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U.S. Postal History continued...

Express Covers continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2179

Law's Express, 1860 manuscript corner ad cover with map of Boston MA for Harris & Chapman Apothecaries with matching letter sheet, addressed to Portsmouth NH, with manuscript "Law's Express/Paid/G.W.C.", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

2180

Lowners Express, folded letter sheet with dateline Dover, manuscript "Per Lowners Exp", addressed to Alton NH, carried outside the mails, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

2181

Pacific Express Co., Paid franking on 1855, 10¢ green on buff, die 2, with San Francisco, Cal. postmark, addressed to Custom House, Boston, Mass; cover with light crease across Pacific Express franking and repaired tear on backflap, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2182

Express cover collection, 1864-84, 11 covers and letter sheets with express labels or corner ads, collection includes "Merrill & Co's Express" cover, two different "United States and Canada Express" covers, "Addams Express" cover, "Thompson & Co Express" cover, two different "Cheney & Co Express" covers, and two letter sheets with two different "Frye & Co Express" labels, please peruse purposefully, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

Railroad Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2183

New Hampshire railroad cover collection, 1848-1958, over 75 covers and cards with railroad & RPO cancels, a few better include Alton Bay & Dover RPO, Ashuelot RR cancel with negative "S", B.C.M.& W.M. R.R., Bos. Nashua & Keene RPO, Center Barn. & Manch. RPO, Exeter & Amesbury RPO, Lancaster & Bos. RPO, N.H. & Bellows Falls R.R., & Plym. to Conc. R.R., mostly good strikes, an exquisite holding, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

2184

Stampless railroad cover collection, 19 covers, with red Boston & Fitchburg R.R.(Towle 41-B-1), red Baltimore Rail Rd, blue Boston, Lowell & Nashua Rail Road (Towle 24-S-3A), red "Railroad" straight line, blue Concord & Montreal R.R (Towle 25-A-1), blue Eastern R.R. (Towle 4-A-1), and green Northern RR, nice strikes, a great collection for stampless & railroad collectors alike, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Suggested Bid $800-1,200
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

Ship/Ocean Waterway Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2185

1841, Portsmouth NH to Ship Harriet Rockwell Buenos Aires, red "Portsmouth NH" c.d.s. with matching "Paid", manuscript "10" and "70" rates, on folded letter sheet addressed to Captain Woodbury Langdon, Buenos Aires via agent in Rio de Janeiro, on bark Maid of Orleans, transit Montevideo and red Buenos Aires receiver on reverse, with contents, a terrific postal history item, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

2186

1858, U.S. to Calcutta via Southampton & Suez, "Portsmouth NH" c.d.s. with matching "Paid" & "5" rate, on cover addressed to "Captain Nath. G. Weeks, Ship Granite State, Care of American Consul, Calcutta", with "Calcutta Steam Letter" receiver on reverse, an uncommon destination, with annotations of ships, transit cities and rates, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

2187

U59

St. Nicholas packet marking in shield (Scott U59) (Milgram type M 1320, Klein type K-531), entire with excellent strike in dark blue, addressed to New Orleans; normal pinholes found on Carrol, Hoy correspondence at bottom, lovely Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $200 - 300

While this is not a rare marking, the strike of this packet marking is superior to most all other examples . (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

2188

Trans Atlantic stampless cover postal history, 19 stampless covers, with Derry NH to London with "5" rate obliterated and handstamped "21", "Steamship/20" rate to Marlboro NH via New York, datelined "Russia" with "Portsmouth NH" straight line to Providence RI, and cover from London to Portsmouth forwarded to Newburyport MA, all on annotated cards, enormous potential for the winning bidder, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

Foreign Mail

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2189

1921, cover to England with France & Italy postage dues, 2¢ (528) tied to faulty cover by machine cancel, addressed to London, then forwarded to Milan & Florence Italy, then to Paris, with Italy postage due strip of three (J5) and France postage due strip of three (J29), well traveled, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2190

1901, postage due cover from Germany, Germany 5 pf (84) x4 on cover addressed to Turner Falls MA, with boxed "T" and binocular style 10¢ due hand stamp, with 1¢ (J38) x2 & 2¢ (J39) x4, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2191

1872, cover to Indochina, franked with horizontal pair and two singles of 1871 7¢ vermilion (#149; pair with small faults and nick as it straddles the edge of the cover) originating Winchester, Mass; 3/8/1872 postmark alongside cork cancels on small envelope addressed to Singapore by British Mail, via Southampton (4 x 7¢ = 28¢ rate), red 1872 London transit postmark, Singapore arrival postmark and docketing at Saigon 5/14/72 all on reverse side; additional non-contemporary pencil notations, Very Fine and very rare, 2012 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

Saigon is a very rare destination for Banknotes . (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2192

161

c. 1873, cover from Japan to Hartford, Ct. (Scott 161), just fine 1873, 10¢ brown single tied by "YOKOHAMA JAPAN NOV 9" postmark on circa 1873 cover addressed to Hartford Conn, lightly struck San Francisco Dec 1 double circle arrival mark at lower right; probably carried by the Vancouver which arrived in San Francisco Dec 1 1873; stamp with natural straight edge and split arrow at right, cover with light creases from contents along left edge of cover, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

2193

1903, cover to Laos, franked with 1903, 5¢ blue (304) tied by c.d.s. (possibly Basking Ridge NJ) to cover addressed to Chieng Mai Laos, reverse has New York transit, Chieng Mai receiver, rare destination, in 1903 Laos was in the midst of Ong Keo Rebellion and under French control; repaired tear top center, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

2194

1915, registered cover to Straits Settlements, forwarded and returned, 5¢ Washington & 10¢ Registry (F1) on registered cover to Straits Settlements from New York City via Singapore to Prai province, forwarded via Perak to Kuala Lumpur, forwarded again to London via Singapore and returned to New York, over a dozen backstamps, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

Advertising/Illustrated Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

2195

1851-1925, Boston advertising cover collection, group of 26 advertising covers, mostly 19th century, mixed topics, includes tires, agriculture, schools, stamp dealer (Holton), some illustrated, a few blind embossed, mixed condition, careful examination suggested, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2196

1857-1905, New Hampshire advertising cover collection, over 90 New Hampshire advertising covers with many illustrated and/or multicolored, better illustrated include multicolored Monadnock Coffee, allover Ellis Bros Florists, Granite State Mowing Machine, allover Gage. Warner & Whitney Machinist's Tools, S.C. Forsaith Machine Co, multicolored The Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co., multicolored H.F. Deming Paints, and Mountain View Farm, with many additional better covers, a joy to inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

2197

[Agricultural] Minneapolis MN, International Stock Food Co, 1¢ (300) precancelled "Minneapolis/MN", on multicolored illustrated ad cover, with additional all over multicolored advertising on reverse, excellent example of this popular ad cover, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

2198

[Circus] Chicago IL, Murray & Co Circus Outfitters, 2¢ (267) tied by Chicago IL flag cancel, on allover illustrated ad cover for tents, reverse has additional illustration and advertising, addressed to Walla Walla WA, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction