Sale 313

Harbour Auction


Unused Civil War Patriotics
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 228
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics - Lincoln-Davis "Champion Prize Envelope", Set of five with long copyright notice: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by T.S. Pierce in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of N.Y." (Weiss AL-191, 193, 196, 198 & 200 var.); 5th Round incomplete printing at bottom, each with mounting remnant on reverse, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
View details
Lot 229
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics - Generals and Famous People, about 100 different from Anderson to Webster, mainly military but including patriots, traitors, and campaigns with the single largest group being Washington (24); some mounting remnants on reverse and a few inked numbers in lower right corners, generally F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
View details
Lot 230
 
UNUSED CIVIL WAR PATRIOTICS - MAGNUS SCENES, group of 23 different all-over City Views, all but six of which are handpainted, plus a handpainted Camp scene; a clean F-VF lot.
Estimate 400 - 600
View details
Lot 231
 
UNUSED CIVIL WAR PATRIOTICS - MAGNUS SCENES, group of 32 different all-over Camp and Battle scenes, nearly all in bronze; all with a handwritten number in the lower right corner and mounting remnants on reverse, otherwise generally Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
View details
Lot 232
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics - Male & Female Designs, group of 110 different including lots of handpainted, about 25 of which are imprinted Kimmel's (a few other designs), generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
View details
Lot 233
 
UNUSED CIVIL WAR PATRIOTICS, group of about 95 different States, mainly in sets, including three handpainted Magnus and set of 10 "House that Uncle Sam Built", a clean F-VF lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 234
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics - Caricatures, about 100 different including scarce designs, several handpainted Berlin & Jones, generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
View details
Lot 235
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics - Caricatures, about 50 different, all featuring Animals including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, elephants, monkeys, rats, snakes, etc. generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 236
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics, about 100 different Eagles (25) or Flags (75), the latter including a few C.S.A. flags and several "U.S.A.", generally clean and F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 237
 
Unused Civil War Patriotics, about 135 different, about 100 of which are caricatures, the rest are mainly military units and patriotic stickers (on envelopes), generally F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 238
 
Civil War Patriotic Envelopes, selection of about 110 unused Union Patriotic envelopes with a nice variety of manufacturers and subjects, small percentage with mounting remnants on reverse, generally claen and F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
View details
Lot 239
 
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR POSTAL HISTORY, 23 covers, and stationery, including nine military covers from Cuba, Philippines & Puerto Rico; four U.S. patriotics, two used to British Guiana or Germany, and four unused patriotics. Also uses from Camp Algonquin in NH, Camp Mackenzie in GA, and Camp Meade in PA. Also two covers to VA & SC. All in plastic sleeves, and priced over $1,000. Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
View details
Lot 240
 
WWI AEF POSTAL HISTORY GROUP, 19 covers, postal stationery or picture postcard's each in plastic sleeve, from stateside camps and various APO's abroad. Various censor markings, and frankings including several Washington-Franklin issues, including use from U.S. agency in Shanghai, China, Pancho Villa incident on the Mexican border, and scarce Maneuver Camp No. 2 "Doane" cancel, in use for only a couple days at Manasas, Virginia in 1904. Gen. F-VF and in much better condition than generally seen from this period. Retail priced $800.
Estimate 200 - 300
View details
Lot 241
 
WWII APO & V-MAIL COVERS, Over 90+ covers, cards and V-Mail forms, all in plastic sleeves, many from scarce origins, including Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, including several from Palau. Also war ballots nine APO covers from Greenland. Many desirable items, most with Censored markings, and with transport and prexie frankings. Retail priced over $2,000. Fine-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 242
 
WWII V-MAIL LETTERSHEETS, group of 17 unused (including three caricatures) and 13 used to and from APos with and without stamps, includes "Not suitable for filming", "Regular Mail from V Mail Station", "Multilated" instructional markings, also two unused V-Mail covers and three unused POW letter sheets, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
View details
Lot 243
 
WWI & WWII NAVAL COVERS, Approx 60+ covers and picture postcard (some real photos of the ship), each in a plastic sleeve and dealer priced. Included are some scarce and desirable cancels. Some have original contents, and also included are a couple Korean War era covers. Nice group with many unusual censor markings. Dealer priced at over $1,300.
Estimate 300 - 400
View details
Lot 244
 
A.P.O. Covers, stock of 350-400 covers, mainly 1944-45, from Europe, Africa, India, and the Middle East, excellent range with some nice usages and only modest duplication, all identified and priced between $5 and $40 in cover sleeves.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 245
 
A.P.O. Covers, selection of about 100 covers, mainly 1944-45, from Asia and the Pacific including China, Hawaii, Marshall Is., Solomon Is., Iwo Jima, Palau, etc; excellent variety and very little duplication, all identified and priced between $5 and $40 in cover sleeves.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 246
 
POST OFFICE AUXILLIARY MARKINGS, Collection of 60 covers & postal cards, all in plastic sleeves, mainly from the late 1800's to about 1950 period with auxiliary markings like "missent", "delayed", "held for postage", many with various types of pointing hands (left & right). A wide range of markings. Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
View details
Lot 247
 
Advertising Covers, selection of about 150 covers from the 1850s to the 1950s, mostly early 20th century and nearly all illustrated with an excellent variety of subjects including Expositions, Telegraphs, Railroads, Maps, Stamp Dealers, etc., all in cover sleeves and priced to retail at an average price of about $50.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 248
 
ADVERTISING COVERS, 75 covers, cards and postal stationery from the 1850s to the 1940s in plastic sleeves and dealer priced. Interesting usages and cancels, including colored, fancy, machine, some with enclosures. the majority are 1890s-1910s. Priced at over $2,000. Fine-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
View details
Lot 249
 
Cover Stock, 900-1,000 covers arranged by state from stampless to 20th century advertising and postmarks, all in sleeves and individally priced from $5 and $300 and more. A few random states include California (retail $1,150), Florida ($950), Iowa ($1,300), Kentucky ($2,200), and Virginia ($1,950). States not included are HI, IL, NC, NY, OH & TN. A nice clean stock with better quality and variety than is typically seen in lots of this type.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
View details
Lot 250
 
Cover Stock, about 600-700 covers from a wide variety of collecting areas including 19th century free franks, transatlantics including many stampless, 19th century fancy cancels, World War I & World War II, postal cards, auxiliary markings, parcel posts on 1st class mail, handpainted FDCs, etc., etc. An excellent lot, all in sleeves and individually priced between $5 and $200 or so.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
View details
Lot 251
 
U.S. Postal History, dealers balance of many hundreds of covers including groups of stampless, 19th and 20th century stamped with many classics and 1869 3¢ ultramarine (114) selections, WW patriotic covers, etc., a wide range of material.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 252
 
Cover accumulation, of about 3,000 covers in five cartons, includes several hundred First Days including a set of Famous Americans-Lineprint cachets plus C.A.M.'s, F.A.M., events, plus a small batch of space flights, mixed addressed and unaddressed, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
View details
Lot 253
 
U.S. Postal History Balance, balance includes 1777 folded letter from Reuben Geary to his father (Geary was a Captain in the Colonial Army at this time), 1839 pair of folded letters from River du Loup, Quebec to Maine during the summer and winter routes (first by steamboat, later by land), 1827 Augusta Me. red fancy honeycomb postmark, Fine group.
Estimate 400 - 500
View details
Lot 254
 
U.S. OVERSIZE COVERS, group 70 "weird & unusual" U.S. oversize covers, ranging from 1860s to 1900s, a couple with stamps missing, retail values from $10 to $200, total retail $2,500+.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
View details
Lot 255
 
Collection of mostly cachet First Day Covers, from 1930s to modern plus some postal stationery FDC's, includes 704-15 on one cover, Parks, 1053 (5), airmails, etc.
Scott $2,750
View details
Lot 256
 
POSTAL HISTORY AND F.D.C. ACCUMULATION, carton containing several hundred envelopes and cards mounted on auction pages, some identified with start prices, airmails are definitely the strong point with many 1st issues including many early flights, several multi-country franked Clipper fights, many 19th Century including Banknotes and 1869 issues, 1920s well represented with First Day Covers, very little modern, variable condition, but generally F-VF.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 257
 
DEALER'S STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS 1923-40, over 500, on individual stock sheets with catalogue value or estimate, some early regular issue uncacheted, generally cacheted from #703 forward, nice variety of cachets, F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 258
 
DEALER'S STOCK OF MOSTLY FIRST DAY COVERS, 1920's-60's approximately 2700 covers, each on an individual auction sheet in 30 large 3-ring binders and loose pages, also includes inaugural covers, flights, ship cancels, events, a nice variety of cachets and better covers throughout.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
View details
Lot 259
 
U.S. & Foreign Airmail Covers, balance of an oldtime specialized collection including early picture postcards, labels, Zeppelin covers, fams, cams, even a certified piece of fabric from the Wright brothers' original "Wright Flyer" and a March 3, 1919 edition of Aerial Age Weekly. An interesting lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 260
 
U.S. & FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE COVERS, Group of approx.60 covers & picture postcard's cards, all in plastic sleeves, primarily 1880s - 1940s, most with U.S. postage dues, and originating from outside the U.S or within. Also includes covers with foreign postage dues, including many from France and GB & a few other countries. Multiples, including blocks included. Retail priced over $1,800. Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
View details
Lot 261
 
U.S. & FOREIGN POST OFFICE OFFICIAL SEALS ON COVER, Group of over 30 covers and postal cards, all in plastic sleeves, and dealer priced. Most seals are from the U.S. and apllied to covers damaged in transit from overseas or within the U.S. Also, a few foreign officially sealed covers are included from GB, Austria, Thailand, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. Fine & interesting group. Retail priced over $1,000.
Estimate 250 - 300
View details