The Big Bonanza Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Numismatics, Americana (March 2023)

Lot of 36. Includes 1) Full advertising cover. Wilcox & Gibbs Automatic of New Haven, Conn. Reverse carries the advertising to the back. RARE! ...

34 Total: Includes Louisiana, Texas, Alabama. 1) One Civil War patriotic cover of drummer boy. Postmarked New Orleans. 2-3) Two letters tied to steams

Lot of 3 pictorial pieces. 1) Corner ad cover for GO Gillett, Funeral Director & Embalmer, Hamlinton, PA. 1905. Hearse vignette. 2) Corner ad co...

Pictorial cover for the George H. Perkins, Flying Direction of the Farnum Fish Exhibition Co. Signed by Bob Jene(?), possibly a pilot. Vignette of ear

Lot of 4 different. No contents. 1) Seawright Magnesian Lithia Spring Company, Staunton, Virginia. 1902. Vignette of springs. 2) A. Gunther & Co...

Lot of 5 different. No contents. 1) RJ Hillier, Manufacturer of Havana Cigars, Philadelphia. Vignette of factory. 1898. 2) RA Kern Cigar Co., Mansfiel

Lot of 4 different, all pictorial and in color. No contents. 1) Ringling Bro's World's Greatest Shows, 1905. 2) Arcus Ticket Co., Printers o...

Lot of 10, most different. No contents. Includes: JR Megrue & Co. (Cincinnati, 1885); Cunninghams & Co. (Pittsburgh, 1884); Cataract House (...

Lot of 3 different. No contents. 1) AJ Basel & Co., Owners of Kiowa Collie Kennels, Hobart, Oklahoma. Mailed 1910. 2) Hillside Kennels, Breeders...

Lot of 11 different, all pictorial. No contents. Includes: Griffith & Wedge Sawmills; Buckeye Mower & Reaper; Sciple Sons Pipe; Smith Premie...

Lot of 2 different. No contents. 1) The LaFrance Fire Engine Company, Elmira, New York. Pre-1900. Color vignette of early fire engine. 2) Western Fire

Lot of 6 different, all pictorial. Includes: Dr. Hess & Clark (Ashland, Ohio, 1914); Big Four Coffee (Detroit, 1914); Wilbur Stock Food Co. (two...

Lot of 4. 1) Paris Medicine Company, St. Louis, 1903, with color vignette of small boy. No contents. 2) Red Cross Antiseptic Company, Chicago, 1909. N

Lot of 4. 1) JN Jenkins & Son, Dealers in Edison Phonographs & Sewing Machines, Kearney, Nebraska. Vignette of phonograph. 1908. With letter...

Lot of 3 different. No contents. 1) Cover with photo vignette of Teddy Roosevelt ("Colonel Roosevelt"). 3 cent stamp. Gettysburg 1949 canc...

Lot of 19. One has contents. All are pictorial. Nearly all different! Includes: John Naylon & Co. Saddlery (Detroit, 1883, with letter); CC Post...

Unusual Graf Zeppelin cover with 65 cent and $1.30 stamps, tied by April 30, 1930 Varick St. duplex hand cancel. Proper red circular cachet, violet ro

Advertising cover with C4 and C5 on 3 zone rate cover to NY, 1924. 4 single C9 Hindenburgs, 1936 from NY to Bavaria, Frankfort cancel on back. Date:

Red oval Steamer Capital. On blue folded letter with New Orleans dateline 26/July/1855. Letter is an illustrated Bill of Lading; for seeds and dress h

2 Steamer covers. New Orleans to Bordeaux France, 1864 with 12c and 3c stamps. Front Calais cancel on front, Bordeaux and Paris back cancels.1872 New

Originally set to sail on the Bostona. Crossed out and Julia hand written in. 1849 stampless letter sheet. From New Orleans to St. Louis. Contents abo

Lot of four. 1) 1837 stampless letter with short note. Postmarked New Orleans, June 3. Cancelled with a double ring Steam 10. 2) 1846 stampless lette

About 150 space and aviation themed cached covers including some First Day Covers, in 2 albums. c. 1949-98. From Kitty Hawk to the moon. Date: Coun

A15 and U8 on buff cover, to Boston, MA. 10 cent green and 10 cents imprinted postal stationery for double rate. San Francisco post mark, c. 1855. Pen

A15 on cover from NY to San Francisco, c. mid 1850's. Green 10 cents. Overland in St. Louis. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P...

2x A16 on cover, from Boston to Milan Italy. Red 12 cent Boston on front. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary Bracken

Rare cover to France with 3 cent and 12 cent with black grid cancel. 12 cent perf cuts into right side. Red Boston paid 6 cent. 2 Bordeaux cancels on

A30, possibly Scott 71?, on cover 1863. New York to Bremen Germany per Prussian closed mail. 7 cents extra paid New York red circle cancel. Vertical c

Variety of 9 Blackjack 2c stamps with fancy cancels. 2 red, 5 blue-1 with star. 2 with dates. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven

Lot of five. 1) Little Rock Arkansas. Two stamps. 2) Manhattan Kansas. Two stamps attached. 3) Wyandotte Kansas. 1867. Note addressing the Leavenworth

4 Blackjacks on covers with fancy cancels. 2 + 1 cents to NY, 2 + 10 cents to NY. 2+ 1 cents to Boston. 2 cents to Worcester. Date: Country (if not

2 covers with A32 Blackjack pairs and 2 additional stamps. c. 1866-67. Yellow cover has hand cancels. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

8 early canceled US stamps including # 86 1c, 63 1c, 83 3c, 76 5c, A30 30c etc. Mostly well centered. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

Nicely centered US stamp #1a, dark brown. The first US 5c. M5 cancel thru center. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary

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US stamp #1, red brown color. Blue 5 cts cancel. Nice stamp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary Bracken Collection

US Stamp #1 or possibly #1b. Light orange brown in color. Black 7 bar circle center cancel, fire red cancel on left. 2 small chips in upper left corn

US stamp #1a, brown 5c with Leavenworth cancel. Tight cut on bottom into lower part of design. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove

1847 issue of the first US stamp. Scott 1d, brown orange shade, with The Philatelic Foundation COA for Scott 1d, not 1c. Red hand stamped numeral 5 an

US Stamp #2, black Washington, 10c. VF, nicely centered example. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary Bracken Collectio

#9 with COA from The Philatelic Foundation, red Wells Fargo Express Co. cancel. #18 with flaws upper right and left. Date: Country (if not USA):

6 cancelled varieties of US A14. Includes-US13 imperforate, cut into left border, blue cancel. 14 imperforate, red transit cancel, cut at border at le

3x A47 7c with interesting cancels. 5x A48 6c with blue, red and other cancels. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary Br

10 US stamps-A49, A50 and A51. Cancelled 10c and 15c. Mint 12c, off center, partial gum, hinged. Variety of cancels including purple, X, full date etc

#67 stamp with COA from William T Crowe. Small repairs on lower left and top right corners. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenan

Interesting #71 cancel study group of 61 stamps with cancel color variations including black and blue, and primarily collected for the cancel varietie

7 fancy cancels on #78 and 78a. Most with minor flaws, sold as is. Please inspect. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

#86-91 without #87. All canceled. Some interesting cancels including red leaf and black hollow star. #86 is off center. Date: Country (if not USA):

US stamps, #91 15c and #148 6c with large leaf fancy cancels. Both well centered. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Gary

About 90 mostly cancelled US stamps and 2 covers. #24, 10, 25, 119, 28, 76, 634a, 402, 44s, 352, airmails and more. See photos. Date: Country (if n