Lot
1623 
1869 Issue Postal History, group of 28 covers with mostly 3¢ frankings, few fancy cancels including stars and radials, colors of green and orange, nice Amherst Mass. coat of arms ad cover, a 112, 113 use and a 113 solo use; mixed condition, Fine. Scott No. 114 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $350
Lot
1624
1870-88 Bank Note Issue Covers, group of 31 covers, some noted include three faulty #150 phantom rate usages to France, #158 (2) NYFM geometric use to Germany, #160 on cover to Germany, #161 to Brazil, #161 to India, #188 ro Amoy, China, some advertising, etc.; some mixed condition. Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
1625
1870-88 Bank Note Postal History, old-time group of over 110 covers with a variety of frankings, few usages abroad including 7¢ to Germany, 10¢ to Amsterdam, many domestic covers, some interesting usages including towns with matching letter cancels, etc.; mixed condition, inspection a must. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot
1626
1875-79 5¢ Taylor Issue Postal History, collection of over 160 covers plus 33 stamps with various cancels, mostly foreign destinations including: Granada, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Syria, England, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands, to USS "Omaha" at Panama, Italy, Bermuda, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, India, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, international forwarder ovals including pretty red B.F. Stevens oval, N.Y. supplementary mail to England, domestic includes quintuple domestic rate with single and pair, double rates with #179 and #158 incl. one with red "Paid 6" cancels, registered #185 pair with #184, Canton Dakota Terr., etc., plus some mail from foreign destinations including: four #179's on cover from St. Thomas with printed corner card, couple mourning covers, some advertising including billboard, some forwarded foreign destinations, etc., A wonderful collection for the specialist. Scott Nos. 179, 185 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $2,100
Lot
1627
1882-1888 5¢ Garfield Bank Note Postal History, specialized collection of over 140 covers and some off-cover singles and blocks, 205 mint, large part o.g. with PF Certificate, two mint Sample A specimen stamps, and better covers including: two covers sent to Naval Vessels in England, one was forwarded to Naval Agent at U.S. Consul, Piraeus, Greece and the other sent to U.S. Consul Lisbon, Portugal, 205 and 1c banknote for three times rate large cover to Clerk of the Supreme Court 1884, 205 and 1c Banknote from Registrar of Hudson County, NJ, pairs or used in combination on multifrank domestic covers, several sent overseas as 5c UPU rate including: Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, France, Cuba, several to Mexico, Uruguay, Holland, to Ship"S.S. Colon" in Mexico, 5¢ with 10¢ banknote registered exchange label to Switzerland, 5¢ on 5¢ Garfield entire to Germany, mourning cover to Germany, several mourning covers to Mexico via El Paso, Texas, mourning cover to Switzerland, 5¢ and 2¢ banknote on 3¢ entire to Hannover, Denmark, Hawaii, 5c (2 singles) to Dublin, Belgium, Turkey, India (Pakistan), Italy, Cairo Egypt, mourning cover forwarded from England to Paris, Wien Austria, multifrank cover to Germany, strip of 3 on registered cover with exchange label to Oldenburg, Germany, early typewritten cover to India, 5c and 15c banknote to Germany with registry exchange label, Bahamas, 5c to U.S. Counsel General in Panama, U.S. of Columbia, one interesting cover sent to London, forwarded to American Exchange office, returned to New York, redirected to Paris American Exchange, redirected to Russia and finally delivered to Moscow, group of three 216 on 5c entires to Austria, Germany and Florence Italy, Department of the Interior, Patent Office to Prussia, signature of postmasters at time of usage of 205 (1881) and 216 (1885), 5c blue (2 singles) on 2c registered entire to Chicago, to Brussels, cover from the White House sent between the time President Garfield was shot in July until he dies on September 2, 1881, a double rate cover to Michigan, Hyrum Utah Territory cover to England, 5c blue franked with stamps of three countries, forwarded and sent postage due to France and forwarded postage due to Switzerland, 5c blue to France, postage due, 5c UPU to Cuba, 5c blue forwarded mixed franking with Germany 10pf, 5c blue to Karachi, British India, Pakistan, 5c blue to England forwarded, with Great Britain 1p mixed franking, 5c blue on illustrated "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle", 5c, 212, 213 (2) to Commander C. A. Davis to U.S. Consul Alexandria Egypt; some mixed condition, a fantastic Garfield banknote collection. Scott No. 205, 216 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $1,800
Lot
1628
Advertising Covers, 1960s-1900s, stock of approx. 290 covers including illustrated and multicolor, a wide range of topics, note motorcycles, household goods, medicine, stamp dealers, etc., some better include beautiful 1909 Dr. Belding Medicine Co. multicolor gold leaf ad, McCully & Co. Glass Works woodcut on #U34 entire, Plantene multicolor, Chas. H. Yale's Mechanical Spectacle "The Evil-Eye", etc. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,900
Lot
1629
Back of the Book Covers, group of 120 covers including Carriers & Locals with large group of 20th century, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Special Delivery, Registry F1, OX1 (2), and some Official covers, etc. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $575
Lot
1630
Balance of the Roger Brody Exhibit of 1902-03 Bureau Issue, Hundreds of covers mounted on double-wide exhibit pages from Mr. Brody's ten-frame exhibit of uses of the 1902-03 Issue, covering classification, rates, routes, cancels, UPU mail, U.S. Possessions mail, treaties, mail transportation methods, handling and accountability, control and revenue protection and customer convenience, each topic covered with illustrative examples, telling a thorough story of how this ornately designed early Bureau issue serviced the mails, Very Fine and desirable exhibit balance. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $3,750
Lot
1631
Civil War Related Covers and Letter, 1861-65, group of 27 covers and 8 letters plus some additional, includes 11 Patriotic usages, two CSA #11 covers, letters with some good content include Eagle and Star patriotic lettersheet from Camp Thomas, 1864 letter from Little Rock reading "…the uncertainty of the mails lately, as the White River is blockaded at this time.", 1863 letter from Officer's Hospital at Murfreesboro Tenn., etc., plus CDVs of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Grant, 1864 Civil War unregistered Union Soldier voting form (two documents and official envelope); mixed condition. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,250
Lot
1632
Cover Accumulation, lot of about 500 covers; includes 1912-16 ornate advertising covers (2 franked with #391 coils!); inspection recommended. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $525