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Public Auction #416

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 17, 2013 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 17, 2013 at 6:21pm (New York time)

COVERS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
722CV(78) 24¢ Lilac tied with a black geometric cancel on a Transatlantic cover to London. Cover is also franked with a red Boston BR, Pkt 19 PAID and red London Paid receiving mark. Cover has a Hotel advertise embossed on reverse flap, cover has been slit at right corner faults and flap faults. Stamp is SE at left, Fair-Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 400.00
Price Realized: $55.00
See lot 845 in General & US Collections for a significant collection with airmail covers.
723CV(C13) 65¢ franked on a UX18 on a South American Zeppelin flight. Card has several creases. Stamp has a corner crease, centered VF.Cat. Value: cat. 175.00
Price Realized: $85.00
724CV(C13) 65¢ on Zeppelin picture postcard. Card has a corner crease. Stamp is centered Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 175.00
Price Realized: $80.00
725CV(C13) 65¢ Green Zeppelin on a picture postcard going to South America. Card has a corner crease. Stamp is centered just Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 175.00
Price Realized: $85.00
726CV(C14) $1.30 as a round trip Zeppelin Flight franked on a picture postcard. Card has couple corner creases and a small spot at lower left. Stamp is centered near VF.Cat. Value: cat. 400.00
Price Realized: $190.00
727CV(C14) $1.30 on Zeppelin Flight cover. Cover has been slit at bottom, tiny hrs on front and reverse, a bit of overall soiling. Stamp is a top sheet margin copy, centered Fine.Cat. Value: cat. 400.00
Price Realized: $200.00
728CV(C15) $2.60 franked on a Zeppelin Flight cover. Cover has been opened at top, corner faults, mount stain on reverse. Stamp is a plate number single, centered near VF.Cat. Value: cat. 625.00
Price Realized: $400.00
729CV(C15) $2.60 on a round trip Zeppelin Flight cover. Cover has a few corner faults and glassine staining on reverse. Stamp is F-VF.Cat. Value: cat. 600.00
Price Realized: $250.00
730FDC(C18) 50¢ block of four franked on a New York, Oct 2, 1933 FDC. Nice cachet and many other handstamps, F-VF.Cat. Value: cat. 350.00
Price Realized: $80.00
731CVFDCA fantastic accumulation of covers, FDCs, postal cards, and postcards in 10 cartons. Well over 6,000 priced and sleeved from the late 19th Century to 1990s. Medley of Patriotic WW II, First Flight, Event, plus WW I and II censored. Likeable amount of duplication. First rate postal history assortment.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
732CVBox of well over 400 diverse covers and cards, most put aside due to some interesting aspect. We noted all sorts of covers from stampless to Sc #1 to HP 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Also all over advertising, corner cards, 19th century possessions, first days, flights, and HPO trips, DPOs, auxiliary markings, etc. Expect pleasant surprises as you flip through.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
733FDCOverrun Countries (909-921) 12 sets of 12 or 13 first days, each from a different cachetmaker. Includes King’s-Staehle, Staehle, Detroit-Ludwig, Poppenger, Unknown, and seven other popular makers. Condition varies so take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $650.00
734CVFDCPartially organized accumulation of maybe 5,000 covers, with over half pristine being US first days from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes runs of multiple cachetmakers. Also includes a carton of similar 1950s and 1960s FDCs from the UN and Canada, and a couple cartons of related uncacheted first days, unserviced first days, dealer correspondence, and mint stationery. Never having been seen at retail before, these FDCs should interest many buyers, and the other covers present an unusual opportunity to market handpainted add on cachets or topical combo first days with little raw material cost.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
735CVFDCCouple thousand assorted covers filling six shoeboxes. Primarily cacheted 1930s to 1940s US first days, with some events and 1950s UN first days. We noted some baseball FDCs, first cachets, inaugurations, patriotics, UN official cachets, etc. Includes various manageable duplication, but still a nicer selection than normally encountered.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
736CVCovers from a large estate of around 250. Includes a handful of Civil war patriotics along with usages of postage dues, advertising, Prexies on bank tags, and an album of polar covers from the 1960s. Lots of value for the postal history enthusiast.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $950.00
737FDCAround 135 first days, either 1933-1936 stamp shows or 1935 Farley reissues. Includes cacheted and uncacheted, sets and singles, duplication and edge faults. We suggest flipping through to accurately figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $350.00
738CVCollection of a little over 1500 mostly cacheted FDC’s housed in 16 White Ace cover binders. Starts in the 2¢ Red area (mostly uncacheted) going to 1998 with some big gaps in the 1950s through the 1980s. Includes Famous Americans, Overrun Nations, Prexies up the $5.00 (damaged and add on cachet) and airmails. Better numbers are 617, 621 to Worden, 623, and 855. Fairly nice variety of cachets, however the modern from 1950 on are all Artcraft. Good start to a fun area.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $325.00
739CVAn accumulation of over 230 covers in two components . The first being a group of over 130 Civil War era franked with Scott #65’s consisting of a pleasing number of fancy cancels and other markings plus four pretty beat up Patriotics. The second part are franked with 1¢ and 2¢ Banknotes or 2¢ early Bureau issues. This assembly also holds a number of different cancellations and markings but not quite a nice as the first group. Condition is very mixed so careful viewing is a must. Good lot for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $650.00
COVERS — United Nations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
740CVA group of roughly 19,700 FDC’s in 14 cartons. Encompasses early 1950’s to early 2000’s, displayed in cover and better photo albums. Favorable variety from New York, Geneva and Vienna with degrees of duplication. Attentive viewing recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $900.00
741CVAn accumulation of about 11,000 FDCs in 11 cartons. Concentration from early 1950’s to the late 1990’s of which many are displayed in cover or higher end photo albums. Favorable duplication offered at a fraction of their original issue prices. A most desirable lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $750.00
742CVSelection of approximately 10,500 FDC’s in 10 cartons. Well balanced multitude from New York, Geneva and Vienna from early 1950’s to early 2000’s. Manageable duplication, readily saleable.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $650.00
COVERS — United States And General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
743CVBox of over 150 worldwide and about 15 US covers, all medium to better grade. Includes much 19th century, and good selections of Austria, Belgian Congo, British, France, Germany, etc. We noted correspondence with better frankings and markings, various event cancels with some flights and first days, and other features to catch your eye. With nice items throughout we recommend viewing the entire stack.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
744CVAll the covers (around 7,000) from a small dealer estate filling eight large massive cartons. Runs the gamut from US and UN FDCS through a handful of decent foreign. Almost anything is likely to appear. Over half are dollar covers with the rest lower grade including US mint postal stationery leading to sorting and culling, necessary to bring this bunch back to market.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
745*NO LOT.Cat. Value: S.B. 0.00
Price Realized: $0.00
746CVFDCAn interesting accumulation of 6,500 covers and FDCs in three cartons. Encompasses from the early 1900’s to 2000. Nearly ? are US and ? is worldwide. Favorable duplication. Worth digging through this multitude as it will be enjoyable for a cover person.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $650.00
747CVUnusual mix of about three dozen 19th and 20th century covers and cards. Better include three annotated undercover address covers, five Italy or Germany AMG covers, an 1840 four margin Penny Black FL, five US design A33 15¢ Lincoln covers to France or Germany, two France SFLs and four perf Ceres covers, plus others to examine. Of interest to numerous cover specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00
748CVZeppelins, 20 flights and some events. All Germany overprinted sets are represented, plus the USA and several other countries. Both common and better covers are here.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
749CVFDCA heavy, fun selection of 3,900 FDCs, covers and postcards in two banker boxes circa early 1900’s to 2000s. Almost two-thirds are postcards and one-third FDCs and covers. Postcards comprise US and world from 1910 to 1970s plus FDCs and covers embrace similar areas to 2000. Varying degree condition and preferable duplication. Look carefully to uncover all the goodies.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $500.00
750CVLarge assemblage of roughly 3,500 covers and postcards in three cartons from the early 1900’s to 2000s. ? are mainly US postcards and ? is worldwide covers. Covers embrace registered and some Ethiopia FDCs. Varying degree of duplication.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $600.00
751CVFDCA useful accumulation in seven cartons of around 3,000 US and worldwide covers, FDCs, and postal stationery mostly from the 20th Century. Encompassing event, first flight, postal history, and subscription items. Likeable duplication with varying degrees of condition. Inspection is recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $550.00
752CVCovers all from a consignment in six cartons. Nearly 5,000 covers overbalanced by 3,500 US FDCs both cacheted, addressed and uncacheted addressed. Next best are United Nations FDCs, followed by common worldwide commercial covers and subscription items. Abundance of backup. Useful selection for the right market.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $600.00
753CVAbout 125 covers and cards, generally put aside due to some aspect that interested the owner. We noted all sorts of frankings, cancels, and cachets, typically on 20th century first days, flights, and events. Lots of interesting items to browse through.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
754CVFDCMany thousands of basic covers piled every which way in five tote boxes. We noted lots of ordinary 20th century correspondence interrupted by assorted first days, flights, events, colorful frankings, etc. on all sizes of envelopes. Dive in and see what you come up with.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $325.00
COVERS — Australia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
755CVAustralia (130-133) tied on attractive reg B/S cover by 24.Mr.32 blue/green exhibition cancel. Some wrinkles and aging, overall Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $350.00
COVERS — Austria
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
756CVAustria small carton of several hundred WWI cards and covers forming the beginnings of a specialized study of regiment markings, censure marks and the like. Semi organized with some of the work already done. Interesting accumulation.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $500.00
COVERS — Czechoslovakia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
757CVCzechoslovakia covers (well over 4,000) in four large heavy cartons. Hoarded for many years by a bourse dealer who never got around to sleeving or pricing these mainly common and intermediate value offerings. FDCs, commercial mail, event covers, and the occasional flight or censored. Mainly 1935-1980 with intermittent earlier. Worth viewing if you appreciate the area.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
COVERS — France
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
758FDCFrance group of over 80 different type addressed first days from 1949 to 1955, nearly all with colorful “P.A.” cachets. Includes sets and some covers with light toning, for a total of about 9,000 francs per an old Yvert catalog. Also a small handful of non FDCs along for the ride.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $210.00
759CVFrance and colonies about 100 covers and cards, mostly 19th and early 20th century from stampless through Sage keyplates, up to a few modern topical sets. Since these often were put aside due to some interesting aspect, flipping through should prove enjoyable.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $800.00
COVERS — Germany And Area
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
760CVGermany and area around 180 covers and cards, many put aside due to some interesting aspect. We noted a variety of markings and frankings on all sorts of covers which include stampless, local, inflation, third Reich, event, commercial, etc. Flip through to see what you can find.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $475.00
761CVGermany and area covers (just a few), and postal stationery in a banker’s box. Over 550 items best of which are the mint and used Bavaria and Württemberg stationery groups. Probable high catalog in collectable condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $475.00
COVERS — Great Britain
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
762CVFDCGreat Britain a comprehensive selection of FDCs, postal history, postal cards and postcards in three cartons. Roughly 1,800 covers chiefly from the late 19th Century to 1980s. Sleeved and priced with the final destination being a dealer dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $240.00
COVERS — Israel
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
763CVIsrael interim period cover and JNF interim postage label exhibit. Includes over 80 different covers and several dozen off cover seals, with specialist information on every page. Very useful to begin or enhance one’s own exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $350.00
COVERS — Mauritius
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
764CVMauritius (14Bd) vertical pair tied on rather worn cover. Red 1859 cds at right and a variety of transit and receiving cds’s on back.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $400.00
COVERS — Mexico
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
765CVMexico an unusual postal history selection of covers and postal cards in two cartons. Over 1,100 priced and sleeved from the early 1900s to 1980s. Nice assortment of WW II censored. Encouraging condition. Seldom seen in this quality.Cat. Value: S.B. 240.00
Price Realized: $550.00
COVERS — Monaco
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
766CVMonaco one man’s lifetime collection in three cartons from 1920s to 2012 Roughly 1,000 FDCs, covers, maxim cards, postal stationery, postcards, and miscellaneous. Manageable duplication. A nice selection for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
COVERS — Poland
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
767CVFDCPoland beneficial accumulation of FDCs, postal history, postal cards and postcards in two cartons. Over 1,400 covers mainly from the 1930s to 1980s. Manageable duplication. All sleeved, priced, and ready to go. Good candidate for a dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 270.00
Price Realized: $300.00
COVERS — British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
768CVFDCBritish group of nearly 2,700 priced, sleeved FDCs, covers, postal cards and postcards in four cartons. Focusing from the early 1900s to 1980s. India, Channels Islands, Caribbean, Africa, and Oceania plus some non British are included. Delightful duplication and varying condition. Better look this one over, as you will spot fascinating postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00
769CVBritish area group approaching 500 covers and cards from stampless to a Penny Black to modern first day sets and souvenir sheets. Mostly from Dominions and other colonies, many were put aside due to some interesting aspect such as auxiliary markings, frankings, or cachets. You will find much marketable material as you browse.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
COVERS
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
770CVAsia around 100 covers and postal stationery from about eight countries throughout the region, generally put aside due to some interesting aspect. Strongest in Japan, we noted early wrappers, early first days, commemorative cancels, occupations, commercial, etc. Worthwhile browsing with an experienced eye.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $3.00
COVERS — Asia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
771CVAsia covers from a large estate. Nearly 150 in all with value in PRC FDCs, PRC airmail covers and a few revolutionary period covers along with Japan, India, Vietnam, etc. Lots of value for the area postal historian.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $500.00
COVERS — General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
772CVFDCA comprehensive general S-V selection of FDCs, covers, postal cards and postcards in six cartons. Approximately 4,500 primarily from the early 1900s to 1980s. Excellent postal history representation of South Africa, Southwest Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, and Vatican. Sleeved, priced and already worked up to put out at a percentage.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $700.00
773CVFDCA very interesting selection of almost 1,500 covers, FDCs, postal stationery and postcards in a medium carton. Mostly from the late 19th century to late 20th century. Incorporates postal history from many areas including Persia, Indian States and France plus a fascinating Surinam DO-X 1931 flight. Should be fully inspected.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $850.00
774CVFantastic accumulation of 50 Manchukuo covers, postal cards and first day covers from 1934-43. Encompasses 1935 registered via Siberia to Czechoslovakia, WW II censored to Canada, two Karl Lewis illustrated, WW II censored to Montgomery Ward in Chicago and China postage dues on cover. Tremendously diverse postal history lot from this fascinating country. Recommended to reserve some time for observing.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00
775CVFDCAn excellent accumulation of worldwide covers, postal cards, FDC’s, and postcards in four cartons. Roughly 2,700 priced and sleeved prevailing from the early 1930s to 1980s. Strong British Commonwealth, Asia, Middle East and really good Netherlands. Nice postal history variety of this very marketable material.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
776CVBox of about 450 assorted covers from stampless to modern, many put aside due to some interesting aspect such as franking, cancel, corner card, topic, etc. Worth browsing through, and noting that the US, British, Asia, Germany, and France covers from this consignment are in another lot S.B. 500.00Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $6.00
777CVFDCAssemblage of around 2,400 priced, sleeved FDCs, covers, postal cards and postcards in four cartons. Concentration from the 1930s to late 1980s. Strong medley of British Commonwealth, Middle East and French Africa. Likeable duplication. A cover dealer or collector will find this postal history an interesting group.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $600.00
778CVFDCA group of approximately 3,000 worldwide FDCs, covers and postal cards from the 1880s to 2002 in two medium cartons. British Commonwealth and Europe are the main concentration in one carton while the second carton includes around 600 Laos from 1990s to 2002 and several hundred PRC plus fifty US postal from the 1880s. Readily saleable.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $425.00
779CVHundreds of covers from 19th Century to 20th Century in one large carton. Covers are smelly and have been wet at one time but still with usable material. Noticed UN First Flight aerogramme collection in a binder and on pages. Final destination would be a dealer’s dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $600.00
780CVCarton with three boxes of around 900 assorted covers and cards from around the world. Ranges in value from common US FDCs (just a few) to a couple of commercial flown South American Zeppelin flights. Lots of value that is tempered by the addition of “peelable” price stickers that in some cases lower the value. Needs a thorough sorting.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
781CVDiverse assortment of several thousand worldwide covers mainly from the 20th Century in two cartons. Variety of postal history present with good representation from France and Canada. Excellent candidates for the internet.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $210.00
782FDCSmall groups of 1970s to 1990s first days from about a dozen countries in custom Fleetwood binders. Also hundreds from Great Britain in Westminster binders. A total of nearly 950 attractive envelopes to look through.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $100.00