Lot
488 
Post Office Department Inspector's Identification. Card in leather folder with seal of the Post Office Department embossed in gold for 1895, issued to John D. Culver and signed by W.T. Bissell, Postmaster General, wonderful condition for its age, with only slight wear at corners of folder. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $120
Lot
489
1839-59 Ship and Steam covers. 5 covers; includes 1839 Norfolk, Va. to N.Y. with red Baltimore, Md. postmark and "Steam" straight line, 1845 Baltimore "Steam", 1859 "Ship 6" Halifax, N.S. to Boston, 1852 incoming cover from Germany to New Haven, Conn., 1854 missent to Havanna, Cuba; clear strikes overall, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $290