Sale No: 778
Lot No: 2262
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Cat No: Collection
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Louisiana Postal History from the Lippman Collection, Many thousands of covers and post cards, mostly 19th and early 20th century, better including many hundreds of stampless folded letters and covers including an 1835 regarding a brother's death by drowning and the disposition of his estate and 20-25 to Europe (mostly France), green Jeaneretts La. circular datestamp with unlisted in ASCC "PAID 3" in circle, advertising covers including a few cameos and all-over designs, plus a beautiful Louisiana Oyster & Fish, 1859 prices current franked with #24, two and mailed printed bankruptcy forms (#94 & #178), fancy cancels, auxilliary markings including "Received in this condition, N.O.P.O." on 1889 cover, New Orleans Express mail, a tiny toy alligator tied to a 1922 tag and mailed to Baltimore, 1854 folded letter franked with #11A to wife regarding the purchase of a 25 year old slave woman whom he calls a "gumbo negro", two Confederate Handstamp Paids -- Pattersonville Paid 5 and red Alexandria Paid 10, 3 soldier's covers with New Orleans double circle datestamps including one patriotic with the transcribed original letter with interesting content and soldier's history, a soldier's letter datelined Algiers LA July the 24th 1864 transcribed with interesting content, an 1863 letter from the camp near Brashier City LA Sept. 14th 1863 with interesting content regarding troop movements, a surprise appearance of 8 Confederate officers under a flag of truce, the events and feelings of the day, and describing the town, and bemoaning the water supply, 18 Mardi Gras covers including 1933 (7 including 3 signed by the King and 3 Queens), 1937 (3; 2 with hand drawn designs, few faults as always found in large lots like these, generally Fine to Very Fine, also includes "Louisiana Post Offices" book by John J. Germann, see the highlights online, ex Lippman. Shipping charges apply - weight 36.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
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Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,500.00
Closed..Dec-09-2022, 13:51:18 EST
Sold For 5500
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