68 USA COVERS 1821-1920, includes 7 stampless noting an 1821 SFL to England, 1849 Dresden to Boston, 1847 New-Orleans to New-York, also an 1860 Nesbitt cover from Charleston-SC, an 1881 Western Union telegram receipt, lots of unchecked early duplex cancels, RPO's, registered “AR” cards, a whole range of unchecked 1900-1920 machine cancels noting Barr-Fyke, Barry, Columbia, Doremus, International ++, a few covers with original contens, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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16 KINGSTON-NY STAMPLESS 1820-1853, all with a nice range of Kingston town cancel types, note small split oval h/s on 4 stampless 1820-1827, 6 stampless with fancy seriff “NY” cds cancels 1837-1841, 2 with large letter KINGSTON cds 1848-1849, and one with small letter KINGSTON cds in 1853, note a nice range of PAID and COLLECT rates including 3¢, 5¢, 6¢, 10¢, 12½¢, 18½¢, and 25¢, nice specialist lot retailing over $400, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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9 PHILADELPHIA STAMPLESS 1820-1853, with a nice range of cancels, includes a 25mm “PHIL” cds on 1816 cover to Carlisle-PA, 5 stampless with 24mm “PHIL” cds cancels 1820-1832, a large blue “PHILADELPHIA-PA” cds on an 1841 cover to Hagerstown-MD, and small blue “PHILADELPHIA-PA” cds on 2 covers 1842-1850, note a nice range of PAID and COLLECT rates including 10¢, 12½¢, 18½¢, and 18¾¢, also 2 unrated stampless noting a drop letter and 1850 to Burlington-NJ, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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65 USA STAMPLESS 1835-1850, mostly folded letters with original contents (unchecked), a nice range of cancels from New Hampshire to Louisiana and west to Wisconsin, rates include PAID and COLLECT 3¢, 5¢, 10¢, 12½¢, 24¢, some mixed condition to be expected, retails over $700, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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22 USA EARLY MANUSCRIPT TOWN CANCELS 1840-1886, includes 1840 Franklinsville-NC, 1878 Drery's-Bluff-VA, 1867 GEORGETOWN-IND, 187(5) Gitano-MISS, 186(6) Frankford-MINN, 1874 Gordville-PA, 1886 Rhodelia-KY ++, some mixed condition, retails over $400, VG-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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125 USA COVERS & CARDS 1847-1950's, balance of collection with 50 covers and 75 cards noting 1894 registered 10¢ Columbia issue rate, an 1892 registered 12¢ rate, 1847 stampless Troy-NY to Port-Henry-NY, illustrated adv for the 1913 Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibition, 5 post Civil War 1866-1868 photo portraits with War Tax revenues, 75 USA town and building view 1805-1950's, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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80 USA EARLY USED STATIONERY ENVELOPES 1853-1870, includes 36 unchecked Nesbitt envelopes #U3-U5 noting 2 different sizes, also #U13 (5) and #U39 (39), unchecked for die varieties and printing flaws, a nice variety of town cancels with a few cork cancels, some rough opening but mostly F-VF, retails over $500, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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83 EARLY USA COVERS 1855-1869, includes 12 covers with 3¢ frankings #11 to #26, also 64 covers with 3¢ Washington #65 frankings, 4 have #114 frankings, lot includes 2 checks with 2¢ War Tax frankings, a hand delivered 1863 soldiers letter, and 3 Civil War period photos with 2¢ and 3¢ War Tax revenues on back, some mixed condition, retails over $800, VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 USA BETTER COVERS 1858-1904, includes #33 on an 1858 cover from Buffalo to California, #32 on an 1860 cover from Chicago to Oregon, #225 on an 1894 cover from New York to New Zealand, #E4 on an 1897 special delivery cover, a 1904 Spanish-American War patriotic cover, retails over $1100, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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11 USA COVERS 1854-1930's, all better noting 1853 SFL to France, 1882 postage due with #J3 franking, 1863 Chicago blue cork duplex cancel, 1862 General McLellan embossed patriotic Civil War cover, 4 illustrated adv covers for carpets, pianos, Church supplies, 1915 censored to Italy ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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160 USA 2¢ BANKNOTE #210 COVERS 1883-1887, all are letter size covers, note a wide range of duplex town cancels, cork cancels, some non-standard commercially purchased cancels, lots of covers with the original letters enclosed, retails over $300, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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100 USA 2¢ BANKNOTE #213 COVERS 1887-1891, all are letter size covers, note a wide range of duplex town cancels, cork cancels, some non-standard commercially purchased cancels, lots of covers with the original letters enclosed, lot also includes 7 covers with 1¢ frankings #212, retails over $250, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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160 USA COVERS & CARDS 1885-1940's, note 60 have illustrated adv including florists, oil companies, buggy whips, fraternal, hotels, insurance, Coca-Cola, hunting lodges, moving & storage, expositions, building material ++, also lots of early unchecked machine cancels, cork cancels, slogans, 50 are legal size covers with many good multiple rates, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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130 USA COLUMBIA EXPOSITION COVERS 1894-1895, mostly 1¢-2¢ frankings #230-231 and stationery envelopes #U348-U349, note a wide range of duplex town cancels, a few cork cancels, and some covers with the original letters enclosed, retails over $250, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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200 USA SMALL BANKNOTE COVERS 1890-1895, mostly 1¢-2¢ frankings #219-220, note a wide range of duplex town cancels, a few cork cancels, a 2¢ printed matter rate, an 1890 special delivery 16¢ rate (worth the estimate alone), and some covers with the original letters enclosed, retails over $400, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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32 USA FLAG CANCELS 1896-1930's, on covers and cards noting many from small towns, includes Protection-KS, Fort-Recovery-Ohio, Humboldt-Iowa, Bernick-PA, Freehold-NJ, Orrville-Ohio, Wells-River-VT, Dermott-Ark, Curtis-Neb, Midway-PA, La-Conner-Wash ++, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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16 USA COVERS 1897-1942, all are better cover “fronts” including illustrated adv, many special delivery, a 1914 cover with postage due paid by #JQ1 used in period (cat $160 alone), also 9 letters 1929-1949 written on nice illustrated letterhead but without the matching covers, some scarce items here that would be worth at least $1000 if the covers had backs, est ($75+ US) (Image)

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10 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1866-1913, includes 8 better illustrated adv for 1866 sewing machines, 1882 flour mills, 1875 mill stones, also carpets, furriers, boots & shoes, motorcycles, Remington Firearms (non illustrated) ++, retails over $650, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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48 USA EARLY ADVERTISING COVERS 1875-1907, all are illustrated covers including hotels, kerosine lamps, stoves, hardware, twine, stamp dealers, insurance, flag patriotics ++, a few are fronts and some mixed condition, retails over $1000, VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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22 USA ADVERTISING COVERS & CARDS 1892-1950's, all are illustrated noting early Garland Stoves, wholesale feathers, insurance, insecticides, hotels, corsets, sheet metal, trucking, steam boilers, fruit & vegetable brokers, hardware ++, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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100 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1908-1938, all are illustrated covers including adv for molasses, railroads, machine shops, American Legion, typewriters, fraternal, flour mills, publishers, fabric dies, hotels, hardware, eagle patriotics, radios, oil companies, pianos ++, a few with mixed condition, retails over $1300, mostly F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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46 USA ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING COVERS 1948-2003 94 cards), includes 21 different 1970-1974 Montgomery-Ward overall multicolor adv on payment reply envelopes, also book advertising, auto service alert cards, hotel adv ++, 17 are legal size covers noting many with overall adv on back, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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100 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1940-1970's, all are illustrated covers including lots of stamp dealers and stamp societies, sports magazines, oil companies, hotels, milk, cheese, life insurance, moving & storage, pellet guns, WWII flag patriotics ++, 25 are unused covers made from 1940's USA road maps, a few with rough openings, retails over $750, mostly F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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27 USA HOTEL ADVERTISING COVERS 1910-1950's, all show the hotel building, 2 are better special delivery covers, lots of early airmail rates, 2 are legal size, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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8 USA MONEY PACKET RATES 1936-1950's, all with high value $1-$5 stamp frankings noting the 1930 Presidentail issue, Prexie issue ($5 franking), Liberty issue, and Prominent American issue, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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