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U.S. Postal History Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 340		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th century collection. Over 200 organized by Scott number, from #9 to 319, better items incl. #10 on 3 covers, 11 strip of 3, 33, 65 with La Grande, Oregon Whittlesey type 2 cancel, 71 on cover front, 78b to Ireland, 149 to Germany, 152 (not tied), 159 from Walla Walla W.T., Columbians to 15¢, plus some interesting small Bank Notes. worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $1,000. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 341		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th century collection. Many hundreds organized by Scott number from #232 to 1954 Liberty issue, mostly commercial with some FDCs from 1925 on (majority uncacheted), better items incl. #323-327 on cover to Germany, 404, 517 on 1926 Special Delivery cover, 622-623 FDC with Worden corner card, plus nice group of Washington-Franklin issues, Average to Fine. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 342		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Better classics. 50, stampless to 1870s incl. #10 on cover, Civil War patriotics, better stamps and usages and some better stampless cancels, mixed condition but still worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $719
Lot 343		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless accumulation. 110 mostly with contents, mostly East Coast markings, some interesting letters, Average to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $575
Lot 344		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Remainder lot in 4 bankers boxes. About 5000 mostly 20th century commercial, events and some FDCs, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $431
Lot 345		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection of early local post. 13 incl. 6 Bloods, 4 Boyds, 1 Hale & Co., 1 Dunhams Union Square P.O. and 1 Broadway Post Office, #14L15 on double rate cover with #11 (2), Hale & Co. stampless (1845), usual cover faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $265
Lot 346		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Modern Officials. About 1500, incl. some oversized, nice variety of usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 347		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th century accumulation. Over 200 with a few better stamps, usages and cancels, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $863
Lot 348		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th & 20th century accumulation. Over 400 from 1870s to 1960s, nice variety incl. advertising covers, interesting cancels and usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 349		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Postal Stationery accumulation. Many hundreds in albums and loose 1860s to 1970s, incl. some interesting used 19th century and modern mint, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $265
Lot 350		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 3 better. #C3 on May 15, 1918 first flight card (damaged), 1918 AEF Siberia cover with some damage, plus #853 NY Worlds Fair FDC with first Artcraft cachet addressed, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 351		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Midwest accumulation. 300 covers or cards 1870s to 1930s from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, incl. better cancels and DPOs, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 352		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of estate. About 100 mostly 19th century Midwest states with few Oregon, incl. 1853 stampless from Milwaukie Wisc. to Melbourne Australia (with faults), 1886 Weston Oregon Whittlesey type 5, and group of covers with correspondence from G.B. circa 1890s, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $242
Lot 353		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th century accumulation. Over 6000 mostly modern commercial with a scattering of FDCs and mint postal cards, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 354		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th century accumulation. Many hundreds incl. commercial and FDCs, few better advertising covers and Washington cancels plus 1905 Teller Alaska, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $265
Lot 355		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of estate. About 600 mostly commercial with a few interesting 19th century, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $81
Lot 356		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation. Many hundreds commercial, events, stationery and postcards plus worldwide commercial, Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $69
Lot 357		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection of Western air letters. About 50 in album incl. Western, Burlington, and Pride also some mint stamps, and a 1984 cat., Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $345
Lot 358		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting accumulation. About 100 incl. precanceled stationery, few 19th century, 12 1860s photos with revenue stamps attached plus some Possessions mint stationery incl. Hawaii UX3 (some toning), Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $81
Lot 359		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Flag cancel accumulation. Over 400 on covers and cards, nice variety, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $69
Lot 360		U.S. Postal History Groupings, RPO accumulation. About 400 covers and postcards, nice variety, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $219
Lot 361		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small accumulation. Few hundred mostly postal cards plus some Prexie registered, revenues incl. some on documents and few n.h. stamps, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $81
Lot 362		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Territory group. About 100 from Alaska, 1907 to 2000 incl. some DPOs and 30 from Hawaii 1940s to modern, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $92
Lot 363		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection. Many hundreds incl. U.S. and U.N. FDCs, mostly unaddressed, postal cards, postcards and few foreign covers, Fine. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $35

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