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[Advertising covers] 1904, 1¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 323), paying the printed matter rate on an unsealed 7½" x 5½" advertising cover featuring a marvelous scene entitled "What Shall I Do To Reduce My Weight?"; stamp tied by an undated St. Louis machine "5" World's Fair slogan cancel; top corners with small creases, otherwise Very Fine and quite spectacular. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:48:17 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 397
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Cat No: 324
[Advertising covers] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), tied by a Jun 2, 1904 Boston, Mass. machine cancel on a spectacular, exceptionally clean Gun cover for Savage Hammerless Rifles & Ammunition, featuring an Indian Chief in full headdress, Extremely Fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:48:35 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 398
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Cat No: 324
[Bisected] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase vertical bisect (Scott 324), right half used in an unsuccessful attempt to pay the 1¢ Drop Letter rate, tied by a quartered cork cancel and addressed locally to Plainfield (N.J. - see next lot), marked manuscript "Due 1¢" with a 1¢ Postage Due (J38) tied by a similar quartered cork cancel, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:48:51 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 399
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Cat No: 324
[Bisected] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase vertical bisect (Scott 324), right half used to pay the 1¢ Drop Letter rate tied by a Feb 14, 1905 Plainfield, N.J. flag cancel on a locally addressed cover to the same address as the previous cover, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:49:02 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 400
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Cat No: 324
[Officially Sealed] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), tied by Jun 9, 1904 Brooklyn, N.Y. duplex on a cover to Chicago, Ill.; badly torn at lower right with magenta explanatory handstamp "Damaged by Cancelling Machine." and two Post Office Seals (OX11) used to "repair" the damage; with Jun 10 & 11 Chicago backstamps, Fine. A rare usage. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:49:22 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 401
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Cat No: 324
[Parcel Tag] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), tied, along with a 50¢ 1906 (310), on a small address tag from a Registered parcel by two partial, mostly illegible 1904 Milton, Pa. duplexes; to Portland, Ore. with the address side of the tag featuring and illustrated corner card for "Samuel J. Shiner & Sons", manufacturers of cutting machinery, Very Fine for this. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:49:32 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 402
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Cat No: 327
[Parcel Wrapper] 1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), horizontal pair tied by St. Louis Mo. double ovals on part of a wrapper with a full World's Fair parcel label handstamped "Ceylon Govt. Pavilion" and addressed to the Manager of the Tea Dept. at the Fowler, Dick & Walker Department Store in Evansville, Ind.; trimmed neatly for display to an overall size of about 5½"x6", Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000
An interesting aside, iced tea was first popularized and commercialized at the Fair by Richard Blechynden, India Tea Commissioner and Director of the East Indian Pavilion. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:50:01 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 403
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[Postage Due] Unfranked World's Fair Postcard Charged Postage Due, canceled Sep 27, 1904 "EXPOSITION STA./ 1" duplex handstamp (Bomar St. L04-01) despite being unfranked; addressed to Boston with handstamped magenta "Held For Postage", then, upon despatch, "This is the mail for which you sent postage" with additional St. Louis postmarks on Oct 8 & 14, and a Boston backstamp on Oct 16; the card is a multicolor view of the Cascade Gardens by A.C. Bosselman with some edge toning, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:50:13 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 404
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Cat No: 323-327
[Received without enclosure] 1904, Louisiana Purchase complete (Scott 323-327), the complete set tied by Jul 7, 1904 Detroit, Mich. duplexes on a 2¢ entire (U358) addressed locally; handstamped purple "Received without enclosure at Detroit, Mich. P.O." (the flap was left unsealed by the sender and it's likely that there never was an enclosure); somewhat soiled, but otherwise a vf and unusual usage. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 14:50:33 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 405
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Cat No: 324
[Special Delivery] 1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), used with a 10¢ Special Delivery (E6) both tied by Dec 3, 1904 St. Louis duplex handstamps on a Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Department of Antropology corner card cover to a local St. Louis address with appropriate magenta "Fee claimed…" handstamp; Special Delivery backstamp the same day, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
