9X1/ CSA 2, 19th Century Cover Collection, old time collection of 43 covers in mounts, includes: 9X1 single; 9X1 pair, 1 (2), singles + pair (PF certificate); 10/11 (4), note green c.d.s.; 12 (stamp only); 14 single (Rendon certificate);14 pair to France; 15 (SPA certificate); 17a "bisect:" (2); 24 unused on cover (PF certificate); 25, (2 single usages); 25 (3 on legal size); 26 pair on piece with Adams Express cancel; 28 strip strip of 3 on folded letter sheet to France; 29 strip of 3 to France; 35 strip of 3 used from Cal.; 67 pair used from Cal, blue cds; 70 single to Germany; 73 single use; 73 with dramatic "pre-printing paperfold"; 146a "bisect;, 3c combination used with Canadian issue; 153 with 3c to France; C3, C4 and C6 covers, CSA, 2 with red Greensborough, NC c.d.s.; 40L1 single usages (3, one with PF certificate); etc., expect usual amount of small flaws/faults, generally Fine or better, an impressive and high catalog cover collection (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 12,000-15,000

WASHINGTON-FRANKILN ISSUES POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. over sixty commercial covers, usages include registered, several with registry labels, uprated entires or wrappers, parcel postage adhesives, perfins, special delivery with block of four $1, mixed franking, advertising, censored and AEF, redirected, short paid, DWI to U.S., well over 20 different foreign destinations with desirables incl Ceylon, Bermuda, China, Malta, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, etc., many values and combinations of frankings present, F-VF; nice hand-selected group (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 1,500-2,000

BETTER STAMPLESS COVERS, about 28 better stampless in holders, note; Water Town "Paid III" coin in circle; Magnetic Telegraph, Office Philadelphia oval handstamp; Black Rock NH boxed SL; overall illustrated Magnetic Telegraph cover; 1848 retaliatory rate to New York; Huntsville, Ala blue "star"; Little Falls, NY SL; 1794 Albany SL; 1837 Liverpool Ship Letter boxed handstamp with red "Hudson's News Room Foreign Ship" oval; red Hudson River Mail CDS; Lake Champlain Steamboat (Franklin); fancy boxed stars Saco Me.; Rogersville, NY SL; 1793 Albany SL; 1841 Wm H. Harrison printed letterhead (scarcer "log cabin" type); 1849 Irving House, red hotel oval; 1812 fancy Peeks-Kill double CDS; 1772 red Philadelphia SL; etc., expect some flaws but overall a very impressive group, Fine or better.

CV. 1,500-2,000

CARRIER & LOCAL COLLECTION, 18 mostly covers with a couple interesting single stamps in binder, covers include: 6LB10 x2, 15L13, 15L14, 18L2, 20L8, 20L14, 20L16, 28L5, 36L14, etc., generally Fine or better, mostly attractive and useful.

CV. 1,000-1,500

USA COVERS ASSORTMENT. 167 items all hand picked for unusual usages or values with coverage from primarily the 1860s/1940s, and with just about every type of use you can imagine such as censored, registered, postage dues (several better including early in the 1890-+s), better postal stationery (including better mint and 2 Nesbitt seals), a great group of auxiliary markings including (Fraudulent address), better rates, prexies, very good advertising and fancy cancels, several good parcel tag usages in the early period , "paid" markings, special delivery usages including on ppc, 1884 consulate stampless mail, crash cover, reply coupons, labels tied, etc., mostly F-VF; a fantastic group with the majority handpicked items collected by a specialist always looking for the unusual and a great opportunity for the collector or dealer (see online scans)

CV. 1,000-1,500

US MIXED COUNTRY FRANKINGS ASSORTMENT. Interesting selection of 44 mixed country frankings with USA with items from 1906 through the early 1950-+s, primarily for air, special delivery, and diplomatic mail, many better usages as 1928 Beacon usage on cover with Air Express Delivery stamps from Italy (1928), 1930-+s Cuba, Turkey, Italy, France, etc. franked for air or special delivery within the USA, good groups of Egypt, Colombia (with many different USA special delivery values), and Canada, like early 1906 usage and rare 1914 Canada special delivery on commercial cover with USA stamps, etc, mostly F-VF; a great lot with several scarce to even rare usages for the specialist or dealer in this area (see online scans)

CV. 800-1,200

-+c-3c PREXIES, COVER COLLECTION, about 210 items in binder, mostly various combinations and rates, destinations, aux. markings, unusual, generally Very Fine.

CV. 750-1,000

US POSTAL HISTORY DEALER STOCK, many 100s of covers in two long dealers boxes, ranging from about the Banknotes to the 1950s, note a large amount of WWII mail incl some patriotics, many special delivery and postage dues, some advertising covers arranged by topic, many covers individually priced from $5-40, generally F-VF, a thorough look through this lot could prove beneficial, viewing highly recommended,

CV. 750-1,000

WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES COVERS SELECTION. over 40 commercial covers with great variety, numerous uprated stationery entires, registered (two with F1), special delivery, censored, addressed to POW, values from 1c-15c in various rate combinations with single frankings, pairs, blocks etc., over 15 different foreign destinations including Belgian Congo, Liberia, China, Chile, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Australia and many European countries, F-VF; difficult to duplicate, great to start this area or for online seller (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 600-900

UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY GROUP. in several albums, very diverse with many better items including E7, emaciated currency card, multicolor advertising, several coils or coil pairs with 392 and 412, Civil War patriotics (mixed condition) 1851-61 group several with manuscript pmks, Christmas seals on ppcs, local posts, Q5 1913 use, military, most are Fine or better, viewing highly recommended, nice group for retail or online seller (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 600-900

U.S. 19th-20th CENTURY COVER COLLECTION, 47 covers or cards, mostly 19th century or unusual early 20th century (mostly airmail), include destinations, rates, usages, content, etc, of special interest: 24c (78) used from British Columbia to England via San Francisco (PF certificate); 5c (178, 185 (x 5, various destinations or usages); stampless "Via Livingston& Co. Express"; "turned CSA cover (with CSA certificate, good/bad); beautiful "City Despatch, D.O. Blood & Co" double oval handstamp; U40 used to maine with interesting content, a few others with content including derogatory black americana, etc., generally mixed condition but very interesting and unusual.

CV. 500-750

US "DESIGNER" COVERS COLLECTIONS. various Postal Commemorative Society covers (some with mint stamps accompanying) with some FDC (also three volumes of Reader's Digest FDC) and "collections" covering range of topics as US history, Civil War, Presidents, baseball (incl Kendal Bevil 2000-05 illustrated HOF inductees covers) and football, national parks, birds and flowers, etc., also 21 volumes of the "Golden Replicas of United States Stamps" FDC, also includes some foreign issues as well as four volumes of "Coin Sets of All Nations" which includes a group of coins along with cancelled stamp of each particular country, etc., most covers addressed, F-VF.rn

CV. 300-400

US POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION FEATURING MILITARY COVERS. over 60 items including about 30 different hand selected APOs APO #1 Special Troops Jun 8 1944, Sep 8 1946 Atomic Bomb Test, USS NAVY with Noa in Philippines and several early in Caribbean, Mission to Venezuela and Turkey, Forces in Thailand and Trinidad, a dozen AEF ppcs mostly real photo including Occupation of Luxembourg, last is a group of WWII different Ration Stamps, most are Fine or better, diverse and interesting military group (see online scans)

CV. 300-400

SPECIALIZED COVER COLLECTION, 1902-8, about 70 covers/cards, mostly 2nd Bureau showing rates, destinations, combinations, aux. markings, dues (some foreign), Pilgrim issues include seven 1c on cards with Expo machine cancels, generally Very Fine.

CV. 300-400

ECLECTIC POSTAL HISTORY GROUPING. with 20 items, many unusual items including uprated Grant letter sheet, 1894 Sweden to Minneapolis with 10c U.S. postage due, 1859 buff envelope with #26 having illustrated mechanical tool, few uprated entires and couple postal cards to foreign destinations, unused postcard "A training school for Communists", -½Black Jack-+ on cover with c/c for 'Union Horse Shoe Co', several early 20th century commemoratives on cover, also a couple foreign items, mostly F-VF, from an old time dealer and a great group for eBay or online dealer, (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 300-400

19th CENTURY COVERS ACCUMULATION. of a couple hundred covers, mostly 1851 issue with lots of shades, also nice group of earlier banknotes, great for plating with numerous items having notations already present, many are Fine or better (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 300-400

MASSIVE POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION. mostly military related with well over 1000 covers or cards, there are numerous APOs with many identified, very nice AEF usages, over 20 USS Ship cancels mostly 1909-1913, and the unknown is also present in this large dealer's balance as he collected the area too, mixed condition but most are Fine or better, viewing suggested as one cannot be sure what may lie within, there are even a few items priced at as much as $50 each

CV. 300-400

US POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION, hundreds of covers, most from the first half of the 20th century but some from the classic era as well and ranging all the way through the modern era, many Washington/Franklins and 1920s/30s commemoratives, event covers, and postal stationery, a few foreign covers included but the bulk is US, generally F-VF

CV. 300-400

WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES COVER ASSORTMENT. , eleven covers, with six registered, five uprated 2c entires, destinations include Finland, Sweden, Haiti, Ecuador, Argentina, Belgian Congo, Canada and others, 5c foreign and 12c, 15c & 16c Registry rates, stamp values include 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 8c, 11c, 13c in various combinations, F-VF, nice selection (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 250-300

PLEASING COVER ASSORTMENT. group of seven interesting covers and uses, including 1845 stampless envelope from Washington DC with oval Hotel marking "THOMAS'S / IRVING HOTEL / WASHINGTON"; 1870s cover from Tenhassen, MN (scarce DPO, Oper 1861-1900); WWI illustrated cover from Fort Barrancas, FL; two Medical Ad covers from 1898 and 1931; uprated UX27 with Prexies to Univ of Berlin with Nazi censor; block of four 4c Nat. Parks on 1939 Airmail Special Delivery use, paying correct 16c rate.. F-VF (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 250-300

US POSTAL STATIONERY BALANCE. note UX1 used UX7 with Port Townsend Wash "Kicking Mule" cancel, UX8-9 each unused with recoated back, UX27 unused (11) with overall multicolor ads for appliances (mostly GE) on back, UX27D unused (clean face, printed back, corner crease), etc plus two c.1870s covers with printed cc of Morgan Envelope co., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF

CV. 200-250

OLD-TIME POSTAL HISTORY HOLDING. 80+ items, mostly pre 1900 acquired over a 50+ year period with great diversity including stampless with "Advertised 1 ct" and "US PO Department Dead Letter Office", 1851-61 issues, many Banknotes even a 6c Department of State on faulty cover, Wells Fargo Express, foreign destinations, several to or from government officials, fancy cancels, registered, many are F-VF (see online scans) (Image)

CV. 200-300

US CLASSIC COVER COLLECTION 1858-1905, over 220 covers, many #26, 65, 94, but a few Banknotes and stamped envelopes, note some advertising corner cards and a Civil War patriotic, some covers severely damaged but many have a pleasant appearance, some nice cancellations, overall mixed condition but a Fine group (see online scans)

CV. 150-200

US POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION 1894/1953, an eclectic collection of about 200 covers, many commercial uses of 1930s-50s commemoratives, some earlier material, note two covers with #F1 (both with faults) and a Wells Fargo cover with a partial green oval Santa Rosa cancel on #U311, generally F-VF, a very interesting lot with viewing recommended

CV. 150-200

GOLD GOLD & MORE GOLD about 350 covers all with 22k gold foil stamps, generally US FDC's and special events but some foreign present, bring your gram scales for this one.

CV. 100-150