franked with 2c Washington (type Va), tied by Peterboro May 28 1921 machine cancel, to Boston, multicolored illustrated advertisement depicting a hunter and his dog, a choice example
January General Sale
By: H. R. Harmer Inc
H. R. Harmer Inc January General Sale
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
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Lot #1202 - UNITED STATES COLLECTIONS United States Picture Postcard Collections
approximately 75 cards from the early 1900s, many with their original insert/gimmick intact, mostly used but some mint, a wide variety of topics and themes with some of the more iconic designs including the Yellow Kid, few small faults to be expected after more than a century but generally very fine, an extraordinary collection of these rare and popular cards being offered intact, many with retail values of $75-125 or higher, the perfect...
Lot #1203 - civil war postal history union patriotic covers
six covers with designs including Liberty leaning on framed portrait of Washington, soldier with sword and waving flag, and eagle on shield, variety of postmarks, small faults including a couple missing backflaps and one reduced at right, still a fine and attractive group
Lot #1204 - United States Covers by Topic World War II Covers
includes six U.S.N. Purchasing Office Shanghai covers (1928/40), plus 15 additional covers, mostly WWII era but some earlier, various Navy Day commemorative cachets, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
Lot #1205 - United States Covers by Topic World War II Covers
two binders filled with material on Bush album pages, much of it bought directly from Bush himself, we note (in no particular order) AMG-FTT letter of exchange, weight and measure, 1945 Trieste overprints, parcel post setenant pairs, postal cards, Peter Winter forgeries, as well as various color/perforation errors, shifted overprints, plate blocks, gutter pairs, and covers (mostly philatelic), an extraordinary collection for the specialist...
Lot #1206 - united states postal history u.s. postal history
small box containing (in no particular order): Brooks reply card essays, Columbian Exposition postal cards, New York Provisional and 1847 5c on cover (both faulty), about three dozen postal card essays/color proofs, Philadelphia and Boston Franklin marks, 1c postal card surcharges, 1731 Fog's Weekly Journal, 5c parcel postage due on cover, "Bowler & Merrill's Special Postal Card" private mailing card, UX3 cards with advertising, several...
Lot #1207 - UNITED STATES COLLECTIONS United States Postal Stationery Collections
mostly 19th Century and early 20th Century group of well over 150 items in a binder and loose, nice assortment of cancellations, some advertising, also some covers of the period including foreign, fine to very fine
Lot #1208 - united states postal history u.s. postal history
48 covers selected by a collector with a keen eye, a few highlights include 1857/61 3c covers with green cancels, 1861 3c and 10c used with Black Jack on cover to Germany, 18 Black Jack covers including wrapper to Paris, red New York City leaf cancel, and advertising cover for Hartford Fire Insurance Company, 1861 3c on Pomroy advertising cover, 1869 1c on Milford, Massachusetts drop letter, and much more, small condition issues throughout...
Lot #1209 - UNITED STATES COLLECTIONS United States Stocks, Accumulations, and Balances
shoebox filled with loose material and several stockbooks, ranging from US covers to match and medicine stamps, revenues, officials, telegraph stamps, and much more, some mixed condition but generally fine or better, the balance of a very advanced collection and accordingly there is a wealth of interesting and unusual material here, viewing a necessity
Lot #1210 - United States of America united states postal history
large carton with several hundred covers both loose and in cover albums, ranging from the late 19th Century through about the early 2000s, bit of mint stationery included as well, many covers to Europe, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
Lot #1211 - united states postal history u.s. postal history
14 covers, 11 stampless, two with #11a, one with #65, a variety of different town and postal markings, all with wafer seals, fine to very fine overall, a varied and interesting selection
Lot #1212 - United States of America Postal stationery
couple hundred mint and used envelopes, many uprated and used to foreign destinations, arranged in old-time cover folders, some toning and faults to be expected, mostly fine
Lot #1213 - United States Deep Back of the Book Seals and Cinderellas
three large cartons filled with thousands upon thousands of seals and Cinderellas, many in binders but also plenty loose material waiting to be sorted, includes advertising, fairs and expositions, travel labels, and much more, many useful and rare sets and singles throughout, mixture of American and foreign material, mixed condition but mostly fine to very fine, viewing highly recommended for proper evaluation
Lot #1214 - united states postal history u.s. postal history
binder with several hundred covers and cards, primarily US and dating from the late 19th and early 20th Century, wide variety of designs parodying then-current United States stamps and stationery (many of questionable legality), some foreign material towards the back of the binder, generally fine to very fine, an extremely interesting question with some pieces certainly being unique or very rare, an excellent opportunity for the specialist in...
Lot #1215 - United States Deep Back of the Book Seals and Cinderellas
two large cartons filled with nearly every conceivable book and catalogue on seals and Cinderellas, mostly English-language but some foreign, many with notes in the margins, still very fine and usable, a wonderful foundation for a library for the specialist
Lot #1216A - Main catalogue Polar post
mostly 1950s/60s, roughly eighty covers from more than twenty countries, with ship and naval mail, expedition covers, scientific surveys, and commemorative pieces, with examples including origins from British, French and Australian Antarctic Territories, Denmark, Greenland, Canada, Norway, Ross Dependency, Japan, Sweden, Tristan da Cunha, Japan, and Madagascar, note a half-dozen signed items, several attractive frankings, the odd fault but a...
Lot #1216 - Main catalogue United States of America
mostly 1940s/60s, approaching two hundred covers and cards from Artic and Antarctic missions and scientific explorations, noting Operation Deep Freeze, Operation Deep Freeze II, Operation Highjump, U.S. Army Research teams, Naval Artic operations, 1950s Antarctic Expeditions, wide range of ship markings, as well as a variety of exploration and naval cachets, several signed covers, the odd fault but a chiefly attractive and fresh collection...
Lot #1217 - airmail zeppelin
like German Empire with 9 cards and covers bearing SAF Flight Zeppelin stamps and four covers bearing Chicagofahrt Zeppelin stamps, furthermore US Zeppelin 50c. green total of 32 cards and covers, mostly single franking but also some multiple franking, each single franking of 1.30$ and 2.60$ and also Brazil frankings, Soviet Union Polar flight with 35k. and 2r. imperf etc., mostly good condition
Lot #1218 - airmail catapult post
including many better ones, some other airmail covers, mostly good quality
Lot #1219 - United States of America Airmail Covers
wonderful selection of mostly American first flights, couple of zeppelin covers, 1918 cover with "Aviation Concentration Camp, Camp Dick, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas" handstamp, 1918 postcard with "Pensacola Fla. Aeronautic Br." datestamp, 1933 Mattern and Griffin round-the-world flight cover with handwritten letter from Mattern, and much more, mostly fine to very fine, words cannot do this lot justice so we recommend a close inspection
Lot #1220 - zeppelin flights
small group of covers, postcards, and other ephemera mostly related to Clara Adams (but some other zeppelin/DO-X material as well), several covers addressed to Adams and even one of her 1928 Graf Zeppelin baggage labels, generally very fine and interesting
Lot #1221 - United States of America Airmail Covers
54 covers including 20 transatlantic and 34 transpacific, some scarcer flights and markings, generally very fine, an interesting and attractive group
Lot #1222 - United States of America Airmail Covers
24 covers including 1930 catapult flight, 1932 Akron flight, and 22 first flight covers (including one Mexico and four Canada), generally very fine and attractive
Lot #1223 - Main catalogue autographs
1983 Babe Ruth 20c first day cover autographed by Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Harmon Killebrew, extremely fine, a wonderful cover signed by six of the greatest to ever play the game, 2022 PSA/DNA certificate
Lot #1224 - Main catalogue autographs
1989 Lou Gehrig 25c first day cover signed by 11 Hall of Fame pitchers: Whitey Ford, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Hal Newhouser, Early Wynn, Fergie Jenkins, Bob Gibson, Whitey Ford, Juan Marichal, Bob Lemon, Bob Feller, and Hoyt Wilhelm, extremely fine, an attractive cover, 2022 PSA/DNA certificate
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