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U.S. Postal History

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 347		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation to 1940s. Many hundreds incl. 19th century cancels and advertising, 20th century flights, and cancels plus some mint stationery, and some letters, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $489
Lot 348		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting California accumulation. Many hundred to 1940s incl. some better 19th century cancels and ads and registered package receipts, plus some letters, Average to Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $431
Lot 349		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th century accumulation. About 400 covers and cards, with a few advertising and better usages, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 350		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Better 19th century accumulation. Over 100 incl. few Civil War patriotics, better usages, stamps and cancels, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 351		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting Military accumulation. Couple hundred incl. WWII patriotics, APO, Naval, censored and WWI, plus 1941 Midway Island cover, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 352		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Chico California collection. About 100 items incl. covers and PPC's, incl. 2 covers from 1860s and some 1880s plus Chico Wells Fargo marking on advertising envelope from Chapman Titcomb and Bush circa 1870, also few real photo PPC's, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $316
Lot 353		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Western States accumulation. Over 300 covers and cards, mostly 20th century, nice variety, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $316
Lot 354		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Western States accumulation. Over 400 covers and cards, from Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $316
Lot 355		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Oregon accumulation. About 450 covers and cards mostly 20th century incl. some DPO's and few 19th century, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 356		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th century accumulation. Over 450 incl. some registered, flights, and better usages, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 357		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Northeast States. Over 600 covers and cards, 1850s to 1950s incl. few DPO's better markings and ad covers, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 358		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting accumulation. Over 500, 1900 to 1950s incl. flag and slogan cancels, few ad covers and foreign, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 359		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection of Tigard Oregon. About 100 covers and PPC's incl. Tigardville 1902 on cover, Tigardville 1905 on Lewis & Clark ad., and modern Doc's Local Post, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 360		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Doc's Local Post collection. 4 binders with various labels and modern done by Dr. Richard E. Nichol, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 361		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small group of 19th century. 11 incl. Eldorado Cal 1860 (Williams ELD-920-4), Lewiston Cal. (Williams TRI-1350-4), and #U16, 3 entires with Quincy Ill cancels, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $242
Lot 362		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting military related collection. Over a hundred, PPC's, documents and ephemera, incl. 1824 N.Y. Military Commission documents (2), WWI APO, PPC's incl. some real photo naval, 1940 -1942 correspondence form S.S. Pennsylvania, and some German Feldpost letters, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 363		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection of used postal cards. Few hundred in 2 Scott albums from 1873 to 1998 incl. #UX13, UX27D, with scattering of interesting cancels, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 364		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Business and advertising. Incl. some 19th century documents, advertising covers, postal cards with advertising and 3 18th century British indentures, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $345
Lot 365		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection. Few hundred incl. space, FDC's, events, and mint stationery plus few foreign and PPC's, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $69
Lot 366		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small accumulation. About 70 incl. precancel envelopes, few better 19th century cancels, and 15 Civil War era photos with revenue stamps on reverse, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 367		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mid-West accumulation. About 300 covers and cards from Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, nice variety of markings, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 368		U.S. Postal History Groupings, RPO accumulation. Over 300 covers and cards, mostly 20th century, nice variety of markings, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 369		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Plate number coils. Over 1000 on commercial covers, 1980 to 2007, Average to Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 370		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Banking related documents. 4 stampless letters relating to banking plus 58 checks mostly with embossed revenues, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 371		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group of letters with correspondence. 120 from 1870s to 1930s, from Ohio, Pennsylvania and few California, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 372		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small accumulation. About 50 incl. 14 V-E day patriotics mostly with Anderson cachets and few modern FDC's and events, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $46
Lot 373		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Balance of collection. Incl. couple hundred registered bank mail envelopes from 1970s, plus few foreign and supplies, Average to Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $46
Lot 374		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small accumulation. 50 mostly WWII era incl. few patriotics, War Declared 12/8/1941, Roosevelt Death with Staehle cachet and some APO and ships, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $184
Lot 375		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mining related collection. Incl. few 19th century letters, stock certificates and few PPC's, Fine. Estimate $70. View details	Realized $161

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