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Sale 118: The Fall Sale

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Advertising & Illustrated - Fishing & Gun Related

Lots 901-910 Lots 911-920 Lots 921-930 Lots 931-933

Lot 911    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Hercules Powder, multicolored all over illustrated "Infallible" Powder design on 1920 cover showing Ducks Landing in a Marsh, franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Denver, Colo. machine cancel, small trademark Herculean Figure with Club on flap, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this rare design.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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Lot 912    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Ithaca Guns, multicolored illustrated design on 1914 window envelope showing Fox Chasing Pheasants, franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin, natural s.e., tied by Ithaca, N.Y. machine cancel, reverse with wonderful illustrated advertising showing Shotgun Details, Extremely Fine, a particularly rare design, the nicer of only one other we have offered.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 913    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Ithaca Guns, illustrated design in red and black on 1919 cover showing real photo Hunter with Rifle and slogan "Winner Grand American Handicap", franked with 3¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Ithaca, N.Y. machine cancel, Very Fine and rare design.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 914    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., multicolored advertising design showing Various Sporting Goods on 1905 cover franked with 2¢ Regular Issue tied by Boston, Mass. machine flag cancel, reverse with stunning multicolored all over advertising showing various sporting activities, Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 915    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., illustrated multicolored design showing Rifle on 1904 cover franked with 1903 2¢ Shield tied by "Chicopee Falls, Mass. Oct. 12" duplex to Worcester, Mass., allover advertising text on reverse; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a stunning cover.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $260

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Lot 916    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., multicolored design on 1906 cover showing Views of Factories with Rifle & Shotgun, handstamped with violet "1¢ Paid Permit No. 1" of Chicopee Falls, Mass., reverse with text advertising in black & red, Extremely Fine, a rare design, ex-Biddle.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 917    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Laflin & Rand Powder, multicolored design showing Pistol Wielding Cowboy on Racing Horse on cover bearing 2¢ carmine (301) tied by "R.F.D., Auburn, Mar 30 1903, Me." machine cancel to New Portland Me., reverse with advertising text in black and red; reduced slightly at right, small stamp corner repair, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 918    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Laflin & Rand Powder, multicolored design showing Pistol Wielding Cowboy on Racing Horse, on 1904 cover bearing 2¢ carmine tied by Chicago, Ill. machine, reverse with advertising text in black and red, with original enclosure; cover with edge staining and small tears, Fine, an affordable example of this remarkably rare gun cover advertising design.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 919    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) The Marlin Firearms Co., four covers with different illustrated ads in black; includes 1898 cover showing Rabbit Hunter with Advertising Text, 1903 cover showing Rabbit Hunter with Text Box, 1904 cover with Wolf & Game Birds, and 1907 cover with "Hunter Shooting Ducks", all with New Haven, Conn. flag machine postmarks and 2¢ frankings; the first with most of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

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Lot 920    

(Guns, Shells & Powder) Marlin Firearms Co., tricolor illustrated design on 1916 cover showing Girl with Rifle "When you want a Real Gun get a Marlin", franked with 2¢ Washington tied by New Haven, Conn. machine postmark; cover slight reduced at right, Very Fine, a rare design.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $475

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