9, 11, 11A 1¢ Blue, Ty IV, 3¢ Claret, Ty I (2) and 3¢ Claret, Ty II on cover to Canada,

#9 with four margins; #11 with two margins just in at bottom and right; #11 with 3 2/3 margins just in at lower right; and #11A with 2½ margins with upper right rounded corner, all tied to cover with three blue "BALTIMORE/Md./MAR/17" cds ccls. Cover addressed to "Mr. Henry Shaw/in they of W.I. Iredale/Corner of Queen & Bay Street/Toronto Canada West/B.N.A." Very nice cover!

10A 3¢ Orange Brown, Ty II,

three large margins, just in at right on repaired blue cover with "NEW YORK/N.Y./FEB/13" cds ccl; a blue "RICHMOND/Va./FEB/20" cds ccl with blue "5" below it; and a blue "CHARLESTON/S.C./FEB/22" cds ccl. Mailed from NYC to "Mrs. Henry De Koven/Richmond 5/10/Post Office/Virginiee", then forwarded to Charleston, S.C., then forwarded to Savannah, Geo. Reverse with red wax seal, but few imprint details show, only 5-point crest and "JR" cv ($200)

10A 3¢ Orange Brown, Ty II,

3½ margins, partially in at left, tied to cover with ms ccl. Cover also with red "NEW-YORK/OCT" cds ccl with "25" ms day, addressed to "Rev Henry de Koven/Red Hook/Duchess Co./New York". Cover with horizontal crease near top through red ccl and bottom of stamp. Reverse with full flap and red wax seal which has small indistinct design cv ($215)

25 3¢ Purplish Claret, Perforated, Ty I,

Fine-Avg, tied to cover with "NEW-YORK/FEB/28" cds ccl, short perforation at lower right; addressed to "Rev. Henry de Koven/Middletown/Conn." Scarce color shade!

25 3¢ Deep Brownish Carmine, Ty I, (2) singles on cover,

Fine-Avg, tied to cover with (2) "NEW-YORK/MAY/24" cds ccls; addressed to "Revd. Henry de Koven/Tivoli/D.C./N.Y." (D.C.=Duchess County). Reverse with partial flap and with intact red wax seal with 5-point crest containing a fleur-de-lis crown over "JRLR" cv ($475)

26A 3¢ Claret, Ty IV,

Fine-Avg, tied to cover with ms ccl, adressed to "Mrs. Henry de Koven/Waldwicke(?)/Tivoli/D.C./N.Y." (D.C.=Dutchess County). The stamp shows obvious break between stamps at bottom with the top of the stamp below it is visible in it's bottom perforations cv ($255)

250 2¢ Carmine, Ty I on Advertising Cover,

Fine with pulled perfs, tied to cover with Jan. 9, 1895 Baltimore, MD machine 7-bar ccl. Corner ad reads "RETURN TO/CARLIN & FULTON,/Importers and Wholesale Dealers in/HARDWARE, CUTLERY and GUNS,/309 W. GERMAN STREET,/BALTIMORE, MD." Also with 4" blue picture of strip of 4-pronged barbed wire. Reverse with "OUR STAR AXES/EQUAL TO THE BEST.", "CARPENTER TOOLS", "FARMING TOOLS", and "THE/CARLIN & FULTON/SHOVELS AND SPADES,/ARE GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY/UNBREAKABLE." blue advertising. Some minor faults, but very attractive

267 2¢ Pink, Ty III on DPO cover,

Fine-Avg, corner crease with four-ring target ccl. Cover also with "CLIP/TEX./JUL/12/1898" cds ccl. Addressed to New Concord, KY, the cover is opened roughly at right with some foxing. The Clip, TX Post Office was established March 8, 1898 and discontinued July 15, 1898, which was only three months and one week. Clip was about 5-7 miles south southwest of Goliad, TX. A very scarce "Dead Post Office" (DPO) cover

800 3¢ Violet, with Special Postmark,

F-VF, addressed in pencil, hand stamp in red of Santa Claus and Mailbox, cds postmark "SANTA CLAUS, IND./DEC 25/9-AM/1937". Great for a holiday topical collection

1900a//2468 Accumulation of (6) Transportation Series on cover,

F-VF, most pre-cancels, interesting corner cards cv ($33)

1909 $9.35 Bald Eagle and Moon on STS-8 Flight Cover,

XF, unaddressed, with multi-colored NASA/USPS cachet, flown aboard the "USS Challenger" space shuttle, which exploded 2½ years later, with original folio number 230482. COSMOS Cat #1800A

1922 Commercial Cover,

Galveston, TX Permit #11 prepaid envelope with "THE/TEXAS PHILATELIST" cornercard advertisement, addressed to Abilene, TX and with commemorative flag-style ccl at left with a running turkey below a banner "CUERO, TEXAS NOV 9-10-11, 1922". On the reverse is an advertising label in red and deep violet on light orange depicting a tom turkey and "Meet Me at the.../SOUTH TEXAS/StampExhibit/TURKEY/CAPITAL/OF/THE/WORLD/CUERO, TEXAS/JUNE 26 AND 27", perf 11.75, top margin single, stamp dimensions 55mm wide x 83mm high. Extremely rare and nice

C14 $1.30 GRAF ZEPPELIN ON FLOWN COVER,

Sieger no. 64.G cv € 650. about $800, stamp VF, tied with May 30, 1930 Lakehurst, NJ machine ccl; Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen flight, with German and U.S. cachets (lightened) and all appropriate markings

C18 50¢ Graf Zeppelin on First Flight Cover,

VF stamp tied to airmail cover with "55 CHICAGO/ILL./OCT 26/2 AM/1933" "CENTURY OF PROGRESS,/WORLD'S FAIR/JUNE 1-/NOV. 1/CHICAGO 1933" duplex ccl for the Chicago, IL - Friedrichshafen, Germany flight (Sieger #244.C), cv € 175. approximately $190. Fresh and nice with all appropriate markings and with green Zeppelin receiving ccl on reverse

C19 6¢ Winged Globe, Vertical Pair on Second Day Cover,

Fine-Avg, tied to cover with July 1, 1934 Wash. DC duplex ccl; red and blue Fairway cachet (Mell. no. C19-5) and with neatly typed address cv ($60)

E15a 10¢ Red Lilac on 6¢ Orange Airpost Stamped Envelope,

stamp F-VF, envelope is die 2a, neatly addressed in ink, has auxiliary marking stamp "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE/OF FIRST ADDRESS" tied to cover with cds postmark "SAN FRANCISCO CAL/MAR 7/3PM/1942", backstamp duplex cds "WINFIELD/MAR9/530AM/KANS/1942". Cover in good condition with slight staining, creased corners and envelope with slight tear at backflap

Great Britain 61 3p Rose, Pl #12, Pos. P-E on cover to Colorado Territory,

XF, with large left margin and perfs clear of design, tied to cover with ccls: 1) "C C/LONDON/MR 10/74" cds ccl; "87" in oval grid ccl; and red "CHICAGO, ILL. AM PKT/PAID ALL/MAR/24" ship cds ccl. The Chicago ccl is listed as #F-6 in the Norona "Cyclopedia of U.S. Postmarks", the # denoting it as "foreign mail". Cover neatly opened at left, excellent condition and quite scarce with packet boat ccl and addressed to "Mrs. John W. Dothout in Denver, Colorado Territory cv ($195)

Lot of (4) Paquebot Postcards from early 1950's,

all in very good to excellent condition (one with tiny lower left corner crease); three with U.S. postage and one with Swedish franking