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Sale 89

Portland Spring Sale

U.S. Collections - Cachet Maker and First Day Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 688		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Better intact 1925 to early 2000s collection. Over 10,000 originally in 112 binders, all sorted by time period, many "first" cachets (75++) and in a few cases more than 1 of the "first", priced either by Planty when available or Scott, cheap Artcraft and Artmaster removed though earlier were left in incl. hand tinted, intact with no better removed, earlies incl. addressed and uncachet, after that cacheted and then unaddressed, few dupl. (better items), inventory incl., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Planty $72,500 or Scott (Owner's). Estimate $4,000. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 689		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collins lot. 483 handpainted, mostly from 1979 to 1993 with some later, clean, Collins cat. $12,000 price list, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 690		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Better group. Approx. 140, incl. Crosby, March 1, 1971 Eisenhower pane with 1¢ Jefferson pane, souvenir sheets, Farleys, 1979 $5 Lantern, Ham handpainted, Luminescent, few signed, other handpainted, Duck Colorano, 1925 Harding imperf F.D., #610 Memorial F.D., clean overall, retail $4625, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700. View details	Realized $805
Lot 691		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation in 5 bankers boxes. About 4000, 1940s to 2000 mostly cacheted about ½ unaddressed, mostly common cachets, but incl. some Fleetwood and scattering of better cachets, Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $661
Lot 692		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Naval accumulation. Over 1600, 1930s to 1980s mostly cacheted, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 693		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Attractive Naval accumulation. About 1800, 1930s to 1970s mostly cacheted, nice variety of cancels and ships, Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 694		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collection of Colorano in 14 albums. 1335 from 1977 to 1995 unaddressed, incl. some high values, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 695		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collection of modern Colorano. 1570 from 1994 to 2009, incl. high values, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 696		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collection of Collins handpainted. 178 different from 1992 to 2004, nice variety of stamps and sets, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $978
Lot 697		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation of about 3000. 1958 to 1993, cacheted, about one third unaddressed, mostly common cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Unsold
Lot 698		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation in 4 bankers boxes. About 3000, 1930s to 2000 mostly cacheted, about ½ unaddressed, some 1930s uncacheted, mostly common cachets, also few events and commercial, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 699		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Cacheted Naval accumulation. Over 1600, 1930s to 1980s, nice variety of cachets and ships, Average to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 700		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Dealers stock of submarine. About 300, priced and in sleeves, from 1934 to 1980s cacheted, incl. some modern with autographs, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $276
Lot 701		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation including events. About 1600 from 1930s to 1980s sorted by state, majority cacheted addressed FDC's with some better cachets from 1930s and 1940s, plus some events, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 702		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Small accumulation of better. 350 from 1935 to 1980s, mostly 1930s and 1940s cacheted addressed with nice variety of cachets, plus group of unaddressed modern booklet panes, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 703		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Small collection of early inauguration. 1929 Hoover, 1933 Roosevelt, 1937 Roosevelt, 1941 Roosevelt (2), 1945 Roosevelt, April 12, 1945 Truman, and 1949 Truman, all cacheted addressed, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 704		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation of golden replicas. 590 from 1892 to 1986, about ½ addressed FDC's, balance stamp replica covers incl. 58 from G.B. in 8 original albums, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 705		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation in 7 boxes. About 1600, 1940 to 1997, majority cacheted FDC's (about ½ unaddressed), plus some events in binders, mostly Postal Commemorative Society and Readers Digest cachets plus few better from 1940s, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 706		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Airmail accumulation. Over 1600, 1938 to 1990, cacheted majority addressed with some modern unaddressed, scattering of better cachets, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 707		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation of about 1700. 1940s to 1990s, mostly cacheted, majority addressed with scattering of better, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 708		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Album of better. 95 better incl. older first days, "first cachets", high value FDC's, and handpainted, cachets incl. Torkel, Gundel, Ioor, Dyer, Linprint, Grimesland, Plimpton, Pugh and Collins, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Planty $2,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $150. View details	Realized $242
Lot 709		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collection of better from the 1970s. Many hundred incl. cachets by Colorano, Sarzin and other less common cachets, mostly unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $98
Lot 710		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Sports topical accumulation. Over 350, 1960s to modern mostly FDC's with few events, Basketball, Tennis and Golf, majority cacheted addressed, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $63
Lot 711		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Lindbergh accumulation. About 200 from 1927 to 1977, incl. flights, events and modern cacheted FDC's (majority addressed), Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 712		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Collection of Naval with Crosby cachets. 66 from 1937 to 1953, nice variety of cancels, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 713		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Balance of collection. Few hundred majority cacheted addressed FDC's, incl. some better 1940s cachets plus few better 19th century postal history, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $69
Lot 714		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, 10 better from the 1930s. #730-731 full sheets with Beverly Hills cachet, #750 with Grimsland and Washington Service cachets, 751 with Omaha Philatelic Society cachet, 785-794 on one with Dietz cachet (Washington DC 2nd Day cancel), 790-794 with Laird cachet and 790-794 with Crosby cachet (2nd day cancel), mostly addressed, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $63
Lot 715		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, inaugural accumulation. 1981 Reagan inauguration, over 800 with Readers Digest cachet unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 716		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Presidential event and inaugural. About 1000 from 1930s to modern mostly cacheted, some unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $63
Lot 717		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Reagan 1st inauguration collection. Album with 52 diff., no Artcraft, etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Planty $500+ (Owner's). Estimate $100. View details	Realized $69
Lot 718		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Events with mint stamps. Few hundred plus some panels with mint stamps in 3 boxes, mostly Postal Commemorative Society, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $58
Lot 719		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Space accumulation. About 300, 1962 to 1991 many with Colorano cachets, few FDC's, nice variety of events, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $75
Lot 720		U.S. Cachet & FD Cover Collections, Accumulation of oversized. Few hundred plus some events, mostly cacheted unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $115

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