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U.S. Collections - Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2657		U.S. Postal History Collections, Confederacy Intact Estate, 49 covers, plus stamps on small pages, several with notations about sender, noted several "Due" markings incl. Chattanooga, TN, Franklin Depot, VA and Dublin, VA, military target cancels in black and blue, turned covers incl. one from Tallahassee, FL, U.S. #26 used from Savannah, GA, covers with #6, 7, 11, 12, 4 pair, 6 pair, 5, 4, 7 pair, 2, stamps incl. 62X3, large group of 11-12 both mint and used, 13 (7) used, plus nice group of 16 Confederate and Union reunion covers from the 1890's to 1930's, finally 10 Union related covers incl. Banks Division (2), lovely historical group, mixed condition. Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2658		U.S. Postal History Collections, Retired Dealer Stock, Few hundred priced and sleeved, strength in late 19th to early 20th Century advert., mostly priced in $10-$50 range with few better incl. #U351 World's Fair cancel (cat. $250), few with contents, some better postcard usages, mostly clean group, retail $11,755, Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 2659		U.S. Postal History Collections, Foreign Flight Destinations, Group of 550 to destination all over the globe from U.S., countries incl. Germany, Austria, Portugal, Canada, Italy, Argentina, most items 20th Century but some from 19th, owners retail $10,312, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2660		U.S. Postal History Collections, 1930's Fancy Cancel Collection, 90 mounted on exhibition pages with information about each cancel plus few earlier covers and stamps, Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2661		U.S. Postal History Collections, Special Delivery Usages, Stock of almost 600 covering the 1800's through 1960's, incl. #E3 and E5 usage, better postmarks abound, also incl. Airmail Special Delivery, owners retail $10,000+, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2662		U.S. Postal History Collections, Money Order Branch Collection, 113 covers or cards, late 19th to early 20th Century, great variety of "M.O.B." cancels from various cities and towns, mostly used as canceling device, scarce group, seldom offered in quantity, few minor faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2663		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Stock of APO's, Dating up until the Vietnam war, wide range of material from both land and sea incl. several better navy ship posts and several important APO of WWII, worth a close inspection for better items, some pieces from WWI and a nice group of Red Cross and YMCA service letters, retail $11,275, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,600-1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 2664		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly 1870's to Early 20th Century Kentucky Correspondence, Few hundred covers unpicked from a collector sorted and listed by Scott #, about ½ postal stationery incl. postal card usages, incl. advert., large and small towns, also incl. addressed to Kentucky, also few Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, few early Dues, mostly addressed to Dr. (and later) Rev. Guerrant, mixed condition. Dr. Edward O. Guerrant, a noted Civil War captain and later famous minister, wrote several books. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2665		U.S. Postal History Collections, WWI POW Correspondence, 25 covers written up on exhibit pages, from Pvt. James Shevill, lot incl. his safe arrival in France card, several before he was captured, 5 cards/covers while he was a POW, a Release of Internment cover, several from France/Germany after being released and a Coming Home card, very scarce find, great historical group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shevill was with the 77th infantry in France was captured and held as POW at Ukrainelager Rastatt, Germany until release. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2666		o/ U.S. Postal History Collections, San Francisco Foreign Mail Collection, 21 covers and 20 stamps on pages, mostly large Bank Note issues to 90¢ values, various black killer cancels, usages incl. 30¢ pair to Ireland, 10¢ to Costa Rica (5) and 5¢ to Japan, worth inspection, mostly Fine or better. Ex. Skinner. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 2667		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mixed Group, Mixed group of pieces, incl. Penalty mail, postal money orders, advertising meters and others, several hundred pieces, retail value $6000+, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2668		U.S. Postal History Collections, Miscellaneous Group, from a dealers back room, incl. flag cancels, bisects and pull wires, Dues, cancelled on Feb 29th, owners retail $5611, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2669		U.S. Postal History Collections, Early Advertising Large Unpicked Accumulation, Approximately 300 of 19th Century to 1920's, corner cards and adverts. incl. all-over, excellent variety of subjects, noted hotels, manufacturing, animals, professions, fruits & vegetables, etc., great lot for retail, needs work and mixed condition, but you will be rewarded, great lot to work up for retail, Fine. Similar lot from same owner realized $2400+ in the June auction. Estimate $1,200-1,600. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 2670		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Backup Stock, several thousand, majority in sleeves in 11 cover and 2 shoeboxes, good variety, stampless to modern, noted commercial, military incl. W.W.I and W.W.II material with Patriotics, auxillary markings, Dues, just a few First Day's, small towns, cancels, Prexies, parcel tags, Official mail, used stationery, etc., needs some work to get ready for retail, some faults as to be expected, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 2671		U.S. Postal History Collections, District of Columbia Accumulation, 300+ covers, stampless (1804) to early 1900's, early cancels incl. Alexandria D.C., Georgetown D.C. and Washington City D.C., various rates, numerous "free" franks from legislators, also various Dept. usages, noted Collect'n & Dist'n/Wagon cancels, smaller areas incl. Tennally Town, Anacostia and Brookland, great lot for the specialist, mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2672		U.S. Postal History Collections, Non-Cover Dealer's Commercial Accumulation, Hundreds unsorted in 2½ banker boxes, vetted out of a couple hundred boxes, mostly 20th Century with potential $1 covers to much better, needs to be inspected, some 19th Century, nothing recent, few priced for eventual retail, good luck, needs inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 2673		U.S. Postal History Collections, Bank Note Issues Group, Group of 276 covering the Bank Note issues, many items with advertisements on them and some with better cancellations, condition varies, inspection needed, owners retail $4128, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2674		U.S. Postal History Collections, Diverse Group of 440, covers and cards covering all eras and many diff. areas, many interesting items with most in $10 to $25 range, owners retail over $5300, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2675		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Stock, few thousand in sleeves, sorted by State, issue or subject in 8 black cover boxes, good variety, stampless to modern, noted commercial, military, auxillary markings, Dues, just a few First Day's, small towns, cancels, Prexies, parcel tags, Express, Expositions, used stationery, etc., ready to be priced for retail, few faults as to be expected, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 2676		U.S. Postal History Collections, Unpicked Collector Accumulation, approx. 2000 covers and cards in 2 banker boxes, stampless to 1950's, noted censored and soldiers mail, registered, Special Delivery, nice group of Dues, naval, slogan cancels, large group of RPO's, few Possessions, Christmas seals tied, advertising, used stationery, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2677		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly 19th Century Accumulation, 107 on pages, noted #9, various 11's, 36 pair to England (cover damaged), 3¢ Grills, few Patriotics, various large Bank Note issues to 12¢, interesting advertising, E7 usage, penalty envelopes with added adhesives, interesting group, mixed condition. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2678		U.S. Postal History Collections, Intact Estate Accumulation, few thousand in 2 banker boxes, as received from local estate, noted early advertising, later hotel covers, registered, Special Delivery, W.W.II censored APO mail, 4 diff. "crash" covers, couple Italian POW cards, few Union Civil War patriotics, Wells Fargo Express, paquebot mail, meters, some naval, large group of flights and airport dedications, some faults as to be expected, still worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 2679		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Stock, over 180, sleeved and priced, incl. Wells Fargo, Olympics, expo's, 19th and 20th Century, First Day's, etc., retail $6480+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2680		U.S. Postal History Collections, Early Collection of New Orleans, 61 from 1850's to 1910's, showing usages, destinations, advertising, cancels, forwarding agents, etc., note #10's, nice group written up on pages, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex Skinner. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 2681		U.S. Postal History Collections, Group Including Possessions, interesting lot of 215 items, covering a wide variety of areas with advertising, W.W.I, shipping, usages and destinations, owners retail $3825, generally Fine. Estimate $575-675. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2682		U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Accumulation, well over 15,000 covers and cards in 8 full banker boxes, mostly commercial with some First Day's, generally 20th Century, about ¼ legal size, great group for $1 box, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 2683		U.S. Postal History Collections, Stock and Accumulation, few hundred in banker box, 19th to mid 20th Century, many sleeved and priced, values to $200+, mostly in the $10 to $20 range, plus group still on auction sheets, noted nice group of early Expo covers and cards, registered usages, destinations, Prexies, stampless, Official, some faults, close inspection will be rewarded, generally Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 2684		U.S. Postal History Collections, APO's and FPO's, 2700+ in 2 banker boxes, plus W.W.II ephemera, noted censored, naval, penalty envelopes, mostly 1940's era, mixed condition. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2685		U.S. Postal History Collections, Free Frank Collection, Interesting group of 40 19th Century items, incl. Wm. Armstrong, James M. Mason, Wm. Brown, Joshua Giddings, Moses Odell, Nathaniel Banks, B. Stanton, L. Sabine and other U.S. statesmen and officials, many incl. a.l.s. or d.s. with cover, careful inspection will be rewarded, fine, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2686		U.S. Postal History Collections, Stampless Accumulation, 325+ 1820's to 1840's, incl. 17 transatlantic from same correspondence, G.B. to New York with a variety of ship annotations, good variety of mostly Eastern and Midwest towns (few Southern sprinkled throughout), rates and markings, excellent lot for study or retail, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2687		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation From Collector, few thousand in 2 full banker boxes, stampless to modern, noted registered, DPO's, crash pieces, classics, advertising, nice group of perfins on covers, scattered First Day's, military, anything could be in here, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2688		U.S. Postal History Collections, Postal Card and Stationery Accumulation, Over 1000 mostly mint postal cards plus used collection from 1870's, F.D.'s, modern card packs, envelopes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2689		U.S. Postal History Collections, Retail Group, few hundred in sleeves, late 19th to early 20th Century, mix of covers and postcards, incl. 85 diff. Doane cancels, marked retail $3000+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Unsold
Lot 2690		U.S. Postal History Collections, United Fruit Company Exhibit, written up on 105 pages, showing diff. types of strikes (19 diff., types 3 to 21) and covers from the various ships, unofficial markings (straightline and ticket markings), contains all types of mail from passengers, business, private, official and philatelic, noted type 3 cover from the Almirante, dated Sept. 5, 1911, plus duplicates in binder, total number of covers and cards 271, plus book "Going Bananas" and a ship Captain's hat, most unusual offering, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex. John Day. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2691		U.S. Postal History Collections, Advertising Group, 185 covers and cards, mainly 19th and early 20th Century, wide variety of topics, items mainly in $10 to $25 range, owner retail about $3000, generally Fine. Estimate $450-600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2692		U.S. Postal History Collections, Lot Including Possessions, interesting selection of 175 primarily legal size, mostly pre 1945 with wide variety of rates, usages, advertising, etc., several from 1930's to Latin America, owners retail $3000, generally Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2693		U.S. Postal History Collections, Group of Better, 140 covers or cards, mostly 19th Century, noted advertising incl. all over ads, "blackjack" covers, destinations, territorial usages, fancy cancels and colors (incl. green), exposition, few minor faults, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2694		U.S. Postal History Collections, Blood's Local Group, 15 incl. 7 with 3¢ adhesives and 1 with 3¢ entire, mostly acid tied, noted #15L18 with #24, nice group, high catalog, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 2695		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation From Estate, hundreds in banker box, noted A.E.F. Siberia YMCA cover, 1930's zepplin covers, large group of Naval covers, early First Day's incl. 617-619 on one cover, 630-631, flight covers, etc., worth inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2696		U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th and 20th Century Group, Banker box filled with varied assortment of commercial mail, First Day's, and a small box containing approximately two hundred 19th Century incl. railway mail, Expo and small town cancels, registered package receipts, postal cards and stationery, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2697		U.S. Postal History Collections, Early Advertising Accumulation, Approximately 120 of mostly 19th Century to 1930's, in sleeves and on auction sheets, corner cards and adverts. incl. all-over, ad collars, etc., excellent variety of subjects, noted hotels, manufacturing, animals, professions, theaters, etc., great lot for retail, needs work, but you will be rewarded, mixed condition. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2698		U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Remainder Lot, over 7000 in 5 banker boxes, covers and stationery, few 19th Century, some #10 size, slogan cancels, machine cancels, etc., great for $1 box, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2699		U.S. Postal History Collections, Modern Postal History Group, collection about 600 in 6 cover albums, with Prominent American, American, Great American, and Transportation coil issues, mostly used to Foreign destinations with some other interesting uses like plate number coils, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2700		U.S. Postal History Collections, Unusual Accumulation, 100+ various items with usages, stationery, non Scott items, Possessions, Civil War, etc., mostly older material, examination recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2701		U.S. Postal History Collections, 1934 to 1935 Park Issues Group, 174 covers and cards, both perf. and imperf. issues, accumulated for potential exhibit, mostly normal commercial usages, but noted Foreign destinations, registered, Dues, seapost, naval, auxillary markings, advertising, First Day's, etc., worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2702		U.S. Postal History Collections, Alameda County Collection, 222 covers or cards, mostly late 19th to early 20th Century, noted several DPO's, incl. Williams rarity 3 covers from Alameda (incl. m.s. cancel), Alvarado, Dougherty's Station, West Oakland, Niles, Sunol Glen, Washington Corners, Mission San Jose, Mills Seminary, Golden Gate, Midway, Warm Springs, Centerville, Brooklyn Station and others, Williams rarity 4 from West Oakland, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2703		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Back Room Accumulation, several thousand covers and cards in 3 full banker boxes, majority U.S. with Foreign throughout, good mix of commercial with some First Day's, mostly 20th Century, great lot for $1 box with a few suprises, mixed condition. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2704		U.S. Postal History Collections, Washington-Franklin Usages to Africa, cover album with over 40 usages to mostly Liberia and some to Belgian Congo, mixed condition, Liberia very scarce destination. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2705		U.S. Postal History Collections, California Postal History, an interesting accumulation of 20th Century material with a few hundred DPO's and a stock of legal size arranged by county, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2706		U.S. Postal History Collections, Used Postal Cards, cover album with 60 cards consisting of #UX6, UX13, UX16, UX25, UY2m and UY12m, duplication, used to Foreign destinations, generally Fine. Scott $2,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230

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