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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

Worldwide Collections Part II

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4087		/ Worldwide, Treasure Hunt, tens of thousands of used and mint in 3 full banker boxes, mostly sorted in envelopes by countries, some value in U.S. postage and mint 1930's issues, group of postcards and mint U.S. stationery, some interesting Asia incl. used Korea souvenir sheets, a perfect lot for someone with time to sort and inspect for better items, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 4088		o Worldwide, Massive Modern Used Accumulation, tens of thousands in glassines, envelopes, stockbooks and 4 Harris albums, good variety with much duplication, emphasis on Spain, great for packet maker or cancel collector, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 4089		Worldwide, 40 Lbs. of On and Off Paper, well above average worldwide mix in three bulging banker boxes, lots of commems and large pictorials, incl. China, Mexico, India, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Nigeria, Ireland and the highlight, three big zip lock bags of close-clipped single paper very modern Japan, incl. Prefectures, only a pinch of U.S. in this lot, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $575
Lot 4090		o Worldwide, New Zealand and Central America Collections, several hundred used in each volume, occasional better item, odd combination, but estate balances are, what they are, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 4091		/o Worldwide, Disorganized Accumulation, thousands of mint and used in 2 full banker boxes, on Manila stockpages, in glassines, on album pages, on and off paper, as received, generally Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 4092		/o Worldwide, Collector's Odds & Ends, incl U.S. mostly used along with F.D.'s, Canada incl. postage, Commonwealth collection, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $156
Lot 4093		o Worldwide, Ten Small Boxes Jammed Full of Used, everything identified by Scott number in #3 glassine size, from one to multiple copies per glassine, countries represented are Italy (2 boxes), France (2), Switzerland (2), Poland (2), Sweden (1), Luxembourg (1), great for cancel collector or packet maker, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 4094		/o Worldwide, Mint and Used in 7 Harris Albums, highlight is some better China/P.R.C., rest is mostly topical material plus some c.t.o.'s, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 4095		Worldwide, Dealer Cover Stock, large dealer show stock in Pittsburgh boxes covering A to Z topics, many better items throughout with prices up to $200+, topics incl. space, Postage Due, prexies, U.S. possessions, scouts, express, tin can mail, Kansas-Nebraska, patriotic, maps, catapults, paquetbot to name a few, a very nice dealer lot with a wide variety of items, inspection is necessary and condition is mixed but overall if fine condition, owners retail $106,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $20,000-22,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4096		Worldwide, Better Group of Foreign Covers, large box of better group with over 1000 pieces, incl. better Germany, United States, France, Austria, and Asia, also incl. small group of catapult flights and stampless covers, most pieces average $50 to $100, nice lot worth close inspection, dealers retail $62,187, generally Fine. Estimate $9,500-11,500. View details	Realized $12,650
Lot 4097		Worldwide, Dealers Wordwide Cover Stock, stock of worldwide in 5 boxes with over 4200 pieces, nice range of material with nice selection of South and Central America, Scandinavia, Poland, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and many more, most items range from $10 to $20 each but many better items scattered through the group, dealers retail value $54,207, generally Fine. Estimate $8,250-10,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4098		Worldwide, Dealers Cover Stock of Topical Themes, 3 large cover boxes with over 3400 pieces of topically theme items, incl. large selection of censored mail, group of Feldpost, Postage Due, other topics incl. Arctic, religion, rotary, small group of Europa, hotel and many more, better covers throughout worth a close inspection, owners retail $50,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $7,500-8,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 4099		Worldwide, European Cover Stock, dealers European stock, consisting of items from Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Russia, Sweden and more, majority of value in Austria ($2500), Czechoslovakia ($3272), Italy ($1482), and Poland ($4246), total of 3600+ items, with owner retail $26,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4100		Worldwide, Air Related Cover Material, 2 boxes of air and airmail related material, items incl. airport cancellations and dedications, inaugural flights, catapults, a section on C1 to C6, Pan-Am flights, helicopter flights, ship to shore and more, over 1200 items with owners retail of $22,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $4,400-5,000. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 4101		Worldwide, Cover Collection of Various Subjects, 400+ covers on black stockpages, organized by subjects, noted early Valentines, early U.S. Christmas seals tied on cards, "philatelic" inspired, stampless, railroads, fumigated, forwarding agents, territorials, auxiliary markings, "ladies" covers, stationery, early machine cancels, registered, special delivery, airmail, majority U.S. with better foreign noted, a thorough inspection is needed to properly evaluate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 4102		Worldwide, Superior Zeppelin Cover Accumulation, nice selection in ¾ full banker box, classic to modern, noted U.S. #C18 on various First Day's, U.S.S. Macon memorial covers, 1900's to 1930's postcards incl. several real photos of various Zeppelins, various stamps issued by foreign countries for their flights (some with staining on gum), dispatches from Holland, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Liechtenstein, Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary, flights from Iceland, Egypt, Hungary, Italy, Argentina, Japan, Switzerland, Brazil and Russia franked with their adhesives, contemporary postcards, stamps and covers, needs a close inspection to evaluate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $11,500
Lot 4103		Worldwide, Zepplin and Airship Cover Group, Pittsburgh box full with 450+ pieces, incl. several Condor Zeppelin flight (noted 1932 flight), 1933 Graf Zeppelin 4th South American flight, 1st around the world flight, Century of Progress flight, drop mail to the Canary Islands, LZ127 flights, and a section on the Macon and Akron, a very nice lot with owners retail of $18,216, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,700-4,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 4104		Worldwide, Asia Cover Retail Stock, asia retail stock of over 1800 covers, many better areas incl. Malaya & States, Straits Settlements and Thailand, and large selection of Japan, mostly 20th Century material owners retail value $22,200, generally Fine. Estimate $3,300-3,600. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 4105		Worldwide, Censor Cover Group, large group of 1000+ items from mainly Europe and the U.S., most items from the W.W.II period but some later and earlier items seen, most items in the $5 to $10 range, owners retail $13,100+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,600-3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4106		Worldwide, Collector Unpicked Cover Hoard, over 10,000 with a bit of stationery in 5 banker boxes, excellent variety of countries and issues, some 19th Century, but majority early to mid 20th Century, noted registered, ship cancels, Postage Due, W.W.II patriotics, a few flights and First Day's, many better items in this lot, plus excellent material for $1 boxes, a thorough inspection is warranted, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $11,213
Lot 4107		Worldwide, Better Cover Group, group of 85 items from around the globe, highlights incl. early France, German States,early G.B., Switzerland airmail, owners retail value $10,300, generally Fine. Estimate $2,100-2,500. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 4108		Worldwide, North, Central, South America Cover Stock, dealers stock contains Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Surinam, Peru and more, consisting of 531 items with owners retail of $10,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 4109		Worldwide, Foreign Cover Group, group from dealer stock, contains mostly items in the $5 to $10 range but some better noted, items incl. German Feldpost, stampless, 655 pieces of Vatican, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, U.N. forces group, 1500+ items with dealers retail of $9955, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 4110		Worldwide, Better Cover Group, better group of foreign covers, countries incl. Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Austria,Trieste, Turkey, British Commonwealth 37 Jubilee, and more, 500+ items incl. with owners value of $10,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 4111		Worldwide, Postal Stationary Dealer Stock, worldwide in 4 trays, incl. the common countries you would expect to see plus Guatemala, Indian States,nice group of Mexico, Nicaragua, and Egypt, little to no duplication with the majority of the material being in mint condition, owners retail $9562, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,900-2,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 4112		Worldwide, Machine and Hand Cancel Covers, dealers stock of machine and hand cancels, showing early examples of both, total of 1460 pieces with a good variety of cancels displayed, incl. a group of pneumatics, flag cancels, and transit cancels, owners retail $9500+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,900-2,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 4113		Worldwide, Ship Mail Cover Collection, 73 covers, stampless to 1920's, starts with 1812 Savannah, GA to Middletown, CT with ship in red, letter predicting the War of 1812 (7 months later), several early trans-atlantic, noted steamboat, express mail, several European countries, noted France used in Venezuela (La Guayra cancels in red), Funchal to Great Britain, Mauritius crown circle cancel to France (1849), Great Britain to Mauritius (1851) with Packet Letter Mauritius cancel, France used from Beyrout, France with Barcelona exchange office cancel, Panama 1898 to England, Fr. Offices in China (Shanghai) to Denmark (1902), U.S. 15¢ large Bank Note to Cape of Good Hope, U.S. Mail Packet "Natchez", route 7309 cover, Spanish Philippines to France (1890), etc., a thorough inspection is recommended, lovely collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 4114		Worldwide, 19th and Early 20th Century Stationery Accumulation, approximately 10,000 cards (few envelopes) in 3 full banker boxes, mostly used, good variety of issues, usages, etc., duplication, A to Z countries (no U.S.), seldom seen in this quantity, assembled by collector over many years, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $7,475
Lot 4115		Worldwide, European Postal and Telecommuications Union, 1942-1945, 64 covers or cards, displayed exhibit style in collection showing Germany's efforts to create a Postal Union in the countries they occupied, examples from numerous entities showing various rates in effect during this period, very well written up, inspect for value, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4116		Worldwide, Far East and Asia Cover Stock, dealers stock of Far East/Asia, consisting of items from Bhutan, Burma, Ceylon, India, Japan and other Orient countries majority of value in Japan ($3776) and India ($1398), total of 1200+ pieces with most in the $5 to $15 range, dealers retail $7700+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,900. View details	Unsold
Lot 4117		Worldwide, Cover Group of Better in Small Box, 100+ covers and cards, mostly Germany related, but did not other interesting pieces, all sleeved, good lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 4118		Worldwide, France and Germany Cover Stock, dealers stock of France and a little Germany, consisting of 790 items, with items ranging from $5 to $15, owners retail $6800+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,400-1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 4119		Worldwide, Dealer's Cover Stock in Sleeves, few hundred, priced from around the world, little or no Asia, strength in British Empire, mix of stampless, commercial, few events, flights, etc., noted censored, registered, minor duplication of issues, owners retail $10,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 4120		Worldwide, Philatelic Show Cover and Label Stock, dealers show stock of philatelic show covers and labels with over 2000 pieces, good mix of different shows incl. both U.S. and foreign, show represented incl. London 1948, Westpex, Eupex, Sepad, Sandical, dates back to the 1940's, dealers retail $6100+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 4121		Worldwide, Boer War Cover Accumulation, 83 pieces (73 covers, 4 fronts, 6 postcards), incl. 6 stampless, 10 sent to POW's in St. Helena, noted 4 from Ceylon with Diyatalawa censor markings, front from Ahmednagar, India to Diyatalawa, majority with Transvaal or Orange River Colony V.R.I. overprints incl. internal and foreign destinations, some incoming to camps in South Africa from Europe, various British field post offices, interesting array of censor markings, mixed condition, but worth inspection, Fine appearance. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 4122		Worldwide, Group of Better Covers in Small Box, about 100 covers and cards, mostly European areas, but did not other interesting pieces, all sleeved, good lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 4123		Worldwide, Africa/ Near East Cover Stock, dealers stock of Africa/ Near East Stock, contents incl. Rhodesia, Australia & States, Israel, and more, 700+ items with owner retail of $4650+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 4124		Worldwide, Postage Due Cover Collection, 47 covers from various countries, mid 19th to early 20th Century, noted N.S.W. to U.S. (1884), Germany to U.S. (1888), France, Argentina to U.S., Luxembourg to France (1880), U.S. to Austria then Italy with both countries Dues, U.S. to Turkey, U.S. to Uruguay, etc., lovely items, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 4125		Worldwide, "War" Related Cover Collection, 70 covers or cards, noted U.S. ship 3 cts. in oval (Civil War), Union patriotics used (5), 50¢ postal currency, U.S. depreciated currency, a Balloon Monte cover, Boer War, A.E.F. items, foreign for W.W.I, Spanish Civil War, W.W.II material, nice group, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 4126		Worldwide, Interesting Accumulation of British Commonwealth Covers, couple thousand covers and cards in stuffed banker box, stampless to modern, noted many better items throughout incl. Great Britain, Canada, various Islands, censored, registered, etc., excellent for retail, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 4127		Worldwide, Interesting Cover Accumulation, at least 4000 covers and cards in 2 banker boxes, very little U.S., majority commercial, many better items noted (in sleeves with old prices), incl. registered, censored, military, not much 19th Century, mostly early to mid 20th Century, excellent for retail stock and $1 boxes, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 4128		Worldwide, Huge Accumulation of 10,000+ Covers, in 12 banker boxes, strong in First Days and topicals, most of which are very fresh, cacheted and unaddressed, good representation of Australia and Canada, topics incl. International Year of the Child, Flora & Fauna, Europa, Ships, Space, World Wildlife, Scouting, Disney, special events, etc., also some commercial covers, especially Argentina, Mexico and Israel, censored, plus bit of mint and used postcards, postal stationery, maximum cards and misc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 4129		/o/ Worldwide, Submarine Cover Accumulation, dealers submarine topical accumulation, incl. covers, postcards, a few stamps, and several Cinderellas and labels, also, incl. photos of various submarines, owners retail $4081, generally Fine. Estimate $825-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4130		Worldwide, Group of 20 Better Covers, mix of Italy and related and Eastern Europe, retail range from $35 to $150 each, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4131		Worldwide, Dealer Perfin Cover Stock, box full of perfins with 400+ pieces on cover, also incl. small pack of glassines with used perfins, nice group unchecked for better, owners retail $3892, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 4132		Worldwide, Oversized Cover Group, oversized group of almost 600 items, most valued in the $5 to $10 range, wide variety of countries incl. France, Germany, Fiji, some pieces with labels and backstamps, pieces dating back to the early 1900's, retail $3800, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 4133		Worldwide, Auxillary Markings Cover Group, small group of 200+ pieces with auxiliary markings, group is made up of mostly U.S. but incl. India, Germany and Canada, items date back to the 1800's but most are from 1900's to 1940's, owners retail $3188, generally Fine. Estimate $650-800. View details	Unsold
Lot 4134		Worldwide, Large Cover Accumulation Relating to Death, at least 2000 covers and cards in stuffed banker box, majority U.S. mourning covers, postcards of funeral homes and related, late 19th Century to early 20th Century, took a lifetime to accumulate by undertaker (funeral director), generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 4135		Worldwide, Banker Box of Interesting Commercial Covers, at least 2000 in stuffed box, excellent variety of countries and issues, late 19th to mid 20th Century, noted nice group of Asia material, great lot for the cover dealer, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $17,250
Lot 4136		Worldwide, W.W.II Censored Mail Covers, full banker box, good mix of foreign and U.S., noted many different censor tapes, h.s., APO's, Naval, inspect for value, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150

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