U.S. Ephemera, Early Family Correspondence Circa 1800s, from Rev. John Girdwood-Pope family spanning from early 1800s through mid-20th Century, large quantity of early stampless covers from various destinations incl. England and Canada to U.S., Scotland and other regions, many with interesting markings, much compelling content, also covers with adhesives, bill heads, court documents, California-related mail, deeds, Revenues on...
APS OFFICIAL PHILATELIC AUCTION
By: Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries
Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries APS OFFICIAL PHILATELIC AUCTION
The sale of 2885 lots consists of 2 separate auction catalogs
The 1st session and separate catalog on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. will consist of the MINT British Commonwealth Collection of “David B. Markowitz”. The 532 single lots and country collections will be highlighted by G.B. SG#2 (cert.); Australia including all of the £1 values, and States; strong Canada & Provinces with New Brunswick Scott #3 (numerous certs.); Newfoundland Scott #9 (cert.), and #C1, Canada Scott #13 (cert.); Ceylon; Hong Kong; East Africa & Uganda; Malayan States; St. Christopher SG#27 (cert.); Cape of Good Hope including SG#13 (cert. - “one of the finest known”); Mafia Island; etc.
The 2nd session of 252 lots on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. will contain Coins & Currency of mostly U.S., Canada, Mexico with gold; and U.S. Notes.
The 3rd session on Friday at 3:00 p.m. will contain 630 lots of Foreign and British Commonwealth singles. It will be highlighted by China with Imperial classics and P.R.C.; France Balloon Monté cover to U.S.; Germany & States including booklets; Russia highlighted by Offices in China cover. British Commonwealth will include Great Britain with the rare 1935 2½d Silver Jubilee Prussian Blue mint SG#456a (cert.), V.R. Official SG#V1 mint (cert.); the third known and only certified copy of Bechuanaland Protectorate SG#F2 mint; Canada & Provinces; and Orange Free State with proofs and scarce varieties.
The 4th session on Friday at 8:00 p.m. will contain about 800 lots beginning with Autographs and Aerophilately rocket mail including 1958 Point Magu (Ellington-Zwisler #22C1), and one of only 2 documented 1966 Surveyor Moon Vehicle Test cover (Ellington-Zwisler #96). The session will continue with U.S. State and Express Postal History and a “Gun Advertising” section. U.S. singles of approximately 680 lots follow highlighted by a newly certified (and second recorded) copy of First Day cover of the 1893 2¢ Columbian; #356 used (highest recorded grade 75); #414 never hinged grade 100; and #C23c certified used on cover (few known). This will be followed by a Possessions section with Hawaii.
The 5th session on Saturday at 6.00 p.m. will conclude with 680 U.S. and Worldwide Collections. The U.S. “Collections & Various” of almost 450 lots begins with 9 lots estimated at over $10,000 including a spectacular intact collection valued at $100,000; “Postage and Modern Collections”, grouping of “Back-of-the-Book” with a separate Revenue section; “Possessions”, and 75 “Postal History” lots. It will continue with 120 Commonwealth country and general collections (see 1st session) with Great Britain; and Canada & Provinces. The Foreign country collections are highlighted by China; France; Germany; and Japan. This is followed by Foreign general collections. As always, the sale continues with Worldwide collections, topical collections, and a Postal History section.
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Lot #2505 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Post Office and Political Group, lot of 160+ sleeved pages, 1870 to 1990s, incl. numerous letters on official stationery incl. White House, Congress, Treasury, Post Office, etc., with an extensive collection of official Post Office notifications and various forms to postmasters rarely seen in public, articles (incl. coins) found loose in mail bag, report of rifled parcel post, noted P.O. Dept notice from 1st assistant PM...
Lot #2506 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Pennsylvania Group, lot of 100 sleeved pages incl. October 1796 Philadelphia Daily News and Advertiser vol. XIII (very fine) with ship time table with numerous ship wood cut illustrations, covers with illustrated letter sheets and invoices, topics incl. hardware, produce, coppersmith, soap, printing, horticulture, buildings, etc., also 7 almanac's incl. Hagerstown Town & Country 1873, 1889, 1893 and 1900, Dr. Jaynes...
Lot #2507 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Oldtime Estate Lot, banker box stuffed with material, noted 200 cigarette real photo cards in original Gallaher Ltd./Belfast & London album, several pages of Zeppelin photos, 19th Century duck print in frame, old family photos, group of older covers mostly 19th Century, 80 Victorian trade cards in old album, 100+ business reply envelopes from 1930s with Dues, worth a look, Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
Lot #2508 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Stamp Boxes, 24 pieces, 4 cloisonne, 1 brass, 8 sterling silver, 1 fraternal elk, 1 advertising, 2 Pat. May 18, 1888, 7 others, nice group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
Lot #2509 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Revenues, Covers, Ephemera, incl. Cincinnati & Springfield Railway Co. 1871 $1000 Train and RR Station illustrated bond on revenue stamped paper (RN-W2 cats. $150 on document alone), 14 Civil War period family photos (cdv) with 1st issue revenues, N.H. documents incl. 1834 House of Rep. printed resolution "To the selectmen of each town are required to make a certified list of their insane persons", much more, worth a...
Lot #2510 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Victorian Trade Card Album, 600+ items incl. beautifully illustrated advertising trade cards for patent medicines, household items, etc., lovely die cuts, many worthy of framing, all are pasted in as always in these original old albums and can be removed with careful attention to soaking in warm water if desired, however, these albums are becoming very scarce and are lovely kept intact, Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
Lot #2511 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, 1840s Stage Coach Mail Bag, with notation on slip of paper "case holding mail as carried by horseback or stage coach during years 1842-1846 by Judge John E. McClun", plus print out with more info, nice collateral item, Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
Lot #2512 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Wrigleys Gum Promotional Item, cover with Indian Chief at left, enclosure for the "Lone Wolf Tribe" club with instructions on one side and gum on the other, very unusual item, Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
Lot #2513 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Railroad Related, 1865 to 1975, over 100 sleeved documents of stock certificates with vignettes, also advertising, time tables, menus, reports, blue prints of passenger cars (1919), schedules of various railroad lines, Freedom Train brochure, etc., with an additional 18 items related to Air transportation, a varied and attractive group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
Lot #2514 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, 1879-81 USS Wyoming European Station Correspondence, lot of 21 multi-page letters datelined USS Wyoming, from various ports in France, England, Spain and Italy, from Oliver H. Lackey, a U.S. Navy officer, to his wife and son in Nice, France and Stuttgart, Germany, majority have original covers, generally Fine. The USS Wyoming, a wooden hulled 1480 ton steam sloop, was assigned to U.S. Navy European Station from 1878 to...
Lot #2515 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Civil War Correspondence to Michigan, 26 letters with envelopes (few with 3¢ stamps missing), 1861 to 1865, all addressed to Mrs. Lucy Morse in Whitneyville, MI, note a patriotic, 2 used from Old Point Comfort, Alexandra, VA; 1862 usage from Camp Michigan, interesting content, nice group, Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
Lot #2516 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Medicine Trade Cards, 100+ 19th Century cards from numerous companies, minor dupl., great variety of subjects and products, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
Lot #2517 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, 1864 Civil War Military Telegraph, on American Telegraph Company stationery, dateline Washington, Oct 12, to L.V. Beele, "Send no supplies for paroled prisoners to Fort Monroe until further orders from me. Remain in Baltimore.", signed Knapp, with original envelope, nice item, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
Lot #2518 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, 1862 Civil War Letter From Missouri, on ledger for W.W. Tuttle with vignette of Fulton, MO., dated Jan 9th, 1862, describes his military barracks (in Deaf & Dumb Asylum, shown in upper right of vignette), other units in town, chasing Confederate soldiers in the countryside, how the locals are Confederate sympathizers, some stains and reinforcing, very interesting item, Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
Lot #2519 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, 1893 Columbian Expo Stamp Box, small brass box with "Columbian Postage Stamps" engraved on front, Chicago Worlds Fair 1893 on reverse, nice collateral item, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
Lot #2520 - ephemera united states
U.S. Ephemera, Boy Scout Related, couple hundred labels, badges, Jamboree related material in banker box, nice collateral scouting related lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.