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OrcoExpo Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

U.S. Postal History

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1530		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Retaliatory Rate Collection, Group of 22 fully documented on pages, sorted by up to 300 miles by various sailings, and then over 300 miles trans-atlantics incl. Ireland, Gibraltar, etc., Fine overall. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1531		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Around 400 Stampless, Mostly 1840's era, predominantly East Coast with NY and Conn., occasional better markings incl. colored, few Trans-Atlantics, etc., Fine overall. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1532		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1851-1861 Issue Group of 31, better throughout incl. "U.S. Mail Natchez" (signed Cole), #10-11's, 15, etc., careful inspection recommended. Ex Charles Ward. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1533		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Decades of Accumulation, Few thousand loose in 3 banker boxes, mostly 20th Century but nothing recent, mostly 1930's to 1950's period, with APO, advertising, auxiliary markings, WWII related, few 19th, excellent lot to breakdown for stock, completely unpicked. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1534		U.S. Postal History Groupings, War Dept. Fancy Cancels Study, Eleven entires and 17 cut squares, three cut squares 6c denomination, others 3¢, wonderful range of fancy cancels incl. positive and negative Letters, Pinwheels, Numeral "5", Negative "GAP", "77", Stars in Circles, Colored Stars, "U.S.", Masonic, Skull & Bones, Letters, most strikes beautifully clear, Very Fine and Choice, a desirable group, realized $2875 in 2010 auction . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1535		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Used Postal Stationery Accumulation, in 2 full banker boxes, couple of thousand, mostly 1900 and later but incl. all eras, incl. some bought individually, few postal cards, mostly domestic usages, some corner cards, one smaller box sorted by Thorpe #'s incl. #1637-0 used, few interesting issues from Canal Zone, heavy in Mercantile issues with scarcer items. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1536		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 23 Advertising, with 5 "collars", few with enclosures, mostly late 19th and early 20th Century period, fine overall. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1537		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th to Early 20th Century Accumulation, couple hundred unsorted and unpicked, few later, all commercial, incl. 3¢ usages incl. #11's, small Bureaus, stationery usages (#UX3, 6, 9 mint), Santa Fe, NM territorial, few early FD's, few overseas usages, 443 on cover, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1538		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 16 Better Stampless, incl. Mobile, Free, most with enclosures or folded letters, 1827 Cincinnati, OH, Missent, fancy "Paids", etc., Fine overall. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1539		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Collector Accumulation, banker box full loose of hundreds accumulated over decades, incl. stampless, numerous 1850's-60's 3¢ usages incl. #10's-11's, few stationery mint and used, few Revenue documents, Civil War letters, Confederate, etc., occasional better item, unpicked, excellent lot to breakdown for retail, Fine overall. Few items bought individually at auction. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1540		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 9,000+ Various, highlights incl. over 650 ship cancels dating back to the 1920s with various ports-of-call, incl. Shanghai, China, Maneuvers, etc., a large binder holds 200+ embossed envelope entires from 1860s to the 1930s and a few later, a collection of hundreds of different California town cancels, many flight covers from 1920s onward, a substantial number of first day covers from 1930s to Forevers, incl. plate blocks of the $1, $2 and $5 Prexies, many unaddressed Coloranos, large number of WWII related items like service suspended, censored, propaganda, etc., fills five banker boxes, fascinating lot worth enthusiastic inspection, clean overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1541		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Classic Group of 21, incl. #10 with blue Ms. strike, fancy cancels incl. Cross Road, #90, black jacks incl. strip of 6, 1857 cross border to Quebec City, New London green on #11 (ex Fay), etc., mixed condition. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1542		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 27 Large Bank Notes, incl. overseas usages, #207 with 3¢ Due (2), 134 single usage, corner advert., one to Turkey, mixed condition. Estimate $550-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1543		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Wells Fargo Collection, 18 covers, noted usages from Virginia City, Chinese Camp, San Francisco, also unused envelope for Northern Pacific Express, San Francisco usage for Pacific Union Express, group of adhesives (many forgeries, some genuine), worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1544		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1890, 2¢ Group, #219-220, 51 diff. both lake and carmine shades, used domestically, overseas incl. South Africa, Bangkok, Japan, Australia, Russia, Turkey, large Bank Note and Columbian combinations, Dues, Special Delivery, auxiliary marking, advert., fancy, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. See stamp lot 753. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1545		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Interesting 19th Century Accumulation, 50 incl. better usages, stamps and some correspondence, plus J.A. Garfield Member of Congress Free Frank, circa 1870's, all internal except one to England, Average to Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1546		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Wells Fargo Express Group, 17 used entires, mostly from CA usages, noted Walla Walla Washington Terr., Rondout N.Y., Suison CA, Aurora NV, Virginia NV, and the rest from CA, please inspect, generally Fine. Ex Mitty Stamp Co, April 1958. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 1547		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Hoard in Bankers Boxes, 2 banker boxes filled with thousands mostly commercial mail from 1860-1960 with a few Worldwide, sorters paradise with many items to be found, must inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1548		U.S. Postal History Groupings, New York Postal History, about 800 from late 1800 to mid 1940s all identified and priced with retails over $4000, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1549		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mostly 20th Century Collector Accumulation, banker box full loose of many hundreds accumulated over decades, mostly early to middle period, occasional 19th Century, few stationery mint and used, few Expo related, scattered FD's (mostly 1930's-40's period), few Revenue documents, etc., occasional better item, unpicked, Fine overall. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1550		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Cover Collection in Album, 85 on stock pages with a majority written up, stampless to a couple in late 1960s and a few Foreign, the majority are from 1831 to mid 1940s, early advertising, Columbians, Trans Atlantic, early Airmails, flights and Foreign destinations, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1551		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Airmail and Flight Collection, well over 200 various covers in three cover binders and on misc. stock pages, a wide variety of material incl. First Flights, Airmail related First Day covers, Clipper covers (both Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific), Registered, signed items, special markings, some modern Stationery etc., condition slightly mixed, inspection essential, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1552		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Oldtime Naval Lot, mounted in photo albums or loose, hundreds, incl. photos related to the covers, also adhesives showing the cancels, albums in alpha order, most without cachets, loose in sleeves to 1940's, with many postcards (mostly commercial), Fine or better. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1553		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Military Postal History, Two boxes with about 3000 covers, mainly WWII era with some earlier and some later. A.P.O.'s, F.P.O.'s, Ships, domestic camps and more, condition a bit mixed with many fine, mixed condition. Estimate $350-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1554		U.S. Postal History Groupings, San Francisco Cancellation Collection, 113 in binder running from 1850 to 1934, all different with many different cancels on mostly covers but also some postcards, noticed some advertising, please inspect, Fine appearance. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1555		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Diverse 20th Century Group, a few hundred different covers and cards incl. WWII Military-related, Censored, early FDCs with some better multicolor caches, damaged/disaster mail, vintage and political postcards, ship-related covers, flights etc., better items throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1556		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Retail Group of a Few Hundred, mainly older, some ephemera and possessions with some better, mixed condition. Estimate $350-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1557		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Postal History Accumulation, all sleeved mostly from the mid to late 1900s, noticed many free frank and other interesting items, if you take the time many better items to be found, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1558		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Large Hoard With Official Mail, 5 bankers boxes filled with thousands of mostly 1930s to 1980s incl. two of the boxes full of Official mail and some earlier, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1559		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWI and WWII Collection in Box, Hundreds in a bankers box with many hidden gems incl. AEF, take your time to look at this one as it is unchecked by us, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1560		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Mostly Common Early 20th Century, few hundred, mostly low value Washington-Franklins, few late 19th Century, all internal usages, few Foreign, postcards, Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1561		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Montana Postal History, box of about 600, mainly 1900 to 1960, incl. D.P.O.'s, town cancels, doanes, view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1562		U.S. Postal History Groupings, New Hampshire Postal History, Group of about 1000, mostly 1900 to 1920, incl. D.P.O.'s, town cancels, doanes, many view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1563		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Liberty Series Bank Tags, about 500+ tags all from the late 1950s, no $5 but many $1 and other configurations, great lot for retail or internet sales, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1564		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Oldtime Collector's Group, few hundred in ½ full banker box, culled from very large accumulation, all commercial and mostly 20th Century period, incl. some censored, occasional stampless, stationery usage, mostly "$" covers but few better, nothing recent, inspect. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1565		U.S. Postal History Groupings, New Jersey Postal History, almost 500 New Jersey covers, mostly 1880 to 1920, incl. D.P.O.'s, town cancels, doanes, view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1566		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Iowa Postal History, Group of over 500, mostly 1900 to 1920 on mostly postcards, incl. D.P.O.'s, town cancels, doanes, view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 1567		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Nebraska Postal History, Group of about 400, mostly 1900 to 1920, incl. D.P.O.'s, town cancels, doanes, view cards and more, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1568		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Group, diverse and interesting group including, 1875 San Francisco Cal. to Montgomery Blair, 1837 Cleaveland stampless, 1900 B&O R.R. stock certificate, couple with fancy cancels, some checks and more, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1569		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small Early Group of Better, 15 total covers all from the early 1900s, incl. couple of Advertising, few Illustrated Stationery, postcard with #319 Bisect, and Shanghai K1 with a 1c postage due, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 1570		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Stampless Collection, 47 running from 1826 to 1850s incl. many manuscript small town postmarks, a few better oval marking, most contain original content, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1571		U.S. Postal History Groupings, New Hampshire Stampless Collection, 57 all with manuscript postal markings, almost all have the original content, nice and clean, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1572		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group With China and Japan, more than 100 for the U.S. and various Foreign countries incl. China and Japan, please inspect, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1573		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Group of 5 "Gun", consisting of Winchester (2 diff.-one with tear), Hazard, Peters, and DuPont (tear), Very Good to Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1574		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collector's Accumulation, Couple hundred incl. used postcards with early views, incl. early meter, precancelled stationery and few mint freaks, few Foreign incl Formosa 1940's native cover to Nanking, also with mint stationery, couple of Hawaii mint postal cards, WWII related. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1575		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1917-1941 Yangtze Patrol Related, 43 incl. Asiatic Fleet, about ½ are cacheted, most 1930's with various ships, Fine or better. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1576		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Modern Officials, thousands in 5 full banker boxes, about 1¼ boxes with oversized, 3½ with #10's incl. some stamped envs., one Express mail with 2 $5 otherwise smaller denominations, yea we know 5 boxes worth! Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1577		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Collection From Estate, bankers box with a few hundred from collector with nothing removed, noticed First Flights, V-Mail, commercial mail and one Hawaii, please inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1578		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 1930's Naval China Cancels, 74 incl. Hankow, Chefoo, Amoy, Shanghai, Chunking, Iching, Canton, etc., some with cachets, Fine or better. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1579		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 20th Century Group With Ephemera, over 250 with some useful items, 1948 "Ice Follies" brochure, Farley signed letter, 19 1900s money orders, advertising covers and more, please inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242

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