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UNITED STATES COVERS continued...

USA 1895-1902 FIRST BUREAU ISSUE COVERS continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

281

1898 READING-PA SESQUI-CENTENNIAL, overall illustrated red and green advertising showing settlers arriving in 1748, the 1762 court house, and a modern city allegory with electricity and trains, from the Chairman of the Music Committee to a local addressee, VF est ($100+US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

282

1901 CHAMPION EMBALMING FLUIDS, SPRINGFIELD-OHIO, red and black illustrated advertising showing a man rolling a barrel of embalming fluid, on a #279B franked cover dated JAN26-1901 to York-PA, small cover trim RHS, a rare advertising topical, F-VF est ($50+US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $70.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

283

1902 AMERICAN LEAD PENCILE COMPANY, NEW YORK, overall multicolor illustrated advertising showing a pencil on back of a #279B franked cover and fancy patriotic company logo on front, dated MAY20-1902 and addressed to San-Jose-Cal, a good Spanish-American War patriotic, VF est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $70.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

284

1899 LALLY BROTHERS STOVES & HEATERS, OLYPHANT-PA, multicolor patriotic illustrated advertising showing a USA flag and the Puerto-Rico flag with the blue and red colors reversed, on a #279B franked cover dated JUN1-1899 and addressed to New-Haven-Conn, a great Spanish-American War patriotic, VF est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

285

1898 DULUTH-MINN IMPERIAL FLOUR MILLS, overall multicolor illustrated advertising showing the Duluth Mills on Lake Superior with company seals for Imperial & Zenith brand flours, on the back of a #279 franked 1¢ printed matter cover mailed from their Philadelphia Office on NOV-1898, also note a fancy multicolor bread allegory logo on front, a gem with VF est ($100+US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

286

1902 DENNISON PAPER PRODUCTS, PHILADELPHIA, multicolor overall illustrated advertising showing parcel tags and a stamp collar on front of a #279B franked cover, also overall blue advertising on back listing 7 grades of paper available in up to 130 colors, rare with VF est ($100+US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $95.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

287

1897 LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, JERSEY-CITY-NJ, multicolor overall illustrated advertising showing the optical illusion of a plug of chewing tobacco protruding from inside the envelope (trompe l'oeil), on a #264 franked 1¢ printed matter cover addressed to Chandler-Minn, small stain LR corner, rare and F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

288

1900 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION, BUFFALO-NY, multicolor illustrated globe allegory logo on a 279B franked cover printed for the Heywood-Wakefield Furniture Company, note a Barry Exposition machine cancel on OCT3-1900 and addressed to Rochester-NY, small cover trim RHS, F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

289

1898 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR PATRIOTIC, red and blue overall illustrated American flag on a #286 franked cover from Buffalo-NY on JUN22-1898, addressed to Walcottsville-NY, the Buffalo duplex has a perfectly aligned 4-bar grid 16mm to the right of the duplex killer that could be from a Leavitt type machine cancel, we leave this to the experts, VF est ($150+US) (Image)

C$200+

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

USA 1902-1907 SECOND BUREAU ISSUE COVERS

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

290

1907 SPECIAL DELIVERY POSTCARD, #300,E6 on a greeting card from Key-West-Florida on OCT17-1907 to a local addressee, quite scarce and VF est ($50+US) (Image)

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C$75+

SOLD for $65.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

291

1909 "BAGLEY-CUBA" USA POST OFFICE (1907-1909), named after the first USA Naval Officer to die in the Spanish-American War, late hammer use on #300 franked Cuban postcard dated FEB28-1909 and addressed to Farmington-Iowa, one later date reported on APR 24th, rare with VF cancel est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

292

1907 USA 2¢ POSTCARD RATE to HONG-KONG, a #300 uprated postal card from Glenco-Ohio on JAN21-1907 with a Victoria-Hong-Kong arrival MAR 4th, VF est ($25+US) (Image)

C$30+

SOLD for $25.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

293

1906 USA 2¢ POSTCARD RATE to SINGAPORE, #319 pays the UPU rate from Santa-Maria-Cal on JUL13-1906 and addressed to the Standard Oil Company in Singapore, routing via Penang + Penang-Singapore packet on AUG 16th, VF est ($35+US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

294

1907 US-GERMAN-SEA-P.O. to USA, posted aboard a Hamburg-American Line ship on MAY21-1907, stamp #304 pays the 1 ounce UPU 5¢ rate to Keokuk-Iowa arriving JUN 10th, via closed bag to USA with no indication of the mailing port or the USA arrival port, F-VF est ($35+US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

295

1906 USA to NORWAY, #304 pays the 5¢ UPU 1 ounce letter rate on cover from Pekin-N.Dakota on OCT1-1906, addressed to Bergen with receiver OCT 18th, some travel wear from the trip, F-VF est ($35+US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $35.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

296

1907 USA to HONG-KONG & RETURN, #304 pays the 5¢ UPU 1 ounce letter rate on cover from Seattle on AUG17-1907 with Victoria-Hong-Kong arrival SEP 22nd, forwarded on SEP 24th to Seattle where agent Frank Waterhouse directed the letter to Tacoma-Wash, small cover trim LHS, F-VF est ($50+US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

297

1935 USA #E7 SPECIAL DELIVERY to CANADA, late use of #E7 plus #CE2 pays the 6¢ Canada airmail rate + 20¢ special delivery fee on an Elks Club Lodge-848 cover from Mount-Holly-NJ on NOV6-1935 and addressed to Truro-NS, routing via the Camden-NJ-AMF the same day + BOSTON & NEW-YORK RPO on NOV 7th, Scott cat $400 for #E7 on cover, VF est ($75+US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

298

1906 SAN-FRANCISCO FIRE STERIOSCOPIC CARD, published by W. S. Smith showing the Fort Mason temporary hospital and accommodation tents for victims of the APR18-1906 earthquake and fire, over 28,000 buildings were destroyed and 3000 people died, scarce and VF est ($35+US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

299

1903 SPURRIER TEAS, GRAND-RAPIDS-MICH, illustrated advertising showing a package of 9 O'Clock Washing-Tea, on a #301 franked cover dated JUL5-1903 and addressed to Indianapolis, VF est ($35+US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM

300

1905 FEIGENBAUM HARDWARE, PITTSBURG, red and black illustrated advertising showing a can of Heath & Milligan brand paint, on a #319 franked cover dated OCT10-1905 and addressed to Syracuse-NY, VF est ($50+US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $65.00
Closing..Jul-23, 07:00 PM