U.S. Postal History

**Autographs and Ephemera**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
501			Andrew Jackson & Martin Van Buren signed appointment, 1831, formal document signed by Andrew Jackson as president & Martin Van Buren as Secretary of State, appointing Joshua Baker of Louisiana as Surveyor of the Public Lands, complete and strong signatures, A few flaws at edges, Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
502			Andrew Jackson signed check, 1834, attractive matted and framed, engraving of President Andrew Jackson by H B Hall, New York, with check drawn on Bank of the Metropolis for $800, boldly signed, Cut cancel affects signature, Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
503			Andrew Jackson portrait on illustrated $5 specimen note, Hackettstown, NJ Bank, portrait is similar to #73 stamp, with train lower left, Liberty & Indian, for Hackettstown Bank, specimen note on India paper, four hole punch at bottom, backstamped "PROPERTY OF AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY", fresh & crisp, Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
504			Andrew Jackson memorial silks, two items, includes memorial silk of Jackson pictured seated with book, "In Memory Of Departed Worth", "Gen. Andrew Jackson" with the hermitage & poem, plus a silk with portrait of Andrew Jackson, image of him leading troops, with "Andrew Jackson", "He has filled the measure of his country's Glory"; fold at upper right on first silk, split in silk at left on second silk, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $250-350 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
505			James A. Farley, Postmaster General, two items, the first a First Day Cover for #798, the second a sepia photo signed at bottom with bold autograph, signed photos of Farley are uncommon. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)	Suggested Bid $250-350 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
506			J Edgar Hoover Autographs, cover with five canceled stamps, Jay (FL), Edgar (MT), Hoover (TX), Gee (KY), Man (WV) Huntington (WV), signed lower left, with signed letter on FBI letterhead, Inconsequential strip of paper missing from letter's left side, A great collateral item—and a lot of fun. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
507			FDR Cabinet Members, 19 First Day Covers of #798 autographed individually by various political dignitaries, including Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of War Harry Woodring, Postmaster General James Farley, Vice President James Garner, as well as Senator Harry Truman; an attractive collection. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) Get Market Data for [United States Collection]	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
508			Harry Truman, group of six signatures, with four autographed covers, a signature on Truman letterhead, and a signed Eureka Lodge membership card; a fetching lot. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) Get Market Data for [United States Collection]	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
509			1947 Bettie Davis Autographed Cover, cover with cancels Bettie (TX), Davis (CA), Academy (CA), Winner (SD), signed boldly in center, autograph has small insignificant ink smear, Brookman Catalog $350 for on cover, without premium for the unusual usage/ cancels. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
510			Photograph of Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, of the P.T. Barnum Show, two leading "little people" of Barnum's show, photographed together, their autographs "Compliments of" on reverse; for a sense of scale, Nutt measured 3' 7" tall. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
511			US Ambassador John Winant, London: Signature on Diplomatic Pouch letter to Gen. George Marshall, Washington, ca. 1941-45, a superb stampless cover, addressed to General G. Marshall at the War Department, from US Ambassador to England, John S. Winant; endorsed in pen "By Air Pouch" at lower left front, with Winant's signature on reverse—the envelope itself obtained (somehow) from Churchill's official residence and office, printed "10, Downing Street,/Whitehall" on flap, pristine. Estimate $250 - 350 John S. Winant (1889-1947) twice served as Governor of New Hampshire, from 1925-27 and again 1931-35. A supporter of FDR's New Deal, he became the first Director of the Social Security Board, and in March 1941 replaced Joseph Kennedy as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. It is reported that he had an affair with Sarah Churchill (Winston's second daughter), and was with the Prime Minister when news broke of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. General George C. Marshall (1880-1959), served as Army Chief of Staff from 1939-45, later serving as Secretary of State (1947-48) and Secretary of Defense (1950-51). He is best known for his formulation of what became known as the Marshall Plan (for which he won the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize), and for his support for the establishment of NATO. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Postal History by State**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
512			1790-1857 Stampless Cover Collection, approximately (54) stampless covers, a few better include 1790 "Boston" straight line with "60" rate to Philadelphia, 1836 red Boston town cancel with matching "Steam.Boat" addressed to Bridgewater MA, 1845 red New York with red straight line "Baltimore RR", 1844 red oval Hale & Company to Boston, 1802 New York clamshell cancel to Albany, a clean & fresh lot, be sure to check her out, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection]	Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
513			[Colorado Territory] "Fort Sedgwick, C.T., May 17th 1870", neat manuscript postmark in pencil on a small cover franked with a target canceled 3¢ ultramarine (114) next to a clear "Julesburg Colo., May 17" c.d.s.; minor soiling, still Very Fine, with a 1993 P.S.E. certificate. Estimate $150 - 200 Julesburg ("Julesburgh" in the 1870 Postal Guide) was the nearest Post Office to Fort Sedgwick. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 114]	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
514			[Colorado] 1903 Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, an attractive, nearly all-over illustrated advertising cover in red & green featuring the Pueblo Fairgrounds franked with a 2¢ carmine (301) tied by a Pueblo Barry machine cancel, Aug 13, 1903, to Keokuk, Iowa and backstamped there the next day, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
515			[Colorado] American Exploration and Gold Mining Co., Denver, illustrated advertising cover featuring a Prospector and his Pack-Mule, franked with a 1¢ blue (264) tied by a Denver double oval, to Stocton [sic] Cal.; small faint stain at the top, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
516			[Colorado] Canton Steel Co., Denver, 1899 advertising cover to Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia featuring a large central illustration of the "Canton Mining Drill" on a 2¢ entire up-rated with a 3¢ purple (U362, 268) tied by a Denver machine cancel and backstamped San Francisco, Sydney and Broken Hill; small piece of top flap missing, still Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
517			[Colorado] CROOK COLORADO, WELD COUNTY, JAN 4 1884, choice violet sawtoothed c.d.s. with matching quartered cork cancel on a 2¢ red entire (U227) to Aledo, Ill and backstamped there on Jan 8, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
518			[Colorado] Denver Bird's-eye view, detailed black & white illustration on a pristine cover franked with a 1¢ Columbian (230) paying the printed matter rate (flap not sealed) tied by an undated Denver double oval; addressed locally, Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 230]	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
519			[Colorado] PLACERVILLE, COLO., SAN MIGUEL CO., F.A. BROWN, P.M., JUL 10, 1886, excellent strike sawtoothed c.d.s. on a 1¢ postal card (UX7) to Montrose, Colo.; bit of trivial toning at the left, still Very Fine. A rare County Postmaster datestamp. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
520			[Colorado] Posse on Horseback shooting down escaping Outlaw, illustrated return address corner card "If you don't catch him in 5 days, return to…" 0n a cover franked with a 2¢ red brown (210) tied by a Denver "1" duplex; reduced somewhat at the right; otherwise Very Fine and unusual. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction