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Orco-Expo Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

First Day and Cachet Makers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1357		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, CAM's Stock, over 5,500 sorted in 8 Pittsburgh boxes, CAM 86/37-CAM 141, all identified and sorted, dupl. but many with different adhesive usages, clean. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1358		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Huge FDC Collection, About 15,000 mostly cacheted, later issues unaddressed, nice variety of cachets incl. some Colorano, plus better cachets in the 1950's to 1960's issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1359		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Flight Retail Group, 438 diff. singles or sets in 2 Pittsburgh boxes, all priced (mostly $2 to $50 range) and sleeved 1920's to around 2000 (most much earlier), sorted by categories incl. pilot signed, Airline etiquettes tied, picture postcards, "Famous Aviators", 1st Flights, Lindbergh and Earhart related, small group of Balloons, few with Foreign originations, retail $6,916, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1360		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Large Inventory, Thousands in 22 file boxes running from 1930's to 1980's, most are identified and priced, some better early 2¢ Reds, 803-834 set, better cachet makers and some postal history, one box is Foreign, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1361		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, FDC Collection, Over 100 majority uncacheted from 1922 to 1932 incl. #558 (addressed to Worden), 561, 555 Hodgenville KY, 559 Niles OH, 560, 620-621 blocks of 4, 623 with first Nickles cachet, 692-694, and 697, later issues mostly cacheted addressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1362		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, First Flight Accumulation, well over 1,000 in bankers box with mostly U.S. and a few FAM, nice variety, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1363		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Huge Accumulation, approximately 8,000 in nine banker boxes predominantly FDC from the late 1930's to beyond 2000, unaddressed and addressed, 95% cacheted, incl. one or more sets of Celebrate the Century, Flag issues, Birds & Flowers, Overrun Countries, American Wildlife and others, privately issued Postal Commemorative Society and others such as America the Beautiful, American Presidents, Historic Stamps of America, Gold Replica, first flights, dedications, topical, exhibitions, space, shows, etc., Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1364		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Better FDC Collection, About 800 from 1932 to 1949 (with a few later issues), cacheted mostly addressed incl. #803-834 pl. blocks and 1053 pl. blocks, nice variety of cachets incl. some Crosby and Fluegel, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1365		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, CAM 1st Flights, few hundred in almost full Pittsburgh box, sleeved, priced and in order, minor dupl. with cachets usually in diff. colors, clean, retail $1,923. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1366		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Unorganized Accumulation, few thousand 1920's to 25¢ era, mostly unaddressed mix of FDC and events, noted few better incl. #620-21 blocks of 4 on single FDC, 610, 803-34, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1367		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, "The 100 Milestones of Flight", also incl. are four additional copies of Issue # 1, by far the key item in completing the full set of 100, there are also additional dupl. covers, one each of #2 and #3, one #23 signed by Bobbi Trout, two #24 and four #34, elusive as a complete set, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1368		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, CAM's, FAM's, Etc., Approx 2,000 in 3 Pittsburgh boxes, 2 with CAM, FAM sorted in chronological order from May 1940 to December 1958, some dupl. cachets but usually with diff. adhesives, 3rd box with Helo's, CAM, jets, dedication, etc. 1929 to 1970's period with few Foreign adhesives, few signed, clean. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1369		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Few Hundred WWII Patriotics, Either in complete sets with diff. colored variations (many "Free" usages, or used single covers, few APO cancels, incl. Canada, slight dupl., Fine overall. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1370		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Highway Post Office Stock, hundreds mostly identified, sorted, priced and sleeved in full Pittsburgh box, minor dupl. usually with different adhesives, clean and ready for sale. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1371		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, Naval Ship Retail Stock, Approx. 600 in Pittsburgh box, sorted by Foreign Ports of Call, all post WWII, clean. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1372		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Collections, "The 100 Milestones of Flight", #1-100 complete, Very Fine. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $69

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