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U.S. Postal History

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1161		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Retail Stock, Box of 1100 covers with a marked retail of $12,000, strongest in modern uses and unusual back of the book, incl. a smattering of foreign, useful lot, Fine. Estimate $900-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1162		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Accumulation, 4 boxes with about 10,000 19th century covers, strongest in stationery, a wide variety of markings and usages, infrequently seen in this quantity any more, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1163		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large Bank Note Group, Nearly 2000 in banker box, 1¢ to 10¢ values, good range of usages and markings, good lot for cancels or study, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1164		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Trans-Atlantic Stampless Group, 36 covers to and from the U.S., mostly 1850s usages, good variety of markings, inspect, Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1165		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Dealer's Stock, over 3000, from Colorado, priced up to around $10, only seen at local shows in Colorado and Northern California, good section of Navals, also events, FDs, cancels of mostly Eastern states but with Colorado, Alaska, some commercial, stationery, few #10 size, mostly early to mid 20th Century period, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1166		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1922 to 1976 Annotated Collection, on pages in nine 3-ring binders, many hundreds incl. FD's with various cachets (3 baseball), commercial, mostly complete for period with scattered better, virtually complete from 1930 on, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. See adhesive companion lot 1034. Estimate $500-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 1167		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Special Delivery Lot, #E2//E10, Group of 28 either with adhesives or stationery usages, some with auxiliary markings, mostly East Coast usages but incl. other States, Fine overall. Scott $4,000+. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1168		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Postal Card 1914 1¢ Collection, on #UX27, around 1200 postal cards collection in 5 binders, collected and arranged according to rates, cancels and topics, slogans, Expo, FD, last day, meters fancy cancels, destinations, Patriotics, flights, Postage Dues, etc., one whole book of Foreign destinations, retail value stated at over $3200, a very interesting accumulation, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1169		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Western States Group, covers and cards from CO (17), CA (19), NM (26) and AZ (39), late 19th to early 20th Century, good variety of towns, Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1170		U.S. Postal History Groupings, About 170, #803/857, incl. commercial up to $1, many FD's, oversized, auxiliary markings, reg., Postage Dues, APO, etc., virtually all U.S. destinations, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1171		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Wells Fargo Express Group, 27 used entires, mostly CA usages, noted Colfax, Petaluma, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sonora, Virginia City, inspect, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1172		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Eclectic Balance, 50+ covers, 1799 stampless to 1940s, noted advertising, independent mails, 1906 cover to Java, territorial, Forts, #C13 on flight cover, E3 on 1894 cover, couple pieces of currency, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1173		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group of 4 Better, consists of circa 1850 Steamer Louis D'Or Cheney Johnson Master double oval packet black hs. on 3c Nesbitt cover to New Orleans, flap torn on back, N.O. & Vicksburg River Route ultramarine waterway route agent with postmark tying 3¢, to Natchez, 6¢ Interior Dept. tied to New Orleans imprinted cover by 1882 New Orleans duplex cancel, has repairs at right and stamp lifted and hinged in pos., 1861 CSA stampless usage from Canton, Miss. to Louisiana, Nov 27 cds in black, PAID 5 at right (CSA Type C), to New Orleans, excellent strike, plus apparent "Fox" forgery steamer cover, nice group, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1174		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Nevada Territory Group, 12 used covers, 2 with #68 both with Virginia City date stamp one May 24th 1862 and the other June 8th 18? 7 Wells Fargo Co. covers with different postmarks, two with Genoa, 1 Reno and 1 Eureka, others are Virginia City, and a couple of mint stationery items, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1175		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Advertising Lot, 31 covers with letterheads, most 1884 to 1914, wide range of topics incl. Pope Mfg. Co. (1906 of auto, bicycle, motorized bicycles), Parry Mfg. Co. (1895 of light vehicles), others incl. boots and shoes, woolen mfg., farm products, many with building illustrations, all are open sleeved for easy viewing, a very attractive lot with potential for the cover/ephemera collector or dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1176		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in Boxes, 4 banker boxes filled with thousands, incl. local posts, first flights, HPO, first trip and commercial, should be a great lot for a $1 table or for internet sales, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1177		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Military Group, Box of about 2000 mostly WWII era military covers, APOs, FPOs, ships and more, inspect, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1178		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Correspondence to Paymaster in Norfolk Mid 1860s, group of three covers with letters and 2 letters without covers, all to Major B.B. Hammond, paymaster in Norfolk VA, one postmarked April 14 1965 (day Lincoln was shot) with letter enclosed from his wife telling him she was ecstatic about Lee's surrender and that she read he was first Paymaster in Richmond to distribute the greenback to our victorious soldiers, one dated Oct 14 1864 from New Bedford and the other from New Bedford dated Oct 23 1864 and both with content, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1179		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Auxillary Markings Collection, approx. 100+, annotated on pages, late 19th to mostly mid 20th Century, incl. reg., certified, Special Delivery, starts with Bank Note issues and incl. Columbians, Trans-Miss., stationery usages, advert., Due adhesives, few recent but mostly to 1950s, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1180		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collector's Accumulation, mostly 1920s to 1940s period, unpicked, incl. postcards, Washington-Franklin issues, Special Delivery adhesives, Official Mail, few 19th Century Bank Note usages, etc., inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1181		U.S. Postal History Groupings, USS Arizona 1929 to 1940 Group, 35 commercial and cacheted covers, noted 5 diff. cachet types from 1929 to 1940, 12 covers have cachets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $280-350. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1182		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Texas Group, 60 covers or cards, late 19th to early 20th Century, good variety of towns, noted advertising, special delivery usages, auxiliary markings, few with enclosures, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1183		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Entires, Box of a many hundreds mostly 19th Century used envelopes, all identified by Thorp - Bartel numbers, a great lot for a stationery specialist, Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1184		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Kansas Accumulation, Box of about 500 covers with DPOs, Doanes and small town markings, mainly 1880-1950, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1185		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1859 to 1861 Incoming Stampless Trans-Atlantic, to Boston via Prussian closed mail by British and American packet ships, from Marienbad, Bohemia and Salzburg, Austria, sent unpaid by Cunard Line RMS Africa via Leipzig-Magdeburg TPO and Aachen, and Inman Line City of Washington via Leipzig-Coeln TPO and Aachen, various rate markings, exhibit pages incl., one with letter, scarce pair, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1186		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Airpost Special Delivery 1934, 1936 Collection, #771, CE1-2, mounted and notated on pages, aprrox. 75 plus mint incl. sheets, incl. FD's, commercial incl. Canada Dues, advertising, #771 usages, advert., usages with Prexies, Zepp., overseas, numerous with auxiliary markings, plus few modern with "Special Delivery" markings, inspect, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1187		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1842 to 1993 Missouri Group, about 365 in three binders all related to or postmarked in Missouri, there are some stampless and many advertising covers, couple of patriotic, FDs, and postcards, a lot are written up and have letters, many interesting cancels, worth a look, must inspect, mixed condition. Ex Elizabeth Nettles. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1188		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Prominent Americans Accumulation, over 500 covers, vast majority #10 size, various frankings, rates, auxiliary markings, perfins, plus some booklets and plate blocks, great group for study, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1189		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Meters, War Dept. and Military Related, interesting early to mid-20th Century accumulation of hundreds with selection of meters, War Department, commercial, Washington-Franklins, slogan cancels, some foreign, etc., worth review, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1190		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in Box, about 100 covers and 18 postcards, highlight incl. 3 better Columbian covers, C18 flight, and many other interesting items, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1191		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collectors Accumulation in Box, about 150 in a small box, noticed some advertising, U.S.S. Zeppelin postcard, several interesting Postage Dues, and a few ephemera items, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1192		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Prexie Accumulation, about 100 in a box, saw couple bank tags, Special Delivery combos, single rate use, 1½¢ remailed mailer from Canada, and a few advertising items, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1193		U.S. Postal History Groupings, USS Submarine "V" Boat Collection, features a handdrawn cover page showing various submarines, 9 covers highlighted by the rare "error" cancel in 1931 which spelled USS Narwhal as USS Harwhal, there are 8 other scarce cancels along with related items in the collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $140-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1194		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation of Christmas Seals, 60 mostly postcards, 1907 to 1920s, incl. #WS4 (6, 2 tied with cancels), WS7 (3, all tied) plus a few related seals, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1195		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWII Hawaii Group, very historical lot of 36 interesting covers, mostly censored, all from people with Japanese surnames living in Hawaii to various Army servicemen, also with Japanese last names at Induction Training Center, APO 957 San Francisco (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii) and 93rd I.T.B., a Nisei outfit at Camp Maxey, TX, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1196		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Better Stampless Group, 34 covers, nice mix of cities and towns, noted maritime mail, trans-atlantics, turned covers, etc., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1197		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Modern Group, several thousand commercial, in 3 banker boxes, also some first flight and a few FDs all mid to later 20th Century, $1 box material, Fine overall. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 1198		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Late 1850s 2 Express Usages, 1st Paid Greenhood & Newbauer Northern Express in blue on #U9 to S.F., portion of back flap missing; 2nd Wells Fargo on U165 with purple Messenger Express oval cancel to S.F., clean pair, Very Fine. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1199		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1850-1943 Jefferson Barracks, 24 covers, postcards and a few other items related to Jefferson Barracks, with several different postmark types represented incl., 3¢ 1857 tied by Jefferson Barracks postmark (with embossed patriotic design and red & blue piping on reverse), U.S. Christian Commission cover with faint octagonal Jefferson Barracks postmark, two 1880s covers to territorial Arizona and New Mexico, 1890s double-ring and starburst styles, various patriotics and picture postcards (incl. at least one real-photo) and more, mixed condition. Ex Elizabeth Nettles. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184

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