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The Wilson Born Collection of U.S. Telegraphs continued...

Bains thru Philadelphia, Reading & Pottsville continued...
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1230 c ImageOstego Telegraph Company. Three covers from this New York, Albany and Buffalo Telegraph Co. side line, each of the ASCC-listed designs (Nos. 159-161, rarity 6), in fact these are the three covers illustrated on pp. 83-84, "Ostego Telegraph Company Morse Line", "Morse's American Telegraph. Otsego Line. Cooperstown," and handstamped "Telegraph", each on buff cover with original 1852-61 telegram forms, fresh and Very Fine trio (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1231 c ImagePennsylvania Printing Telegraph Company. Elaborate engraved design at left depicting a telegraph machine and electricity emanating from it, "House Patent" and office address, on cover to States Union Hotel, manuscript "25 cts to pay", and "25 Collect answer", with original telegram tape from Lancaster Pa., cover with some slight wrinkling, still Very Fine, an outstanding and rare design, unlisted in ASCC (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1232 c ImagePennsylvania Telegraphs. Group of nine covers plus several telegrams, Philadelphia and Wilkes Barre Telegraph Co. incl. the scarce Eagle design (ASCC No. 136, rarity 7), "From the Office of" design (ASCC No. 135, rarity 7, this the illustrated example), two of the red ribbon design (ASCC No. 138, rarity 6), also several others including Susquehanna River North & West Branch sent through mails with 3c 1851 (11A), Delaware & Lackawanna stampless with manuscript "Per Telegraph", Philadelphia & Norristown printed design in blue, Inland Co. Harrisburg, finally Hagerstown Telegraph Co. from neighboring Maryland with 3c 1857 (26), some flaws but overall Fine-Very Fine group with some very scarce covers (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $950.00
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1233 c ImagePeople's Telegraph Company. Clear red "Peoples Telegraph Line Nashville. T" corner card on brown cover addressed to Nashville, accompanied by original "O'Rielly's Line" telegram form dated April 11, 1850, bright and fresh, Very Fine and extremely rare, ASCC No. 206, rarity 9, illustrated on page 105, O'Rielly's People's Line served New Orleans from March 1849, it was incorporated into the New Orleans and Ohio line in 1853 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
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1234 c ImagePeople's Telegraph Company. Red "Peoples Telegraph Line Nashville. T" corner card on brown cover addressed to Nashville, accompanied by original "O'Rielly's Line" telegram form dated Feb. 8, 1851 as well as a second telegram "People's Line" and an additional cover with "the Office of the People's Telegraph" imprint (Bardstown Ky.), some minor edgewear on the main cover, Fine and extremely rare, ASCC No. 206, rarity 9, O'Rielly's People's Line served New Orleans from March 1849, it was incorporated into the New Orleans and Ohio line in 1853 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $100.00
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1235 c Image1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2). Affixed to bottom left corner of Philadelphia and Cape Island Telegraph corner card cover to Keeseville P.O. N.Y., red "Philadelphia May 30 3cts Paid" circular datestamp and manuscript "Paid 3cts.", reduced at right into datestamp, Fine and scarce use of Eagle Carrier on a telegraph cover, impossible to determine if the stamp originated, but under UV the area under corner of stamp shows it has been on the cover for many years, offered on its own merits (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
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1236 c ImagePhiladelphia, Reading & Pottsville Telegraph Co. Large collection of approximately 57 covers and an even larger number of telegrams, range of designs incl. ten of the heretofore scarce "Philad'a, Reading & Pottsville Telegraph" early company handstamp on covers or letters (ASCC No. 123, rarity 7, the example illustrated in catalogue included here), dates range from 1848 through 1919, several covers with letters, a handful are faulty from opening and are not counted in the total, Fine-Very Fine, the ultimate collection of this long-lived company which connected with Western Union after the consolidation (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,400.00
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