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Sale 78

ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction


U.S. Collections - Cover Groupings
 
 
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Lot 2241
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Naval Stock, many thousands in sleeves (priced) in 16 brown cover boxes and 3 banker boxes with binders (not counted), 1930's to 1990's, incl. destroyers, battleships, carriers, cruisers, auxiliary ships, general Naval, etc., good variety with duplication, clean stock, generally Fine to Very Fine Owners retail $40,000+.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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$5,175
Lot 2242
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Northeast Advertising Group, Group of 500+ pieces with advertising or company names on covers from Boston, Philadelphia, Syracuse, and Buffalo,and other Northeastern cities, mostly 19th Century usage, with small amount of 20th Century, worth inspection, generally Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 2243
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly 19th Century Better Group, Few hundred, incl. stampless, #69 to France, early Due usage, 9 copies of 1869 3¢ on wrapper to New Jersey, #11 usages, Civil War related; Piddig, Philippines 1909 to Paris, 20th Century incl. 1928 Zeppelin postcard, early stationery usage, 25¢ stationery rate usage 1891 to Italy with corner advertising, Blood's usages, usual condition but mostly better usages, needs inspection.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$2,300
Lot 2244
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Group, group of 150+ with items back to the 1850's incl. some nice mixed frankings and several other better items, most items with company addresses and logos or advertising on covers, condition mixed, inspection recommended.
Estimate $900-1,000.
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$1,035
Lot 2245
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, First Flight Covers, Three bankers boxes with about 5000 covers, predominately 1920's and 1930's with some to the 1970's, note C.A.M.'s, F.A.M.'s, National Airmail Week, Airport dedications and Airmail events, some signed covers incl. pilot autographs, a real treasure trove, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$1,035
Lot 2246
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, FAM's and CAM's Lot, hundreds in full banker box, primarily late 1920's to 1930's, plus Zeppelin flights incl. Hindenburg (with #C18), Macon & Akron, loads of Pan-Am covers, some airport dedications, lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $700-1,000.
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$1,898
Lot 2247
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Advertising, group of 100+ with company logo's, addresses or advertising, incl. items back into the 1850's with many better pieces seen, noted Hartford fire insurance cover and Ohio farmers insurance cover, generally Fine.
Estimate $700-800.
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$920
Lot 2248
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 20th Century Better Accumulation, hundreds in ½ full banker box, to 1940's, noted advertising, registered, 1921 usage from Agency in Shanghai, WWII patriotics, group of Naval, rocket mail, worth a close look, some faults, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$1,495
Lot 2249
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Group of Better Classics, 15 covers incl. #92 strip of 3 (cat. $1750+), 3¢ grill with "missent" h.s., San Francisco "40" in red on stampless cover, 69 (3) single frankings to England, etc., few faults, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$748
Lot 2250
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Advertising Group, containing 50 items with many better pieces seen, items are mostly company addressed or advertising covers with items back to the 1850's, many nice ad covers worth close inspection, generally Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$719
Lot 2251

U.S. Postal History Collections, Union Patriotic Group, 7 used covers and 1 letter with patriotic masthead, nice variety of subjects not normally seen (jackass, G. Washington, etc.), mixed condition.
Estimate $400-500.
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$489
Lot 2252
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Accumulation, couple hundred in small box, noted advertising, Express usages, few Civil War, early stationery, bit of Confederacy, faulty to very fine, worth a look.
Estimate $400-600.
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$1,955
Lot 2253
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, "Trenton" and Other 19th Century, 131 mostly 19th Century, incl. few preprinted envs. to Trenton, blue Trenton 1880's cds, Trenton stampless, #11 usages incl. attractive Georgetown, NJ with ms day added, corner advert. incl. "State of New Jersey", and Office of "N.J. State Prison", 5¢ Prexie single usage censored to Switzerland with return to sender, fancy Blairstown NJ 1880 usage in black & purple, strip of 3 #24, unusual "Copakeipon Works, NY in blue green, few Columbian usages, stampless incl. 1821 and 1835 "Phila" Paid; #10 on 1852 usage, usual mixed condition for an oldtime unpicked lot.
Estimate $400-500.
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$345
Lot 2254
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Tobacco Related, group of 70+ items relating to the tobacco industry incl. company logo and addresses and many nice advertising covers, items from the 1880's to the 1950's owners retail over $2000, generally Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$489
Lot 2255
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, WWI Collection, Mounted in 2 vols. on homemade pages, over 200 pieces incl. real photo postcards, A.E.F. envs. with various APO's and enclosures, YMCA letterhead, Knights of Columbus Army of Occupation, Red Cross, Honorable discharge document, travel orders, passes and other ephemera, interesting and small piece of history, Fine overall.
Estimate $350-450.
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$575
Lot 2256
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Estate Balance, Eight bankers boxes of well over 10,000 covers, the balance of a dealers estate, about half philatelic covers such as events, about half commercial and postal history, mostly twentieth Century with a smattering of nineteenth, few if any First Day's, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$690
Lot 2257
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Zeppelin Flight Group, nice assortment of 21 Zepp. covers all franked with U.S. postage, incl. "First Round the World", Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin etc., features nice cachets, postcards and $ value stamps, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$604
Lot 2258
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 6700+ in 6 Bankers Boxes, incl. large mix of First Days from 1930's to very modern, majority cacheted and unaddressed; 19th and 20th Century commercial covers, first flights, special events, censored, topical related, plus wide variety of postcards and bit of postal stationery and miscellaneous, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$690
Lot 2259
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Small Box of Better Items, 200+ covers or cards, 19th to early 20th Century, noted #C18 on First Day (cat. $200), O75 single franking on #10 envelope, censored, registered, advertising, flights, etc., some faults, but worth inspection, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$3,565
Lot 2260
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Hundreds of 1st Flights, Etc., Hundreds in ½ full banker box, 1920's to 1960's incl. Commemoration, few Pioneer, Akrons, few others, some better scattered in the lot, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $300-400.
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$299
Lot 2261
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, First Issue Airmail Covers, group of 6 covers and one front, featuring C1, C4-6 on various commercial airmail covers, 2 with Postage Dues, interesting group, generally Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$207
Lot 2262
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Modern Group of 2000+, incl. WWII military ballots, nice lot of transportation coils, 1950's - 1980's floor sweepings, etc., nice lot for the modern postal historian.
Estimate $200-300.
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Lot 2263
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Postal Cards, Stationary and Postcard Assortment, interesting group of mint and used, incl. advertising on postal cards, better cancels and clean mint items, worth inspection, fine to very fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$518
Lot 2264
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Zeppelin Flight Group, noted #C18 First Day, couple Akron/Macon, 1928-29 Graf Zeppelin dispatches with U.S. frankings (9), couple of Germany (C36-C37), generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-250.
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$518
Lot 2265
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, "Chinese" Correspondence to San Francisco, 42 registered covers from all over the U.S., early 1900's to mid 1920's, all with inscriptions in Chinese, many with food related merchant corner cards, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$173
Lot 2266

U.S. Postal History Collections, Various Mini-Collections, Box full, incl. Skylab, Mr. Zip, Special Delivery, Express mail, registered, certified, leather postcards, patriotic, Texas A&M stationery, Italian ships, Official mail meters, and penalty labels, really needs inspection, about 500 pieces.
Estimate $200-300.
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Lot 2267
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Small Group of Better Items, 8 covers incl. 2 nice advertising for the Industrial & Cotton Exposition (1884-85) in New Orleans, Wells Fargo used from San Francisco, a 1897 usage from El Paso, TX, stampless from Tunnel Hill, GA (1857) with Paid and 10 in black, 1¢ large Bank Note on cover with Railroad cancel, pair of #211 on 1888 deposition cover, nice group.
Estimate $200-300.
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$288
Lot 2268
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Telegraph Related Lot, small group of telegraph letters and envelopes mostly Western Union items but other companies represented incl. some of the telegrams, contains 13 pieces with dates back to the 1860's, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-250.
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$196
Lot 2269
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 3¢ Large Bank Note Group, 230+, many better items seen with several nice fancy and cork cancels, have a look, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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Lot 2270
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation in Banker Box, many hundreds, primarily in 3 areas, Western States covers and postcards (majority California) with DPO's noted incl. Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, also group of First Day's with some better, finally large group of Air related, inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$460
Lot 2271
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Three Presidents Accumulation, Remarkable showing of over 400 covers from the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations, events prepared showing much of U.S. political history from 1961 to 1974 (no inaugurations), generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-250.
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$265
Lot 2272
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Box of Covers and Cards, mostly 20th Century commercial, picture postcards, Postal cards, F.D.C.'s and some Foreign, all in a banker box, condition varies, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$253
Lot 2273
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Estate Accumulation, few thousand in 2 banker boxes, noted HPO's, RPO's, events, commercial, Dues, mostly 20th Century, incl. modern small towns from New Mexico, fun lot, mixed condition.
Estimate $150-250.
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$184
Lot 2274
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Small Stampless Group, 43 covers, 1830's to 1850's, various markings incl. "Paid", "5", "10", noted Steamship 10, few trans-atlantics to England, strikes in blue, black and red, good variety of towns and cancels, usual mixed condition.
Estimate $150-200.
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$431
Lot 2275
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Classic Collector's Better Group, 10 covers and 2 early Christmas seal postcards, incl. 2¢ Blackjack on Harvard University env, 2 1869's 2¢ covers (both with NY receiving postmarks), 1837 Auditor's report with preprinted "Auditor's Office Post Office Department", several stampless incl. attractive Easton, Pa 1814 ornate cancel in red, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$173
Lot 2276
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Modern Postal History, Approx 1500 loose most 1910 to date with several hundred PNC's, certified mail (mostly meters), stationery, and just plain floor sweepings.
Estimate $150-200.
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$115
Lot 2277
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, "Trenton" and Other Related Flag Cancels, 121 mostly different, starting with 65 Trenton flags with 1895 cancel to 1920's, incl. stationery, corner and all over advert., mostly turn of Century to 1910, other flags addressed mostly to Trenton, NJ incl. 2 1909 Arizona Terr. handmade cork of Forest Park, CA 1938, some W.W. II P.O.S. of America, overall fine group.
Estimate $150-200.
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Lot 2278
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Advertising Group, 32 from late 19th to early 20th Century, nice variety of subjects incl. tools, agriculture, noted 1939 Coca Cola, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$276
Lot 2279
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 4th Bureau Issues, couple hundred in small box, noted ½¢ thru 50¢ usages, registered, airmail, overseas destinations, nice group, few faults, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $150-250.
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$161
Lot 2280
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Akron-Macon Related Group of 19, 1930 to 1937, incl. USS Northampton double cachet with pilot and mail clerk, Aug. 8, 1931 Christening, San Pedro Welcomes cachet, USS Nevada signed by artist, USS Medusa Fleet Reapir Ship, Crosby signed, etc., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $140-160.
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$173
Lot 2281
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 12 Better Stampless, noted 5 U.S. Express Mail usages in red, "R" in blue (Philadelphia, 2 each), "Paid" 3¢ circular, "10" in blue from New Orleans, generally Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$173
Lot 2282
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 1600 Sorted by State, few 19th C, most 1940's-80's, some DPO's, modern postal history in mixed condition.
Estimate $150-300.
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$86
Lot 2283

U.S. Postal History Collections, 5 Different Union Patriotics, all used with 3¢ adhesives, all with flag designs, incl. Winfield Scott (cover reduced, similar to Weiss #WS-43) and flag label, also Weiss #O-S-39.
Estimate $100-200.
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$230
Lot 2284
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Group of 7, consists of 1936 rocket mail cover from Hewitt, TX with green adhesive, #113 single on cover, 3 used Union patriotics (all with soiling), 1936 Lakehurst Zeppelin flight cover and 1927 Lindbergh flight cover (Lambert field to Lindbergh field), otherwise Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$109
Lot 2285
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, W.W.I Officer Correspondence, 85 covers with contents, from Capt. J.G. Yocum, MRC to Flora Horton, Middletown, NY, many are from base hospital 66 in France where Capt. Yocum was stationed and have very interesting content, also interesting postmarks from the postal history standpoint, faulty to fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$196
Lot 2286
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Box From Estate, filled with large group of souvenir pages, U.S. and U.N. F.D.'s and souvenir items, postal stationery, letter sheets etc., varied assortment with value throughout, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-200.
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$115
Lot 2287
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Military Covers, Bankers box of well over 1000 covers, note A.P.O.'s, F.P.O.'s, Patriotics and penalties, mostly World War II with some later, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-200.
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$265
Lot 2288
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, 1920's to 1940's Jewish Welfare Board Correspondence, approx. 200 addressed mainly to the Jewish Welfare Board, New York City, plus a few other Jewish organizations, many have interesting corner cards, a few are WWII censored, also a few Foreign incl., faulty to fine.
Estimate $75-100.
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$115
Lot 2289
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Sailor Correspondence From SS Booker T Washington, WWII letters (2, with envelopes) and V-Mail letters (25), from seaman 1st Class Marvin B. Byrd with the Navy Armed Guard detachment onboard, transcripts of letters incl., interesting historical content, Fine. First ship in the U.S. Merchant Marine to be commanded by an African American captain.
Estimate $75-100.
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$150
Lot 2290
 
U.S. Postal History Collections, Inexpensive Mixture in 5 Full Banker Boxes, thousands of common early to modern 20th Century commercial mail, one box just First Days, some older, maybe a couple surprises are buried in here, mixed condition.
Estimate $200-300.
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$127



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