1900-1902 EUROPE RATE COVERS (x2), includes a #281 franked 5¢ UPU cover to Geneva-Switzerland with James Bates forwarding agent redirection to Italy, also a 1902 UPU 5¢ rate to Russian occupied Finland, good items sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $175, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1901 USA to EGYPT FORWARDING AGENT, #281 pays the 5¢ UPU rate from Boston on JAN21-1901 to the Shepheards Hotel Forwarding Agent in Cairo, redirected a number of times in Egypt and eventually sent to the Thomas Cook Agent in Cairo where it was despatched to the Thomas Cook office in Boston, they tried the Soldiers Home at Togus-ME then to Portland-ME, finally endorsed NOT KNOWN and returned to sender, a well travelled cover with great markings, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1902 USA DOUBLE RATE to FINLAND, #281 on a 5¢ stationery cover pays the 10¢ double UPU letter rate from Minneapolis-MN on NOV22-1902 to Russian occupied Finland with arrival DEC 7th, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1898 USA REGISTERED-AR TRIPLE RATE to HUNGARY, a colorful franking #265,273,279,281 pays the 1½ ounce 15¢ triple UPU rate + 8¢ registration + free "AR" return receipt, on legal size cover from Pittsburgh on OCT17-1898, addressed to Nagy-Bittse with arrival OCT 31st, routing via New-York and Boston, scarce and VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1907 USA REGISTERED to HUNGARY, single franking #308 pays the 5¢ UPU rate + 8¢ registration fee on a leather photo pouch, mailed from New-York on APR26-1907 and addressed to Budapest arriving on MAY 6th, the stamp amazingly survived albeit with some transit damage to be expected, a very scarce postcard rate, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1901 MOULIN PLOW COMPANY, OMAHA-NEB, illustrated advertising showing the "Flying Dutchman" logo, on #265 franked cover dated MAY3-1901, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200 with VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1899 OLIVER TYPEWRITER COMPANY, CHICAGO, illustrated advertising showing a typewriter, on #265 franked cover dated DEC2-1899, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1901 CUMPSON GROCERS, BUFFALO-NY, illustrated advertising showing the store building on front of cover plus ads for Baking Powder and Tea on back, a nice #295 franking is tied by a Pan-Am Exposition Barry machine cancel dated SEP4-1901, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $150, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1899 SEARS-ROEBUCK STORES, CHICAGO, overall illustrated advertising on back of cover showing an Elgin Pocket Watch, #265 franking dated APR6-1899 pays the 2¢ letter rate to Leatherwood-VA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1897 WILLIAMS PIANOS & ORGANS, DE-SOTO-MO, illustrated advertising showing a horse drawn piano delivery cart, on #265 franked cover posted from Tuscola-ILL APR18-1897, small cover reduction RHS, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1897 THOMPSON OYSTERS & CLAMS, NEW-YORK, overall illustrated advertising showing clam shells, on #265 franked cover dated JAN30-1897, part of backflap missing, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1895 HICKS-JUDD PRINTING & BOOKBINDING, SAN-FRANCISCO, multicolor illustrated advertising showing a Hotel Registry Book on front of cover and the Printing office building on back, #247 franking pays the printed matter rate dated MAY1-1895 to Victoria-BC (Canada), sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1900 "RUB-NO-MORE" SOAP, multicolor illustrated advertising on front and back of cover showing boxes of Elephant Brand Washing Powder and Soap Chips, unused envelope, scarce advertising and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1895 FARMERS MANUFACTURING, CEDAR-RAPIDS-IOWA, overall illustrated advertising showing the Star Sulky Plow on front of cover and Hay Rake on back, an unused envelope with scarce advertising, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1901 PAN-AM EXPOSITION, BUFFALO-NY, multicolor illustrated advertising showing the Americas Fantasy Globe, on #265(x2) franked double rate cover to Canada dated APR9-1901, some travel wear from the heavy contents and part of backflap removed, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1896 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, a 1¢ postal card #UX10 showing the Woman's Building, postally used from Chicago on NOV7-1896 but short pays the 2¢ UPU postcard rate to Prague-Bohemia, one postage due stamp fell off in transit, a VF card, est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1898 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION, OMAHA-NEB, showing the Government Building, part of a 10 card set with this one posted at the Exposition-Stn-Omaha-NEB on AUG25-1898, a few bends, scarce and F+, est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1898-1901 PIONEER POSTCARDS (x2), includes an 1898 Worchester-MA multicolor City Hall card on back of postal card #UX12 and postally used at Worchester on SEP1-1889 , also a Queen's Park Bazaar card published by Arthur Strauss (New York) showing the American Falls at Niagara, postally used JAN10-1902 from New-York and 2¢ rated to Switzerland, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1909-1910 EARLY POSTCARDS (x2), both better cards noting an early San-Francisco 1915 Exposition promotion card posted on OCT19-1910, also a 1907 Heinz Pickles advertising card showing the Pittsburgh Administration Building and postally used FEB6-1909, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1907 HAGGETT FIREWORKS, PORTLAND-ME, red illustrated advertising on a #300 franked 1¢ unsealed printed matter cover dated MAR18-1907 to Rumford-Falls-ME, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $250, a rare advertising cover with VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1903-1907 HOTEL ADVERTISING COVERS (x3), all better noting a 1907 Powers Hotel at Rochester, 1907 Hotel Iroquois at Buffalo-NY, and a 1903 Manson House at St-Augusta-FL, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $150, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1903-1909 ADVERTISING COVERS (x2), all better noting a 1903 Boston Herald Newspaper cover showing the printing and office building, also a Springfield-MA Union Trust cover showing the building, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $150, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1904 HOLBOROW HOTEL, OCEAN-PARK-CAL, overall illustrated advertising showing beach activities, the ocean pier, and promoting the Pacific Railway with direct access to Los Angeles, an a #301 franked cover dated FEB19-1904, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $125, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1908 TEMPLIN'S SEEDS, CALLA-OH, fabulous multcolor illustrated advertising showing a bounty of vegetables on front and their catalog promotion on back, on a #300 franked postcard dated FEB7-1908 to Maple-Park-ILL, corner bend LR, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1908 ELLIS-W.VA SCHOOL HOUSES, two real photo cards showing the old and new School Houses, the Ellis post office was closed in 1907 and both cards were mailed 10 miles away at Glenville-W.VA on AUG3-1908, great Gilmer County historical items, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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