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[Baseball] 1878 Illustrated Return Address corner card, picturing an in-progress baseball game as a batter watches his batted ball being chased down by several opposing players with the legend, "If Not Caught in Ten Days Return to A.E. Ball, Durand, Mich.; franked with a 3¢ green (158) postmarked by a purple Durand, Mich. double circle datestamp, Feb 6, 1878, with a faint matching Maltese cross cancelling the stamp; reduced just a hair at the right with a tiny edge tear, Fine to Very Fine. A rare early Baseball cover. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:19:58 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 648
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[Circus] Albion NY, Greatest Show Barnum & Bailey, 2¢ (231) tied to stamp collar with ad for the Columbus Spectacle by 1893 Albion NY town cancel on ad cover addressed to New York City, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:20:23 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 649
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[Circus] Burr Robbins Great Menagerie Roman Hippodrome & Egyptian Caravan, 3¢ (207) canceled by Janesville WI town cancel, on illustrated ad cover of circus tents addressed to Paw Paw MI, with illustrated letterhead, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:20:41 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 650
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[Circus] Fulton NY, Ben F. Bowen's Evening Star Serenaders, pair 3¢ (207) tied by negative stars and Fulton NY town cancel, on illustrated minsteral show cover addressed to Prince Edward Island, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:21:03 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 651
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[Circus] Kleckner & Co Monster Circus & Menagerie, 3¢ (207) tied with illegible blue town cancel, on illustrated ad featuring Zebra & Horses, cover addressed to Phillippi WV, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350
Later merged with Conklin Brothers to form Great Commonwealth Circus . Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:21:30 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 653
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[Circus] MT Zion IA, Van Amburgh & Co's Mammoth Menagerie & Circus Combined, 3¢ (65) canceled by grid with Mt Zion IA town cancel, on illustrated circus ad cover addressed to Harrisburgh IN, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400
Established by Issac Van Amburgh, the first important wild animal trainer in America. After Van Amburgh's death in 1865 the circus was continued by his manger Hyatt Frost until 1885 when the name was leased to Ringling Brothers. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:22:10 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 655
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[Circus] Yankee Robinson Circus, 3¢ (26) tied by Minneapolis M.T. Jan 4 1858 cover with illustration and ad on reverse, addressed to Knightstown IN; light soiling, Fine. Estimate $250 - 350
Established by Robinson in 1854 as a tent show giving a circus in the after noon and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at night. By 1860 he went on the road with a wagon circus until 1876 when it failed. in 1884 Ringling Brothers retained him as an adviser. Robinson died the same year . Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:22:36 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 656
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[Food - Fruits & Vegetables] D.B. Wier, Lacon, Ills., large illustrated corner card on showing Blackberries in black & green franked with a 3¢ red, F. grill (94) tied by light "Lacon, Ill., Jun 6" (1868) c.d.s. and cork duplex; reverse with an all-over ""Philadelphia Raspberry"" illustration, Very Fin, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:23:13 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 657
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[Food - Fruits & Vegetables] Lyman Bassett, North Haven, Ct., stunning illustrated advertising cover featuring the "Genuine Clarke Raspberry" in red & green on a cover franked with a 3¢ rose (65) (perf flaws at top), North Haven, Conn. c.d.s. at the lower left, to Morrisville, N.J., Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:23:29 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 658
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[Food - Fruits & Vegetables] Pomona Garden & Nursery, Cinnaminson, N.J., illustrated cameo-style corner card on cover featuring a Cornucopia franked with 3¢ green (158) tied by target handstamp with a Cinnaminson, N.J. c.d.s. alongside; reverse with a spectacular all-over "Herstine Raspberry" illustration in red and green; cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:23:54 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 659
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[Guns] Dougan & Co., Firearms, Guns & Pistols, Leadville Colo., illustrated corner card in pink & black on a cover franked with a cork canceled 2¢ green (213) and postmarked "Leadville Colo., Apr 28, 7 AM, 1888; to New York City and backstamped there on May 2; includes original 2-page letter in which the writer mentions the "reform movement" and the outlawing of gambling, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:24:22 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 660
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[Hardware, Paint] Barry Brothers Varnishes & Japans, Detroit, all-over illustrated advertising cover in blue include "Our Products Received 6 Awards at the Worlds Columbian Exhibition", franked with a 1¢ green (279) tied by an undated 1900 Detroit machine cancel, to Evart, Mich. and backstamped there on May 3, Extremely Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:24:39 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 661
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[Manufacturing] Gloucester Iron Works, Philadelphia, a fabulous all-over illustrated advertising cover featuring Factory buildings in pink franked with a 2¢ red brown (214) tied by a Philadelphia Station "6" duplex, Jun 9, 1886; to Ware, Mass. and backstamped there the next day with a fancy star duplex, Very Fine. An extraordinary cover, Ex-Biddle. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:25:06 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 662
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[Maps] Toledo, O., a spectacular all-over map in red of the upper midwest with Toledo at its center for I.H. Detwier & Co. Insurance, Toledo, franked with a 3¢ green (207) tied by a bold Jul 8 Toledo target duplex; stamp with pre-use damage, otherwise Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:25:20 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 663
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[Mining] Henry C. Clark Coal Yard, Providence, R.I., a gorgeous illustrated advertising cover featuring a working waterfront Coal Yard with a 6-car coal train, a horse-drawn wagon, a 2-masted ship and three coal elevators; the reverse pictures an all-over schematic view of one such "Clark & Littles Elevator" in operation, franked with a 2¢ Black Jack (73) with a bold quartered cork cancel (not tied) and a matching Providence c.d.s. alongside; locally addressed; Extremely Fine. A spectacular cover, even without the very rare Black Jack franking. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:25:47 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 664
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[Mining] Hidalgo Smelting Co., Milwaukee, a lovely illustrated advertising cover featuring five Miners at work underground, franked with a 2¢ carmine (219D) tied by a light Milwaukee duplex, Dec 2, 1891, to Lake Geneva, Wis. and backstamped there the next day, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:26:04 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 665
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[Mining] Iron King Mining Co., Milwaukee, an intricate illustrated advertising cover featuring Miners at work underground, franked with a 3¢ red brown (210) tied by a light Milwaukee duplex, Oct 5, 1884, to Killawog, N.Y.; stamp, with a natural straight edge at right, extends just beyond the edge of the cover, small flap tear, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:26:15 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 666
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Cat No: Collection
[Mining] J. Haverly Golden Group Mining Co., Indianapolis, an extraordinary all-over advertising cover featuring an aerial view of a large mountain Mining operation, franked with a 3¢ green (207) tied by a segmented cork cancel with a faint Indianapolis c.d.s. alongside, to Door Village, Ind.; Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:26:32 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 667
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[Mining] New York Blasting Supply Co., High Explosives, New York City, illustrated advertising cover for "Blasting, Mining, Quarry and Contractors' Supplies", franked with a 1¢ green (331) tied by an undated 1909 New York machine cancel, to Georgetown, Colo.; horizontal file fold, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:26:48 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 668
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[Stamp Collar] Omaha NE, R. Carleton Lodge Cuts, 1¢ (279) tied by Omaha NE machine cancel, on large envelope with mulitipanels of lodge symbols and cartoon, with themes repeated on reverse, addressed to Fort Worth TX, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:27:04 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 669
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[Tobacco] Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., St. Louis, multicolor allover illustrated advertising cover featuring a Woodsman with a telescope overlooking a mountain view with caption "Chew Star Plug Tobacco, Sold Everywhere", franked with 1¢ gray blue (206) paying the printed matter rate (flap unsealed) and tied by St. Louis, Mo., Station "4" oval, to Pitcher, N.Y., backstamped De Ruyter, N.Y.; stamp with slight gum soak at bottom, Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:27:17 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 670
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[Unusual] Facsimile "Pastime Post" Stamp, printed on a tiny envelope with the facsimile "Bight Eyes Station" postmark that actually went through the mail without additional postage, postmarked with a Leap Year "Grand Haven Mich., Feb 29, 1884" c.d.s. and cork cancels, addressed to Detroit and backstamped there the same day, Extremely Fine. A fantastic curiosity. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:27:57 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 671
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[Whaling] Pioneer Inland Whaling Association, illustrated advertising cover featuring a beached whale, franked with a cork-canceled 3¢ green (184) and postmarked with a partial East Saginaw, Mich c.d.s.; to Monson, Mass.; stamp perfs slightly toned, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 15:28:39 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 2530
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Switzerland, ca. 1919, "League of Nations" cancel, an unaddressed, unfranked European-sized cover with illustrated corner card for the Grand Hotel National in Geneva, with circular "League of Nations/Geneva" handstamp at right; small wrinkle at bottom, short tear at top left of no importance, Very Fine, an interesting League/United Nations forerunner. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
