Sale 274

United States and Foreign Large Lots and Collections


Worldwide Covers & Postal History
 
 
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Lot 615
 
Worldwide cover dealer's stock, in eight long boxes, all in sleeves and individually priced, tremendous range of countries represented with particular strength in Canada and Great Britain but also noteworthy are Italy, Japan, and Mexico among others. A varied and interesting group; owner's total retail in excess of $60,000.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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Lot 616
 
Worldwide covers, balance of consignment consisting of several thousand mainly low priced covers in more than 100 albums of various types and filling 13 large cartons; you will find commercial mail from the 1930s and '40s, modern U.S. FDC's, event covers, collectors society covers, FDC's from Canal Zone, Colombia and Norfolk Is., "Golden Replicas", German ETB's, and printed-to-private-order postal stationery, flight covers, etc., etc. Sure to be fertile pickings for an eBay vendor.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 617
 
Worldwide better covers, selection of about 40 covers with strength in the German area, all still in dealer's sleeves. Priced (rather optimistically) to retail at over $18,000 but there is some questionable material mixed in so this lot is sold strictly "as is", condition is generally F-VF.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 618
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Worldwide, consignment balance consisting of primarily covers including modern commercial covers from exotic locations like Sierra Leone, Katanga, Congo and Bhutan; also some better U.N. covers (U.N. Forces, etc.), modern Antarctic Expeditions and more. Stamps include collections of G.B. 1p #33, Machin heads, a sheet of 100 Nova Scotia #11; also a few cinderellas such as cigar box labels and antique wax seals. An interesting mix.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 619
 
Worldwide, small group of covers or cards (40) including 19th century pre-stamp France départements conquis and Great Britain 1840-43 with handstruck "2" (2), France 1930 Airmail "EIPA 30" on 1f50c on souvenir card and Papua New Guinea 1934 first flight with USA and Papua airmails in combination.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 620
 
U.S., Canal Zone and Canada cover assortment, three part accumulation, U.S. includes three stampless, several 3¢ values, Blackjack, 50+ 1st flights or airfield dedications, 2¢ red F.D.C.s, two Antarctic covers; Canal Zone with 20 covers including penalty envelopes, six Paquebot, two U.S.S. Ancon Seapost, seven different September 28, 1979 last day of operations at Canal Zone post offices; Canada about 100 1st flights including Roessler cachets, interesting group, F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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