Lot 2217
Fancy Cancels Reference Collection, 1860's, of approximately 350 covers mostly bearing Scott #65 frankings; an array of cancel types including mostly geometrics, letters including initials, "OK", pictorials including crescent moon, straight line postmarks including Fort Smith, Ark, some dubious cancels, etc.; condition mixed but virtually all different, inspection a must.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,350
Lot 2218
Machine Cancel Group, 1890s-1900s, small group of 22 covers including Hamden, American, Barry, and Evans, some scarcer types, worthwhile group.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $280
Lot 2219
Magnus Unused Patriotic Covers, balance of 70 covers; nice array of designs including bronze states, Ellsworth, map designs, allover views, rare allover eagle design in gold, many multicolored handpainted (most numbered in pen in corner); condition varied with some minor duplication.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot 2220
Masonic Cover Collection, lifetime collection of over 175 items on stock pages in a binder, including covers, postcards and misc. ephemera, features corner cards, stamps and covers with/fancy cancels, revenue match stamps, early Canada, printed matter etc., well worth inspection, generally fine to very fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot 2221
Massachusetts Hand-Carried Covers, 1816-22, stampless folded letters addressed to Elizabeth Edwards mostly in Boston and Marlborough, mostly nice condition for these.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot 2222
Panama Pacific Exposition Balance, 1915, of mostly ephemera items and includes postcards, covers and some mint stamps; ephemera including a 1904 letter from the White House to the Secretary of the Treasury to make payment on the secured Panama territory under the New Panama Canal Co. and signed Theodore Roosevelt, exposition letter to Exhibitors, post Exposition permit (pass), wood post card, various monographs, etc.; a useful group for the specialist.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $950
Lot 2223
Patriotic Cover Balance, of 20 covers plus a few other related items; includes two with matching letterhead enclosures and two others with original enclosures, nice array of design, few dubious usages not counted; condition mixed, please inspect.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot 2224
Patriotic Lettersheet Collection, of 15 used and 16 unused lettersheets; most better items-colored illustrated designs, mint sheets mostly accompanied by a matching patriotic cover, including Generals (three from matching series), eagle, flags, cannon, etc, used including one with original cover, couple rare Howell poem sheets, perhaps the best the "Game Cock of Uncle Sam" design, some interesting content in letters; condition a bit varied, generally F.-V.F. or better.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $850
Lot 2225
Patriotic Song Sheet Collection, 100 sheets virtually all different in binder; includes 21 Magnus sheets (4 are lettersheets) mostly multicolored, other publishers including Magee and Marsan, some popular songs including "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Boston Tea Party"; condition mixed with Magnus designs mostly in nice condition; worth review.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,400
Lot 2226
Patriotic Unused Cover Balance, of over 180 covers virtually all different; wide array of designs with many scarce items throughout; with scarce multicolored designs, uncommon caricatures from publishers including D. Murphy's Son, Gates and the ever popular Berlin & Jones designs, other scarce publishers including Kimmel, Magnus "like" designs (no imprint but likely Magnus), interesting small format covers, allover including scarce "Art Ward Jr's Speech at Camp Dennison"; condition varies, worth careful evaluation.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,100