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U.S. Postal History continued...

Civil War Postal History including Patriotics continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2359 65 imageLion stalking a mouse with verse below (Scott 65), from Proverbs "The slothful man saith, There is a Lion in the way.", single, tied by bold target cancel on patriotic cover; double circle Mechanicsburg PA Jun 23 1862 postmark at bottom center, addresed to Princeton NJ; cover without backflap, stamp and cover with edge faults, a Fine cover.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2360   imageCanons, Globes, Shaking Hands and others, selection of 21 covers mounted on index cards; Three with canons, three with globes, one with shaking hands, four with patriotic embossment and piping on reverse, two with piping only, one with flag inside star, two with True to the Union imprint, one shield inside star, one eagle and shield, one Magnus scene with stamp cutoff cover and replaced, one multicolored Magnus type with fake address and an added stamp, and one magnus Fox fake; four franked with 3¢ dull red (Scott 26), eight franked with 3¢ rose (Scott 65) and one stampless; ten used from NH, one each from Washington DC and Old Point Comfort VA; few stamp/cover flaws otherwise, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction
2361 65 imageParallelogram (Scott 65), backflap with red patriotic piping, single, tied by Nashville Ten Nov 12 duplex cancel, addressed to Ashland Ohio; cover with small flaws otherwise, Fine, unusual.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
2362   imageVerse "Departed Youth", small 1863 (Feb. 23) cover with cachet similar to Bischel #4868 (Walcott Unlisted), franked by #65 tied by blue "Martinsburgh/23/Feb/1863/VA" double-ring c.d.s.; mailed Martinsburgh, VA, to Annapolis, OH, Very Fine.
Bischel unlisted. Walcott unlisted.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2363 WV11-WV13 image1864, Philadelphia Great Central Fair, 10¢, 20¢ & 30¢ complete (Scott WV11-WV13), all three values on a single legal size (approximately 10" x 4") cover, the 10¢ & 20¢ tied by one of two strikes "Great Central Fair June 11, 1864" c.d.s.; addressed to "Miss Mary C. Gray, Central Fair", Very Fine.
Scott $9,500.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500

Since the stamps had no franking value, covers were delivered to, or handed back to, Fair visitors. This is beleived to be one of only four covers bearing the complete set . (Image) 		Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2364   imageSanitary Commission and U.S. Christian Commission, 7 covers, three each with Sanitary Commission and Christian Commission and one U.S.A. Med. Department; each with different inscription; all with Washington DC town markings; four covers franked with 3¢ rose (Scott 65), one with 3¢ dull red (Scott 26), one with Free Frank of. H. Rice, M.C. and one stampless soldier's letter; two with cover flaws from opening, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
Valentine Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2365   imageEmbossed Valentine & cover to Hopkinton NH, embossed cover with manuscript "Paid" addressed to Hopkinton, with highly embossed valentine with two line poem and hand colored scene, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
2366   imageGroup of five embossed Valentine covers, 1.) 1851 1¢ blue type II with two large margins tied by faint blue Feb 14 Pen Yan, N.Y. c.d.s.; 2.) 1857 1¢ blue type V tied by illegible red c.d.s.; 3.) 1857 3¢ dull red type III with pen cancel and red Feb 14 Athol, Mass. c.d.s.; 4.) 1861 3¢ rose with grid cancel and Dec 28 West Cambridge, Mass. c.d.s. (probably not a Valentine); and 5.) 1867 2¢ black F. Grill tied by grid with light Feb 15 "New York City/ Received" c.d.s.; stamps average, covers Fine-Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $500-750
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2367   imageCover with elaborate Valentine, 3¢ (11) tied by Nashua NH c.d.s. on cover addressed to Hill NH, while the cover is plain the valentine is a beauty with yellow and gold front opening to a hand colored Cupid with a love poem, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2368   imageEmbossed cover with lacy Valentine, 3¢ (65) tied by "Ashuelot NH" c.d.s. on large embossed cover, addressed to Winchester NH, with a gorgeous multicolored valentine with loads of lace and a gold embossed card, a true beauty, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2369   imageBlackjack on Valentine cover, 2¢ cancelled by target with "Manchester NH" c.d.s. addressed to Manchester, for drop rate, with lacy embossed valentine, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
Misc. Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2370   imageEphemera, mostly 19th century, useful ephemera group that includes 1878 Mrs. Winslow's Receipt Book, prints, mounted Indian Arrow collection, WWII Parliament & green Lucky Strike cigarette packs unopened, WWII photo of mass graves, King's Views of New York, Tacoma WA tourist magazine, Picture Charts of Britain at War, 189 Safe Cure Almanac, 1842 composition book, c1880 composition book, 1951 Focus magazine, Wanted poster for John Dillinger, 1819 composition book, various Almanacs, original charcoal sketch, original painting, a treasure trove for the intrepid dealer, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
2371   image1840's, correspondence of General Hutchins Bath NH, 14 letter business correspondence concerning sale of lumber, and banking matters, a peek into the business world of the U.S. in the 1840's, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
2372   image1853, poem written by Henry W. Longfellow, 17 line poem, written to Miss Virginia Erwin, with cover with 1¢ (24) tied by blue Painted Posy NY c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2373   image1868, patent envelopes & tag, Samuel Carusi's patent 73,296 dated January 14 1868, impressive group of 6 covers and original Patent Office tag, with photocopy of printed Patent Office description of envelope usages, rare, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
2374   image1892, New Mexico Dead Letter Office, 2¢ (220) tied by 1892 Knoxville IL c.d.s., addressed to Spring Valley NM, manuscript "Not Found", purple "No Such Office in State", forwarded to Washington DC dead letter office, black triangle "Dead Letter Office", double triangular "Deficiency in address supplied", forwarded city in red on obverse, post office seal OXA3A applied, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2375   image1898-1965, patriotic covers collection, mounted collection in 3-ring binder of over 40 covers, mostly Spanish-American War covers, but includes 6 WWI, 3 WWII covers, and one Vietnam War. Seven covers bear Trans-Mississippi stamps, Spanish-American designs include General Shafter, Richard Pearson Hobson, six covers with US and Cuban flags, eight with US flag only, one with Lady Liberty and USS Maine, six with all-over US flag design, one with Canadian and US flags, one Chicamauga Battlefield/Camp Thomas, one caricature with Uncle Sam, and two with Eagles; WWI covers include five with US flag, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2376   image1908, Collision between Panama Boat Finance & White Star Freighter Georgic, cover with Nov 17 1908 machine cancel, addressed to Valparaiso Chile, with label from "Post Office New York N.Y./Inquiry Department" stating this piece of mail was recovered from the Steamer Finance which was sunk through collision with Steamer Georgic; edge faults and ink burn on label, Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350

Captain with Drawn Revolver Saving the Boats for Women and Children---Drowned Include 3 Passengers. Coming slowly into port through the thick fog about 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning the big White Star freighter Georgic, from Liverpool, ran down and sank the Panama Railroad Company's steamer Finance, outward bound for Cristobal, in the Canal Zone.

The vessels came together in the main ship channel, about three miles
east of the Sandy Hook Lightship. Fifteen minutes after the bow of the
Georgic had torn a great hole in the side of the Panama steamer she was
lying on the bottom of the channel, with only a part of her bridge,
smokestack, and masts showing above water. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
2377   image1919 (June 6), U.S. Postal Agency Siberia cover, addressed to Roessler in East Orange, NJ, 3¢ (#537) tied by U.S. Postal Agency Siberia duplex, with oval Base Censor hand stamp at lower left, on Roessler business reply envelope, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2378 692-696, 698, 700-70 image1931, regular issue first day covers (Scott 692-696, 698, 700-701), eight first day covers mounted on pages, uncacheted, all mailed to same address, exceptional group, Very Fine.
Scott $1,520.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $400-600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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