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1879 American Bank Note to 1986 Texas
 
 
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Lot 908

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1879, 1¢ on Advertising, #182, intricate multicolor design for George W(ard?), Printer, pair tied (bottom stamp torn at bottom) with New York Dec 2 postmark, local usage, still Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$115
Lot 909

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1879, 15¢ Red Orange, Round the World, #189, 3 copies tied to 3¢ stationery env. by Plum Creek Nebraska 21 Dec 1879 cds, via San Francisco, Suez, Brindisi and New York, all appropriate transit cancels on reverse, Plum Creek 19 Mar 1880 receiving cancel on reverse, one single damaged at top, cover a bit soiled and tattered at top, but what do you expect for traveling around the world in 88 days!
Estimate $150-200.
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Lot 910

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1882, 10¢, 2 Different on Supplementary Mail, #209, 1888-89 N.Y. Supplementary Mail No. "2" duplex cds' franked with 1882, 10¢ brown 1888 to London, England (small cover tear); 1889 to Berlin, Prussia, Fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$276
Lot 911

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1887 U.S. Post Office "Mail Transportation" Card, Philadelphia Sep 15, 1887 duplex cancel, showing locomotive on reverse, great piece, small corner crease, Fine to Very Fine, used only 1 day .
Estimate $300-500.
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$230
Lot 912

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1898, 1¢ on All-Over Advertising, #279, tied to advert. for Dold Foods, Buffalo, NY Sep ? 1901 machine cancel, to Rochester, vertical fold, still lovely piece, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Lot 913

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1903 Seattle, Wash. Exposition Station, Jun 23, 1909, Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Cancel, #300, 1¢ with bold strike of flag machine cancel (Bomar S09-04, Langford T26) tying 1¢ on expo postcard, light soiling and corner crease, a great expo rarity, Fine to Very Fine. New discovery. 3 legitimate postal uses are known, the above postcard, a cover and another postcard, which are both postmarked on 23rd of June, the other postcard brought $9,000 at auction in 2003 and the cover $9000 in 2012 .
Estimate $8,000-10,000.
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Realized
$6,900
Lot 914

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1919, 5¢ Coil to South Africa, #496, strips of 3 and 4 tied to airmail cover, San Francisco May 9, 1935 machine and duplex cancels, via London, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-180.
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$207
Lot 915

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1917, 2¢ Deep Rose, Type Ia, #500, perfs touch, tied on postcard by Detroit 1/12/1920 cancel to Canada, slight crease in corner not affecting adhesive, Just Fine, APS (2012) cert.
Scott $650.
Estimate $180-200.
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Lot 916

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1917, 4¢ on 1922 Amundsen North Pole, #503, tied to "Maud" expedition env. by green North Star Air Post hs., Nome Jul 28, 1922 duplex cancel, lovely item, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$311
Lot 917

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1917, 10¢ Re-Directed Registered, #510, originating in France, 50c (damaged) and 15c values tied by Paris 19 Oct 19 cancels, Boston Oct 30 receiving cancel on reverse, re-directed to Augusta, ME with 10¢ added to pay fee, nice item, Fine.
Estimate $150-180.
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$115
Lot 918

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1923, 2¢, Rotary Coil Waste, #595, well centered copy, tied by Washington D.C. machine cancel to Agawam, MA, cover "light vert. fold", Very Fine, PSE (2011) cert.
Scott $550.
Estimate $150-200.
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$184
Lot 919

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1929, 2¢ Coil, Type II, #599A, 2 strips of 5 tied to #10 size reg. env. by mute cancels, Cincinnati Apr 24, 1930 and Lebanon, OH Apr 25 cancels on reverse, cover with small fault at right, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $150-180.
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$150
Lot 920

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1923, 2¢ Harding, Flat Plate, 1st George W. Linn Cachet, Mellone #610-1, se. copy tied by Marion, Sep 1, 1923 machine cancel, black border and imprint at lower left, addressed to George Linn, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #610. Mellone $800, , estimate 200 prepared .
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$403
Lot 921

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1923, 2¢ Harding, Flat Plate Group, #610-611, incl. 1st Day with George Linn cachet on small ladies mourning cover, Planty #13 with preprinted back flap, imperf plate block of 6 on reg. cover, 6 trans-polar flight expedition cards with additional Norway frankings, nice group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$575
Lot 922

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1938, $2 on Registered to Argentina, #833, oversized with 12 copies and additional frankings, paying the air rate and registration fee from New York in June 1940, various transit cancels on reverse, cover wrinkled and a little aged, but still great commercial usage, Fine. Ex Helbock.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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Realized
$863
Lot 923

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1938, $5 on 1944 Registered, #834, various multiples tied by mute cancels, paying the $141.36 registry fee on bank mail from Wilmington, DE to Philadelphia in June 1944, rate covers negotiable securities valued at over a million and a quarter dollar, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock, featured in "Prexie Postal History" on page 4, a spectacular showpiece.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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Realized
$4,255
Lot 924

U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1948, 3¢ Volunteer Firemen, Dorothy Knapp Cachet, Mellone #971-25, Dover, DE Oct 4, 1948 cancel, lovely cachet of fireman, Very Fine.
Scott #971.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$431
Lot 925
 
U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1983, 20¢ Babe Ruth F.D. Stock, #2046, 225 in small box, virtually all different cachets, unaddressed, many sleeved and priced, retail from $5 to $40 each, clean lot, Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$242
Lot 926
 
U.S.; General Issue Covers, 1986, 22¢ Republic of Texas F.D. Collection, #2204, 420+ in 4 binders, vast array of cachet makers incl. handpainted, plus collateral material, minimal dupl., usually for different city cancels, must been seen, hard to dupl., Very Fine. Ex Monte Eiserman.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$460








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