Sale 82: United States Advertising Covers

Lot 3519    

Advertising Covers, 1860-90's, 32 covers, illustrated and allover designs including 1899 After Dark Advertising Company (Hingham, Mass.) showing allover lighthouse view, 1892 Louis Cohn (New York) showing ad billboards street car interior, etc., Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $375

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Lot 3520    

Advertising Collection, 1840s-1900s, old-time collection of over 160 covers including cameos, illustrated, etc., includes wide range of topics such as banks (12), merchants, druggists (11), human hair, foundries and factories, attorneys, some better designs; mixed condition, please inspect as many better and rare ads present.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 3521    

Advertising Cover Balance, 1860-90's, approximately 170 covers, illustrated and allover designs including human hair goods, rubber goods, few illustrated animal design including antelope allover and elephant, patent letter envelope usage, real estate including 1870 allover map of the Toledo, O. area multicolored rainbow allover, mining, paper boxes, few unusual non-commercial covers, etc., Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 3522    

Advertising Covers, group of 3 better covers comprising Indian Cycle Agency of Clintonville Wis. showing Indian motorcycle, Jerome B. Rice Seed Co. showing man holding huge vegetable, and Buckeye Aultman Miller Co. showing horse-drawn reaper bearing #206 from Lansing Mich.; faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Realized: $160

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Lot 3523    

Agricultural Advertising Covers, 1860-1900's, 51 covers, illustrated or allover designs including 1886 J.A. Everitt & Co. (Indianapolis, Ind.) showing allover U.S. map, 1870-80's Franklin, Davis & Co. (Richmond, Va.) shaded cornucopia ad on three cover in different colors, 1870's Thompson & Edwards Bone Fertilizers (Chicago, Ill.) showing horse skeleton, various large fruit illustration, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $750

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Lot 3524    

Animal Advertising Covers, 1870-1900's, 44 covers, illustrated or allover designs including various Powell Brothers with unusual fancy folded lettersheet showing horse, various other horse ad including 1880-90's J.W. Voglesong (Elmira, N.Y.), others including swine and cattle, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $900

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Lot 3525    

Art & Photography Advertising Covers, 1860-90's, 33 covers, illustrated or allover designs including 1890's Frank Whitney - Artist (Lakeside, Ill.) showing allover horses and stable view, 1860's Childs - Gallery of Art (Boston, Mass.) showing building view on two covers in colors, etc., overall Very Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Realized: $675

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Lot 3526    

Attorney Advertising Covers, 1860-90's, 64 covers, illustrated or allover designs including 1860's J. Abraham (Cincinnati, O.) showing building view on two covers in different colors, 1860's Munn & Co., Scientific American Patent Agency (New York) showing building and office views, 1870's Davis & Lanius, Gainesville, Texas, 1873 D. & G.W, McAdam (New York) shaded ad on patent letter envelope, etc., overall Very Fine.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

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Realized: $675

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Lot 3527    

Bakers & Confections Advertising Covers, 1870-1900's, 64 covers, illustrated or allover designs including 1860's R. Mason & Son (Baltimore, Md.) showing bakery factory floor, a number of 1880-90's Confectioners ad showing storefront views including 1890 National Bakery Co. (successor, Cincinnati, O.) showing street view, 1880 Maryland Steam Bakery showing Maryland seal, etc., overall Very Fine.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

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Realized: $650

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Lot 3528    

(Banking) Bank Advertising Covers, 1860-90's, 25 covers, illustrated or allover designs including 1860's Seventh Ward Bank (New York) showing building view, 1890's Consolidated National Bank (San Diego, Cal.) with allover bayside view on two covers in brown and green, etc., overall Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $270

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