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Public Auction #403

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 12, 2010 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 12, 2010 at 6:17pm (New York time)

COVERS, GENERAL FOREIGN — Collections and Accumulations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
714Collection of about 1,900 organized worldwide covers. Many of the countries consist substantially of correspondence from stampless to modern. Throughout we noted covers with special cancels, attractive frankings, first day cachets, or other desirable attributes. Definitely worth browsing through.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,200.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
715Dealer group of around 125 assorted covers and cards ranging from Italian States to WWII era. Mostly sleeved and priced in the $5.00-$200.00 range. Strongest in Great Britain, Germany, Russia, etc. Prepared for sale, but never offered, so you get first pick.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
716Several hundred priced and sleeved covers of a half dozen types. Includes British ($1,290.00 retail), Western Europe ($1,470.00), Eastern Europe ($1,400.00), Latin America ($400.00), worldwide censored ($680.00) then Middle, East, Far East and Africa ($820.00). Overall a wide variety of useful covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
717Dealer tub of several hundred worldwide covers and cards. Primarily early 20th century Latin America. Includes a variety of frankings and markings, and other countries and eras, to browse through. All are sleeved and priced at a total retail of $4,725.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $650.00
718Accumulation of over 5,000 worldwide covers filling five assorted cartons. About half are commercial from the early 1900’s to the 1950’s, and the rest are primarily modern first days. These are strongest in Germany, Sweden, Australia, Russia, etc. Perfect for a dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $850.00
719Three cartons of thousands of covers just heaped in. We barely looked but did see some better Middle East.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $650.00
720FDCBox of 70 better worldwide covers with strength in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Covers are from about three dozen countries. Generally selected for frankings, cancels, auxiliary markings, or historical connections. Some are first days or events, some have substantial catalog value or history, and all are interesting and merit a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
721FDCStock of about 2,100 clean modern worldwide first day covers, ready to be sorted, sleeved, and priced. Many are from government corporations or Fleetwood clients, and all are very attractive with good topical content.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $425.00
722Two unrelated groupings with some better in each. Includes a couple dozen Esperanto covers from various countries, and a mounted collection of over 100 different Mexico picture postcards, mostly unused scenes from various eras. Take a quick look.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $230.00
723FDCTwo cartons with maybe 1,500 assorted 20th century worldwide covers. Includes commercial, first day, etc. covers in many sizes from many places. Strength in British area and with UN thrown in at no charge. You may want to pull out a few relatively nicer covers before these hit your dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $290.00