Sale 40: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2752    

1840's Stamped Usages. 8 covers; one #9X1 usage and 7 #1 usages mostly from New York and Philadelphia, including N.Y. usage with Swarts local handstamp, one from Rockville, Ct.; condition varies.
Scott No. 9X1, 1    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 2753    

1851-57, 1¢-3¢ Issues on cover. 19 covers; includes several plated #7 singles, #10, 1857 issues including two 1¢+3¢ carrier usages, 8 #25 usages including uprated 3¢ Nesbitt entire; condition a little varied.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2754    

1857-60, 3¢ Issues on cover. 300+ single rate covers; range of town cancels with many N.Y. cds's, some Chase notes, some color cancels including green, manuscript towns, etc.; condition varies, inspect.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2755    

1857-60, 3¢ Issues on cover. Over 100 single rate covers in sleeves; N.Y. and some N.H. towns; condition varies, inspect.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2756    

1926-1962, U.S. First Day & Event Covers. Attractive group of 500 or 600 items, including some early such as #589 8¢ Grant, 622 13¢ Harrison with Indianapolis cancel, Washington 1932 Bicentennial set on one cover, Wakefield House cachet; also Y. Souren cover complete set & several sets of singles or pairs and several stationery items; 620-621 blocks of 4 on D.C. Nickles FDC; also several other cities with combination FDC; various 2¢ reds uncacheted; plus box of later 1930's to 1962; note 1932 Olympics, 1939 Baseball with nice cachet; later cachets unaddressed or light pencil; few event covers and flights; bit of oxidation on some early covers, generally F-VF, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2757    

19th Century Covers. Box of perhaps 500 or more covers, a wealth of frankings including many #10's, 1869's with 3¢ + 12¢ to Germany, 10¢ to Switzerland; Bank Notes to 15¢; some fancy cancels and killers; postmarks abound with many small towns, some territorials, Civil War patriotics, both used & unused (note Magnus locomotive with American flag waving and 4 verses of Star Spangled Banner on reverse1); a host of advertising and corner cards, including a nice group of theatrical subjects; Ladies' Hair Artistes; nice Adams Express Co N.Y. fancy scroll corner card; Omaha Casket Co; several Philadelphia Letter Sheet Price-Current price lists from 1863-4; and much much more, some in mixed condition, much F-VF, needs close evaluation.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 2758    

20th Century Covers. Medium box stuffed with hundreds of covers, of every description, including advertising, fancy cancels, special event, unusual usages, town cancels, and much more, note a couple Panama-Pacific Expo books of views in excellent condition; some covers mixed condition, worth spending some time sorting these out, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2759    

Back of the Book Covers, 1885-1929. Group of 15 items, including early Oct 1885 usage E1; lovely 1929 color illustrated advertising for "Hi-Power Shot Shells" showing duck in flight; 4¢ Parcel Post perfin on cover; nice Specimen del on 1903 usage with "Southern Illinois Penitentiary Warden's Office" corner card; other Specimen del & Dues covers; mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $125

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Lot 2760    

Banknote Issue Group, 1870-78. 13 covers; includes a group of nine 2¢ Brown & Vermilion issues, including Ad covers (Gun enclosure); Reg. from SF; Forwarded; Fancy cancels, etc., 1¢ issues including interesting ad usages, 5¢ usage to Japan, dead letter, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2761    

Better Covers Selection, 1847-1925. Very interesting group of 44 items, including #1 & #2 on cover; #10 covers, cameo advertising; all-over Albany N .Y. hotel; cameo "American House" Boston advertising; Coleman's California Line clipper ship all-over; all-over Adams Express; #37 on hotel ad cover to England; embossed advertising Genealogical Society corner card with 24¢ to London; various types 1¢ 1851's; all-over 1857 Auctioneers advertising cover; several 10¢ 1857 covers to Havana; Beehive advertising covers; fabulous "William Tell Line" multicolored advertising mailer for animal feeds; 1864 "Cameron Petroleum Co of Pennsylvania" oil company stock subscription brochure; and much more; condition generally F-VF, warrants closer evaluation.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,200

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