Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 1005    

(Charleston, S.C.) West Indian Station. American Postal Machine Company Type B-27 Exposition flag cancel on all over advertising cover for the exposition, tying 1¢ small bureau; light pressed out vertical crease near left edge of cover, otherwise Very Fine, nice third class usage and scarce exposition flag (Bomar type C02-03).
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1006    

Charleston, S.C., May 31, 1902, West Indian Station. American Postal Machine Company Type B-27 Exposition flag cancel on cover that is a bit rough on right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Exposition flag (Bomar C02-03).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1007    

Charleston, S.C., Apr 24, 1902, West Indian Station. Full strike of flag machine postmark (Bomar C02-03, Langford B-27) tying 2¢ Trans-Miss. on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., original enclosure on Exposition letterhead; cover file fold affecting dial, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 1008    

The World's Fair Airship Co. Incorporated (St. Louis 1904). Red stock offering prospectus card with illustrated of Cornell's Air Ship, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1009    

Portland, Ore., Nov 20, 1905, Exposition Station. American Postal Machine Company flag cancel tying 1903, 1¢ blue green on post card, overstruck by Chicago machine cancel, F.-V.F., a rare marking from a hand-powered machine with known use of only two days (Bomar Type P05-5, CV $1,500).
Scott No. 300    Estimate $600 - 800.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 1010    

Norfolk, Va., Exposition Sta., Jun 1, '07. Duplex postmark (Bomar N07-01) tying 1907 Jamestown complete (2¢ & 5¢ with s.e.) on exposition picture post card to Austria, Very Fine.
Scott No. 328-330    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1011    

The Handclasp of Centuries. Unused post card showing Smith & Roosevelt Shaking Hands; light edge toning, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $125

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Lot 1012    

Seattle, Wash. Exposition Station, Jun 23, 1909, Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition. Bold strike of flag machine cancel (Bomar S09-04, Langford T26) tying 2¢ Wash-Frank on cover to San Francisco, Cal. with gold "California Building Exposition Grounds" corner card showing Exposition emblem, original enclosure with matching letterhead; cover roughly opened at right and most of sideflap missing, otherwise Very Fine, a Great Exposition Rarity With This Being the Only Known Usage of This Cancel on a Cover.
Estimate    $15,000 - 20,000.

One of two legitimate postal uses are known, the above cover and a post card, which are both postmarked on the 23rd of June. The post card, which sold at auction in 2003 brought $9,000. It is reported that Langford at one time refused an offer of $25,000 for this cover.

Realized: $9,000

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Lot 1013    

San Francisco, Cal., Apr 10, 1915, Model Post Office Panama Pacific International Exposition. Flag cancel tying 1¢ Parcel Post on cover to Colorado; very minor staining on lower left of cover, still Very Fine (Bomar type SF15-04, CV $600).
Scott No. Q1    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 1014    

1915 World's Panama Exposition Co., New Orleans Logical Point. Similar designs on two 2¢ carmine legal size entires to Milwaukee, Wisc., each canceled by 1910 New Orleans, La. machine postmarks, one uprated with 2¢ Wash-Frank and with some cover tears at top and right, F.-V.F. overall.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

San Francisco competed with New Orleans to host the Panama Pacific Exposition. Congress voted in January 1911, with San Francisco winning.

Realized: $250

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