[Illegal Usage] Brothers & Co., Ship Broker & Insurance Agents, in red 1874 circle, against regulations of stamp on face of card, cancelled with Boston, MA c.d.s. and circular killer, Very Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $40 - 60.
The "Constellation" Collection of Early U.S. Postal Cards #656
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions The "Constellation" Collection of Early U.S. Postal Cards #656
Daniel F. Kelleher's sale 656 of The "Constellation Collection"
Part I - Early U.S. Postal Cards, including postal card forerunners plus advertising/illustrated covers.
Part II - Early U.S. Postal Cards, including postmarks by state, fancy cancels, railroad and waterway cards, and foreign mail.
Refine Your Search
Lot #2128 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
Lot #2129 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Cloth fabric, local Philadelphia usage of 1875 with piece of fabric pinned to card at left on face, held for additional postage at letter rate with 2¢ Bank Note added, as against regulation to attach anything to face of a postal card, pen tied over original postmark, message mentions sample, light browning, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3, 157.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2130 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Collar Co., Springfield, MA, red illustration of rectangular box with Ingelside and Brightwood cloth collars, which was an infraction of the rules which state no printing on front, cancelled with clear c.d.s. and single bar negative killer, extremely rare, Extremely Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #2131 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Det. & Hud. C. & R.R. Co., Albany, NY, handstamp blue cancel on face of card, contrary to regulations that prohibited anything but the address on face of a postal card, cancelled by Albany, NY c.d.s. and crossroads killer, Extremely Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2132 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Estey Cottage Organs, Wellington, OH, with illustration of red organ on face, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with c.d.s. and weak killer, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #2133 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] F.E. Shaw, Job, Printer, Ashland N.H., scroll with "ret'n in 10 d'ys." on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with 1873 c.d.s. and killer, Very Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $60 - 80.
Lot #2134 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] German Consulate / New Orleans, handstamp in blue on face of card, cancelled with New Orleans, LA c.d.s. and crossroads killer, unauthorized to handstamp on face of card, likely unique, Very Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2135 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Hallock, Cary & Co., Clothiers, Binhamton, N.Y., imprinted on face of card, contrary to regulations that prohibited anything but the address on face of a postal card, cancelled by fine arc Binghalmton, NY datestamp and crossroads killer, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $60 - 80.
Lot #2136 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] J.K. Rukenbrod, Salem, OH, with red machine on face, which was against regulations, with additional 1¢ Banknote stamp, addressed to Oakville, Ontario, Canada, also on reverse large green illustration of American Newspaper Addressing Press and man used same, cancelled with c.d.s. and circle of wedges, very likely unique, great rarity, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3, 156.
Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot #2137 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] J.W. Onderdonk & Sons, Dealer in House Funishing & Biuilders Hardware, New York, pink label, cancelled by New York, City Delivery, C with negative "C" in circle killer, against regulations to attach anything to a postal card, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $50 - 75.
Lot #2138 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Kimball & Co., Rochester, NY, large red illustration of diamond for Peerless Tobacco Works with additional red text at lower left, all on front of card, which was an infraction of the rules which state no printing on front, unused, Extremely Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2139 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] London Assurance Corporation, black imprinted "Insurers" and additional text across bottom of face of card which was an infraction of regulation to imprint anything on the face of card, unused, rare, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2140 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] M. Lothe, Cincinnati, OH, blue double oval return corner card, an infraction of the regulation on not putting anything but the address on the face of a postal card, cancelled with bold c.d.s. and target killer, Extremely Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $40 - 60.
Lot #2141 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] M.L. Woodbridge, Druggist and Apothecary, Nashua, Iowa, diamond shaped white label with red printing on reverse of card, dated August 1, 1874, no cancel, unusual, against regulations to attach anything to a postal card, rare; black ink blob on face, otherwise Very Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $50 - 75.
Lot #2142 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Man and Clock, illustration of small cachet of orange and black caricature man and clock printed on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with Providence, RI blue c.d.s. and killer, Very Fine, likely the unique example, a great rarity, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #2143 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Needle, attaches additional piece of paper with writing on it to a postal card, which was an infraction of regulations that nothingr can be attached to a postal card, cancelled by Dayton, OH c.d.s., a rarity; few stains, otherwise F.-V.F. Scott UX3.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2144 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] New England Range, Parons of Industry, partially printed address and "No.19, Member Of The Working Class" imprint on face of card, which was an infraction of regulations about nothing but the address on the face of postal cards, cancelled by 1875 blue double oval East Hempstead, Rockingham Co., NH, Extremely Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2145 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Newspaper article on business dissolution and startup, on reverse of card, an illegal use of postal card as nothing can be attached to card, required normal letter rate, but got away with it, cancelled with Wrightsville, PA c.d.s. only, very rare, Very Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $60 - 80.
Lot #2146 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] P. K. Dederick & Co., Albany, NY, with illustration of "Hay Press Works." factory on face, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, unused, this was most like a return card as the reverse is a series of question they want answered, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2147 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Park Hotel, Beekman & Nassau Str, New York, blue oval on face of card, contrary to regulations that prohibited anything but the address on face of a postal card, cancelled by New York NY c.d.s. and fancy "snowflake" killer, Extremely Fine. Scott UX1.
Estimate $60 - 80.
Lot #2148 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Perry Organ Company, Wilkes-Barre, PA, large red organ on face, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, with weak c.d.s. and killer, very likely Unique, a Great Rarity, Extremely Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2149 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford, CT, with light turquoise illustration of logo on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with c.d.s. and star in circle killer, very scarce, Very Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX3.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2150 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford, CT, with olive illustration of logo on face of card, contrary to regulations that allow no printing on address side of card, cancelled with c.d.s. and fancy rosette killer, very scarce, F.-V.F. Scott UX1. Cole GST-36.
Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #2151 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] Robert Kill, Notary Public, blue oval handstamp, Richmond, VA, on face of card, with 1873 c.d.s. and killer, an infraction of regulations to have nother but the address on the face of a postal card, another blue oval on reverse, Very Fine, Ex-Fricke. Scott UX1.
Estimate $40 - 60.
Lot #2152 - the constellation collection of early u.s. postal cards advertising/illustrated covers: illegal usage
[Illegal Usage] S.S. Coe, Cleveland, OH, with red "Insure With Strong Solvent Companies" in large letter on face of card, which was an infraction of regulation forbidding anything but the address on face of cards, unused, rare, Extremely Fine. Scott UX3.
Estimate $60 - 80.
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC
Daniel F. Kelleher Public Auctions are used to achieving the highest possible PRICES REALIZED because, quite frankly, we pay very close attention to every single... Read More