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U.S. Stamps and Worldwide Collections and Large Lots


U.S. First Day Covers
 
 
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Lot 145
 
U.S. classic issues first day cover defective balance, group of 26 defective covers including #367 (w/AFDCS cert.), 370 (Seattle- front only), 537, 552, 553/582/598/U481 (combo), 555 (Hodgeville, Ky., Wash. D.C.), 557 (Niles), 559/560 (combo), 565, 567 (San. Fran.), 588, 598, 610, 622 (Indianapolis), 623, 630 (New York), 660/661 (4/19 Colby, Ks. predate combo), C10 (2), C10a (Wash., D.C.), C11 (single), C12, QE1a-QE3a (combo) and UC1. All with faults, but still many F-VF appearing, worth inspecting.
Scott $11,000
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Lot 146
 
1922-31 definitive issues f.d.c. balance, group of 30 F.D.C.'s with mostly Washington, D.C. cancels including #551 (3), 552, 553 (2), 554, 576 (2), 582 (2), 590, 622 (North Bend), 622 (2), 631, 633, 634, 661 (block), 676, 692 (2), 693, 694, 696 as well as combos of #585/586, 587/617 (2), 590/628 and 658/669, few neatly opened at top or side, F-VF lot for dealer or collector.
Scott $1,960+
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Lot 147
 
1¢-5¢ Huguenot-Walloon, Lexington-Concord, Norse-American issues #614-621, group of 88 single or complete set F.D.C.'s with various postmarks, including #614-616 sets (4), 616 (12), 617-619 sets (5), 619 (6) and 620-621 sets (3). Also included is a #615 unofficial Brooklyn, N.Y., some opened at top or side, generally all F-VF.
Scott $5,500
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Lot 148
 
First day cover collection, 1927-1979, attractive collection of approximately 2,000 cacheted (mostly after 1932) F.D.C.'s neatly arranged in 22 White Ace cover albums. Mostly complete for years including better 2¢ Reds, Washington Bicentennial, National Parks, Army-Navy, Presidential (complete to $5.00 plus E.E.'s, coils and booklet panes), Famous Americans, Overrun Countries, State Flags, etc. plus coils, booklets, airmails and other B.O.B. issues. Nice range of cachets, combo covers, etc., F-VF lot throughout.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 149
 
1¢-16¢ souvenir sheets, Farleys issues 730/771, lot of 40 F.D.C.'s including #730-731 (4), 735, 750 (2), 751 (3), 752 (2), 753, 754-755 (2), 756-765, 766a-767a, 768a-770a (2), 771 plus #768-770 (full sheets) and one large combo cover with all 20 Farley singles, all with cachets except #730-731 (2), 750 (1), 751 (2) and 768-770, F-VF lot with several very scarce covers.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 150
 
First day covers, 1940's-2000's, balance collection of many thousands of F.D.C.'s mainly sorted by date, plastic sleeved and stored in shoe boxes. Apparently mostly complete for years as well as containing combos, panes, coils, se-tenants as well as B.O.B. issues. In addition there are some very attractive combo/oversize covers, some special events and one box, not to be ignored, of better 1923-40 F.D.C.'s including two complete sets of #704-715 on cover as well as a 1¢ Pan-American #294 tied on card by a 5/2/01 Toledo, Ohio (second day of issue) used by the Toledo Stamp Co., nice range of cachets as well as being in excellent condition make this lot worthy of a careful review, VF throughout.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 151
 
Back of the book issue first day cover balance, group of 19 F.D.C.'s including #C7, C10 (3), C17 (2), C18 (New York), C19 (Baltimore), E15 Electric Eye (2), QE1a-QE3a, QE4a (2 Worden, 1 Ward addressed), U521 (Nickles address), UC12 and UX37 (Nickles address). Very Fine neatly opened at side, VF lot.
Scott $1,545
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Lot 152
 
6¢-24¢ airpost 1918 first flight covers, group of five covers including #C1 (Wash., D.C. - addressed to Ward, with AFDCS certificate), C2 (N.Y.- much traveled/forwarded Aerial league with enclosure), C2 (Wash., D.C.), C3 (Phila. with Dept. of Commerce enclosed personal letter), and C3 (Wash., D.C.- shifted forward plane). All with flaws including the first strongly oxidized, an affordable lot of classic airmail covers.
Scott $5,100
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Lot 153
 
Ship, event and first day cover assortment, small box with about 290 covers and postcards, mainly various ship covers mostly from 1930's, couple Crosby's, group celebrating Centennial Stage Mail, group of 9 picture postcards depicting black life in 1930's South, April 12th, 1945 cacheted Pres. Truman inaugural cover, two 1909 Hudson Fulton picture postcards, five 1c official postcards with Expo Station cancels, etc., fresh and generally F-VF. Definitely worth some time.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 154
 
20th century inauguration covers, approximately 75 covers covering nearly all the dates including a 19901 Buffalo, N.Y. Pan-American (9/14) with added block of four expo stickers, 1905 and 1913 p.p.c.'s F.D.R. (1933, 37, 45), Truman (1945, 49), etc. All with cachets from 1933 onwards, plus there are about 15 additional uncounted 3/4/1881-1941 cancelled covers/cards with non-Washington, D.C. cancels, generally F-VF lot throughout.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 155
 
Picture post card dealer's stock, 1900's-1950's, approximately 2500 mostly early cards sorted, plastic sleeved and retail priced filling up three cover trays plus two red binders. Many topics represented here including birds and animals, comics, ethnics, holidays, including many Christmas, leather, music, some states (mostly Carolinas), transportation, etc. Also there are some foreign including four Tuck "gramaphone" cards which appear actually to have been playable. Perhaps the nicest group is one of the binders with about 130 mostly Santa Claus cards with a good number of them showing him in colors other than the traditional Red robes, F-VF, please inspect.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 156
 
Louisiana Purchase picture postcards, 98 mint cards in thirteen different partial or complete sets incl. Cupples silver official, photograph multi-colored, Argentine republic, Regal shoe and three different Jerusalem views, some usual corner edge chipping but the majority are Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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