1847-1857 Issue Classic Cover Group. Group of 35 covers including #1 from New York, #15 Boston to Montreal Canada, #18 on printed circular, #20 tied by blue Nashua N.H. 1857 cds, two #24 strips on cover, #24 and #26 (3) on cover to Canada, #32 Cincinnati to Mexico, #32 on #U10 to Mexico, #36 on legal-size cover, etc.; some mixed condition.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

1850s-1870s Classic Domestic Mail Cover Group. Group of 14 covers including #7 from New York to Youngstown, #9 on Oxford Mass. drop cover, #9 (3) on Jonesville Mich. cover to Ransome N.Y., #19b (missing part of top) on Providence R.I. drop cover, #24 strip of 3 on Coventry Conn., #20, 26 Philadelphia carrier cover, #87 on Boston cover to Winchester N.H., #32 Stockton Cal. to Mystic Conn., #64 on Washington D.C. cover (PSAG cert), #64 on Ceresco Mich. cover to Albion, #E1 & 210 Buffalo cover, etc.; mixed condition, high catalog, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

1851-57 3¢ Dull Red, Cover Accumulation. Large hoard of several hundred covers franked with both imperf. & perf. 1851-57 3¢ dull red, arranged by state, many small towns and manuscript postmarks, several with nice strikes, mixed condition, worth careful inspection.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

1851-61 Postal History, Unusual Postmarks. Two volume collection of cover franked with mainly 1857 3¢ or 1861 3¢ but also note #10s and 11s, one volume with town marking which include East, West, South or North as part of the town designation, plus second volume with Ports, Mills, Factories, Falls, Rapids, Springs, Bridges, etc., mixed condition.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

1861 3¢ Rose Accumulation. Box of over 700 covers, range of shades and uses from large and small towns, some color cancels; mixed condition.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

1861-67 Issue, Postal History Accumulation. Over 175 covers franked with various values from the 1861 issue, some 1867 Grilled issue present, most are 3¢ values, good group of Blacks Jacks, values up to the 30¢, mixed condition, inspection a must.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

1861-68 3¢ Issue Postal History Accumulation. Large hoard of hundreds of covers franked with #65 and 3¢ grilled issues; wide range of towns and cancels, unchecked for better grills, very mixed condition, worth inspection.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

1861-68 Issue Covers. Group of 37 covers with range of 1¢ to 30¢ frankings but majority being 3¢, note several with three #63s, one New York #63, 65 carrier use, 3¢ with some fancy cancels of New York six-point star, Saratoga Springs N.Y. "OK", three #68 covers to the USS Powhatan at Panama, #65, 69 use to Germany, #71 use to France, #76 use tied by ms. "3 Cents" cancel, #76 pair to Canada, #78a used from New York to Ireland, #87 Philadelphia local use, #98 used from New York to France; some mixed condition.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

1869 Issue Cover Group. Group of 5 covers comprising #112 used with #146 on Detroit Mich. The Daily Post corner card cover, #115 used domestically, #115 used to Canada, #112, 113 used from Ohio, and #117 on New York foreign mail cover to England; some faults, Fine group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1869 Issue Covers. Group of 37 covers with mostly 3¢ #114 covers but also #113 (6), #115 (7), #116 and #119, noted includes #113 on nice lamp ad cover, few fancy cancels, weird #114 use to Cuba, #114 Baltimore steamboat use, three #115 uses to Canada and Nova Scotia, #115 to England, #116 to France, #114, 119 registered from Viton Ioa.; etc., mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

1869 Issue Postal History. Group of 28 covers with mostly 3¢ frankings, few fancy cancels including stars and radials, colors of green and orange, nice Amherst Mass. coat of arms ad cover, a 112, 113 use and a 113 solo use; mixed condition, Fine.
Scott No. 114; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1870-88 Bank Note Issue Covers. Group of 31 covers, some noted include three faulty #150 phantom rate usages to France, #158 (2) NYFM geometric use to Germany, #160 on cover to Germany, #161 to Brazil, #161 to India, #188 ro Amoy, China, some advertising, etc.; some mixed condition.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

1870-88 Bank Note Postal History. Old-time group of over 110 covers with a variety of frankings, few usages abroad including 7¢ to Germany, 10¢ to Amsterdam, many domestic covers, some interesting usages including towns with matching letter cancels, etc.; mixed condition, inspection a must.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

1875-79 5¢ Taylor Issue Postal History. Collection of over 160 covers plus 33 stamps with various cancels, mostly foreign destinations including: Granada, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Syria, England, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, to USS "Omaha" at Panama, Italy, Bermuda, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, India, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, international forwarder ovals including pretty red B.F. Stevens oval, N.Y. supplementary mail to England, domestic includes quintuple domestic rate with single and pair, double rates with #179 and #158 incl. one with red "Paid 6" cancels, registered #185 pair with #184, Canton Dakota Terr., etc., plus some mail from foreign destinations including: four #179's on cover from St. Thomas with printed corner card, couple mourning covers, some advertising including billboard, some forwarded foreign destinations, etc., A wonderful collection for the specialist.
Scott No. 179, 185; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Complete Images. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

1882-1888 5¢ Garfield Bank Note Postal History. Specialized collection of over 140 covers and some off-cover singles and blocks, 205 mint, large part o.g. with PF Certificate, two mint Sample A specimen stamps, and better covers including: two covers sent to Naval Vessels in England, one was forwarded to Naval Agent at U.S. Consul, Piraeus, Greece and the other sent to U.S. Consul Lisbon, Portugal, 205 and 1c banknote for three times rate large cover to Clerk of the Supreme Court 1884, 205 and 1c Banknote from Registrar of Hudson County, NJ, pairs or used in combination on multifrank domestic covers, several sent overseas as 5c UPU rate including: Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, France, Cuba, several to Mexico, Uruguay, Holland, to Ship"S.S. Colon" in Mexico, 5¢ with 10¢ banknote registered exchange label to Switzerland, 5¢ on 5¢ Garfield entire to Germany, mourning cover to Germany, several mourning covers to Mexico via El Paso, Texas, mourning cover to Switzerland, 5¢ and 2¢ banknote on 3¢ entire to Hannover, Denmark, Hawaii, 5c (2 singles) to Dublin, Belgium, Turkey, India (Pakistan), Italy, Cairo Egypt, mourning cover forwarded from England to Paris, Wien Austria, multifrank cover to Germany, strip of 3 on registered cover with exchange label to Oldenburg, Germany, early typewritten cover to India, 5c and 15c banknote to Germany with registry exchange label, Bahamas, 5c to U.S. Counsel General in Panama, U.S. of Columbia, one interesting cover sent to London, forwarded to American Exchange office, returned to New York, redirected to Paris American Exchange, redirected to Russia and finally delivered to Moscow, group of three 216 on 5c entires to Austria, Germany and Florence Italy, Department of the Interior, Patent Office to Prussia, signature of postmasters at time of usage of 205 (1881) and 216 (1885), 5c blue (2 singles) on 2c registered entire to Chicago, to Brussels, cover from the White House sent between the time President Garfield was shot in July until he dies on September 2, 1881, a double rate cover to Michigan, Hyrum Utah Territory cover to England, 5c blue franked with stamps of three countries, forwarded and sent postage due to France and forwarded postage due to Switzerland, 5c blue to France, postage due, 5c UPU to Cuba, 5c blue forwarded mixed franking with Germany 10pf, 5c blue to Karachi, British India, Pakistan, 5c blue to England forwarded, with Great Britain 1p mixed franking, 5c blue on illustrated "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle", 5c, 212, 213 (2) to Commander C. A. Davis to U.S. Consul Alexandria Egypt; some mixed condition, a fantastic Garfield banknote collection.
Scott No. 205, 216; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Advertising Covers, 1960s-1900s. Stock of approx. 290 covers including illustrated and multicolor, a wide range of topics, note motorcycles, household goods, medicine, stamp dealers, etc., some better include beautiful 1909 Dr. Belding Medicine Co. multicolor gold leaf ad, McCully & Co. Glass Works woodcut on #U34 entire, Plantene multicolor, Chas. H. Yale's Mechanical Spectacle "The Evil-Eye", etc.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Back of the Book Covers. Group of 120 covers including Carriers & Locals with large group of 20th century, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Special Delivery, Registry F1, OX1 (2), and some Official covers, etc.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Balance of the Roger Brody Exhibit of 1902-03 Bureau Issue. Hundreds of covers mounted on double-wide exhibit pages from Mr. Brody's ten-frame exhibit of uses of the 1902-03 Issue, covering classification, rates, routes, cancels, UPU mail, U.S. Possessions mail, treaties, mail transportation methods, handling and accountability, control and revenue protection and customer convenience, each topic covered with illustrative examples, telling a thorough story of how this ornately designed early Bureau issue serviced the mails, Very Fine and desirable exhibit balance.
Estimate; $5,000 - 7,500. Est. $5,000-7,500

Est. $5,000-7,500

Civil War Related Covers and Letter, 1861-65. Group of 27 covers and 8 letters plus some additional, includes 11 Patriotic usages, two CSA #11 covers, letters with some good content include Eagle and Star patriotic lettersheet from Camp Thomas, 1864 letter from Little Rock reading "…the uncertainty of the mails lately, as the White River is blockaded at this time.", 1863 letter from Officer's Hospital at Murfreesboro Tenn., etc., plus CDVs of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Grant, 1864 Civil War unregistered Union Soldier voting form (two documents and official envelope); mixed condition.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Cover Accumulation. Lot of about 500 covers; includes 1912-16 ornate advertising covers (2 franked with #391 coils!); inspection recommended.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Cover Accumulation including Philippines. Two cartons filled with a couple thousand, one box has early paquet boat and some stampless with lots of Philippines, other box filled with mostly FDCs, well worth a look.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Covers with Enclosures, Documents etc. Three interesting eclectic albums with cover and enclosures, some documents, includes 1901 Pan-American use with Dept. of Police illustrated enclosure, 1930 Bark "City of New York" Byrd Antarctic Expedition cover with 10¢ postage due mailed at Papeete Tahiti on return voyage, some interesting airmail flights like 1918 Canal Zone Liberty Loan flight, group of six #68 covers to the USS "Powhatan" at Panama, some pretty ad covers, four stereo cards comprising 1909 black family picking cotton and another with man holding watermelons, and two 1906 San Francisco showing earthquake devastation, etc., interesting stock.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Ephemera Accumulation. Interesting assortment of documents, U.S. covers and stamps, postal stationery with a good portion from Nebraska, including Robert Leroy Cochran (Governor of Nebraska) signed letter, Tom Thumb advertising handbill, BPOE related, postcards, revenues and more.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Exposition and Fairs, 1876-1900s. Small group of 61 covers and cards including Columbian card wrapper EX24WC, Columbian EX14 used with Wold's Fair duplex, 1901 Pan-American Exposition special machine cancel #B-01-12 on preprinted P.O. Dept. Exhibit card, 1923 Tournament of Roses view folder, Centennial duplex on UX5, EX63b mint, 1893 Western Michigan Agr. and Ind. fair ad cover, EX92 and EX97a mint Trans-Miss. Exposition cards, two different 1899 Milwaukee Carnival ad covers, etc., some mixed condition.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Factory and Mills Postmarks. Group of 24 including Gilmanton Iron Works N.H. cds on #65 cover, blue Chesterfield Factory N.H. on #114 cover, Goff's Mills N.H. cds on #93 cover, Carolina Mills R.I. manuscript. postmark on #11 cover, blue Preacher's Mills Tenn. cds on #11 cover etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200