Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

"1859 Circular, Presspring Schonfeld & Co., 20 Dicbre" docketing. Likely meant to be mailed in New York City, but instead carried outside the mails to Vera Cruz and postmarked there. There is no indication that the Mexican post office charged postage. The 2c circular rate was not applicable in Mexico. The cover with a vertical crease.

No postal markings. The cover with red stains and a small piece out at bottom left.

The stamp tied by red Providence R.I. circular datestamp on local drop-rate cover, with docketing at left and back flap missing.

Addressed to Charles A. Whitney in Chicago, Illinois, where the "Advertised" circular datestamp was applied. The right stamp with perfs trimmed away at bottom, the cover soiled with an ink erosion hole.

"NEW YORK NOV.5" postmark. The cover opened roughly at top. The 1c stamp with top perfs torn away.

"SEP 21" Greenfield, Mass datestamp tying the 1861 issue.

The cover with backflap partly separated.

"CHICAGO SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL MAR 20" datestamp addressed to Watertown, NT. The cover without backflap.

Constableville, N.Y. to Friedewald, Germany, August 30, 1858 folded letter. Blue “Constableville N.Y. Aug 30” circular datestamp, with sharp “N. York U.S. Pkt. ‘14’ Sep 4” debit exchange marking. Carried by Vanderbilt Line Ariel from New York Sep. 4 to Bremen, arriving Sep. 22; red “24/9 KrR America über Bremen” transit handstamp, blue crayon “3” rating, and treated as wholly unpaid due to underpayment of the 22c Bremen-Hamburg rate. Reverse with Cassel, Hersfeld, and Friedewald Sep. 23 arrival markings.

"New Orleans, LA. APRIL 1" (1861) postmark, with "4" handstamp for 4 reales due, carried outside the mails to New Orleans during the Confederate States Period, making this an After-Succession Foreign letter. Forwarding agent handstamp on reverse.

Horizontal pair tied by black grids and red Philadelphia "19 Paid" exchange datestamp (Jun 3) on 1858 cover to Great Malvern, England, endorsed "Per Steamer" at top, carried by Cunard Line Africa from New York to Liverpool, with London transit and Great Malvern arrival backstamp, addressed to Rebecca B. Cope. Stamps show a few scissor-cut perforations, otherwise Very Fine.

Printed prices current circular dated Mar. 15th 1862 from Hersey, Fletcher & Co. Two Portland circular datestamps.

The cover addressed to Galveston, Texas, with contents. Manuscript "4" and faint Galveston handstamp on reverse.

Stamps tied on cover dated February 20, 1864. One stamp shows the “Dot in N” plating mark and both stamps noted with one short perf at top.

Two singles with manuscript cancels and manuscript "Otter Creek, Wis. Nov 23" postmark on cover addressed to Alfred, NY. Sent as first-class postage with one stamp which has fallen off cover.

The letter was received at Alfred Center and brought to Alfred.

"NEW YORK JAN. 23" double-circle postmark, addressed to Dorchester, Mass.

Blue "SAVAHNNAH, GA. NOV. 15" postmark on front, with a blue Savannah British Consulate handstamp on reverse. The stamp with toned perfs.

Rated for prepayment of the 1c carrier fee to-the-mails plus 3c per 1/2 oz. postage. Likely a double-weight letter that was short paid and marked "Due 6" in manuscript to account for the 3c deficiency plus a 3c fine, in accordance with postal regulations effective from July 1, 1863, to May 1, 1865.

Two strikes of Philadelphia Pa Jun 12 1861 circular datestamp, addressed to Bristol, Pa. Rated to prepay the 1c to the mail carrier fee plus 3c postage. U.S. Penny Mail backstamp. Small faults and tears on stamps and small cover with crease and small tears.

Cover from Marcellus Falls, NY to Fort Gaines. The three stamps defective.

"ALLEGHANY, PA APR. 27" double-circle postmark, addressed to Elisabeth, PA. The stamp with straight edge at left. The cover roughly opened at right.

"CHARLESTON, S.C. SEP 28" duplex addressed to Baltimore, Maryland. The "PAID IF IT STICKS" manuscript referring to the stamp. The cover with soiling.

The stamp with two large margins. tied by "Baltimore Md. Jun. 12" datetstamp, addressed to Hong Kong with the Heard name. Red 1865 London transit marking and magenta "80" in manuscript.
The Augustine Heard Co. of Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, was established in 1840, and its business correspondence, primarily relating to the Chinese tea trade, was received from its New York and Boston offices. The Augustine Heard correspondence, found in 1931, represents one of the most significant sources of postal history rarities and gems. This item is included in the census amongst the 17 other covers.
A very attractive usage on piece to Hong Kong, showing a wide range of postal markings.

Philadelphia Apr 13 cds

"BOSTON BR. PKT. NOV 12" and red "LONDON NOV. 24, 1862" transit marks and boxed "CALCUTTA STEAM LETTER DEC. 31, 1862" receiving mark.