Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025

Single tied by "NEW YORK AUG. 20, 1857" postmark on cover to Utica, NY.

The cover with backflap partly separated.

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

Three strikes of “New Orleans Dec. 6, 1853” double circle postmark on folded letter front to Charlevall, France with blue boxed “A. Texier New Orleans” forwarding agent marking, boxed “P.D.”, and Boston and French transit markings. Manuscript directive “Per First Steamer." The stamps with perfs trimmed away at top and at right. The front with mended tear and a vertical and horizontal fold.

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.

Red "New York Paid 12" circular datestamp with manuscript "Steamer from Boston to Liverpool", with bold straightline "Paid" and French transit Calais entry mark. The left stamp small tear at bottom, the cover with bottom backflap missing.

Irregular block of nine tied by segmented cork cancels, on folded letter from New York to Capt. Dauserities, Br. Ship Lydia, British Consulate, Callao, Peru, routed via Panama. Manuscript “24” in red and “2” in blue totaling 26c for the Panama transit rate. Panama and Callao transit marks.
Letter contents give detailed instructions on loading and unloading freight, including filling barrels with petroleum.
All stamps with varying degrees of damage; cover with piece missing in address panel.

"CHICAGO, ILL JUN. 8" postmark. The stamp with a tear at top left.

"CASENOVA, N.Y. JUN 2" double-circle postmark.