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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 — United States & General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
777CVAccumulation of over 800 covers and cards from all over the world. This is an original unpicked holding mostly from the 1st half of the 20th century. Value in popular smallish countries, franking combos, destinations, auxiliary markings, etc.. Strong in the WWII period and mainly commercial types but does contain a fair amount of first flights along with a few 1st days. A real menagerie sure to appeal to the general dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00
778CVSmall group of 11 US and 24 foreign covers, each better in its own way. Includes classic US and colorful advertising, Zanzibar stationery, Ethiopia registered, and non-Scott items that did postal duty. Seldom-seen usages make for interesting viewingCat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $650.00
779CVA mostly US ÒbitÕaÓ accumulation, which means its a bitÕa everything as long as its unusual. There must easily be ten thousand items in twelve various size cartons. Good lot for the APS dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $800.00
780CVBox with hundreds of world wide covers. Includes military censored letters, book with Japan postal cards, box with unsorted world (1960Õs-1970Õs), U. S. First Days, Switzerland First Days and lots of miscellaneous. Interesting selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $325.00
781CVSeveral thousand mostly low end retail type covers. Strongest in US, 1st days and the worldwide 1st days or philatelic.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $425.00
782CVSmall group of 14 widely diverse generally better covers and cards running from stampless to modern first days. The majority is US, and all have interesting facets, so viewing is the way to ascertain their value.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $160.00
783CVOver 400 postal stationery items. Mostly 19th century with the mint out numbering the used. The foreign is mainly cards with condition issues but much still useful. The US is mainly entires in mostly Fine condition. Also of interest is the small batch of covers mostly from Texas, worth a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $270.00
784CVCollection/accumulation of over 440 assorted covers in several small albums and boxes. Over three quarters is Russia correspondence, first days, and postal stationery and the balance includes some US and a little bit of Baltic and British. There are some interesting pockets of material to look for among the more ordinary items.Cat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $220.00