Beschreibung:

cover Covers and cancels, 1850's-80's, 77 covers, two fronts and 62 stamps, most of the items selected for their cancels; covers incl. 'Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Stockton', no. 11 with Concord, N.C. straight line pmk. (cover is faulty), no. 37 on front only to England, Canton, Miss. negative five-point star on 3c entire, two western covers with no. 65's (Brooklyn, Cal. and Salem, Or. pmks.), three yeardate cancels on 3c Bank Note covers, thirteen covers with New Orleans, La. geometric cancels, no. 87 on cover with red NYC cross cancel, no. 26 used with no. 1LB8 carrier stamp, six covers with Worcester, Mass. geometric cancels; off-cover items incl. a selection of star cancels and various 'U.S.' cancels, some have faults, generally fine-very fine strikes est.