| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — United States And General Foreign |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 101 |  | Around 1,000 covers in 10 White Ace cover albums from the 1880s to 1970. Strength in US, Germany, Switzerland, and Latin America. Includes one interesting album of US and Canada First Flights from the 1930s to 1940s. Examination required as some of the foreign covers have been folded to fit in the sleeves. A most advantageous selection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00 |
| 102 | FDC | Monster accumulation in 17 cartons varying in size weighing about 450 pounds. Around 8,000 mostly US FDCs, Event, commercial covers, postal stationery, and subscription items from the early 1920s to 1990s which also includes UN and foreign. Largely low to medium value material, but a thorough search may produce useful postal history. Needs to find the right marketer. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 103 | | 75 First Flight covers from 1927 to 1941 on pages and in a binder. Comprises Atlantic and Pacific flights as well as some flown by Lindbergh Canal Zone, Philippines, New Caledonia, Fiji, Portugal, France, Czechoslovakia, and Brazil a just some of the represented material. A wide range offering sure to please first flight fans. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 104 | FDC | 14 cartons weighing about 350 pounds. Roughly 7,000 mostly US FDCs, Event, commercial covers, postal stationery, and subscription items circa 1920s to 1990s. Also includes UN and foreign. Comprises generally of low to medium value material, but vigilant diving may result in some minuscule treasure. Good candidates for a bourse cover table. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 105 | FDC | Direct from the Gateway City weighing roughly 350 pounds in 10 cartons. Approximately 4,000 mainly US, FDCs, Event, commercial covers, postal stationery, and subscription items from the early 1900s to 1990s. Also includes UN and foreign. While contains mostly low to medium value material, careful searching may yield happy surprises to the knowledgeable buyer. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 106 | | All the covers from the consignor weighing about 200 pounds in seven cartons. Approximately 3,000 US and foreign commercial, event, FDCs, and postcards from the 1890s to the 1980s. Runs the stratagem from interesting to common. For postal history buffs a treasure trove of variety. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00 |
| 107 | | A cover hoard of over 6000 from an original source. U.S. includes over 4500 1930s to 1070s common FDC’s with over 2000 being uncacheted, and some interesting postal history, stampless, fights, events, WWII. Foreign items are small pockets of British, Canada, Asia, plus others. Condition is a bit to be desired due to rough handling and soiling. Shipping weight 140 lbs., call or email for a rate quote. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 108 | | A very old original holding of approximately 65 covers from 1858 to 1941. About 40% of total are from Denmark running from 1858 to 1860 and a small selection of US large covers cancelled 1941 from the 4th Marine Regiment, Shanghai. A neat grouping of commercial, postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 109 | | Six heavy (250 pounds) cartons of organized FDCs. Close to 3,000 US 1939-2013 with the lion’s share being cacheted and unaddressed. Along with around 1,000 foreign with the majority being modern and around 1/3 Canada. Heavy, with not all numbers represented (not so many high face values). Minor duplication. Sill lots of covers for your dollar table. | Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 110 | | Accumulation in two cartons. Roughly 750 FDCs, commercial, US Military, Aviation covers, and postal stationery mostly from the 1890s to 1970s. Includes a neat partial former flower exhibit on pages as well as stamps. Needs some examination to full appreciate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $220.00 |
| 111 | | Assortment as received from the consignor. 340 mainly US but also foreign commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards from the 1870s to 1980s. Needs inspection as this is a very eclectic offering. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 112 | | Leftovers from a large cover, postal stationery, and history collection filling three large cartons (around 100 pounds shipping). Includes uncacheted US FDCs, US stamps on commercial mail mainly one of a kind as some sort of modern collection, a binder or two of modern postalcards, and just enough foreign stuff to land it here in this category. Around 3,000 cards and covers to ponder with an in person viewing. Along for the ride is a full set of Higgins and Gage catalogs well used from the 1980s. | Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $230.00 |
| 113 | | Four interesting items. The first two are #U16 entires that are in rough shape, but historical collectable condition. Both are posted in Placerville, California and mailed to Port Washington, Wisconsin sometime after 1855. Next is a folded letter 1838 from France to “Danemarck par Hambourg” with lots of interesting markings. Intact and thought provoking. Last is a rare piece. Some sort of royal or court document ornately written and engraved, dated 1746, on heavy velum. Still in beautiful shape. Even has an ornate wax seal imbedded in a wooden holder dangling from a length of hand embroidered ribbon. Just too cool for a bulk lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
| 114 | | All the covers as received and seen by the consignor as better. Roughly 100 first flights, commercial covers, and postalcards from the 1850s to 1940s. Condition might be a factor on some items but still interesting postal history source. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Foreign By Country |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 115 | | Austrian Italian Occupation 1919 accumulation. Roughly 50 unaddressed covers with Trieste cancels consisting of N64-N74 having huge catalog value. Some covers may have some foxing and soiling from age and storage in an old trunk. These covers came from an old time collector who has decided to downsize some of his holding. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $0.00 |
| 116 | | Bolivia interesting postal history selection from 1860 to 1957. Includes 21 covers offering awesome stampless, first flights, airmail and commercial covers. Not often seen country in this quantity. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 117 | | Canada postal stationery and postal card collection of around 500 different in two albums and an overflow box. The collections begin with the first example and move with good coverage into modern times. Slightly remaindered in somewhat variable condition. Worth a strong look as an intact collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $190.00 |
| 118 | | Finland postalcards and stationery in a homemade album 1871-1980. Not all Higgins and Gage numbers represented, but high Michel catalog values. Includes stationery mint U15 I wz TERVAKOSKI, postcard used number P1,P2, P3, P4, P5 and mint P2, P3, P6, P7, plus dozens more with elusive better values included. Limited number printed makes these more rare than expected. Also shows specimens, listed reprints most side by side with originals, and many parallel mint and used copies. Lots of value to the Scandinavia/Russian area collector. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 119 | | Finland five covers from 1868 to 1872 having Scott #9a. Two were mailed to Riga. Strong consideration recommended if your desire unusual Finnish postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 120 | | German area postalcards and stationery. Around 800 in all from states to DDR. More mint than used with a small amount of reprints. Enough variety and premium for a long look and bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $300.00 |
| 121 | | Germany and area postalcards and picture postcards partially filling a medium sized carton with over 1,100 in all with power in both World Wars and military theme topics. Many desirable cards with a bunch of real photos interspersed. Would easily retail on line for $4.00-$25.00 each. Good profit potential. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00 |
| 122 | | East Germany covers filling two medium sized cartons. Around 1,200-1,300 altogether. Two thirds are FDCs from 1965-1984, the other third are philatelic “sets covers” sent to USA addresses. Clean diverse with just a tiny bit of duplication. Ready for any dollar type table. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $0.00 |
| 123 | | Great Britain around 50 FDCs selection from 1937 to 1997. Consists of interesting 1937 Coronation, Lundy First Flight and 1953 Coronation town cancel covers. Needs inspection to fully appreciate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 280.00
Price Realized: $190.00 |
| 124 | | Great Britain cover accumulation from the 1880s to 1940. Comprises around 55 postal stationery including some interesting registered usages and unusual items. A most interesting selection of British postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
| 125 | | India phenomenal postal history selection circa 1872 to 1933. Involves 42 covers and postal stationery offering a cornucopia of Indian philately. Do not let this slip by. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 126 | | Italy 20 Venice AQ sheets (from acqua=water) were the very first form of postal stationery in the world. They were issued from 1608 to 1797 with different postmaster names to produce tax revenues to help the city recover from the frequent flooding. Each sheet measure 8 ˝’ x 11 /1/2” and cost 4 soldi. These sheets were the only way to communicate with the Venetian Government. These sheets were used as envelopes. Due to exposure to floods, insects, dampness and rodents, all of them show slight damage and discoloration as well as some have old tape on their reverses to hold them together. | Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 127 | | Polish Ghetto fourteen covers from 1941. All are Holocaust related. At least eight are from the Warsaw ghetto having the “judenrat warschau” oblong handstamp in black. All are to the same address (Overdist) in Lisbon, Portugal. Most interesting is one from the much smaller ghetto in Kutno with the “elders” handstamp in purple. All have multiple censor markings and readable messages. Historical and in much better condition than most in museums. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — General Foreign |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 128 | | Fascinating accumulation of better than dollar table covers in three cartons, Would make a nice dealer’s stock of over 1,150 covers. All wishfully priced and sleeved. Predominately older to mid century material but some items running into the 1970s all saved for a postal history reason. Mostly commercial mail but does include some 1st days, stationery, flights and even a few Zepps. Appears to have never been offered for sale, not at all box worn. Lots of Europe and US along with South America, Asia and British. If all the prices were added together retail would be over $27,000.00. Could be a real internet money maker at a percentage off sale. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $0.00 |
| 129 | | Postal stationery A-Z accumulation from the 1890s to 1980s in seven cartons. Over 5,000 mainly unused postalcards and envelopes already sleeved and put into sequential order by the owner. Plenty of material to satisfy your needs if you hanker for this type of postal history. A noteworthy selection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
| 130 | | Six cartons holding all the covers from a large estate. All were saved by the previous owner for a purpose. More than half are better than dollar covers with many in the $5.00-$30.00 range. Some are sorted into smaller boxes by topic some are not sorted at all in a big jumble. One carton full holds the better, the ones he was going to keep and not sell. They are now all in one lot somewhere near 6,500 covers. Ready for the internet marketer willing to list them and collect the profit. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| 131 | | Small but powerful cover accumulation as received from a consignor. 18 covers and postal stationery from 1879 to 1934 in a nice album. Highlight include covers from Netherlands sent by a Belgian soldier from a prisoner of war camp in Zeist in 1916 to Anvers, 1941 Norway Legion, Belgium 1861 with Scott 2, and Netherlands First Flight 1934 to Curacao. A most interesting selection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 132 | | World air letter A-Z accumulation from the 1950s to 1980s in two cartons. Roughly 3,000 mainly unused already sleeved and placed into sequential order by the owner. Lots of material to satisfy your needs if you yearn to tackle it. You will be able to fly to all the four corners of the world without leaving the comfort of your home. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| 133 | | All the covers from a small consignment purchased from dealers over a long period of time and saved for his collection. Almost all of the 325+ covers are better than dollar covers with quite a few $20.00-$100.00 retail. Better areas include Philippines, Hawaii, airmail etiquettes tied, OAT flights, odd destinations, Germany, POW covers from both Wars, US local, and many more odd and unusual covers. Take a close look as most are good internet sellers. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 134 | | All the Zeppelin cards and covers from a small estate consisting of five Germany and two Switzerland. All seven are from 1929 and 1930 with various rates and markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| 135 | | Carton of over 1,000 different mainly western Europe covers almost all being dollar covers or better. Best is the Third Reich group with a handful of propaganda cards some used. Around 40% are DDR FDCs from the 1950-1965 period. Also includes Austria from the same period and a few dozen Saar covers. All are clean. Most are sleeved and marked with the prices the previous owner paid for each. Will make good internet fodder. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $0.00 |
| 136 | FDC | All the covers as received from an old holding in three cartons. Roughly 1,400 FDCs, commercial covers, and postal stationery from around 1900 to the 1960s in albums, small boxes, and loose. Consists mainly of UN, Israel, and Europa starting in 1958, Swiss FDCs Germany, and Sweden postal stationery. Look careful as there could be a few hidden gems. | Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
| 137 | | Interesting modern 1970s-1990s covers in three cartons. About 1,800 with many Europa FDC still in binders. Also about 2000 German FDC postalcards. Unsorted ready for your review, priced reasonably. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $220.00 |
| 138 | | All the better covers from a consignor circa 1843 to 1946. 43 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Highlights entails 1901 French Offices in China postcard cancelled Shanghai and Poland Forces in Italy 1946 cover. Careful viewing recommended as some covers are only fronts. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 139 | | Four cartons of mostly foreign from the 1880s to 1980s. Roughly 2,000 low end covers and postal stationery offering the opportunity to stock for bulk internet or dollar table sales. Inspection required. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $350.00 |
| 140 | | Around 100 covers taken from a large consignment. Condition leaves a lot to be desired especially with the better items most with numerous faults. Best are the three zeppelin covers including a wrinkly Chicago flight and some nice but doggy trans Atlantic covers from the 1930s. Offered appropriately. | Cat. Value: S.B. 240.00
Price Realized: $230.00 |
| 141 | | Around 650 covers in two small boxes. The first half is modern South Africa. A handful of higher value registered. The second half is France 1870-1990 with a wide variety of different markings. Mainly commercial with a few event and FDC. Perfect for the internet cover dealer. | Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $130.00 |
| 142 | | Small carton of just over 350 flight covers from 1950-1976. Some are better but most are common. All are sleeved and reasonably well priced at $1.00-$6.00. Inspection necessary. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $130.00 |
| POSTAGE — Non-Sheet Form |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 143 |  | A mixture of sheets, plate strips, booklets, booklet panes, scrap, and entires and postalcards added in for a bonus. Most of the value in the sheets are 29˘ to 37˘. Some dollar values, priority mail, and express totaling $3970.00+ in face. The other group adds an additional $2600.00+ in face. | Cat. Value: Total face 6,570.00++
Price Realized: $4,250.00 |
| 144 |  | A collection of sheets, plate strips and plate blocks started by one generation and continued by the next. Denominations start with 4˘ up to 32˘. Primarily commemoratives with very little duplication. Sheet face is $3290.00, plate strips and blocks over $500.00. | Cat. Value: Total face 3,790.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00 |
| 145 | | Banker’s box full of counted scrap and plate block postage. Mostly 5-8 centers with tons of duplication. Each glassine has a total which when aggregated adds up to exactly $2,000.00. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 146 | | Face lot of scrap carefully sorted and counted by a kindly Grandma who inherited the job by default when the collector/hoarder could not keep up. 1,000 of each denomination in each bag mainly 1-29 centers (singles, plate blocks, and multiples) now filling a small carton. This box has a stack of Elvis sheets at the bottom of the box. No decimals, non profit or other non usable for postage stuff included. Face is about $2,750.00+. Useful with all the hard work done. Ready for discount postage mailing. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,050.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00 |
| 147 | | A postage potpourri as received. Includes sheets plate strips, plate blocks, booklets, etc. A few Bureau Cards, FDC folios, a bit of foreign, and a RW1 (no gum) thrown in for a bonus. | Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 148 | | Accumulation of self-adhesive 25˘ to Forever booklets and panes. Moderate duplication. | Cat. Value: face 1,714.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| 149 | | Compact group of high value postage containing Columbus Souvenir Sheets, Space Exploration Series, and Mars Pathfinder sheets. | Cat. Value: face 875.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 150 | | A disjointed plate block, booklet, and booklet pane assembly. Plate blocks hold 740-749 x2, 803-834, 1030-1053. The booklet panes include 332a x2, C10a. A Legends of the West error sheet has been thrown in for a bonus in addition to an identifiable batch of postage types. Condition is mixed. Solid value when it’s there. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
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