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Public Auction #405

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 27, 2010 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 27, 2010 at 5:16pm (New York time)

COVERS, UNITED STATES AND GENERAL FOREIGN — Collections and Accumulations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
632CVOne man’s collection intact filling fourteen large 3 ring binders. Most everything is researched, mounted and extensively annotated. Includes five volumes of airmails, one of which is an award winning exhibit featuring the US 1928 beacon issue, two involving Netherlands usages, a couple of Germany plus more. There are many stamps throughout but the main emphasis is the postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,200.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
633CVFDCDealer box of probably a couple hundred sleeved and priced worldwide covers from stampless to stationery with a total retail of $13,500.00. Includes some cards, some larger size and some censored, plus many have expanded descriptions and some could even stand alone as auction lots. Browse from start to finish for markings, frankings, and topics, etc. that catch your attention.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
634CVAn accumulation of around 1,500 covers from an original source. Strength lies in Germany (all time periods and areas), Switzerland and United States. There are numerous small pockets of other countries as well. The owner did not seem to have any direction in his collecting so view carefully because we did spot a few better items.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
635CVZeppelin cover accumulation of 57 covers and cards from a variety of flights and countries including Germany, Hungary, USA, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. We noted Sieger values to €150 among the many better and attractive items, but a few are rather rough. Worth flipping through carefully.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
636CVBatch of a dozen flown zeppelin covers or cards from 1924 to 1936. Includes three US, seven German, one each Spanish and Brazilian. Most are mounted on exhibit pages with write ups and magazine clippings.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $750.00
637CVBatch of fifteen flown zeppelin covers or cards from various countries. Includes Germany (4) plus one mixed with Luxembourg, Brazil (4), Liechtenstein (3) then one each from US, Czechoslovakia, Paraguay and Denmark. Also a group of over sixty first flights and first days from the same period along for the ride.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $950.00
638CVGroup of forty one covers or picture postcards. The majority are early airmails or zeppelins. Strong in the French pioneer aviation cards, plus a DO.X, a few interesting with vignettes or labels tied and a reprinted photo of Lindbergh. Nice variety of very marketable material.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $700.00
639CVFDCLarge carton of many hundred covers and cards, including 20th century commercial and first days, US air events, and bundles of UN. With a variety of countries, cachets, and frankings, digging through this mix will be enjoyable for a cover person.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $475.00
640CVFDCAnother large carton of many hundred covers and cards, primarily 20th century commercial and first days. With a variety of countries, cachets, and frankings, digging through this mix will be enjoyable for a cover person.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $500.00
641CVSix cartons filled with several thousand covers. Wide range of countries involved in no particular order. Mix of commercial and philatelic with topicals galore. Untouched for many years and would be great for a dealer’s 50¢ to $5.00 boxes.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
642CVSimilar to above.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
643CVFDCStill another carton of many hundred covers and cards, mostly 20th century commercial, with intermixed first day and other philatelic covers. With a variety of countries, cachets, and frankings, digging through this mix will be enjoyable for a cover person.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $350.00
644CVFDCAnd still another carton of many hundred covers and cards, mostly 20th century commercial, with intermixed first day and other philatelic covers. With a variety of countries, cachets, and frankings, digging through this mix will be enjoyable for a cover person.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $350.00
645CVA few thousand covers, cards and picture postcards mostly in cover books totalling over a few dozen. These originate from a lifetime accumulation of a noncover collector that occasionally purchased a cover but mostly acquired them in stamp lots. They range from his own interesting incoming business mail to philatelic, to FDC’s to postal history. No particular order is apparent so thorough viewing is needed to spot the numerous highlights.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
646CVAn interesting accumulation with hundreds of worldwide covers and postcards. Spotted Japan cards from a good time period, a few US stampless, many popular countries (sleeved and priced) plus a cover with Truman’s signature. Should be viewed.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $650.00
647CVFDCOriginal correspondence accumulation of mid-20th century mail with attractive frankings on over 40 assorted covers. About half are from Chicago and half from Vienna, between two collectors, including various markings such as 1940 censorship and “Service Suspended”. We noted Germany B310-B313 among the attractive sets from other countries. Many interesting items.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $375.00