Lot
956 
(Trains & Railcars) Smedley's Rail Road Oils. Illustrated ad design on cover showing Locomotive Scene, franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by Madison, Wis. cds; minor cover edge wear, still Very Fine. Scott No. 26 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $260
Lot
957
Trunk & Bag Advertising Covers. Balance of 28 ad covers mostly illustrated, 1880-1890's; an array of designs and companies including Columbus Trunk & Hand Luggage Company - Columbus, O., Topeka Trunk Factory - Topeka, Kan., M.M. Secor Trunk Co, Racine, Wis. (2 different), A. Hahn & Co. Traveling Bags - N.Y.C. (3 different)., etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $250
Lot
958
Typewriter Advertising Covers. Balance of 31 illustrated ad covers, 1880-1900's; the array of products and companies including International Typewriting Co. - Boston, Mass., Hammond Type Writer Co. (4 different), Blickensderfer Typewriter (2 different), The Franklin Typewriter (3 different), etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
959
Miscellaneous Advertising Cover Balance. Of approximately 490 ad covers mostly illustrated, 1850-1900's; mix of various products, services, organizations, logos, companies, etc., includes Animal Trap Co. - Abingdon, Ill. showing Mouse Trap, Geo. P. Harris & Bro, Copper and Brass Works - Chicago, Ill. showing Fruit Still, Richardson & De Long Cupid Hair Pins - Philadelphia, Pa. multicolored showing Hair Pin Envelopes, Record Mf'g Co. - Conneaut, O. (2 similar with one multicolored showing Sealed Tin), 1860's Downs & Co's - Seneca Falls, N.Y. showing Water Pump and Hose, Hall Husking Glove Co. - Chicago, Ill. showing Husking Gloves, Egyptian Lacquer Mf'g Co. - N.Y.C. multicolored showing Turkish Flag, A.C. Kennett Spool Manufacturer - Conway, N.H. showing Spools, Underwood & Underwood - N.Y.C. showing Stereoscope, Order United American Mechanics - Pittsburgh, Pa. multicolored showing School House, section of bookseller and book related with John Campbell Bookseller - Philadelphia, Pa corner card cover franked with 2¢ Blackjack, Hollowbush & Carey Booksellers red allover design showing Book Press, etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $5,000
Lot
960
Retail Products Advertising Cover Balance. Of 156 ad covers mostly illustrated, 1860-1890's; mix of various products and companies including barrels with Oak Pail Manufacturing Co. - Belmont, N.Y., baskets & crates with The Briggs Basket - Sidney, O., sprinklers, silver spoons with The Gen. Putnam Spoon - Putnam, Conn., lightning rods, tape & braid, shaving products with Gem Safety Razor - N.Y.C., statuary with Rudolf Frank Berlin Terra Cotta Statuary - N.Y.C., wallpaper with 1850's Wm. S. Shaffer Dealer in Wallpaper cameo ad, grates, oil cloth, ice with Grand Rapids Ice and Coal Co. - Grand Rapids, Mich., road machine, stove polish, paste & glue with 1860-90's Union Paste & Sizing Co. - Boston, Mass. (3 different), Major's Cement - N.Y.C., mirrors, cash carriers, Dennison tags, picture frames, badges with National Badge Co. - N.Y.C., etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.