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Public Auction #448

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COVERS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Image #1 of auction lot #435: (1) 5¢ Franklin franked on a folded letter. Tied with a red grid cance...435CV(1) 5¢ Franklin franked on a folded letter. Tied with a red grid cancel and Red Express Mail, Boston large circle cancel at right. Couple vertical creases in the cover. The left crease runs through the stamps. FineCat. Value: Cat. 425.00
Price Realized: $230.00
Image #1 of auction lot #436: (184 x2) 3¢ green American Banknote on a lightly struck Attorney corne...436CV(184 x2) 3¢ green American Banknote on a lightly struck Attorney corner cover tied with a Port Townsend Wash. AUG 31 1881" double circle c.d.s. and “Kicking Mule” sock on the nose cancel to San Francisco Cal. Very Fine strike, small hinge remnants on the reverse. F-VF cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $250.00
Image #1 of auction lot #437: (C13) 65¢ 1930 Graf Zeppelin franked on a picture postcard. Tied with ...437CV(C13) 65¢ 1930 Graf Zeppelin franked on a picture postcard. Tied with a wavy flag cancel. The card has a couple minor corner wrinkles, the stamp is centered Fine.Cat. Value: Cat. 160.00
Price Realized: $130.00
Image #1 of auction lot #438: (C20-C22) An impressive First Day Cover assembly the 1935, 1937 Clippe...Image #2 of auction lot #438: (C20-C22) An impressive First Day Cover assembly the 1935, 1937 Clippe...Image #3 of auction lot #438: (C20-C22) An impressive First Day Cover assembly the 1935, 1937 Clippe...Image #4 of auction lot #438: (C20-C22) An impressive First Day Cover assembly the 1935, 1937 Clippe...
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438CV(C20-C22) An impressive First Day Cover assembly the 1935, 1937 Clipper issues. Includes thirty C21-C22 matched sets and fourteen C21-C22 combination on the same cover, 119 covers in total. Duplication exists and condition is mixed. Good lot for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $700.00
439CVFirst Day Cover selection from 1979-2015 in three cartons. Between 2,000 to 2,500 Collins mostly different hand painted FDCs sleeved in ten shoeboxes organized in date order.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000.00
Price Realized: $8,000.00
440CVOver 1700 Collins First Day covers from 1978 up to 2000. Almost all are unaddressed with nice variety of cachets and a bit of duplication here and there. A solid offering of a very popular artist.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
441CVA group of special delivery covers that the collector was developing for an exhibit. Hotels, businesses and personal mailings are present, some with interesting auxiliary markings including register mail and RPO. The stamps start with E1 (four) and continue to the messenger on bicycle. One is at an 11 cent rate (drop rate). There are a few postal cards and a couple postal stationary to round out this selection. Thirty-four items to work into an exhibit or collect out of pure interest.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $800.00
442CVOver 10,000 U. S. first day covers, all with cachets, from the 1940’s to 2000’s in four boxes. About 60% unaddressed and one third have better cachets such as Fleetwood. Great for the internet and well worth checking out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $950.00
443CVCovers from the 1850s to the 1930s with many interesting air mail related items including picture postcards, Century of Progress (C-18), first flight covers and more. Missives and advertising covers are also present. Take time to search this group to find the gems.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $700.00
444CVAn 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 off the coast of France at the end of the oceanic flight. A historical Byrd postal history which would be a center piece of your collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $180.00
Image #1 of auction lot #445: Accumulation from the 1840s to the early 1970s in one carton. Approxim...Image #2 of auction lot #445: Accumulation from the 1840s to the early 1970s in one carton. Approxim...Image #3 of auction lot #445: Accumulation from the 1840s to the early 1970s in one carton. Approxim...Image #4 of auction lot #445: Accumulation from the 1840s to the early 1970s in one carton. Approxim...
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445CVAccumulation from the 1840s to the early 1970s in one carton. Approximately 700 commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Incorporates around twenty stampless as well as WW II Military, event, first flight, ship canceled, some advertising etc. Condition is a concern on some items; so, examination required. Still plenty of meat on the bone to be found in this holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
446CVUnited States Duck Stamp related covers in two binders. Around 90 are FDCs for RW (duck) stamps 1981-1998 from various cachet makers. Several relatively common, but a bunch are hand painted and much in demand. Some duplication. Another nearly 40 deal with the FDCs of the 1991 Wood Duck and the 1984 Waterfowl stamp. Many different cachets here with at least a dozen signed and hand painted. Fun lot for the topicalist cachet collector or internet merchant.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $800.00
Image #1 of auction lot #447: Small group of fifteen covers franked with C18. Two are First Day Cove...Image #2 of auction lot #447: Small group of fifteen covers franked with C18. Two are First Day Cove...Image #3 of auction lot #447: Small group of fifteen covers franked with C18. Two are First Day Cove...Image #4 of auction lot #447: Small group of fifteen covers franked with C18. Two are First Day Cove...
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447CVSmall group of fifteen covers franked with C18. Two are First Day Covers while the rest are flights. Condition is quite mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $500.00
448CVA remainder accumulation of over 2000 First Day Covers from the contemporary to modern era. A wide selection of popular cachet artists. Some better earlier groups are Famous Americans, Army Navy, Overrun Nations, FDR, and a small batch of souvenir sheets. Combination of addressed unaddressed, some duplication, and condition varies. The perfect gift for the starting collector of this area.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $500.00
Image #1 of auction lot #449: Catch all lot of well over fifteen hundred mostly 1930’s- 1950s’ First...Image #2 of auction lot #449: Catch all lot of well over fifteen hundred mostly 1930’s- 1950s’ First...Image #3 of auction lot #449: Catch all lot of well over fifteen hundred mostly 1930’s- 1950s’ First...Image #4 of auction lot #449: Catch all lot of well over fifteen hundred mostly 1930’s- 1950s’ First...
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449CVCatch all lot of well over fifteen hundred mostly 1930’s- 1950s’ First Day covers. Includes commemoratives, regular issues, airmails, and a bit of Back of the Book. Wide variety of cachets with both addressed and unaddressed present. Duplication exists and condition is mixed. Worthy of the general First Day Cover aficionado.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
450CVA marvelous collection of over 275 U. S. Navy Submarine covers many are First Day from the year 2000 and includes a wealth of information. An additional seventy-five related submarine covers and a selection of about forty foreign covers complete this submarine cover collection. Look closely to find the hand painted ones. Take time to run silently into the depths of this material.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $250.00
451CV“State, Sovereignty, National Union.” About 175 covers and cards postmarked in Illinois, the Prairie State. Cities and suburbs, villages and one-horse towns. Strong presence of Chicago. Everything sleeved, with many items priced and identified. Admirable condition, superb variety, and legible cancels. What more could the Illinois specialist ask for?Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $220.00
452CVAn impressive modern collection of around twelve hundred 1976-2000 First Day Covers. Cachets included are Artcraft, Cachet Limited edition, Collins, Colorano Silk, Fleetwood, and House of Farnum. Unaddressed, and beautiful colors. Also includes a carton of brand-new supplies for expansion. Great topical possibilities.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
Image #1 of auction lot #453: An artsy First Day Cover collection of over 800 items from 1935 to 196...Image #2 of auction lot #453: An artsy First Day Cover collection of over 800 items from 1935 to 196...Image #3 of auction lot #453: An artsy First Day Cover collection of over 800 items from 1935 to 196...Image #4 of auction lot #453: An artsy First Day Cover collection of over 800 items from 1935 to 196...
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453CVAn artsy First Day Cover collection of over 800 items from 1935 to 1967 plus a few airmails. Most are cacheted with many different along with the corresponding stamp. Hard lot to duplicate.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $700.00
454CVAccumulation of approximately eighty stampless covers from 1807 to the 1850s. Many fascinating postal history reading could be in future showing a “snapshot” of a bygone era in America.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $700.00
Image #1 of auction lot #455: About 2500 covers of various types. Includes FDC’s, event, naval, a fe...Image #2 of auction lot #455: About 2500 covers of various types. Includes FDC’s, event, naval, a fe...455CVAbout 2500 covers of various types. Includes FDC’s, event, naval, a few commercial and picture postcards. Also, a bit of U.N. and foreign and a couple Neanderthal U.S. stamp collections. nothing expensive just a lot of stuff for a dollar table or the internet. Good profits at our estimate.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $300.00
456CVAn interesting group of covers with a few earlies and some with unusual usage. Take the time to look over this group you may be well rewarded.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $600.00
457CVA concerted presentation of First Day covers of C20-21, C25-C31 series. There are about 550 components with lots of matched sets. Photographed are the various popular artists of the time spotted. Very mixed condition, almost all are addressed, and some serious duplication exists. Great lot for the aero specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
458CVA concentrated offering of First Day covers of the Presidential Series. There are about 500 elements with heaps of matched sets, most are up to the 50¢ issue. Sets that go up to the $5.00 values have been photographed and, in both cases, you will find the coils and booklet panes included. Many different popular artists of the time spotted. Very mixed condition, almost all are addressed, and some duplication exists. Great lot for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
459CVAccumulation of over 125 Doris Gold First Day Covers. Mostly different hand painted cacheted United States FDCs from 1978-2017.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $500.00
Image #1 of auction lot #460: A peripatetic attempt at US postal history mainly before 1929.  174 co...Image #2 of auction lot #460: A peripatetic attempt at US postal history mainly before 1929.  174 co...Image #3 of auction lot #460: A peripatetic attempt at US postal history mainly before 1929.  174 co...Image #4 of auction lot #460: A peripatetic attempt at US postal history mainly before 1929.  174 co...
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460CVA peripatetic attempt at US postal history mainly before 1929. 174 covers, cards, and postal stationery saved for their destinations and usages. The photos give a give an accurate hint of what's in these two cover albums.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $450.00
461CVA focused offering of First Day covers of the National Parks. There are about 400 items with oodles of matched sets from the popular artists of the time. Very mixed condition, almost all are addressed, and some duplication exists. Great lot for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
462CVSelection of around 125 different mostly United States cacheted First Day Covers from 1998 to 2008. About 75% are Heritage having the remaining 25% either Juvelar or Bill Lary.Cat. Value: S.B. 170.00
Price Realized: $200.00
463CVRoughly eighty mainly different hand drawn HN Local Post oversized event covers from 1995-2009 by Hideaki Nakano from Detroit in a binder. Interesting thematic covers having some that are erotica.Cat. Value: S.B. 160.00
Price Realized: $700.00
464CVFilled to the Rim with… Oodles of diverse envelopes, postal stationery, and revenue documents. Used and unused. Hundreds of items, ranging from subscription cover creations to eye-catching commercial and special event covers. Also contains neat, clean revenue material. The seasoned dealer will find plenty of resale potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00
465CVA collection that never got off the ground. The focus was First Day covers that were never organized and a few cover supplies. The covers are primarily contemporary to modern and mostly common cachets. However, there is a group of around 200 beautiful Collins cachets. Also includes a few used stamps in a Liberty album as a bonus. Good lot for someone that wants to get started in the collecting area.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
Image #1 of auction lot #466: Tidy group of C23-C24, C42-C44 First Day Covers. The C23 issues (24) a...Image #2 of auction lot #466: Tidy group of C23-C24, C42-C44 First Day Covers. The C23 issues (24) a...Image #3 of auction lot #466: Tidy group of C23-C24, C42-C44 First Day Covers. The C23 issues (24) a...Image #4 of auction lot #466: Tidy group of C23-C24, C42-C44 First Day Covers. The C23 issues (24) a...
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466CVTidy group of C23-C24, C42-C44 First Day Covers. The C23 issues (24) are all either Dayton or St. Petersburg cancels. The C24 (4) are the basic New York cancels and the C42-C44 (over 275) are the appropriate cities, nice variety of cachets with some duplication. Great opportunity for the airmail accumulator.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $550.00
467CVAdvertising cover machine canceled Manchester NH Oct. 6, 1907. Mailed to Bradford NH having advertisements for the Fischer & Co Teas, Coffees, Spice New York. Includes original letter but cover also has a one inch tear on its right edge.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $28.00
468CVPostally used Grant letter sheet canceled on January 4, 1892, in Chicago. Written in German and mailed to Hannover, Germany canceled there on Jan. 15 and forwarded to Graudenz (Grudziadz, Poland today) canceled on Jan. 18. Nice advertising label on its backflap.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $26.00
469CVSawyer’s Standard Preparations advertising cover canceled in Burlington, VT on September 8, 1908. Backstamped Keeseville NY on September 10.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $26.00
470CVCacheted Fourth Annual Festival Mountain and Plain 1898 Denver Colorado cover. Canceled in Denver on August 30 and backstamped Canon City on August 31.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $26.00
471CVPatriotic and advertising label cover canceled in July 1921 in Chicago. Mailed to Zurich Switzerland having a neat “Visit the Pageant of Progress Exhibition Chicago July 30-August 14-1921 label showing Municipal Pier (now Navy Pier) on its reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00