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American Philatelic Society Summer Stampshow - Portland, Oregon

U.S. - Free Franks and State/Provincial Postmark Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 997		Free Frank Cover, James A. Garfield Mc Free Frank on Envelope. With ms. April 8, 1871 at left, Congress Washington D.C. cancel, Garfield was Member of Congress from Ohio from 1863-1873 before his presidency, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $144
Lot 998		Free Frank Cover, James Madison Free Frank on Folded Letter (1751-1836) 4th President of the United States, 1809-1817. Folded letter with Orange CH Va. Dec. 5 ms cancel, Dec. 2, 1825 in ms. on reverse, Ex-President usage, Fine. Estimate $500. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 999		Free Frank Cover, F.S. Spinner Mc Free Frank on 36th Congress Advert. Cover. With Washington D.C 1861 postmark, overall 36th Congress House of Representatives ad cover, also an obsolete banknote from the Mohawk Valley Bank 1853 with Spinners signature as cashier, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $42
Lot 1000		Free Frank Cover, John Tyler Free Frank on Folded Letter (1790-1862) 10th President of the United States, 1841-1845. With Norfolk VA and Free cancels no date, probably 1850's ex-President usage, no contents, Fine. Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $204
Lot 1001		State/Provincial Postmarks, Alaska, 1893 Douglas, #U349. May 2, 1893 double circle cancel, cover has some staining still a scarce 19th Century Alaska item, Fine, Helbock type 3 . Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1002		State/Provincial Postmarks, Alaska, 1901 Dolomi on 2¢ Entire. July 23, 1901 cancel, scarce early 20th Century item, Fine, Helbock rarity 6 . Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 1003		State/Provincial Postmarks, Alaska, Riddiford With 1926 2¢, #634. Oct. 19, 1927 cancel, Fine to Very Fine, Helbock rarity 7, scarce town in use from 1925 to 1927 . Estimate $70. View details and photo	Realized $46
Lot 1004		State/Provincial Postmarks, Alaska, York 1900 Backstamp. Dated Aug. 31, 1900 redirected from Fremont, Washington, also Nome, Alaska Aug. 3, 1900 backstamp, Fine, Noma Helbock type 2, York Helbock type 1, rarity 7, scarce early marking . Estimate $120. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1005		State/Provincial Postmarks, Oregon, Eugene City, OT on 3¢ Envelope, #U26. VF strike early Statehood usage, cover is creased at top, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 1006		State/Provincial Postmarks, Oregon, Starrs Point OT on Patriotic Envelope. Early statehood usage on patriotic env., #65 with ms cancel, addressed to Franklin, Lane County, cover is torn at bottom, Fine, scarce Benton County town in from only 1852-1874. Ex Herman Hearst. This is one of the very few Patriotic covers known from Oregon. Estimate $350. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1007		State/Provincial Postmarks, Interesting Accumulation of Oregon. Over 400 from 1880's/1950's majority on postcards with a nice run of DPO's and few 19th Century, also some better scenes, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1008		State/Provincial Postmarks, Collection of Over 1000 Oregon. 1870's/modern, sorted by town and postmark type, mostly on postcards or postal cards, some DPO's incl. Peak, nice run of modern incl. station cancels, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1009		State/Provincial Postmarks, Collection of 19th Century Oregon. 33 incl. Coquille 1886, Corvallis Whittlesey type 9, Eagle Creek 1885, Independence type 6, Lostine 1885, North Canyonville 1860's, Oakland 1861, Portland 1868, The Dalles 1879, Scottsburg 1870, and Yoncolla 1885, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1010		State/Provincial Postmarks, Collection in 4 Albums of Oregon. Couple hundred covers and postcards mounted in albums by city name with one album of Lane county, better items incl. Braymill 1930, Eightmile 1896, Eugene City 1885 and Mount Tabor on 1895 cover to Germany with 8¢ Columbian, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1011		State/Provincial Postmarks, Accumulation of About 350 Oregon. About 350, 1880's/1980's incl. some postcards nice variety of cancels incl. DPO's, few 19th Century and registered, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1012		State/Provincial Postmarks, Collection of Flag Cancels of Oregon. 70 covers or cards incl. the scarce Vernonia (1929), and the Heliz pseudo-flag, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $109
Lot 1013		State/Provincial Postmarks, 16 Better Oregon. Mostly 19th Century incl. Ashland 1881, North Yamhill 1888, Linkville 1885, Salem 1860's, and Recreation 1920 on Rocky Point Resort ad cover, Fine or better. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1014		State/Provincial Postmarks, Accumulation of Over 800 Oregon. Covers and cards, 20th Century, mostly common but with some DPO's and interesting markings, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1015		State/Provincial Postmarks, 3 Better 19th Century Oregon. Ashland Mills, Whittlesey type 4 (1869) on stamped envelope, Camp Creek Mar. 20, 1898 on 2¢ bureau issue and Upper Ochoco, circa 1870's on 3¢ bank note, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1016		State/Provincial Postmarks, Outstanding Alaska Collection. 1898/1959 over 900 covers plus 65 Alaska postcards mounted on well annotated pages by town name in 5 albums, with a nice variety of markings for each town, better items incl. Amalga 1909, Chatanika 1910, Chatham 1911, Chena 1909, Chignik 1918 (back stamp), Chomly 1914, Circle 1904, Cleary 1906, Cripple 1936, Dan Creek 1931, Dyea 1898 (Helbock type 2), Eureka 1913, Fort Yukon 1906, Ganes Creek 1951, Knik 1910 (back stamp), Metlakahtla 1903 on registry card, Nome 1900, Yetna 1927. This is a rare opportunity to buy a life time collection of this popular state, Fine. Estimate $3,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1017		State/Provincial Postmarks, Interesting Balance of Alaska Collection. Few hundred incl. Naval's, RPO's, dog team, APO's, hotel corner cards, and rural stations, nice variety, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1018		State/Provincial Postmarks, Interesting Alaska Accumulation. Over 500 from 1903/1960's majority common #10 size but does incl. Rampart 1903, Nome 1904, Chomly 1914, and Loring 1914, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1019		State/Provincial Postmarks, Collection of Alaska First Flights. 1928/1967, 170 incl. AAMC #12, 16 nice variety of cancels incl. some DPO's, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $322

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