Sale 71: The Sescal Sale

Lot 2853    

Kansas Postal History, 1860-1900's, accumulation of more than 640+ covers, stationery and cards, in 6 binders, representing A-Z of Kansas counties and towns, the majority DPOs; a wide variety of usages, frankings, cancellations with manuscripts, townmarks, nice fancy, registered, many good corners, few advertising, patriotic, few scarce; majority identified by city and county, includes a selection of RPOs with interesting corners and cancels; condition for the most part is quite good with the occasional tired cover, quite an impressive holding, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2854

(Pennsylvania) Chester County Pa, CDVs - Carte'-De-Vistes, 1864-1866, exhibit collection of 24 CDVs (one post 1866) bearing Revenues R10, 11, 13, 15, or 18 from West Chester, PA, primarily from photographers T.W. Taylor, E. Woodward and 3 others, includes one mailing cover T.W. Taylor franked by 113 tied by fancy cancel with West Chester pmk (damaged);interesting collection nicely written-up, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 2855    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, #26 on Cover, 1850's, selection of 39 Chester County covers all bearing Scott 26 with town manuscript (26) and cancels (13); with manuscripts 1858 double rate on Nesbitt to Westchester, early usage 1854 Willistown Inn to Harmonsburgh, Sudsburyville, Jennersville, Wallace, Londonberry etc; postmarks 1855c Gum Tree, 1856 Hamorton, 1855 Ercildoun; some with descriptions, please inspect.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2856    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, #65 on Cover, 1860's, selection of 45 Chester County covers all bearing Scott 65 with almost even match of manuscript and town cancels; includes manuscripts 1863 Pickering to Oxford, 1864 Schuykill to Pottstown, 1864 Embreeville to Washington D.C. addressed to Capt. Wellington H. Ent, nice Setzlers Store (Parker Ford P.O.) double circle to Shannonville, few fancy cancels, corners etc; some with descriptions, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2857    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Bank Notes on Cover, 1880's, nice collection of approximately 220 covers with diverse town cancels; includes Scott 114 (15), 2¢ banknotes (52), 3¢ banknotes (69), 2¢ small banknotes (40), 1¢ Franklin-2¢ shields (26),various registered (17); nice variety including corners, advertising, mourning, cards, fancy cancels, many hard to find towns etc; all in holders and many described, must be viewed to appreciate, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2858    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Doane Cancels, collection of more than 85 cards/covers, various franking, identified and grouped by Doane type and number; includes Type 1 cancels from Collamer, Embreeville, Lenover, Russelville,Wawaset; very nice material, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2859    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Postal History 1813-1863, wonderful study exhibit of around 90 stampless covers with a concentration on manuscript town markings, "Free & "Paid" manuscript and strikes, routes and rates. Highlights include manuscript Paid 10 rate on 1813 cover to Philadelphia, 1816 Marshallton manuscript 10 cent rate to Harrisburg, 1828 Kimberton double circle postmark with Quaker date at 10 cent rate to Bucks County, Paid 3, 18mm circle with Valley Forge circle town pmk to Chester County listed as "Only known to date stampless with circle date" and quite a few more listed as "earlier than" etc.; an impressive offering mounted and described on exhibition pages, please inspect.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2860    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Postal Stationery, 1861-1900's, nice holding of 40 Chester County stationery with manuscript, town cancels and some officials, includes 1861 Frazer, PA to Orange, N.J., 1876 Leopard manuscript signed by P.M., 1864c Fremont manuscript to Iowa, Thorndale Iron Works with pen cancel to Lancaster, town cancels such as Roberts, Fricks Lock, Lewisville, Pawling; Nantheal Village; nice grouping all in holders, some with descriptions, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2861    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Postal Cards 1870-1900's, group of 44 Chester County post cards and reply cards with manuscript, town cancels some scarce, includes 1870s Schuykill manuscript to Camden, 1881 clean strike of Swan P.O. circle town to Philadelphia, 1895 UX6 Whitford, PA with forwarded to agent cachet to Paris, harder to find cancels, Nantmeal Village, Paoli, Wyebrooke, and Shenkel; all in holders, some with descriptions, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2862    

(Pennsylvania) Chester County, Pa, Postal History, 1880-1940's, very nice collection of more 60 covers with diverse usage and town cancels; Advertising, corners, mourning, Bureau, Columbian 1¢ & 2¢ usages, some very nice ovals, etc; all in holders, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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