New Hebrides, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales & New York Covers, Postal History & Cancellation Collections

NEW HEBRIDES, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO,
NEW SOUTH WALES & NEW YORK
COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY

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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 Jefferson franking # 6 cover to Connecticut, Southington circular date stamp backstamp, some toning due to envelope glue show-through, slight reduction on opening at right. $6.75 an

"Casino, Spring Lake, N. J." postcard of exterior corner showing two staircases, color on undivided back mailed at Spring Lake Beach (DPO, 1882-1931) APR 1905, much writing on front, small corner crease, toning both sides. $5.75 n-n

"4487 KING MEMORIAL GATES, OAKLAND CEMETERY, Sag Harbor, L. I.:" color post card mailed there 1905 to Fort Terry (clear DEC 11 1905 Doane 5 receiving mark), minor corner & edge wear, tiny upper corner crease. $8.00 nc-n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

"Blind mans Buff(sic). Sweden / Axel Eliassons künstförlag Stockholm No. 2015" postcard showing 3 teens in costume playing, color on undivided back, mailed MAY 16 1906 at and to Ledgewood New Jersey (Doane 3 cancel clearly struck, ties 1-c Franklin stamp), toning a lower left back, brownish paper on back, internal crease, mild corner & edge wear. $7.50 s-n

"PUB. BY J. E. GLASER. Hotel, North Branch, N. J." showing its exterior, with a couple of people on the porch; black & white post card mailed JUL 23 1909 at North Branch Depot (clear cancel, now a discontinued post office) to NY, some extraneous writing on the back edge furthest from the stamp, noticeable corner wear. $9.00 ng-n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

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

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

Clear MAR 1 1939 KEARNY N. J. machine cancel ties 1-1/2-c Harding stamp franking #6 envelope to New York, red & blue & gray flying stork cachet for the keel laying of the USS Plunkett (DD-431) at the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company there, internal crease from the left front edge, paper starting to yellow evenly with age. $3.50 n(p)n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Clear MAR 1 1939 machine cancel ties 3-c Jefferson prexy franking #6 cover to Illinois, large red & gray & blue cachet for the USS PLUNKETT KEEL LAYING overlaps a decorative border of multiple blue anchors, neatly addressed, light & even browning of the paper with age. Location was the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. at Kearny New Jersey. $4.25 n(p)n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Clear MAR 9 1940 KEARNEY N. J. machine cancel ties 1-c Washington & 2-c Adams prexies franking #6 envelope to Illinois, large red cachet for the launching of the USS Plunkett (DD-431) is well struck, neatly addressed, envelope glue show-through starting on back. $3.50 n(p)n

JUN 1 1944 clear Devils Elbow handstamp ties 1-c Washington prexy to post card to NJ, tiny tear at top closes well, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Listing on stamp side of Bridgeton Stamp Club members in the Services-- Okey Payne, Paul Powers, Isaac Serata, Parvin Riley, etc. $1.25 mn

"W2RSF" QSL card mailed at Ventnor New Jersey (DPO cancel according to La Posta, but way out of its range of dates) MAY 3 1947 by operator J. Taylor Stokes Sr., a little wear on one edge & a stress mark at one corner. $2.50 n(v)-n

"W2WAH" QSL card with attractive hobby-related graphics, mailed there JAN 27 1948 (clear DPO cancel, our La Posta indicates 1945 as its last year, but we must respectfully disagree) by operator Charles O. Rustin, one corner with minor wear, a little toning at the top back edge, a little cancel ink on front. $3.50 n(f)-n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

SEP 4 1973 light Lakehurst NJ machine cancel ties 8-c progress in electronics stamp franking #6 cover to Washington DC, cachet is the Smithsonian's Milestones of Flight Commemorative Series No 8 (50th anniversary of the US Navy's Shenandoah flight), explanatory insert provides detailed information & reproduces 2 photos of that airship. Exceptionally interesting. $4.00 zna

"The carols at Basking Ridge, N. J. / in front of the Presbiterian(sic) church / Ptg. Arthur N. Starin" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard with signed art clipped from a magazine, mailed MAY 9 1960 at Basking Ridge (clear town bicentennial slogan cancel on back ties 4-c Scout stamp). Nice. $3.00 n-n

Light FEB 27 1973 USS GREAT SITKING (AE-17) hand cancel serves as cachet on #6 envelope franked by 6-c flag over White House stamp tied by 5-bars hand cancel. Other markings at left, all well struck: HOMEPORT BAYONNE N.J., LAST-DAY-POSTAL-SERVICE & USS GREAT SITKING AE-17 / AMMUNITION SHIP. Address label removed without a trace. $2.00 n(g)n

APR 6 1979 bold SOJEX STA. / ATLANTIC CITY NJ 08401 hand cancel ties 8-c US Antarctic Treaty & 13-c Christmas stamps & 6-p Duke of Edinburgh & 5-P Gerlach British Antarctic Territory stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, black boxed cachet 'British Antarctic Survey / 10JAN1979 in corner card area, neatly addressed, never sealed. $4.00 bna

Undated, unused & fresh #10 business reply envelope from AT&T with first class mail permit number 443 of Clifton New Jersey. $0.50 cn

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NEW MEXICO POSTAL HISTORY, COVERS,
DPO CANCELS & PHILATELIC LITERATURE (CONTINUED)
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NEW MEXICO COVERS

"The Gilkeson Hotel, Roswell, N. M." black & white on undivided back postcard, mailed at Elida 1907 (territorial from very small town), lightly toned front, lightly toned back. $8.50

"Alamogordo, N. M." black & white postcard showing the only hotel there at the time (according to the sender's annotation), mailed OCT 26 1908 with clear territorial hand cancel, trivial corner wear, light receiving hand cancel of Wales Tennessee (DPO in Giles county there) on front. $15.00 n-nt

"Silver City Cow boys, New Mexico" showing several lined up on horseback, color postcard mailed there NOV 17 1908 (short internal tear closes well but mars well-struck territorial hand cancel), a little extraneous writing on back, minor edge wear. $7.50 nc-n

FEB 16 1952 Clovis New Mexico cancel on 3-cent Washington #6 postal stationery with Washington sesquicentennial stamp added, cachet marking the dedication of the Clovis Air Base by the Chamber of Commerce there, to New York, backstamped, never sealed. $1.50

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NEW MEXICO DPO CANCELS
Scans of cancels on contemporaneous stamps,
for scholarly research, taken from postcards we have sold.
Any missing date & stamp information available on request.
$1.25 - $1.75 will display about 771% of original size (200-dpi).

Ancho 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c Coast Guard. $1.50 n

Apache Creek 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c bridge. $1.25

Arch 1956 DPO cancel on 3-c Andrew W. Mellon. $1.50 n

Bennett 1955 DPO on 2-c Franklin postal card. $1.50 n

Cameron 1959 DPO cancel on 3-c Labor Day, somewhat blurry. $1.25 n

Cedar Hill 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c architects, blurry. $1.25 n. Postmaster Willard E. Rice's violet handstamp, initialed. $1.50 n. Both for $2.50. n

Colmor 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c polio. $1.50 n

Correo 1954 DPO cancel on 3-c Kansas Territory. $1.50 n

Cowles 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c pronghorn antelope. $1.50 n

Cundiyo 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c Oklahoma statehood. $1.50 n

Dahlia 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c whooping crane. $1.50 n

Dilia 1956 DPO cancel on 3-c Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, violet double-ring well struck nearby. $1.75 n

Dunlap 1958 DPO on 3-c gardening/horticulture. $1.50 n

East Vaughn 1960 DPO cancel (year penned in) on 4-c July 4th flag. $1.50 n

Elkins 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c Alexander Hamilton. $1.50 n

El Morro 1958 DPO on 3-c Wheatland. $1.50 n

El Porvenir 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c religious freedom. $1.50 n

Endee 1954 DPO cancel on 30c American Automobile Association, slightly blurred. $1.25 n

Ensenada 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c whooping crane. $1.50 n

Farley 1958 DPO cancel on 4-c Simon Bolivar. $1.50 n

Forrest 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c Alexander Hamilton. $1.50 n

Gabaldon 1955 DPO cancel on 3-c Armed Forces Reserve. $1.50 n

Galisteo 1955 DPO cancel on 3-c Fort Ticonderoga. $1.50 n

Gila Hotsprings 1966 DPO cancel on 5-c General Federation of Women's Clubs. Town name now spelled as 3 words. $1.50 n

Hayden 195? DPO cancel on 3-c polio, last digit in year hard to read (probably a 7). $1.25 n

Humble City 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c Labor Day. $1.50 n

Laplata DPO red double-ring cancel, not on stamp. $1.00 n

Levy 1958 DPO cancel on top of a 3-c partially covered with tape. $1.00 n

Little Water 1966 DPO cancel on 5-c Johnny Appleseed. $1.50 n

Madrid 1956 DPO cancel on 3-c, ADRI went off card. $1.00 n

Mogollon 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c Devils Tower National Monument, a few letters incomplete. $1.25 n

Monero 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c whooping crane. $1.50 n

Montoya 1952 DPO cancel on 3-c American Automobile Association. $1.50 n

Ojito 1958 DPO cancel on 3-c whooping crane. $1.50 n

Ojo Del Padre 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c Coast & Geodetic Survey. $1.50 n

Omega 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c teachers. $1.50 n

Paradise Hill Rural Station of Albuquerque 1966 DPO red double-ring cancel on 3-c Fulton, overlapped by bars from a machine cancel. $1.00

Red Hill 1957 DPO cancel on 3-c steel centennial. $1.50 n

NEW MEXICO PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"THE CATALOG OF NEW MEXICO RAILWAY POSTAL MARKINGS" by Charles L. Towle, 1981 copyright, 1988 reprint,. 80 pages, well indexed, with route chronologies & valuations, profusely illustrated. $9.50 rn

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NEW YORK FLAG CANCELS ON COVERS

FEB 8 1899 bold NEW YORK 0 1-in-stripes cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from Frederick Ansley Company to Parkersburg West Virginia (overinked backstamp), slight browning of the paper with age, reduction at right front due to opening could be trimmed a bit. $3.75 n(f)

FEB 16 1906 clear LITTLE FALLS flag cancel ties 2-c Washington (straight edge) to #6 cover from B. Feldman Up-to-Date Furniture, Reliable Carpets to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear almost complete backstamp), slight yellowing of the paper with age, neatly opened. $0.75 n(f)

MAR 12 1906 clear NIAGARA FALLS flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from H. F. McBridge Furniture, Rugs, Bedding, Stoves, etc. to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp), slight browning along 2 short edges. $1.00 n(f)

"'No place else can charm the eye, / With such bright and varied tints.' / GLENGARRIFFE. / KILLARNEY." including a main standing in a small boat at water's edge, unused color postcard printed in Britain, from the National Series (No. S43), mailed AUG 11 1909 at Fillmore New York to Silver Lake Assembly (DPO receiving mark the next day). Back has spotty light but extensive toning. $3.00 i-n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

APR 28 1911 clear & complete OLEAN 1 flag cancel ties 2-c Washington to #6 cover from Bradner's to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp), yellowish paper, opened neatly, ink smear on front, ink smear on back. $0.50 n(f)

APR 24 1911 clear & complete LITTLE FALLS flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from B. Feldman & Son Furniture, Carpets, Etc. to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear & almost complete backstamp), slight browning of the paper with age, neatly opened. $0.75 n(f)

APR 27 1911 bold & complete AMSTERDAM 1 flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear & almost complete backstamp), reduction when opened. $0.50 n(f)

APR 29 1911 legible & almost complete SALAMANCA flag cancel on 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from The Charles R. Gibson Co. to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear & complete backstamp), light reduction at left front edge, faint crease near right edge, couple small spots of toning on front. $1.25 n(f)

MAY 2 1911 light & complete WATERTOWN flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp), left front edge reduction from opening. $0.50 n(f)

MAY 13 1911 bold GENEVA 1 flag cancel on #6 advertising cover from Rice Brothers Company (fruit trees, shade trees, hedging, weeping trees, evergreens, shrubs...bulbs) to Bascom Ohio, brownish paper, interesting contents included, stamp removed. $3.25 n(f)

JAN 13 1912 clear & almost complete OWEGO flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from Chas. H. Emens & Son Furniture & Undertaking to Parkersburg West Virginia, opening lost some paper from back & roughed up right front edge, slight yellowing of the paper with age. $1.00 n(f)

MAR 9 1912 clear & complete WELLSVILLE flag cancel on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery cover from Rockwell Bros. & Co. to Parkersburg West Virginia (light backstamp), small corner crease. $1.50 n(f)

MAY 2 1912 clear & complete BUFFALO N.V. (not NY, close-up shown) STATION B cancel ties 2-c Washington to #6 cover from Lowe's furniture to Parkersburg West Virginia (bold & complete backstamp), left front edge shows rough opening. $14.00 n(f)

MAY 4 1912 clear & complete LOCKPORT flag cancel on 2-c Washington postal stationery #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear & complete backstamp, corner crease, slight wrinkling. $0.50 n(f)

MAY 18 1912 clear BUFFALO STATION E flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp), neatly opened. $1.00 n

JUNE 5 1912 BUFFALO STATION # flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from Buffalo House Wrecking & Salvage Co. to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp), edge near stamp reduced unevenly in opening. $0.50 n(f)

JUN 28 1917 clear & almost complete NEW YORK TREMONT STATION C flag cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover from W. G. Butterly Furniture and Carpets in the Bronx to Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened. corner crease at lower right. $1.75

GENERAL (STAMPED)
Chronological listing.

FEB 28 1889 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Ohio, typed address, typed contents responding to an order for elite typewriter that was in development at the Smith Premier Typewriter Company (matching the corner card), competitor Remington equipment mentioned, ragged right edge not affecting stamp or cancel. Very interesting. $5.50 cn

Clear doubled MAY 27 1899 Syracuse hand cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 envelope to Ohio, opening at right front damaged the stamp, interesting letter on Smith Premier Typewrite Co. stationery advises client who had trouble keeping the paper straight & complained of sluggish action of the carriage. How they suggested coping with the difficulties & plans for future improvement also disclosed on the message typed in blue. $7.50 cn NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

JUN 4 1889 Syracuse New York cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Ohio, contents a handwritten statement on fancy Smith Premier Typewriter Company stationery (top shown), backstamped Van Wert Ohio Rec'd, envelope glue show-through on back, right edge ragged from opening nicking the stamp, pencil writing on back. Handwriting ink on statement is quite faded but still legible. $6.00 cn

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 anc-t*

Clear JUL 22 90 Syracuse N. Y. 3 hand cancel ties 2-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, with 2 enclosures--a statement on Smith Premier Typewriter stationery dated the same day & a lengthy feature-by-feature June 6 1890 testimonial from Pastor Wallace Nutting of Saint Paul Minnesota. Exceptionally interesting. $10.00 cm NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Clear overlapping JUL 29 90 Syracuse cancels tie two 1-c Jeffersons franking #6 envelope to Ohio, opening at right front was rough damaging one stamp, contents a receipt dated July 28 1890. Envelope & receipt both on Smith Premier Typewriter stationery. Recipient docketing on back 'StB / New Machine / Blk Indelible Ribbon'. $5.00 cn NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

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

JUN 10 1898 Buffalo New York TRAIN LATE / 1 / MAIL DELAYED very scarce service marking on backflap of small cover from Lockport NY (2-c Washington neatly tied) to Buffalo, opened carefully, another receiving backstamp with S.A.B. at bottom (incomplete). Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mn

FEB 9 330PM'99 NEW YORK, N.Y. / STATION O. 1 Barry cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped), small top edge indents due to opening, back corner gone. Uncommon station usage. $3.25 m(b)n

"The Upper Cover, Sag Harbor L. I." black & white postcard with glitter added in trees & light blue tinting in sky, mailed there 1905 to Fort Terry (almost complete Doane 5 receiving mark), lightly toned back. $6.25 ng-n

FEB 17 1899 BUFFALO, NY 2 ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from The Larkin Soap Mfg. Company (fancy corner card in black) to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped), yellowish paper, backflap damaged in opening. (Shown). Similar, but 11-PM of same day, toned both sides. Similar except Jan 28 11-PM with number missing in the killer bars, long paper bends & backflap tear hard to detect from the front. All three for $7.00 m(b)n

FEB 20 1230PM'99 NEW YORK, N.Y. / P.O. BRANCH E 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from Halpern Bros. Auction Rooms to Parkersburg West Virginia, brownish paper, cancel ink spots in address area, backflap damage in opening. Uncommon Barry usage at a branch. $5.00 m(b)n

"4487 KING MEMORIAL GATES, OAKLAND CEMETERY, Sag Harbor, L. I.:" color mailed there 1905 to Fort Terry (clear Doane 5 receiving mark). $8.00 nc-n

FEB 16 7-PM'06 BUFFALO, N.Y. / STATION B 1 light Barry cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia, tears to backflap & top edge from opening, bluish paper. Uncommon station usage. $4.50 m(b)n

"With Christmas Greetings" under 3 embossed bells & holly accented with glitter; color Tuck Holly Post Card (no numbering) with undivided back, mailed DEC 10 1906 to Miss Ethel Sampson in Yorkshire New York (Doane 3 South Wales transit mark the next day, also in Cattaraugus County), light spotty toning on front, minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 n-ctggb& NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

"PLATTEKILL CREAMERY." black-and-white on postcard with undivided back, mailed there 1907 (clear Doane 3 cancel), light toning on front, 2 corners have a lot of wear. Message reads 'Here's where we get fresh goats milk every morning.' $9.00 nif-n+

"STATE SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT / INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / (HEIGHT FROM STREET 284 1 / 2 FEET)" color mailed 1907 to West Walworth New York (nice Doane 3 receiving mark). $7.00 I-n

Complete powder-blue (and, therefore, exceptionally hard to scan; it is all there & easily legible) Doane 1 PEPACTON N. Y. JUL 2 1909 (DPO) ties 1-c Jefferson stamp franking birthday postcard to Arena New York. Front design is art within the shape of a bell surrounded by embossing. $5.00 nm(d)

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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

"A good place for Sandwi(t)ches / 626" showing women in low-cut one-piece bathing suits attracting admiring glances at the beach; art in color signed F. B. [Frances Brundage], post card mailed JUL 27 1911 from Lestershire, New York (DPO, good example of their flag cancel), minor corner rounding. $15.00 ba-n& NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

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

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

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. SOLD RECENTLY an

AUG 1 1912 HERMAN BEHR & CO., INC. / 75 Beekman Street, / NEW YORK, N. Y. corner card over BEHR'S / GARNEET / 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

Undated (circa 1916) 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

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

"For You. / You couldn't / imagine / More happiness true / Then I'm hoping / Thanksgiving / Is bringing for you. / 330E" poem beneath a small image of a turkey in a field of pumpkins, postcard mailed NOV 271918 (violet straight-line auxiliary marking 'Halesite, N. Y.' because of incomplete address to Huntington Harbor (also in Suffolk County but which has never had a post office), one corner creased twice does not affect art or postal markings, minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 t-n

APR 7 1938 mostly clear USS SOMERS at NAVY YARD / NEW YORK hand cancel ties 3-c Virgin Islands stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, brown generic ship cachet, fancy blue border with anchors all around, slight browning of the paper with age, neatly addressed, never sealed. $3.75 nn

"AIR MAIL / WEEK / MAY 15-21 / 1938 / HARMON / ON HUDSON NEW YORK..." violet cachet lightly applied to government postal card. autographed by the postmaster & mailed there to Frank L. Egger (postmaster at Larchmont), brownish paper, hinge remnant on back, tiny pinhole, small IC. $2.25 n-n

Clear AUG 25 1938 USS FANNING hand cancel with BROOKLYN / NEW YORK. in killer bars ties 1-c Washington / Greene & 2-c Jackson / Scott stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed, slight cover glue show-through on back. $3.50 n(f)n

Bold OCT 11 1938 USS BROOKLYN hand cancel with BROOKLYN / NAVY YARD in the killer bars ties 3-c monument stamp franking #6 envelope to Illinois, large generic blue firing ship cachet, neatly addressed, never sealed, a little envelope glue show-through on the front side. $3.50 n(b)n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

AUG 1 1939 almost complete USS SCHENCK at BROOKLYN / NY hand cancel ties 1-c George Washington & 2-c John Adams prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois, some envelope glue show-through both sides, wrinkling at 2 corners, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 n(s)n

Sims Class Destroyer USS HAMMANN. Clear DEC 6 1939 cancel with NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN, NY in killer bars ties vertical pair of 1-1 / 2-c Martha Washington prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois. Typed information in cachet area--DD-412, destroyer, slight envelope glue show-through on back. The ship was sunk June 6 1942 at the Battle of Midway. $4.00 n(h)n

August 16 1954 Extension of Remarks for the Congressional Record, conveyed in a #10 cover to a Smithtown Branch New York constituent by the free frank of Hon. Stuyvesant Wainwright. Outlines 22 things he had done recently for constituents; "not printed at Government expense". Address machine was striking off-center; small corner crease. $5.00 u(f)n

"BIG JOHN Store & Post Office / Bakers Mills, N. Y." on their Main Street (as explained on back), black & white postcard mailed there 1955 by postmistress Lillian E. Morehouse (her violet handstamp, postmark clear & complete). $4.25 npmg-n

"A SCENE ON THE HIGHLANDS OF THE HUDSON" postcard showing a train in color, circa 1915 but mailed MAR 28 1956 at Halcott Center (autographed by Postmaster Ethel M. Streeter). $4.75 n-n%

"211.--STATUE OF LIBERTY ON BEDLOE'S ISLAND IN NEW YORK HARBOR, NEW YORK CITY / 44517" postcard showing the entire island as seen from above, linen mailed DEC 6 1957 at Gravesville New York (DEC upside-down in cancel), lightly toned back, tiny spot of toning in upper left front border. $2.00 n-n

"Bear Mountain, N.Y. Trailside / museum provides information / on flora and fauna." well done home-made postcard mailed at Arden MAR 29 1958 (tied Christmas Seal), Dick Dodge art, cancel on front. $1.75 n-n

"'The Treasure House' / Poughkeepsie, N. Y. / Paint. Milt Groth" showing its exterior, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed APR 4 1958 at Hope Farm, Postmistress Janet C. Clarke's violet handstamps overlap just a bit in the message area. $2.50 n-n

"New York Hospital [blocked out And Cornell Medical Center] / New York City" black & white Albertype postcard with very late usage JUL 7 1960 at Masonville (2 clear & different cancels there), corner crease, much wear to one edge. Correction is printed, not by hand. $2.75 nm-n

Almost complete JAN 3 1970 USS O'BANNON (DD-450) cancel ties 6-c Alabama state bird stamp franking #6 cover to Maryland, almost complete violet double-ring New York City branch cancel for the ship in cachet area, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.00 n(o)nb

USS HOEL (DDG-13). Somewhat light JUL 15 1972 cancel ties 8-c historic preservation stamp with Mr. Zip tab franking unaddressed #6 cover, violet double-ring New York NY / USS HOEL (DDG-13) BR. at lower left corner, small paper bend at lower right front. $1.75 n(h)n

Bold AUG 29 1974 USS DENEBOLA (AF-56) hand cancel ties 10-c Kentucky settlement stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, large fancy black ships cachet well struck, clear violet double-ring New York City branch cancel in the room that's left on front, neatly addressed, clear machine backstamp in transit in Ohio. A visual treat. $2.75 n(d)n

MAY 20 1980 Garden City New York cancel ties 13-c solo transatlantic flight & 13-c eagle stamps to cover commemorating Lindbergh, multicolor cachet by Norman Rockwell entitled 'A Modern Pioneer', unaddressed. $1.25 (nla)

1996 New York City "Collect & Protect Endangered Species / 1996 National Stamp Collecting Month" cancel ties 32-c Georgia O'Keeffe stamp franking greeting card cover to Ohio. $1.00 en

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NEW YORK METERED MAIL
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SEP21'44 clear East Syracuse N. Y. .03 meter cancel with slogan "DEFENSE / Comes first" within stars franks #9 windowed cover from Benedict Mfr. Co., vertical crease not too conspicuous. $1.25 pn

GARDEN CITY. "NEW YORK, NY / DROP SHIPMENT / AUTHORIZATION 137 / PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS", 41-cent rate, #10 windowed. $1.00

HICKSVILLE. "MAILED AT / BROOKLYN, NY / DROP SHIPMENT / AUTHORIZATION 54" #10 windowed, 14.6-cent rate. $1.00

NEW HYDE PARK. Presorted first class, 20.5-cent rate, November 16 1990, PB meter 6808400, Tampa FL in corner card. $1.00

NEW HYDE PARK. Presorted first class, 24.2-cent rate, February 5 1991, meter 6814408, windowed. $1.00

NEW YORK CITY. "EXPORT / ALWAYS USE / ANDREWS SERVICE / IMPORT" #6 July 12 1934, meter no. 13285. (3 available) $1.00 each. Same but July 13, handstamped 'via AIRMAIL' in blue. $2.00

NEW YORK CITY. "For Friendly / Low Cost Service / GO "G.M." / ALL / THE WAY / GENERAL / MOTORS / INSTALLMENT / PLAN" #6, PB meter 57135, 1-cent rate. $1.00

NEW YORK CITY. "(Pan American Airways logo with indistinct lettering)" misprinted in red at top center of #10 to Ohio, PB Meter 93891, 1½-cent rate. $1.00

NEW YORK CITY. US POSTAGE / AMOUNT / 1½ / PAID / PB METER 59949, reference to SEC. 34.66 P.L&R. in dial, windowed #6, paper pulled away a bit at window bottom $0.75

NEW YORK CITY. US POSTAGE / PERMIT / AD'L 1¢ PD. / METER / No. 5173 / TWO CENTS PAID, in red on #10 to Ohio, January 6 1934, map corner card of Global Indemnity Company, $2.00

NEW YORK CITY. US POSTAGE / PERMIT / AD'L 1¢ PD. / METER / No. 5452 / 2 CENTS PAID, in violet on #6 to Ohio, January 20 1934, creased faintly twice, (2 available) $1.00 each

NEW YORK CITY. US POSTAGE / PERMIT / No. 211 / METER / No. 1016 / ONE CENT PAID in violet on #10 to Ohio, reference to SEC.562 P.L.&R, opened at bottom, small tear in backflap. $1.75

NEW YORK CITY. William F. Buckley Jr. on windowed #10, indistinct slogan in red almost at upper left corner, PB meter 781883. $0.50

NEW YORK GRAND CENTRAL STATION. "US POSTAGE / PERMIT / No. 88 / METER / No. 2527 / THREE CENTS PAID, in red on #10 to Ohio, January 5 1934, opened at bottom. $1.25

ORANGEBURG. Bulk rate of 19.8-cents on #10 to Ohio. $0.50

PLAINVIEW. 29-cent rate in red on #10 to Columbus, meter 3331776. $0.50

NEW YORK PERMIT & BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
By locality.

BUFFALO. 1991 hand cancel on business reply card from Olean to Ohio. $0.50

CARMEL. "NON-PROFIT ORG. / U.S. POSTAGE / PAID / GUIDEPOSTS / ASSOC. INC." windowed with snowflake design. $0.50

CORNING. "US POSTAGE / PAID 3 CTS / PERMIT 1" #6, January 30 1935, to Ohio, lightly toned front. $1.50

ERIEVILLE. 1991 hand cancel on business reply card to Dublin Ohio. $0.50

HICKSVILLE. "BULK RATE / US POSTAGE / PAID / MANUFACTURERS / HANOVER TRUST" $0.50

LAWRENCE. "BUSINESS REPLY MAIL / FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 63, LAWRENCE, NEW YORK 11559" #10. $0.50

MOUNT VERNON. "BLK RT / U. S. POSTAGE / PAID / Mount Vernon, N. Y. / Permit No. 3" #6, lightly toned front, torn backflap. $0.50

NEW HYDE PARK. "BUSINESS REPLY MAIL / FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO 75 NEW HYDE PARK NY" #6. $0.50

NEW YORK CITY. "BUSINESS REPLY CARD / FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 285 NEW YORK, NY" Avis Preferred Renter program. $0.75

NEW YORK CITY. "FIRST-CLASS / PERMIT NO. 1705 / (Sec.384½ P L & R) / NEW YORK, N. Y." #6, circa 1932. $1.00

NEW YORK CITY. "U. S. POSTAGE / PERMIT / AD'L 1¢ PD. / METER / No. 7132 / TWO CENTS PAID" in red oval, #10 to Ohio. $1.50

ROCHESTER. "Non-Profit / Organization / U.S. Postage / Paid / Rochester, NY / Permit No. 4022" windowed #10. $0.50

NEW YORK--PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 4 / (DECEMBER 1985)" Softbound book with 52 pages. Five articles include: 'A Chronological History of the Highway Post Office', 'Foreign Mail Service at New York' & 'Mail Service on the Suncook Valley Railroad'. $14.50 rn NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

"STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN BROOKLYN and NEW YORK CITY" by John M. Price, softbound book with 1979 copyright, 48 pages plus transparent overlays. $15.00 rn NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

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