Auction 249 of 18 Jun 08

U.S. Illustrated Advertising Covers (1035-1086)

California

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1035 1035.jpg na ARLINGTON HOTEL, illus of buildings in blue, Santa Barbara 1901, cnr clipped at UL, light crease at UR, to Madison, WI EST 30-40
1036 1036.jpg na THE RAYMOND, illus building, Pasadena, 1903, cvr reduced slightly at right EST 30-40
1037 1037.jpg na TOURNAMENT OF ROSES, illus blue logo with horses, Pasadena, 1911, window front envelope EST 20-30

Connecticut

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1038 1038.jpg na LEVI W CROUCH, granite & marble, illus monument, Norwich, 1893, four enclosures incl illus letterhead, cover opened roughly at right EST 35-45
1039 1039.jpg na THE E S KIBBE CO., illus Worcester Brand salt bag in red, 1894 Hartford mc tied 231 (damaged) on cover to Rockville, billhead enclosed EST 35-45
1040 1040.jpg na DILLON & DOUGLAS, wholesale dealers in cheese, butter, lard, etc, illus box of butter in green, Hartford, 1909, cover toned at right side o/w fine EST 25-35
1041 1041.jpg na THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE CO, illus logo in green with Ben Franklin, Stafford Springs, 1930 EST 15-25

District of Columbia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1042 1042.jpg na UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD, illus ship, unused card with penalty imprint, for use in requesting literature on US Government passenger liners, undated, small cnr crs at LR EST 20-30

Georgia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1043 1043.jpg na THE GEORGIA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, illus logo, Atlanta, 1887, posted locally. small piece out of lower right cnr EST 30-40
1044 1044.jpg na FREYER & BRADLEY, illus piano in blue on front, Atlanta, 1889, full back illus of the main building of the Piedmont Exposition Co, posted locally, cover opened roughly at right EST 35-45
1045 1045.jpg na GEORGIA ELECTRIC LIGHT CO, overall front illus of electric lights and apparatus in brown, cover addressed but unposted, edge flts, stain at LR cnr EST 15-25
1046 1046.jpg na THE PARK HOTEL, previously the Lagrange Hotel, illus building, posted from Troup Factory, 1901, (DPO-4, 1847-1902), full back text ad promoting Lagrange, now with a population over 5000, two letters enclosed EST 30-40

Illinois

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1047 1047.jpg na FARMERS' INSURANCE CO, illus farm scene, Freeport, 1863, to De Kalb, cover opened roughly at right EST 40-50
1048 1048.jpg na NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO, illus eagle and nest, Chicago cds & fancy cancel tie 3¢ green #147 on cover to Mich, reduced at right o/w fine, ca 1871 EST 40-50
1049 1049.jpg na WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO, illus building, blue cover, vert file fold in center, Chicago, ca 1880, addr to NY but stamp (#207) uncancelled EST 30-40
1050 1050.jpg na SPAULDING & MERRICK, illus building, Chicago, 1897 flag cancel on 2¢ green on fawn entire to Iowa EST 30-40
1051 1051.jpg na C H HANSON, steel stamps, stencils, elaborate cnr cd, Chicago, 1900, posted locally EST 25-35
1052 1052.jpg na TRANSPARENT MIRROR CO, illus lady in mirror, Chicago, 1901, cover opened roughly at right EST 30-40
1053 1053.jpg na W D BOYCE CO, illus building, Chicago 1903 mute cancel ties #300 on cover to Ontario, Canada EST 25-35
1054 1054.jpg na THOMAS WHITE STOVE CO, illus logo in red & green, from Quincy ILL, but posted from Montgomery MO 1913, with matching illus letterhead EST 30-40
1055 1055.jpg na BOYNTON & COMPANY, illus of 3 different mouldings, Chicago 1916 mc ties 1¢ green Washington issue on cover to Maine EST 35-45
1056 1056.jpg na ROCKHILL & VIETOR, illus loose leaf binder, Chicago, 1918, small tear at top of cover o/w fine EST 25-35

Indiana

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1057 1057.jpg na C E EVERETT, Union Central insurance agent, illus shield & flag, Fort Wayne, 1890, cvr open roughly at top EST 25-35
1058 1058.jpg na SWOPE-NEHF JEWELERY COMPANY, illus building, Terre Haute, 1905, cvr reduced slightly at right o/w fine, 'Forwarded' EST 25-35
1059 1059.jpg na HULMANO CIGAR, boxed stamp collar, straight line Evansville 1912 machine cancel, comic cachet at left, addr to Lewisport, KY, VF EST 90-100

Kansas

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1060 1060.jpg na BAKER & LOCKWOOD MFG CO, overall green cover with illus of tent with awning, Kansas City, 1903, text ads in green on back for tents, cots, awnings, etc, EST 40-50

Kentucky

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1061 1061.jpg na McGILL & TRUMAN, seeds and agricultural implements, illus farmer on mower pulled by pair of horses, Louisville 1886 duplex ties 2¢ #210 on cvr to LA, small piece out of UR, o/w fine and pretty cover EST 40-50
1062 1062.jpg na THE PALMER AGENCY, large blue adv for Knights Templar 28th Triennial Conclave, Louisville, 1901, cover chewed at UL and stained at LR, enclosures incl two letterheads for Bray Clothing Co illus w/donkeys EST 30-40

Maine

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1063 1063.jpg na JOHN J FRYE, manufacturer of plows & agricultural tools, illus Champion Swivel Plow, SL Portland 1899 machine cancel ties 279B on cover to Wilton, statement enclosed EST 45-55
1064 1064.jpg na F W HILDRETH, snowshoes, illus in green, Old Town Feb 5 1904 cds ties #300 on cover to NH, toning o/w VF EST 50-60
1065 1065.jpg na HARMON & HARRIS CO, seeds, agricultural tools, etc, illus New Model Isaiah Frye Horse Hoe, Portland 1905 machine cancel ties #319 on cover to Wilton, open roughly at right, bi-color invoice enclosed EST 30-40
1066 1066.jpg na LORING, SHORT & HARMON, books, stationery & paper hangings, ills building on overall gray cover, Portland, 1905, to Colebrook, NH EST 30-40
1067 1067.jpg na HARMON & HARRIS CO, agricultural tools, etc, illus Model B Disk Harrow, Portland 1906 machine cancel ties #319 on cover to Wilton, opened roughly at right o/w fine, bi-color invoice enclosed EST 30-40
1068 1068.jpg na C M CONANT CO, agricultural implements, etc, illus Myers Pump, SL Bangor 1910 machine cancel, stamp missing due to rough opening at right, to Wilton, credit invoice in red enclosed EST 20-30
1069 1069.jpg na KENDALL & WHITNEY, agricultural implements, illus Riding Cultivator, Portland 1913 machine cancel ties #332 on cover to Wilton, opened roughly at right o/w fine EST 40-50

Maryland

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1070 1070.jpg na GEO W HABBERSETT, hardware & fine tools, elaborate cnr in green with illus axe, level, Baltimore, 1906, EST 30-40

Massachusetts

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1071 1071.jpg na HAYES HOTEL, illus building on blue cover, Springfield, ca 1870, cover reduced into stamp at right o/w fine EST 30-40
1072 1072.jpg na DEARDEN & NOBLE, illus oil & gasoline cans in red, Springfield, 1888, full back adv with two illus oil lamps, cover edges stained, reduced slightly at right EST 40-50
1073 1073.jpg na JACOBS BROTHERS, stencils, brands, etc, illus stencil paste & sponge holder, in red, Boston, 1891, cover opened roughly at right, addr to Maine EST 30-40
1074 1074.jpg na UNITED STATES HOTEL, elaborate cnr cd with shield at left, Boston, 1895, LR cnr missing o/w fine, with matching illus letterhead EST 30-40
1075 1075.jpg na SCHOOL FURNITURE CO, illus desks & chairs, Boston 1898 flag cancel, on cream cover to Ipswich EST 35-45
1076 1076.jpg na C L HAUTHAWAY & SONS, leather polish, illus polish can, Boston 1898 flag cancel on cover to NH EST 30-40
1077 1077.jpg na W L DOUGLAS, shoes, illus factory, Brockton, on Registered cover addr to H E Deats, NJ, a famous philatelist, full back text adv of retail store locations, VF EST 35-45
1078 1078.jpg na ELIAS HOWE, Jr, Inventor of the Sewing Machine, illus portrait, Spencer 1901, with enclosure titled 'Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass' with illus statue of Howe and his homestead, paper clip stain o/w VF EST 35-45
1079 1079.jpg na HERSEY MFG. CO, illus pump in blue on card with notice of shipment on reverse, Boston, 1904, card torn at UL into illus EST 15-25
1080 1080.jpg na HARVEY MANUFACTURING CO, illus pen, Springfield, 1910, stamp scraped at lower left, small nick in cover at bottom right cnr EST 25-35
1081 1081.jpg na ORDER OF RED MEN, seven different Indians illus in red on front, fullback illus of various scenes, posted from Lynn, Mass, 1912, two punch holes at top, edge tears at right, & small stains EST 30-40
1082 1082.jpg na HOME NEEDLEWORK MAGAZINE, illus of Feb-Mar 1912 issue, Florence Station flag cancel, to Woodford VT, nice Woodford VT Oct 30 Doane cancel on back EST 30-40
1083 1083.jpg na BEACH HOUSE, overall map of Nantucket in green, Siasconset 1918 cancel ties vertical strip of 3 1¢ Washington on cover to Conn EST 35-45
1084 1084.jpg na THE ALBERT GRIFFITHS SAW CO, illus saw blade, Boston, 1919, cover reduced at left EST 20-30
1085 1085.jpg na THE COLUMBIA, full back photo of hotel, Leominster, 1921, small illus of woman & flag on front, EST 20-30
1086 1086.jpg na DENCH & HARDY COMPANY, illus fish on #10 cover from Boston, 1932, to Providence, opened roughly at UR EST 10-20