BALTIMORE, MD. (1845): 5c black on bluish used on 1846 folded letter to Northampton, NY with pen cancellation, red "BALTIMORE Md./APR/23" cds, red "PAID" h/s and black "due 5" in m/s alongside. A fine stamp with most parts of framelines on a good letter. A SCARCE BUCHANAN STAMP USED ON COVER. P.F. certificate (1998). (Image)

BALTIMORE, MD. (1845): Two handstamped covers to Reading, Pa. from the Mayer correspondence both with the three "James M. Buchanan", "PAID" and "5" in oval handstamps, one (July 14) with the handstamps in blue, the other (May 5) in red, each with belonging Baltimore cds in blue. P.F. certificate for the cover handstamped in red. AN ATTRACTIVE COVER PAIR. (Image)

BRATTLEBORO, VT. (1846): 5c black on buff, Pos. 6, used on piece, large top and bottom margins, full at right and mostly clear of left frameline, beautiful impression on fresh paper, minute spot of frameline scraped at lower left corner and touched up with pencil point - positively trivial and mentioned only for total accuracy - red "PAID" straightline cancel, second strike on large piece with matching "BRATTLEBORO Vt./MAY/12" (1847) circular datestamp. AN EXTREMELY FINE PIECE. AN OUTSTANDING BRATTLEBORO POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL STAMP POSTMARKED ON THE LATEST DATE OF ANY RECORDED EXAMPLE. ONLY A FEW EXIST IN THIS CHOICE QUALITY. Ex Caspary, Jessup and Middendorf. With 1985 P.F. certificate. (Image)

NEW YORK, N.Y. (1845-46): "Washington" 5c horizontal pair on forwarded double-weight letter from Mobile, Ala. to Paris, France via New York and England, written in French on April 29, 1846 and noted (inside) 'via New York; Steamer Great Western'. The fresh and fine pair with almost complete margins signed "ACM" (connected) and tied by blue pen-strokes to this Trans-Atlantic letter forwarded by Collomb & Iselin, New York (oval cachet on back), endorsed "Str. Cambria", alongside with red curved "PAID", red "NEW YORK/14/MAY/10 cts." cds, red rect. framed "COLONIES/& c.ART.13" h/s and French "ANGL. 2 BOULOGNE/31/MAI/46" double-ring d/s, on reverse British "BM/29 MAY 29/1846" transit cds. Letter with patches from blue (cancellation) and black (rate markings) ink. AN ATTRACTIVE AND INTERESTING TRANS-ATLANTIC LETTER WITH A FINE PAIR OF THE NEW YORK POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. (Image)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (1846): 5c gray black, Pos. 2, used on folded letter to Boston, cancelled with red pen 'hook', "PAID", "5" and "PROVIDENCE R.I./FEB/11" cds all in red alongside. A FINE STAMP ON A FINE LETTER FROM THE CLAPP CORRESPONDENCE. P.F. certificate (1980) (Image)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (1846): Complete sheet of 5c (11 stamps) and a se-tenant 10c (Pos. 3), mint with large part original gum, slightly toned gum and with few hinge marks, minor imperfections as trace of central horizontal fold, but still a fine sheet. Signed H. Bloch. (Image)

ST. LOUIS, MO. (1845-46): "Bears" 5c black on greenish, Type III, pos. 5, used with indistinct part strike of red postmark. A fresh and fine stamp with four margins. P.F. certificate (1964) (Image)

ST. LOUIS, MO. (1845-46): "Bears" 10c black on greenish, Type III, used on Feb. 20, 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia, tied by red "ST. LOUIS MO./FEB/21" cds, red h/s "PAID" and manuscript "10" rate alongside. A fresh and fine stamp with four large margins around, letter with the usual horiz. bend. A FINE AND MOST ATTRACTIVE LETTER FRANKED WITH THE 10-CENTS St. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. P.F. certificate (1982) (Image)

ST. LOUIS, MO. (1846): "Bears" 5c black on gray lilac, Type III, Plate II, used with manuscript cancellation. A fresh and fine stamp with large margins around. A MOST ATTRACTIVE AND FINE COPY OF THIS RARITY. P.F. certificate (1974) (Image)

ST. LOUIS, MO. (1846): "Bears" 20c black on gray lilac, Type II, pos. 3, used with pen strokes in black. A fresh and fine stamp with four margins. A MOST ATTRACTIVE AND FINE COPY OF THIS RARITY. P.F. certificate (1987) (Image)