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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Worldwide Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3018		Worldwide Postal History, Approximately 150 Zeppelins, Collector's group of mostly European (particularly German) and U.S. flights (Swiss flights separate lot), also incl. Liechtenstein, Finland, Austria, only a few later flights, incl. LZ-10, etc., overall a very clean group, worth close inspection. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 3019		Worldwide Postal History, 86 Swiss Zeppelins, Various flights from early through Hindenburg period, couple incoming from Germany and Netherlands, couple mixed frankings, very clean and diversified group. Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details	Realized $8,050
Lot 3020		Worldwide Postal History, Massive First Day Lot, thousand in 4 full banker boxes, mostly 1950's to 1980's (some earlier), great variety of issues and thematic subjects, mostly cacheted, many items are priced in Foreign catalogs, noted Korea, Japan, China, Western Europe, have fun with this one, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 3021		Worldwide Postal History, Zeppelin Flights Group, 27 covers consisting of Los Angeles delivery flight, 22 Graf Zeppelin and 4 Hindenburg, incl. 7 on Zeppelin postcards, 2 Roessler cachets, Russian dispatch for Polar flight, England flight Orly drop, few minor problems, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 3022		Worldwide Postal History, Classic Commercial Unpicked Group, 19th to early 20th Century, few hundred, incl. early France and Swiss incoming, also later to Swiss Legation in U.S., Swiss #9 on cover, outgoing incl. "Bundesfeier-Postkarte" overseas usages from Zum. #2 on, considerable postal stationery usages incl. reverse advertising, Philippines to France 1907 with French Dues, mostly usages within Europe but also Guyana 1898 to France, incoming to Trieste, Baden adhesives, Italian States, Latin America usages to Europe, Saigon 1907 to Paris, etc., some with minor faults but overall excellent group, unpicked collector's lot such as this rarely shows up, needs inspection. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $5,175
Lot 3023		Worldwide Postal History, Covers and Stationery in 8 Binders, Valuable group of 650+ items, strong in Canal Zone, Hawaii, D.W.I., Puerto Rico plus nice Greenland, Mexico, Tonga tin can mails, Hong Kong, Philippines, etc. High retail value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 3024		Worldwide Postal History, Lot in 17 Banker Boxes, U.S. and worldwide commercial and philatelic items covering all areas of postal history, well over 20,000 in mixed condition from pristine to faulty, excellent for $1 box with some better retail items seen. Estimate $1,000-2,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 3025		Worldwide Postal History, Interesting Postal History Accumulation, many hundreds in full banker box, 19th Century to about 1950, majority U.S., but wide variety with many interesting pieces, few minor faults, but overall clean lot, have fun, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 3026		Worldwide Postal History, Unpicked Collector Accumulation, few hundred in ½ full banker box, 19th to mid 20th Century, noted nice group of British and French Colonies, Philippines, early Spain, Europe (no U.S.), mostly commercial mail, worth a close look, many better items, some faults, generally Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 3027		Worldwide Postal History, Mostly Early to Mid 20th Century Stationery Usages, Many hundreds, mostly Europe originations, but incl. U.S., few modern, few covers, better countries incl. Egypt, Spain and Azores, Uruguay dated but not addressed, considerable Germany, G.B., etc., typical mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 3028		Worldwide Postal History, Nice Balance Lot, few hundred in banker box, incl. 1930's U.S. First Day's with Prexies to $5, Famous Americans, Baseball, etc., plus Pan-Am clipper covers, some British Colonies, also Zeppelin flights, noted Liechtenstein #C15-C16, interesting Czechoslovakia commemorative covers, Russia, Saar, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3029		Worldwide Postal History, Zeppelin South America Flights, 12 for the Graf Zeppelin, incl. return flights from Paraguay, Argentina (2), Uruguay (2), Brazil (6) and 1 Swiss dispatch. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 3030		Worldwide Postal History, Classic Collector's Accumulation, Around 100, mostly Europe with few mint stationery, incl. few stampless, Netherlands, Commonwealth, Russia and Japan stationery, Swiss 1920's-30's postal cards and Coupon Bulletin usages, France 1860's-70's usages (1865 usage with 80c to Boston), etc., Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 3031		Worldwide Postal History, Group of 27 Classic, Incl. 4 Egypt circa turn of Century, Spanish Morocco, 2 Persia 1905, 1912 postal stationery usages, several New South Wales usages incl. 5½d rate 1909 to U.S., some with ancient Architectural illustrations, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3032		Worldwide Postal History, Scandinavia Select Group of Better, About 52 19th to 1930's period, incl. Iceland 1930 UPU values on covers to U.S., Finland incl. 1912 to Ohio with strip of 5 of Russia 1909 2k, 2 with 40k type II and III roulettes, Sweden 1938 F.D.'s., 2 Denmark stampless with clock cancels, "Broughton Copper Company" folded illustrated letter, Finland #C1 on 1930 Zeppelin postcard, Sweden 1925 Stockholm flight cover to St. Louis, Lapland 1928 reg. label parcel card, Finland Russia registered cover with block of 6 Facit #R2v1, very interesting group and overall excellent quality. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3033		Worldwide Postal History, Accumulation From Local Estate, small box filled with a wide variety of covers, noted U.S. #20L8 and other Locals, several California Wells Fargo usages (mostly 1892 indicia envelopes), also Bamber & Co. Express from San Francisco, nice WWI era correspondence to Switzerland from British Colonies, G.B., U.S. and a few European countries, several re-directed with combination frankings, mostly censored, also group of U.S. and Foreign First Day's, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3034		Worldwide Postal History, Flight Accumulation, couple hundred in small box, mostly 1920's to 1950's, noted Pan-Am incl. Hong Kong and Macao (10), some Zeppelin, few Canada flights, good variety, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3035		Worldwide Postal History, 4000+ in Two Bankers Boxes, Vast majority is commercial usages from late 19th Century to latter part of 20th Century, much is correspondence between a university professor and colleagues in a wide variety of Foreign countries, also a substantial number of postcards, both mint and used, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $633
Lot 3036		Worldwide Postal History, Banker Box of Commercial, Mostly 20th Century with not to much modern, strong in U.S., some mint Guatemala postal cards, few earlier postcards incl. Victoria, also Australia, only a couple of better F.D.'s, better scattered throughout, inspect. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3037		Worldwide Postal History, Oldtime Accumulation, small box of covers, about 200 from late 19th to early 20th Century, within Europe and between Europe and U.S., France, and G.B., some Belgium noted, condition mixed. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3038		Worldwide Postal History, British Colonies Modern Group, Box of about 750 covers, predominately First Day's with some commercial. Strength is in British Pacific Islands and QEII Omnibus Issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $230
Lot 3039		Worldwide Postal History, Small Box of Better Items, 100+ covers or cards, 19th to early 20th Century, noted "Balloon Monte" cover, censored, registered, incl. Zanzibar, China, German New Guinea, British Colonies and Hawaii to name a few, some faults, but worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 3040		Worldwide Postal History, Balloon Collection, About 98 unpicked, mostly modern but better early incl. June 4, 1927 Poland with 2 labels, 1927 Luxembourg balloon postcard usage, 1935 Poland, 1937 Germany, 1936 Bennett, 1938 Stratosphere, Oct 6, 1929 Swiss, etc., overall Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 3041		Worldwide Postal History, Europe Accumulation, Well over 600 Western Europe (both commercial and First Day's, heaviest in Vatican, Switzerland, Italy and Austria, also incl. Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Spain and Portugal) plus well over 250 Eastern Europe (about ½ Russia and many Poland), some commercial and many First Day's with interesting aviation, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 3042		Worldwide Postal History, Air Letters, Nearly 1000, mostly arranged by country, mostly unused, also incl. 1970's correspondence to France with many Returned to Sender markings, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $242
Lot 3043		Worldwide Postal History, Modern Accumulation, several thousand in 4 full banker boxes out of a dealer's back room, First Day's, some commercial, good variety, U.S. events, great for $1 box, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 3044		Worldwide Postal History, Collector's Accumulation, In ½ full box, all 20th Century with some modern F.D.'s, some earlier with Germany, also modern Russia and Latvia correspondence, inspect. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3045		Worldwide Postal History, Malaya Area Early Group, 16 covers and 7 cards, late 19th to mid 20th Century, from Johore, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Straits Settlements, North Borneo, noted British North Borneo HG #2 6c blue card used in 1889, Straits to South India registered 1894, Penang to U.S. 1904, few minor faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 3046		Worldwide Postal History, Smithsonian Milestones of Flight, Over 250 between number 2 and 100, light duplication missing only 4 or 5 covers to complete a set, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 3047		Worldwide Postal History, Baltic Stampless Group, 22 covers from 1850's to 1880's, nice variety of markings, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3048		Worldwide Postal History, Concorde Collection, Box with over 100 mostly flown covers, primarily U.S., G.B. and France, highlight is the Bahrain flights, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $299
Lot 3049		Worldwide Postal History, First Flights, About 400, excellent variety, no U.S., mainly 1960's to 1980's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 3050		Worldwide Postal History, Hovercraft Group, A fascinating group of about 200 covers, many signed, U.S. G.B. and France are the most represented countries, rarely seen in quantity, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 3051		Worldwide Postal History, British Empire Group, 100+, all reigns, incl. a few stampless trans-atlantics, mostly commercial, noted censored, some registered, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 3052		Worldwide Postal History, Collector Accumulation, few hundred in box in scrap books, loose and small box, noted commercial, First Day's, group of 200+ German WWII era (1930's to 1944) correspondence from one soldier, faulty to fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 3053		Worldwide Postal History, British Empire First Day Group, few hundred in ½ full banker box, mostly 1950's to 1980's (some earlier), good variety of issues and thematic subjects, mostly cacheted, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 3054		Worldwide Postal History, 1935 Jubilee Sets, 18 registered covers (17 different) with full sets, unchecked for varieties, figured as used, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $347. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $345
Lot 3055		Worldwide Postal History, Asia Group, Box of over 150 First Day's and commercial mail, no Japan, wide variety with strength in First Day's such as Taiwan #1856-63, 1862a and Thailand 321-29, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3056		Worldwide Postal History, Scandinavia Accumulation, A box of well over 350, much Sweden, a nice run of Iceland First Day's and a good showing of Denmark, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3057		Worldwide Postal History, Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, hundreds of mostly common commercial from 1930's on with emphasis on U.S., also German F.D.'s, also small group of sorted early postcards (mainly U.S.), some 19th Century incl. India, Finland, etc., clean overall, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3058		Worldwide Postal History, 400 Foreign, most 1930's-80's incl. Canal Zone, Italy FDC's, United Nations, Korea, etc. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58
Lot 3059		Worldwide Postal History, Modern Zeppelins, About 100 events, anniversaries and fancy cancels from several countries, incl. Colorano cachets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 3060		Worldwide Postal History, Mostly Middle East Area, About 200 from the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, an interesting group with emphasis on First Day's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 3061		Worldwide Postal History, Latin America Group, An interesting group of well over 250, both commercial and First Day's, a very different look and feel from the typical cover lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 3062		Worldwide Postal History, Group of 10, Incl. Spain Toledo 2Pta sheets on separate covers, Italy 1918 registered cover from Aiello to Russia with attached Post Office form, few philatelic, etc., fine overall. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 3063		Worldwide Postal History, Scandinavia Group in Album, 55 covers or cards, consists of Denmark (6), Norway (2), Sweden (7) and Finland (40), classics to modern, mix of commercial with a few First Day's, faulty to fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 3064		Worldwide Postal History, Group in Small Box, 42 covers or cards stampless to modern, mostly southern Eastern Europe with a few British Cols. thrown in, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 3065		Worldwide Postal History, Mass Marketed Collections, Over 20 binders of covers sold to very casual collectors on subscription basis, plus Princess Diana Royal Wedding stamps and First Day's in a Stanley Gibbons album, a few hundred with miniature sheets and booklets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $40

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