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Public Auction #448

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COVERS — United States and General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
474CVPallet of United States and worldwide accumulation in thirty-two cartons. Between 20,000 to 25,000 cacheted and noncacheted FDCs, event covers, and postal stationery from the 1930s to 2019. Concentration is from the 1980s to the end with immense backup. Majority is from the United States with the worldwide mostly represented by Great Britain and Channel Islands modern FDCs. Some better and hand painted US sprinkled throughout needing tenacity to find them. Condition also varies as some were exposed to moisture during storage. A cover collector or dealer will adore this holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 2500.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
475CVSixteen heavy cartons of covers and cards. Some cartons are very well organized into country albums mainly FDCs from procurement facilities, while others are haphazardly jumbled into huge masses of covers. Runs from common mail through hefty high face value Canadian FDCs. Canada, Ireland, Israel, UN, US. and Liechtenstein are featured with most of these purchased as new issues, 1985-2004. The rest is all eras with the foreign and US mish mashed together. Thousands of covers. Plenty of ancillary material concerning the modern FDCs that will be the new owner's to cull. Good bang for the buck cover lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1400.00
Price Realized: $850.00
476CVFourteen cartons of United States and worldwide accumulation roughly from the 1920s to 1990s. Around 10,000 common FDCs (cacheted, noncacheted), commercial covers, postal stationery. Huge backup. The majority are from the US with a boat load of unused postal stationery. A real market maker will comb through this lot and find the useful items. Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $950.00
477CVUnited States and worldwide accumulation in fifteen cartons. Roughly 10,000 common FDCs, commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards from the mid-20th Century to the early 21st Century. Ready made for a fifty cents table. This lot might be calling you; so answer its call.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
478CVUnited States and worldwide selection in eighteen cartons. Many thousands of cacheted and noncacheted FDCs, and event covers in subscription items or binders roughly from the 1980s to the 2000s. Spotted some interesting US needing tenacity to find. Condition of binders varies as some are grubby or exposed to moisture during storage. Plenty of value to be mined. Approximately 600 pounds, call for shipping quote.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $500.00
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479CVSteerable Balloons. Aggregation of mainly Zeppelin covers. 23 in total most with small faults. Mostly Germany, but also includes US, Uruguay, Brazil, and Liechtenstein. Good start toward a collection. For the non-discriminating collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $425.00
480CVIntriguing United States and worldwide selection from the 1860s to 1947 in a pizza size box. Approximately one hundred mainly commercial covers having several advertising labels and original letters. Examination required as condition varies. Still an excellent source of postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $700.00
481CVAccumulation from the United States and worldwide from the late 19th Century to 2020 in three cartons. Encompasses over 1,000 FDCs, commercial cover, and postal stationery. Involves a run of France FDCs from the 1970s-1980s. Also entails the collector’s worldwide covers that he received his material from the 1990s to 2020. Still enough postal history for the savvy buyer.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $500.00
482CVCovers! Covers! Covers! United States and worldwide mainly subscription items in ten heavy cartons. Thousands of clean FDCs postal stationery, and postcards in binders, albums, small boxes and loose roughly from the 1940s to the 1980s. Pound for pound or kilo for kilo a value for the entrepreneurial person.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $325.00