Lot 756
(Publications - Book) Crown Jewels, illustrated design showing Crown Jewels Book, on green blue cover franked with 1887, 2¢ green tied by 1889 Chicago, Ill. duplex postmark, Very Fine.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $65
Lot 757
(Publications - Book) Guide to the Klondike and Yukon Gold Fields, illustrated design on yellow cover showing Men Pulling Sleds, franked with 1¢ blue tied by light Seattle, Wash. oval handstamp, reverse with allover Map of Alaska, Northwest Territories & Britsh Columbia, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $240
Lot 758
(Publications - Book) Our Society Blue Book, blue and gold illustrated design showing Lady and Artistic Motifs, on two 1887, 1¢ entires, one with 1894 San Francisco, Cal. machine postmark, other with design colors reversed and pmked with 1895 San Francisco duplex postmark, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 759
(Publications - Magazine) The Country Gentleman, illustrated design showing Washington Portrait amid Agricultural Implements, on cover franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by 1860 Albany, N.Y. cds and grid duplex; few cover edge flaws and reduction at right, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 26 Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot 760
(Publications - Magazine) Demorest's Monthly Magazine, illustrated design on cover showing Emporium Showroom Scene, franked with 1870, 1¢ ultramarine tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 156 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot 761
(Publications - Magazine) Manford's Monthly Magazine, franked with 1861, 3¢ pink tied by Saint Louis, Mo. cds, to Linneus, Mo., few insignificant stains, Very Fine; with 1967 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 64; $1,000 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $180
Lot 762
(Publications - Newspaper) Boston Daily Evening Transcript, illustrated design showing Inventors of Printing Gutenberg, Fust & Schoeffer, on cover to England franked with 5¢ Taylor tied by Boston, Mass. cds and negative "K" duplex, red Boston exchange and receiving backstamp; some minor tone around perfs, Very Fine.Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot 763
(Publications - Newspaper) The Constitution, brown illustrated design on cover showing Caricature of "Old Si", franked with 3¢ Banknote canceled by Atlanta, Ga. cds and cork duplex; some cover edge toning, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $105
Lot 764
(Publications - Newspaper) The Nebraska State Journal, illustrated design showing "Lincoln as a Railroad Center" Map and State Fair flag ad, franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown (few nibbed perfs) tied by 1887 Lincoln, Neb. duplex postmark, with original enclosure with matching illustrated letterhead, Very Fine.Scott No. 210 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $115
Lot 765
(Publications - Newspaper) Todelo Weekly Blade (Nasby's Paper), gray allover shaded ad showing Petroleum V. Nasby Caricature, on cover franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown tied by 1885 Toledo, O. duplex postmark, ad text on reverse, Very Fine.Scott No. 210 Estimate $75 - 100.
David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) was an American journalist and early political commentator during and after the American Civil War. During the war, he edited, and wrote for the Toledo Blade, which he later purchased in 1867.
Realized: $105