[Colorado] IRWIN, Gunnison Co., COLORADO:, nice strike violet double-lined c.d.s., Nov 7, 1888, on a cover franked with a 2¢ green (213) tied by a matching 5-point star killer; addressed to Powder Horn, Colo. but backstamped at Crested Butte on Nov 7; minor mounting damage on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9003
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[Colorado] LAKE CITY, COLO., magenta c.d.s., Mar 11, 1879, duplexed with a Maltese cross ties a 3¢ green (158) on a cover to New Haven, Ct., blue oval datestamp of the sender, the Abbott Brothers, prominent Lake City civil engineers; backstamped New Haven on Mar 16, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9004
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[Colorado] Oro City, mostly clear Aug 2 c.d.s. with a neat circle-of-Vs cancel on a 3¢ green entire (U82) to Southold, L.I., N.Y.; few light rust stains, Fine and scarce. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9005
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[Colorado] "Seven Castles on Colorado Midland Railway", large black & white illustration on a souvenir cover franked with a 2¢ Shield (319) tied by a Denver machine cancel, Feb 3, 1907, inscription "Souvenir Post Card" under the stamp; to Mason, Mich. and backstamped there on Feb 5, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $60-80 (Image)
Suggested Bid $60-80
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9006
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[Colorado] Silver Plume, Very Fine strike blue double circle datestamp, "The Colorado Mines & Aerial Tramway Company, Silver Plume, Colo., Aug 5, 1910" on a picture postcard franked with a 1¢ green (331) tied by a partial Silver Plume duplex the next day; to Moline, Ill.; card pictures the Gateway Rocks, Garden of the Gods, Colo. and tells of going up and down Sunset Peak "in a basket", Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9007
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[Colorado] Silver Plume, Very Fine strike blue double circle datestamp, "The Colorado Mines & Aerial Tramway Company, Silver Plume, Colo., Aug 5, 1910" on a picture postcard franked with a 1¢ green (331) tied by a partial Silver Plume duplex the next day; to Bucyrus, O.; card pictures a Chicago hotel dining room and tells of being atop Mt. "McClelen" with snow and lightning at the same time., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9008
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[Colorado] "Villa Grove, June 18", manuscript postmark on a 3¢ green entire U159 to Philadelphia, Pa. and backstamped there on Jun 24, Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9011
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[Michigan] ANN-ARBOR, Mich., nice strike of a red c.d.s., Dec 4 (1837) on a folded letter with a red manuscript "25" rate, to Sturbridge, Mass; the 3-page letter, from a building tradesman, to his family, tells of the prosperity of area and lists in detail the buildings in the town, having completed two churches and 70 dwellings during the past season, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9013
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[Michigan] Berlin, "PAID" & "OK", psr in blackish blue with magnificent Jun 27 (1878) Berlin c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card (UX5) to Detroit with a Detroit receiver on the same day, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9014
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[Michigan] BRICE, Gratiot Co. Mich., bold sawtoothed double-lined oval datestamp, May 23, 1889, on a very clean cover franked with a 2¢ green (213) with a neat target cancel, to Winameg, O., Extremely Fine, Ex-Ebach. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9024
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[Michigan Colleges] Battle Creek College, Battle Creek, an attractive illustrated corner card cover featuring a College Building postmarked with a Battle Creek c.d.s., Feb 27 (1884) and franked with a 2¢ red brown (210) tied by a bold cork cancel; to Hubbardston, Mich. and backstamped there the next day; includes the original, easily read 6-page letter, the first page on a matching illustrated letterhead, the writer being a student writing to his girlfriend, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9026
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[Michigan Colleges] Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, nearly all-over advertising cover featuring a multicolor Railroad Map with Hillsdale at the center on Michigan's border with Indiana and Ohio, as well as a view of the campus, franked with a 1¢ gray blue & a 2¢ vermilion (206, 183) tied two light Hillsdale target duplexes, to Marshall, Mich. and backstamped there; reduced slightly at the right, the front at a bit of an angle (see photo), otherwise Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9036
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[Michigan Colleges] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an interesting folded letter from a U.of M. student to his parents, postmarked with a light strike of a red Ann Arbor c.d.s., Sep 20 (1847) with a matching handstamped "10" rate, to Brooklyn L.I., N.Y.; in the letter, the student, about to begin his Senior year, recounts all of his accomplishments and hopes, then ends with the typical college student's request, to paraphrase, "send money!", Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 20.00
Sold...US$ 20.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 20
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9037
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[Michigan] CORINTH, Kent Co., MICHIGAN, Very Fine strike of a gearwheel double-lined double circle datestamp, Aug 7, 1883 on cover franked with a 3¢ green (207) canceled with a bold 5-point star; to Goffstown, N.H., Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9040
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[Michigan] EMERSON, clear c.d.s., Jul 19, 1901, on a clean cover to London, England franked with a 5¢ Pan-American (297) tied by a target cancel, backstamped New York, Jul 21, and London, Jul 31, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9045
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[Michigan] GRAND BLANC, GENESEE COUNTY, MICH., sawtoothed double-lined c.d.s. duplexed with a pinwheel killer in brown, Mar 15, 1884, ties a 2¢ red brown (210) on a clean cover to Flat Rock, Mich., Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $40-60 (Image)
Suggested Bid $40-60
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9047
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[Michigan] HURON, MICH., FRANK W. HUBBARD, P.M., clear clear double-lined c.d.s., Mar 26, 1884, on 2¢ red entire (U231) with a 4-ring target cancel; P.M. Hubbard's corner card, to Stratford, Ct., Very Fine, Ex-Ebach. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9049
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[Michigan] Jackson, Novelty Manufacturing Co., a marvelous illustrated advertising cover picturing a 15-Car Freight Train, the "Largest Single Shipment of Oil Stoves Ever Made", on a 2¢ green entire (U318) to Zurich, Switzerland uprated with a 2¢ carmine (267) canceled by a Jackson, Mich. flag cancel, Jan 20, 1899; the 1¢ stamp which made up the 5¢ rate was canceled by a Jackson duplex handstamp, but apparently fell off during transit, resulting in the cover being charged 2 centimes Postage Due and a 50¢ Swiss Postage Due was added and canceled at Zurich on Feb 3; a Swiss Due is damaged, but otherwise the cover is Very Fine and quite attractive. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9054
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[Michigan] MARSHALL, Mic., incredible strike of a red c.d.s., Aug 18 (1849), with a matching boxed "V" rate on a small, neat folded letter to B(attle). Creek, Mich., Extremely Fine and choice, Ex-Ebach. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9055
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[Michigan] MILAN, MICH., M.A. PALMER, P.M., double-lined c.d.s., May 7, 1885, on cover franked with a target canceled 2¢ red brown (210), to Berlin, Vt. and backstamped Montpelier, Vt. on May 9; reduced slightly at the right, Fine, Ex-Ebach. Suggested Bid $30-40 (Image)
Suggested Bid $30-40
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9058
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[Michigan] NORTH WEST MINE, MICH., clear Jul 25 c.d.s. with a handstamped "PAID/3" in circle on a clean cover to Hamilton, Va.; reduced slightly at the right, Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $50-75 (Image)
Suggested Bid $50-75
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9062
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[Michigan] Pinkney, ornate "P" in blue, as previous with a matching Jun 26 Pinkney c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card (UX3) to Belleville, Mich., Very Fine. In the long message, in a tiny but readable hand, a woman writes to her aunt and uncle about the failing health of her father who is "showing symptoms of Brain difficulty". Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9067
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[Michigan] SAGANAW Mich., bold May 1 (1849) c.d.s. with handstamped "PAID" and "5" and a manuscript "Paid 5c" on a folded letter to Lansing, Mich., Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9069
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[Michigan] SCHOOLCRAFT Mich., bold green Mar 23 c.d.s. with a manuscript "25" rate on a pristine 1844 folded letter to Springfield, Vt., Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
Suggested Bid $75-100
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Apr-26-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 5097
Lot No: 9071
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[Michigan] UBLY, HURON CO. MICH., perfectly struck double-lined double circle datestamp, Dec 31, 1884, duplexed with a Wheel of Fortune killer on a 1¢ postal card (UX7) to Sand Beach, Mich., Very Fine, Ex-Ebach. Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)
