25 3¢ Brownish Carmine, Ty I, on cover,

Avg, tied w/DES MOINES/Iowa cds ccl, cover w/rough edges, addr to Joseph Howe/Methuan/Massachusetts, ccl date either MAR/23 or MAY/23 cv($375)

65 3¢ ROSE ON CIVIL WAR (MAGNUS) PATRIOTIC COVER,

VF, SE at R, tied to cvr w/WASHINGTON/D.C./NOV/2/1862" cds ccl, addr to "Mrs. Eliza Blivers (?)/East Otto/cvtaraugus County/NY." Patriotic cachet shows Lady Liberty & U.S. Patent office in a (2) panel MAGNUS multi-colored design. A very impressive & rare cachet (Wolcott no. W-656)

301 2¢ Carmine on Commercial Cover from Cayey, Puerto Rico to Peconic, N.Y.,

stamp faulty with parts of top and right side cute away, ink script address, postmark is duplex with cds "CAYEY/AUG/10/1903/4PM/P.R.". One pmk on back is cds "SAN JUAN, P.R./AUG11/8AM/1903/TRANSIT." Second pmk is cds "PECONIC/AUG/18/8AM/1903/N.Y." Condition is fair, opened roughly at left, several small tears and staining on right. Scarce usage

324 2¢ La. Purchase Exposition Issue on World's Fair cover,

flty (opened at R w/scissors which trimmed stamp on upper R side), addr, has Samuel Cupples Envelope Co. cachet of "FOUNDING OF ST. LOUIS 1784" caption, stamp tied to cvr w/duplex ccl. "MASON CITY/JUN/30/230PM/1904/ILL." Addr is in Fisk, Wis and receiving pmk on reverse is "FISK/JUL/2/1904/WIS." Cover inscribed in red at btm "WORLD'S FAIR ST. LOUIS, 1904".Beautiful multi-color cachet only by Cupples for the Exposition; not with standing the rough opening, cover in excellent condition

357 1¢ Grn, Bluish Paper,

VF tied to advertising ppc w/"MADISON SQ. STA.NY/JAN 10/1911" machine ccl. The ppc advertisement pictures the back of a man & his daughter on beach, the inscription below reads "Taking after Pa"; a circular emblem at T "GUD-FIT/MUSLIN UNDERWEAR/L & Co." and "Mft'd by/LAVY & CO." stamped on the girls underwear. Card w/UL ccr, lightly soiled & small flts at UR, not affecting stamp. Late usage for this stamp & unusual advertising usage cv($120)

U219 3¢ Green Entire, Centennial Exposition Issue,

VF, neat script addr to Lebanon, Pa., pmk duplex "PHILADELPHIA/SEP/4/3PM/PA." Condition is very good, neatly opened at R, a bit of tng along top edge and couple smudges and stains on the back cv($40)