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Sale 95

Portland Fall Sale

Cover Balances

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 494		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large collector accumulation in 16 boxes. Over 13,000 mostly 20th century commercial organized by state, a scattering of 19th century, nothing rare but lots of fun, Average to Fine. Estimate $1,500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 495		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of large military collection in 10 boxes. Few thousand mostly mounted on pages with reference material, mostly WWII APO with a few later, Fine. Ex. George Consentini collection. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 496		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large RPO accumulation. Over 1500, 1880s to 1960s on covers and picture postcards, lots of common but still a few surprises, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $489
Lot 497		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Naval accumulation. Over 1400, 1930s to 1970s, majority uncacheted, few early commercial, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $311
Lot 498		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting 19th century accumulation. About 250 incl. stampless, stationery, few registered and interesting cancels, #10 on cover (creased), worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $776
Lot 499		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting 19th century accumulation. About 100 incl. stampless, #10-11, 25-26, some advertising and better usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 500		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection in 2 bankers boxes. Few thousand mostly 20th century incl. some interesting WWII era and few 19th century, some with letters, plus few better picture postcards, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 501		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection in an album. About 100 incl. some better 19th century, few 20th century fancy cancels, etc., Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 502		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting cover and postcard accumulation. About 500 20th century incl. commercial with interesting usages, 1930s events, couple better ad, couple letters from Nome Alaska circa 1905, 1953 letter with autograph from Herbert Hoover, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 503		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Military and APO accumulation. About 800 WWII to 1996, mostly APO with few naval, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $288
Lot 504		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless accumulation. 100 mostly east coast, many with contents, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 505		U.S. Postal History Groupings, RPO and HPO accumulation. Over 300 cover and cards, 20th century, nice variety of markings, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 506		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mostly 20th century accumulation. About 300 with nice variety of markings and usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $431
Lot 507		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting collector accumulation. Over 300, majority 19th century with nice range of cancels and usages, few ms. cancels, Oregon and Washington cancels and Civil War, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $633
Lot 508		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation addressed to foreign destinations. 170 covers and cards, 1890s to 1950s, mostly Europe and Canada, couple Asia, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 509		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in 4 albums and loose. About 500, with scattering of 19th century and few foreign, lots of modern incl. picture postcards, postal stationery, and space shuttle, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 510		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small group of better classic. 9 incl. #9, 3 singles on cover, 10 on cover, 25 on cover, 26 strip of 3 on cover, and 73 pair on cover, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $345
Lot 511		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 3 better 19th century. 1883 #10 size registered with killers tying #208 (2), and 209 from State Land Office Carson City Nev. with Mason Valley Nev. receiving mark; 1879 #10 size from same sender with Ruby Valley receiving mark with killers tying #184; and #97 (avg copy), tied on oversize to Indiana, cover with faults incl. pen notations on front and back, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $161
Lot 512		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 2 bank note transatlantic. #160 tied to Germany (stamp is avg.); and 162 to England, stamp sound but cover numerous faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 513		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small group of bank notes. 9 incl. #159 strip of 3 on cover, 208 on cover, and couple registered usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $265
Lot 514		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in 3 albums. One album of commercial, 1860s to 1930s with couple advertising and better usages, 2 albums with modern cacheted unaddressed FDCs plus few Africa area FDCs, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 515		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Confederacy group of 3. #7 (2), envelope is re-used document; 11 with ms. cancel (no marking) addressed to Houston Tx, with letter headlined Hemstead (Texas); and #12 tied with Montgomery Al cancel, all with cover faults, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 516		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group of better postal stationery. 25 incl. mint #UY5-6, UY8 (with small faults), used U34 entire, Fine. Scott $943 (Owner's). Estimate $100. View details	Realized $109
Lot 517		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Flight accumulation. About 300, 1920s to 1970s incl. 3 Hindenburg Zeppelin flights, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Unsold
Lot 518		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection. Few hundred incl. V-mail, Barry machine cancels, postal cards with advertising, few stampless, better postal stationery and Alaska, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $207
Lot 519		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting accumulation. Couple hundred incl. APOs, navals, first flights, and RPOs, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $230
Lot 520		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection. About 500, mostly common commercial with few better Alaska and California and some postal cards, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $86
Lot 521		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Commercial in 2 bankers boxes. Few thousand mostly 1940s to modern with few 19th century, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Unsold

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