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Trans-Mississippi Issue Postal History

2c First Bureau – Purple Trans-Miss exposition advertising hand stamp 2c Carmine, Omaha, Nebr, Feb 23rd ’98 machine cancel tying stamp, slight reduc-tion at right. Scarce marking! (PH92-09) $200.00

285 – Unsealed circular rate to Germany 1c Green with Toledo, Aug 9 1898 ma-chine cancel to illuminated advertising cover for the 1903 Ohio Centennial. Beauti-ful illustrations all around. Muenchen Aug 25th back stamp. (PH92-10) $150.00

285+5c Columbian entire – “Kicking Mule” fancy cancel 1c Green, five copies, either struck or tied by Port Townsend, Washington “Kicking Mule” cancel on registered full cover to Lamar, Mo. (PH92-11) $375.00

285+Porto Rico 211 pair from “Mil. Sta. San Juan Porto Rico” 1c Green, 2c Carmine tied by military station cancel to New York City in 1899. Back torn from open-ing and repaired. New York re-ceiving mark on back. (PH92-12) $200.00

287 – Double rate Patri-otic 4c Orange, struck with four ring-target cancel, Latona, Washington Jun 25 1899 CDS accompa-nies. Oswego, N.Y. receiving mark on back. (PH92-13) $225.00

285+288+2c First Bureau+3c entire – Registered use 1c green, 5c Blue, 2c Carmine all tied by Philadelphia “RD” oval cancels. Minor edge faults at upper right. (PH92-14) $150.00

290 – Orrville, Ohio registry use 10c gray violet, tied by CDS, Purple registry cancel, New York receiving mark on the back. (PH92-16) $50.00

289+2c First Bureau – Boston registry use 8c Violet brown, 2c carmine, tied by Boston oval cancels. Boston registry Jun 22 1900 cancel. New England Stamp Company corner card. Great eye appeal. (PH92-15) $175.00

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1869 Postal History

119 – From Havana, Cuba to Genoa, Italy 15c Brown & Blue, Type II, tied by cork cancel on FLS datelined Havana, Cuba. Carried privately to New York City where it entered the mails. Senders red date stamp at lower left. Italian receiving marks on the back. A very scarce use! (PH92-17) Ex-Kuphal $675.00

113 – Advertising corner card 2c Brown, tied by Philadelphia duplex Station F cancel, full cover, local use. Nice eye appeal! (PH92-18) $75.00

114 Pair – De-troit to Brant-ford. Ontario3c Ultramarine, tied by fancy cork cancel, Detroit Mich. May 31st CDS accompa-nies on cover reduced ¼” at left. Brantford receiving mark.. Pays the six-cent rate. Beautiful! (PH92-19) $75.00

114 (x2) – Detroit to Victoria, Ontario 3c Ultramarine, tied by fancy cork cancel, Detroit Mich. Mar 22nd CDS accompanies on full cover red. Victoria receiving mark on back. Pays the six-cent rate. Interesting Raw Furs and Deer Skins corner card. (PH92-20) $75.00

114 –Blue Painted Post, N.Y. Masonic square and compass with knob cancel 3c Ultramarine, tied by duplex cancel (S/E No. FR-M3a 20) on full cover. (PH92-21) Ex-Foote, Koch $150.00

114 – New York large negative triangle cancel 3c Ultramarine, tied by duplex New York City cancel to full cover going to Providence, R.I. Bold strike, possible Masonic cancel. (PH92-22) $125.00

114 – Bloomington, ILL negative “Star of David” cancel3c Ultrama-rine, tied by duplex cancel. Very slightly reduced at left, with slight verti-cal wrinkle at right from contents. Strong strike! (PH92-23) $95.00

114 – St. Louis, Mo. Masonic “Keystone” cancel 3c Ultrama-rine, tied by duplex cancel. Full cover, bold strike! (PH92-24) Ex-Koch $125.00

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Detroit, Michigan Postal History

215 pair+U350 – Detroit to Berlin, Germany 4c Carmine+2c Green entire, tied by Detroit, Mich Dec 16 ’89 duplex CDS. Park Davis & Co. corner card, double weight UPU rate, scarce multiple on cover. (PH92-25) $100.00

215 pair+U350 – Detroit to Berlin, Germany 4c Carmine+2c Green entire, tied by Detroit, Mich Dec 16 ’89 duplex CDS. Park Davis & Co. corner card, double weight UPU rate, scarce multiple on cover. (PH92-25) $100.00

Detroit 1854 stampless Detroit Mich. Aug 29 CDS with “24” handstamp rate marking going to Cornwall, England. Clear red Liverpool SP 13, 54, and indistinct Saunceston backstamps. Light horizontal file fold. (PH92-27) $75.00

300 – Detroit and Algonac Steamboat 1906 marking Multicolored post card for the White Star Squadron. (PH92-28) $40.00

207 – Illustrated green Detroit Casket Co. advertising cover 3c green, tied by duplex Detroit Mich. Jun 4 (1889) CDS. Beautiful! (PH92-29)

391 – Three color Stott’s Columbus Flour advertising cover 2c Carmine coil, tied by Detroit 1911 machine cancel. Red barrels on the back and Dover NH receiving mark. A gem! (PH92-30) $150.00

2c Carmine, Perf 11 – Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Co. advertising cover Stamp tied by Detroit 1914 machine cancel. Beautiful American Litho Co. illustration. (PH92-31) $65.00

343 Scher-mack Type

III – Un-sealed cover

1c Green, tied by Detroit

1911 machine cancel.

Lansing Mich. Nov 16 1911

receiving mark on the

back. (PH92-32) $35.00

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Stamps & Cancels from the Richard E. Drews Gold Medal Collection

We have the pleasure of selling the remaining stamps and essays and proofs from the Drews collection. The material is composed of items that would not make individual auction lots. Please contact us if there is a Scott number that you would like to see. (jim@jameslee.com)

All items are sound except where noted. Each item will come

with a portion of the exhibit page

upon which it was mounted.

63 – Paper fold Sound. (ST92-02) $125.00

63 – Serious misperf. Sound (ST92-03) $100.00

73 – Radical paper folds Slight break at top from fold.

(ST92-04) $125.00

73 – Double perfs Top and bottom. Sound.

(ST92-05) $125.00

68 – Walla Walla, Washington Terr.

Cancel (ST92-10) $150.00

69 – Paris Star cancel (ST92-11) $150.00

69 – Boston Heart Tiny pinhead thin. (ST92-12) $150.00

77 – Bold blue “Circle Of Wedges” cancel, nice stamp!

(ST92-13) $165.00

65 – Green Columbus prison bar cancel.

(ST92-06) $250.00

75 - SF Cog cancel Bright red-brown shade

(ST92-09) $350.00

67b – Olive yellow Tiny tear at bottom, w/PFC

(ST92-08) $475.00

77 – Union Soldier’s Head (ST92-14) $750.00

70a – Hingham Bat Nice gray lilac shade (ST92-15) $500.00

71 – Alexandria VA geometric S-O-N, Tiny perf tear at top.

(ST92-16) $200.00

65 – Misperf. Right sheet margin copy.

(ST92-07) $150.00

71 – French maritime anchor On lovely bright shade

(ST92-17) $200.00

72 – Red “Wedges” cancel Well centered stamp. (ST92-18) $400.00

72 – Six-pointed Star 90% strike!

(ST92-19) $350.00