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Public Auction #412

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 18, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 18, 2012 at 6:12pm (New York time)

COVERS — United States and General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
683CVSixteen better covers with various collectible features. Includes two US, three Liechtenstein, and four Germany from various Zeppelin flights, plus seven with US territorial and other interesting cancels and markings. Will please several specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $850.00
684CVZeppelin/rocket collection/accumulation of about 65 mostly different covers and cards. Generally with special cachets, cancels, and or other markings. About half are rocket flights often with cinderellas affixed, about a third are Zeppelin flights and the balance are other flights, etc. A very interesting and worthwhile showing of these popular topics on cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $750.00
685CVAccumulation containing the remains of a paper dealer’s stamps on cover that he could just not throw away completely filling seven large heavy cartons. Includes US FDC from the 1950’s mainly addressed and non cacheted, US and foreign postal stationery both mint and used, modern mail from all parts of his neighborhood and the occasional better than dollar table cover. Many hours of fun await culling this “the good, the bad, and the ugly” lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $375.00
686CVAccumulation containing the remains of a paper dealer’s non stamps remains filling eight large heavy cartons. Promotional decks of cards from 1960’s movies, pamphlets, magazines, newspaper articles, magic tricks, autographs, palm cards, advertising items, old documents etc. were all noted during repacking. Almost anything could be in here. Needs a serious examination by someone knowledgeable in this area to determine the correct price.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $325.00
687CVThree full cartons of covers. Two are US mainly first flights and inauguration covers from 1933-1980. Also includes some foreign in another carton. Most would be marketable on a dollar table after the better ones are removed. Perfect for the small bourse cover dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $300.00
688CVA few thousand covers in four large cartons. The US FDC’s are the most numerous but also includes worldwide 1st days, US and worldwide commercial and subscription offerings. Mainly lower end retail grade with an occasional better.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $260.00
689CVAccumulation of around 2,000 US and foreign covers in four cartons. Best are the US with FDC, first flights most 1930-1977 and commercial mail includes. The foreign are predominantly an accumulation of Africa mostly Ghana 1970’s to US companies. Ultimate destination dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $200.00
690CVCarton containing the remaining covers of a large consignment in five 3 ring stockbooks and a small box. Individual items of interest throughout with the best being Czechoslovakian parcel tabs, various censor markings and other odd rates and usages hidden among the common commercial covers. Take some time to view this unique holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 210.00
Price Realized: $475.00
691CVConsignment balance in four boxes, the best being many hundred US and foreign first day, event, and commercial covers, and some foreign picture postcards in two boxes. Generally from the 1940’s to the 1970’s, some are orderly and some are not, but we noted a few better so worth a quick look. The other two boxes are just stuff, along with a 1960 Educational Book Guild Around the World album.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $150.00