Housatonic Rail Road (Towle 88-B-1 Rarity VI) 1847 red CDS of fancy circled "5" at right, worn with adhesive on backflap, pencil markings on reverse.

Housatonic Rail Road (Towle 88-B-7 Rarity V) Oct 9 red CDS with matching "5" at right, with file fold and toning.

Housatonic Rail Road (Towle 88-B-3 Rarity VII "Rare") 1848 red CDS of fancy circled "5" at left, with file folds and some wear

Texas & New Orleans Railroad corner advertising featuring steam locomotive on double track, with black "Beaumont, TX" cds tying 3c Type II on cover to Nashua, NH, a few small mended tears, very fine.

This illustration is also used on many different sources, including Overland Mail Propaganda covers (Type H-1).

Steam Engine Advertising cover with 3c Type III tied with black "Lisbon CT Jan 15" cds on very attractive railroad illustration, reduced at right, to Bristol, CT.

This illustration is used on many different sources, notably used on Overland Mail Railroad Propaganda covers (Type A1-5).

Northern Cross Rail Road, illustrated corner card cover showing locomotive, on cover to Canton, Ill. Nov 13 black cds tying 3c Dull Red. Very attractive cover, very fine.

1851 3c Type I tied by a N.Y. & Boston Steamer & Railroad cds on cover to Boston.

The New York & Boston Steamboat & Railroad handstamp was used on the combination rail and steamer route between N.Y. & Boston via Stonington, Connecticut & Providence, RI.

Railroad route agent handstamp on mail handed to railroad route agents they applied their route agent marking.

Cleveland & Erie Rail Road (Towle 115-F-1 Rarity V) Sep 6 black cds tying US #11 to cover with missing backflap.

New York & New Haven Rail Road Nov 26 black CDS tying US #11, cover with some wrinkles, edge and backflap tears, pencil notations on reverse. Letter dated 1853.

Towle 70-D-1 Rarity VI

Housatonic Rail Road (Towle 88-S-4b Rarity VI) Hawleyville Aug 4 black oval datestamp, complete strike of sans-serif cancel tying US #26 on cover with some edge faults to New York.