1937 REGISTERED FDC to England, #6 cover bearing a complete set of stamps, no backstamps, one of the 3 cancels is faint. $3.50 a*

    1952 AIR LETTER 50-cents overprinted on 6-annas, to England, neatly addressed, clear cancel. $27.00

    Two 2 Dh & two 15 fils stamps frank registered #10 cover from Abu Dhabi 12 to Washington DC. (received JUN 28 1978), sealed with a tied label from the Embassy of Pakistan commemorating the Iqbal centenary, 2 clear backstamps. $7.50 (upa)*

1983 PAQUEBOT cancel at GPO on #6 cover from MV Crestbank to Wisconsin, master's attestation, franked by two 1-p QEII & 10-1 / 2-p coal United Kingdom stamps, bend at one corner away from stamps. $3.00

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JUL 13 89 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, with interesting handwritten calculations on illustrated statement stationery of the Smith Premier Typewrite Company. Rough opening at a short edge damages the stamp, calculations on both sides of the cover are typewriter related. $5.00 a-t

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JUNE 4 1890 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-cent dark red Washington franking #6 cover to Ohio, typed note on illustrated stationery of the Smith Premier Typewriter Company & including their copies of two testimonial letters. Envelope roughly opened at edge most distant from stamp. $9.00 an-t*

JUNE 23 1890 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-cent dark red Washington franking #6 cover to Ohio, typed note on illustrated stationery of the Smith Premier Typewriter Company & including their copies of two typed testimonial letters. One of the testimonials is from the Valley Railroad Company in Cleveland. Envelope roughly opened just missing the stamp also has long crease. $9.00 a-t

    FEB. 22,1894 "Remember / This / When You / Are / House / Cleaning / Next / Spring / … / L. C. Brossy Dyeing Co. / Dyers and Cleaners" ad for cleaning & dyeing curtains & drapes from Detroit Michigan firm, printed & illustrated with art in yellow green, about the size of a modern continental postcard, slight browning of the paper with age, trace of cancel ink on front , long crease. $12.00 am-am

    FEB 3 96 THE / ALBANY ENGRAVING CO. / PHOTO ENGRAVING / OF ALL / DESCRIPTIONS / NATIONAL EXPRESS BUILDING / ALBANY NEW YORK decorative green corner card with fancy lettering, 2-c Washington tied to #6 brown cover to Jamestown New York, arrival backstamp blurry but legible, slightly reduced at right by opening, 3 spots & edge toning on front. $10.00 an

    JUL 1 1896 DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS / INCORPORATED / DEC. 22d / 1880 within large attention-getting red seal on #6 cover also boldly printed with their address on Woodward Avenue in Detroit Michigan, light but complete Brighton Michigan handstamp just ties damaged 2-cent Washington which the sender applied, a little bleeding of the red color in a short line from the seal (raindrop?), rusty pen-marked X at right edge probably indicating sender answered it, 2 different Detroit backstamps, neatly opened. $4.75 am

    1898 NATIONAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION ACCIDENT INSURANCE, Indianapolis Indiana, #6 cover to New York (pair of 1-cent blue Franklins), Pittsburgh Pennsylvania return address, backstamp with large H reveals year, much pencil writing on back, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $23.00 -

    OCT 30 1901 The John M. Rogers, Boat, Gauge and Drill Works / GLOUCESTER CITY, N. J., U. S. A. corner card with 3 small product illustrations beneath the corner card, 1-c Franklin franking # 6 cover to Connecticut, Soutington circular date stamp backstamp, some toning due to envelope glue show-through, slight reduction on opening at right. $6.50 an

July 11 1905 PALACE TEA COMPANY, Buffalo New York Station C flag cancel on #6 cover to West Virginia (2-cent Washington stamp), corner card & advertising slogans & calligraphic initials in bold blue design. "Try Palace Brand of Teas, Coffees and Baking Powders" runs along bottom front. $10.00

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1907 MINNESOTA MINING & MFG., Chicago Illinois, #6 cover to West Virginia (2-cent Washington stamp), red message over entire back reads "CRYSTAL BAY GARNET / PAPER & CLOTH / EMERY PAPER & CLOTH / CORUNDUM PAPER & CLOTH / FINISHING PAPERS, neatly opened. $8.50

    JUL 9 1910 EDWIN A KIRCH & CO. / FURNITURE and CARPETS / STOVES, REFRIGERATORS, CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES Etc. large black-and-red corner card on #6 cover franked by 2-c Washington from Newark New Jersey to West Virginia, clearly backstamped Parkersburg, opened neatly. $4.50 an*+^

    OCT 1 1910 HALE COMPANY / M'F'RS CHAIRS, DESKS & FURNITURE / 14 STONE STREET / NEW YORK CITY corner card set against green globe drawing inscribed "OUR FIELD", off-center 2-c Washington with Sta.P cancel, complete Parkersburg flag backstamp, neatly opened, couple tiny toning spots. $4.75 an. Same but cancelled OCT 10 1910, slightly better centered stamp, wrinkling along left edge. Shown. $5.00 an

    OCT 17 1910 clear Indianapolis cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover with striking blue Lilly Varnish Company advertising in the cachet position & on the backflap, clear Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp next day (upside down so misses backflap artwork), neatly addressed & neatly opened, a little wrinkling at bottom corners could be ironed out. $19.00 ai

OCT 17 1910 The Wire Goods Company, / HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS, "EVERYTHING IN WIRE," / WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS large corner card within black border, off-center 2-c Washington franks #6 windowed cover, large "EVERYTHING IN WIRE" boxed on back, Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp, trademark on backflap, opened neatly. $5.00 am NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

OCT 21 1910 FORAN FURNITURE COMPANY / … / RALPH S. SMITH & SON / … / Carpets, Linoleums, Stoves, Bedding. / Funeral Directors and Undertakers / NEW LONDON - CONNECTICUT with black & white sketch of their building below their corner card, 2-c Washington tied by New London flag cancel, backstamped Parkersburg West Virginia flag, opened neatly. $9.00 ac

OCT 23 1910 HOTEL Lincoln / Pittsburgh corner card with fancy crest in black, off-center 2-c Washington Tied by Pittsburg (note different spellings) cancel, backstamped Parkersburg West Virginia flag, rough left edge due to opening but crest intact. $4.00 (a)&

    OCT 26 1910 GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO., Grand Rapids Michigan, #6 cover to West Virginia (2-cent Washington stamp), large cachet showing their building with streetcars & autos nearby, neatly addressed & opened, a little cancel ink in address area. $10.00 am

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    APR 4 1911 "D. BECKER / MANUFACTURER OF / PARLOR SUITS AND COUCHES / … / PHILADELPHIA, PA." corner card beneath small black & white illustration of one of their couches, clear Philadelphia STATION S flag cancel on 2-cent Washington, clear Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp, neatly opened. Cover sold, but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ap

    APR 5 1911 "HOFFMAN and McKINNEY / SUCCESSORS TO / G.S. Kerbein / FURNITURE and BEDDING / 812 Penn Street / Factory: 813 Cherry Street / READING, PA." corner card superimposed on grayish design including small images of furniture, clear Reading cancel on 2-cent Washington franking #6 cover, clear Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp, neatly opened, some light wrinkling and toning along one short edge. $3.75 ap

    APR 5 1911 "Hotel Casey / 'THE PERFECT HOTEL.' / 250 ROOMS WITH BATH / …SCRANTON, PA." surrounding black & white large image of the hotel on #6 cover, clear Scranton cancel on 2-cent Washington, Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp on arrival, neatly opened. $9.50 ap

    APR 6 1911 "The M. Megary & Son Co. / Wilmington, Del." Surrounding a black & white image of their building on #6 cover, one crushed corner missing art that would iron out nicely, about 2 / 5-inch tear in lower edge. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ad

APRIL 1911 Chicago Wood Finishing Co. / … / MANUFACTURERS OF / Wood Finishing / Materials…" black & white large corner card spanning 3 / 4 of the top including their trademark on windowed #6 cover, bold KINZIE STA. Cancel ties 2-cent Washington, some light yellowing due to window inside, long bends along bottom edge most noticeable from the back. $5.00 ai

    JUL 26 1911 "'LOS NOVIOS' / FURNITURE STORE / AGENTS / GUNN DESKS / Bookcases / …RAFAEL MARGARIDA / BOX 857 / SAN JUAN, P. R." with large black & red image on #6 cover, the Grand Rapids Michigan address of the company is lined out by overprinting, clear San Juan cancel ties 2-cent Washington, neatly opened & gorgeous. Interesting use of company stationery by an agent located elsewhere. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 apm

JUL 31 1911 Ebbitt House / Army & Navy / Washington, D.C. / G. F. SCHUTT, Proprietor / R. G. Burke, Manager beneath large drawing of the building (including streetcars, horses & autos), centered 2-cent Washington from booklet tied to #6 cover, backstamped Parkersburg West Virginia flag on arrival, one corner torn off in opening (would look much better after a trim). SALE IN PROGRESS ad. Similar, but cancelled AUG 1 1911, neatly opened, shown. $12.00 ad

AUG 11 1911 all-over color advertising on #6 cover from the New York Furniture Exchange (Lexington Avenue 46th to 47th Street, their new home), typed address, neatly opened so as so keep entire image intact, light backstamp on arrival at Parkersburg West Virginia. Nice. $25.00 an

AUG 17 1911 "R. D. Bronson Desk Co. / 321-23-25 W. 7^th St. / Los Angeles, Cal." Beneath black & white image of their building on #6 cover, clear Station C cancel on 2-cent Washington, clear arrival backstamp at Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened. $5.50 ac!

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AUG 26 1911 "KENMORE / OAKS HOTEL CO. / Albany, N. Y." large black & white monogram & fancy artwork for corner card on #6 cover, clear cancel on 2-cent Washington, clear arrival backstamp at Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened. $3.75 an

    AUG 26 1911 large blue & white circular seal FURNISH YOUR HOME / AT / W. P. EVANS & CO'S. / FURNITURE, CARPETS & RUGS / CHEAPER AT EVANS & CO'S. / … / READING PA. on back of #6 cover of yellow stock to West Virginia, light Parkersburg flag backstamp ties the seal, small corner crease's. $5.00 ap

NOV 20 1911 The Best All-the-Year-Round Hotel in New Jersey / THE NEW CONTINENTAL HOTEL / CHARLES J. COON / MANAGER red corner card with small drawing of the hotel & the first line centered at the top of the #6 cover, Newark New Jersey cancel on 2-c Washington from booklet, backstamped on arrival with Parkersburg West Virginia flag, opened neatly, discoloration on back from a stamp it had long been in contact with, brownish paper. $7.00 an

    JAN 31 1912 R. D. Bronson Desk Company with black illustration of their building on West 7th Street in Los Angeles on #6 cover from them to West Virginia, franked by 2-c Washington, backstamped Parkersburg flag, lightly toned front, uneven opening at right just misses damaging the stamp. $6.50 ac!. A similar cover, mailed Feb 14 1912, neatly opened for even edges, light toning near the edges of both sides. Shown. $9.00 ac NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

FEB 17 1912 DEPENDABLE FURNITURE / PECK & HILLS / FURNITURE COMPANY / BUSH / TERMINAL / BROOKLYN / NEW YORK, U.S.A. orange-and-black corner card in oval, Brooklyn N.Y.Sta.C cancel ties 2-c Washington to #6 cover to West Virginia, backstamped with Parkersburg flag, lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $4.75 an

FEB 19 1912 "GUNN DESKS / AND / Bookcases / THE Gunn Furniture Co. / Grand Rapids Mich." with large black images of furniture & some red printing on #6 cover, clear Grand Rapids cancel ties 2-cent Washington, clear & complete Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp on arrival, backflap torn & creased in opening, brownish paper. $20.00 am NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

FEB 19-12 Benesh & Sons of Pottsville Pennsylvania #6 cover to West Virginia, all-over back lettering "THE LARGEST HOME / FURNISHING ORGANIZATION / IN THE WORLD", clear cancel on 2-cent Washington, opened neatly. $5.00 ap

    MAR 3 1912 ALEXANDER DODDS CO. / MANUFACTURER OF / SPECIAL / WOOD WORKING / MACHINERY / 181-183 CANAL STREET / GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN in large decorative corner card picturing one of their machines, cancel ties 2-c Washington to neatly opened #6 cover to West Virginia, Parkersburg flag on back, front toned mostly at left and bottom due to long contact with another cover. $12.00 am

    MAR 5 1912 Buffalo House Wrecking & Salvage Co. of Buffalo New York, #6 cover with all-over-back black & white drawing showing their plant & railroad siding & show room, clear station E cancel on 2-cent Washington, clear Parkersburg West Virginia arrival backstamp, rough opening reduces image but the company's extensive facilities are all there. SALE IN PROGRESS an

    MAR 14 1912 clear Grand Rapids cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover with illustrated advertising for "BALDWIN, TUTHILL & BOLTON / SAW AND KNIFE FITTING / MACHINERY // GRIND YOUR BAND WHEELS WHEN THEY NEED IT. / MOTOR AND BELT DRIVE GRINDER." Neatly opened, illegible backstamp, toning along one back edge. $14.00 am!

MAR 14 1912 SULZBERGER & SONS COMPANY / 41^st Street and Ashland Avenue / CHICAGO, ILL. / TRY / THE FINEST HAM "MAJESTIC" THE BEST BACON Including fancy red-and-blue monogram above the corner card, off-center 2-c Washington (small scrape at one corner) tied by clear Stock Yards Station cancel, backstamped on arrival at Parkersburg West Virginia, a little corner & edge wear, internal crease along one short edge. $8.00 ai. Similar, stamp undamaged & better centered, but lightly toned front & small corner crease. $6.50 ai

MAR 14 1912 JAMES B. DAY & CO. / … / Manufacturers Shellac Varnish, Wood / Stains, Substitutes, Lacquers, Etc. / Dealers Wood Alcohol, Denatured Alcohol, / Gum Shellac, Etc. with small blue logo artwork filling in beneath their corner card, off-center 2-c Washington tied by crisp Canal Station cancel, neatly opened, one back edge discolored. $7.00 ai NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    MAR15-12 L. HUMMEL'S SONS: Complete Home Furnishers / ...Pottsville Pa. / 50,000 square feet floor space with large black illustration of their building (wagon, auto & streetcar in front) on #6 cover to West Virginia, franked by 2-c Washington tied by Pottsville straight-line cancel, neatly opened, clear Parkersburg flag backstamp, lightly toned front mostly at lower right. $12.50 ap

MAR 16 1912 Crowe Name Plate / AND / Engraving Co., Chicago. / ANY FINISH / ETCHED NAME PLATES / LIGHT LABELS, SUNKEN LETTER WORK AND EMBOSSING corner card in dark blue with crow bird illustration & border, franked by off-center 2-c Washington tied by clear Canal Station cancel, backstamped on arrival at Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened, light wrinkling and toning along the edges. $4.00 ai

MAR 20 1912 C. H. PATTENGILL / EXPORT AND IMPORT / 90 SOUTH ST. / NEW YORK corner card beneath a logo printed in red, clear Hudson Terminal Station on 2-cent Washington #6 stationery, clear Parkersburg West Virginia flag backstamp, neatly opened. $3.50 a

AUG 1 1912 HERMAN BEHR & CO., INC. / 75 Beekman Street, / NEW YORK, N. Y. corner card over BEHR'S / GARNET / PAPER In red circle, 2-c Washington postal stationery on yellow stock, backstamped Parkersburg West Virginia flag, small tear at top from opening. $5.00 an

    August 13, 1912 RICHMOND RETURN TO WRITER POINTING FINGER & red numeral 6 in circle (applied twice on front) to #6 cover from West Virginia bearing large Bentley & Gerwig Furniture Co. advertising cachet, two different Richmond backstamps including red Directory 6, rough opening at top but closes well, corner furthest from stamp is creased. $7.50

    MAR 8 1913 clear Grand Rapids Michigan cancel on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery with all-over back depiction of Nichols & Cox Lumber Company mill & distributing yards at Grand Rapids (in black & white), backstamped on arrival with Parkersburg West Virginia flag, neatly opened, slight browning of the paper with age. $10.00 am

November 18 1915 HALE COMPANY CHAIRS DESKS & FURNITURE, New York City, #6 cover to West Virginia (2-cent Washington stamp), blue-green globe design behind corner card, neatly opened. $4.00

DEC 6 1915 "HOTEL REDINGTON / Wilkes-Barre, Pa." beneath black & white image of hotel on #6 cover, image crossed off and better return address penned on back, clear Martinsburg West Virginia cancel on 2-cent Washington, neatly opened. $4.00 a%

    1915 "Direct-by-Mail Advertising Service Department / Knoxville Lithographing Co. / Knoxville, Tenn. / Catalogue Printers / Makers of Booklets / Pamphlets and / Advertising / Literature" beside large black & white image of man reading beside a desk on #6 cover, partially indistinct Knoxville cancel on 2-cent Washington, rough opening just misses stamp. $8.50 at

    January 8, 1916 NEW HAVEN cancel on #6 cover with large multicolor advertising seal of the H. M. Bullard Company on the back, lightly toned back. $5.00 (ca)%

    JAN 23 1916 W. FRED TURNER / … / FURNITURE AND CARPETS / FUNERAL DIRECTOR / FREEPORT. . . . PA. Illustrating the "Rex" brand of bed springs below their corner card, 2-c Washington franks #6 cover to West Virginia, opened neatly. $7.00 ap Similar, but mailed February 10 1915, less toning, small white paper adhesion on stamp (removal candidate). $7.50 ap

JAN 26 1916 "A. POMERANTZ & CO. / Stationery Printing Office Furniture / 34-36 SOUTH FIFTEENTH STREET / PHILADELPHIA, PA." large corner card within a border on #6 cover to West Virginia, clear Pennsquare Station cancel on 2-cent Washington, opened edge a little ragged (could easily be trimmed). $3.50 ap

    FEB 4 1916 "Dexter's Up-to-Date Store / HUTCHINSON & GATES / House Furnishers and Undertakers / 74 Main St., Dexter, Maine" beneath dark black & white image showing their storefront, clear Dexter cancel on 2-cent Washington, neatly opened. $6.50 am

FEB 9 1916 "IT PAYS TO DEAL AT GOLDENBERG'S" / Goldenberg's / SEVENTH AND K 'THE DEPENDABLE STORE / WASHINGTON, D. C." small but fancy corner card illustrated with black & white Capitol Building within box, clear cancel on 2-cent Washington franking #6 cover to West Virginia, neatly opened. $3.75 ad

    JUNE 21 1917 clear Columbus Ohio cancel on 2-c Washington from booklet franking #6 cover with illustrated back showing the Hotel Deshler in Columbus, Hotel Wallick in New Yor & Hotel Secor in Toledo Ohio. light & illegible backstamp misses images, slight yellowing of the paper with age, neatly opened & neatly addressed. $8.00 ao

AUG 2 1917 BUFFALO OFFICE FURNITURE EXCHANGE / 86-88 PEARL STREET / BUFFALO, N. Y. large label in red & white affixed for corner card on #6 cover franked by tied 2-c Washington from booklet franking #6 cover to West Virginia, opened neatly. $8.00 an

    AUG 3 1917 SMITH & DAVIS MFG. CO. in St. Louis, with illustrated advertising for their patented "standard reversible rail metal beds / beds that do not wiggle", typed address, neatly opened, backstamp legible. $12.50 am NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    1917 EARL J. OESTERLE, Parkersburg West Virginia, #6 cover within-city usage, orange & black Firestone Tires shield & Eveready Storage Batteries illustration over entire back, neatly opened. $20.00 (aw)%

    Undated pre-addressed cover to Times Square Automobile Company in New York City, picturing their Mecca 400 non-skid tire on the front; with all-over-back advertising for Ford Radiators, Diamond shock absorbers, "the famous hand phone horn", and Mecca 8-day clocks--all priced. Unused on brownish paper, as nice as you could possibly find it. $17.50 ana

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June 15 1942 J. W. STEELE & CO., Kansas City Missouri, #10 cover to Ohio (3-cent national defense stamp), blue & black corner card with shirt & knight artwork & script slogan "Think of Steele when you / Think of Shirt Laundering, blue & black backflap provides more art with another slogan, paper bend through stamp, cover glue starting to show on back. $4.75

    1942 FLETCHER MACHINERY CORPORATION, Atlanta Georgia, #10 cover to Ohio (3-cent Washington stamp), back bears large black & white image of their Fletcher Works at Glenwood & Second in Philadelphia. $4.00

c.1946 Bogota Columbia to Wisconsin cover from Auto-Equipo, franked with 5-centavo congress & pair 15-centavo orange brown airmails & 1-centavo yellow building stamps, large National Standard battery advertising on back in 2 colors. $3.50

FEB 7 1944 advertising #6 airmail cover from Medicine Hat Brick & Tile Company in Alberta to Bucyrus Ohio, neatly addressed & opened, 3-c and 4-c King stamps clearly canceled, faint corner crease furthest from stamp; red cachet shows brick, cinder blocks & tile. $3.25 aa

MAR 19 1957 San Pedro Sula dial & straight-line HONDURAS in blue ties four 3-centavos carretera del sur stamps franking #6 airmail cover to Ohio, large kerosene lantern advertising in the corner card area, lightly backstamped, neatly opened, envelope glue show-through. $3.75 ha

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91 covers bearing modern French advertising all in multicolor corner cards, cachets (example shown), or overall designs (example shown). All #12 covers or smaller. All neatly opened. Just a few duplicates. Good variety of topics present: children, computer, education, map, rabbit, radio, waterfall, windmill, etc. $67.00 for all. (fa)

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