 12c Black.Neat near-full c.d.s.Tiny pen-mark in left margin. (Start Price = £32.00)

12c grey black 'Washington' issue without grill, perf 12, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 65, Cat £120) (Start Price = £48.00)

COLLECTION on leaves with stamps contained in Hawid-Type mounts. Starts with couple of Confed.State issues. Then regular issues start with 1861 vals. To 24c, 1869 square types 2c & 3c, 1870 vals.to 30c Black & 30c Brown, 1875 Taylor 5c x 2, 1882 to 5c, 1890 to 30c Jefferson, 1893 Columbus to 15c, 1894 to 30c Jefferson, 1898 Omaha to 10c, 1901 Buffalo to 8c & 10c, 1902 series to 50c, 1904 Louisiana set, 1907 Jametown set. Then continues onwards to 1937 with fair degree of completeness, inc. 1910 to $2, 1912 Panama set, 1920 Landing set, 1918 Airmail 16c, 1923-4 Air 16c, 1922 to $2, Coils, etc. Then Souvenir sheets, Pre-cancels, Special Dly., Parcel Posta to $1, etc. Majority are F.U. Some Mint or U.M. Few earlies wirh small faults otherwise generally clean.(some 100's) [US1] (Start Price = £462.40)

USA collection of mint and used in a fine hingeless Marini album. A bit sparse in places but with some better earlies then a fair degree of completion in used from 1940's - 1960's. Few 100's. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £80.00)

Cover with original letter datelined 'Fairfield, March 23rd 1862' franked with 1861 3c rose red (SG 62b) tied dumb cork cancel with BROOKVILLE IND cds alongside. Addressed to CURRYSVILLE, INDIANA. Letter mentions Captain Hanna (possibly the father) being killed in a battle at Fort Donaldson. (Start Price = £40.00)

Washington 24c grey well centred very fine used, Scott 78b [US6] (Start Price = £67.20)

3c pink on buff postal stationery envelope (H&G B50) used with ATLANTA GA 'Star in Circle' duplex cds in blue. Addressed to CARTERSVILLE. (Start Price = £16.00)

Presidential issue 12c deep purple, corner crease, fu. [US10] (Start Price = £32.00)

Stanton 7c deep vermilion with grill used, straight edge right, faint corner crease [US3] (Start Price = £53.60)

3c vermilion 'Dept of the Interior' OFFICIAL issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint copy. (SG O196) [US3] (Start Price = £24.00)

10c yellow brown and 12c yellow brown 'Treasury' official issue, both fine lightly used. (SG O255/6, Cat £22) (Start Price = £8.00)

Jackson 2c vermilion fresh mint slightly off centre [US5] (Start Price = £28.00)

1c black on buff postal stationery card (H&G 4) used with 'Maltese Cross' cancel and fine strike of OSWEGO N.Y. cds alongside. Addressed locally to TROY, N.Y. with 'CARRIER' cds on front. (Start Price = £12.00)

1c black on buff postal stationery card (H&G 6) used with 'Star in Circle' cancel in purple with WESTFIELD cds in blue alongside. Addressed to within WISCONSIN. (Start Price = £16.00)

Cover franked with 1879 3c green (SG 186) tied by 'Target' cancel with fine strike of FELCHVILLE VT cds in dull purple alongside. Addressed to VERMONT. (Start Price = £16.00)

Cover franked with 1882 5c grey brown (SG 211b) tied by WASHINGTON D.C. cds dated JUN 12 1885. Addressed to UK with arrival marks dated JUN 22 & JUN 24 on front & reverse. The cover has then been forwarded to TURKEY with three line 'CARE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSUL SMYRNA, TURKEY' marking in purple on front and oval 'UNITED STATES DESPATCH AGENT B.F. STEVENS LONDON' forwarding agents cachet dated 24 JUN 1885 alongside. SMYRNA arrival cds dated JUL 1 1885 on reverse. Original letters enclosed. Very unusual. (Start Price = £80.00) (Image)