1851, 3¢ Orange Brown, Types I & II, July 1851 Usage Collection. Group of 50 covers used during the first month of usage starting with the 2nd day mostly complete through the 31st with some duplicate dates, most are plated with notes concerning varieties, includes: Jul. 2 Vargennes Vt. blue cds with #10 pos. 25R1e (faulty), red "Chicago Ill. Jul 3" cds and matching grids tie beautiful four-margins 3¢ #10A pos. 56R1e with deep rich color, red "North Bridgewater Ms. Jul 4" cds with matching grid ties #10A bottom sheet margin single, blue Baltimore Md. Jul 5" cds on #10A to New York and with "Forwarded" straightline and "New-York Jul 6" cds to Boston, red "New-York Jul 8" cds on cover with #10A pos. 84L1e tied by squared grid, red "Boston '6cts' 9 Jul" cds with magenta small Boston "Paid" grids on two singles on cover to Portland Me. (one is stated to be part India paper), and red "U.S. Express Mail N.Y. 'N.York' Jul 11" cds on cover with two #10A singles pos. 71R1e, 85R1e (one having ½ inner frameline) to Boston; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 10/10A; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A REMARKABLE GROUP OF 3¢ 1851 ISSUE FIRST MONTH USAGES. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

1851-57 3¢ Issue, Specialized Collection. Small collection balance including #11 o.g. block of four, #26 o.g. block of four, #26 position. 99R11L on cover, 10A var. yellowish orange brown position 21L1E, #10 on part India paper (tiny tear) on stained cover, three #11A covers notated as experimental O.B., #11 position 1R1L corner margin single on cover; #26A pairs on two legal-size covers, #26 & #26A forwarded cover, #26 deep claret on cover with all-over building ad on reverse, 26 var. deep orange brown on cover, etc., interesting group.
Scott No. 10//26A; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Autographs, Documents, Engravings etc. Balances of Alexander estate including signatures, original Newspapers with interesting engraved illustrations, clippings and printed photos on various subjects, etc., noted includes Edmund Burke signature, 1795 Robert Morris signed North American Land Company share certificate (signature affected by acid erosion), 1796 Sam Adams, 1778 James Warren ALS, Thomas H. Benton Senator free franks (6), 1856 Frank Leslie's newspaper with St. Louis steamboat fire, 1858 The New York Herald announcing the new overland mails via St. Louis in 23 days, group of General Land Office certificates signed by Presidential Secretaries, engravings of battles, etc., interesting balance.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Bank Check and Document Group. Of well over 100 items; mostly bankchecks with early 1860's from western states including First Issue + Nevada combination revenue usages, California state revenue use, Wells, Fargo & Co. and San Francisco items, mining related, etc.; worth review.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Bank Note Issue Covers, 1870-88. Box of over 315 Banknote covers from an estate lot, includes mostly 2¢ brown or 3¢ green issues with a variety of towns including Illinois, some Territorials and Western, RPOs, cancels including some fancy, auxiliary markings; mixed condition, an interesting lot with some potential.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Bank Note Issue Covers, 1870-88. 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 to Amoy, China, some advertising, etc.; some mixed condition.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Better Cover Balance, 1800s-1900s. Better cover balance of 120 covers and cards including #1 on cover from Baltimore, #2 on cover from Philadelphia, #14 "Paid" cancel from Dixfield Me. to Illinoistown Cal., #65 and #68 pairs on New York registered cover, #68 pair and #78 on faulty San Francisco Cal registered cover to London, nice group of Wells Fargo imprint covers, a Pacific Union Express cover, #75, 68 on Catskill N.Y. cover to France, etc.; mixed condition.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Boston - Canada Postal History, 1848-1861. Group of 11 mostly stampless covers including 1848 Halifax Paid use to New York with Boston cds and retaliatory "29" cent due handstamp; 1856 "U.s. Express Mail, St. John, Sep 4" cds and matching "10" due handstamp to Providence R.I.; and 1861 Boston use with #35 to Montreal; some flaws.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Boston Circular and Local Mail. Group of 29 covers including #9 with large Boston "Paid" grid; #9 tied by "Boston Paid" rimless datestamp; couple #73 uses marked due; #73 on Rev. Cahlres Cleveland Missionary annual report; #73 to New Brunswick; various stampless uses with various postmarks, etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Boston Postal History, 1783-1850s. Group of 23 covers including 1783 "Boston" small straightline in olive to Philadelphia; 1783 "Boston" straightline in red (latest known use); 1784 "Boston" straightline in red (EKU); 1850 "Boston, 5 Cts., 21 Mar" integral-rate cds with red crayon "10" overwritten; etc.; some faults.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Boston Railroads. Group of 13 covers including "Express Mail, Boston" cds on #11A, "Eastern Ms. R.R." cds on #11A, red "Boston & Fall River R.R." cds cover with #26; blue "Eastern R.R." cds on #11A, "N.Y. & Boston Stmr. & R.R." cds on #26 and blue strike on #11; etc.; some faults and oxidizing affecting some 3¢, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Boston Ship Mail, 1749-1860s. Collection of 58 covers including 1749 London with "B Sh 3/8"; 1749 London with "Bo Sh 6/"; 1750 with "Bo Sh. 7dwt. 16"; 1770 Hamburg to Philadelphia with light strike of red "BOSTON" straightline and manuscript"Sh 12,16" rating plus Philadelphia red ms. "5/6" local currency rating; 1768 London with "Boston" straightline and "Sh 2 dwt" rating to Providence"; 1788 "Boston" straightline and "Sh 3.16" rating to Philadelphia; numerous later uses of "Ship" straightlines and "Ship 6" clamshells, etc.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

California Postal History. Mostly 19th century group of 24 including gem strike of "Wells Fargo & Co., Elko" oval handstamp, Pacific Express franked envelope, ms. "Indian Spring Cal" postmarked #68 cover, "Jamestown Ca" blue cds #26 cover, Stockton stampless "5" and "10" uses, 1887 "Kings River, Cal" blue duplex #210 cover, etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Civil War Patriotic Cover Collection. Collection of over 50 on homemade pages in a binder, including a number of better cachets with various multicolored flags, sanitary fairs, telegraphs, unused Magnus and more, a few shades should be inspected, condition varies, generally fine or better, well worth a close look.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Civil War Patriotics. Group of 32 unused patriotics with different designs including some multicolored, two Magnus designs, excellent condition, etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Civil War Patriotics and Postal History. Group of 42 covers including a couple fronts, mostly patriotic covers with a wide variety of flag designs and various slogans, many priced; mixed condition.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Civil War Patriotics Collection. Collection of approximately 225 unused patriotics envelopes with a wide range of designs including Magnus (20), Magee, Berlin & Jones, caricatures, hand-colored, group of 10 hand-colored Magnus-style maps pasted onto envelopes; some faults including some with part of back removed including 12 of the Magnus.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Correspondence and Letters to and from James W. Denver. Group of 50 letters and one Denver free frank as Indian Affairs Commissioner, some letters with original envelopes and entires, range of interesting content present including political related, large group of 18 letters to his wife as Governor Of Kansas Territory, content includes Dec. 21st 1857 to his wife: "…I have no expectation of getting off any better than many of my predecessors, but of one thing I am certain, they will get rid of me no sooner than I am willing to go. Mr. Station had secured the good will of one party here, and no sooner did these rascals hear of my appointment than they went to work gravely to consider whether they had not better hang me, and the only reason that they were afraid I would not suit them as well as Mr. Stanton…", and Feb. 7th 1858 to his wife: "…Every thing is now perfectly quiet in the Territory and I do not think any further difficulty of a serious character can arise. The action of Congress will have a great deal to do with the future of this country. If the Lecompton Constitution should be accepted there I will not be answerable for the consequences here…", etc.; some mixed condition, Fine and interesting correspondence group.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

AN IMPORTANT JAMES W. DENVER CORRESPONDENCE.

James William Denver (1817-1892) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California. He served as secretary and Governor of the Kansas Territory during the struggle over whether or not Kansas would be open to slavery. The city of Denver, Colorado, is named after him. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Cover & Enclosure Balance. Of three covers and two CSA enclosures; includes Spanish-American patriotic, illustrated Cart cover, CSA with Clarksville, Tenn. stampless "Paid 5" with "10" re-rate and enclosure with content regarding private through the lines after closing the letter express route, two other CSA enclosures with some content.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Cover Accumulation, 1814-1900s. Few hundred covers in carton including better Washington and large group of Mississippi, also includes War of 1812 letter from American seaman captured by the British sent from Bermuda in 1814, etc., mixed condition.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Cover Miscellaneous. Two or three hodge-podges combined into one, several hundred postal slogan machine cancels and several thousand philatelic show and/or event illustrated hand cancels, mostly from the sixties and seventies, also a few Tennessee items, nothing super expensive but lots of good dollar box material.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Documents, Correspondence and Ephemera Extravaganza. Large box complete filled with hundreds of items including autographs, ALS's, celebrity signed photos, Civil War related ephemera including some covers and a nice run of Confederate music sheets, Uncle Tom related, register of vessels and other CSA documents, G.A.R. related, Presidential including first lady signatures, JFK Inaugural cover with various signatures including brother Robert, LBJ signed items, etc., early G.B. postal history and signatures, section of Andrew Jackson related and much much more; inspection highly recommended for this unusual accumulation.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000

Est. $3,000-4,000

Domestic Cover Accumulation. Of over 670 covers in sleeves; mostly Banknote era usages with a wide array of duplex and fancy killers, including numerals, letters, vast array of geometrics, etc., some small towns and earlier including ad covers, etc.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History Collection, 1790s-1900s. Collection of over 630 covers mostly mounted singly on exhibit pages, many better covers including manuscript and cds town marks, few straightlines, Civil War patriotics, advertising covers; better noted 1821 red "Salisbury" straightline, West Amesbury balloon-style cds ties #33 to San Diego Cal.; Salisbury Ms. with "Chrysanthemum" fancy cancel on #114 cover (PFC), 1852 Lawrence Mass. stampless use of illustrated temperance design "Will Free All Nations from the Curse of Rum"; Beverly Ms. "Paid" in grid on #24 circular rate use; 1796 manuscript "Beverly" use, black "Ipswich, Mass." and red "Ipswich, Mss." straightlines, Lawrence Mass. #68 (2) on #U58 registered entire for 20¢ registry fee; 1893 Prides Crossing Mass. use to Germany with Boston registry exchange label; South Amesbury Ms. use with #33 to San Diego (PFC); Danvers Mass. fancy outlined star cancel on #26; 1823 red "Lynn. Ms." straightline use; red Lynn Mass. cds and matching circular grid ties #68 on mourning cover to Nova Scotia with matching "Paid 10" circular rating handstamp; etc., wealth of information present.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000

Est. $3,000-4,000

Essex County, Massachusetts Postal History, 1790s-1851. Box of over 140 covers including manuscript and cds town markings including some fancy styles like dotted Haverhill and Amesbury, wide range of towns including DPOs, ms. "Cliftondale Mass., Oct. 28, 1858" postmark and matching "Paid" cancel on #26 to Newburyport; #35 San Francisco Cal. to Lawrence Mass. with "ADV.1" handstamp; Lawrence Mass. "5" rerated "Free" as to postmaster; "Lynn.Essex.Co. Ms." cds use, "Boston "Ship" and "Free" handstamps on cover to Boxford with blue cds plus ms. "Missent & forward" marking.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750