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**Postal History Group Lots**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2848		Stampless Cover Balance. 49 covers or folded letters, best items incl. 1841 turned cover with Elkton and Hopkinsville Ky. circular datestamps, Granville O.1833 fancy oval datestamp on postmaster's "free" cover, red "Forwarded from Harnden & Cos. Foreign Letter Office Phila." handstamp on 1842 cover to London, a few incoming ship letters incl. from Mexico and France, range of circular town cancels incl. red, blue and two green from Tallahassee Fla., bold red "Cleveland O. Feb. 7" framed box, Harrisburg tin hat circular datestamp, many others, Very Fine and interesting group with a number of better covers Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2849		Stampless Covers. Binder with 27 covers, each annotated by the collector with rates and descriptions, largely better uses incl. 50% surcharge War Rate of 1815-16, five 1836 Express Mail uses (75c or $1.50 from Mobile or New Orleans), three town datestamps in Green (Chilicothe, Cayahoga Falls and Columbus O.), others incl. multiple rates, "Way", May 1847 80c rate from New Orleans to Trenton N.J., 2c Black Jack used as revenue on document, others, Very Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2850		Stampless Covers. 25 stampless folded letters from 1840's addressed to Joshua Hathaway in Milwaukee Wis., different originations incl. several from Chicago with nine "5" cogwheel rate markings, other originations incl. Racine Wis., few others, overall Fine-Very Fine and interesting group, the recipient was a land agent Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2851		Drop, Circular and Carrier Rates, 1830's-1900's. More than 120 covers mounted on pages in two binders, each with the collector's description and rate analysis, frankings from 1c 1851 Issue thru early 20th Century, obviously a preponderance of 1c and 2c stamps with the majority 1851 and 1861 Issues, nice 1c Carrier (LO2) with Philadelphia red star, Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2852		Cover Balance, 1850's-1920's. More than 70 covers, largely accumulated for interesting markings, stamps range from a couple stampless to Washington-Franklins Issue, wide range of markings incl. related to held, advertised, redirected, also county postmarks, six or so Christmas Seals on cover (WX5-WX6 primarily), eight or so 1915-16 exposition cancels, group of time datestamps from 1880's a few stampless New Orleans incoming ship covers, many others, some flaws to be found, overall Fine, an interesting group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
2853		U.S. Postal History Accumulation, 1850's-1900's. More than 125 covers, mostly organized by states, wide range of stamps and uses spanning more than 50 years, diverse group which is difficult to briefly characterize, to take Florida as an example, a few highlights incl. No. 273 with purple script "Registered" handstamp, 1912-13 postcards to Hawaii, fancy Altamonte, Orange Co. circular datestamp with star in circle on 3c Bank Note, Spanish-American War Patriotic with 2c Bureau issue, similar types of highlights to be found for other states incl. Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Washington D.C., New York, Illinois, a few Hawaii, overall decent condition, Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2854		Classic Cover Balance, 1850's-80's. 29 covers, wide range of frankings and destinations with several better, missing the usual bulk of 3c 1857 and 1861 issues often found in cover balances, incl. No. 15 on a transcontinental cover, three No. 33 on cover to Germany, five with 1c No. 63 or No. 92 incl. a pair and uses in combination with 3c, nine 2c Black Jack covers both ungrilled and grilled, 2c, 3c and 6c 1869 Issues on covers, Bank Notes with several combination frankings, 7c National, 15c Continental domestic use and use to Germany, 15c American to Cape of Good Hope, mixed condition with faults to be expected, overall Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2855		1851-61 Issues, Cover Balance. 16 covers, earliest is 3c No. 10A used in Sep. 1851, 1c 1851-57 and 3c 1861 Issues, includes several Patriotic covers, strip of three of No. 7 on cover, strip of three of No. 24 with huge interpane margin and centerline, others, faults to be expected, some appear Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2856		1890 Issue, Cover Balance. Approximately 60 covers on pages in a binder, nice range of uses from 1c Ultramarine to 15c, many illustrated -- some elaborate incl. a beautiful Seabury & Johnson cover with an imitation of a Match & Medicine stamp, several combination frankings incl. on entires, with Large Bank Notes, with Postage Dues, foreign uses with 5c and 15c, many others, Very Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2857		Western Covers, 1870's-90's. 26 covers, range of states incl. New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Montana and California, mostly franked with Bank Note issues or postal cards through 1890's, territorial incl. Fort Wingate New Mexico with star in circle on 3c Bank Note, purple Sweet Grass Mont. from 1880 with 3c Bank Note and 3c Postage Due tied by "Short Paid", several Wells Fargo franked envelopes with handstamps from Hamilton Nev., Genoa Nev., Mok Hill Cal., Austin N.T., some stamp and cover flaws to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine with several better covers Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
2858		Multicolored Advertising Covers. 45 covers, range of issues from 1861 to 1930's, each with a beautiful multi-colored illustrated advertising design, incl. hunting, manufacturing, household, cigar, coffee (with 3c 1861), hotel, agriculture, others, some cover and stamp flaws to be found but overall Very Fine group Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction

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