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

Maine thru New York & Boston
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1204 c ImageMaine Telegraphs. Collection of 25 covers, many with original telegrams, nice Maine Telegraph Co. embossed design with No. 11A from Boston, several others from this company with letterhead designs incl. one in red sent through the mails from Bangor with red due 5 handstamp, Kennebec Telegraph Hallowell Co. printed design, six other Kennebec handstamped covers, also Bangor & Castine Telegraph and Bangor, Bucksport and Castine Telegraph printed designs, several of the covers offered here are illustrated in 1993 ASCC, typical flaws, overall Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1205 c ImageMidwestern Telegraph Companies. Group of nine covers and five telegrams, five Wisconsin incl. clear strike of blue "Wisconsin State Telegraph" oval handstamp on cover to local addressee, manuscript "96c", couple small nicks and short fold split, otherwise Fine and rare, unlisted in ASCC, ex Hahn, other Wisconsin covers with printed letterhead, also Electro-Magnetic from Indiana with 3c 1851 issue, Kanawha & Gallipolis Telegraph blind embossed (perhaps Cincinnati), couple others, some flaws incl. one missing stamp, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $275.00
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1206   ImageMorse & Bain Telegraph Line. Red embossed corner card from this side line of the New York, Albany & Buffalo line, sent through the mails with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by "Oswego N. York Apr. 12" circular datestamp to Watertown N.Y., tiny corner nicks at left, Very Fine, a scarce example of this design used with the 3c 1851 issue, ASCC No. 164, rarity 6 (without a stamp) (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
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1207 c ImageMorse & Bain Telegraph Line. Seven covers and 12 telegrams, each of the covers with colored embossed corner card in blue or red (ASCC No. 164, rarity 6), one blue with some wear and one red with soiling, Fine-Very Fine group of these attractive telegraph covers, from a side line of the New York, Albany & Buffalo line (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
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1208 c ImageMorse's N.O. & O. Telegraph Co. Marietta, Ohio. Three-line black on yellow label with smaller "Morse's", on buff cover with original Oct. 31, 1850 telegram form, file fold thru label, otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare example of this label from the New Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Company, ASCC No. 207, rarity 9, illustrated on page 207 (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
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1209 c ImageMorse's N.O. & O. Telegraph Co. Marietta, Ohio. Three-line black on yellow label with larger "Morse's" than the ASCC listing example, on brown cover with original Jul. 8, 1850 telegram form, cover with staining, label with light bends but still Very Fine, extremely rare example of this label from the New Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Company, ASCC No. 207 var., rarity 9 (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
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1210 c ImageMorse's Magnetic, Morse's American Telegraph, St. Louis & New Orleans Telegraph Company. Two covers, first imprint with Clarksville Tenn. address and pointing hand, entered mails with "Clarksville Te. Dec. 31" circular datestamp and "5" due handstamp on brown pre-1851 cover to Memphis, Very Fine and scarce, ASCC No. 218, illustrated on page 110, second with fancy embossed eagle design around central red "Morse American Telegraph Shaffner Lines, Nashville" oval, outer design albino, on cover addressed locally with original May 21, 1852 telegram, overall staining but still Fine appearing and exceptional design, undoubtedly rare, unlisted in ASCC (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
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1211 c ImageNational Telegraph. Binder of 27 covers plus many telegrams, range of designs and lines incl. Pennsylvania, New York & Philadelphia, New Orleans & Ohio, many albino embossed incl. one sent through the mails with 3c No. 11A, several of the striking lightning bolt designs (ASCC No. 117), others, Fine-Very Fine group (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
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1212 c ImageNew England Telegraphs. Group of 11 covers accompanied by original telegrams, nice range of companies and designs, Connecticut incl. Wilson's Conversational, Connecticut River, Smiths Basin, Waterbury & New Haven embossed design, Massachusetts incl. Cape Cod, Electric Telegraph Lines, International Ocean Telegraph Co. to Mass., Rhode Island incl. Providence and Pascoag, more than one of some, typical flaws, Fine-Very Fine group (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
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1213 c ImageNew Orleans & Ohio Telegraph Company (Morse's Line). 12 covers and 18 original telegrams, many matched with their covers, nice range of designs as shown in 1993 ASCC, rarest item is "Morse's N.O. & O. Telegraph Co. Marietta Ohio" yellow label (ASCC No. 207, rarity 9), affixed to badly acidified cover to Marietta with original telegram, the label has some pen marks in border but is otherwise Very Fine, others with rarity ratings of 5-6, incl. blue embossed, albino embossed, printed, telegrams with wide variety of designs as well, some flaws or staining, Fine-Very Fine or appear so (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $800.00
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1214 c ImageMorse's American Telegraph, N. York, & Western Line (New York, Albany and Buffalo Telegraph Company). Imprint on buff cover to New York City, 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), light pre-use creases, tied by "Minneapolis M.T. Jun. 16" territorial circular datestamp, slight soiling, Fine and attractive telegraph cover used from Minnesota Territory, which existed only from 1849 to 1858, ASCC No. 155 var. (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
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