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Worldwide Philatelic Auction

U.S. Collections - First Day and Cachet Makers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1833		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Huge Naval Stock, approx. 10,000 from 1930s to fairly recent, probably 99% cacheted, strong in submarines, battleships, Asia locations, handpainted cachets, good variety of vessels, mostly sleeved, many priced, dupl., generally Fine to Very Fine. Owner was a submariner in WWII. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1834		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, 6 Banker Boxes, Mostly 1940s to 1990s, many hundreds, loose, in binders, incl. group of Crosbys, gold replicas, etc., scattered better with retail to $20++ scattered throughout, clean, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1835		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Large Accumulation From Stamp Dealer, few thousand in 3 full banker boxes, vast majority First Day's, cacheted and mostly unaddressed, few U.S. and Foreign covers and stamps sprinkled in, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1836		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Modern Stock, hundreds sleeved and priced in full banker box, lots of better cachets incl. many handpainted, also noted Reid, mostly 6¢ to 32¢ issues, virtually all unaddressed, clean lot with high retail potential, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1837		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, USS Texas, fascinating lot of about 140 cacheted from 1930s, wide range of cachets and postmarks, plus 15 older postcards and a set of 16 Crosby photos, plus about 20 mostly legal size with USS Texas postmarks on Naval business, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1838		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, WWII Patriotic Lot, 197 in 2 books, good variety incl. many V-E and V-J piece, MacArthur, Nimitz, handpainted, Fluegel, Crosby, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1839		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Large Accumulation of Modern, 3000+ in 3 banker boxes, 3¢ to 29¢ issues, good variety of cachet makers, early tend to be addressed, modern unaddressed, straight forward material, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1840		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, PNC Collection, about 700 organized by Scott number in 3 black boxes, plus a few loose, mostly plate number strips of 3 (few plate singles and plate strips of 5), sleeved, 1980s to 1995, great variety of issues and numbers, unaddressed, mostly Artcraft or Artmaster cachets, but does incl. Colorano, Farnum, Fleetwood, and other better makers, noted items having nationally advertised retail prices of $20 to $50+, great lot for retail, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1841		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Pre War Naval Lot, Collection of over 150 cacheted, very clean, heaviest in submarines., Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1842		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Naval Related Lot, approx. 1200 commemorative sorted by countries, franked with U.S. stamps and canceled by our Naval vessels, commemorating the visit of Foreign vessels, nice variety, unusual group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1843		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, USS Constitution, about 60 cacheted mostly from 1930s, virtually all diff, some for cachets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1844		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, 1990s to Late 2000s Collection, hundreds of First Day's and programs for various modern issues filling 2 banker boxes, many items autographed by various dignitaries, some photos, very unusual group, Very Fine. Put together by local collector who loved to travel to ceremonies around the country. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1845		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Operation Sail 1980, about 600 "ship" covers or postcards with Colorano cachets, plus cinderella souvenir sheets of 4 for various U.S. and Foreign ships in commemorative folders, all for same event, great lot for promotion, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1846		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Naval Accumulation, few hundred in half filled banker box, 1930s to 1970s, mostly cacheted, good variety of vessels and events, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1847		U.S. Cachet and F.D. Cover Collections, Modern Accumulation, several thousand in 3 full banker boxes, mix of U.S. and U.N. First Days, plus a bit of commercial mail, 1940s to 1970s, cacheted and a mix of addressed and unaddressed, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230

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