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Auction Name Railroad Related Covers - bidstart 2/17 Total Sales (USD) 12,138.25
Auction Date April 07, 2023 - April 07, 2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #40723 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 252
Sold Lots 152 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 60.32% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 100 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
233

By Overland Mail Stage via Los Angeles! Hurrah! railroad propaganda illustrated cover with black "Sacramento City, CA Oct 4 1859" CDS tying pair of US #33 with rich color, small faults, on cover to New York, NY, top backflap partially missing

 1859 Not Available USD 1,610.00
234

Overland Mail Via Los Angeles Illustrated Corner Propaganda cover with locomotive design with black "San Francisco, Cal Jun 20 1859" CDS tying US #32 on bright yellow cover to Rockport, Ohio

 1859 Not Available USD 1,495.00
244

Buffalo & Lake Huron RPO with #12 horizontal pair tied on cross-border cover with black "Buffalo NY Apr 22 (1857)" CDS with red "U States Paid" Handstamp to Brantford, Canada with appropriate cross-border markings, with PF certificate, part of addressee e

 Not Available USD 977.50
235

Per Overland Mail propaganda cover with US #33 with manuscript cancel on extremely rare illustrated railroad propaganda cover featuring "Per Overland Mail via Placerville and Salt Lake.

 Not Available USD 862.50
138

Pullen, Virgil & Co's Northern Express (Towle) vermilion label on cover with manuscript "Ex2/-" and "$67" originating in Montreal destined to Rouse's Point, NY, docketed Nov 15, 1852, file fold ties label with crease, fine and scarce

 1852 Not Available USD 471.50
11

Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company Cover to Germany, with US #71, beautiful manuscript address, with black "Bel Air Ohio" CDS, red CDS, blue France handstamp, & "By Prussian Closed Mail" manuscript, with black "Frankfurt" CDS backstamp, CV $400

 Not Available USD 310.50
102

Northern Cross Rail Road Nov 13 black CDS tying US #11 to illustrated corner card cover showing locomotive to Canton, Ill, very attractive cover, ex Meroni, Foote, very fine

 Not Available USD 287.50
229

Virginia Central Railroad R.R.B. official envelope with black "Richmond, VA Mar 22 1860" CDS tying US #26, imperf at right with center line, on cover to Augusta Co, VA, small repaired tear, extremely fine appearance

 1860 Not Available USD 253.00
20

Camp Dennison cover with US #26 tied with blue "Cincinnati O Jun 17" CDS with blue grid cancel on all over Camp Dennison Near Cincinnati red illustrated cover to Steuben County, NY, very scarce design on clean cover, opened gently at right, stamp missing

Not Available USD 241.50
142

Richmond & Danville Rail Road corner card with #24 vertical strip of 3 to Petersburg, VA, right margin copies with manuscript cancels, manuscript "Burkeville, VA Feb 29"

 Not Available USD 218.50
159

Texas & New Orleans Rail Road corner advertising featuring steam locomotive on double track, with black "Beaumont, TX" CDS tying US #11 on cover to Nashua, NH, a few small mended tears, very fine

 Not Available USD 195.50
230

Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Co official business imprint with US #73 tied by black cork cancel on cover to Baltimore, MD, soiling at left and top

 Not Available USD 184.00
248

New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road mourning cover to France, nice 5c & 10c combination with black cork cancels, red CDSs, and black "New Orleans LA Nov 19" CDS, French backstamps, manuscript "By the N.O. Json & G. Northern Rail Road" at top

 Not Available USD 184.00
3

Albany & Buffalo Rail Road with #11 Vertical Strip of 3 & #9 tied with blue "Albany & Buffalo RR Apr 11" CDS to cover going to Canada West with red "United States Paid" handstamp, cover has full advertising back for Stanwix Hall, Albany, NY, very attracti

 Not Available USD 149.50
154

Steam Engine Advertising cover with #26 tied with black "Lisbon CT Jan 15" CDS on very attractive railroad illustrated cover, reduced at right, to Bristol, CT

 Not Available USD 149.50
193

Central Pacific Rail Road Stampless Cover to Chief Engineer (TD Judah), scarce 10 cent rate to California with circle PAID 10 at left, bright with backflap tear and mounting adhesions on reverse

 Not Available USD 149.50
49

Flume House Advertising Cover with #11 with manuscript cancel on all over black map cover of Franconia and the White Mountains in New Hampshire, with blue advertisement for the Flume House in New Hampshire on reverse, backflap cut, creases and small tears

 Not Available USD 138.00
204

Ithaca & Athens Rail Road Company cover with #112 tied with black "Ithaca NY May 24" CDS to Ithaca NY

 Not Available USD 126.50
13

Boston & Maine Rail Road embossed corner card cover with 3 US #73 with black cork cancels, two tied with red "Boston, MA" CDS on cover to Nashua, NH, attractive double rate usage, ex Markle

 Not Available USD 103.50
19

Camden & Amboy Rail Road Company attractive corner advertising card with steam locomotive on cover with US #114 tied with fancy cork cancel and black "New York Jun 22" CDS

 Not Available USD 103.50
137

Profile House Advertising cover with #26 tied with black "Profile House NH" CDS on all over blue map cover of Franconia and the White Mountains in New Hampshire, with black advertisement for the Profile House in New Hampshire on reverse, cover opened, to

Not Available USD 103.50
161

Texas Western Rail Road Company embossed corner advertising corner card featuring smoking locomotive with black "Boston 24" dateless circle handstamp, N. York AM Pkt 21 Jan 12" black CDS, "New York Jan 11" black CDS, both tying US #11,

 Not Available USD 103.50
136

Profile House Advertising cover with #11 with manuscript cancel on all over blue map cover of Franconia and the White Mountains in New Hampshire, with blue advertisement for the Profile House in New Hampshire on reverse, creases, to Brighton, MA

 Not Available USD 92.00
185

1840s-1850s 6 Stampless Covers mostly Rail Road related either with letter, cancel, etc - mixed condition group of 6

 Not Available USD 92.00
205

James F Joy (Rail Road lawyer and Lincoln confidant) Cover, folded letter written by Joy and datelined "Astor House July 9th, 1852"

 1852 Not Available USD 92.00
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    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
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    Auction 151
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
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    Auction 151
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
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    Auction 151
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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
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