1847 5c Brown in pair tied by two red circular grids on folded cover from New York to Toronto, NEW YORK MAR 31 red despatch cds and QUEESTON U.C. APR 2 1848 cds alongside, reverse bears TORONTO U.C. AP 1848 arrival backstamp, a fine classic cover to Canada, cert. Sismondo (Image)

1847 10c Black with good margins all around, tied by red circular ST-LOUIS/Mo NOV 10 cds on folded entire to Philadelphia, very fine (Image)

1847 10c Black with clear to large margins, tied by red grid on folded cover from New York to Galveston, Mass., red NEW YORK despatch cds alongside, cert. Brettl (Image)

1851-57 3c Dull red, type II, tied by blue BELCHERTOWN (MA) cds on Valentine's envelope to Grafton (MA), the 3c is cut into at bottom, envelope with spectacular embossing (Image)

1857-61 5c Brown (type I) and 10c green (type II) tied by circular PAID on folded cover to Salins/France, BOSTON MR21 desptach cds, various French arrival markings, both adhesives with left margins, very fine (Image)

1857-61 12c Black, two singles tied by BROOKLYN JUN 15 cds on transatlantic cover England, red AMERICA JU 27 1858 LIVERPOOL entry cds alongside together with red "19", reverse bears BOSTON BR. PAKT and arrival cds, a scarce and attractive classic cover (Scott $900) (Image)

1867 Envelope from Salem Massachussets sent to ZANZIBAR bearing 30c in combination with 1866 15c black scott 71. 77 (scissor separated at sides) paying the 45c British mail rate via Marseilles tied by a circle of arrows cork cancels with matching "Salem Mass. Oct. 18" origin cds alongside, printed "Via Marseilles" routing endorsement and in care of "Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Aden, Arabia". red "24" credit handstamp with "Aden Steamer" transit date-stamp on reverse and London transit cds, red crayon "1" British credit and Aden backstamp; cover slightly reduced at right, an attractive and Rare usage to Zanzibar from the Goodhue correspondence, very fine and rare, cert. Philatelic Foundation (2010) (Image)

1869 Pictorial complete used set of 10 values, the 15C is type II, generally well centred, strong colours and a fine and scarce set (Scott $3'551) (Image)

1869 15c Blue & Brown, type I, tied by cork cancellation and red New York Paid c.d.s. of 5 June 1869 on envelope Paris, blue arrival of 17 June, portions of backflap missing, fine appearance (Image)

1893 Columbus PLATE PROOFS on plain white card, the complete set of 16 values, all in issued colours, fresh and strong colours, very fine (Image)

5$ black, mint hinge traces (hinge taken off), reperf. (at right) and some perf. holes redone, rare, Scott US$ 2300, Yvert classics 1910 E 3000 (Image)

POST-CLASSIC PERIOD MAJOR USA RARITY 1914 COMPOUND PERFORATION 5c Blue, perf. 12X10, fresh deep shade and lightly cancelled, natural straight edge at top (top of the sheet), fine with just vertical crease and two small tone spots mentioned for accuracy, of little significance for this great US rarity of which only 25 used examples are recorded, all used. cert. PSE and PF (Scott $20'000) An extremely rare stamp, missing in most of the even very advanced collections. (Image)

1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom marginal example, only lightly hinged, fresh deep shade, EXTREMELY FINE and rare, grade 95, cert. PSE and PF (Scott $1'850) (Image)

1845 5c black in pair tied by red PAID postmark to cover from New York to Palmyra, very fine (Image)

1898 Envelope from Great Britain to a Sargent in the US Army at Batter G, Ardmore, Indian Territory, but MISSENT TO INDIA, reverse with Dead Letter Office Bombay, Kirkee cds (on four different dates), returned to the UK and finally sent to Ardmore, with postman note attached (tied by bs on reverse) with ms "This letter would appear to be intended for a soldier of the UNited States Army, with further "Not in 1st", "Not in 11th", "Not in 29th", etc., finally sent to Fort Point in Galveston, Texas, minor faults as to be expected from such a well travelled cover! (Image)