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1866, CHINA: Lincoln 15c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by grid to envelope with cds. "SALEM NOV 6" alongside to Zanzibar, endorsed "via Marseilles" and "care Adumally Sultanally, Esq., Merchant, Bombay", red "BOSTON BR. PKT. 7 NOV 40" credit handstamp and crayon "1" British colonial credit alongside, reverse with transit "BOMBAY DE 24", a fine and scarce entire. Albert P. Goodhue, the recipient of this cover, was a ship chandler and businessman from Salem, Massachusetts, who likely had a connection to Benjamin Goodhue, a commercial merchant and politician from the same area. Benjamin served in the state senate and later as a representative in the first U.S. congress, and played a significant role in shaping the country's revenue laws. His son, Jonathan, was also a successful commercial merchant.
1865, PERSIA: Washington 3. rose and 12c. black and Franklin 30c. orange tied by black target cancels and partly cds. "NEW ORLEANS AUG 26" to folded letter to Tonneins, France with red "NEW YORK ... PAID 36" marking alongside, hardly perceptiblehorizontal fold through adhesives, otherwise fine
1867, JAVA: Washington 3c. rose and 24c. grey tied cds. "BALTIMORE AUG 14 1867" resp. blue target cancel to small envelope to Brussels, Belgium with red "BOSTON BR. PKT 16 AUG 7 PAID" alongside, adhesives with minor imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive entire
1868, AUSTRALASIAN: Washington 24c. grey tied by red quartered cork cancel to folded letter endorsed "p. Australasie Private" to Liverpool with "NEW YORK PAID ALL MAR 11" and red boxed "SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL" alongside, fine and attractive supplemantary mail usage
1868, CHINA: Victoria 1d. red, two singles and 6d. violet with wing margin, tied by duplex "CHARNING-CROSS AU 8 68" to envelope to New York with red "NEW YORK PAID ALL AUG 18" alongside, stamps some imperfections due to being applied at edge, otherwise fine
1868, PALMYRA: Maiden Voyage, Victoria 3d. rose, three vertical pairs, tied by duplex "BELFAST FE 1 68" to folded letter to Boston, vertical fold through one pair and some other minor imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive multiple-franking
1868, RUSSIA: Victoria 10sh. red-brown tied by numeral "466" with adjacent "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL SP 4 68" to registered cover endorsed "per Russia" to Hillsdale, Michigan with red "NEW YORK PAID ALL BR. PKt. SEP 15" alongside, adhesive slightly toned, otherwise fine
1869, JAVA: Pictorial Issue 2c. brown, four singles and horizontal pair tied by large segmented cork cancels to envelope to London, with "PHILA. Direct" cds. and London arrival alongside, considerable cover wear with small hole and tear affecting stamp, cleaned and improved to good appearance, scarce usage of 2c. stamps to prepay the 12c. rate