Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 726    

[Agriculture] Department of Agriculture Free Franks, group of 6 covers and a seed label comprising Isaac Newton (3 with two printed) with one 1861 signed enclosure, Horace Capron (two printed), 1897 New York Agriculture Experiment Station mailing with informational circular enclosure, and 1893-99 Congressional Seed Distribution mailing to Deats; some faults, F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $190

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Lot 727    

[Congress] Officers of Congress Free Franks and Official Mail, group of 11 covers comprising Secretary of Senate: 1807 Samuel A Otis free frank and ALS, 1836 Walter Lowrie, 1862 John W. Forney; Clerk of House: Matthew St.Clair Clarke, 1833 W.S. Franklin, Benjamin B. French, John W. Forney (3), and Edward McPherson (2); few faults, F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $240

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Lot 728    

[Congress] Territorial Delegate Free Franks, group of three covers comprising 1860 Isaac I. Stevens (Washington Terr.) from Washington D.C. to Baltimore; 1864 William Jayne (Dakota Terr.) from Washington D.C. to Springfield Ill.; and William Theophilus Jones (Wyoming Terr.) from Washington D.C. to Sunny Side N.Y., opening fault, F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $160

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Lot 729    

[Executive - Presidents] 1846-1964, Presidential Free Franks, group of six items comprising circa 1846 folded cover to James K. Polk as President in Washington D.C., circa 1854 cover free franked "Free Frank Pierce" as President, faults, 1833 cover front to James Madison, 1961 Herbert Hoover machine free frank, 1961 Harry Truman autopen and 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower handstamp free frank; F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 730    

[Executive - VP] Vice President Free Franks, group of 11 covers including one front, comprising Robert M. Johnson, George W. Dallas, Millard Fillmore cover front (tear affects signature), and printed examples of Theodore Roosevelt, James S. Sherman with 1909 ALS on "The Vice-President's Chamber" stationery, Calvin Coolidge, Alben W. Barkley, Lyndon B. Johnson, and three Spiro F. Agnew printed or autopen; F.-V.F. group, ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 731    

[Executive - Presidential Private Secretary] 1865-69, Private Secretaries To President Johnson, group of five comprising Major R. Morrow on cover front, Brig. Gen. Reuben Delavan Mussey on 1865 cover front, two Robert Johnson covers and Frank Cowan official cover front sent privately to Land Office of Interior Dept., F.-V.F., a scarce group, ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 732    

[Executive - Presidential Private Secretary] 1869-73, Private Secretaries To President Grant, group of five Executive Mansion covers with free franks comprising Culver C. Sniffen free frank cover front on possible last day of June 30th 1873 before franking priviledge was abolished, Frederick T. Dent cover to Brooklyn N.Y., O.E. Babcock cover; Horace Porter in purple manuscrip; and 1870 Horace Porter free frank from Long Branch N.J. to Edwards Pierrepont, which was Grant's summer home, cover tear; F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 733    

[Executive - Widows] 1898-1974, Presidential Widows, group of 20 free franked covers with several enclosures and a few facsimiles, includes two Lucretia R. Garfield mourning covers, Francis F. Cleveland mourning cover and two Francis F. Cleveland Preston covers, Mary Lord Harrison, two Edith K. Roosevelt, Florence Kling Harding mourning cover, Helen H. Taft mourning cover with enclosure, and Grace Coolidge, F.-V.F. and scarce group, ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 734    

[Interior] Census Office, group of 8 covers and two letters comprising Commissioner or Clerk free franks of John C.G. Kennedy (4), William Irving, J. Dunwoody B. DeBow; and two Marshal free franks of 1850 "Census Business" folded letter and 1860 Official Business-Census envelope; F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 735    

[Interior] General Land Office, group of six free franked covers comprising Richard Young, Justin Butterfield, Joseph S. Wilson on shaded illustrated Land Office envelope; two James M. Edmunds including one on pink shaded illustrated Land Office envelope; and Willis Drummond; some faults, F.-V.F., ex-Richard Graham Collection.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $550

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