6 USA STAMPLESS 1823-1829, all from the Samuel Workman political correspondence with original letters enclosed, sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1823 and 1825 stampless from Harrisburg-PA to Workman in Washington-PA and 18¾¢ PAID rates, 4 are 1829 stampless noting a FREE postmaster letter from Washington-PA to Workman in Harrisburg-PA, another 18¾¢ PAID letter from Philadelphia to Workman in Washington-PA, and 2 unpaid stampless from West-Alexandria-PA & Bentleyville PA both to Workman in Harrisburgh with COLLECT 18¾¢, needs some research, listed retail price $435, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 USA STAMPLESS 1844-1952, sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes a scarce 1844 New York "Boyd's City Express" and "PAID J.T.B." hanstamps on a tiny Ladies drop letter, an 1845 Philadelphia to New-York COLLECT-12½¢ rate, an 1850 PAID15¢ ladies letter from Hampden-MASS to Warren-ME, 1852 Meriden-NH PAID-3¢ ladies letter to Grotan-NH, listed retail price $300, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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310 USA COVERS 1846-1922, note about half are pre-1900 with better rates to Germany and England, also good registered, special delivery, illustrated advertising, cork duplex town cancels, early unchecked machine cancels ++, many covers with the original contents, some mixed condition, retails over $1200, VG-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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54 USA COVERS & CARDS 1850-2000, includes 4 USA 1908 Great White Fleet postcards, an 1862 mint Civil War patriotic cover, an 1850 PAID-3¢ stampless folded letter from Cedar-Rapids-IOWA to Cincinnati, 1896 cover from Hawaii to California, signed letters from Herbert Hoover and Jacqueline Kennedy, 4 registered money packet tags 1944-1962, 3 letters to F.D.Roosevelt in 1937, 4 hand tinted Collins artist signed FDC's, 10 early first flight covers 1928-1942, lot includes 60 nice 1941-1960's patriotic labels, retails over $850, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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10 USA EARLY COVERS 1853-1865, includes 3 covers with #10-11 frankings on folded letters 1853-1854, also 7 covers with #64a-65 frankings including an 1862 overland rate from San-Francisco to Long-Island-NY, retails over $300, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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121 USA EARLY COVERS 1853-1894, all are letter size covers including #11 frankings (x2), a #21 cover, #65 covers (x4), #103 covers (x2), 80 are Large Banknote covers 1870-1891, 23 are Small Banknote covers, and 9 Columbia Issue covers, note good cark cancels and unchecked early machine cancels, many with original contents, a range of mixed condition, retails over $300, VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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6 USA #11-11a COVERS , sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 2 small 1853-1855 embossed ladies covers from Poland-OH and Colchester-CONN, also an 1856 Cherry-Valley-NY cover with the original enclosed letter, an 1857 "William Bacon Bank Safes" cameo advertising on a cover from New-Haven-CONN, and a Gilead-ME manuscript cancel on an 1855 #11 cover, listed retail price $350, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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620 USA STATIONERY ITEMS 1854-1970's (a few later), note both mint and used 500 covers #U9/U585 and 120 postal cards #UX3/UX74, includes some reply cards, good newspaper wrappers, letter sheets, first day postal cards, airmail stationery with some nice WWII US soldier rates, 15 miscut #UX27 cards, Aerogrammes, and a few Canal Zone items, note lots of cork duplex cancels, early machine cancels, illustrated advertising ++, retails over $1000, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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8 USA #64-65 COVERS 1861-1865, all are Civil War period covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, note #64 on an 1861 cover with a Westin-CONN manuscript cancel, also 6 covers with #65 dated frankings including an 1862 Milford-OH, 1864 LaPorte-PA redirected cover with postage due, 1863 Peterborough-NY, 1865 Virginia-City-NEV, 1865 Ithaca-NY, and an 1864 Louisville-KY blue target duplex, listed retail price $465, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1863-1869, all better sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes four #65 franked covers noting 1863 Parkersburg-W.VA Notary Public, 1864 Chicago Grocers, 1867 Boston Publishers, 1867 Quincy-ILL Insurance with original letter enclosed, also an 1869 Chicago Booksellers advertising on an early January #114 franked cover, listed retail price $400, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 USA RATE COVERS 1865-1869, all better sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1865 Worchester-MASS Hardware advertising on an unsealed printed matter cover, an 1865 #73 franked drop letter, 1866 Lynnville-ILL franked cover to Canada, 1869 Xenia-OH #113 franked unsealed printed matter cover to Andes-NY, 1869 Detroit $1000 promissory note with 50¢ war tax, listed retail price $375, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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350 USA COVERS 1866-1970's (a few later), mostly domestic rates noting better airmail, certified mail, a group of 1956 Prominent American FDC's up to the $5.00 Hamilton, lots of nice advertising corner cards, postage dues, early Pitney-Bowes permits and meters, an 1885 uprated #UX5 postal card to England, lots of unchecked slogans and town cancels, 42 covers and cards are railroad related including RPO's, a 1951 APO-124-1, 11 are 1928 cheques from Wenatchee-WA, an 1866 Burlington-VT $25 cheque with revenue franking ++, 160 covers are legal size, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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29 PHILADELPHIA RENT RECEIPS 1866-1870, for monthly home rentals noting all with 2¢ revenue frankings, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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11 USA LARGE BANKNOTE COVERS 1870-1888, all with better fancy cork duplex cancels sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1870 Omaha-NEB "O" cork on grilled #136 franked cover, 1871 East-Windsor-MASS "LEAF" cork on #145-146 franked cover, 1872 Washington-DC cork on #145 franked unsealed printed matter cover to Kingsfield-ME, 1874 New-Orleans fancy cork on #158 franked short paid cover with postage due, 1881 Portland-OR caork on 6¢ double rate cover to the wife of the Victoria-BC Gold Commissioner, 1882 Palatka-FLA cork on a Florida-Southern-Railroad advertising 6¢ double rate cover, 1865 Sutton-NEB fancy "S" cork, 1888 Kansas-City-NEB fancy "C" cork cancel ++, listed retail price $600, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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6 USA ADVERTISING STATIONERY 1870-1890 (3 are postal cards), all better items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1870 Philadelphia-PA Hardware advertising on #U83, 1875 Canning Machines on #U75 cover, 1883 San-Francisco-CAL Oil Stove advertising on a trade card, 1890 Hoboken-NJ Talcum Powder on #U305, 1882 Philadelphia-PA Hardware & Tools on #UX7 postal card, 1883 Boston-MASS Wilkinson Tools on #UX7 postal card, listed retail price $520, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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4 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1871-1877, all better illustrated covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1871 Philadelphia-PA Atwood Coal Oil overall advertising on a #147 franked cover, 1872 Baltimore-MD Calcium Safety Lamp on a #147 franked cover, 1874 Chester-PA Witherill Steam Engines on an unsealed #156 franked printed matter rate cover, 1877 West-Chazy-NY Grain Separator advertising on a #158 franked cover, listed retail price $500, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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6 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1873-1889, all better illustrated covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1873 New-York-NY MacNaughtan Furs & Wook overall front and back advertising on #156 franked cover, 1882 Rondout-NY City Engineer advertising, 1885 Philadelphia-PA Gray Map Publisher advertising on a twice redirected cover, 1889 Springboro-PA Powell Brothers overall advertising, 1888 Baltimor-MD Vogeler Perfume advertising on an unsealed printed matter cover, and an 1887 Chicago-ILL Montgeomery-Ward overall soap advertising, listed retail price $500, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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7 USA LARGE BANKNOTE COVERS 1874-1889 (one card), all with fancy duplex cancels sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes an 1874 Silver-Creek-NY "STAR" on #UX1, 1878 Mahopac-NY "Maltese Cross", 1879 Nebraska-City "STAR", 1881 Mountain-Dale-NY "STAR", 1882 Chicago fancy "11" on a 6¢ double rate cover to Fort-Benton-MONT, 1884 New-York-Branch-L registered "L" oval, and an 1889 Copeville-TEX 4-ring "M", listed retail price $335, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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5 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1880-1888, all bettter illustrated covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1880 Chicago-ILL Gage Brothers Department Store overall advertising, 1888 Baltimor-MD Carroll Adams Boots & Shoes, 1887 Chicago-ILL Cameron-Aimberg Booksellers, 1889 San-Antonio-TEX Workmans Bank, and an 1886 Danville-PA Nail Factory overall advertising, listed retail price $875, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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16 USA ADVERTISING CARDS & EPHEMERA 1881-1914, all are better 1st Bureau Issue items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 11 advertising postal cards #UX5-UX24 noting Railroad Freight Notices, Railroad Supplies, Adams Express, American Express, US Express, Cunard Steamship Lines, White Star Shipping, Empire Lines, American Lines ++, also a scarce 1899 Philadelphia National Export Exposition cancel, a 1901 special delivery Ware-MASS to Amherst-MASS in an incredible 2 hours, 1899 Salt-Lake-City Money Order Advice, 1900 Railroad Delivery receipt on card #UX14 with 5¢ document tax paid by #R163 (x5), an 1898 Railroad Receipt with 1¢ document tax, listed retail price $435, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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300 USA COVERS & CARDS 1884-1990's, includes lots of unchecked mint and used stationery postal cards and covers noting a 1929 #U420 Die-3 with the cameo misplaced on the backflap (worth the estimate alone), cachet event covers, illustrated advertising, early American Flag cancels, Official Seals, Canal Zone rates, unchecked Alaska town cancels 1959-1960, RPO's, Pitney-Bowes permits, certified mail, special delivery, some better US soldiers covers from Guanajay-Cuba 1901, Gotbalocan-Philippines, a 1919 APO-776 dated MAR8-1919 from France ++, 50 covers are legal size, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1884-1891, all better illustrated covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes an 1884 Philadelphia-PA Anchor Brand Cloth multicolor logo, 1886 Hubbardson-MASS Morse Cattle & Poultry overall advertising, 1890 Lowell-MASS Cigars & Tobacco overall advertising, and an 1891 Lynn-MASS Renton Boot Heels, listed retail price $450, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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21 USA GENERAL BEN GRIERSON COVERS 1885-1887, Commander of the Black Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers" during and after the Civil War, all covers are from his son and most addressed care of Grierson's wife, 5 covers were mailed at Jacksonville-ILL FEB-OCT-1885 and addressed to Fort-Concho-TEX, one cover from New-Haven-CONN FEB-1885 to Fort-Concho, one cover from Chicago on NOV-1885 to Fort-Concho, 4 covers were posted at West-Point-NY FEB-SEP-1886 and addressed to Fort-Concho, 6 covers from Jacksonville-ILL from SEP-1886-DEC-1887 and addressed to Whipple Barracks at Santa-Fe NM-Territory, 3 covers from Saint-Paul-MINN APR-SEP-1887 to Santa-Fe NM Territory, one cover from Chicago on DEC-1887 to Santa-Fe NM-Territory, retails over $1000, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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325 USA COVERS 1885-1920, includes 27 Large Banknote covers, 75 Columbia 2¢ stationery covers, 60 Bureau Issue covers 1895-1908, 75 Washington-Franklin covers ++, note lots of cork duplex cancels, early machine cancels with unchecked American Flags, Barry machine cancels, Columbia machines ++, some covers with original enclosures, some mixed condition, retails over $500, VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 USA ADVERTISING COVERS 1885-1889, all better illustrated covers sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes 1884 New-York-NY Steam Boiler Inspection advertising on a #210 franked cover, 1885 Stougton-WIS Sewing Machine & Music Store advertising on #213 cover, 1890 Cambridge-NY Seeds on #213 cover, 1889 Baltimor-MD Carrollton Hotel on #213 cover, listed retail price $450, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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