A Superb Specimen - Not Many in High Grades - This is a Scarce Token in a Tough to Find Grade. Estimate $95-$150. Write john@numismaticmall.com. There are four of these in stock, but only three are uncirculated. There is one in Fine-VF condition available for far less.

NGC MS-62, James Brennan, Stamp Dealer, 1862 Civil War Token - Store Card (R5) Original Luster Under Light Not Seen In These Photos

James Brennan, a stamp dealer, 37 Nassau Street, New York City. Fuld NY-630-I-1b, i.e., brass. This is one of three Brennan tokens. There is one of this same design in copper, and a different one also in copper with the same reverse but a different obverse design with an Eagle and legend UNION FOREVER.

Brennan was an early stamp dealer active in 1860, and appears to have been the only known stamp dealer who issued a Civil War token. Earlier he worked as a letter carrier for George Hussey who issued his own private stamps and ran his own local mail delivery service. Brennan opened his Nassau Street office in 1861. This Civil War token probably dates to that first year of 1861 but we have no hard evidence at this time. General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), was appointed 4th Commanding General U.S. Army by President Abraham Lincoln on November 1, 1861. Consequently this store card dates sometime during the 130 days after McClellan's appointment but before his term ended March 11, 1862. This McClellan bust is Die F-138 engraved by New York die sinker William Henry Bridgens (1806-1887). Bridgens was also a U. S. and foreign coin and medal collector whose collection was sold at Bangs & Co., on January 29, 1863. The die may have been engraved by either mid to late November or December 1861. NGC has a population report for the Brennan token of ONLY 13 specimens : 1 AU55, 1 AU58, 1 MS61, 3 MS62, and 3 MS63, 2 MS64, 2 MS65. PCGS reports only 1 MS65 and no other. That is a total of 14 specimens and only 8 known graded higher than MS62. Although the existence of any specimen in any metal and condition is an R5 those in brass that are MS62 are quite rare since only 11 known specimens are equal or better, and the market value has been what we call "a sleeper", i.e., a very under-valued coin that is well over due to lunge in value. This coin in this grade should be $250-$350, or even much higher, but current value sleeps giving you an opportunity for a bargain at $145. Don't be surprised when you find this token in this grade or better sell well over the $500 mark soon. There aren't many of these around so act quickly. Write john@numismaticmall.com

Rare U. S. Heirloom Cover Only

Thomas Tudor Tucker to Benjamin Rush, 4 January 1803

The Lupia Tetradrachm - Obverse: Coronated Head of the Goddess Athena, lacking the Classical Period smile, replaced by the Intermediate Period's Athena speaking pose with open mouth. Reverse: Owl Standing Right with Olive Frond or Sprig, and Crescent Moon. Note the position of the waning crescent moon - which gives rise to the rising of a New Moon.

Athenian coinage first consisted of coins now known by the German term Wappenmünzen or “heraldic coins,” because they depicted a wide range of types once thought to be emblems of powerful Athenian families. These coins were not issued in large numbers and which rarely circulated outside Attica, were replaced toward the end of the sixth century B.C. by a new type of coinage, consisting primarily of tetradrachms, which became the most authoritative coinage of Classical Greece. In contrast to the constantly changing types of the Wappenmünzen, the new coins consistently depicted Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, on the obverse, and her attribute the owl, a sprig of olive, and a crescent moon on the reverse. Popularly known as “owls,” they were also clearly marked as Athenian, probably because they, unlike the Wappenmünzen, were intended for wide circulation. The owls were soon issued in very large numbers, thanks to the exploitation of Athens’ rich silver mines at Laurion.

By the time this tetradrachm was issued, more than a century had elapsed since the first owls were produced, yet the style of the types had changed very little to the untrained eye, but to the expert each successive mintage contained unique stylistic qualities clearly distinguishing them for dating. The similarity of these owls to the eyes of the common populace gave them a consistency evoking a sense of an unchanging nature and stability of value and commercial strength that ensured continued acceptance in foreign markets.

This owl comes from the Intermediate Period, the head of Athena beautifully sculpted and graced by a coronet of leaves replacing the bulky helmet of the Classical Period, her face is modeled like its contemporary sculpture with its distinctive artfully perspective rendered side profile eye, coiffured patterned wavy hair, and open speaking mouth (which succeeded the wide open mouth shouting Athena) reveals its Persian influences in its various details. One is reminded of the mouth with its perched lips in speaking of Proverbs 31:26-28 "She opens her mouth to wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of mercy . . . Her children rise up and call her blessed." This final chapter of Proverbs is influenced by Greek culture and philosophy with its Proto-Hellenism reflected and illustrated in this contemporary design of the head of Athena.

These very features render late fourth century owls somewhat easier to date, and their slight changes over time allow them to be dated stylistically. This specimen offered here probably dates to the period around Philip of Macedon c. 338 B.C. prior to the Battle of Chaeronea when Philip II and his son Alexander defeated Athens, ranking this specimen amongst the last Crowned Athena - Owl coinages after which Alexander tetradrachms replaced them. This specimen is clearly in Intermediate Style showing Persian influence dating circa 393 - 300 B.C. – (Ex Barakat LC.261) Rare. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Write john@numismaticmall.com

1883 Liberty Nickel with Die Cracks at stars. Write john@numismaticmall.com

1883 Liberty Nickel with Die Cracks at stars and at date. Write john@numismaticmall.com

Gorgeous Specimen Ex-David Kahn. Very Rare low mintage with original U. S. Mint record of only 5,275 coined. The population of higher grades is a mere fraction of the total mintage population making these scarce on the market in higher grades. PCGS labeled this as Cleaned-UNC which caused the grade of MS 60-69 to be dispensed with. However, astute numismatist it was very common universal practice in American coin dealing and collecting to clean uncirculated coins, a practice which persisted throughout the United States by the best dealers well into the 1930's. The dean of American numismatics, Henry Chapman, Jr., constantly cleaned the coins he sold. The Lupia Numismatic Library has dozens if not hundreds of envelopes with coin stains from Henry Chapman, Jr., cleaning his inventory with his special blend of oil. Those undetected by PCGS graders and others have escaped the label "Cleaned-UNC", perhaps more by chance than anything else. Do not let this label deter you from appreciating and desiring a truly gorgeous uncirculated coin that otherwise would be graded about MS 63. To demonstrate my case I am also offering for sale a remarkable PCGS MS 64 shown below Ex-APMEX. Some of you with a sharp eye for detail might want the beautifully toned UNC over that of the anemic Brilliant UNC. Personally I like both which is why I collect multiples which others disparagingly call duplicates. You can buy the UNC at $1,775, and the MS-64 at $4,000, or have both coins for $5,550.

The 1884 PCGS MS 64 Population Report is ONLY 32 at this grade. Only 19 graded MS-65, 18 graded MS-66 (1 at +), 8 graded MS-67 (1 at +), and Only 1 at MS-68. Grand total 81 specimens at very high grades.

PCGS ranks this coin in MS-60 or higher as an R 7 since about 200 specimens are known in MS 60 - MS 67. PCGS also ranks MS-65 -MS-67 R. 8.5. Consequently the MS-64 would and should be at R 8. The Relative Rarity for an MS-64 is 33/45

Heritage Sale December 2013 sold 1884 MS-64 at $2,585. These are very scarce at auction. This coin is one of the best kept secrets and is what we old timers call a SLEEPER, i.e., a very undervalued coin that the market has not yet appreciated at what should be its properly adjusted value. In other words the proverbial undervalued coin that should be valued today in this grade at $5,500+. I'm offering it at a fair market price but far below its actual latent value which only an astute numismatist would understand.

NGC has ONLY 22 graded at MS-64, and 22 graded at MS-65, 14 graded MS-66, 8 graded MS-67, and ONLY 1 graded MS-68. Two are in the MS Plus grades. GRAND TOTAL = 47

GRAND TOTAL 81 + 47 = 128 Specimens in Very High Grades---14.6 per cent of the entire 875 PROOF Grade population. HOWEVER keep in mind some of these coins graded are the same coin sent in over and over looking for a higher grade between grading companies. A conservative guesstimate would be at 7 per cent or about 9 specimens at least are repeaters - recalculated at 119 grand total or 13.6 per cent the total population of the proof grades.

Very Rare low mintage with original U. S. Mint record of only 5,275 coined of which 875 are proofs, making the population minted for circulation ONLY 4,400. The population of higher grades is a mere fraction of the total mintage population making these scarce on the market in higher grades. The proof coins have a U. S. Mint record of only 875, BUT that is more than quadruple + the population of MS-64 or higher. This is much rarer than a proof coin and obviously worth far more because of the rarity factor.

Also available but not shown is an 1882 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Ex-David Kahn PCGS AU for $1,350. Very Rare low mintage with original U. S. Mint record of only 5,500 coined.

UNIFACE KET FORINT UNCUT SHEET

This exceptional quality original Grand State Lottery Ticket is in mint condition with the State Seal vignette "Virtue, Liberty and Independence". Ticket No. 8809. Signed in red ink S. Allen, Manager. Low Estimate $200 - $250. Write john@numismaticmall.com SOLD

FINEST KNOWN SPECIMEN?

SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI MEDAL

To appreciate the splendor of this unique piece see Gamal Amer, "The Four Dimensions of a Commemorative Medal: The Unveiling of the Washington Memorial in Washington," MCA Advisory Vol. 20, No. 5, September/October (2017) : 14-17

Obverse Legend : IN COMMEMORATION OF THE UNVEILING OF THE /WASHINGTON MONUMENT/ AT PHILADELPHIA/ MAY 15th 1897.

Equestrian monument of Washington was erected by the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati on designs of Rudolph Siemerling.

Reverse Legend :Societas Cincinnatorium Instituta- A.D. MDCCLXXXIII

75.5mm x 6.5 mm, weight : 200 - 202 gms.

The medal was designed by the firm of Peter L. Krider Company, Philadelphia. Peter Lewis Krider (1821-1895) sold the firm in 1888 to August Weber (1844-1909). By 1894 the firm had a partner William Evans Wood (1854-1921). The medal was struck by thirty-two year old Augustus Conrad Frank (1864-1946), and William Spohn Baker had 4 made as private issue in bronzed copper.

Stacks Baltimore Sale November 16, 2019 sold the Historical Society of Pennsylvania specimen to Dwight Manley.

Coincidentally the unveiling of the Washington Monument was held on May 15, 1897, the second anniversary of the death of Peter L. Krider.

Hume #4. Only 4 known in Bronze (Ae) For William Spohn Baker.

Photos by Ethan Schulz copyright 2017.

LOT No. 1. This is the second commemorative medal issued by the Society of the Cincinnati. The first was issued in 1881 for the first centennial celebration of the Society (Hume #2) by authorization of the Society of the Cincinnati. Medals were authorized to be issued in bronze, silver and gold. Only two medals in gold are known. Issues of this second commemorative medal of the Society of the Cincinnati are known in silver and white metal (Baker S-324A). There are only four known specimens in bronze reported and this one unlike the others is preserved in proof-like condition with stunning iridescent tones magnified by brilliant surfaces creating a cameo effect. A splendid national heirloom. A truly spectacular, remarkable and exceptional show piece worthy to grace the finest museum, institution or private collection. Ex- Séminaire de Nicolet, Enchères Champagne Auctions, May 13, 2017, Lot 250. Estimate $4,750. All offers considered. Please write john@numismaticmall.com

LOT No. 2. A companion piece to the Washington Monument Unveiling medal is this French replica of the stereograph, i.e., a stereopticon or magic lantern slide that was originally published in 1897 by the Universal Photo Art Company, Philadelphia, but in large poster format printed on glossy photographic paper measuring 11"-3/4" x 16"-1/4". A perfect souvenir for framing. Please write john@numismaticmall.com

UNIQUE HALF CENT

FOR THE HALF CENT OR ERROR AFICIONADO

LOT No. 3. 1806 Half Cent with multiple strikes at the U.S. Mint creating the Three-Faces-of-Eve Variety, here seen enlarged in a microscope photo enlargement. It is the most dramatic and unique error ever struck on a half cent. Nice Chocolate Brown, VF-EF Condition. Holed. Historical Note : Half Cents were commonly tacked to a new house for good luck. The hole is a very small brad size piercing and does not d etract from the over all appearance and charm of this sensational piece. I never had it repaired or plugged restoring it since the market experts are split on whether or not to do that or leave it as is. This is a raw coin that has not been slabbed. Photographs on this website are all atrocious. Sharper and clearer photos available upon request. Estimate $3,500 - $7,000 USD. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Confederate Bank Note

LOT No. 4. One Dollar, Virginia Treasury Note, No. 130264, July 21, 1862, signed James Bennett, and Major John S. Rady. A uniface note printed on ultra thin paper by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia. Note is well circulated. Estimate $15 - $30 USD. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Very Scarce! New Jersey Express Co., Newark N.J. 1849 Local Carrier indicia embossed on orange tinted paper envelope. Designed on New Jersey Colonial Cent with head facing left. See New Jersey Postal History, No. 10 (1974); and a series of articles by Bruce Mosher in that journal from 2013-2014. SOLD

LOT No. 5. Luther Herbert Whitt encased postage stamp store card manufactured circa 1948-1949 by Albert W. Ault of Cincinnati. This is the very scarce unused mint 3c Lincoln, reddish purple Scott#635. Estimate $100. SOLD $105

Luther Herbert Whitt encased postage stamp store card manufactured circa 1948-1949 by Albert W. Ault of Cincinnati. This is the very scarce unused mint. SOLD $100

ZAHM COIN DEALER TOKEN

LOT No. 6. S. H. Zahm Coin Dealer Store Card, 1861. NGC XF45 BN. Civil War Merchant Token. Rulau CWT 525A-1a. R5. Photographs on this website are all atrocious. Sharper and clearer photos available upon request. Estimate $250+ USD. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details. SOLD

LOT No. 7. Buffalo and State Line Rail Road Company BUF-850-S-50-ic (See Terry Cox, Collectible Stocks . . . &c..., 2003, p. 110). Certificate has a tear at seam but still strong and intact. Estimate $250-350

500 Francs, 1939

1976 Bicentennial Commemorative Medal

25 Crisp/Unc. $1 USD, 2003, Series A, Cabral-Snow, Fort Worth, TX, Block KG

THREE PENCE NOTE OF 1777

LOT No. 16. Philadelphia 3 Pence, 20 March 1777, printed by John Dunlap. Formerly folded in half, with small piercing. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

SEVEN DOLLAR NOTE OF 1776

LOT No. 17. Continental Currency, $7 July 22, 1776. Signed Nicholas Garrison and John Howard. John Howard and Daniel Morgan issued Congressional Medal for Cowpens. Estimate $250+ Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

EIGHT DOLLAR NOTE OF 1776

John Kellogg Correspondence, 1839

A receipt for a Registered Letter received by Charles L. Weller, Postmaster, San Francisco, California, addressed to James Ross Snowden, Director, apparently from the new U. S. Mint at San Francisco which opened 3 April 1854, just 2 years and seven months earlier. This is a very early registered letter receipt for the San Francisco Post Office, and it is also a very early registered letter receipt for the San Francisco Mint to the Director of the Philadelphia Mint. Estimate $150-$250

Wells Fargo First of Exchange Draft for $50 in Gold coins, 1867

CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC ENVELOPES

1. EDWARD COGAN, CIVIL WAR ENVELOPES

The following are eighteen scarce and rare Civil War Patriotic Envelopes printed and/or sold by Edward Cogan, the Coin Dealer, at Philadelphia during the Civil War. All Cogan Civil War Envelopes are either scarce, rare or very rare. Never before has such a large assortment of Cogan Civil War Envelopes ever been offered at auction or for sale. Never has a complete set ever been offered either. If it were it would probably fetch close to $25,000, or more.

Most of the Cogan Civil War Envelopes were printed in 1861. The complete lot offered here is worth at least $11,000, but will sacrifice at $10,000 to the first bidder who offers that on the whole lot of eighteen to give an earnest collector the chance to conserve and hopefully complete the whole set of forty-four. Otherwise they will sell individually. A very rare opportunity to acquire seventeen different specimens comprising a good portion (nearly 41%) of the Cogan Civil War Envelopes. It is estimated that Ed Cogan sold forty-four different designs including varieties. The exact number is still not known by the best Civil War Envelope specialists today since unique or new discoveries arise over time that are very rare and were never known to either of the three greatest authorities : Professor Jon E. Bischel; William R. Weiss, Jr., or to George Walcott the great pioneer and owner of one of the most complete sets of Civil War Envelopes known up to the 1930's. Weiss' work today revised in 1995 is considered exhaustive or nearly as such. Two of the Cogan Civil War Envelopes offered here are not listed in Weiss, and eleven are not listed in Walcott making these very rare showing that in the past twenty and eighty years new discoveries have been made. Moreover Lupia has discovered the rare Weiss C-P-J 66a is actually a Cogan piece though not imprinted with his name and address typical of the known ones. It is only in our time now that we have a more complete picture of the Cogan Civil War Envelopes.

Weiss FP-GW-1, Smallest George Washington Portrait on any Civil War Patriotic Cover. The portrait is placed into a Medallion Cameo. Weiss never saw one with the Ed Cogan imprint on back so the issuer is not given. Back flap and knife wings are colored red and blue on the edges something very rarely seen on these Civil War Patriotic Covers. This was not even known to Walcott so it is unlisted. This one is particularly ultra rare and is the only one I have ever seen in fifty years. $900-$1,200.

LOT No. 32. Weiss O-US-27 (pages 704-5), neither listed in Walcott nor Bischel. Unused. Red and Blue on Buff paper. Design : Great Seal of the State of Connecticut from May 1784: Latin inscription : Qui Transtulit Sustinet. (He who transplanted sustains). Published by Car Bell with 25 other styles and for sale by Edward Cogan No. 48 North 10th st Philadelphia. Rare. Estimate $250++ USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 33. Weiss FP-GW-71 (page 34), neither listed in Walcott nor Bischel. Black on ivory paper. George Washington. Remember 76. A portly Washington wielding a sword with his right hand and with his left hand akimbo. In the background three soldiers in battle : the flag-bearer, and an officer assisting a wounded fallen officer. In the remote distance soldiers in battle and in the depth of field a fort. On back E. Cogan 48 N. Tenth Street, Philadelphia. Seven small swatches of mounting residue on the back having been mounted in an album many years ago. Rare. Estimate $250++ USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.LOT No. 34. Weiss FP-GW-71 (page 34), neither listed in Walcott nor Bischel. Black on ivory paper. George Washington. Remember 76. A portly Washington wielding a sword with his right hand and with his left hand akimbo. In the background three soldiers in battle : the flag-bearer, and an officer assisting a wounded fallen officer. In the remote distance soldiers in battle and in the depth of field a fort. Note the vignette is positioned lower on the front cover than it is supposed to be because the blank was misfed into the printing press and the E. Cogan 48 N. Tenth Street, Philadelphia is not printed on the back. Yes, it is still a Cogan Civil War patriotic cover, and one that is worth more because it is a unique error. Estimate $300++ USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Top : LOT No. 51. Weiss FP-GW-100 Civil War Envelope. Portrait of George Washington in black. Slogan from Washington's Farewell Address: "To the efficacy and permanency of our UNION, a Government for the Whole is indispensable." Printer's Imprint: "Gay and Hollingshead, 58 & 60 Fulton St. N.Y." Estimate $150

Center : LOT No. 52. Weiss FP-GW-26 Portrait of George Washington in in a diamond-oval frame and in color." No Printer's Imprint. In the style of Charles Magnus. Unlisted in Walcott. Estimate $150

Bottom : LOT No. 53. Weiss FP-GW-5 Small Portrait of George Washington in a medallion oval. Slogan: "A MODEL PATRIOT." No Printer's Imprint. Unlisted in Walcott. Estimate $200

Another trio of George Washington Patriotic Covers.

Top : LOT No. 54. Weiss FP-GW-49, Wolcott L-79V. Portrait of George Washington with Eagle, Flags, Cannon, Cannon Balls, Drum and other military symbols. Slogan: "ENFORCE THE LAWS." No Printer's Imprint. Estimate $150

Center : LOT No. 55. Weiss FP-GW-45, Wolcott L-88. Portrait of George Washington in a with Flags, Drum, Cannon, and Cannon Balls. Slogan: "Long may our Land be bright With Freedom's Holy Light, Protect us by thy might Great God — our King." Printer's Imprint on the back "Harbach & Brother, No 36 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia.". Estimate $150

Bottom : LOT No. 56. Weiss FP-GW-16, Wolcott L-50V. Portrait George Washington with Eagle, Flags, Cannon, and Cannon Balls. Printer's Imprint: "New York Union Envelope Depot, 208 Broadway."Estimate $200

Yet Another trio of George Washington Patriotic Covers.

Top : Weiss FP-GW-119 "Mean Face" Magnus imprint. Not listed in Wolcott.

Center : Weiss FP-GW-117 Hand colored but not listed in Weiss. Magnus imprint.

Back has stamp of previous owner and famous philatelist and curio collector who manufactured Society badges, pins, and cards, John P. Kelley (1850-1920), "J. P. Kelley, Collector, Concord, N. H.".

Bottom : Weiss FP-GW-117 Hand colored but not listed in Weiss. Magnus imprint.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Poem

LOT No. 61.

Lady Liberty

LOT No. 65. Civil War Envelope. Unused. Weiss C-O 49a in blue ink. Not listed in Walcott. Rare. Design For A New Coin Of The C.S.A. NOTE this specimen has an image of Abraham Lincoln not found on any other patriotic cover of this type. Perhaps a ghost image from the printer from another design. $250++ USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Above : An illustration published in Harper's Weekly, Saturday, June 22, 1861 showing the two satirical designs Weiss C-O 51, and Weiss C-O 49a. This is ONLY an illustration on this website in order to show the historical context of these two patriotic covers and is not included in any sale whatsoever.

Patriotic Cover All-Over, American Flag, Weiss F-O-17

Unlisted S. Upham Patriotic Cover Connecticut For the Union. Not listed in Weiss or Walcott. Weiss ST-2a is a hand-colored Connecticut. This one is not HC. Back stamped Lupia Numismatic Library. Mint condition. For sale. Estimate $300-$400. Write john@numismaticmall.com

Unlisted S. Upham Patriotic Cover Illinois For the Union. Not listed in Weiss or Walcott. Weiss ST-4a is a hand-colored Illinois. This one is not HC. Back stamped Lupia Numismatic Library. And another stamp of the famous philatelist and and curio collector who manufactured Society badges, pins, and cards, John P. Kelley (1850-1920), "J. P. Kelley, Collector, Concord, N. H.". White streak runs across the front otherwise mint condition. For sale. Estimate $300-$400. Write john@numismaticmall.com

COIN DEALERS AND COLLECTORS

There are hundreds of Coin & Stamp Dealer, and Collector Envelopes and mail available for sale not yet posted. Keep looking for new ones. If there is a dealer or collector you are interested in and want to see please write to john@numismaticmall.com. These make great showpieces framed on your office wall, curio cabinet, museum or institution showcase.

Henry Phelps, member of the ANS

Postal Card of Henry Phelps from a coin collector at Athol, Massachusetts, postmarked July 20 [1873] discussing a collection of Large Cents and 1799 Silver Dollar. Estimate $150 - $300.

George J. Bauer, January 30, 1890

LOT No. 68. Bauer correspondence postmarked January 30, 1890. Very scarce. Estimate $200-250.+ S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Maitland Milliken

LOT No. 69. Milliken correspondence sent to himself from Balboa Heights, Canal Zone with a block of 5 Canal Zone 105a 1c Green franked on The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, graphic illustrated business envelope using a variant Roessler double bar airmail envelope. On the back in purple rubber stamp is his business return address : MAITLAND MILLIKEN/ STAMP AND COIN MERCHANT, 404 FOSTER BUILDING, DENVER, COLORADO. Ex-Wren Grigore Collection. Estimate $60. USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Thomas L. Elder

LOT Nos. 70, 71, 72.Thomas L. Elder correspondence with a very early business envelope type, the second earliest design graphic illustrated numismatic envelope known. These are very rare and are worthy of any museum institution or private collection. $200 each. Only the bottom two are available. The top one sent to Judge G. A. Vincent sold at $200 to a noted American numismatist and collector. Price temporarily discounted $50. Regular price is $250 each. For a short time only get a rare piece of American numismatic history at an affordable price. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 73. Thomas L. Elder graphic illustrated business envelope postmarked January 25, 1907. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 74. Thomas L. Elder to Charles William Merritt (1861-1919), twenty-five cent rate, front only cutting of large envelope franked with two Scott #374, two Scott #377, and a Scott #382 Catalogue Value over $100. Sale price $55

Pape Brothers & Kugemann, 1875

Georgia Historical Society to Numismatic & Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, 1882

LOT No. 79. French is asking to exchange some stamps for Confederate Paper Money

Robert Wood Mercer Hoard of Eleven Envelopes

LOT No. 80. A hoard of seven of these R. W. Mercer, Curiosity Store, covers are available. Four of the have missing back flaps. Three of them have the back flaps, but one has a right side piece of the wing broken off. These are all with the same inscription A. Set $1.00. Apparently these were envelopes containing stamp packet sets, or some similar item such as paper money. These are part of a hoard of Mercer items I purchased many years ago and came directly from his store kept in his counter display case. The four with missing back flaps can be purchased at a very reasonable price of $40 each. The two with complete flaps $50 each. The one with most of the flap $45.

LOT No. 81. A cache of four of the larger business envelopes were also part of that hoard from his Curiosity Store in Cincinnati. These larger size envelopes are excessively rare and the only ones I've ever encountered in fifty years. The one shown above is an off white or light tan tinted paper and has $2.00 inscribed in the upper right hand corner and was his price for the paper currency he kept inside. The upper right hand corner is chipped as shown. The flap is fully gummed though spotted. $55.

LOT No. 82. This above is printed on yellow tinted paper and labeled Georgia, probably signifying the envelope contained paper money from Georgia. The upper right hand corner is chipped as shown. The flap is fully gummed. $55.

LOT No. 83. This above is printed on yellow tinted paper and labeled Missouri, probably signifying the envelope contained paper money from Missouri. The upper right hand corner is chipped as shown. The wing of the back flap is visible due to the chip off the front. The flap is fully gummed. $55.

LOT No. 84. This above is printed on yellow tinted paper and labeled Louisiana, probably signifying the envelope contained paper money from Louisiana. The upper right hand corner is chipped as shown. The flap is fully gummed. $55.

OR - All eleven for $500, a savings of $25 off the already low discounted prices. These would probably sell at 50% more at an American philatelic auction; at Hong Kong they'd probably fetch double the asking price here.

United States Mint at Philadelphia, 1888

LOT No. 85. Letter addressed to Edwin C. Goodnick, Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, franked with Scott #213-A57 Washington 2c green, with Wesson Cancel, Clarke #140.

The Numismatic Bank, 1889

LOT No. 86. Wilhelm von Bergen (1850-1916), owner of The Numismatic Bank, Boston, Massachusetts, was a great innovator in the coin industry, though sadly he is very under appreciated and ranked by the public. His business stationery constantly changed. Above we see his first design for 1889 with an engraving of an ancient Roman coin of Vespasian since he was a Roman specialist. Cover franked with American Bank Note Scott #212-A59 Franklin, 1 Cent, ultramarine, issued June 1887, with a very early Boston Machine Cancel, Blake & Davis 2700, postmarked July 26, 1889, 4 A.M., Boston, Massachusetts. Note the change of address from Millville, Massachusetts to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Estimate $100-$200 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Coin and Stamp Dealer, Archie Doherty , 1893

LOT No. 87. Black CHICAGO ILL. 42 oval double ring cancel on third class envelope. See Piszkiewicz page 168, Figure 13.

HORATIO ROBINSON STORER Correspondence with GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ, 1894

LOT No. 88. LETTER dated 18 August 1894 with three additional enclosures of cut squares with impressions of various medals. A researchers dream! Estimate $300-$500

HORATIO ROBINSON STORER Correspondence with GEORGE FREDERICK KUNZ, 1918

LOT No. 89. LETTER dated 8 NOVEMBER 1918 with diagrams of the Jewish Star of David. Estimate $300-$450

The Numismatic Bank, 1896

E102111 Uruguay VFU, Very fine used Early issue, 1889-1901, Strip of three 1c Coat of Arm, Double Ring Cancel on Postal Card.

LOT No. 95. Letter written in Spanish asking to buy stamps, and stating he is a member of the stamp society of Dresden, Germany, closing with references of Scott Stamp & Coin, and Victor Gurdji of Rochester, N. Y.

Coin and Stamp Dealer, Demetrius T. Eaton correspondence with noted Coin Collector Charles William Merritt (1861-1919)

LOT No. 96. A very rare Cinderella, i.e., a private non government stamp, here D. T. Eaton's Coin and Stamp Dealership label or stamp in the upper right hand corner. A very cool item! Cover franked with a strip of two Scott #257-A93 8c Sherman, violet brown CV = $120 for the U. S. stamps alone. Postmarked Registered Mail November 29, 1901.

LOT No. 97. D. T. Eaton hand-stamped corner card correspondence with Robert A. McCulloch, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, flag cancel on postal stationery.

DRESDEN BANK, LONDON, 2 December 1905

Very Scarce Registered Mail from the Dresden Bank, London to the Swiss Bank Association at Bern, Switzerland. Cover is franked with two perfins with DB perforations on 1D Red Edward VII and 6D Violet Edward VII English postage stamps. Back is an excellent wax seal of the Dresden Bank, London in near mint condition.

RARE! 1909 The Money & Stamp Brokerage Scrip, or Premium Coupon

This is the only one I've ever seen in 50 years! Bears the signature of F. F. O'Neill, Secretary, The Money and Stamp Brokerage, New York.

The Money & Stamp Brokerage Special Selling List No. 41

This is the only one I've ever seen in 50 years! Not in Remy Bourne. Remy only lists the book on pages 80 - 81, and dates it to 1915?

The Money & Stamp Brokerage SUPPLEMENT-A

This is the only one I've ever seen in 50 years!

The Money & Stamp Brokerage SUPPLEMENT-B

Napoleon Hausselman's I.X.L. Stamp & Coin published a fixed price list and is listed in Remy Bourne. Here we have a very scarce cover.

Canadian Correspondence with The Numismatist December 1909 sent Registered Mail

LOT No. 98. Scarce letter sent by Canadian numismatist and member of the ANA, Henri Melançon, to the editor of The Numismatist. A very scarce find of a strip of three Canada 2 cent carmine Scott#90 King Edward VII with Scott#89 for & cent rate registered, postmarked Ottawa.

Harry Wyman Tapley (1863-1939)

Bauman Beldon Letter to George Frederick Kunz, 1911

Bauman Beldon (1862-1931), Secretary of the ANS wrote to George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), regarding the recent passing of Oscar Roty (1846-1911), supplying him with information to aid him in composing his obituary for the AJN. Estimate $250-$350

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, 1915

LOT No. 100. Burdette Garner Johnson was the successor of Frank Elmer Ellis in July 1906 of St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson used to mail postal cards to clients as acknowledgements for payments and announcing the status of their account. Above we see one of these acknowledging payment in full with a zero outstanding balance to a Charles E. Belanger, a member of the ANA living at Montreal, Canada. There is no such place as Vearville, Montreal, Canada, hence the numerous white-out correcting over and over a wrong address that must have been even worse than this incorrect one. Note the store was at 11th Street at the time. Scott #UX24 McKinley 1 Cent carmine red postal card. Postmarked Machine cancel February 5, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, Central Station -C- railway post office. Estimate $60 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Charles K. Warner, 1917

LOT No. 101. Corner Card label of Medallist, Coin Dealer and Collector, Charles K. Warner correspondence with George W. Unger, Columbus, Indiana, postmarked January 12, 1917, Philadelphia, Station S, on postal stationery.

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, 1917

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, September, 1921

LOT No. 104. Burdette Garner Johnson was the successor of Frank Elmer Ellis in July 1906 of St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Special Postal Stamp in purple ink by St. Louis Stamp & Coin : POSTMASTER TAKE NOTICE IF THIS IS NOT DELIVERED IN 5 DAYS ADVISE US AND POSTAGE WILL BE GOT FOR RETURN TO ST. LOUIS STAMP & COIN CO. 115 N. 11TH STREET ST. LOUIS MO., SEE POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS SECTION 675. Johnson used this special rubber stamp for security purposes to have valuables contents returned if letters were not properly delivered. Tear on right edge front. Back flap missing. Estimate $75 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Queen City Stamp & Coin Company, 1922

LOT No. 107. John Gideon Laidacker correspondence sent by Postal Telegraph-Cable Company answering his inquiry. Very unusual find. Very scarce. Estimate $145-190. Write John@numismaticmall.com

LOT No. 108. John Gideon Laidacker correspondence received from F. P. LARKIN/WHOLESALE/ COMMISSION/MERCHANTS IN/ FISH/LOBSTERS/TERRAPIN/AND GAME. A very attractive graphic illustrated cover. Estimate $90-$120. Write John@numismaticmall.com

LOT No. 109. The Emerson Shop, Stamps, Coins, Curios, Books, Novelties, Elkhart, Indiana sent to Cecil A. Reed, Mishawaka, Indiana, postmarked September 27, 1923. Estimate $20-$40. Write John@numismaticmall.com

Philatelic West

LOT No. 110. Lewis Theodore Brodstone's Philatelic West graphic illustrated business envelope postmarked February 20, 1903, Superior, Nebraska, duplex cancel. Excessively rare. Only one I've ever seen. Estimate $150-$300. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 111. A scarce Lewis Theodore Brodstone's Philatelic West business envelope uprated on postal stationery postmarked March 29, 1926, Railroad cancel. Very scarce cinderella label on back. Estimate $75-150 + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Newark Stamp & Coin Exchange, First Day Cover, 1928

LOT No. 112. Fredrick William Bernet and his brother Egon Bernet (1910-1998) were the owners of Newark Stamp & Coin Exchange (now in Irvington, New Jersey). The family name was originally Berndt but they Frenchized it during WWI to avoid conflict having a German surname. Egon also known as Ed, frequently traveled to Hirschberg, Germany to manage the other family store known as the grandpa Georg Baude Geschäft at Hirschberg, Silesia (now Jelenia Gora, Poland). The Bernet's also had close dealings with the very famous A. C. Roessler, owner of Ampere Stamp & Coin, East Orange, New Jersey. The First Day Cover is of The Valley Forge Issue, Washington at Prayer, Scott # 645-A193, issued as postmarked May 26, 1928, 2 Cent carmine rose, canceled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Bernet's were famous for their Zeppelin stamps and for their First Day Covers. Estimate $75 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

A. C. ROESSLER FDC Valley Forge Scott #645

LOT No. 113. A. C. Roessler was one of the great makers of First Day Covers, usually cacheted, i.e., with a stamped or printed design. This one is a plain white envelope. Though simple and unadorned the cover has good eye appeal in Roessler's distinctive penmanship and the Scott #645 Valley Forge Commemorative tied by International Machine Cancel with zone number and 7 wavy line killer, Clarke #305wa. Estimate $30 Write john@numismaticmall.com

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, May, 1931

LOT No. 114. Burdette Garner Johnson was the successor of Frank Elmer Ellis in July 1906 of St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson occasionally, but infrequently, rushed off mail with incomplete addresses. Roy Hill was a member of the ANA and the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society. Graphic Illustrated business stationery with design of California Half Eagle of 1849. Note the store is at Olive Street at the time. This envelope is covered with scarce postal markings : DIRECTORY-3; UNKNOWN ADDRESS-A.O.S.-45; in pencil 1084-30 (letter carrier number); within rectangle pointing hand with legend-RETURN TO WRITER UNCLAIMED. Postmarked St. Louis, Missouri, May 5, 1931, 8 P.M. with Meter Slogan : NOTIFY YOUR CORRESPONDENT OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Minor tear backside due to rough opening of sealed flap by Johnson. Estimate $65 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, November, 1931

LOT No. 115. Burdette Garner Johnson was the successor of Frank Elmer Ellis in July 1906 of St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Graphic Illustrated business stationery with design of California Half Eagle of 1849. Note the store is at Olive Street at the time. Postmark November 4, 1931, 7 P. M. with Meter Graphic Illustration of Bi-Plane with arcuated slogan : AIR MAIL SAVES TIME, as killer for Scott #703-A209 2c carmine rose and black Yorktown Issue, Rochambeau, Washington, and de Grasse portraits within oval medallions as a bicentennial commemorative of Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown in 1781, stamp issued October 19, 1931. This is an early known use during first two weeks of stamp's issue (EKU). Minor tear upper left corner, otherwise fine. Estimate $75 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

St. Louis Stamp & Coin, to Tom Elder, February, 1936

LOT No. 116. Burdette Garner Johnson was the successor of Frank Elmer Ellis in July 1906 of St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Graphic Illustrated business stationery with design of Rare New England Sixpence. Note the store is at Olive Street at the time. Addressed to fellow coin dealer Thomas Lindsay Elder of New York City. The Registered Mail rate for the weight of this envelope and its contents was 24 Cents. Regular Mail Rate was 6 Cents per ounce. Obviously coins were sent. Scott #663 A-160 deep blue Theodore Roosevelt 5 c; Scott #709 A-215 Charles Peale Polk 4 c light brown (strip of two); Scott #658 A-155 1 c green Washington; Scott #679 A-165 10c orange yellow Monroe. Philatelic value of various stamps combined alone are of considerable value. Estimate $150 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 117. Buffalo, NY, 1937, VF duplex (trim L) "Urgent" hand-stamped struck twice & "Special Delivery"hand-stamped; 10c Scott #765 +3c Scott #754 Farley imperfs on special delivery cover to Bruno Klaus' coin and stamp dealership titled : Zeppelin Stamp & Coin, N.Y. City. Klaus was a member of the ANA and established himself as a dealer in 1915. He advertised a half page in The Numismatist, December 1944, page 1198. Ex-Mehrer $45. + S&H + Ins. Write john@numismaticmall.com

LOT No. 118. Howard Edward MacIntosh (1911-1958), owner of Tatham Stamp & Coin Company, Springfield, Massachusetts to stamp collector and APS member, George Peter Weiland. The Postmaster had to send Form 3547 (nice service marking) advising MacIntosh of Weiland's new address which occurred in the beginning of 1940. Letter carrier inscribed new address. Meter mail permit imprint. Back cover of business envelope is All-Over-Advertisement of Tatham Stamp listing available albums published by Scott Stamp & Coin Ltd., available 1939 to 1940. MacIntosh was infamous for manufacturing counterfeit California Fractional Gold pieces and Confederate coinages. Estimate $35 + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Tatham Stamp & Coin selling a 1938 Knoxville Sesqui-Centennial Wooden Nickel

LOT No. 119. Howard Edward MacIntosh (1911-1958), owner of Tatham Stamp & Coin Company, Springfield, Massachusetts always had some novelty item to sell each month. This is in mint condition. A very cool item. Estimate $30 - $60

Controversial Coin Dealer Stephen K. Nagy, 1944

COURIOUS ITEMS

LOT No. 123. Montross & Clarke Company, New York, were stationery printers since 1898, owned by W. F. Montross and A. L. Clarke, and manufactured bill bands and coin wrappers for banks and cashiers among their various stationery imprints. Very scarce. Franked with a pre-cancel 1c Franklin green, the first of the “regular” Bureau print precancels was issued on May 3, 1923, the 1c sheet stamp made for New York, N. Y. as seen here. A historic piece. Estimate $45-$75. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

LOT No. 124. A Grocery Brokerage from Pueblo, Colorado, that imitated or mimicked the Money Brokerage Houses with a numismatic design using the reverse of a twenty dollar gold piece as their logo and naming the firm the Gold Coin Commission House. An unusual find. Transit cancel and segmented cork killer on the postal stationery. Letterhead and transmittal to a grocer in Kansas. Very scarce. Estimate $50-$100. + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

United States Marshall & San Francisco Postal Inspector Reward Postal Card

LOT No. 125. An arrest record and seek to capture escaped prisoner with $100 Reward dated March 4, 1919 for the arrest of Frank Berek, Counterfeiter of Canadian and Texas Bank notes. Estimate $150-250 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

San Francisco Police Department Record dated June 3, 1909

LOT No. 126. An arrest record card of William A. Wakefield, AKA William A. Elliott, two time offender counterfeiting United States coins. Arrested 1897, 1899, 1909. Estimate $250 USD + S&H and insurance. Write john@numismaticmall.com with bids and further details.

Two Harris & Ewing 1907 Photographic Prints of President Roosevelt