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Sale 66

Worldwide Auction

Worldwide Cover Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2557		Worldwide Massive Commercial Mail Lot, Many thousands in 23 banker boxes, shows all adhesive periods to fairly recent, most countries represented, everything is in here from common to fairly rare, a few stampless, completely unpicked and accumulated by part time Northern California dealer over decades, only did a couple of small local shows a year with only a tiny portion of his stock, virtually all of this has never been offered, needs very thorough inspection as better batches of material hidden everywhere, great lot for the worldwide cover dealer. Lot still being broken down at press time. Same owner as the massive U.S. commercial lot. Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details	Realized $16,100
Lot 2558		Worldwide Dealer Show Stock of Foreign, 5400+ covers, all sleeved and priced, $1 to $20 range in 10 cover boxes (plus 5 binders with higher priced items, and box to work up), featuring Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America (no British, see lot 2560), about half commercial and half First Day's, good variety of countries and issues, overall fine. Owners retail $48,800+. Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details	Realized $8,338
Lot 2559		Worldwide 20th Century Select Group, About 400 covers, mostly 1920's to 1970's commercial and philatelic mail, including better Germany with inflation, mint stationery, Occupation, Hitler "Skull" forgery souvenir sheet of 4 tied by Vienna 1943 cancel, Reunion with #C1 Garros, Belgium #B605a First Day, France with First Day's, Papua #122-36 First Day, French W.W.II prisoner cards, some later First Day's, Canada, Great Britain, mostly clean collector group, fine to very fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 2560		British Empire Dealer Show Stock, 2000+ covers, all sleeved and priced, $1 to $20 range in 4 cover boxes (plus binders with higher priced items, and material to work up), featuring Europe (including Great Britain), Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Canada, majority First Day's, but some interesting commercial mail noted, good variety of countries and issues, overall fine. Owners retail $16800+. Estimate $2,300-2,500. View details	Realized $4,830
Lot 2561		Worldwide Commonwealth Interesting Group, 1881 to 1967, Assortment of over 365 different covers including a strong selection of early registered material from British Asia, Ceylon and other areas, commercial mail, early first day's, event covers, W.W.I & II registered military items including Canadian Brigade, group of 22 George Adams Tattersall covers, some better air letters, strength from 1940's-60's period, also contains Hong Kong, Malaya, Fiji, Gambia, Singapore, Bermuda and misc. British Africa etc, group of Australia and New Zealand material with 1951 Australia-Chile First Experimental Flight to Valparaiso, couple nice New Zealand advertising covers with meters, other worthwhile material. review recommended. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 2562		Worldwide Dealer's Stock of Over 2250, Priced and sleeved, strongest in Canada, France, Great Britain and Germany, mostly in the $3 to $25 range with some better, mostly fine. Owners retail $14,000+. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2563		Worldwide Small Zeppelin Stock, Sleeved and priced in album, noted U.S. #C18 (7), Brazil overprints, Spain, Germany "Chicago" 1m, Iceland overprints, Liechtenstein, Danzig, Germany 2m, 4m, "Los Angeles", etc., generally fine. Owners retail $7600+. Estimate $1,500-1,600. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 2564		Worldwide Europe Extensive Accumulation, 1876-1950, Over a couple hundred in small box, including classics, registered, censored, military, red cross, flights and commercial mail from a variety of countries, interesting and valuable items, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 2565		Worldwide Flights and Related Stock, 520+ covers, in sleeves, priced with retail to $100, noted FAM's, CAM's, modern balloon, rocket mail including 1940's with labels, foreign flights including Condor, group of Canada, etc., clean, fine to very fine. Owners retail $4850+. Estimate $900-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2566		Worldwide Dealer Backup Stock, Many hundreds in stuffed banker box, all sleeved and priced, good variety of countries and issues, noted registered, censored, W.W.II military, First Day's, better Europe, British, Asia, etc., few priced up to $100, needs inspection, high retail, fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 2567		Worldwide Dealer Back Room Balance, Several hundred in banker box, mostly sleeved, old retail prices to about $100, good variety of countries and issues, generally fine, worth examination. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2568		Worldwide Three Banker Box Lot, Several thousand mostly inexpensive covers, good variety of countries and issues, few hidden gems, faulty to very fine, have a look. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2569		Worldwide Stationery Accumulation, Few thousand in 3 filled banker boxes, good variety of countries and issues, majority used, noted envelopes, postal cards, registry envelopes, aerogrammes, etc., value in British Empire and Europe, many better items sprinkled throughout, a close inspection is needed, fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 2570		Worldwide Collector's Accumulation of a Few Hundred, Mostly early to mid 20th Century mostly commercial mail, including Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Italy, Gilbert & Ellice George VI set on separate small town cancel covers, Zeppelins, Swiss League of Nations, Sarawak, etc., worth inspection, fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 2571		Worldwide Interesting Estate Balance, Annotated on homemade pages in 2 binders, noted, W.W.II Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia, W.W.I era including American Relief Administration cards from Russia, 1930's covers from Albania, Romania and Hungary, group from Estonia and Latvia, U.S. APO covers from Verona, Italy (June 1945), Frankfurt, Germany (June 1945), Kumagaya, Japan (Feb. 1946), Yokohama, Japan (June 1946), Internee cover from Shanghai to U.S., 1930's Poland to China, U.S. Parcel Post issues, etc., overall fine, worth a close look. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2572		Worldwide Interesting Accumulation, Couple hundred in small box, noted Russia W.W.II propaganda covers/cards, Czech. Republic 1930's Legion cards, Swiss Bundesfeier cards, Nazi propaganda cancels on Czechoslovakia issues, Bavaria inflation covers, Danzig 1920's to 1930's group, some early Austria, and nice group of Belgium with Feldpost, censored, etc., overall fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2573		Worldwide Rocket Mail Group, 130+ covers from a variety of countries, 1940's to 1960's with duplication, noted Andorra, Belgium, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and U.S., also 800+ labels (2 varieties), fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2574		Worldwide Large Unassorted Group from Estate, Few thousand covers, stationery and postcards in 2 banker boxes, good mix of U.S. and foreign, 19th to mid 20th Century, anything could be in here, late consignment to auction, inspection will be rewarded. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $3,795
Lot 2575		Worldwide Collector Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, Many hundreds of mostly modern, noted early postcards posted from Channel Islands, U.S. flights, interesting W.W.II era Germany and some Channel Islands, British Colonies first days and France, generally fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2576		Worldwide 1867 to 1882 10 Letter Correspondence to U.S., Mostly from France and Great Britain, addressed to "Miss Fannie Avery" from her mother, all transcribed, mostly dealing with life in Paris and London (1 from Montreal), correspondence shows family of some means, talks about London fog and smog from gas lantern and fires, interesting view into life at that time, rates included Canada Large Queen 6¢, France 80c and 1fr rates to U.S., overall sound envelopes and letters. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2577		Worldwide 1937 to 1940 Clipper Flights, 52 covers, noted Ireland, Portugal, U.S., Great Britain, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Guam, Canton Island, Honolulu, minor duplication, fine to very fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2578		Worldwide Accumulation of First Day's and Commercial, Banker box about 3/4 full, mostly 20th Century, including used postcards, Philippines, inspect, fine average. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2579		Worldwide Small Box of 100+, From all over the world, mostly older and including classic frankings, Airs, some Latin America as well as Europe and British Empire including several older Trinidad, mixed condition, examine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2580		Worldwide Small Zeppelin Lot, 14 covers, including dispatches from Switzerland, Netherlands and Austria for German flights, U.S. frankings on 3 covers and a USS Akron cover, overall fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2581		Worldwide Small Lot of Better Stampless, 17 folded letters, 1690 to 1826, including 1840 disinfected cover from Trieste, 1752 Great Britain with Bishop's mark, Napoleonic era from France and Italy, 1794 French Revolution circular with red oval h.s. of the "Public Safety Committee" and wax seal of the "Comité de Salut Publique", overall condition fresh and fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2582		Worldwide Group of 12 Better Items, Consists of Lourenco Marques 1917 censored, Tibet internal, Libya AV2, Sweden 1861 to London, Madeira to Orange Free State, 1915 D.W.I. to U.S., 1948 Thailand registered to U.S., France shipwreck, stampless Corfu to Italy, German Offices in Morocco and Eritrea 1931, fine group. Owners retail $1060. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2583		Worldwide Dealer Unsorted Balance, Few hundred in banker box, majority First Day's, but noted interesting group of Swedish military mail, plus a few better foreign commercial usages, generally fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2584		Worldwide Foreign First Flights, Few hundred mostly from European countries, 1940's to 1970's (strength in 1970's), noted Liechtenstein, U.N. Offices in Switzerland, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Norway, Portugal, Belgium, plus a few other countries, high retail, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2585		Worldwide Interesting Small Group from Estate, Over 100, about half from Germany including interesting Third Reich period with Chicago flight 2m, #C46-56 on one cover, propaganda cards, nice group of late 19th Century Australian States, few other interesting items, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2586		Worldwide Mostly Early 20th Century Group, Around 100, mostly 1930's to 1940's period, including U.S. with cachets, W.W.II patriotics and used stationery, Korea, Great Britain, few later First Day's, etc., mixed condition on some. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2587		Asia Modern Accumulation, In banker box, including First Day's, also few adhesives, coins, Singapore postcards, etc., inspect. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2588		British Commonwealth 1937 Coronation Omnibus Collection, Lovely homemade album featuring registered, First Day's, very well assembled, fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2589		Worldwide Small Interesting Balance, including 9 Spain stampless and 3 1870's with adhesives (internal usage), 5 Well Fargo indicia envelopes used from Virginia City, Lemoore and San Francisco, plus about 100 1940's to 1960's U.S. naval and a few HPO covers, overall fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2590		Worldwide Small 1930's to 1940's Lot, Mounted in album, some interesting pieces including 1935 Italy to passenger on "Stella Polaris" in Padang Bay (Bali), Thailand to U.S., few Clipper covers, 1935 cover apparently mailed from The Galapagos Is. (Feb 2, 1935), picked up by "Fahnestock Expedition" (cachet on reverse) with a Marine Post Office (N.Z.) R.M.S. Maunganui 10 SP 35 cancel, few older U.S. at back, inspect, fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2591		Worldwide Ship Group, Couple hundred, mostly U.S. including better submarines, rich in polar related, some 1930's, but mostly 1950's to 1990's, high retail potential, please examine, mostly very fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2592		Worldwide Boer War Censor Group, 20 covers (17 from Transvaal), all censored, mostly internal usages, noted one "On active service" to England with due markings, also registered to England with 3d and 4d V.R.I. overprints on Transvaal, mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2593		Worldwide Modern Lot, Approx. 3000 legal size in 2 banker boxes, excellent for topicals, strength in Asia, Africa and West Indies, good variety of issues, heavy commercial duplication, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2594		Worldwide Mostly 1950's to 1960's Aerogrammes, 300+ used, unused, cto'd from a wide variety of countries and issues, some minor duplication, overall fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2595		Worldwide Dealer Back Room Balance, Many hundreds in full banker box, foreign and U.S. First Day's, some worldwide commercial mail, mint U.S. stationery, etc., fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2596		Worldwide 1990's Commercial Mail From Africa to U.S., Hundreds in full banker box, all addressed to "Green Card Information" in Los Angeles (few to law office in Los Angeles), including Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, both #10 and regular size envelopes, all with commemoratives (tend to be a small group used for each country), difficult to find commercial mail from Nigeria and Ghana, fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $40
Lot 2597		Worldwide 1940's to 1960's Group, Few hundred mostly commercial including U.S., early postcards, foreign, etc., inspect. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $75
Lot 2598		Asia Modern Group, In folders including Taiwan and Japan 1980's to 1990's picture postcards, also Japan souvenir booklets, silk cards, also 1950's to 1960's First Day's, clean, very fine. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $40

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