Sale 338

U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
including Collections & Accumulations


U.S. Cover Collections
 
 
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Lot 1049

Alaska Photos & Ephemera, group of 12 mounted original photos 8"x 6'' 1898-99 (Chilkot Pass, Dyea Trail etc) including "To the Klondike and the Gold Fields" 1898, "Alaska & Yukon Territory" booklet w detailed map, "Alaska Club's Almanac 1906", and 1909 Alaska-Yukon exposition booklet; Very Fine and interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1050

Arizona Territory Forts, group of five comprising 1879 Camp Grant, 1879 Camp Thomas, 1882 Fort Bowie (reduced at right), and 1888 and 1908 Fort Apache; Fine and scarce group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1051

Colorado, 1868-80, group of five covers comprising 1868 Denver with #65 and original illustrated "Daily and Weekly Rocky Mountain News" enclosure, 1873 Colorado Springs UX1 use to Chicago, 1880 "Tin Cup, Gunnison Co." purple c.d.s. on 3¢ entire to Orion Ill., "Golden City Col. T. Mar 8" c.d.s. on cover front to Denver, Pueblo to Bismark, and 1878 Manitou to Tipton; some mixed condition, Fine group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1052
 
Washington Territory Postal History, group of approx. 85 covers from 1866 mostly 1880's including 1866 Olympia, Pomeroy, Rutland, Walla Walla, Seattle, Dayton, COlfax, few incoming and some wrappers; mixed condition.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1053
 
Wyoming Postal History, over 100 covers with some Territorials including Bardeaux, Big Horn, Ft Fetterman, Ft Laramie, Rawlins, Cheyenne City, Laramie City, Tie Siding, several 1890s Mamouth Hot Springs, etc., some early picture post cards (1900-10); mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1054

Fort Town Cancels, group of eight covers bearing Fort cancels including Fort Scott Kans., Fort Riley Kans., Fort Concho Tex., two Fort Leavenworth Jan. with different killers, Fort Fetterman Wyo., Fort Garland Col. and 1899 Fort Collins Col.; Fine and scarce group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1055
 
Fort Sheriden Collection, composed of 117 items from 1887 to 1952, wonderfully illustrating the history of the Fort with an emphasis on its involvment in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the two World Wars, better items incl. 1887 cover with ""Headquarters Division of the Missouri"" printed corner crease, some Spanish American War patriotics, beautiful red and black hand drawn and colored cover from the Fort to Hartford Ct., two covers from WWI soldiers with "American Red Cross U.S.A. General Hospital No. 28 Ft. Sheridan, Illinois" printed corner crease (one with letter home explaining camp routine), semi-official cover and card with printed corner crease's calling the Fort a Civilian Military Training Camp and Recruit Reception Center respectively, post card from a WWII German POW held at the Fort, variety of interesting war time cancels incl. four 2c Green entires from Cuba to the Fort incl. one with two-line "United States Post Office, Military Station No. 1, Cuba" and other three with Cuba Military cancels, cover with "Dagupan & Manila R.P.O. 1901" addressed to the Fort, other interesting cancels incl. Doremus, International, and Pitney Bowes machines, variety of different rates also represented, also incl. a few ancillary items incl. a 1902 ordinance for a plank sidewalk approved by the Village of Fort Sheridan, four picture post cards with scene, ornate multicolored Western Union Valentine and Easter Greetings, and an article about the origins and postal history of the Fort, usual mixed condition associated with war time postal history but many useful items, on exhibit pages with write ups, generally Fine-Very Fine and nearly impossible to duplicate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 1056
 
Postal History Balance, interesting balance including mostly postal history with #210, 206 to Kobe, Japan, #184 strip of three used brown omitted Bennettville Tioga Mining District, Bamber & Co. express use from Brooklyn Cal., Washington D.C. free use to Sen. William Gwin (1st Cal. Sentator), 1862 Batesville Ark. "Paid 10" use, 1861 Arkansas State bond with payment coupons, and small Civil War lot of four covers, few forgery stamps, etc; some faults, Fine group.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 1057
 
1861, 3¢ rose, huge accumulation of over 1,500 covers in small carton with strength in the large variety of "Paid" cancels, and includes patriotics, railroads, fancy cancels, auxiliary markings, etc., better includes West Hampton "Union" star, "R.W. & O. R.R.", "Adamstown, B & O R.R.", New York geometrics, Star cancels, too many to list, some still on lot cards, also includes a small group of #11s; some mixed condition, overall Fine-V.F. group, tremendous potential.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1058
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1861 3¢ Collection, two mounted collections including selected pages from a specialized collection of used stamps and covers, wide range of cancels including fancy, geometrics, targets, specialized "Paid" group, Patriotics, two leap year uses (1864 & 1868), Cairo Ill. "heart" on pair, strip of three used to France, varieties, etc., includes some grills with varieties, F.-V.F.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1059
 
Small Lot of Miscellaneous Covers, about 28 covers including a 1c F. grill (92), eight nice 2c red brown (210), six WWI patriotics, 10 naval ship covers with Far East cancels (1934-41), a 3c vermilion (214) on a 1905 registered cover, etc., generally F-VF and an interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1060
 
Postage Due Covers, carton full of covers bearing postage dues, starting from 1870s with J1-J3 including NYC precancels, some incoming foreign mails, Cancel Zone, etc., a few on lot cards; mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 1061
 
Telegraph Covers & Ephemera, a trove of telegraph material with many covers and forms (Thanksgiving, Birth,Easter etc), Franklin, W.U.T. Postal, Mackay, RCA, early foreign with stamps, about 75 labels, mostly different W.U.T. Postal and Canadian National, Advertising used post cards, several hundred items, Fine and interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400
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