Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6024
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Cat No: 952-A-1, RF V
[Colorado] DEN. & GEORGETOWN, AGT. (Towle 952-A-1, RF V), mostly clear c.d.s., Jul 21 (1883), duplexed with a cork killer with a second partial strike tying two a 3¢ green (184) on a Miners' Smelting & Reduction Co., Golden corner card cover to Helena, Mont., backstamped Helena on Jul 26; reduced slightly at the right and one stamp slightly damaged, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, includes the original 6-page personal letter that necessitated the double rate. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6026
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Cat No: 955-D-1, RF VIII
[Colorado] SO. P(UEB & CON)EJOS (AGT.) (Towle 955-D-1, RF VIII), incomplete c.d.s., Oct 29, 1880, with an indistinct killer on a 3¢ green entire U163 with an Alamosa, Colo. BanK corner card to Zanesville, O. oabst on Nov 1; small opening nick at the upper right, Fine to Very Fine. A rare marking. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6027
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Cat No: 962.2-E-1, RF IV
[Colorado] DEN. & SULPHUR SPGS., R.P.O., TR. 2 (Towle 962.2-E-1, RF IV), choice "RMS" duplex, Aug 14, 1906 (trip number at bottom) ties a 1¢ green (300) on a multicolor picture postcard to Denver; card features a "Beaver Dam, South Boulder, Moffat Line, Colo.", Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6032
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Cat No: 831-E-4, RF VII
[Missouri] CENTENNIAL PARADE R.P.O., ST.LOUIS, MO. (Towle 831-E-4, RF VII), light Oct 7 oval duplex ties a 1¢ green (331) on a locally addressed 2-sided Centennial advertising card for the Peters Shoe Co.; nicked at the upper right with a diagonal crease at the lower right, Fine and most unusual. Included is a tri-fold Christmas card signed by Charles Towle and reproducing, in black & white, the Railway Mail Service souvenir postcard with a Centennial Parade postmark. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6033
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Cat No: 964-S-1, RF VI
[New Mexico] GRANTS, N. M./A. & P. R. R. (Towle 964-S-1, RF VI), clear 1884 c.d.s. with manuscript month and day, "12/1" duplexed with a target killer, ties a slightly damaged 2¢ red brown (210) on a mourning cover to Essex, Ct. and backstamped there on Dec 6; small nick in the upper left corner, otherwise Very Fine. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6036
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Cat No: PH-1-a, RF VII
[Pennsylvania] H. & P. PHILA., R.P.O., TR10 (Towle PH-1-a, RF VII), Very Fine Streetcar c.d.s., Aug 30, 1895, on a cork-canceled, locally addressed 1¢ blue entire (U294) with a blue crayon "Due 1 ct."; lightly soiled and address ink smeared a bit, Fine to Very Fine. This People's Passenger Railway marking is the scarcest of the Philadelphia Streetcar markings; the "H" stood for Chestnut Hill Station, the "P" for Passayunk, Ex-Willard. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 70.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6037
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Cat No: 235-S-2, RF VI
[Pennsylvania] JACOBS' CREEK, P. & C. R. R. (Towle 235-S-2, RF VI), clear blue double oval, Nov 21, 1873, with a cork-canceled 3¢ green (147) on a neat orange cover to Uniontown, Pa.; reduced slightly at the bottom, still Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6040
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Cat No: 302-W-1, RF VI
[Virginia] MANASSAS & THOROUGHFARE R.P.O. (Towle 302-W-1, RF VI), violet 4-bar duplex, Sep 5, 1904, ties a 1¢ green (300) on a postcard to Gloversville, N.Y. with a Sep 6 Gloversville receiver at the left; card pictures "Two Girls Engage in a Boxing Contest over a Soldier in front of Headquarters and are Separated by the Colonel's Orderly"; the message reads "Don't ever do anything like this."; few light wrinkles, otherwise Very Fine,
A railroad yard was built in Thoroughfare, about 12½ miles west of Manassas, to accommodate more than 20,000 Army & National Guard troops and Civil War veterans amassed at Thoroughfare, Gainesville and Lewis Crossing for "readiness" maneuvers that took place in early September of 1904. Immediately after the maneuvers ended, the yard was dismantled. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-07-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5103
Lot No: 6041
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Balt & Ohio Rail Rd, 1846 blue "Balt & Ohio Rail Rd/Nov/12" c.d.s. with manuscript "5" rate, on outer folded lettersheet addressed to Martinsburg with manuscript "via/Harper's ferry"; vertical filefold, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
