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APS AmeriStamp Expo

Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1398		U.S. Ephemera, Nevada 19th and Early 20th Century Group, 150+ pieces, letters, invoices, warrants, checks, a mining certificate, excellent variety of towns, noted 1904 cover from Butler (now Tonopah), 1901 letter from Yoacham, 1900 letter from Zelda, 1928 cover from Wahmonie, 1892 cover from El Dorado, 1899 Ruby Hill school warrant, Austin 1867 cover with contents, 1870 invoice from D.W. Earl in Battle Mountain, owners retail over $7900, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1399		U.S. Ephemera, Antarctic Expedition Lot, mostly earlier Byrd expeditions incl. covers, contemporary letters, 8x10" photo of Byrd expedition II ship S Jacob Ruppert, autographs incl. Bernt Balchen (pilot for Byrd's 1929 South Pole flight), various real photo postcards, some dating to early 1900s, unused highly illustrated 1936 Lincoln Ellsworth transantarctic flight expedition letterhead, advertising related to early Byrd trips, some very elusive material here, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1400		U.S. Ephemera, 1930s Pan-Am Employee Correspondence, 50+ letters from 1935 to 1940, mostly typed and multi page from Charles L.R. Smith a traffic agent for Pan-American Airways in Los Angeles, to his parents in Ithaca, N.Y., all written on Pan-Am stationery with matching Pan-Am envelopes, smith promoted Pan-Am to travel agents and worked closely with many well to do people planning airborne trips, letters filled with nice anecdotes, both professional and personal, mentions meeting and knowing Cecil B. Demille, Gary Cooper, Jose Ferrer and Clarke Gable, some good aircraft content regarding Clippers, real slice of life in 1930s, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1401		U.S. Ephemera, Banker Box Lot, vast majority American dating from 19th Century to 1950s, incl. letters, stampless coves, correspondence, interesting printed brochures, postal history, Foreign banknotes, 19th Century revenue usages on documents, photographs, travel related, music topical, etc., from oldtimer with a good eye, virtually all fresh and new to the market, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1402		U.S. Ephemera, Homer Lee Bank Note Co. Trade Card, this company produced the first 3 types of U.S. Postal Notes of the 1883-84 series (the successor to fractional currency), lovely item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1403		U.S. Ephemera, Ephemera Culled From Large Estate, 2 boxes incl. 1933 German military photos, late 1890s diary of NY policeman, stockbook of cinderella, older photos, pilot autographs on cover, etc., inspect. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1404		U.S. Ephemera, Magnus Union Civil War Songsheets, 15 unused multicolor lithographed patriotic songsheets, topics incl. Ft. Sumter, soldiers, caricature of Jeff Davis as woman, Belle Isle Richmond, VA, Yankee warship, etc., lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1405		U.S. Ephemera, Stock Certificates, more than 100 elegantly engraved from 1827 to date, very strong in trains, others incl. motor cars, gold mines, allegorical scenes, and a couple of oriental stocks, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1406		U.S. Ephemera, 1893 World Columbian Exposition Souvenir Ribbon, lovely multicolor ribbon, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1407		U.S. Ephemera, 1933 Century of Progress, large size scrap book pages with brochures, postcards, souvenirs about this exposition, unusual, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1408		U.S. Ephemera, WWI Mostly Naval Photos, 175+ in album incl. many sinking ships, few graphic battlefield scenes, etc. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1409		U.S. Ephemera, U.S. Shenandoah Dirigible "Gas Bag" Fragment, affixed to facsimile of original affidavit signed by notary Nelle Emsley, Fine. Found by Mr. M. Ducar near Ava where the airship crashed on September 3, 1925. Estimate $80-120. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 1410		U.S. Possessions Ephemera, Hawaii Post Office Stamp Requisition, dated May 17, 1889, request for 2000 5¢ and 1000 10¢ stamps, signed by D. Manaku, Asst. Postmaster General, lovely collateral item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1411		U.S. Possessions Ephemera, Hawaii Post Office Stamp Requisition, dated Oct 21, 1890, request for 2¢ and 10¢ stamps, signed by F. Wundenburg, Postmaster General, lovely collateral item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1412		Worldwide Ephemera, China 1920s to 1930s Photos, around 160 black & white images, many showing Japanese Occupation and "torture", very grim historical lot, inspect, Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1413		Worldwide Ephemera, Postage Stamp Themed Trade Cards, Collection of 246 turn of the century showing wide range of classic stamps of the world, unusual in such quantity, Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold

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