3c rose tied by target cancel on cover with "U.S. SHIP" straightline marking and Sep 1

The marking "U.S. SHIP" was applied to mail which originated from sailors and soldiers aboard ships on blockade duty and soldiers along the Atlantic Coast. The Bermuda was part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron which patrolled the Atlantic coast from the
North Carolina/South Carolina line to Cape Florida. The Bermuda arrived in Philadelphia on September 17, 1864 from Wilmington, NC.

The marking was applied to sailors' and soldiers' mail brought into the port of Philadelphia. The letter was charged the normal 3¢ postage, but not the 2¢ ship fee because such mail was considered federal mail and, therefore, not liable for such charge.

3c rose tied by grid cancel with Jan 13 New York cds on cover addressed to U.S. Steamer Fort Donelson, North Atlantic Block Squadron, off Beauford, NC

3c rose pair with large left margin, tied by Mar 1863 Philadelphia cds with "U.S. SHIP" straightline marking on cover to Bristol, Conn.

The Massachusetts was part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron which patrolled the Atlantic coast from the North Carolina/South Carolina line to Cape Florida. The Massachusetts arrived in Philadelphia on March 30, 1863 from Wilmington, NC.

This letter was charged the normal 3¢ postage [x2 in this instance for an overweight letter), but not the 2¢ ship fee because such mail was considered federal mail and,
therefore, not liable for such charge.

Two 3c rose singles, tied by large grid cancel and New York cds on cover to Hilton Head, SC. Manuscript "Recieved Hilton Head S.C. Sept 5 1864" and "Steamer Arago"

The Arago carried troops and supplies on a regular schedule between Beauford, SC and Hilton Head, SC.

No post office was included in the address and the envelope had to be returned to the sender, as indicated by the "RETURNED TO WRITER, NO POST OFFICE NAMED" and
"RETURN POSTAGE DUE 1 CENTS" handstamps.

Underpaid Cover from Washington, D.C. to Angmering, Worthing, England. Franked with 5c Brown tied by "Washington, D.C. Nov. 14 2PM '93" circular datestamp, insufficiently prepaid for the 10c Universal Postal Union (UPU) rate to England. Marked with black "T" in circle and handstamped "25" centimes for underpayment, resulting in 5d postage due upon arrival in England.

1902 Cover from New York, N.Y. to 9 Pell Street, on 1c Columbian postal stationery with a Scott #J22, tied by 'New York, N.Y. Nov. 15, 12PM, 1902' cancel. Bold 'Due 1' handstamp applied to indicate insufficient postage.

1906 Cover initially sent to Germany and subsequently returned to the United States. Franked with 1c Blue postal stationery indicium, marked with a 'Makins & Co. San Francisco' purple straightline forwarding cachet. Additional handstamps include 'RETURNED TO WRITER,' 'COLLECT 1 CENT,' and 'Dead Letter Office JAN 24 1906, Received in Bad Condition at Foreign Branch' in red.

Various transit markings, including 'ENTLASTET' (Released) marking from Germany dated 'S.W. 19 5 1.06' and 'T' in a circle with '25 Centimes' due marking. Addressed to Philip Trübner and annotated with blue pencil 'Return to Sender,' showing the journey of an undelivered international cover through multiple postal handling stages

1894 Registered cover from Cleveland, Ohio to Manchester, England, franked with 10c Columbian postal stationery indicium, 5c Chocolate (Scott #223), and 3c Green Columbian (Scott #232), totaling 18c. Black 'Cleveland, Ohio, Feb 19, 1894' circular datestamp, red 'Registered' handstamp, and purple 'REGISTERED RECEIVED FEB 21 1894 CLEVELAND, OHIO' marking applied.

Addressed to Mr. Thos. Eaton, Manchester, England, with routing instructions 'Via Queenstown.'

1894 Registered cover from New York, N.Y. to Manchester, England, on 1c Columbian postal stationery, 5c Chocolate (Scott #224), and 6c Purple Columbian (Scott #235), totaling 13c to cover the 5c overseas letter rate plus 8c registration fee. New York registry label 'No. 82041' affixed, along with a red 'REGISTERED APR 4, 1894 Cincinnati, O.' transit datestamp. Marked 'Registered via Queenstown,' addressed to Mr. Thomas Eaton, Manchester, England

1894 Cover from New York City to Oxford, Mass., on 1c Columbian postal stationery franked with a single 1c Blue Scott #230, tied by 'New York, N.Y. Jul 9, 1894' cancel. Addressed to Oxford Mills, the cover was forwarded to Bear Island, N.H., receiving a 'Bear Island N.H. Jul 14, 1894' circular datestamp. Marked 'Unclaimed' with a purple 'Return to Writer' handstamp, as well as an 'Oxford, Mass.' datestamp indicating return processing

Envelope with five 2c Columbian stamps on a 2c Columbus postal stationary envelope to cover the double postage rate and 8c registration fee. Addressed to Vermont.

In order to make the town name fit into the canceller the town name was changed to DANBY & CORNERS.

Scott 232, 235 and One Cent Blue Columbian Cover to Frankfort, Germany

Scott 233 and Columbian Exposition One Cent Blue to Germany

Post card posted at the Exposition on Jul 12, 1901 with Pan-American STATION cancel with a view of the Electric Tower.

Advertising envelope of the Niagara Envelope Manufactory of Buffalo, N.Y. for the Pan-American Exposition, 1901. The enclosed card describes the styles/types available and declares that the Niagara Envelope Manufactory are the Stationery Licensee of the Pan-American Exposition Co.

Dated Mar 2, 12.30 pm '01 by the publicity slogan machine cancel of the Barry Machine Cancel Co. and addressed to Melrose, Fla. where it was backs tamped on Mar 4. This cancel is Die 1 with the N of New York under the F of Buffalo.

This die was installed on a Barry machine in the Buffalo main post office.

The first cover is Bomar type B01-13B with a numeral 1 in the bars die space, which was used from Sep 17 to Dec 31, 1901 The stamp is a 2¢ (Scott #23279b) which is used on a Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Co. corner advert cover with multi-coloured Exposition advertising. The Fair was open between May 1 and Nov 1, 1901.

The second cover is Bomar type B01-14C which was used between Jan 2 & Aug 28, 1900.

Post card posted at the Exposition using a 1 Pan-American stamp with an International Machine Co. Pan-American STATION machine cancellation dated Aug 21, 1901. The card shows the Ethnology building.

Unused multicoloured envelope produced for the Pan-American Exposition, 1901 at Buffalo, N.Y. by the Niagara Envelope Manufactory at Buffalo.

VF-XF Gem, Sheet Margin

VF-XF Sound

F, sound

F, sound.

F-VF, short perf.

Very Nice Example, Small Faults.

This is an attractive example. The sealed tear is nicely repaired, there are no thins or stains.