231, 2¢ Columbian on commercial cover, F-VF, neat script addr, tied to cvr w/"SEDALIA & DENISON/TR/APR/6/1893/R.P.O." back stamp "SCHUYLER/APR/7/1893/NEB". Condition very good, lightly soiled, neatly opened at T & w/pencil notes on back (Image)

$15

253, 256, 279, 1¢, 3¢ & 6¢ on Registered Commercial cover from Alice Texas to Wilkes-Barre PA, cds on front hand-stamp "ALICE/OCT/11/11AM/1900/TEX.", receiving stamp on reverse is machine ccl dc cds "WILKESBARRE,PA./OCT/17/1900/REG...". Condition is good, neatly opened at T, gum tnd flap, hinge marks at T and cnr mount marks at each cnr, overall lgt tng as well (Image)

$80

279B, 283, 2¢ Red & 10¢ Brn on 1902 Registered Cover, F-VF, 2¢ UR ccr, somewhat heavy obliteration, pmk dbl oval or circle "BROWNSVILLE, TEX/APR/21/1902/REG.B" Reverse has (2) receiving mark, 3-line text "RECEIVED/APR 28 1902/CHICAGO, ILL" & 4 line "R(ECEIVED)/APR 28 1902/LOGAN SQUARE STATION/CHICAGO, ILL." Opened neatly at top, flap has red wax seal impressed w/"FIRST NATIONAL/BANK/-OF-/BROWNSVILLE/TEX". Condition is slightly dirty w/two spurious wax marks, flap has small tear and LL cnr & L side w/creases. Addresse is VIrgil W. Brand, president of Brand Brewing Company of Chicago and the founder of Chicago Coin Company in 1910 and possessor of about 350,000 coins, an extraordinary numismatist Cat($18) (Image)

$25