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single with large to full margins including sheet margin at left and portion of adjacent stamp at right, tied by red "New-York 5cts 16 Sep" datestamp to cover to Weymouth, Massachusetts, light toning along the top edge, otherwise very fine, only four covers are known with the rare New York City Express Post orange adhesive, which was the product of a short-lived and little-known post that existed for several months in mid-1847, a great local post rarity, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $8,000)

single tied by "Jordan's Penny Post, Saint Louis Sep 24" company datestamp to 1860 blue lined letterset to Tell City, Indiana, US 1851 3c Dull red (26) tied by "Saint Louis Mo. Sep 25 1860" datestamp, extremely fine, one of just a small handful of recorded covers with Squier's Rose brown adhesive and by far the finer of the two that bear additional US postage, a spectacular and important cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $11,500)Squier & Co. began operations in early July 1859, when their first newspaper advertisements started to appear in the St. Louis Missouri Republican. The firm was superseded by Jordan & Company Penny Post Package Express, who continued to accept Squier's stamps. The latest known covers date from the fall of 1860.Provenance: C. Corwith Wagner (John A. Fox, 1957)"D.K." Collection (R.A. Siegel Sale 862, 2003)

several hundred on old-time typed album pages, begins with United States provisionals followed by Confederate general issues (some genuine stamps) and provisionals, the largest section by far is carriers and locals neatly arranged by company, ranging from crude imitations to somewhat decently-produced forgeries (plus some fantasies of stamps that never existed), an esoteric collection that could prove very rewarding for the dedicated student of fakes and fantasies, viewing highly recommended