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Sale 82: United States Advertising Covers

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Topics - Hotels & Institution

Lots 3302-3311 Lots 3312-3319

Lot 3302    

(Hotel) Astor House, New York, tan allover shaded ad design showing Hotel View, on cover to Buffalo, N.Y. franked with "1857, 1¢ blue, type V" tied by partial Buffalo, N.Y. cds, flap with notation of farm milk and vegetables supplied to hotel, Very Fine.
Scott No. 25    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $70

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Lot 3303    

(Hotel) Catskill Mountain House, detailed allover illustrated hotel view ad in gray, on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Catskill, N.Y., Jun 18, '67" cds and target duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $150 - 200.

The Catskill Mountain House, which opened in 1824, was a famous hotel overlooking the Hudson River Valley. In its prime, from the 1850s to the turn of the century, it was visited by three U.S. Presidents (U.S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, and Theodore Roosevelt) and the power elite of the day.

Realized: $160

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Lot 3304    

(Hotel) Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C., pink allover shaded ad on cover franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by "Savannah, Ga., Paid, May 16, 1860" cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26A    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $70

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Lot 3305    

(Hotel) Charleston Hotel, Charleston, S.C., allover shaded ad designs on three 1860's covers, each showing change in proprietor, one franked with 2¢ (73) and others franked with 3¢ (65& 88), all tied by Charleston, S.C. duplex postmarks; small cover flaws, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 3306    

(Hotel) Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va., allover illustrated design showing Hotel View, on three 1860-70's covers in colors red, tan and gray, each franked with 3¢ (94 or 114), two tied by Richmond, Va. duplex postmarks and other posted in Baltimore, Md.; one with stamp flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 3307    

(Hotel) Hayner House, Ballston Spa, N.Y., multicolored allover shaded ad on cover franked with 1895, 2¢ carmine tied by 1896 Ballston Spa, N.Y. duplex postmark; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 257    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $60

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Lot 3308    

(Hotel) International Hotel, San Francisco, Cal., gray allover illustrated design showing Hotel View, on cover to Geneva, N.Y. franked with 2¢ brown tied by San Francisco, Cal. cds and cork duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. 157    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 3309    

(Hotel) Irving House, New York, violet illustrated shaded ad showing Food & Drink, on cover franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by New York cds and grid duplex, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $60

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Lot 3310    

(Hotel) Metropolitan Hotel, Long Branch, N.J., green moire shaded ad on cover franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by target handstamp, "Long Branch, N.J., Aug 5" cds alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $75 - 100.

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Lot 3311    

(Hotel) Ocean House, Swampscott, Mass., detailed blue allover multi-panel view design on cover to Boston, Mass., franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown (tiny pre-use tear) tied by "Swampscott, Mass., Aug 12" cds and cork duplex, original 1887 enclosure with matching illustrated letterhead in black, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 210    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $130

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Lots 3302-3311 Lots 3312-3319

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