Lot
1372 
Alaska Postal History Group, 14 Early 20th century Alaska covers/cards (1 Canada); the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; nice condition, inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $110
Lot
1373
Boston, Mass. Cover Balance, 1870-1910's, of approximately 145 covers & cards written-up on pages in two binders; mostly Banknote era usages including 5¢ Garfield (205) usages to England, Austria & Germany with an array of ship endorsements, illustrated ad covers including Exposition and Winchester Rifle (with bicycle illustrated letterhead), later multicolored ad/patriotic, Boston station cancels, auxiliary, letter & numeral duplex killers, early Leavitt machine cancels, flag machines, including some earlier 1850's usages, etc., a great lot worth inspection.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $725
Lot
1374
Boston, Mass. Stampless Cover Group, of 27 cover plus additional Massachusetts and others written-up on pages in binder; starts with four 1799-1801 Boston straight line postmark usages including one with "Free" and Franklin mark to Samuel S. Otis the First Secretary of the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C., another with "Ship" handstamp to Salem, later early cds usages, "Ship 4" & "Ship 6" handstamps on incoming covers, couple 1840's covers to N.Y. with "Paid at Liverpool" boxed handstamp and Boston entry cds's, various rates, express mail including interesting forwarding usage, 1850's covers to Philadelphia with the blue "R" handstamp, "P.O. Business" handstamp and official usages, illustrated cameo, etc., other Mass. town items including Taunton, 1807 Plymouth manuscript, etc.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $500
Lot
1375
Colonial Era Mail Balance, 1792-96, of five folded letters; 1792 Newbury Port addressing on incoming with manuscript "4" ship rating & datelined "Georgetown, New Brunswick" (Kentucky) "Western Territories" docketing on reverse of lengthy letter datelined "Mouth of the Buffaloe, Charlestown, May 19th 1793", privately carried & entering the mail at Boston, with "Boston" straight line & Bishop mark with manuscript "16" rate to Plymouth, great letter content mentioning Indians, taking of seven families, Lime stone (Kentucky Landing), etc., Salem, Nov 22, red straight line postmark on 1793 folded letter to the consul of the Republic of France in Boston, Mass., with manuscript "6" rating, Boston straight line postmark with matching "Paid" handstamp (BPM 173 + 153) and manuscript "8 postage due" rate on 1796 folded letter to Gloucester, Mass., "AP 2" Franklin mark at left with unusual second large circle handstamp, enclosure a list of endorsement of changes of masters of vessels made on certificates of registry in Gloucester signed by collector of the port of Boston, Benjamin Lincoln, and (Delaware) Wilm(ington) D, Aug 8, bold straightline postmark on 1798 folded letter addressed to Philadelphia, Pa., manuscript "6" rating, letter in French, Very Fine.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $950
Lot
1376
Idaho Cover Balance, of 8 covers; includes two 1860's Boise City usages with different killer handstamps canceling stamps, Idaho City usage with lengthy 1864 enclosure, 1864 manuscript Ruby City, four Wells Fargo & Co. usages including Lewistown oval date stamp, Bannock City I.T. oval and boxed Boise City date stamp use; condition a little mixed.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $600
Lot
1377
Massachusetts Cover Balance, 1840-1910's, of well over 340 covers and cards and several dozen ephemera items written-up on early pages in four binders; includes some stampless usages, various 1851-57 3¢ usages with townmarks including Bridgewater in red and blue, Cohassett, Taunton integral rate, Nantucket with integral Paid, etc., strong 1861-67 3¢ usages, Wareham with triangle cancel, Boston usage with illustrated steam engine cameo, South Middleborough with double perf variety (appears pink or rose pink), strong Banknote period cover including 1878 Monument Beach registered and later octagon date stamp usages, one with "U.S." cancel, foreign usages from Worcester to England, Northampton to Foochow, China and Lynn to France, some later including illustrated ads and some Brockton ephemera; condition varies with many nice items throughout.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $1,050
Lot
1378
Massachusetts Stampless Cover Collection, 1810-50's, of approximately 150 covers written-up on early pages in three binders; nice array of townmarks starting with 1840 Abington oval date stamp and later cds's with various ratemarkers, Bridgewater from 1818 manuscript with postmaster (W. Craft) free frank, array of later handstamp townmarks including 1837 rimless cds, 1850 Canton with cds in green, 1822 Carver manuscript, choice Duxbury postmarks, East Bridgewater including 1840 attached ratemarker cds, Fall River with "Steam" handstamp on covers in black and red, interesting 1817 "Middleboro, Ms 4 Corners" manuscript postmark, 1829 blue Milton oval, 1841 Plymouth usage to John Bell as Secretary of War in Washington, 1932 Randolf cds with "10 Paid" attached ratemaker, similar Stoughton cds's, early 1808 Wareham and 1801 Taunton manuscripts, and much more; condition a little varied with many nice strike throughout.Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $900
Lot
1379
Oregon Cover Balance, of 19 territorial covers/card and a few miscellaneous items; postmarks including four Jacksonville usages 1863-87, 1868 Portland, O.T. usage on 3¢ Nesbitt, 4-margin Scott #13 canceled by Salem cds, blue Scottsburgh cds tying #26, other postmarks including Eugene City, Oregon City, 1860's Ashland Mills, and various incoming usages, couple unused patriotics, regular letter receipts with Deek Creek & Scottsburgh postmarks, etc.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $525
Lot
1380
Oregon Territory Incoming Covers, interesting group of 12 items; foreign incoming includes three 1850's stampless from England to destinations including Fort Victoria, Salem & Jacksonville, 1852 Canada to Portland stampless with "Paid 15¢" rating, 1860 England three-color franking to Portland via S.F., domestic items stamped with #11's including to Portland missent and forwarded from Portland, Conn., one to Eugene City, stampless including from Stockton, Cal. with "12½" rate, etc.; condition a bit varied.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $900
Lot
1381
Washington State Postal History - Eastern Puget Sound Counties, Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, San Juan and Island Counties. Notable items: Newel, Clearbrook, Fairhaven, Utsaladdy, Bee, Bryant, Snohomish, Oso, Pilchuck, Robe, Silverton, Tulalip et alia. About half of this lot consists of Seattle and Tacoma items, much of it quite common. About 4,000 items total.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,100