Auction 249 of 18 Jun 08

U.S. Illustrated Advertising Covers (1087-1133)

Minnesota

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1087 1087.jpg na THE MARSHALL-WELLS HARDWARE COMPANY, wholesale hardware, iron & steel merchants, illus building & street scene, Duluth 1902 SL cancel ties #279B on cover to Conn, edge stain at bottom & left o/w fine EST 40-50
1088 1088.jpg na GRAND LODGE I.O.O.F OF MINNESOTA, illus logo, on UX24 St Paul, 1913 EST 25-35

Missouri

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1089 1089.jpg na H E EHRLICH & SON, butcher's supplies, illus storage shed, St Joseph 1898 mc, small flt at right edge o/w fine EST 30-40
1090 1090.jpg na J B BRADY CARPET CO, illus building & street scene, Saint Joseph 1898 SL mc ties 1¢ green Franklin on cover to Kans EST 25-35
1091 1091.jpg na WM SCHOTTEN & CO, illus building & street scene, St Louis, 1898, cover has two tears at top o/w fine EST 25-35
1092 1092.jpg na THOMAS MANUFACTURING CO, illus boy with trumpet in brown touting paint and roofing, St Louis, ca 1903 EST 25-35
1093 1093.jpg na SAXONY MILLS, soft winter wheat flour, illus building in cnr cd, text adv on reverse, St Louis, 1904, on cover franked with 324, to Texas EST 15-25
1094 1094.jpg na C E HUSSMAN, stamp dealer, interesting corner ads, and text ads on reverse, St Louis 1912, back flap flts o/w fine EST 20-30
1095 1095.jpg na EUGENE DONZELET & SON, red & black adv for 'raw furs', St Louis, #10 permit envelope, received in Keene, NH Nov 1929, with unused illus return envelope & two unused shipping tags enclosed EST 20-30

New Hampshire

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1096 1096.jpg na GORDON & TOBEY, dealers in toys & fancy articles, Manchester, 1875, overall gray cover reduced at right cutting into right stamp of 1¢ Franklin strip of three EST 25-35
1097 1097.jpg na STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, illus logo with sailing ship at pier, 1887 Concord target duplex ties #210 on cover to Derry, opened roughly at right with edge stain, similarly illustrated letterhead enclosed EST 25-35
1098 1098.jpg na COLD SPRINGS TROUT PONDS, Charleston NH, illus TROUT on unused cover, minor wrinkles EST 15-25

New Jersey

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1099 1099.jpg na CHAS K LANDIS, large text adv promoting farmland for sale in Vineland, small buff cover franked with 3¢ rose #65, small flt at LR o/w fine EST 25-35
1100 1100.jpg na G.A.R., .A.T.A. TORBERT POST No 24, illus eagle, flag & medal, Morristown, 1892, cover opened roughly at right, two newspaper clippings enclosed re 15th reunion, etc EST 25-35
1101 1101.jpg na THE WASHINGTON STAR, illus building and text adv in red, Washington 1896 duplex cancel ties 2¢ Washington stamp on cover to Clifton, small fault at left edge o/w fine EST 30-40
1102 1102.jpg na CHILDS & JONES, illus draft harrow in red, 1896 High Bridge cds, on cover franked with #220 to Ohio EST 35-45
1103 1103.jpg na A. B. CLINE, dull red illus of radiators for Mott's Hot Water Heaters, Steam Boilers and radiators, Bound Brook 1898 duplex ties 2¢ Washington on cover to NJ, EST 30-40

New York

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1104 1104.jpg na THE METHODIST, published weekly, illus man's head in boxed cnr cd, New York, ca 1875, cover has tears at right side with portion of back missing EST 20-30
1105 1105.jpg na A CARR, illus steam pump on 1¢ blue on orange entire to NJ, ca 1875 EST 40-50
1106 1106.jpg na JOHNSON CLARK & CO, overall gray cover with illus SEWING MACHINE, New York, 1877, with matching 16 panel adv flier enclosed, cover reduced slightly at right o/w VF EST 35-45
1107 1107.jpg na ROGER'S ROCK HOTEL, nice overall illus of hotel, mountains & lake, with paddlewheel boat & woman with parasol, violet dc Rogers Rock, Essex Co cds (ca 1880) & killer tie two #147 on cover to Philadelphia, VF EST 200-250
1108 1108.jpg na HARRIS BUTTON-HOLE CO, illus gold medal, New York, 1883, on cover to Jersey City, NJ EST 25-35
1109 1109.jpg na THE MOREY & SPERRY MINING MACHINERY CO. illus pulverizer, New York, 1883, smudges on front of cover to New Haven, Conn, o/w fine EST 30-40
1110 1110.jpg na GRAND UNION HOTEL, illus buildings & street scene, New York, 1884, small cover to Saratoga, full back text ads EST 25-35
1111 1111.jpg na MODERN HOUSES, illus house of moderate cost, New York, 1886, sales brochure enclosed repeating the cover house plus 10 other houses EST 40-50
1112 1112.jpg na THE C TENNEY HARDWARE CO, illus saw, New York, 1887, cover reduced at left EST 25-35
1113 1113.jpg na NEW YORK FIFTH WHEEL CO, illus with cutaway showing inner roller bearings, New York, 1889, cover stains EST 20-30
1114 1114.jpg na JEROME B RICE, garden field & flower SEEDS, fancy illus cnr cd, Cambridge, 1889, on cover to Maine EST 40-50
1115 1115.jpg na TANQUEREY PORTRAIT SOCIETY, illus woman and medals, Brooklyn, 1892, illus letterhead, adv flyer, testimonials enclosed, cover crease at top, toned EST 30-40
1116 1116.jpg na HARTFORD LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE, illus logo with stag, 1892, 3¢ green entire posted to NY, NY EST 25-35
1117 1117.jpg na NEW YORK HERALD, overall gray cover with illus building, New York, 1893 EST 30-40
1118 1118.jpg na PHILLIPS & CLARK STOVE CO, red adv for Andes Stoves & Ranges, Geneva, 1894, on 2¢ entire to NY EST 30-40
1119 1119.jpg na BUTTON & THURSTON, illus horse & horseshoe in red & black, New York oval cancel , ca 1895, vertical crease in center of cover EST 25-35
1120 1120.jpg na THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS HOME ASSOCIATION, illus office building, Binghamton, ca 1896, cover posted from Madison Square Sta, to Elmira EST 35-45
1121 1121.jpg na SMITH & MC NELL'S HOTEL, illus building, New York, 1899, on cover addr to Peekskill EST 20-30
1122 1122.jpg na OSTERMOORS COMPANY, mattresses and cushions, illus lady with mattress, New York, 1899, on 2¢ red entire to PA EST 35-45
1123 1123.jpg na I P FRINK, ornate cnr cd with illus of several different light fixtures, New York 1900, cvr reduced slightly at right EST 40-50
1124 1124.jpg na LARKIN SOAP CO, fancy cnr cd in red & black, red adv on back flap, Buffalo, 1900, Pan American Exposition slogan cancel, edge flts EST 30-40
1125 1125.jpg na CHAS.W FORD & CO, illus potato in red, stamp has slight damage at right, addr to Ferno PA, with Ferno Mar 6 1900 cds on reverse (DPO) EST 35-45
1126 1126.jpg na WASHINGTON BAKING POWDER COMPANY, illus of Washington on unused reply envelope with unused #279B affixed, ca 1900, FVF EST 20-30
1127 1127.jpg na AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB, brown illus steer head, New York 1901 mc ties 2¢ Washington on cover to VT EST 35-45
1128 1128.jpg na FRED'K WEBER, plumber & gas fitter, illus water closet & toilet, New York, 1901 EST 30-40
1129 1129.jpg na ALEXANDER ALLEN, clothing, illus women, Baldwinsville, 1901, cover has small tear at right side EST 30-40
1130 1130.jpg na JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, seedsman, elaborate cnr cd, Floral Park, 1905, small stain o/w fine cover EST 235
1131 1131.jpg na EDWARD D DEPEW & CO, wholesale grocers, fancy logo in red, gold & black on front, text ads for coffee on reverse of window envelope, New York, 1915, enclosed letterhead with illus building and Oliver & Royal typewriters, EST 20-30
1132 1132.jpg na NEW YORK HERALD, illus building on overall gray cover, New York, 1917, VF EST 40-50
1133 1133.jpg na R W MYERS, illus titling chair iron, on small yellow cover, New York, ca 1879, stamp torn and reused, cover lightly soiled, small tear at top EST 30-40