United States Postal History #659

Grant, Ulysses S. & William Tecumseh Sherman, signatures in pencil, "U.S. Grant" as immediate past president, and "W.T. Sherman, General, May 17, 1877" on an engraved invitation "to the occasion of the departure" of Grant for Europe; 5½" x 8" with a reinforced central horizontal fold not affecting signatures; Fine.

[Florida] Apalachicola, five stampless covers, includes red c.d.s. with high "Y", matching red "2" rate, nice clean lot with mostly full strikes, F.-V.F.

[Florida] St. Augustine, mostly complete red "St Augustine Fl.T./May/19" c.d.s. with matching "Free" straight line, on 1840 folded letter sheet addressed to Washington DC, Very Fine.

[Maine] Augusta, 11 stampless covers, includes complete strike of red horn of plenty, 1826 red c.d.s. used less than one year, red c.d.s. with red 10 obliterated and rerated to 5, nice range of rates and auxiliary markings, some condition issues, sure to please the Augusta collector, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Bath, light strike of "Bath Aug 8" and light red "Way 21" on folded letter sheet addressed to Stephen Longfellow, brother of Henry W., and two other referees in a law suit, addressed to Portland ME, letter was turned and sent to the other referee, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Belfast, eight stampless covers, clean group with green c.d.s., a black and a red double oval c.d.s., "Free" in circle, "Charge Box 41", and a forwarded cover from Belfast to Boston to Milton 3 Ponds NH, few condition issues, a wonderful range of c.d.s.'s, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Brunswick, eight stampless covers, fresh lot with attached rate "6", two double ovals, two covers with rates crossed out and manuscript "On public service", nice range of rates, please examine, F.-V.F.

[Maine] East Eddington, "East Eddington ME/Mar/12" c.d.s. on cover, two strikes "Due 3" straight line, addressed to Maren NH; reduced at right, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Eastport, "Eastport Me/Aug/5" oval c.d.s. with straight line "Way" and manuscript "7" rate, on 1826 folded letter sheet, addressed to Washington DC, military letter, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Gardiner, ten stampless covers, includes two red double circle c.d.s. and two red slanting letter c.d.s., cover addressed to Saco ME concerns a ship wreck, a red "5" in circle rate, a "Paid 3" in circle rate, mixed condition, interesting diverse lot, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Kennebunk, five stampless covers, includes "Free", "Paid" "5" in circle rate, should prove useful to the specialist, F.-V.F.

[Maine] Machiasport, two straight lines on stampless and franked covers, includes straight line with manuscript "Paid 3" rate on a stampless, and a straight line on a embossed ladies envelope with pen cancelled 26, F.-V.F.