1851/1857 Postal History Samples


Hagamans Mills, NY
1852 straight line townmark

Colerain, Ohio
Quaker Data 8thMo18


Manchester, NH 6c to San Francisco

Boston double weight to San Francisco
6c paid; 10c unpaid rate for 2nd 1/2 ounce


San Francisco 12c bisected to New York
paying 6c rate

San Francisco 12c to Boston
double weight


10c California to Mass rate after April 1, 1855

Boston to San Francisco
10c rate part paid - Due 4c


San Francisco 3c
Overland Mail Stage Via Los Angeles to St Louis
forwarded 3c to New York (SF to NY rate was 10c)

Weaverville, Calif Overland Mail to Mass


Chicago Supplementary Mail double rate to catch up to mail
Post Office Official Business Free; Supplementary fee Paid 3c

Shabbona Grove, Dekalb Co, Illinois
fancy shield townmark


South Weare, NH
P for John H. Paige postmaster

Free E. Zevely Postmaster Pleasant Grove
Allegany Co, Md


Buffalo double weight
3c paid; Due 5 Cents (unpaid rate)

Hillsdale, Mich double weight
3c paid; 3DUE (no unpaid rate after April 1, 1855)


New York to Boston triple weight
Forwarded Due 9 Cents to Bangor

San Francisco Detained For Postage
prepayment required after April 1, 1855


Providence ADV CE1NT
1c for advertising uncalled for letter

Advertised and then sent to Dead Letter office
W - addressee's name ($22 enclosed)


Forwarded twice; 5c due twice

Yellow Springs, Ohio Forwarded Due 3


U S Naval Lyceum (library)
forwarding point to ships overseas

Lewiston, NY prepaid WAY


Chicago to North Carolina
Missent To Boston Mass

Cleveland MONEY LETTER
early registered letter


Carrollton, Ill Registered 5 PAID

advertising corner card used as townmark
Post Office - Mathew's Store, Howard County, MD


Triangle, NY

Mechanicsburg, Indiana eagle


West Day, NY stencil townmark

White's Tannery, Pa (post office at business location)


Oxford, Ny P(ost) O(ffice)

POST OFFICE Natchez, Miss


Canton, Miss lyre

Mason, Ohio fancy Man-in-the-Moon cancel


West Haven, Ct flag cancel

Lancaster, Pa September 8, 1861
3c 1857 stamp VOID (demonitized due to Civil War)