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Public Auction #409

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 26, 2011 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 26, 2011 at 6:36pm (New York time)

COVERS GENERAL FOREIGN — Worldwide Mixture
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
811CVGroup of over 65 DO-X covers and cards, primarily with German frankings, but also with frankings from about eight other countries. Most with flight cachets, many with better stamps and a few duplicates. An unusually large selection of this popular topic to browse through.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
812CVEleven filled cartons of foreign covers that are more of a collection than an accumulation. A labor of love that took over a lifetime to put together. British Colonies is the focus of this nearly 10,000 cover lot. Begins around 1948 and ends in the late 1990’s. Mostly all different with the occasional duplicate. Clean, nicely organized ready for sale or continuation. Many are dollar table items, but there are some that you will want to remove to your better boxes. A rare opportunity to obtain a lot of this quality and scope in its entirety.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
813CVOld dealer’s stock of several hundred priced and sleeved covers and cards. Includes many better items from a variety of countries. Values seem to range from a listed price of $3.00 to $100.00. Many have not been repriced in several years. Noticed bunches that seem to be bargains. Mixed condition, but mainly good solid salable covers. Owner’s retail is around $15,000.00. Great lot. Ready to go for the cover dealer or savvy cover collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,800.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
814CVWorldwide, mostly foreign, FDC accumulation. Owners estimate of over 3000 housed in three medium sized cartons. Good variety with minimal, manageable duplication. A nice mix of covers from many different areas of the world. Most are cacheted and unaddressed. Noticed many smaller countries and not so many from less popular areas. Great moneymaker for your dollar cover table. Offered reasonably.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $450.00
815CVFive large cartons containing all the foreign covers from a large consignment. Conveniently located in cover albums, stockpages and shoeboxes. Mostly dollar table FDC’s but an occasional better cover is likely to stand out during review. Heavy and clean, it’s a great opportunity for the cover dealer or specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
816CVZeppelin flown covers and picture postcards displayed in a medium salesbook. Includes 28 different mostly Germany with several 1931 Liechtenstein and a couple others, plus a number of unused labels. Many are with their 1970’s auction page indicating these have been unavailable for decades. Worthwhile to give these careful examination.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
817CVGroup of a couple dozen assorted interesting covers and cards, mostly from Germany, but also from other widespread countries. Includes some better frankings, some DO-X cachets and a few surprises. An eclectic selection to browse through.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
818CVDealer’s estate lot of nearly 5,000 covers, mostly dollar table stock, in four large cartons. Condition is mixed (a little show worn) and totally unsorted. Plenty of value for the cover collector or postmark hunter. After a good sorting probably half or more would make it back to the dollar table. Take a look. A good value for the money.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
819CVSmall box of consignor’s “better” foreign covers, of around 85 in all. Tremendous marked retail prices. Strongest areas include Hungary inflation, German postwar and several Zeppelin flight covers. Some dubious Tibet and mixed condition make viewing necessary. Sure to please the bargain hunter.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
820CVSmall group of seven Zeppelin flight covers. One is from Japan (1929 Tokyo to LA) while six are from Spain (1930 to South America). A nice smaller group of collectable covers offered at a nice price.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
821CVHandful of five Zeppelin covers. Includes the 1929 and 1932 Switzerland dispatches, the 1932 Danzig flight and both 1931 Russia flights, all with proper cachets.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $425.00