1898 VIRGINIA-CITY & RED-BLUFF STAGE COMPANY, company business envelope with original trip invoice enclosed listing passengers + express packages + prepaid & collect fee accounting for the JAN7-1898 run from Virginia-City-Montana to Red-Bluff-Montana (34 miles) and return, addressed to the company accountant S. R. Buford at Valley-Garden-Station-Montana (mile-18), if he was not at Garden-City-Station the instructions were to forward the letter to Norris-Montana (mile-31) or Red-Bluff (mile-34) at the end of the run, hand delivered by stage coach driver Ed Romey, a fabulous Montana mining town historic document, VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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1897 COATSVILLE-PA 12¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY, #265,E4 pays the 2¢ letter rate + 10¢ special delivery fee on cover dated NOV15-1897 and addressed to Philadelphia with receiver b/s the same day, the business was CLOSED and the letter returned as UNDELIVERABLE, #E4 on cover cat $300, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1899 IDAHO-FALLS to MARQUIES-ISLANDS, #281 pays the 5¢ UPU one ounce letter rate on cover posted at the Idaho-Falls train station on MAY29-1899, addressed to Taiohae (French Polynesia) with routing via San-Francisco on May 31st + closed bag to destination, a rare small island destination 900 miles north-east of Tahiti, VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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1897 FRANKLIN ENGRAVING & ELECTROTYPING, CHICAGO, fancy brown illustrated logo on #265 franked cover dated JUN19-1897 and addressed to Milwaukee, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1900 PENINSULAR STOVE COMPANY, DETROIT, overall multicolor illustrated adv showing a fancy logo on front of cover and overall adv on back, #279 pays the 1¢ unsealed printed matter rate to Williamsburg-PA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1896 GILFALLAN SCALE COMPANY, CHICAGO, brown illustrated adv showing a “Domestic” brand kitchen scale, on #264 franked cover paying the 1¢ unsealed printed matter rate dated OCT21-1898 and addressed to Sandusky-Ohio, backflap has been removed, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1898 MILLER LOCK COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, illustrated adv showing a dead-bolt lock on front of #265 franked cover and a padlock on the backflap, addressed to Elmira-NY, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1898 McLAUGHLIN COFFEE, CHICAGO, multicolor illustrated adv showing a package of coffee on #265 franked cover dated OCT20-1898 and addressed to Warsaw-Ohio, small cover reduction RHS, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1892 SIMPSON MINING EXPLORATION DRILLS & DIAMOND BITS, SCRANTON-PA, illustrated adv showing a drilling platform, on #U311 stationery cover dated MAR3-1892 and addressed to Rochester-NY, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1899 MASONIC TEMPLE, ALBANY-NY, orange illustrated fraternal allegory showing King Soloman, on #U294 stationery cover dated MAR1-1899, pays the 1¢ drop letter rate to local addressee, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1897 HURON STAMP COMPANY, CHICAGO, illustrated adv showing an Indian logo and list of promotional contest prizes on #264 franked cover dated MAY6-1897, pays the 1¢ drop letter rate to local addressee, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1897 CLIFF'S WAGON SEAT SPRINGS, AUBURN-NY, blue and sepia illustrated adv showing 2 different types of seat springs, on #264 franked cover dated AUG11-1897, pays the 1¢ unsealed printed matter rate to Writesville-PA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1902 J. A. SUNDAY HORSE & CATTLE SALES, HAMBURG-PA, illustrated adv showing a saddled riding horse, on # 279B franked cover dated JAN11-1902 and addressed to Rest-VA, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1895 THE CINCINNATI POST NEWSPAPER, blue illustrated adv showing a paper delivery boy, on #270 franked cover mailed from Cleveland on JUL23-1895 and addressed to Canada, overpays the 4¢ double 2 ounce Canada letter rate, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1901 CANTON-OHIO SHOE COMPANY, illustrated adv showing the “Walk-Over Shoe” trade mark, on #279 franked cover dated OCT5-1901, pays the 1¢ drop letter rate to local addressee, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1898 HART STEAMSHIP COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, multicolor illustrated adv showing the company flag, on #265 franked cover dated JUN8-1898 and addressed to New-York, scarce and VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1896 HUNNEWELL RAW FURS & GUNS, SOUTH-DANVILLE-ME, illustrated adv showing a deer logo, on #265 franked cover dated MAR7-1896 and addressed to Newery-ME, small cover reduction RHS and stain at top, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1902 BRUNSWICK BILLIARD TABLES, CHICAGO, overall green illustrated adv showing gold medals won at various World Fairs, on back of #279B franked cover dated JUN27-1902 to a local addressee, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1899 AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB, NEW-YORK, brown illustrated adv showing the club's Jersey cow logo, on #265 franked cover dated FEB11-1899 and addressed to Fayette-ME, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1895 R. ALLABAND PRODUCE MERCHANT, PHILADELPHIA, illustrated adv showing a passenger train, on #246 franked cover dated JAN10-1895, pays the unsealed printed matter 1¢ rate to Brownsville-MD, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1898 MASSACHUSETTES DEPARTMENT of ART EDUCATION, BOSTON, illustrated adv showing the department logo, on #265,E5 franked cover, pays the 2¢ letter rate + 10¢ special delivery fee to Taunton-Mass, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1896 MONARCH BYCYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, illustrated adv showing the lion logo, on #264 franked cover dated JUN30-1896, pays the 1¢ unsealed printed matter rate to Prairie-du-Sac-Wis, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1897 SCOTT STAMP COMPANY, NEW-YORK, illustrated adv showing the world globe logo with catalogs for 10¢-25¢ stamps, on #265 franked cover dated JUN8-1897 and addressed to Thompsontown-PA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1900 MOLINE PLOW COMPANY, MOLINE-ILL, red illustrated adv showing the Flying Dutchman stamp collar logo, on #279B franked cover front dated OCT16-1900 and addressed to Boston, cover front only, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1902 OLNEY-GASTON MUSIC STORE, SALINA-KANS, red and black illustrated adv showing a grasshopper fantasy logo, on #279B franked cover dated JUN20-1902 and addressed to Milwaukee, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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