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Advertising/Illustrated Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

307

Candles/Soap W. & H. Walker

[Candles/Soap] W. & H. Walker, Soap & Candle Makers, Pittsburgh, a gorgeous group of five items, comprising two multicolor illustrated advertising covers (one with matching letterhead featuring the company's manufacturing plant with an exotic red & black [Malay?] chicken as part of their trademarked logo), plus matching Invoice and Sight Draft, the latter bearing a 2¢ Battleship Documentary; each cover franked with a ¢ red (#279B) tied by a Pittsburgh machine cancel; the letter is a promotional piece for "Saponfield Red Oil"; also includes two 1908 picture postcards of the Incline Railway to Mt. Washington with a pictorial billboard at the base featuring Walker's Soap plus another from a different angle without the billboard; covers slightly reduced at right, one repaired at bottom left, the other toned at the bottom edge and slightly on the stamp, the letter is pristine. A Very Fine and framable lot. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $225-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

308

Hotel Monongahela House

[Hotel] Monongahela House, group of four embossed cameo corner card covers, in blue (2, 1 on white, one on buff), green, and brown; two franked with 3¢ dull red (#11A), one by 3¢ rose (#65); each tied by a Pittsburgh c.d.s. or cork cancel with Pittsburgh postmark alongside; one blue with very tiny repair at top, the brown with a vertical toning streak from a drying rubber band, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Ex-Telep. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate $225-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

309

Tobacco/Cigars Pittsburg Stogies

[Tobacco/Cigars] Pittsburg Stogies, pretty pair of matching covers (one with slightly more red than the other): one with 1900 Pittsburgh machine cancel tying a 2¢ carmine (#301) on cover to Swissvale, Pa.; the other with 1900 Cleveland, O. machine cancel tying a 1¢ green (#279) on a locally addressed cover; both clean and attractive, with trivial mounting flaws on the reverse, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $275-400
CLOSED
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