United States and Confederate Stamps Postal History continued...

**U.S. Cover Group Lots continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2480		Offices in China Balance. Five covers or cards and two pieces, incl. No. 205 with 1887 purple oval handstamp, pair of No. K1 with Dec. 31, 1922 duplex (last day the post office was open), No. 301 on postcard, few other interesting items, overall Fine-Very Fine	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
2481		Civil War Patriotic Covers. 22, mostly more common designs but does incl. two with 3c Pink No. 64 (1998 P.S.E. certificate and 2005 P.F. certificate), two Angell correspondence to Austria (both forwarded to Germany) franked with 3c and 12c stamps, an a third Angell cover to Germany with two 5c Red Brown No. 75, there is a third one missing which either was removed or fell off and has been replaced by a 1c Blue No.63, also incl. 24 different unused Magnus Multicolored "Secesh Chain" covers (fronts only), these are numbered between 1 and 30 and feature oval portraits of high-ranking Confederate States individuals starting with Jefferson Davis as no. 1, Alexander Stephens no. 2, Gen. Beauregard no. 4, Gen. Lee no. 5, and so on, typical mixed condition, scarce lot	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2482		U.S. Sanitary Commission Covers. Five covers with either U.S. Sanitary Commission (1) or U.S. Christian Commission (4) imprints, three with 3c Rose (65) incl. one with two (forwarded), mixed condition, still Fine-Very Fine group (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2483		Chicago Postal History -- The Elijah K. and Thomas Hubbard Correspondence. 42 folded letters from Nov. 1, 1834, to Nov. 9, 1836, the postal markings are routine, but the content is extraordinary, the earlier letters are written by Elijah K. Hubbard, a major real estate investor and developer in Chicago during the 1830's, the correspondence documents significant real estate purchases and sales in early Chicago, one dated Aug. 13, 1835, with hand-drawn map of Blocks 65 and 66, many with comments about the growth of "our town", condition is uniformly Very Fine, a remarkable correspondence worth careful reading	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2484		New Orleans Postal History. Large collection of hundreds of covers described and mounted on pages in six volumes and loose in two boxes, almost all 19th Century incl. 1803 datelined at New Orleans, 1840's and 50's stampless markings, some classic issues incl. 1c and 3c 1851-67's, a few N.O.U.S. City Post carrier covers, "Drop" markings, wide variety of rate handstamps, some parish post office datestamps, some have faults, most are presentable and Fine-Very Fine, a treasure trove for the specialist in the postal history of New Orleans and the Bayou	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2485		New Orleans Cancellation Collection. Three binders full of covers and some off-cover stamps, a very attractive display of the bold geometric cancellations used on Bank Note Issues used at the New Orleans post office, of which there seems to almost be an endless number, some have been noted, quite some time ago by the collector, as "unlisted", also incl. small collection of general cancellations, generally Fine-Very Fine	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2486		Stampless Covers. approximately 35, incl. 1793 Boston, few Trans-Atlantics, 1842 Great Britain Post Office in Vera Cruz, Mexico, three Great Britain boxed "Penny Post", 1851 Canada- U. S. mourning cover with ms. "Paid to the lines" and more, mixed condition, generally Fine-Very Fine	E. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2487		Stampless Covers. 17, incl. eight transatlantic usages with four inbound and four outbound (two to Germany and two to France), other better incl. blue Huntsville Ala. with "5" in star, Baltimore R.R. in red, Steamer Rockaway, overall Fine-Very Fine, interesting group	E. 400-500 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2488		Cover Accumulation. Approximately 150 items, begins with over one dozen stampless incl. 75c and $1.50 1838-39 Express Mail, couple New York "clam shells", "BOSTON" straightline, red Sacramento Cal. 40, Green Princeton N.J. and "5" in octagon and large "R" (recorded) and a perfectly wonderful, very descriptive May 13, 1849 folded letter from San Antonio, Tex. (brown circular datestamp and boxed "10" rate) dealing almost entirely with the Cholera Epidemic, stamped covers incl. 5c Brown 1847, faulty 85C (2003 P.F. certificate), possible 3c 1869 "Gray Paper", 10c 1869 to France, No. 210 Oct. 1, 1883 First Day cover, other Bank Note period Illustrated Ad covers, 30c, 50c and $1.00 Columbian used on separate covers (first two small size, last large-size registered with printed Bank address), two No. 367 First Days, also a few other First Days or early usages, Nos. 357 and 369 Bluish Papers, Oct. 1897 philatelic registered cover sent from Canada with seven different Canada Jubilee values to the 15c, forwarded back to Canada with postage paid by six different Columbian Issue stamps to the 15c value (2003 P.F. certificate), No. C3 May 15, 1918 First Trip and a scarce June 9, 1918 First flight to Boston with large circle/oval fancy, even a nice CSA Thomasville Ga. Postmaster Provisional No. 82XU1 and other interesting material, also few oddball items such as No. 576 sheet of 400, No. 20L56 sheet of 100 and U.N. drawing, condition varies, largely Fine-Very Fine, patient viewing recommended	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2489		Covers. Perhaps a couple hundred in three binders, first is 19th and early 20th with decent variety and several interesting usages, second is Balloons, Dirigibles, First Flights, First Days, Admiral Byrd and Polar related, third is mostly late 19th and early 20th Century Illustrated Ads and Corner Cards, mixed condition, much Fine-Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2490		Cover Balance. 19, incl. one used with No. F1 on registered cover, few Bank Note covers incl. 3c with railroad cancel and illustrated corner card cover, No. 492 line pair on cover, part of No. 630 (nine stamps) on FDC, first flight cover with No. 462a, overall Fine-Very Fine	E. 500-750 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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