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Dr. Lawrence Sherman World War II Patriotic Cover Exhibit

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 101		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, George V. Sadworth, great lot of 45 different Sadworth cachets, many are thermographed, many have fancy cancels with wartime events in killer bars, Very Fine. Estimate $150-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 102		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Etsuo Sayama, 40 by this great Japanese-American cachet maker from Hawaii, made in limited quantities and are scarce, incl. is a copy of his liquidation sale which lists his cachets and quantities made, great lot, Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 103		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Corporal A. E. Shaffer, 17 of 23 listed hand painted sent by Cpl. Shaffer from APO 520 in Italy, beautiful and rare lot, Very Fine, all were done in very limited quantities . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 104		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Lannie H. Smith, 53 beautiful hand colored cachets tell the story of the war, many are maps showing where the action was, it is very difficult to form so large a collection of these beautiful cachets, Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 105		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Ludwig W. Staehle, 43 multicolor cachets designed by L. W. Staehle, highlights incl. the "Single Face Eisenhower" D-Day cachet, FDR death in office, 1 cover signed by Staehle, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 106		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Frank L. Teixeira, 11 beautiful covers incl. Teheran Meeting, D-Day, Yalta Conference, FDR dies, Mussolini shot, "V-E" day, 1st atomic bomb dropped, Russia at war with Japan, two post war, and 1944 cover sent to 1st Lt. Teixeira by his wife and returned for a better address, Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 107		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Frank L. Teixeira, set of 8 dual cancelled liberation, each postmarked on the date of the liberation of the European capital and again on "V-E" Day, Sherman (old pricing lists these covers at $126 - $250 each, Very Fine, the set is very rare . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 108		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Trudy White, four of the finest hand painted patriotic you will find, themes incl. anti-Hitler, Mars God of War, and Uncle Sam, Extremely Fine, these are one of a kind . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 109		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Capt. R. A. Dannells, lot of 15 hand painted incl. a letter explaining that a set of 9 (included in lot) was being produced as a limited edition of 5 each, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 110		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Collection of Over 1300 Different, sorted by cachet maker (all the cachet makers you don't see in the preceding lots), most are not high catalog, but there are some nice items here, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 111		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Painted By Soldiers and Marines, 21 with cachets painted by Pfc Barwicki, Sgt Lee C. Graves, Cpl Harry C. Parker, Cpl Walter Stanwnszewski, and others, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 112		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Various Artists, 44 hand painted patriotic by various artists incl. Grace F. Hadley, Leonard Barkowski, M. Fay Murridge, and others, many are unsigned, one appears to be by May Weigand, but may be a Dorothy Knapp, Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 113		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Atomic Bomb Related, 17 related to atomic bombs incl. 6 Linto and 8 with patriotic cachets from a soldier stationed at Alamogordo, New Mexico in 1944, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 114		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Appeasement and Intervention, 13 pre Pearl Harbor patriotic, many with labels urging USA to stay out of the war, scarce, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 115		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, "Back the Attack" Collection, from 9 - 26 Sept 1943, a special Army Post Office at the Washington monument processed mail to promote the 3rd war loan bond drive, two types of cancels were used, only 10 Sept. missing from this collection of 51 covers with a variety of cachets and usages, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 116		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Atlantic Bases - 1st Day Military Post Offices, 37 for the Atlantic bases leased from England in trade for the Famous Fifty destroyers with a variety of cachets, incl. from APO 801A through 807, 809 and 811 and nine from Marine Detachments, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 117		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Marine Corps Bases, 37 philatelic from Marine Detachments or bases, all are Atlantic except for Midway Island, good variety of cachets, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 118		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Atlantic Bases, 48 from Atlantic bases with patriotic cachets, most are Minkus and one signed by Minkus, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 119		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Bond Drive, 96 different urging people to "Buy War Bonds", wide variety of cachets incl. Linto, Boone, etc., Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 120		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, "D-Day" Group, 31. all with different cachets, great selection, Sherman catalog values to $50, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 121		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Nimitz West Virginia 1st Day, 15 different cachets for opening of Nimitz Post Office incl. Crosby, Fluegel, Smartcraft, and a beautiful hand painted, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 122		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, MacArthur West Virginia 1st Day, 51 different for opening day incl. 12 different Crosby, Tex Edmunds with proof cachet, Zunks, etc., Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,200. View details	Realized $604
Lot 123		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Free Mail, how many ways can you say free? 58 different mailed free with a great variety of markings from printed cachets to hand drawn miniature pictures indicating the mail is "free", Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $661
Lot 124		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Fancy Cancels - Mahomet, Illinois, 80 different with many different slogans and cachets by many different cachet makers, some days 5 or more slogans may have been used from this small post office, cancels were designed by E. W. Morrison, great start to a detailed study of these cancels, Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 125		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Patriotic Fancy Cancels, 89 with patriotic cancels, incl. 24 from Greenhurst NY, 29 from Point Chautauqua NY, 8 from Salem Oregon, 4 from Sublimity Oregon, and 24 others, Fine. Estimate $200-400. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 126		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, "For Defense" and "Win the War" 1st Days, 23 different of #899 - 901 and 59 different of 905, many cachet makers represented, incl. Crosby, Ioor, Farnam, Minkus, even an unlisted cachet on 899-901 promoting Wendell Wilkie for President! Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 127		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, "Overrun Countries" 1st Days, 96 different mostly in partial sets, does incl. nice Fleetwood-Knapp set of 12 and beautiful Staehle cover with complete set (909-60), Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $265
Lot 128		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Honoring Our Armed Forces, 56 for Scott #929 (24), 934 (6), 935, 936, 940 (17), and 7 with complete sets, better cachets incl. Staehle, Crosby, Fleetwood Knapp, etc., beautiful lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $253
Lot 129		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Patriotic Correspondence, 14 letters to E. J. Muzzy in 1942 and 1943 from various cachet makers regarding patriotic cachets, most mailed in patriotic envelopes or with covers enclosed, also 22 postcards of cover inserts advertising patriotic cachets, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 130		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Army Post Offices, 83 APO's, 62 with cachets and 21 without, rare APO's incl. 915 Christmas Island, 462 Canada, 607 Nigeria, 914 Canton Island, and 720 Cook Island (Cat $100), generally Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 131		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Domestic Usages, 50 with patriotic cachets from domestic bases, or with usages such as Special Delivery, Service Suspended, etc., best are two from Army Signal Corps, Pigeon Section with Pigeon cachets, generally Fine. Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $207
Lot 132		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Foreign Origin or Destination, 50 mailed from or to foreign countries with U.S. patriotic cachets, 40 are from countries such as Canada, French Guiana, Australia, and Mexico, and 10 to foreign destinations such as Iraq, New Zealand, and Peru, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 133		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Foreign Patriotics, U.S. was not the only country to issue patriotic covers, this lot of 93 consists of 6 from Australia, 24 New Zealand, 3 Philippines, 2 Jamaica, 6 Mexico, and 52 Canada (incl. 3 very nice hand painted cachets), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 134		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Remainder Lot of Better, lot of 77 different patriotics starts with Fidelity cachets for 7, 8, and 11 Dec 41, autographs incl. two by Gen. Mark W. Clark, one by Adm. C. W. Nimitz, better cachets incl. several by Tex Edmunds, Fluegel, Staehle incl. single head Ike, and a Toshiharu Oka Heart Mountain dove, must see, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 135		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Large Remainder Lot, over 1000, mostly duplicates to covers seen in the preceding lots, many cachet makers represented, condition varies, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 136		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, MacArthur West Virginia Exhibit, 24 mounted on exhibit pages, several removed for inclusion in other exhibits, still lot is difficult to duplicate, one signed by General MacArthur, 10 different Crosby covers incl. 3 #10's with dual cachets, a great start for expansion, Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 137		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Coulthard Printing Blocks, two linoleum blocks made by John Coulthard for two different John Paul Jones cachets plus two covers made from one of the blocks, Fine to Very Fine, unique items . Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 138		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, War Insignia Stamp Collection (Disney), wonderful collection consists of 6 Albums of War Insignia stamps and complete mint sheet of 50, most were created by Walt Disney, volumes 1-2 of the Insignia Stamp Albums were published by St. Paul Dispatch, each contains 50 different Insignia stamps #1-100, stamp number 101 is missing from volume two, volumes 1-3 published by Los Angeles Examiner contain stamps #1-151 incl. the scarce #101 which was printed singly, the stamp features "Jiggs" from Bringing Up Father, volume 4 stamps #152-201 is empty, but stamps are available in the form of a mint intact sheet of 50, great lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 139		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Various Covers on Exhibit Pages, 188 different that did not fit in current exhibit or were incl. in other exhibits, cachet makers incl. Fluegel, Fleetwood-Knapp, Staehle, Teixeira, Tex Edmunds, Linto, Boone, etc., highlights incl. unlisted Staehle cachet for FDR's 4th Inauguration, "V-J" Day cover cancelled on USS Missouri, and autograph by Lord Louis Mountbatten on Fluegel cover, Fine. Estimate $500-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 140		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Knapp Hand Painted "Remember Pearl Harbor", Jamestown Mar 27 1943 cancel, with professionally repaired tear, not detracting from this lovely item, signed by Knapp, Very Fine appearance. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 141		U.S.: Military Leader, Capt. Mitsuo Fuchida, in English and Japanese, commander of air attack on Pearl Harbor who transmitted the radio message "Tora…Tora…Tora", 25th anniversary of Pearl Harbor cover, Very Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 142		U.S.: Military Leader, Adm. C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz autograph on cover welcoming him to New York for Fleet Week 9 Oct 45, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 143		U.S.: Military Leader, Adm. C. W. Nimitz, autograph on beautiful Staehle cover, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 144		U.S.: Military Leader, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, autograph on U.S. Army First Day cover, Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 145		U.S.: Military Leader, Gen. George C. Marshall, autograph on U.S. Army First Day cover., also signed by Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 146		U.S.: Military Leader, W.W.II Collection, 6 autographed covers incl. J. H. Doolittle on V-J Day cover, Edward Stettinius Secretary of State under FDR and Truman, Gen. Mark W. Clark, Col. Robert L. Scott, ace and author of "God Is My Co-pilot", Joe Rosenthal, photographer at Iwo Jima, and Robert E. Hannegan, PMG 1945-1947, Very Fine. Estimate $200-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 147		U.S.: World War II Patriotic Covers, Dorothy Knapp Letter, hand written 2 page letter from Dorothy Knapp to E. J. Muzzy concerning hand painted cachets which he had ordered, letter mentions that President Roosevelt had chosen her MacArthur Post Office cover to send to General MacArthur on opening day, letter mailed in cover with Knapp "Four Freedoms" printed cachet, also incl. is a letter to Muzzy from Fleetwood in cover with Knapp printed cachet, great collateral items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $805

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