Lot 515
(Advertising) American Advertising Agency. Boxed ad text on fresh cover to Wellsboro, Pa., franked with 1863, 2¢ black tied by circle of wedges handstamp, Very Fine.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $85
Lot 516
(Advertising) Dixie Advertising Agency. Illustrated design on yellow cover showing Female Allegory & Cotton Picking with Steamboat Robert E. Lee in Foreground, franked with 1¢ ultramarine tied by cork handstamp, Very Fine and rare.Scott No. 156 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $105
Lot 517
(Advertising) Oak Hall Postal Card Billboard. Border ad on 1¢ Liberty postal card, canceled by 1875 Portland, Me. cds and cork duplex, Very Fine.Scott No. UX3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot 518
(Advertising) Advertising Firm Ad Covers. Balance of 53 ad covers with many illustrated, 1870-90's; various companies including bill posters with Bryan & Co. - Toledo, O. and J.F. O'Mealia - Jersey City, N.J. both with multicolored Associated Bill Posters Association logo, Finley S. Brooke Enameled Advertising Signs cover franked with 2¢ Battleship Revenue, New York Advertising Sign Co. embossed allover design, Fred W. Nostrand's Advertising Bureau (2 similar allover), etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $625
Lot 519
(Advertising) Billboard Advertising Covers. Balance of 11 ad covers with allover billboards on reverse, 1860-1880's; various companies including 1870's Gundry's Business College - Cincinnati, O., Franklin House - Schaefferstown, Pa., etc.; some flaws (no photo).Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $130
Lot 520
Advertising Cover Balance. Of 167 ad covers mostly illustrated, 1850-1900's; mix of various products, services, organizations, logos, companies, etc., includes various sections including patents with Municiple Scientific American Patent Agency - N.Y.C. allover shaded ad franked with #24 pair tied by red carrier cds's, arm & hammer logo with California Socialist Labor Party - San Francisco, Cal. (2 different), bottling equipment with Bernardin Bottle Cap Co. - Evansville, Ind., windmills with Perkins Wind Mill Co. - Mishawaka, Ind., showcases with Steam Show Case Works - Philadelphia, Pa., museums, bath houses with Turkish Bath Co. - Washington D.C., water cure & sanitariums with Wesley Water Cure - Experiment Mill, Pa., fairs & expositions with Pan-American Expo multicolor globe ad cover, submarine divers with Thacher & Shirley Submarine Engineers and Contractors - Todelo, O., carpet stretchers, job teams, sentimental, wood engraving with Dranteng Co. Design and Wood Engraving - Chicago, Ill., clubs with Grand National Curling Club - N.Y.C., phernology with Fowler & Wellls Co. - N.Y.C., phonography, travel, oriental, etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 521
(Advertising) Shaded Color Advertising Covers. Group of 7 ad covers with multicolored shading, 1890-1900's; includes Golding & Co. Press, Tools, Material - Boston, Mass., Himan's College - Worcester, Mass. with allover shading, Geo. E. Sawyer Confectioner - Portland, Me., Very Fine overall.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot 522
(Agricultural) Addison & Howard, Commission Merchants and Dealers in Agricultural Implements. Illustrated design in blue on cover showing Scott's Little Giant Corn & Cobb Mill and Horse, franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by Alexandria, Va. cds, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 11 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $90
Lot 523
(Agricultural) Chas. H. Dodd & Son. 8 different illustrated covers showing a variety of Agricultural Implements, 1880's; all with contemporary 2¢ or 3¢ frankings and Portland, Oregon postmarks (Marks correspondence), many with original enclosure; few flaws, Very Fine overall.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot 524
(Agricultural) G.L. Farrell, Logan Utah, Labels for Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Illustrated ad design on 2¢ entire showing Livestock Labels, canceled by West Lebanon, N.H. cds and cork duplex, Very Fine (no photo).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $40