1799-1860 Entire letters, entires and covers, mostly from or to Philadelphia, including circular "PHI" datestamps (7), red octagonal framed "PHILA / 5 Cts / PAID" on letters to Europe (2) and other transatlantic letters (5), cover with "Bloods One Cent Despatch" local stamp, etc. (45).

1847-1960 Used collection in a Schaubek album including 1847 5c (three margins) and a reasonable range of other classic issues to the 90c, condition very mixed but including fine 1893 Columbus 50c, 1895 50c and $1, 1902-03 set to $5, also Columbus $2 with small thin but good appearance, etc. (100s).

Machine Cancels. 1892-1938 (mainly pre 1920) Covers and cards (440) with various machine cancels including many flag types, also many pieces and a few fronts, and a few more recent covers damaged by the cancelling or sorting machine, some advertising envelopes noted. (450+).

British Guiana / West Indies. 1927-46 Covers including 1929 first flights from British Guiana to Paramaribo, Miami (2) or Trinidad (2), or Miami to British Guiana (2), Trinidad to San Juan, St. Lucia to San Juan, Miami to St. Lucia and onto San Domingo, also 1944 B.W.I Airways Ltd first flight from Barbados to Jamaica, 1946 Pan Am test letter from New York to British Guiana reposted back to New York, etc. (16).

Bermuda. 1939 Covers comprising May 25th France to Bermuda first flight, pilot signed; May 30th G.B to Bermuda P.A.A first flight by the southern route and June 9th return flight (3, one to South Africa); June 21st Bermuda to G.B P.A.A first flight by the northern route (addressed to South Africa); August 5th Bermuda to G.B Imperial Airways northern route first flights from Montreal to Bermuda or Bermuda to G.B, etc. A good lot with some very scarce first flight covers. (13).

British South American Airways. 1946-49 Covers, photos and ephemera, the interesting collection comprising photographs of aircraft (47); covers from G.B, Argentina (22), Chile (3), Jamaica or Uruguay (6); and ephemera with unused air letter, luggage labels (6), air travellers dictionary, route map, leaflets giving fares, freight rates or time-tables (9), also books on the airline or its philately by S. & I. Otterway or R. Beith. An interesting lot. (100).