Harmer-Schau Auctions

Sale 110


Lot 1730



Worldwide Covers, Unpicked Group of 7600, A cover lot with a history, recently a couple on an evening walk saw a huge pile of trash in front of a deserted home, amidst the trash were three huge plastic tubs with closed lids, they pried open the lids and saw "colorful letters" sensing some value, they took it to a collectibles dealer who knew nothing much about covers but took a flyer on it, and consigned it for auction, the lot contains more than 7600 covers, the vast majority of which are commercial and personal letters dating from stampless to the mid 1980s, there are covers from every part of the world, strength in Latin America, Western Europe and Asia plus Worldwide British Empire, incl. censored, military mail, early flights, paqueboat, first voyages and flights, a large number of registered covers, a few first days and a wide range of post and postal cards, everything absolutely unpicked, allot some time for this lot, it could have some hidden gems, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.

 
Realized $2,070



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