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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
181		301	#301, 2c Carmine, tied to an incredibly eye-appealing all-over multicolored advertising cover depicting the northeastern United States for G. Elias & Brothers, Buffalo, N.Y., manufacturers of timber and lumber, reverse (in black) is also an all-over design showing various products of the firm, stamp tied by light strike of 1903 Buffalo, N.Y. wavy line machine pmk., cover is in a remarkable state of preservation and still retains its brilliant original colors, extremely fine; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
182		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, tied to an immaculate all-over multicolored advertising cover depicting a huge adorable baby's face for the Paris Medicine Co. of St. Louis, listing several of the company's products both on the front and reverse, clear "St. Louis, Mo./Oct 13, 1904" World's Fair slogan postmark, extremely fine; an especially striking advertising cover; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
183		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, nicely centered single tied to desirable all-over multicolored medical and surgical advertising cover of Seabury & Johnson, one of the most famous and spectacularly beautiful advertising covers known, front shows gold medals and red cross in an ornate design, while reverse depicts three barechested people and extolling the virtues of the company's "Benson's Plaster" for backaches, light strike of 1906 New York machine cancel ties stamp, Des Moines, Iowa bkst., trivial edge tear at right, very fine and choice; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
184		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, tied to handsome multicolored advertising cover showing hunters and their rifles, along with their hunting dogs for Peters Shells and Cartridges of Louisville, Ky., reverse has all-over multicolor printing extolling the Peters' line of products, stamp tied by clear "Louisville, Ky./Nov 9, 1906" wavy line machine cancel, very fine; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
185		300/319	#300/319, Extraordinarily handsome and desirable balance of the multicolored or all-over advertising cover collection, twelve items, all franked with 1902-03 Regular issues (mostly 2c "Shields"), each having been selected for their exceptional eye appeal, two (Bartels Brewing Co. and Templin's "Ideal" Seeds & Plants) are gorgeous advertising cards, while the rest are covers, includes three gun or ammunition designs (one in a sepia tone only), others include food and fruit designs, moving company (on an unusual long envelope with repeating design), "Cremo" cigar (black design), etc., condition is unusually nice for these striking and better designs, very fine. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM

Exposition Illustrated Covers and Cancellations

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
186		301	#301, 2c Carmine, tied to extraordinarily choice multicolored 1901 Pan-American Exposition illustrated cover, depicting buffalo atop globe surrounded by various exposition buildings, "Buffalo, N.Y./Jul 10, 1903" wavy line machine cancel, stamp with natural s.e. at bottom and small corner flaw, very fine and exceedingly attractive; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
187		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, single with fine centering tied to especially clean and attractive multicolored 1903 Louisiana Purchase/World's Fair St. Louis illustrated cover, depicting Uncle Sam "holding" the Louisiana Purchase territory, "Buffalo, N.Y./May 3, 1904" wavy line machine cancel, very fine; an eye-appealing and scarce design; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
188		301	#301, 2c Carmine, natural s.e. at left, tied to impressive all-over multicolored 1904 St. Louis World's Fair illustrated cover, design depicts the Electrical Building at the fair, "St. Louis, Mo./ Jan 11, 1904" World's Fair slogan postmark, sent to Elmira, NY and backstamped upon arrival with unusual "Train Late/Mail Delayed" oval postmark, very fine and striking. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
189		302, 307	#302, 307, 3c Bright violet and 10c Pale red brown, singles of each tied to registered 1904 St. Louis Worlds' Fair illustrated cover to Geneva, Switzerland,, design depicts the Manufacturers' Building, stamps tied by blurred oval pmks., magenta boxed "St. Louis, Mo./Dec 16, 1904" registry handstamp on reverse along with New York transit and Geneva arrival c.d.s., stamps with small faults (10c with natural s.e.), otherwise very fine; a scarce overseas registered usage of this design. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
190		304	#304, 5c Blue, tied to impressive all-over and multicolored 1904 St. Louis World's Fair illustrated cover to Leopoldshohe, Germany, design depicts the Missouri State Building at the fair, clean "St. Louis, Mo./Nov 20, 1903" World's Fair slogan postmark, bkstd., some slight soiling and some minor toning around stamp's perforations, still a very fine and most attractive usage. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
191		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, well centered single tied to multicolored 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial/Portland, Oregon illustrated cover, gorgeous six color allegorical design, "Portland, Ore./Oct 21, 1904" World's Fair slogan postmark, cover with back flap missing, very fine; a lovely cover. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
192		300	#300, 1c Blue green, single tied to multicolored 1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition picture postcard by immensely rare and distinctive "Seattle, Wash./Jun 23, 1909/Exposition Station" flag cancellation, with "Alaska-Yukon Pacific/Exposition" lettering incorporated into flag' stripes, card depicts a scene looking down Yukon Avenue at the Exposition and is addressed to Orland, Ind., stamp with natural s.e. at top, very fine; one of the most important Exposition covers known, as this card bears one of only two recorded Alaska-Yukon flag cancellations; ex-Bowmar, Ladin and Payne. (Image)	Est. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
193		300/319	#300/319, Small but select balance of the exposition advertising cover and cancellation collection, eleven covers or cards in all, three are World's Fair slogan cancellations (1905 Portland, 1909 Seattle - two examples), the rest are multicolored illustrated covers which are quite lovely and several are scarce designs, six are related to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, including one registered usage to England depicting the fair's Electrical Building, one for the 1905 Portland World's Fair (Lewis & Clark design), and an unusual ad collar design for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, usual small edge flaws to some covers, overall fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM