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U.S. Stamps and Worldwide Collections and Large Lots


U.S. Covers & Postal History By Issue
 
 
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Lot 104
 
Stampless to 20th century cover balance, group of aproximately 1,000 covers in two boxes ranging from the stampless era to 20th century, range of frankings, condition is mixed and viewing is recommemded, Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 105
 
3¢ 1851 varieties of color (10, 11), collection of 32 covers mounted in an approval book annotated on the cover "Carroll Chase Coll 3¢ 1851" showing the principle color varieties of the 3¢ 1851 issue arranged by year, a number of the colors are rare shades including bright orange-brown, yellowish orange-brown, and deep orange-brown, all covers comprise a single that has been plated, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 106
 
3¢ 1851-67 issue covers, collection of approximately 235 covers housed in a stockbook including grilled issues, range of domestic usages with a wide variety of towns and markings, noted group of different New York and Boston cancels, a few forwarded usages, F.-V.F.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 107
 
1851-69 issue covers, group of approximately 50 covers, better include #68a to Canada with exchange marking, 69 on domestic cover, 70 to England, and 71 to France, some mixed condition, overall F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 108
 
1869 Pictorial issue covers, small collection of 13 covers comprising one 1¢, nine 3¢ including one with a pair to Ireland, one on a registered cover with a 15¢ #98, and 5 advertising covers, two 6¢ one to Canada, other with a pair to England, two 10¢, both to Germany, and one 15¢ type II to Switzerland; generally F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 109
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Lot 110
 
Banknote issue covers, collection of about 360 covers in two Lighthouse stockbooks, variety of frankings, better include 30¢ and 15¢ on New Orleans registered cover to France, 5¢ from Utah Terr. to Germany, two NYFM covers, and an uprated wrapper to DWI, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 111
 
1890-1900 regular issues, group of 175 covers of the Small Banknotes (63) and early Bureau Issues (115), range of frankings, usages include advertising, registered, R.P.O., M.O.B, various auxiliary markings including D.L.O. return to sender, and foreign destinations including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey, a few fancy cancels including "H" for Hancock, N.Y. and "R" for Rhinebeck, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 112
 
1893-1940 commemorative issue covers, group of 405 covers from the 1893 Columbian Issue to the 1940 National Defense Issue, usages include registered, special delivery, R.P.O., paquebot, territorial, and steamship, auxiliary markings include postage due, unclaimed, new address, and not here, several 20th century fancy cancels including numerals, letters, a hammer, and a witch, destinations include a postcard to Austria with an Austrian due, Bolivia, French Cameroon, Sweden, and Switzerland with Swiss dues, great range of issues, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 113
 
1901 issue covers, group of approximately 75 covers, variety of frankings and rates, better include Arizona Terr. to Hong Kong, China, a leather post card to Germany marked due and subject to letter rates, U.S. Postal Agency in Shaghai to U.S., and two post cards to Belgium with Belgian postage dues, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 114
 
Substantial postal history balance of the A.R.T. specialized Washington-Franklin collection, mostly mounted on exhibit pages with several on stockpages or loose, some better covers include 517 and 518 on a registered tag, 435 used from the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai to Hawaii Terr., 503 and 508 used from the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai to the U.S., 541 block of four paying the special delivery fee and local postage within Wash., D.C., five copies of 498 used to Russia marked "service suspended" and a suspension label added in N.Y.C., several tags showing the WWI parcel post tax paid by documentary stamps, various usages from abroad or U.S. Territories including Cuba, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Somoa, Vera Cruz, and several paquebot usages, wide variety of rates, routes, and destinations, wonderful basis for an award winning exhibit.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 115
 
Washington-Franklin issue covers, collection of approximately 175 covers arranged in a stockbook, usages include registered, special delivery, ad covers, and censored mail, better include Swiss and French postage dues, destinations of China and Madeira, use from U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, a Trans-Siberia Flight Expedition post card, and a Jamaica mix franking, wide variety of material, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 116
 
1922 issue covers, collection of about 200 covers in one stockbook with values up to the $1 in various frankings, usages include zeppelin, special delivery, registered, paquebot, catapult, M.O.B., and R.T.S. mail, destinations include Argentina, Barbados, and a $1 value to Holland, better items include 3¢ and 30¢ precancelled on Life magazine mailing to Portugal and foreign postage dues comprising Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, and Switzerland, interesting start to an award winning exhibit, F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 117
 
Liberty series covers, group of 100 covers franked with various combinations up to the $1 value, usages include special delivery and registered mail, majority are destined for Germany, Very Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 118
 
1923-1953 airmail issue covers, collection of 260 covers housed in two stockbooks with various frankings including a C14 cover, usages include special delivery and various auxiliary markings that include stolen mail, postage due, and duty free, territorial mail from Alaska to Alaska, and Hawaii to Chicago with pair of 10¢ postage dues, destinations include British India, Chile, Cuba, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti with Haitian dues, Official mail to French Equatorial Africa, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venzuela, very interesting collection, F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 119
 
Prexie issue covers, collection of about 190 covers arranged in a Lighthouse stockbook, usages include censored mail, registered, official business, special delivery, and ad covers, better include destinations of Paraguay, French Equatorial Africa, Hawaii, Checkoslovakia, Hawaii to Belgium, and Haiti to Calif., tags include $1 (2) with 10¢ two $2 strips/3, and a $5 block/4 with 5¢ 6¢ 25¢ and 50¢ wide variety of material, F.-V.F. group with some unusual usages.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 120
 
Special delivery covers, collection of nearly 160 covers, more than 100 of which are mounted and written-up. 94 of the mounted covers bear Special Delivery stamps as do all of the 46 unmounted ones. Several unusual usages including one used with a 10¢ Registration stamp (F1) and one used on a 2¢ Grant letter sheet (U293). Also includes a few mint and used S.D. stamps.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 121
 
Carriers and locals cover group, selection of 14 covers including adhesives on cover of 6LB10, 36L1, and 141L2 used with 3¢ dull red (11), some mixed condition, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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