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Public Auction #419

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 21, 2014 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 21, 2014 at 6:28pm (New York time)

Covers — UNITED STATES
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
699CV(2) 10˘ Washington placed on an 1851 folded letter. Stamp has red grid cancel, 3 full margins, very close at top and in at UR with a ccr. We are not convinced that the stamp is tied, therefore offered “as is”.Cat. Value: $1,000.00
Price Realized: $325.00
700CV(8) 1˘ Blue Type III on printed circular with Boston Sept 1 (1856) cds. 1984 PFC states, “it is position 99R2, genuine usage with the stamp having been lifted and replaced”. Wide right margin with the other three sides cut in. Very scarce item, Fair-Fine.Cat. Value: $12,500.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
701FDC(235) 6˘ Columbian first day of issue franked on a U348 tied with a Milwaukee Wis. 3rd St. Sta. Jan. 2 killer cancel. Cover has numerous hinge marks and a couple hinge remnants on the reverse along with some pencil marks. Pencil erased notations on the front. Stamp is fine centered, overall the cover is F-VF. Very rare item.Cat. Value: cat. 22,500.00
Price Realized: $0.00
702CV(371, Q1) each on a C. H. Mekeel cover from Pine Lawn MO. The #371 is a centerline block 9-15-11 trimmed when opened, and the #Q1 is a pair 11-14-13 stained with no backflap. They still catch your eye.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $75.00
703CV(C15) $2.60 Zeppelin on round trip flight. Cover has been slit at the top, rounded corner at lower left. Stamp is centered Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 625.00
Price Realized: $230.00
704CV(C15) $2.60 Zeppelin on a round trip flight. Cover has some minor wrinkles and a light stain at the top. Stamp has some perf statining, centered Fine.Cat. Value: $625.00
Price Realized: $220.00
705CVConfederate States (59xU1) 5˘ Red Montgomery, Alabama postmaster provisional. Also black Montgomery, Ala Sep 19, 1861 cds. Cover a little soiled and some reverse flap tear, Fine.Cat. Value: $1,100.00
Price Realized: $400.00
706FDCOriginal stock of 1920s to 1980s first day covers filling 38 long cover drawers. Generally sleeved, identified, and in Scott and then Mellone order, includes around 28,000 cachets, with common ones, better ones like Crosby, Staehle, Czubay, Chambers, VonOhlen, Bronesky, Nix, and many others, plus some as yet unidentified. Various duplication throughout, and some drawers need reorganizing into the master sequence. A clean and very useful stock with strength in the 1940s to 1960s that has never been on the market.Cat. Value: S.B. 7,000.00
Price Realized: $9,000.00
707CVAccumulation of US First Flight covers from 1926 to 1929. Approximately 275 covers mostly #10 size and all different. Highlights include three small size covers having Charles Lindbergh autograph from 1928-1929 from San Juan to St. Louis, San Juan to Paramaribo, and Cristobal Canal Zone to Colombia flights. Also encompasses around 12 with C1 and nearly 60 with C4 on cover. Fresh to the philatelic market so do not pass this one by. Viewing highly recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
708CVAdvertising cover accumulation circa 1870s to 1940s. Approximately 400+ mostly sleeved and mainly from the East Coast and Midwest. This group was amassed by a person for many years who had an idea of opening a store which never materialized. Excellent opportunity as this material is new to the philatelic market.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
709CVBox of over 300 1940s era handpainted first day covers. Generally sleeved and identified, strong in Weigand and Wright with many other artists represented. Includes some duplication and non FDCs among a wide range of colorful artwork.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $10,000.00
710FDCBox of over 250 1950s era handpainted first day covers. Generally sleeved and identified, strong in Wright and Adler with many other artists represented. Includes a little duplication among a wide range of colorful artwork.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
711FDCBox of over 300 1960s era handpainted first day covers. Generally sleeved and identified, strong in Ulrich and Dyer with many other artists represented. Includes a wide range of colorful artwork.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
712FDCBox of over 500 1970s to 1990s era handpainted first day covers. Generally sleeved or in binders and identified, strong in Ulrich, Bevil, and Pugh with many other artists represented. Includes a wide range of colorful artwork of interest to both issue and cachetmaker collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
713CVAbout 2,300 covers in seven assorted shoeboxes and seven assorted albums. Includes mainly 1850s to 1930s postal history from NE states sleeved and written up in five boxes, plus early to mid20th century first flights in two boxes. Also albums of Masonic, military, advertising, hotels, DPO cancels, and mint postal stationery. Items of interest to many specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
714FDCCollection of around 6,000 cacheted covers mounted apparently in order in 65 matching brown leatherette FDC albums. Running from the 1940s to the 1980s, includes generally PA or UA singles and blocks with various monocolor and multicolor cachets for each issue. A clean run of typically familiar cachets for the period.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $700.00
715CVFDCCarton of about 500 assorted first days, patriotics, flights, and events. Strong in Linto and Ludwig cachets, with other better cachetmakers from the 1930s to 1950s represented. Well worth review.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
716CVStock of around 7,000 first flight covers from 1926 to the 1960s carefully identified, sleeved, and generally bundled in order by route number in nine long file drawers. Various duplication of many of the legs is included in this ready to go stock that has never been on the market.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
717CVCover accumulation from 1832 to 1947. Encompasses 165 postal historical covers through stampless, postal stationery and postcards, and commercial mail. Many are priced and sleeved when originally purchased from a knowledgeable cover dealer. Viewing recommended as condition varies.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $550.00
718CVOne man’s accumulation of US Official Business postal stationery correspondence in a stockbook. Around 160 items from the 1890s to 1930s. Includes US Weather Report, Registry Bill, Census, House of Representatives, Printing Office, Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, Interior, Justice, and Treasury. Saved for their cancels, destinations or purposes. Fabulous selection needing time for careful examination. Do not let this one slip away.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $650.00
719FDCOver 4,000 mostly 1st days starting in the 1930’s and running into 2010. Mix of catcheted, uncacheted, addressed and unaddressed in the combination you would expect. In addition, there are a few hundred souvenir cards and philatelic cover with good topical appeal.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00
720FDCFive Dorothy Knapp handpainted first day covers including 972-33, 975-28, 980-31, 982-30, and 1004. Typical condition for these lovely cachets.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
721CVLarge FDC and event cover accumulation in seven cartons with about 9,000. Ranging from the 1930s to modern. Emphasis on WWII, overrun countries and trains. Spotted a couple baseball covers. Many different cachets including Crosby, Colorano silks and Fluegels. Offered reasonably.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
722CVCover selection circa 1880s to 1950s. Roughly 400+ already sleeved with good representation of hotels and advertising. Some mixed condition so examination recommended. Excellent opportunity for internet sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $300.00
723FDCAround 1,100 first days that the consignor thought worthy of arranging in five albums and three shoeboxes. Includes Fluegels from the 1940s to the 1960s, Coloranos from the 1980s, various cachets from the 1930s, and Pent Arts #10s from the 1940s and 1950s. None of these made a lot individually, but together you can please several specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
724FDCFDC selection from the 1950s to 2000s in five cartons. Approximately 2,500 covers mostly all different in binders and albums including subscription items. A nice lot for the internet or small bourse dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $325.00
725CVFDCFDC accumulation with hundreds of covers from the 1960s to 1990s including 1992 Columbians. Final destination, either the internet or a dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $65.00
726CVHistorical cover lot of 22 covers from 1815 to 1859. Some cancels include Sanborton Bridge NH, Norfolk and Richmond, VA, Deep River, CT, Oakland, MD, and free frank Senator Delazon Smith, Oregon. All sleeved, priced, and identified by owner waiting to be sold at a percentage.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $130.00