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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2504		U.S. Ephemera, Early Family Correspondence Circa 1800s, from Rev. John Girdwood-Pope family spanning from early 1800s through mid-20th Century, large quantity of early stampless covers from various destinations incl. England and Canada to U.S., Scotland and other regions, many with interesting markings, much compelling content, also covers with adhesives, bill heads, court documents, California-related mail, deeds, Revenues on documents, a group of letters pertaining to Sonora Central Mines and the Idaho Central Gold Mining Company with stock certificates for the above mentioned mines, as well as Hercules Electric Company, East Tennessee Land Company, correspondence chronicles family's migration from England and Canada to California, also incl. an early hymn book, The American Young Man's Best Companion 1785 edition, Communion with God 1657 edition, Light of Nature 1654 edition, New Testament and Psalms 1840 edition and a couple of leather bill pouches, please allow ample time for viewing, condition varies. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 2505		U.S. Ephemera, Post Office and Political Group, lot of 160+ sleeved pages, 1870 to 1990s, incl. numerous letters on official stationery incl. White House, Congress, Treasury, Post Office, etc., with an extensive collection of official Post Office notifications and various forms to postmasters rarely seen in public, articles (incl. coins) found loose in mail bag, report of rifled parcel post, noted P.O. Dept notice from 1st assistant PM General dated April 2, 1917 "The Dept. of Justice is desirous of being informed as to suspicious characters, disloyal and treasonable acts and utterances", also group of used Dues in sheets and large pieces, a treasure trove of material for the collector or student of the postal system., impossible to duplicate today, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 2506		U.S. Ephemera, Pennsylvania Group, lot of 100 sleeved pages incl. October 1796 Philadelphia Daily News and Advertiser vol. XIII (very fine) with ship time table with numerous ship wood cut illustrations, covers with illustrated letter sheets and invoices, topics incl. hardware, produce, coppersmith, soap, printing, horticulture, buildings, etc., also 7 almanac's incl. Hagerstown Town & Country 1873, 1889, 1893 and 1900, Dr. Jaynes Medical 1881, Hostetters 1873 and 1893, an interesting and varied group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2507		U.S. Ephemera, Oldtime Estate Lot, banker box stuffed with material, noted 200 cigarette real photo cards in original Gallaher Ltd./Belfast & London album, several pages of Zeppelin photos, 19th Century duck print in frame, old family photos, group of older covers mostly 19th Century, 80 Victorian trade cards in old album, 100+ business reply envelopes from 1930s with Dues, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2508		U.S. Ephemera, Stamp Boxes, 24 pieces, 4 cloisonne, 1 brass, 8 sterling silver, 1 fraternal elk, 1 advertising, 2 Pat. May 18, 1888, 7 others, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2509		U.S. Ephemera, Revenues, Covers, Ephemera, incl. Cincinnati & Springfield Railway Co. 1871 $1000 Train and RR Station illustrated bond on revenue stamped paper (RN-W2 cats. $150 on document alone), 14 Civil War period family photos (cdv) with 1st issue revenues, N.H. documents incl. 1834 House of Rep. printed resolution "To the selectmen of each town are required to make a certified list of their insane persons", much more, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2510		U.S. Ephemera, Victorian Trade Card Album, 600+ items incl. beautifully illustrated advertising trade cards for patent medicines, household items, etc., lovely die cuts, many worthy of framing, all are pasted in as always in these original old albums and can be removed with careful attention to soaking in warm water if desired, however, these albums are becoming very scarce and are lovely kept intact, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2511		U.S. Ephemera, 1840s Stage Coach Mail Bag, with notation on slip of paper "case holding mail as carried by horseback or stage coach during years 1842-1846 by Judge John E. McClun", plus print out with more info, nice collateral item, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2512		U.S. Ephemera, Wrigleys Gum Promotional Item, cover with Indian Chief at left, enclosure for the "Lone Wolf Tribe" club with instructions on one side and gum on the other, very unusual item, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2513		U.S. Ephemera, Railroad Related, 1865 to 1975, over 100 sleeved documents of stock certificates with vignettes, also advertising, time tables, menus, reports, blue prints of passenger cars (1919), schedules of various railroad lines, Freedom Train brochure, etc., with an additional 18 items related to Air transportation, a varied and attractive group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2514		U.S. Ephemera, 1879-81 USS Wyoming European Station Correspondence, lot of 21 multi-page letters datelined USS Wyoming, from various ports in France, England, Spain and Italy, from Oliver H. Lackey, a U.S. Navy officer, to his wife and son in Nice, France and Stuttgart, Germany, majority have original covers, generally Fine. The USS Wyoming, a wooden hulled 1480 ton steam sloop, was assigned to U.S. Navy European Station from 1878 to 1881, where she visited many Mediterranean ports. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2515		U.S. Ephemera, Civil War Correspondence to Michigan, 26 letters with envelopes (few with 3¢ stamps missing), 1861 to 1865, all addressed to Mrs. Lucy Morse in Whitneyville, MI, note a patriotic, 2 used from Old Point Comfort, Alexandra, VA; 1862 usage from Camp Michigan, interesting content, nice group, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2516		U.S. Ephemera, Medicine Trade Cards, 100+ 19th Century cards from numerous companies, minor dupl., great variety of subjects and products, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2517		U.S. Ephemera, 1864 Civil War Military Telegraph, on American Telegraph Company stationery, dateline Washington, Oct 12, to L.V. Beele, "Send no supplies for paroled prisoners to Fort Monroe until further orders from me. Remain in Baltimore.", signed Knapp, with original envelope, nice item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 2518		U.S. Ephemera, 1862 Civil War Letter From Missouri, on ledger for W.W. Tuttle with vignette of Fulton, MO., dated Jan 9th, 1862, describes his military barracks (in Deaf & Dumb Asylum, shown in upper right of vignette), other units in town, chasing Confederate soldiers in the countryside, how the locals are Confederate sympathizers, some stains and reinforcing, very interesting item, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 2519		U.S. Ephemera, 1893 Columbian Expo Stamp Box, small brass box with "Columbian Postage Stamps" engraved on front, Chicago Worlds Fair 1893 on reverse, nice collateral item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 2520		U.S. Ephemera, Boy Scout Related, couple hundred labels, badges, Jamboree related material in banker box, nice collateral scouting related lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138

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