| COVERS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 731 |  | (9X-1) Scarce 1847 on cover with the appropriate New York “5 cts” red circle marking to Philadelphia, PA. The stamp is a clean four margin copy tied with a weak red grid cancel. Displayable. Perfect for any advanced collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 732 | FDC | Selection from the 1950s to 2000s in 14 cartons. Approximately 12,000 FDCs and Event covers both cacheted and noncacheted offering an abundance of backup. Diverse assortment with good profits available at our estimate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 733 | | Stampless covers and other stamped covers to 1865 all elucidating “printed matter circular matter” uses. 43 covers in all each as an example in an old reference collection. Many more covers are pictured and illustrated with color scans and copies as this was reference material used for article writing and exhibit examination. Careful scrutiny will reveal this to be quite useful to the postal historian. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 734 | | Awesome advertising ten covers or inserts selection from 1896 to 1905. Consists of two phenomenal rarely seen inserts for the Peter Cartridge Co Cincinnati, three hunting covers with two having their original contents from the E. A. Buck & Co Palmer, Massachusetts and J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. Also entails Admission Day Celebration Stockton, CA, Butte, Montana Street Fair & Carnival, National Reunion Blue & Gray Evansville, Indiana, and a lonely Canada Alpha Chemical Co Berlin, Ontario. Very seldom offered so do not let this one get away. | Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00 |
| 735 | | Sensational Spanish American War selection from 1898 to 1900 in a medium box. Contains 65 covers nicely displayed on pages and in a binder. Patriotic cachets and camp cancels are distributed throughout. Seldom offered in this depth. | Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 736 | | Group of 14 covers all saved for a reason by an old time collector. Includes a pair of catapult covers, an 18th century US Express Mail, a signed Adams pick up “Ship to shore”, A Lindbergh 1933 Atlantic Survey, a domestic Wells Fargo, a 15 cent Columbian, and a 10 cent Louisiana purchase cover to Switzerland. Plenty of bang for the buck in this lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
| 737 | | All the “better” covers from a large consignment. Over 200 covers purchased over many years by an old time collector. Includes experimental flights, Macons, classics, foreign destinations, Spanish American War, special cancels, advertising, etc. The former owner was a cancel, FDC, and flight cover specialist so flipping through this one slowly will be fun and rewarding. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 738 | FDC | Accumulation from the 1940s to 1990s in seven cartons. Roughly 4,000 FDCs and covers in shoe, small, plastic boxes, and binders having an abundance of backup. Good opportunity for the modern FDC collector or for a $1.00 table. Please take a peek. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 739 | | Covers 1860-1870 (3 cent 1861s and 3 and 6 cent 1869s) all explicating uses of grilled stamps. 38 covers in all each as an example in an old reference collection in two 3 ring binders. Many more covers are pictured and illustrated with color scans, certificates and copies as this was reference material used for article writing and exhibit examination. The best items are the color scans of covers that are NOT included. Plenty of value remains in the rough condition covers that are actually present. Careful examination will reveal huge catalog value in the covers and invaluable information in the scans that would be quite useful to any postal historian. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 740 | | All the stampless covers and folded letters from a large consignment in three stockbooks. Around 110 purchased over many years by an old school collector. Seems to be from 1800-1848 with a variety of markings including circle dates, ship, paid, foreign marks, etc. The former owner was a cancel specialist so viewing is sure to be rewarded. | Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 741 | FDC | Accumulation from the 1850s to 1980s. Incorporates 19th century to mid 20th century postal history, RPO, airmails, FDCs and event covers in albums, pages, small boxes, and loose. Perfect for the internet cover dealer. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 742 | | Fascinating historical US and CSA Civil War selection from 1857 to 1876 in a Safe Album. Encompasses 37 mainly Union patriotic and Confederate covers. Highlights include Old Point Comfort passed by military prison, Ninth Regiment NYSM, and a CSA cancelled Fayetteville NC. Readily saleable. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 743 | | A very colorful front and back Benson’s Pharmaceutical plaster advertising cover from 1894. Cover reduced at right damaging stamp otherwise very clean. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
| 744 | | Spanish American War patriotic covers from 1898-1899. Three in all. One shows a US officer backed up by Cuban troops leading a charge, the second is a seldom seen “Second Army Corp” 15th regiment, Minn. V.I., while the third is a Cuban Flag with a Chickamauga, Ga, National Park cancel from June of 1898. Three rare covers grouped together for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 745 | | Covers and plenty of them. Over 5,200 mainly subscription entities and FDCs filling 12 large heavy cartons. The subscription covers are run of the mill and the FDCs are in general without cachets or addresses 1960-1982. Perfect for an art class hand painted cachet experience. Critical examination is a must. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 746 | | Old time accumulation of just over one hundred 1890s to 1940s covers. Combination of flights and postal history. Mostly of the value lies in a handful early C1/C6 flights and a couple Special Deliveries. Three of the flights are going to China. Condition is mixed as to be expected from an aging group. Seeing is believing, so take a look at the images on our website. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 747 | | First Trip May 15, 1918 flight cover from Washington to New York. A bit trimmed at left and a crease down the center not affecting the stamp. Strong “First Trip” handstamp tying the #C3 to the cover. Care was taken by the sender to use a “fast flying” #C3 as part of the franking. Wonderful part of early US airmail history. | Cat. Value: $750.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
| 748 | | Three covers with various combinations of Shanghai overprints mounted to an original collection page from a long time ago. Two are registered while the third is a surface rate. The registered have the appropriate receiving marks on the reverse. Condition is a little mixed yet very presentable. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 749 | | Registered flight cover to Hamburg and back using a 630 top margin plate block of 10 and a C2 plate number single to pay its way. Spectacular markings on the reverse documenting the First Day of #630 and its extensive travels across Europe and the Atlantic. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
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