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Lot 190 |
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United States U.S.S. Akron and Macon covers 1930's, box of 330 cacheted covers which are by Crosby and others including two silver Roessler 5/16/32 Akron flight covers, one with additional brown "AIRMAIL/U.S.S. AKRON" label on back and four 1933-34 Macon special event covers with large add-on photos. There are flights, special events and memorial covers here in a wide range of dates and designs, fresh and VF throughout, a beautiful lot much nicer than what is usually encountered for this popular collecting area.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 191 |
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United States pan-American, Pan-Pacific flight covers 1930's-40's, about 900 F.A.M. flight covers including U.S. and foreign frankings, VF.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 192 |
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United States framed 1934 special event covers, lot of eight hanging wall glass frames up to 2½x3½" in size with a total of 80 covers including U.S.S. Constitution (Henry Steinmitts and Cole hand painted), Tennessee (including two hand painted), Texas (ten embossed accompanied by ten Peckmore engravings), Mindelheim & Kirchheim sweeper fleet (12 different), plus #740-749 (Grimsland cachet) FDcs with a beautiful 12x14" oil painting of Vernal Falls and various U.S. and foreign covers. A fresh and most beautiful assortment of mostly Crosby cacheted covers.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 193 |
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United States Alaska territory 1938-45, group of 64 covers including censored, flight and special events, all with photo cachets, F-VF, scarce lot of these territorials.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 194 |
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United States 1941-45 W.W. II comic and caricature covers, collection of 310 first day or special event covers with a strong (often politically incorrect) anti-axis theme, many different designs including 18 apparently different "WHAT ME WORRY" covers in various colors and some unused covers, VF lot of fascinating period themes, excellent for retail or eBay sale.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 195 |
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United States MacArthur, W.V. post office dedication, 90 covers with 4/15/42 "FIRST DAY COVER" cancel, wide range of designs, VF. Brookman $5,400.
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Lot 196 |
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United States V-J Day 9/2/1945, group of 88 covers with a wide range of cachets and postmarks, plus five U.S.S. Wilkes-Barre Tokyo Bay covers including one autographed by Lt. Gen. Wainwright of Corregidor fame and three "official" 9/1/45 V-J covers, all fresh and VF. Brookman $3,400.
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Lot 197 |
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United States atom bomb test Bikini Atoll, group of five 7/1/46 covers with special cancel plus nine more cacheted covers with same date but with cancels of U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Sphinx or Manila, Philippines. Lastly there are 13 more cacheted covers with various April-Nov. 1946 cancels and dates, F-VF for this popular area.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 198 |
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United States first day and special event covers 1930's-40's, 1300+ legal size covers including FDCs (with a very strong representation of Kentucky Statehood #904) ships, first flights, MacArthur, W.V. post office, etc. Though there are a few that are not Crosbys by far the vast majority are, F-VF, please allow time for viewing.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 199 |
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United States valuable cover collection 1928-34, beautiful old 16x17x4 blue Crosby cover album with six gold embossed cuts on the front cover which is loaded with approximately 1000-1200 First Day and special event covers including about half being U.S.S. Constitution and other ships. The real value however is the large amount of classic cacheted U.S. (and some Canada) FDCs with a wide range of cachet makers. The pages have "browned" and the interleaving is cracking but the covers are sound and VF, a tremendous lot for dealer or collector alike.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
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Lot 200 |
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United States valuable cover collection in two Crosby albums 1928-43, old 16x17x3 black, green albums with gold embossed die cuts on front covers which are filled with about 1000-1200 First Day and special event covers including classic 1920's-30's FDCs with and without cachets, ships including U.S.S. Constitution, 1930's-40's U.S., Canal Zone, Canada FDCs and first flights, etc. Very wide range of designs and dates, mostly by Crosby, but also other cachet makers, the albums are in poor condition however the covers are F-VF throughout, please inspect carefully as there is a large amount of profit potential here for retail or eBay sales.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 201 |
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United States unused envelopes 1930's-40's, 750 unused cacheted envelopes of which about half are air mail, huge range of designs, VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 202 |
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United States Walter G. Crosby balance collection, diverse balance of approximately 3000 covers that are loose, in plastic album pages and in about a dozen albums including two large 16x16 blue Crosby albums with six gold imprints on the front cover (that are really empty). A wide range of topics are here such as FDCs, special events, WWII patriotics (including "Free" franks), Canada first flights (most non-Crosby handstamp cachets), New Zealand and four albums of modern vintage WWII naval ship p.p.c.'s. Also present in this lot is a fascinating balance of Crosby collateral material with everything from price lists to advertising flyers, photos (as a young and old man), naval programs, signed letters, unused cachet imprints/photos, three gorgeous black photo U.S.S. Constitution season's greetings cards, a 1948 signed letter from Mrs. Crosby announcing the discontinuance of manufacturing FDCs, 20 large multi-colored naval mock "documents" including four beautiful 1944 Alaska/Husky ones for entering Alaskan waters, misc. papers and five 2-4" diameter medallions. Lastly included is some literature such as two complete Planty catalogues and two volumes of naval ship cancels/cachets. Allow some time to view this lot for additional uncovered better items.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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