Liverpool: 1818. Envelope or Cover. This two-page letter was sent from Liverpool to New York on 30 July 1818. After delivery to a ship’s agent, it was dispatched on the second voyage the Black Ball Line ship, the Amity, which departed Liverpool on 2 August and arrived at New York..... More

Port Byron, New York: 1839. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless letter measures 7.75” x 12.75” unfolded. It is dated April 25th, 1819 and signed by E. A. King. The front of the cover bears circular Port Byron postmark and a manuscript “18½”, the charge for sending a letter a...... More

Alexandria, Egypt: Letter, 1892. Letter. Letter from General F. Walker to the British Consul-General in Egypt (Lord Cromer, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer) regarding the construction of buildings for the garrison at Ramleh. At the time F. Walker was the Commanding General of the British Army in Egypt following..... More

Monroe, Michigan to Detroit: 1878. Envelope or Cover. 1-cent Liberty head postal card (Scott #UX5) posted in Monroe, Michigan to Detroit. The card is illustrated on the reverse with an especially fine calligraphic drawing of a dove. The surrounding text is in German and wishes the recipient luck on her..... More

Baltimore: 1833. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter was written on March 20, 1833 and privately carried to the New York forwarding agents DeRham, Islen, and Moore who placed it aboard the Old Line’s packet ship, Henri IV. (The envelope bears ab oval “De Rham Iseling & Moore” forwarding..... More

Moquolumne Hill, California to Plymouth, New Hampshire: 1851. Unbound. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 15.5” x 9.75” unfolded. The letter is datelined “Moquolumne Hill Oct the 22nd 1851.” It bears no postmark so undoubtedly ‘favor carried,’ probably by a returning miner. It is complete with a few small holes..... More

London to New York and Boston: 1813. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 15.75” by 10” unfolded. It is datelined “duplicate London 30th January 1813.” The letter was forwarded to New York after originally having been addressed to Boston. It bears a straight-line “SHIP” handstamp and two receiving postmarks..... More

Plaza, North Dakota: 1912. Unbound. The card is signed, “Frank. Plaza, N. D.” It is franked with a 1-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott A138), which has been canceled with an unusual “Minot & Bismarck / N.D.” postmark with the word “South” centered under the year, “1912”. The card has some..... More

Uxbridge, Massachusetts: 1837. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter measures 16” x 9.75” unfolded. It was written on March 23, 1837. It bears a circular Uxbridge postmark in red and a manuscript “10” postal rate, the cost to send a letter between 30 and 80 miles. The letter is..... More

Cards. 16 different holiday cards, most approximately 5.25" x 3.5", each with a different scene created from cut pieces of postage stamps. Most of the stamps used in the art work came from the 1938 Presidential series, although a small number of other definitive, commemorative, back-of-the-book, and foreign stamps were..... More

White Plains, New York: 1842. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter measures 15.25” x 9.75”. It is datelined “White Plains May 24th 1842” and bears a circular, red “White-Plains, N.Y.” postmark and “6” rate marking (the cost to send a letter up to 30 miles). In nice shape. Transcript..... More

Pittsfield, Massachusetts: 1840. Unbound. This four-page folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It was sent to Reverend Thomas H. Gallaudet in Hartford, Connecticut by Horatio Brinsmade in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The letter is dated January 8, 1840. It bears a 10-cent blue manuscript rate mark in the upper right corner..... More

On board the Euterpe: January 5, 1865. 1865. Unbound. Lightly soiled with some doodling at the upper corner of the first page. In this letter, Goddard expresses heartfelt sorrow to “Eva” that he would not be able to take leave for a visit. The reason he explains as follows... More