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Lot 47 |
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First Day Covers, Several hundred covers, 1923-66 plus a few later and a few non-first days, includes complete Lexington-Concords blocks of four with plate number and complete cacheted Presidentials plus an extra $5 and a $5 plate block, airmails, etc., all clean and F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 48 |
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Beazell FDC, Town, Event and Crosby Balance, Beazell FDC 1933, 3¢ Washington's Headquarters (727), three different; Beazell town name and event covers comprising twelve 1929-31 Geographic Place Names, eleven 1929-31 Hand Drawn Numerals and Geometrics, nine 1929-31 Presidents and Historical Figures, four 1932, Alexandria Va. Masonic Temple Dedication, four Cincinnati, Ohio Union Terminal dedication, 1935 U.S.S. Barry, three 1934 U.S. Frigate Constitution, 1934 U.S.S. Nautilus, 1936 U.S.S. Rail; Beazell 2¢ Fallen Timbers (680) five different including #680-14A (Erie), 14B (Maumee), 14D (Erie), 14H (Maumee) and 14I (Toledo); and Walter G. Crosby First Thermographed Cachets of 3¢ California Pacific Expo (773) comprising three, 773-38b var. and two different #773-41a; Very Fine group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 49 |
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Stampless Covers 1798-1800s, group of 34 different postmarks or cancellation colors from Ohio, Conn., Mass., N.Y., Vt., Pa., and N.H., better include 1834 Newark O. rectangle, 1834 Lancaster O. double oval, 1826 Columbus O. double oval, red rimless 1819 Middletown Ct., green Bridgeport Ct., 1798 "N. London August 24" straightline postmark, red "New Broomfield P.A." straightline, etc.; Fine to Very Fine, a rather attractive group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 50 |
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Stampless Transatlantic Letters 1840s, 11 mostly from England to New York or Boston via Boston, includes a one from New York to London and one 1846 from Brazil to Baltimore via N.Y., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 51 |
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2¢ Black Jack Postal History, comprising (73d) vertical bisect, used as part of 3¢ rate (73d) (faults, P.F.C.), 2¢ black, F. grill and 1¢ buff (93, 112), combination cover; 2¢ black (73, 96, 114) combination cover with stamps tied by three light strikes Brooklyn, Ct. fancy geometric cancel (Skinner & Eno GE-M 16); and various E. & F. grill (87, 93) cover including first with singles on three covers, last includes 8 singles on separate covers, also strip of three with additional Due 3 for forwarding, and on-piece from Walla Walla Wash. Terr.; few small faults, generally a Fine group and interesting group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 52 |
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1869 Pictorial Issue Covers, group of 10 comprising four 1¢ two 2¢ two 3¢ and two 10¢ covers to Cuba (faults), includes 1¢ Cazenovia N.Y. circular use (Ex-Klein), 2¢ NYC City Del. use cancelled by star (Ex-Haas), and 3¢ cancelled by Stoneham "Paid" straightline; some faults, Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 53 |
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Five-Cent "Garfield" Covers, selection of 36 covers, most of which bear Scott #205 (15) or 216 (7) but also including six 5¢ Garfield entires and eight covers with various 1890-1922 6¢ Garfields; lots of nice frankings, registered usages and foreign destinations, we note #205 to Bermuda, China, Greece and Peru, #216 to China and strip of 6 on 6x rate cover to France; a F-VF and unusual group.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 54 |
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COLUMBIAN AND TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION POSTAL CARDS, accumulation of about 130 mostly mint cards, about 110 are Columbians including two Koehler sets and two Goldsmith wrappers, condition is a little mixed but generally F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 55 |
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Maine Postal History, selection of about 35 covers from stampless through the banknote period, most of the value is in stampless including nice strikes of non-circular postmarks from Augusta, Brunswick, Calais, Frankfort Mills, Hampden, Milltown, Saco (2 different) and 7 different manuscripts; few faults but nearly all F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 56 |
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Ohio Postal History, group of 10 covers comprising Rochester Jeff. Davis War Horse patriotic design in red envelope bearing 3¢ dull red (26), Rockport: three 10¢ rate covers to San Francisco comprising frankings of three #26 and one #20, single #32, and stampless prepaid, 1861 use to Canada bearing three #26 and single #20, 1862 to Kansas bearing #63 strip of three and patriotic eagle and shield label, Rocky River 1895 registered use bearing 10¢ Bureau to N.Y.C., Rocky River 1890 registered 3¢ stationery use with 10¢ banknote to N.Y.C., Kamms 1888 use to New Orleans bearing 2¢ and 10¢ banknotes, and 1940 Oberlin airmail use to France bearing 30¢ airmail, returned due to service suspension; Fine to Very Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 57 |
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Wisconsin Territorial and Statehood Covers, group of three stampless, three envelopes and one mint entire still on original auction pages from the 1970s, the stampless comprise 1840 Prairie Du Chein Wisc c.d.s. and free handstamp, 1845 Mineral Point WisT c.d.s. and paid handstamp, and 1847 Madison Wisc c.d.s. and 5 Paid handstamp, covers include (10) tied from New York to Milwaukee Wisc. (11) tied by Sparta Wisc. c.d.s. to New York (114) with 1870 in circle cancellation (HS140) not tied with Sparta Wis. c.d.s. to New York, and mint U277 with Straw and Ellsworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee advertising collar; clean and interesting group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 58 |
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Nineteenth Century Cover Stock, varied stock of about 400 covers from stampless through banknote period including postal stationery, neatly arranged in two pull-out file boxes with lots of $100-and-up covers from all periods. The Civil War period also includes some C.S.A., plus mixed throughout are some loose stamps and some fractional currency. Wonderful range of markings, frankings and usages and much less "picked over" than stocks you normally see offered. Owner's marked retail prices total about $22,000.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 59 |
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Advertising Cover Stock, about 500 covers from the 1850s to the 1940s arranged in sleeves in two pull-out file boxes. The vast majority are 1890s-1910s with virtually all illustrated and featuring a tremendous variety of subject matter, a few categories being segregated out, primarily Animals, Buildings and Transportation. A great lot with plenty of original unpicked material. Owner's marked retail prices add up to more than $20,000.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 60 |
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Post Office Auxiliary Markings, Collection of about 65 picture postcards, mainly from the 1905-1920 period with auxiliary markings like "missent", "delayed by expiration of carrier's time", "held for postage", "schemed", etc. A wonderful range of markings.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 61 |
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Twentieth Century Cover Stock, about 200 covers in sleeves in a file box, includes some nice frankings, airmail usages, seals, unusual destinations, etc., nothing rare but a nice mix of material for a show dealer or eBay.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 62 |
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Cover Stock, About 500 covers arranged by state in two file drawers, about 60% are Northeastern states, the balance about evenly divided between Midwestern and Southern states, priced to sell at $5-$25 each with a few higher. An excellent range of postmarks and usages including railroads and advertising.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 63 |
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Stock of Covers, Two cartons holding 12 books and three boxes of covers and a small group of picture postcards. Includes an 1858 folded letter written in Hong Kong and mailed in New York, a 5¢ 1847 cover, a book of RPos, mint and used postal stationery entires (U15016, 18 used from Calif.), a book of U.S. Possessions, a nice strike of a W. Liberty, O. "Liberty Bell" cancel on a 2¢ Columbian mourning cover, etc. Mostly pre-priced, either individually or as small lots. Good value here.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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