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U.S. Postal History: Advertising & Illustrated Covers by Subject (H-L)

Lots 867-876 Lots 877-884

Lot 867    

(Hardware) Gasten, Dickson & Co. Black illustrated design of Lock on orange cover franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied by blue "Cincinnati, O." double circle postmark & grid, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $90

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Lot 868    

(Home Products) Brown's Telegraphic Burglar's House Alarm. Printed corner card on orange 1859 cover franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (trimmed perfs at right) tied by "Lowell, Ms." cds, light cover bend & flap torn, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $35

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Lot 869    

(Home Products) Finkle & Lyon Sewing Machine Co. Attractive illustrated design on cover showing Mother & Children with Sewing Machine franked with 1857 3¢ dull red tied by grid & New York cds, small part of flap missing, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $45

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Lot 870    

(Home Products) Isaac W. Decker, Household Furnishing Goods. Two covers with fancy printed corner card from the same correspondence on perforated Patent Lettersheets (one in white & one on buff) with colorless embossed imprint of manufacturer "Murphy's Improved Letter-Envelope, Patented June 2, 1863", addressed to Providence with "North Adams, Mass." double circle postmarks, adhesives cancelled by two different fancy geometric cancels, one adhesive with natural s.e., Very Fine, a scarce & unusual pair.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $115

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Lot 871    

(Home Products) Rising Sun Stove Polish. Illustrated ad cover to Ohio, franked with 1867, 3¢ red, F. grill canceled by fancy geometric and tied by "Canton, Miss., Aug 21" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 94    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $100

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Lot 872    

(Home Products) S. Sternau & Co. All-over multicolor advertising design for "Koholia" (Lamp Fuel) on front & back, reverse showing Lamp & two Devils, cover franked with 2¢ regular issue (corner defect) tied by "Brooklyn, NY" machine cancel, Very Fine, a scarce design.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $75

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Lot 873    

(Home Products) White Mountain Refrigerators. Wonderful multicolor illustrated design showing "Hot Air Balloon Carrying Refrigerator & Snow Covered Mountains" on 1910 cover franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by "Nashua, N.H." flag cancel, reverse with lovely all over multicolor design, flap missing, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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Lot 874    

(Home Products) Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine. Red brown illustrated design showing "Woman & Sewing Machine" on 1861cover franked with 1857 3¢ dull red tied by "New York" duplex cancel, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $45

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Lot 875    

(Horses) Dodge, Stevenson & Co mower. Lovely fresh design in red showing mower and pair of horses, clean cover with 3¢ rose (straight edge) tied by blue Auburn, N.Y. cds; letterhead contents repeats the illustration, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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Lot 876    

(Hotel) Hotel covers. Six ad covers; with #11 fancy Barnum's Saint Louis Hotel corner card cover and four illustrated including #26 with embossed American House corner card, few minor cover flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $250 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lots 867-876 Lots 877-884

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