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Worldwide Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 728		Worldwide Covers, Extensive Topical Stock, 5675 in 10 Pittsburgh boxes by category, mostly 1940's to 1970's, all sleeved and priced mostly $3-$15, incl. Europa (477-retail $2,980), Fraternal Organizations (410-$5,983), Balloons (498-$7,198), Scouting (245-$2,231), Polar, Space, Sports, some commercial buy mostly cacheted, slight dupl., mostly clean, retail total $60,000. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $7,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 729		Worldwide Covers, Latin America Retail Group, 2,250, all sleeved, identified, priced, and sorted by country, mostly 20th Century commercial 1930's-50's period, pricing mostly $6-$30, some light, stationery usages, strength in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, clean overall, retail $37,500. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 730		Worldwide Covers, Flight Stock, 1500, all sleeved, priced, identified and sorted by country or region, mostly 1950's-80's period, incl. G.B., Portugal, Swiss, few Rocket, Helicopter, Glider, retail mostly $10-30 range, clean group overall, retail $29,862. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 731		Worldwide Covers, U.S. and Foreign Paquebot Stock, 686 diff. 1920's to 1950's period in a Pittsburgh box, all priced (mostly $12 to $20 range) and sleeved, sorted by U.S. (252-retail $4,451), Foreign (340-retail $5,652), and miscellaneous (94-retail $1,633), considerable G.B., few "Ship Cachets", total retail $11,736. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $1,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 732		Worldwide Covers, Hoard, several thousand housed in six cartons containing commercial and FDC, you will find A to Z in this assortment incl. Commonwealth, Europe, Africa, South America and some Asia, it is about a 50/50 split between commercial and FDCs, range of material runs from late 19th Century to modern, inspection should prove to be rewarding, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 733		Worldwide Covers, Zeppelin Flights, over 25 flights from Germany, Brazil, Liechtenstein and Hungary, incl. Hindenburg flights and Berlin Olympics, a diverse group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 734		Worldwide Covers, Topical Group of Few Thousand, in 7 smaller file boxes, somewhat sorted by subject, considerable U.S., also FD's but some commercial with occasional better, few sleeved, all priced, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $500. View details	Unsold
Lot 735		Worldwide Covers, 1935 Silver Jubilee FDC's, 125 majority FDC's with some last days and events, incl. Hong Kong FDC (uncacheted), plus nice group with various cachets, some non-FDC's, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $400. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 736		Worldwide Covers, Dollar Hoard, thousands in 4 bankers boxes, mix of commercial mostly 20th Century and FDC's, a few postcards, two boxes well mixed, one mostly India, one Austrian FDCs and Australian postal stationery, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Unsold
Lot 737		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Box, many hundreds mostly modern commercial, with few better Netherlands & Colonies, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Unsold
Lot 738		Worldwide Covers, Mint and Used Postal Stationery Hoard, bankers box full of mint and used mostly postal cards from mostly 20th Century, noticed some mint U.S., well worth a look for some finds, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 739		Worldwide Covers, FDC's and Cacheted Accumulation, over 5,000 incl. events, space, FDC's, PPC's and few modern local post, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 740		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Accumulation, over a hundred in three binders and loose incl. few better Hong Kong in binder, few better U.S. in binder and some classic G.B., worth a look, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 741		Worldwide Covers, International Organizations and Miscellaneous, Interesting group of about 120 items with marked retail $4025, unusual U.N. plus Geneva usages, also incl. various misc. mainly European covers and cards, generally Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 742		Worldwide Covers, Huge Hoard, thousands in 6 bankers boxes from WWII period to 1980's with commercial, FDC's and postcards, about half is U.S., also noted some G.B. and Canada, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 743		Worldwide Covers, Balance of Collection, U.S. uncacheted FDC's in 7 Showgard albums, cacheted Duck FDC's, USSR Ducks, box of worldwide modern commercial, and some NW Postal History literature, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 744		Worldwide Covers, Germany and U.S. Group, 18 covers and cards mostly from Germany during WWII related to Berlin Olympics and censor/registered, also 3 U.S. related catapult mail from Bremen and Europa, plus other ship related mail, a useful group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 745		Worldwide Covers, Asia Accumulation, few hundred mostly commercial mail from all time periods, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 746		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Box, about 400 to 500 in banker box with flights and commercial, better items to be found, worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 747		Worldwide Covers, Scouting FDC's, about 800 mostly 1940's to 1980's cacheted, nice variety of countries and stamps, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $518
Lot 748		Worldwide Covers, Scouting Events, about 1200, 1940's to modern, mostly cacheted, nice variety, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 749		Worldwide Covers, North & South Pole Stock, somewhat sorted and priced in 2 file boxes and loose, 1940's and later with most in 1960's-70's period, incl. considerable U.S., some postcard related earlier real photos, mostly clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-5. View details	Realized $719
Lot 750		Worldwide Covers, 4 Boxes of FD's From Estate, complete loose, few thousand, all periods to around 2000+ (no U.S.), occasional commercial, or different cachet, mostly clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 751		Worldwide Covers, Topical FDC Collection, 550 cacheted unaddressed FDC's Fleetwood Audubon Flora and Fauna from 1979-1993 in 12 albums, nice variety of countries, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 752		Worldwide Covers, Bargain Hunters Delight, several thousand FDCs, 1940 to present, mostly U.S. cacheted/uncacheted, addressed/unaddressed, mint postal stationery, cut squares, U.N., binder of New Zealand, floor sweeping, etc, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 753		Worldwide Covers, 1958 to 1980 FDC, close to 4000 in a carton primarily Germany and DDR with a handful of G.B., some light dupl., earlier German sleeved in glassines, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $161

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