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Public Auction #431

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COVER ACCUMULATIONS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
416CVPhenomenal Civil War Patriotics original accumulation having over 60 postally used covers and around 25 unused covers on album pages and in a binder from the Empire estate This totally awesome selection offers the Civil War Patriotic afficando an opportunity to view and own some unusual material. Includes Prisoner of War, Army Field Post cancellations, and beardless Lincoln cachet. Several covers have their original letters. Condition is a factor for several covers so viewing a must. The scans while helpful do not do justice as personal viewing and handling necessary.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000
Price Realized: $4,500.00
417CVA collector’s original collection of 90 Pan American covers, postal stationery, and postcards in three binders from the Empire estate. Outstanding selection of advertising, cancellations, varieties, tied labels, and seldom encountered covers that will make a Pan American collector drool. All the pages in these binders have been scanned. Happy viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 1800
Price Realized: $6,500.00
418CVAn outstanding assembly of 69 covers and 2 fronts featuring Kansas territorial’s. An impressive selection which include a “Prussian closed mail” and “Advertised”, two advertising, (one tavern, 1 hotel). Better towns are June 25, 1841 Fort Leavenworth MO,” Free” stampless, Brownsville KT manuscript cancel, Council City manuscript cancel, Cato KT May 26, 61 manuscript cancel, Cofachiqui, KT large cds., Delaware City manuscript cancel and large cds., Fort Scott large cds., Grasshopper Falls manuscript cancel, Iola Kas manuscript cancel, Smithville manuscript cancel, Rayville KT manuscript cancel, St Bernard KT manuscript cancel, Sugar Mound KT manuscript cancel. There is some duplication and condition is mixed. All items have been scanned for viewing on the website. An exceptional holding from the Donald Kuske collection and the largest grouping of this fascinating area we have ever offered. Many items would fill very important holes in an award winning exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500
Price Realized: $1,800.00
419CVTremendous United States cover accumulation from the Empire estate. Roughly 140 postal historical covers from 1851 to 1898 mounted mainly with corners on pages in older binders. Entails three Blood’s Local Post including one with a Scott #1. Searching will reveal many interesting items. Examination required as the condition varies. Please check the scans to get a better picture of this lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200
Price Realized: $1,700.00
420CVStock of over a hundred covers and cards. Essentially all 19th to early 20th century. Interest in stampless, cancels, advertising, better stationary and destinations. Everything is sleeved, described and priced. Easy profits by selling at low percentage of retail at shows or on the internet.Cat. Value: S.B. 1050
Price Realized: $800.00
421CVUnited States E-M topical selection from the 1890s to 1980s in one carton. About 800 covers, postal stationery, and postcards having suitable backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Comprises Expos/Fairs, Famous Americans, Food, Guns, Holiday, Manufacturing, Medicine, etc. To be appreciated by the right internet individual who enjoys selling at a percentage.Cat. Value: S.B. 650
Price Realized: $650.00
422CVCover selection from 1928 to 1986 in a binder. Involves twelve contemporary to modern Charles Lindberg covers and postcards including what appears to be a Lindberg autographed postcard from 1928 cancelled in Lesterville, South Dakota and around 18 Concorde first flights from 1976 to 1986. Inspection a must.Cat. Value: S.B. 600
Price Realized: $350.00
423FDCAn estimated ten thousand 1st day covers. They start in the 1940’s and run past the Millennium. All are cacheted, most addressed. Wide variety with any duplication insignificant. A clean group.Cat. Value: S.B. 600
Price Realized: $500.00
424CVUnited States M-T topical selection from the 1890s to 1980s in one carton. Roughly 850 covers, postal stationery, and postcards having appropriate backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Entails Minerals/Mines, Nursey, Official Penalty, Prexie, Patriotics, RPO, etc. Could go home with you if you enjoy collecting or selling this range of material.Cat. Value: S.B. 600
Price Realized: $900.00
425CVUnited States R-Z Topical assortment from the 1850s to the 1970s in one carton. Roughly 750 covers, postal stationery, and postcards having acceptable backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Encompasses rockets, stampless, shoes, special delivery, TV-Radio, Women, and Zeppelin etc. Beneficial for the persevering internet or bourse tycoon.Cat. Value: S.B. 600
Price Realized: $800.00
426CVFDCEight heavy cartons of covers from the Alfred “Tag” Boerger backstock. Found at a later date these 11,000 (guess) covers are new to the market. Many obscure tagging varieties along with Inauguration covers, ABC FDCS (some in large multiples), and “better" cachets from the 1940-1950 period. A pile of potential that seem to be dollar and better covers to us.Cat. Value: S.B. 600
Price Realized: $1,600.00
427CVUnited States A-C topical assortment from the 1890s to 2002 in one carton. Around 750 covers, postal stationery, and postcards having adequate backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Includes Animals, autos, aux markings, balloons, beverage, etc. Valuable for the internet or bourse seller for selling at a percentage of marked price.Cat. Value: S.B. 500
Price Realized: $900.00
428CVAn original United States folded letter cover selection in an old-style binder. Roughly 90 covers mounted with corners on quadrille pages from the 1840s and 1850s. Many were mailed to Hartford, Connecticut from various parts of the US as well as to New York, Pennsylvania, and Canada.Cat. Value: S.B. 500
Price Realized: $650.00
429CVUnited States “By the Year” assortment from 1909 to 1945 in one carton. Approximately 850 mostly commercial covers having suitable backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Includes interesting usages of Washington Bicentennial, Byrd, Army-Navy, National Parks, Defense, Overrun Nations etc. Ready for quick turn-around.Cat. Value: S.B. 450
Price Realized: $650.00
430CVUnited States “By the Year” selection from the 1944 to 2008 in one carton. Around 800 mainly commercial and Event covers having enjoyable backup already organized, sleeved and priced. Comprises Win the War, Roosevelt, Liberty plus 1950 to 2000 with various usages. An entrepreneurial person will enjoy listing this lotCat. Value: S.B. 375
Price Realized: $425.00
431CVUnited States Illinois assortment from the 1880s to the 1990s. Approximately 350 covers, postal stationery, and postcards already organized, sleeved and priced. A good representation from Winnebago County and Cook County was spotted. Beneficial for the hardworking internet entrepreneur.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $450.00
432CVFDCFDC collection/accumulation in three cartons. Ranging from the late 1920s to 1990s. Spotted few better including Fluegels and a baseball cover. The lot is totally unsorted with about 15% foreign. Also, includes subscription items and event covers. Will take some work to sort this one out. Priced reasonably.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $260.00
433CVCarton of over 550 US Space Event covers from 1969 to 1975. Organized nicely on pages and in date order from Apollo 11 to Apollo-Soyuz. Includes flights, launches, Navy Recovery ship cancels, etc. offered with cacheted and noncacheted covers having duplication.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $180.00
434CVUnited States Space, Rocket, Balloon selection from the 1960s to 1970s. Around 250 Event covers mainly Gemini and Apollo having some ship cancels and duplicates which have been already sleeved and priced. Could contain some elusive covers for your collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $220.00
435CVA mixed accumulation of (approximately) 800 1st days, 1200 airmail types like first flights, balloons, rockets, etc. and 640 naval. Wide variety which would be good for someone’s 50 cent and dollar boxes. Worth inspection.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $550.00

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