762 Plants Fruits/Flore Fruits
| Lot No |
Type |
Description |
Reserve |
Estimate |
| 4989 |
ENT |
U.S.A. (1878) Fruit. Nuts. Sugar. Raisins. Postal card (O) with printed advertisement on back for Warren & Wiswell quoting prices for various fruits and nuts including Sultana raisins, Turkish prunes, French Walnuts, Virginia peanuts. Some toning as usual in cards this old. Hard to find!
| $25 |
$30 |
| 4990 |
ENT |
U.S.A. (1912) Apple. Pear. Quince. Honey Locust. Postal card (O) with printed advertisement on reverse for Shenandoah Nurseries offering Apple and Pear Grafts, Seedlings, Black and Honey Locust seed. The honey locust is so called because its fragrant flowers attract swarms of bees! Hard to find!
| $25 |
$30 |
| 4991 |
OBL |
(Image b)
U.S.A. (1928) Apple inscribed "TON". Fancy cancel from Appleton, Wisconsin. Six strikes in black on oversized registered envelope. Message typed by postmaster at bottom of envelope: "This is the first envelope to be canceled with this post-mark." Signed by the assistant postmaster.
| $150 |
$200 |
| 4992 |
OBL |
U.S.A. (1930) Eggplant. Fancy cancel from Lapaz, Indiana. Three large strikes in blue on registered cover. Unusual item!
| $175 |
$225 |
| 4993 |
EMA |
U.S.A. (1939) Orange. Grapefruit. Orange (rare color) meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 92110: "Seald-Sweet. Only Florida's finest oranges and grapefruits can be stamped ["Seald--Sweet"]."
| $20 |
$25 |
| 4994 |
ENT |
BELGIUM (1944) Bottle of fruit juice. Grapes*, pear*, cherries*, apple. 75 centimes multicolor postal card (N) with advertising, text in French, Publibel No 550: "Erudo liquid fruit."
| $20 |
$25 |
| 4995 |
EMA |
U.S.A. (1944) Fruit cake (traditional Christmas food). Red meter cancellation on cover front Pitney Bowes No 103311: "The ideal gift, Bond Holiday Fruit Cake."
| $15 |
$20 |
| 4996 |
EMA |
U.S.A. (1949) Cartoon peach (woman shopper). Red meter cancellation on piece Commercial Control Corporation No 6885: "Choosey as a woman about our peaches. Only the finest for Stokely's Finest."
| $20 |
$25 |
| 4997 |
EA |
FRENCH WEST AFRICA (1958) Worker. Peanut plant. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MUNIER. Scott No C26, Yvert No PA26.
| $140 |
$175 |
| 4998 |
ESS |
MAURITANIA (1960) Date harvesting. Trial color proof in brownish-violet. Scott No 121, Yvert No 142. Not easy to find!
| $20 |
$25 |
| 4999 |
MAQ |
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INDONESIA (1961) Guavas. Preliminary artwork, watercolor on posterboard measuring14 x 10 cm. Scott No B135, Yvert No 266. The design was later changed to a pineapple.
| $500 |
$600 |
| 5000 |
MAQ |
(Image b)
INDONESIA (1961) Rambutan. Preliminary artwork, watercolor on posterboard measuring13 x 11 cm. Scott No B135, Yvert No 266. The design was later changed to a vertical format.
| $500 |
$600 |
| 5001 |
EL |
(Image b)
(Image c)
CAMEROUN (1967) Fruits. Set of 9 deluxe sheets. Scott Nos 460-8, Yvert Nos 441-9. Hard to find as a complete set!
| $125 |
$150 |
| 5002 |
ND |
NICARAGUA (1968) Fruits. Set of 10 imperforates. A beautiful set! Scott Nos C639-48, Yvert Nos PA608-17. Only 50 sets (1 sheet) exist!
| $65 |
$65 |
| 5003 |
EL |
CAMEROUN (1973) Fruits. Set of 4 deluxe sheets. Scott Nos 575-8, Yvert Nos 534-7. Lovely!
| $40 |
$50 |
| 5004 |
ND |
BANGLADESH (1976) Jackfruit tree. Imperforate margin block of 4. Unlisted variety! Scott No 95, Yvert No 64. Rare!
| $60 |
$75 |
| 5005 |
FDC |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (2004) Fruits. Unaddressed FDC with cachet. Scott Nos 1024-30.
| $15 |
$20 |
See Also Lots:/ Voir Aussi Lots:
| Lot No |
Type |
Description |
Reserve |
Estimate |
| 3007 |
TEL |
GREAT BRITAIN (1936j) Farm equipment: rake*, sickle*, pitchfork*, shepard's crook. Wheat stalks. Cornucopias* full of roses*, daisies*, grapes*, peaches*, pears. Tambourine*, pipes. Multicolor telegram (N), Type B, light turquoise lines around message panel), with superb illustration. Nice variety: no gap between the frame and the cross at the top of the crown. Very rare!
| $120 |
$150 |
| 3008 |
TEL |
GREAT BRITAIN (1937) Farm equipment: rake*, sickle*, pitchfork*, shepard's crook. Wheat stalks. Cornucopias* full of roses*, daisies*, grapes*, peaches*, pears. Tambourine*, pipes. Multicolor telegram (O), Type B, with superb illustration. Overprint Souvenir Post Office Exhibition Manchester 1937 with commemorative cancellation. This telegram was used at the Exhibition to publicize Greetings telegrams. Rare!""
| $120 |
$150 |
| 3010 |
TEL |
GREAT BRITAIN (1940) Farm equipment: rake*, sickle*, pitchfork*, shepherd's crook. Wheat stalks. Cornucopias* full of roses*, daisies, grapes*, peaches*, pears. Tambourine*, pipes. Multicolor telegram (O), Type B (light turquoise lines around message panel) with superb illustration. Late usage (4 years after the telegram was issued). Hard to find!
| $120 |
$150 |
| 3026 |
SPE |
JAPAN (1964) Grain. Cow. Fruit. Draining of Hachirogata Lagoon for new farmland, overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 826, Yvert No 784. Not easy to find!
| $20 |
$25 |
| 3047 |
L |
(Image b)
ETATS UNIS (1869) Vin. Sellerie. Pharmacie et parfumerie. Tailleur. Machines à coudre. Entrepreneur de pompes funèbres, cercueil et embaumement. Horlogerie. Tabac. Chapeaux, casquettes. Bottes et chaussures. Enveloppe à publicités multiples, précurseur des entiers à publicités multiples. Pli affranchi du 3 cents Washington rose, Yvert No 19, Scott No 65. 20 réclames au verso pour des commerces de St. Paul dont marchand de vin et cognacs. Nous avons vu de tels plis proposés en France à 4000F, notre estimation est donc raisonnable Ã
| $250 |
$300 |
| 3244 |
EP |
EAST GERMANY (1969) "Still Life" by Aslamasjan. Imperforate phase proof pair with gutter in final colors. Scott No 1162, Yvert No 1223.
| $100 |
$125 |
| 3525 |
EMA |
U.S.A. (1953) Bluebird. Can of fruit. Blue meter cancellation on envelope Pitney Bowes No 177456: "Bluebird Citrus Products."
| $15 |
$20 |
| 4041 |
EP |
GERMANY (1962) Snow White. Queen offering poisoned apple. Archive photo (See Note) of unaccepted design for Grimm fairy tale. Scott No B386, Yvert No 259.
| $60 |
$75 |
| 4042 |
EP |
GERMANY (1962) Snow White. Poisoned apple*, comb. Archive photo (See Note) of unaccepted design for Grimm fairy tale. Scott No B386, Yvert No 259.
| $60 |
$75 |
| 4062 |
EP |
GERMANY (1967) Mother Hulda (Frau Holle) with fruits and vegetables. Archive photo (See Note) of unaccepted design for Grimm fairy tale. Scott No B427, Yvert No 404.
| $60 |
$75 |
| 4672 |
SPE |
JAPAN (1960) Rainbow. Cherry blossoms. Pineapple. 75th anniversary of Japanese contract emigration to Hawaii, overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 699, Yvert No 652. Beautiful!
| $25 |
$30 |
| 5007 |
L |
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(Image c)
U.S.A. (1857) Tobacco. Cotton. Sugar. Molasses. Whale Oil. Beeswax. Gunpowder. Wine. Cotton. Wool. Foreign exchange rates. Coffee. Glass. Lumber. Agriculture. April 11, 1857 issue of "New Orleans Price-Current, Commercial Intelligence and Merchants Transcript, being a semi-weekly newsletter listing quantities and prices for an enormous number of exported and imported items too numerous to mention. Sent ""By Steamer"" to Greenock, Scotland via Boston & Liverpool, with appropriate markings including receiving datestamps and large numeral ""5"" and ""24"". Fabulous exhibit item!""
| $325 |
$400 |
