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Public Auction #421

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 22, 2014 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 22, 2014 at 6:14pm (New York time)

COVERS — United States And General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
861CVFormidable cover and postcard selection in 21 cartons. Estimated 25,000 to 30,000 mainly US but also worldwide from the late 19th century to late 20th century. Days and days of sorting labor to extract value. Useful and worth checking out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
862CVAll better than dollar covers from a large consignment in three boxes. Over 700 covers in all, little if any Germany. Strong sections of Middle East, Spain, Poland, France, US stampless, flights, etc. Oodles of $10.00-$25.00 retail each. Plenty of topicals. Many pre 1970 postal history items. Even a few US stamped 19th century checks. No great rarities just a solid stock of clean, new to the market, saleable covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $750.00
863CVAn old holding with about 1500 US FDC’s from the 1940s-1970s. Also about 500 Japan covers with most of the value running from 1950-1970s. Includes FDC’s, many hand painted, several with high franking, a few on souvenir sheets, event and along for the ride are several commercial. Attractive lot with a lot of value.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $550.00
864CVFDCAwesome accumulation from around 1900 to the 1980s in eight cartons. Approximately 4,500 covers comprising of US and worldwide FDCs, event, commercial, postal stationery, and postcards. Highlights involve an original correspondence of around 85 Belgian WW I Field Post postalcards from 1914-1917 written in French but having British stamps affixed and mailed to Horsham, England to Marcel Lambert Corporal 9th Company Belgian Army in France. Rarely seen intact in today’s philatelic market. Thorough examination required to uncover the hidden gems.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
865CVAccumulation from around 1919 to the 1990s in four cartons. Roughly 2,000 covers having a strong emphasis of Czechoslovakia. Consists of five binders of Czech mainly pre WWII, two binders of Bohemia-Moravia, and one binder of Slovakia in half of the cartons. Also entails one carton each of US and worldwide and owner’s notation of better and Hradcany covers. A terrific opportunity for the Czech specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
866CVFDCAccretion of covers from the late 19th century to throughout the 20th century in four cartons. Roughly 3,000 covers, FDCs, postal stationery, and subscription items. As received from the consignor as we did not have the time to search. Easy processing for internet or dollar table sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $800.00
867CVCover accumulation from the 1860s to 1990s. Approximately 600 covers including nearly 200 US hand drawn and painted FDCs from the 1980s to 1990s, around 170 first flight and event from the 1920s to 1930s, about 100 1860s mostly #65 on cover, close to 100 imperforate mainly Farley, roughly 50 1970s to 1980s “damaged in the mail stream” “insufficient address, “returned for postage” and about 200 Switzerland semipostal covers from the 1950s to 1980. A useful offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $650.00
868CVAll the covers from a strong consignment in four large cartons. Runs the gamut from a few cheap subscription items and US FDCs to a small box of 1934 airmail, railroad mail, and special delivery covers. Unsorted US and foreign of around 3,000 to flip through and enjoy. Offered under wholesale.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $700.00
869CVAll the covers from an estate from the 1930s to 1990s in six cartons. Around 3,000 US and worldwide covers, postal stationery, and postcards running the gambit from FDCs, event, postal history to monthly correspondence. Final destination, a dollar booth.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $650.00
870CVCover accumulation from the 1880s to 1980s in five cartons. Approximately 2,500 US and worldwide FDCs, covers, postal stationery, and postcards having an excellent representation from Cuba. Please inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
871CVFour carton assemblage with subscription items, event, FDC’s (at least one baseball) and a few commercial covers. Some of the material is from WWII. Enjoyable lot to go through.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $210.00
872CVAccumulation from 1850 to the 1950s. Entails approximately 200 covers, FDCs, and postcards including an album having 100 US covers from 1850 to 1860. The rest have a strong Norway presents. Look carefully to uncover all the goodies.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $400.00
873CVOversized cover accumulation mainly from the 1990s to 2000s four large cartons and file drawers. Roughly 2,000 from a Hoosier collector who liked to amass all the covers he received. Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00