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COVER COLLECTIONS continued...

USA COVER COLLECTIONS continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

441

9 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1863-1881, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1869-1874 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-B1, RN-E4, RN-D1, and #RN-G1on an 1881 BOSTON OLD COLONY STEAMBOAT COMPANY $1483 cheque, lot includes 4 early 1863-1874 cheques with 2¢ revenue stamp frankings #R15c, R24c, and #R135, plus an 1869 HILLSIDE COLLEGE promissory note with a 5¢ franking #R24c, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

442

6 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1868-1880, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1872-1877 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-C1, RN-D1, RN-E4, RN-G1, also 3 cheques with 2¢-10¢ revenue stamp frankings including #R135, R152, and #R36c on a $200 cheque in 1863 for the QUINCY MINING COMPANY, the lot also includes an uncirculated $20 banknote from the Canal Bank of New Orleans, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

443

4 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1868-1880, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1869-1874 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-B1, RN-C1, RN-G1, RN-M2, plus 2 good 1876 cheques with #R135 revenue stamp frankings from well known New Orleans businessman Andre Brousseau noting one for a $100 payment to the Sheriff and another for $700 cash to himself, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

444

6 USA COVERS 1863-1868, all with nice cork duplex cancel noting 4 with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings from SOUTH-ROYALTON-VT 1863, GRANVILLE-OHIO 1864, WASHINGTON-DC 1867, SARATOGA-SPRINGS-NY 1863, also 2 covers with 3¢ Washington unchecked 1868 grilled frankings from SHELDRAKE-NY and BOSTON, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $485 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

445

7 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1863-1867, all with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings, includes an 1865 MOUNT-CARROLL-ILL embossed bank cameo, 1864 CHICAGO grocer green cameo, 1863 PARKERSVILLE-W.VA notary public, 1863 KILBOURN-CITY-WIS grocer embossed logo, 1866 BRANDON-VT hardware & tin/copper smiths, 1867 BOSTON publisher, 1865 DAYTON-OHIO lawyers, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $510 US ($680 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

446

7 USA COVERS 1865-1868, includes 2 covers with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings from SHILOH-OHIO in 1865 and MARTINSVILLE-VA 1867, also 5 covers with unchecked 3¢ grilled 1868 frankings noting HUNTINGDON-PA, BRADFORD-VT, WALLINGFORD-VT, ANN-ARBOR-MICH, and KIDDER-MO, all are sleeved, described in detail, and conservatively priced to over $390 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

447

10 BANKNOTE ADVERTISING COVERS 1871-1894, all better including an 1883 cover to Germany with Lutheran Church advertising, also 1871 dry good, 1881 paper mill, 1886 nail factory, 1885 business college, 1883 air filters, scarce lot retailing over $690 US ($900 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

448

130 USA BANKNOTE COVERS 1870-1895, includes a nice range of 100 Large Banknote covers 1870-1889 plus 24 Small Banknote covers 1890-1893, and 6 Columbia Issue covers 1893-1894, note lots of good cork cancels, good UPU rates to BELGIUM, FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, IRELAND, ENGLAND ++, many covers with the original letter enclosures, some mixed condition, retails over $700 US ($950 CDN), mostly F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

449

300 USA BANKNOTE COVERS 1870-1882, most with 3¢ frankings Scott #147, 158, 184, 207 plus a few 1¢ and 2¢ frankings, covers have a nice range of duplex cancels with carved corks, targets, and brass numeral cancels, a nice study lot unchecked for printing varieties, papers, and grills, some rough openings plus some with the original letter enclosures, retails over $800 US ($1050 CDN), VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

450

97 USA COVERS & EPHEMERA 1878-1990's, includes lots of registered, special delivery, sea mail, Official parcel post, 20 different US Navy Submarine covers, sailors letters from the USS ANEIDA and USS BEAVER, 18 WWII USA pilot letters from APO-879 in China + Burma + India, a hand tinted real photo card showing the fire at CLE-ELUM-WASH, 2 Presidential Inauguration 1933 covers for Roosevelt and on 1971 cover for Eisenhower, a number of post office receipts, 1878-1901 cheques with war tax revenues, ship cancels noting A 1957 RMS CANADA during the Eastern Arctic Patrol, a 1935 MV FELTRE, 1949 MV SATURNIA ++, good lot retailing over $1300 US ($1750 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

451

12 USA UPU RATE COVERS 1881-1960, all better including 5¢ rates to IRELAND 1881, SWEDEN 1951 and 1907 overpaid 1¢, 1930 ENGLAND short paid 1¢, BRITISH HONDURAS 1942, and COLOMBIA 1945, also 3¢ preferred 1942 WWII rates to ARGENTINA and MEXICO, 1960 URUGUAY 8¢ UPU, 1939 LATVIA 3¢ postcard ++, retails over $330 US ($450 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

452

19 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1881-1925, all better noting 6 railroad and ship freight arrival notices 1881-1900 on #UX5-UX14 for the WHITE STAR STEAMSHIP LINES + PEOPLES STEAMSHIPS + EMPIRE RAILROAD + LEHIGH RAILROAD + AMERICAN EXPRESS, also 5 freight notices 1903-1914 on #UX18-UX24 for CUNARD STEAMSHIP LINES + NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIPS + AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS + ADAMS EXPRESS + US EXPRESS, good lot retailing over $500 US ($700 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

453

200 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1886-1960's, note 22 are pre-1910, includes furniture sales, clothing, candy, tailors, paper makers, Masonic dues, safety match company, grocers, Musicians Union, American Express, tax notices, Wells Fargo "AR" cards, railroad freight "AR" cards, subscription expiry alerts, bank receipts ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

454

65 USA COUMBIA ISSUE COVERS 1893-1895, all are 1¢-2¢ frankings plus a few Columbia stationery covers, 55 have duplex town cancels plus 10 with early machine cancels, many with original letter enclosures, lots of nice advertising corner cards noting hotels, carpet sales, Civil and Mechanical Engineers, dry goods, doctors, fire bricks, real estate ++, completely unchecked for printing varieties and re-entries, retails over $200 US ($275 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

455

11 USA UPU RATE COVERS 1893-1957, all better including 5¢ rates to BELGIUM 1893, CHINA 1935, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1938, ARGENTINA 1943, GERMANY 1931, and DENMARK 1940, also a 1938 NORWAY 3¢ printed matter rate, 1957 URUGUAY 8¢ rate, 1935 GERMANY 13¢ airmail, 1929 CANADA 17¢ registered, and a 1907 COSTA RICA 2¢ postcard, retails over $360 US ($500 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

456

30 USA STATIONERY RATES 1893-1924, all better including an 1894 wrapper #W301 to GERMANY, an 1888 unsealed printed matter cover #U294 to SWITZERLAND with forwarding postage due, a scarce 1880 unsealed printed matter #U108 cover to BELGIUM, a 1911 printed matter #U400 cover to GERMANY forwarded to LONDON + SIDMOUTH + STOCKBRIDGE with no additional charges, also 5 UPU 5¢ rates to BELGIUM 1913, HOLLAND 1912, BOHEMIA 1909, INDIA 1921 ITALY 1920, also a 1911 registered rate to SWITZERLAND, a 1902 cover to Russian Occupied FINLAND, a 1918 GERMAN cover held by the British Army, and 8 UPU postal card rates to JAPAN 1915, GERMANY 1893-1910, MEXICO 1910, ENGLAND 1909-1913 ++, great lot with up to $175 items and a total retail value over $1300 US ($1700 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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C$200+

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

457

6 USA SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS 1894-1902, includes 3 covers with #E2 frankings 1894-1900 and 3 with #E5 issues 1900-1902, note delivery times between cities ranged from an incredible 2 hours up to 13½ hours, it's nowhere close to that today, retails over $550 US ($750 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

458

6 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1895-1909, all are illustrated including HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE San Francisco, AMERICAN AUTHORS SOCIETY New York, UNION TRUST Springfield (Mass), THE ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL, THE BOARD of EDUCATION New York, HAMPDEN ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS Springfield (Mass), described and priced to over $420 US ($575 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

459

9 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1895-1908, all with illustrated advertising including JOHN PETERS SMOKED MEATS at Williamsport (PA), WILSON-BOHANNAN LOCKS Brooklyn, CIGAR MAKERS UNION No.466 Easton (PA), CHICAGO ENGINEER SUPPLIES Chicago, GILSON ELECTRIC MOTORS Fort Washington (Wisconsin), UNITED STATES HOTEL Boston, BARTLET LUMBER Grand Rapids (Michigan), BATTLEBORO CLOTHS DRIER COMPANY Battleboro-Vermont, and HANLON & GOODMAN BRUSHES New York, all are described and priced to over $655 US ($900 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

460

18 USA BUREAU ISSUE RATES 1902-1922, all better including 5¢ UPU letter rates to JAMAICA 1916, INDIA 1913, TURKEY 1920, ARGENTINA 1910, HUNGARY 1902, SWITZERLAND 1922, ITALY 1918, FRANCE 1906, POLAND 1922, also a 1902 unsealed printed matter rate to AUSTRIA and forwarded with no additional charge, a 1908 MEXICO 2¢ preferred rate, WWI USA soldiers letter to FRANCE, lot also includes UPU postcard rates to SOUTH-AFRICA 1913, Russian Occupied FINLAND 1911, BOHEMIA 1912, COSTA-RICA 1911 ++, 13 items with unchecked Washington-Franklin frankings, good lot retailing over $800 US ($1100 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM