Lot 50278 – Thematics – Patents: a varied and interesting collection on patents, with material from patent offices as well as thematic material about famous inventors and advertising covers for patented designs

Patents: 1355-2020, a varied and interesting collection on patents, with material from patent offices as well as thematic material about famous inventors (interesting section on Edison for example) and advertising covers for patented designs, incl. a display collection mounted on pages and much material not written up in 6 stockbooks/albums, 5 cover albums and folders, with pre-1900 advertising covers and covers from patent offices mostly from the US, GB (incl. four-margin 1d black on entire from a patent office) and Germany (including machine franks on covers and pieces), GB QV patent revenue stamps incl. specimens and two imperf. proofs, cinderella labels and seals, Argentina and Provinces patent revenues, GB blue embossed Patent stamps incl. a large piece, Charles Whiting 1848 Art Journal page (foxed), 1850 Archer 1d red pl.93 unused (S.G. £3’000), underprints incl. New Zealand and security perfins incl. Sloper, “LETTER DA MERE VENZIA” hs on entire from Coturi to the College of 15 in Venice, group of scarce GB patent office official postal stationery cards, some patents and other documents incl. a 1355 patent document on vellum, 1819 document for the appointment of a postmaster in Aachen and a book of sketches for a steam apparatus, etc., a wonderful assortment.