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Advertising Covers (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
3872 #114, VF, tied by blue LEXINGTON, KY grid killer and matching postmark on VF intact canary cover with boxed corner advertisement for R.J. Aubrey, Livery & Sale Stable. Very attractive Kentucky item. $45
3783 #114, fine, small faults, tied by bold quartered cork killer with Chicago, IL postmark on unreduced illustrated advertising cover with a terrific picture of a pitch fork entirely across the cover. Cover reinforcement repair across top, small portion of flap missing. Neat farming/agriculture implement piece. $60
3416 #114, fine, AUGUSTA, GA postmark and cork killer, on fine merchant cover with corner shield advertisement for E. MUSTIN, Importer and Dealer in Crockery, Glass Ware, Table Cutlery. Small cover faults from opening at right. $40 n3416.jpg (83581 bytes)
2435 #65, fine, tied by XF strike of New York City small 5-bar killer on VF unreduced cover with blue corner card advertisement for The New York Observer, a Weekly Newspaper, Religious and Secular. Nice and clean. $40 n2435.jpg (22461 bytes)
2949 #114, fine, tied by VF strike of incised negative 5-point star in pentagram fancy killer with NORWICH, CT postmark on VF unreduced cover with red fancy cc advertisement for The Bulletin, Printing and Publishing.  A very attractive cover.

SOLD

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2811 #114, avg, tied by quartered cork killer on fine, unreduced advertising cover for UNITED STATES HOTEL, Hartford, CONN., D. A. Rood, Proprietor. $35 n2811.jpg (33030 bytes)
2943 #114, XF, sound (scan of stamp), tied by PEORIA, IL quartered cork killer on VF-XF unreduced canary advertising cover with fancy cc for J.Y. Smith, Dealer in Human Hair.  Cover is part of the Hartung correspondence, blue 1870 HARTUNG receiving mark. SOLD n2943.jpg (28402 bytes)
2701 #114, VF, tied by New York City killer on fine unreduced cover with corner advertisement for Wheeler & Wilson M'F'G Co., Sewing Machines. Stamp has minor perf foxing. $40 n2701.jpg (23026 bytes)
2398 #114, fine, cancelled by SOTN geometric killer with Chicago, IL postmark on all over unreduced advertising cover for Lamar Insurance Co., building and street scene illustration. Cover has small edge faults.

SOLD

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2200 #113, sound avg-fine copy, just tied by neat quartered cork killer on a wonderful illustrated unsealed circular with a terrific picture of a mortar and pestle advertising a Philadelphia wholesale druggist. A great cover. $300 n2200.jpg (32957 bytes)
2128 # 65, avg, tied by Cleveland, OH postmark and grid killer on fine unreduced illustrated advertising cover for American Life Insurance and Trust Co., Philadelphia. Cover pictures the company building.

SOLD

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2069 # 65, fine, tied by an XF strike of Chicago, IL leaf killer (not listed in S-E) on VF, fresh unreduced cover with corner card advertising for real estate and stock broker. Stamp torn before cancellation, small part of flap missing. $45 n2069.jpg (23338 bytes)
971 # 93, fine, on VF unreduced advertising cover for G.W. Stratton, Dealer in Piano-Fortes, Brass and German Silver Instruments showing a nice illustration of a piano-forte.  Cover contains prices current circular for violin strings. An attractive musical instrument topical cover, minor edge wear.  

SOLD

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2184 #114, fine, SE, grid killer, CHESHIRE, CT postmark on XF, fresh, unreduced cover with blue advertisement for the INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS, Social Combination Against Intemperence.  A wonderful early temperance cover.

SOLD

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1116 #113, fine, cork killer of Princeton, MASS ties to F-VF cover with a wonderful violet brown illustration of a circular saw blade advertising Emerson's New Patent Circular Saws. Cover neatly opened at left, slightly rounded at upper left, minor docketing front and reverse.  A wonderful early hardware and machinery advertising cover. $125 n1116.jpg (27133 bytes)
1072 #114 (2), fine, tied by light Lebanon, NH grid cancellations on clean, unreduced cover showing a great copper-color illustration of wood-working machinery. A nice 1869 issue advertising cover. Right side of cover slightly rough from opening.. $115 n1072.jpg (32305 bytes)
2994 #156, fine, tied by a VF strike of unduplexed star in circle killer of New York City on VF unreduced advertising cover for Ingersoll Steam Rock Drill and Air Compressor Co., picturing a gold American Institute medallion of recognition.

SOLD

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2941 #182, #183, paying double rate on U163 entire illustrated corner advertising cover for Lucius Hart & Co. Metals picturing a bar of silver bullion. Cover has corner wear and small repair at upper right. Attractive multicolor franking. $25 n2941.jpg (32424 bytes)
2739 #206 pair, Cincinnati, OH ellipse killers and 1884 postmark tie to VF hotel advertising cover with reverse side advertisement for Cincinnati Eleventh Industrial Exposition, 1883, the National Exhibition of Industry & Art. Scarce.

SOLD

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