Aerospace Collection Balance. Mostly housed in 9 binders; with hundreds of covers commemorating various aerospace flights mostly from the 1960-70's; including 1960's space glider flights including the Asset flights, M-2 flights, HL-10 last flight, X-24A rocket flight signed by pilot, X-15 flights including signed, also includes balloon flight related, space shuttle, and much interesting ephemera items including press releases and photos, also includes some foreign cover items.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Airmail Postal History Balance. Of approximately 180 sleeved covers; includes a nice range first and second issue usages including a few early first issues flights, Zeppelin flights with #C15 use and seven C18 usages including multiple frankings, better, round-the world flights and an array of later flights to the 1940's, etc.; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Back-of-the-Book Cover Balance. Useful group of approximately 100 cover in sleeves; including due, registry, stationery, etc., some better items include Hawaii use and some C.S.A.; inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Balance of an Old-Time U.S. Cover Collection. Couple hundred covers from stampless to 1950s, 1891 inbound cover from Turkey with U.S. Postage Due, about half is 20th century with WWII A.P.O., some Prexie and Liberty Series, unusual destinations such as Burma, Andorra, Ethiopia, etc., also with some odd material like Thomas Edison signed stamp, some Great Britain free frank fronts; some mixed condition but much is Fine or better.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Bank Note Cover Group, 1873-80. Of 26 covers including a few stationery entires; includes a selection of Chicago, Ill. blue fancy duplexes, 3¢ grill x5 on registered cover from Hyrum, Utah, usage to Italy forwarded with Italian dues, 1879 usage to Brazil, 2¢ vermilion on priced current to Amsterdam, many fancy cancels including Northampton, Mass. crescent moon and star, etc.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Banknote Covers, 1870-1888. Group of 68 covers; includes single 1¢ #134 and 3¢ #136 grills on separate covers; nine covers with 1¢ stamps of various, Scott numbers including 156 single tied by numeral "79" fancy cancel of Mattapoisett MA; 4 covers franked with 2¢ red brown; 2 covers with 2¢ vermilion; five with 2¢ red brown; eight covers with 3¢ green including 1872 cover with two singles from NJ to London; 5¢ Taylor to Switzerland; defective 5¢ brown Garfield cover addressed to France; two covers with 6¢ singles including one to Mexico via Laredo; finally 1885 cover franked with 2¢ red brown and 10¢ yellow brown on registered cover with cogged "Silver … R.R.S" postmark; mixed condition with some faults.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Bank Note Issue Cover Balance, 1870-88. Of several hundred sleeved covers, mostly 3¢ usages from an array of towns, including many corner card covers, western towns, fancy cancels, etc.; better includes various 6¢ usages to Canada (including P.E.I.) and England and other placed in Europe, 10¢ #150 pair to Italy, 15¢ #189 to South Africa, 5¢ solo and double usages to Europe, 4¢ #215 block on uprated 1924 cover to Germany, 15¢ + 3¢ domestic registered, etc.; condition mixed, well worth full evaluation.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Bank Note Issue Covers - Foreign Mail, 1870-79. Group of 6 comprising #148 on 1871 Puerto Rico via Boston to Nova Scotia; #158, 159 (2) and 160 on 1874 cover to France; #158, 159 on 1875 New Orleans La. cover to France with red New York "Too Late"; #146, 150 pair to Peru (PSE cert); #158 strip of three on 1875 New Orleans La. to France; #146 (2), 151 Lynn Mass. to St. Helena (missing 12¢ for 28¢ rate); and #163 pair & 162 Jersey City NJ to Chili with #153 added to cover (PFC no longer accompanies).
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Bank Note Issue Covers, 1870s-80s. Group of 24 covers including #213 on Fort Edward Collegiate Inst. illustrated school building corner card, #1880 La Salle N.Y. fancy rectangular postmark cover; #182 Washington D.C. circular rate with wholesale grocers ad showing horse drawn wagon; #213 cancelled by Fullerton M.O.B. fancy postmark; #213 on Baltimore "Steamboat" cover; and a #O116 use on St. Louis U.S. Engineers Office use; etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Bank of California Correspondence. Well over 100 covers circa 1883, all addressed to Bank of California in San Francisco, including 2¢ and 3¢ banknotes, various postal stationery issues and postal cards featuring some nice cancels, postmarks, some advertising corners etc., also a 20th Century correspondence of hundreds to a San Francisco family with a wealth of 1¢ Franklin greens and 2¢ Washington reds from the 1920-30's, great for the rarity hunter.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Better Postal History Collection, 1800s-1900s. Better collection of over 360 covers and cards with a wide range of postal history topics including post office seals, incoming diplomatic mail, couple CSA covers, RPOs, transatlantic mail, vending coils, stampless mail, "Way" mail; rocket mail, better DPOs, 3rd class matter, parcel post, etc.; well worth a view, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Business Cover Accumulation. Accumulation of mostly business covers - both 6's and 10's - that have as a unifying theme USPS slogan cancels and/or philatelic show hand cancels, wide variety from around the U.S., mounted in Mylar sheet protectors.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Byrd Antarctic Expedition Group, 1934-35. Of 5 items; includes three real-photo post cards showing dog sledding, plane Floyd Bennett and "Antarctic Clothed" (probably of Byrd), each with cachet on address side, also two covers, one with enclosure with interesting content, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Civil War Correspondence, 1862-66. Wonderful correspondence housed in a Lighthouse binder with slipcase to and from Union soldier Sgt. William H. Tucker of Connecticut, who served from November 12, 1861 to December 1865, including more than 30 letters with beautifully legible penmanship revealing great content, highlights include a letter written April 15, 1865 (the day Lincoln died - news had not yet reached him) from Goldsboro, NC, mentioning that General Sherman had "entered Raleigh on the 12th without much opposition" and "Lee's army is taken, but they may try to hangout a spell yet but I hope it may not be long." A letter dated April 18, 1865 from Newhaven, CT acknowledges receipt of a letter from Sgt. Tucker, "We did not know if you were numbered with the dead or was a prisoner, we are glad you are among the living and well," and "Horid news we have of the President's death. It's awful to think of just as we were looking for peace. Perhaps it will come now…Newhaven is draped in mourning…" Another letter from Newhaven dated April 30, 1865 says, "First came the news of the evacuation of Richmond. People were wild with excitement. The next Sunday night (April 9th) about 10 o'clock the news of Lee's surrender was received at the telegraph office, but the blue-nosed mayor of this one-horse city would not allow any demonstration til after 12:00 to be made, so few knew anything about it til that time when the bells rung a fire alarm and got a great many out when bonfires were kindled in almost every street in the city…But joy was soon turned to mourning on Saturday morning (April 15th) it began to be whispered around that Lincoln had been assassinated…" The collection also includes Sgt. Tucker's pocket diary from 1865 with an entry for April 18th reading, "Got the news that Lincoln was killed," and April 19th, "Rec'd a dispatch for the cessation of hostilities," three duplicate pay drafts for $10 each for Sgt. Tucker, 19 covers to Connecticut mostly with 3¢ rose Washington issues, two covers addressed to Sgt. Tucker at Washington D.C. from Connecticut, two Adam's Express "Soldier's Package" covers, one Treasury Dept. Washington D.C. cover to Connecticut, discharge paper dated February 7, 1864 showing Sgt. Tucker's re-enlistment as a Veteran Volunteer, a document appointing him a U.S. Sargent dated November 23, 1863, three carte-de-visite photos (two which may be Sgt. Tucker), also noted is a letter from the Paymaster General's Office State of Connecticut at New Haven dated December 2, 1865 with a $10 State payment to volunteers and cover postmarked December 2 New Haven, CT bearing Star of David cancel, ironically sent one day before he was "dashed against a tree while on horseback on December 3, dying three days later at the age of 24", other correspondence includes letters regarding returning his body to Connecticut. Sgt. Tucker survived the Civil War and wound up dying in an equestrian accident, unusual to find an intact archive more than 100 years after the end of the war between the States, invaluable to a student of these events, generally fine or better condition throughout.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000

Est. $3,000-4,000

Civil War Patriotics. Group of 23 used covers plus a couple fronts, note flag designs, Uncle Sam strangling Secession snake, "Only 9 Miles to the Junction" showing soldiers marching on railroad tracks (cover front); "Uncle Sam's Bantam" showing rooster; etc, very mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Classic Cover Group, 1847-69. Of approximately 40 mostly better covers; starting with a #1b use (with cert), #7 strip of three (with cert), many 4-margin #11's in shades, sheet margin, green cancels, etc., 1857 issues with interesting 3¢ usages including captured imprint, green cancel, allover advertising, early W.F. & Co. express, #35 pair to Canada, #37 on patriotic cover to England (stamp color chemically affected), 1861 usages starting with nice #64 & 64b usages (with certs), patriotics, 1¢+3¢ carrier usages, #68+76 x2 from San Francisco, multiple 3¢ + 2¢ Blackjack franking to Nova Scotia, #78 to England (cert), 30¢ usages including with 3¢ to Switzerland and solo usage on patriotic to France, 1868 usages including campaign cover and a few foreign destinations; condition varies with many attractive usage throughout, inspection a must.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Classic Issue Cover Balance, 1851-69. Of several hundred sleeved covers, mostly 3¢ usages from an array of towns, including many corner card covers, fancy cancels, illustrated ads and patriotics; with some better throughout including #35 strip of three to France, single usage from Placerville, Cal. "Overland via Los Angeles", #25+36 combination to France, #36 pair to England, 63+65 carrier combinations, #68 to P.E.I. and New Brunswick, #76 x2 to Canada, #78 Cincinnati to England, nice section of 1869 issues including 1¢ strip of three use, three 6¢ solo usages and 10¢ to Germany and much more, also includes a few stampless covers; condition varies, worth evaluation.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Cover & Stationery Balance. Hundreds of covers and cards in box; includes several hundreds first flights 1929-66, useful FDC's, a run of mostly mint postal stationery including a couple earlier high value entires, also a section of Possessions including a turn-of-the-century registered correspondence from Cuba with large multiple and combination frankings.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Cover Assortment. Several hundred, some 19th Century, starting with 3c 1857 uses, a few illustrated advertising, 20th Century commercial, philatelic and postcards, the most interesting is a 1905 cover sent to London and forwarded, with postage due stamps of both France and Italy applied, 1846 Philadelphia "United States Hotel" red handstamp stampless use; and 1850s #11A use with blue United States Hotel cameo corner card; mixed condition.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Cover Balance. Mix of over 40 items; includes classic gem usages, eagle carrier tied by red star, various ad cover including later multicolored such as Flexible Flyer, #2 on faked cover, nice showing of better unused Civil War patriotics including Lincoln Comet of 1861, Hunckel portraits and hand colored Berlin & Jones.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Cover Balance. Of over 25 items; some nice domestic usages including 2¢ Blackjack on violet colored valentine (with enclosure), a run of mostly #11's single usage with a variety of choice town strikes, green York, Pa. cds tying #11, couple scarce unused patriotic covers including "Prince of Wales", bold Omaha City, N.T. cds on 3¢ Nesbitt, illustrated telegraph cover, ad cover with illustrated 1879 Seventh Cincinnati Industrial Exposition design, etc.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Cover Balance. Of almost 20 items; includes Lincoln rail splitter campaign cover, 1869 10¢ Pictorial to Dresden, Saxony, 2¢ Pictorial usages including wrapper, advertising, couple bank tags including one with four color franking with 1922 $5 Freedom block of four, 1896 use to Russia, CSA with semi-official cover, etc.; condition varies.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Cover Group. Of a hundreds or so covers; mostly common 19th century 2¢ & 3¢ usages with a nice range of town cancels, some better items including illustrated ads including large Buggy and Calvary Pulling Cannon, illustrated Bull corner card from Helena, Mont. to Europe, etc.; condition varies.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Cover Group. Couple hundred with some slightly better items; inspection a must to appreciate.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Cover Miscellaneous. Two or three hodge-podges combined into one, several hundred postal slogan machine cancels and several thousand philatelic show and/or event illustrated hand cancels, mostly from the sixties and seventies, also a few Tennessee items, nothing super expensive but lots of good dollar box material.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200