Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

Lot 350    

DuPunt Powder Agency, San Francisco. All over shaded advertising in rose on cover carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, blue oval Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco handstamp, reduced at right into indicia, Fine, ex-Beals.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

Realized: $130

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Lot 351    

DuPont's Powder. Two covers with different detailed DuPont Powder designs, 1st on 1884 cover showing Duck Hunters in a Canoe, franked with 2¢ Bank Note tied by cork cancel with Norristown, Pa. cds alongside, 2nd used in 1892 with illustrated design of Hunters Shooting a Deer, franked with 1890 2¢ tied by Norristown, Pa. duplex cancel, both covers bit reduced, 1st just affecting design & 2nd with small corner repair at bottom right, Fine, scarce early designs, both ex-Beals.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $145

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Lot 352    

DuPont & Co. Illustrated design on cover showing Gunshot Patterns, franked with 2¢ Bank Note Issue tied by Saint Louis, Mo. duplex cancel, bit reduced at right, Very Fine, a scarce early DuPont design.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 353    

DuPont. Multicolor illustrated design on 1898 cover showing Dog with Catch in Autumn Foliage, franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Buffalo, N.Y. machine cancel, Extremely Fine, a rare early design.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 354    

Dupont Smokeless. Multicolor illustrated design on 1899 cover showing Quail on Rail Fence & Cornfield, franked with 2¢ Bureau (corner defect) tied by Grove City, Pa. duplex cancel, bit reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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Lot 355    

DuPont Smokeless Powder. Multicolor illustrated design on 1905 cover showing Quail on Rail Fence & Cornfield, franked with two 1903 1¢ (defective) tied by Boston, Mass. machine cancel, multicolor advertising text on reverse, tiny cover reduction at right, Extremely Fine, a variety of the previous lot with differences in the text, type font & colors.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 356    

DuPont Sporting Powders. Multicolor illustrated design on 1914 cover showing Quail on Rail Fence & Cornfield franked with 2¢ Washington-Franklin tied by Kansas City, Kans. duplex cancel, inscribed at bottom "We Handle Shells Loaded with DuPont Smokeless and Black Sporting Powders", multicolor advertising text on reverse, Extremely Fine, a variety of the previous lot with differences in the text, type font & colors.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $350

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Lot 357    

DuPont Smokeless Powder. Multicolor illustrated design on 1902 cover showing Flying Ducks Over Marsh, franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Pittsburgh, Pa. machine cancel, slightly reduced at top, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $500

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Lot 358    

DuPont Smokeless Powder. Multicolor illustrated design on 1903 cover showing Two Pointers in Action, franked with 2¢ Bureau tied by Pittsburgh, Pa. machine cancel, small tear at top just affecting text at top, Very Fine, a very attractive design.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 359    

DuPont Smokeless Powder. Multicolor illustrated design on 1904 cover showing Short Billed Dowitcher, franked with 1902 2¢ tied by Cincinnati, O. machine cancel, multicolor advertising text on reverse, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely cover.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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