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1, 1847 5c Red brown, margins large to clear, tied by red grid to cover to Chicopee, Massachusetts, matching "Boston 1 Nov 5cts" datestamp, two strong vertical creases including one through stamp, fine appearance (Scott $425)

2, 1847 10c Black, two singles on double rate cover to Indianapolis, Indiana, right slightly overlaps left, margins large to just grazing frameline (right stamp portion of adjacent stamp), each with neat manuscript "X", red "Boston Ms. Ship Feb 12" datestamp and matching "2" struck twice, manuscript "British Museum" at bottom left repeated in 1849 docketing, small tears at top and bottom and wax seal cut out from back, stamps lifted and put back slightly inaccurately (pictured in its original form in Asbrook Bound Book 7b, page 2), very fine appearance, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate

10A, 1851 3c Orange brown, Type II, position 96L1E, an exceptional single with wide margins all around incorporating portions of the adjacent stamp on three sides, tied on a folded letter to Hagerstown, Maryland by circular grid with accompanying Baltimore Juyl 29, 1851 datestamp with inverted date slug, very fine and choice

14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, position 5L1, large balanced margins, neat partial San Francisco datestamp, very fine and quite handsome (Scott $145)

14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, position 76R1, large balanced margins, neat centrally-struck Centre Sandwich, NH datestamp, very fine and choice (Scott $145)