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Worldwide Philatelic Auction in Los Angeles, CA

Worldwide Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2859		Worldwide Covers, 33 Banker Box Lot, 80,000+, mostly modern, lots of First Day's, plus commercial, stationery, good variety of countries and issues, ideal for $1 bargain boxes, generally Fine. Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2860		Worldwide Covers, Zeppelin Lot, 28 mostly U.S. and Germany dispatches, but incl. Brazil, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 1928 to 1936 flights, good variety, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-900. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2861		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 3 Banker Boxes, 3,200 covers, starting with Penny Black and other classic issues to modern, incl. censored, registered, first flights incl. some franked with German Zepps., First Day's, some 19th & 20th Century stationery, both mint and used, strong in British Empire, Italy, Poland, Baltic countries, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 2862		Worldwide Covers, Modern Accumulation, approx. 10,000, mostly First Day's, filling 4 banker boxes, good variety of issues with topical appeal, great for $1 boxes, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2863		Worldwide Covers, Non-cover Dealer's Accumulation, Hundreds of commercial, mostly disorganized in banker box, some priced but never actually shown at shop or shows, completely unpicked, covers many areas (no U.S., Germany), majority early to mid 20th Century, few early mint and used stationery, inspect, Fine overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2864		Worldwide Covers, 1860's "Cheney Brothers" Correspondence, 34 mostly folded letters to Hartford, Conn. (2 addressed to Geneva from England), consisting of U.S. 5 internal, 21 from G.B. incl. stampless, rates up to 2/- rate (SG#72), many diff. packets incl. British, N.Y., Boston, stampless with 3¢ markings, 5 from France incl. 1.50fr rate with due 20 (cover damaged) incl. contents, 3 from Italy incl. 4 color franking with contents, one addressed to Shanghai from Lyon, France with adhesives removed, Fine usage. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 2865		Worldwide Covers, Interesting 1937 to 1946 Collector Lot, approx. 1670 from 77 diff. countries on old scrapbook pages, addressed to U.S., plus a couple hundred more loose, majority from European Cols. or smaller countries, noted registered, censored, first flights and a few First Day's, many common, but occasional surprise, noted Iceland #240-245 on First Day (cat. $127 used), 1946 Brazil cover with 483 and C53 (cat. $50 used), Finland registered with B31-33 (cat. $33 used), intact as received, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $17,825
Lot 2866		Worldwide Covers, Better "Mourning" Collection, 100+ in binder, mostly stampless to 1940's (few later), various border designs, good variety of countries, great lot for collector of this area, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2867		Worldwide Covers, "Mourning" Accumulation, 215, about ½ U.S., good variety of countries, mostly early to mid 20th Century, many different styles of envelopes, noted 1936 cover from G.B. signed by A. Eden (Foreign Minister), nice lot for collector of this area, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2868		Worldwide Covers, Asia Accumulation, Nice group of 100+ commercial of mostly 1930's-50's China and Japan, plus some Hong Kong, India, Indo-China, Malayan areas, Thailand, Neth. Indies, etc., high retail potential, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2869		Worldwide Covers, Better Accumulation, many hundreds in banker box, stampless to 1940's, noted registered, flights, censored, mostly commercial mail, good variety, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 2870		Worldwide Covers, Small Collector's Group, About 50 incl. 1945, 1948 USS Tennessee Singapore (2 - one with US other with Malaya adhesives) dispatch corner cards, 1950's Australia related flights, 1931 Hawaii to Oakland crash, German catapult (4), 1919 Irkutsk AEF, 1925 Los Angeles Zepp., majority U.S., also 2 ALS by Farley, one by Senator Thye, overall sound and interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2871		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Commercial British Africa Group, Mostly 1930's group, incl. K.U.T., censored, few mint stationery incl. Orange Free State, Kenya & Uganda reg. 1932 to Ethiopia, most to U.S., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2872		Worldwide Covers, Group of Better, 80 covers and cards, noted G.B. #64 pair, destinations, registered, censored, early flights, Zeppelin mail, etc., worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2873		Worldwide Covers, 19th Century Stampless Ship Mail, 25, incl. 6 from U.S. to France, 13 from England/France to U.S., 3 from Cuba to U.S., various ship and postal markings, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2874		Worldwide Covers, Collection in Album, 149, mostly Commonwealth, many registered and early 20th Century, noted tin can mail, Pacific islands, Russia, Hong Kong, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2875		Worldwide Covers, Accumulation in 2 Banker Boxes, few thousand mostly common commercial, did note U.S. #33 on domestic cover (cat. $300), about ½ U.S., good lot for bargain boxes with a few better for stock, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2876		Worldwide Covers, Mixed Bag, Little bit of everything here from variety of countries, incl. commercial mail, Space, FDC's and more, happy hunting, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 2877		Worldwide Covers, Group of 100+, mostly commercial with British Cols., numerous F.S.A.T., Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Poland Groszy, St. Pierre, U.S. Prexie, Asia (incl some China), plus a nice group of Netherlands & Cols. postal stationery, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2878		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Modern Group, full banker box of mostly Foreign First Day's and some U.S., some commercial mail, good variety of countries, sleeved and priced, ready for sales boxes, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2879		Worldwide Covers, U.S. and Germany Group, Around 50 incl. postal card usages, Challenger cover, interesting German States group, two 1939 Baseball F.D.'s, etc., eclectic group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 2880		Worldwide Covers, Worldwide Small Group, Approximately 80, incl. classic G.B., German Offices in China, better Germany and Swiss F.D.'s, 1944 Equatorial Africa censored, few mint stationery, Austria overprints on fronts, Fine overall. Estimate $180-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2881		Worldwide Covers, 2 Boxes Full of F.D.'s, 1940's to mostly recent, accumulated by dealer over the years, many hundreds unsorted and loose, incl. G.B., Canada, some mint stationery, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2882		Worldwide Covers, Postal Stationery Lot, 400+ mostly mint entires and postal cards, good variety of countries, noted British Cols., Europe and Latin American, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2883		Worldwide Covers, Small Collector's Group, Around 50 incl. U.S. WW II related, 1936 Lebanon to US, Tunisia 1924 to US, Spanish Offices in Morocco card, 1954 Nepal "Carried by Runner" with red label, common US FD's, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 2884		Worldwide Covers, WW I European Military Lot, Feldpost cards and covers, lettersheets and postcards from Germany (80), Austria-Hungary (100+) and France (200+), great Ebay material, mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $109
Lot 2885		Worldwide Covers, $1 Box Material, approx. 6000 covers and cards, mainly 1930's to 1960's, over 90% small European size, overwhelmingly non-philatelic, heavy in WW II censors (vast majority U.S. on incoming mail), also noted military mail, some perfins, flights, First Day's, etc., great for retail, better quality and selection than usually seen, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 2886		Worldwide Covers, Slightly Better Mix, approx 1500 covers and cards, mainly 1920's to 1950's, about 90% Foreign, large majority non-philatelic, over 90% small size covers or cards, incl. censors, military, corner cards, perfins, etc., worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $14,950
Lot 2887		Worldwide Covers, Collector Accumulation, several hundred in banker box, about ½ U.S. and ½ Foreign, mix of commercial, First Day's and postcards, scattered 19th Century, few better, generally Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2888		Worldwide Covers, Modern Commercial Lot, hundreds in full banker box, 1960's and up, mostly #10 size, large group of Japan and Israel, $1 box material, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $52
Lot 2889		Worldwide Covers, Mostly Commercial Mix, several hundred in ½ full banker box, mostly mid to late 20th Century, did notice some interesting Dutch Indies documents, Australia and New Zealand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2890		Worldwide Covers, Modern Accumulation, many thousands in 4 full banker boxes, majority U.S. incl. addressed and cacheted First Day's and event covers, plus U.N. and Canada First Day's, some Foreign commercial mail, bargain box lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115

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