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Sale 72

Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo


U.S. Covers Civil War Related and First Day & Cachet
 
 
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Lot 3278
 
U.S., Magnus and Civil War Patriotics Group, nice selection of Magnus and Civil War Patriotics, all but 2 items are unused but a very nice clean lot, contains 240 items with a retail of $6481, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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$1,955
Lot 3279

U.S., Better Unused Union Patriotic Covers, 24 pieces, incl. Magnus, publ. incl. Magnus, Upham, with overall designs, overall very clean, retail $1585, mostly Very Fine appearing.
Estimate $600-700.
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$805
Lot 3280
 
Confederacy, Group of 20 Covers, 20 covers, incl. #1 on envelope with State of North Carolina indicia, #2 (2), stampless CSA Surgeon General indicia, 6 single franking, New Orleans 62X4, #13, etc., worth inspection, generally Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$2,185
Lot 3281
 
U.S., Civil War Union Regiment Covers, Group of 67 covers addressed to or from various units, virtually all have photo copies of regimental histories, incl. 5 patriotics, most franked with 3¢ adhesives or "due 3" markings, few official usages, interesting lot, generally Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$834
Lot 3282
 
U.S., Unused Union Patriotic Covers, 134 pieces in 2 binders, noted some Magnus, variety of subjects, mixed condition, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $400-500.
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$719
Lot 3283
 
U.S., Union Patriotic Cover Group, contains 24 items, 9 used and 13 unused, plus misc., nice Washington Union vignette and homemade patriotic, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$460
Lot 3284
 
U.S., Union Civil War Group of 17 Covers, mostly Patriotics incl. few all over, few with contents, 1 with 2 Black Jacks to Army officer, mixed condition.
Estimate $300-400.
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$374
Lot 3285
 
U.S., Group of Union Regiment Covers, 27, all with write up on segmental history with each cover, mostly franked with 3¢ adhesives, interesting Civil War group, seldom researched this well, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$299
Lot 3286
 
Confederacy, 4 Confederacy Stampless Covers, all 1861 usages, all with various "Paid 5" markings, consists of Macon, GA (2 diff.), Farmville, VA and Milledgeville, GA, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$207
Lot 3287
 
U.S., Unused Union Patriotic Covers, 82 in small cover binder, good variety of subjects, several with flags or shields, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$489
Lot 3288

U.S., 5 New Hampshire Union Regimental Covers, used, all with advertising for units, consists of 13th Regiment Volunteers (3 with black cachets, 2 with same corner cachet), 2nd Regiment all over patriotic with "Due 3", finally all over patriotic in violet for State of New Hampshire, lovely group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$161
Lot 3289
 
U.S., Better F.D.C. Group, Group of 460+ many unaddressed, incl. 50 States, Birds & Flowers, 1930's-40's unaddressed, FDC signed by the artist, and some Farley issues, owners retail $13,900+, generally Fine.
Estimate $2,800-3,500.
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Lot 3290
 
U.S., Large Mostly F.D. Dealer Accumulation, years of accumulating in back office, many thousands in 17 banker boxes, some sorted and identified in small boxes, others loose, incl. dupl., some Events, incl. better back to late 1920's buried in the group with the better souvenir sheets, goes to fairly recent, mostly unaddressed, also Airs, Stationery etc., good luck with this, overall Very Fine.
Estimate $1,700-2,000.
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$3,565
Lot 3291
 
U.S., Crosby Artwork Cover Group, group of 230+ Crosby artwork, various topics and photos, many different U.S. warships pictured, owners retail $6700, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,400-1,700.
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Lot 3292
 
U.S., Premium 1920's to 1940's First Day Lot, approx. 2000 in full banker box, 2¢ reds, Farley issues, Prexies, Famous Americans, Army-Navy, Overrun Countries, etc., noted Melissa Fox, Crosby, Grandy, Roessler, Ioor, Beazell and many smaller cachet makers, about half cacheted, mostly address, few event covers, excellent stock for retail or Ebay, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,150
Lot 3293
 
U.S., Norse-American First Day Cover Collection, wonderful selection on black pages, incl. all official cities, plus some unofficial cities, also Planty 620-21-6 (2 sets), first A.C. Roessler cacheted cover canceled Norse Centennial June 6-9, St. Paul, Minn (rare), addressed, with duplication, also interesting collateral information incl. 2 silver medallions and some related modern stamps incl., wonderful group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,800.
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$1,783
Lot 3294
 
U.S., Group of Roessler Artwork Covers, group of Roessler incl. both U.S. and Canada, nice selection with good variety over 100 pieces, owners retail $6250, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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$1,208
Lot 3295
 
U.S., Group of Beazell Covers, small group of 18 pieces with Beazell artwork topics incl. naval ships and nurses, owners retail $5300, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,100-1,400.
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$978
Lot 3296
 
U.S., Cacheted FDC Group, stock of 770+ items from the 1920's to 1990's, most items range from $5-$10 but some better pieces mixed in, noted Grimsland National Parks ($450), 100R Army/ Navy blocks of 4 ($150), and others, owners retail $5193, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,300.
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Lot 3297
 
U.S., Extensive Collection of 8,162 First Days, mostly housed in White Ace albums, virtually all cacheted and unaddressed, collection begins with #645 and incl. 2¢ reds, Parks, Army-Navy, Prexies, Famous Americans, Overrun Countries and runs virtually solid to year 2002, many newer incl. either blocks of four or plates, incl. high values to $13.65, covers relating to Black Heritage, World War II, etc. incl. many other related stamps issued up to 50 years prior, wonderful combination covers, covers with full sheets, full booklet panes, some with full convertible panes of 18, nice run of Duck FDC's, starting with 1981, truly a pristine collection, overall Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$1,783
Lot 3298
 
U.S., Group of 1600+ First Days, addressed and unaddressed, all items are priced and ready for sale, owners retail $3500+, generally Fine.
Estimate $700-900.
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$690
Lot 3299
 
U.S., 1940 to 1980's Accumulation of First Days, approximately 10,000 in 5 banker boxes, virtually all cacheted, mostly Artcraft/Artmaster, but did note a few other cachet makers, good variety of issues with duplication, mostly addressed, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$1,380
Lot 3300
 
U.S., Uncacheted F.D.C. Group, 1100+ uncacheted FDC's from dealer stock, range from 1920's to 1990's with the majority in the $5 to $10 range, some better noted incl. Panama Canal, Swedish Landings, Civil Aeronautics, owners retail $3051, generally Fine.
Estimate $600-750.
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Lot 3301
 
U.S., Retail Group of First Days, incl. some better, items incl. a collection of Olympics First Days from the 1984 games, Disney, several ceremony programs, noted Century of Progress sheets, retail value $2924, generally Fine.
Estimate $600-750.
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Lot 3302

U.S., USS Constitution 8 Crosby/Beazell Covers, Cruises between 1931-33, clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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Realized
$575
Lot 3303
 
U.S., Premium 1940's to 1980's First Day Lot, approx. 2000 covers in full banker box, noted Express Mail and other $1 and up, Special Delivery, Airs incl. Hawaii issue, coils, booklet panes, nice group of Colorano, couple Weddle cachets and smaller cachet makers, virtually all unaddressed, excellent stock for retail or Ebay, Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$518
Lot 3304

U.S., USS Constitution Unofficial F.D's, 19 incl. #720 (4), 720a (4-3 with full panes), 721 (6), and 722 (4), clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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$489
Lot 3305
 
U.S., Group of Better 1920's to 1930's First Days, consists of #622 (all 3 towns), 558, 564, 559, 641, 704-15, 623, 692, 694, 696, 695, 635a, 674, 673, 720b and 671, all uncacheted and addressed, clean group, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,829.
Estimate $500-600.
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$403
Lot 3306
 
U.S., 1920's to 1940 First Day Accumulation, approximately 400 in small box, 1920's to early 1930's issues uncacheted, later mostly cacheted, few 1920's Airs incl., addressed, good variety with duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$489
Lot 3307
 
U.S., 6 Boxes Mostly 1950's-70's First Days, Few thousand addressed and unaddressed contained in smaller boxes, also some mint postal cards, stationery, minor dupl., also few hundred "Metallic" 1960's-80's, clean, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$360
Lot 3308

U.S., USS Constitution Hand Painted Covers, 15 painted by Kenworth (4), Guelyn Higgins (3), Mueller, etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$575
Lot 3309
 
U.S., Group of Crosby Cachet Covers, 201 different, in sleeves, addressed, 1938 to 1948, plus a few Airs, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$431
Lot 3310
 
U.S., Fluegel Cachet Covers, 175 items, between #929//1337, with some Airs, envelopes and cards, all sleeved and mostly clean and unaddressed, all different, Fine to Very Fine Owners retail $1758.
Estimate $350-400.
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$345
Lot 3311
 
U.S., First Day Covers in Binders, 1960-2002, very clean collection of mostly modern unaddressed FDC's housed in approximately. 20 various albums and cover binders in 4 banker boxes, incl. better cachets, high value definitives and a good run of commemoratives, also a group of ASDA souvenir cards and more, Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$390
Lot 3312
 
U.S., Airmail First Day Collection, All different, with or without cachets, group of 25, incl. #C7 (3-incl. block of 4), C8-9, C10 (4 incl. diff. cities), C11 (2-one pair, 1 block of 4), C12 (2), C16-17, C19 July 1st (2), C20 (2), C21, C22 (2), C23, C24 (2), some with interesting cachets, mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,400 + (per Scott).
Estimate $300-400.
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Lot 3313
 
U.S., Staehle Cover Group, group of 250+ items designed by Staehle, covering the 1940's to 1950 period, nice representation with no duplication seen, owners retail $1281, generally Fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$374
Lot 3314
 
U.S., Apollo Related Covers, Couple thousands from various Apollo missions and anniversaries, hundreds of designs with various cancellations made over 30 years, heavy dupl., also incl. few NASA Press Release photos of astronauts with signatures (mostly auto pens), some foreign incl., clean, generally Fine to Very Fine. Cachets produced by Eunice Radnofsky.
Estimate $300-400.
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$776
Lot 3315
 
U.S., 1930's Farley First Day Issues, 170+, majority perf. and imperf. Park sets with singles or blocks, also souvenir sheets, variety of cachet makers, addressed, excellent wholesale lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$403
Lot 3316

U.S., Bird Hand Painted Covers, 10 with bird cachets incl. 6 by Curtis Poorman, one is "one of a kind"on #833, Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Lot 3317
 
U.S., Collector First Day Accumulation, over 500 incl. 230+ Crosby cachets from the late 1930's with duplication, noted Prexies to $1, Overrun Countries, mostly unaddressed, modern incl. Colorano, Edken and S & C cachets (all unaddressed), plus small group of ship covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$345
Lot 3318
 
U.S., Colorano Cover Collection in 4 Binders, 400+ from Dec. 1981 to Aug. 1987, appears complete for period, singles, blocks, coils, booklet panes, all unaddressed, Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$230
Lot 3319
 
U.S., Viking Related Covers, Couple thousands with various designs and cancellations made over 30 years, heavy dupl. but some interesting cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Cachets produced by Eunice Radnofsky.
Estimate $200-300.
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$334
Lot 3320
 
U.S., Skylab Related Covers, Couple thousands with various designs and cancellations made over 30 years, some covering various experiments conducted on board, some made using global maps for envs., much dupl., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Cachets produced by Eunice Radnofsky.
Estimate $200-300.
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$265
Lot 3321
 
U.S., Satellite Related Covers, Couple thousands with various designs and cancellations covering various satellites launched, to incl. Mariner and Voyager, also incl. satellites such as the G.O.E.S. series and Landsat, some foreign satellites incl., Fine to Very Fine. Cachets produced by Eunice Radnofsky.
Estimate $200-300.
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$276
Lot 3322
 
U.S., Large 1940's Cachet Craft Cover Lot, couple thousand in banker box, by Staehle, and Boll (also a few others), heavy duplication on some issues, addressed, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$690
Lot 3323

U.S., 1938 to 1941 Handpainted Envelopes, 40 #10 size, all addressed to Mr. Jay Cook Howard, at the Dept. of Labor, Lansing, MI, the same artist apparently prepared all the covers, wide variety of humorous subjects, many in color, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$230
Lot 3324
 
U.S., Playboy Cachet Group of 600 Covers, Each with cachet of playmate of the month correlating to the month and year of the FD cancel, 1950's-60's, clean (sort of), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$489
Lot 3325
 
U.S., Group of 179 Gold Foil Covers, All clean, Very Fine.
Estimate $100-120.
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$102
Lot 3326
 
U.S., 1930's to 1940's Better First Days, consists of Army-Navy set (2), Famous Americans set (3), Overrun Countries and #C25-C31, different cachet makers, addressed, owners retail $725, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$127
Lot 3327
 
U.S., Large First DAy Accumulation in 3 Banker Boxes, approximately 6000 F.D's, late 1930's to 1990, good variety of issues with duplication, different cachet makers, mostly unaddressed, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$1,208



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