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Lot 23 |
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Postal History Balance, a potpourri of over 80 covers, including a few foreign, almost every cover is of interest, includes earlies such as #69 strip of 5 (faulty) to GB, #70 to GB (cert), 79, 179 Philadelphia Expo, 185 to Paris Expo, 185 Texas Express to GB, 282C Kicking Mule ties (cert), EDU's of 264 and 383V (both with certs), 295 on piece with First Day cancel (cert), 357 on Taft inaugural (March 4, 1909) ppc (White House) 10¢ Kansas used with regular 8¢ on one cover, nice group of prexies, U14 via Nicaragua, U337 to Germany, U378 to South East Africa, etc. Overall F-VF, well worth a close look.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 24 |
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Advertising and Illustrated Covers, 24 covers, mostly 19th century with a few early 20th, covering many topics including Bridge, Melodeon, Schools, Campaign (Hayes), Exposition (299 on cacheted cover), etc. Overall Fine, many quite attractive illustrations.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 25 |
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Cross Border Mail, 8 covers, including four stampless carried by ferry across the Niagara and St. Croix Rivers, two franked contract ship covers (one with #30A, other #76), Boston and Philadelphia to Halifax, Fine, scarce usages.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 26 |
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Civil War and Slavery Postal History, 9 covers, including 1822 stampless cover Callands Stove VA containing part of a slave deposition, #65 on 1863 cover from Point Lookout addressed to Jacob Heald, abolitionist, whose obituary stated his house was used by the "Underground Railroad", 1862 ms old stamps not recognized (PF cert), Lincoln/Johnson campaign cover, Stephen Douglas campaign cover, etc. Generally Fine and an interesting lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 27 |
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Confederate States Postal History Group, 4 covers, including #5X1 Athens Provisional on cover to Macon Ga. (Confederate Stamp alliance cert), #1 pair tied by 1862 Woodville Miss cds, etc. Generally Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 28 |
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5¢ 1847 Four Covers, each a single franking, including a turned cover and two railroad (Vermont/Mass and Boston/Maine), generally F-VF, three with four margins, two certs.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 29 |
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Five-Cent 1847 on Cover, group of 12 covers, all single usages, including Northern R.R., Boston and Fitchburg R.R., two "Way" covers, under 300 miles to Canada, etc. Mixed quality, two with PF certs.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 30 |
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Lot of 7 Covers, including 22, 26 on one cover (PF cert), 240 with 233,236 on cover to France (PF cert), couple stampless, etc., generally F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 31 |
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1851-57 Postal History Group, comprised of 9 covers, including #11 tied by "steam" with ms "Per Holden's stage", New Orleans cds, #11A (2) with major plate cracks, on separate covers, positions 84L5 and 94L5, #24 Boston to Halifax (ms per steamer), Fine lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 32 |
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1869 Postal History Group, 11 covers, many better, including cross border: 113 wrapper to New Brunswick, 115 (2) one to New Brunswick, other Ontario (PF cert), 114 Philadelphia "heart" cancel, 116, 113 to GB, 117 to GB, 117, 115 registered, etc. Generally Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 33 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), four 1918 covers comprised of: May 15, 1918 First trip, June 9 First trip Boston to New York, June 22 left arrow block of 4 on flown cover, Oct 7 pair on registered cover, generally Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 34 |
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Airmail, 1939, 30¢ Transatlantic (C24), approximately 45 covers, mostly collected for destinations, but includes flights and Special Delivery, Destinations includes numerous Africa such as Sierra Leone, British West Africa, Egypt, Cameroun, Congo, other destinations include Palestine, numerous Latin America, etc. Overall F-VF, will make a fine basis for an exhibit.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 35 |
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1885 10c Special Delivery on Cover (E1), Group of 22 covers, still on exhibition pages, includes better usages: Steamboat, Railway service; re-mailing; Territorials, etc. Generally F.-V.F. Scarce lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 36 |
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1894 10¢ Special Delivery on Cover (E4), lot of 13 covers on exhibition pages including clock markings, non-delivery, a "champion college of Embalming" illustrated ad cover, the EDU on a postal card, etc. Generally F-VF, many scarce usages.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 37 |
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Special Delivery Cover Collection, approximately 45 covers, covering many issues and usages, some nicer earlies include E1 on two postal cards, E4, E7 (3 different), E10 used within Puerto Rico, later includes crash covers, a Helen Taft Presidential free frank with Special Delivery postage added, E16 on a "Fresh Flowers" label used from Hawaii with C46 (the proper usage for the 80¢ Airmail), etc. Overall F-VF, many interesting and unusual usages.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 38 |
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Special Delivery Usages, lot of eight covers, comprised of: K2 (6) on Special Delivery E12 to Rome, E14 to Paris and Tampere Finland, E12 with C6 (8) on large cover to the Secretary of State of the U.S., Q8 with E11 and others on a William Jennings Bryan picture post card "our next president", few faults, but a scarce lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
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