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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

U.S. Collections - Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1928		U.S. Postal History Collections, Early Advertising Accumulation, many hundreds of 19th Century to 1920's in 2 banker boxes, corner cards and adverts., excellent variety of subjects, noted hotels, manufacturing, animals, professions, fruits and vegetables, etc., great lot for retail, needs work and mixed condition, but you will be rewarded, great lot to work up for retail, generally Fine. Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1929		U.S. Postal History Collections, 100 Classic Mostly Advertising, mostly consisting of Blackjacks, and 3¢ 1869's, incl. various cancels incl. colored, star, also wrappers, strip of 5 of blackjacks, very attractive advertising incl. all-over, also 5 copies 1869's with fancy cancels, very clean group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 1930		U.S. Postal History Collections, W.W.I German Internment Mail, 20 from German naval ships and U.S. camps, incl. H.M. Kronprinz Wilhelm, H.M. Comoran (in Guam), H.M. Geier (Hawaii), Fort McPherson, GA, Fort Oglethorpe, Ellis Island and Hot Springs, NC, variously censored by U.S. or British, German Marineschiff cancels on Naval covers, well written up on pages, an extremely rare offering, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,910
Lot 1931		U.S. Postal History Collections, Massive W.W.I Collection, approximately 1300 covers, cards, etc., all identified by cancellation type and censor marks, written on individual pages in numerous binders, areas incl. combat units, aero squadrons, railroad, Navy, safe arrival cards, POW mail, all black unit, etc., original owner spent years compiling and categorizing the covers, excellent material for an exhibit, Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1932		U.S. Postal History Collections, Balance of Gold Medal 1st Bureau Collection, 55 covers from the exhibit, incl. overseas usages incl. Panama, Constantinople, Barbados, Malta, Java, Sumatra, overseas Dues incl. 1897 Queensland pair ½d with "Dead Letter", etc. 50¢ with 5¢ on oversized (11x rate) to Trinidad; another 50¢ with 8¢ (10x rate) to Sweden; Arizona territorial; postcard usages incl. Canadian Patriotic; package wrapper usage; tag ("Material for Packing"; registered with Columbian values; Postal card usages; telegram; priced up for retail purposes ($5910), Fine to Very Fine lot. Ex. Kent Wilson. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 1933		U.S. Postal History Collections, Extensive Savings W.W. II Related Collection, Over 300 either with Savings or War Savings adhesives, meters related, slogans, etc., virtually all diff., incl. commercial, cachets incl. Crosby, 1940 National Defense, 1942 Win The War issue usages, handpainted, various issues combinations, couple with labels, mostly clean lot, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1934		U.S. Postal History Collections, Postal Card Collection, hundreds of entires in 4 vols., nice mix of used and mint, from #UX1 (mint and used) to modern, noted UX4 used, many printing varieties, binder with UX32 and UX33 from various cities, binder with reply cards not detached, early pieces with first day cancels, nice group of Columbian expo cards, lovely collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1935		U.S. Postal History Collections, Stock in 2 Retail Boxes, 600+ 19th & 20th Century, all in categories, incl. Events, Airmail, ships, flights, foreign destinations, Prexies, adverts., etc., retail mostly from $2 to $20 (few $100++), few later only, retail $9100+, Fine overall. Ex Steed Philatelics. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1936		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly Navy Numbers W.W.II, hundreds in stuffed banker box, noted Navy #12 (British Guiana), Trinidad, Navy 816, Gibraltar (scarce), Azores, Iceland, Curacao, N.W.I., Italy, England, South and Southwest Pacific, Panama, Morocco, etc., plus a few USMC 12000 and 14000 Branch numbers, unusual group, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1937		Postal History Collections, Oldtime WORLDWIDE Estate Lot, many hundreds in 2 banker boxes, virtually all commercial mail, classics to modern, noted censored, registered, advertising, good variety of countries (no U.S. or Canada), interesting group of Tibet, also Baltics, Latin America, British Colonies, unpicked, as we received from estate, with many surprises, inspection needed, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 1938		U.S. Postal History Collections, Marine Corps W.W.II, 4 albums with a few hundred, all identified, incl. the 1942 USMC Unit numbers, noted Samoa, Johnston Island, Guadacanal, North China, Tsingtau, Okinawa, New Zealand, New Hebrides, Australia, Canal Zone, Guam, Russell Islands, Saipan, plus an array of postmarks and censor strikes, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1939		U.S. Postal History Collections, Marine Corps Collection, several hundred in 4 albums, 2 covers to a page, identified and written up, W.W.II and later incl. the use of 12000 and the 14000 Branch numbers and their sub units, incl. markings of Air Groups, plus 1st through 5th Divisions, Brigades, Amphibious Forces, Camp Lejuene and Camp Pendleton, and an assortment of bases, seldom seen, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1940		U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Accumulation, many hundreds in 2 banker boxes, mostly 3¢ usages (1851's to large Bank Notes) with later 2¢ frankings with some #210, noted New York State small towns, some foreign destinations with 5¢ frankings incl. Japan and India, few Special Delivery, Official Seals or registered, used stationery, few "add-ons", have a look, unpicked, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1941		U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Bank Notes to Foreign Destinations, 52 covers or cards to European countries, various issues, few with advertising, some faults, interesting group, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1942		U.S. Postal History Collections, Collection of 1700+ Nevada, covers and cards, Territorial to modern, excellent variety, noted 2 1860's Territorial from Gold Hill and Virginia City, later incl. Belmont, Stine, Aurora, Treasure City (1870), Mound House, Mineral Hill, Rye Patch, Ward (3), Lane, modern events, RPO's, DPO's, 2 x 4's in book, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1943		U.S. Postal History Collections, Dealer Clean Out the Back Room, 435+ covers and cards, stampless to 1960's, noted nice group of modern Postage Due usages, Special Delivery, Revenues on checks, stampless starting in the 1800's, group of large Bank Notes with some advertising, group to foreign destinations, military incl. Naval, penalty envelopes, and group of flight covers, few faults, still worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1944		U.S. Postal History Collections, Wyoming Postal History Group, 1000+ covers and cards in 2 cover boxes, mostly more modern 20th Century, but noted turn of the Century especially on postcards and a few territorial, sorted alphabetically by town, good variety, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1945		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly Western Stock, 400+ priced in sleeves and loose, noted DPO's, RPO's, at least half are postcards, priced generally from $5 to $20 with a few to $100+, no territorial items, some faults, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1946		U.S. Postal History Collections, 20th Century Accumulation, few thousand in 3 banker boxes to 1950's, noted post 1920's advertising, Prexies, Washington-Franklin usages, parcel tags with denominations to $1, registered, censored, 1920's to 1930's commemoratives, Parcel Post usages, few Dues, foreign destinations, Congress free franks, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1947		U.S. Postal History Collections, Marine Assortment, few hundred in long cover box, assorted items, some Navy incl. Seabees (W.W.II), some foreign, full of better items, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 1948		U.S. Postal History Collections, Large Bank Notes to Foreign Destinations, 18 covers or cards, noted Germany, Netherlands, France, England, Austria, Switzerland and Danzig, few with advertising and registered (one with New York label), interesting group, mixed condition. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1949		U.S. Postal History Collections, Airmail Issues to Foreign Destinations, 41 covers, 1930's to early 1940's, noted Argentina, Australia, Austria, India, South Africa, Malaya, Nigeria, Manchukuo and Luxembourg, several censored, various rates, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1950		U.S. Postal History Collections, Introduction of "T" (Postage Due) Mark, 6 covers, all with "T", h.s. in black, tax marks introduced 1 July 1875, noted 31 July 1875 letter from Mexico to Scotland via New York, 5d h.s.; 1875-76 Havana to Scotland via New York (2 covers) with "10" accountancy marks; 1877 to Germany via New York 40pf due in blue crayon; 1877 Mexico to New York; plus a 1880 Canada cover to Scotland with early use of "T", lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1951		U.S. Postal History Collections, Balance of Consignment, interesting group of 27 covers or cards, noted 1930 crash cover from Sidney, NE, 1951 usage from APO 858 (Greenland), 3 permit advertising covers from 1920's, hotel advertising covers from the Adirondacks (late 19th and early 20th Century), 1938 business reply envelope used from Guam to U.S. with 40¢ airmail adhesives, etc., few faults, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1952		U.S. Postal History Collections, 1894 to 1898 Issues to Foreign Destinations, 27 covers or wrappers, noted India, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, France with Dues, Netherlands and Guatemala, couple advertising, also patriotic, few faults, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1953		U.S. Postal History Collections, Washington-Franklins to Foreign Destinations, 36 covers or cards, noted Sweden, India, Malta, Egypt, Norway, Romania, Finland, Japan, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Guinea, Costa Rica, Transvaal, China, Belgian Congo and Turkey, few registered, some censored, couple franked with #F1, also parcel front with 518 (3), few minor faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1954		U.S. Postal History Collections, Foreign Destination Group, 46 covers, cards and stationery, late 19th Century to mid 20th Century, noted Finland, Guatemala, China, Libya, Denmark, Egypt, Chile, Dutch East Indies, New Zealand and Uruguay, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1955		U.S. Postal History Collections, W.W.II APO Stock, over 150 Europe and the Pacific (no England), good variety, priced in sleeves, owners retail $1600+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1956		U.S. Postal History Collections, Group of Better Items, 100+ in small box, noted Official uses incl. #O75, Private Mailing card from June 1898 (very early), some 1920's First Days, Vera Cruz Occupation, advertising, military, registered, stampless, etc., worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1957		U.S. Postal History Collections, 24 Blood's Local Usages, incl. #15L13 (4), 1 with #10, 15L14 (13), 3 with #11, 1 with 64b, 1 with 3¢ entire, 15L15 (2), 1 with #11, 15L17 (2), 1 with #11 only acid tied, and 15L18 (3), few minor faults, great group for study, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1958		U.S. Postal History Collections, 3 Banker Box Lot, 4631 covers, postcards, etc., substantial First Days, incl. 1,850+ cacheted, unaddressed. also commercial covers, censored, special events, first flights, topicals, etc., some souvenir pages, and a bit of postal stationery, incl. scarce Star Wars and similar priority envelopes, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1959		U.S. Postal History Collections, Military Accumulation, hundreds in stuffed banker box, mostly W.W.II era bases in the U.S., different types of units, some FPO's noted, many on #10 size envelopes, a few surprises hidden in this one, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1960		U.S. Postal History Collections, Columbians to Foreign Destinations, 26 covers or cards, noted Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, England, Hungary, couple advertising, few faults, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1961		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly 19th Century Group, Couple hundred, incl. #65 and 3¢ grill usages, #156, advertising, few multiple frankings, many Kentucky related incl. Anchorage, Pine Grove, Mount Sterling, m.s. Spring Port, Dressen, New Liberty, etc., few Revenue items, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1962		U.S. Postal History Collections, Akron and Macon Lot, over 100 with duplication, 11 different Akron cachets and 3 memorial covers, 22 different Macon and 3 memorial covers, also group of 50th year anniversary covers and Los Angeles from Bermuda to Lakehurst, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1963		U.S. Postal History Collections, Unusual Private Card Group, 23 private mailing or printed to order cards used to foreign destinations, mostly 1898 to 1902, noted Germany, Austria, Canal Zone, Norway, France and Sweden, nice variety of subjects, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1964		U.S. Postal History Collections, Commemoratives to Foreign Destinations, 20 covers or cards, up to 1914, noted Malta, Norway, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Sweden, Netherlands, few registered, nice variety of issues, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1965		U.S. Postal History Collections, Airmail Issues to Foreign Destinations, 27, 1930's to early 1950's, noted Argentina, Israel, Hungary, Zanzibar, Trinidad, Brazil, Monaco, South Africa and Dutch Indies, several censored, various rates, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1966		U.S. Postal History Collections, Mostly 19th Century Accumulation, group of 332 starting in 1842 with a few stampless, many commercial covers, a few patriotic and Expo cancels, plus advertising, RPO's, soldiers mail, postcards, etc., many have original contents (incl. marriage proposal by mail!), mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1967		U.S. Postal History Collections, 46 Different 19th Century, Incl. Union patriotics, #10-11's, several ex-Weiss sales, 1883 Franklin, Conn AUG 14 1883 straightline, 1876 to Paris, #9, #94 with DPO, interesting strikes, etc., usual condition, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1968		U.S. Postal History Collections, Interesting Group in Binder, 55 covers or cards, stampless to 1940's, noted nice group of Prexie covers, few early flight, Post Office usages, 1901 Buffalo Expo advertising cover, etc., have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1969		U.S. Postal History Collections, Texas Army and Navy Bases, about 800 from various Texas bases, forts, schools, camps, etc., most WWII, some later, mounted in 6 albums and loose, also incl. few items of Texas postal history incl. the famous Cuero Turkey Trot flag cancel, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1970		U.S. Postal History Collections, Small Lot of 150, mainly older 20th Century, with some scattered 19th, nice usages, a few Possessions noted, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1971		U.S. Postal History Collections, 1890 Issues to Foreign Destinations, 22 covers, wrappers or cards, noted Russia, Syria, Germany (majority), France, Switzerland, Austria and Cape of Good Hope, registered, couple advertising, mixed condition. Estimate $325-375. View details	Unsold
Lot 1972		U.S. Postal History Collections, Naval Group, select group of 49 different 1909 to W.W.II, incl. 3 U.S.S. Panay, several Weigand large photo cachets, scarce cancels, etc., sleeved and priced, owners retail about $1100, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1973		U.S. Postal History Collections, Stationery to Foreign Destinations, 15 envelopes or postal cards, mostly 19th Century usages, noted Mexico, Norway, Italy, France, Guatemala, Transvaal and Peru, plus 2 unused miscut postal cards, also 1895 cover from England with Dues and 1904 cover from Tunisia to Texas, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1974		U.S. Postal History Collections, Souvenir Flights, small lot of 24 better souvenir flights plus 2 early glider flights, better items incl. AAMC #SH682 Sikorsky seaplane world altitude record signed by both pilots, owners retail $815, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1975		U.S. Postal History Collections, Prexies to Foreign Destinations, 15 covers or cards, noted Algeria, India, Argentina, Palestine, registered to Switzerland with $1 and 25¢, censored, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1976		U.S. Postal History Collections, Group of 29 Prexies, incl. 9 War Dept. #10 envelopes with various rates (58¢, 60¢, 52¢, 57¢, 12¢, etc.), 6¢ rate from APO 932 (New Hebrides), one cover franked with 20¢ adhesives and endorsed "Ingram M. Stainback", Governor of Hawaii with his signature, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1977		U.S. Postal History Collections, 1850's 3¢ Group, 97 with #11, 11A and 26, couple possible 10's and at least two 25's, few advertising, couple "PAID" cancels, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $276

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