Advertising/Illustrated Covers continued...
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2026 |
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 [College] Princeton College, magnificent illustrated lettersheet of College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton, with numbers showing various buildings on campus, addressed to New Haven CT, no postal markings
evident, interesting 2½ page letter between brothers, would look spectacular framed, a rare early lettersheet not t be missed, Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2027 |
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 [Entertainment] Philadelphia PA, Mayor of Laughland, an incredible lot of scarce early theatre covers and ephemera, includes allover black & red illustrated ad cover for the comedy with additional ads on reverse, an
illustrated lettersheet discussing booking the play, and another smaller illustrated ad cover, there will not be another lot like this available soon, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2028 |
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 [Food & Drink] Baltimore MD, Summers & Bro Candies, 3¢ (184) tied by cork cancel and Baltimore c.d.s. on yellow & red ad cover addressed to Lexington VA; reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate $100 -
150. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2029 |
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 [Foundry] Ausable NY, Rogers Powers & Co Iron & Nails, 3¢ (11A) tied by Ausable NY c.d.s. on illustrated ad cover addressed to Buffalo NY, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2030 |
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 [Government] Marysville OH, Union County Probate Judge, 2¢ (210) tied by Marysville OH c.d.s., on allover illustrated ad cover addressed to Greenfiled MA, Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Estimate
$200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2031 |
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 [Hotel] Cincinnati OH, Burnett House, 30¢ (71) cancelled by semented cork with Cincinnati OH c.d.s., on 1867 illustrated ad cover addressed to Paris, red New York Paid 12 handstamp, manuscript "English
Mail", Paris receiver on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2032 |
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 [Hotel] Hotel advertising covers to Europe, two covers: 1851 Boston to Edinburgh, Scotland, forwarded to to Dundee, red "Paid" and "3" but no New York circular datestamp, endorsed "Will the P.O.
authorities forward to Dr. Dick (the addressee) if he is not in Edinburgh"; and 1853 Charleston S.C. to Steyning, England; both with appropriate transit markings and receivers and both somewhat soiled, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2033 |
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 [Hotel] Newhall House hotel, 2¢ black (73) horizontal pair used with two 3¢ rose (65) and tied by Oct 22 Milwaukee Wis. duplexes paying the 10¢ rate on an advertising cover to Grand
Lake, Douglas Harbor, New Brunswick, illustrated corner card for the Newhall House hotel, backstamped St. John's (Oct 26) and Sheffield (Oct 29); reduced just a tad at left, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2034 |
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 [Hotel] Rathbun's Hotel/ Broadway / New York, Very Fine strike blue oval handstamp on 1846 folded letter postmarked red "New-York/ 10 cts./ 25/ Mar" circular datestamp and matching "Paid"; the
letter is written by Benjamin Rathbun to John B. Macy in Cincinnati.
Estimate $200 - 300
Benjamin Rathbun, a master builder, constructed nearly 100 buildings in Buffalo N.Y. in the 1930s. In 1937 he was convicted in a forgery
scheme perpetrated by his brother Lyman and Lyman's son, amounting to more than $1.5 million worth of forged promissory notes. He consequently served five years in prison, after which he moved to New York City and began a hotel
business.
John H. Macy was a U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin (1853-1855), but prior to that he lived in Buffalo, then in Cincinnati, where he was one of the founders of the city of Toledo. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2035 |
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 [Insurance] Charter Oak Life Insurance Co., 3¢ rose (65) tied by neat target cancel on gray all-over illustrated advertising cover for the Charter Oak Life Insurance Co. with matching letterhead,
postmarked neat Hatrford Ct. circular datestamp, May 17, 1862, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2036 |
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 [Insurance] Portland ME, New York Life Insurance, 3¢ (114) cancelled by quartered cork with Portland ME c.d.s. on illustrated ad on cover addressed to Bradford ME, with matching illustrated lettersheet,
Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2037 |
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 [Machinery] Chicago IL, Shaw & Brown's, franked with 3¢ (26), Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2038 |
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 [Machinery] Heat Regulator, 3¢ rose (65) used on two versions of the same D. Pomeroy "New American Heat Regulator" red & black illustrated advertising return envelope, one an orange envelope used
fromYpsilanti Mich. (1867), the other a lemon envelope used from Black River Falls Wis. (1870); both fresh and Very Fine. A stunning pair.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2039 |
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 [Manufacturer] Philadelphia PA, Smith & Seltzer Mills, 3¢ (158) tied by Philadelphia PA c.d.s. on illustrated ad cover, with additional illustration and ad on reverse, addressed to Pottsville PA, Fine to
Very Fine.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2040 |
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 [Medical] Clarks' Almanac, 1¢ (156) cancelled on almanac addressed to Recklesstown NJ, pamphlet is Very Fine and complete.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2041 |
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 [Medical] New-York Hygienic Institute, 3¢ rose (65) tied by New York segmented cork duplex, Jul 15, 1863, on all-over illustrated advertising cover for the New-York Hygienic Institute; addressed to
Point Lookout Md. with handstamped "Missent" and Jul 17 Alexandria Va. forwarding circular datestamp, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2042 |
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 [Medical] New-York Institution for the Blind, 2¢ black (73) tied by New York duplex, Jul 15, 1863, on all-over illustrated advertising cover for the New-York Institution for the Blind; locally
addressed drop letter; small opening tears at top, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2043 |
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 [Merchant] Boston MA, Franklin & Diamond S.M. C., 3¢ (114) tied by fancy geometric with Boston MA c.d.s. on ad cover addressed to Poughquag NY, Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2044 |
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 [Mining] Miner's Coat of Arms, pair 3¢ (11A) tied by San Francisco CA c.d.s., with illustration of gold miner and his implements, addressed to Boston MA, a scarce cover published by Barber & Baker
Sacramento; mended tears at upper corners, some toned spots, Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2045 |
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[Misc.] Cameo ad covers, three covers, green rectangle on U27 for R. Sinclair Jr & Co Agricultural Implements Baltimore MD, blue oval for Wendell House Cleveland OH, and blue shield for Oswego Starch Factory Oswego NY, Very Fine.
UPSS
$750.
Estimate $250 - 350.
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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2046 |
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 [Music] Chicago IL, J. Bauer Co Musical Instruments, 3¢ (65) tied by fancy cancel with Chicago IL c.d.s. on sepia allover illustrated ad cover, addressed to Medota IL, a beauty not to be missed, Very Fine,
2013 PF certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2047 |
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 [Nursery] Madison WI, Lake Side Nursery, 3¢ (65) cancelled by target and Madison WI c.d.s., on illustrated ad cover addressed to Alton IL; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, 2013 PF certificate.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2048 |
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 [Nursery] New York City, George G Sheppard Horticulturists, 3¢ (11) tied by New York c.d.s. on cover with advertising label added, cameo ad on backflap, addressed to New Orleans LA; part of backflap and
cameo ad faulty, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2049 |
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 [Patent Medicine] Hillsboro OH, Dr. Quinn's, 3¢ (207) tied by target cancel with Hillsboro OH c.d.s., on multicolored illustrated ad cover, addressed to Circleville OH, Very Fine, 2002 PF certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2050 |
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 [Patent Medicine] Mohawk NY, Cunningham Brothers, pair 3¢ & 5¢ (184, 185) tied by fancy cancels, with Mohawk NY c.d.s., on elaborate illustrated cover, addressed to Roxbury MA, Very Fine, 2013 PF
certificate.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
