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Public Auction #428

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 20, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place May 21-22, 2016 at 10:00am (New York time)
Bids updated May 21, 2016 at 9:26am (New York time)

COVER ACCUMULATIONS — General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
136CVIntriguing worldwide selection. Approximately 475 covers, postal stationery, and postcards in sleeves from the 1880s going to 2009. Good representation from Great Britain and colonies, Portuguese colonies, Pakistan, Lebanon, South Africa, and other far flung nations from around the globe. For the afficando of classic and modern postal history.Cat. Value: S. B. 950.00
Price Realized: $650.00
137CVAccumulation in five cartons. Approximately 3,500 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards in binders, albums, and loose having over 75% from Germany, States and Austria from the 1880s to 1950s. Includes one binder of around 90 covers from the Governorate of Livonia from the 1850s to 1890s. (split between Latvia and Estonia after WW I from the Russian Empire)Cat. Value: S. B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
138CVPostal stationery A-Z accumulation from the 1890s to 1980s in six cartons. Over 3,000 mainly unused postalcards and envelopes already mostly sleeved and in sequence by the owner. Plenty of material to satisfy your needs if you appreciate this type of postal history. A most interesting selection.Cat. Value: S. B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
139CVSmall lot of leftover “better” covers from a large consignment. Around 140 different all better than dollar covers in two binders. Most of the value (60%) is in Germany where the collector had an interest along with France (30%) with the rest being general foreign. Good internet fodder.Cat. Value: S. B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
140CVSmall cover accumulation as received from a consignor. 18 covers and postal stationery from 1859 to 1934 in a nice album. Highlights include early covers from Netherlands, 1941 Norway Legion, and Netherlands First Flight 1934 to Curacao. Variable condition.Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $190.00
141CVOld time collector/accumulator closet clean out of postal history from 1811 to the 1960s. Consisting of over 160 FDCs, commercial, first flights, airmail covers, postalcards, and postcards. Includes China ROC, Zanzibar, Bolivia, Falklands Dependencies, and Italy in Austria. Highlights involve Greenland Scott #10-18 unaddressed FDC. Slow viewing a must.Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $425.00
142CV19 premium covers from a large consignment where the German area is the focus. Many of these have small individual faults. So this is where the line was drawn on singles in this sale. Includes much specialized material and huge Michel catalog values for each. Ranges in age from a handsome three color Thurn and Taxis to an oversize four color Meissen imperf set on cover. Lots of value to the eBay cover lister at a fraction of retail.Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $325.00
143CVAround 120 covers each saved for a reason and kept in a “good covers” box on the shelves of an avid collector. Lots of $5.00 and up retail in this group. Take a look and see what we mean.Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $375.00
144CVFDCFDC and cover accumulation from the 1960s to 1970s. Approximately 1,200 from British colonies, Hungary, Burundi, Liechtenstein, Middle East etc. Includes a binder of oversized having many hard to find topicals from Burundi. Cover fans take a look.Cat. Value: S. B. 450.00
Price Realized: $425.00
145CVAll the covers and postcards that could be easily gleaned from a huge messy estate. Dozens of small boxes were culled and the contents packed in these now four large cartons. Entails two full boxes of picture postcards and two full boxes of covers. Almost all are clean and collectible, as the ones that were not, went to the “Got Junk” truck or are in other boxes in this auction. Looks like lots of dollar covers and dime cards to us. From a raw source.Cat. Value: S. B. 400.00
Price Realized: $325.00
146CVAll the leftover better cards and covers from a small consignment. Consists mainly of Zeppelin cards and covers. 23 in all some German flown, three Hungary, an Andorran rocket flight, etc. Most with clean crisp markings. The flights are mainly common ones, but the condition is better than most making them inexpensive at the reserve. Easy internet or bourse sellers priced right.Cat. Value: S. B. 300.00
Price Realized: $450.00
147CVOver 150 “better” covers and cards all saved for weak postal history reasons. Highlights include Trans Pacific flights, Zeppelins (a couple German, a Liechtenstein and others), Odd usages which includes Phyllis Diller’s autograph on a Tonga cover, etc. Along for the ride is a folder of “I Love Lucy” cards, a small coverbook of a few dozen more covers, and an ugly subscription cover binder. Plenty of value in a medium sized carton.Cat. Value: S. B. 300.00
Price Realized: $425.00
148CVAll the covers received from a consignor in two cartons. Comprises of common commercial covers many roughly opened ranging from the 1960s to late 1980s. Useful to someone.Cat. Value: S. B. 250.00
Price Realized: $270.00
149CVCovers from World’s Fairs 1904-1972. 146 items mainly cheap FDCs. By far the best are the Century of Progress covers (around 20). Some of these have elusive cachets and dates of use. Great for the accumulator of this topic that with inspection will reveal more than a few surprises.Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $120.00