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19th Century Advertising, 1879-1889, five sharp-looking Advertising covers; American Hotel in Winona MN sent to La Crosse WS; all over Powell Bros return envelope produced by Niagra Envelope Manufactory in Buffalo; Palace Hotel cover sent from San Franisco to Chicago, Cataract WS Dry Goods corner card with four Banknote adhesives sent to La Cross; and International Seed Co envelope mailed from Rochester NY to Bath; attractive, Fine. (Image)
Estimate $130-200
Opening US$ 70.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 75
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Cat No: Collection
Spectacular Group of Multicolor Advertising Covers, 20 covers, half of which are pre-1930 including multicolor Classics like International Stock Food (2), Lea & Perins, and Village Blacksmith (2); two are postcards: Lamb Knit Goods Co., 1901 (franked with a 1¢ Pan-American) and Temple's 'Ideal' Seeds & Plants, 1905; a marvelous lot, many of which would retail in excess of $100; all clean and F-VF. (Image)
- Wholesale Value: 0 Estimate $50
Opening US$ 325.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 76
Symbol: C
Cat No: Distillery K. Taylor Dist
[Distillery] K. Taylor Distilling Co., lovely multicolor lithographed corner card cover, franked by 3¢ Washington (#720) tied by doubled Forks of Elkhorn, KY four-bar cancel of Jan. 11, 1936; cover addressed to Louisville, Ky, with "Courier-Journal Lith. Louisville" imprint on reverse; a near-pristine cover, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $120-160
Opening US$ 60.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 77
Symbol: C
Cat No: government counterfeit de
Government Counterfeit Detector, 1¢ postal card (UX5), the Revenue with an all-over illustrated ad for a montly publication produced by John S. Dye of Philadelphia; this card describing in deatail a "New and Dangerous Counterfeit" of a $10 bill; postmarked Philadelphia, Feb 26, 1880, Very Fine. (Image)
- Wholesale Value: 0 Estimate $20
Opening US$ 100.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 78
Symbol: C
Cat No: hand-drawn
ca. 1861 (Nov. 22), Endearing Hand-drawn Illustrated Cover, franked by 3¢ Washington (#65) tied by "PAID" in lozenge cancel with red Boston Nov. 22 postmark alongside, addressed (in duplicate) to Scituate, Mass.; what makes this one special are the 17 hand-drawn and captioned images of daily life, from "in bed" and "going to make the fire" to (on the back) "kicking foot ball" and "going to bed"; roughly opened at top and split down right side, but a real joy to behold, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
- Wholesale Value: 0 Estimate $20
Opening US$ 100.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 79
Symbol: C
Cat No: longbar, cal., overland v
Longbar, Cal., Overland Via Los Angeles (Scott 35), illustrated cover franked with a fresh, but damaged 10¢ green type V (35) tied by a clear "Longbar Cal., Aug 4" c.d.s., to Georgia Plain, Vt.; includes original 4-page Miner's Letter to his cousin datelined Longbar, Aug 1, 1860; neatly written but semi-literate, noting that "it costs so much to open diggiins, creeks and rivers are all worked out and now the miners hafta go into the hills." and advising his cousin that he shouldn't come to California "if you are well enough off where you are and take a little comfort as you go along and raze some babyes to take care of you when you get old, this country is only fit for n------ and chin----."; a nice cover and a fascinating letter., Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
- Wholesale Value: 0 Estimate $15
Opening US$ 600.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 80
Symbol: C
Cat No: medical seabury & johnson
[Medical] Seabury & Johnson, Medical Supplies & Pharmacal Laboratories, "beautiful all-over multicolor illustrated advertising cover to Birdsboro, Pa. with a 2¢ First Bureau tied by a neat Chicago flag cancel, May 28, 1897; included is the original letter on an Seabury & Johnson letterhead from Lewis Robie, a drug salesman and part-time Stamp Dealer, specializing in Match & Medicine stamps. The letter explains that Robie could not trade for the stamps a customer is offering him but would be "pleased to purchase 25 each of the kind you offer U.S.M.Co. & Franklin Match at ¼ of catalogue"; the cover is reduced somewhat at the left and the letter is repaired along the folds; but otherwise a very attractive and unusual view into the business of a 19th century stamp dealer. (Image)
- Wholesale Value: 0 Estimate $30
Opening US$ 150.00
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Sale No: 2009
Lot No: 81
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Cat No: music
[Music] Striking the Right Note Cover Collection, a binder full of 71 covers, cards and stationery items all related to instrument makers, music publishers and sellers, individual musicians or orchestras…even music-related postmarks (Woody, CA; Guthrie, KY, Fiddletown, CA, etc.); all but a handful 1880s-1940s, with better including 4¢ pair & 10¢ Columbian-franked cover with NY Registry Exchange Label to Germany, McKinley postal card (cut down) with preprinted $50 reward offer for drummer Hubert James for embezzlement and larceny (followed immediately by a corner card cover for the Musicians' Protective Union!), Italian postcard, India cover, and more, many with attractive corner card or all-over designs; condition varies as expected, but an appealing holding, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
