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Public Auction #402

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended November 13, 2009 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated November 13, 2009 at 6:24pm (New York time)

COVERS, UNITED STATES AND GENERAL FOREIGN — Collections and Accumulations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
868CVUnited States and Canada three boxes of covers approaching 1000 total pieces. They consist of about 500 US WWII APO covers from all over, about 65 US generally aged oversized covers with banknote and other interesting frankings, and about 400 Canada assorted covers and picture postcards that picked up RPO cancels in their travels. All should provide fruitful browsing for a knowledgeable specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $0.00
869CVGermany and United States collection of about 150 generally different Catapult covers from 1929 to 1935. From the ships Ile de France, Bremen, and Europa, each is identified by Haberer and other numbers. There is a wide variety of handstamped markings, with most covers having German frankings, and some having US frankings, plus there are some other flights as well. A good showing of this popular specialty.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00
870CVAccumulation of 10,000 to 12,000 worldwide & US covers from a collector who gathered them over several decades and put them randomly into whatever shoebox was handy. They are totally unpicked and unsorted except that we put them right side up facing forward in cartons to make viewing possible. You are just as likely to find interesting covers in any one of them, be they 19th or 20th century, first day or event, correspondence or special cancel, stationery or picture postcard, etc. We note that much is destined for a dollar table, more or less, with some that are uncancelled, unserviced, or uncacheted. It will be worthwhile spending some time here.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
871CVAs above, undifferentiated.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
872CVAs above, undifferentiated.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
873CVEleven large cartons and two small filled with several thousand covers. Strongest in US 1st days and many of the subscription albums. Also other 1st days from around the world as well as commercial covers from the US and other countries.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $650.00
874CVAround 2,000 mostly US FDCs. Includes 1970’s-1980’s multi-color Fleetwoods, modern sets in presentation books, a very few 1930’s to 1940’s, and a bit of miscellaneous type. Also within the boxes you will find Canadian FDCs and UN Flag sets. Pleasing variety, clean and proper for a dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $325.00
875CVCollection of a couple thousand semi-sorted covers in 20 assorted binders and albums. Mainly from the mid-20th century, they are strongest in US and Germany, then Canada, China, and elsewhere. Mounting methods have caused damage in places, so rearranging and remounting would be helpful.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $325.00