Auction 249 of 18 Jun 08

U.S. Illustrated Advertising Covers (1134-1169)

North Carolina

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1134 1134.jpg na A G BAUER, architect, illus in purple North Carolina School for the Deaf and Dumb, Raleigh, 1893, cover addr to Ridgeway and forwarded to Warrenton EST 40-50
1135 1135.jpg na WHEELER WALL PAPER CO, illus building, with red adv above for pianos and organs, Charlotte, 1898, EST 25-35

Ohio

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1136 1136.jpg na THE MC INTOSH - HUNTINGTON CO, leather belting, illus crown in red, Cleveland 1898, full back adv with illus die tool in red, open roughly at right o/w fine EST 30-40
1137 1137.jpg na A SULTER, wholesale produce & commission merchant, illus buildings in red, Cleveland, 1898, cover reduced slightly at right EST 40-50

Pennsylvania

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1138 1138.jpg na GRAND EXPOSITION HOTEL, illus building & street scene, Philadelphia Station B cds on small cover to Arlington, Mass EST 50-60
1139 1139.jpg na S A SMITH & CO, children's carriages & toys, illus CARRIAGE in red, Philadelphia, 1884, 2¢ red on fawn entire to Mansfield, Ohio, cover has vertical crease at left edge o/w VF EST 50-60
1140 1140.jpg na THE FIDELITY INSURANCE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT CO, illus dog & safe, Philadelphia 1885 on 2¢ brown entire posted locally EST 10-20
1141 1141.jpg na J B LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, publishers, book sellers, illus open dictionary on overall gray envelope, Philadelphia 1887 duplex ties #210. cover opened roughly at right o/w fine EST 30-40
1142 1142.jpg na Two different Cable - Telegram covers, undated, both in blue, from the Postal Telegraph System & The Commercial Cable Company, to Philadelphia EST 15-25
1143 1143.jpg na JAMES D CARDELL CO, illus pipes, Philadelphia, 1892, cover toned and reduced slightly at right EST 25-35
1144 1144.jpg na HENRY NEIL, publisher, illus train boxcar, Philadelphia, 1893, 3rd class cover to Williamsport, MD, stamp nicked at UL, no back flap EST 25-35
1145 1145.jpg na THE PIONEER COLLIE KENNELS, illus collie dog, Hollodaysburg, 19045, cover reduced slightly at right EST 25-35
1146 1146.jpg na JAMES H MANN, illus axe, Lewistown 1908 duplex ties #319 on cover to agent in Pittsburgh, small tears at top of cover EST 20-30
1147 1147.jpg na RAYMOND L CALDWELL, collector of popular periodicals , #10 cover illus with two magazines, Lancaster, 1947, with long letter to another collector enclosed. EST 20-30

Rhode Island

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1148 1148.jpg na C T KNOWLES, illus Bay View House, Jamestown, 1903, on cover to Philadelphia EST 15-25

South Carolina

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1149 1149.jpg na WANDO PHOSPHATE COMPANY, cnr cds & list of Jobbing Trades of Charleston, 1886 EST 15-25
1150 1150.jpg na MELCHERS & CO, wholesale groceries, Carolina Rice, fancy cnr cd, Charleston, SC 1902 EST 25-35

Tennessee

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1151 1151.jpg na THE SOUTHERN UPHOLOSTERED FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMAPNY, Knoxville, TN, two different unused illus different couches, ca 1890's, VF EST 25-35
1152 1152.jpg na HOTEL GAYOSO, multicolored logo with eagle, Memphis, 1906, cvr opened roughly at right o/w fine, addr to Texas EST 40-50

Texas

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1153 1153.jpg na ABILENE BARBER SUPPLY CO, illus barber chair on yellow cover, Abilene, 1928, file hole at left side o/w fine EST 30-40
1154 1154.jpg na Texas Centennial Celebration, multicolored #10 cover posted from Dallas, Dec 20, 1934, creases at right o/w VF EST 15-25

Vermont

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1155 1155.jpg na THE TUTTLE COMPANY, booksellers, printers, publishers, overall brown adv on front, full back text ads, Rutland, 1887, VF EST 50-60
1156 1156.jpg na GEO W SMITH & SON, illus box of Hanover Crackers in light blue with full back text ads in blue, White River Junction, 1893, cover reduced at right, ink blots EST 30-40
1157 1157.jpg na M V WILLIAMS, fancy adv for acorn stoves, Wallingford, 1897, cover opened roughly at right EST 25-35

Virginia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1158 1158.jpg na STEPHEN PUTNEY & CO, reliable footware, illus battle axes, Richmond, posted from Manchester, 1900, with matching letterhead stuck partially to franked unused return envelope EST 25-35
1159 1159.jpg na STEPHEN PUTNEY SHOE CO, illus arms & axes & globe, Richmond, 1980, on cover to Ashville, Ala EST 30-40
1160 1160.jpg na HOUSE OF DELEGATES, illus logo, Richmond 1912, with matching illus letterhead signed by Edwin P Cox, requesting support for him as candidate for the Speakership replacing Hon Richard E Byrd who is retiring EST 30-40

Wisconsin

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1161 1161.jpg na GENDERS & PESCHKE, tinware, illus building, oval Milwaukee 1898 mc, cover opened roughly at right EST 25-35
1162 1162.jpg na WILBUR STOCK FOOD COMPANY, red & black adv with illus farm animals, Milwaukee, 1916, stamp scraped o/w fine cover, with 6 enclosures incl 8 pg sales booklet EST 50-75
1163 1163.jpg na Aerial View of Milwaukee, full back photo on #10 cover, published by Northwest Airways, Inc, on stiff card, posted from Milwaukee Apr 6, 1931 EST 15-25

Mixed States

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1164 na na 1890's/1920, Lot of 55 small covers, mostly cnr card type, some small illus, great variety of topics incl 1893 carriage, motor boats, fire & rubber co, publishers, hardware, telephone, political, undertaker, medicine for 'hog' cholera, poultry, stoves, electric, etc, mixed conditon EST 75-100
1165 1165.jpg na 1940's-50's, lot of 11 cards with advertising, incl 6 illus political (5 diff), + misc others, mostly on UX27 postal cards EST 50-75
1166 1166.jpg na Hotels, 1870/1934, 13 different cnr card type, some pretty fancy, from Ala, MA, WA, LA, VA, OR & NJ, VG-F EST 50-75
1167 na na Hotels, 6 different, each will illus building, 1870's Massie House, Portsmouth, OH; 1904 Congress Hotel, Chicago; 1917 Davenport Hotel, Spokane WA; 1925 Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport IA; 1931 Public Hotel, Seattle; 1949 Palace Hotel, Roundup, MT. EST 75-100
1168 1168.jpg na AUSTIN, NICHOLS & CO, importers & wholesale grocers, illus building, New York 1901 mc ties 2¢ 279B on cover to Locust Valley EST 30-40
1169 1169.jpg na LA PORTE WOOLEN MILLS, full back illus of mills, fancy cnr cd on front, posted with Apr 5 1926 La Porte meter imprint in red, to Boise ID EST 25-35