Lot
1679 
(Buildings) Z. Locke / Phoenix Alcohol Works, stunning all over advertising design in rose and blue on cover showing the Alcohol and Grain Works Buildings with Street Scene with several Horse Drawn Carriages, franked with 1857 3¢ with Philadelphia octagon postmark alongside, Very Fine, a gorgeous cover. Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $260
Lot
1680
(Carriage) Birch Carriages & Harness, red illustrated ad design on legal size cover to New York, with inset for 1890 2¢ Washington stamp with portrait set upon torso of carriage driver, tied by Burlington, N.J. duplex postmark; few small opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine and quite unusual. Scott No. 220 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1681
(Cigars) The American Tobacco Co., "Premios, The Great 5¢ Cigar", embossed gold leaf multicolor advertising legal-size cover from W.R. Irby Cigar & Tobacco Co., New Orleans La. to Shreveport La. bearing two 1¢ Bureau (279) singles tied by "New Orleans La. May 24 1901" machine cancel; reduced slightly at right; small edge tear at left, Very Fine and rare design. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
1682
(Guns) Buffalo Bill Gun, "Best Toy Gun Made", illustrated ad on yellow Wilson Brother's Toy Co., New York ad cover bearing 2¢ red brown (210) tied by "New-York Jun 7 '87" duplex to Claryville N.Y.; barely reduced at right, Very Fine and rare ad design. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $260
Lot
1683
(Guns) DuPont Smokeless, multicolor design showing Sailors Loading Naval Gun on 1906 cover bearing 1903 2¢ tied by Sacramento, Cal. machine cancel to East Auburn Cal., reverse with multicolor design showing Moose, Duck, Quail and Grouse; original Kimball-Upson Nov. 21st letterhead enclosure accompanies along with Markham "The King Air Rifle" trade card; cover with minor opening tear and slight toning, F.-V.F., one of the most stunning gun advertising designs. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot
1684
(Medical) Seabury & Johnson, multicolored all-over illustrated design showing Factory View and Benson Plaster Products on cover bearing with 1898, 2¢ carmine tied by "New York, N.Y. Jul 19 '00" machine postmark, reverse with multicolored illustrated Benson Plaster Facsimile; cover slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
1685
(Restaurants) Numsen & Whitney's Restaurant, three covers, all with different designs, two showing Elves and Chrubs serving food and last with Sea Turtle with inscription Numsen & Whitney, Ladies' Dining & Lunch Rooms, all franked with 3¢ bd tied by blue Cleveland cds, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1686
(Stamp Dealers) Bogert & Durbin Co. / Foreign Stamps & Stamp Albums, blue printed corner card showing Company Building in Philadelphia, franked with Bank Note 4¢ blue green strip of 4 on registered cover to Maine, some edge wear & tears, Fine and attractive. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $90
Lot
1687
(Telegraph) House's Printing Telegraph, illustrated ad design showing Telegraph Machine, franked with 1852, 3¢ dull red tied by "Washington, D.C., Jul 2" cds; minor cover edge tone spots, Very Fine. Scott No. 11 Estimate $300 - 400.
House's Type Printing Telegraph of 1849 was Royal Earl House's second and much improved type-printing instrument and was widely used on lines on America's east coast from 1850. House's telegraph devices, which also had piano style keyboards, were very popular in France, where there were likely many more piano and harpsichord players than telegraphers.
Lot
1688
(Temperance) Intemperance Is the Bane of Society, allover illustrated propaganda design with Geo. D. Jewett - Hartford, Ct. imprint at right, on fresh cover to Litchfield, Conn., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Annapolis, Md., Feb 3, 1862" cds; small cover reduction at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400.