Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 789    

(Merchant) F.E. Merriman, Dealer in Whalebone. Illustrated ad cover showing Spouting Sperm Whale and Whaleboat, franked with 2¢ carmine tied by 1895 Boston, Mass. flag machine cancel; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $325

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Lot 790    

(Merchant) Talcott & Post, Dry Goods, Carpets, Curtains, Paper Hangings & Co. Illustrated design on cover showing Store Front, franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by Hartford, Ct. cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $45

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Lot 791    

Merchant Advertising Covers. Balance of 61 ad covers mostly illustrated, 1860-1890's; an array of commission merchants, grocers and general merchants including H. Morganthaler & Co. Commission Merchants - Cleveland, O., J.O. Matthewson & Co. Cotton & Produce Commission Merchants - August, Ga., J.B. Flora & Co. Wholesale Grocers & Tobacconist - Elizabeth City, N.C., The White House Store - Benton Harbor, Mich., etc.; some flaws, Very Fine overall.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 792    

(Military) 40th Anniversary, Battle of Gettysburg. Red and blue illustrated design showing Soldier on Horse, franked with 2¢ carmine tied by 1903 Gettysburg, Pa. machine postmark; minor corner stains, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $100

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Lot 793    

(Mining) Klondike Gold Fields. Yellow illustrated cachet showing Traveling Miner, on cover franked with 1¢ blue tied by 1897 Chicago, Ill. flag machine postmark, Very Fine, illustrated in Langford Flag Cancel Encyclopedia (pg. 153).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 794    

(Municipal/Civic Promotion) Consolidated Natnl. Bank. Gray green allover design on cover showing San Diego Bay View, franked with 1887, 2¢ green (couple nibbed perfs) tied by cork with matching 1888 San Diego, Cal. cds alongside, Very Fine.
Scott No. 213    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $105

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Lot 795    

(Municipal/Civic Promotion) Hecker-Jones-Jewell Milling Company. Allover multicolored design on cover showing Map of Greater New York, reverse franked with 2¢ carmine tied by 1898 New York machine postmark, with additional boxed "Facts and Figures related to Greater New York", Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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Lot 796    

(Municipal/Civic Promotion) Holyoke Exchange Bank. Orange shaded ad design on cover showing "Holyoke Colo., 6 Months Old", franked with well centered 1887, 2¢ green canceled by target handstamp, matching 1888 Holyoke cds, with original letterhead enclosure, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 213    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $110

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Lot 797    

(Municipal/Civic Promotion) John Bohn, Proprietor of the Union Bakery and Restaurant. Corner card cover franked with 1887, 2¢ green tied by Greenfield, Ind. cds, reverse with allover illustrated ad showing Derrick and Natural Gas Main with ad text extolling "Greenfield's Advantages For 1887", Very Fine.
Scott No. 213    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $50

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Lot 798    

(Municipal/Civic Promotion) Teas' Weeping Mulberry. Illustrated ad design on cover showing Teas' Weeping Mulberry, franked with 1887, 1¢ ultramarine tied by 1890 Greenville, O. cds and cork duplex, reverse with illustrated ad showing Derrick and Natural Gas Main with ad text extolling "Greenfield's Advantages", Very Fine.
Scott No. 212    Estimate $75 - 100.

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