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red datestamp on folded letter sent from Liège, Belgium to Philadelphia, blue boxed "Vieille Montagne" handstamp, September 9 London Maltese cross and two-line "Paid Ship" handstamp, very fine

datestamp on January 30, 1854 folded letter from San Francisco to Governor Rodman M. Price in Hoboken, New Jersey, blue framed "Via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails" handstamp, carried by the Cortes departing San Francisco February 1 and then by Northern Light arriving New York February 23, very fine and attractive, Price served on the first San Francisco City Council

black datestamp on February 26, 1855 cover from Browns Corner, Maine to Cadiz, Spain, 3c Dull red (11A) with manuscript postmark, addressed to "Capt. J.S. Arey, in care of the American Consul", carried by Cunard's Canada from Boston March 17 to Liverpool arriving March 29, London transit backstamp but as Great Britain did not allow unpaid letters to France it was returned to Boston via Cunard's America (departing March 31, arriving April 14), then placed on sailing ship St. Louis departing New York April 27, arriving Le Havre May 20, blue Spanish entry and "4R" due, returned to Boston as Captain Arey had already sailed, carried by Union Line Zurich from Havre June 13 to New York arriving July 23 (when the ship mail datestamp was applied), missing most of two flaps and 3c stamp creased, still very fine given this cover's extensive travels

datestamp on 6c Green Nesbitt entire addressed to "Cap't Rob't Wardrop, Steamer Caledonia, foot Warren St., New York", very fine