Salem to Canton via Portland, London, Marseilles and Hong Kong. March 19, 1865. Allan Line Moravian, P&O Steamers Euxine, Candia, and Behar to India. Beginning in July 1849, British mails from the U.S. to Africa, Indian and the Far East could be fully unpaid. They were routed by steamer via Marseilles and via Southampton. The […]

An 1861 3¢ rose Washington (Sct-63) paid the letter rate to Captain Joseph Gaston, USS Transport “Kennebec, Arlington, VA. The adhesive is tied by a black, single circle NEW-YORK / MAY / 1 & 4-ring target duplex hand stamp. At lower left, and endorsement, “Care US Qr Master” [Quartermaster]. As the ship had departed for […]

An 1874 small envelope from Leamington, England to Boston. The block of 6, 1870-79, 1/2d rose-red (SG-48) paid the 6d UPU postage rate. The adhesives are canceled by black, single circle ‘144’ in grid tuples LEAMINGTON/B/DE 13/74 hand stamps. Below is a red, single circle BOSTON/CEC/30/PAID receiving hand stamp. The 1/2d is Great Britain’s first […]

This cover is a combination of the 3c 1851 and the second adhesive issued by the Boston Penny Post. Sent August 27, 1851, the 3c stamp was canceled by a complete strike of the small black Boston PAID in grid and the carrier stamp by a near perfect black “diamond of diamonds”. Despite having no […]

Unique double rate cover to England with 2 Shilling hand stamp and 1847 stamp.