US AND UN COVERS WITH STERLING SILVER MEDALLIONS 90 first day covers from the 1970s and early 1980s, mostly UN but two albums of US as well, each with a Franklin Mint sterling silver medallion encased in plastic. With the current price of silver there is a significant melt value here. VF.

CV. 400

FOREIGN MINT AND PROOF SETS. incl. 1971 Jamaica Proof set, 1975 Bahamas Proof set, 1970 Panama Olympic 5 Balboas sterling (3), 1975 Bahamas $10 Independence Day coin sterling, Spain Expo 1992 set w/silver, and others

CV. 260

SPRAWLING US & WORLDWIDE TOKEN AND MEDAL COLLECTION. hundreds and hundreds of pieces including commemorative medals of all sorts, wooden nickels, rationing tokens, political pins, arcade tokens, gambling tokens; mostly modern but plenty of older pieces as well, generally VG-VF, close inspection required as there's no telling what could be hidden in this lot

CV. 150

FRANKLIN MINT MEDALLIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. 45 medals (five short of the complete set), each depicting a different event from the Civil War, all bright and UNC, each is 18.5 grams Sterling silver for a total of over 29 oz. Sterling silver

CV. 150

1890s/1910s Comet Postcards, selection of nine postcards, mostly American and German, several "doomsday" postcards from 1899 as well as a few from Halley's Comet's 1910 passing, few humorous/risque subject matter, also a Teddy Roosevelt comet charicature, most unused, generally Very Fine, a scarce and attractive group (Image)

CV. 200

Early 20th Century RPPC and Photograph Collection, approximately 120 postcards from the early 20th century, the vast majority real photo postcards, mostly of pretty girls (many produced in Italy), as well as several dozen early photographs, great subject matter and perfect for an ephemera dealer to sort through, generally Very Fine, viewing is recommended

CV. 50

Lot of 60+ Vintage Engraved Stock Certificates, housed in an oversized album, good subject matter including petroleum and tobacco, moderate duplication throughout, generally F-VF

CV. 50

WORLDWIDE LOCALS, CINDERELLAS, ETC. ACCUMULATION. many thousands of stamps, mint and used, with the majority housed on old Scott album leaves with hardly any duplication. For example Chinese locals with Foochow, Wuhu, Amoy, Chefoo, Hangkow, Kewkiang, etc. Then French Occupation of Hungary inc scarce surcharge, inverted on the 2k, lots of Baranyas and page after page of these intriguing issues, of 1917/1920. Then Lundy from Puffins through to 1960s, 19th century New Zealand, early Montenegro with the long revenues 19th century to high values complete, Australia, German locals, Belgium 19th century long revenues complete, France bi-colored 19th century imperfs with page after page of these different denominations, Ceylon long QV, Brazil 19th century with lots of high values, Lithuania, 19th century Luxembourg, good Syria miniature sheets and imperf pairs all with low printing numbers. There is more also housed in glassines, stockcards, old auction lots, etc, etc. A fantastic work in progress, definitely great material to market on Ebay.

CV. 1,500

LABELS AND CINDERELLAS COLLECTION. approx 775 nearly all different European and American pre-1916 items neatly arranged in a stock book, includes topics as fairs and exhibitions, sporting events, military, etc. with vignettes showing ships and planes, coats of arms, athletes, allegories, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, a must view (see online scans)

CV. 900

PICTURE POSTCARDS EXTRAVAGANZA. worldwide PPC lot extraordinaire! Imagine a lot with easily 6,000 ppcs from around the world, with about -+ earlier period and the rest more modern and same ratio USA/Worldwide, but all selected for usages or topic. Even the modern usages include a strong a section of Thailand forwarded mails with auxiliary markings, a lot of postage dues, better frankings, and some really good cards. This lot was assembled by a cover dealer that wanted to do ppcs, but retired instead and so you have a chance to pick up some very good items for your postal history stocks and the rest for the cheaper boxes. Enjoy your search!

CV. 650

MID-20th CENTURY POSTCARDS ARRAY. approx 250 mostly all different postcards being predominantly color cards of patriotic and propaganda themes, incl Roosevelt "The American people must think, speak and act together", a rare French WW I series of five by Vis+¬ of scenes on the frontlines, dozens of national anthem cards, incl.. British, American, Dutch, Italian, German, Swiss, Belgian, Swedish, etc, French "Women Soldiers" series incl Italy and Serbia (the latter subtitled "Revenge or Death"), various kinds of interactive cards, etc.; wonderful evocative material with many scarce individual items

CV. 500

PRE-1940s POSTCARDS SELECTION. approx. 250 mostly different cards and most in color, among the many better items seen include hand-colored German propaganda card showing Japanese and English troops being blown up in a "Fruitless Attack...at Tsingtao-+ used as fieldpost in 1914, French anti-semitic Dreyfus cards, early flying machines and aviators, poetry cards incl mock German accent "Der Kaiser to Gott: Mein Freindt, to me you vos not true!", "The Kaiser-+s arrival in hell on a tank", also African scenes incl French colonial cards with racist themes, interactive cards, etc., a most interesting holding

CV. 500

PRE-1920s "PSYCHIATRIC" POSTCARDS. of over 230 colorful postcards concentrating on the theme of psychiatry, including WW I shell-shock caricature with poem "It-+s not used acting barmy....those doctors in the army, they know too much", dreams and psychoanalysis, joke phrenological brain maps, etc, collection has been assembled over a lifetime and some of these items are extremely scarce

CV. 500

EXHIBITIONS POSTCARD COLLECTION. over 300 different cards in an art-nouveau period postcard album, focusing on the early 20th century International Exhibitions, at least half colored including an attractive series of more than 30 of the pavilions and sights of the 1910 Japan British Exhibition, similarly with the 1901 Glasgow, 1904 Bradford, 1905 Earl-+s Court, 1909 Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1911 Scottish, Coronation and Festival of Empire Exhibitions, etc, through to the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, as well as some US material including a color series for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expo, San Francisco. A wonderful old-time collection

CV. 400

19th/ EARLY 20th CENTURY POSTCARDS with "FISH" THEME. an extraordinary quality collection of over 200 19th/early 20th century color illustrated postcards all on the theme of fish, in fact these are without exception humorous or romantic cards for the "1er Avril", almost all different, organised by theme within the theme, including fish as hot air balloon, adulterous fish, fish driving early motor vehicle, collages, love messages -½little fish, speak for me-+, silver embossed of 1904, highly unusual proto-plastic card of 1907, etc,, generally fresh and Fi-VF; this collector has clearly gone to much trouble to find cards in excellent condition, with many here that would easily sell for $20-$30 on Ebay. A highly recommended viewing.

CV. 400

POSTCARDS ASSORTMENT. approx. 250 mostly all different pre-1940s, with many patriotic and propaganda including over a dozen US "Stars and Stripes" including embossed all-over colored with lady, lots of British WW I anti-German propaganda, Singer sewing machine costumes of the world, a scarce trio of Dutch caricature cards showing the reduction in English imports from the North and Baltic Seas due to the 1937 German blockade, as well as royalty, art, embroidered, pretty ladies, etc. A very colorful holding with many scarce cards present

CV. 400

POSTCARDS ASSORTMENT. approx. 250 loose, some in series such as military uniforms of the Belgian army, also good early aviation and burning zeppelin subtitled "End Of The Baby Killer", also portraits of authors, actors and comedians, colonial caricatures, WW I propaganda, military caricatures, Russo-Japanese war, lots of British regimental cards, patriotic and humorous war propaganda poem cards, etc, collected over many years with many scarce items, please inspect

CV. 400

EARLY 20th CENTURY POSTCARDS. collection of about 150 virtually all pre-WW I color postcards, the vast majority are in series format, including "The Sublime and the Ridiculous","Proverbs Illustrated", "How Men Propose", "Racecourse Impressions", etc, difficult to find so complete, these having been assembled over a lifetime

CV. 300

EARLY 20th CENTURY "HUMOR" POSTCARDS. 175 color postcards of the 1900s/10s in an album with virtually everything in series format, incl "Anybody Here Seen Kelly-+, "I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid-+, "In The Stone Age", "Superstitions" and much more, difficult to reassemble again, please inspect carefully.

CV. 300

WW I REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS. 20 different French published cards showing variety of subjects incl soldiers, property destruction, artillery, wounded soldiers, etc., Very Fine

CV. 250

19th/ EARLY 20th CENTURY POSTCARDS "MUSIC" THEMED COLLECTION. about 100 quality postcards of the 19th/early 20th century on the theme of music, virtually all different and the majority in color, including lots of New Year cards with buglers, amorous couples with musical instruments, another New Year card with band travelling in overloaded automobile, photographic cards of country bands in local costume, composers, etc, mostly F-VF; a wonderful collection, please inspect.

CV. 200

POSTCARD ASSORTMENT of MOSTLY NAPOLEON and NELSON. well over 400 postcards relating to the two most celebrated protagonists of early 19th century Europe, the majority pre-1920s and virtually all different, including a series of scenes of the life of Nelson the admiral, as a young man fighting with a polar bear, also seen is a long series of Napoleon-+s campaigns with grim scenes of the Grande Arm+¬e in the Russian winter, Belgian caricatures of Napoleon on St. Helena, etc, a desirable holding of these ever-popular themes, with many scarce items

CV. 180

WW I ERA POSTCARDS SELECTION. over 100 WW I era color postcards, many humorous and almost all in series format, including caricatures of difficulties for Scottish soldiers at the front, blackout enforcement officers and lady-+s silhouette in window, series of six "Do It Now" slapstick situations with original packet, mothers-in-law through the ages, etc, view to appreciate

CV. 100

GERMANY AIRPLANE and ZEPPELIN POSTCARDS. 28 cards plus a photo mostly of the 1920s/30s era and incl a ferw reprints or modern cards, Very Fine

CV. 100

GERMANY WW I PROPAGANDA LABELS, 30 (28 different) neatly mounted on pages, variety of subjects and images, fresh and F-VF

CV. 75