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- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail (728) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Ship Mail filter
- Erivan Collection of Western Postal History (229) Apply Erivan Collection of Western Postal History filter
- The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History (127) Apply The Nancy Clark Collection of Maine Postal History filter
- The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History (104) Apply The Mark Schwartz Collection of Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History filter
- The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail (103) Apply The Graham Booth Collection of Transatlantic Mail filter
directive on 6c Green Nesbitt entire to New Bedford, Massachusetts, two strikes of "Due 6" straightline handstamp, "Nov. 8, 1854" docketing and so probably carried by steamer Cortes from San Francisco, very fine and unusual
datestamp on 10c Green Nesbitt entire to Galveston, Texas, endorsed "Via Tehuatepec", carried by PMSS's J.L. Stephens to Acapulco and then by LTC's Habana from Minatitlan to New Orleans, left edge repaired, very fine appearance
black datestamp on folded lettersheet to Angouleme, France, manuscript "Overland via Los Angeles" directive, crayon "30" rate and black "New York 24 Aug 18" datestamp, Havre transit and various backstamps including Paris and Angouleme, "16" due handstamp, very fine and rare double rate transatlantic cover carried via the Butterfield Route
two-line wavy handstamp on cover with 10c Green (32) tied by indistinct "Santa Clara Cal." datestamp, addressed to Mr. Frederic Brimblecom in Ogle County, Illinois, light edge wear, very fine strike and cover, the only recorded example of this marking, an extraordinary Overland Mail cover, illustrated in Letters of Gold (page 248)
black six-horse stagecoach illustrated directive with "Published by J.E. Hamlin, Nevada" imprint on cover to Mukwonago, Wisconsin, "Nevada City Cal. Feb 8 1860" datestamp with matching "Paid 10" in circle, light edge wear, very fine and rare, ex-Jessup and Haas
four horse stagecoach printed directive on cover to Hanover, New Hampshire, franked with pen-cancelled 10c Green (35) and entering the mails with manuscript "Woodside Cal Sep 24" postmark, very fine and choice, 1988 Philatelic Foundation Certificate
blue four-horse stagecoach design with "Overland Via Los Angeles U.S. Mail" directive on yellow cover to Rockford, Illinois, franked with imperforate 3c Dull red horizontal pair (11) and perforated 1c Blue and 3c Rose (24, 25), all tied by blue "Petaluma Cal. Apr 25" double circle datestamps, expertly cleaned and pressed, very fine, a colorful and unusual franking, ex-Haas and Piller
hand-colored illustrated four-horse stagecoach directive on cover to Long Green, Maryland, 10c Green (35) tied by blue Marysville, California integral rate datestamp, extremely fine and beautiful cover, ex-Grunin, signed Ashbrook
rebus with train and mountain illustration on cover to Lena, Illinois, "Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery St." imprint, manuscript "Paid 10 Cts" and San Leandro datestamp, small edge faults, very fine and scarce
illustrated miner's cover with "Noisy Carrier's, 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco" imprint, "Nappa City Cal. Nov 15" datestamp with matching "Paid" and manuscript "6c" rate, addressed to Charleston, South Carolina, January 1855 docketing, very fine and rare with just a few examples recorded, illustrated in Coburn's Letters of Gold, ex-Hollobush, Kutz, and Vincent
illustrated lettersheet depicting four scenes: "Going In To It", "Making Something", "Making Nothing", and "Going Out Of It", "Lith & Published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S.F." imprint, small blue handstamp for "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall, 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, Charles P. Kimball, Proprietor", trivial splitting along the folds, very fine and attractive
illustrated lettersheet printed in German, "Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery Strasse, San Francisco" imprint, lengthy multipage letter datelined Mokelumne Hill, small gold nugget sewn into the page