| COVERS — United States Accumulations |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 635 |  | US covers as a start in this two carton history research project. One family’s historical correspondence mixed into an old cover collection found in the remains of an old desk in Louisville, Kentucky. Begins with ten or so Confederate covers including two type A1 and two of type A4 pairs. Then moves to just over 100 Civil War patriotic envelopes many in poor condition with a few exceptions. Most of the enclosures are removed from their original envelopes, but are included elsewhere in this extensive holding. Markings on envelopes include advertising corners including “Davis, Deupree & Co. We sell slaves” Richmond, Regimentals (12th Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers, Suffolk), Camp Leslie, and Camp Douglas. The bulk of the historical significance is in the papers that the family preserved including, slave letters, ship’s orders and passes, battlefield correspondence, cabinet cards, government war forms, Garrison Equipage reports, and hundreds of hand written letters from 1820-1914. A written description cannot | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00 |
| 636 | | Mainly FDC in 12 large heavy cartons. Owner’s estimate of between 15,000-18,000 items. Includes clean, mostly modern, unaddressed cacheted FDC’s of the last 50 years some in quantity, two cartons of subscription covers, a shoebox or two of old correspondence, and plenty of booklet pane and high value FDCs interspersed. Some is still in Scott order much in the original government packaging. Plenty of value for the FDC merchant with the possibility of finds to be gleaned from a thorough search. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00 |
| 637 | | Extensive cover lot in around two dozen cover books containing a few hundred covers. Overlays the whole spectrum from common first days to important postal history covers. Highlights include military, advertising, rates, dedications, stampless, classic usages, mourning covers, etc. A true field day for the postal history enthusiast. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,400.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00 |
| 638 | | Two pizza size boxes containing around 160 “better” covers from a large estate. Highlights include #68 on four different covers one of which is a pair, #9 on cover, a few 1869s plus a hand full of Black Jacks one of which is #73 (certificate) used on a mourning cover, a dozen or so banknote covers, an 1860 ornate valentine, folded letters four of which are free franks by Gideon Wells postmaster of Hartford who became Sec. of Navy during the Civil War. Typified by interesting destinations and markings this lot is not to be missed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00 |
| 639 | | An old time holding of well over 60 better, mostly 19th century covers. Fair number of Trans American and Trans Atlantics with many 1851s, 1857s, Banknotes, early commemoratives, etc. You will also come across four Civil war Patriotics, five Confederate States with number’s 1 x2, 5, and a C2 on an early flight. Other noteworthy items are number 11 with a green cancel, number’s 7 or 9 x7, 14, x2, 15, 17 strip of four folded over the edge of the cover, 71 strip of three to Hong Kong, however it too has been folded over the edge of the cover, and finally a # 117. There are several of the same issues on piece not within the cover count but does hold solid catalog value stamp wise. Condition is very mixed, some are in rough shape. View slowly, many items to be mined out of the group. | Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00 |
| 640 | | Advertising covers group of nearly 70 amazing examples. Spans all eras with many themes covered such as Fancy goods, tobacco, corn products, spurs, monkeys, insurance, Indians, machines, fruit, hotels, rifles, expos, etc. An electrifying accumulation that took a lifetime to assemble. Viewing is certainly a pleasure. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00 |
| 641 | | Mounted collection of 20 different Union Civil War patriotics, used from mostly different towns. Worthwhile group. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 642 | | An overwhelming accumulation of around 3900 mostly 1940s to 1950s FDC along with a few flights and highway post offices. FDC’s includes some of little bit better colorful cachet makers. A speed bump is the massive duplication involved with some of the issues. Condition is favorable with both addressed and unaddressed found. A savvy marketer will do well. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $300.00 |
| 643 | | Stock of 210 mostly 19th century covers and cards randomly filed in two cover albums. Includes some attractive frankings, some small town CDS’s, some interesting advertising and some others, with almost $2,000.00 total retail. Could be rather profitable at our suggested bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $375.00 |
| 644 | | Accumulation of over 2,500 US Army and Navy cancelled #10 size covers in one heavy carton. Fluctuating from the 1940s to 1960s, these covers could be a bonanza for the APO collector. Take some time for exploration. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $350.00 |
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