[Boats] Naphtha Launch, Gas Engine & Power Co., Morris Height, N.J., large illustrated corner card picturing "The Only Naphtha Launch" on a pristine cover franked with a 2¢ carmine (267) tied by a neat New York Station "L" duplex, Nov 15, 1895, to Atlanta, Ga. and backstamped there on Nov 17, Extremely Fine,
Small boats powered by naphtha powered engines were necessitated when laws requiring all craft with steam engines to have a licensed engineer aboard at all times. (Image)
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10305
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Cat No: 210
[Building] Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Metals and Hardware, Colchester, Ill. duplex cancel ties 2¢ 1883 Bank Note (210) on a lovely clean 1887 cover with additional black & white illustration of a gun on the reverse; slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 8.00
Sold...US$ 8.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10306
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Cat No: 213
[Circus] London England, Chas. Lee's Shows, 2¢ (213) tied by Horsehead NY town cancel to illustrated ad cover addressed to Perceville NY; reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10307
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[Circus] Macon GA, Sparks Circus, 2¢ tied by Macon GA machine cancel on illustrated multicolored ad cover, addressed to Toledo OH, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10309
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Cat No: 10
[Circus] Sweetwater TX, Sells Floto Circus, #583 block of (10) tied to ad cover by black rectangular cancels with multicolored ad with clown & performers, addressed to Chicago IL, spectacular design; opened on three sides, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10310
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Cat No: 210
[Clothing] Chicago Corset Co., attractive all-over illustrated cover franked with a 2¢ red brown (210) tied by a May 4, 1885 Chicago duplex; includes the original Chicago & North-Western Railway Co. Frieght Receipt for one case of Corsets, `, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 20.00
Sold...US$ 20.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10311
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Cat No: 11
[Clothing] Crane, Bro & Co, 3¢ (11) tied by 1857 Chicago IL c.d.s. to blue shield cameo ad cover for clothing warehouse, addressed to Lamont MI; missing backflap, trivial edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine and attractive. (Image)
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10312
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Cat No: 147
[Colleges] University of Michigan, a large illustration over the Science Literature & Arts Building in pink in the center of a cover franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ green (147) and postmarked with an neat Feb 5 Ann Arbor, Mich. double circle datestamp; to Saline, Mich., Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10313
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Cat No: 11A
Commission Merchants, choice example of 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), tied on attractive cover to Buffalo, NY by black "New York, Sep 16" c.d.s.; albino "Commission Merchants" corner card, very pretty, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $18 (Image)
Scott $18
Opening US$ 15.00
Sold...US$ 15.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10314
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Cat No: 206
[Fraternal] Lu Lu Temple Shriners, corner card cover franked with a 1¢ gray blue (206) tied by a Philadelphia double oval; original enclosure is a marvelous illustrated 4-page program for the "Festival of the Egyptian Venus", June 4, 1884. (Image)
Opening US$ 45.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10317
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Cat No: 26
[Insurance] Northern New York Mutual Insurance (Scott 26), 3¢ horizontal strip of three tied by two strikes of a NY cds, to an ad cover for Northern NY Mutual Insurance, addressed to Rouses Point NY; edge flaws, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 15.00
Sold...US$ 15.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10319
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Cat No: 319
[Manufacturer] Saginaw, Brooks Mfg Co Boats & Furniture, 2¢ (319) tied by 1908 machine cancel on illustrated ad cover with additional ad on reverse, addressed to LA CA, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 5.00
Sold...US$ 5.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10320
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Cat No: 158
[Merchant] Pigeon Falls, Peter Ekern Dealer In Dry Goods Groceries, 3¢ (158) cancelled by fancy cancel with blue cds on corner advertising cover, addressed to Wiona MN; trimmed at top affecting stamp, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 5.00
Sold...US$ 5.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10321
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Cat No: 210
[Printing/Graphic Design] John H. Bogart, Cincinnati, O., illustrated corner card cover showcasing Bogart's "Designing, Relief Map & Wood Engraving" franked with a 2¢ red brown (210) tied by a Cincinnati duplex, Jul 30, 1884; includes original 2-page letter on matching letterhead (not illustrated), Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10323
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Cat No: 267
[Publishing] Street & Smith's New York Weekly, a marvelous all-over advertising cover in red featuring a Family Reading the "Weekly", franked with a 2¢ carmine (267) tied by a New York Flag cancel, Apr 21, 1896, to Stamford, Ct. and backstamped there the next day, Extremely Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 24.00
Sold...US$ 24.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 10325
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Cat No: 220
[Railroads] Chicago & Alton Railroad, another all-over illustrated ad for "The Finest Reclining Chair Cars in the World" on the back of a Chicago & Alton Railroad, Dallas, Tex. corner card cover to Elizabethtown, N.Y., franked with a cork-canceled 2¢ carmine (220) and postmarked with a partial St. Louis & Little Rock R.P.O. c.d.s. and backstamped Elizabethtown; reduced slightly at the right, small tear at the top with some toning on the front, Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 36.00
Sold...US$ 36.00
Closed..Jun-21-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 36
Sale No: 5105
Lot No: 12143
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South Africa, [Stamp Dealer] 1941-55, 2 post cards (one with poster stamp of Strand) & 2 covers, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. (Image)