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Postal History Collections

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1303

Foreign Service Officer Collection, 1776-2000, stampless, postal stationary, and diplomatic mail from a State Department employee stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan; Feb 1776 to attorney without contents, several stampless folded letters 1843-1858, pair of British folded letters from 1856 carried on "Atlantic" and "Arabia"; binder containing about 100 mint and postally used entires (several from Columbas Exposition), 5 envelopes carried on the Hindenburg, prewar Clipper mail to Switzerland, a few dozen mint and postally used postal cards, envelope mailed from Byrd Expedition in 1934 from South Pole, lovely multicolor hand drawn pen and ink on 1911 postal card, pair of Scott # 113 on cover, pair of German States envelopes from 1858 and 1864, 1866 Paris to Lyon envelope, Registered 1893 Paris to New York, Netherlands folded letters from 1853 and 1867, commercial mail from Saudi Arabia to the US in 1960 with colorful frankings, business mail from Kuala Lumpur, wonderful diplomatic mail from Afghanistan, and much more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $600-800
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1304

Little Bit of Everything, 1843-2008, 300+ envelopes and cards in 4 binders; Binder 1 commercial mail (1911) from New York to Amsterdam with Washington-Franklins, numerous event covers (mostly 1930s), and some WWII mail including Great Britain cover with censor tape; Binder 2 lady's cover addressed to Mrs Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage, gold trimmed art deco postcard with Emperor Meiji and Field Marshall Oyama (autographed by him) reviewing troops in 1906 after Japan-Russia war, 1934 LZ-127 Registered cover Brazil to Germany with inflation franking, Advertising cover to US from Cairo during 1956 Egypt-Israel War (King Farouk images defaced), several Registered and Insured money letters to Germany and Italy, 1873 scarce 9¢ packet rate from US to France, 1911 US Registered sample to Germany (2¢ UPU sample rate plus 10¢ Registration), Stratosphic Airmail flight flown by Wiley Post, multicolored Advertising (both sides), Canadian Semi-Postal on cover, pair of 1925 bisects on cover, 1843 French folded letter to London, unused Tuck postcard honoring KEVII, minature envelope with letter franked with GB #3, 1897 postcard from Pike's Peak, better 1939 Cooperstown NY Baseball FDCs, pair of Ship to Shore 1931 Good Year blimp mail, 1937 souvenir mail flown by Glenn Curtis, Erroll Boyd autographed Columbia mail, and 1946 Pan Am test mail; Binder 3 about a dozen event covers from the 1930s and lots of room for more covers; Binder 4 about 120 examples of pre 1920 postal stationery (collected for Marcophaly), great Advertising and corner cards, an attractive GB #3 on folded letter to Sheffield, and a few dozen postal cards with McKinley, Grant, Jefferson, and Sheridan on them; worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $475.00
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1305

Naval Cover Accumulation, many hundred covers, best include 14 Beazell covers with image of a different Navy ship addressed to Crosby from 1931 with the 2¢ Yorktown stamp (#703) being a First Day Cover, and a long box containing many 1930's-40's covers and a large handful of Deep Freeze covers, 2 binders of c. 1980 covers variety of ship cancels, Very Fine, see everything online. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Video7 for this lot) (Video8 for this lot) (Image)
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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $300.00
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1306

Wide-ranging Postal History Assortment, many hundreds of covers, most items to about the $10 range, including much commercial mail and stationery, with First Day Covers, some 19th century, even some early stampless covers including pre-1800; a few foreign items mixed in, Fine to Very Fine, inspection invited. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $500-750
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1307

West Virginia Cover, Postcard and License Collection, hundreds, mostly 1900's-40's with a handful earlier and later, including many interesting items, postcards are a mix of cards chosen for the picture side of a scene in a West Virginia town and others for the cancel, a few college covers, a handful of coal-themed items, reduced legal sized cover with #69 with top selvage tied by "Kanawha C.H. Va. Oct. 16, 1861" double-circle datestamp to Ohio signed by Stanley Ashbrook, well organized in four boxes, a legal-sized cover with #73 (2) & 114, vast majority are towns A through G, well-organized in four shoeboxes, also includes over 100 licenses (no stamps) mostly from the 1940's and 1950's for a drug store in Charleston including vending machines, general licenses, licenses to operate a store, license to sell soft drinks, cigarettes and tobacco, health department licenses to operate an eating and drinking establishment (these were displayed in the store and show the usual corner faults and pinholes), plus an old short film "W.V. Postal History - Maps" and an 1869 statement sized partially printed receipt with Harnden Express letterhead, mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine, see some of the highlights online. Shipping charges apply - weight 24.6 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $750.00
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1308

Selection of Better Covers, 39 in total, from stampless to modern high-value First Day Covers; much of interest with albino stationery, entires with indicia folded to the inside (surcharges printed properly), a Centennial Exhibition cover, a few classic 19th century single-frankings, advertising covers, an oversized item sealed by metal clasps, 2¢ entire to Salvador with postage due handstamp, a couple items from the US Embassy in Moscow during the early Soviet period, an ARAMCO corner card cover, USPOD Official-franked cover, etc., Fine to Very Fine with better, fully imaged online. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
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1309

Approximately 750 Postal History Covers, 1873-1998, Of which over one-third from the 19th century and the vast majority before 1950. Many interesting hotel covers, some FDCs, special event and advertising covers, a binder with covers and enclosed letters and more. A terrific lot to explore, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Image)

Estimate $350-500
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1310

Correspondence Collection, 1841-1934, about 40 items consisting on envelopes and contents in a 3 ring binder; 1841 folded letter with Great Britain Scott # 3 addressed to the Royal Bank of Scotland; 1865 Illinois letter from US General Hospital to Paymaster General in Washington; lovely engraved commercial stationery (steam pump, steam engines, and belting) with personal note; fascinating business stationery with engraved examples of 19th century machinery; attorney letterhead with content on judgements handed down including death case; engraved invitation join Chicago judge and familiy at their home; 1886 commercial letter from wholesaler of ready-made, tailor-made, and custom-made clothing; elegant San Francisco flyer for 1880 production of Romeo and Juliet; 1890 Wisconsin city clerk attesting to the good character and sound work ethics of an employee; 1890 Steuben ME love letter to woman in CT; 1895 account statement from New York bank; attractive Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman letterhead from Baraboo WS; 1857 Birmingham Englang printed campaign folded letter for surgeon to the Birmingham Dispensary; 1916 Havana circus stationery; 1918 soldier mail from Camp Library in KS to private at Camp MacArthur in TX; 1918 soldier letter with reference to getting out of quarantine and joining the main training camp in MS; a few bank checks with Revenues affixed; pair of undivided back postcards that are folded panoramic; 1920 Special Delivery mail from traveling theater booking agent; and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $250-350
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1311

WWII Family Correspondence, 1943-1946, 2 banker's boxes packed with hundreds of letters from a serviceman from his time while in training in the United States through postwar service in Germany; operational security translated into minimal job or situation content so much is relegated to familial topics, although the envelope postal history remains rich in APOs, censor markings, rates (numerous Postage Dues noted), and routes; condition is mixed as much has been opened roughly and some of the correspondence has been exposed to pests and mildew; also included are hundreds of First Day envelopes and worldwide covers, making this an enjoyable lot to paw through, Very Good to Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 35.6 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $200-275
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1312

Reload Your Dollar Box, 1905-2016, thousands of 20th century covers that show-goers love; includes First Day Covers, worldwide commercial including Airmail and Registered, mint and used postal cards (many of these modern used cards are really good), postal entires, some soldier's mail and censor tapes; fun for collectors, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 47 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $200-275
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1313

Small Group of Interesting, Lower Value Covers, 21 varied covers in a small cover album; includes two scarcer unused Civil War Patriotics, 3¢ & 8¢ Columbians on a 2¢ Columbian entire to Germany, two Zeppelin covers (one Germany to the U.S.), a U.N. #38 First Day cover, etc. Worth a look. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
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1314

Enormous Pile of Covers, 1880-2021, thousands of US (and a few hundred foreign) in two large boxes; a brief dip reveals First Day Covers (cacheted and uncacheted, addressed and unaddressed), commercial mail, a little military mail, and obviously much more; enjoy, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 56 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $160-225
SOLD for $130.00
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1315

War Mail to Loved Ones Back Home, 1942-67, perhaps 150 envelopes (and some correspondence) mostly from WWII but did note dates from Korea and a few from Vietnam; mostly censored with numerous interesting auxiliary markings, many carry domestic Airmail rate or are free as Soldier's Mail; many opened with abandon as these were intended as work products and not philatelic creations; time spent with a reference on APO/FPOs will yield much enjoyment and perhaps unmask valuable covers, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $80-120
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction