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Public Auction #407

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COVERS UNITED STATES — Collections & Accumulations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
682CVDealer tub of over 550 diverse covers and cards. Each has significant attributes fully annotated on computerized retail labels. We noted expo, ethnic, and real photo postcards, advertising, patriotic, flight, and event covers plus better frankings, fancy cancels, and autographs among all these better items. We also noted some opened stampless covers and that about 6% are better foreign. Should be well worth your time to go through the entire tub since they are being offered at a small percentage of retail.Cat. Value: S.B. 6,500.00
Price Realized: $9,000.00
683*oCVPostal card collection from 1873 to the 1960’s mounted exhibit style on old Scott pages. Among over 300 postal, reply and airmail cards, we noted mint and used better cards, preprinted cards, cacheted first days, varieties and duplicates. Apparently missing only some of the best ones. This could go a long way toward filling out your collection or stock so check it out.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
684CVFDCGrouping of maybe a hundred covers showing BOB stamps and usages, mounted exhibit style. Includes official seals, dues, parcelposts, FDCs, first flights, etc., plus related mint and used stamps and some ephemera. Along for the ride is a fairly typical mostly used collection/accumulation in an old Scott American album. Many nice items to view, enjoy and then recycle.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,300.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
685CVFDCGrouping of about three dozen covers showing 1920’s and 1930’s commemorative stamps and usages, mounted exhibit style. Includes first days from various cities, interesting commercial items and some related mint stamps. Many nice items to view, enjoy and then recycle.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $850.00
686CVAccumulation of at least 15,000 US covers from all eras packed in rows in 14 assorted boxes. By far the largest portion consists of Chicago and Illinois postal history, cancels, corner cards, advertising, etc. Many are with detailed annotations, including stampless and other 19th century covers which are too good for the dollar table. We also noted first days, events, navals, flights, HPOs, etc., with attractive frankings, cachets and other features which could be of interest. A carton of diverse ephemera from the consignment was also included adding to your browsing interest.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $2,800.00
687CVWorthwhile accumulation of 250 unused Civil War patriotics. Many multicolored, some duplication, clean lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
688CVThree heavy cartons stuffed with covers. The emphasis is on US airmail, but everything or anything might be seen. They start around 1926 and progress to modern times. CAM, FAM, airport dedication, Airmail Week, common first day covers and postal cards were all seen with a quick look. Spotted a 1928 around the world flight and some pilot autographed covers. Several thousand covers just as they came in. You should plan to spend some time examining this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
689CVSix large cartons filled with mostly cacheted, addressed US 1st days from the 1940’s into the 1990’s. Also some naval event covers, UN 1st days along with a few hundred worldwide. There are thousands sorted into shoe boxes and in albums plus some loose.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $450.00
690CV4000 USA CAM first flight covers from the 1940’s to the early 1960’s. Wide variety of cachets and flights. Almost all are sleeved and many are priced according to old airmail catalogs. Varying degrees of duplication. Generally F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $750.00
691CVTwo cartons holding a dozen or so small boxes of mixed up U.S. postal history. We didn’t examine very closely, but, while repacking, we did see stampless, advertising, better usages and more. There are probably a couple thousand in total and you will need to examine them to determine the proper bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00

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