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Worldwide Auction in Santa Clara

Worldwide Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1659		Worldwide Covers, Balance From the Gale Raymond Estate, 4 full banker boxes, mix of small and legal size, virtually all Foreign, with a good variety of countries, issues with good topical appeal, strength in British Commonwealth and Latin America, mostly mid to later 20th Century material, great for a $1 box with some surprises, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1660		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation to U.S. Presidents, amazing group of hundreds from most all regions of the world, addressed to Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, incl. flights, better cachets, hand painted, etc., plus a group of 19th Century items, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1661		Worldwide Covers, Oldtime Estate Lot, The 2nd half of the lot, hundreds in 2 banker boxes, virtually all commercial mail, classics to modern, noted censored, registered, advertising, good variety of countries (no U.S. or Canada), Baltics, Latin America, British Colonies, unpicked, as we received from estate, many surprises, inspection needed, generally Fine. A 2 box lot from the same consignment brought $5290 in our February auction. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $4,255
Lot 1662		Worldwide Covers, W.W.II Airmail Group, 590 from 40 countries, 1939-1944, good variety of stamps, rates and usages, Bermuda censors, etc., strong in South America, all with British PC90 censors, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1663		Worldwide Covers, Dealer's Stock of Stationery, 800+ mint and used for countries A to I, better areas incl. D.W.I., India, South America, Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal and British Cols., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1664		Worldwide Covers, Commonwealth Postal Stationery Mint and Used Collection, 4 volume collection to 1971, 1st vol. G.B. with all early issues incl. Printed to Order, #U2, postal and postal reply cards, used early usages with France and Italy Dues, compound usages, balance of collection incl. interesting usages, Australia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, New Zealand, most countries represented, some toning but interesting collection worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1665		Worldwide Covers, Europe Group of Hundreds, Priced and sorted by country in 2 cover boxes, considerable Germany, also Swiss, Netherlands, 20th Century commercial and modern F.D.'s, few non-Europe, retail $1 to $150, total retail $6850+, Fine overall. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1666		Worldwide Covers, Massive Accumulation From Estate, thousands of mostly First Day's in 8 stuffed banker boxes, good variety of countries, mostly modern from new issue services, did note some older U.S. First Day's and worldwide commercial, good thematic subjects, some surprises, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1667		Worldwide Covers, Unsorted Modern First Day's, Probably 8000+ separated from a large Estate in 12 boxes, completely unpicked, from 1940's and to around 1990's, countries incl. Hungary with better early, G.B., former French Colonies, Canada, Russia, Scandinavia, Portugal, also some commemorative usages, stationery mint or used, and modern postcards with F.D. cancels, virtually all cachet and mostly unaddressed, clean, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1668		Worldwide Covers, W.W.II Censored Group, Over 270 from and to many different countries, all with British censor marks, Russia, Algeria, South America, etc, incl. perfins, Bermuda censors, etc, better destinations, some better stamps, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1669		Worldwide Covers, British Oceania Stock, couple hundred sleeved and priced, noted retail to $100+, incl. Australia and some States, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, early Tonga "tin can" mail, Tristan, few flights, censored, First Day's, owners retail $4939, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1670		Worldwide Covers, F.A.M. Group, 200+ from both U.S. and Foreign destinations, many better items seen, incl. New Caledonia, Nigeria, Burma and Iraq, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1671		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 2 Cartons, Thousands mostly commercial (some FDC and flights) with nice group of WWII censors, many areas represented incl. British, Scandinavia, Latin America, Asia, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1672		Worldwide Covers, Group in Sleeves, approx. 100 covers or cards, mostly South America, did noted British and French Cols., some first flights and other Airmail pieces, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1673		Worldwide Covers, Oldtime Asia Group, 40 covers or cards, mostly from Indochina, noted 1907 registered cover to U.S., "Saigon Port" 1922 cover to U.S., early 20th Century military unit/campaign pieces, 1942 Japanese naval air letter used from Penang, very interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 1674		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, couple thousand covers and cards, classics to modern, noted group of "Zeppelin" covers from U.S. and Germany, G.B. 1830's and 1840's stampless addressed to Secretary of War in London, registered, censored, lots of modern commercial mail, great lot for $1 box with some better items to take out, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1675		Worldwide Covers, South and Central America, group of 100+, better seen throughout with Airmails, Special Delivery, 19th Century to 1950's, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1676		Worldwide Covers, U.S. and Foreign Zeppelin Group, 25 incl. U.S. #C14, Germany incl. South America 2m, Spain, Brazil, etc., 1930-31 period with virtually all "Graf Zeppelin" flown, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1677		Worldwide Covers, Better Small Accumulation, 100+ covers or postal cards, stampless to 1930's, noted first flights, registered, advertising, patriotic, Dues, censored, Zeppelin, Tin Can mail, nice lot, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1678		Worldwide Covers, W.W.II Celebrity Mail, Over 200 addressed to 39 different movie stars such as Earol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Betty Grable, Shirley Temple, etc., most from G.B., all with PC90 censors, incl. 19 letters to Jon Hall, nice group, Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Unsold
Lot 1679		Worldwide Covers, Large Accumulation, 4 bankers boxes with over 8000, wide range of material with occasional surprise, have fun, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1680		Worldwide Covers, Commonwealth to Canal Zone, early 20th Century correspondence to the Canal Zone claims officer/auditor, from Jamaica (79), Barbados (71), Trinidad & Tobago (22), Australia (3), New Zealand (5), St. Lucia, India, Ireland, Transvaal and St. Vincent (2), few registered and some legal size, a most unusual commercial group, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1681		Worldwide Covers, British Commonwealth Accumulation, Carton filled with hundreds of commercial from many different colonies, mostly GV and GVI period with many interesting items, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1682		Worldwide Covers, W.W.II Correspondence, 84 letters with covers all with British censor markings, most from G.B. to USA with some German, etc., content varies from food and clothing shortages to bombing raids, lost husbands, to stamp collecting, most in English and readable, great history lesson, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1683		Worldwide Covers, W.W.II Censored Stock, 300+ in 2 small file boxes, sorted by country, nice variety of issues, censors and countries, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1684		Worldwide Covers, 1920's to 1970's Flight Collection, 725+ incl. CAM 34 (44), 1920's to 1930's U.S. first flights, Canada flights, PAA, Delta and Eastern Airlines, Foreign airlines incl. TAP, Air India, BOAC, Lufthansa, SAS and Sabena, all in different albums, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1685		Worldwide Covers, Local Accumulation, 19th and 20th Century in ½ full banker box, commercial covers, postal cards and stationery, postcards, radio cards and other interesting material, careful inspection recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1686		Worldwide Covers, Dealer Accumulation, Box of U.S. and Foreign lots, incl. Malta, Berlin First Days, Alaska A.P.O.'s, British Honduras town cancels, Kansas-Nebraska's, U.S.S. Constitution, Malaya, Century of Progress Exposition and much more, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1687		Worldwide Covers, Oldtime Estate Lot, Over 100, some U.S. with 19th Century incl. stampless, few locals, Foreign incl. Bahamas "Sea Floor", censored, used Postal cards, mint U.S. Stationery incl. Canal Zone, St. Pierre Dallay #305-318 F.D. censored, used Stationery incl. G.B., Consular, nothing modern, Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1688		Worldwide Covers, Military Mail, 40+ items, mostly Foreign incl. soldier's mail, POW, Dec 12 1941 post Pearl Harbor letter and cover, 1870 Prussian soldier folded letter, Red Cross, APO, AEF, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1689		Worldwide Covers, First Day Accumulation, few thousand sets, singles and souvenir sheets in 4 full banker boxes, mostly 1980's to mid 1990's, noted almost full box of China (P.R.C. and Taiwan), plus Scandinavia, Brazil, Canada, Australia and other former British Cols., Yugoslavia, Marshall Islands and Russia, great topical selection with duplication, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1690		Worldwide Covers, 19th to Early 20th Century Group, mostly used accumulation of postal cards from Germany, Hawaii, U.S. and Europe, few postcards, better items throughout, generally Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1691		Worldwide Covers, Collector's Stationery Lot, 130+ mint and used (about 50/50), good variety of 19th to mid 20th Century issues from various countries, some better incl. a few "specimen" overprints from Argentina and "cancelled" overprints on QEII lettersheets from G.B., France, WWII mint POW cards, inspect, unpicked, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1692		Worldwide Covers, Better First Days, 160+ different, mostly 1940's-60's period, incl. 24 UPU (mostly 1949); few 1935 Jubilees; Commonwealth with better sets incl. A.A.T.; Mexico Air sets, clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1693		Worldwide Covers, Asia Group, Over 100 commercial from many areas incl. China (some nice usages), Taiwan, P.R.C., Japan, Malaya & States, India, Hong Kong, Thailand, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 1694		Worldwide Covers, From Local Estate, full banker box with a mix of commercial, postcards and First Day's from around the globe, accumulated by "stamp" collector over many years, noted registered, censored, some military, mostly 20th Century, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1695		Worldwide Covers, Civilian Ship Mail, 90+, mostly maiden voyages, noted S.S. Normandie, S.S. New Amsterdam, S.S. U.S., S.S. America, S.S. Manhattan, etc., plus some paquebot mail from 1920's to 1930's incl. S.S. Exeter, S.S. Leviathan, some dupl. mostly of cachets, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1696		Worldwide Covers, Commonwealth Group, approx. 100 covers or cards, generally pre 1950's, incl. WWII G.B. censored, registered, few flights, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1697		Worldwide Covers, Under 100 Unpicked, Virtually all commercial, mostly early to mid 20th Century with U.S. and 1st flights, some smaller countries incl. Malta 1926, Chile reg. 1888 to NY (problems), Transvaal 1900, China (Kiungchow 1924 to US), few postcards, etc., mixed condition, unpicked. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1698		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Lot, over 1600, mostly First Day's incl. strong post WWII Japan, did note censored, mint and used postcards, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1699		Worldwide Covers, 270+ Mostly Naval/Ships, slight dupl., noticed handpainted, Scandinavia, G.B., some topicals, nice mix, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120-160. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1700		Worldwide Covers, "Crash" Group, 4, consists of U.S. January 10, 1938 Bozeman, MT (AAMC $100), G.B. 25-12, 1954 Prestwick, 1952 Netherlands crash in India, and 1957 Russia to Denmark with Post Office attachment, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1701		Worldwide Covers, Modern First Day's, hundreds in 2 banker boxes, unaddressed, cacheted, good variety of countries and thematic subjects, great for $1 box, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1702		Worldwide Covers, Collector's Accumulation, in banker box over ½ full, mostly 20th Century, with First Day's, incl. U.S., Europe, occasional better, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1703		Worldwide Covers, Small Mostly Commonwealth Lot, 16 covers and 1 postal card, noted Morocco Agencies 1952 usage from Tetuan with lovely label for Hotel Nacional on reverse, St. Vincent 1895 registered to Germany, Falklands 1932 to St. Lucia with #J1-J2, censored, couple Spanish 1930's Civil War items, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1704		Worldwide Covers, Small Box of Foreign, approximately 200 covers and cards, noted interesting Imperial and early Soviet Russia incl. registered and express, also France, mostly commercial, few flights, censored, etc., early to late 20th Century, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1705		Worldwide Covers, Eastern Europe Group, 47 covers, cards or postal receipts, noted stampless Serbia, Czechoslovakia Occupation First Day's, German Feldpost, interesting group, needs inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1706		Worldwide Covers, 1935 Salberg Newfoundland to Norway Flight, Flight group of 3 covers and 5 cards (all autographed and cacheted) and a photo of the plane, Iceland, Norway and Newfoundland frankings, apparently not the listed "flight" covers (in AAMC catalog), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1707		Worldwide Covers, European Letter Cards, 700+ used, 1930's to 1970's, mostly from Germany, also noted Belgium, Netherlands and Czechoslovakia, good variety, some with advertising or slogan cancels, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1708		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Banker Box, many hundreds of mostly commercial mail, generally 1940's and up, mix of regular and #10 envelopes, good variety of countries, great for the $1 box, plus a few surprises, mixed condition. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $138

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