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Sale 65

Portland Spring Auction

Worldwide First Day Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 702		British Commonwealth first day covers: collection of definitives. 1949/1988, 550+ covers, majority from the 1970's and 1980's nice variety of countries including. better B.I.O.T., Rhodesia and lots of British Pacific, mostly cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 703		Worldwide first day covers: collection of Omnibus. 1953/1986, over 1100 covers in 20 binders including 1953 Coronation, 1959 Brussels Expo, 1960 WRY, 1962 Anti-Malaria, 1963 Freedom From Hunger, 1966 Churchill, 1979 IYC, and 1983-6 Europa, cacheted mostly addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 704		Worldwide first day covers: large remainder lot. Couple thousand mostly modern first days including U.N. Canada, Alderney, Austria, Cook Islands etc., mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 705		Worldwide first day covers: large balance of estate. Thousands mostly first days but also has some event covers and mint stationery, nice range of countries and some Churchill and Kennedy topicals, majority cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine, worth a close look. Estimate $375. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 706		British Commonwealth first day covers: large collection of Omnibus. 1977/1987, 850 covers in 17 albums including 1977 Silver Jubilee, Royal Wedding, Queen Mother etc., Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $334
Lot 707		Worldwide first day covers: large collection. 1930's/1980's, 800 from Germany D.D.R., Hungary, Korea, Poland, San Marino, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia, including some better Germany, majority cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 708		Scandinavia first day cover accumulation. 1950's/modern, about 400 covers including Norway, Sweden, Faroe Islands, Finland and large group of Aland (including a few stamps), mostly cacheted, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 709		Africa first day cover collection. 1940's/1970, 250 covers from Belgian Congo, Burundi, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Katanga and Rwanda, mostly with cachets addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 710		Latin America first day cover collection. 1930's/1980's, over 500 covers from Colombia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama, including a few better airmail sets, majority cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $575
Lot 711		Asia first day cover collection. Philippines from 1926/1945, 110 covers including #319-320, majority cacheted addressed, plus Ryukyus 1953/1972, 168 covers, mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $334
Lot 712		Worldwide first day covers: remainder lot of couple hundred. 1930's/1980's, majority first days including Philippines, Yugoslavia, and Somali plus a few Japan 1954 first flights, mostly cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $978
Lot 713		British Commonwealth first day cover collection. Over 300 covers from Ghana, Cyprus, RSA, Tristan da Cunha, and B.I.O.T., mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $196
Lot 714		British Commonwealth first day cover accumulation. 1963/1985, 271 covers mostly 1970's and 80's with duplication from Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena, Tuvalu, Seychelles, Australian Antarctic, and Falklands, mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Unsold
Lot 715		Worldwide first day covers: interesting accumulation. 1950's/1980's, over 1000 from Brazil, Canada, Finland, D.D.R., and Fr. Colonies, mostly cacheted addressed, few with minor toning, balance Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Unsold
Lot 716		Worldwide first day covers: remainder lot in 2 boxes. Mostly modern first days including U.S. with Fleetwood cachets and Fleetwood panels with stamps plus foreign Bicentennial first days, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75. View details	Realized $52
Lot 717		Worldwide first day covers: balance of collection. Including 10 U.N. first days with Sterling Silver medals, 130 Swiss first days, and 100 foreign U.S. Bicentennial first days, mostly unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75. View details	Realized $58
Lot 718		British Commonwealth first day covers: 1937 Coronation. 65 covers mostly cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $127

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