New York and England
1042 Anchor Line Transatlantic, Peninsular & Mediterranean
Steam Packet Ships, 1888 Specimen Draft.
Specimen check
with steamships on left, POC’s and Specimen overprint. ABNC.
Scarce and very attractive draft. AU condition.
(PH)
.....
EST. $75;150
Washington, D.C.
1043 Assistant Treasurer of the U.S. 1868 Dated Check.
Washington, D.C., 1868, $100, Issued check by “Paymaster U.S.A.”
with well known Standing Liberty vignette on left in black with
green underprint with counterfeit protectors. Printed by National
BNC. XF condition. Very attractive and scarce military federal check.
(PH)
...............................................................................
EST. $100;200
Books - Tobacco
New York
1044 Directory and Reference Book of the Tobacco Trade, 1893
Book by Delano Publishing Co.
New York, over 700 pages, red
cloth binding with black title, XF condition, amazing book with over
30 pages of illustrated ads and immense amounts of information
including revenue collections, dealers, printers, manufacturers etc.
From Great Falls Montana from a old tobacco related business that
kept the book and evidently did not use it very much.
(PH)
...............................................................................
EST. $200;400
Philatelic
Pennsylvania and New York
1045 Miscellaneous lot of Revenue and Postal History Material
ca. 1870;1920.
Lot of 17 items. Highlights include U.S. 1st Issue
Revenue, $3.50 Inland Exchange Perforated and additional rev<
enues overlapping on 2 different receipts. Good with minor prob<
lems to XF. Sold “As Is” Not returnable so please view.
(PH)
EST. $40;75
U.S. Postal History
Connecticut
1046 Propaganda Cover “Intemperance is the Bane of Society”
Issued Stampless Cover.
Manchester, Connecticut. ND
(ca.1850’s), Postally used cover with all over images and text, show<
ing numerous scenes of mobs rioting and bag lady on lower left,
published by George D. Jewett in Hartford, CT. Also includes match<
ing “Paid 3” hand stamp, Very fine. Scarce in this condition. (Spink<
Shreves, Lot 969, 1/27<29<2010).
(PH)
..........................
EST. $100;200
1042
1043
1045
1046
Philatelic - Foreign
Peru
1047 Amazing ABN & Continental BNC Correspondence with
Peru Agent Who Lied to CBNC and Signed with ABN.
1866,
U.S. and Peru, Historic archival correspondence file with letter from
ABNC, CBNC and agent from Peru based in NYC. The agent of the
Government of Peru, Mariano Alvarez, made a verbal agreement
with Edward Dunbar to print revenue stamps for Peru for the price
of $3,800 for 6 million stamps. His secretary delivered models and
instructions for the stamp design to CBNC. A couple of days later
after CBNC began the job, Alvarez sent a note stating that he was
having the work done with a competitor (ABNC) for $3,500. Dunbar
went ballistic and wrote a few fiery letters, one that was semi<racist
to say the least against Spanish South Americans. Extremely fasci<
nating and detailed letters, in Spanish and most in English. Also
includes a copy of the signed agreement with ABNC. Extremely rare
Security Printer Correspondence and the back stabbing and treach<
ery that went on, even in the printing business. Toning, small edge
tears on some documents but mostly fine to VF condition. Bound by
string together on the left side. CBNC and ABNC.
(PH)
EST. $1250;2500
1047
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