1894 California Midwinter Fair Tickets. Wonderful collection of tickets comprising the set of 4 engraved tickets by Crocker Co.; July th 1894 San Francisco Day ticket souvenir card and additional "Coupon, Admit Bearer" stub; "Alameda Day" special ticket, "Dept. of Concessions, 25 Cents" ticket; two Southern Pacific Company "Individual Ticket" each with blue "So. Pac. Co., San Francisco., June 5, 1894" double-circle datestamp on front and "So. Pac. Co., Roseburg, May 6 1894" backstamp; and also includes a playing card with the Midwinter Fair seal; some flaws, F.-V.F. and remarkable group of fair tickets.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

Complete Images. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

1894 California Midwinter Fair Complimentary Ticket. Printed letter from the Office of the Director General H. de Young to J.W. Scott of Chicago sending a complimentary card of admission to the Exposition, accompanied by Crocker Co. engraved "Eureka" ticket; ticket with light toning, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1894 California Midwinter International Exposition Postcards (Megson GC10). A wonderful complete set of 9 used multicolor Exposition postcards showing various views of the Exposition, each bearing 1¢ Columbian (230) tied by "San Francisco, Cal." 1894 machine cancel to France, cards printed by Schmidt L & L Co., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXCEPTIONAL USED SET OF THE RARE 1894 CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER SCHMIDT POST CARDS.

Complete Images. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1894 California Midwinter Fair Post Cards. Group of 6 used multicolor designs comprising Administration and Agriculture & Horticulture buildings plus portrait of De Young (2), Bear & Cairo St (1), Firth Wheel and Mfg. & Liberal Arts (1), Bird's Eye View and Mechanical Arts (1), and Electric Tower and Fine & Decorative Arts (1), one sent to Switzerland, rest local or domestic; small faults, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Complete Images. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1894 California Midwinter Fair Advertising. Better group of 9 different advertising covers from various vendors and local merchants including Horn & Co. Importers of Fine Cigars, Cook & Co. Crockery & Glassware Importers, Haas Brothers Importers, Greenebaum Weil & Michaels Men's Furnishing Goods, Sanborn Vail & Co., H.S. Corker Co. Stationers and Printers, Petaluma Incubator Co., etc.; few small flaws, a Very Fine and rare large group of Midwinter Fair Expo advertising.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Complete Images. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1894 California Midwinter Fair. Lovely exposition advertising design showing Palm Trees and Mountains, "Kingsley-Barnes & Neuner Co. Printers Binders, Los Angeles" imprint on cover bearing 2¢ Columbian (231) tied by "Los Angeles, Cal. Feb 20" duplex to Fresno Cal., F.-V.F. and scarce Midwinter Fair Expo ad cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1894 California Midwinter Fair. Lovely green illustrated exposition design showing Golden Gate Park Fair Grounds, California Bear and the Golden Gate on cover bearing 5¢ Columbian (234) tied by "San Francisco, Cal. Feb 12 '94" duplex to Bedford, England, Very Fine and scarce expo design.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Mar 18 '94. Cds duplexed with numeral "1" barred oval ties 5¢ chocolate (223) on illustrated "Asst. Director General in Charge of Foreign Department" corner card cover to Germany; light vertical cover fold, Very Fine and rare foreign mail use.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Mar 23 '94. Cds duplexed with barred oval cancels 5¢ Columbian (U349) entire with wonderful "Offices of Executive Committee" California Midwinter International Exposition advertising design to local city address, Very Fine and scarce.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F., Cal. Jun 22 '94. Clear strike of cds duplexed with barred "1" oval cancels 2¢ green entire with wonderful "Offices of Executive Committee" California Midwinter International Exposition advertising design to local city address, Very Fine and choice.
Bomar No. SF94-01; Estimate $300 - 400.

The advertising text was apparently made for a slightly larger envelope, like the 2¢ Columbian entire, and in this cases illegally impinges on the 2¢ indicia. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Midwinter Fair Sta., S.F. Cal., Rec'd, Mar 25 '94. Two strikes of this rare cds on reverse of 1894 cover from Turkey bearing on reverse 20p pink (96) pair tied by partial cds, addressed to the "Oriental Village, M W.F. Ex." in San Francisco, Cal.; small flaws including small part of flap missing, F.-V.F. and rare marking, One of less than 10 recorded strikes.
Bomar No. SF94-03; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers, San Francisco. Green embossed cameo corner card on cover to Sonora, "San Francisco, Cal., Aug 8" cds and matching "5" rate handstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Panama Pacific International Exposition Post Cards. 14 different multicolored cards (one used); each with wonderful lithographic designs with various allegorical designs and view; few minor flaws, generally Very Fine, many very scarce.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Complete Images. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200