26 3¢ Dull Red, on Advertising Cover,

F-VF, with tiny tear at top and tied by New York cds. Cover with small tear at top and with all over gray brown advertising "WASHINGTON[FIRE] INSURANCE COMPANY/Cash Capital/$400,000./54 Wall Street/NEW YORK" and with "NESBITT & CO." imprint, addressed to Tivoli, NY

147 3¢ Green,

F-VF, straight edge at right, on yellow cover with Masonic "Eye in the Pyramid" fancy ccl. Cover also with "BUFFALO/NY/DEC/12" cds ccl. Clean and fresh, circa 1870

182-3 1¢ Gray Blue and 2¢ Vermilion on Advertising Cover,

1¢ F-VF with upper right corner crease; 2¢ VF, tall stamp, both tied with Boston 4/17/82 duplex ccls. Upper left embossed "L.FRED'K RICE,/ARCHITECT/AND/CIVIL ENGINEER/9 PEMBERTON SQ./BOSTON". Cover opened roughly at right cv ($12)

247 1¢ Blue Pair on commercial cover,

Average, postmark circular date stamp "ABILENE/MAR/?/4PM/1898/TEX", addressed to "HAROLD EXCHANGE/9 E. 108th St./N.Y. CITY." Attractive multi-color corner card "RETURN TO/THE TEXAN PHILATELIST,/ABILENE, TEXAS". Walter C. Lowry published "The Texan Philatelist" from 1894 to 1899. Cover has back stamp circular date stamp "U/3-11-98/9-A/N.Y." opened neatly at top, but starting to lose paper upper right corner, also a small tear on right side and bottom left edge, envelope somewhat fragile

319 2¢ Carmine on Advertising Cover,

stamp F-VF faulty, tied to cover with "WEST BADEN/IND./1904/JUN/29/7AM" cds ccl. Large advertisement at left of a huge building with flag above each tower and dome. In box at right, "The Carlsbad of America,/WEST BADEN MINERAL SPRINGS,/WEST BADEN,/Orange County, Indiana." Opened roughly at right; reverse with same day receiving ccl from Louisville, KY

332 2¢ Carmine,

F-VF, tied to cover with Winfield, KS cds ccls. Addressed from C.E. Davis with small drawing of a car (a piece of top was torn off when opened). Reverse with Independence, KS receiving ccl for Nov. 17, 1909

785-794 1¢-5¢ 1937 Army/Navy Issues on 2nd Day Cover,

F-VF to XF, tied to 9 1/2 x 4 cover with Wash., D.C. May 27, 1937 ccls and with neatly typed address. Cover with Harry Ioor red and black cachets (Mell. #785/794-2c). A little rough at bottom, but extremely scarce! cv ($100)

1957 U.S. Diplomatic Pouch Mail from Pakistan to Houston, TX,

franked with Pakistan no. 71, 72 and 91 from the International Cooperation Admin (ICA). Mailed from the American Embassy in Karachi via Diplomatic Pouch Mail (authorized 1904-1966), 8½ x 4 grayish security cover with red and blue diamond borders on edge, roughly opened at left. All appropriate markings

Great Britain 61 3p Rose, Pl #12, Pos. E-H, on Commercial Cover to Colorado Territory,

XF, with large right margin, tied to cover by 3 ccls: 1) "LONDON-E.C/X/MR 17/74"; 2) "72" in oval grid ccl; and 3) faint red "CHICAGO, ILL./APR/3/PAID ALL" (Norona #F-2) cds ccl. Cover with blue "BROWN, SHIPLEY & Co./17 MAR. 74/LONDON" double oval hs at top and addressed to "John W. Oothout Esq/Denver/Colorado Territory/United States of America". Cover opened roughly at right, stamp sound and design clear of perfs cv ($195)

Great Britain 61 3p Rose, Pl #12, Pos. E-D, on Commercial Cover to Colorado Territory,

XF, with large right margin tied to cover by 3 ccls: 1) "LONDON. E-C/X/MR 24/74" cds ccl; 2) indistinct oval grid ccl; and 3) red "CHICAGO, ILL./APR/11/PAID ALL" (Norona #F-2) cds ccl. Cover with blue "BROWN, SHIPLEY & Co./24 MAR. 74/LONDON" double oval hs at upper left and addressed to "Mrs. John W. Oothout/Denver,/Colorado Territory/America". Extremely nice Territorial cover and stamp design clear of the perfs cv ($195)

Post Office Dedication Cover Lot (8),

Post Office First Day Covers from Mill Valley, CA; Torrance, CA; Bacliff, TX; Bedford, TX; Country Campus, TX; Diana, TX; Fullerton, TX; Gulf Camp, TX; and North Cowden, TX. All clean and nice, addressed, the CA covers with cachet of building