all-over purple design with Governor Morton and Colonel Cameron, addressed to Hookstown, Pennsylvania, 1861 3c Rose (65, natural straightedge at left) with target cancel, "Valparaiso Ind Apr 23 1863" datestamp alongside, just reduced at right and light edge wear, fine appearance
Fall Postal History 2022
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H. R. Harmer Inc Fall Postal History 2022
Our Fall 2022 Postal History sale includes the John D. Bowman Collection of Boyd's City Express Post, the William B. Robinson Collection of Wisconsin Postal History, material from the collections of Steven M. Roth and Graham Booth, FRPSL, and much more.
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Lot #1045 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue grid with partial matching Cincinnati datestamp to cover to Sunbury, Ohio, red and blue shaking hand design with waving flag and Constitution, verse below reads "We march forth unitedly, confronting all our foes; together we swear our flag to bear, wherever a free wind blows!", slightly reduced at left into design, otherwise very fine
Lot #1046 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
embossed portrait with waving flag, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by Washington, DC double circle datestamp, cover addressed to Island Falls Plantation, Maine, red and blue trimmed backflaps, very fine and scarce patriotic design
Lot #1047 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
spectacular all-over red and blue with Lady Liberty and American flag, Wells imprint on reverse, addressed to soldier in Washington, DC, 1861 3c Rose (65) with blue grid cancel and matching "October 22, 1861 Peoria, Illinois" datestamp alongside, slightly reduced at right, very fine and beautiful
Lot #1048 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
1861 3c Rose pink (64b) tied by "Syracuse NY Dec 9 1861" datestamp to cover to Cortland, New York, caricature of a soldier with the caption "One of the 'Flowers' of the Rebel Army, provided with a pair of seven-league boots", stamp with vertical crease at right and several toned spots, very fine, only a few examples of this design recorded, 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1049 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
red and blue patriotic design on cover front only to Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1861 3c Rose (65, perforations cut in on two sides) tied by "Westborough Ms. Jan 3 1862" datestamp, black "Advertised" in oval and "Not Called For." handstamps, very fine appearance
Lot #1051 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by quartered circle cancel to cover to Cincinnati, matching "Buckhannon Va. Oct 10" datestamp, on red and blue all-over "The Union Forever, Secured and Defended" patriotic design with Colonial soldier and Zouave, stamp and cover small faults, very fine appearance
Lot #1052 - Main catalogue Civil War Covers - Union Patriotic Covers
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue target duplexed with Cumberland, Maine datestamp to cover to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, just reduced at left and stamp tiny faults, very fine
Lot #1053 - Main catalogue Confederate States Handstamped Paids and Due Markings
circular datestamp on cover to Cedartown, Georgia, matching "Paid" and "5" handstamps (Type A), original enclosure, light water stains at left and wear along top edge, very fine markings, signed Kimbrough (CSA Handbook $300)
Lot #1060 - Main catalogue Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by large grid with New York datestamp to cover to Philadelphia, blue embossed cornercard, endorsed "Immediate", light toning, very fine and attractive
Lot #1062 - Main catalogue Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic
two slightly-overlapping 1861 3c Rose singles (65) tied by targets to cover to Old Lyme, Connecticut, matching Palmer, Massachusetts datestamp, beautiful illustrated advertisement with eagle atop wreath, very fine and attractive
Lot #1065 - Main catalogue Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by circle of V's with "Williamsburgh NY Feb 23" datestamp alongside to cover to Branford, Connecticut, purple illustrated advertisement, very fine and attractive
Lot #1067 - Main catalogue Advertising and Illustrated Covers by Topic
1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Adrian Mich May 15 1862" datestamp to orange cover to chaplain in the 3rd Ohio Cavalry in Monroeville, Ohio, slightly reduced at left, very fine
Lot #1068 - Main catalogue Advertising Covers Lots and Collections
approximately 63 covers, many with illustrated advertisements, note many attractive covers such as multicolored National Starch Co. (Karo), Peninsular Stove Co., Roberts Numbering Machine Co., Franklin Oil & Gas Co., American Electric Fuse Co., Smith Premium Typewriter Co., and Oliver Typewriter Co., some small faults but generally fine to very fine, a choice and desirable group
Lot #1147 - Main catalogue Air Post Issues
tied by April 24, 1930 Lakehurst, New Jersey machine cancel to cover to Brooklyn, appropriate cachets, very fine (Scott $575)
Lot #1148 - Main catalogue U.S. Zeppelin Flights
approximately 400 covers, mostly commemorations of various flights and memorials of the loss of both ships, huge variety of cachets, a wonderful assortment for the airship enthusiast or for individual resale
Lot #1149 - Main catalogue U.S. "Crash" Covers
three-line purple handstamp on cover to Portland, Oregon, cover with some damage and wear, accompanied by correspondence with various collectors about the history of this cover, very fine
Lot #1150 - Main catalogue U.S. "Crash" Covers
large part of a cover from the Georgia Public Service Commission which survived the crash, accompanied by a letter from the Post Office Department, very fine and scarce
Lot #1151 - Main catalogue U.S. "Crash" Covers
four-line purple handstamp on legal-sized cover, very fine, AM 13 flight crashed into a mountain killing all seven aboard
Lot #1152 - Main catalogue U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections
approximately 1,500 covers, mostly first flights or airshow commemorative covers, appears to be some better early flights and pilot autographs, huge variety of different cachets and frankings, close inspection is bound to prove fruitful
Lot #1161 - Main catalogue Convention and Inauguration Covers
picture postcard of Wilson with March 4, 1917 Washington, DC machine cancel, message reads "We arrived here last eve. to see the great parade tomorrow...", light postal wear, very fine and scarce
Lot #1162 - Main catalogue Convention and Inauguration Covers
red and blue "Hoover and Curtis" portrait design, 2c Valley Force postmarked "East Pembroke N.Y. Nov 6 P.M. 1928" (election night), very fine
Lot #1163 - Main catalogue Convention and Inauguration Covers
multicolored "Man of the Hour" cachet, pairs of ½c Nathan Hale and 2c Norse-American tied by March 4, 1929 Washington, DC duplexes, very fine and scarce
Lot #1169 - Main catalogue postcards
approximately 125 pioneer postal cards from the turn of the 20th Century, mostly used with many uprated to foreign destinations, additionally a few mint multi-advertisement cards (Blue Label, Corn Flakes, etc.), majority fine to very fine, an attractive and useful group
Lot #1174 - Main catalogue u.s. postal stationery collections
approximately 800 envelopes, postal cards, and reply cards to about the mid-20th Century, majority mint with some FDCs and commercial uses, all fine to very fine
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