(Buildings) W.H. Wood & Co. / Produce & Fruit. Three covers all with similar, yet different illustrated ad showing the Company Building and Street Scene on baby blue covers from Sacramento, Ca., two franked with 2¢ green Bank Note and one franked with 1890 2¢, two used in 1888 and one in 1892, one reduced at right affecting 2¢ Bank Note, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Apr 28, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 67 - The Westpex Sale
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 08:00 to Sunday May 01, 2016 14:00 America/Los_Angeles
Last date for bids:
Thursday Apr 28, 2016 07:00 America/Los_Angeles
We are pleased to have been named once again as the Official Auctioneer for Westpex, the West Coast’s premier philatelic exhibition.
For this special event we will offer over 3600 lots, which will feature the Rob Lund 3c 1851-57 Collection, specialized United States Revenue stamps, Telegraph Stamps, U.S. Possessions including part II of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii and specialized sections of U.S. and Canadian Coins, U.S. Valentines, Ryukyu and Mexico, plus a fine array of United States and Worldwide stamps and postal history.
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Showing 1676 - 1700 of 3661
Lot #1676 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
Lot #1677 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Buildings) Walker & Andrews Building. Lovely allover design in red, showing building and street scene, franked with 1851 3¢ (small defect) with manuscript cancel and matching Wethersfield Springs, NY manuscript postmark, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1678 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Buildings) White River Flour & Grocery House. Wonderful multicolor all over advertising showing Company Building & Street Scene, franked with 2¢ Bank Note and tied by Pittsburgh duplex on cover to Coalport, Pa., reverse with equally beautiful all over advertising, bottom right corner with small bit add, otherwise Very Fine, an amazing design.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #1680 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Carriage) Birch Carriages & Harness. Red illustrated ad design on legal size cover to New York, with inset for 1890 2¢ Washington stamp with portrait set upon torso of carriage driver, tied by Burlington, N.J. duplex postmark; few small opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine and quite unusual.
Scott No. 220; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1681 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Cigars) The American Tobacco Co., "Premios, The Great 5¢ Cigar". Embossed gold leaf multicolor advertising legal-size cover from W.R. Irby Cigar & Tobacco Co., New Orleans La. to Shreveport La. bearing two 1¢ Bureau (279) singles tied by "New Orleans La. May 24 1901" machine cancel; reduced slightly at right; small edge tear at left, Very Fine and rare design.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #1682 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Guns) Buffalo Bill Gun, "Best Toy Gun Made". Illustrated ad on yellow Wilson Brother's Toy Co., New York ad cover bearing 2¢ red brown (210) tied by "New-York Jun 7 '87" duplex to Claryville N.Y.; barely reduced at right, Very Fine and rare ad design.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1683 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Guns) DuPont Smokeless. Multicolor design showing Sailors Loading Naval Gun on 1906 cover bearing 1903 2¢ tied by Sacramento, Cal. machine cancel to East Auburn Cal., reverse with multicolor design showing Moose, Duck, Quail and Grouse; original Kimball-Upson Nov. 21st letterhead enclosure accompanies along with Markham "The King Air Rifle" trade card; cover with minor opening tear and slight toning, F.-V.F., one of the...
Lot #1684 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Medical) Seabury & Johnson. Multicolored all-over illustrated design showing Factory View and Benson Plaster Products on cover bearing with 1898, 2¢ carmine tied by "New York, N.Y. Jul 19 '00" machine postmark, reverse with multicolored illustrated Benson Plaster Facsimile; cover slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #1685 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Restaurants) Numsen & Whitney's Restaurant. Three covers, all with different designs, two showing Elves and Chrubs serving food and last with Sea Turtle with inscription Numsen & Whitney, Ladies' Dining & Lunch Rooms, all franked with 3¢ bd tied by blue Cleveland cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #1686 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Stamp Dealers) Bogert & Durbin Co. / Foreign Stamps & Stamp Albums. Blue printed corner card showing Company Building in Philadelphia, franked with Bank Note 4¢ blue green strip of 4 on registered cover to Maine, some edge wear & tears, Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1687 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Telegraph) House's Printing Telegraph. Illustrated ad design showing Telegraph Machine, franked with 1852, 3¢ dull red tied by "Washington, D.C., Jul 2" cds; minor cover edge tone spots, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $300 - 400.
House's Type Printing Telegraph of 1849 was Royal Earl House's second and much improved type-printing instrument and was widely used on lines on America's east coast from...
Lot #1688 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
(Temperance) Intemperance Is the Bane of Society. Allover illustrated propaganda design with Geo. D. Jewett - Hartford, Ct. imprint at right, on fresh cover to Litchfield, Conn., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Annapolis, Md., Feb 3, 1862" cds; small cover reduction at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1689 - united states postal history advertising/illustrated covers
Advertising Covers - Stamp Collars. Group of 7 including #213 on Keystone Watch Club ad cover, #213 on Herbert Booth King & Bros. to Canada, #212 on EA. Lacy Wholesale Fruits, and 2¢ bureau on H.B. Wooster Mfg. illustrated train corner card, etc.; few faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #1690 - united states postal history exposition covers
(Crystal Palace) Bills, Thayer & Usher, Manufacturers of Crystal Palace Mills Extra Fancy & Superfine Flour. Embossed cameo corner card in red showing design of the New York Crystal Palace Building, franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by grid handstamp, matching "Troy, N.Y., Dec 4" cds alongside; minor cover scuff and small opening tears at top with one slightly affecting cameo, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott...
Lot #1691 - united states postal history exposition covers
Envelope, 1876, 3¢ Centennial entire. Canceled by "Centennial, Philada., Pa., Sep 15" cds and quartered cork duplex, with pioneer typewritten address to Mobile, Ala., accompanied by purple on pink enclosure with typewritten "Dear Mother" salutation and "Yours Lovingly, Robert, September 15 th. 1876." signature and date; entire flaws including soiling and missing backflap, Fine.
Scott No. U219; Estimate $150 - 200...
Lot #1692 - united states postal history exposition covers
1893 Columbian Exposition Postal Cards - Set No. 7. Complete set of 12 Koehler Columbian Expo 1¢ Postal cards (UPSS EX62-73) mint with original wrapper (EX73Wb), Very Fine and scarce with wrapper, cat. $915., Very Fine and scarce complete set with the wrapper. UPSS No. EX62-EX73, EX73Wb $915.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1693 - united states postal history exposition covers
1893 Columbian Exposition Postal Cards - Set No. 2 Goldsmith. Complete set of 10 Goldsmith Columbian Expo 1¢ Postal cards (UPSS EX15-24) mint with original wrapper (EX24Wc), Very Fine and scarce with wrapper. UPSS No. EX15-EX24, EX24Wc $250.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #1694 - united states postal history exposition covers
(Louisiana Purchase Exposition) 1904 Empress Dowager of China's 70th Birthday Celebration Invitation. Red paper invitation from "The Imperial Chinese Commission of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" for the celebration at the Imperial Chinese Pavilion on the World's Fair Grounds on November 16th, 1904, invitation showing two dragons and gold emblem mat upper center, includes original invitation interleaving and envelope, Very Fine...
Lot #1695 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
10-Section Grid. Sharp bold strike ties 10¢ brown (150) on 1872 folded cover to Italy, endorsed per "City of Brussels", red "New York 'Paid All' Aug 31" exchange cds, fresh and Very Fine, An exceptionally rare NYFM cancel with only four strikes recorded.
Weiss No. TR-G34; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1696 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
11-Section Circular Grid Cancel. Two strikes and red New York exchange cds tie 1¢ ultramarine (145), nat. s.e., and 6¢ carmine (148) on cover to Hamburg, Germany, endorsed "Pr. Germania", reverse with Hamburg (7.18.71) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Weiss No. TR-G30A; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1697 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
Circle of Vs. Two strikes tie 2¢ red brown (146), two singles, and 6¢ carmine (148) on 1873 small lady's cover to France, red "New York 'Paid 6' Jan 22" exchange cds, red London (2.4) transit and matching "PD" oval handstamp, red Boulogne (2.5.73) entry and arrival cds, forwarded to London with manuscript "2" rating on reverse, London (2.7) arrival cds, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce killer., ex-Van Vlissengen...
Lot #1698 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
Circle of Wedges. Two strikes tie 6¢ carmine (148) and 24¢ purple (153), faded, on 1872 blue folded cover to France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Aug 24" exchange cds, red London (9.5.72) transit, red "PD" oval handstamp, reverse with Bordeaux (9.6) and Angoulens (9.6) backstamps, Fine and rare 24¢ use, ex-Gibson, Ainsworth, Richardson.
Weiss No. TR-W2; Estimate $500 - 750.
The 30¢ in postage overpays the 26¢...
Lot #1699 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
Circled Cross. Sharp early strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) on 1872 blue folded cover to London England, neat "New York Oct 16" exchange cds, endorsed per "Nevada", red London arrival cds, vertical file fold barely affects 6¢, Very Fine appearing., a Very Fine use, ex-Beals, Weiss, Landau, Richards.
Weiss No. GE-S1; Estimate $200 - 300.
The earliest of 12 recorded GE-S1 covers recorded by Weiss with a...
Lot #1700 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
Circular Grid. Two strikes tie two 10¢ brown (150) singles, both well centered, on 1870 folded cover to Amsterdam, Holland at double the 10¢ treaty rate reflected by blue crayon "2", red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Jul 28" exchange cds, endorsed "Pr Hammonia", Amsterdam (7.10.70); small flaws, Very Fine and choice use.
Weiss No. TR-G37; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1701 - united states postal history new york foreign mail cancels
Cross-Roads. Duplexed with "New York Mar 30" cds ties well centered 3¢ green (147) strip of four, on 1871 blue cover to Trinidad at the 10¢ American packet rate, red "New-York May 30" exchange cds, British "4d" colonial credit handstamp and blue crayon "5" for inland postage due, reverse with St. Thomas and Trinidad (4.22.71) arrival cds; reduced at left, Very Fine and scarce use.
Weiss No. TR-C1; Estimate $300 - 400....
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