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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

U.S. Collections - First Day and Cachet Makers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2008		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, "Touch of Class" Accumulation, thousands of covers and cards, First Day's and events, from the 1920's to 2000's, mostly hand painted cachets, plus some interesting add-on items, incl. higher denominations, numerous variations on the same theme or issue, incl. racing, football, animals, flowers, movie stars, war and Presidential, all limited editions, some numbered, no heavy duplication, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 2009		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, 1920's to 1947 Accumulation, Thousand of covers or cards, some event covers, large majority cacheted and addressed, good variety of issues with some duplication, noted #614-616, 622-623, few add-on cachets noted, makers incl. Farnam, Ioor, Anderson, Artcraft, Grimsland, Grandy, Staehle, Linprint, Mauck, Cachet Craft, etc., excellent lot for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2010		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Massive Modern Accumulation, 15,000+ covers or cards and stationery, 1946 to 2000's, First Day's and some events incl. stamp and coin shows, few inaugurations, good variety of issues and cachet makers, noted Artcraft, Fleetwood, Farnam, Colorano, Fluegel, Koslow and Jackson, scattered add-ons and hand painted cachets, no heavy duplication, all cacheted, virtually all unaddressed, clean lot that lends itself to retail or show stock, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 2011		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Mostly 1930's Lot, approximately 450 cacheted and addressed First Day's, few 1920's noted, good variety of cachet makers with some duplication, mostly sleeved and cataloged by Planty, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Planty $12,000+. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2012		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Presidents Accumulation, couple thousand covers or cards, large group of First Day's from 1930's to modern with better cachets, large group of add-on cachets on 19th and 20th Century covers that commemorate Presidential birthdays, deaths, speeches, campaigns, etc., also some covers relating to their wives, plus town cancels with the names of Presidents, minor dupl., very unusual lot, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2013		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Tom Dunne Hand Painted, 87 covers from the early 1990's, incl. 6 sets of 3 and 8 sets of 2, nice variety, unaddressed, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2014		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Approximately 600 of Mostly 1980's, Incl. considerable hand painted (some ad-some) incl. Goldberg, Scott, Ham, Kribbs, Geerlings, Gold, few earlier, few better cachets, some non-FD's, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2015		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Baseball Accumulation, many hundreds of covers in 3 banker boxes, all modern U.S., events or cancels relating to Baseball, noted Cooperstown with Hall of Fame induction items, World Series, All Stars, few programs, scattered foreign, some unusual add-on cachets, many hand colored or painted, fun lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2016		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, 1929 to 1937 Group, 47 First Day's, mostly cacheted, all addressed, noted 2¢ reds, 3¢ purples, Park perf set with Beverly Hills cachets, Park imperforate set in blocks of 4 with Grimsland cachets, etc., few with light aging, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Planty $1,864. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2017		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Group 1930's to 1960's Naval, between 850 and 900 cacheted covers, good variety of vessels and events, sleeved and priced, mostly $2.50 to $5 retail, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2018		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Crosby Cachet Group, approximately 130++ from 1938 to 1948, good variety, some duplication, addressed and unaddressed, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2019		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Kribbs Kover Cachets, 200+ from the 1980's, good variety of issues with multicolor cachets, virtually all produced in quantities less than 50 of each, unaddressed, nice lot, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2020		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, W.W.II Patriotic Group, 100+ in small box, variety of cachets incl. Fluegel, Staehle, Anderson, noted V.E. Day, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Aug 6th and 8th covers, V.J. Day, Tokyo Bay Sep 2 1945 U.S.S. Olympic cover, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2021		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Space Accumulation, several hundred in 2 banker boxes, majority U.S. with some Soviet Union mixed in, 1960's to 1990's, noted various missions, First Day programs, Newsweek cachets, etc., some heavy duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2022		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Submarine Lot, 13 different better incl. U.S.S. S-Ten, 4 with Gow Ng HP cachets, 7 W.W.I censored covers, and U.S.S. Thresher (SSN593) First Day, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 2023		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Lindbergh Accumulation, group of #C10 (13) on various flights and events, also 10 uncacheted First Day's, all cancelled from Detroit, Jun 18 1927 and addressed to New York City, plus 65+ related covers and cards from 1977 for the 13¢ 50th anniversary issue, plus a few foreign items, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 2024		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Hand Painted Cachets, 60+ covers for various events incl. Super Bowl, Inaugural, memorial, 1930's to 1990's, some First Day's, noted Marcus, Knoble, Wright, nice group, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2025		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Older Naval Group, 100+ in small box, 1930's vessel cancels on mostly cacheted covers (couple earlier and a few later), some commercial, inspect, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2026		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Inaugural Accumulation, several hundred in 2 banker boxes, legitimate commemorative covers from the 1930's, noted Colorano cachets, plus a large group of "fantasy" 19th and early 20th Century covers with add-on cachets, have fun with this lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2027		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Horse Racing Accumulation, hundreds of covers in 2 banker boxes, all modern U.S., events or cancels relating to Horse Racing, noted Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, most with unusual Touch of Class add-on cachets, many hand colored or painted, you will have a good chuckle looking at this lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2028		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Accumulation in Banker Box, few hundred in binders, noted #617-19 (set on 1 uncacheted cover, cat. $150), other 1930's incl. 3¢ purples, Army-Navy issues, modern incl. Fleetwood cachets, few U.N., mix of addressed and unaddressed, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2029		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Modern Hand Painted Lot, 9 different First Day's, incl. 7 by Glad, also Wright and Wilson, Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Unsold
Lot 2030		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Golf Accumulation, hundreds of covers in a banker box, all modern U.S., events or cancels relating to Golf, noted Augusta, GA, Ryder Cup, most with unusual Touch of Class add-on cachets, many hand colored or painted, you will have a good chuckle looking at this lot also, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2031		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Antarctic Group, 30+ covers, noted 1930's Byrd issues incl. First Day's, 1940's Operation High Jump, 1950's Operation Deep Freeze and 1987 50th anniversary Chkalov polar flight, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104

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