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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 901 |
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 (World War I) General John J. Pershing, A.E.F. Office of the Commanding General. Corner card on soldier's letter cover with signature of General Pershing below imprint, sent from A.P.O. No. 6
located in Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France to El Paso, Texas, with "U.S. Army Postal Service, Nov 7, 1917" duplex and censor handstamp at lower left, resealed on reverse with Post Office Seal 1917 black (OX18) tied by purple "Received at El Paso,
Texas, in Bad Condition" handstamp; rough opening tear at left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare A.E.F. cover from General Pershing.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 902 |
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 (A.E.F. - Siberia) U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Jan 7, 1919. Duplex postmark on "War Department, Post Exchange, Manila, P.I." penalty envelope with location typed out and "27th Infantry Exchange, A.E.F.
Siberia" added, to San Francisco with countersign at bottom left (no censor handstamp), Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
(Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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| 903 |
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 (A.E.F. - Siberia) U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Jan 17, 1919. Partial duplex postmark on "War Department, Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia" corner card cover to Washington D.C., box
"A.E.F. Siberia, Censored" handstamp; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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| 904 |
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 (A.E.F. - Siberia) 1922 Cover to Marine in Vladivostok, Siberia. Franked with 2¢ red tied by "Bellingham, Wash., Jul 5, 1922" machine postmark and addressed to private in "Vladivostok, Siberia,
Russian Island" with U.S.M.C. endorsement; cover wear, soiling and torn open at right, Fine appearance, cover to AEF and Marines in Siberia are extremely rare.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
The Marines were based on Russian Island in
Vladivostok harbor to monitor events after the withdrawal of Army troops in early 1920. The Marine detachment left on November 19, ending the four year American presence in Siberia. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 905 |
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 (World War II) 1943 (Sep. 20) "Missing in Action" Label Updated to "Prisoner of War". Crossed out on printed "66th Bomb Sq. Natousa" label affixed on cover bearing 6¢ airmail (C25) tied by "Columbus,
Ohio, Sep 20, 1943" machine cancel to Lt. Thos. B. Hobson, A.P.O. 634, 44th Bomb Group, 506 Bomb Squadron, "Verified, B.P.O. Hq. SOS, Etousa" two-line handstamp, two strikes of "Returned to Sender" hand handstamps, reverse with "War Dept. A.G.O.
Status changed to: 'Prisoner of War…23 Feb 44' " handstamp and "U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 564, Oct 23, 1943" duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 906 |
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 Aaron Burr. 1756-1836, 3rd Vice President 1801-1805, manuscript "Free, A. Burr" free frank signature as Senator on circa 1800 folded cover with black "New York, Apr 21" clamshell
postmark and matching "Free" rating handstamp to Representative Samuel Smith, Baltimore Md.; light ink offset, otherwise Very Fine and scarce Burr free frank from New York City.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE AARON
BURR FREE FRANK FROM NEW YORK CITY.
After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician. He was elected twice to the New York State Assembly (1784-1785, 1798-1799), was
appointed New York State Attorney General (1789-1791), was chosen as a United States Senator (1791-1797) from the state of New York, and reached the apex of his career as Vice President during President Jefferson's first term. The highlight of Burr's
tenure as President of the Senate (one of his few official duties as Vice President) was the Senate's first impeachment trial, of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
On July 12, 1804, during the last full year of his single term as Vice
President, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton famously dueled in New York City. Hamilton later died of the gunshot wound that he sustained during duel, but Burr was never tried for the illegal duel and all charges against him were eventually dropped.
Hamilton's death ended Burr's political career. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States Collection] |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 907 |
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 Booker T. Washington. TS, autograph signature on red "Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama" letterhead paper dated September 3, 1909 reading "Dear Sir, Enclosed I send you a copy of an address
made in Atlanta, Georgia, by Mr. Charles L. Coon, a Southern white man, superintendent of schools at Wilson, North Carolina, showing that the Negro pays for his own education, Yours Truly" and signed, Very Fine and interesting.
Estimate;
$300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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| 908 |
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 Pierce Butler. Signer of U.S. Constitution, Delegate from South Carolina., ALS, one-page letter signed "P. Butler" and dated "Jun 24. 1812", letter encloses "…statement of
some payments made in Charleston on acct of the Claimant of the Salvador Lands…"; letter lower part of letter separated, Fine and rare.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Pierce Butler (1744-1822) was a South Carolina rice
planter, slaveholder, politician, an officer in the Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as a state legislator, a member of the Congress of the Confederation, a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional
Convention, and a member of the United States Senate.
As one of the largest slaveholders in the United States, he defended American slavery for both political and personal motives, even though he had private misgivings about the institution
and particularly about the African slave trade. He introduced the Fugitive Slave Clause into a draft of the U.S. Constitution, which gave a federal guarantee to the property rights of slaveholders. He supported counting the full slave population in
state totals for the purposes of Congressional apportionment. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
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| 909 |
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 Winfield Scott. Addressed and signed in his hand on cover with blue "Saratoga Springs N.Y., Aug 24" cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "5" rating to Elizabeth N.J., Scott endorsement "Mr.
Dayton, Post-Master will oblige me by sending this note at once to its address, Winfield Scott"; some light staining, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Winfield Scott (1786-1866) was a United States Army General serving in the
War of 1812, Mexican-American War and the Civil War, and an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852. Captain William C. DeHart served as General Scott's aide-de-camp during the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Railroad Covers
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 910 |
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 Alby. & Buffalo R.R., 20 Oct. Blue cds ties 3¢ orange brown (10A), margins to in, scissor cut, second complete strike at lower left and matching "ADV 1 ct" advertising straightline on orange
buff cover to Syracuse N.Y., original "Schnectady Oct. 20. 1851" datelined enclosure, Very Fine and attractive use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 911 |
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303-E-1 |
 Chesp. & O. R.R., Feb 28. Two strikes of route agent cds tie 3¢ rose (65) on yellow cover to Richmond Va., original letter datelined "Lynchburg Va., Feby 25th 1869", Very Fine and scarce Virginia
railroad use, Rarity III.
Towle No. 303-E-1; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
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| 912 |
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 Classic Virginia Railroad Postal History. Group of 8 covers comprising "Alex. & Orange R.R." red route agent cds (302-A-1, rarity VIII) on #11A cover; "Louisa. R.Road Va." blue route agent cds
(303-A-1, rarity VIII) and matching "Paid" "5 cts" handstamps on folded letter; two with "South Side R.R." cds (311-A-1, rarity IX) in black and blue on stampless and #11A covers; "Virga. & Tenn. R.R." blue cds (311-C-1) tie #11A on folded cover;
partial "R.& D.R.R./ Ringgold. Va" double-circle (Towle unlisted) on #65 cover with original 1866 letter; "Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Company's Business, Lynchburg Va." framed corner card #26 cover; and "Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road, Lynchburg
Va." green cameo oval corner card on #11A cover, F.-V.F. and rare Virginia Railroad group.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Complete Images. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 913 |
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SP-15 |
 Detroit "Rail Road Way". Oval handstamp on 1868 cover with matching "Detroit, Mich. Apr 29" cds duplexed with circle of wedges cancel on 3¢ red, grilled (94) to Buffalo N.Y.; 1868 enclosed
letter, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Seigle.
Towle No. SP-15; Estimate $200 - 300.
This "Rail Road Way" oval handstamp of Detroit was applied on mail handled by the Grand Trunk Rail Road. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States SP-15] |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 914 |
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SP-3 |
 Jarrett & Palmer's Special Fast Trans-Continental Train, Jun 1, 1876. Perfectly struck machine cancel with barred "1" ellipse ties 3¢ green (158) on cover with preprinted address to Chicago Ill.,
reverse with nearly full machine offset and blue "Chicago, Carrier, Jun 2" arrival cds; vertical file fold not affecting markings, a Very Fine strike of this rare Palmer & Clark machine cancel, Rarity IX.
Towle No. SP-3; Estimate
$1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 915 |
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304-S-1 |
 Leftwich, Va., Campbell Co., R. & A.R.R., Aug 26, 1884. Clear strike of railroad station cds and bold target cancel on 2¢ red entire with Va. Nail & Iron Works, Lynchburg Va. corner card to Walkers
Ford Va.; reduced at right, F.-V.F. and rare railroad station county postmark, Rarity V.
Towle No. 304-S-1; Estimate $150 - 200.
(Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 916 |
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559-C-1 |
 Mic. Southern R.R., Jun 7. Blue route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (11A), margins to barely touched, on immaculate buff cover to Egypt, N.Y., Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ackerman.
Towle No. 559-C-1; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 559-C-1] |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 917 |
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302-S-1 var. |
 O. A. & M. R.R., Rectortown, Sep 30, 1868. Double-circle route agent cds on yellow cover bearing 3¢ red, F. grill (94) tied by five-ring cancel to Alexandria Va.; slightly reduced at bottom and
without bottom flap, Very Fine and rare marking.
Towle No. 302-S-1 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
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| 918 |
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302-C-2 |
 Or. & Alex. R.R. Aug 17. Clear bold strike of route agent cds on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire with "Charlottsville Institute" corner card to Alexandria Va.; 1870 receipt docketing at left, Very Fine
and scarce Orange, Alexandria & Manassas Railroad route agent cds, Rarity IV.
Towle No. 302-C-2; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 302-C-2] |
Est. $150-200
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| 919 |
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4-I-1 |
 Penobscot & Ken. R.R., May 31. Bold complete strike of route agent cds ties 3¢ dull red (26) on American Telegraph Company embossed eagle corner card cover to Upper Gloucester Me.; reduced at
left with small edge tear, Very Fine and choice railroad route agent cds.
Towle No. 4-I-1; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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| 920 |
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72-B-3 |
 (Providence & Worcester Railroad) P. & W. R.R. - Oct 8. Red straightline postmark with matching "V" rating on blue folded letter datelined "Worcester Octr 8, 1849" to Wilkinsonville Mass., Very Fine and
exceptionally rare, Rarity IX.
Towle No. 72-B-3; Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD POSTMARK. (Image1)
Get Market Data for [United States 72-B-3] |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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