Calais 24 May, 1864 arrival datestamp, matching framed "P.D." Manuscript "Steamer May 11th" and "No. 52"

#68/73/114 tied to cover w/bullseye from South Hadley, Mass (1899 cds) to Erie, France via Greenstrom. New York Paid 6 cds. negative red PD in box. Calais receiving cds (dated 1869).

#68/114/113 tied to front w/bullseye from South Hadley, Mass (dcds) via New York Paid 6(cds) to France w/Calais receiving cds. P.D. in box.

10c Dark Green on 1868 cover from New Haven, CT to Cheltenham, England. Addressed in renowned English novelist, Charles Dickens', hand to famed English actor, and close friend, W. C. MACREADY.

Not only were the two close friends, but Dickens was also godfather for Macready’s son Henry and Macready was godfather to Dickens’s daughter, Kate Macready Dickens.

This cover with seal, addressed in Dicken's hand is postmarked, New Haven, Ct., March 24, 1868 with "By Cunard from New York Wednesday 25 March 1868" in manuscript in upper left hand corner.

The New Haven postmark reveals that this cover was written during Dicken’s second Reading Tour in the US. On Mar 24, 1868, just one date before this letter was postmarked, Dickens performed at Music Hall, New Haven.

The letter that was accompanied by this cover is featured and transcribed in The Letters of Charles Dickens: Volume 12: 1868-1870, and shares of Dicken’s experience traveling in America.

10c Dark Green and 5c Brown with dobule transfer of top frame line, tied with target on 1864 cover to Bordeaux. Black New Orleans cds. Red New York Paid 12 and French cds. Red PD. French receiving marks on reverse. Manuscript "via Steamer."

#69 pair (F.) ms cancelled, on cover to London. ms South Haven NY pmk (ASCC unlisted). New York Am Pkt 3 cds. London receipt stamp. 1864 docket.

12c Black pair tied to a cover to London. Brewster, Mass Oct 9 cds. Red Boston BR. Pkt. 19 Paid 10 Oct cds. Red London 22 Oc 66 receiving stamp. F-VF.

1861 24c Red lilac tied by red Oct 14 Newark, NJ PAID cds on cover to London, England with red New York AM Packet cds and red London 1864 cds.

24c Violet tied to small cover to Belfast, Ireland with black 6 piece pie cork stamp and red Boston BR. PKT 19 PAID cds. Scott unlisted on cover. Belfast receipt stamp, Aug 23 67.

SCV $2,250 Stamp Only - Used (Not on Cover)

1866 15c black, tied to 1867 cover to Pariswith black grid and red 32 mm Andover, Mass (color, size, "MASS" not listed) and 25 mm Boston Am Pkt 3 paid cds. Red boxed PD and red Havre octagon stramps.

PF Certificate States, “ SINGLE TIED BY ”NEW YORK" REGISTRY DOUBLE OVAL CANCEL ON 1878 COVER FRONT TO BERLIN, GERMANY." 

AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT:

“IT IS GENUINE USED TIED TO A LINEN COVER FRONT AND REFOLDED, THE STAMP WITH A DIAGONAL CREASE.”

SCV $5,000 on Cover, $400 Stamp Used

New York REG'Y DIV 1890 CDS

SCV 217 on Cover alone $1,400