Lot
872 
(Scales) E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. Illustrated corner card on cover showing Justice and Standard Scale in Frame, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by target handstamp, matching St. Johnsbury, Vt. cds alongside; barest cover reduction at right, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $75
Lot
873
(Scales) E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. Illustrated corner card on cover to England showing Justice and Standard Scale in Frame, franked with 1861, 24¢ lilac tied by St. Johnsbury, Vt. cds and target duplex, red Boston transit and 1865 London entry cds's, Very Fine. Scott No. 78 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot
874
(Scales) The Howe Scale Co. Illustrated ad design on cover showing Lady on Howe Scale, franked with 1890, 2¢ carmine (s.e. at left) tied by 1893 San Francisco, Cal. duplex postmark, reverse with illustrated Scales and Two-Wheel Lift; cover tears at top from opening, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $160
Lot
875
(Scales) U.S. Buffalo Scale Co. Illustrated pioneer postcard showing Ambiguous Potato Head Portrait (turned 90 degrees to the left shows a sleeping puppy), franked with cork canceled 1881, 1¢ gray blue, ad text on reverse, Very Fine. Scott No. 206 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $1,300
Lot
876
Scales Advertising Covers. Balance of 33 illustrated ad covers, 1850-1890's; an array of products and companies including North Brothers Mfg. Co. U.S. Dial Scale - Philadelphia, Pa., Fairbanks Co. (2 different), Osgood & Co. - Binghampton, N.Y. (2 different), 1850's Howe's Improved Standard Scales - Brandon, Vt., etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $325
Lot
877
(Schools) Farmville Female Seminary. Lovely allover shaded advertising cover for female college, franked with 3¢ dull red, type III, neat well struck Farmville, Va. 1859 cds, pristine condition, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 26 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $375
Lot
878
(Ships & Boats) Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co. Gray brown allover illustrated ad design showing Steamboat, Philadelphia, Pa. cds and cork duplex; stamp replaced, Very Fine appearance. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $50
Lot
879
(Ships & Boats) Empire Transportation Co. Blue illustrated design on reverse of hotel corner card cover showing Map of Alaska and listing of Ocean & River Fleets at left, franked with 2¢ carmine (s.e. at top) tied by 1899 Seattle, Wash. flag machine postmark, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $115
Lot
880
(Ships & Boats) North German Lloyd Steamship Company. 3 illustrated covers showing Steamships; 1884 & 1894 usages from New York City and 1900 use from Philadelphia, Pa.; few small flaws, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
881
Ships & Boats Advertising Covers. Balance of 102 illustrated ad covers, 1850-1890's; an array of vessels and companies including Pitt & Scott Ltd. Foreign Freight & Express Forwarders - Boston, Mass., People's Line Steamers - N.Y.C., Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co. - Rhinecliffe, N.Y., Joy Lumber Line - St. Louis, Mo. showing River Steamboat, cruises with Excursions to Europe By Steamship "City of Rome" (1895 & 1897 covers), canoes, dredges with Carkin, Stickney & Cram - Detroit, Mich., Petersburg, Norfolk & James River Steamboat Line - Norfolk, Va. (2 different), R.W. Birnie & Son Sail Maker - Wilmington, Del. (2 different), European Steamship Office - Atlanta, Ga., Hamburg American Packet Co. (2 different), E.S. Randall's Potomac River Line - Washington D.C., Lewis H. Raymond Metallic Life Boats - Brooklyn, N.Y., Hart Steamship Co. - Philadelphia, Pa. multicolored Ship Flag, yachet, etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $1,600