Petite Treasures – May 2026

1870/71, 2 c. brown, tied by cork killer to envelope with overall ad for 'The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company', addressed to Johnsonville Ohio. Some short perfs and small scuff in addresss, opened and slightly reduced at right, still fine (Scott 157)

1878, Washington 3 c. green, three covers with nice cancellations, PROVIDENCE blue, SENECA violet and UNADILLA black, fine trio

1914, U.S. Occupation of Veracruz: Washington 5 c. blue tied by "Vera Cruz Mexico May/22 1914" flag machine cancel on cover to Paris and same stamp on cover tied by “Vera Cruz, Mex U.S.M.AC. JUL/14 1914” duplex cancel used local, fine pair

1924, Special postmark honoring the world fliers arrival in USA: Around the World Flight of 4 US Army Douglas World Cruisers 1924. Postal Stationery to Seattle cancelled "Boston Mass. Airport Station Sep 5 1924" and tied by boxed cachet "Boston first landing in U.S. of World flyers", very fine

1927, Nungesser-Coli Search Expedition, Transoceanic Record Flight airmail envelope with 2 c. carmine tied by ‘Times Sq Sta NY Jun 2 1927’ machine cancel, usual printed cachet at upper left and signed by Floyd Bennett, addressed on the back side to an address in St. Johns and with a ‘St Johns Nfld Jun 11 1927’ machine cancel, corner crease at lower left, top right corner bit rounded, otherwise fine and scarce (AAMC 1055)

1931 "Justice for Hungary" flown card from Flint, Michigan, with pre-printed bilingual cachet, 1 c. franking, with Budapest arrival pmk, v.f. (in July, 1931, newspapers all over the world reported on the front page that two Hungarian pilots, Alexander Magyar and George Endress crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to Hungary in a Lockheed-Sirius airplane named "Justice for Hungary." The flight was intended to call attention to the dismemberment of Hungary after World War I. It was a spectacular success. On July 15, 1931, the trans-Oceanic flight left Harbor-Grace for Budapest on a non-stop flight of 26 hours and 20 minutes (Charles Lindbergh\s flight in 1927 took six hours longer) and marked the first time that an airplane crossing the ocean had radio contact both with the starting and landing aerodromes. It was also the first time such a flight was used for political purposes. The pilots were received as heroes in Budapest),

1935, Attempted flight New York - Rome by George and Alfred de Monteverde in their plane „Francesco de Pinedo“, crashed at Floyd Bennett field shortly after the Start: Envelope from New York „City Hall Annex June 14“ bearing two stamps 6 c. orange and 2 c. red, cancelled by machine cds. "City Hall Annex Jun 14 1935 1030 PM“, showing boxed three-line cachet „this is one of 500 letters placed aboard the "Francesco Pinedo"-CS-AAK-/ at Floyd Bennett Field June 1935“ as well as green label on reverse „Transatlantic  Jun 22 1935 Crash Cover of George and Alfred de Monteverde“ and violet “New York JUN/14/1935”, fine and scarce

1938, Roosevelt 5 c. on cover from PEEKSKILL N.Y. Oct/10 to Vorarlberg Germany with arrival mark on reverse and forwarded to India with transit Madras and several Inconnu and D.L.O. cancellations, on front boxed RETOUR and redirected with two red ‘Undelivered’ & ‘to be Returned’ marks, some usual crease, very attractive Postal History on three continents.

1870, Locomotive 3 c. blue tied on cover by blue CINCINNATI O. FEB/14 and target in blue ms. ‘no arrival’, Lincoln 6 c. on cover to England 1871, Jackson 4 c. blue-green 1890 to Saxony and Parcel 5 c. carmine-rose on envelope with crease 1913 to Germany, mostly fine

1878/1905, Petoskey fancy cancel large “P” on 2 c. Liberty postal stationery card to Baden 1890, McKinley PS card uprated on rev. imprint Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank to Panama with blue ´Agency Bocas del Toro 26/Feb 1907´ arrival mark, Newfane violet cds. on card 1878, Bay View ME. & Target violet mark to Coethen 1897 and Sheridan reply card 1905 used, mostly fine

1896/1902, Columbus Anniversary Embossed 10 c. postal stationery envelope showing commercial mark Brandenstein & Co. Importers San Francisco, ms. ‘attached to letter to Retalhuleu Guatemala' with arrival mark and ’Via Champerico' alongside, 1 c. envelope used uprated and 5 c. to Liverpool, mostly fine trio

1863, Three perforated stamps Foreign Exchange, $1.90 additional $2.50 and $3.50, all with perforations trimmed away!, closed margins all around, good color, cancelled by light strikes, all still fine, three PF certificates (2024): not Sc.R80a, not R84a, not R87a!! Good for filling some gaps in the album.

ROCKFORD TEN. JUL/16 and ms. "Paid 5" alongside on stampless cover, addressed to Paris Tennessee, few spots, otherwise fine. During the Civil War, Rockford, Tennessee, served as a strategic point in the East Tennessee campaign, very scarce.

1863 ca., MADISON C.H. FLA. Mar/8 and "DUE 10" bold type alongside on stampless soldiers cover, few crease, addressed to Gainesville Florida

1863, Flat Rock, N.C. Sept/27, neat cds. with handstamped ‘Paid 10’ on cover of the Middleton correspondence, on reverse ms. 'receiv. 29th', fine.

1865, handstamped ´PAID/10´, on cover from Lake City Fla. to Thomasville, Ga.; manuscript date ´Jan 29 1865´; addressed to Ms. J. M.Fisher, manuscript endorsement ´Chge. 113´; tiny border crease, otherwise very fine and scarce.

MARIANNA FL. and "PAID" bold type with ms. "30" alongside on stampless cover, rough opened at right and few crease, addressed to Duncy Florida, rough opened at right, otherwise fine.

‘Wilmington N.C. JAN 19’ (North Carolina) circular datestamp, handstamped ‘PAID’ and ‘5’ in blue on cover to Hillsboro N.C., fine.

1861, 5 c. green, huge to ample margins all around, remarkably fresh example on bright paper, tied by blue “Greensborough, N.C./AU 21” cds. to lokal used envelope, variety 'Green line on top through STATE from left to right, fine. Signed Jakubek BPP

1861, Military Addresses: Duncan G. Campbell, Care of Major W.L. Cabell, Quarter Master Gen`l A.P., Manassas Va., address on cover bearing 5 cent olive green, four good margins with bright color, diagonally crease, tied by RICHMOND Nov/23 1861 cds.; very fine appearance. William Lewis Cabell graduated from West Point in 1850. His U.S. service was primarily in the Quartermaster General`s Office and upon his resignation in 1861, was promptly assigned by the C.S.A. as Major and Chief Quartermaster to General Beauregard at Manassas. He later served on the staff of General J. E. Johnston, at which time he assisted these two officers in designing the Confederate battle flag. Transferred to the Trans-Mississippi under General Van Dorn, Cabell was of great service after the Battle of Elkhorn, when he ferried the latter`s entire command to the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. Later, he was appointed brigadier general to rank from January 20, 1863. While in command of a brigade of cavalry under General Sterling Price, he was captured on a raid into Missouri in October 1864, not being released until August 1865.

1862, 5 cent green, Stone 2 (Scott 1), four margins, tied by manuscript ´X´ on a cover, postmarked red-orange Feb 14 Orange CH, Va. cds.; to Mrs. Fannie Hunter Care Col. George Blow Norfolk Va.; fresh and very fine.

1861, three stamps Jefferson Davis 5 c green, light green and dark green, all light and clear cancelled with diferent papers, full to wide margins on all sides, fine and fresh trio.

1862, 10 c. blue, Paterson. Large margins incl. sheet margin at left, tiny flaw on top left, tied by "MOBILE ALA. 20/Sep. 1862" circular datestamp to cover to Lauderdale, Miss. fine. Signed Herman Toaspern.

1862, 10 c. light blue, Paterson. Large margins all around, tied by "Richmon d Va. OCT/22 1862" circular datestamp to cover, the envelope was glued together from a department form. Fine and scarce.

1862, 10 c. dark blue, Paterson, large margins on two sides, closed at right, tied by perfect bold "Richmond Va. Nov.5 1862" circular datestamp to folded envelope (watermarked and embossed), addressed to Petersburg, very fine appearance.

1862, 5 c. blue clear cancelled "CHARLESTON APR/14 1862" on piece, full to wide margins on all sides rough separated, very fine and fresh.

1862/63, J. Davis two vertical pairs 5 c. light blue and blue, each tied by RICHMOND Va. cds. to cover, different printings, one to Dixie Havanna Co. P.O. Va. other to Petersburg, tiny border crease, otherwise fine pair.

1862/63, J. Davis two vertical pairs and one horizontal pair 5 c. blue, each tied by Mobile and Greenville cds. to cover, different printings, one with ms. '1/10' to Louisville Tenn., one to Lake City Florida and the other to Montgomery Ala. (Care of Col. Heall), tiny border crease, otherwise fine trio.

1862, Dickinson & Kilpatrick, Attorneys At Law, red embossed oval cameo corner card on buff cover bearing 1862 pair 5 cent light milky blue, large margins, blurred color, cancelled by ´Grove Hill Ala. Oct. 17´ cds. to L. Kilpatrick, Choctaw Corner Clark County Ala., fine and attractive-

1862, J. Davis pair 5 c. light blue with ms. cancel, ‘Morgantown N.C. Mar/30’ blue cds. alongside, addressed to ‘Gen. S.F. Patterson, Caldwell Co., No. Carolina’, tiny border crease, otherwise fine.

1861, New Orleans La. 12/Mar, partly clear strike of circular datestamp ties 3 c. dull red, on Duncan, Payne & Co. New Orleans corner card cover to Col. John Duncan in Jackson, docketing at left confirms dates of use, fine.

G. Washington 3 c. orange-brown tied to watermarked thin paper cover by LAUDERDALE STATION MISS. MAY/31 cds., few spots, addressed to Mobile Ala., fine.

1863, 10 c. milky blue, "TEN" large even margins all around, tiny torn at left margin, lovely Milky Blue shade, tied by bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Apr. 28 1863" circular datestamp on cover to Society Hill S.C., docketing at left. Fine and very scarce.

1863, 10 c. gray-blue, “TEN”. Large margins to just clear at bottom, tied by part strike of Dalton Ga.. circular datestamp to cover to Dorns Mills, Edgefield So.Ca., tiny toned, otherwise fine. Scott $1,600. Signed Jakubek.

1861, 3 c. orange-brown G. Washington tied to yellow envelope by AUGUSTA FEB/11 cds. to cover, at left ms. ‘G.W. Lamar Augusta wants a Comm. for his son (now in the army)’, addressed to Mongomery Ala., tiny border crease and flap missing, otherwise fine.

1863/64, 10 c. blue six stamps each clear cancelled showing different colors and papers, all full to wide margins, fine group. (Scott 11-12)