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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1045		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Civil War Accumulation, 3 binders with 90 letters and a nice group of collateral material, many letters with corresponding covers, good variety of content, General Sheridan, soldier mail, POW, supplying Sherman, special order, death of soldier, 1863 election poll of Ohio militia, dead soldier inventory sheet, extra patriotic covers, many letters on preprinted lettersheets with patriotic themes, receipts, 1864 muster roll, annual reports, officer appointment to the Ohio volunteers, inspection recommended to evaluate properly, generally Fine. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1046		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Better Pre 1800 Stampless Group, Approximately 40 on old exhibit pages, loose, etc., mostly straightline postmarks incl. territorial, also incl. New York, St. Louis, New Orleans, Baltimore, Providence, fancy cancels, hand carried, etc., mostly fine and interesting. Some bought from Sampson, Herst. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1047		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Dealer Stock, 1000++ covers or cards in binders, small box and loose in 2 banker boxes, 19th Century to modern, noted book of 100 advertising covers, 19th Century registry cards, used early stationery, registered, good lot for retail, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1048		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mostly 19th Century Group, Couple hundred mostly in cover folders, incl. #65 usages, #11 and possible 10-10A usages, 3¢ Nesbitt usages from Ohio, some from same correspondence to "Bennett" in Illinois, better incl. 65, 69 to France; few territorial, few with Auxiliary markings, #30A pair to Canada West; 70 to London; five #1 covers; 65, 68, 73 to Bavaria; 71 to France; 26, 36 to Prussia; #12 pair to England; few Wells Fargo Express incl. Mojave, Bamber & Co., packet boats, Via Nicaragua, circular, etc., very interesting oldtime lot, mixed condition. Some bought from Sampson, Herst. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 1049		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1851-57, 1857-61 Issues 3¢ Varieties, lovely group of 39, incl. "dot in diamond block" pos. 69L5E, "5 line recut pos. 95L1L, "recut button" pos. 10R2L, "major plate crack" pos. 84L5L, 94L5L, triple transfers, line through "THREE CENTS", cracked plates, marginal copies showing sheet positions, great lot for study, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1050		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Intact Oldtime Columbian Collection, 33 different on exhibit pages, and additional 13 loose or on pages (some on Columbian Stationery, 10 without Columbian adhesives), some registered, some used overseas incl. U.K., Germany, Cyprus, Switzerland with Postage Dues, Russia, Philippines, Netherlands, Argentina, Japan, Natal, overall clean with a few showing minor condition issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1051		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Oldtime Carriers and Locals Group, approx. 29 (2 front, 1 fake) plus adhesives on exhibit pages, incl. Bloods (one front with campaign advert.), Boyd's, few stampless, Gay & Kinsley, Boston Penny Post, Forwarded Howard Hotel, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1052		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWII APO Censored Group, 37 from various overseas locations, many illustrated in Helbock's Passed by Army Censor book, consists of Trinidad (2), Belgian Congo, Gold Coast, a collection of Middle East incl. Egypt, China (2), India (3) and Pakistan (4), worth a close look, Fine. Ex. Helbock. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1053		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Civil War Group, 6 Confederate with adhesives incl. #1 (2), Alabama turned, 30 Union Patriotics used with mostly flags, one with soldier's letter, usual condition, Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1054		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group of 33 Territorials, Incl. Nebraska; Wisconsin; Washington incl. Dubuque; Montana; Tallahassee, Flo; Dakota; Arizona; Idaho; Indian Territory; Wyoming incl. with Special Delivery usage; Utah, etc., Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1055		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th and 20th Century Group, A few hundred, many with flag cancels, also postal cards and some stationery, military mail, censored, advertising, ship related, condition mixed. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1056		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in Banker Box, 800+ covers, stationery or postcards, 19th to mid 20th Century (some later), noted advertising (several tobacco related), #C5 (22 covers), Well Fargo Express usage, auxiliary markings, registered, Dues, First Days, small towns, flights incl. Clipper, military, Possessions, common commercial, etc., worth inspection, mixed condition. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1057		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWII Hawaii Provisional Censor Handstamps, 96 from 1941 and 1942 incl. one dated 6 Dec. 41, and two dated 8 Dec. 41, also 16¢ and 4½¢ Prexie values tied to Clipper cover by Honolulu Jan 12, 1942 cancel, provisional boxed District Engineer censor mark, to Los Angeles, CA (only recorded example), 3¢ values tied by Lanai 3 Apr, 1942 cancel, provisional censor mark at lower left, to Yakima, WA (only recorded example), nice variety of markings, censors, etc., Fine. Ex. Helbock. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1058		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collector's Balance, 100 or so, stampless to recent, incl. American Consular from Egypt 1937, Official Seal mail incl. #UO72 with #O121 strip of 4, 1st flights, few better FDs incl. #735 (5), Point Lookout Md. POW 1864, early advertising, V-Mail, modern "Locals", etc., inspect, Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1059		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Post 1800 Stampless, Group of 50+, incl. few fancy, St. Louis 1819 territorial, some with bishop marks, "Steam", "Steamboat" and "Steamship", other auxiliary markings, few scarcer small towns, Fine overall. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1060		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Dealer's Long Time Accumulation, Mostly late 19th to 20th Century group of hundreds, priced, all commercial, stampless with few Foreign, Foreign destinations on postal cards from 1890s on, early Christmas seal usages, scattered better, excellent lot for retail, mixed condition to fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1061		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Group, approx. 125 in sleeves and priced, good variety of towns and cities, plus various markings, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1062		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large Accumulation, 5,700+ in various albums and loose filling 5 banker boxes, majority are First Days from 1930s to 1990s, but also noted commercial, patriotic, stampless, ships, inaugurations, WWII (incl. items canceled on 12/7/41, Doolittle raid on Tokyo, etc.); National Airmail Week, Zeppelins and postcards (incl. Ezra Brooks Collectible Bottles), suspended mail, rocket mail, a Wells Fargo cover and #C13 on Zepp. postcard, inspection can bring some surprises, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1063		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Eclectic Accumulation, 150+, mostly 1930s to 1940s, noted first flights incl. Clipper, #C13 on 2 different Zeppelin flights (one with 2 copies), C18 on flight, Navy, few First Days, Macon, WWII patriotics, fun group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1064		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Group, A box of about 1000 pre-1900, some interesting, some less so, mixed condition with many useful, Fine. Estimate $350-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1065		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th & 20th Century Accumulation, incl. about 37 stampless, #F1 on cover, early advert., #11 usages, #26A, #65 and 3¢ grills, 2 Zepps., flights incl. Crosby, FDs from 1930s, ship cancels, stationery usages, etc., better scattered throughout, inspect, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1066		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting Group, Large box with over 2000, a range of postal history and some philatelic items, many better than dollar box fodder, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1067		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Prexies and Transport Issues, 100+ mostly on display pages, about <1/3> WWII usages, balance postwar, good variety, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1068		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Prexie and Liberty Series, approx. 100, sleeved and priced, noted registered, auxiliary markings, overseas destinations incl. Aden, owners retail $1275, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $220-250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1069		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWII and Korea APOs, 228 covers and postcards, all identified as to location, about 14 related to Korean War, Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1070		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1941 Roosevelt-Churchill Atlantic Charter Meeting, 5, most unusual is fancy cancel from USS Augusta dated 11 a.m. Aug 9, 1941 (less than 2 dozen covers were cancelled), also incl. covers from that date from USS Tuscaloosa, USS Augusta (regular cancel) and USS Belknap (reg. from a few days later), also article describing the event and postcard outlining Atlantic Charter of World Freedom which was produced at meeting, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1071		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Group, 80+ covers, stationery and a few cards, couple stampless, 36 franked with #65 from small towns in New York, noted 2 interesting Union patriotics, one used from West Virginia, plus 40 unused Union patriotics, many with unusual designs, couple advertising, one CSA item, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1072		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance in 3 Banker Boxes, over 5000 20th Century First Days, events, commercial and postal history., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1073		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Re-Mailed Postal Cards, about 30 Bank Note era postal cards re-mailed as Dues acknowledgments with large and small Bank Notes affixed, generally Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1074		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Flights and Airmail, Accumulation of over 200 pre-1945, with mostly useful items, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1075		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Foreign Destination, box with nearly 2000 modern 20th Century addressed to overseas, mostly to Australia, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1076		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Advertising Group, about 150, primarily 1890 to 1920, somewhat mixed condition, but still many useful. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1077		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1893 UPU Stationery Domestic Destinations, 215 1¢ to 10¢ values on mostly smaller envs. and a few #10s, incl. 6 Wells Fargo with one from Muscogee Indian territory, 4 reg. (1 with adhesive 4¢ Columbian, 1 with 4¢ and 5¢ Trans-Miss.), all corner cards with a few fancy, Fine overall. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1078		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting Small Group, 19th & 20th Century assortment of approx. two hundred items, incl. advertising, postal cards and stationery, censored, stampless, postcards and some ephemera incl. railroad timetables and documents with Revenues, some better cancels, condition varies, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1079		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 7 Oversized Prexies, consists of 5 from "General Storekeeper/The Panama Canal/Balboa/Canal Zone with 5¢ usages (one with additional $1(2)); four 15¢ usage from Maine POW camp censored to Geneva (cover tear); 3¢ usage 1st Day from "North Pole", Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1080		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century "Fort" Group, 6, consists of 2 from Fort Smith, AR, first stampless to Bangor Maine, second 1843 usage to Fort Stausburg, FL, 2 usages from Camp Supply, Indian Territory, Dec. 31 circa 1889 with killer tying #213, addressed to Dubuque Iowa, and similar marking on #210, Cherokee Nation markings, and 2 usages from Fort Fetterman, WY, both circa late 1870s with different type cancels, mixed condition. Ex. Helbock. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1081		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWII Era Interesting Balance, consists of 1942 censored from Mrs. D. MacArthur, collection of 24 post WWII civil censored to Germany and a few from Australia, 1944 self-censored from Brig. Gen T. F. Farrell (Manhattan Project), and 1942 self-censored from Brig. General Ralph Royce USAF (test Pilot), 4 diplomatic carried incl. from Turkey with great letter that would not have passed censors, finally cover from Vern Haugland, war correspondent, U.S. Navy censored to Colorado (forced to bail out over New Guinea and wandered through jungle for 42 days before reaching allied lines!), Fine. Ex. Helbock. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1082		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Airmail Group, 78 covers with Airmail adhesives, noted #C4, registered, overseas destinations, sleeved and priced, owners retail $1050, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1083		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th Century Stock, over 300 in sleeves, noted advertising, events, commercial, couple interesting fancy cancels, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1084		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Oldtime Collector Group, 42 pieces, stampless to 1940s, noted 5¢ large Bank Note tied by blue 1881 Jamestown, Dakota Terr. cancel, 6 large Bank Notes on all over advertising to Germany, 3 Hawaii Bank Notes used locally or to San Francisco, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1085		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stationery 1893 UPU Foreign Destinations, 31 1¢ to 10¢ values on mostly smaller envs. and a few #10s, destinations incl. West Indies, Venezuela, approx. two-thirds to Germany, also #U351 and 15¢ Bank Note to Sweden, 2 with Columbian adhesives, Fine overall. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1086		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Dealer's Tag Accumulation, around 100 incl. Prexie and Liberty issue usages, #1610 usages, some from or to same addresses, up to $1 usages, mixed condition, good lot for retail. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1087		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Early 20th Century Group, 53, noted Washington-Franklins, Bureau issues, registered, Airmail, special delivery, all sleeved and priced, owners retail $1400+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $242

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