Unused, Vignette Essay on Proof Paper

1c Blue, original gum.

1c Blue Eagle Carrier with red smudge cancel on cover from Philadelphia to Indiana. Manuscript "15c"

1c Blue, Eagle Carrier, irregular margins slightly cutting in, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to touched, both tied by "Washington D.C. Dec. 22, 1856" cds on cover to Leesburg Va., faint stain spot, otherwise Fine.

1c Blue Eagle Carrier with red star cancel on cover to Philadelphia.

1c Blue, Eagle Carrier tied with Philadelphia red star. The
"PHILADELPHIA JAN 31, 5" postmark indicates 5c due from the addressee. Embossed "Forget me not" on reverse.

1c Blue Eagle Carrier and 3c Dull Red on cover to Pitssboro, NC.

Large margins, with manuscript strokes, used on fresh cover with local Baltimore address, Extremely fine.

1c Blue just tied to cover by pencil stroke, adhesive cut in at side, age spots.

Blue Baltimore Feb 24 cds on damaged cover to Georgetown, SC. Backflap missing.

Both stamps tied by blue cds of BALTIMORE MD/(AUG)/6
on cover to Frederick, Md.

1c Black, manuscript cancled, on cover with local Baltimore address.

1LB8 Type 8, large margins to bit in at bottom left from
irregular separation, used with Dull Red 3c, both tied by blue “BALTIMORE MD’ Pmk on neat cover to Norfolk VA, VF,

1c Black, manuscript cancled, and 3c Rose tied by blue Baltimore cds, on cover addressed to. Rev. Henry G. Comings Steubenville, Ohio. From John Pendleton Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy & Member of Congress.

Baltimore Md., 1c Red, "SENT", Position 7, full to large top and bottom margins, slightly in at sides, pencil "X" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II, both stamps tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Sep. 29" circular datestamp on cover to Frederick Md., 3c pulled perf at right, otherwise Very Fine.

Boston Penny Post 1847 5c issue combination September 5, 1849 Boston MA. to Deposit N.Y., up to 300 miles; under 1/2 oz; rate 5c paid with 1847 5c. Boston 1c blue on pelure paper carrier stamp to pay delivery fee to the Boston post office. Less than six such combinations are recorded.

1c Blue, margins just touching ornaments, tied by red "Penny Post Paid" double-circle with grid on small brown cover to local street address. Fine, faint strike but extremely rare use of this Boston carrier marking to cancel the adhesive.

Red Boston 7 Jun 3cts cds.

On Cover U1 Unlisted (U5 $350)

1855 cover to Londonderry, N.H. Matching "BOSTON FEB. 21" integral rate postmark. 3c Dull Red tied by Boston "PAID IN GRID" cancel.

On cover with manuscript strokes to local address.

Lyons records only 2 known examples of the black on bluish green pelure paper adhesive on cover.

2c Black on Bluish, used.