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Lot 34 |
[Home Products] Varnishes, lovely multicolor design on a clean and neat 1904 cover, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $36 |
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Lot 35 |
[Hotel] Ebbitt House, Army & Navy, Washington, D.C., lovely illustration on a cover franked with 2¢ (279B) tied by a Collection & Distribution Wagon cancel; the "White Wagon" mail program was set in motion on October 1, 1896 and its purposed was to keep the mail moving in New York city and Washington D.C. as both cities were exploding with new development to accommodate the ever expanding influx of people to these cities; the wagons were designed to pick u and deliver mail as they moved the streets; however, due to several reasons the service ended in 1900 just fours years later; this is a lovely example of mail which was processed on a white wagon! tears on the left side not affecting the cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 36 |
[Machinery] Bird's Patent Coal Elevator, interesting design on a 1¢ Bank Note drop rate cover from New Jersey, Fine to Very Fine, anyone need their coal elevated? Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 37 |
[Manufacturer] Auburn Paper Bag Manufg. Co., with 1863, 2¢ black (71) tied by a beautifully struck town cancel and a light struck black grid cancel allowing the design to show through; a lovely advertising cover, Very Fine. Scott $75. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 38 |
[Medical] B.B. & J. Haggerty, Druggists Glassware, superb green advertising cameo on a lovely 1862 cover, with New York duplex cancel tying a 3¢ rose (65), Very Fine, great eye appeal. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 39 |
[Printing & Publishing] The Tuttle Company, Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, Publishers, gorgeous all over advertising cover franked with 2¢ (279Bg) fitted neatly in its "stamp collar" and tied by a perfect machine cancel of the waving flag; frame lines bordering all 4 margins are visible on this; great eye appeal that just doesn't get any better! Very Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 40 |
[Publication] Scientific American, lovely all over illustrated advertisement on cover from New York; interesting fact is the "Scientific American" is still publishing magazines today, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 41 |
[Science] American Association for the Advancement of Science, a nice 1874 cover franked with 3¢ Bank Note (158), addressed to William S. Vaux / Philadelphia, PA with a nice "Due 3" in a circle; a great cover from one scientist to another, Fine to Very Fine, Putnam was one of the earlliest anthropologists in the US and Vaux a notable mineralogist. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold | |
Lot 42 |
[Tobacco] Cigar and Wine, 5 lovely covers, one with an interesting blue cigar label (going to Germany), also an interesting stamp collar; all imaged on our website, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $70 |
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Lot 43 |
[Wagons] Parsons "Low-Down" Wagon Co, lovely design on a c. 1890 cover, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold | |
Lot 44 |
Advertising covers, group of 46 unique covers, featuring machinery (bone cutter), dry goods, produce, asbestos material, musical instruments, household appliances, one for "the prevention of cruelty to children", silver, iron and jewlery to mention a few; a comprehensive lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $350 |
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Lot 45 |
Advertising covers, group of 21, mainly late 19th century, with a nice variety including food, hotels, photography, booksellers, "Birds of North America" and more, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $120 |
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Lot 46 |
Advertising covers, neat small group, 1896-1914, 6 in total featuring photography, expositions, tourism and jewelry, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $38 |
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Lot 47 |
1893 Columbian Exposition, Goldsmith postal cards, EX18 (World's Fair station cancel), EX23 (Mrs. Potter Palmer with/ name), EX46 Fine Arts Building, each postally used. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
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