Lot 946
(Toys & Games) A.W. Houchin "The Honest Race.", Brooklyn, N.Y. Illustrated design showing Mechanical Horse Racing Toy, on peach cover franked with 1890, 1¢ dull blue tied by oval handstamp; stamp with minor gum soak, Very Fine.Scott No. 219 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $160
Lot 947
(Toys & Games) B.C. Dickinson & Son, Manufacturers of Military Toy Drums. East Granville, Mass. Illustrated ad design on fresh cover showing Drum & Eagle, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by target handstamps, matching Westfield, Ms. cds; cover reduced at right, Very Fine.Scott No. 65 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $100
Lot 948
(Toys & Games) Henry B. Stockwell, Inventor and Manufacturer of the Celebrated Repeating Percussion Goods…toy Pistol. Illustrated design on cover showing Lighters & Toy Firearms, franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by New York duplex postmark; minor cover edge flaws, Very Fine.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $100
Lot 949
(Toys & Games) Ives Mfg. Company, Iron and Mechanical Toys. Dark blue illustrated design on cover showing Two-Horse Cannon Carriage Toy, franked with 1¢ green, pair tied by 1899 Bridgeport, Conn. flag machine cancel, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $65
Lot 950
(Toys & Games) Jacobs Very Best Lug Strap. Illustrated on reverse of 2¢ red entire showing Lug Strap Toy Car, canceled by 1920 Danielson, Conn. duplex postmark, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $125
Lot 951
(Toys & Games) Stirn & Lyon, Toys - Dolls - Games. Illustrated ad on 1886, 1¢ postal card showing Santa Claus with Tree, canceled by 1891 New York, N.Y. duplex postmark, Very Fine.Scott No. UX9 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $500
Lot 952
(Toys & Games) Waverly Toy Works, C.M. Crandel Proprietor. Multicolored ad design showing "Pigs in Clover" Ball-in-a-Maze Puzzle, on cover franked with 2¢ carmine tied by 1898 Waverley, N.Y. duplex postmark; slight cover edge toning, still Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
In early 1889 Charles Crandall invented a new game that swept the country simply called "Pigs in Clover". This was among the first or at least the most popular ball-in-a-maze puzzle in America.
Realized: $250
Lot 953
(Trains & Railcars) Caskey & Keally, Commission Merchants. Illustrated ad design on cover showing Locomotive with Advertising Boxcars, franked with 1881, 1¢ gray blue tied by Pittsburgh, Pa. oval handstamp, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $85
Lot 954
(Trains & Railcars) Massasoit Mf'g Co., Cotton Waste. Advertising corner card flanked by illustrations showing Train, Ship, Coach & Factory; on cover franked with 2¢ green tied by 1886 Philadelphia, Pa. duplex postmark, Very Fine.Scott No. 213 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $70
Lot 955
(Trains & Railcars) R. Allaband, Commission Merchant. Illustrated design showing Locomotive, on cover franked with 1890, 1¢ dull blue tied by 1894 Philadelphia, Pa. machine postmark; some light cover toning, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 219 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $50