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Public Auction #400

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 15, 2009 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 29, 2009 at 8:58am (New York time)

COVERS — General Foreign by Country
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
798CVCanada cover accumulation in seven stockbooks containing several hundred covers. A wide variety includes First Flights, Commercial covers from the 1920Õs and 1930Õ, advertising, stamped envelopes, postcards and more. As a bonus, spotted several good covers from Newfoundland. Some minor faults but generally okay. Interesting lot to sort through. __Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $850.00
799CVChile specialist group of seven stampless folded letters mounted in an exhibit. It shows the different types of ÒVALPARAISOÓ handstamps used over 31 years. Quality covers with a scholarly write-up.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $95.00
800FDCCyprus over 250 different 1st days from 1969 to 2006. Very clean attractive lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 190.00
Price Realized: $150.00
801FDCCyprus 153 different First Day covers ranging from 1969 through 2006. Majority higher value sets, souvenir sheets and multiple frankings.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $150.00
802CVFrance group of 90 folded letters, covers, or large pieces mounted in an old business binder. One is stampless, and the rest are mostly 20 or 25 centimes Ceres or Napoleon single frankings. However, there are a variety of cancels and auxiliary markings to provide more interest.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $0.00
803CVGermany about 200 WWII feldpost covers, cards, letter cards and tags. These are from an advanced collectorÕs duplicates so they represent a bit higher level than your everyday group. Wide range of unit markings and auxiliary markings. Could be some real sleepers.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $375.00
804CVGermany selection of 11 Third Reich propaganda picture postcards, and nine related covers from Russia, Africa, China, and POWÕs. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $250.00
805CVGermany easily a hundred fifty 3rd Reich period covers and cards. All medium grade retail with interesting occupations, meters and wide variety of frankings many of which are attractive multicolored. Also of notice is the variety of cancels, censors and other markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $325.00
806CVGermany (C38, C39 x 2) 2 mark with ÒMoonÓ over airship variety tied by a 18.5.30 Friedrichshafen cds. and with proper green May 31 Lakehurst cancel on back, Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 870.00+
Price Realized: $350.00
807CVGermany selection of four post-WWII covers, eight mint and used Third Reich propaganda picture postcards, and two 1860Õs Bavaria folded letters. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $180.00
808CVGermany three different catapult covers. One franked with a C35, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $110.00
809CVGerman Colonies six different used postal cards with replies attached. All from Pacific Islands and with no messages but appears to be sent through the mail except one which has no address, F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $22.00
810CVGermany and Areas over 400 covers and cards accumulated by an impulsive collector of this area. Strong in the early postwar through early Bundesrepublic and DDR. Also value in 3rd Reich. Wide variety of both commercial and philatelic types.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $800.00
811CVGermany and Areas accumulation of approximately 650 covers and cards. Virtually all 20th century to the 1970Õs. Includes feldpost, attractive frankings, several ÒNachtraeglich EntwertetÓ cancels, DPÕs, etc.. Overall, the 3rd Reich period is particularly well represented.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
812CVGreat Britain group of 30 stampless covers, primarily from London to New York, showing handstamps for transatlantic depreciation of US currency vs. gold between 1863 and 1867. The financial transactions described inside the folded letters are fascinating, along with the evolution of the markings on the outside. This lot will intrigue different specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $350.00
813CVGreenland small box with approximately 200 covers and postcards, all identified using DAKA/wowern numbering. Lots of different post offices and cancels with first and last day of use.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $130.00
814CVIceland group of three covers including one cancelled in Denmark, one franked with C1-C2 and a strip of 3 of C3, both to Flint, MI. Nice routings and ratings.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $270.00
815CVIndia accumulation of 21 covers starting with a 1854 _ pence blue franking and running to the 1920Õs. Most of them and the value are the 19th century. The cancels are valuable and includes two railways, Cooper type 4a in blue, Bombay duplex Cooper type 15 on a bicolored franked cover and a Cooper type 15. The most attractive item is the three color combo franking. Some faults but overall better than average.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $550.00
816CVIran group of 18 covers from the 1910Õs to 1920Õs. Includes three with Bushire overprint frankings, one of the seven Bushire first flights franked to the 5 Kran, four registered to Bagdad, and four others, all with interesting markings. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $475.00
817CVIran selection of 11 better commercial covers. Mostly early 20th century to local destinations, with some variety of cancels and frankings.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $180.00
818CVIran group of 19 different mint postal stationery pieces from the 1870Õs to the 1890Õs. Includes seven cards, entires, and four wrappers from overprinted lions to Shah Qajar.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $180.00
819CVIsrael collection of over 140 clean interim period covers haphazardly arranged on stock pages. Includes a wide variety of issues, some in combination with Israel 1st coins and some locals, but most are with Tel Aviv or Haifa validation handstamps. Even those philatelically inspired are interesting postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $850.00
820CVIsrael terrific unpicked cover collection with several hundred. Includes mostly commercial covers from 1948-1960Õs, registered, Postal Stationary, advertising and more. Amazing lot that took a lifetime to accumulate.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $200.00
821FDCKorea selection of over 140 cacheted first days between 1957 and 1980 (263//1190a) all sleeved and identified. Includes sets, souvenir sheets, many with PO flyer, and very few duplicates. Nice clean group.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $85.00
822CVMalaya group of 11 Japanese occupation covers sent to local destinations. All have different frankings and cancels, and many are annotated with special cancels. Nice postal history survivors.Cat. Value: S.B.. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $700.00
823CVMemel selection of four registered airmail covers from 1922 with half or full sets. Also two matched registered Bavaria covers with a full Germania set. Lots of markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $160.00
824CVPortugal collection of about 80 covers from the 1830Õs to the 1870Õs. A quarter are stampless and the rest have single or double frankings. A nice unpicked group with a variety of cancels and markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00
825CVPortugal collection of 1950Õs to fairly recent meter cancelled covers. Mostly sorted by meter number. Estimated to be over 2,500 with a wide variety of numbers and slogans. Needs to be viewed by someone who knows about these.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $100.00
826CVPortugal and Colonies group of nearly 180 covers and cards. All 20th century to about 1950 and mainly Portugal. A good mix, very clean and all priced and sleeved.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $350.00
827CVPortuguese Colonies accumulation that is part of an original holding that never got sorted from a long-time collector. There are many hundred covers, picture postcards, and mint and used postal stationery, primarily early keyplate and pictorial issues on commercial covers from numerous large and small colonies. We noted, material still in auction or dealer sleeves, and scattered duplication. An untouched hoard of material that will be appreciated by dealer and collector alike.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
828CVPortuguese Colonies accumulation that is part of an original holding that never got sorted from a long-time collector. There are many hundred covers, picture postcards, and mint and used postal stationery, primarily early keyplate and pictorial issues on commercial covers from both large and small colonies, with some later first flights and first days added. We noted numerous Angola 1945 emergency airmails on cover, material still on auction pages, and specialist reference information. An untouched hoard of material that will be appreciated by dealer and collector alike.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,500.00
Price Realized: $8,000.00
829CVPortugal and Colonies accumulation of over 950 unused postal stationery items. Includes cards, letter cards, entires, reply cards (unsevered) formular cards and areograms. Only about 5% is Portugal itself with the rest looks to represent every colony. Most is circa 19th century and early 20th century and any duplication is low. Some faults but most is Fine or better.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $900.00
830CVRussia WWI POW correspondence collection of 50 items arranged on stockpages or exhibit pages and annotated in German. Includes postal cards, formular cards, and Red Cross reply cards from about 13 Siberian POW camps in various quantities addressed to Austria, Germany, or Hungary. Generally with multiple censor markings, some have postal markings, and some show expected wear. An interesting array made even more so when you read the messages.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $600.00
831CVFDCSaar collection of 96 nearly all different clean covers and cards from 1921 to 1958 in a Tipex cover album. Includes commercial covers, cacheted first days, special cancels, maxicards, and mint postal cards. All inventoried and identified makes for easy viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $350.00
832CVSlovakia selection of ten commercial covers from the German occupation during WWII. Contains a variety of cancels, frankings, markings, and etiquettes.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $160.00
833CVZanzibar mounted group of 48 assorted mint ÒSPECIMENÓ overprinted postal cards and reply, letter, and registered postal stationery, plus one normal used card. At least three overprint styles are used on this 1896 to 1926 material. Some are duplicated, a few are toned, and all sport old prices.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00