1c-3c 1851 Issue, Georgia Corner Card Covers (7, 11). Three covers, one with No. 7 strip of three (faults), other two with No. 11, first two on "University of Georgia, Athens" corner cards, Fine-Very Fine, third on "Madison Family Visitor" journal corner card to Governor Howell Cobb in Athens and forwarded to Macon Ga., "FREE" straightline handstamp struck over Macon circular datestamp, backflap tear, Very Fine, an attractive and scarce use, ex Alexander

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1851 Issue on Cover (7, 9, 10, 11A). Seven covers, five of either No. 7 or 9 incl. two separate with strips of three, pair with "Paid/U.S. Mail/City Delivery" carrier department circular datestamp, singles on circulars, also No. 10 on small border embossed cover with large bold "Botetourt Springs Va." circular datestamp, No. 11A on embossed cover with green South Framingham Mass. circular datestamp, a few flaws but overall Very Fine group

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1851-57 Issues Cover Balance (10A/36B). Approximately 28 covers, all attractive uses or better stamps, incl. No. 10A on forwarded cover, group of eight of No. 11A showing Plate 2 Late varieties incl. double and triple transfers, another on illustrated hotel cover, No. 15, Nos. 22-23, 24 var (Ty. Va), No. 24 with scarce Crittenden Ky. rimless datestamp (basis for tracing in Simpson), three with No. 25 incl. one on a beautifully illustrated "Mountain House" advertising cover, No. 26 with dramatic pre-print paper fold, another tied with 1c Eagle Carrier (LO2), No. 28 pair on cover to Durango, Nos. 32-33, 35, pair of No. 36B to England, few faults here and there but overall Fine-Very Fine, acquired by the owner as individual lots in past sales

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1851-57 Issue Covers. Three covers, No. 36B on Jul. 1861 four-times domestic rate from Sioux City Ia. to Providence R.I., No. 25 on Aug. 1857 cover used within New York, No. 11 Brownish Carmine with Boyd's City Express handstamp, first cover with edge tears and missing top flap, overall Fine appearance

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10c 1851-57 Issue Covers. Nine, incl. one with No. 14 from San Francisco to St. Louis, one with No. 32 from San Francisco to N.Y., one with No. 32 torn prior to use on cover from Pa. to Cal., others with No. 35 incl. one with N.Y. Ocean Mail circular datestamp and one to P.E.I., another with "STEAM/SHIP" handstamp from Aspinwall to Conn., somewhat mixed condition but few Fine-Very Fine

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Campaign Covers. Five covers, first four campaign related and franked with 3c 1861-67 Issues (65 or 94), plus one Patriotic, incl. Lincoln three-quarter portrait facing left and "Ab'm Lincoln" caption (Milgram AL-138), two with Seymour and Blair portraits in ornate frame (Milgram HS-4 and HS-6), second with stamp that shows traces of illegally removed cancel at top left, one with Stephen A. Douglas woodcut three-quarter and facsimile signature (Milgram SD-25), late use as Douglas died in June of 1861, last is Seated Liberty & Flag Magnus design with "The Star Spangled Banner" verses on back, used free to Georgia Plain Vt., extremely rare early Magnus design, a couple small flaws to be found but overall a Very Fine and desirable group, the first three ex Jarrett

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Cover Balance. Three items, incl. No. 26 on red and blue "The Constitution Shall Be Preserved" Patriotic depicting Washington and flag and shaking hands, also 2c Black (73) on drop rate cover used in Harrisburg Pa., last is cover bearing 1c Blue, 3c Rose and 2c Black (63, 65 and 73) to St. Johns Mich. and forwarded to Lowell Mich., generally Fine-Very Fine

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Patriotic Covers. Two covers, first stampless, Ill. town cancel to Washington D.C., with Daniel Webster illustrated design and "Secession! Peaceable secession! Sir, your eyes and mine are never destined to see that miracle.", "Free" handstamps, top flap tear, Very Fine, ex Kaplan, second 10c Dark Green (273) on "Admiral Sampson" multi-color Spanish-American War design cover with Indian and flag, from Ellis Minn. to Philadelphia, couple small cover tears, otherwise Very Fine

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Union Patriotic Covers. 31 illustrated covers, all used and franked mostly with 3c 1857 or 1861 Issues, a few also with 1c 1857 stamps, wide variety of designs (no Magnus), several quite elaborate incl. scenes, leaders with one Lincoln, "Right nerves the arm of loyalty", "Solider's dream of home", other slogans, Ft. Sumter, flags, others, mixed condition but several are Very Fine, attractive group

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Unused Civil War Patriotics. Scott National album containing approximately 230 unused Patriotics on album pages, some are fronts, wonderful range of topics incl. many multicolored, some Generals, Eagles and Shields, Zouaves, Loyal States from many states, caricatures, George Washington, many others, few with flaws on back but all appear fresh and Very Fine, a fascinating group

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Union Patriotic Covers. 22 unused covers, all but four multi-color, nearly half published by Magnus, variety of designs and themes, many quite elaborate, Very Fine and attractive group

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1861-67 Issue, Illustrated Covers (65, 97). Three covers, first with two No. 65 on orange cover to Newport R.I., with light purple bible scene all-over design depicting family and child reading with sheep in setting overlooking water, inside front also with long printed verse titled "Respectable Witnesses to/The Value of the Bible", barely reduced at top, rare, second with No. 65 on American Agriculturist illustrated advertising cover, with original enclosure which is also illustrated, a beautiful design, last No. 97 on cover with illustrated dove and ribbon to London, England, some slight wear or other small flaws, overall a beautiful trio of illustrated covers

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1868 Grilled Issues, Uses to France (85E, 94, 98, 100). Three items, No. 85E used with No. 94 on cover front only to France, "INSUFFICIENTLY PAID" handstamp, No. 98 on neat yellow cover from San Francisco to Paris (top flap added), also No. 100 with clearly-defined grill, on 1869 cover from New Orleans to Paris, signed Ashbrook, couple small flaws, overall Very Fine

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1861 Issue Cover Balance. 12 covers and one charge receipt, six franked with No. 63 incl. one with 2c Black Jack, two with strips of three, 2c Black Jack on New-London Northern Railroad Co. charge receipt, No. 69 used domestically, two covers with Nos. 75 and 68, to France and Germany respectively, Nos. 78 and 68 used to Peru, also 10c entire to Pa. with blue "Marysville Cal. Paid by Stamps" circular datestamp, couple others, some faults but overall Very Fine group, acquired as individual lots in past sales

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2c Black Jack Cover Balance (73, 93). Six covers, first five franked with No. 73, last with No. 93, one with steam mill blue cameo corner card with illustration of the mill on back flap -- a very scarce use of the Black Jack on an advertising cover, another on unusual violet cover, single used with pair No. 68 to Peru (top flap tears), single used to Montgomeryshire, England with bold "1d" handstamp (expertly repaired), single on petit cover with negative "L" in circle fancy cancel, finally 2c F. Grill on wrapper to Paris, France (P.F. certificate), few small flaws to be found, a Very Fine group of better Black Jack uses

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1861 Issues on Trans-Atlantic Covers. Three covers, Nos. 68 and 76 on Payen correspondence folded cover to Lyon, Very Fine, No. 77 on small mourning cover to Paris, stamp off-center but cover fresh and Fine, strip of three of No. 78b on cover to Edinburgh (stamps faulty), each with appropriate New York and transit markings

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1861-67 Issues on Covers (63, 65, 93). Five covers, strip of three No. 63 on fish dealer corner card with neat "Paid" rectangle cancels to Townsend Mass., single No. 63 on cover with law books circular, strip of five No. 65 on cover from San Francisco to Nova Scotia, some perf flaws from placement at edge of cover, strip of three of No. 93 on courthouse cover from Helena, Montana Territory, also stampless C.S.A. cover from West Point Ga. with "Paid 5", Very Fine group

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1861-68 Issues Cover Balance. Approximately 38 covers, nine franked with No. 63 incl. mixed frankings with 2c Black Jack and 3c Rose, one with strip of four on illustrated libraries advertising cover, nine with No. 65 incl. two better railroad markings, "Monrovia B. & O. R. R." rectangle and "St. John's Run B. & O. R. R. Co." oval, No. 65 tied by green grid and matching "Owego" circular datestamp, three covers franked with singles of 2c Black Jack, each a local Philadelphia use, strip of three of No. 65 on 3c entire to Portland Ore. with Wells Fargo ovals, four 3c or 10c entires incl. Wells Fargo imprint on 3c entire with part strike of Virginia City handstamp, another with Wells Fargo Jackson oval, finally four unused entires with Wells Fargo imprints incl. one with stoves and metals advertising imprint, some flaws to be expected but overall a Fine-Very Fine group with a number of better covers

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1869 Issue Cover Balance (112-116, 119). A choice group of 19 covers, three with No. 112 incl. one franked with 2c Black Jack, E Grill (93), another with 2c Banknote Grill (135), No. 113 on life insurance advertising corner card, ten with No. 114, all much better than the typical use incl. illustrated, advertising, San Francisco "Missent" straightline, Cheyenne Wyoming territorial use, mixed franking with 15c F Grill (98), Grant-Colfax campaign cover, others, three of No. 115 incl. three singles used to Scotland, finally No. 119 used to Sicily, some flaws to be found but overall Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile group of covers, all of which were acquired as individual lots in past auctions

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Classic Issues Cover Balance. Approximately 34 covers incl. 6 stampless, five with 1c 1851-57 Issues incl. one No. 7, others mostly strips of three of No. 24, 17 3c 1851-57 Issue covers incl. pair of No. 26 used with pair of No. 36B on 10-times 3c rate domestic courthouse cover, singles of Nos. 11 and 26 tied on the same cover, No. 26 with merchant stenciled corner card, No. 33 on cover endorsed "overland mail", also pair of No. 69 on cover to London and four covers with No. 65, others, flaws to be expected but many appear Very Fine, worthwhile group

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Cover Balance. 1869 Issue incl. two 2c No. 113 and stock card with five used 2c singles, eight 3c No. 114, six 3c Banknotes and a 5c Garfield, also two No. C18 First Day covers, one with three stamps and one with four, finally a small handful of 1939 Baseball Issue first day covers, Fine-Very Fine

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Bureau, Columbian, Trans-Mississippi Cover Collection. More than 65 covers on stock pages, the majority franked with 1894-97 Bureau Issues, but also numerous with Columbian or Trans-Mississippi Issues, also a few with 1902, Pan-American, Louisiana Purchase, or Special Delivery, nearly all purchased as individual lots or small group lots in Nutmeg auctions, multiple frankings the norm with a number that are quite colorful, lots of foreign destinations, a few higher denominations incl. 15c Columbian to Germany, 10c and 15c Bureaus on registered covers incl. a couple to Switzerland, others, a number of advertising corner cards with a few illustrated, some cover or stamp faults to be found, overall attractive and Fine-Very Fine

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Washington-Franklin Issues on Cover. Four covers, No. 374 on Carnegie Library postcard from President Wilson's inauguration, No. 377 on 1c Green entire (U400b) to Zurich, Switzerland, (2001 A.P.S. certificate, once the earliest documented use), No. 407 used with vertical pair of 1c imperforate and 3c, tied by "Vera Cruz, Mex. U.S.M.AG., Aug. 24, 1914" duplex cancels on registered cover with printed address to Milwaukee Wis., purely on intuition we would say the 7c is scarce on covers from Vera Cruz, finally No. 409 with Mailometer Ty. IV perforations, used with normal 2c and 10c stamps on registered cover, St. Louis Stamp Co. corner card, few small flaws to be found but overall Very Fine group

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Multicolored Chromolithographed Advertising Covers. 11 different designs, three are fronts only, incl. three Seabury & Johnson masterpieces, four J. Ellwood Lee, fantastic "Pittsburg Stogies" and "Star Tobacco", horse products and shoe manufacturer, each with 2c stamp (one No. 210, others 2c 1890-95 Issues), generally Very Fine, a spectacular lot, at one time these were selling for $500 each, today's retail approximately $2,500

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Postal History Balance. Ten covers, range of eclectic uses from Officials to Airmail flights, incl. American Consular Service, Dawson, Y. T. Canada corner card on legal-size cover to Toronto, Canada with Canada 2c and 7c stamps, 12c Treasury on Department corner card cover, No. 281 used with 2c to Switzerland with Swiss Postage Due stamps, two 1c Columbian Exposition cards, one with 3c Columbian and the other with 5c German stamp, couple Pioneer Airmail Flights incl. 1930, March 21, First Regular Air Service Flight, Brazil to Germany by German "Condor" Plane with three Brazil stamps (AAMC No. 1106), 1934, April 10, Navy Massed Flights San Diego, California to Balboa, Canal Zone, two cacheted covers with No. 736 to Balboa (AAMC No. 1205), finally couple Vin Fiz collateral items, Very Fine group with useful material

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Covers. Six items, incl. four turn-of-the-century multicolor ads with Winchester Rifle, Wagon, Horse and Buggy and Children "working"at a Blacksmith, also 1937 Anglo-American Goodwill Coronation Flight signed by Dick Merrill, early covers mixed condition, still an attractive lot

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Postal History Balance. Three-ring binder of various items, incl. No. 210 on Phrenological Journal illustrated cover, set of National Parks on Oct. 8 cover (First Day of 10c), few other sets on covers, also few stampless incl. 1800 from Boston, No. 26 on beardless Lincoln design, couple other interesting, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine

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Small Cover Balance. Four covers, first 3c entire with Kicking Mule cancel used from Port Townsend Wash., other three No. C18 on Century of Progress cachet flight covers, Very Fine

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Postal History Miscellaneous Balance. Eclectic balance in two boxes, mostly covers but incl. some stamps as well, range of issues and uses, from a few stampless to 100 or so Presidential covers, single volume with 40+ covers comprising a nice specialized collection of the 1911 Registration stamp (F1), two volumes of railroad related covers and ephemera, also some airmails, a few interesting items outside of the mentioned areas as well incl. few obsolete bank notes with designs found on U.S. stamps as well as 3c 1851 stamps on two different temperance covers (one illustrated) and on a phonography cover, overall Fine-Very Fine

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Danish West Indies-Related Covers. Six covers routed thru St. Thomas, incl. 15c Bank Note to Brazil, 10c Bank Note to Brazil, pair of 12c Bank Notes with 3c to Buenos Aires, another with Bank Notes to Barbados routed thru St. Thomas, cover with two G.B. 2p perforated to New York, last with two of 3c Rose (65) tied by "U.S. Ship" handstamp from U.S.S. Mississippi during blockade duty (no proof this touched St. Thomas), generally defective, few appear Fine-Very Fine

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