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U.S. Postal History Collections
 
 
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Lot 1542
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, States Advertising Stock, Group of 1207, all priced, missing only NY and Pennsylvania (separate lots), strength in CA, Illinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, typical condition, ready for retail, total retail $29,000, carefully inspect. Material only shown at a few shows in a few Western States.
Estimate $5,000-7,000.
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$4,313
Lot 1543
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 330 Group of Priced, incl. 110 Advertising majority 19th Century illustrated covering 20+ diff. topics from Bicycle's to Guns, wagons, shoes, Beer and much more with no dupl., also good number of 1851/61's with various usages incl. Carriers, 5¢ #76 cross-border, couple with Patriotics and Confederates, fancy cancels, etc., numerous Bank Notes incl. Foreign destinations, registered, fancy cancels, county cancels, also nice group of 8 diff. illustrated Spanish-American War patriotics; 1899 train crash cover; several stampless covers incl. Buffalo N.Y. cross border; Hale & Co.; several Ocean Mail and a good deal more, much better than most cover lots, worth a look as most priced $15 to $50 range with a few $75+, Fine overall.
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
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$3,450
Lot 1544
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Postal History, 310 with marked retail $12,975, variety of covers from stampless through First Bureaus, frankings, destinations, uses, several better items, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,700-2,000.
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$2,990
Lot 1545
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th Century Postal History, 542 with marked retail $12,200, substantial group from Second Bureau issues through some modern definitive and commemoratives, a very interesting and diverse lot with many unusual items covering all issues, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,100.
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$3,335
Lot 1546
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Back of the Book Postal History, 280 with marked retail $10,800, wide variety of items with Airmail, Postage Dues, Special Delivery, and miscellaneous incl. some philatelic ephemera, several unusual better items, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,700.
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$2,645
Lot 1547
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stationery and Postal Cards, 395 with marked retail $10,425, very nice variety of uses, cancels and destinations, some mint but mainly used with philatelic and commercial items present, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,700.
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$1,150
Lot 1548
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Miscellaneous Postal History, 420 with marked retail $10,350, variety of areas incl. a substantial lot with Navals, Military, Ducks on licenses, etc., nice addition to a cover stock with many interesting and unusual items, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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$1,495
Lot 1549

U.S. Postal History Groupings, Flight Collection, group of over 70 flight related assembled by a European collector in binder, features nice assortment of Macon items incl. crash, early flight postcards, 1924 "Orville Wright Day" Roessler, various Zepp. first flights incl. Round the World, 9 items franked with #C18, Hindenburg flights and a disaster cover, signed items, special markings etc., many better items throughout.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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$1,150
Lot 1550
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Advertising Group, 270 with marked retail $8000, attractive group of primarily earlier covers and postal cards, wide variety of topics, clean group with several better, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,100-1,400.
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$1,668
Lot 1551
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large Varied Accumulation, wonderful assortment of hundreds 19th & 20th Century incl. early definitives, commemoratives, Bank Notes, postal cards and Stationery, early FDCs and events, a variety of cancels incl. early 19th Century Expo cancels, nice assortment of early advertising postal cards and other interesting items, condition varies, careful inspection will prove rewarding, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$863
Lot 1552
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Hotels/Scales/Tobacco Advertising Stock, Group of 359, all priced, typical condition, ready for retail, total retail $5943. Material only shown at a few shows in a few Western States.
Estimate $1,000-1,300.
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$1,380
Lot 1553
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Substantial Masonic Collection, lifetime collection of over 175 items on stockpages in a binder, incl. covers, postcards and misc. ephemera, features corner cards, stamps and covers with fancy cancels, Revenue match stamps, early Canada, printed matter etc., well worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,200.
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Lot 1554
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, U.S. and Possessions Legal Sized, 130 with marked retail $5350, many interesting, both 19th and 20th Century, no Back of the Book, several scarce pieces, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $700-900.
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$1,208
Lot 1555
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Back of the Book Legal Sized Covers, 140 with marked retail $4400, interesting group, Airmails to Revenues and other esoteric items, many scarce and unusual pieces, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $650-800.
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$863
Lot 1556
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Naval Collection, over 1000 in albums and loose incl. USS Constitution mail, nice lot and worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$633
Lot 1557

U.S. Postal History Groupings, UPU Overseas Printer Matter Collection, Group of 67 illustrated on pages, consists of Europe (most) incl. Russia, Romania, Sweden, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania incl. Hawaii, some with Stationery 1¢ usages incl. few with additional adhesives, corner advertising, etc., Fine to Very Fine for this.
Estimate $500-750.
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$805
Lot 1558

U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1825 to 1900 Printed Matter Collection, About 68 from stampless period incl. incoming from Cuba and Canada, few with enclosures, some illustrated, condition overall fine to very fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$2,070
Lot 1559
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Early Group, mostly 19th Century group of over 40 items incl. #1 on 1850 folded letter, four pre-stamp folded letters 1807-34, 1852 stampless folded letter to Cognac, France with "19" debit marking, two legal size Bank Note one with 1¢ and 4 x 5¢, other with 1¢, 6¢, 10¢ pair plus 1¢ and 5¢ first Dues, 1895 French Line cover to France with 5¢, five different Parcel Post 1913-14 cards and covers, Black Jack and more, condition varies, worth inspection.
Estimate $400-600.
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$690
Lot 1560
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Accumulation, over 150 different from various places and destinations, noticed few from Michigan and quite a few East Coast, worth a look, Fine.
Estimate $700-800.
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$1,380
Lot 1561
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in Box, Bankers box with around 1000 running from 1800s to 1940s, many better items throughout incl. advertising, mourning covers, censored and some flights, Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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$1,380
Lot 1562
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Advertising Lot, 130 better items mostly from the late 1800s and early 1900s, very colorful and all appear to be different.
Estimate $600-800.
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$1,150
Lot 1563
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Express Mail Collection, 16 from 1836 to 1837, nice variety of towns and markings incl. Mobile Alabama, Savannah GA, New York, New Orleans, Macon GA, Washington DC, Charlestown SC, Augusta GA, and Natchez MS, written up on exhibition pages, Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$1,093
Lot 1564

U.S. Postal History Groupings, 14 Select Stampless, Incl. 2 war rate, Conn., forwarding, 1767 Charleston, 1808 Northampton, MS magenta, etc., overall very clean group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$633
Lot 1565
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Civil War Period Collection, over 150 total from early 1861 to 1865, some are a little before the actual start date of April 12th, noted some from New Orleans and a 10¢ rate from California, some are marked as DPOs and interesting cancels, worth a look, Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$690
Lot 1566

U.S. Postal History Groupings, Confederate Group of 8 Different, incl. #11c extremely fine, #4, 1c pair, etc., mixed condition to very fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$403
Lot 1567
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19 Stampless Ship Covers, 1800 to 1850 nice variety of ships and markings, Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$661
Lot 1568

U.S. Postal History Groupings, Circa 1880's-1890's Circular Group, About 80, incl. illustrated, few with auxiliary markings, some with contents, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $400-600.
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$633
Lot 1569
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Airmail 1918, 1923 Issue Postal History, Selection of 25 franked with #C1 to C6, both first flights and commercial Air, many nice usages, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $350-500.
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$518
Lot 1570
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, International Special Delivery, Group of 40 sent Special Delivery to Foreign destinations, mainly usages to Canada and Europe., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $350-500.
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$403
Lot 1571
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Civil War Lot, 33 total 15 U.S. and 18 CSA incl. Patriotic, Occupation and DPO, worth a look, Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$633
Lot 1572
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Better Stock, few hundred better items running from 1880s to 1970s with majority from 1880s to 1940s, noticed cancels, Civil War, APOs, large group of #64 and 65 on covers and much more, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$690
Lot 1573
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of Collection, About 240 mainly Air and Special Delivery, all with some degree of interest, incl. a few Foreign, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$322
Lot 1574
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Accumulation, 200+, interesting lot incl. U.S. Appraiser's Office, San Francisco 1864, number of 1860's, few fancy cancels off cover, Indian Head on #65, #11 affixed with wax wafer, 1890 4¢ entire to Germany, railroad checks with Revenues, 1850's to Montgomery Blair., Princeton Univ. Circular, 1855 stampless to Calif, 1841 Brattleboro Mail Stage Waybill. with vignettes, Revenue stamps cancelled Bigelow Carpet Co, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$805
Lot 1575
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Confederate Group, 11 total with a couple of better to mention #101XU1 stampless, #5 on cover, couple with pairs of #7, a few with Weiss certs., worth a look, mixed condition.
Estimate $300-350.
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$518
Lot 1576

U.S. Postal History Groupings, Used Patriotic Group, 14 total mostly flags with a couple of better incl. an allover, few are identified with Weiss numbers, nice lot.
Estimate $300-400.
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$575
Lot 1577

U.S. Postal History Groupings, 13 Confederate Postmaster Provisional / Stampless, all handstamp except #62X3, and incl. 82X1, 6XU2, 61XU1, etc., Tudor Hall stampless, Savannah, GA possibly not Confederate usage, usual condition, Very Good to Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$805
Lot 1578
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Including Railroad Markings, 21 from 1800 to 1840's incl. 5 with various railroad markings incl. 1838 railroad car marking, 1800 New York Clam Shell marking, nicely written up on pages, Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$690
Lot 1579
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Including Territorial, Lower Sandusky Ohio 1813 ms. cancel, Summit Wis. Terr. 1846, St. Augustine Fl. Terr, 1843, Niles, and Detroit Mich. Terr. and 2 early Military letters (no markings) from Detroit 1801 and Fort Fayette 1801, Fine.
Estimate $300-350.
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$920
Lot 1580
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation Including Philippines, Two bankers boxes filled with a couple thousand, one box has early paquet boat and some stampless with lots of Philippines, other box filled with mostly FDCs, well worth a look.
Estimate $300-400.
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$1,093
Lot 1581

U.S. Postal History Groupings, Prexie Postal History, Collection of 110 mainly 1¢ to 10¢ values, but other value to $1, many unusual usages and Foreign destinations, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$460
Lot 1582
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless With Auxiliary Markings, 4 with New York Mail route markings, plus New Orleans advertised marking, Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$276
Lot 1583
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Military Postal History, Box of about 2000 mostly WWII era Military, A.P.O.'s, F.P.O.'s, ships and more, a few earlier and a few later, nice, useful group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$1,035
Lot 1584
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Postage Due Collection, 82 better items mostly from the early 1900s, many from Foreign destinations, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$690
Lot 1585
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Territorial Lot, 62 better mostly from Western area incl. some DPO and fancy cancels, well worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$748
Lot 1586
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Hoard in Box, Banker box filled with well over 1000 running from late 1800s to 1940s, many better items throughout, noticed flights, mourning covers, cancels and much more, Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$1,035
Lot 1587
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Airmail Issues, Selection of 110 Air franked and Air Postal Stationery, good range of marking and usages with many Foreign destinations, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$403
Lot 1588
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection in a Box, few hundred with many to Germany and one third APOs, plus a collection of a few dozen Columbian Expo stationerys, mostly mint, with a lot of different sizes, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$288
Lot 1589
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th Century Accumulation, 220+, incl. 1936 Philatelic Exposition Crosby cover plus program, 1941 Virgin Is. Quarantine Station, Penalty cover, #537 (2) Special Delivery, 1907 Little Rock Ark. fancy diamond machine cancel, Campbells' Soup 1946 ad cover, $9.35 Express stamp, typed address from J D Salinger, etc., Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$173
Lot 1590
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Confederate Adhesive Group of 18, Including numbers 1, 4 (pair), 6, 7, 11, 12 adversity, etc., destinations incl. Florida, Average to Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$518
Lot 1591
 
U.S. Postal History Groupings, Inland Waterways Stampless, 15 from 1805 to 1848 incl. nice group of Steamboat markings, Fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$489



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