Sale 325

Harbour Auction


Cover Groups, Stocks and Balances
 
 
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Lot 213
 
Postal History Collection, collection of approximately 200 covers comprising 1851 to 20th century, some mounted for exhibition, better includes #7 strip of three on Frankfurt Ky. forwarded cover, 9 pair and single on domestic circular, 24 single and pair with imprint capture on domestic cover, 115 B.F. Stevens use, etc.; some mixed condition, overall Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 214
 
Postal History, group of about 95 covers comprising about 85 better stampless and 10-15 miscellaneous. stamped usages, better include 1827 framed "Black Rock. N.Y." postmark, 1794 "N. York", 1799 "Albany N.Y". first c.d.s. style, 1847 fancy "Brookline Mass" oval, 1808 "Easton Md." c.d.s., red 1825 "Hanover N.H." dotted oval, 1801 Portsmouth N.H. straightline, 1789 Richmond Va. straightline, departmental free franks, etc., some faults, a Fine lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 215
 
Postal History Balance, two cartons of several hundred covers including stampless, Banknotes, etc., some mixed condition, a Fine lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 216
 
Postal History Balance, group of 12 better covers comprising #1 tied by blue oval "5" ratemarker on folded letter from Baltimore to Washington D.C., #7 (plate 1E) tied by bold strike of blue Gettysburgh Pa. c.d.s., #11 five singles on folded letter to New York paying quintuple rate, #26 straddle margin single, #68 three singles on cover to Germany cancelled by Burksville Ill. ms. postmark and tied by red Aachen framed transit, #210 to France with France 30c. postage due, #238 to Germany, two picture post cards including 1910 aeronautic monoplane flight, #K1 pair from Shanghai to Boston Leather company, Canal Zone E15a airmail cover, and Cuba #223 & 224 to New York; few faults, an interesting group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 217
 
SELECTION OF BETTER COVERS, About 110 covers or cards including fancy cancels, illustrated advertising and unusual usages, all clean and Very Fine. Owner's conservative retail totals over $4,800.
Estimate 900 - 1,200
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Lot 218
 
SELECTION OF BETTER COVERS, About 120 covers similar to those in the previous lot. Owner's conservative retail is $5,400.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 219
 
SELECTION OF BETTER COVERS, Another lot like the two previous, about 85 covers with a retail value of over $4,700.
Estimate 900 - 1,200
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Lot 220
 
U.S. Postal History, group of 325 including covers, stampless, postal cards, post cards, postal entires, etc., nice range of material including registered, destinations and military in the $10-20 range, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 221
 
1850-1870s, Postal History, group of 10 stampless or stamped covers, better include 65 tied by blue Rockford Ill. fancy bluebird cancellation, small faults (PFC), 65 with jumbo side margins tied by Dayton O. shield cancellation, 114 tied by Philadelphia heart cancellation, 114 tied by Salisbury Mass. floral cancellation (PFC), and two 3¢ Banknotes tied by NYFM cancellation (Weiss ST-5P3) to Germany, some nice corner cards; a Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 222
 
1850-1900S POSTAL HISTORY, group of 21 covers comprising "Fiske & Rice, United States and Canada Express" handstamp on cover to Uxbridge Mass., envelope with "Post Office Department/Official Business" scroll handstamp, 11 rich 1856 brownish carmine neat pen cancel and tied by balloon-style "Coventry R.I. Oct 11" d.s. on cover to Providence, 24 tied by "Paid New-York P.O. Station B/1 Aug 24" octagon datestamp on 1861 cover, seven with all-different RFD postmarks, two with RFD corner cards including "R.F.D. News", two Boot & Shoes ads, five with express company corner cards, 1900 "Dail, The Great Magician" ad cover, and 1901 "Women of Washington" with Capitol ad design in green; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 223
 
Large and Varied Cover Stock, Stock of 6-7,000 covers in 14 storage boxes and an album. Includes advertising (late 19th to early 20th century), Slogan cancels, Space (we note a John Glenn autograph on a Mercury FDC), Ships & Submarines, Polar, Special Events, 20th century small town cancels, a box of about 400 different Congressional free-franked covers from the 1950s, each with a picture of the congressman affixed, etc., etc. Nearly all are housed in plastic sleeves ready for pricing. An excellent lot.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 224
 
SMALL COVER STOCK, File drawer of a few hundred 19th and 20th century covers from stampless to commercial usages of commemoratives and some better picture postcards, values up to $100 or so with excellent variety.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 225
 
Cover Accumulation, large carton with hundreds of mostly FDC and some earlier Postal History items, generally F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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