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General Postal History

Lots 2888-2897 Lots 2898-2907 Lots 2908-2915

Lot 2898    

3¢ Orange Brown, Types I & II, Cover Balance, group of 55 covers, all are plated single frankings except for one pair, range of towns including Quincy Ill., Lynchburgh Va., Norwich Ct., Rockton N.Y., Hanover N.H., Bordentown N.J., Troy N.Y., New York N.Y., Cleveland Oh., Saint Louis Mo., Wilkes Barre Pa., Bangor Me., Warner N.H., Walpole N.H., Houma La., etc., some color cds including red and blue, F.-V.F., Catalog value is over $11,550.
Scott No. 10/10A    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2899    

U.S. Postal Rates 1851-1863 Cover Balance, 18 items, mostly transatlantic with good destinations and frankings; includes 1859 Folsom City, Cal. wrapper to Vergennes Vt., 1853 Rough and Ready, Cal. to east coast, 1851 Halifax, Nova Scotia wrapper usage, 1853 U.S. Express Mail, New York usage to Nova Scotia, 1858 San Francisco, Cal. to Chile with #35 x4, 1862 New York N.Y. to Jamaica bearing #63 x2 + 65 x6, 1860 Cincinnati Oh. to Belgium bearing #26+37, 1861 Clifton Ill. to Belgium bearing #24+35 x2, 1857 Lancaster Pa. to France with #11A+17, 1858 New Orleans La. to France circular rate with #24 pair, 1861 Chicago Ill. to Germany with #26+36, etc., includes a couple additional reference items; condition varies with many nice and interesting usages.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2900    

Patriotic Cover Group, approximately 60 mint covers; general range of designs including Gates "Star of Destiny" eagle, flag and shield design, caricatures, Loyal States, many eagle and solider designs, etc.; nice fresh entires throughout.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2901    

Correspondence New Hampshire to Missouri, 1860's, group of 16 various covers, most with 1851-61 3¢ issues, some Free Franks, from Langdon, NH to various counties in Missouri.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 2902    

Cover Group, of approximately 28 items; including Banknote usage to China (faulty), #63 single and strip usages, Port Townsend, Wash. kicking mule cover, etc.; condition mixed.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2903    

Postal History Balance, 1880-1900's, more than 400 covers including strong advertising (150+) with illustrated including. Burpee, S.D. Woodruff Seed Growers, quite a few All Overs including "His Master's Voice", Davis Buggies, multi-colored White Mountain Refrigerators, Buffalo Forge Company and a pretty Columbia Axe cover, diverse selection of corner cards including Hardware, Fencing, Insurance Hotel, Farming, and Liquor to name a few. Couple of nice foreign usages, some fancy cancels and a few political covers; a very nice selection in better overall condition, please inspect, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2904    

1894 Bureau Issue Covers, collection of approximately 55 covers with dates running from late Oct. 1895 to the end of 1895; mostly 2¢ issues with a range of corner cards including a few illustrated ads, Chicago telegraph cover with Barry machine cancel, Yorba, Cal. registered with 8¢ Columbian, mix of towns with many California; inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2905    

United States Covers, about 150 items, including 1890's transatlantics, etc.; F-VF & interesting.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2906    

Postal History Balance, cover accumulation (400+) from 9 States, strongest from the late 19th century through 40's and then light through the70's, includes AL, CT, DE, D.C., FL, GA, IL with a very strong Chicago showing, varied selection with a couple of nice illustrated advertising cards, many event covers, a number of signed free franks including V.P. Lyndon B Johnson, can't hurt to take a look.
Estimate    $150 - 199.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2907    

Perfins/Meters Cover Balance, very large and interesting selection of Perfins/Meters approximately 500+, wide selection with many nice items including quite a few advertising covers, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 198.

Realized: $210

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