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Public Auction #411

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 24, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 24, 2012 at 6:17pm (New York time)

COVERS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
619CV(1) 5¢ Brown shade tied with a red grid cancel on cover with manuscript “paid” at LL. Cover has a few minor wrinkles. Stamp has four margins, a little close at LR, bright, F-VF.Cat. Value: $575.00
Price Realized: $150.00
620CV(C3) 24¢ red and blue Jenny on first flight from Philadelphia to New York. Light soiling and torn backflip otherwise VF.Cat. Value: AAMC cat. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00
621CV(C13) 65¢ Zeppelin on a June9, 1930 flight franked on a postalcard. Card has corner creases, pencil note at LL and overall toning. Stamp is bright and centered near VF.Cat. Value: $175.00
Price Realized: $110.00
622CV(C14) $1.30 Zeppelin on May 30, 1930 flight cover. Cover has a small opening at UL, corner crease at UL, some scuffing at LL and a bit of overall toning. Stamp is centered Fine.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $130.00
623CV(C15) $2.60 Zeppelin April 30, 1930 round trip flight. Cover is bright with a bit of soiling at both LL and LR. Stamp has a crease, centered near VF.Cat. Value: $625.00
Price Realized: $160.00
624CVUS Zeppelin topical mounted collection including over 190 covers, and over 50 picture postcards from several eras. With a binder each for 1925 Los Angeles, 1932 Akron, and 1930’s Macon covers, there are sections of both extensive duplication and good variety of attractive cachets, naval cancels, familiar corner cards, etc. A nice group to work with.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
625FDCMounted collection of over 700 first day covers from 1924 to 1951, with some selected later issues. Filling five binders, most are still in the dealer sleeves as purchased. They are all cacheted except for the earliest, present often in matched sets, and with multiple cachets for most issues. With very few duplicates, these will benefit from being remounted.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
626CVOne man’s attempt to get a postmark from every post office in every state. His quest began in late 1988 and progressed through 1992 with between 25,000 and 30,000 collected. Slogans, events and regulation cancels are all included in the 25 medium sized cartons. Clean and ready for continuation? Why not?Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $350.00
627CVGroup of about 50 covers to H. Parkhurst Atherton, primarily from various stamp dealers such as Sloane, Ashbrook, Kelleher, and Robey. Includes many unusual frankings, by far the best being Sc. 368 with U.S. Automatic Vending Type I perforations. Condition varies, not affecting the interesting cornercards and contents.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $230.00
628CVCarton of around 1,600 to 1,700 mostly different naval covers. The majority are identified in glassines and organized by type of ship and hull number. They cover all types of events from the 1930’s to the 1970’s in the lives of a cross-section of ships, providing a snapshot of history to wander through.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $850.00
629FDCFDC accumulation/collection in nine heavy cartons containing over 50 binders and cover books of US unaddressed Artcraft FDCs. Begins in the late 1970’s and follows through 2007 with around 4,000 total covers. At one time the mint stamps were included, but all usable postage has been removed. Strength in the seldom seen high face values on FDC. A good modern FDC stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00
630CVFDCUnusual three-part lot. Includes nine ambassador/minister autographs on WWII patriotics and 18 on overrun nations FDCs, a set of prexy coil and booklet FDCs, and a Rand McNally Colombian Exposition Album with five picture postalcards. Portions will fit well in various collections.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $650.00
631CVAccumulation of over 440 stampless folded letters, generally mounted or unfolded. Mostly single sheets with message from common towns. Interesting to look through, condition varies.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $850.00
632CVThree boxes full of mostly FDC’s sleeved and retail priced for table or internet. Includes a box of mostly mint postal stationery, legal size. FDC’s are mostly organized by topic including a popular section of Black History.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $170.00
633CVTen very diverse covers from the Mexican-American War through the Civil War to the Pershing Punitive Expedition to Mexico. Includes John Sherman and Winfield Scott autographs. Snippets of history in the typical range of condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $270.00
634FDCShoebox of several hundred late 1930’s to mid 1950’s first day covers. Includes a variety of colorful cachets for many issues, with some by Gundel, Staehle, Boll, etc. scattered about. Generally all different and TA to the same person, there are some complete sets, some 2nd day, some toned, and some events.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $110.00
635CVAround 1,250 event covers from 1928 to the 1990’s organized chronologically filling three shoe boxes. Includes generally clean cacheted flights, anniversaries, HPOs, navals, stamp shows, etc., plus various small town cancels, with duplication in places. An interesting eclectic bunch to go through.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $140.00
636CVAccumulation of mostly FDC’s, oversized, souvenir pages and postal stationery. Needs a good look to find the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $120.00
637CVCanal Zone accumulation of covers and cards in a small carton. Strength in the postal stationery group with mint examples of UX1, UX7, and UX8 all included. Around 240 items in all featuring various post offices, FDC with slight duplication, and APO usages. Could easily strengthen a stock or collection of this elusive area.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $210.00