| COVERS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
  | 449 |  | (1d) lightly tied by “5 ct” blue post mark and with an indistinct blue Philadelphia cds. alongside. stamp has rich color, four margins just touching at lower left. With PF cert. | Cat. Value: Cat. 1190.00
Price Realized: $240.00 |
  | 450 | | (119) United States cover cancelled in 1869 in New York Mailed to Lockport, New York. Stamp near right edge appears fine. Old mount marks remain, damage reverse, small right corner gone and cover appears neatly reduced. Still interesting postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $65.00 |
 | 451 | FDC | (855) Babe Ruth autograph on a 1939 Baseball large hand drawn cachet FDC from the Circle City estate. Toning on right side from old newspaper clipping resting there for decades (clipping comes with lot). Acquired by the collector during this time and never been on the philatelic market. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4000.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00 |
  | 452 | | Walt Disney autograph on a 1940 Famous American Gilbert Charles Stuart FDC from the Circle City estate. Obtained by the collector during this time and never been on the philatelic market. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $300.00 |
  | 453 | | 1887 telegraph document from the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Co. Sent from Philadelphia to Chicago having affixed 3T11, two booklet panes with salvage; 3T11, block of six; 3T12 block of five, and 3T20 single. Scarce and probably unique and would look snappy in your back of the book collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
  | 454 | | Orville Wright autograph on a 1940 Famous American Cyrus Hall McCormick FDC from the Circle City estate. Obtained by the collector during this time and never been on the philatelic market. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
 | 455 | | Eugene O’Neill, playwright, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936 and Pulitzer Prize winner in 1920-1926 for Drama autograph on a 1940 Famous American Ralph Waldo Emerson FDC from the Circle City estate. Secured by the collector during this time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 456 | | Unique United States cover in a small box. Consist of one of two cacheted covers cancelled on May 20,1939 and sent by the First Trans-Atlantic first flight and first to encircle the world by regular airmail service. It was address to Paul V McNutt, High Commissioner of the Philippines who added Filipino stamps. He redirected and registered the cover and sent it back to the addressee in Indianapolis while receiving several transit cancellations until arrival on June 20. The other similar cover was given to President Roosevelt for his collection. Enclosed is documentation of two covers and letters sent to FDR White House initially giving him the first flight cover as a birthday gift and reply thanking the sender for the cover. A period newspaper article is also included. Exceptional postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
   | 457 | | Two Eleanor Roosevelt autographs on a 1940 First Voyage SS America US Seapost to Puerto Rico cover plus a 1939 cover and letter from the White House from the Circle City estate. Obtained by the collector during this time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $190.00 |
 | 458 | | Willa Cather, Pulitzer Prize Winner, autograph on a 1940 Famous American Louisa May Alcott FDC from the Circle City estate. Attained by the collector during this time . | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
 | 459 | | Robinson Jeffers, Poet (who at this time was a hermit), autograph on a 1940 Famous American Henry Longfellow FDC from the Circle City estate. Gotten by the collector during this time and never been on the philatelic market. | Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $46.00 |
  | 460 | | Franklin Roosevelt four cacheted covers consisting of two Third Inauguration January 20, 1941 having FDR and Henry Wallace and two Fourth Inauguration on January 20, 1945 from the Circle City estate. Covers are pristine and have been safely stored since issued. Obtained by the collector during this time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
  | 461 | | Charles Hughes (Supreme Court Justice and failed 1916 Republican Presidential candidate) autograph/signed 1939 letter, cover and 1916 postcard from the Circle City estate. Obtained by the collector during this time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $70.00 |
 | 462 | | Marian Anderson, famous African-America singer, who struggled for acceptance because of her race autographed 1940 cover from the Circle City estate. Has cool Marion and Anderson Indiana town cancels. Acquired by the collector during this time and has never been on the philatelic market. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $95.00 |
 | 463 | | George Washington Carver autograph on a 1940 Famous American Booker T. Washington toned FDC from the Circle City estate. Obtained by the collector during this time . | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $70.00 |
 | 464 | | James Fairly, Postmaster General, autograph on a 1940 Pan American Union FDC from the Circle City estate. Acquired by the collector during this time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $26.00 |
   
29 TOTAL IMAGES | 465 | | Totally awesome United States WW II Patriotic cover selection in four cartons. Over 3,000 covers in twenty binders or albums plus loose offering. A time capsule of American fortitude and resolve to defeat common enemies. A snapshot of true historical significance which cannot be erased from the annuals of time. Spotted many unusual and not often encountered covers Considerable interest for the WW II specialist. Do not let this one slip away. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3500.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00 |
   
11 TOTAL IMAGES | 466 | FDC | Outstandingly awesome, unique United States selection in a medium carton. Roughly 110 mostly autographed Famous Americans (#859-893) cacheted FDCs. Autographed by the people who had the same profession as the person commemorated on the stamps. Highlights include Walt Disney, Orville Wright, Willa Cather, Irving Berlin, Helen Keller, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Serge Rachmaninoff, Robinson Jeffries, and Joseph Hoffman (these have been scanned). Includes Educators, Inventors, Artists, Scientists, Poets, Authors, and Composers. Appears to be a complete set having many beneficial extras. Addressed to the person who wrote to these people. A monumental task to achieve at that time. Never been on the philatelic market until now. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
   
17 TOTAL IMAGES | 467 | | A nine-part lot that is strongest in the nineteenth century commercial mail. Stampless covers, first day covers, advertising covers, first flights, and a few patriotic covers will appeal to the postal history collector. Good variety of frankings and cancels throughout. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 468 | | United States accumulation mostly from the late 1940s to the late 1980s in one carton. Approximately 1,300 ship cancelled, naval related cacheted and uncacheted covers offering a variety of ships. The naval enthusiast has the opportunity to add to his collection or for the dealer to expand his internet presence. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $475.00 |
   
9 TOTAL IMAGES | 469 | | United States seventeen Civil War Patriotic covers in display pages in a binder in a medium box. Some cancellations and destinations are Latrobe, PA to Madison, PA, Williamsport MD to Pillsbury, PA, Constantine MI to Rushford NY, and Boonton NJ to Olmstead County, Minnesota. A variety of cachets and conditions greet the viewer. All covers have been scanned, | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
   
6 TOTAL IMAGES | 470 | | United States unusual accumulation from 1932-1934 in one carton. Over 650 USS Indianapolis ship cancelled cacheted and uncacheted covers. The USS Indianapolis was a heavy cruiser which after delivering uranium for “Little Boy” the first nuclear bomb in WW II was sunk on July 30, 1945, by a Japanese submarine having a great loss of life after the sinking particularly due to exposure. If you are interested in WW II naval history or had a relative on board this ship, this is a rare opportunity to bid and own this holding. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 471 | | About two hundred items with more than half from the nineteenth century. Substantial value in the postal history selection which is extensively noted. Some interesting cancellations, back stamps, and usage make this a desirable group. Unused postal stationery and a few first day covers round out this lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 472 | | USA Postal History Accumulation. Includes stamped mail, postal stationery, etc. Strong nineteenth and early twentieth century material, with many international usages. Occasional minor imperfections. Eighty-eight covers each picked for a reason and sure to delight viewers. Photos show a few highlights. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
   
9 TOTAL IMAGES | 473 | FDC | United States selection from the 1970s to 2010 in nine cartons. Contains over 2,000 clean mainly unaddressed FDCs and unused postal stationery basically organized nicely in binders. Also includes some subscription items, commemorative folders, United Nations addressed, cacheted FDCs from 1951 to the 1970s plus some miscellaneous worldwide FDCs. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
   
10 TOTAL IMAGES | 474 | FDC | An original United States holding from 1939-1945 in a medium box. Approximately ninety cacheted FDCs autographed by various state governors, on various 1940 issued stamps, 1939 50th Anniversary Statehood, presidents of the Southern Pacific, Western Union, other important people from this time, 1943 Overrun Nations by the respective legation representatives in Washington DC etc. Mostly related to the theme of the FDCs Addressed to the person who wrote to these people and who assembled this assortment. First time on the philatelic market. Photos show what you are bidding on. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
   
11 TOTAL IMAGES | 475 | FDC | United States original accumulation mostly from the 1860s to the 1940s in one carton. Approximately 500 FDCs, commercial covers, and first flights offering a cornucopia of postal history. Assembled by the owner mainly in the early 1940s especially when the various FDCs were being issued. Not your typical FDC assortment. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
   
8 TOTAL IMAGES | 476 | | United States postal cards collection organized in Scott order in sixteen binders in two banker boxes. Consists of several hundred mint and used cards from the beginning to the early 2000s. Nice collection worth exploring. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
   
6 TOTAL IMAGES | 477 | | United States accumulation from the 1960s to the 1980s in one carton. Over 900 mainly cacheted, nuclear submarine covers. Sleeved, priced and ready to sell at a percentage. | Cat. Value: S.B. 280.00
Price Realized: $475.00 |
   
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 478 | | U.S. Cover Compilation. Over 1,250 twentieth-century First Flight covers and FDCs. Impressive variety of cachets, cancels, stamps, etc. F-VF throughout. Some duplication. Also contains some unused postal stationery and special event covers. Fun lot to view and sort. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $405.00 |
   
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 479 | | United States selection in one carton. Consists of over 550 USS Constitution cacheted covers mostly from the 1933-34 Cruise. Contains many different ports. Also includes four binder volume USCS handbook of Constitution covers and cachets. Specialist dream come true. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
   | 480 | | Eleven former First Ladies autographed covers from 1939/1940 in a small box from the Circle City estate. Consists of four Mary Lord Harrison, two each Helen Taft, Edith Roosevelt, and one each Edith Bolling Wilson, Grace Coolidge, and Frances Cleveland. Acquired by the collector during this time and never been on the philatelic market until now. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
   
11 TOTAL IMAGES | 481 | | U.S. Covers and Correspondence. Approximately 140 covers, cards, postal stationery, commercial communications, and personal letters, 1860s to WWI. Pleasing variety of origins and destinations, with different styles of cancels and assorted auxiliary markings. Many envelopes contain original letters or other enclosures. Condition is mixed. Although we noticed torn edges, missing flaps, smudges, creases, etc., there are still plenty of attractive covers worth incorporating into a collection. Our photos provide additional information about the lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
    | 482 | | United States assortment in one carton. Roughly 650 basically World War II military APOs, camps, bases etc. Super for the WW II aficionado specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 190.00
Price Realized: $270.00 |
   
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 483 | FDC | United States assortment from the 1920s to the 1990s in one carton. Over 1,500 FDCs sorted by years, sleeved, identified and priced. Appears to be mostly less common cachets. Ready to rock and roll to sell at a percentage. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
  | 484 | | Around 90 World War II patriotics. In addition to the cachets, many have APO origin markings or other features making for interesting postal history. A nice, compact group. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $250.00 |
   
17 TOTAL IMAGES | 485 | | An interesting group of early advertising covers plus some others. Also includes well mounted cut squares. An appealing philatelic item that you will appreciate by viewing. | Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
    | 486 | | Civil War Topical Holding. Just over 280 covers commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of various events during the U.S. Civil War. The covers date from 1961-1965 and feature clear cancels, a wide assortment of cachets, and thematically related stamps. The collection is housed in four worn cover albums. Also contains a few commemorative souvenir booklets. Cover-collecting history buffs should take note. | Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
    | 487 | | Unusual United States Marathon Oil Company Findlay, Ohio accumulation from 1979-1980 in a medium carton. Roughly 800 commercial covers mostly from the Midwest having about 33% from Ohio and 67% from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky. Most are from small towns. Could be all different. | Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $50.00 |
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