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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

U.S. Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3168		U.S., Advertisements Covers By Commodity, 3 Pittsburgh boxes of advertisements sorted by commodity, some of the commodities incl. are toiletries, tobacco, photography, hotels, laundry, funerals, and groceries, mostly 19th Century with many full face and large style ads, over 1400+ in this lot, owners retail $37,200, generally Fine. Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3169		U.S., 1869 Issue Cover Grouping, group of 144 pieces covering the 1869 issue, examples up through the 15¢ are incl., condition is mixed and inspection is need, owners retail $19,285, generally Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 3170		U.S., Retail Cover Stock in 2 Large Boxes, group of 1900+ ranging from 1800's to 1940's, highlights incl. #1, and many copies of #11 and #65, also, group of Possessions, Pan-Americans, Parcel Post, large range with many better scattered throughout, most valued from $15 to $25, owners retail $21,410, generally Fine. Estimate $3,200-3,500. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 3171		U.S., Better Cover Group, better group dating back to 1840's, incl. stampless, #1 on cover, patriotics, a Confederate, many Bureau issues, a close look is needed, owners value $16,500+, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 3172		U.S., 20th Century Cover Grouping, dealer group of 20th Century, spans from the 1920's to 1980's, incl. Lexington-Concord, Sullivan, Washington Bicentennial, Transportation series, Pan-American, National Parks, Overrun Countries, and many more better items scattered throughout, retail $, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3173		U.S., 1890 2¢ and Bureau 2¢ Washington Cover Group, Better cover group of few hundred individually purchased over many years, retail pricing in the $10 to $150+ range, most attractively mounted in 2 albums, balance never incorporated, incl. extensive advertising incl. rarer pieces, also Auxiliary, registered, foreign destinations incl. Burma, territorial, fancy cancels, few 1¢ making up the 2¢ rates, very clean overall and many selectively picked, owner spent thousands of dollars forming this group, needs inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $5,175
Lot 3174		U.S., New York State County Cover Group, Large stock in 6 boxes of New York State County group containing 4300+ pieces, appears to cover all counties with many better items back to the 1800's, some better stamps seen incl. 1st Bureau issue and Trans-Mississippi, also some advertising pieces, a clean lot with owners retail of $13,819, generally Fine. Estimate $2,800-3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3175		U.S., FAM Flight Cover Group, dealer stock of 900+ pieces covering FAM Flights 1-40, great selection with some better pieces, noted FAM 17 from 1932, FAM 5, and some FAM flights on Crosby covers, owners retail $13,300+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 3176		U.S., Collector Unpicked Cover Hoard, over 20,000 with a bit of stationery in 9 banker boxes, excellent variety, some 19th Century, but majority early to mid 20th Century, noted registered, ship cancels, Postage Due, W.W.II patriotics, flights, auxiliary markings, meters, APO's, few Wells Fargo, many better items in this lot, plus material for $1 boxes, a thorough inspection is warranted, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 3177		U.S., APO Cover Stock, dealer's stock of APO and related material, consisting of APO, POW, V Mail, some better pieces worth a good look, total of 1250+ pieces with owners retail of $11,274, generally Fine. Estimate $2,200-2,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 3178		U.S., Disney WWII Victory Artwork Covers, group of W.W.II patriotic covers with Disney artwork on combat insignia labels, nice selection with little to no duplication, owners retail $10,449, generally Fine. Estimate $2,100-2,600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 3179		U.S., Foreign Flight Covers, group of 550 pieces to destination all over the globe from the U.S., countries incl. Germany, Austria, Portugal, Canada, Italy, Argentina, most items are 20th Century but some from the 19th, owners retail $10,312, generally Fine. Estimate $2,100-2,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 3180		U.S., Advertisement Covers By Location, group of 500+ pieces sorted by location, location incl. Boston, Philadelphia, Syracuse, and Buffalo, mix of 19th & 20th Century usage, worth inspection, owners retail $10,450+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,100-2,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 3181		U.S., Special Delivery Cover Usages, stock of almost 600 pieces covering the 1800's through the 1960's, incl. #E3 and E5 usage, better postmarks abound, also incl. Airmail Special Delivery, owners retail $10,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,100-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3182		U.S., CAM Flights Group, Dealer stock of CAM Flights, group in 3 boxes covering CAM flights 1-120, good representation of most flights with some better pieces incl., some duplication, owners retail $10,000, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3183		U.S., Patriotic Covers, box of 600 pieces patriotically themed, incl. items such as early flag cachets and postmarks, Navy, anti-Mussolini and Hitler, and a set of 26 cards of the flags of the allied nations, owners retail $8500+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,700-2,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3184		U.S., WWII Patriotic Covers, small group of patriotic items with labels on most items, nice lot with many better pieces, values up to $85 retail seen, value $8400+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,700-2,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3185		U.S., Dealer Advertising Cover Stock, single box of advertisements ranging from the 1800's to 1940's with over 700 items, wide range of advertisers with little to no duplication, many large pictorial ads but majority are corner advertisements, majority valued at $15 to $20, dealers retail $10,533, generally Fine. Estimate $1,600-2,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3186		U.S., Territory and Fort Cancel Covers, small grouping with territory and fort cancellations, cancels incl. Fort Kearney, Dakota territory, Indian territories, Kansas territory, owners retail $7900+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 3187		U.S., 400+ Item Cover Group, groups from dealers stock, incl. patriotic envelopes, Columbians, oversized, a small group of ad covers, group from the 1800's, and some Nakano FDC's, retail $7545, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,900. View details	Unsold
Lot 3188		U.S., 600 Item Cover Group, group of 600 items incl. a collection of Antarctic expedition cancellations, perfins on cover, officials, mourning, radio-EKKO letters, and more, retail value $6700, generally Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 3189		U.S., Columbian Issue Cover Group, group of 100+ items, some carry better rates incl. steamer rate, also some advertisements seen, items up to $200 range with many from $60-$80, owners retail $6500+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,700. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 3190		U.S., USS Constitution Cruise 1931-34 Collection, Over 550 diff. with good variety of dates and cachets, retail value to $100+ a piece, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 3191		U.S., Horticultural Related Cover Collection, 220+ covers, few cards, plus some collateral material in 2 binders, 1850's to 1920's, few foreign at the end, great variety of subjects, virtually all advertising related, beautiful collection, must be seen to appreciate, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 3192		U.S., Fancy Cancel Cover Lot, group of 282 pieces with fancy cancels, nice representation of many of the different cancels incl. cogwheels, stars, crosses, nice selection on the issue of 1861, some postal cards incl., owners retail $6298, generally Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 3193		U.S., Cover Stock Organized By Thematics, dealer stock with several topics, incl. are Columbians, stampless, Lindy related, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, and others, most in the $5-$10 range but better scattered throughout, 700+ items with dealers retail of $5871, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3194		U.S., Mixed Cover Group, mixed group of pieces, incl. Penalty mail, postal money orders, advertising meters and others, several hundred pieces valued at $6000+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3195		U.S., Miscellaneous Cover Group, another group from a dealers backroom, incl. flag cancels, bisects and pull wires, Postage Dues,and cancelled on Feb 29th, owners retail $5611, generally Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3196		U.S., Foreign Destination Cover Group, group of 100+ mailed to foreign destination, destinations incl. Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, England, France and more, nice clean group with most being pre 1900, owner retail $5327, generally Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,350. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 3197		U.S., State Postmark Cover Stock, dealers stock of state postmarks covering California to Washington, many items in the $10-$20 range but most $5 -$10, dates back to the 1800's with many dead post offices noted, 1750+ items with owners retail of $5287, generally Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3198		U.S., Electic Cover Grouping, incl. presidential pieces, town cancels, ship cancels, pictorial meters, and patent levies, generally Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,350. View details	Unsold
Lot 3199		U.S., Interesting Cover Accumulation, 100+ in small box, stampless to early 20th Century, noted various markings on stampless incl. Wells Fargo Express steamboat (ex. Dale-Liechtenstein), couple mid 19th Century valentine envelopes with contents, fancy cancels incl. Masonic stars, #7 on local cover, #98 to France, several 3¢ frankings with small town m.s. cancels, also advertising, 5¢ Grant to Philippines, later incl. 4 Zeppelin covers (2 with C18), lovely group that need a thorough look, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3200		U.S., Events Themed Covers, event theme grouping of 2000+ pieces, events incl. carnivals, company celebrations, anniversaries, post office events, and philatelic expositions, owners retail $5100+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Unsold
Lot 3201		U.S., Fancy Cancel Cover Group, binder with 170+ items with fancy cancels, 40+ items from the classic period, many better cancels seen incl. bullseye's, cogwheels, stars, retail value $5000+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 3202		U.S., Mostly 19th Century Cover Group, group of mostly 19th Century items, group incl. patent cancels, MacArthur issues, and county cancels, many better items, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3203		U.S., Group of 1869 Issue Covers, 29 covers consisting of 1¢ (with 2¢), 2¢ (12), 6¢ (6), 10¢ (2), 12¢ (5), 15¢ type II (3), some with fancy cancels, noted advertising, couple with "grill" issues, foreign destinations, some with faults, very high catalog value, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,990
Lot 3204		U.S., Comprehensive Exposition Postal History Group, hundreds of covers, postcards, postal cards and stationery, featuring over 100 years of expos, all identified and priced in individual sleeves by a knowledgeable collector, fantastic array of cancels, cachets, markings, openings, closings, First Days, ships, etc., incl. 1893 Columbian, 1899 Philadelphia, 1904 St. Louis, 1905 Lewis & Clark, 1907 Jamestown, 1908 Alaska-Yukon, 1915 Pan-Pacific, 1916 San Diego, 1939 New York and other careful review will be rewarded, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 3205		U.S., HPO Cover Group, group in 2 boxes covering the 1940's to 1960's, contains many first and second trips on various HPO routes, contains 900+ items with owners retail of $4700+, generally Fine. Estimate $950-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 3206		U.S., Naval Cover Group, 2 boxes of naval cachets containing 1100+ pieces, most with ship cancellations but some pieces are unused, wide variety of ships with most appearing to cover the 1950's to 1990's, worth inspection, owners retail $4350+, generally Fine. Estimate $875-1,100. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3207		U.S., Washington Franklin Cover Group, group of over 100 items incl. Schermacks and other better items, many in the $5-$15 range but other better covers, dealers retail $4348, generally Fine. Estimate $850-1,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3208		U.S., Local Post Covers, group with 28 pieces, incl. Boyds City Express, Bloods Dispatch, several forgeries by Peter Winter, and a piece to Congressman Hamilton Fish with a U.S. City dispatch, owners retail $4047, generally Fine. Estimate $825-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3209		U.S., Banknote Issue Covers, group of 276 covering the Bank Note issues, many items with advertisements on them and some with better cancellations, condition varies, inspection needed, owners retail $4128, generally Fine. Estimate $825-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3210		U.S., 1928 Beacon Cover Grouping, group of 148 pieces with #C11 or C11 with mixed frankings, incl. several first flights from various routes and several air show cachets, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3211		U.S., Local Post Cover Group, collection of 600+ items all bearing local post labels, local posts incl. Czyl's, Doc's, Detroit River Boat, IPSA, Anchorage, Rogers Aerial, and Riverside California, retail value $3900+, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3212		U.S., Miscellaneous Cover Group, group from dealer backroom incl. UO's, mourning & death, wrappers, Wesson TOB's, and some tags, owners retail $3981, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 3213		U.S., Slogan Covers, box of 400+ items mostly from the 1970's and 1980's, with either slogan ads or cancels for various events, festivals, stamps shows, ships and companies, owners retail $3800+, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3214		U.S., 1851 Issue Covers, lot of 86 pieces from the 1851 issue some with nice clean town cancels,overall a nice lot, owners retail $3838, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3215		U.S., W.W. II Postal History Group, 240+ incl. APO's, Airmail, domestic, foreign, censored, etc., some on exhibit pages, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3216		U.S., Pioneer Flight Group, group of 35 Pioneer Flight, incl. flight #162E Cheyenne to Washington, Natrona Experimental Mail service (76), Chautauqua Lake experimental hydro plane service (80F), also flights 162 I, 167, 5A, and more, owners retail $3500+, generally Fine. Estimate $725-900. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 3217		U.S., Presidential Related Covers, box of Presidential related items from 1930's to present, covers several inaugurations, party conventions, anniversaries and some deaths, owners retail $3400+, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold

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