Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804; US Sea Captain, Merchant and Statesman), frank "Free J Wadsworth" as a Continental Congress delegate on a folded letter addressed in his hand to "John Chaloner/ Merchant/ Philadelphia", faint «N. YORK JUL. 27» straight-line and «FREE» handstamps, receipt docketing «New York 27 July 1788 Jere Wadsworth», aging along a file fold just affecting a portion of the signature, still Very FinernJeremiah...
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H.R. Harmer's Next Sales December 14-15, 2021
H.R. Harmer's next sales will be held December 14-15, 2021. We will be offering the Dr. Larry C. Parks Collection of United States Postal Stationery, the "Nelson" Collection of United States Stamps, the Dr. Andrew A. Mazzara Collection of Italy and Colonies, further selections from the "Bedford" Collection, and more.
Additionally, the "Erivan" Collection Part VI will now be held in mid-January, 2022.
New images of collection lots are being added on a daily basis.
Sales 3052-55 Schedule:
Tueday, December 14:
10:00 AM Eastern: United States Stamps Featuring the "Nelson" Collection
2:00 PM Eastern: The Dr. Larry C. Parks Collection of United States Postal Stationery
Wednesday, December 15:
10:00 AM Eastern: United States and Worldwide Stamps, Covers, and Collections
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Lot #3330 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
Frederick Watts (1801-89, Commissioner of Agriculture), free frank, "Frederick Watts Commissioner", cover letter on official Department of Agriculture letter head, addressed to S. Modie, Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, black "Washington D.C. Free, JUL, 6", some trivial light toning, Very FinernFrom the 1820s/50s Watts was a prominent lawyer and judge in Pennsylvania. Despite his many contributions to the legal profession...
Lot #3331 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
Daniel Webster (1782-1852; US Politician) free frank, "Daniel Webster, U.S. Senate", folded cover addressed to Daniel Fletcher Webster, LaSalle, Illinois, red " Paid Ship Letter London" date stamp with a "f" over it showing it was free in top right corner, arc red "Foreign Paid" stamp above a Paris double circle date stamp, red "New-York Ship Nov 24" cds bottom left corner, red "G Paid NO 1839" date stamp, instructions for...
Lot #3332 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
Daniel Webster (1782-1852; US Politician) free frank, "Daniel Webster", two covers addressed in his hand to the Department of State, Washington, both have red cds stating "Boston, Mass" with a "Free" straight-lines separate, in the cover with the cds dated on September 4th on the top left corner it states "Express to Boston P.O.", both have minor nicks in the back flap where the seal is, both are Very FinernIn the early 19th...
Lot #3333 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
Daniel Webster (1782-1852, US Politician) free frank as U.S. Senator "Danl. Webster U.S. Senate" on c.1845/48 cover to addressed in his hand General Lyman in New York, red "Washington D.C. Free Aug. 2" cds, a virtually intact red wax seal on back, Very FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3334 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
Daniel Webster (US Politician, 1782-1852) free frank "Dan'l Webster" with manuscript "Marshfield Ms, July 30th" cancel and "free" partially over the Webster signature, addressed to Franklin, NH, Very Fine signature, few known with Marshfield manuscript cancelrnIn 1831, Webster purchased a 150-acre estate (now known as the Thomas-Webster Estate) in Marshfield, Mass. In the ensuing years, Webster spent much of his earnings...
Lot #3335 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
War of 1812 Military District Free Frank (1812-1815) free frank, " Publick Service, Simon Bruton Col., 2nd Regt. detachd M.N. 6", folded cover addressed to Major Genral Calvin Jones, Raleigh, North Carolina, horizontal file fold towards the bottom has minor tears, still Fine; the fre franking privilege was enjoined by the recipient as the franking privilege was granted to certain department heads in the ten established...
Lot #3336 - united states postal history Stampless Covers - Free Franks
“Free E. S. Zevely PM,” free frank on elaborate red corner card cover for his engraving, designs and stamps, addressed to his unmarried sister Sophia in Salem N.C. (probably the person who wrote "Nov. 23" at top left), Very Fine, a beautiful illustrated cover from the premier 19th Century manufacturer of postal markingsrnDr. James Milgram's article in Chronicle 210 (May 2006) mentions this cover (pp. 112-113): "Zevely also...
Lot #3337 - united states postal history 1847 Issue Covers
2, 1847 10c Black, position 22R, four large margins, top and left framelines recut, bottom right corner showing framelines not joined, blackish blue grid ties, matching "Louisville Ky Jun 23 10" integral cds, used on folded lettersheet to New York, Extremely Fine and attractive in every respect, 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,000)Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3338 - united states postal history 1861-67 Issue Covers
65, 1861 3c Rose, tied on cover with all-over Notre Dame University illustrated ad in grey, "Sacred Heart" emblem on backflap, Cairo Ill cds/ target duplex ties stamp, Very Fine and rareSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3339 - united states postal history Banknote Issue Covers
179, 1875 5c Blue, pair just tied on cover addressed to a Lieut. on "U.S.S. Gettysburg" care of the B.F. Stevens Despatch Agent in London by cork cancel with an accompanying South Orange NJ cds, red "London Paid JU 23 77" transit cds and partial strike of the double oval "United States Despatch Agent, B.F. Stevens, London Jun 25 1877" handstamp, backstamped London JU 23, a trivial bit of wrinkling, Fine and attractivernThe...
Lot #3340 - united states postal history Banknote Issue Covers
185, 1897 5c Blue, single on a cover addressed to Germany, not tied by a light target cancel, West New Brighton NY May 27 cds alongside, partially struck backstamp, Very Fine and choice; illustrated in Brookman, Vol. II, pg 295 Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3341 - united states postal history 1901 Pan-American Issue Covers
Pan Am Issues Covers to Europe Assortment, 6 covers, the 1c+2c on 2c entire to England, all the rest are 5c single frankings to England (3 including one with Auditorium Hotel, Chicago illustrated cc), to England forwarded to Paris with a "Forwarded by American Express backstamp", to Italy with forwarding, some minor postal wear/ aging, Fine groupSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3342 - united states postal history Transatlantic Covers by Destination
1867 Unpaid Letter from New York to France, rated "Collect" 8 decimes (16c), New York applied incorrect 18c credit handstamp, Very Fine and interestingSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3343 - united states postal history Transatlantic Covers by Origin
Dr. George H Cooke Correspondence Covers from South America to the U.S., 1890/91, from Dr. Cooke while serving aboard U.S.S. Pensacola, three legal size covers with preprinted corner card and address, first endorsed "Off Montevideo, Uruguay, November 30th 1890" bearing Uruguay 10c pair tied by Montevideo Dec 4th cds; second endorsed "Off Iquique, Chili, March 26th 1891" bearing Chile 5c Blue pair, 10c Orange tied by three...
Lot #3344 - united states postal history fancy cancels
Chicago "Blues" on Postal Cards, five different cancels on UX3 (4) and UX5, includes "W" in circle (card with spindle hole), grids (3), fancy star, F-VFSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3345 - U.S. Territories, Possessions and Foreign Offices guam
1-3, 1899 1c-3c Overprints, singles, all F-VF and tied on neat cover to Newark, New Jersey by purple "Agana, Isle of Guam" June 14, 1900 straightline handstamps, 2c with natural SE, includes partial letter and newspaper clipping describing new cancel, Very Fine coverSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3346 - united states postal history Federal Duck Stamps (RW)
RW4, 1937 $1 Scaups, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $300)Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3347 - united states postal history Souvenir Pages
1972/99 Souvenir Pages, approx 725 pages and mostly complete for period with commems, definitives including Priority and Express Mail, S/S, airmails, officials, coils, booklet panes, etc., also includes 58 late 1980s pages without the stamp or cancel, generally VF Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3348 - United States and Foreign Airmail Covers Transoceanic Record Flights
AAMC 1239, 1935 Solberg NY to Norway via Greenland and Iceland, cacheted envelope with usual franking, printed cachet and special flight cancel, signed "Thor Solberg", central vertical fold, still FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3349 - United States and Foreign Airmail Covers Transoceanic Record Flights
AAMC, 1929 Attempted Flight Stockholm to New York, registered cover addressed to Roessler with usual franking, printed cachet and special cancels, cover tiny edge break at top, still Very Fine Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3350 - United States and Foreign Airmail Covers Clipper and Pacific Flights
Worldwide Pacific Clipper Flights Group, 16 covers (6 are legal-sized) of various routes from assorted Pacific nations with frankings of Philippines (6), US (2, canceled in Honolulu or Guam), Hong Kong (2), Macao (2 including one with C1-8 franking), China, Straits Settlements (3), appropriate frankings, cancels, cachets, etc. some with censor handstamp, F-VFSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3351 - United States and Foreign Airmail Covers Clipper and Pacific Flights
US PACIFIC CLIPPER FLIGHTS ASSORTMENT, 10 covers (3 legal sized) of various segments of the Pacific routes including a couple of Crosby photo-cacheted, 1935 1st Survey Flight San Francisco to Hawaii and return, few censored, etc., generally F-VFSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3352 - united states postal history U.S. Zeppelin Flights
Sieger 64G, 1930 South America Flight, C14 tied by Lakehurst NJ May 10 1930 flag cancel with additional 1c Green, 2c Charleston (Scott 632, 683) tied by "Lakehurst N.J." straight-lines, usual flight cachets, backstamped Cheb 7.VI.30 (present-day Czech Republic), Very FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
Lot #3353 - united states postal history U.S. Zeppelin Flights
Sieger 64H, 1930 South America Flight, C15 tied by Lakehurst NJ May 10 1930 flag cancel with additional 1c Green, 2c Charleston, 2c Massachusetts (Scott 632, 682-83) tied by "Lakehurst N.J." straight-lines, usual flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen 6 6 30 and Cheb 7.VI.30 (present-day Czech Republic) roller cancel, Very Fine Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers
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