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U.S. Presidential Inauguration Covers
 
 
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Lot 107
 
1877-1921 Inauguration Covers, approximately 15 covers/cards, comprised of 1877-1921, less 1901 and 1905, with March 4 cancels, from cities other than Washington D.C., and four 1909 Taft, with D.C. cancels, one with content, plus a couple collateral items, generally a Fine lot.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 108
 
1889-1929 Inauguration Covers, 9 covers, including 1889 Benjamin Harrison, with letter "wouldn't you like to be in Washington tomorrow", three Taft postcards (one Washington D.C.), a fine cacheted Hoover (HCH-10), etc.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 109

1901 Theordore Roosevelt Inauguration, add on cachet of President McKinley on unaddressed cover with 1¢ Pan-American issue tied by Buffalo, N.Y. 9/14/01 Exposition machine cancel, Very Fine cover, also includes: private mailing card with 2¢ Pan- American (faulty), tied by New York 1/25 machine cancel, card showing oval of fallen President and Music Hall at Fairgrounds (nice collateral).
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 110

1913 Woodrow Wilson Inauguration, Washington D.C. 3/4/13 machine cancel ties 1¢ Washington on multi-colored postcard to Buffalo, Ill., contents include "just saw Taft & Wilson, the parade is on", also includes 2nd card showing Princeton students singing at inuguration, both Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 111
 
1929 Herbert Hoover Inauguration Covers, 12 covers, half with printed cachets and half with rubber stamp cachets, plus postcards (2 with inauguration content), virtually all F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 112
 
1933-1945 F.D.R. Inauguration Covers, marvelous collection of about 130 covers comprising (all counts approximate): 1933 (69), 1937 (28), 1941 (20), 1945 (13), most are printed, appear to be basically all different, includes unlisted, appears to be virtually all F-VF, a wonderful collection of this popular president inaugurals.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 113
 
1933-1949 Inauguration Covers, 34 covers, mostly printed cachets, comprised of 1933 (16), 1937, 1941 (4), 1945 (4), April 12, 1945, date of death/Truman inaugural (7), 1949 (2); some scarcer designs.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 114
 
1945 Harry Truman Inauguration Covers, comprised of over 30 first term (April 12, 1945) and 8 of the second term, includes some scarce and unlisted, appears to be all F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 115
 
1953-1997 Inauguration Covers, comprehensive collection comprised of (all counts are approximates) 900 covers as follows: 1953 (14), 1957 (16), 1961 (10), 1963 (15), 1964 (15), 1968 (30), 1972 (35), 1974 (40), 1977 (65), 1981 (145), 1985 (180), 1989 (75), 1993 (55), plus Andrews set of 50+ states cachets and Grusz set of 50 North American wildlife with hand drawn cachets, also includes some vice presidents, resignation, etc., mostly different cachets, includes some hand painted, some unlisted, a fine holding.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 116
 
1953-2009 Inauguration Covers, Approximately 900 covers, including some premium, hand painted, unlisted, includes vice presidents, resignation, assassination, etc.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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