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2701

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

SOLD for $950.00
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2702

Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

SOLD for $700.00
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2703

Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. (Image1)

SOLD for $3,250.00
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2704

Estimate $350 - 500. (Image1)

SOLD for $375.00
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2705

Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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2706

1870 $5 First National Gold Bank of San Francisco 1741. (Image1)

SOLD for $6,500.00
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2707

1917 $5 First National Bank of Ukiah 10977. (Image1)

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

United States

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2708

Estimate $6,000 - 8,000. (Image1)

SOLD for $5,750.00
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Literature

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2709

1929 $10 First National Bank in Yreka 13340. (Image1)

SOLD for $350.00
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2710

1929 $10 First National Bank of Pomona 3518. (Image1)

SOLD for $140.00
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2711

1929 $20 First National Bank of Pacific Grove 13375. (Image1)

SOLD for $675.00
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2712

Stamp Box Collection. (Image1)

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SOLD for $37,500.00
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2713

1877 Princeton College of New Jersey Ephemera.

SOLD for $30.00
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United States

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2714

19th Century Ephemera, 1830-1920. Carton of many 100's of items, including illustrated invoices, letterheads, steamship & steam boat documents, illustrated rail road documents, stock certificates including 1837 American Steam Carriage Company; express company documents; old photos from Kansas; Postmaster appointment; SE Asia war maps; cemetery plot deed and other deeds; Niles' National Reporter dated 1846 with news of Mexican War, Gen. Zachary Taylor's dispatches, also dispatches from Gen. Jefferson Davis from Monterey, "Indian Journal" discussing treaties with Winnemucca tribe; Leslie's Lady's Magazine Oct 1867 & April 1870 intact issues, with fascinating "fashion" designs in color; "Oregon Question" discussion; bank drafts (many Montana 1890's, New Orleans misc); Civil War muster out papers, beautiful hand colored Magnus view of New York, N.Y., in frame; 1764 sight draft in pounds; Victorian era medical almanac; and much much more. Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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SOLD for $2,600.00
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2715

Charles Ellet Correspondence, 1845-62. 66 covers; includes a selection of 1840's stampless mostly from various major cities, including manuscript "Richd. R. Road" postmark and a red "N. Haven & Greenfield, R.R." cds, blue Richmond, Va. "Way 6" handstamp and four late 1840's Canada cross boarder usages, early 1850's including many usages from Virginia including several #10 usages, Wheeling fancy "Paid 3" handstamps, 1855 foreign mail including London incoming and franked usage from Switzerland to Paris, 1860's including a few Mississippi CSA usages (to O.E. Wade) and a "Adams Ex Co., Louisville, Ky., Aug 9, 1861" cds on 3¢ Star Die entire franked with #26 tied by Louisville, Ky. duplex and additional "Paid 10" handstamp (cut in at top); condition varies, with several bios. Estimate $500 - 750. Charles Ellet, Jr. First Came To Virginia in 1834 as an engineer on the James River and Kanawha Canal and severed as chief engineer from 1836 To 1839, in charge of Building the Canal from Lynchburg to Tye River. In 1842 he design and built the first suspension bridge in the Americas, over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. In 1853 he became chief engineer for the Virginia Central Railroad. (Image1)

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SOLD for $850.00
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2716

1850's-1904, Packet Boat & Steamer Covers. 10 items, all but one on Mississippi River mail packet boats addressed to same individual in Vicksburg, some interesting Route markings & "U.S. Mail Packet Natchez" blue oval; also, 1904 Honolulu with large purple "Packet Boat" marking, to Boston; please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

2717

Chicago Blue Postmarks on Cover; 1840-70's. 30 covers mostly from the 1870's showing a nice variety fancy Chicago, Ill. blue killer postmarks, noted a few scarcer types; condition varies. Estimate $150 - 200.

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

2718

Civil War Covers, 1861-1869. Close to 50 items, including Confederate usages, Soldier's Letters, Patriotics (both unused & used) including Magnus "Panorama of Washington" and others; Prisoner's Letters including Bar grids of Columbus, Ohio; Wallpaper & Turned covers; and much more, condition mixed, should be closely evaluated, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

2719

Cover Balance. 14 covers and cards; better usages including 4-margin #15 from San Francisco, 2¢ Blackjack on cameo corner card cover, #23 on cover (cat $1,150), #64 with APS cert (nibbed perfs), #31 on cover from S.F. (cat $1,550), 1920's usages from U.S.P.O. in Shanghai, China, railroad covers, #78 on domestic oversized cover with multicolored Flag of Columbia, etc.; condition mixed, worth inspection. Estimate $400 - 600.

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

2720

Express Covers, 1850's-1880's. Mostly Western but a few Eastern; good representation of Wells Fargo usages, from San Francisco, Stockton, Stockton Messenger, Watsonville, Oroville, Placerville, San Rafael, San Jose, Sonoma, Benicia, Independence, etc; also Pacific Union Express Suisun, Langton's/Wells Fargo Marysville; Alta Express 1857 draft; note The Adams Express Co, Philadelphia; Bigelow's Express (?), Clinton, Mass; Southern Express Company, Crawfordville, Ga; and some others; mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.

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SOLD for $725.00
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2721

Foreign Mail Covers, 1870's. 7 items with red New York FM cancels & geometric killers, various other markings, some mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

2722

Movie Star Fan Mail, 1940-50's. 11 covers with rare handstamped forwarding markings, rated R to RRRR. Sent to Gene Autry, John Garfield, Monica Lewis and Jane Russell. Scarce group, includes censored covers from Australia, Ireland and England. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $70.00
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2723

Naval and Military accumulation, 1898-1960's. Heavy emphasis on Naval related stuff, including stamps, covers with ship cancels, event covers and launchings, vast majority World War II related but including back to Civil War era; APO and FPO covers, battle commemorations, anything and everything; please examine carefully for many surprises. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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SOLD for $1,100.00
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2724

Patriotic Cover Balance. 42 covers; variety of designs including caricatures with Scott & Jeff dogs and Uncle Sam, State designs, soldier and flag, eagle and shield, Washington design with several additional vignette printings on inside, Flags including #24+26 carrier usage, handpainted rose, Magnus multicolored dual panel For The Union, Pennsylvania (defects), also a few fakes, etc.; condition mixed, inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2725

Railroad Covers, 1880-1914. Group of 14 items, including magenta "Balt. & Norfolk Agt." (steam packet co.); nice hotel illustrated ad with 1906 "Spok.Pasco & Port. R.P.O."; 1883 "Wash.& Rich.R.P.O. / Day" to Germany; 1899 "Denver & Silverplum R.P.O. "; 1899 "Boston & Cape Cod R.P.O."; 1883 "Chi.&Westlib. R.P.O. / N.L." (night letter); and others; interesting lot, generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate $250 - 300.

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SOLD for $130.00
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2726

Transatlantic Stampless Covers, 1808-1858. Interesting group of 22 items, wide variety of markings, originations, destinations, cancels, transit markings, forwarders, rate markings, endorsements, ship usages, etc; close evaluation recommended, please inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.

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SOLD for $525.00
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2727

U.S. Navy Signed Letters and Photographs 1945-91.

SOLD for $100.00
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United States

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2728

Montana, Dakota, Idaho Covers, 1881-1908. Group of 23 items, variety of cancels including Lake Preston, Dak. (on newspaper advert cover); 1892 Fort Custer, Mont.; 1886 Billings, Mont. to Europe with allover advert; 1883 Grand Harbor, Dak. to London; 1897 Pine Ridge, So. Dak. to Hollister, Calif; 1884 Atlanta, Idaho on postal; Groton, Dak.; 1882 Fort Peck Indian Agency, Mont.; and others, somewhat mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

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SOLD for $170.00
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2729

Southern States Covers, 1854-1904. Group of 33 mostly 19th Century items, including 1872 Carrington's Express forwarder; 1869 Key West, Fla; 1838 Apalachicola Fl Terr stampless; 1867 Donaldsonville, La.; red 1854 Society Hill, SC; Shongalo, Miss. choice strike on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; Yorkville, S.C. bold strike on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; 1876 Fort Reid, La., on 1¢ postal card; etc., very interesting lot, please inspect. Estimate $250 - 350.

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SOLD for $425.00
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2730

Arizona Covers, 1881-1911. Group of 28 items, all Territorial, with various Phoenix cancels including 1881 octagon in blue, 1885 purple cds, 1884 blue fancy cds; also 1899 illustrated corner advert for "The Curio" containing interesting occult symbols and a skull; 1898 with illus "Good Templars" corner card; 1902 Prescott with San Diego 3-line registered; 1898 Tucson; 1895 Kingman; 1911 Williams; 1894 Sentinel with duplicates; and more, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $220.00
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2731

Connecticut Covers, 1861-1897. Group of 20 items, including 1861 "New Haven Water Cure" advert; magenta straight line "Ansonia, New Haven Co., Conn.", dramatic "Star Printing Co., Northford, Conn." printed cards; Piano hardware advert; Zell's Encyclopedia advert; and more, please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $190.00
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2732

Illinois Covers, 1869-1924. Group of 57 covers, mostly Bank Note period, including some to foreign destinations, fancy cancels, some small towns, illustrated advertising including Tremont House, Chicago; booksellers "Werds are the only things that last forever"; Swedish Massage school; coal on railroad car; and more; somewhat mixed condition, please inspect, F.-V.F. lot. Estimate $250 - 350.

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SOLD for $375.00
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2733

Kansas & Nebraska Territories & States, 1858-1898. Interesting group of 17 covers, including early Wyandot, K.T. on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; couple Wyandotte manuscript cxls; Brownsville, Nebr Terr on 3¢Nesbitt entire; Council Grove, Kan., few fancy cancels, please inspect. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $240.00
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2734

Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont Covers, 1851-1897. Group of 26 items, including small towns, advertising, some fancy cancels, some early such as Wait's River, Vt.; 1882 Lincoln, Vt. with Maltese Cross; Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vt. nice corner card; nice illus advert Hotel Atwood, Lewiston, Me.; much more, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $170.00
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2735

Massachusetts Covers, 1851-1920. Group of 31 items, wide variety of towns, cancels, usages, frankings, destinations, corner cards, etc.; please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $120.00
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2736

Minnesota Terr & State Covers, 1851-1861. 7 items including 1857 St. Paul on 3¢ Nesbitt entire with manuscript "Due 3"; 1861 Fort Ridgely, Min.; 1857 Plainview, M.T. balloon cds; 1861 Fort Ripley; 1887 Watson, Minn. postmaster. cancel; etc., please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

SOLD for $130.00
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2737

Missouri Covers, 1851-1894. Group of 31 covers, various usages, some interesting cancels including fancy killers (star, Maltese cross, etc), small towns, several to California, few advertising including nice Concordia Seminary; range of frankings including grills; please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $120.00
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2738

Nevada & New Mexico Covers, 1879-1914. Group of 6 New Mexico items & 28 Nevada items, mostly covers or cards but include a few receipts, etc; note registered Fort Union, N. Mex.; several Santa Fe including 1861 to Penna.; oval Fairview, etc; also Nevada including 1891 & 1896 illus livery stable & hotel; 1879 Carson City with Assembly Chamber corner card; several registry receipts; and more, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $100.00
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2739

New York Covers, 1851-1914. Group of 80 or so covers, wide variety of towns and cancels, advertising including sewing machines, female schools, banks, hotels, cigars, church goods, typewriters, etc; some fancy cancels, Exposition cancels, etc; some interesting frankings, 40¢ rate to San Diego; and much more, worthy of careful evaluation, excellent retail, please inspect. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $475.00
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2740

Oregon Cover Balance, 1850-1910's. Approximately 90 covers and cards; some better including 1850's Astoria and Scottsburg territorials, 1850-60's Jacksonville 10¢ franking usages, late 19th century Hermann including registered, 1854 Albany, early Salem & Portland, 1867 Independence manuscript, 1880's Island City oval postmarks, 1888 Greenville manuscript on registered cover, selection of mostly later Grant county covers, etc.; condition mixed with many scarce items. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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SOLD for $2,000.00
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2741

Pennsylvania Covers, 1851-1900. Group of 38 items, wide variety of towns, cancels, some advertising and corner cards, destinations, usages, frankings, etc., closer evaluation recommended, please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $120.00
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2742

Washington Terr. & State Covers, 1869-1914. Group of 30 items, variety of origins, including 1882 Port Townsend "kicking mule"; 1884 Colfax; 1890 magenta Willapa, Wash; many more, please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $290.00
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2743

Wisconsin Covers, 1861-1910. Group of 27 items, most with town cancels, including 1861 Sparta, Wis.; 1865 double circle Milwaukee, Wis. with nice bank corner card; Kilbourn City "K" on 2¢ brown entire; 1910 Wisconsin Skat Club c/c; 1902 Milwaukee with bicycle advert; 1905 Milwaukee Saddlery advert; 1861 Cambria, Wis. balloon cds; 1905 Milwaukee Merkel Motor Co; and more; please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $230.00
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2744

Advertising Covers, 1860's-1940's. Accumulation of several hundred covers, generally California related, all with illustrated advertising or interesting corner cards, the range of subjects including automobiles, petroleum & gasoline, railroads, hotels, wine growing, photography, newspapers and publishing, farming implements & machinery, telephones, bicycles, groceries, nurseries, cigars & tobacco, and much much more; also note some Wells Fargo covers with company franks, ephemera including nice illustrated letterheads, 1870's Lake County bonds, some real photo postcards, California town cancels, etc; worth careful evaluation by the "eBayer" and bourse dealer, condition generally F-VF or better. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $1,800.00
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2745

Advertising/Illustrated Covers. Small group of 9 covers; mostly early cameo corner cards including several 1880's usages, allover shaded ad, etc. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $220.00
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2746

Illustrated Advertising Covers, 1852-1937. Terrific group of 23 covers, all featuring attractive advertising, including Hullers, saddlery hardware, coach & harness trimmings, flour, agricultural tools, Victor bicycles," Japanole" black leather dye; canned corn, Vaughan's Seed Store, cotton machinery allover; tea merchant allover; hand bone mill; oysters; Monarch Foods; and lots more; generally VF or better, excellent retail potential, please inspect. Estimate $350 - 500.

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SOLD for $475.00
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2747

Music Advertising Covers, 1851-1912. Very attractive group of 12 items, including cameo types for 1851 Carhart's Patent Melodeons; 1860 Alvinza Andrews & Son Organ Builders; also 1851 S.A. Ladd Melodeons; several different Piano including elaborate Martin Snyder & Co; 1895 Blasius & Son; Knabe of Baltimore; lovely S. Wells & Son Drums; terrific Dobson Banjos; 1902 Silver, Burdett & Co Music Publishers; well worth inspection. Estimate $250 - 350.

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SOLD for $300.00
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2748

Fancy Cancel Cover Collection, 1860-90's. Over 90 cover and cards in cover stockbook; strong emphasis on star cancels, others including near full strike of 1860''s Greenfield, Ms. "Masonic trowel" cancel, 1870's Chicago blue Gin Barrel, 1880's wheel-of-fortune cancels, other fancies including geometrics, Maltese cross, letters, Lewisburg, Pa. grid and star (precancel?), 1860's Ulster, Pa. star, etc. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $850.00
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2749

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2750

Fancy Cancels on Bank Note Covers, 1870-1890. Assortment of 50 or so covers, all with some sort of fancy cancel, including geometrics, stars, numbers, letters, segmented cork, crossroads, and much more; condition somewhat mixed, needs careful evaluation, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

SOLD for $450.00
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2751

Fancy Cancels on Cover, 1865-67. Selection of 85 covers with a wide variety of cancels, many geometrics, stars of every description, scarce "Bow Tie" of Newberne,N.C.; nice Cambridge, Mass. "shield"; Elmira quartered ring; Boston "preacher in pulpit"; clover leaf; "US in shield"; Covington, Ky. negative "PO"; and many more, a few colored cancels including green; generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.

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SOLD for $1,800.00
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2752

9X1, 1

1840's Stamped Usages. 8 covers; one #9X1 usage and 7 #1 usages mostly from New York and Philadelphia, including N.Y. usage with Swarts local handstamp, one from Rockville, Ct.; condition varies. Scott No. 9X1, 1 Estimate $400 - 600.

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SOLD for $1,400.00
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2753

1851-57, 1¢-3¢ Issues on cover. 19 covers; includes several plated #7 singles, #10, 1857 issues including two 1¢+3¢ carrier usages, 8 #25 usages including uprated 3¢ Nesbitt entire; condition a little varied. Estimate $300 - 400.

SOLD for $700.00
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2754

1857-60, 3¢ Issues on cover. 300+ single rate covers; range of town cancels with many N.Y. cds's, some Chase notes, some color cancels including green, manuscript towns, etc.; condition varies, inspect. Scott No. 26 Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $800.00
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2755

1857-60, 3¢ Issues on cover. Over 100 single rate covers in sleeves; N.Y. and some N.H. towns; condition varies, inspect. Scott No. 26 Estimate $150 - 200.

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SOLD for $300.00
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2756

1926-1962, U.S. First Day & Event Covers. Attractive group of 500 or 600 items, including some early such as #589 8¢ Grant, 622 13¢ Harrison with Indianapolis cancel, Washington 1932 Bicentennial set on one cover, Wakefield House cachet; also Y. Souren cover complete set & several sets of singles or pairs and several stationery items; 620-621 blocks of 4 on D.C. Nickles FDC; also several other cities with combination FDC; various 2¢ reds uncacheted; plus box of later 1930's to 1962; note 1932 Olympics, 1939 Baseball with nice cachet; later cachets unaddressed or light pencil; few event covers and flights; bit of oxidation on some early covers, generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $625.00
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2757

19th Century Covers. Box of perhaps 500 or more covers, a wealth of frankings including many #10's, 1869's with 3¢ + 12¢ to Germany, 10¢ to Switzerland; Bank Notes to 15¢; some fancy cancels and killers; postmarks abound with many small towns, some territorials, Civil War patriotics, both used & unused (note Magnus locomotive with American flag waving and 4 verses of Star Spangled Banner on reverse1); a host of advertising and corner cards, including a nice group of theatrical subjects; Ladies' Hair Artistes; nice Adams Express Co N.Y. fancy scroll corner card; Omaha Casket Co; several Philadelphia Letter Sheet Price-Current price lists from 1863-4; and much much more, some in mixed condition, much F-VF, needs close evaluation. Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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SOLD for $2,500.00
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2758

20th Century Covers. Medium box stuffed with hundreds of covers, of every description, including advertising, fancy cancels, special event, unusual usages, town cancels, and much more, note a couple Panama-Pacific Expo books of views in excellent condition; some covers mixed condition, worth spending some time sorting these out, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

SOLD for $650.00
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2759

Back of the Book Covers, 1885-1929. Group of 15 items, including early Oct 1885 usage E1; lovely 1929 color illustrated advertising for "Hi-Power Shot Shells" showing duck in flight; 4¢ Parcel Post perfin on cover; nice Specimen del on 1903 usage with "Southern Illinois Penitentiary Warden's Office" corner card; other Specimen del & Dues covers; mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $120.00
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2760

Banknote Issue Group, 1870-78. 13 covers; includes a group of nine 2¢ Brown & Vermilion issues, including Ad covers (Gun enclosure); Reg. from SF; Forwarded; Fancy cancels, etc., 1¢ issues including interesting ad usages, 5¢ usage to Japan, dead letter, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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SOLD for $130.00
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2761

Better Covers Selection, 1847-1925. Very interesting group of 44 items, including #1 & #2 on cover; #10 covers, cameo advertising; all-over Albany N .Y. hotel; cameo "American House" Boston advertising; Coleman's California Line clipper ship all-over; all-over Adams Express; #37 on hotel ad cover to England; embossed advertising Genealogical Society corner card with 24¢ to London; various types 1¢ 1851's; all-over 1857 Auctioneers advertising cover; several 10¢ 1857 covers to Havana; Beehive advertising covers; fabulous "William Tell Line" multicolored advertising mailer for animal feeds; 1864 "Cameron Petroleum Co of Pennsylvania" oil company stock subscription brochure; and much more; condition generally F-VF, warrants closer evaluation. Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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SOLD for $2,200.00
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2762

Bisects used on printed matter envelopes, 1925. Approximately 300 covers, many of #U420 1¢ entires with additional bisected 1¢ values, including Hugenot-Walloons, Jamestown, a few Pan-Pacific and many regular issues, all used on what appear to be printed matter usages, mostly from Fresno, California, all dated in April, 1925; clean and attractive, unusual offering. Estimate $150 - 200.

SOLD for $725.00
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2763

Cover Balance, 1861-1904. Small group of 15 better covers and card; with #62 strip on cover from Philadelphia, Pa. with Penny Post octagon on reverse, #64b, #69 on regular size bank return cover, 6¢ Pictorial to England, selection of Columbian issues on cover, Spanish-American War patriotics including one to Denmark, Louisiana Purchase Expo hold to light card, etc. Estimate $300 - 400.

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SOLD for $375.00
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2764

Cover Group. Approximately 60 covers; correspondences including illustrated allover shaded ad covers with #114 frankings and one with #11's tied by the unusual Northamherst, Mass. cds, etc.; condition mixed, inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

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SOLD for $350.00
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2765

Cover Group. Of 17 covers; interesting usages including #65 tied by Chicago Supplementary Mail date stamp, #26 tied by "22" in circle rate handstamp, #10's on cover, Officials, #18 on cover, CSA including #1 and a four margin #2e on cover; worth inspection. Estimate $400 - 600.

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SOLD for $450.00
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2766

Cover Selection, 1869. Selection of covers all franked with 1869's (all but one 3¢ + one 10¢); nice blue Leominster Ms with matching circular geometric; cover with advert for "Peters' Musical Monthly"; Baltimore quartered cork, with straight line "Steamboat" and "Due 1" in circle; hotel cover from Council Bluffs, Iowa; blue "Chicago & Dun R.P.O."; 10¢ on cover to Germany; patent drug corner card; 1861 Providence, R.I. to Nova Scotia on 3¢ entire; etc., please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

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SOLD for $260.00
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2767

Earlier U.S. Covers, 1851-1902. Interesting group of 45 or so items, with 1860 San Francisco cds on 10¢ green, to Mass. "via Panama"; 1891 Forbestown, Cal. "kicking mule"; Blood's local Phila; some fancy cancels including New York "shield & crossed cannons"; few nice civil war patriotics; fancy blue octagonal West Sullivan, Me., with star in circle cancels on Bank Notes; blue 1866 Denver, Col., N. York & Phila. R.R.; various Black Jacks; and many more, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.

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SOLD for $725.00
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2768

First Day Covers, 1939-76. Box with several hundred FDC's, best being 3 nice cachets for 1939 Baseball Centennial, including 2 Crosby photo types unaddressed, and block of 4 on Farnum cachet; otherwise many uncacheted, cachet addressed, etc; please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.

SOLD for $200.00
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2769

First Day Covers, Classic Period 1923-1934. Lovely group of 25 FDC's with printed cachets, including 2¢ black Harding #610 on black bordered "Office of the Postmaster General" (Mellone 610-15F) and block of 4 with plate number, postmarked "Marion, Ohio, Sept 1, 1923" addressed to Hon. W.M. Mooney, Postmaster, Washington, D.C.; also C11 block of 4 on registered custom designed Air Mail cover with July 25, 1928 D.C. & N.Y. postmarks; 19 different cachets for #681 Ohio Canalization including 2 different Delf Norona cachets, many Nickels designs + some others; a few r/s cachets not counted; nice Yorktown cachet; Byrd S.S. on nice cachet; perhaps best of all is 1932 Winter Olympics with FD cancel on legal size "State of New York, Executive Chamber, Albany" corner card and autographed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; plus more covers, generally F-VF or better examples. Estimate $500 - 750.

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Literature

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2770

Lincoln Memorabilia.

SOLD for $100.00
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United States

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2771

Miscellaneous Eastern Covers. Consignment balance of eight eclectic covers including a Daniel Webster free frank on stampless cover to Massachusetts (no postal markings), a New York stampless folded letter with content about the Great Brooklyn Fire of 1848, an Ohio cover with two 1853 letters concerning a relative missing in California, an 1860 3¢ Star Die entire used in Connecticut and four stampless covers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, F.-V.F. group. Estimate $75 - 100.

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2772

Miscellaneous Postal Markings, 1865-1932. Group of 35 items, all with some sort of auxiliary marking, such as "U.S.D.L.O." and other Dead Letter markings; various "Pointing Fingers" with different texts; "unclaimed….returned to writer"; fancy script "Not called for"; "Have Letters Directed to Street Address"; various "Forwarded" designs; "Returned for Better Direction"; various "Missent" markings; and much more, interesting assortment, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

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2773

Prexie Issue Cover Group, 1940-54. 15 covers including scarce and unusual usages; e.g. 1940 Reg. Airmail, Spec. Delivery usage from the USS Shaw at Pearl Harbor (Illus. in Boyle); four Censored covers (one from Canal Zone); 2¢ used as postage due; 9¢ used on forwarded cover; hand-painted cover with 1½¢ precancel; Reg./Special Del. usages. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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2774

Souvenir Pages, 1972-2005. Three large cartons containing extensive collection of about 1,200 different in 18 binders, appears virtually complete for the period, including the scarce ones (no Family Planning but several that retail over $100); the high values including Express Mails, etc; and the later complete sheetlets; enormous retail value. Estimate $500 - 750.

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2775

U.S. First Day Covers, 1932-75. Over 500 clean cacheted FDC's neatly displayed in albums, the best being National Parks matching set on "CNF" cachets; also Fleetwood/Knapp multicolor combination for the FDR set of 4 and another for Honorable Discharge with Armed Forces issues; 1939 Baseball nice cachet; $5 Moore, etc; mostly fresh ArtCraft and Fleetwood cachets, virtually all unaddressed. Estimate $100 - 150.

SOLD for $170.00
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2776

U.S.A. & Foreign Covers, 1920's-1950's. Several 100's, in 2 albums & loose, consisting of many first flights from the later 1920's & early 1930's, including some Canada flights, some interesting dual franking to/from Latin American destinations, some Grace Line ship covers; note some Palestine usages, some Poland, etc; also include 2 rather sparsely filled vintage albums of US & foreign stamps; please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

SOLD for $120.00
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2777

U.S.A. Covers, 1837-1967. Large carton stuffed with 100's of miscellaneous covers in albums, glassines, loose, etc; some stampless including 1837 St. Augustine Fl.Terr.; some interesting advertising; group of "pointing fingers"; couple albums of post cards; and much more, please inspect to determine the value. Estimate $500 - 750.

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2778

U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1930's-1990's. Trove in 2 large cartons, several 1,000's, in cover albums & loose, comprising mostly cacheted covers, many unaddressed, wide variety of cachets, some from 1930's uncacheted, also includes some event covers and a handful of foreign, needs further viewing for proper evaluation. Estimate $350 - 500.

SOLD for $400.00
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2779

United States Covers, 1860-1950. Accumulation of several thousand, mostly with California postmarks, many small towns, duplication of towns, largely northern counties such as Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa, etc., condition from VF to Fine and with some roughly opened, some advertising, much commercial, note a number of Wells Fargo franks addressed but uncancelled as well as many addressed but uncancelled 1850's-60's Nesbitt entires and 3¢ '57's & '61's envelopes much seemingly related to South Yuba Canal Co. business; also including some picture postcards, careful evaluation will reveal some interesting cancels and usages, inspection strongly recommended. Estimate $600 - 800.

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2780

United States FDC's, post-WWII. Seven large cartons full of about 4,200 cacheted unaddressed FDC's, 90% are Fleetwood multicolored, including combination frankings and high values, nearly all housed in books, superb condition, enormous retail. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

SOLD for $1,600.00
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2781

Airmail Covers, 1927-1958. 43 items, including various interesting usages, with 1933 50¢ Zepp on Ioor cacheted flight cover from Miami; 1929 "Akron Day" with Cleveland Air Mail Field cancel; 1958 "Mules to Missiles" signed by Chuck Yeager; several 1936 International Business Machines covers to Shanghai; nice illustrated "Lindbergh Day" Springfield Air Mail Flight cover; various National Air Mail Week covers; and much more, some mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.

SOLD for $250.00
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2782

Official Covers, 1856-1951. Interesting group of 25 items, including 1864 Depot Quartermaster's Office Fort Leavenworth Kans to Fort Laramie, Idaho Terr; Adjutant General's Office, Augusta, Maine, with nice 2¢ black jack with partial imprint; several Muskogee, Indian Terr items from "U.S. Indian Inspector" and "Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes"; and many more interesting usages, mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

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2783

U.S. Official Business / Penalty Covers, 1880-1901. Ten #10 size envelopes from Dept. of Interior (6), Treasury, Post Office, Provost Marshal General, and Smithsonian Institution. Five with various Washington, DC cancels, including. one Reg. Official envelope. Also, four Interior Dept. envelopes used with Territorial cancels (Tucson, AZ Reg. with strip of four 2c; Las Cruces, NM Reg. with 10c Banknote issue, Santa Fe, NM with 2c (cap on 2's, #220c) and Cheyenne, WY 1886 cover). One 1888 Wash. DC with letter of Geological Survey. Estimate $150 - 200.

SOLD for $70.00
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2784

Carriers & Locals Covers, 1840's-1850's. 20 covers, most with adhesives, including Hale & Co., U.S. P.O. Despatch; Boyd's City Express; Blood's Despatch; Hanford's Pony Express; D.O.Blood's; Hussey's; Union Square P.O.; also San Francisco "40" stampless to Conn.; etc; interesting assortment, mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.

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2785

Local Balance. 12 covers bearing adhesives/indicia and a used 143L8, Am. Letter Mail 5L2, Blood including combination cover, tied 20L4, uncanceled Gordon's 72L2, Hale and Messenkopes, few unused entires including Fresno Bicycle Mail Route; condition varies, a Fine group. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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2786

Postal Card Group, 1873-89. Group of 12 mostly better; with mint #UX1, two used UX3a, UX5 group, UX7 with interesting double "kiss" impression, mint UX12 private order McKinley & White House card, used Trans-Miss Expo EX96a and UX12 multicolored Worcester, Mass card. Estimate $400 - 600.

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2787

Postal Stationery Group, 1853-1992. Interesting selection of 14 entires; #U1-U4, U24 addressed & uncanceled, 1880-90's 4¢ registered entires from N.Y., U412 double impression on backflap, U300 with EKU cert., 5¢ Grant entire to Guatemala in 1893, couple mint airmail revalue items with UC20 with inverted surcharge, UO87 Consular entire. Estimate $400 - 600.

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SOLD for $200.00
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2788

Postal Stationery, 20th Century. Carton of mostly later mint postal cards, strength in later commemorative complete sets (many unopened) and uncut sheets; condition excellent, high retail. Estimate $200 - 300.