2c Black, 3c Rose (65,
73). 2c vertical pair and two 3c tied by bold fancy cork cancels on
orange cover to Hannover, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct
Apr. 16" circular datestamp, boxed Bremen transit handstamp, slightly
reduced at right and small erosion hole at top left, Very Fine, ex Knapp (Image) 
2c Black, 3c Red, F. Grill
(93, 94). Six 3c, 2c s.e., most stamps faulty, tied by cork cancels on
1868 cover to Wurttemberg, Germany, red "New York Paid All Direct
Jun. 28" circular datestamp, cover opened at sides, edge tears (some
affecting stamps), almost Fine, unusual franking
(Image) 
2c Black, 24c Grayish Lilac
(73, 78). 2c horizontal pair, tied by crossroads and "Lasalle Ill. Sep.
19" circular datestamp on orange cover to Marburg, Germany, Boston
7c credit datestamp, blue Aachen transit, receiving backstamp, fresh and
Fine usage paying the 28c PCM rate (Image) 
2c Black, 24c Grayish Lilac
(73, 78). Two 2c, both centered to bottom and s.e. at right, tied by
bold strikes of blue "L" handstamp, matching "Peoria Ill. Nov. 13" circular
datestamp on orange cover to Marburg, Germany, red credit datestamp
and appropriate transits, Fine (Image) 
2c Black (73). Used on
2c Black Jack wrapper and tied by quartered cork to Bern,
Switzerland, stamp affected from file fold, wrapper somewhat reduced,
some waterstaining, still an rare usage of the Black Jack stamp on a Black
Jack wrapper to a foreign destination (Image) 
2c Black, 3c Rose, 10c Green
(65, 68, 73). Each stamp cancelled by pen cancel, "Edwardsville Ind.
Mar. 13" ms. pmk. on 1866 orange cover to Bern, Switzerland, red "N.
York Hamb. Pkt. Paid 12 Mar. 17" credit datestamp, 2c tied by "Fr. Grenze"
transit handstamp, appropriate backstamps, some cover staining at lower
left, small piece out at top of 2c stamp, Fine appearance (Image) 
2c Black (73). Vertical
pair, s.e. at left, used with 5c Brown and 24c Gray (76, 78b), tied
by large grids, "Highland Ill. Feb. 16" circular datestamp on buff
registered cover to Hochdorf, Switzerland, magenta ms. "Paid 33",
"New-York Registered Feb. 21" double-circle datestamp, blue Aachen transit
and matching "Recomandirt" registry handstamp, various ms. rates, transit
and receiving backstamps dated 1866VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE BLACK JACK USAGE TO SWITZERLAND -- 28-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL RATE PLUS 5-CENT REGISTRY FEE.
With 1988 Holcombe certificate (Image)