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black datestamp ties 1851 3c Dull red (11A) to cover to New York City, very fine and scarce, the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad was formed by a merger in 1849 (Towle 54-B-1)

black datestamp with red arced "Paid 6" handstamp on large folded letter to "Rev. Milton Badger, D.D., Bible House, Astor Place, New York", vertical filefold, otherwise very fine, contains the annual report of the Connecticut Missionary Society from Reverend Horace Hooker (a descendent of Thomas Hooker), one of two recorded examples of this "Paid 6" handstamp

black datestamp on cover to Hamburg, Germany franked with horizontal strip of three 1855 10c Green, Type I (13, positions 98-100R1), margins to in, tied by magenta grids, backstamped "Boston Br. Pkt. Apr 9", "7" credit to Prussia, red boxed "Aachen 22 4 Franco" handstamp also ties, arrived Hamburg April 23, very fine and attractive in every regard, a wonderful use of the imperforate 10c Type I, 1988 Philatelic Foundation certificate

black datestamp on folded letter to London, England, two pairs of 1851 12c Black (17, positions 33-34L1 and 87-88L1) tied by magenta grids for a total 48c postage, red "38" credit to United Kingdom, carried via Cunard's Persia departing New York September 17 and arriving Liverpool September 27, London "Paid" September 29 datestamp, very fine double rate letter

black datestamp on cover to Shanghai, China, franked with 1857 3c Dull red and 10c Green Type III horizontal strip of three (26, 33) all tied by magenta grids, endorsed "Overland mail via Southampton, England", red "28" crayon credit, March 17 New York exchange backstamp, carried aboard Cunard's Europa arriving Liverpool March 29, London transit the following day, Shanghai arrival backstamp May 22, 3c stamp scissor-cut perforations at top and bottom, a very fine and colorful cover, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate