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Public Auction #444

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COVER ACCUMULATIONS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1CVMassive A-W state postal history assortment from the 1840s to the 1970s from the University estate in twelve large cartons. Roughly 11,500 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards mainly already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. No Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. (Please see other lots in this auction for these states). Ready to sell at a percentage of the marked price. A cover collector or dealer nirvana.Cat. Value: S.B. 5000.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
2CVOhio A to Z postal history from the University Estate. There are over 1700 covers beginning in the 1820s and going to the 1950s consisting of commercial covers, postal stationery and postcards already sleeved priced and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. There are many early covers that the specialist will appreciate. This is truly ‘The Ohio’ cover group.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
3CVWisconsin A-Z postal history holding mainly from the 1850s to the 1970s from the University estate in two large cartons. Roughly 2,000 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. Please Check out the photos for several fascinating or better items. Ready to sell at a percentage of the marked price. Wisconsinite collectors or specialists please take note. This lot may be just especially for you.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
4CVOver 20,000 US FDCs in 25 heavy cartons. Mostly clean and cacheted , unaddressed. Sets, singles, plate blocks, and larger formats all included. Found in loose singles, sorted shoeboxes, and organized collections. Various cachet makers with a few of the more obscure makers included. Duplication, but not excessive. No hand painted or other high premium covers. Does include FDC FDC programs, a run of souvenir pages and two cartons of Commemorative Panels with all their face. Mainly 1940-2016. Plenty of variety sure to please the internet marketeer.Cat. Value: S.B. 2200.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
5CVOver eight hundred covers with approximately two-thirds being RPO or train related. The balance is ship covers with some steamship included. This stock is brimming with better items including stampless RPOs and some scarcer covers. A very desirable holding well worth a viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
6CVMassive United States accumulation in twenty file drawers. Approximately 10,000 mostly cacheted addressed and unaddressed FDCs and postal stationery having plenty of duplication. Appears to be mainly from the 1970s to the early 2000s. A marketer’s dream come true.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
7CVSpace Shuttle Missions section in three cartons. Owner’s count of approximately 5,500 covers. Well presented to most Missions from 1981 to the 2010s. All cachets having a variety of makers. Involves Launch, Mission Events, Landing, and Tracking Stations. Some have dual cancels. Also entails a few Medallions, STS-51L, dates, commemorations, many mission insignias, stickers, and photos. Duplication exists. Great potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
8CVPresidential Series 1938-39 half cent to five dollars assortment of #803-34, 839-51 having over 1,000 FDCs in one carton. Comprises mostly partial sets, singles, coils, and electric eyes. Spotted a terrific set of half cent to fifty cents Amon Carter combination covers in blocks having 4th Bureau corresponding issues. Includes a good selection of hand-typed cachets, add-ons, hand drawn period covers, postcards and listed cachet makers. Also entails a couple of one to five-dollar values involving a 832c plate block. An unusual offering worthy of your attention.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
9CVMichigan A-Z postal history selection from the 1850s to the 1970s from the University estate in two large cartons. Roughly 1,300 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. Contains interesting items that a Michiganian collector or specialist would appreciate. Ready to rock and rock at a percentage of the marked price.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
10CVAn extensive holding of covers beginning with stampless and continuing into the mid twentieth century. Insurance companies, banks, manufacturing, hotels, government agencies and personal correspondence are present. This is a very interesting lot and a terrific opportunity for the cover enthusiast. Definitely worth your time to view.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
11CVSelection of Apollo 15 Space in four cartons. Owner’s count of roughly 7,000 #1434-35 unaddressed FDCs having enormous duplication. Approximate split of 70% Space City Cover Society, 25% Swanson (first solo cachet), and 5% mixes cachet makers. Cities includes Kennedy Space Center, Houston (primary), Huntsville. All cancelled August 2, 1972 which was the date of Apollo Second Moon EVA.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
12CVHuge postal history assortment roughly from the early 1900s to the 1980s from the University estate in fourteen large cartons. Over 10,000 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards mostly consisting of lower end material. An edgy selection which will need the talents of a marketeer to find its potential. Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
13CVIllinois A-Y postal history assortment from the 1830s to the 1950s from the University estate in one large carton. Over 900 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. Check out the photos for several fascinating or better items. Ready to sell at a percentage of the marked price. An Illinoisan collector or specialist dream come true.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $950.00
14CVApollo Soyuz Space assortment in two large cartons. Owner’s count of approximately 4,000 in eight small boxes consisting of 3,600 cacheted and almost all unaddressed FDCs #1569-70 from the 1975 Space City Cover Society in varieties having massive duplication. Also includes 400 Preparation, Cosmonaut, Mission, Vessels, Tracking, and miscellaneous FDCs.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
15CVSpace Shuttle holding in two large cartons. Owner’s count of around 3,600 cacheted #1912-19 FDCs having huge duplication from Space City Cover Society and Medallion. Roughly 25% blocks, se-tenants, and double cancels. Mostly unaddressed. All cachets. Commemoration of first Space Shuttle Mission in 1981.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $750.00
16CVEight Civil War patriotic covers mostly from northern states including an interesting McClellan cover with a ‘free frank’. All can be viewed in the accompanying pictures. This is the perfect lot for someone with a developing interest in this area. Some of the covers have been trimmed and close inspection is suggested.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
17CVUnited States postal history selection from the 1860s to 1981 from the University estate in one banker box. Roughly 250 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards in a plastic container already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. Includes an offering of Territorials. Please see scans for the examples of some fascinating cancels. Condition varies so careful viewing recommended to come up with the right number. Ready to sell at a percentage.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
18CV1992 World Columbian Expo in one carton. Includes #2616, 2620-23 and 2624-2629. Tremendous collection of over 355 pieces in three volume binders and one envelope including cachets, unofficials, show, special cancels all having to do with Columbus. Some better cachets not limited to Doris Gold, Collins, S. M. Baroundewu, Robert D’Spain, Kober, and C&C. Unofficial cancels include O’Hare, Illinois Station (2627a), Christopher, Illinois (267b), and Columbus, Indiana (2624c) plus more. Impossible to duplicate in today’s market. Collection last sold at public auction in 2005 for $3,250 less the premium.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $600.00
19CVIntriguing postal history holding from the 1860s to 1980s from the University estate in a banker box. Roughly 250 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards in a plastic container already sleeved, priced, and annotated by a knowledgeable owner. Comprises Confederate, Cross-Border, Foreign Destinations, Patriotic, Private Post, and Registered etc. Condition fluctuates so viewing recommended. Some items are “fronts” including some better. Please check out scans or phone for a more detailed description. Ready to sell at a percentage of the marked price.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
20CVApollo 16 space assortment of covers with approximately 10,000 unaddressed cacheted covers in five large cartons. Wide variety including dates, cancel cities and Space Achievement Decade. Heavy duplication, particularly moon landing and splashdown.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00

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