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Public Auction #439

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Bids updated February 15, 2019 at 6:39pm (New York time)

COVER ACCUMULATIONS — General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
565CVFDCOutstanding worldwide accumulation in seven cartons from the 1870s to the 1990s. Roughly 4,000 FDCs, commercial, Event, First Flight, Paquebot covers, and postal stationery. The majority are from Scandinavia having about half Sweden postal stationery but also includes Austria a binder of postal stationery plus miscellaneous. Check it out as it's a fascinating offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
566CVFDCAssortment of roughly 500 worldwide FDCs, event, commercial, airmail covers, and maxim cards in seven binders roughly from the 1930s to the 1970s. Contains mostly Western Europe including Germany, France, Vatican, and Scandinavia. A potpourri to flavor.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
567CVAll the loose covers from the "Hawk Eye" estate in a large carton. Put together from several boxes hidden in the estate. Each cover was saved for a reason, but never made it to his main collection. Mainly Europe before 1960, with an emphasis on German Area. Mixed condition. Most are easy dollar table covers, but enough are good enough to be sleeved and priced. Plenty of sleepers which could be marketed individually on the internet. Huge aggregate Cat. with just a few dogs. Clean and ready for pricing and recycling. Probably more than 1,500 different covers when all is said and done. Lots to like in a cover lot like this.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
568CVUseful group of priced, sleeved commercial and event covers, with a few postcards. Includes approximately 250 mostly Europe, 19th century to 1980s. Readily saleableCat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $800.00
569CVFDCAssortment of approximately 600 Europe FDCs, first flight, commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards in ten binders or albums roughly from the 1880s to the 1970s. Includes Germany, DDR, Austria, Switzerland, France and colonies.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00
570CVFDCThousands of FDCs, postcards, and covers in four banker boxes.. Many are new issue FDCs from the FDC of the Month Club and a preponderance United Nations issues running for several decades from the early 1980s to 1996. Also includes European postcards particularly a selection of Denmark Royalty from the early 1900s to the 1970s, France etc. Plenty of potential at a suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $200.00
571CVSmall hoard of foreign covers 1930-1950. Around 200 different mainly from Europe where Luxembourg, Germany, and Israel are best. Extremely mixed condition with poor storage being the culprit. Best are the ten relatively common Zeppelin Flight covers shown in the webphotos.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $375.00
572CVFDCDonation accumulation from a Catholic religious order of two packed banker boxes of roughly 1,500 commercial covers and FDCs mainly from the 1950s to the 1990s. Includes mostly worldwide but also some US.. Has a concentration from the Vatican which should be expected. A bonus for a “hot” dollar table.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $100.00
573O*CVSmall hoard of British area covers, especially Pacific region. Includes two used Australian sets (Scott #177-179), Pitcairn Islands Scott 1-8, and a partial pane of GB Scott #264. Covers are clean, attractive. Accumulation includes 1950-era event covers, commercial covers, a Paquebot item, a cover with a bisected stamp, FDCs, etc. Offered cheaply.Cat. Value: S.B. 110.00
Price Realized: $130.00
574OPostal stationery, foreign reply cards, lot of 30 from an accumulation of 1970s era Higgins and Gage auction lots. Contains both severed singles and unsevered dual usages mainly from 1898-1920. Interesting destinations and markings. Mostly German Area with the best one from the Marshal Islands (Jalutt 1905). Cleaner than usual and of interest to specialists.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $85.00