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**State/Territorial Postal History**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2262			Louisiana Postal History from the Lippman Collection, Many thousands of covers and post cards, mostly 19th and early 20th century, better including many hundreds of stampless folded letters and covers including an 1835 regarding a brother's death by drowning and the disposition of his estate and 20-25 to Europe (mostly France), green Jeaneretts La. circular datestamp with unlisted in ASCC "PAID 3" in circle, advertising covers including a few cameos and all-over designs, plus a beautiful Louisiana Oyster & Fish, 1859 prices current franked with #24, two and mailed printed bankruptcy forms (#94 & #178), fancy cancels, auxilliary markings including "Received in this condition, N.O.P.O." on 1889 cover, New Orleans Express mail, a tiny toy alligator tied to a 1922 tag and mailed to Baltimore, 1854 folded letter franked with #11A to wife regarding the purchase of a 25 year old slave woman whom he calls a "gumbo negro", two Confederate Handstamp Paids -- Pattersonville Paid 5 and red Alexandria Paid 10, 3 soldier's covers with New Orleans double circle datestamps including one patriotic with the transcribed original letter with interesting content and soldier's history, a soldier's letter datelined Algiers LA July the 24th 1864 transcribed with interesting content, an 1863 letter from the camp near Brashier City LA Sept. 14th 1863 with interesting content regarding troop movements, a surprise appearance of 8 Confederate officers under a flag of truce, the events and feelings of the day, and describing the town, and bemoaning the water supply, 18 Mardi Gras covers including 1933 (7 including 3 signed by the King and 3 Queens), 1937 (3; 2 with hand drawn designs, few faults as always found in large lots like these, generally Fine to Very Fine, also includes "Louisiana Post Offices" book by John J. Germann, see the highlights online, ex Lippman. Shipping charges apply - weight 36.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $5,000-7,500 SOLD for $5,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2263			Massachusetts Stampless Postal History Collection, 1820s-60s, with well over 300 stampless covers and folded letters in five small cover albums, approximately half with manuscript cancels and the other half with town cancels, most of the covers are organized by city of origin, with manuscript cancels separated from town cancels, condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Video7 for this lot) (Video8 for this lot) (Video9 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2264			Massachusetts Postal History Collection, 1850s-1990s, 50+ small G&K, Lighthouse or Supersafe small cover albums along with two large cover file boxes (of presumed duplicates), with a quick estimate of around 5,000 covers (60-120 covers per album plus approximately 1,000 covers in the two file boxes), with dates ranging from the early stampless period until 1990's, although the vast majority of the covers range from the 1880's to 1960's, each album broken down into different topic, many sorted into individual counties, albums for Boston area cancels, a couple albums of picture postcards, Rural Free Delivery, albums sorted into various cancel types, ie: Doane's, Leavitt cancels, Wesson TOB (time on bottom) cancels, Doremus cancels, a couple albums of Flags, a couple albums of received cancels, street car R.P.O's, etcetera. About a quarter of the albums are unlabelled, but they appear to be sorted by individual town names. Condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 165 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2265			Mississippi Cover Collection, 170 comprising 42 stampless including folded letters with manuscript Ft. Adams 1850, Kellertown (2), Natchez postmaster free frank, Washington 1829, circular datestamps include red Aberdeen and "5" in negative star, Carrollton with manuscript "Charge Box No. 10", red Greenville with "PAID 3 in circle handstamp, 1829 red Pinkneyville MI rimless, legal from New Orleans to Clinton then turned and sent on to Franklin, Meadville, Monticello rimless with manuscript "Public service A. Fox Mgr. Genl. 12 1/2", blue Natchez and "5" on ladies small cover with CDV of woman (recipient?) enclosed with Natchez imprint on back, and two from Monticello (2) with "PAID" and one blue Rodney and "PAID 3" cancels to Messrs. Watt & Desaulles of New Orleans, 49 3c 1851's/1857's including 38 3c 1851's (one Scott #10, others #11 or #11A) on 1852/1853 folded letters that traveled by boat from Mississippi towns to Messrs. Watt & Desaulles of New Orleans, 17 with 3c 1861's (Scott #65), 33 3c Nesbitts including 28 with circular datetamps, plus 29 others, few faults as always, generally Fine to Very Fine, also includes the book "Mississippi Post Offices" by Gallagher and patera, see all 170 online, ex-Lippman. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $2,500-3,500 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction

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