| COVERS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 342 |  | Pan American US Army flight first leg cover canceled on December 19, 1926 in San Antonio, Texas. Addressed in the hand of Major Herbert Dargue to himself. From December 21, 1926 to May 2, 1927, Dargue led the U.S. Army Pan American Flight, a public relations goodwill mission to promote U.S. aviation in South America. Canceled on January, 18, 1927 in Cristobal, Canal Zone. Comes with a long article written by him describing the historical flight. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
| 343 | | Phenomenal United States machine cancel former exhibit from the 1890s to 1916. Roughly 200 mainly covers nicely identified on their pages. Cancels include Barr-Fyke, Potter & Vail, American, Cheshire, Geary, Barry, Leavitt, Cummins Time Marking, Doremus, Whitehead, International American- Flag, Krag, Columbia K-9, Perfection, etc. An opportunity for the specialist. View and enjoy. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00 |
| 344 | | Consignment remainder accumulation of 6000 First Day Covers. Mainly modern with some better cachets. Most are nicely sorted for your viewing convenience. Very clean and an easy fix to you FDC needs. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1250.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00 |
| 345 | | An impressive accumulation of 3500 1968/2002 First Day Covers. Wide variety of cachets with some better. Various topics include religion, sports, politics, Bicentennials, animals, etc. Also spotted is a small batch of Inaugurals, some UN, and a pinch of postal history. Easy lot to figure for eBay. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00 |
| 346 | | Postal Cards. Top notch accumulation of material, 1870’s to early 2000’s. Over 350 mainly used cards with a variety of cancels, auxiliary markings, messages, and rates. Includes numerous points of origin and destinations within the United States also, contains at least one hundred international surface rate/air mail postal cards (city or town in U.S. to location abroad). Enviable condition. Also features a few U.S. picture postcards and sheets of Postal Buddy cards. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00 |
| 347 | | Hand painted cachet FDCs from 1968 to 2000 from the Ovaltine Estate in one carton. Around 500 FDCs in binders of which roughly 70% are Collins from 1982-2000 and 30% are various cachet makers. Good variety appearing to be mostly different. This collector had a knack to locate fascinating material. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00 |
| 348 | | USA, USA, USA! Diverse lot of approximately one thousand patriotic FDC’s and assorted topical postcards. Primarily WWI, WWII and later. Includes signed and unsigned cachets, embroidered postcards, and military mail. Great variety and representation. See photos for an introduction to the lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 349 | | An unusual and historical 1927 cover autographed by Richard Byrd who was attempting to win the Orteig Prize for making the first nonstop flight between the US and France. Written “Via United States Transatlantic Air Mail First Flight Commander Byrd Pilot of “America". Addressed to "Sheldon Whitehouse Counselor American Embassy, Paris, France. Please forward to Mr. John Muccia American Vice-Consul Hong Kong, China”. Comes with original letter from a John Miller on House of Representatives stationery talking about trying to send this letter with Byrd. There is no postmark or cancellation to indicate it was carried by Byrd or evidence that it was aboard the “America” when it crashed during a practice takeoff. A historical Byrd postal history which would be a center piece of your collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| 350 | | Assortment of roughly thirty mainly United States First Flight cacheted covers from 1925 to 1934 in a pizza size box. Roughly 80% are pilot autographed. Includes Ira Eaker, Elwood Queseda, Carl Spatz from the Question Mark all on one cover. Other pilots represented are Wiley Post, Edwin Musick, Lester Mailtand, Hugh Herndon, Roscoe Turner, Lady Health. Laura Ingalls, Florence Klingensmith, Frank Hawks, Walter Hinton, Cy Caldwell, Lytle Adams,Thor Solbergs etc. Fascinating holding not often seen in this quantity. Take a look and then bid bid, bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 351 | | Accumulation from the 1850s to the 1950s in a medium carton. Hundreds of commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards having a variety of usages, some advertising and cancels. A most useful lot for the internet entrepreneur. | Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 352 | | A wild unpicked accumulation of over 150 mostly 19th century, mainly stampless covers. Many original departure points including East and Midwest towns. Condition mixed for the general cover accumulator. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00 |
| 353 | | A dedicated accumulation of C20, C21-C22 issues on FDCs. Over 100 covers, 9 being combos, and about a third being C20's. All addressed with many better cachets Some duplication. Condition mixed. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 354 | | A remainder lot from a First Day Cover consignment. Over 3000 inexpensive items. Various cachets, some uncacheted, most addressed, some duplication. United Nations thrown in for extra flavor. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 355 | | Collection/accumulation of over 130 Indiana stampless covers. 37 items make up a gold medal exhibit while with the rest are a variety of towns with different cancellations, or auxiliary markings, or colors. Good starter group for the Hoosier enthusiast. | Cat. Value: Cat. 260.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 356 | | Selection from 1960 to 2007 in four cartons. Around 1,500 FDCs in binders and loose having the latter years from a well-known East Coast promotion company. Super educational offering. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 357 | | Cover accumulation of over 450 items. Mainly lower to medium priced pieces. Includes flights and airmails, postal cards, picture postcards, FDC’s and postal history with an Indiana flavor. Condition is mixed, good lot for the general accumulator. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00 |
| 358 | | Naval cancelled covers from 1932 to 2000 in three photo albums in one carton. Roughly 750 cacheted and noncacheted covers offering a cornucopia for the naval enthusiast. Anchors Aweigh. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 359 | | Seven Charles “Speed” Holman pilot autographed First Flight cacheted covers from 1928-1930. Also, includes three related Holman memorial covers. Comes with some interesting information on him. Holman was born in Bloomington, Minnesota and died in an accident on May 17, 1931 at the opening of an airport in Omaha, Nebraska in front of 20,000 spectators, at age 32. The St Paul Airport is named in his honor. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| 360 | | An oblique accumulation of around 800 FDCs from late 1940s through the mid1960s. Mixture of Ioor, Staehle and others. Some duplication, most are addressed and very mixed condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 361 | | A bonified accumulation of around 700 FDCs from late 1930s to the 1960s. Cachets are Craft, Minkus, Dike, Marj. And early Farnums. Most are addressed. Some duplication and very mixed condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $350.00 |
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