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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 88

United States
Postal History by Subject

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2001
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Jet and Aerospace Postal History and Ephemera Balance. Four large boxes filled with air flight material; includes various jet related covers including signed flown, related ephemera French Andorra literature including Ellington-Zwisler rocket mail catalogs, other literature and some stamps.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:53:55 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2002
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Kans-Nebr Issues on Cover. Approximately 30 covers and cards, with at least 9 cover usages used in the proper state; usages include special airmail, registered, special delivery, Official Business corner card, catapult, etc., some better destinations including Curacao, Belize and Greece, few fancy cancel covers, etc.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:54:19 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2003
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Cat No: Collection

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Local & Carrier Covers. 24 covers in stockbook, mostly good Boyd & Blood's usages including a couple nice Blood's entires, others include American Letter mail #5L2, few Hale usages and several Baltimore carriers; condition varies, a useful group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:55:13 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2004
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Cat No: Collection

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image Military Mail including WWI and WWII. 20th century group of over 40 covers including U.S. ships, APOs, soldier mail, POW and Immigration camp mail, etc., note 1916 U.S.S. New York special delivery use; "U.S.S. Minneapolis" straightline use; U.S.S. Pennsylvania registered use; U.S. Marines at Nicaragua, 1942 Indianapolis Ind. P.O.W. mail to Camp Zentsiji at Shikoku, Japan "Passed by U.S. Censor" with 5¢ Prexie; 1943 Fort Stanton N.M. from Immigration Camp to Chicago, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:55:39 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2005
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Cat No: Collection

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Post Office Slogan Cancels. Thousands upon thousands of covers organized alphabetically according to the first letters of the various Post Office machine slogan cancels spanning the 1950's into the 1980's; thus, there are many cancels appearing as identical multiples across many different towns and states, the collector bought this as a group in 1990 and then tucked it away in his attic.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:56:00 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2006
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Cat No: Collection

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image Postage Due Stamp Covers. Group of 35 covers with various postage due frankings, note 1898 #279B bisect drop use marked "Due 1¢" and 1¢ postage due tied by Utica N.Y. cds; 1925 incoming Canada 1¢ yellow strip of three Admiral issue cover to Detroit with U.S. 10¢ special delivery stamp marked "20 more to pay" and reverse with precancelled 2¢ postage due block of 10 precancelled by Detroit; 1909 Russia unpaid to Prisoner at Philadelphia Pa. with 10¢ due; 1917 Canadian Soldier Letter to Detroit via New York with 104th Canadian Inf. Bn. oval and pair of 2¢ postage dues; etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:56:40 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2007
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Cat No: Collection

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Postal Card Accumulation. A couple thousand spanning from the 1870's into the early 1900's, with a very few that are later, most are business, advertising, or commercial, but a few carrying personal messages, most are East Coast origin but representatives from most other states also, most minimal condition issues, but some soiling here and there.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:57:17 EST
Sold For 280

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2008
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image Postal History Assortment, 1860-1990. Several hundred covers, entires and cards, with ad covers, first days incl. UN, stampless, first flights, RPOs, inaugural, postal stationery, possessions, better noted negative "OK" cancel on card, Kenosha WI smiling face, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:58:07 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2009
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image Postal History Balance, 1840s-1900s. Better balance of over 220 covers including #1 on cover to Canada (bleached), #2 on cover;; #17 pair on cover front; 1893 Winchester Repeating Rifles illust. ad cover; #78 YFM grid cancel to England; #71 NYFM double cross-roads to France; #68 to Canada; #69 on domestic cover; #14 Providence R.I. to San Francisco; #33 Buffalo N.Y. to Nevada City Cal.; few registered, advertising, fancy cancels like Chicopee inter-twinned star cancel, stampless, etc.; mixed condition, F.-V.F., viewing should prove rewarding.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:59:12 EST
Sold For 3500

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2010
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Cat No: Collection

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Presidential and Related Mail, 1913-1960s. Group of 18 items including 1939 Grace Coolidge free frank on New England Tel. reply envelope; 1935 Glen Cover and 1940 Oyster Bay covers with Edith Roosevelt free frank use; White House corner card uses, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 15:59:36 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2011
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Prexie Issue Covers. Almost 100 cover mostly in sleeves; nice range of issues and usages including better FDC cachets, $1 plate block FDC, high values on bank tags, airmail registered special delivery, usage to Singapore, 10¢ coil strip on insured mail cover, etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:00:24 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2012
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Prexie Issue Covers. Of 6 1938 Presidential series covers; includes cover with 22¢ and 24¢ values (Registered, Return Receipt), 2¢ and 11¢ (Special Delivery), 50¢ single franking (Registered, Return Receipt), 15¢ Bisect usage (Military "No Other Postage Available"), etc.; a great lot of this popular series.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 70.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:00:41 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2013
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Cat No: Collection

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image Printed Matter and Circular Mail, 1840s-1860s. Group of 42 stampless covers including 1855 "Philadelphia, 2" circular handstamp on printed prices current, "New-York, Paid 2 Cts, Aug 25" red integral-rate cds on printed newspaper circular, 1846 "New-York, 2 Cts, Nov 1" cds on cotton price circular, 1848 Mobile Ala. "Paid 3" in circle rating handstamp on printed prices current, 1849 "Manchester N.H., Mar 27" red cds with "2" rating handstamp, "Philadelphia, 1 Paid, Jun 6" cds on cover to Lewisburg N.Y., 1854 Richmond Va. blue cds and "Paid 1" rating handstamp on printed circular, and 1856 Havana to New York with "New York, 2" circular handstamp and "Printed Circular" h.s., etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:01:02 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2014
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image Railroad Stampless Mail. Group of 52 covers including Railroad Post Office markings, railroad related content, circulars and advertising; noted includes "Philada. Railroad" red straightline with "M. Hampton, MC" free frank to New York, "Boston & Alby. R.R." red cds to Gill Mass., "Phil. & Baltimore R.R." cds on free frank use to Bath Me., "Baltimore Rail Rd." red cds on cover to Washington D.C., "Little Miami R.R." red cds to Columbus Oh., 1846 "NY" crude Philadelphia R.R. marking to Philadelphia, "Baltimore R.R." red straightline on 1850 cover to New York,"Balt. & Ohio Rail Rd." blue cds to Hamilton Va., "R R" manuscript marking and "25" rating from Baltimore 1845 to Boston, Pennsylvania Railroad flap seal on 1856 cover, "Grand Trunk Railway" corner card cover from Prescott Ont. to Sciota N.Y., Concord N.H. red cds and "Paid 3" markings on 1849 printed railroad notice to Gilford N.H., New Haven red cds and "2" rating on 1847 printed New York and New Haven R.R. Co. printed notice, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:01:40 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2015
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Railway Post Office (RPO) Cancels. Cancels on card or covers, several thousand, running from the late 1870's up until the general end of the RPO system in the 1960's, don't know if there are any great rarities here, but a quick glance reveals quite a few small town to small town usages, some emphasis on the southeast, but generally a good cross-section of the nation's railroad routes. Some mixed condition, but mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:01:54 EST
Sold For 500

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2016
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image Registered Mail, 1870s-1900s. Group of 20 registered covers including 5¢ and 8¢ Columbian #234, 236 to Belgium with NY exchange label; 8¢, 10¢ Trans-Miss. #289, 290 to Germany with NY exchange label; 1928 New Haven Ct. bulldog fancy cancel; 1915 and 1918 uses to Russia returned due to enemy occupation, one with label; etc, some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:02:28 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2017
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Small Banknote to First Bureau Issue Cover Balance, 1890-97. Approximately 150 sleeved covers, mostly 2¢ usages from an array of towns, including many corner card covers, fancy cancels, patriotic, etc.; better includes higher franking registered including a nice section of Columbian issues, some good destinations, multicolored ad covers including gun and Exposition, etc.; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:03:19 EST
Sold For 800

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2018
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image Special Delivery Postal History, 1894-1900s. Group of 15 covers and cards including E3 & #230 (2) Chicago & Duluth RPO use to Rockford; E5 on UX12 from Washington D.C. to local address; E15 and C19 on airmail cover to Canada; E14 on UX38; E15 and 1¢ on post card; E8 and 1¢ Wash. on post card; E11 and Canada 3c Admiral from Toronto to Buffalo; etc., F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:04:33 EST
Sold For 280

Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2019
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image Stampless Registry Markings, 1840s-50s. Group of 18 covers with mostly blue Philadelphia "R" Recorded markings on covers from Boston, New York, Lancaster Pa., Wilkes Barre Pa., Plymouth Pa., Danville Pa., Harrisburg, Mifflintown, Rehobeth Oh., Easton Pa., 1845 Philadelphia blue cds with blue ms. "Recorded" and matching "40" rating, 1854 New Orleans legal-size cover with partial red "Registered" straightline and matching "Paid 12" rating to Liberty Miss.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:05:25 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 88
Lot No: 2020
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image Territorial Covers, 1808-1900s. Better group of 42 covers including 1829 "Little Rock A.T." folded letter, 1860s "Yankton D.T." cds ties #65 on Provost Marshal's Office cover, Santa Fe N.M. cds ties #11A; 1838 Mineral Point W.T. cds stampless use, 1878 Cheyenne City Wyo. cds cover to "Gen. Bradley Expedition via Deadwood Dacotah"; 1887 Caddo Ind. T.; 1880s Wardner Idaho Ter. oval; 1808 "New Orleans" red cds; 1812 "Opelousas O T, 11. May" manuscript postmark use (illustrated in Huber's Great Mail on p. 14); 1888 "Mescalero, New Mexico" cds; 1884 "Wagon Mound N.M."; "Wyandott K.T." balloon cds use; "Cannon River Falls M.T." balloon-style cds use on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; Henderson M.T." balloon-style cds use; "Omaha City N.T." cds use on #26 cover; and blue "Brownsville N.T." balloon-style cds use on 3¢ Nesbitt entire; etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 1,050.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00


Closed..Oct-06-2019, 16:05:55 EST
Sold For 1000

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