[California] Burns & Fort Bidwell Stage Line, Fort Bidwell, an exceptional illustrated advertising cover featuring a three-team Stagecoach under way in brown on buff, sent Registered and franked with two 2¢ & a 10¢ 1890 Issue (219D, 226) tied by target cancels with two strikes of "Fort Bidwell, Cal./ Reg'd." c.d.s., Oct 8, 1890, to San Francisco and backstamped there on Oct 11; one 2¢ slightly damaged and cover reduced slightly at the right, Very Fine. A marvelous cover. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Sep-02-2020, 12:17:43 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 743
Lot No: 131
Symbol:
[Colorado] Wall & Witter Stage Co., a gorgeous all-over illustrated advertising cover in brown featuring a wide landscape with three different Mining scenes (including a "Studebaker Wagon"), franked with two 3¢ green (158) tied by segmented cork cancels, postmarked "Denver Colo., Apr 2" c.d.s., to Kittanning, Pa.; slight opening tears at left end (mostly on reverse); still Very Fine and exceptionally attractive. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Sep-02-2020, 12:18:45 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 743
Lot No: 132
Symbol:
Cat No: 184
[Colorado] Wyoming Mining, Smelting and Milling Co., Denver, illustrated advertising cover featuring Miners at work underground, franked with a 3¢ green (184) tied "Denver Colo., Apr 11, 1881" duplex c.d.s. with an additional small "4/12" handstamp, to Leadville, Colo.; cover tear at upper right; otherwise Very Fine and most attractive. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Sep-02-2020, 12:22:14 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 743
Lot No: 133
Symbol:
Cat No: 1855
[Michigan] Detroit Registered Money Letter to France, perfectly struck oval "MONEY/ REGISTERED/ DETROIT" on a neat cover postmarked with a red Detroit c.d.s., Feb 14 (1855), a matching "PAID" and an octagonal-framed "21"; sent via New York with a red "New York/ Am. Packet, Feb 21" c.d.s. and Liverpool (Mar 5 backstamp), and Calais with a clear Mar 6 entry handstamp and a manuscript "8", Extremely Fine and choice,
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE MARKING—ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED AND THE ONLY ONE ON FOREIGN MAIL.
The official Registered Mail System in the U.S. did not begin until July 1, 1855. Prior to that, several post offices had their own markings for recording valuable mail, the best known being Philadelphia's "R" for "Recorded". A few towns near the Canadian border adopted the Canadian term, "Money Letter". Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
