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Worldwide Philatelic Auction

U.S. Collections - Cover Groupings

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1797		U.S. Postal History Collections, APO Stock, A very clean stock of about 6800 arranged by number from all areas, marked retail in excess of $27,000, Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,750. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1798		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Southeast States, A clean stock of about 4550, marked retail in excess of $22,750, Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,750. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 1799		U.S. Postal History Collections, U.S. Town Cancel Stock New England and Northeast States, A clean stock of about 4370, marked retail in excess of $22,000, Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1800		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Midwest States, A clean stock of about 4200, marked retail in excess of $21,000, Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1801		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Great Plains States, A clean stock of about 4000, marked retail in excess of $20,000, Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,500. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1802		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Western States, A clean stock of about 3500, marked retail in excess of $18,000, Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1803		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock California, A clean stock of about 2400, marked retail in excess of $12,000, Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1804		U.S. Postal History Collections, Wells Fargo Accumulation, 90 incl. a couple receipts, some are mint entires, couple Mexico usages, and some Columbian entire frankings used, good variety of CA towns, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $900-1,000. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1805		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock New York, clean stock of about 2200, marked retail in excess of $11,000, Fine. Estimate $750-1,250. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1806		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Pennsylvania, A clean stock of about 1450, marked retail in excess of $7250, Fine. Estimate $500-850. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1807		U.S. Postal History Collections, Military Lot, About 10,000 in 4 boxes, primarily WWII and post war, contains APOs, FPOs domestic camps and auxiliary markings, great variety, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1808		U.S. Postal History Collections, USS Arizona Group, incl. 42 cacheted from 1930s with good range of cancels and cachets, incl. airmail with signature of Capt. A.W. Brown, CO of the Arizona, plus the pilot, and others, also incl. 8 old postcards with views of the Arizona, 29 mostly non philatelic with USS Arizona postmarks (some legal size) and 68 mostly legal size to the Arizona from various other U.S. Navy ships, apparently on Navy business, lovely lot, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1809		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock RPO's, A clean stock of about 1750, marked retail in excess of $9000, Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1810		U.S. Postal History Collections, Town Cancel Stock Illinois, A clean stock of about 1400, marked retail in excess of $7000, Fine. Estimate $500-800. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1811		U.S. Postal History Collections, 19th Century Accumulation, 32, noted #71 to Switzerland and England, 3 CSA, Black Jack single frankings, advertising, large Bank Notes, couple expo pieces, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1812		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation From Collector, several thousand filling 3 banker boxes, noted Airs, patriotics, officials, censored, Wells Fargo Express, first flights, ship, California cancels, loads of used stationery, some First Day's, DPOs, etc., worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1813		U.S. Postal History Collections, Christmas Seals on Postcards, approx. 95 early cards starting 1908 with many tied, incl. overseas seals usages incl. Denmark, Sweden, few State labels or labels incl. Wisconsin, unusual group, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1814		U.S. Postal History Collections, Advertising Group, 75, late 19th to early 1940s, good variety of subjects, noted a Winchester gun advertising (stamp faulty), sleeved and priced, marked retail $1661, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1815		U.S. Postal History Collections, USS Arizona 1918 to 1920 Group, binder with 47 covers and letters from two diff. sailors, one dated 11-11-1918 on a YMCA lettersheet and has 11-12-1918 censor hs. on the reverse, great historical lot, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1816		U.S. Postal History Collections, USS Michigan, group of about 75 commercial covers and postcards from 1911 to 1920, some with censor markings, plus info on Vice Admiral J.W. Greenslade, Commander of the ship during the 1915 occupation of Vera Cruz, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1817		U.S. Postal History Collections, Advertising Group, 116 with range of topics, mainly late 19th to early 20th Century, sleeved and priced, marked retail $2485, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1818		U.S. Postal History Collections, U.S. Town Cancel Stock Texas, clean stock of about 700 with marked retail in excess of $3500, Fine. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1819		U.S. Postal History Collections, Few Hundred, Mostly 20th Century priced in 2 cover albums, also loose, some better FD's incl. #704-15, 1053, better cachets, also few stampless, better mint stationery, APOs, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1820		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation From Stamp Dealer, 3 banker boxes of 3,600+, incl. First Days, first flights, space, Smithsonian flight group, commercial from 1890s to 1940s, postcards, bit of postal stationery, plus thick binder of souvenir pages, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1821		U.S. Postal History Collections, Maine DPO's, 110+ postcards or covers, late 19th to 20th Century, mostly diff., inspect, Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1822		U.S. Postal History Collections, Prexie Postal History, 2 albums with over 175, mostly Foreign destinations with a good range of denominations, Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1823		U.S. Postal History Collections, Washington Franklin Group, Small group of over 150 with Foreign destinations (incl. Liberia), coils private perforations and some advertising, good group to expand a collection or add to a dealer stock, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1824		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation in 3 Banker Boxes, thousands, incl. used stationery entires, modern Officials on cover and modern commercial mail, great lot for dollar boxes, a few surprises, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1825		U.S. Postal History Collections, Accumulation From Estate, couple hundred in small box, noted 19th Century incl. Foreign destinations, registered, 3¢ 1851s and 1857s, advertising, used postal cards, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1826		U.S. Postal History Collections, WWII Lot, couple hundred in small box, nice assortment of Army, Navy and Marine from overseas origins, numerous better APO numbers with Foret-Helbock values to $25 and in a few cases higher, nice lot for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1827		U.S. Postal History Collections, New York DPO's, 95+ covers or postcards, late 19th to 20th Century, incl. Rochester Junction, Homer Folks Hosp., inspect, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1828		U.S. Postal History Collections, Pennsylvania DPO's, 130+ covers or postcards, late 19th to 20th Century, mostly diff., inspect, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1829		U.S. Postal History Collections, Blood's Local Accumulation, 8 with various frankings, noted #15L17, plus 15L18 on all-over ad, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1830		U.S. Postal History Collections, Early Meter Mail, few hundred early 2 x 4s and covers, incl. Flying Eagles, provisionals, few Foreign meters, paid in money, specimens, 1939 mailometer First Day, plus U.S. Meter Catalog, needs inspect, otherwise Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1831		U.S. Postal History Collections, Washington State Small Town Cancels, few hundreds from 4 small cover books, late 19th to modern, appears to be all diff. towns, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1832		U.S. Postal History Collections, Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century Group, 47 (few cards), noted #149 single frankings (4) to Germany, 400A on registered, some stationery, few advertising corner cards, plus 1864 Union soldier letter (just outside Nashville, TN) with some fighting descriptions, mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $196

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