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**Military-/War-Related Covers**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2245			Classic Ship and Naval Cover Collection, 1934-1965, nearly 2,000 better ship and naval envelopes in 18 Showgard cover albums; keel laying, launch, Commissioning (Recommissioning, and Decommissioning), Navy Day, First Day of Postal Service, Fleet Review, Shakedown Cruise, Independence Day, and more; wonderful selection of cachet makers including USCS, Crosby, Thurman, Canaday, Spader, Jagyi, EF Cachets, Dumonte, and more; Tenders, Battleships, Carriers, Submarines, and a dozen more types present; some are autographed; sadly, a number of these splended ships were lost in battle or tragic accidents; sizable collection of maritime postal history, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 51.2 lbs. (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2246			Patriotics of WWI & WWII, 1918-45, approx 700 better postcards and envelopes in three Showgard albums and a shoebox; stunning Staehle, Fluegel, Crosby, PentArts, Anderson, Kosko, CDH, Davis, T&T, Bukalew/Knapp, Cornell, Weigand, Roberts, Runge, ArtCraft, Wright, Smartcraft, American Art Service, Cachet Craft, Goff, Czubay, Von Losberg, Smith hand painted, A&K, Fleetwood, Minkus, and more; covers chronicle the shifting fortunes in the war with nice selection of VJ, VE, and atomic weapons; hand drawn Patriotic pen and ink dated Aug 1945; set of three oversized Crosby with thermographic double cachets postmarked MacArthur WV; package of 15 unused Micro-film Mail letter sheets as well as a pad of Patriotic stationery; stand up and salute! Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 14 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2247			Military Postal History Lot, 1918-94, Well over 1,000 covers dealing with American military history, both Army & Navy, and primarily from the two World Wars. Hundreds of free franking covers, an entire binder dedicated to V-Mail and two others filled with Soldiers' Mail from WWI with enclosed correspondence. Numerous other odds 'n ends, like war ration books and draft cards. Also included, the reference work United States Numbered Military Post Offices (1994 Edition) published by the Military Postal History Society, generally Fine to Very Fine, a couple of video flips viewable online but lot should be inspected on site. Shipping charges apply - weight 80.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)	Estimate $1,000-1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2248			WWII Patriotic Collection, 1941-45, 225+ covers in two Showgard albums bursting with exceptional material; Japan capitulates hand drawn and colored cover postmarked Aug 14, 1945, Staehle oversized FDC for FDR issues, PSYOPS airdrop leaflets, a dozen French characters mocking Axis fighters, Teixeira 1st anniversary of FDR death, Staehle (D-Day, VJ-Day), Fleugel (Japan gives up, Italy freed, V-E), Dec 7, 1941 postmarked Buffalo, a few Tokyo Bay, a few Mae Weigand hand painted, 1st Smart Craft, several Linto, Monty hand painted, Lannie Smith hand painted, Ken Browne hand painted, Bollinger pen and ink, Operation Crossroads, Netherlands anti-Nazi, several Jim Chada Add-Ons, 1941 Midway Island with premium bird cachet, Tomlinson pen and ink, Stawuszlewski hand painted multicolor, several Crosby, Operation Atomic Nevada, Muridge exquisite multicolor hand drawn, 3 Bernard Goldbergs, Louis Weigand hand painted tribute to China, Atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima, 4 Chaplains FDCs, Gold Star Mothers FDCs, more FDCs (Navy, Coast Guard, Army, United Nations, Iwo Jima), and many more; exceptional condition and selection, owners retail $23,000; you should take a look, Very Good to Excellent. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) Get Market Data for [United States Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	Estimate $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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