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COVER COLLECTIONS continued...

USA COVER COLLECTIONS continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

461

85 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1906-1980's, all are illustrated noting 29 are pre-1950, includes grocers, plumbers, watches, vetinary, political election cards, Christmas seals, men's shirts, Levis Jeans, American Legion, Fuller Brush ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

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

462

6 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1909-1921, 5 covers with illustrated advertising including a OSBORN EVANGELIST COVER showing a portrait of Tommy Lee Osborn and posted at the UNION-SPRINGS-NY train station, also a SPOKANE CHAMBER of COMMERCE cover showing a map logo with all roads leading to Spokane, the STEAM BOILER INSPECTION COMPANY with a locomotive logo corner card, CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE showing their OTTAWA-ILL office building, OLIVER & HOWLAND PLUMBING & HEATING with an overall map on back showing their SPRINGFIELD-MASS offices next to the Boston & Albany Railroad Union Station, plus an AMERICAN EXPRESS receipt for a package sent from BANGORE-ME to BOSTON with the 1¢ War Tax paid with revenue stamp #R207, 4 covers have unchecked Washington-Franklin frankings, good lot described and priced to over $365 US ($500 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States R207] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

C$75+

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

463

12 USA SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS 1911-1946 (one postcard), includes good frankings #E8/E11 from 1911-1921 and #E12/E17 from 1924-1946, nice range of ink shades and rates noting better airmails and registered, retails over $400 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

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

464

9 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1912-1920, all with illustrated advertising and unchecked Washington-Franklin frankings, includes the AMERICAN SUGAR REFINERY at Boston, DIEM TOBACCO at Buffalo, LORILLARD CIGAR COMPANY at Jersey-City, WEINHARD HOTEL at Astoria (Oregon), HOTEL UTAH at Salt Lake City, HOTEL HAYWARD at Los Angeles, STOVER ENGINE COMPANY at Freeport (Illinois), KLEIN ELECTRIC MOTORS New York, DOCTOR GUILD ASTHMA & KIDNEY CURE at Rupert (Vermont), all are described and priced to over $525 US ($700 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

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

465

106 USA POSSESSIONS STATIONERY ITEMS 1932-1971, includes 17 mostly mint CANAL ZONE items noting postal cards #UX1-UX17, UXC2-UXC5 and envelopes #U13/U18 and #UC6, lot also has 89 RYUKYUS 1961-1969 items including mint postal cards #UX19/UX39, envelope #U2, #UX29 first day card, and 4 first day cachet covers for Scott #162/182, 3 non related Japan and Korea items are not counted, retails over $190 US ($250 CDN), VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

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C$50+

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

466

17 USA GUN ADVERTISING COVERS 1937-2015, note Winchester Shot Guns and Rifles, Remington Rifles and gun cleaners, Marlin Rifles, Colt Revolvers, Federal Cartridges ++, retails over $340 US ($450 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

467

12 USA AIRMAIL RATE COVERS 1938-1987, includes 9 letter rates including 15¢ rates to NEW-ZEALAND 1967. FINLAND 1961, CANAL-ZONE 1944, AUSTRIA 1956, and ITALY 1948, also 30¢ rates to GERMANY 1940 and ENGLAND 1943, plus 10¢ to CUBA 1938, 20¢ to HAWAII 1941++, lot includes 3 postcard rates noting 11¢ to THAILAND in 1966 and a great 36¢ THAILAND rate addressed to King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Chitralada Palace asking him to release 7 political prisoners and 30,000 other prisoners, retails over $310 US ($400 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

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

468

38 USA RATE COVERS & CARDS 1951-2000 (a few earlier), all better $10-$75 items during the 1950-2000 postal inflation period, includes 1952 registered airmail 35¢ and 60¢ rates to COLOMBIA, 1955 JORDAN $1.05 registered airmail, 1983 VIETNAM 11¢ airmail, 1951-1961 Aerogramme 10¢ rates to NORWAY, SPAIN, and ENGLAND, 1969 AUSTRIA 21¢ airmail, 1987 short-paid rate to TRISTAN-DA-CUNHA (rare), a 1967 FRENCH ARCTIC TERRITORIES 13¢ rate via REUNION (scarce), a fabulous range of airmail rates to LEBANON, ISRAEL, JAPAN, GREECE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, SWEDEN, NORWAY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, GERMANY ++, 10 covers are legal size and larger with good multiple rates, retails over $770 US ($1000 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

469

42 USA RATES to CANADA 1956-1997, 36 are legal size covers with a great range of multiple rates including 1956 registered airmail 75¢, 1965 registered 76¢, 1970 registered $1.00, 1975 returned during the Canada postal strike, 1977 special delivery $1.43, 1978 registered $3.21, 1978 registered "AR" $2.66, 1981 special delivery $2.28, 1985 registered $3.52, 1988 missent to IRELAND ++, lot includes 6 different postcard rates 21¢-70¢, a great modern rate specialist lot retailing over $500 US ($700 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

470

14 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1970-1974, all are Montgomery-Ward reply covers with overall multicolor advertising on back, note promotions for electric drills, food processors, slow cookers, vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, back massagers, electric grills ++, retails over $280 US ($375 CDN), VF est ($45+ US) (Image)

C$60+

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

471

185 USA SMALL BANKNOTE COVERS 1890-1895, mostly 2¢ frankings #248-252, #265-267, and #279B, note 174 covers with duplex town cancels and 11 with early machine cancels, 2 are registered, 8 are 1¢ printed matter and drop letters, completely unchecked for printing varieties and re-entries, many have original enclosed letters, lots of nice advertising corner cards noting bill collectors, publishers, hotels, county fairs, lumber dealers, plumbers, lawyers, life insurance, real estate, tobacco, stamp dealers ++, 2 are legal size covers, conservatively retails over $400 US ($525 CDN, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 248-252] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

C$100+

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

472

190 USA MACHINE CANCELS 1887-1900 (a few later), on 172 stationery covers and 18 postal cards with useful duplication showing stages of machine wear and feeder jams, includes early Barry Machines, Doremus, and 45 with American Flag cancels, some covers with original contents, 5 are legal size envelopes, retails over $800, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

473

220 USA COVERS 1895-1920, all with early Bureau Issue frankings, includes lots of registered, good rates to SWITZERLAND, BOHEMIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, CANADA, a triple registered rate to HUNGARY (worth the estimate alone) ++, also better illustrated advertising for publishers, fraternal IOOF, insurance, pianos, gas stoves, art studios, mattresses, the ST-PAUL-MINN Police and Fire Commission ++, great lot with up to $150 single items and a total retail value over $2500 US ($3300 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

C$200+

SOLD for $380.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

474

300 USA BANKNOTE COVERS 1883-1891, most with 2¢ frankings Scott #210 (x200), #213 (x100) plus a few 1¢ frankings #212, note a nice range of duplex cancels with carved corks, targets, and brass numeral cancels, a nice study lot unchecked for printing varieties, and papers, some rough openings plus some with the original letter enclosures, 5 are legal size covers, retails over $800 US ($1050 CDN), VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 210 (x200] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

C$100+

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

475

330 USA WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COVERS 1908-1921, mostly 2¢ frankings and a nice range of 1¢ printed matter and drop letters, also post-1917 war tax 3¢ rates, includes some special delivery, registered, RPO's, machine cancels, flags, slogan cancels, letters from soldiers, postage dues ++, completely unchecked for print types, re-entries, watermarks ++, many with original letter contents, 37 are legal size covers, retails over $500 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

476

370 USA BUREAU ISSUE COVERS 1895-1908, mostly 1¢-2¢ frankings noting 220 covers with #246/279B first Bureau covers and 150 second Bureau covers with #300-301 and #319, the majority with duplex town cancels, a few corks, RPO's, machine cancels, flag cancels including a good study group of 80 flags from WESTCHESTER-PA, completely unchecked for printing varieties, re-entries, watermarks, also UPU rates to Sweden, illustrated advertising, postage dues, many with original letter enclosures, 18 are legal size covers, retails over $500 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

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

477

480 USA COVERS 1950-1980's, includes better rates to SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, CANADA ++, also good INSURED mail, special delivery, registered, illustrated advertising, WWI and WWII APO's, postage due slips, Money Packet parcel tags, private courier frankings, business reply permits, perfins, RPO's, prison inmate mail ++, over 30 covers with good postal directives noting Postal Code Delays, Return to Sender, Article too Small, Service Suspended, UNKNOWN, Stamp Invalid, Damaged in Mail, Received Unsealed, Officially Sealed ++, 120 covers are Department of Agriculture Official covers from all over America and addressed to the Forestry Headquarters in SAINT-PAUL-MINN, 140 covers are legal size or larger including most of the Forestry covers, retails over $650 US ($900 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $100.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

478

665 USA COVERS & STAMP ITEMS 1859-1980's, includes 365 covers & cards noting Congress signed FREE franks, special delivery, rates to Indonesia, an 1876 registered "AR" receipt, 2 used 1850's Nesbitt envelopes, many covers with original letter contents including a 1977 cover with 4 Irish Sweepstakes tickets, 274 are mint stationery covers and postal cards noting 2 sets of the "Legends of the West" cards ++, lot includes 300 mint 1935-1980 plate blocks #772/1794 plus some BOB, retails over $980 US ($1300 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $70.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

479

700 USA COVERS 1922-1949, includes good rates to INDIA 1939, ARGENTINA 1932 registered, GERMANY noting a1928 early airmail rate, FRANCE, lots of CANADA rates including registered "AR" ++, also better domestic special delivery, registered, pre-1930 airmails, 1928 NIGHT airmail, business reply permits, perfins, illustrated advertising, used Postal Notes, Official Seals, postage dues ++ lot includes 55 Pacific Seismic Activity cards (form-481) all sent from WASHINGTON-DC to the VICTORIA-BC Meteorological Observatory 1927-1940 noting all have machine cancels with a wide range of nice slogans, 30 covers are legal size, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $90.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

480

720 USA COVERS & CARDS 1938-1980, includes 650 mostly legal size Official covers 1951-1965 from the Department of Agriculture + Interior Department + Civil Service + Forestry Department + Experimental Farms + Soil Conservation + a few from the Post Office Department, also note 13 registered money packet parcel tags 1959-1965, 9 registration "AR" receipts 1979-1980, 6 Montgomery-Ward multi-color illustrated covers 1970-1971, 29 Famous American covers with encased mint stamp cachets 1978-1982, and 10 cachet first day covers 1976-1978, retails over $400 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

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