United States Phonography & Other Advertising Balance Lots
Sale No: 115
Lot No:697
Symbol:Phonography Foreign Cover Balance. Of 14 items mostly turn-of-the-century cards; includes G.B. ½d franked Pitman's Shorthand Weekly wrapper usage, and 1904 Issac Pitman postcard with shorthand message, other cards from Austria, France, Japan, Victoria, Bulgaria and Germany with shorthand, G.B. KEVII strip with shorthand ad in margin, etc., generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:39:36 EST
Sold For 170
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Lot No:698
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
Phonography (Shorthand) Cover Balance. Of 30 covers and cards mostly 1880-1920's and some ephemeral items; few early items including 1850's Ben Pitman Phonography allover design cover franked with #26, 1853 stampless cover from Waltham, Ms. with letter written in phonetic shorthand, early Ben Pitman The Phonographic Magazine publication, nice selection of 1880's ad covers including Hall Phonographic College Co. with prospectus enclosure, A.M. Martin The Stenograph - A Shorthand Machine, etc., 1890;s with couple different Isaac Pitman's Shorthand, later Phonography and Stenography items, etc.; condition varied, generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot No:699
Symbol:(Spanish-American War) Remember the Maine. Three Spanish-America War patriotic showing U.S. & Texas flags, all from correspondence each with matching letterhead, two franked with 2¢ Trans-Miss.; some small flaws, generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Apr-26-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
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Lot No:700
Symbol:Advertising Cover Balance, 1850-1910's. Of approximately 400 covers; from early cameos and shaded ads of the 1870-80's mostly east coast states with some southern including Florida and Texas, many illustrated including section of sewing machine ads, "Blady's Steam Engine" steam engine illustrated shaded bicolor design, two similar S.A. Woods Machine Co. design showing planning machine, few with matching letterheads, etc.; condition a little varied with many nice items throughout, generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. View a PDF of images for this lot US$2,000-3,000
Est. $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:41:32 EST
Sold For 4500
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Lot No:701
Symbol:Advertising Cover Group, 1850-1910's. Of approximately 300 covers from Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina; includes a nice showing of early cameo ads with two Wesleyan Female College, Murfreesborough, N.C. ads in blue and red, multicolored 1899 Pepsin Sticks ad (Charlotte, N.C.) showing Pepsin Stick Tube, Wilmington, N.C. allover shaded ad on 3¢ pink entire, later issue usage including multi-view hotel ad in green, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 2,400.00
Sold...US$ 2,400.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:43:08 EST
Sold For 2400
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Lot No:702
Symbol:Carriage and Wagon Advertising Covers, 1850-1910's. Group of over 50 covers; with an array of carriage and wagon designs with related horse and stable ads, later 1905 multicolored, a wonderful circa 1890's Parson Low-Down Wagon from Earlville, N.Y., etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Charleston, S.C. Advertising Covers thru 1865. Balance exhibition collection of 93 covers displayed and written up on pages; includes some early stampless commission merchants folded letters including usages to Europe, some nice cameo usages including Charleston Hotel cameo cover to England, another allover Charleston Hotel shaded ad cover, few illustrated cameos, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Lot No:704
Symbol:Georgia Advertising Covers, 1850-1910's. Group of approximately 150 covers; includes a nice showing of early illustrated ads with two similar Planters' Hotel, Augusta, Ga. allover ads on reverse showing hotel view, cameos with illustrated including "Robert H. May, Carriage Maker" showing carriage, mix of later usage with some useful ads; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:47:51 EST
Sold For 1300
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Lot No:705
Symbol:Louisiana Advertising Covers, 1850-1910's. Group of over 150 covers; includes dozens of 1850's cameo corner card including shield types with a couple showing illustrated bale of cotton, section of 1850-60's commercial mail to France, N.Y. & Boston with company sender oval handstamps, other ads including allover shaded including some illustrated, few other early illustrated, other ads of note including "New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph" and "Office of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., New Orleans", some interesting later usages including three 1870-90's "Leed & Co., Manufacturers of Steam Engines, Sugar Mills…, New Orleans" allover shaded ads in different colors, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 2,400.00
Sold...US$ 2,400.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:48:52 EST
Sold For 2400
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Lot No:706
Symbol:Map Advertising Covers, 1860-1900's. Group of 17 covers; includes a couple 1860's usages from Lowell, Mass. showing different ads with sections of Lowell, Mass. maps on reverse, another map & furniture ad cover from Chicago, other later ad from Tyrone, Pa. (3¢ Pictorial use), Connecticut/New York, North/South Carolina, Toledo, O. area, Buffalo, N.Y., 1893 World's Fair, Wahoo, Nebr area, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:49:58 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 115
Lot No:707
Symbol:Cat No:Collection
Richmond, Va. Thru 1865; An Advertising Cover Study of its Commerce. Balance exhibition collection of 85 covers displayed and written up on pages; includes mostly albino and colored cameo corner cards mainly from commission merchants with 1850's 3¢ frankings, some handstamp corner cards including fancy leaf design, other ad designs including druggist allover (on reverse), printer, allover publisher (2), few illustrated cameos including Methodist Publishing House book shaped and another watch design cameo to Germany (missing one 10¢ stamp on reverse), couple mule design cameos, etc.; condition varied, generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot No:708
Symbol:South Carolina Advertising Covers, 1850-1910's. Group of well over 500 covers; includes several cameo covers with several illustrated including druggist cameo in shape of mortar & pestle and iron works cameo showing early steam engine, other cameo from a host of companies including American Hotel, Columbia, S.C. with 1857, 3¢ issue reused stamp, most later issue ad cover from Banknote period on with a fair bit of non-illustrated corner card covers, few multicolored ads, etc.; condition varies. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000 (Image)
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:54:24 EST
Sold For 3250
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Lot No:709
Symbol:Stencil Advertising Covers, 1850-90's. Group of 16 ad covers including various oval and circle type ads, illustrated shoe/boot manufacturers ad on reverse, also includes 11 corner card and address stencil covers and two printed stencil company illustrated ads, generally F.-V.F. or better. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Apr-25-2024, 19:55:27 EST
Sold For 250
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Lot No:710
Symbol:Virginia Advertising Covers, 1850-1910's. Well over 300 covers; includes over 40 cameo ads including railroad related with illustrated Jarratt's Hotel cameo showing hotel view with rail cars in foreground, also a rare green "L. Lunsford & Son, Rectifiers of Whiskey & Dealers in all Kinds of Liquors, Petersburg, Pa." cameo corner card in shape of a whiskey barrel, other early illustrated ads including "Wells & Jones Livery & Sale Stable, Lynchburg, Va." showing horse in harness ware, many allover shaded ads, nice showing of later issue ads, etc., generally F.-V.F. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 (Image)
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