Lot
1861 
Exposition & Fairs Illustrated and Advertising Cover Collection, 1870-1910's, extensive holding of approximately 215 items arranged in three cover binders; starting with a nice showing of 1880's Expos covers including the 1882 St. Louis (Great Fair, also 1877, 1878, 1883 designs), 1880, 1883 & 1884 Cincinnati Expos, 1884 New Orleans, 1886 Cincinnati Industrial, 1888 Ohio Centennial Expo (fairground view and many others), 1888 Virginia, 1889 Atlanta (Main Building view), 1889 San Francisco with Mechanics' Expo illustrated enclosure, etc., nice showing of 1893 Trans-Mississippi Expos and other 1890's items, majority of items residing in the 1900's with a wonderful array of 1901 Pan-American Expo including dozens of the multicolored Niagara En. and Pan-Am Ex. Co. emissions, allover Buffalo in flag designs, embossed medal, buffalo & globe, Larkin Buffalo with Top Hat, many Expo label usages, rare International Navigation Co. multicolored and many other seldom seen items, nice showing of 1904 St. Louis World's Fair multicolored designs (many with Louisiana frankings), popular Uncle Sam and Map design present, etc., 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial well represented, 1901 Jamestown Expo, 1909 Alaska-Yukon, 1902 Kansas City 1902 Pasadena (Roses), etc. with an additional array of other smaller fairs an later Expositions including 1915 Pan-Pac, various Exposition card including earlier advertising hand-out items; overall condition well above the norm, some with relevant enclosures, etc., inspection a must to truly appreciate (See website for images).Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
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Realized: $10,500