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Sale 110

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Lot 1725
 
Worldwide Covers, Massive Worldwide Hoard, tens of thousands of Worldwide mostly from 1940 to 1999 in 31 banker boxes, noticed Mexico, G.B., lots of Middle East, Africa and Caribbean, earlier is mostly Europe and Latin America, mostly commercial incoming to U.S. and some FDCs, lots of $1 box material but should be some great finds, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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$4,313
Lot 1726
 
Worldwide Covers, Interesting Accumulation, interesting accumulation of about 1200 belonging to an old dealer's stock, predominately older to pre-1960 commercial covers with Airs, censored, stationery and other interesting types and usages from all over the globe, incl. U.S., Germany, Europe, Latin America, Africa, British and Asia, prices are generally between $10 and $40, but there are some over $100, total retail prices amount to over $22,000, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,300.
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$2,300
Lot 1727
 
Worldwide Covers, Large Stock, about 1200 covers belonging to an old dealer's stock, predominately older to pre-1960 commercial covers with Airs, censored, stationery and other interesting types and usages from all over the globe, incl. U.S., Germany, Europe, Latin America, Africa, British and Asia, prices are generally between $10 and $40, but there are some over $100, total retail prices amount to over $22,000, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,300.
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$2,070
Lot 1728

Worldwide Covers, Intact Tin Can Mail Collection, Hundreds of covers, sorted by date order, starting 1930 with U.S. Naval Eclipse Expedition, mostly 1934 and later with scarcer usages, Quenelle letters, scarce postcards, better Fds, not Tonga adhesives, myriad of cachets, occasional correspondence, difficult collection to dupl., also literature incl. with "Tin Can Mail" by Ramsay, "Informal History of Tin Can Mail" with picture postcards, articles, some enclosures, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine lot. Formed over the past decade by collector. Very popular area with better early .
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$4,025
Lot 1729

Worldwide Covers, Pneumatic Mail Lot, over 90 mostly from Austria, but also Germany and incoming from around the world, interesting lot, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-900.
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Unsold
Lot 1730
 
Worldwide Covers, Unpicked Group of 7600, A cover lot with a history, recently a couple on an evening walk saw a huge pile of trash in front of a deserted home, amidst the trash were three huge plastic tubs with closed lids, they pried open the lids and saw "colorful letters" sensing some value, they took it to a collectibles dealer who knew nothing much about covers but took a flyer on it, and consigned it for auction, the lot contains more than 7600 covers, the vast majority of which are commercial and personal letters dating from stampless to the mid 1980s, there are covers from every part of the world, strength in Latin America, Western Europe and Asia plus Worldwide British Empire, incl. censored, military mail, early flights, paqueboat, first voyages and flights, a large number of registered covers, a few first days and a wide range of post and postal cards, everything absolutely unpicked, allot some time for this lot, it could have some hidden gems, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$2,070
Lot 1731
 
Worldwide Covers, 8 Box Accumulation, thousands in banker boxes, incl. U.S. and U.N., commercial, FDCs, postal history and event covers, one box is postcards, great for $1 boxes with some finds, please inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $800-900.
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$776
Lot 1732
 
Worldwide Covers, Extensive Concord Collection, 1970's-80s, few hundred unsorted, bought by collector, incl. test, signed, various countries, many priced retail $10-$20 each, clean.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$1,208
Lot 1733
 
Worldwide Covers, Retail Stock, Around 300 mostly from 1930 to 1950s all sleeved and price in a box, great for retail or ebay sales, total marked retail is over $3000, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $700-900.
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$920
Lot 1734

Worldwide Covers, Zeppelins Collection, 23 different items, most are flights but also some real photos and postcard of Zeppelins, notice many different flights incl. Hungary, Sweden, Austria and Spain, worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $550-600.
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$633
Lot 1735
 
Worldwide Covers, Amazing Worldwide Lot, diverse and most exceptional lot of hundreds of carefully selected quality items, ranging from pre-stamp era to 40-50 years ago, representing a myriad of countries and categories, values to $100 and more, lots of profit potential here for the internet or bourse dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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$2,185
Lot 1736
 
Worldwide Covers, Hoard in Banker Box, thousand or so containing amazingly diverse lot of hand picked interesting Worldwide, incl. material from pre-stamp, 19th Century, to items dating from 40 to 50 years ago, no modern, saw stampless, Airmails, flights, maritime, Navals, military, registered, better topics, multi stamp frankings, better FDC and much more, great lot for the internet or bourse dealer, many better items seen, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$863
Lot 1737
 
Worldwide Covers, Over 3,500 Foreign, filling two banker boxes, majority are commercial covers and incl. registered and censored covers, as well as postal and postcards, FDCs, metal engraved stamps from Japan and Ryukyus, some registered oversized envelopes covered with part sheets of surcharged Chinese stamps, well worth inspecting, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$1,208
Lot 1738
 
Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Box, about 300 with some pleasant surprises, noticed, stampless G.B. to U.S., 1949 Shanghai Revenue document, few WWII censored, and some stamps and ephemera, worth a look, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$518
Lot 1739
 
Worldwide Covers, WWI and WWII, about 150 items mostly cover and some photos and ephemera items all from the great wars, many useful items to be found, please inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$403
Lot 1740
 
Worldwide Covers, Useful Lot, around 200 in box mostly different, most in 20th Century incl. China, saw items that were over $100 retail, many finds to be had, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$1,093
Lot 1741
 
Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in a Box, over thousand in bankers box with more than half being commercial, also some FDCs, noted India and some R.O.C. modern, mostly $1, will be some finds, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$546
Lot 1742
 
Worldwide Covers, Asia FDC Lot, Couple hundred from PRC, Hong Kong, and Japan, 1970s to 2010 period, all unaddressed and clean, Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$489
Lot 1743

Worldwide Covers, Czech Legion Covers, 16 total covers to and from various locations during WWII, interesting lot, please inspect.
Estimate $150-180.
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$161
Lot 1744
 
Worldwide Covers, Interesting Lot, About 150 in two binders incl. some postcards and a couple of China, please inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$489
Lot 1745
 
Worldwide Covers, Couple Hundred Classics, Etc., Incl. classic France, GB#1 (faulty) on cover, U.S. with stationery, and 1930's Vatican and Italy commercial, mixed condition.
Estimate $150-250.
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$431








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