Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

Envelope with strikingly ornate large oval corner card, featuring a globe flanked by cherubs, eagle, and 8-pointed star design. Light bump at top, no contents. Delivered locally, to “J. S. Mason” with no city indicated. Not post office delivered. Listed as #203 in the ASCC.

Embossed design on envelope featuring an eagle in clouds with 13 stars overhead and lightning bolt design. Enclosure from the American Telegraph Company announcing "Having Lines EXTENDING FROM HALIFAX TO NEW-ORLEANS, And connecting with other Lines to all parts of the United States and British Provinces." Not posted.

Blue embossed seal of the American Telegraph Company featuring an eagle in clouds with 13 stars overhead and lightning bolt design, inscribed "PRINTING AND MORSE LINES, TRAVELLER BUILDING, 31 STATE ST. BOSTON." Addressed to W.C. Gregg, not post office delivered. The cover with a horizontal crease through the cameo.

The stamp with some toned perfs and the cover with most of the backflap missing.

Baltimore Office: Sun Iron Building, Cor. Baltimore & South Sts

This envelope carried a message across town in 1857 and an answer was inserted in if necessary. New office in Baltimore changed from Lombard & Gay Streets to a more public location of the Sun/New Iron Building.

Reverse "S" and "N" in "LEWISTON"

Washington D.C. 1864 double circle datestamp, with Bellvue, Ohio Double circle datestamp. Forwarded and readdressed to Medina, Ohio.