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USA 1863 Germany Transatlantic Mail Cover Teutonia Prussian Closed Mail
Cover from New York, USA during the Civil War to Leipzig, Germany sent by steamship Teutonia, a bit worn but in good condition, as per scans. With New York AM Packet 23 cancel.

$99.00

USA 1863 Germany Transatlantic Mail Cover Bavaria Prussian Closed Mail
Cover from New York, USA during the Civil War to Leipzig, Germany sent by steamship Bavaria, a bit worn but in good condition, as per scans. With New York AM Packet 23 cancel.

$99.00

Havana Cuba 1881 Eibau Loebau Germany Transatlantic Mail Cover
Cover sent by steamship from Havana, Cuba to Eibau bei Loebau, Germany; a bit worn but in good condition, as per scans. With commercial (invoice, etc.) contents in German from Will Hermanos.

$99.00

USA 1841 Germany Transatlantic Mail Cover Francsois I Steamer
Cover sent by steamship "Francsois I" from New York, USA to Koeln / Cologne, Germany via Havra; a bit worn but in good condition, as per scans. With contents in German.

$99.00

USA 1866 Elm Grove Wisconsin Germany Transatlantic Mail Cover
Cover sent by ship from Elm Grove, WI, US to Ober Urbach, Wuerttemberg, Germany; a bit worn and trimmed open on two sides else in good condition as per scans. With New York British Packet 7 paid cancel as well as Aachen Franco, et al. Very unusual transatlantic origination.

$99.00

USA 1836 Philadelphia Luebeck Germany Brig Polydora Transatlantic Mail Cover
Cover sent by the sailing ship Brig "Polydora" from Philadelphia, US to Luebeck, Germany via Hamburg; a bit worn, folded but in good condition, as per scans.

$99.00

London 1850 Albany NY Transatlantic Mail Cover USA British Packet Boston
Worn, commercially used condition, as per scans, with attractive markings: Paid, 5 Cents, Bourne, London octagon, British Packet Boston

$99.00

3rd Reich Germany USA Camp Swift Texas WWII POW Used Cover
From German WWII POW in Allied hands, sending card home. Sent through the lines with German censor.

$39.00

3rd Reich Germany USA Camp Carson Colorado WWII POW Used Cover
From German WWII POW in Allied hands, sending card home. Worn, as per scans. Sent through the lines with German censor.

$49.00

USA Camp Italy Afrika Korps WWII POW Cover to CORLEONE Sicily Godfather Anyone?
From Italian WWII POW in British camp at Hereford, sending card home via the USA, with US censor. Worn, as per scans. Interesting in that it went to Corleone, Sicily, Italy. Sent through the lines with German censor. In August of 1943, this would have been one of the Italian forces fighting with Rommels Afrika Korps in Italy.

$49.00

USA Camp Pacific Italy WWII POW Used Cover
From Italian WWII POW in Allied hands, sending card home. Worn, folded, as per scans.

$39.00

American 1924 Capt Douglas Around the World Airplane Photo
Original, period, German photograph (ca 15x10.5cm) of American airplane which tried to make an around-the-world flight in 1924, slightly worn, wrinkled, as per scan.

$59.00

Germany Post-WWI pre-1945 American Skywriter Airplane Photo
Original, period, German photograph (ca 15x10cm) of early American sky-writing airplane and pilot; a bit worn and wrinkled, as per scan.

$69.00

World Tides 1852 Antique Map
A charming comparative geography map showing the tides around the world, with inset maps and charts. This style of map is characteristic of the mid-19th century. Finely designed steel engraving for Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas, by the Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Institutes zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris, and Philadelphia. circa 1852. Guaranteed and absolutely original antique map ca 155 years old. With folds, as made.

$49.00

Mountain Chains of North America 1850Jorullo VolcanoAntique Map
Showing mountain the mountain chains fo the USA, as well as an inset view of the Jorullo volcano. This style of map is characteristic of the mid-19th century. Finely designed steel engraving by the Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Institutes zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris, and Philadelphia. circa 1850. Guaranteed and absolutely original antique map ca 155 years old. Folded, with minor thins and pinholes in right margin.

$69.00

World Storm Surges Americas Europe Asia 1852 Antique Map
A charming comparative geography map showing areas of storm surges around the world, with inset maps and charts. This style of map is characteristic of the mid-19th century. Finely designed steel engraving for Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas, by the Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Institutes zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris, and Philadelphia. circa 1852. Guaranteed and absolutely original antique map ca 155 years old. With folds, and tiny pinholes in right margin (where page was attached by thread in atlas) as made.

$79.00

World Tides Mountains Americas Europe Asia 1852 Antique Map
A charming comparative geography map showing tides, side-by-side mountain ranges, etc. This style of map is characteristic of the mid-19th century. Finely designed steel engraving for Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas, by the Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Institutes zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris, and Philadelphia. circa 1852. Guaranteed and absolutely original antique map ca 155 years old. With folds, and tiny pinholes in right margin (where page was attached by thread in atlas) as made.

$79.00

County Map of Pennsylvania NJ Delaware 1860 Mitchell Hand Colored Antique
Original 1860 Mitchell map of the counties of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Very nicely hand colored (period). On heavy paper. Mounting tape on edges of upper margin corners, some wear at margins. In very good condition, as per scan.

$129.00

Morleys Philatelic Journals Vol 1-6 Leather Bound
<p>Volumes I-VI of Morley's Philatelic Journal, handsomely bound in period 3/4 pebbled leather and marbled boards. Some minor foxing, generally confined to the first pages of each volume; otherwise very clean and tight. Given the pulp these magazines were produced with, a superb set. A plethora of material, including:</p><p>Vol I: American Stamp Duties, Fiscals of Bulgaria, The Fiscal Stamps of Grenada, Municipal Stamps of Gloucester, Reference List of the Telegraph Stamps of Japan, British Railway Stamps, Telegraph Stamps of Kashmir, Ceylon Telegraphs, British Foreign Bills, Zululand Statistics, Fiscals of British Guiana.</p><p>Vol II: British Fiscals, Egypt Salt Dept Revenue Stamps, Mosquito Reserve Nicaragua, Customs Duty Tobaco Bands, Catalog of British Railway Stamps, California and Nevada State Revenues (!), Notes on US part-rouletted Revenues of 1898, Newspaper Tax Stamps of Great Britain, Provisional Fiscal Issues of the American Occupation of the Philippines, Saint Christophe...

$699.00

Americas Alaska 1818 Lg Antique Map
Map of North and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, et al) from a rare 1818 Atlas in Prague. Outline color. Attractive early map of the US and Canada with details of the Hudson Bay Area and the new Louisiana Purchase. Measurements are of the image; page size is larger. Mounted on a temporary mat; will be removed, rolled, and placed in a very heavy-gauge tube for security in shipping. One inch sealed tear in right margin into blank sea area with no loss of detail. Blank verso, on very heavy laid paper. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map over ca 200 years old.

$399.00

Americas Alaska 1818 Lg Antique Map
Map of North America to Colombia, South America from a rare 1818 Atlas in Prague. Outline color. Inset map of Alaska and Kodiak Island. Attractive early map of the US and Canada with details of the Hudson Bay Area and the new Louisiana Purchase. In excellent condition. Lightly outlined in period color. Measurements are of the image; page size is larger. Will be rolled and placed in a very heavy-gauge tube for security in shipping. Blank verso, on very heavy laid paper. Folded. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map over ca 200 years old.

$449.00

America 1818 Indian Territory Antique Map
Map of the United States, such as they were in the first part of the 19th century. Many interesting details of the young Vereinigten Staaten (United States) including the vast new Louisiana Purchase and the Indian territories in Indiana. Remember when Indiana was the Wild West?. Shows Chippewa (Tschippeweer), the Fox Nation (Fuchs Nation), the Miamis, the Sioux, the Six Nations in the Greast Lakes region, the Osage, and many more. A superb early map from an 1818 atlas in Prague. Folded and minor corner wrinkles, else in fine condition. Lightly outlined in period color. Measurements are of the image; page size is larger. Will be rolled and placed in a very heavy-gauge tube for security in shipping. Blank verso, on very heavy laid paper. Folded. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map over ca 200 years old.

$1499.00

World Delisle Large 66x45cm Antique Map
Large world map from Guillame Delisle, updated by Philippe Buache and published in 1808. Shows the fledgling US with a pretty well-defined coast of Alaska, and more realistic descriptions of the Far East. Inset cartouche tells of the discoveries of Captain Cook and the Sandwich Islands. On very heavy white, laid paper. Blank verso. Centerfold as made, separating at bottom and reinforced. Some very minor toning spots noticeable on the reverse, some edge wrinkling. See scan for exact condition -- this is a nice map in overall very good condition. Will rolled for shipping in a very heavy guage tube. Measurements are of the image, page size is larger. Absolutely guaranteed antique original map ca 200 years old.

$1499.00

Volcanoes Hawaii Mexico Guatamala Galapagos South Seas 1852 Meyer
A charming comparative geography map showing the areas of volcanic activity in Central America and the South Seas / Pacific, with inset maps of several island chains (Hawaii, Galapagos, etc) . This style of map is characteristic of the mid-19th century. Finely designed steel engraving for Meyer's Zeitungs-Atlas, by the Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Institutes zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris, and Philadelphia. circa 1852. The measurements are of the image, the page size with margins is a little larger. Slightly toned, as per scan. Guaranteed and absolutely original antique map ca 155 years old.

$89.00

Antique World Map 1715 California Island
Map of the world in four hemispheric projections, by Gabriel Bodenehr ca 1715. Finely hand-colored, minor marginal toning. Features California shown as an island. Mounted on a temporary mat; will be removed, rolled, and placed in a very heavy-gauge tube for security in shipping. Measurements are of the image; page size is larger. Please see scan for exact condition of this fine copperplate engraving. Absolutely guaranteed original, antique map almost 300 years old.

$349.00

Attinelli Bibliography of American Numismatic Auction Catalogues 1828-1875
Attinelli Bibliography of American Numismatic Auction Catalogues 1828-1875 by Emmanuel Joseph Attinelli. A scarce Quarterman reprint ogf the rare 1876 original work on American Numismatic Auctions, an 'on-the-scene' so to speak history of American numismatics of the 19th century. DUst jcket hipped, in protective plastic cover. Bookplates. With invaluable modern (1976) rarity ratings of the various catalogs in the reverse by John Adams.

$99.00

Trailings Tracks Tommyknockers A History of Clear Creek County Colorado
Large, lavishly illustrated book (with a huge number of period photos) on the history of Clear Creek County, Colorado, the famous Western county that's the home of Georgetown, Silver Plume, and Idaho Springs -- some of the richest mining towns in the history of the United States. Covers the history of the town, mines, businesses and has a huge section covering individual families. If the history of Colorado mining is your area of interest, this is a must-have book. Or -- if you need a boat anchor -- this puppy is big and heavy. 451 pages plus a 48 page index.

$99.00

Essay-Proof Journal No 195 Federal Banknotes
Articles on Ceylon Postal Order essay, several on US Banknotes ($100 Fed Res Note, $2 Silver Certificate), Lithuanian Essays, etc. Purchased from end-of run overstock many years ago; an unread copy. Published by The Essay-Proof Society, The Essay-Proof Journal was the premier periodical for English-language information on worldwide proofs, specimens, essays, and banknotes; though certainly weighted towards US issues. Excellent illustrated articles throughout it's run.

$15.00

Essay-Proof Journal No193 USPOD 1870-97 Columbians
Several articles on the US 1893 Columbian issues, the USPOS Bill Books 1870-1897, especially relating to the US Cardboard Proofs of 1879-94. With tipped-in index for 1991. Purchased from end-of run overstock many years ago; an unread copy. Published by The Essay-Proof Society, The Essay-Proof Journal was the premier periodical for English-language information on worldwide proofs, specimens, essays, and banknotes; though certainly weighted towards US issues. Excellent illustrated articles throughout it's run.

$15.00

Essay-Proof Journal No189 CA Huston Designs PDR Die Proofs
Articles on FDR Die Proofs, Clair Aubrey Huston, BEP designer; Czech Notes, Milos Ondraczek, Czechoslovak Engraver, UPU Specimen stamps, etc. Purchased from end-of run overstock many years ago; an unread copy. Published by The Essay-Proof Society, The Essay-Proof Journal was the premier periodical for English-language information on worldwide proofs, specimens, essays, and banknotes; though certainly weighted towards US issues. Excellent illustrated articles throughout it's run.

$15.00