USA Picture Postcard Blowout from the Gator Estate. Over 3000 diverse postcards from the United States, early twentieth century to 1940's and later. Mixture of posted and unposted, pristine and worn, sleeved and unsleeved cards, including views of cities, towns, and landscapes; holidays; and miscellaneous topics. Probably no million-dollar cards, but loads of great material for bourses, club shows, and eBay lots. (Image)

Exposition Postcard Lot. Over thirty postcards from the World’s Columbian Exposition 1893 and St. Louis World’s Fair 1904, most items identified and described. Posted and unposted, in-period use and late-usage cancels. Occasional minor imperfections. Various series and designs represented. Most cards sleeved. Attractive foundation for a specialized collection. (Image)

Stock of Texas postcards. Consists of owner’s count of 2,300 mainly linen or chromes; sorted, sleeved, and priced. Good variety of Texan material ready to sell on the internet or at shows. Not to be missed. (Image)

Exposition Delicacies from the Gator Estate. A small album of twenty-six postcards and covers, 1876-1915. Loaded with desirable used and unused postcards, along with a small number of advertising cards and covers. Includes material from World’s Columbian Exposition, Pan-American Exposition, California Midwinter International Exposition, Jamestown Exposition, Cotton States and International Exposition, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, etc. Beautiful condition, with sharp colors and clear cancels. See photos for a sampling of highlights. (Image)

Railroad Cancels Galore. One box packed with over 700 postcards from throughout the U.S. with various R.P.O. cancels. Most chosen for clarity and condition. Organized alphabetically by first letter of cancel. Almost all items are sleeved; some are annotated with factual explanation or pricing information. Also includes a few postal cards, etc. Emphasis is on the first half of the twentieth century, with many cancels in the 1905-1940 range. Grand opportunity to acquire numerous and diverse R.P.O. cancels at one time. Listen to the clickety-clack of the train on the railroad track! (Image)

USS Florida dreadnought battleship pre-WW I real photo selection in a binder. Most taken by the official ship photographer Krueger and Otto to document their sea duty prior to the war. Owner’s count of 132 cards. An unusual offering not to be missed. (Image)

The United States in Postmarks and Images! Two-box collection of picture postcards, all referencing destinations in the U.S., holidays celebrated in the U.S., humor valued in the U.S., or famous people from the U.S. Also includes some postal cards and small envelopes. Limited primarily to the first half of the twentieth century. Many items sleeved and marked with prices from the past. Organized alphabetically by state, with clear cancels and numerous funny, charming, or interesting messages. Mixed condition. Most states represented. A treasure for the knowledgeable postcard collector. (Image)

Many hundred cards from the golden age to chromes but mainly the linen period. They range from interesting and useful to inconsequential. Enough of the former to warrant a look. (Image)

Assortment of sixty-five Michigan mostly commercial covers from the 1850s to 1948. Some cancels are Marshall, Kalamazoo, Tecumseh, Aurelius, Holland, Ferry, Paw Paw, Chesaning, Ann Arbor etc. Condition varies so inspection recommended. (Image)

Apollo 16 Space assortment of owner’s count of approximately 10,000 mainly unaddressed covers in two large cartons. Lots of varieties including dates, cancel cities, #1435-35 Space Achievement Decade. Heavy duplication particularly Moon Landing and Splashdown. Many are sleeved. (Image)

Apollo 11 C76 FDC holding having owner’s count of approximately 3,700 unaddressed in four cartons. Contains Sarzin one hundred FDCs having ten varieties of mission milestones, Apollo 8 oversized postcards with C76 roughly eighty with faint to missing cancels. Also, Sarzin oversized metallic facsimile of around 150 for the Moon Landing, Schoen around 250, a few anniversaries, and 700 Space City Cover Society three varieties C76 Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins. Roughly 2,400 are NASA Manned Spacecraft Stamp Club having some anniversaries. Likewise includes an additional 2,600 unissued envelopes having about 1,100 from the NASA Manned Club, 550 Apollo from the Lunar Post Office Swanson, 500 Apollo Schoen/Space City Cover Society and 500 miscellaneous. (Image)

An amazing postal history accumulation from the Gator Estate. Around 200 diverse examples of stampless, registered, trans-Atlantic, rates, auxiliary marks, etc. Condition is mixed. A worthy group that must be seen to be appreciated. (Image)

Expert cancel collector's hoard of US covers and cards in 39 binders on heavy plastic pages filling eight heavy cartons. The previous owner had a variety of interests and everything that made it to these albums was saved for a reason. Almost everything in this group is post 1895. Somewhere near 4.000 pieces that include picture postcards, postal stationery and covers. Topics include: Modern postal history embracing rates, destinations, and usages. If you look close a number of scarce and valuable pieces are included. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada postal history with obscure towns, territorial markings, and destinations. AMF and RPO usages. Commercial mail to and from Canal Zone, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Postal card and postal stationery in period usages. And odd and unusual definitive issue usages. All the knowledge necessary to amass such a holding should not be lost so offered intact as received. A bargain at the suggested bid. (Image)

Apollo 17 Space selection of owner's count of approximately 5,600 mostly unaddressed covers in two large cartons. Contains all cachets roughly 95% Manned Spaceflight covers having lots of dates with #1434-35 Space Achievement Decade, cancel cities with heavy duplication on Launch, Moon Landing, Splashdown. About 1% are miscellaneous Mission cachets, 1% Tracking Stations, 3% Sarzin Metallic Dates (over 160) in nine issues. Many are sleeved. (Image)

Assortment from the 1860s to the 1930s in two large cartons. Owner’s count of 2,472 commercial covers, postcards, and postal stationery. Includes 826 Doanes mainly postcards from Kentucky (306), Tennessee (120), Indiana (308), and South Carolina (92) involving several DPOs, 347 town cancels mainly pre-1920 four bars having some Doanes, around 300 flag cancels majority on cover etc. Good variety. Needs to find the right Ebayer to market. (Image)

Accumulation of United States roughly from the 1830s to the 1950s in one large carton. Between 800 to 1,000 items approximately evenly divided between commercial and airmail covers as well as some postal stationery and postcards. Spotted an interesting grouping of stampless. Condition varies. A soup to nuts offering. (Image)

Accumulation in eight cartons. Roughly 5,000 United States mostly cacheted FDCs and Event covers from the 1930s to the early 2000s. Includes souvenir pages from the 1970s to 1980s as well as about 10% are Civil War Event covers from the 1960s. Searching will reveal some interesting items that might be especially for you. (Image)

Satellite and Rocket assortment having the owner’s count of approximately 5,500 Space cacheted covers from the 1960s to 1990s having a concentration in the 1960s-1970s in three cartons. Contains several different programs including Echo I (400 FDCs, #1173 FIRST cachet from Aerojet Stamps & Coin), Poker Flats Alaska, Big Bird, Aurora, Big shot, Bio, Bomarc, Aerobee, Atlas, ATS, Landsat, Nike, GPS, Hubble, IMP, Comsat, ERTS, ESSA, Inmarsat, Intelsat, OSS, Explorer, ITOS, Skyspy, Telstar, THOR, TIROS, Pogp, Quicklock, SAMOS, Secret, Tita, Tomahawk, Trident, Vela, and Westar. Duplication exists. Resale potential. (Image)

Planets and Mission assortment having the owner’s count of approximately 6,400 Space mainly unaddressed cacheted covers and FDCs from the 1960s to the 1990s in four cartons. Most are Mission covers including Mars (Mariner, Viking, Observer, Pathfinder, Polar Lander, PAET), Jupiter (Pioneer), Venus (Express, Pioneer), Sun (HEOS, Ulysses), Moon (Clementine), Lunar Explorer, Lunar Orbiter, Lunar Prospector, and Ranger (Surveyor, Cassini, Pioneer). Remaining are FDCs from Space City Cover Society having heavy duplication, #1556 Pioneer Jupiter (roughly 250, eight varieties), #1557 Marnier 10 Mercury (roughly 1,750, some blocks fourteen varieties), #1759 Mars Viking (around 500, some blocks, thirteen varieties), #2568-77 Space Exploration, (around 900, our planets including Moon and Pluto). Needs to find a new home. (Image)

An inspiring assembly of well over 90 advertising covers from the Gator Estate. Mainly 1880’s to 1920’s. Contains a wide variety of themes and subject of the time, including a few multi-color types. Condition is mixed. Good way to wet your whistle while trying to find a direction to your liking. (Image)

Collection/assortment roughly from the 1850s to the 1950s in two cartons. Contains hundreds and hundreds of United States mainly RPO commercial covers, postal stationery, and postcards organized and identified in eight binders. Has several interesting cancels to view. Spotted a wide range of railroads. All aboard! (Image)

Arkansas collection from the 1870s to the 1990s in three cartons. Hundreds and hundreds of commercial, Event covers, FDCs, postal stationery, and postcards in sixteen binders. Comprises RPO, doane, flag cancels, US Ships, First Flights, 100th Anniversary Statehood 1936 selection that would make any Arkansan native or specialist smile. (Image)

Forever Ohio! Important opportunity for lovers of Ohio postal history, late nineteenth century through 1990’s. Six binders of roughly organized commercial and philatelic covers, postcards, postal cards, etc., each featuring a clear postmark from a town or city in Ohio. Some covers celebrate Ohio’s statehood; others focus on the state’s great counties (e.g., Seneca); several highlight the state’s noteworthy municipalities (e.g., Tiffin); and many commemorate special events in the state’s history. The lot needs a loving, knowledgeable hand to cull and reorganize the mass of material. Contains the foundation of an Ohio-focused exhibit. (Image)

An incredible horde of almost entirely First day Covers in 12 bulbous cartons. Nested mainly in neatly presented uniquely manufactured binders. Mainly acquired from an overpriced subscription promoter. Combination of addressed and unaddressed, very clean. Also includes a dealer’s stock sorted by Scott number thrown in for a bonus. Great way to fill up your selves for a fraction of the original cost. Shipping weight approx. 260lbs, call or email for a rate quote. (Image)

Apollo 8 Space assortment of owner’s count of approximately 2,500 mostly unaddressed FDCs in two large cartons. Includes around 400 Sarzin having nine varieties showing mission milestones. Roughly 650 duplicates involving Artcraft Artmaster, Fleetwood, Space Cover Society Approximately 1,450 are Premier and Premier varieties. Heavy duplication. (Image)