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Worldwide Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3493		Worldwide Covers, Large Dealer Stock, 5000+ in 13 cover boxes, sleeved and sorted by country, lots of First Day's, flights and stationery, but some nice commercial mail sprinkled throughout, classics to about 1960's, ready for pricing, few faults as to be expected, generally Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 3494		Worldwide Covers, British Commonwealth Dealer Stock, about 4000 in 10 cover boxes, sleeved and sorted by country, lots of First Day's, flights and stationery, but some nice commercial mail sprinkled throughout, classics to about 1960's, ready for pricing, few faults as to be expected, otherwise Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $7,763
Lot 3495		Worldwide Covers, Massive Modern Accumulation, 10,000+ in 4 stuffed banker boxes, about ½ U.S., half Foreign, generally 1930's to 1980's, about 20% legal size envelopes, noted U.S. Possessions in Pacific incl. Samoa, Caroline Is. and Midway, APO's, naval, censored, interesting group of small towns from the British Caribbean, some First Day's, but mostly commercial mail, great items for $1 box with numerous better items, a close inspection is warranted, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 3496		Worldwide Covers, Dealer Clean Out the Back Room, 10 stuffed banker boxes from local source, majority U.S., mostly 20th Century, noted loads of First Day's, plus military, RPO's, DPO's, covers by States, group of Foreign incl. numerous First Day's, commercial mail throughout, some with faults, still worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 3497		Worldwide Covers, Censored Mail Lot, massive group from around the globe with a nice selection of countries represented, incl. many British Commonwealth items, most items W.W.II era, but some predate the war, inspection recommended for there are hidden treasures, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $4,485
Lot 3498		Worldwide Covers, European Commercial Group, diverse assortment of 520 with both Western and Eastern Europe represented, plus a few Colonial items, usages, rates, post and postal cards, etc., mostly pre 1945, owners retail $7785, generally Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3499		Worldwide Covers, 8 Boxes of First Days, Mostly 1960's to 2000 period, incl. Israel, India, Commonwealth, Asia, Norway, Mozambique, Netherlands, Indonesia, Austria, Vatican, etc., loose in tubs, cover albums, etc., unaddressed and addressed, better scattered throughout, clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3500		Worldwide Covers, Interesting Mix, couple thousand in full banker box, about half U.S., noted advertising, registered, censored, military, stampless to modern, excellent variety, no junkers, must be seen to appreciate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 3501		Worldwide Covers, Balloon Stock, 500+ mostly diff. covers and cards, sleeved and priced, 1930's to modern, good variety of countries, frankings and flights, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3502		Worldwide Covers, Foreign Stock, approximately 1000, sleeved and priced, good mix of commercial and First Day's, nice variety of countries, 20th Century, marked retail $7765, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 3503		Worldwide Covers, GVI Collection, varied group of about 450, mainly from W.W.II era with a few worldwide, many censored items, all on pages and most with typed descriptions, marked retail $4790, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Chris Miller Collection. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3504		Worldwide Covers, Unpicked Collector Accumulation, approx. 2500 covers and cards in 3 banker boxes, good mix of commercial and First Day's, wide variety of countries, classics to modern, noted large group of censored mail, Germany with inflation covers, classic France, some interesting Japan, 1946 South Korea Seoul to Pusan commemorative train covers (20+), some suprises in here, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 3505		Worldwide Covers, Non-Cover Dealer's Commercial Accumulation, Hundreds unsorted in 2 banker boxes, vetted out of couple hundred boxes, mostly 20th Century with potential $1 covers to better, needs to be inspected, nothing recent, good luck, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 3506		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation From Collector, thousands in 6 full banker boxes, primarily commercial mail from a wide variety of countries and issues, classics to modern, noted interesting P.R.C. Cultural Revolution period in 2 binders, group of better in cover binder, great for $1 boxes with some nice suprises to be found throughout, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $4,485
Lot 3507		Worldwide Covers, Intact Estate Accumulation, few thousand in 2 banker boxes, as received from local estate, commercial and First Day's, noted advertising, registered, W.W.II censored, paquebot mail, group of early flight covers, good variety of countries and issues, a lot of modern covers, sprinkled with some surprises, few faults as to be expected, still worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 3508		Worldwide Covers, Dealer Unsorted Stock, several thousand in 2 full banker boxes and 5 large cover boxes, noted military, flights, used stationery, stampless, First Day's, registered, censored, 1940's to 1950's Australia used in Papua, classic Denmark, 1 box of "shell" topical, 1950's to 1960's France First Day's, Germany, China, Japan, British Cols., Canada, etc., some suprises in here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $5,520
Lot 3509		Worldwide Covers, Large Accumulation, well over 10,000 covers and cards in 4 full banker boxes, better than average assemblage with many small countries and unusual usages, mix of commercial and First Day's, generally mid to late 20th Century, about half legal size, great group for $1 box with a few surprises, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3510		Worldwide Covers, Diverse Group, group of 215 items with general Foreign and British Commonwealth represented, useful Asia, censored, stampless, etc., well worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 3511		Worldwide Covers, Group of Airmail, 250+ from around the world with many better seen throughout, contains the usual countries of the U.S. and Germany, but noted Belgian Congo, Netherland Antilles and many others that are not as common, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3512		Worldwide Covers, Better Polar, 31 covers or cards mostly from the 1940's and 1950's, but noted Wilkins-Ellsworth (New York to London (2), New York to Spitsbergen), 1918 Norway polar cards (2) cancelled on Polhavet, 3 North Pole Mail cards from 1925 Norway flight, 1950 F.S.A.T. cover, also items from Russia, Belgium, Germany and Argentina, nice early group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 3513		Worldwide Covers, British Africa Group, useful lot of 290 mostly GVI and earlier, wide variety of countries, usages, destinations, etc., owners retail $4490, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3514		Worldwide Covers, Small Dealer Stock of Better, approx. 200 pieces, stampless to 1950's, sleeved and priced, good variety of countries and usages, commercial and First Day's, inspect, retail $7300+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 3515		Worldwide Covers, Dealer Mostly Priced Group, 300+ covers or cards, noted early Russia used postal cards, 3 F.S.A.T. from 1950's, 50 W.W.II censored from Egypt and Latin America, group of British Cols., large group of Third Reich and early postwar Germany, other Europe, mostly sleeved, few minor faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Unsold
Lot 3516		Worldwide Covers, WWII Censored Group, 2000+ (some fronts not counted), sorted by envelope size, noted Europe, Latin America, British Cols., U.S., wide variety of censor markings, great lot for research, mixed condition. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3517		Worldwide Covers, Central and South America Commercial Group, clean lot of 310 covers and cards from 1900 to 1945, good variety of countries and usages, owners retail $4430, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $650-750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3518		Worldwide Covers, Small Better Accumulation, 220+ covers or cards, noted early Soviet Union, better British Cols., censored, registered, few Polar related, Dues, few early First Day's, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3519		Worldwide Covers, British Europe and Oceania Group, useful group of 215, mainly 20th Century with Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, G.B. and a variety of other items, clean lot, owners retail $3250, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3520		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Early to Mid 20th Century Stationery Usages, Many hundreds, mostly Europe origination, 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 $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3521		Worldwide Covers, Bermuda and British West Indies Group, accumulation of over 175, mainly GV and GVI, wide variety of items from few stampless to QEII, nice group, owners retail $2935, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3522		Worldwide Covers, British Asia and Middle East Group, over 200, mostly from 1920 to 1950, useful Ceylon, Palestine and a variety of other countries, owners retail about $3150, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3523		Worldwide Covers, Group of Better, 140 covers or cards, mostly early to mid 20th Century, noted advertising, destinations, exposition, censored, registered, few minor faults, some sleepers in this lot, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3524		Worldwide Covers, Asia Accumulation, Group of approx. 150, strong in China 1930's-40's period, plus Japan, Malaya area (incl. Sarawak), Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Indo-China, Netherlands Indies, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3525		Worldwide Covers, Latin America Group, about 350 covers and a few cards, good variety of countries and issues, mostly early 1900's to 1950's, noted registered, airmail, advertising, few censored, etc., mostly sleeved, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3526		Worldwide Covers, 1850's to Modern Lot, 500+ covers and cards, noted a commercial 1932 registered cover from Denmark to U.S. incl. #C1-C5 (cat. $577), some very early France with multiple franking, 100+ postal cards incl. German Empire, Russia, Belgium, Japan, etc., more modern, incl. First Day's, commercial, special flights and events, worth inspecting, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3527		Worldwide Covers, 19th and 20th Century Lot, Banker box filled with a varied assortment of hundreds, incl. Europe, Canada, British, flights, commercial mail, and First Day's, better throughout, inspection recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3528		Worldwide Covers, Foreign Flight Stock, Group of 550 on Foreign flights, majority U.S. to overseas, also Israel to Switzerland, Jamaica to U.S. (Miami), Delta flight to Hawaii, Braniff to Dallas Fort Worth inaugural flight, owners retail $2247, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3529		Worldwide Covers, WWII Mail to POW's in Far East, 14 covers or cards, all sent to P.O.W.'s in Hong Kong, Java or Japan, noted items from G.B., Ireland, Canada, U.S., China and Japan, couple from internee to P.O.W., various censor marks, very interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 3530		Worldwide Covers, Stamp Dealers and Exhibitions, lot of 190 cards and covers, mainly pre W.W.II U.S. and Foreign stamp dealer advertising covers, booklets, stamp shows and publicity photos, interesting group, owners retail $2340, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3531		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in Banker Box, 1000+, late 19th to mid 20th Century, majority Europe, noted nice group of Austro-Hungary Trieste, plus interesting British Cols. incl. Fiji town cancel group, also Latin America, finally a group with some better French Cols., inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 3532		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 3 Banker Boxes, few thousand mostly mid 20th Century to modern, 2 boxes of commercial mail and 1 box of First Day's, with many from the 1950's and 1960's, good variety of countries and usages, great for a $1 box, with some better items for stock, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3533		Worldwide Covers, Europe Accumulation, about 2600 covers and cards in stuffed banker box, no Germany or Scandinavia, noted large group of Switzerland, mostly 20th Century commercial mail, great for bargain boxes, mixed condition. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3534		Worldwide Covers, Polar Group, About 100 covers from 1930's to 1960's, Arctic, Antarctic, polar, Alaska, NWT, Yukon, Greenland, Scandinavia, etc. plus some articles and literature, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3535		Worldwide Covers, Small Group of Better Items, 15 covers, mostly philatelic in nature, noted B.I.O.T. #1-15, South Georgia 1-15 (2), Falkland Dep. 1L19-1L33, U.S. Zeppelin flight, early West Germany, figured as used stamps, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $661
Lot 3536		Worldwide Covers, Small Estate Balance, noted Zeppelin covers incl. Russia #C12-C13 (2), C26-C29 (4) and Liechtenstein dispatch for Polar flight, also D.W.I. mint postal stationery, early 20th Century Swiss postcards, Imperial Russia postal cards used, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3537		Worldwide Covers, Small Group of Classics, 13 incl. G.B. #1, 5 to U.S., 28, 17 pair and 54, also Switzerland 10 and Victoria 14, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 3538		Worldwide Covers, WWII Propaganda Cards, incl. Winston Churchill Feldpost card (fake cancel), set of 5 world leaders in cartoon style (by Jan Smits?), set of 6 from France late in the war probably from French underground and Jan Smits card, very unusual group, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 3539		Worldwide Covers, First Airmails Exhibit, 42 on exhibit pages, featuring first issues of various countries, noted Estonia #C1 (2 pairs), Italy C1 on colored postcard and on cover, Monaco, New Zealand C1, Switzerland C2 and U.S. C3, unusual presentation, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3540		Worldwide Covers, Censored Group, consists of W.W.I (186 pieces), Spanish Civil War (46 pieces and 3 fronts), Allied occupation of Germany and Austria (173 pieces), variety of censor marks, usages, etc., plus Spanish Civil War reference material, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3541		Worldwide Covers, Latin America, Africa and Middle East, 1350 in full banker box, virtually all commercial mail, about half Latin America, 20th Century group with good variety of countries and issues, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3542		Worldwide Covers, British Commonwealth Group, 1200 covers and cards, mostly 1940's and up, noted G.B., Australia, New Zealand, good variety, great for bargain box, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460

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