Auction 248 of 30 Apr 08

U.S. Illustrated Advertising Covers (1107-1136)

Ohio

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1107 1107.jpg na THE AULTMAN & TAYLOR COMPANY, illus scrawny CHICKEN, Mansfield 1888 cds & target cancel ties #213 on cover to Maine EST 45-55
1108 1108.jpg na CRAY BROS, simple black RAY in red 'C' logo on front, illus WAGON WHEEL and text ads on back, Cleveland, 1909 mc ties 2¢ Washington on cover to PA EST 30-40
1109 1109.jpg na A L EHRBAR, neat boxed cnr ad in red & blue adv CIGARS, Cleveland, 1917, cover reduced slightly at right EST 10-20

Pennsylvania

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1110 1110.jpg na H.S. WARNER, cogged oval cnr card in red, adv MUSIC & BOOKS, Susquehanna cds & killer ties 6¢ Lincoln #186 on orange cover to NY, personal letter enclosed EST 35-45
1111 1111.jpg na JAMES C LINDSAY HARDWARE CO, illus SHOVEL, Pittsburgh mc ties 2¢ Washington issue on cover to Conn, large tear at LR EST 25-35
1112 1112.jpg na NEW IDEA, advertising, illus cogwheel logo, oval Philadelphia cancel ties 1¢ green Franklin on cover to Conn EST 20-30
1113 1113.jpg na STAR TOBACCO COMPANY, illus box of CIGARS on cover from Wilkes-Barre, 1922, to Berwick, cover has heavy toning at lower right EST 20-30

Tennessee

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1114 1114.jpg na E W KING & CO, dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, etc, illus BUILDING on cover, with matching illus billhead, straight line Bristol 1900 cancel on clean cover to Va EST 30-40
1115 1115.jpg na C M McCLUNG & CO, , illus AXE in blue & gold, on unused return envelope, beautiful colors EST 25-35

Vermont

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1116 1116.jpg na THE TUTTLE CCOMPANY, illus building on nice overall orange brown env, book sellers, STATIONERS, PRINTERS, Rutland 1907, text adv on back, with invoice printed in red, VF EST 40-50
1117 1117.jpg na WALLINGFORD MANUFACTURING CO, illus PITCHFORK in light green, Wallingford 1910 cancel on 2¢ red entire to Mass EST 30-40

Virginia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1118 1118.jpg na HERBERT BARBEE, American sculptor, illus statue in violet, posted from Luray, VA, 1894, addt to Senator L E Reagon, Charleston, SC , forwarded to Columbia and returned to sender ..(see also related lots 1954,1962,1971) EST 35-45
1119 1119.jpg na THE POWHATAN. illus HOTEL, Richmond 1903, on cover to Staunton, nice Nov 4 1903 R.F.D. Staunton receiving cancel on back EST 25-35

Washington

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1120 1120.jpg na E M RHODES & CO, illus INDIAN BASKET WEAVER, Seattle 1908, on cover to New Mexico, illus adv for A.Y.P. Exposition, Seattle, 1909 on back, cover opened roughly at right EST 30-40

Wisconsin

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1121 1121.jpg na RACINE ECONOMY SPRING CO, illus springs in red, SL Racine 1898 mc ties flty 1¢ green Franklin on cover to Conn, small stain at LL EST 35-45
1122 1122.jpg na GOTFREDSON BROS, hardware, illus building & street scene, Green Bay 1898 duplex ties 2¢ Washington on cover to Conn, small tear at LR EST 30-40

Stamp Collar Ads

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1123 1123.jpg na S AMBERG & CO, Cincinnati, 1888, novelties, JEWELRY, green box ad on cover to Springfield, ILL EST 160-170
1124 1124.jpg na D G MILLISON & SONS, Wichita, 1888, printers & engravers, mfg of rubber stamps, boxed adv in light blue, posted from Topeka to Severance, cover edge stains o/w fine EST 160-175
1125 1125.jpg na HALE, THOMAS & CO, Minneapolis, 1889, dry goods, green cnr cd & boxed adv for Minneapolis Exposition, on cover to NY EST 175-200
1126 1126.jpg na HERBERT BOOTH KING & BRO, New York, 1889, dark green collar on cover to Boston EST 90-100
1127 1127.jpg na THE NEOSTYLE COMPANY, duplicating, typewriting, New York 1894, large ad in pink adv awards at the Columbian World's Fair, small tear at right side into adv o/w fine EST 100-125
1128 1128.jpg na DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS, Detroit, 1897, red seal cnr cd, blue boxed collar adv, the company started in 1880, became the leading manufacturer of white lead pigment in the country...sold paint under the Roger's label, was acquired by Sherwin Williams in 1910; cover has small holes at lower right o/w fine EST 100-125
1129 1129.jpg na FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, publishers, green circular collar adv, New York, 1897 EST 100-125
1130 1130.jpg na ST ELMO HOTEL, Goshen, NY, red collar adv on 1899 cover to New Hampshire EST 175-200
1131 1131.jpg na KANSAS MOLINE PLOW CO, Kansas City, 1899, great red adv for Flying Dutchman Farm Machinery, small tear at top right o/w VF EST 150-175
1132 1132.jpg na DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS, red cnr cd & blue collar, posted from Indianapolis IN, 1902 EST 125-150
1133 1133.jpg na MOFFITT-WEST DRUG CO, St Louis, 1904, blue collar surrounding 1¢ green #323, addr to Huntsville, Al EST 150-175
1134 1134.jpg na J M HANSON, Newspaper and Magazine Agency, Lexington, KY, 1904, green collar ad for The Designer magazine, cover has light edge toning o/w fine EST 90-100
1135 1135.jpg na DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS, blue illus jar of Rogers Klenzer plus blue collar adv, Detroit, 1904, cover to ILL aha small stains o/w fine EST 150-175
1136 1136.jpg na HULMANO & CO, Evansville, IN, 1912, brown collar adv cigars, LL cnr of stamp missing, o/w a great cover with a humorous catchet, EST 90-100