Lot 921
(Guns, Shells & Powder) The Parker Gun, Parker Brothers, Makers, Meriden, Conn., multicolored illustrated design showing "The Parker Gun" and Game Bird, franked with 2¢ carmine tied by 1908 "Meriden, Conn., Sta A." duplex; tiny corner tear at top left, Very Fine, a very rare & colorful design that is more commonly found on postcards.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 922
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Peters Cartridges, wonderful multicolored illustrated design showing Armed Rider on Horse on cover franked with 2¢ carmine (top margin flaw) tied by "Canton, Ohio, Aug 12, 1903" flag machine cancel to Millwood, O., allover illustrated multicolored advertising on reverse showing Shells & Ammo, transit and receiving backstamps; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a very scarce design.Scott No. 301 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
Lot 923
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Peters Cartridges, multicolored design on 1903 cover showing Turkey, franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Little Rock, Ark, machine cancel, reverse with stunning allover multicolored advertising showing Shells & Ammo with text; small cover tear at top, Very Fine, a gorgeous cover.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $100
Lot 924
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Remington Autoloading Rifle, multicolored design showing Hunter Encountering Grizzly Bear on 1910 cover bearing 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Los Angeles, Cal., Cal. machine postmark, reverse with illustrated advertising, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $240
Lot 925
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Remington UMC, multicolored design on 1915 cover showing Three Dogs by the Window, franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Galway, N.Y. duplex postmark, Very Fine, a rare design.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot 926
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Remington UMC, multicolored design on 1920 cover showing Hunter on Horse Chasing Two Foxes, franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Bareville, Pa. duplex postmark, with original enclosure, Very Fine and choice.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot 927
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Savage .303, illustrated design in red, green & black on 1898 cover showing Indian in Full Headdress with Rifle, caption reads "A White Mans Rifle with a Red Mans Name", franked with choice centered 1¢ Trans-Miss tied by Utica, N.Y. flag machine cancel, Very Fine and choice, one of the rarest illustrated gun cover designs, this being one of only two known examples offered by us.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A stunning cover which is very rare and this design was not present in the Biddle or Beals sales. We have offered only one other example which realized $5,250 hammer in our February 2013 sale.
Realized: $1,050
Lot 928
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Sure Shot Powder, red illustration design showing "Shoot Sure Shot Powder" Powder Can "For A Good Pattern and Penetration" and black Buck Shot "Holes" on both front and reverse of 1898 cover, franked with 2¢ Bureau (s.e. at top) tied by St. Louis, Mo. flag machine postmark, Extremely Fine, an extremely rare design, the first we have ever encountered.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot 929
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Winchester Rifles and Cartridges, multicolored illustrated design on 1918 cover showing Two Hunters Taking Aim, bearing 3¢ Washington-Franklin tied by "Mexico, Maine" duplex, with printed Winchester advertising text on reverse; trivial corner opening tear at top left, Very Fine, a lovely rare design.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $200
Lot 930
(Guns, Shells & Powder) Winchester Rifles and Cartridges, multicolored design on 1919 cover showing Two Hunters & Dog Atop Mountain, franked with 3¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Rossville, Ga. duplex cancel, with printed Winchester advertising text on reverse, Extremely Fine, a rare design which was lacking in both the Biddle & Beals sales.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $325