1828-67 Prestamp and stampless entire letters and covers, various town handstamps or manuscript endorsements, 5c, 10c or 3c rate handstamps, ship handstamps, embossed ladies envelopes, letters from Cuba and Guadeloupe, transatlantic, U.S Express Mail (2) and N.Y & Philadelphia R.R datestamps, etc, most fine. (97).

1851-1904 Mint and used selection, values to 90c, very mixed quality but some fine including 1869 12c, 15c and 24c used (also 30c, small faults), etc. (145).

1861-64 U.S Patriotic envelopes unused, most very fine. (11).

1883-1976 Covers and cards on pages, various unusual cancels on the 1883 issue, 1898 Trans Mississippi 5c and 10c single frankings, Special Delivery mail, registered, postage dues, etc. (133).

1930 (Apr 19) Cover from Washington D.C carried on the round flight between Lakehurst and Friedrichshafen, with the Round Flight and South American flight cachets, franked by Air 5c and Graf Zeppelin $1.30, the First Day of Issue of this Zeppelin stamp, backstamped at Friedrichshafen (June 6) and New York (June 18). A fine and scarce First Day Cover. S.64. Photo on Page 246. (Image1)

Postal Stationery. 1853-1994 Used and unused envelopes, wrappers, postcards and reply cards in ten albums, nineteenth century issues to the 30c value, 1870-71 3c Specimens (4), stamp essays (8), some fancy and territorial postmarks, advertising envelopes, a few albino stamp errors, etc. An interesting collection, a large proportion prewar. (1,000+).

U.S Possessions - Postal Stationery. 1884-1915 Used and unused postal stationery from Philippines (40), Cuba (3) or Hawaii (11), including Philippines U16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 34 fine unused (500 of each issued), etc. (54).

Locals and Carriers. c.1848-83 Covers (2) and stamps (78) including Boyds City Express 2c (Scott 20L7) on cover to Philadelphia cancelled by red New York 5cts c.d.s, entire letter to Boston with Hale & Co 6c blue (75L7, cut square, crossed by pressed file fold) cancelled red "PAID", Swarts Dispatch 2c red mint sheet of 25 (136L4), also forgeries, reprints, etc. (82).

International Reply coupons. 1913-88 Coupons including first type 6c (2) or 9c (2), second type 9c, 15c on 13c (3) or 15c (4), third type 22c, 26c on 22c (23) or 42c on 26c on 22c (2), fourth type 26c (3), 42c on 26c (41), 42c (2), 65c (5), 80c (2) or 95c (2), an interesting lot with many surcharge types. (93).