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U.S. Cover Collections
 
 
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Lot 1717
 
U.S. Massive Commercial Mail Lot, Many thousands in over 23 banker boxes virtually all pre 1940 and majority pre 1920, shows all adhesive periods, starting with the 1851 issue to fairly recent, everything is in here from common to fairly rare, completely unpicked and accumulated by part time Northern California dealer over decades, only did a couple of small local shows a year with only a tiny portion of his stock, virtually all of this has never been offered, needs very thorough inspection as better batches of material hidden everywhere, great lot for the cover dealer Lot still being broken down at press time).
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
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$7,763
Lot 1718
 
U.S. Dealer Stock of 20th Century, Over 3600 covers priced and sleeved, from 1902 definitives to modern, including Back of the Book, advertising, especially strong sections of fourth Bureau coils, Prexie coils, Puerto Rico, mostly in the $3 to $25 range with some better, mostly fine. Owners retail $25,000+.
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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$2,875
Lot 1719
 
U.S. Grant 19th to Early 20th Century Overseas Usages, Consists of around 150 of type A64, A91 or envelope type A91 designs, sorted by continent, including 1894 Transvaal, dead letter office markings, 1896 Senegal, 1901 Canary Islands forwarded to Mississippi, 1901 Cameroons, 1896 forwarded to U.S. Consul in Beirut (violet h.s.), 1892 American Mission in Sidon, Syria, 2 to Fiji and 2 from Arizona Territory to Samoa, and 5¢ envelopes 1897 to Honolulu and 1891 to Kohala, HI, 1892 Honolulu to Japan, 1899 to Singapore, Straits Settlements with bold red "American Maru", several to China, 1899 corner advertising to Bombay, Canadian usages, Bahamas, 1893 legal size to Turks Islands, Guatemala including all over advertising, 1897 postcard with "per steamer Nicaragua" to Bluefields, 1897 to Amapala, Honduras with dead letter office strike, 1898 patriotic forwarded to Munich, 1893 with eight 5¢ small Bank Notes to Germany, 1898 Lany, New Mexico territorial to Germany, 1901 from Puerto Rico to Hamburg, 1896 mixed franking with Great Britain #89 to Scotland, overall excellent collector's study of the Grant issues, close inspection recommended.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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$4,025
Lot 1720
 
U.S. Advertising Group of 103, Of 1890 Issue 2¢ denomination (carmine and lake shades), including ad collars, all over advertising, some very colorful, subjects including beer, spirits, flour, food, tobacco, medicine, musical instruments, bicycles, manufacturing, "Krazer" stamp dealer, agriculture, mining, publishing, overall very clean and mostly very fine select group.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$2,760
Lot 1721
 
U.S. Grant Mostly Overseas Group, Approximately 150 covers, 20th Century, sorted by country, noted registered, markings, Possessions, Offices abroad, advertising, few mint stationery, plus organizations, military, mostly European or Russia destinations, overall fine and excellent lot.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$2,990
Lot 1722
 
U.S. 1940's to 1980's Massive Event Accumulation, In 12 banker boxes, thousands of unsorted including airport dedications, CAM's, FAM's, first flights, Naval including handpainted cachets, few Possessions or overseas CAM's and FAM's, etc., worth a look.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$4,600
Lot 1723
 
U.S. W.W.II Patriotic Collection, Approximately 180 covers, sorted by ships and battles at sea, numerous Japanese related cartoons and slogan, "Remember Pearl Harbor", flags, including hand painted or hand made, First Day's, makers include Vickray and Fleetwood, few unique items, very clean group with better items hidden throughout, Sherman book included, fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,000.
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$2,185
Lot 1724
 
U.S. Fresno County Exhibit, 225+ covers mounted and well written up on exhibit pages, several earliest and latest known usages, highlights (all Williams rarity 4), include Academy, Auberry, Berenda, Borden, Buchanan, Collis (backstamp), Firebaugh, Fowler, Gertrude, Kings River, Kingsburg, Kingston, Letcher, Lillis, Lodge, Lonestar, Madera, New Idria, Panoche, Sanders, Selma, Thermal, Tollhouse and Trimmer, also noted some Express covers, advertising, auxiliary markings, etc., plus a group of literature and duplicate/unmounted covers, extensive inventory included, a wonderful opportunity to collect this county and expand the exhibit, overall fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,200.
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$1,380
Lot 1725
 
U.S. Extensive Prexie Collection, Few hundred written up on homemade pages in 8 volumes, ½¢ to $5 values represented, including rates, routes, single frankings, censored, registered, APO's, FPO's, foreign destinations, auxiliary markings, etc., noted 20¢ (3) and 10¢ mailed at Singapore with British maritime mail cancel in red, Oakland airport airplane fancy cancel, 20¢ from APO 919 (Bora Bora), 4¢ (2) used from APO 1051 (Tokyo) to British Forces in Hong Kong, 4½¢ single frankings (2), 1½¢ to Canada with Post Office seals, 1 ½¢ single franking for international surface rate, 13¢ and 16¢ single frankings (special delivery, letter rate), 15¢ pair and single (smeared print), 17¢ single franking (registered), 7¢ single franking (third class and insured), 10¢ to Jamaica and redirected to Cuba (with Jamaica adhesives), 30¢ single franking (registered), $1 single franking (Philippines to San Diego), $1 and 20¢ (2) (2x 70¢ rate to India), $2 plus 15¢, 10¢ on registered cover, $5 on parcel tags, ½¢ (6) from APO 663 (Aden), 1¢ (3) international postcard rate to Liberia, wonderful opportunity to acquire a large and largely unduplicated collection of this popular area, overall fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$3,105
Lot 1726
 
U.S. Large Submarine Lot, 1225 different cacheted covers, 1930's to 1990's, 350+ diesel subs, 875 nuclear subs, some hand painted cachets, mostly sleeved, very fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,438
Lot 1727
 
U.S. Better Mostly 19th Century Lot, Couple hundred, mostly in sleeves, good variety of issues and usages, noted 3¢ Treasury on cover, group of registered including #290 (2), military usages, #2 (faults), foreign destinations, 295 with expo cancel, 1851-57 1¢ issues, Columbians, Zeppelin flights, large group of 3¢ green Bank Notes, #CO1 on First Day, UX5 tied on postcard, 599A on cover, 285 pair canceled in Vera Cruz, Mexico, very interesting group with many better covers, few faults, but overall fine, close inspection will be rewarded.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$4,485
Lot 1728
 
U.S. 1861-67 3¢ Issue Accumulation, 200+ covers, noted #64a pigeon blood pink on cover (faults, PF 2003 cert.), patriotic, fancy different cancels, DPO's, advertising, auxiliary markings, several grills, Civil War patriotics, shades, colors including green, to Mexico, Canada, few stamps, faulty to very fine, an excellent lot for breakdown or study.
Estimate $1,500-1,800.
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$2,415
Lot 1729
 
U.S. Dealer Show Stock and Groups, 1300+ covers, all sleeved and priced, $1 to $20 range in 2 cover boxes (plus binder with higher priced items, and material to work up), not too much 19th Century, noted advertising, W.W.I soldier's mail, APO's, Naval, RPO's, events, some possessions including group of Canal Zone, overall fine. Owners retail $7850+.
Estimate $1,400-1,600.
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$1,150
Lot 1730

U.S. 1861 Issues on Exhibit Pages, 8 covers and 4 usages as revenues, including 1¢, 2¢ on embossed Union patriotic, 2¢ on check and receipt, 10¢ strip of 3 plus 3¢ paying eleven times the letter rate, 12¢ single franking, 12¢, 3¢ strip of 3 paying six times the letter rate, 1¢ on 2 checks, fresh, overall fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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$1,150
Lot 1731
 
U.S. Dealer Stock of 19th Century, Over 1000 covers priced and sleeved, starts with stampless with strength in Bank Notes, fancy cancels and advertising, mostly in the $3 to $25 range with some better, mixed condition with many fine. Owners retail $8500+.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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$1,495
Lot 1732
 
U.S. Registered Group to Asian Businesses, 1920-1940, Incredible accumulation of nearly 300 registered covers from Chinese businesses in Western and Eastern cities, mostly all addressed to Bock Toa Hong Co. or Wing Tai Lung Co. both in San Francisco, we speculate that cash was being sent via this registered mail, many covers with Chinese markings and advertising corners, historically significant and interesting holding, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,600.
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Lot 1733
 
U.S. 1869's Group of 53, Covers and a few fronts, mostly 2¢ and 3¢ values on domestic cover, but noted to France, Argentina, Canada and England, several advertising covers or corner cards, fancy cancels, Morris & Essex, Boston & Cape Cod railroad cancels, color cancels, 6¢ strip of 3, 15¢ type II, steamboat marking, etc., few with faults, but overall fine, inspect for value.
Estimate $1,000-1,300.
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Realized
$1,495
Lot 1734
 
U.S. Used Union Patriotic Group, 160+ covers, with minor duplication, wide variety of subjects, many related to the flag, couple stampless with paid 3, noted Grant and Colfax campaign cover, mixed condition, close inspection is warranted.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$3,335
Lot 1735
 
U.S. Unpicked Stampless Lot, Few hundred mostly internal and larger towns, but including Express, Free, Philadelphia including turn of century, unusual Troy oval with Free in red, "Held for Postage", Hale & Co. oval with "Collect Six Cents" (2), "Post Office Business Free", couple trans-atlantics coming from Europe, generally fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$2,760
Lot 1736
 
U.S. Interesting Naval Group from Collector, 208 different with half being Frigate (all but a couple 1938 period), ship cancels mostly 1932 to 1941 including hand drawn, couple with Sweden or India adhesives, few with light tone strips, but mostly clean, unpicked group.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$805
Lot 1737
 
U.S. "Operation Deep Freeze" Collection, About 1000 covers in large carton, including many forerunners (e.g. "Operation High Jump", earlier 1940's attempts), huge variety of events, flights, cancels, cachets, stations and postmarks including ship mails, some autographed, with duplication throughout, would lend itself to breaking down into several collections, plus a retail stock, well worth a look, fine to very fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$1,265
Lot 1738
 
U.S. Dealer Back Room Balance, Several hundred in banker box, mostly sleeved, old retail prices to about $100, good variety of issues and markings, generally fine, worth examination.
Estimate $700-800.
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$1,265
Lot 1739
 
U.S. 1890 to 1903 Issues Collection, Organized and annotated on pages in 4 binders, including 1890 values to 10¢, Columbians to 10¢, 1894-98 issues to 10¢, 1902-03 issues to 15¢, noted #279 from St. Michael, Alaska, many different foreign destinations, registered, Special Delivery, overall fine, worth inspection.
Estimate $600-800.
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$1,093
Lot 1740
 
U.S. 1922 to 1932 Definitives Collection, Approx. 250 ½¢ to $5 values mostly on covers, annotated on homemade pages in 5 binders, excellent variety of frankings, rates, destinations including China, Estonia, Egypt, Angola, Finland, Norway, Sierra Leone, noted registered, Clipper and several Zeppelin flights, censored, #634A, seapost cancels, Kansas-Nebraska 1¢ and 2¢, military, advertising, few minor faults, but overall fresh, fine to very fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$1,610
Lot 1741
 
U.S. W.W.II APO Stock, 800 to 900 covers, sleeved and priced in long cover box, mostly $1 to $3 retail (some higher), good variety, overall fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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Lot 1742
 
U.S. First Hindenburg Flight Group, 62 covers, all documented, including overseas usages, some unusual postings, covers showing various machine cancels, one with #C18, another with National Park set complete, another with Special Delivery, clean group.
Estimate $600-700.
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$1,150
Lot 1743
 
U.S. Group of 37 1851-57 and 1857-61 1¢ Franklin, including mostly circular, one with red "Circular Paid", one "J.C. Ayers", pair type V circular to Germany, strip of 3 type IV, wrapper, drop rate, #7 (position 88R2) signed Ashbrook, one stating double inverted transfer on #9, mostly type II, IV and V, decent overall condition.
Estimate $500-700.
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$1,093
Lot 1744
 
U.S. Balance of Dealer Store Stock, Several thousand in 3 stuffed banker boxes, mostly late 19th to mid 20th Century, good variety, some foreign sprinkled in, nice section of Nevada postal history, as received from storage unit of local deceased dealer, overall fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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Realized
$2,128
Lot 1745
 
U.S. Crosby Naval Group, 1930's to early 1940's, mostly addressed, 137 different, some with brown envelope stains, fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$719
Lot 1746
 
U.S. Blood's Local Accumulation, 25+ on envelopes, folded letters and wrappers, usages of #15L13 to 15L18, variety of markings including Paid and Way, 7 in combination with 3¢ adhesives, mostly acid tied, few a bit ratty, but overall fine. Ex. Schwartz.
Estimate $500-700.
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$748
Lot 1747

U.S. Grant 1920's to 1940's Issues, Type A163 group of 10, type A260 group of 3, Prexie 18¢ group of 20, including 1926 San Fernando Mission Acres Rural Station cancel on registered cover to Germany, Nebraska 8¢ pair with magenta waving flag cancels, 1938 U.S.S. Arizona to Los Angeles, 8¢ perfin (N.C.B.) tied by magenta straight line "Postage attached to cover mailable matter", 18¢ all commercial usages, some registered, very interesting group, fine to very fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$345
Lot 1748
 
U.S. Grant Postal Stationery Used Group, Mostly 1890's to 1930's group consisting of #U293 (23, one mint), including corner advertising, RPOos, 1886 with Special Delivery 10¢, 1887 Dakota territorial, 1897 to Costa Rica, UX11 (13) including overseas usages, UX10 (14) including World's Fair station cancel, 1894 to D.C. with rare "Late Mail" marking (international service marking), overseas, UY1 (10) either unsevered or severed with unusual cancels, advertising, used to Switzerland with #294 and reply with Swiss 25c, UX25 (4) including usage to Manchukuo, overall excellent group.
Estimate $400-600.
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$834
Lot 1749
 
U.S. First Flight Stock, Several hundred in banker box, mostly sleeved, cacheted, late 1920's to 1940's, noted FAM's, CAM's, etc., generally fine, worth examination.
Estimate $400-500.
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$690
Lot 1750
 
U.S. Used Postal Card Accumulation, Many hundreds from early to fairly recent in 2 banker boxes, including RPO's, scarce towns, unusual markings, few 19th Century used to Europe, etc., overall decent condition, same owner as the massive commercial lot, fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$546
Lot 1751
 
U.S. Western States Stock, Few hundred organized by California counties and various States, nice variety, retail generally $2 to $30 range, all sleeved and identified, overall fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$776
Lot 1752
 
U.S. 2¢ Blackjack Lot, 29 covers, including Grills, noted #87 (5, 4 singles, 1 pair, 2 with certs.), also some with corner advertising, few with minor cover faults, but overall fresh, fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$489
Lot 1753
 
U.S. Stationery Accumulation and Stock, Couple thousand in 2 filled banker boxes, noted entires, postal cards, commercial usages, large group of First Day's, many in sleeves and priced, noted retail to $100, overall fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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Lot 1754
 
U.S. Oldtime Accumulation, Hundreds in filled banker box, virtually all large size covers, late 19th Century to 1930's (few earlier), many registered, multiple frankings, interesting unpicked group formed over many years.
Estimate $400-600.
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$1,553
Lot 1755
 
U.S. Oldtime Stationery Accumulation, Hundreds in filled banker box, 19th Century to modern, about half mint, half used, noted #U3, U4, U27 with corner card in blue for Grocer, few surprises in here, interesting unpicked group formed over many years.
Estimate $400-600.
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$834
Lot 1756
 
U.S. Modern Local Posts, Huge collection in binders, plus some stamps and panes, 1950's to 1980's, everything from Rattlesnake Island to many we've never heard of including several Hawaiian, hard to imagine another lot like this, indulge yourself, fine to very fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$780
Lot 1757
 
U.S. Diverse Accumulation, In banker box, some in binders including modern Hawaii town cancels, RPO's and HPO's, also hundreds loose including much 19th Century, Washington-Franklins, 1976 and 1980 Olympics, plus some foreign, mixed condition with an occasional gem.
Estimate $350-450.
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$431
Lot 1758
 
U.S. Washington-Franklin Group, Approximately 600 covers, nice variety including some coils, imperforates, few better cancels, usages, advertising, etc., faulty to fine, inspect.
Estimate $300-400.
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$324
Lot 1759
 
U.S. Collector's Naval Cancel Selection, 1931 to 1934 group of 85, including Navy Day, Unalaska cancel on reverse, Submarine including Chewink (3 different covers), Red Cross with Naval hospital 1932 cancel, 1932 San Francisco Harbor Day with Due 3¢, July 4th cancels, Asiatic Station Chefoo China cancel, etc., very clean group.
Estimate $300-400.
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Lot 1760
 
U.S. Grant Type A118 Group of 21, including 1918 use on 1¢ censored envelope to Moscow with "service suspended" returned over a year later, 1905 postcard returned from Norway, 1907 legal cover, advertising, registered, Constantinople, 1905 legal size to Buenos Aires, 1906 2¢ penalty rate, etc., nice group, fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$276
Lot 1761
 
U.S. Grant 19th and Early 20th Century Domestic Usages, Consists of 29 mostly late 19th Century of type A64 or A91 design or envelope type U74 design, including small Bureau 1¢, 5¢ on parcel ticket (San Francisco), U378 with 211, 214 registered cover, corner advertising, Port Wine, CA 1891 usage, 5¢ black brown and 5¢ chocolate brown on same cover, nice 3 color frankings, lovely group.
Estimate $300-400.
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$374
Lot 1762
 
U.S. Used Envelope and Wrapper Collection, Late 19th to early 20th Century, including 2¢ Jackson, 1874-76 Plimpton, some used overseas including Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Finland, Russia, Mexico and Brazil, including used from Gotha, Fla. 1887, noted 1¢ envelope with "Due 1, Keep for Postage" and red label "Dead Letter Office", couple with 1¢ Dues, one with Special Delivery, group with Bureau 1¢, 2¢, 4¢ or 10¢ additional postage, few unused, corner advertising, few with Washington-Franklin adhesives, some better markings or small towns, few precancel usages, overall nice condition, worth inspection.
Estimate $300-400.
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$431
Lot 1763
 
U.S. 3 Banker Boxes of Floor Sweepings, Few thousand mostly U.S., covers and cards, 19th Century to modern, scattering of foreign, with a few surprises, inspect, mixed condition.
Estimate $300-500.
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$374
Lot 1764
 
U.S. Massive Mostly 1940's to 1990's Small Town Accumulation, In over 12 banker boxes, including Alaska, Hawaii, other smaller States, occasional common cities with auxiliary mrkings, few pre 1940, excellent lot for the specialist in scarcer town postmarks, fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$546
Lot 1765
 
U.S. Korean War Collection, 45 covers from various forces, majority U.S. from various APO's, but noted Great Britain including Naval, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Netherlands, Columbia, India, Philippines, Turkey and Sweden, including 10 "hubba hubba" cachets on various airmail covers, interesting showing of this popular area, fine to very fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$1,093
Lot 1766
 
U.S. Stuffed Banker Box, Late 19th and some 20th Century commercial mail, starts with 2¢ brown and 3¢ green large Bank Notes, 20th Century with 2¢ reds, First Day's mostly 1960's to 1970's, but including a few hundred 1996 32¢ Year of the Rat cacheted and unaddressed, and some with Monterey Park, CA celebration cancel, small group of 1991 32¢ James Dean, inspect.
Estimate $250-350.
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Realized
$460



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