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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
801       image(Hardware) Conrad & Walton Importers and Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Philadelphia Pa. Blue saw blade embossed cameo corner card on buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) straddle line s.e. single, pos. 40L15, perfs trimmed at top, tied by grid cancel, matching "Philadelphia Pa., Jun 26" cds to Chester County, Pa., a Very Fine cameo, ex-Celler.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
802       image(Medical) Seabury & Johnson, New York. Multicolored allover illustrated floral design showing Factory View, Seal and Child Holding Crown, reverse with illustrated ad showing two seals, on cover franked with 2¢ carmine tied by "New York, Mar 30, 95" duplex cancel; stamp with some minor perf flaws and small tear in side backflap, Very Fine, one of the most desirable Seabury & Johnson advertising designs.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
803       image(Propaganda) Cheap Inland and Ocean Postage. Illustrated Barnabas Bates Postage Reform Propaganda cover showing Steamship, Eagle with Shield & Steam Engine, manuscript "Flushing, Mich., July 9th" postmark with "Paid 3" rating crossed out and updated to unpaid "5" cents to Sherfall N.Y., ornate imprint of "D. Felt & Hosford, Stationers" on reverse; faulty and flaps mostly separated, Fine and scarce design.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

In the 1850s, Bates adopted the Elihu Blurritt practice of using illustrated envelopes to further his reform proposals for America. Paradoxically, this cover was sent to a member of House of Representatives under the Congressman's franking privilege to receive his mail free of postage. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
804     11 image(Propaganda) Nation Shall Not Lift Up Sword Against Nation, Neither Shall They Learn War Any More. Allover illustrated Valentine design with flags altered (American version), on cover franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red, matching manuscript "Ogunguit, Me., Jan 31" postmark at top left, addressed to "Larince" (Lawrence) Mass., Very Fine, an attractive example of this Valentine peace design.
Scott Nos. 11; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Soon after the British design appeared in the U.S., a new design was being sold in America. Here, the British flag was transferred to the right of the standing figure and an American flag was substituted for the original British one to the left of the figure. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction
805       image(Stencils) Stencil Addresses. Group of seventeen covers and front bearing stencil addresses; all Civil War period 3¢ usages including "Union" patriotic design, miniature and embossed ladies covers, etc., generally F.-V.F.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
Campaign Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
806     AL-66 imageAbraham Lincoln. Patriotic framed portrait design with Liberty cap, flags and "The Peoples' Candidate For President, Abraham Lincoln" banner below, on fresh cover to Higginville, N.Y., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) canceled by grid handstamp, matching "Buffalo, N.Y., Oct 25, 1860" cds alongside, Very Fine, a very scarce design (Milgram rarity 2).
Milgram Nos. AL-66; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
807     AL-47 imageAbraham Lincoln. Large right facing portrait design with "Lincoln." below and added manuscript "the rail splitter" alongside, on 1860 yellow cover to Rome, O., franked with manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ dull red (26), "Harry Fork, O., Oct 12" cds; small stamp flaws and cover with small opening tears and nicks at top, F.-V.F. appearance, very scarce (Milgram rarity 2).
Milgram Nos. AL-47; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
808     AL-42 imageAbraham Lincoln. Large left facing portrait design on cover to Berea, O., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by blue grid in circle handstamp, matching "Oberlin, O., Oct 29" cds; cover slightly reduced with small corner nick at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine.
Milgram Nos. AL-42; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
809     AL-17 imageAbraham Lincoln. Portrait design, red and blue crossed flags below, and blue "The Union, it must and shall be preserved" caption below, "J.M. Whittemore & Co. Publishers. Boston." portrait imprint, on cover to Sherborn, Mass., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) canceled by grid handstamp, matching Watertown, Mass., Aug 7 cds; cover slightly reduced with couple vertical folds and sealed tear under stamp, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare patriotic 1860 Beardless Lincoln campaign envelope (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known).
Milgram Nos. AL-17; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

The beardless Lincoln design was used for the 1860 Presidential Campaign. Whittemore & Co. added the American flags and caption in a separate printing process to create this exceptional Civil War patriotic design. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
810     AL-58 imageAbraham Lincoln. Left facing portrait design with "Slavery Sectional, Freedom National / Union & Liberty, Onward to Victory" slogan banner below, on fresh cover to Amber, N.Y., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Cleveland, O., Aug 27, 1860" duplex postmark; couple small sealed opening tears at top and mended backflap, otherwise Very Fine, an early use of the Cleveland duplex which use was first recorded on Oct 17, 1860.
Milgram Nos. AL-58; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction
811     AL-55 imageAbraham Lincoln. Engraved right facing portrait design in decorative frame, with Abraham Lincoln caption and with Ed. Mendell imprint below, on cover to Pembroke, N.H. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) canceled by grid handstamp, matching "Neponset, Ill., Dec 26" cds; some light cover edge wear, F.-V.F.
Milgram Nos. AL-55; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
812     AL-92 imageAbraham Lincoln. Portrait in ornamented frame with flags and eagle "Lincoln & Hamlin" names in shield, additional rail splitter design with caption below, on fresh 1860 cover to Fort Madison, Iowa, franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by bold "Terre Haute, Ind., Dec 12" cds, Very Fine and choice, a lovely example of this popular campaign design.
Milgram Nos. AL-92; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
813     AL-82 imageAbraham Lincoln. Portrait and railspiltter design with additional scene and "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat" caption below, on cover to Owosso, Mich., franked with well centered 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Ionia, Mich., Sep 21, 1861" cds; cover with small sealed edge tear at upper right, Very Fine, an attractive example of this popular campaign design, illustrated in Milgram Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1860-1865 (page 50), with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Milgram Nos. AL-82; Estimate $600 - 800. (Image1)

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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction
814     AL-94 imageLincoln & Hamlin. Fancy framed dual portrait design on cover to Hayneville, Me., franked with manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) with "Old Town, Me., Dec 27" cds alongside; light cover soiling and small stamp flaws, F.-V.F.
Milgram Nos. AL-94; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
815     AL-151 imageLincoln & Johnson. Dual portrait campaign design in blue, on cover to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine, vertical pair and single (145) canceled by quartered cork handstamps, matching "Jamaica, N.Y., Nov 25" cds alongside; single stamp with small corner crease, Very Fine, a very late usage.
Milgram Nos. AL-151; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
Exposition Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
816       image1888 Exposition and Fair of Northern Illinois, Woodstock Ill. Green all-over illustrated expo design on cover bearing 1¢ ultramarine (212) horizontal pair tied by light "Woodstock, Ill, Aug 3, 1888" duplex to South Bend Ind., forwarded with "South Bend, Ind. Aug 31, 1888" duplex to Mishawaka; fancy printed enclosure and complimentary pass, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction
817       image1891 National Agricultural Exposition, Kansas City Mo. Red all-over illustrated expo design on buff cover bearing 2¢ lake (219D) tied by bold "Kansas City, Mo., Aug 29, 91" duplex to Hartford Conn., Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction
818     C93-04 image(1893 Columbian Exposition) Registered, Aug 8, 1893, World's Fair Station, Chicago, Ill. Magenta four-line handstamp, "Chicago, Ill." registry ovals cancel 8¢ Columbian (236) on legal-size 2¢ Columbian (U349) legal-size entire to Zurich, Switzerland, reverse with Chicago, New York (8.10) transit and Zurich (8.19) arrival cds; 8¢ small tears, entire slightly rough opening at left and light crease, Very Fine and scarce Worlds Fair registered use abroad.
Bomar Nos. C93-04; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
819       image1901 Pan-American Exposition. Group of 5 covers from correspondence with all-different Pan-American labels and illustrated advertising corner cards, each bearing 2¢ Pan-American (295) each tied by Pan-American machine cancel except for one, Very Fine and wonderful group.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
820       image1901 Pan-American Exposition. All-over illustrated expo ad design on cover bearing 1¢ deep green (279), tiny flaw, tied by "Buffalo, N.Y. 'D' 1899" machine cancel (B01-16) with "1901 Pan-American Exposition" involute flag to Westfield Mass., Very Fine and scarce involute.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

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