22 USA COVERS 1833-1869, includes 8 good stampless letters noting an 1847 RICHMOND-VA paid 5¢, 1849 THOMASTON-ME collect 5¢, 1840 CHARLOTTE-TENN paid 10¢, 1840 BRIDGEPORT-CONN paid 10¢, 1843 WORCESTER-ME paid 10¢, 1837 SUNBURY-PA collect 10¢, 1838 WASHINGTON-DC paid 10¢, 1833 BOSTON paid 12½¢, also 6 covers with #11 frankings and 4 with #65 frankings, 2 Civil War photos with 2¢ war tax frankings on back ++, retails over $550 US ($750 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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38 USA EARLY COVERS 1852-1869, includes 8 with imperf #11 and 11A frankings and another 8 with perf frankings #26 and 26A, all unchecked for print and re-entry varieties, lot includes a mixed condition group of 21 covers with #65 frankings, also two covers with #114 frankings and a #24 franked cover, did note 3 better VF Washington Territory items noting 1867 and 1869 WALLA-WALLA covers including one to FOREST-GROVE-OREG and another to BARNSVILLE-IND then forwarded to NEWRINGOLD-PA, plus an 1857 OLYMPIA letter receipt signed by the Territorial Assistant Postmaster, retails over $400 US ($525 CDN), VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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11 USA COVERS 1853-1861, all on #25-26 franked covers, includes and 1860 WASHINGTON-DC with an embossed National Hotel advertising cameo, also an 1859 WESTON-NY cover with a 6¢ double rate, an 1859 WATERBURY-VT embossed ladies cover, 1858 SWANTON-VT, 1858 SOUTH-DANVERS-MASS, 1858 NORTH-FERRISBURGH-VT, 1861 HARTFORD-VT, 1858 LIGHT-STREET-PA, 1860 BERWICK-PA noting the stamp with a sheet imprint, and an 1857 WESTMINSTER-VT cover with a #25 type-1 franking, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $640 US ($850 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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10 USA COVERS 1853-1857, includes an 1853 WATERTOWN-NY cover with a #10 franking, all the rest with #11-11A franking noting 1853 UNIONTOWN-PA, 1854-1857 covers from YPSILANTI-MICH, WEST-RUTLAND-VT, PROVIDENCE-RI, AUBURN-NY, OCONOMOWOC-WIS, FOUNTAIN-SPRING-PA, and a NEW-YORK Metropolitan Bank advertising cover to COOPERSTOWN-NY, all sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $720 US ($975 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 USA EARLY MANUSCRIPT TOWN CANCELS 1855-1860, includes an 1855 GUILFORD-NY cancel on a #11 franked cover with two enclosures, plus 3 covers with #26 frankings noting a scarce NEW-HOLLAND-ILL 1859 (Helbock RF-4), a rare MIANUS-CONN 1860 (Helbock RF-6), and a STEEL'S-TAVERN-VA 1858, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $340 US ($450 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 USA CIVIL WAR COVERS 1862-1865, all better including 2 covers with #64b pink frankings plus a nice range of ink shades for the other 5 with #65 frankings, many good town cancels noting an 1862 ROKEBY-OHIO unlisted by Helbock, 1862 NORFOLK-VA, 1864 WELLS-RIVER-VT, 1863 NICHOLASVILLE-KY, 1863 and 1865 MAUCH-CHUNK-PA, plus an 1863 double rate from NEW-YORK on patriotic cover showing the Washington Congress Building (stamps may not belong), all covers are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $450 US ($600 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 USA EARLY MANUSCRIPT TOWN CANCELS 1862-1866, includes an 1862 pink #64b franked cover from SUNAPEE-NH, also 4 are #65 franked covers noting NEW-BERGEN-NY 1862, a rare NORTH-SMITHFIELD-PA 1862 (Helbock RF-7), NEW-SCOTLAND-NY 1865, and BLANDVILLE-KY 1866, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $675 US ($900 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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9 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1863-1881, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1869-1874 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-B1, RN-E4, RN-D1, and #RN-G1on an 1881 BOSTON OLD COLONY STEAMBOAT COMPANY $1483 cheque, lot includes 4 early 1863-1874 cheques with 2¢ revenue stamp frankings #R15c, R24c, and #R135, plus an 1869 HILLSIDE COLLEGE promissory note with a 5¢ franking #R24c, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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6 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1868-1880, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1872-1877 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-C1, RN-D1, RN-E4, RN-G1, also 3 cheques with 2¢-10¢ revenue stamp frankings including #R135, R152, and #R36c on a $200 cheque in 1863 for the QUINCY MINING COMPANY, the lot also includes an uncirculated $20 banknote from the Canal Bank of New Orleans, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 USA ILLUSTRATED CHEQUES 1868-1880, all are showpiece items with war tax revenues, includes 1869-1874 cheques printed on revenue paper #RN-B1, RN-C1, RN-G1, RN-M2, plus 2 good 1876 cheques with #R135 revenue stamp frankings from well known New Orleans businessman Andre Brousseau noting one for a $100 payment to the Sheriff and another for $700 cash to himself, retails over $300 US ($400 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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6 USA COVERS 1863-1868, all with nice cork duplex cancel noting 4 with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings from SOUTH-ROYALTON-VT 1863, GRANVILLE-OHIO 1864, WASHINGTON-DC 1867, SARATOGA-SPRINGS-NY 1863, also 2 covers with 3¢ Washington unchecked 1868 grilled frankings from SHELDRAKE-NY and BOSTON, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $485 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1863-1867, all with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings, includes an 1865 MOUNT-CARROLL-ILL embossed bank cameo, 1864 CHICAGO grocer green cameo, 1863 PARKERSVILLE-W.VA notary public, 1863 KILBOURN-CITY-WIS grocer embossed logo, 1866 BRANDON-VT hardware & tin/copper smiths, 1867 BOSTON publisher, 1865 DAYTON-OHIO lawyers, all are sleeved, described in detail, and priced to over $510 US ($680 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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7 USA COVERS 1865-1868, includes 2 covers with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings from SHILOH-OHIO in 1865 and MARTINSVILLE-VA 1867, also 5 covers with unchecked 3¢ grilled 1868 frankings noting HUNTINGDON-PA, BRADFORD-VT, WALLINGFORD-VT, ANN-ARBOR-MICH, and KIDDER-MO, all are sleeved, described in detail, and conservatively priced to over $390 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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300 USA BANKNOTE COVERS 1870-1882, most with 3¢ frankings Scott #147, 158, 184, 207 plus a few 1¢ and 2¢ frankings, covers have a nice range of duplex cancels with carved corks, targets, and brass numeral cancels, a nice study lot unchecked for printing varieties, papers, and grills, some rough openings plus some with the original letter enclosures, retails over $800 US ($1050 CDN), VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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19 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1881-1925, all better noting 6 railroad and ship freight arrival notices 1881-1900 on #UX5-UX14 for the WHITE STAR STEAMSHIP LINES + PEOPLES STEAMSHIPS + EMPIRE RAILROAD + LEHIGH RAILROAD + AMERICAN EXPRESS, also 5 freight notices 1903-1914 on #UX18-UX24 for CUNARD STEAMSHIP LINES + NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIPS + AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS + ADAMS EXPRESS + US EXPRESS, good lot retailing over $500 US ($700 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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200 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1886-1960's, note 22 are pre-1910, includes furniture sales, clothing, candy, tailors, paper makers, Masonic dues, safety match company, grocers, Musicians Union, American Express, tax notices, Wells Fargo "AR" cards, railroad freight "AR" cards, subscription expiry alerts, bank receipts ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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65 USA COUMBIA ISSUE COVERS 1893-1895, all are 1¢-2¢ frankings plus a few Columbia stationery covers, 55 have duplex town cancels plus 10 with early machine cancels, many with original letter enclosures, lots of nice advertising corner cards noting hotels, carpet sales, Civil and Mechanical Engineers, dry goods, doctors, fire bricks, real estate ++, completely unchecked for printing varieties and re-entries, retails over $200 US ($275 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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6 USA SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS 1894-1902, includes 3 covers with #E2 frankings 1894-1900 and 3 with #E5 issues 1900-1902, note delivery times between cities ranged from an incredible 2 hours up to 13½ hours, it's nowhere close to that today, retails over $550 US ($750 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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6 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1895-1909, all are illustrated including HEALD'S BUSINESS COLLEGE San Francisco, AMERICAN AUTHORS SOCIETY New York, UNION TRUST Springfield (Mass), THE ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL, THE BOARD of EDUCATION New York, HAMPDEN ENGRAVERS & PRINTERS Springfield (Mass), described and priced to over $420 US ($575 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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85 USA ADVERTISING POSTAL CARDS 1906-1980's, all are illustrated noting 29 are pre-1950, includes grocers, plumbers, watches, vetinary, political election cards, Christmas seals, men's shirts, Levis Jeans, American Legion, Fuller Brush ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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6 USA BUREAU ISSUE ADVERTISING COVERS 1909-1921, 5 covers with illustrated advertising including a OSBORN EVANGELIST COVER showing a portrait of Tommy Lee Osborn and posted at the UNION-SPRINGS-NY train station, also a SPOKANE CHAMBER of COMMERCE cover showing a map logo with all roads leading to Spokane, the STEAM BOILER INSPECTION COMPANY with a locomotive logo corner card, CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE showing their OTTAWA-ILL office building, OLIVER & HOWLAND PLUMBING & HEATING with an overall map on back showing their SPRINGFIELD-MASS offices next to the Boston & Albany Railroad Union Station, plus an AMERICAN EXPRESS receipt for a package sent from BANGORE-ME to BOSTON with the 1¢ War Tax paid with revenue stamp #R207, 4 covers have unchecked Washington-Franklin frankings, good lot described and priced to over $365 US ($500 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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12 USA SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS 1911-1946 (one postcard), includes good frankings #E8/E11 from 1911-1921 and #E12/E17 from 1924-1946, nice range of ink shades and rates noting better airmails and registered, retails over $400 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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17 USA GUN ADVERTISING COVERS 1937-2015, note Winchester Shot Guns and Rifles, Remington Rifles and gun cleaners, Marlin Rifles, Colt Revolvers, Federal Cartridges ++, retails over $340 US ($450 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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14 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1970-1974, all are Montgomery-Ward reply covers with overall multicolor advertising on back, note promotions for electric drills, food processors, slow cookers, vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, back massagers, electric grills ++, retails over $280 US ($375 CDN), VF est ($45+ US) (Image)

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185 USA SMALL BANKNOTE COVERS 1890-1895, mostly 2¢ frankings #248-252, #265-267, and #279B, note 174 covers with duplex town cancels and 11 with early machine cancels, 2 are registered, 8 are 1¢ printed matter and drop letters, completely unchecked for printing varieties and re-entries, many have original enclosed letters, lots of nice advertising corner cards noting bill collectors, publishers, hotels, county fairs, lumber dealers, plumbers, lawyers, life insurance, real estate, tobacco, stamp dealers ++, 2 are legal size covers, conservatively retails over $400 US ($525 CDN, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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