Sale 134: Boston 2026 World Expo Auction

Lot 2116    

(Agricultural) John Brooks, Brahma Fowls, Jersey Stock, Chester Co. Pigs, South Down Sheep, Princeton, Mass., corner card with pasted on sepia photo gallery of 14 different cows, on cover to Temple, N.H. franked with 1868, 3¢ red, F. grill (94) tied by blue "Princeton, Mass., Mar 9" cds and grid duplex, Very Fine, a very rare early photographic advertising usage on cover.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2117    

(Cameo) Allendorph & Ranson, Dealers in Fancy Goods, Ogdensburgh, N.Y., blue illustrated traveling salesman corner card on cover to North Lawrence, N.Y., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Ogdensburgh, N.Y., Jul 18, 1861" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2118    

(Cameo) Binghams (& Dock), Commission & Forwarding Merchants to Pittsburgh, Phila., blue illustrated locomotive corner card on cover to Roadstown, N.J., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 26" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2119    

(Cameo) Bookhammer & Budd, Commission Merchants and Dealers in Fish, Flour, Provisions & c., Philad'a, blue illustrated fish & barrels corner card on cover to Townsend, Mass., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Phila., Pa., Aug 8, 1863" cds and cork duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2120    

(Cameo) Carhart's Patent Melodeons, Boston, green illustrated melodeon corner card on cover to Meredith Hill, N.H., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by large "Paid" in grid handstamp, red "Boston, Mass., Aug 18" cds alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2121    

(Cameo) Carr Giese & Co., Commission Merchants, Baltimore, multicolored blue illustrated cameo corner card with bronze & gold metallic stripes showing locomotive and horses pulling canal barge, on cover to Frederick, Md. franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) s.e. at left, tied by blue "Baltimore, Md., Jan 22" cds; stamp with small scuff and cover with light water stain at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

AN UNUSUAL AND EXTREMELY RARE MULTICOLORED CARR GIESE & CO. CAMEO.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2122    

(Cameo) Compania Centro-Americana De Navigacion Por Vapor, blue illustrated steamship corner card on cover to Gorham, Me., with "Steam Ship 20" circular rate handstamp applied upon arrival in N.Y., with original enclosure datelined "Callao, Feb 4, 1855" mentioning ship being repaired and loaded for a return voyage back to New York, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2123    

(Cameo) Drayton C. Meade, Dealer in Agricultural Implements, Alexandria, Va., blue illustrated corner card on cover to Middlleburgh, Va., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Alexandria, Va., Apr 20" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2124    

(Cameo) Elder & Webb, Produce Commission Merchants and Forwarding Agents, Baltimore, Md., large blue illustrated cameo corner card on cover showing company building with loading dock and freight train, franked with 1851 3¢ brownish carmine (11) tied by blue Baltimore, Md. cds, 1856 docketing at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2125    

(Cameo) F. Williard & Co., Manufrs of Wool Carding Machines, Worcester, Mass., brown illustrated corner card showing wool carding and spinning machines, on cover to Nashua, N.H. franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) s.e. at sides, canceled by segmented grid handstamp, matching "Worcester, Mass., Dec 6" cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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