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Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Anaheim, CA

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1592		Worldwide Covers, European Stock, Dealer's European stock, consisting of Austria, G.B., Denmark, Russia, Sweden and more, majority of value in Austria ($2500), Czechoslovakia ($3272), Italy ($1482), and Poland ($4246), total of 3600+ items, with owner retail $26,000+, generally fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1593		Worldwide Covers, Semi-Retired Dealer Stock, approx. 2000, ranging from early to modern with great variety of countries and usages, noted reg., airmails, under paid, stationery, destinations, classics, modern thematics and even a couple Zeppelins, retail prices run from $5 to $75 with a few higher, lots of possibilities, retail exceeds $30,000, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-5,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1594		Worldwide Covers, Semi-Retired Dealer Stock, approx. 2000, ranging from early to modern with great variety of countries and usages, noted reg., airmails, under paid, stationery, destinations, classics, modern thematics and even a couple Zeppelin covers, retail prices run from $5 to $75 with a few higher, lots of possibilities, retail exceeds $30,000, generally Fine to Very Fine. Very different from previous lot. Estimate $5,000-5,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1595		Worldwide Covers, 2 Boxes of Commercial, Culled from estate, couple thousand plus, crammed from the ordinary to better, incl. France 19th Century, mostly to 1940s with few later, needs careful inspection, Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1596		Worldwide Covers, 600 Mostly 1900 to 1950, about ½ sleeved, incl. postal stationery with Europe; Commonwealth; South and Central America; some Middle East, Asia, most $5 to $50 retail range, an exceptionally clean lot with little or no dupl., usages incl. Airs, reg., WWII, censored, transatlantic, trans-pacific, fancy cancels, nice variety of frankings, excellent addition to a dealer stock, Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1597		Worldwide Covers, Better Group, Countries incl. Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Austria, Trieste, Turkey, Commonwealth 1937 Jubilees and more, 500+ items incl. with owners old retail value of $10,000+, generally fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1598		Worldwide Covers, Modern Accumulation, about 11,000 covers and cards in 7 banker boxes, mostly mid to later 20th Century material, good variety, noted G.B., India, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, extensive Germany incl. Third Reich, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Middle East, U.S. 1934 to 1954 First Days incl. better cachet makers, censored, aerogrammes, express mail, First Days, commercial, etc., great for $1 boxes, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1599		Worldwide Covers, Modern Accumulation From Local Collector, thousands filling 7 banker boxes, mostly post WWII, good variety of countries and usages, virtually all commercial mail, great lot for bargain boxes and some for stock, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1600		Worldwide Covers, Foreign Group, Group from dealer stock (no Commonwealth), contains mostly items in $5 to $10 range but some better noted, items incl. German Feldpost, stampless, 655 pieces of Vatican, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, U.N. forces group, 1500+ items with old dealers retail of $9955, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1601		Worldwide Covers, Lot of 600+, real eclectic group of 19th and 20th Century from stampless to 1950s, U.S. incl. good run of 1850s through Bank Notes, incl. small towns, cancels, Foreign destinations, advertising with a few attractive Victorian trade cards in the mix, reg., etc., later you will find an assortment of Air Mails, Postage Dues, a few Special Deliverys while Foreign is largely 20th Century with a mix of commercial and philatelic with some better items in the $20/$40 retail range, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1602		Worldwide Covers, Collector Oldtime Accumulation, 850+ covers and postal cards in plastic page holders, stampless to mid 20th Century, noted Cuba, modern Argentina, G.B., France, Germany and Belgium, accumulated over a 50+ year period, unpicked, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1603		Worldwide Covers, Better Accumulation, interesting group of about 290 U.S. and Worldwide, noted censored, reg., advertising, stampless to 1940s, good variety, excellent for show stock or internet sales, mixed condition. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1604		Worldwide Covers, British Caribbean War Tax, Album with over 80, many reg., from a few Cols., many desirable items, unusual in such quantity, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1605		Worldwide Covers, Hand Picked Lot, clean group of several hundred in ½ full banker box, no modern, many interesting usages and unusual items, noted reg., Dues, censored, destinations, useful for the internet or bourse dealer, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. From consignor who always generates strong bidding. Estimate $700-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1606		Worldwide Covers, Premium Lot, few hundred in small box, plenty of high quality, noted reg., advertising, Foreign and U.S., loaded with $50 to $100 values, hand selected for interest, collector sourced and absolutely fresh to market, excellent for internet or bourse dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details	Realized $7,475
Lot 1607		Worldwide Covers, Auxiliary Markings Group, Small group of 200+ pieces with auxiliary markings, group made up of mostly U.S. but incl. India, Germany and Canada, items date back to 1800s but most from 1900s to 1940s, owners retail $3188, generally fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1608		Worldwide Covers, 3 Boxes of FDs, full, few thousand culled from Estate, mostly fairly recent, incl. Japan with metallic cachets, mostly loose with some in folders (Japan), etc., scattered better, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1609		Worldwide Covers, Small Group of Better, 15, noted Russia early Semi-postals, 1930 Papua airmail, 1919 Iran, Malta 1845 disinfected, nice group for retail, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1610		Worldwide Covers, Japan and Europe Classic Group, consisting of 23 Europe incl. G.B. stampless with trans-Atlantics, 1719 with bishop mark, and 41 Japan, mostly circa early 1900s with postal card or postcard usages to Idaho, also one China 1925, Turkey stationery circa 1920s? fine overall. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1611		Worldwide Covers, Western Europe Accumulation, several hundred pieces, majority mint and used stationery, wide variety with commercial, censored, etc., no Germany, estimated retail $3000+, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Unsold
Lot 1612		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Album, over 200, generally better pre-1945 from all parts of the world, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $350-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1613		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Accumulation, hundreds of covers and cards in filled banker box, classics to modern, noted reg., First Days, group of Latin America, Europe incl. Netherlands, British Cols., good lot for stock and bargain boxes, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1614		Worldwide Covers, Commonwealth Accumulation, hundreds of covers, mint and used stationery in banker box, noted Great Britain with Penny Reds, group of Leewards usages from Edward VI to early QEII, several with mixed frankings, Canada incl. some small Queens, nice group of early Mauritius mint stationery, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1615		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Small Group, about 100, noted G.B. 1d Mulready letter sheet and env. both used, Puerto Rico #133 on small cover, 19th and early 20th Century Europe incl. Germany, Austria, France, also Canada, bit of older Latin America, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1616		Worldwide Covers, Pneumatic Mail, few hundred mint and/or used, priced and identified (mostly by Higgins & Gage or Michel), mostly France, Germany, and Austria, few others and few other stationery, slight dupl., some scarce, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1617		Worldwide Covers, Bargain Box Lot, 2 banker boxes stuffed with thousands, commercial, FDs, wide variety of countries and usages, from local stamp dealer store stock, great for $1 boxes with some better for stock, Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1618		Worldwide Covers, Transatlantic Stampless, 25, noted G.B., France, Germany, Italy and Haiti to U.S. and a few U.S. to Europe, nice variety of ships and markings, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1619		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Recent Commercial, In full banker box mostly disorganized, culled from large oldtime dealer's lot, majority 1950s and later period with mostly Germany, also some Canada, occasional better earlier from other countries, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1620		Worldwide Covers, 52 Stampless, Oldtime group culled from dealer's stock from 1950s, mostly 1840s period, mostly France, transatlantic with British packet and "19 CENTS", Swiss, Mayors office Rosheim cancel, etc., clean overall, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1621		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Banker Box, several hundred, majority relating to whales or whaling (modern material), but did note Ireland 1924 cover to Egypt, some 19th and early 20th Century U.S. advertising, group of Burma, interesting Venezuela and 4 unused Hawaii postal stationery, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1622		Worldwide Covers, Canada, Germany, and U.S., Group of 2 Confederates, 5 Canada circa 1930 commercial, and 10 Germany consisting of 4 Colonies, 1884 Germany reg. to U.S., and 5 1936 Hindenburg covers to U.S., eclectic, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1623		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Modern First Days, 2 banker boxes filled with 3,200+ Foreign, various countries represented, but majority are British and U.N., virtually all cacheted, both unaddressed and addressed, additional mix of Foreign covers and many postcards, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1624		Worldwide Covers, WWII Censored Group, couple hundred from wide variety of countries, with diff. censor tapes, markings, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1625		Worldwide Covers, Scandinavia First Days and Events, 385+ from Greenland, Sweden, Finland and Norway, incl. a few commercial, also SAS first flights, 1940s to 1970s, noted cat. values to Skr700, good variety, cacheted and addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1626		Worldwide Covers, Eastern Europe Accumulation, 200+ pieces with good variety of countries and issues, mix of commercial, modern, First Days and postal stationery, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1627		Worldwide Covers, Lindbergh 1928 "Spirit of St. Louis" Tour, 3 covers; first Feb 6 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Havana, Cuba; 2 from Port au Prince, Haiti to Havana, Cuba dated Feb 28, both with flight cachets, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. AAMC #34-35. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 1628		Worldwide Covers, Judaica Lot, 14 post WWII incl. 10 addressed to Saly Mayer, also Trieste to Joseph Schwarz AJDC in Paris, cover from Jewish DP camp in Cremona, Italy, AJDC Legal Aid Dept. in Munich, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Swiss national who saved many Jews from the Holocaust (bio incl.). Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1629		Worldwide Covers, Bargain Box Material, many hundreds in full banker box, noted modern PRC, U.N. cacheted and unaddressed First Days, for the $1 boxes, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161

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