Various Better Covers. Over a dozen items including an 1850 stampless folded letter from Valparaiso, Chile, to Maine with "Steam Ship" and "30" postal markings, an 1856 folded letter from Maine to Nova Scotia with 1851 10¢ tied, an 1863 cover (legal size) from Dallas, Oregon, to England underpaid with 1861 10¢ x 6 and still delivered postage due, an 1865 folded letter from San Francisco to England franked with 1861 3¢ and 5¢ x 5 and 10¢ x 2 (double 24¢ rate), an 1865 folded letter from New Orleans to France franked with 1861 5¢ and 10c, a similar folded letter from New York, an 1868 cover to Scotland franked with 1861 24¢, a Civil War union patriotic used from Port Royal, South Carolina, two covers and a postcard franked with 1¢ or 2¢ Parcel Post stamps (the postcard with a 1¢ is a July 1, 1913, first day of use on first class mail), and an 1814 handwritten bill from the postmaster at Albany, New York, for postage due on letters received by Major General George Izard during the War of 1812 (with appended notation showing payment received), Very Fine overall. Estimate $300 - 400. $0