UNITED STATES 

637

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(9X1) New York Postmaster Provisional pair tied with a pen cancel.  Red New York cds and red are paid to New Orleans, La.  Cover has been folded.  Pair has 3 margins, in a little at UL and RL corner, Fine.

(Photo ) 2,100.00

638

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(1) 5¢ Franklin tied with a very heavy pen cancel.  Also tied with a red Boston 14 Aug cds and a red grid cancel.  Cover has a couple ccrs and an owner’s mark at extreme LR.  Stamp is 3.9 margin but just cut in at LL, Fine.

(Photo ) cat. 675.00

639

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(2) 10¢ Washington tied with a red grid cancel.  Red New York cds to Louisville Ky.  Cover has been folded in the center.  The stamp has 3 margins while being a little close at the top, fresh, F-VF.

(Photo ) 1,700.00

640

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(7) Three 1¢ Type II’s neatly tied with a Jul 14, 1857 Rock Island, Ill cds to Burlington Iowa.  Cover has a few minor wrinkles.  Stamps are all fresh and 3+ margins.

(Photo ) 540.00+

641

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(8A) 1¢ Blue, Type IIIa, plate I, “A” relief, tied with a sharp Oct 30, Chicago, Ill cds.  The cover has some trivial foxing along with a few wrinkles and is a cancellation form letter from the Agency Columbus Insurance Co, dated Oct 28, 1851.  The left margin sheet copy has four margins, a little close at T and B, F-VF.

(Photo ) 1,300.00

642

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(C13) 65¢ franked with an April 30, 1930 killer cancel on a picture postcard.  Card has ccr’s.  Stamp is centered VF.

(Photo ) cat. 175.00

643

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(C13) 65¢ vertical pair on May 31, 1930 Zeppelin flight.  Cover has numerous wrinkles, a crease and has been slit at the bottom.  Top stamp of the pair has a perf fault, bottom has a ccr, both are centered F-VF.

(Photo ) 335.00

644

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(C13) 65¢ tied on May 31 Zeppelin flight.  Card has a few creases.  Stamp is just Fine.

(Photo ) cat. 175.00

645

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(C14) $1.30 on April 30, 1930 Zeppelin flight card.  Card has a minor ccr, stamp is fresh and F-VF.

(Photo ) 400.00

646

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(C14) $1.30 franked with an April 29, 1930 cds on a card.  Scotts #651 on reverse.  Card has trivial ccr, stamp is centered F-VF.

(Photo ) 400.00

647

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(C14) $1.30 on an April 29, 1930 Zeppelin flight.  Card is F-VF stamp has a little bit of glazing and is centered Fine.

(Photo ) 400.00

648

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(C14) $1.30 on April 30, 1930 flight.  Card has some ccr’s, stamp is Fine.

(Photo ) 400.00

649

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(C15) $2.60 franked on an April 23, 1930 flight.  Stamp is centered Fine.

(Photo ) 600.00

650

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(C15) $2.60 franked on a May 5, 1930 flight.  Cover has a few wrinkles and the back flap has been slit.  Stamp is centered Fine.

(Photo ) 600.00

651

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(C15) $2.60 April 30, 1930 flight.  Cover has some ccr’s and has been slit at the bottom.  Stamp has a trivial ccr, Fine.

(Photo ) 600.00

652

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(C15) $2.60 on April 30, 1930 Zeppelin flight.  Cover has corner creases, stamp is Fine.

(Photo ) 600.00

653

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(E4, 247) 10¢ Blue Special Del and 1¢ Blue on 1¢ entire franked with a JUN 14, 1895 Skowhegan ME cds.  Reverse is a R.K. French, JUN 14 West Skow and Portland RPO 3 straight line aux mark and JUN 14, 1895 Waterville ME receiving mark.  Cover has a little toning on the edges while the stamps are Fine.

(Photo ) 210.00

CONFEDERATE STATES 

654

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(62X3) 5¢ Brown New Orleans Provisional tied with a Dec New Orleans LA cds.  Cover has been repaired, trimmed at top, has a few wrinkles at left, back flap faults.  Stamp has four margins, close at top, Fine.

(Photo ) 450.00

655

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(1) Two 5¢ Greens tied with blue target cancels.  Blue Nov 18, 1861 Charlottesville, VA dbl circle to Baton Rouge LA on interior pink envelope.  Cover has a tear at top center and back flap faults.  Stamps are Fine, one with a couple spots on the face.

(Photo ) cat. 500.00

656

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(1a) 5¢ Light Green franked with a blue Apr 8 Franklin Depot VA cds to Earlysville VA.  Cover has been ever so slightly trimmed at right.  The stamp is a full four margins but has a crease, F-VF.

(Photo ) cat. 310.00

657

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(2) 10¢ Blue Third spiked ornament at right white (Pos 45) tied with a Jan 23, 1862 Atlanta CA to CSA Capt. J. A. Hanks 22 Reg GA vols Portsmoth VA.  Cover has been repaired.  Stamp is 4 margins, close at right, F-VF.

(Photo ) cat. 325.00++

658

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(4) 5¢ Blue pair franked with a JUN 20.62 RICHMOND, VA cds to Limeston Springs, S. Carolina.  Cover has been trimmed slightly at left.  Right stamp in the pair is torn in at the UR and LR corners, Fine.

(Photo ) cat. 450.00

659

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(4,6) 5¢ Blue and 5¢ Light Blue combination tied with a RICHMOND VA cds care of Penny Post at L.L. by Corporal Guy with 1st Reg S.C. Vols to Charleston, S.C. Cover has wrinkles and faulty at LR.  The #4 is Fine while the #6 is damaged, Fine.

(Photo ) cat. 500.00

660

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(7) 5¢ Blue pair tied with a very light Marion VA cds to Kingston East Tennessee.  Cover has a few small tears at the bottom.  Stamps are Fine.

(Photo ) cat. 95.00

661

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(11) 10¢ Blue tied with a Mar 12, RICHMOND VA cds to the Henry Court House.  Cover has a little foxing at LL.  Stamp has 4 full margins, VF.

(Photo ) 90.00

662

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(12a) 10¢ Milky blue tied with a black target soldiers mail cancel to Staunton Valley of Virginia, Fine.

(Photo ) 90.00

663

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(13) 20¢ Green used on front.  1990 APS cert states, “used on cover front, postmark has been enhanced, genuine”, Fine.

(Photo ) 400.00

664

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Nashville Tennessee occupation Forces, Soldier’s Letter, Due 3 from James H. Howe Col. 32nd Wis Infantry to Green Bay Wisconsin.  Letter has been folded at center and has a few other wrinkles, Fine.

(Photo ) S.B. 100.00

665

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Four covers with questionable issues.  First cover is a CSA #11 and Scott #65 combined usage. The second is CSA Patriotic on USA Scotts #U10.  The third is a CSA South Carolina unused Patriotic cover “Dietz FSC-1”.  The last cover is a paid stampless addressed by Hoover Cobb (could be one of his sons) to Mrs. Hoover Cobb June 2, 1861.  Overall condition is Fine or better.  Sold “as is”.

(Photo ) S.B. 100.00

UNITED STATES ACCUMULATIONS 

666

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Close to 700 sleeved and priced covers and cards.  They are primarily late 19th or early 20th century postal history with a few earlier or later.  All are with detailed notations identifying DPO, country, dates, cancel type, special markings, etc.  Advertising corner cards, exposition picture postcards and varieties all add to the interest.  Educational viewing.

S.B. 2,000.00

667

FDC

Over 10,000 unaddressed Colorano silk cacheted 1st days from the mid 1970’s to past 2000.  Fairly well balanced duplication up to possibly 15 of each.  Very comprehensive maybe complete.  A few damaged by mishandling but most are very clean.  This would make anyone an instant stock of this popular line.

S.B. 2,000.00

668

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Dealer stock of over 500 US postal history covers and cards, primarily 1st half of the 20th century military related.  Includes substantial numbers of APO, naval, patriotic, etc, plus some earlier, foreign and just neat covers.  There is a wide variety of interesting frankings, markings, cachets, destinations and activities.  All are sleeved, expertly written up, and intelligently priced.  Careful viewing is recommended.

S.B. 1,600.00

669

FDC

First Day Cover accumulation of about 450 First Day Covers from the late 1920’s through late 1940’s includes Famous Americans, Overrun Countries, National Parks, and commems from the early 1930’s. Almost all are cacheted with mixed addressed/unaddressed. This lot has excellent coverage in the time period.  Condition will be mixed with much edge wear and some extensive toning.  Useful duplication.  Inspection is strongly advised.

S.B. 1100.00

670

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Accumulation of around 5000 cheap covers of all types from the late 1800’s to the 1990’s.  Includes partially used, events, navals, etc.  Very little in the way of FDC’s.  Great lot for a dollar table to do some wheeling and dealing.

S.B. 750.00

671

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A three part lot.  First part is postal history which has some merit in the 19th century plus exhaustive town cancel variety (strong in Michigan towns).  Next are the first days that start in the 1930’s and run fairly recent.  Some better cachets, both addressed and unaddressed.  Lastly is the mint and used postal stationery from the 19th century to again fairly recent.  Several thousand items total.

S.B. 700.00

672

FDC

Clean semi sorted stock of about 4,000 Artcraft first days 1950’s to 1983.  About half are sleeved and priced, there is duplication throughout and a few foreign or non Artcraft slipped in to be different.  Ready made for your Artcraft clients.

S.B. 650.00

673

FDC

Collection of several hundred starting with an uncacheted 610 and gradually becoming all cacheted into the 1960’s.  Also a pristine collection of over 500 mostly 1990’s Artmaster.  And last and definitely least, hundred of modern mint or FD stationery.  Don’t miss the nuggets like 611, 612 and C18.

S.B. 400.00

674

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Small group of 11 covers in three distinct specialties.  There are three with sound stamps #22, 73, 92; four with colorful Kansas advertising and four with early Fluegel cachets including his first.

S.B. 375.00

675

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Box of over 500 very diverse cards and covers.  They range from soldier’s letters and business correspondence to novelty picture postcards and first days.  This should be viewed to see what catches your eye.

S.B. 350.00

676

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An eclectic batch of several dozen covers.  Includes a few stampless, 1¢ 1851’s, #73, a group of 1145, C14 (cover is damaged), a German Catapult, some EFO entires, a couple specimen entires, 2 Wells Fargo entires and other stuff.  Condition is very mixed, worth a serious look.

S.B. 300.00

677

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Group of over 200 SFL’s mostly from larger PA or MD towns to the same addresses.  Most are remarkably fresh and some have different rates and colors and styles of cancels.  Very reasonable at our estimate.

S.B. 300.00

678

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Group of about 39 assorted better cards and covers.  Includes eight flown zeppelin covers, one with C13 and seven other flights with better frankings.  Also includes 18 early US from stampless to the 1880’s, three with territorial cancels.  A couple are foreign and condition varies somewhat, but still useful material throughout.

S.B. 300.00

679

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Collection of a couple hundred mounted covers and picture postcards either showing or cancelled at Santa Claus Indiana.  Includes a complete run of first day covers for Christmas seals plus other related holiday covers.  A very attractive group.

S.B. 300.00

680

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Group of 100 almost all different Zeppelin related covers and cards.  One quarter are 1928-1936 Zeppelin flights or events by various airships and three quarters are modern Zeppelin anniversary and topical covers and cards from stamp shows, etc.  Nice variety of attractive items.

S.B. 300.00

681

FDC

Impressive collection of First Day of Issue ceremony programs 1950’s to 1990’s organized in five tote boxes.  Essentially complete with varieties in all of their shapes and sizes, all are inventoried along with banquet menus, convention programs, first day covers and whatever ephemera the post office or ceremony people produced.  We noted scattered light duplication and some autographs to enhance the value.  Huge retail.

S.B. 300.00

682

FDC

Nice grouping of first days plus picture postcards in two cartons.  There are 1270 FDC’s of which nearly all are sleeved or in albums.  Some nice Gill Craft combos and artist signed in the mix.  There are approximately 1,200 postcards with some early topical that need viewing.

S.B. 250.00

683

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Three collections of sleeved picture postcards collected not for their pictures but for their uncommon frankings.  Consists of 48 cards with #328 Jamestown, 41 cards with #397 Panama-Pacific and 120 cards with #Q1 PO Clerk, most cancelled in the 3Q of 1913.  The subject matter could be anything, the cancels could be from anywhere, but the stamps are the thing.

S.B. 240.00

684

FDC

Collection of several hundred 1st days starting in the 1930’s and running to the 1970’s.  Except for the very early one’s they are all unaddressed.  Cacheted throughout, mostly common types.  Also includes the heavy promo items.

S.B. 190.00

685

FDC/*

Assemblage of over 3,000 common cards and covers.  Includes first days, events, stationery, etc. generally 1950’s to 1980’s.  Many cacheted, many addressed, many duplicates and while condition varies, still many useful.

S.B. 150.00

686

FDC

(802-834) complete Prexy set of 32 on Linprint cachets.  MTA except for the earliest two, and fresh except for light seam toning.

S.B. 100.00

UNITED STATES AND GENERAL FOREIGN 

687

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Box of at least 600 19th and 20th century cards and covers of all types.  We noted Scottish stampless, foreign real Photo picture postcards, flights and other events, WWII military and more modern correspondence.  They are mostly written up, priced, and ready to go.  Makes for interesting viewing.

S.B. 1,700.00

688

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Assemblage of many thousands of worldwide covers and stamps in seven assorted cartons.  The stamps are primarily Argentina local revenues and various Canada.  The covers include foreign events and topics plus assorted US, UN and Canada to browse through.  Much of this has either been on a dollar table or destined for one.

S.B. 650.00

689

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Accumulation of maybe 1,600 assorted covers and cards with the majority being US, then German area, or from elsewhere.  They cover all eras from a good group of 19th century Europe postal stationery and frankings, to a group of US mint postal stationery.  In between there are airmail events, PO events, RPO’s, advertising, patriotics, picture postcards, special cancels and plain correspondence.  You should browse both boxes to find what strikes your fancy.

S.B. 500.00

690

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Accumulation of around 2,400 covers roughly sorted into 17 assorted shoe and cigar boxes.  Includes hundreds of flags, slogan and ship cancels, hundreds of APO, HPO, RPO cancels and a thousand college corner cards.  Also includes hundreds of US and foreign flights, postal history and oversized correspondence.  Something for most specialists.

S.B. 400.00