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Sale 76

Worldwide Philatelic Auction

Worldwide Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1955		Worldwide Covers, Asia Retail Stock, Asia retail stock of over 1800, many better areas incl. Malaya & States, Straits Settlements and Thailand, about ½ of the selection is Japan, mostly 20th Century material, owners retail value $15,300, generally Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 1956		Worldwide Covers, Massive Retired Store Dealer Stock, filling 19 banker boxes, he had this material out on the counters and shelves for customers to browse through, U.S. and Foreign, First Day's, commercial mail, stationery, few postcards, Naval, auxiliary markings, late 19th to modern 20th Century, good variety of countries, great for $1 boxes with some better for stock, an excellent winter's work, usual mixed condition. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1957		Worldwide Covers, Malaya Area Postal History, from Malaya and Singapore covering 1895 to 1960, contains covers, postal cards and used postcards, many items with interesting cancels and backstamps incl. registered items, better items throughout, condition mixed, inspection recommended. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,783
Lot 1958		Worldwide Covers, Intact Collector's Accumulation, Few hundred unpicked (no U.S.), mostly early to mid 20th Century with better commercial and philatelic throughout, also early commemorative issues incl. Uruguay 1919 Peace issue, New Zealand 1920 Victory Issue, New Guinea 1925-28 Issue incl. Pacquebots, Bahamas War Tax incl. control # blocks, incl. stationery mint and used, better 1930's-40 F.D.'s, better countries incl. Canada with Silver Jubilees, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago, few Zepp. incl 1933 Germany-Chicago flight, 1939 July 30 group of 9, better scattered throughout, needs careful inspection. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 1959		Worldwide Covers, One Man's Lifetime Collection, from around the world, filling three Banker Boxes, lot of 3,466 contains a wealth of surprises, range from earlier 19th Century stampless and classics (incl. Penny Black plate 5 on cover) to modern, majority is commercial covers, many registered, censored, military, prisoner of war, bi-sects, propaganda, Zepps, Cinderella, etc., strength both in Western and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Asia and South Pacific., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 1960		Worldwide Covers, Full Banker Box, hundreds of worldwide, 19th and 20th Century, incl. stampless, classics, registered, censored, Airmail, military and many other interesting areas, premium items throughout, perfect for show or internet dealer, few faults, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1961		Worldwide Covers, Large Lot of 5,011, emphasis on 20th Century, substantial number of both commercial and F.D.'s from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Greenland, Faroes, Canada, Netherlands, Israel, New Zealand and British South Pacific, scattering from many other countries, many have topical theme, incl. a bit of mint and used postal stationery, few classic, censored, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1962		Worldwide Covers, Northwest Dealer Accumulation, few thousand priced in sleeves, in binders, loose, plus some stamps filling 4 banker boxes, noted Foreign stationery, U.N., interesting group of maritime related covers, photos and ephemera, a bit of everything in here, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1963		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, Lot of almost all nice commercial mostly from 1930's to 1960's from all over, although there are many earlier items incl 19th Century, note nice range of registered and Postage Dues, aerogrammes and meters from British Colonies, Europe, South America and Asia, high retail value. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1964		Worldwide Covers, Small Collection of Rocket Mail, selection of 34 covers and 52 labels, etc., covers incl. Yugoslavia, U.S. (few dupl.), Queensland Wreck Cover Mail, specimen labels, Netherlands Oct. 26, 1946 flight with Roosevelt label, along with panes of 4, India Jamboree incl. labels signed Smith and 1935 Rocket Livestock Experimental flight with label (also mint label), some covers signed, clean group and quite interesting. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1965		Worldwide Covers, Asia Group of 48, 1898/1982, with Korea incl. 1902 (circa.) part-cover franked with 10 poon, 1 chon, also Tibet, Offices in China, Hong Kong sub-offices, French Indochina, Nepal, Vietnam, etc. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1966		Worldwide Covers, Small Interesting Accumulation, 52 covers or cards, noted 3 1920's Ethiopia registered covers to Austria, 3 Upper Silesia (2 registered), U.S. to Germany stampless, Lourenzo Marques registered (1899), 2 Allenstein registered, Germany 664a on First Day, US Forces in Russia (1919) with violet boxed censor marking, some modern space related, nice group of 22 post W.W. II from Soviet Zone with several overprints on Hitler heads. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1967		Worldwide Covers, World Wide Commercial and First Day Group, bankers box full of misc. covers from around the globe includes many Foreign F.D.'s and various commercial pieces from Europe and Colonies primarily, noted French Polynesia, Germany, and Liechtenstein, owners retail $6,000+, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-800. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1968		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, 19th and 20th Century group, incl. Foreign and quite a bit of U.S., contains F.D.'s and event, some signed, some interesting items here, condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1969		Worldwide Covers, Eclectic Collector Accumulation, 25 covers, noted from Australian States, Nepal Swiss Dhaulagri expedition cover, Ethiopia #263-67 on registered cover, U.S. incl. some fancy cancels, and a Dakota territorial, Ethiopia #158, 160 on 1929 registered cover to U.S., interesting group, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1970		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Accumulation in Small Box, couple hundred 19th to early 20th Century, good variety of covers, cards and used postal stationery, noted large group of censored and registered, some military, many countries represented, excellent lot for retail, better items throughout, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1971		Worldwide Covers, Better Quality Lot, couple hundred in small box, incl. airmail, censored, registered, stampless, 19th Century from a diverse group of countries and issues, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 1972		Worldwide Covers, W.W. II Mostly Censored Mail, 103 mostly British Empire in a binder, nice range of censor tapes and markings, noted Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, various British Africa, Angola, Iran, Aden, various British Carribean, Malta, U.S., Germany, France, nice group, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $630
Lot 1973		Worldwide Covers, Many Hundreds Mostly Early to Mid 20th Century, Many hundreds, strength in U.S. APO's and better F.D.'s (few mint stationery), also German 3rd Reich, few surprises incl. 1898 Colfax, CA wreck cover, inspect. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1974		Worldwide Covers, Boer War Group, 36 covers or cards and 5 fronts, 13 from same correspondence to G.B., all canceled FPO/British Army S. Africa incl. #5, 10, 11, 13, 32 and 46, others have various censor marks, POW, noted pieces from St. Helena (censored 1d postal card), Lourenzo Marques with censor to Natal, mixed condition, still nice group. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1975		Worldwide Covers, 3 Banker Boxes of Floor Sweepings, thousands of mostly common covers and cards, majority U.S. with nice mix of Foreign, few better scattered throughout, great for $1 boxes, mixed condition, have fun. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $252
Lot 1976		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Banker Box, from local collector, noted envelope with U.S. checks franked with Revenue stamps, folders with U.S. 3¢ era sheets, used Columbians on card to 30¢, modern Canada First Day's in binder, old book filled with 19th Century used primarily from Europe, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $390
Lot 1977		Worldwide Covers, European Stampless Group, 76, noted Italy, nice group of G.B. and Scotland, couple trans-atlantic, a disinfected from Tunis, early to mid 1800's, usual mixed condition, but some interesting markings, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1978		Worldwide Covers, Balance From Estate, few hundred in banker box, mostly modern F.D.'s, but did note G.B. #4 (pair), 50 and 51, group of 20+ GV Burma, and a bit of early Baltics, faulty to very fine, have a look. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1979		Worldwide Covers, Banker Box of Military, many hundreds, mostly U.S. W.W. II period (some modern, few Foreign), noted APO's, FPO's, censored, few patriotics, mixed condition. Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1980		Worldwide Covers, Small European Accumulation, 75+ covers or cards in small box, majority Austria with classics, also Eastern Europe with stampless, some W.W. II Feldpost, few documents, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1981		Worldwide Covers, Group in Banker Box, several hundred covers and postal stationery incl. U.S. F.D.'s, nice group of Swiss, worldwide F.D.'s and commercial mail, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1982		Worldwide Covers, Small Better Balance, 15 covers, noted 1902 French occupation of Tonkin, Zeppelin South America flight, Canada #4 (small tear) on folded letter, couple Wells Fargo used, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1983		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation From Collector, few thousand inexpensive covers and cards in 2 full banker, about half U.S., early 20th Century to modern, First Day's, commercial mail, $1 box material, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1984		Worldwide Covers, Over 100 Mostly Commercial, virtually all European with majority from Germany, mostly mid 20th Century, nice mix of commercial usages, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58
Lot 1985		Worldwide Covers, Twenty 20th Century Commercial, Incl. 1921 Mexico advertising, Germany 1936 Zeppelin., Netherlands, Germany 1920's, Latvia 1920 Riga flight cover with label, also 2 fronts, somewhat tattered. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1986		Worldwide Covers, Commercial Mail, accumulation of hundreds mostly commercial mail and just about every region, incl. Asia, British Commonwealth, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, some U.S. F.D.'s, a few better items to be found, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $63
Lot 1987		Worldwide Covers, 1980's to 1990's Accumulation, 2000+ covers and cards in full banker box, over half registered from around the world, mostly addressed to Latvia, balance Latvia and Lithuania with mainly First Day's and stationery, but some commercial mail noted, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1988		Worldwide Covers, Modern Space Lot of Over 1700, covers and cards from the 1970's to 1990's, many pieces with "space" related cancels, large group from Germany and U.S., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $66
Lot 1989		Worldwide Covers, 2 Banker Boxes of Mostly Modern, Mostly 1960's and later F.D.'s, commercial incl. to Bahamas, also 1937 Coronation F.D.'s, occasional toning. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1990		Worldwide Covers, Massive Dealer "Clean Out the Storage Unit" Lot, tens of thousands of mostly common covers in 21 full banker boxes, incl. U.S. First Day's, mint and used postal stationery, worldwide First Day's and commercial mail, mostly mid 20th Century and later, great for winter fun, as received, unchecked, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1991		Worldwide Covers, Eclectic Group, small group of 74 postcards and 10 covers, postcards incl. German W.W.I and U.S. patriotic with some real photos as well, covers incl. nice registered letter from Canada, and nice early China charity relief cover with famine relief label, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $150

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