1c Black on Yellow on folded cover from New York City to Providence, RI.

1c Black on Yellow on folded letter with red Aug 27 New York cds, signed Henry Dana and Caroline W. Dix addressed to Benji P. Dix in Graton.

$500 (Used), $2000 (If on Cover)

Included the Lyons Census.

1c Black on Blue glazed paper, slightly discolored, on 1850 folded letter to New York, partially clear "Philada Pa 5 cts May 12" blue pmk, fine.

Gold on black U.S.P.O. PAID 1 Cent cancelled with black "X" on September 1851 locally delivered printed notice. Three margins. Close at top. On Office Pennsylvania Steam Ship Company letterhead

Blue Sep 16 Philadelphia cds

Folded letter with red circular 'U.S. City Despatch Post' cds, datelined Aug 5,1844.

Feb 20 1843 - O'Clock

U.S. N.O. City Post Oct 10 3 PM green carrier datestamp (Simpson's #13) with matching "CAR 1" handstamp on 1852 folded letter. Local Delivery in New Orleans.

US Mail City Delivery stampless cover, unpaid Carrier Delivery to New York.

U.S. City Despatch Nov 4 cds on 1842 stampless cover, carried from Boston and dropped at New York City Carrier Office.

Clear strike of larger brownish black "BOSTON" straightline handstamp with matching bold "30/SE" Franklin mark, manuscript "4" (dwt) rate for 300-400 miles on docketed folded cover to Philadelphia, rate restated in local currency as "1/10" (4dwt = 12p x 1.67 inflation factor = 20p + 2p carrier fee = 22p or 1sh10p). Boston to Philadelphia, Sep. 30, 1787.

The rate of 4dwt was for a single letter sent 300-400 miles. This 28 x 5mm Boston SIL hand stamp is reported used in brown black from Mar. 7, 1787 to Aug. 11, 1789; and in black from June 22 to July 19, 1789.

Feb 8 Potomac Steamboat red cds with red "5" rate marking. On cover with Richmond Virginia, Carrier fee, red manuscript "1"

Tied by red "Paid/U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/May 20" carrier department circular datestamp on cover to local street address

Manchester, N.H. blue double circle "1" (Simpson's #20) Drop Letter handstamp, rarity 7. Only 7-10 recorded. With matching blue "PAID"

U.S.P.O Dispatch Mar 21 octogonal datestamp with "Drop 1c" handstamp on 1861 cover to Philadelphia.

The octagonal postmark was used between May 1860 and January 1862,

U.S. Penny Mail Phila.
Philadelphia carrier

1857 3c tied by large "Paid" grid with red "Boston Mass. Jul. 6" double-circle datestamp on 1860 cover to Brooklyn, New York

1857 3c, tied by large "Paid" grid with black straight line “Due 1 Cent” on cover from Boston to New York, with letter enclosed. Red Reading, Mass Feb 28 1860 cds.

1c Blue and 3c Rose on mourning cover to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rated for 1c internal+ 3c drop letter.

Horizontal pair tied by "Boston, Mass. Dec 7, 62" target duplex cancel on embossed advertising corner card cover to Groten Centre, Mass. with "62" inverted.

Fancy star cancel used as a carrier's cancellation in Lowell, Mass, on cover to Lowell, Mass. Edgartown, M.S. Jul 31 cds.