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Portland Fall Auction

U.S. Collections - Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 399		U.S. Covers, Large accumulation in 12 boxes. Over 18,000, mostly 20th Century incl. events, Navals, uncacheted FD's, some APO's and commercial, stationery and some U.N., mostly common but a few interesting cancels, Average to Fine. Estimate $900. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 400		U.S. Covers, Large modern accumulation in 9 boxes. Over 13,000 mostly modern fancy cancels with some uncacheted FD's and events, lots of modern commemorative usages, Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 401		U.S. Covers, Collection of WWII military ballots. About 600 in 3 albums plus loose pages, mostly 1944, half stateside, half overseas, nice variety, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $604
Lot 402		U.S. Covers, Western States accumulation. About 1800, mostly 1960's to 1970's from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Utah incl. CPO's, rural stations and DPO's, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 403		U.S. Covers, Naval collection in 11 albums. About 400 incl. Naval bases, USS Constitution and ships in Foreign ports, nice variety, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 404		U.S. Covers, Remainder lot in 5 boxes. Over 4000 incl. FD's (mostly cacheted, addressed), events and commercial, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $299
Lot 405		U.S. Covers, Small accumulation of better. About 100, stampless to 1940's incl. #330 on oversize cover, C6 on catapult cover, few better flight covers and usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $253
Lot 406		U.S. Covers, Balance of estate in 2 boxes. Couple thousand, stampless to modern incl. group of return to sender and auxiliary markings, Oregon cancels, events, postcards, etc., worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 407		U.S. Covers, Collection of California. About 1400, 1940's to 1990's incl. nice group of CPO's, rural stations and some DPO's, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 408		U.S. Covers, Large accumulation of modern Alaska. About 2000, mostly 1960's and up with few earlier, nice variety incl. CPO's and rural stations, about half #10 size, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 409		U.S. Covers, San Diego Naval related and programs. About 150 1930's to 1940's with a nice variety of cancels and few flights, plus 43 Commission and Last Day programs from 1988-1993, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 410		U.S. Covers, RPO accumulation. Over 300, 1850's to 1930's on covers or postcards, incl. 1850 New York & Harlem, and 1850 Phila & Co, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $460
Lot 411		U.S. Covers, Collection of Northwest RPO's on exhibition pages. 77 covers or cards, 1870's to 1940's well annotated on pages incl. 1874 O & CRR m.s. cancel, 1910 Seattle & Taylor, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 412		U.S. Covers, Award winning exhibit of return to writer markings. 1884 to 1970's, over 130 covers or cards with a nice variety of markings, well annotated on pages, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 413		U.S. Covers, Balance of estate. Couple thousand with few better postcards, lots of common, also some interesting APO's and California cancels, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 414		U.S. Covers, WWII accumulation. Many hundred incl. APO's, FPO's, censored, some with letters, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 415		U.S. Covers, Accumulation of Arizona and New Mexico. About 700 Arizona, and 500 New Mexico, 1960's to 1990's incl. CPO's and rural stations, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 416		U.S. Covers, U.S. modern accumulation. About 1500, 1960's to 1970's from Texas, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Vermont and few other states, incl. CPO's and rural stations, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 417		U.S. Covers, Modern Hawaii accumulation. About 800, 1960's to 1980's incl. CPO's and rural stations, virtually all the post offices from this time period, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 418		U.S. Covers, Remainder lot in 2 boxes. About 3000 incl. commercial, FD's, modern fancy cancels and stationery, mostly 20th Century, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 419		U.S. Covers, Balance of collection in 2 boxes. Couple thousand incl. HPO's, Navals, first flights, postal cards incl. some 1950's Alaska cancels and commercial, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 420		U.S. Covers, Stationery accumulation in 2 boxes. Couple thousand, 1870's to modern incl. postal cards and aerogrammes, some modern mint issues, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 421		U.S. Covers, Accumulation of Oregon and Washington cancels. Over 1000 covers and postcards, mostly 20th Century with lots of common but also a few DPO's and better postcards, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 422		U.S. Covers, Balance of estate in 2 boxes. Couple thousand incl. events, flights, precancels, envelopes, mostly common but a few interesting, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 423		U.S. Covers, Balance of collection. About 2000 mostly U.S. incl. FD's (some cacheted unaddressed), mint and used stationery and few 19th Century, plus small group of Foreign incl. FD's and commercial, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 424		U.S. Covers, Collection of Washington State. About 500 from 1949 to 1953 arranged by county on Washington Cover Club envelopes, incl. some DPO's, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $63
Lot 425		U.S. Covers, Accumulation including postal cards. About 1000, 1870 to 1950's incl. nice group of Oregon cancels and some Michigan 19th Century covers, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $207
Lot 426		U.S. Covers, Balance of collection in a box. About 2000, 1880's to 1990's commercial and some cacheted, mostly addressed FD's, events, etc, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $104
Lot 427		U.S. Covers, Accumulation of mostly Northwest RPO's. 150+ on cards and covers, nice variety of markings, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $311
Lot 428		U.S. Covers, Western States accumulation. Few hundred incl. some better cancels, 19th Century, etc., Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $196
Lot 429		U.S. Covers, Meter and penalty accumulation. About 1200, 1940's to 1980's mostly #10 size, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 430		U.S. Covers, Interesting balance of collection. 200 incl. flights with #C18 on first flight, some interesting 19th Century cancels, plus few Foreign, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $374
Lot 431		U.S. Covers, Accumulation in 8 albums. About 500 incl. Skylab, Mr. Zip, Special Delivery, express mail, registered, Texas A&M stationery, Official mail meters and penalty labels, leather postcards, etc., Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 432		U.S. Covers, Accumulation of about 2000. 1940's to 1980's, about half #10 size incl. WWII military ballots, transportation coils, events, flights, etc., Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $109
Lot 433		U.S. Covers, "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 WWII P.O.S. of America, generally Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $207
Lot 434		U.S. Covers, Accumulation of California cancels. Few hundred covers and postcards with a few DPO's and 19th Century, Average to Fine. Estimate $75. View details	Realized $242
Lot 435		U.S. Covers, 6 better Airpost items. #C5 on three 1924 era covers, C9 on 1941 cacheted Clipper mail from Hawaii, and C24 on Mar. 29, 1941 from Midway Island, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $115
Lot 436		U.S. Covers, Stationery accumulation. Many hundreds incl. postal cards, majority used with some interesting cancels, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $230
Lot 437		U.S. Covers, Small balance of collection. Incl. Smithsonian Milestones of flight #2 to 100, some 1930's-1950's cacheted FD's and few postcards with Oregon cancels, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $58
Lot 438		U.S. Covers, 19th Century accumulation. Over 100 incl. couple m.s. cancels, few Spanish-American War, etc., Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $173
Lot 439		U.S. Covers, War accumulation. 85, 1918 to 1960, mostly WWI and WWII incl. APO's, AEF, and patriotics, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $115
Lot 440		U.S. Covers, Remainder lot in a box. About 400 mostly common with a few APO's and a couple ad covers, postal cards and QSL cards, Average to Fine. Estimate $50. View details	Realized $115

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