Lot
2537 
Dakota & South Dakota Postal History Collection, huge collection of over 2000 covers and includes over 100 better items, such as Aberdeen Dak 1886 on Dept of Interior penalty envelope, Albee 1910 straight line RFD handstamp, Bijou Hills Dak 1889 cover, Bowdle Dak 1887, Bramhall Dak 1885, Britton Dak 1886 on attorney c/c cover with fancy killer, Cavour Dak 1885, Centerville 1903 Type 1-5 RFD, Centerville 1903 Type 1-1 RFD, Chamberlain Dak 1881, rare Chamb & Murdo RPO 1907, Clifton Dak 1884, Climax SD 1908, Coal Springs SD 1911, Cole SD 1921, Colina SD 1911, Copp Dak 1885 with Dakota Blizzard newspaper c/c, Cox SD 1909, Crow Creek SD 1891, Crow Lake SD 1894, Crow Lake SD 1902 with c/c, Cutmeat SD 1912 with Licensed Trader c/c, Cutmeat SD 1914 on real photo, Denby SD 1953 (rare), Dexter SD 1907, DeVoe Faulk Co Dak 1884 county postmark, Diamond SD 1909 RFD 6DB-1 fancy flag killer, Dorfman SD 1911, Duncan Dak 1889 with letter, Dunlap SD 1909, Elbon SD 1918, Emery SD 1964 First Balloon Mail on "Raven", Epiphany SD 1895, Farmington D.T. Mar 22 1879 manuscript (very rare), Florence Dak 1889, Fort Randall Dak 1880 cover, Fort Sully Dak 1870 cover with 3c 1869 issue adhesive, Gary Dak ca. 1870 Duel Co (mispelled), Gary Dak ca 1870 (mispelled) 2nd example, Gary Dak 1883 HH Herrick PM, Gertttysburg Potter Co Dak 1884 italic style print, Goudyville SD 1896, Gregory SD (unpostmarked) on real photo of Registration in front of Grain Palace ca1909, Grossville SD 1910, Hartford Dak 1888 with c/c, Hot Springs South Dakota 1890 serrated oval, Houghton Dakota 1889, Huron Dak 1887 with large R killer, Kimbro SD 1909, Langford Dakota 1888, Lebanon SD 1898, Madison Dak 1888 Rec'd octagon as sending mark, Maitland SD 1908, Maltby SD 1916, Manchester Dak 1884, Marlow SD 1908, Meers SD 1909, Meers SD 1909 (2nd), Millard Dak 1890 with italic type print fancy killer, Millard SD 1895, Minnesela SD 1898, Mohler SD 1913, Mullen SD 1912, Northville Spink Co Dakota 1884 seriffed oval, Novak SD 1908, Oahe Dak 1888, Oahe Dak 1888 (2nd), Olivet Dak 1886, Opal SD 1909 manuscript on real photo, Preston SD 1897 on Ragged Top Hotel c/c with long descriptive ad, Redstone Dak 1887 with letter, Rockport Dak 1876, Roswell Dak 1887 with implement c/c and letter, Schatzville Dak 1884 manuscript with/tattered edges, Soldiers Home SD 1892, Vermont City Dak 1887, Watson SD 1909-1911 (three copies), Wentworth Dak Rec'd 1888 as sending mark, Wessington Dak 1884 with c/c, Wishek & Pollock RPO 1912 (very rare), etc., with general balance of over 2000 cards and covers from South Dakota and Dakota Territory, with many DPO's, small offices, RPO's, etc.; mixed condition but generally fine, consignor's retail over $10,000.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $750
Lot
2538
Florida Stampless Covers, 1839-1844, a group of twelve covers, several are from the Territorial period from a number of different towns; included are, 1838, St. Marks, Florida to New York, manuscript "25" rate marking at right, 1839 (Jul 28) from Garey's Ferry, Florida Territory to Washington, D.C., 1842, Mariana Fl.T. Oct 13, with manuscript date & "10", Magnolia, Fla., May 7 two line postmark on cover to Tallahassee, manuscript "6" at top right, a group of Apalachicola covers plus other, a nice lot with several scarce items, please inspect.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2539
Montana Territorial Group of 17, including Sheridan, Stillwater, Livingston, Lawrin, Marysville, etc. mostly postal card or envelope usages, four roughly opened at right, few others soiled, Very Good to Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100
Lot
2540
Nebraska Postal History Accumulation, mix of a couple thousand covers ranging from scarce early territorial to later including airmail; includes better R-7 Hellbock rated including manuscript 1882 Sthrall and 1879 Clifton, 1883 O'Neil City cds, ca. 1866 Salem N.T. cds, etc., other later sections including section of flag machine cancels, post cards including dozens of real photo cards, W.F. & Co. frank cover to Canada with Omaha & Ogden R.P.O., advertising items, section of airmail including many cacheted, etc.; lots of material and a nice foundation for collecting this state when organized.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
2541
Ohio Stampless Covers, 1830-1845, a selection of over seventy cover from a group of towns with a good range of different postmarks; towns included are Cincinnati, Cleveland, Friendsville, Jefferson, Milan, Painesville, Plymouth, Sandusky, Springfield, Toledo plus others, many have additional rate marking and some are in colors ranging from red to green, an interesting holding, please inspect.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2542
Texas covers, a large assemblage of over 300 covers ranging from the 1840s-1850s stampless period to the early 20th Century. It starts with a dozen or more stampless, including Clarksville, Point Isabel, Waco Village, and Lynchburg, with the postmaster's initials in the CDS (early county-postmaster cancel). Then after that are many from the 1850s through the Bank Note period, including many DPO's, some nice advertising covers, Forts, Registered, RPO's, auxiliary markings, etc. Towns include Phantom Hill, Mercer's Gap, Waugh's Rancho, Sisterdale, Pleasant Point, Brazos Santiago, and more Almost all are sleeved and some written up. Much history and enjoyment here.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2543
Texas covers with county and postmaster cancels, an impressive collection of over 80 covers all with various cancels used widely by small town postmasters in Texas in the 1870-1890 period. The group starts with a couple of stampless covers, one a CDS from Wheelock, Robertson County, the first known Texas county/Postmaster marking, and the other from Lynchburg, with the postmaster's initials replacing the month/day indicia's in the CDS. Others include an 1857 San Elizario, El Paso County manuscript. Marking with Butterfield Overland Mail routing. Some registered, some foreign destinations, some fancy; The previous owner spent decades on these and then wrote a catalog of them, a copy of which accompanies this lot.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2544
Texas Stampless Covers, 1837-1850, selection of ten covers from various towns some are during the republic period; included are Livingston, Texas, Oct 26 cds with matching "V" in cogwheel on cover to Houston, red Galveston Texas oval with matching numeral "10" addressed to Point Pleasant, Va., 1853 cover with San Augustine Tex. to Nacogdoches, 1848 cover with Port Lavaca, Tex. cds and matching numeral "5" addressed to Seguin, Texas with 1992 PF certificate, 1837 cover with Galveston, Texas Aug.19, 1837 triple ring cds to Quintero during the Republic period, 1839 incoming cover to Vilasco, Texas with clear strike of the "Sam Rucker Jr. Agent of the Texian Post office DT. New Orleans" double oval, Velasco, Tex. cds with matching "Due 5" at right on cover addressed to Jamestown, Texas plus others, a fascinating group, overall condition is good, please inspect.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200