1859/63, 2 c. black on grayish, nice margins, lightly cancelled by red grid, vf, certificate HPS (1985) (Scott 16)

"STMR. W.G.HALL. HAWAIIAN MAIL SERVICE MAY 18 1886", clear violet handstamp on envelope 2 c. rose (with dotted lines) to Honolulu with frontside arrival mark. A scarce steamship datestamp

"Forwarded by the Pacific Navigation Co. (Limited) Honolulu, H.I." red double-line circle on envelope 5c. blue, cancelled by target with adjacent "HONOLULU HAWAII JUL31" to California with arrival mark. Little roughly opened and small toned area at upper left.

1884/99 (ca.), 11 gebrauchte Ganzsachen, zwei mit Zufrankatur, diverse Stempel

1852, entire letter (carried privately or within another letter) from Detroit to Germany with decorative printed letter head with panorama of Detroit. 

1857, letter sheet with part contens from New York via Marseille to Hongkong with London transit mark of March 7 and arrival mark of April 29

1914, "SPECIMEN BOOK / POSTAGE STAMP INKS / Bureau of Engraving and Printing / 1914", small booklet with 18 bank note like pages with portrait of President Jackson, indicating on the left sides denominations from 1 c. to 1$ 'ordinary', 'Special delivery' and 'Postage due'. A rare item.

1901, Special delivery 10 c. (straight edge) with 1899/1901, 1 c. (3) and 8 c. on postal stationery envelope 2 c. as registered cover to Germany, vf

1847/1900 (ca.), überwiegend gestempelte Partie ab Mi.-Nr. 1 auf Steckkarten, dabei viel interessantes und besseres Material, 90 C.-Werte, 19v (Attest P.F.), 32I, 33-34, Grills, Fancy Cancels sowie etwas Gebiete mit schönem Teil Hawaii

1847/1966, ungebrauchte, postfrische und gestempelte Sammlung ab den ersten Ausgaben, dabei u.a. 'Pictorial issue' 24-90 C. gestempelt, Columbus 1-5$ sowie Mi.-Nr. 88 gestempelt, viele bessere Werte, unterschiedliche Erhaltung, in einem Album

1862/1965, Partie von ca. 34 Briefen, dabei eine Ganzsache gelaufen nach Irland und frankiert mit 7x Mi.-Nr. 4 und ein Brief nach Melbourne mit interessanter Frankatur, sowie postfrische Duck-Hunting Marken

1938/2000 (ca.), gestempelter und postfrischer Bestand in drei Lagerbüchern und einem Ringbinder, dabei viele postfrische Ausgaben mit zahlreichen Markenheftchen und Blocks/Kleinbogen der 90er-Jahre, teils noch in ungeöffneten Abolieferungen mit entsprechendem Nominalwert, saubere Erhaltung

1860/1900 (ca.), etwa 60 Briefe, Karten und meist Ganzsachen mit einer Reihe besserer Stücke, dabei Western express, Lokalpost, Patriotic Covers, etc, interessante Partie

1873/1990 (c.) rund 800 Ganzsachen, dabei Reco, Zusatzfrankaturen etc., dabei auch einige Briefe

1861/63, ungebrauchte und gestempelte kleine Partie, dabei u.a. Mi.-Nr. 2,3,5 und 9(2)

1863, TEN CENTS blue, full to large margins, tied by seven bars enclosed grid of the army of Tennessee to cover to Alabama, vf, certificate Jakubek BPP (1992) (Scott 9)

1863, TEN CENTS milky blue, full to large margins, tied by cds. "POLLARD ALA. DEC....." to cover to Greenville, vf, certificate PF (2022)) (Scott 9a)

1857, Franklin 1c. blue single and Washington 3c. rose strip of three tied by cds. "SAN FRANCISCO MAY 21 1861" to cover to Bremen, 1c. straight edge at left, sent between the end of the Butterfield route and the start of the Central Overland Route beginning on July 1st of 1861, fine and attractive

1861/67, 2 c. black with New York foreign mail cancel on "CIRCULAR" with adjacent red "½" and blue "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO" to Bremen. The entire with small tear at right, otherwise fine and fresh

1867/68, 2c black, Z. Grill., very nice well-defined grill, used with segmented cork cancel, fresh and fine, certificate P.F. (Scott 85B)

5c. brown and Franklin 30c. orange, neatly tied by cork cancel to double-weight registered envelope endorsed "pr Bremen Steamer" via New York with "NEW-YORK REGISTERED DEC 5 1867" applied to Eichelsachsen, where the recipient had to pay "4" delivery fee, a fine and very rare registered letter

1861, Jefferson 5c. olive yellow, nice fresh colour and good perforation, neatly cancelled by "PAID" in grid cancel, very fine and most attractive. A rare stamp, certificate PF (2022) (Scott 67b)

1861/67, 5 c. red-brown, horizontal strip of 3 with the right stamp being a straddle-pane single showing a small portion of the stamp from the adjacent pane, tied by cork cancel and faind  red "N.York PAID..." to cover to Germany with adjacent "AMERIKA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO". A scarce variety. (Scott 76 var.)

1861 – 66, 5 c. brown, cancelled by central clear strike of New York City horse's head fancy cancel, very fine and scarce, certificate P.F. (2020) (Scott 76)

1868, Washington 10c. green and horizontal pair, Lincoln 15c. black with mute ring cancel and adjacent cds. "NEW YORK" and matching "10" in circle on orange buff double-weight cover to Trondheim Norway, endorsed "via Hamburg or Bremen paid" at bottom left, carried by the "New York" of the NDL from New York to Bremen arriving on Feb. 19th. with boxed "BREMEN 16/2 68 FRANCO" and matching, since the letter was treated as a double-weight letter, "Weiterfr. 4 Sgr." applied. 10c. adhesive applied over edge. Small tear beneath adhesives. An exceptionally rare and attractive 1861 issue franking prepaying the rare North German Union Direct Mail rate to Norway, perhaps the only known double-weight cover