[Michigan] Benton Harbor, The Emery Fruit Farm Resort, large illustrated corner card picturing a riverfront view of the grounds on a 1¢ Columbian entire uprated with a 2¢ blue (U348, 219) and canceled with a Chicago machine cancel, Sep, 1894; to Benton Harbor and backstamped there the same day, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 24
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10021
Symbol:
[Michigan] Cheboygan, Historic Courthouse, illustrated on a Hardware Dealer's corner card cover to Detroit with a green, all-over map of northern Michigan and the Straits of Mackinac on the reverse; franked with a pair of 1¢ Jamestown commemoratives (left stamp with a double transfer in the left "1") tied by partial Cheboygan c.d.s.s, Nov 25, 1907, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10024
Symbol:
Cat No: 212
[Michigan Colleges] Alma College, Alma, large illustrated corner card featuring College Buildings franked with a pair of 1¢ ultramarine (212) tied by a partial Alma quartered cork duplex, May 26, 1888, including the original letter on a matching illustrated letterhead: an invitation to the College's annual Board of Trustees meeting at the end of the first year of 'Our College'"; to Grand Rapids, Mich. and backstamped there the next day; reduced slightly and a at the right cutting into the right hand stamp, otherwise Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 32.00
Sold...US$ 32.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 32
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10030
Symbol:
Cat No: 207
[Michigan Colleges] Michigan State Normal School, Ypsilanti, an attractive illustrated corner card cover featuring two College Buildings franked with two target-canceled 3¢ green (207) and postmarked with a Jun 19 Ypsilanti c.d.s.; to Boston with a Jun 21 Boston receiver at the lower left, right stamp damaged, Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 24
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10033
Symbol:
Cat No: 158
[Michigan Colleges] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a marvelous illustrated corner card featuring the Department of Science, Literature & Arts on an exceptionally clean cover franked with a 3¢ green (158) and tied by a Dec 10 Ann Arbor duplex handstamp, to Girard, Pa., Extremely Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10035
Symbol:
Cat No: U163
[Michigan] Detroit, The Combination Gas Machine Co., intricate illustrated corner card on a 3¢ green entire (U163) canceled with a Troy, N.Y. c.d.s., to Eaton, N.Y.; includes the top of the original letter on the company's letterhead, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 24
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10040
Symbol:
[Michigan] Lexington, Civil War patriotic cover, mostly clear Aug 2 c.d.s. on a Liberty & Flag cover (L-2350, Weiss F-F-168) to Detroit franked with a tied by a target cancel; stamp with damaged corner, cover lightly toned, otherwise Fine. Included is an interesting letter from A.P.S. Hall of Fame collector, Adolph Steeg, to a Mr. Karl Koslowski in Detroit. In the letter, Mr. Steeg "educates" Mr. Koslowski on the relative value of some more-common Pan-American Exposition covers and apparently enclosed this pristine cover as a gift, though no mention of it is made in the letter. (Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10041
Symbol:
Cat No: 206
[Michigan] Manistique, G.A.R. Patriotic cover, large Eagle & Shield in gold on a small cover franked with a 1¢ gray blue (206) tied by a Manistique duplex, Apr 27, 1885; to Seney, Mich. and backstamped there on May 1; most of the gold's metalic sheen faded and minor soiling, Fine to Very Fine and most unusual. (Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10042
Symbol:
Cat No: 184
[Michigan] MANISTIQUE, Schoolcraft Co. Mich., exceptionally clear purple sawtoothed double-lined oval datestamp, May 19, 1880, on a pretty yellow cover franked with a 3¢ green (184) tied by a 4-ring target cancel, to Perkins Junction, Ga.; reduced somewhat at the right with a small repair in the lower right corner, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Ebach. (Image)
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 30.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 30
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10047
Symbol:
Cat No: 184
[Michigan] REED CITY, MICH., clear double-lined double circle datestamp, Dec 29, 1879, on a cover franked with a 3¢ green (184) canceled by neat 5-point star-in-circle, to Fort Wayne, Ind. and backstamped there the next day, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 24
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10050
Symbol:
Cat No: 210
[Michigan] Saginaw, Alex. Hurtubise Lumbering Supplies, a marvelous all-over—front & back—illustrated advertising cover featuring the Best Lumbering Sleigh in the World franked with a 2¢ red brown (210) tied by a Saginaw "1" duplex, Jul 5, 1889; to Holly, Mich. and backstamped there the same day; reduced slightly and a bit irregularly at the left, otherwise Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10051
Symbol:
Cat No: 267a
[Michigan] Sebewaing, J.C. Liken & Co., Merchants & Millers, illustrated advertising cover featuring four different Liken Milling or Sales facilities franked with a 2¢ pink (267a) canceled by a letter "S" with a Sebewaing c.d.s., Jun 16, 1898, alongside; to Niagara Falls, N.Y., backstamped Saginaw, Mich. the same day and Niagara Falls a day later; bit of minor soiling, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 24
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10054
Symbol:
Cat No: 213
[Pennsylvania] OGONTZ SCHOOL, nice strike of a purple sawtoothed octagonal datestamp, Oct 19, 1888, with a matching, lightly struck Shield-in-circle killer tying a 2¢ green (213) on an unusual Spiderweb cover to Painsville, O.; the back of the envelope, which has Philadelphia & Painsville backstamps, is covered by another web with a large spider in the center, Very Fine. The Ogontz School, an exclusive girls' finishing school, includes Amelia Earhart among many famous alumni. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Louisiana Territory
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10009
Symbol:
[Florida Territory] Apalachicola, "Apalachicola F.Ty/Apr/8" cds with ms "25" rate on 1838 folded letter sheet to Providence RI, cotton business, vertical filefold, Very Fine. (Image)
