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Portland Fall Auction

U.S. Advertising Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 243		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder: Hazard Powder 3 multicolored. Duck head designs, 2 used from 1897 and 1899 and one mint with slightly different design, all with faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 244		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder: Remington 3 different. Overall multicolored with girl & rifle (badly trimmed at right), wild turkey & shell design multicolored (opened roughly at right), and black & white overall 1890's era (small faults), Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 245		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder: Savage overall multicolored. Native American & rifle design, Savage Hammerless Rifles & Ammunition, 20th century Arms, Honeyman Hardware Co. Portland Oregon, on reverse St. Louis Worlds Fair 1904, Hunting in the Ozarks, etc., #319 (s.e. at top) tied on cover with Portland OR June 11, 1904 machine cancel, cut open at top, small tear at upper right, very scarce and beautiful design, Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 246		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder: Winchester multicolored. Bearded man with rifle design, F.A. Kimball Tacoma Wash., #295 tied with Tacoma WA June 4, 1901 flag cancel, cut open at top light toning at bottom and right, Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 247		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder: Winchester overall multicolored. Man, rifle & dead ducks design, self-loading shotguns, Jas. McKeon Seneca Falls NY, on reverse, cleaning preparations, etc., 2¢ Washington tied by Seneca Falls NY 1914 machine cancel, cut open at top, tear at top through cancel, Fine. Estimate $70. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 248		U.S. Advertising Covers, Gun & Powder group. 7 covers, 1912 Marlin, 1890 Smith & Winchester, 3 from American Arms Co. (circa 1890's), and 2 mint from Hunter Arms & Winchester, most with faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $196
Lot 249		U.S. Advertising Covers, Motorcycle: Excelsior Auto-Cycle Co. Model 7-C, Norman Saltmarsh Repairing Canby Oregon, pair of 2¢ Washingtons tied with Canby Oregon Aug. 15th 1914 cancel, tears at right affecting one stamp, scarce motorcycle advertising, Fine. Estimate $70. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 250		U.S. Advertising Covers, Interesting advertising accumulation. 325 advertising, majority 19th century with nice variety of subjects incl. few multicolored, 1905 University Circus in red & blue with Elephant, 1902 International Food Co. overall, minor dupl., condition bit mixed, but still a useful lot, Average to Fine. Estimate $900. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 251		U.S. Advertising Covers, Accumulation of California. 70 advertising from 1870's to 1930's, nice variety, incl. couple multicolored, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 252		U.S. Advertising Covers, 19th century Portland. 100 advertising, about half are corner cards, dupl., still nice variety, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $311
Lot 253		U.S. Advertising Covers, Collection of Lewis & Clark expo. 45 advertising, with about 15 different designs incl. multicolor, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 254		U.S. Advertising Covers, Oregon group. 11 advertising from 1882 to 1911, towns incl. Estacada, Woodburn, North Bend, Astoria and The Dalles, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 255		U.S. Advertising Covers, 20th century Portland. 90 advertising with some dupl., nice variety, couple multicolored, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 256		U.S. Advertising Covers, Early 20th century multicolored. 17, all different advertising, incl. 1901 DuPont smokeless powder (major faults), 1904 International Stock Foods Co. overall, mostly small to major faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $196

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