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Public Auction #424

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 15, 2015 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 16, 2015 at 11:37am (New York time)

COVERS — United States & General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
60CVA retired dealer’s stock of well over a thousand covers. All priced and sleeved. Predominately older material but some items running into the 1970’s. Mostly commercial mail but does include some 1st days, stationery, flights and even a few Zepps. Lots of Europe and US along with South America, Asia and British. Owner’s retail over $27,00.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00
61CVAll the covers as received from a consignor. Hundreds of mainly US starting in the 1850s running to the mid 20th century. Good examples of advertising and postal history in a small box and plastic pages. Also has some foreign which might yield some surprises. Studious examination recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,450.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
62CVFDCAccumulation of covers in nine cartons. Roughly 5,000 FDCs, commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. US FDCs range from the 1930s to 2012 having a heavy emphasis from the last 30 years. Australia, Canada, and India FDCs from the 1970s to 1990s are well represented but also contains material from throughout the entire world. Good candidate for a $1.00 table or the internet.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
63CVAll the covers from an estate in the Centennial State in two cartons. Mainly US postal stationery, commercial covers and FDCs from the 1880s to late 1990s. Some digging will reveal some foreign postal history. Basically good for a $1.00 table.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $800.00
64CVDealer runoff of all the subscription covers and FDCs he had clogging his operation. Includes common cacheted US FDCs, addressed and uncacheted FDCs, souvenir pages, some foreign subscription stuff, and a little foreign correspondence. A few thousand in all. Only a fraction easily saleable. Fills 19 of our largest cartons with a shipping weight of over 500 pounds. Enough modern newish pieces to be of value to a recycler.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00