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Sale 62

June 2004 Worldwide Philatelic Auction

U.S. Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1363		Confederate 1861 to 1865 Collection, 50+ covers on pages in binder, features most issues and stampless, also Confederate business letter concerning consignment of flour and tobacco and impressment by military authorities, including items on Koerber, Kenedi and Eastland auction pages, careful inspection needed, few with faults, but overall fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 1364		1857 to 1861 3¢ Group, 249 covers, #25 (7), 26 (209), 26a (33), many diff. towns, shades, varieties, etc., all annotated in sleeves, mostly Eastern cities, few faults, but condition much better than usually seen, overall fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1365		1875 to 1951 California Cancel Group, Interesting assortment of covers and real photo cards, including 1882 Cayucos with purple c.d.s., 1875 3¢ stationery with pair of 3¢ green Banknotes from Dickson to Straussburg, NY, photo cards including early Tualumme and Rio Vista town views, inspection will be rewarded, overall fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1366		Large APO Accumulation, 1940 to 1950, hundreds of mostly legal size covers from a variety of areas, some identified, does including South Pacific, Hawaii and Alaska, inspection recommended, generally fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1367		USS Constitution Stock, Approx. 350 covers or cards, excellent variety of cancels and cachets, in sleeves and priced from $3 to $10 each, fresh, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1368		Small Interesting Collector Accumulation, Stampless to late 19th Century, including 2 transatlantic stampless from England, #2 on 2 covers (both faults), #113, Banknotes including 6¢ used with Garrison, Putnam Co., NY fancy star in blue, O27 with contents, O73, faulty to fine, inspect for value. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1369		Large Accumulation of Nearly 1800, including 525+ commercial covers 1860's to mid 20th Century, including Wells Fargo, Columbian Expo., wide variety of W.W.II official, V-Mail, military, etc., also 150+ postcards 1900's up, including a set of 10 Lincoln cards, also cacheted unaddressed First Day's 1930?s up (571), ditto addressed (270), plus unaddressed/addressed (135) and special events, flights, space, ship, inaugural, etc. (186), almost no duplication, overall fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1370		1864 to 1972 General Stock, Many hundreds in 4 black cover boxes, including many First Day's, but also some postal cards and stationery, postcards, some foreign and 19th Century material as well, better items throughout, inspection required, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1371		World War II Collection, Wonderful annotated collection in 3 binders featuring Army Courier, Celebrities, V-Mail, POW and repatriates, post W.W.II APO's and more, interesting items throughout, very worthwhile, fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1372		Mixture in Banker Box, Several hundred mostly U.S., noted #113 (2), 114 (26), used postal cards and stationery, meter mail, misc. foreign, have a look, mostly fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1373		Over 200 Mostly Better 20th Century, In 2 Lighthouse books incl early FD's with cachets (3 1939 Baseball), Presidentials, Rocket, Akron, 1st flights, UN #38, better postcards including blacks, Calendar, etc., mostly clean. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1374		1940 to 1960 APO Hoard, 2 large boxes filled with many hundreds of covers from a variety of APO's, mostly sorted and bundled, a fantastic group for a dealer or specialist, fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1375		Few Hundred Naval, W.W.II, etc., Mostly 1930's-40's with soldier's mail, APO's, censored, YMCA, "French Sea Post", etc., generally fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1376		Mostly 1930's RPO Accumulation, 800+, few earlier, good variety of cancels and States, inspect, overall fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1377		Military and Related, Few hundred in stuffed shoebox, mostly W.W.II era including APO's, Naval, noted patriotics, censored, some W.W.I era, unchecked, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1378		Western Group, Couple hundred late 19th Century to early 20th Century covers and cards, good variety of States and towns, noted some Alaska pieces, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1379		Small Group of Better Items, Including #68 Boston to California, 290 single franking on 1900 registered cover, 2¢ on Spanish American war patriotic from Manilla, 1931 cover signed by Admiral Byrd, W57 wrapper unused, and Newfoundland #C3 on cover to U.S., generally fine or better. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1380		Group of 19th and Early 20th Century, 27 covers, nice group of 1850's to 1860's issues, few Columbians and Washington-Franklins, retail values to $100+, worth a look, overall fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1381		"Kansas" Overprints on 1930's Flights, Nice group of 100 covers, heavy duplication on 5¢ value, but noted 3¢, 4¢, 7¢, plus a few Nebraska 3¢ overprints, value as used stamps, fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1382		Group of 21 Local Covers or Fronts, Including Boyd's, Prince's letter, Hanfords, etc., mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1383		Varied Accumulation, A large box filled with an old time cover binder with 19th Century stampless covers, Banknotes, and postal stationery, also a couple hundred varied events and First Day covers, condition mixed. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1384		W.W.II Marine Corps Group, Over 75 clean items annotated on homemade pages, 1941 to 1945 including scarce Marine Detachment Tientsin, China Aug 21, 1941 cancel, also First Marine Brigade (Iceland Oct 13, 1941) cover and unlisted items, most all with various Naval censor markings, attractive and fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1385		Postal Card Accumulation, Hundreds in full banker box, late 19th Century to 1970's, good mix of used and mint, unchecked for varieties, etc., few with faults, but overall fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1386		W.W.II Navy Group, 60+ covers on homemade annotated pages, including both First Marine Brigade and U.S. Navy rare Iceland items, interesting and worthwhile, overall fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1387		Small Space Stock, Couple hundred 1970's to 1980's commemorative covers priced in sleeves, mostly $3 to $4, good variety with duplication, usually for cachet, fine to very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1388		Late 19th and Early 20th Century Lot, Approx. 300 covers and cards, noted large group of 3¢ Banknotes, some used stationery, etc., wide variety of towns, mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1389		Miscellaneous 20th Century Group of About 475, Includes 150+ Presidentials, 90 APO's, 20 Liberty certified or registered, 32 Military Free Franks, 22 Prexie RPO's, 48 California RPO's, 47 Penalty, 25 Special Delivery, etc., mostly clean. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1390		99 Walluops Island Rocket, Mostly different and sequential firing dates, many signed William B. Hudson, clean. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1391		Korean War APO Group, 40+ covers on annotated pages in binder, features early usages, some interesting enclosures including South Korean propaganda leaflet, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1392		Flight Group, 260+ covers, mostly U.S., 1920's to 1950's (few later), noted Clipper and Pan Am flights, good variety, overall fine. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1393		U.S.S. San Francisco Lot, Mostly 1930's, 21 covers and cards, including 5 Crosby photo covers, other commemorative pieces, plus several mailed in foreign ports by member of the crew, generally fine. Estimate $50-70. View details	Realized $35
Lot 1394		Small California Lot, 140+ covers and cards, late 19th Century to 1930's (few later), good variety of towns and cancels, some cards with tape repairs, mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $50-100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1395		Small "Crash" Group, 5 covers, AAMC #26.3, 26.5, 27.2 and 38.7, plus scarce 1931 New Zealand "Hastings to Gisborne" crash cover, signed by pilot (NZ Airmail Society authentication mark on reverse and price of $145), fine to very fine. Estimate $50-70. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1396		1920 to 1990 Modern Lot, Banker box filled with First Day's, postcards, covers, some hand painted, and misc., mixed condition. Estimate $50-100. View details	Realized $98
Lot 1397		Small Eclectic Balance, From postcard estate, noted CSA cover from Charleston, Union patriotic with 3¢ 1857 issue, group of mostly used early postal cards, mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $50-100. View details	Realized $98
Lot 1398		Group of 5 Better, Including corner advertising 19th Century "M.E. Publishing House" of New Orleans, 1904 with "unclaimed" and hands with "return to writer", fine. Estimate $40-60. View details	Realized $23

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