U.S. Postal History

**Autographs**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
4001			Andrew Jackson Free Frank on folded letter sheet, inscribed "—Free—/Andrew Jackson" at top; addressed to Attorney Robert Burton in Lebanon, Tennessee; nicely struck "Nashville/SEP/12/Te." postmark in blue at lower left, few spots of loss from ink burn, still Very Fine. (Image)	Suggested Bid $750-1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
4002			Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States, 1861-1865. Signature on a small fragment of a letter, marked in pencil "Oct 23/63"; vertical crease, otherwise Very Fine, The Sanders Autograph Guide prices this at $3800 . (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
4003			Morris, Robert H., Postmaster of New York City 1845-1849. Signature on a somewhat worn 1853 folded letter. A nice collateral item for the #9X1 collector. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**Civil War Postal History including Patriotics**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
4004			1861-70, soldier's correspondence, all between Capt. Robert Ross and his wife and daughter, including 5 patriotic covers (best being a beardless Lincoln design) and 4 later covers, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4005			1862, 4 soldiers letters from the same correspondence, all on patriotic stationery, with detailed description of life as a soldier, Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4006	()	37a	Patriotic cover to London (Scott 37a), ties lovely 24¢ gray to "Flying Eagle with Flag" Patriotic cover front (rebacked) addressed to London, England; stamp well-centered and tied by Boston "PAID" in barred circle, with red "Boston/JUL/16/61 [year slug inverted, appearing as "19"]/Br. Pkt." alongside; red London "PAID" receiver below dated 27 JY 61; light corner toning, likely from the rebacking, otherwise Very Fine, a pretty item, and an unusual foreign destination usage, with 2008 A.P.S. certificate. Walcott 2624. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 37a]	Scott $4,000 Suggested Bid $750-1,800 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
4007		67, 68	1861, 5¢ buff + 10¢ green (Scott 67, 68), used on a patriotic cover with 1862 docketing, from Albany, N.Y. via New York and Bremen to Germany; neatly repaired cover flaws at top, Fine to Very Fine appearance, patriotic covers going abroad are, to say the least, very scarce. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 67, 68]	Scott $3,805 Suggested Bid $750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
4008			Commanders of the Federal Army, a handsome Magnus litho (Walcott unlisted), large size (198 x 120 mm), showing a composite of 11 different Union generals, franked on the reverse by a 2¢ Black Jack (uncanceled), probably from late 1862; creased and worn, Very Good to Fine. (Image)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
4009			"Life Scene in Camp", in black on buff cover addressed to Oregon, Ohio; franked by #65 tied by both double-circle Nashville/DEC/15/Tenn (year unclear) postmark and its accompanying four-ring target; toning and light edge wear to cover, staining to perforations and margins of stamp from adhesive, Fine to Very Fine, very rare. Bischel 1340. Walcott W-884. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4010			"The Arms of the Keystone State", spectacular multicolor design on a cover franked with a straight-edged 3¢ rose (65) tied by a mostly complete Philadelphia c.d.s., Mar 20, 1863, Edward Cogan, Philadelphia imprint on the flap; to St. Louis, Mo., Fine to Very Fine, ex-Bischel. Walcott L-1744. Bischel 3345. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 65]	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
4011			"Death to Traitors", in black, the message spelled out by soldiers and pennants, with "E. Cogan, 48 N. Tenth Street, Philadelphia." imprint on backflap; addressed to Elyria, Ohio, and franked by a well-sunned #26 (its copper red gone nearly orange yellow) tied by a grid cancel with JUL 11 (year not fully struck up) Philadelphia octagonal cancel alongside; face fresh, opening tear on reverse with area of paper loss from seal removal on backflap, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive cover, rare. Bischel 1713. Walcott W-894. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Gun Covers**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
4012			[Guns & Powder] Du Pont Smokeless Powder, spectacular multicolor front & back illustrated advertising cover featuring a *Rifle-shooting Cowboy on a Galloping Horse, the back pictures the multicolor Heads of three Game Birds & a Moose; franked with a 2¢ Shield (319)* canceled Trenton, N.J., Nov 17, 1905, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [United States 319]	Suggested Bid $750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
4013			[Guns & Powder] Du Pont Blasting Powder, multicolor advertising cover featuring a Miner with a Headlamp with a 2¢ Shield tied by a 1906 Birmingham, Ala. machine cancel, the back pictures the multicolor Heads of three Game Birds & a Moose; some mounting damage on the back affecting the Moose Head, otherwise Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $350-500 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
4014			[Guns & Powder] Shoot Du Pont Powders, a marvelous and unusual multicolor advertising cover featuring a Hunter observing a Moose close-up from behind an overturned canoe with a 2¢ Washington tied by a 1918 Harrisburg, Pa. machine cancel, Very Fine. (Image)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4015			[Guns & Powder] Old Reliable Smokeless Powders, beautiful multicolor illustration on a neat and attractive 1900 cover, Very Fine. (Image)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
4016			[Guns & Powder] Winchester, "Para Toda Clase de Armas", on a 1941 cover from Panama to Ohio; minor cover edge wear, Fine to Very Fine, an interesting and attractive usage from an unlikely location. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
4017			[Guns & Powder] Winchester, "Para Toda Clase de Armas", on a 1941 cover from Puerto Rico to Michigan, Very Fine, an interesting and very attractive late usage from an unlikely location. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
4018			[Guns & Powder] E.C. & Schultz Smokeless Powders, an exceptional multicolor illustrated advertising cover featuring two hunters with their dogs franked with a 2¢ Pan-American (295) canceled Rochester, N.Y., Oct 17, 1901, Very Fine. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States 295]	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
4019			[Guns & Powder] Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y., marvelous multicolor illustrated advertising cover featuring a retriever with a quail in its mouth, franked with a 3¢ coil (489) canceled Kemberna, Mass., Jul 20, 1945; flap unsealed, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [United States 489]	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
4020			[Guns & Powder] J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., Chicpee Falls, Mass., pretty multicolor illustrated advertising cover featuring a Stevens Rifle, franked with a 2¢ red (279B) canceled Chicopee Falls, Dec 1, 1902, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [United States 279B]	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction