COVERS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 1550 | | A couple of what are now Wisconsin cities franked as Michigan territorials. The first is a forwarded Green Bay folded envelope with a Green Bay MT manuscript and “25”, red oval Buffalo NY hand cancel at left and a red Ford. “10 over “35 at right. The second is a folded letter franked with a manuscript Praire du Chien MT, Dec 5 at upper left and a manuscript “25” at upper right. Both items are in very good shape and a perfect fit for the specialist. | Cat. Value: ASCC 850 Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 1551 | | Michigan, Michigan with large black cds. (now Lansing) stampless letter written by James Kingsley (Ann Arbor’s second mayor) March 14, 1848. Very clean strike, black “5” at upper right. Fresh and VF. | Cat. Value: ASCC 400 Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 1552 | | Red Michigan, Michigan cds and red “5” on a stampless envelope, horizontal crease, Fine. | Cat. Value: ASCC 400 Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 1553 | | Business college cover and original letter from 1907. Posted with a Peirce School, Philadelphia stamp from Buffalo to Philadelphia. Condition is a little rough but still a neat example of this type of postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 80 Price Realized: $50.00 |
| 1554 | | (1b) 1847 5˘ Orange brown bottom margin horizontal pair franked on a letter dated Aug. 7, 1847. Tied with a couple neat blue grid cancel cancels. Blue Philadelphia Aug 9 10cts cds at upper right. 2001 AS certificate states, "Scott 1b, orange brown, used pair on cover, genuine in all respects. Cover has a bit of toning. The margins of the right stamp of the pair are cut in slightly at upper and lower right, the margins of the left stamp are cut in slightly at upper left. The catalog stated is for a used pair. | Cat. Value: Catalog 2000 Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 1555 | | (2) 10˘ Washington franked in a lightly folded cover letter. Tied with a red grid cancel this three-plus margin copy is cut close at left and cut in at bottom left, Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 1050 Price Realized: $475.00 |
| 1556 | | (7) 1˘ Blue type II 1851 issue horizontal strip of three franked on cover. Tied with a large circle date Belle River Mich. cancel and pen cancel. 2001 APS certificate states, “ Scott 7, Pos. 84-85-86R, strip of three used on cover with town and manuscript cancels, edge flaws at top. Cover has a tiny bit of foxing, otherwise a very impressive item. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300 Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 1557 | | (24 x3) 1857 1˘ blue type V strip of three franked on a small cover. Tied with a large black Chesire Mass. cds. Cover has a few light stains, stamps have a few short perfs, centered Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 500 Price Realized: $85.00 |
| 1558 | | (24 x3) 1857 1˘ blue type V strip of three franked on a brown cover. Tied with a large black cds. Cover has been reduced at the side, a few light stains, ccr, and a small fault, stamps have a few short perfs and a SE at right, centered Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 500 Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 1559 | | (26, 36) 3˘ and 12˘ 1857 issues franked Prussian closed mail cover. Black Detroit Sep 22, 1868 cds at left, red Bremen Packet cds at right, blue “American Uber Bremen-Franco” at center. Cover has been reduced at left, stamps are Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 500 Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 1560 | | (36 x2) 1857 12˘ horizontal pair franked on a cover mailed to England. Tied with a large black Romeo Mich cds, red Detroit Am. Pkt transit cancel at upper right, red Liverpool receiving cancel and a couple of transits marks on the reverse. Cover is a little dinged up at three corners and a little bit of soiling, stamps are Fair-Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 900 Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 1561 | | (36b) 1857 12˘ black (Plate 3) tied on a postage due cover. Tied with a large black Detroit Mich. cds, Due 6 cts in manuscript at upper left. Cover has been reduced at left and the stamp is centered Fair-Fine. | Cat. Value: Catalog 1200 Price Realized: $190.00 |
| 1562 | FDC | (367) Two different Abraham Lincoln 1909 FDC postcards. Both postcards were not mailed but both have blue markings on their reverses. Interesting items to add to your Lincoln topical collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300 Price Realized: $220.00 |
| 1563 | FDC | (C5) First Day Cover from Washington D. C. (August 17,1923) to New York. A little solid and dinged at the corners, but still a solid tied C5 plate number single with a readable cancellation. No cachet or backstamp as expected. | Cat. Value: Catalog 600 Price Realized: $100.00 |
| 1564 | | (UX47) Two GE post cards. Both types. The first: ETR-1053-2 (No job for the handy man) D under N. The other: ETR-1302-2 (that old TV) D under O. Hole punched as usual with smudged offset. See the scans. | Cat. Value: Catalog 500 Price Realized: $80.00 |
| 1565 | | United States advertising “Pittsburg Stogies” cover canceled on April 18, 1898 in Pittsburg, PA. Machine cancel on all-over multicolor cover for cigars. Cover has a Philatelic Foundation 2013 certificate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300 Price Realized: $260.00 |