| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — United States and General Foreign |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 101 |  | A modern cover subscription grouping on steroids housed in 30 binders. Combination of FDC’s, special events, and WWF from the early 2000's. Both addressed and unaddressed. Huge original cost being offered at today’s value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $220.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — General Foreign |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 102 | | All the cards and covers from the Twin pines estate in five manageable cartons. Includes: four albums of pre 1940 German covers each saved for a reason, a coverbook with forces in Belgium WWI cards, a few more cover books one with some odd and unusual postal history, two cartons of worldwide with interesting Luxembourg, German States, and pre 1990 postal history, and even a couple Zeppelin covers buried in the jumble. Over 2,100 individual items, most with single cover eBay potential. Lots of $5-$50 items among the mainly better than dollar covers. The extensive webphotos only scratch the surface of this desirable cover/card lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
| 103 | | Approximately 10,000 commercial and philatelic covers in nine boxes. Upon a cursory examination we didn’t find anything particularly valuable but just a wide variety, perfect for a dollar table. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 104 | | Worldwide postal history selection from the 1830s to the 1990s from the University estate in six large cartons. Roughly 5,000 commercial covers, FDCs, postal stationery, and postcards. Involves an assortment of stampless from Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Austria as well as WW I mostly German feldpost postcards. Entails items are already priced and identified by the owner including some fascinating or better. Ready to sell at a percentage. Condition varies, so inspection recommended. Still an interesting holding worth your attention. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00 |
| 105 | | About forty various interesting covers. Mostly philatelic in nature but does include likable postal history. Worth inspection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 106 | | An interesting and impressive group of covers and other documents. There are first flight covers from Ireland and Canada as well as first day covers from Israel and the Vatican. It also includes stampless covers from Great Britain. The most unusual items are two British documents from the 1800s one being a lease. Another is a ‘friendship letter’ to Captain Mitsuo Fuchida and signed by Captain Fuchida who led the attack on Pearl Harbor. A close inspection is encouraged to appreciate this historical assemblage. | Cat. Value: S.B. 280.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 107 | | Foreign postal stationery group of a few hundred mint (about 80%) and used postal cards, envelopes, and other stationery products from around the world (no U.S.) and from all eras. Nothing of huge value but good variety with minimal duplication. Pick out what you want or need and recoup your money by placing the rest in a dollar box. Comes in an “Ugg” shoe box which should not be construed as a comment on the contents. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Asia |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 108 | | China accumulation in two cartons. Approximately 1,900 common mainly large commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Involves 1,000 ROC from the 1970s to 1990s, 500 Hong Kong from the 1960s to 1990s, and 400 PRC from the 1980s to 2000 including some FDCs. Easy to sell by the bulk grouping or small bunch. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 109 | | Asia assortment in two cartons. Consists of commercial covers and postal stationery having around 2,000 Japan from the 1920s to 1980s and 300 Indonesia from the 1960s to 1970s. Well worth checking out. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — British Oceania |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 110 | | British Oceania original accumulation. Comprises around 35 commercial covers and unused postal stationery from New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, and Fiji from WW II mainly from 1943 to 1944. Intriguing holding that needs your scrutiny to come up with the right number. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $230.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Middle East |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 111 | | Middle East selection in two cartons Around 1,500 mainly large commercial covers from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Includes Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq etc. Excellent candidates for resale at a bourse or the internet. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $290.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Austria |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 112 | | World War I postal history group of 74 different mostly POW postcards from the captured Austrian/Hungarian army on the Eastern front found burried in the Twin Pines estate. Since the Slavs and the Bohemians had status within the Russian camps they were able to get these mainly Red Cross cards out and back to their families. Many are addressed to Josef Benes important to the formation of Czechoslovakia. Great postal history from a truly chaotic time. More of these than we have seen in one place in a long time. Collectors of WWI, Russian, Czech, and Serb postal history should all have a look. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $290.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Canada |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 113 | | Five hundred plus covers of Canada and a few additional ones from the U.S. There are many stampless covers and stamped early ones from the various provinces. A close look at this stock is necessary to determine a competitive bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Peoples Republic of China |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 114 | | People’s Republic of China selection in one file drawer. Purchased as new issues from 1982 to 1988 involves hundreds of FDCs, postal stationery, and postcards A fresh assortment waiting for your viewing pleasure. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Croatia |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 115 | | Croatia NDH WW II selection from 1942 to 1944 in a binder from the Twin Pines Estate. Around forty FDCs, Event covers, and postal stationery representing the postal history of this nation. Interesting examples which would “class up” a WW II collection. Difficult to find in quantity and a money maker at our suggested bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $290.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 116 | | All the better Germany covers in a cover album and a small pizza sized box from a specialist collector. Strength is post war Germany with many semipostals on cover, some in complete sets. Begins with a trio of Zeppelins and follows up through more modern FDCs of the 1960s. Just under 150 covers in all with many that have premium Michel catalog values. Extensive webphotos just begin to show the scope and sequence of this valuable holding. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00 |
| 117 | | Collection of 492 WW1 feldpost cancels. Wide variety of unit cancels, dates and auxillary markings on postalcards (273) and picture postcards (219). On the latter mentioned, many times the view side adds value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
| 118 | | Selection of mainly Germany. Consists of roughly seventy WW II unused and postally used propaganda cards and postal cards in a binder from a large assortment of this material which are mostly in the single cover section of this auction. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 119 | | Germany Zeppelin First Flight assortment in a pizza size box. Involves eighteen mainly cacheted covers and postal cards starting with 1912 Rhein Main Gelber Hund through 1938. One Gleber Hund is missing stamps on its reverse. Coming along for the ride is a US C18 cover. Original 1930s Graf Zeppelin Life and Works in German booklet is a bonus. Examination required (see scans) as some items will have stains, old mount mark remains, tears, and folds. Still a decent selection of postal history for the Zeppelin aficionado. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 120 | | Original selection of twenty-sfive appears different Germany 1931 Bremen and Europa catapult Ship to Shore covers. Most mailed to the same person. Comprises some interesting frankings. Seven are autographed by the Bremen captain on the reverse Medium corner toning on several covers from storage and one cover is damaged. Not to be missed by collectors. | Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 121 | | All the German covers hoarded in a large dealer's unpriced backup stock in three medium sized cartons. Seems to be mainly 1945 through 1999 with everyday mail being a focus. Lots of large size legal envelopes with mostly single rate first class postage in the estimated 1,500 cards and covers included. | Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 122 | | A compact Germany cover/postcard accumulation of around 175 items. Almost entirely WWII era. Includes over 135 covers, post cards, postal cards, and over 35 real photograph picture postcards. Condition is a little mixed. Good lot for the general German WWII era postal history accumulator. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| 123 | | Accumulation of several hundred German WW II POW covers. Also involves a two covers from the Grunberg slave labor camp. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 124 | | Post-WWII German Splendor. Group of 27 full and partial covers with commemoratives and definitives. Includes issues from the Allied Zones and the Federal Republic. Mixture of philatelic and commercial usages and rates. Interesting slogan cancels. Presentable condition. Nice additions to a Germany-focused postal history collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $130.00 |
| 125 | | Five rocket mail covers from the 1930’s. Wagner collectors should take note. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $230.00 |
| 126 | | Thirty-seven cards and covers from a Soviet POW camp. It’s a correspondence from Eric Schumann to his family in Saxony between 1947 and 1949. If you read German there could be interesting history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
| 127 | | Germany assortment of around forty WW I Fieldpost covers from a variety of units stationed in Romania. An unusual find. | Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $60.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Germany and Berlin |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 128 | | Clean collection of over 1200 1st days. All different, all cacheted from 1961 to 1990. Good lot to build forward and backward as the period covered if largely complete. | Cat. Value: S.B. 210.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — East Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 129 | | Small group of nine outstanding DDR covers. Includes: #80-81, 82-84, 93, 144a perf and imperf, 146a perf and imperf plus a few more. A mix of FDCs and other philatelic mail. Excellent overall condition. Huge Michel premium. All have webphotos. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $290.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Italy |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 130 | | Italy ten WW II Propaganda cards. Six are unused while four are postally used, one the stamp has been removed. Interesting assortment. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 131 | | A neat and tidy grouping of 27 Italian seldom seen WWII military postal cards. Wonderfully expertly annotated for your perusing pleasure. Condition a little mixed. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $60.00 |
| 132 | | Italy assortment from 1847 to 1943. Around thirty-five commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Condition a factor on several items does not take away the postal significance of this lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $160.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Japan |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 133 | | Japan selection from 1898 to 1959. Around ninety commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Spotted several unusual items. Necessary to inspect for some condtion concerns. Still good source of postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Malaya States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 134 | | Malaya and States accumulation from the 1930s to 1950. Roughly one hundred covers having about 70% from the States and 30% from Malaya (BMA) mainly mailed to India. Covers have fraying, foxing, and humidity problems from storage. Still interesting selection of postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Palestine |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 135 | | An original accumulation of around 125 Palestine Mandate commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards mainly from 1919 to 1947 in a small box. An unusual offering especially for the collector or specialist of this postal history. Check it out. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Poland |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 136 | | Around forty Poland General Government mostly different covers and postal stationery from 1940 to 1943 in a binder from the Twin Pines Estate. Good variety ready to add to your collection, exhibit, or resale. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 137 | | Poland accumulation from the 1920s to the 1950s in a medium box. Roughly 350 commercial covers having a wide usage of frankings. Needs examination as condition will be a factor on many items. Still a fascinating source of Polish postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 138 | | Assortment of around eighty Poland covers from roughly 1915 to 1919 in a pizza size box. Of interest are Local Post, and German, Austrian Post in Poland having some interesting markings. A must have for the collector or dealer of this area. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Russia |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 139 | | Small group of 48 stampless covers from some sort of official postal courier service from mainly western Russia, Latvia, and Lithuania found burried in the Twin Pines estate. Mostly 19th Century saved together by an old time cover expert who never got around to explaining these that he kept in his "to be written up" folder. Probably a lot more rare than we think they are. Have a look. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 140 | | Russia accumulation from the 1880s to the 1970s. Approximately one hundred commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Entails several fascinating items including Russo-Finnish, different frankings and markings. Condition is a factor on some its, so inspection necessary to come up with the right number. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 141 | | Russia (USSR) WW II selection of twenty anti-Nazi propaganda letter sheets. Each having an illustration of anti-Axis or Pro-Soviet drawings. Also includes a Russian leaflet in German and a Russian small propaganda booklet. Very unusual historical items. | Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $280.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Spain and Colonies |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 142 | | Spain and colonies cover hoard, nineteenth century to 2000. Mainly pre-1960, with assorted dates, stamps, cancels, and auxiliary markings. Includes balanced mixture of commercial, FDC's, and philatelic covers. More than 600 items, many sleeved or in a binder. Many aspects of postal history. Features material from Spain, Spanish Andorra, Tangier, Spanish Morocco, Rio Muni, Ifni, Spanish Guinea, Fernando Poo, and Spanish Sahara. View the 50++ photos for further information. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| COVER ACCUMULATIONS — Spanish Colonies |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 143 | | Spanish colonies assortment from 1949 to 1975 from the Twin Pines Estate. Around 200 mainly cacheted FDCs in two cover albums. Includes Sahara, Guinea, Fernando Po, Ifni, and Rio Muni. Underrated collecting area have potential for a huge upswing. Super topical appeal too. Get on the ground floor and ride up to profits or a new collecting area. | Cat. Value: S.B. 280.00
Price Realized: $375.00 |
| COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 144 | O | An immense mint and used 19th, 20th century front and Back of the Book collection in seven large format Scott National albums. Loads of value in the earlier regular issues and commemoratives followed by a well populated assembly of Washington-Franklins, later commemoratives and regular issues. Several items accompanied with certificates either alone or was part of a larger piece. There is a respectable amount of postage types with higher face values scattered about. The airmails are virtually complete minus C13-C15. Correspondingly there are decent groups of Special Deliveries, Postage Dues, Revenues, Federal Ducks nearly complete as well as the other Back of the Books areas You will also run across a respectable collection/accumulation of mint blocks and plate blocks. Condition is all over the board so due diligence is suggested. However, an insurmountable of value to be mined awaits. | Cat. Value: S.B. 7500.00
Price Realized: $17,500.00 |
| 145 | | A seismic mostly mint 1847//2014 front and back of the book nested in fifteen beautiful Scott hingeless albums with slip cases. Generous numbers of early numbers both regular issues and commemoratives, well balanced Washington Franklins and nicely populated until around 2008, then drops off drastically to where the last five volume are just empty pages. An even distribution of airmails (C13, vlh, C14 with a small HR and thin, C15 with a large HR and thin), E’s, Q’s, JQ’s, O’s and RE1//RW78. Condition is quite mixed so careful examination is highly suggested. Huge catalog value to be figured appropriately. | Cat. Value: S.B. 6000.00
Price Realized: $25,500.00 |
| 146 | O | A well-intended mint and used stock of 19th and 20th century front and back of the book in fifteen counter books that did not get much exposure outside the Midwest from the Sunflower estate. Mostly lower to medium values. Very high old-time prices dotted with some land mines here and there. Condition is extremely mixed, so careful viewing is recommended. If you can not view in person take a look at the 117 images on our website. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5000.00
Price Realized: $11,000.00 |
| 147 | O | An enjoyable old-time accumulation of mint and used 19th and 20th century front and Back of the Book in two huge cartons. Areas of special meaning are a unique group of over thirty plate blocks margin signed by Ann Arbor PM Arthur Summerfield, a small batch of revenues and Farleys, a pedestrian collection that packs some punch. Also includes dozens of better medium to higher priced items scattered about. Finally to add a little bonus you will stumble across a plastering of postage. This assembly holds 1950’s to 1960’s issues in both sheets and scrap. A loose count added up to over $1600.00 with over 85% being in sheet forms including a few high values. This impressive mass rivals one of Kim’s best floor sweepings lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4000.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00 |
| 148 | O | A meaty remainder collection in 5 binders. Highlights too numerous to list but include (used) several grilled issues, 90 Cent banknotes, $2 Columbian, and # 122. Mint mentionables include 241, 259–261A, 342, 630, Q11-12 and much more. The 35 scans are just a sample of the value. Owner’s catalog value of $45,000 may need slight adjustment for condition or misidentification but a substantial lot worthy of review. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4000.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00 |
| 149 | O | A well thought out 1847-1976 mint and used plate number singles collection. Predominately used and less plate number single from the #1 through the Banknotes. From that point on to the end of the front of the book the collection is dominated by mint. Well balanced in all the periods and does include airmails and Back of the Book with a tiny batch of Confederate States and Hawaii. Condition and centering are all over the board, with no gum (in just a few cases) to NH. A multi-decade adventure with a passion for a challenge. We are proud to offer this unique assembly as a tribute to the collector we have known for four decades. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3750.00
Price Realized: $17,500.00 |
| 150 |  | The inevitable, “I’ll get to it later accumulation”. Dozens and dozens of medium to higher 19th and 20th century regular issues, commemoratives, airmails and a few B.O.B. values. Loads of plate blocks and blocks. Most of the material is still in the original shipping envelopes from the dealer. Very high catalog value, however condition is quite mixed. Take your time to view this group as there is a considerable amount of material to be mined. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3500.00
Price Realized: $19,000.00 |
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