(Connecticut) 1940's-1950's, Connecticut Absentee Ballot Covers. 150 or so examples, all to small Connecticut towns and inscribed with pre-printed "Absentee Ballot" with the year designation; unusual lot. Estimate  $75 - 100. $0

(United States Army Post Offices) 1941-1945, Burma & India APO covers. Very interesting group of over 70 covers, including 24 from Burma and 47 from India, most with the proper censors and postmarks; note a number of APO 218 (Myitkyina, Burma) hand cancel & machine cancels, some with that destination, APO 629 (Chabua Assam), on stationery with CB! Shield (sunburst & star over red & white stripes); some interesting contents when overlooked by censor; some APO numbers defaced by censors; India APO's include 886 (Allahabad), 882 Karachi), 884 (Agra), 885 (New Delhi), 630 (Gaya Bihar), 466 (Jorhat Assam), 487 (Dinjan Assam); 689 (Ledo Assam) Northern Combat Area Command (Merrill's Marauders); and many more, a fascinating group; please inspect. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

1847-1915, Premium Cover Selection. About 90 covers, with frankings ranging from #1, 1851 imperfs including many 1¢ in multiples, many 1857's including 1¢ strips, several 37's to Ireland; 1861's various 10¢; nice group of 1869's including 1¢ & 2¢ several; Bank Note's in abundance with 15¢ usages, etc; a few later 19th Century with a few nice Columbians, some early 20th commemoratives with Pan Americans, Louisiana Purchase, PPIE, etc; also some officials on cover and a few locals & carriers; this group needs to be examined carefully to determine accurate value; condition from mixed to VF, please inspect. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

1847-51 Issues on Cover. Small group of 5 covers; including 3 #1 usages from N.Y., Baltimore and Worcester, #7 strip of 3 on cover and #14 to Nova Scotia; condition varies. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

1857-61 Transatlantic Covers. 7 covers franked with the 1857 issue; includes #30c single franking on cover to Calcutta, India, #26+36 combinations to France, #36 & #36b pair usages to G.B. (one with patriotic flag label, #24 pair on circular to France and #35 pair to Nova Scotia; condition varies. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

1862-70 Transatlantic Covers. 12 covers franked with the 1861-69 issues; includes 24¢ single and double frankings to England, couple 10¢ N.G.U. rate covers to Germany with #96 frankings, one with fancy shield type cancel, three 15¢ French treaty mail cover each with different frankings, another "Insufficiently Paid" with 2¢ Blackjack, F. grill, #71 paying the 30¢ P.C.M. rate to Germany, 21¢ British Closed Mail to Italy (missing stamp), #116 on cover to Germany & #68 to Nova Scotia; condition varies, couple certs accompany. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

1863-1867, "Black Jack" covers. 28 items, including printed circular usages, "drop rate", grills, split grill, wrapper, couple nice corner cards including Adams Express Company, New York; double rate wrapper; revenue usage; couple fancy killers, condition generally Fine or better, please inspect. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

1865-69 Treaty Mail to France Carried by the French Line. Exhibition collection of 30 covers mostly written up on display pages; a good showing of U.S. rates and exchange postmarks as well as French Line octagon including "Breast 2" in red and blue and the four numbered paquet handstamp sets, many stamped covers including nice scarce 1867, 30¢ F. grill on double rate cover, 15¢ usages including grill pair, 1869, 15¢ type I single usage, section of stampless multiple rates, etc.; well worth careful evaluation. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0

1890's, Sutro's Anti-Railroad Campaign Covers. Seldom seen group of 15 envelopes & wrappers, each with message imprinted at top and pre-addressed to legislators in Washington, D.C., wording including "TERRORISM, by the Southern Pacific"; "Senator Pettigrew of the Pacific Railroad Swindles"; "Huntington playing tunes to Congress"; "$900,000,000 at Stake"; and more, all unused examples, very unusual, please inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

1902 Definitive Issues on Cover. Approximately 120 covers and cards, includes foreign destinations, markings, registered, special delivery on postcard with 11 1¢ stamps, etc.; mixed condition, inspect. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

20th Century Covers. About 200 covers, mostly 1910-40's, includes foreign destinations, tied labels, airmail, more; inspect. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

3¢ Vermillion Banknote Covers. 7 covers mostly single uprate usages on 2¢ entires, including registered cover with 15c Banknote (faults); please inspect. Scott No. 214  Estimate $150 - 200. $0

A.P.O. Flag Cancels. 40+ covers with various numbered flags, A.E.F including censors, patriotics, Y.M.C.A., etc., some nice, some usual condition; inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Advertising Cover Accumulation. Over 700 pre-1920 covers, many illustrated including some multicolored designs including 1910 San Jose Rose Carnival, some illustrated postal cards, foreign destinations, etc.; some duplication, condition varies, please inspect. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

Advertising Covers, 1859-1909. Group of 16 items, including 4 cameo ads with couple East River Bank N.Y. to Europe, allover Rockland House Nantasket Beach with Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co corner "Advertized"; 1898 Wisconsin State Semi-centennial; 1909 N.Y. Mayor Campaign cover; and more, very attractive lot. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

Advertising Covers, 19th & 20th Century. 40 or so covers mostly with illustrated adverts, some better noted including 1907 'Machold Licensed Labor Agency' Philadelphia, 1905 'American Oriental Rug Co', Springfield, 1899 'Knights Maccabees' Huron, 1914 'Edward Kimpton Stationers' New York, 1910 'Dillon's Indian Rock Line', 'Patersons Overalls', 1905 'Lenox Soap' Cincinnati, 1907 'Bausman Steel Swings', Lancaster, 'New York Biscuit Company', for a cross section of what is here; condition generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0

Airmail Cover Group. 5 covers and cards; includes two #C3 first flight covers, #C13 Zepp flight post card, flown Earle Ovington Special Aerial Despatch card (AAMC 3e) and a 1928 "sister ship of the Spirit of St. Louis" souvenir flight card; condition varies. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

Airmail Cover Group. Interesting group of over 40 covers; includes 7 #C18 flight covers, Lindbergh flights, Wilkins - Ellsworth Expedition covers including Wilkins signed, First American Rocket - Airplane flight covers including official ribbons, etc. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

Airmail Flight Cover Accumulation. Selection of several hundred covers; includes many Lindbergh flights with better, three signed 1935-36 Laura Ingalls flights and other pilot signed including I. Sikorsky and E. Rickenbacker, air meets and Zeppelin flights, selection of #C1 & C3 issues on early flights, etc.; some duplication to be expected. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Attractive collection of over 300 covers (all in plastic sleeves) evenly divided between the two counties with most towns represented (no Berkeley or Oakland), some 19th century but primarily 20th century to the 1960's, many covers with corner cards, some illustrated advertising, numerous better uses (registered, special delivery, etc.) and unusual uses (missent, unclaimed, postage due, officially sealed, etc.), Very Fine lot. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

Alaska Covers, 1930-50's. Group of approximately 200 covers; nice range of postmarks, selection of airmail including many emergency mail service flights, some WWII items including patriotic, etc. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0

Alaska Flag Machine Cancels. Study of 22 items, covers and mostly post cards; all towns and types represented, post cards with a couple real photo; condition varies; inspect. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0

American Airways Covers, 1931-80's. Approximately 150 flight related covers, mostly commemorative cacheted cachet, some foreign flights, group of early airline labels; inspect. Estimate  $75 - 100. $0

Auxiliary Marking Group, 1880-1950. Over 80 covers and cards; including 1916-17 foreign embassy mail with "Washington D.C., P.O. The article was originally mailed in country indicated by postage" mark (Germany), variety of pointing hand marks including unclaimed and "Cannot be again Mailed Lawfully"; condition varies, please inspect. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0

Back of Book Cover Group. Mix of over 150 covers, includes special delivery & postage due usages, parcel post, Christmas seal, illegal revenue use, etc.; inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0