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Lot 99 |
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1767-1799 Colonial Postal History, group of 7 covers comprising 1767 New York to London with "Dover/Ship Lre" h.s., 1773 "On His Majesty's Service" to Albany N.Y., 1773 Philadelphia red ms. "4" rating to Salem Mass. with "10/-" local curreny rating (Ex-Roth), 1786 Baltimore ms. "2-16" rating to Philadelphia with "1/4" local currency rating (Ex-Roth), 1788 to the Starbuck family on Nantucket endorsed by favor, 1795 from Charleston by ship to Newburyport with "Sh 10" rating, and 1799 from London to Newburyport with "Sh27" rating; a Very Fine group, Owner's Retail $2,750.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 100 |
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1830-60, Stampless - Forwarders, group of 7 including 1830 with black Meyer & Hupeden oval, 1865 from Cuba to France via N.Y. with A.C. Rossire & Co. oval, 1850 from Cuba to London with red A.C. Rossire & Co. oval, etc. Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 101 |
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1830s-60s Stampless Covers, group of 15 better including Dedham Mass. with brown c.d.s. and "Paid 1", Boston Mass. with large red "2" ratemarker, Mobile "Way 11" circled h.s. in red and blue, red Cincinnati "1 Paid" integral rate c.d.s., Kingston stencil c.d.s, and "Haddonfield N.J." straightline postmark; Fine group, Owner's Retail $1,785.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 102 |
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1850s-1900s, Postal Markings, group of 77 covers with a wide range of fancy postmarks and auxilliary markings including county and postmaster c.d.s., fradulent, forwarded, advertised, better include 1883 Furnace Mass. horseshoe postmark, inbound from G.B. with "unmailable", #10 from Philadelphia and forwarded with #10 from Mamaroneck to N.Y.C., oval postmarks like #11 with "Mamaroneck N.Y." in red, etc., some faults, Fine, Owner's Retail $8,440.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 103 |
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1850s-60s Foreign Mails, group of 26 covers including 3 stampless, better includes #35 pair and single to Germany, #33 to Canada, three #36 covers with two singles or pair to England, #33 pair and single to Germany, #65 to Russia, #78 with NYFM to England, #73 on wrapper to Scotland, #68 on a front to Japan, #69 and 71 to Sicily, #68 to Guatemala and 2¢ blackjack on circular to Nova Scotia; some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $6,760.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 104 |
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1851-1900s Dead Letter Office, group of 13 covers including two 1851 covers with D.L.O. circular handstamp and ms. recording info (one with red Advertised 1ct s.l. h.s.), 1855 large oval D.L.O. Dept. h.s. on 3¢ entire from Clarksville Va. to New Orleans, several return envelope including penalty, etc. Fine group, Owner's Retail $1,625.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 105 |
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1851-57 3¢ Postal History Collection, a remarkable collection of over 300 covers mounted in three large elbe albums, wide range of usages including Way, Chicago Supplementary, Wells Fargo, Minn. Terr., Steamboats, Campaign envelopes, postal markings with advertised, missent, forwarded, too late, held for postage, etc.; large sections of Patriotic envelopes and Advertising including many cameos, also includes some varieties notated on cover; a fabulous basis for further expansion, some faults but Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 106 |
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1851-57 Issue Covers, group of 24 covers, better including #9 pair and single on cover from Evansville Ind., #11 on cover with fancy N.Y. Central R.R. corner card, #11 two pairs on cover to Conn. with "Via Nicaragua, Ahead of the Mails" h.s. in blue, #10 pair with red Northampton c.d.s. and grid cancels, two folded letters to France with #7 pair and #10, # 9 and #11 pair and single on cover to Montreal, #26 on cover with green cameo corner card, and #36 use on domestic cover, some faults, a Fine and interesting group, Owner's Retail $5,345.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 107 |
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1861 Issue Covers, group of 6 including 1¢ with 10¢ pair to Switzerland, 2¢ 3¢ 10¢ on cover to Germany, 2¢ used with 1¢ grilled, 1¢ with 10¢ on cover from N.Y.C. to Cal. with 1¢ carrier fee, 2¢ pair tied by blue Cincinnati duplex, and 2¢ tied on all-over Great American Tea Co. adversting envelope paying the circular rate; some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $1,925.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 108 |
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1862-1909, Fort Postal History, group of 9 covers and one post card comprising 1862 Fort Calhoun, Neb. Terr. ms. town, 1866 #65 from Fort Dodge Ioa. (early use as fort was established in 1865), six from Fort Letterman, Wyo. Terr. 1870-80s with various datestamps and frankings, and a 1909 post card from Fort Russell Wyo. Terr., Fine group, Owner's Retail $1,305.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 109 |
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1869 Issue Covers, group of 7 covers and a front including 2¢ used with 1870 1¢ 2¢ used with 1870 2¢ 3¢ tied by Louisville leaf cancel, 3¢ tied by Dalton Ga. positive "D", 3¢ on cover sent to D.L.O. and 10¢ pair on large front to Germany, some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $1,275.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 110 |
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1870-76 NYFM Covers, group of 8 covers, better include 1874 folded cover to Italy with 10¢ tied by GE-C7 broken state, use to Germany with 7¢ tied by TR-W18, and 2¢ 3¢ to Switzerland tied by TR-W12; some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $3,000.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 111 |
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1870-80s Bank Note Foreign Mails, group of 34 covers and entires including mixed frankings and destinations of Sweden, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Denmark, Siam, Russia, Uruguay, St. Kitts, etc.; some mixed condition, a Fine and interesting group, Owner's Retail $5,490.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 112 |
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1870-88 Banknote Issue Domestic Covers, group of 8 including #148, 151 on registered cover, #158 tied by "Pueblo C. Ty." duplex, #165, 159 on court house cover, #162 on quadruple rate, and #165, 159 on a courthouse cover, mixed condition, Fine, Owner's Retail $2,050.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 113 |
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1890-1900s Mixed Frankings, group of 11 including 1890 inbound G.B. 2½d to Baltimore and forwarded 1890 2c., 1893 1¢ entire to Germany with U.S. 2¢ 3¢ dues and forward to back to New York City with Germany 10pf., 1895 inbound G.B. 1d postal card to Cambridge Mass. forwarded with 1¢ Bureau, 1899 to England and forward with G.B. 1d to Ireland, 1901 mourning env. to France and forwarded to Italy with Italian postage due, etc., small faults, Fine and interesting group, Owner's Retail $1,650.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 114 |
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1890s-1900s Circulars Used Abroad, group of 11 including 2¢ Bureau on 2¢ wrapper to Turks Islands, 1¢ Bureau on 1¢ to Spain, and destinations of Harbin China, Chile, Guatemala, Fiji, Bermuda, Transvaal, Johannesburg, Russia and Straits Settlments; a Very Fine and rare group of circulars, Owner's Retail $1,935.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 115 |
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1890s-1900s Destination Postal History, large group of 61 covers with a wide variety of frankings and destinations including #260 on reduced 1¢ Columbian entire to Germany, #297-98 on registered cover to Germany, 5¢ Wash. to Sumatra, 1895 5¢ to Honduras, #304 from Alaska to Sweden, 1899 to Java, 1956 to Afghanistan, 1919 censored to Siam, 1921 registered to Poland, etc; some faults, an exciting group, Fine, Owner's Retail $7,910.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 116 |
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Cover Balance, group of 7 items including two used Signal Service Weather Report 1¢ war wrappers, Western Union Telegraph cover, E6 used on postal card, etc., faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 117 |
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Indian Territory, small group of six covers comprising #65 on cover to Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, 1883 Grand River, 1899 Silo, 1900 Brazil, and two (1900, 1902) from South McAlester with different duplexes, faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 118 |
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1830-1900s Fall River, Mass. Postal History, mounted collection of over 40 covers plus an additional box of about 300 including many early stampless, better including "Steam", "Steamboat", "M.O.B.", color postmarks of red, magenta, etc., and incoming mail, a nice collection.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 119 |
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1803-1814, Lancaster, group of 6 covers mostly bearing manuscript "Lancaster" postmarks and one document, comprising 1803 to Marietta at prepaid 12½¢ rate (faulty), 1806 "Lan:" postmark variety to Washington Pa. at 17¢ rate, 1811 "Lanc" postmark variety to Bainbridge at 10¢ rate, 1812 to Zanesville at a rare quadruple 32¢ rate (4 times 8¢ for under 40 miles), 1812 to Bain Bridge at 12½¢ rate collect, 1814 to Baltimore at the 20¢ rate, and 1804 Lancaster court summons. F.-V.F.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 120 |
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1812-14, Ohio Military Documents, group of 12 Ohio military documents comprising regimental orders, enlistment documents, horse and bounty receipts, list and description of recrutes including supplies issued, better include 9 July 1812 regimental orders issued two weeks after declaration of war showing high concern of the Militia of their readiness for action, 24 Aug. 1812 militia orders reading "You will march what of your company is not detached to Cleaveland with all possible dispatch, equiped for service with four days of provisions & keep all arms not in use", and 1814 enlistment document of Stephen H. Worthington from Wallingford Ct. F.-V.F. and interesting.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 121 |
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1800s-1900s Cleveland Postal History, collection balance in two cartons from the Tom Allen Collection of more than 1,000 covers in two cartons, most still in dealer sleeves, wide range of material including advertising, R.P.O.s, auxilliary markings, postage dues, etc., also a few other Ohio covers and misc. postal history, a great lot with material purchased over numerous years.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 122 |
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Cleveland Auxilliary Markings, 1832-1900s, collection mostly mounted on exhibition pages comprising 35 covers including forwarded h.s., advertising, not called for, held for postage, returned to writer, train late backstamps and receivers, Cleaveland box (type IV) and Cleveland box (type V) postmarks forwarded.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 123 |
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Cleveland Box Postmarks, 1827-34, study collection of folded letters or covers comprising five different types: I (six), II (four), III (one), IV (thirteen), V (four), range of red manuscript ratings including "Free", "25", "37½", "40", "1½oz .75", "$1.00", 1827 with red framed "Paid" handstamp (earliest recorded example); an interesting group with several exceptional strikes.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A description of the types are: I (all caps) 1826-29, II (upper and lower case in large type, "C" and "O" almost round) 1829-31, IIa (month in italics) March 1830, III (upper and lower case, large type, "C" and "O" oval) 1831, IV (upper and lower case in small type) 1831-34 and V (upper and lower case in smaller type with modern spelling of Cleveland) Dec. 1833 - Apr. 1834. There are nine recorded type III and eighteen recorded type V usages outside of archives.
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Lot 124 |
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Withdrawn
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Lot 125 |
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Cleveland Civil War Patriotic Covers, group of ten with various flag, rider, etc. designs in mostly red, white and blue, two with camp designations of Camp Wade and Camp Taylor, various flag, rider, etc., eight are stamped with 3¢ 1857-61 issues, other two are soldier's letter due 3 and a free rating; some small faults, Fine group.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 126 |
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Cleveland Machine Cancellations, 1884-1900, mounted group of 19 comprising 1884 Leavitt, Chesire, International and Barry, better include 1899 Chesire Big Oval (1 of three known), two Chesire four-bars, and 1884 Leavitt, some better advertising, Fine collection.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 127 |
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Cleveland Post Office Documents (1858-1862), Benjamin Harrington, large box of assorted Cleveland postal documents while Benjamin was postmaster including two ledger books and hundreds of official letters and forms, a treasure trove of unique information concerning the post office.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Benjamin Harrington was one of the pioneering families from the Cleveland area. This archive of material sheds light on the workings of the Cleveland Post Office during the early years.
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Lot 128 |
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Cleveland Post Office Stations, collection of 24 covers mounted on exhibition pages, 1875-1900, some better advertising designs, some mixed condition, a Fine and interesting group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 129 |
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Cleveland Postal History, 1850s-60s, group of 12 stamped covers including #11 on Houses Telgraph cover, #11 on illustrated insurance policy, #26 to Cal. with "Due 7" h.s., #26 to Denver City, Kansas Terr. with "Hinckley & Cos. Express" datestamp, etc., some faults but an interesting group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 130 |
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Cleveland Postal Markings, 1865-1900, mounted collection of approx. 85 stamped covers and postal cards postmarked with various circular datestamps, cancellations, duplexes and oval townmarks, some better include #65 with mask cancellation, interesting advertising, #158 with Gaston patent cancel, a Very Fine and interesting collection.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Cleveland Ratemarkers, group of 24 covers and folded letters with various mostly different ratemarkers including "2" and "2 CENTS", "5", "10", "40", fancy ringed or framed "V" and "X", narrow "10", arced "Paid 3" and "Paid 6", also includes three "Paid" examples on cover or fl and a manuscript "15" triple-rate folded letter; a Fine group with many better.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 132 |
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Cleveland Registry Mail, 1873-1897, mounted collection of 21 covers and three postal receipts, including the 15¢ & 8¢ 1873-75 registry rates, usages abroad to Hungary, Germany (forwarded), etc., few faults, a Fine group with many better.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 133 |
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Cleveland Stampless Foreign Mail, 1845-54, eight covers or folded letters comprising four to Wurtemberg, two to England, one to Durango, Mexico, and one to New Brunswick; a Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Cleveland Used Abroad - 1861 Issues, four covers comprising 5¢ 10¢ (68, 75) to Prussia, 24¢ to England, 10¢ (68) to Canada, and 3¢ rose (65) eight singles used to England; some faults, Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 135 |
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Lot 136 |
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Ohio City Collection, 1834-54, exhibition mounted collection comprising 16 pages with 30 covers plus 4 additional loose examples, collection includes stamped and stampless with manuscript and c.d.s. townmarks, all recorded townmarks are included including the precussor "Brooklyn" (ms. and box), various ratemarkers, a Very Fine collection.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The City of Ohio post office was discontinued November 27, 1854 following its annexation by Cleveland. Postal operations continued briefly at the old post office until moving to the main Cleveland postal facility.
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OHIO POSTAL HISTORY, 1849-1900 (CA.), small group of 16 covers and a 1798 N.W. Terr. mail carrying invoice, various towns comprising Bellefontaine (2 in green "10" and "Paid", "5"), Burlington, Chester, Columbus (one rimless starred fancy postmark and two charge box covers), Middlebury (boxed postmark), Morristown (negative. "5"), Newark (three boxes), Portsmouth, Sandusky City (rimless), and Willoughby, Fine group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 138 |
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Carriers, Locals and Expresses, seven covers comprising 6LB9 on small cover, 20L7 on cover addressed to N.Y.C. street, 20L7 in combination with #11 to Troy N.H., 87L4 tied by Hussey h.s. on Adams Express Co. embossed envelope, cover with ms. "By Elkins Express" endorsement to N. Hampton N.H., and two covers with "Forwarded by Currier's Gloucester and Boston Express" black on green labels affixed, Owner's Retail $1,595.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 139 |
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Express Mail, group of 12 including 1851 folded letter with red "Gregory's Express." h.s., 1874 "Per Overland Mail" illustated train envelope with receipt for taxes on Eagle Mine, Alta Express Co., two different Merchants Union Express envelopes, U.S. Express Co., two Truman & Co.'s express, three J. Bamber & Co. Express including one with Contra Costa express h.s., Adams Express Co., and Pacific Express, some faults, a Fine to Very Fine group of interesting express usages, Owner's Retail $3,545.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Wells Fargo & Co., large group of 34 used and 1 mint with Hawaii frank on 5¢ Garfield entire, used includes a wide variety of franks and handstamps, better includes red frank on 10¢ entire to New Hampshire, Grizzly Fleet Cal. datestamp and Wells backstamp on entire to San Francisco, two Mexican coast and Cal. express frank on 10¢ paste-ups (one cancelled by Mexican Route oval), fancy Paid 10 Cents frank, etc.; origin Wells ovals include Vallejo Route, San Jose Route, Messenger, Messenger 17, Portland, Gilroy, Forest Hill, New York and Sac. City double-oval, etc.; some faults, a scarce group of Wells covers, Owner's Retail $7,125.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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1829-1880s Ship Covers, small group of 13 covers including 1829 Salem Mass. with large "Ship" handstamp on f.l. from Buenos Ayres to Baltimore, 1854 Baltimore to Rockland Me. with blue "Ship" and "7" h.s., "U.S. Ship 3cts." circled h.s. on cover from the U.S.S. Richmond on the Miss. River, and Baltimore "Ship" and "7" h.s. on over to Gettysburg with Baltimore 1c. red carrier (1LB7); some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $2,105.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Steamboat and Packet Covers, group of 11 covers, part of circular and one front, including blue "From Natchitoches, Packet, D.R. Carroll" (front), Baltimore "Steamboat" on cover to Va. with #11, New Orleans "Steam" on folded letter with #10, blue "Steamer Natchez" and "Route 7309" ovals on 3¢ entire, red "Steamer R.W. Powell" oval on cover to New Orleans and red "Geo. D. Hite, New Orleans" oval on 3¢ entire; some faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $3,030.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 143 |
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1860s-80s, Fancy Cancellations, group of 27 covers, better include 1883 with two 210 singles tied by Port Townsend Kicking Mules, 2¢ entire with Northampton Mass. star and crescent, #65 with N.Y.C. four hearts, 3¢ entire with Baby in coffin, Millpoint magenta and purple color combination postmark, many geometrics, etc.; some cover faults, Fine group, Owner's Retail $2,945.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 144 |
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1860s-80s Billboard Advertising, group of 17 advertising covers with all-over billboard ads on the reverse, range of Towns mostly showing various businesses in the town including Belvidere Ill., New York City, Cincinnati Oh., Maysville Ky., Millvillage Pa. (two), Oskaloosa Ia., Savannah Ga., Chicago Ills., etc.; mixed condition, Fine group, Owner's Retail $2,285.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 145 |
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1870s-1900, Advertising Covers, group of 25 different with many better including all-over blue 1893 Columbian Expo, all-over Seabury & Johnson ad with gold (reduced cover) and also one on reverse of postal card, Wm. Penn cigars, all-over Willow Springs Distillery use to Germany, two Winchester shotgun ads and Dupont shotgun powders; Fine group, Owner's Retail $3,920.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 146 |
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1880s-1909, Bank Note Period Advertising Collars, group of 7 different postal stationery cut squares: 2¢ & 3¢ Bates & Coates, 1¢ 2¢ & 3¢ Seebeck, 2¢ Bonner Mercantile Co. of Butte, M.T., and 2¢ Mutual Life Ins. of N.Y.; also two postal stationery entires: 2¢ Bates & Coates and 2¢ Mutual, the latter with faults; also four envelope cut squares with stamps: 2¢ 1890 Conquerer & Puritan Shades, two 1¢ 1898, Funk & Wagnalls and "Neostyle" of Ashland, O. and 1¢ 1909 "Postage 2 Ounces"; F-VF and scarce group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Patriotic Covers, group of 12 Civil War, 4 Spanish American War and one Lincoln Campaign envelope, better include #36b pair tied by blue Oberlin O. c.d.s. on red, white and blue flag design to England, #64 pink on multicolored watercolor eagle design, and all-over flag design; mixed condition, Fine, Owner's Retail $3,960.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 148 |
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Spanish American War Patriotics, group of 25 covers with many better including all-over flag design with 1¢ Trans-Miss. pair, caricatures, Remember the Maine, several Naval officers, etc., a great lot with a good range of designs.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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