3c Rose (65). Tied by
perfect strike of Waving Flag fancy cancel, "New York May 3"
circular datestamp on immaculate cover to Harmony Me., Extremely Fine, one
of the finest examples of this patriotic fancy cancel extant, used in May
1866 (Image)
3c Rose (65). Two, tied
on small yellow piece by two strikes of Brattleboro Vt. blue negative
Square and Compass Masonic fancy cancel, Extremely Fine strikes (Image)
3c Rose (65). Horizontal
strip of four, tied on yellow piece by four strikes of Albany N.Y.
Negative "Lincoln" and Stars fancy cancel, stamps with some faults,
still Very Fine (Image)
Fancy Cancellations on 3c
1861 Issue. Seventeen off-cover and two covers, incl. negative "Union"
in star, Skull & Crossbones, several Eagles, Flag, few other better, couple
reference items, stamps generally defective but cancels Very Fine or better
(Image) 
3c Rose (65). Block of
fifteen, tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 9, 1864" double-circle datestamps on
back of cover to Alexandria, Egypt, printed "U.S. Customs House,
New Orleans. Collector's Office. Official Business" imprint and
endorsed "George S. Denison Spe. agt. & act. Coll. of Customs", blue
boxed "Aachen Franco" handstamp, magenta ms. "34" and indication of
double-rate usage, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Dec. 17" datestamp, Trieste
and Alexandria backstamps, barely reduced at right and minor edgewear, Very
Fine, highly exhibitable and almost certainly unique usage, franked to pay
a nonexistent rate, this was likely accepted as prepaid in deference to the
sender (Image) 
10c Green (68). Deep rich
color, used with Hawaii, 1866, 5c Blue (32), tied together by patent
punch grid, "Lahaina P.O. Hawaiian-Islands Jan. 1" backstamp on 1868 folded
letter to Cambridge Mass., red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jan. 20"
circular datestamp, 10c cancelled by circle of V's, "San Francisco Cal.
Feb. 10" circular datestamp, light strike of oval "Hawaiian Steam
Service" handstamp, endorsed "via Panama" at bottom by the
sender, fascinating content from a naturalist at Palawai to the well-known
educator, Horace Mann, at Harvard, remarkably fresh condition, 10c faintly
creased prior to useEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED FRANKING OF THE HAWAIIAN 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA ISSUE AND 10-CENT 1861 ISSUE ON A PRISTINE COVER.
The 5c stamp paid the internal Hawaiian postage, and the 10c stamp paid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company contract mail rate from Hawaii to the U.S.
Ex Harris, Grunin and Weismann. Signed Ashbrook. (Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Sheet selvage at right with part imprint, used with Danish West
Indies, 1866, 3c Rose on White (2), two large margins, other sides
slightly in, bright color, tied by three-ring target, "St. Thomas
18/2/1868" circular datestamp, both stamps tied by bold "N. York Steamship
Feb. 26" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, folds on
all four sides have split apart, rejoined with archival tapeVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE DANISH WEST INDIES SECOND ISSUE AND 10-CENT 1861 WITH INTACT IMPRINT MARGIN.
With 1990 P.F. certificate noting "small repairing at top right" (Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Choice centering with wide margins, tied by perfect strike of "Philadelphia
Pa. Feb. 2, 1864" circular datestamp on orange cover to Guatemala,
Crosby correspondence, blue "4" due marking, Extremely Fine, superb in
every respect (Image) 
10c Yellow Green (68).
Horizontal pair and single, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65),
tied by grids, "Cambridge Mass. Nov. 18" double-circle datestamp on 1862
folded letter to Santiago, Chile, neat Panama transit datestamp, red
"24" credit handstamp, red "15" in circle handstamp, few lightly toned perf
tips, fresh and Very Fine, an extremely colorful franking and rare usage to
Chile, ex Weismann (Image) 
10c Yellow Green (68).
Two in Deep Yellow Green used with 1c Blue (63), each tied by
"Union" Star within Star fancy cancel, "West Hampton Mass. Jun. 4,
1867" circular datestamp on cover to Geneva, Switzerland, sender's
"Poste Restante" instructions, a third 10c in Dark Green on back of
cover with 1c Light Blue, 5c Brown (63, 76), an additional 5c fell
off in transit, tied by "Northampton Mass. Jun. 4 '67" double-circle
datestamp and targets, forwarded to Berlin with an array of transits
incl. "Paid Only to England", "GB/40c" oval, Swiss backstamps and numerous
rates and cross-outs, opened for display, stamps on back lifted and hinged
in place, minor faults from a long journeyA FINE AND SPECTACULAR FOREIGN-MAIL USAGE, REFLECTING CONFUSION OVER THE FRANKING AND THE PURSUIT OF THE ADDRESSEE THROUGH SWITZERLAND AND GERMANY.
This visually fascinating and intellectually challenging cover was summarized in Baker's U.S. Classics and the Chronicle. The cover was originally franked with 21c postage (on the front) and postmarked at West Hampton. An additional 21c in stamps (including the missing 5c) was applied on back and cancelled at Northampton. By the time the cover reached the British foreign-mail office, both 5c stamps had become separated from the cover, as evidenced by the blue London receiving datestamp beneath the intact 5c. Consequently, the British clerk rated the cover as "Paid Only to England" (by handstamp). Realizing that some postage had been lost in the mails (one of which was retrieved and put back on), the clerk evidently sent the cover to Switzerland as fully prepaid for the double 21c rate. At Geneva the cover was redirected to Germany, thereby incurring yet another series of transit and due markings.
Ex Baker and Weismann. (Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Two, choice centering, one s.e. at right, used with 1c Blue (63) and
tied by red grids, matching "New York Paid 18 Aug. 19" credit datestamp on
blue 1862 folded letter to Barcelona, Spain, French transits, bold
"4Rs" due marking for local postage, light vertical file fold, fresh and
Very Fine, a colorful and scarce usage to Spain via French Mail (Image)