| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — United States Accumulations |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 75 |  FDC | Impressive better FDCs in one carton. Roughly 1,500 cacheted covers from 1926 to 1998 already neatly sleeved and organized in three cover boxes. Super variety of cachet makers involving various handpainted, Colorano, Fluegel, Strehle etc. Correctly priced by an informed individual making this a very desirable offering. Retail value of $18,350.00 (many tapes included) Fantastic for internet sales. | Cat. Value: S. B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00 |
| 76 | FDC | Outstanding FDCs from 1926 to 1985. Around 95 from Scott 588 to 2122 having a variety of cachet makers including hand painted by Risko, V. C. Burke, Mae Weigand, and Wright. Also includes Crosby, Paslay and better plate number coils from 1980s transportation series. Priced by a knowledgeable individual at a retail value of $12,652.00. Excellent opportunity to view and own not often encountered cacheted covers. A most desirable selection. | Cat. Value: S. B. 1,400.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00 |
| 77 | | Around 800 priced and sleeved covers sorted by subject. The first flight covers account for roughly half. Also sections of DPO’s, Events, RPO’s, stampless, airport dedications and then a mix. Good eBay fodder. | Cat. Value: S. B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 78 | | An old time holding of around 700 covers accumulated by a collector that had a good eye. Mainly 19th century heavily influenced by Banknotes. Notable areas are State Government advertising, a handful of Forts, a few Trans-Atlantics, stampless, general advertising and corner cards, loads of Washington D.C. themes either stampless, free franks, half a dozen officials, and just plain postal history. Condition is mixed. Hours of study ahead for the new rightful owner. | Cat. Value: S. B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00 |
| 79 | | First Flight covers from the 1920s to 1960s in our largest carton. Entails owner’s count of over 1,300 covers with a retail value of $7,100.00. Arranged in order from CAM 1-141 neatly in three cover boxes. Ready for instant sales. | Cat. Value: S. B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 80 | | Assortment of mainly #10 size covers from the 1880 to 1970s. Roughly 350 items having a variety of frankings, advertising, postal stationery, commercial usage etc. Owner’s retail value of $4,200.00. A most useful selection of an often forgotten collecting area. | Cat. Value: S. B. 550.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 81 | | Over 750 “better” US covers and cards all saved for a reason. Close examination reveals Machine cancels, FDCs with better dates and/or cachets, flight covers which includes tiny covers, Lindbergh, Century of Progress covers, early covers, two Astronaut autographed covers, and even a round the world Zeppelin flight. Their only drawback is some toning and foxing that a few have received while long time stored in Florida. Plenty of $10.00-$25.00 retail per cover items to be harvested and internet marketed. | Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 82 | | Postal history collection of Machine Postmarks 1871-1925. Around 500 examples in all on postal cards, covers, cover fronts, etc. Mostly cards and covers collected over the last 40 years by a knowledgeable collector using Hamner’s book 1989. (included with his notes). Semi sorted by machine type. Generally better strikes. Lots of scarce varieties. Be sure to examine both sides as there are advertising covers, Worlds Fair cards, military camps, street cars, and plenty of auxiliary markings. Collection as received with even the RR (exceedingly rare) ones included. Has its origin in Florida so foxing and sleeve toning are present. Enough variety to begin a postal history exhibit with many striking examples. Difficult to assess without personal perusal, but certainly worth the asking price. | Cat. Value: S. B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00 |
| 83 | | Stampless letters and envelopes in two 3 ring binders. Most of the 140 are East Coast business strikes with an occasional Southern state to pique one’s interest. Lots of red cancels along with paids, express, numeral 5s and 10s, etc. More than usual long distance rates. Mostly 1837-1848 with just a couple outliers. Perfect for the area specialist. | Cat. Value: S. B. 400.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 84 | | Over 700 “better” US covers and cards all saved for postal history reasons. The first shoebox is all Ship cancel related while the later box is filled with WWI related soldiers mail including rare machine cancels and censor markings. Many have their contents still intact which will be valuable for the postal historian. All in all an interesting lot that is difficult to reproduce in today’s market. | Cat. Value: S. B. 400.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 85 | | An accumulation of over 2,000 Official #10 sized covers from the 1980s in four file drawers. An unusual offering having a variety of governmental sources which is not seen on the philatelic market in this quantity. Do not let this one get away. | Cat. Value: S. B. 375.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 86 | | Safe cover album holding all the Columbian covers amassed during a lifetime. Over 50 viable 1890s with many obscure uses, registration, return receipt, trans-Atlantic, etc. Even includes a 50 cent Columbian on an appropriate cover. Lots of value with enough modern 1993s to add an interesting twist. Flip through this one slowly, it has loads of value for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S. B. 350.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 87 | | Approximately 500 first flight covers from the early 1930s to late 1960s with about 40% from the 1930s. Not all different but appears to be all different when taking into account cachet or cancels. All priced and sleeved. Very clean group. | Cat. Value: S. B. 325.00
Price Realized: $280.00 |
| 88 | | Accumulation of over 110 covers in a binder from 1870 to 1949. Comprises several interesting advertising and postal history. Optimistically priced by the owner as viewing a must as condition on some could be an issue. Also includes a binder of mainly US cinderellas from the mid 20th century. | Cat. Value: S. B. 325.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 89 | | Carton full of several hundred covers mostly 1870-1940. Washington/Franklins are featured along with early postcards, advertising covers, Century of Progress, and much more. Lots of $5.00 and $10.00 items to be organized into stocks. Just a couple hundred in all. Harder than ever to get an unpicked box of material like this in today’s market. Plenty of surprises. | Cat. Value: S. B. 325.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 90 | | Around 2,800 postal used postal cards from the late 1940s to early 1950s. Organized by states and mostly all different villages, small towns and cities. Includs Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, California, etc. A fun lot to sort. | Cat. Value: S. B. 300.00
Price Realized: $240.00 |
| 91 | | All the covers as received from a consignor. Over 100 commercial covers, postalcards postcards folded letter covers and first flights from the 1840s to 1940s. Includes 10 mainly different Hawaii unused postalcards. Condition might be a factor on some items but still interesting postal history source. Do not let this one get away. | Cat. Value: S. B. 250.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 92 | | Breweriana accumulation from 1887-1936. Comprises over 30 covers having several with their original receipts. Good representations from H. F. Krieger Bottling Works from Louisville, KY which bottled Phoenix Beer. Also includes various other brewery related ephemera. A must for a Louisville beer historian or collector. | Cat. Value: S. B. 200.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 93 | | Seven Civil War Patriotic covers. Includes 1862 McClellan cachet canceled in Butler, PA having the original and matching letterhead from the Patent Office Hospital mailed to the Dakota Territory. | Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $220.00 |
| 94 | | 36 mainly Spanish American War Patriotic covers from 1898 to 1903. Includes a variety subject and cachets as well as several having postage dues. An outstanding historical offering. | Cat. Value: S. B. 350.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
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