United States of America: 1851-57 12c. pair, four margins, fine used, tiny crease. S.G. 19, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: 1861-62 1c. blue block of 25, used with cork cancellations, some perf. reinforcement and one or two very minor imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. 60, cat. £900. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: 1869 15c. die I, fine used. S.G. 120, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: 1918 Air set, fine unmounted mint. S.G. A546-548. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: 1930 Zeppelin set, fine used. S.G. A687-689, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: A collection in an album, from 1851 to 1940s, incl. Confederate States, Pony Express, 1870-71 90c. in two distinct shades used, range of later values to $1, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

United States of America: An early to middle period collection on leaves and in a small stockbook, incl. early issues from imperfs., 1893 Columbian Exposition range to $2 used, 1898 Trans-Mississippi to 50c. used, 1901 Buffalo set used, airs, etc., very mixed condition. (100s)

United States of America: A collection in fifteen albums and on leaves, early to modern, incl. range of early issues, pre-cancels, year packs, covers with airmails, postal stationery, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

United States of America: A mainly used collection on leaves, incl. 1861-62 30c. used, 1862-66 15c. (2), 1869 15c. type II, 1893 Columbus 50c., etc., varied condition. (few 100s)

United States of America: Postal History and Covers: 1855 (Apr.) entire letter to Paris franked 1c. vertical strip of three (type II) and 1c. (type IV) tied by bar cancellations or a New Orleans datestamp with a New York British Packet transit datestamp, rated “39” decimes (treble weight) and with London and Paris datestamps on the reverse. Ex Noel and Walske. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: Postal History and Covers: 1856 (Oct.) entire letter (faint file fold) to France franked 5c. red-brown, just into at left, tied by “NEW ORLEANS” datestamps with New York British Packet and Calais transit datestamps and rated “26” (decimes) as a double weight letter. With London, Paris-Bordeaux T.P.O. and Bayonne datestamps on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: Postal History and Covers: 1863 (Aug. 28) entire letter to France franked 12c. and 3c. (straight edge at left) tied by target cancellations with New Orleans, New York and French entry mark “ETATS UNIS/SERV.AM. CALAIS” (American Service) datestamps and a framed “PD” mark, fine. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: Postal History and Covers: 1865 (Apr.) envelope “Per Steamer from New York” and carried on the ‘City of Baltimore’ to Paris franked 3c. tied by cork cancellation with double-ring “OLD POINT COMFORT/VA”, New York debit datestamps “9” and overstruck by an an “18” and Calais transit datestamps, rated “16” decimes and with a circular “30” (double 15c. rate) mark. Paris arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Ex Walske. Photo. (Image1)

United States of America: Postal History and Covers: Naval mail, collection on leaves incl. 1908 picture postcard depicting the Great White Fleet franked 1c. with message describing its arrival, 1909-12 picture postcards franked 1c. tied by “U.S.S/NORTH DAKOTA” or “U.S.S LOUISIANA” duplex, 1918 censored envelope to Pittsburgh franked 3c. tied by “U.S.NAVY” duplex and endorsed ‘U.S.S. Oklahoma’ at top left, 1924 envelope to California franked 2c. tied by “U.S.S./MISSISSIPPI” duplex, 1927 envelope top New York frankled 2c. tied by “U.S.S./VESTAL” duplex, 1940 envelope to Indiana franked 3c. Prexie tied by “U.S.S/HOUSTON” machine cancellation and endorsed as at ‘Pearl Harbour’ at top left, 1941 envelope to San Francisco franked 3c. Prexie tied by Honolulu Navy Yard Cavit P.I. machine cancellation, 1944 6c. airmail envelope to New Zealand uprated 5c. Prexie (9) with circular “PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR” mark etc. (136 items)

United States of America: Airmails: Collection of covers incl. 1935 to Manila, 1935 to San Francisco franked 25c. (2) and 10c. special delivery tied by Honolulu duplexes, 1937 to Manila with double-oval “ATCHISON/KANSAS” marks, 1937 to Hong Kong with San Francisco duplexes, 1937 to Karachi franked 60c. and 8c. meter stamps, 1937 to London franked 25c. tied by Honolulu machine cancellation enclosing Pacific Ocean Transpacific Airmail stationery, 1941 censored to Cairo with two return to sender marks, 1941 to Philippines fwith “RETURN TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED.”, first flights with 1935 Guam-Manila 5c. envelope uprated 20c., 1937 large envelope to Amsterdam franked U.S.A 50c. and 20c. tied New York duplexes with added Netherlands 75c., 15c., 12½c. and 1½c., Brazil 1,000r., 10,000r. and 100r., Straits Settlements with “FIRST FLIGHT/TO ASIA/F.A.M No.14/SAN FRANCISCO to HONG KONG” cachet, 1937 Manila-Macau-Hong Kong cachet, 1940 Los Angeles-New Caledonia, 1941 Honolulu, 1941 Honolulu-Suva, 1942 Honolulu-Canton Island etc., also Foreign Air Mail Route 18 (Southern) North Atlantic Mail with 1940 to Auckland franked Argentina 1p., 50c. and 20c., 1940 to U.S.A. franked Switzerland 65c. and 25c., 1941 censored to San Francisco franked Germany 30pf. and 5pf. with U.S. 5c. postage due pair tied to front, 1941 to Berne franked Colombia 1p., 40c. and 20c. etc. (84 covers)

United States of America: Airmails: A range of 1930s first flight covers, incl. scarcer items, etc. (approx. 75)