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Postal History Collections

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Lot Description

1624

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 $400-500
CLOSED
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1625

Postal History From Stampless to Bisect, 1795-1929, dozen better items on auction cards; New York Jan 1, 1801 with clamshell cancel; Scott # 15 with bold Stockton CA small cover to Maryland; stampless cover with red 40¢ rate from Sacramento CA to Maine (bold strikes); U4 uprated with 9 and 11 from Ohio to Canada; 1795 stampless cover with straight line Boston and Bishop's mark to New Hampshire; 1837 stampless from Charlestown MA with lovely oval postmark; 1855 New Orleans transoceanic letter to France; blue negative 5 to Pittsburgh; 68 from Michigan to Canada; 211 bisect sent from Elmhurst IL; 65 single tied to Union Patriotic from NH; 11 with green CDS from Sharon Springs NH; 540 coil waste star plate block on 1924 cover; and three 634A tied with Santa Claus IN; attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
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1626

Covers with Fort origins, a magnificent collection of 46 mostly 1861-65 covers including Camp Run OH (S/R 7), Fort Schuyler NY (S/R 6), Fort Pickens FL (S/R 6), Fort Randall Dak, Jefferson Barracks MO, Fort Jones CA (2), Fort Dodge IA, Fort Atkinson WI, Fort Rice Dak, Fort Wallace KS, Fort Bridger Utah, Fort Laramie N.T., Fort Collins Col (Territorial), Fort Ripley Minn, Fort Snell Min, "Fort Smith Ark. July 3, 1864" two line straightline, and one with illegible cancel on "Cavalry Song" verse Union civil war patriotic cover, four with letters, few faults, also includes a photo postcard of Fort Wilkins, generally Fine to Very Fine, the consignor purchased 33 of them in a single DFK auction lot and added to them; see everything online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1627

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 $300-475
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1628

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 $160-225
SOLD for $140.00
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1629

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 $120-180
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1630

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 $120-180
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1631

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 $100-140
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction