Lot
634 
Hussey's Post, 1858, black on manila, clear strike of handstamp and additional "Paid/G. Hussey" two-line handstamp on fresh locally addressed manila wrapper, Very Fine and choice. Scott Nos. 87LUP2 $600.
Private local posts also delivered items in wrappers (identified by open ends), generally at the one cent rate before the Post Office issued stamped wrappers.
Realized: $160
Lot
635
Wrapper, 1861, 1¢ blue on manila, die 1, uprated with 2¢ black (73), nicely centered, tied by four-ring target cancel, matching "Port Royal, Va., 1863" cds to Gouverneur N.Y. at the 3¢ letter rate, Very Fine use at the letter rate, ex-Barkhausen (backstamp). Scott Nos. W21 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot
636
Wrapper, 1874, 1¢ dark blue on manila, die 1, cancelled by complete strike of Waterbury Ten-Petaled Leaf (Rohloff L-20) to Wolcott Ct.; tear at left, Very Fine and rare Waterbury fancy cancel. Scott Nos. W112 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
637
Wrapper, 1881, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 8, cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa." third-class oval to Germany, Landau Pfalz (10.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott Nos. W158 Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE DIE 55 VERMILION WRAPPER.
Realized: $250
Lot
638
Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3, large-size wrapper cancelled by "Melrose Highlands, Mass." cds without date to Port Said, Egypt, Jun. 15th arrival backstamp; turned and remailed back with label on reverse to Melrose Highlands with Egypt, 3m green tied by "Port Said, 16 VII 05" cds, Very Fine. Scott Nos. W376 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $350
Lot
639
Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., card flown by unmanned balloon from Brooklyn, N.Y. and received with finder's notation "New Utrechts, L.I., This balloon arrived at Mr. Geo. Van Barent on Monday Morning at 10 Ock Oct 5th." on reverse, addressed back to balloon experimenter Willie Hill in Brooklyn with New Utrechts, N.Y. duplex cancelling and bold receiver; card nick at top right from attachment to balloon, Very Fine for this. Scott Nos. UX3 Estimate $300 - 400.
In Catalog of Classic American Airposts and Aeronautica, 1784-1900 by Robert Schoendorf, he notes…"Willie Hill of Brooklyn…In these experiments unmanned balloons were release carrying 1¢ postal cards (Scott #UX3) addressed to Willie Hill, usually with the request on the reverse: "Finder of this balloon will please write on this where and when it was found and put it in the Post Office," and as an inducement to comply with this: "You may keep the balloon." Seven of such postal cards have turned up, flown in 1874 and 1875." .
Realized: $140
Lot
640 
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Postal Card, 1873, 1¢ brown on buff, watermarked Small U.S.P.O.D., three cards with illustrated ad on reverse; includes allover Gilbert & Barker Springfield Gas Machine, New York ad showing House With Air Pump in Cellar and Gas Generator in Separate Vault, to Connecticut canceled by cork handstamp, and allover black Lansdell's Portable Railway Syphon, New York ad text with red illustrated Hoses and Syphon, and "Cash Paid for Land Warrants!" advertisement showing Farming Scene, Very Fine. Scott Nos. UX3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot
641
Postal Card, 1879, 2¢ blue on buff, card addressed to Shanghai, China, canceled by bold "Richmond, Va., Jul 16" duplex postmark, San Francisco transit and purple "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, Aug 21, 90" oval date stamp, reverse with partial N.Y. transit date stamp; shallow scuff on reverse, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. UX6 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $110
Lot
642 P
Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, die proof, exception detailed impression unlike any plate proof or regular issue, on high quality off white card with impression clearly showing though on reverse, Extremely Fine, believed to be one of only such recorded examples, the USPCC catalog only lists a UX9 die proof with manuscript "Specimen" in red, accompanied by card with manuscript "Respectfully submitted" at bottom with suggestion of change to the printed instruction line. USPCC Nos. S7P var. Scott Nos. UX8P Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
643 S
Postal Card, 1885, 1¢ brown on buff, production specimen, two cards with black printed "Specimen" over indicia and "Specimen" in rectangular border of diagonal squares in address space; with printing in dull brown and dull red brown; few minor spots on one card, otherwise Very Fine. USPCC Nos. S7PSa $400. Scott Nos. UX8S Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70