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Public Auction #431

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 17, 2017 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place February 18-19, 2017 at 10:00 am (New York time)
Bids updated February 17, 2017 at 7:18pm (New York time)

COVER ACCUMULATIONS — General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
458CVOne man’s accumulation somewhere near 10,000 mostly unused A-Z aerogrammes from the 1950s to the 1990s in eleven cartons. Mainly in binders in plastic sleeves having a multitude of duplication. Could become your own lifetime accumulation too.Cat. Value: S.B. 3500
Price Realized: $4,000.00
459CVSix cartons of late arrival worldwide covers. Roughly 5,000 commercial covers, FDCs, postal stationery, and postcards from various decades of the 20th Century appearing to end in the 1980s. Spot checking found some interesting postal history. Could be some hidden treasures depending on your cover tastes. Check it out during some leisurely searching as we did not have the time to thoroughly do it.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000
Price Realized: $2,800.00
460CVSmall dealer stock of World flight covers in a three ring cover binder. High marked retail in these 28 flown cards and covers with the largest group being Germany. Mainly Zeppelin flights, but a couple of catapult covers, too. Also includes flights from Russia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and a lone C18 cover from the US. All are in dealer saleable condition with a couple of better values.Cat. Value: S.B. 650
Price Realized: $950.00
461CVWorldwide mainly First Flight and airmail covers from 1923 to 1961. Consists of 55 covers, postal cards, and postcards mostly from Switzerland, France, and Belgium in a binder and in two-pocket stock pages already identified and priced. If you like Swiss flight covers, you could be yodeling all the way home after winning this lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 500
Price Realized: $750.00
462CVAccumulation mainly from the 1920s to 1970s in one carton. Approximately 500 worldwide commercial covers, postal stationery and postcards of which roughly 20% are an original correspondence from Italy having strong emphasis from the post-WW II Era of 1946 to 1951. Covers were mailed to Chicago using unusual frankings to make the postal rate probably from what was available at the time from local post office. A cover collector of this postal history will really enjoy viewing this offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 500
Price Realized: $1,450.00
463CVApproximately sixteen hundred chiefly 20th century philatelic type covers. Wide variety. Scandinavia along with other Europe, plus Far East, Israel, Mexico, Philippines and India are notable. Good topical content. Would be great for a dollar boxes at stamp shows.Cat. Value: S.B. 400
Price Realized: $290.00
464CVSmall lot of 98 "better covers" all sleeved and priced. Values to $95.00. Almost all $10.00 and up. Over $2,000.00 marked retail offered at a small fraction. Ready for your bargin box or internet sale.Cat. Value: S.B. 250
Price Realized: $450.00
465CVThree cartons of mundane run of the mill dollar (or less) covers. Dump them out on your table and make these 2,500 covers go away. Probably a few better, although in quick examination none seen. Cheap.Cat. Value: S.B. 220
Price Realized: $110.00