Harmer-Schau Auctions

Sale 85

Portland Spring Auction


20th Century Military Related Covers
 
 
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Lot 519
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of WW2 Army Air Force.
1695 mounted on pages with short history of each squadron, mostly APO with retail values to $75 each plus about 100 letters and Christmas cards etc., collection was assembled over lifetime of collecting, Fine.
Estimate $3,000.
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$1,898
Lot 520
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Large Naval Accumulation.
About 3600, 1930 to 1980's incl. some naval related FDC's and few events, majority cacheted with nice variety of cancels and cachets, Fine.
Estimate $900.
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$1,150
Lot 521
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Submarine Accumulation.
Dealers topical accumulation, incl. covers, postcards, a few stamps, several Cinderellas and labels, also incl. photos of various submarines, owners retail $4081, generally Fine.
Estimate $800.
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Lot 522
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Large Related Accumulation.
About 1500, 1861 to 1970's, majority WWI-II incl. APO's, navals, patriotics, and censored, plus small group of Civil War, and Spanish-American War, worth a close look, Average to Fine.
Estimate $500.
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$978
Lot 523
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Accumulation of #10 Size Navals.
About 1500 mostly W.W.II or earlier incl. airmail, registered, shore stations etc., nice variety with some better ships, Average to Fine.
Estimate $400.
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$374
Lot 524
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Accumulation of Related And Postcards.
About 2000 incl. WWI-II APO's (some with letters), patriotics, censored, few Spanish-American War and more modern APO's, and navals, plus WWI postcards, Average to Fine.
Estimate $400.
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Realized
$604
Lot 525
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of WW2 Base Post Offices.
Over 200, #BPO1/BPO26 with few Korean War incl. couple markings not listed in APO price guide, Fine.
Estimate $300.
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$184
Lot 526
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Fascinating WW2 Collection.
Over 300 incl. patriotics, "V" cancels and slogan cancels, labels, seals, foreign censored, Tokyo Bay cancels and few stamps, worth a close look, Fine.
Estimate $300.
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$489
Lot 527
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Accumulation.
About 900, 1860's to 1980's, mostly WWI-II APO's with couple Civil War, and Spanish-American War covers or letters, Average to Fine.
Estimate $250.
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Realized
$546
Lot 528
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of Coast Guard Covers.
About 500 from 1941 to 1990's in 3 albums and loose, incl. Loran Stations, lighthouses, ships etc., Fine.
Estimate $250.
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$299
Lot 529
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Naval Accumulation.
About 500 majority pre-W.W.II cacheted nice variety incl. some submarines and USS Kenneth Whiting 7/1/1946 atomic bomb test, Fine.
Estimate $250.
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$345
Lot 530
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Naval Group of 1040.
Incl. 25 unused (cachets without stamp or cancel), 65 non ship cancels and approx. ¼ are duplicates (½ of duplicates have different stamps), mostly 1950's to 1990's, sorted by ship class and number, few with minor faults, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250.
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$230
Lot 531
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Interesting Collection of WW2.
250 incl. censored, APO's, navals, patriotics, and some AMG usages, Fine.
Estimate $200.
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$661
Lot 532
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of Fluegel WW2 Patriotic.
47 from 1944-1945 incl. 8/6/1945 atomic bomb, and Roosevelt 4th Inauguration Jan. 20, 1945 (Staehle cachet), unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200.
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$403
Lot 533
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of WW2 Naval Units.
About 200 mounted on pages incl. air groups, amphibious, fighters, submarines etc, incl. some officer messenger mail only, postage due and registered, Fine.
Estimate $150.
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$92
Lot 534
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of Mostly WW2 APO's.
110 incl. APO #915 Christmas Island, and 662 Galapagos Island, Fine.
Estimate $150.
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$173
Lot 535
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Interesting Group of Early Commercial Naval.
110 from 1910 to 1929, some just addressed to ships, incl. nice group of WWI, and some letters, Fine.
Estimate $120.
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$460
Lot 536
 
U.S. 20th Century Military Covers, Collection of Operation Deep Freeze.
250 different from 1955 to 1982, some with autographs, Fine.
Estimate $100.
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Realized
$207








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