Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale

Valentine Covers, 1850-1880s. Group of 6 including covers with multicolor valentine including stampless bronze ornate design with Schuyler-Ville N.Y. with "Paid 5" rating handstamp, #26 on bronze ornate envelope with non-contemporary valentine enclosure, blind embossed valentine envelope with red Springfield Mass. cds; and #183 on blind embossed envelope, etc, F.-V.F. and attractive group.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Andrew Jackson "Blackjack" Ephemera. Three items; includes die proof of a half-length portrait of Jackson, unused memorial cover with Jackson portrait and a matching mourning silk ribbon, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Cover and Ephemera Balance. Odd mix of material; includes a wonderful showing of 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo material including publicity labels in sheets and sets, postcards and covers including multicolor Exposition and cancels, similar group for the 1932 Lake Placid/L.A. Olympics including athlete signed FDC's and programs (including boxing), small group of Hawaii with real-photo post card, mint stamps and...

Sports and Entertainment Material from Estate. 2 boxes of material - includes dozen plus movie and rock posters, signed DVD's -Jim Carey and Eddie Murphy, several dozen signed celebrity and sports 8x10's. Howie Long signed Raider mini helmet, Nicklaus and Duval signed golf balls. Binder containing signed Baseball cards including many Hall of Famers, etc., with many surprises.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Whitewood, So. Dakota Bank Checks, 1880-1910's. Approximately 195 examples with illustration of Devils Tower; each matted and suitable for framing; owner's retail $25 each.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Postal History, 17c & 25c Rate Study, 1799-1845. Collection, rate and route study, with 26 stampless, 1799-1815, 17¢ and double rate and 25 covers 1809-1845, 25¢ and multiples to $1 with a wide variety of stampless, majority with postmarks; includes 1799 New York clam shell 17¢ rate to Worcester, Mass, 1814 docketed Aaron Burr Albany to New York, 1809 Charleston 25¢ rate to Randolph, VT, 1838 Franklin, LA, handstamped "Free"...

U.S. Postal History Balance, 1822-1900s. Group of over 30 covers including #150 from San Francisco to Costa Rica, #77 pair on cover front to Germany, #158 strip of three on cover to Switzerland, #63 (4) on New York carrier rate cover, couple free covers, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

U.S. Postal History 1842-1930's. Balance collection with some nice surprises; includes 1842 cover with bold strike of "Harnden Express New York " in red to Paris with boxed "Packet Letter", 1886 cover from San Francisco to Alaska with Ship handstamp and Alaska Commercial Co handstamps (one stamp missing), variety of overseas covers (30+) franked by Bureaus, Columbians, Louisiana Purchase with New York registry exchange...

U.S. Postal History, 1847-1900s. Collection of 48 better covers including registered with exchange labels, illustrated advertising incl. gun covers, foreign mails, etc., better noted includes #1 with red squared grid from New York, #32 (3) on Chicago cover to Germany by PCM, #78 Providence to London, #63, 68(2) from New York to Italy, #26(2)+36 pair New Orleans to Austria, #113 strip of three New York to Philadelphia, #290...

3¢ 1851-57 Issue - Cover Collection. Collection of approx. 160 covers plus a few stamps, includes better town postmarks, colors incl. several green, transcontinental uses with three #26s and #24, New Lisbon O. ms. "Old Stamp" cancel, New Orleans City Post carrier shovel handstamp in green, "Clermont N.Y." straightline postmark, #10A with blue Utica oval postmark, Jersey Shore Pa. star with hole, Chicopee intertwined star fancy cancel...

U.S. Postal Rates 1851-1863 Cover Balance. 18 items, mostly transatlantic with good destinations and frankings; includes 1859 Folsom City, Cal. wrapper to Vergennes Vt., 1853 Rough and Ready, Cal. to east coast, 1851 Halifax, Nova Scotia wrapper usage, 1853 U.S. Express Mail, New York usage to Nova Scotia, 1858 San Francisco, Cal. to Chile with #35 x4, 1862 New York N.Y. to Jamaica bearing #63 x2 + 65 x6, 1860 Cincinnati Oh. to...