Lot
2585 
Collector's Group of 14 Stampless, mounted and identified on pages, includes letter to Manning Force (later a Union Major General) from his father, Philadelphia 1810, 1854 Christmas card with enclosure, 1793 Fairfield Conn. to Mass., 1792 straight-line Boston, ladies embossed, etc., above average condition overall, interesting group, F.-V.F. overall.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $190
Lot
2586
Territorial Covers, lot of 40 covers from various territories, including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Dakota, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, etc., Mixed condition but a nice lot for the specialist.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
2587
Railroad Cover Accumulation, 1838-1870, a selection of 18 covers, seven with adhesives, eleven are stampless, although a small grouping, many of the postmarks are well struck and crisp, markings included are Baltimore Railroad, Housatonic Railroad 5 in red, Long Island Railroad, Norwich & Worcester R.R., Pennsylvania Railroad, P & B RPO (Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad), U.C.S.V. R.R. (Utica, Chenango & Susquehanna Valley Railroad) and more, overall condition is quite nice, please inspect.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot
2588
Steamboat Cover Accumulation, 1843-1880, selection of over fifty covers with a good selection of hand stamp types from various steamboat; included are "From Steamer Sydonia" oval in red on 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans (Milgram 1342), "Steam Boat Belle Creole" in red on cover to New Orleans (Milgram 102), From Steamer W.A. Violett from Troy, Mississippi to New Orleans (Milgram 1439), "Steamboat Piota" in blue on 3¢ Nesbitt (Milgram 1111), "Steamer Duck River" with additional "Steam" and "10" rate markings (Milgram 370), Steamer D.S. Stacey in red on stampless cover to Warrenton, Miss. (Milgram 367), plus many more, condition is somewhat mixed but there are many better items throughout, please inspect.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $750
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2589
Forwarding Agents Cover Selection, 1843-1872, group of over forty covers forwarded by several different forwarder from several different cities and countries; included are "Hale & Co". on 1844 cover from Providence to Philadelphia, matching "12" rate marking with 2013 PF certificate, 1853 cover from Cartegena, Columbia to New York with forwarded "John Capela Jr. Cartgena, Columbia" marking, 1856 cover from Cartagena to New York with "Ramon Leon Sanchez Cartagena, N.G." oval hand stamp, 1871 cover from Barranquilla, Columbia to New York with blue "W.P. Maal, Aspinwall "marking, 1844 cover to London with red "Harnden's Express, Boston" marking, 1841 cover from Paris to Boston with red "Ship 6" hand stamp plus blue oval "Emerson & Co. Havre & Paris", 1853 cover from Havana, Cuba to Paris with red "G. Reynaud & Bailey, New York" marking plus others, a good lot with many better items, please inspect.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $375
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2590 o/
Fancy cancel selection, 1861-1885, group of twelve items, eight cover and four on piece, included are 1861, Nesbitt 10¢ entire with Downieville Star, 1861, 3¢ rose tied on cover with Negative script "Glen" cancel of Macedon, N.Y. (Skinner-Eno LC-NP 11), NYFM cancels on various pieces canceled with Weiss GE-EP3, ST-SP11 and ST-SP13 and more, condition is mixed, please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
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Current Opening Bid: $100
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2591
Patent Cancellation Collection, 1850-90's, a remarkable collection of hundreds of stamps as well as several hundred covers mostly arranged on pages in binders, the core of the collection formed by prominent philatelist Hubert Skinner which is held in six binders and annotated on pages arranged by classification types; includes Type A (parallel knife blades) with the Philadelphia, Pa. blade duplexes (patriotic and #63+65 usages) as well as other scarcer types from New Brunswick, N.J., Rome, N.Y., 5 blade from Canal Dover, O. and many others on cover, section of New York City patents from Type A on with various blade types, Type B (dash blades without guard) with usages from Youngsville, Pa. and Fall River, Mass. as well as "New Types" from Dundee, N.Y. (including worn/late use), Type C (dash blade with guard) with usages from 1861 to the 1870's, Type D (pins or blunt point without guard) with S-E PD-D 13 on a #1, on cover from the 1860's from Tom's Brook, Va., Red Hook, N.Y., Queechy, Vt., Sylvania, O. and many other into the Banknote period, large section of Type E (pins or blunt points with guard) mostly from the Banknote period, with a study of the circular "band aid" types used in various towns including Providence, R.I. and Boston, Mass., study segmented circular types on and off cover with on cover usages from Buffalo, N.Y., Baltimore, Md., Louisville, Ky., Chicago, Ill. (part of the blue fancy cancellations from this period) and many others, Type F (circular cutting devices) which include the 1860's duplex punches from Albany & Buffalo, N.Y. as well as Rochester, others including the Emporium, Pa. star and later Banknote era usages, Type G (punch types) with early usages including Hartford, Ct. "star" punch (one illustrated in Skinner-Eno, page 258), Auburn, N.Y. punch in grid and later Banknote era usages, Type H (misc. devices) including early blue grid (PN-H 1) on a #10, section of the Towland grid in grid cancels from 1860-70's (marked PN-H 18), off cover PN-H 17a, PN-H17b, PN-H 19 & PN-H 21 which appear to be the listing examples in Skinner-Eno, nice section of scarification cancels on and off cover mostly from the Banknote period, other sections of the collection include the rare Gaston date stamp patent cancels including on cover examples of the Cleveland, O. date stamp (6 known covers) and two examples of the Cincinnati, O. date stamp (4 known covers) as well as off cover strikes including Cincinnati double strike on 3¢ Banknote strip of 4 and on a 7¢ & 15¢ issue, negative "E" Beaumont slit patent cancel, the Douglas patent 8 hole punch on three unused Banknote issues, New York Douglas patent duplex postmarks, 158-E Massey double paper patent, New York Tilden machine duplex on and off cover, and much, much more; a wonderful collection of patent, patent-like and experimental cancellations and an ideal foundation for continuation, inspection a must to truly appreciate.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $2,000
Lot
2592
Black Americana Postal History Group, of over 60 covers and cards; covers mostly relating to the 1940 Famous American series with Dr. George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington, including 10¢ Washington with pre-FDC cover, and other FDC's, letter addressed to Prof. Washington at the Tuskegee Institute, Dr. Carver including signed letter and cover from the Tuskegee Institute, the 3¢ issue on a Dorthy Knapp cachet cover, post cards with black Americana, etc.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
2593
Brooklyn Bridge Collection, 1883-1965, a interesting but messy holding of many items pertaining to the Brooklyn bridge with many covers, postcards plus some books and ephemera, of special interest are advertising covers for John A. Roebling's Sons Co. (the builders of the bridge) with advertising on the enclosure plus two postcards and a Roebling Wire Catalogue from 1930, a book titled Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge May 24th 1883, plus many commemorative covers, buttons, maps and much more, condition is mixed, please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot 2594
Document & Postal History Balance, mix of material; with political signatures including Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson initials with Lady Bird Johnson and Henry Wallace, George F. Train 1872 Presidential Campaign broadside, 1864 La Porte, Col. discontinued Post Office notice, 1915 Kansas City, Mo. Weather Bureau weather notice card, 1866 Army requisition for horses and mules, early interior census office documents, etc.Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150