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Public Auction #407

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 11, 2011 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 11, 2011 at 5:07pm (New York time)

COVERS GENERAL FOREIGN — Worldwide Mixture
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
738CVStock of about 135 essentially different catapult covers and cards, generally with colorful Germany or US frankings and cachets. All have been sleeved, priced and mounted on black stockpages some time ago. We noted mostly Bremen, plus Europa and Ile de France markings from throughout the years of catapult service. Nice selection to bolster your stock or collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00
739CVGroup of over 80 generally Germany-related WWII cards and covers. Includes Czech Legion, POW, censored, occupations and others. Described in detail with a total retail of $6,690.00, you need only put a discounted price on them for resale.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
740CVCarton of many hundreds of marginally better, seemingly better, potentially better and some definitely better worldwide covers. Most are in no order and will please the person who likes this sort of thing.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
741FDCAround 3,500 FDC’s in two banker’s boxes. Starts in the 1950’s and goes into the 1990’s. Vast majority are cacheted, unaddressed. Many are from smaller countries like British and French colonies. A colorful group with many topics and high values. Clean throughout.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $425.00
742FDCSimilar to above.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $475.00
743CVA dealer’s backroom accumulation of approximately 7,000 commercial covers and postal stationery. Many smallish countries represented. It spans all time periods with most pre 1960. Overall a large variety of countries, usages and rates which includes hundreds of registered and airmails.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $600.00
744CVSimilar to above.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $700.00
745CVSmall box of over 100 foreign cards and covers. Starts with a few stampless while the latest are a few post war. Condition mixed. German States, Australian first flights from the 1930’s and Great Britain earlies were all seen. This is just a nice old fashioned box of covers ready to be broken down and marketed to collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
746CV1,000 pieces of mostly used foreign stationery starting in the 1860’s and going through the 1940’s. Predominantly European in flavor but has bits from other continents. Mostly cards but it has some envelopes and wrappers. Cancel interest. Generally F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $350.00
747CVPostal stationery collection of about 175 mostly different older mint cards and entires. Generally from French colonies, German colonies and British colonies with a stack of Zanzibar specimens. A clean group to work on.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $475.00
748CVStrange grouping of about 60 covers and cards spanning the globe from all eras. Includes a very carefully researched 19th century exhibit plus more recent items. Overall, about a quarter are German, a quarter are British and half are from elsewhere. There just could be the rare routing or marking you have been looking for.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $850.00
749CVOver 90 interesting covers and cards, generally mounted and sometimes annotated. We noted Zeppelins, catapults, first flights, special cancels, etc. Could be profitable to look through and spot additional attributes.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
750CVGroup of 14 WWII displaced person covers from various camps. All annotated and some franked with camp locals. They provide an interesting look at that period of history with a retail $1,970.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $500.00