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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2354		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Two Classic 3¢ 1850s Fancy Cancels, 1st; #11 claret shade, pos. 8561L margins all around, dotted grid cancel on ladies embossed, Aug 2, 1852 with red Harrison Square and appended "MS"; 2nd #26 with bold fancy black Lykens, PA and diamond shaped ornaments, undated, both with minor cover condition issues but both attractive and unusual, Fine to Very Fine appearance, Simpson cert. for each, appraised for $53 many decades ago!! Simpson rarity 9 and 7 . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 2355		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Battleship USS Michigan Collection, about 46 covers and postcards, mostly from Admiral John Greenslade during his service aboard from November 1911 to August 1915, his biographical sheet is incl., Fine. Estimate $180-250. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2356		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Post WWII First Flights, 36, various routes and carriers, on annotated quadrille pages, inspect, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2357		U.S. Postal History Groupings, First Flight Accumulation, several hundred in banker box, late 1920s to 1930s CAms, plus a few FAms, good variety, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2358		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small Group From Collector, Around 60, incl. 40 APOs from 1960s-70s period from Japan, Viet Nam, Spain, etc., also few better classics incl. Columbian 21¢ rate 1895 to Belgium, 1850s trans-continental 10¢ rate NY to San Francisco, etc., clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2359		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation From Collector, many hundreds in well filled banker box, mostly 19th to early 20th Century common commercial mail, but did not some better 1920s 1st Days, advertising, machine cancels, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2360		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Antarctic 1930 to 1976 Group, about 200 in sleeves, good variety of cancels, cachets beginning with Byrd expeditions of 1930s, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2361		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Late 19th Century Group, 7 interesting covers and 1 postal card, noted American Peace Society (2), couple advertising, cancels for Market St., Mission St. and Sacramento St., San Francisco RPOs and La Salle St. Tube Sta., Chicago, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 2362		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 4 Early Flights, consists of 2 pioneer flights AAMC #4a, 15a on real photo card of event (stamp missing), early government flight #131 and a Jul 18, 1918 usages (16¢ rate) from New York to Philadelphia, nice group, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 2363		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Small Estate Balance, 7, plus 29 modern duck 1st Day's with Colorano cachets (dupl.), noted #240 single franking (cat. $625 on cover), Clipper first flight San Francisco to Macao, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2364		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Classic Accumulation, 140 covers, stampless to 1860s, incl. 1851 and 1857 3¢ issues, some with interesting contents, noted Portage City, Wis. (Helbock rarity 7), inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2365		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Confederacy Group of 3, #1, 11, first #1 bottom margin copy tied by Richmond, VA 1862 cancel, addressed to A.H. Stephens, Vice President of Confederacy, plus two #11 covers, both different shades, first used from Wilmington, NC, second from Columbia, SC, Fine. Scott $500+. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 2366		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Civil War Union Patriotic Group of 6, all stampless usages, noted embossed head of Washington in 5 point star design, embossed design of General Scott with "Free" hs. in black, Flag & Soldier design in red & blue with "Free" hs. in blue, sent by member of Congress, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 2367		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 225 Advertising, Cards and covers, mostly early 20th Century, otherwise generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2368		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 200+ 19th Century, incl. postal cards, wrappers, few overseas usages, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2369		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Retail Group in Binder, 83 covers or cards, noted several postal cards uprated for overseas destinations, flag cancels, Airmail, 19th to mid 20th Century, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2370		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Foreign Destinations, 70+, early to mid 20th Century, noted Europe, Latin America, Japan, marked retail $700, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2371		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Dirigible Lot, 31 of Akron-Macon flights and memorials, plus 35 postcards of various USN blimps, circa 1920 to 1940, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120-180. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2372		U.S. Postal History Groupings, P.P.I.E. Slogan Cancels, couple hundred on pages, by date and type, with literature on subject, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex Ed Payne. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2373		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Advertising Featuring "Animals", 9 incl. 1 showing fish, several with "big cats", late 19th to early 20th Century, no dupl., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 2374		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Auxiliary Markings Group, 100+, noted forwarding, return to sender, attempted, etc., 20th Century group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2375		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 19th Century Freak Group, 7, all showing dramatic shifts in design, incl. straddle margin copies, noted 3¢ grill with green cancel, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $109
Lot 2376		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Private Mailing Cards, 45 diff. incl. "Souvenir" cards, incl. one to Switzerland with Swiss Dues, mostly overseas usages, interesting group, all 1890s and later, Fine for this. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2377		U.S. Postal History Groupings, 2 Flight Covers From 1930, Jan.11, 1930 U.S. Army Polar flight with Ralph Royer autograph; Jan. 29, 1930 commemorating return of first Arctic Pursuit Patrol flight with 17 different autographs, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 2378		U.S. Postal History Groupings, WWI Aviation Group, 5 covers and one used real photo postcard from Army Aero Squadrons, Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $70-100. View details	Realized $75
Lot 2379		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Accumulation in Banker Box, many hundreds in ½ full box, noted WWII censored, modern to Australia, reg., some 19th Century, generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2380		U.S. Postal History Groupings, Early Machine Cancels, approximately 300 used stationery entires, over ½ are 1890s usages from various cities, balance mix of more modern and duplex cancels, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $63

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