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Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1219		U.S. Ephemera, Union Civil War Correspondence, consists of 34 multi page letters, dated 1865-65, from various Union soldier pen friends to Jennie Russell of London, TN, all were written from the field, the majority are from Lt. Elijah K. Brown of the 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment (research file enclosed), virtually all have good military or war related content, inspect, Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1220		U.S. Ephemera, Oldtime Estate Lot, 5 banker boxes stuffed with material, noted cigarette cards, mining, checks, stock certificates, letterheads, valentines, and all kinds of misc. items, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1221		U.S. Ephemera, American Banknote Invitation to Opening of South Station, hard card invitation to the opening of South Station in Boston on Dec. 24 1898, the envelope was sent dated Dec 24 1898 to S.W. Manning and mourning announcement for Sam Winkley Manning who was associated with the Railroad in Boston, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1222		U.S. Ephemera, Stereoview Cards, 3 banker boxes fill with photos of all kinds, most value in Keystone Stereoviews incl. Yosemite, California and other U.S. views, Very Good. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1223		U.S. Ephemera, WWI and WWII Savings Bond Collection, fascinating album filled with all kinds of memorabilia relating to the Liberty Loan savings drives during World War I and the War Savings Bonds drive during World War II, incl. quite a number of mint war savings stamps, there is a myriad of labels, up to 50 or so in some cases, promoting the buying of bonds, Sew for Victory, U-2 Buy A Bond, Buy War Bonds and Keep Alive the USA, America Needs Your money-Buy U.S. Savings Bonds, certificates of deposit to the Postal Savings System, pocket sleeves with a photo of Gen. MacArthur, state World War Bonus Bonds, Fourth Liberty Loan Committee Report with elaborate Liberty Loan 1918 Committee badge, stick pins, window signs, etc., a most unusual offering, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1224		U.S. Ephemera, Souvenir Expositions Silk Handkercheifs, Four embroidered items for expositions incl., Lewis and Clark (2), Jamestown, and Alaska-Yukon Pacific, some soiling but overall nice condition, must be seen, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1225		U.S. Ephemera, U.S. Navy on Sheet Music, dated 1895 to 1919, 33 colorful pieces, 31 are 10x14 in., 2 are wartime size of 7x10 in., all featuring U.S. Naval subjects incl. USS Oregon (2 diff.), New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Columbia (2 diff.), Raleigh, plus Adm. Dewey and other colorful patriotic art work, displayed in special document preservation album, Fine. Estimate $180-250. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1226		U.S. Ephemera, 1965 BEP Book, complete book for the May 10-15 1965 71st Convention of the International Plate Printers, Die Stampers, and Engravers Union of the United States, with BEP cards, advertisement and other engravings, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1227		U.S. Ephemera, Ellis Island Work Order, "Immigrant Station" signed construction voucher work order for $1000 work dated Aug 9 1900 for work at Ellis Island, opened in 1892 as a Federal immigration station, millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time, generally Fine. A purpose it served for more than 60 years (closed in 1954). Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1228		U.S. Ephemera, Political Lot, about 40 items incl. 1909 post election postcard with note written by sender on his face, Hoover campaign written listing of voters, Harry Truman Large original sketch cartoon by newspaperman, Democratic National Convention ticket from 1956, and stickers and labels, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1229		U.S. Ephemera, Theodore Roosevelt Lot, 10 items, the best being, Peace Jubilee 1898 booklet with photos incl. Teddy as Rough Rider, Stereoview card as Rough Rider, and a copy of Civil Service magazine he was the commissioner of, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1230		U.S. Ephemera, Collectibles Remainders, 3 banker boxes with collectibles, incl. trading cards, magazines, documents, and 2 full boxes with hundreds of record albums most are "78s", must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $69
Lot 1231		Worldwide Ephemera, Baggage Label Dealers Stock, 5 plus binders with a couple thousand, retail priced at $13,869, most are hotel with a few rail and ship, prices run from $3 to $15 and most are $5 to $7, small amount of duplication, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1232		Worldwide Ephemera, Airline Baggage Labels, 2 banker boxes with over 1000 with shoebox full of Airmail Etiquettes, some duplication, some priced and on sales sheets, many different airlines present, most retail in the $10 range, huge retail value, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1233		Worldwide Ephemera, Ephemera Dealers Stock and Hoard, 7 boxes with thousands in various formats, noticed Matchbox labels, German cigarette cards, book of Notgeld, Box of Russian/Baltic travel IDs and Documents, 19th Century maps, Third Reich Propaganda cards, 32nd and 36th Olympic photo cards, large engraved plates (mostly from 19th century British magazines), and so much more, must inspect, mixed condition. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1234		Worldwide Ephemera, Space Button, Pins, Patches and Autograph Collection, 4 banker boxes fill with hundreds of all different pins mostly Russian, patches mostly U.S. Space Shuttle missions, Space Shuttle buttons of mostly U.S., 46 pictures with autographs of mostly Russian cosmonauts incl., and 2 with U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edgar Mitchell, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1235		Worldwide Ephemera, Russia 5 Better Military Medals, Order of the Red Banner, type 3, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, Order of the Badge of Honor, Order of the Red Star, and Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, most fine or better, sold "as is". Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1236		Worldwide Ephemera, Russia Match Book Covers and Beer Labels, 200+ pieces on pages, early Soviet period, minor dupl., very unusual offering, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $58

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