Lot
2157 
1904 1¢-10¢ Louisiana Purchase. Complete set tied by "St. Louis, Mo." duplex cancels on 1904 cover with illustrated corner card showing the "The Monmouth Inn", Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot
2158
Exposition R.P.O./Oct. 20, 1904/St. Louis, Mo. R.M.S. Duplex cancel (Bomar STL04-03) on 2¢ Postal entire to Connecticut, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a very scarce marking. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot
2159
Exposition R.P.O./St. Louis, Mo. R.M.S. Duplex cancel (Bomar STL04-03) tying 1¢ Louisiana Purchase on Expo. Postcard to Pennsylvania, additionally cancelled by Exposition Sta. machine cancel (Bomar STL04-05A), card with some light wrinkles, Very Fine, a rare & undervalued marking. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot
2160
General Delivery/Sep 28/Exposition Station/St. Louis, Mo. Bold violet four line Expo. handstamp (Bomar STL04-09) on postcard franked with 1902 1¢ Regular Issue tied by Iowa duplex cancel & addressed to "Bungalow, World's Fair Grounds" & readdressed to "General Delivery", Very Fine, a very rare & undervalued marking used on incoming mail held for pickup at the Exposition Post Office. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
Lot
2161
Registered/Jul. 4, 1904/Exposition Station/St. Louis, Mo. Bold violet four line Expo. handstamp (Bomar STL04-08B) on cover franked with complete set of 1904 1¢-10¢ Louisiana Purchase tied by Expo. Station Duplex Numeral "1" (Bomar STL04-01) cancel, cover with "California Louisiana Exposition Commission" corner card, trivial, small corner crease affecting 2¢, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest known usage as well as a rare July 4th usage, only 5 covers are recorded with a complete set of Louisiana Purchase and this rare registry marking. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,400
Lot
2162
Registered/Jun. 11, 1904/Exposition Station/St. Louis, Mo. Violet four line Expo. handstamp (Bomar STL04-08B) on cover to Chicago franked with five 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (one with trivial light corner wrinkle) tied by St. Louis oval cancels, cover with "Louisiana Purchase Exposition/Committee on Souvenir Gold Dollars", Very Fine and rare, this is unrecorded in the census and the earliest known usage of this marking by almost a month. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $850
Lot
2163
Registered/Sep. 13, 1904/Exposition Station/St. Louis, Mo. Violet four line Expo. handstamp (Bomar STL04-08B) on cover to Germany franked with complete set of 1904 1¢-10¢ Louisiana Purchase tied by St. Louis oval cancels, 3¢ with trivial toned spot & 5¢ with minor pulled perf, Very Fine, only 5 covers are recorded with a complete set of Louisiana Purchase and this rare registry marking. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $800
Lot
2164
Saint Louis, Mo./Nov. 10, 1902/ World's Fair Sta. Machine cancel (Bomar STL04-04) tying 2¢ Bureau Issue on cover to Massachusetts with Official printed corner card of "Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company/Department of Liberal Arts", minor staining at bottom, Very Fine, a seldom seen Expo. marking. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot
2165
St. Louis, Mo. World's Fair. Slogan machine cancel (Bomar STL04-19B) tying 1902 1¢ Regular Issue on spectacular large size advertising postcard for "Peters Shoe Co." with multicolor design showing the "Manufacturers Building ", small lot number label affixed on front, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $325
Lot
2166
St. Louis, Mo./Jul. 4, 1904/Exposition Station. Two strikes of machine cancel (Bomar STL04-06) tying complete set of 1904 1¢-10¢ Louisiana Purchase on 2¢ Postal entire, adhesives additionally tied by Expo. Station Duplex cancel, cover addressed to Expo. with manuscript note on reverse, "Delivered in 3 minutes from time of mailing", Extremely Fine, a rare July 4th usage and complete set of Louisiana Purchase on cover with Exposition markings. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $450