16 USA PAN-AM CLIPPER FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1935-1941, 13 are cachet covers to and from San-Francisco to Hong-Kong with intermediate flights via Guam + Hawaii + New-Zealand, also 3 duplicate covers from New-York to Balama (Portuguese Guinea), retails over $300, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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6 PAN-AM CLIPPER FLIGHTS 1935-1941, includes a rare 1941 cover posted at the 3rd Defense Battalion Marines Post Office at Midway on MAY5,1941 with routing via Guam on MAY8th and Singapore on MAY10th, also a SEP12,1936 registered cover from the Philippines to Philadelphia via Honolulu and San-Francisco with a great Philippine franking #C52(4), C54(4), and C54-C56, lot includes 4 of the 1937 cachet FFC from various legs of the San-Francisco, Manila, Guam, Hong-Kong, and Macao flight, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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10 USA AIRMAIL FIRST DAY COVERS 1927-1937, includes cachet covers for #C20, C21, C24, CE1 (2 diff cachets), 649-650, plus non cachet covers for #C9 and C11, Scott cat is over $410, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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12 USA WRIGHT BROTHERS POSTCARDS 1950, a complete set numbered 269-280 showing never previously published photos of the Wright Brothers after their 1903 first flight, includes portraits, photos with KEVII and King Alphonso-III, subsequent flight photos, the last photo of Lieut Selfridge in his plane before his fatal crash ++, 400 sets were published by CD in 1950 but only a few were ever sold, scarce with retail value over $200, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1887 CHARLESTON PEOPLES BANK £92-4-2 CHECK, issued at Charleston-SC on JAN8,1887 and payable to Emma Humble in London, backed by the Bank of Liverpool, printed by the American Bank Note Company New-York with beautiful security engravings showing Black workers in the cotton fields, Black and White ladies, and a passenger train in the background, VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1902 McKINLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATE, for donations to fund construction of the massive Mckinley tomb in Canton-Ohio, engraved by Tiffany and signed by the officers of the fund, scarce and VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1959 LOUISIANA STATE BUSINESS LICENCE, a certified copy for the “Candy Company of New York”, dated AUG18,1959 and signed by the Louisiana Secretary of State Wade O. Martin with a state seal at the bottom, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1973 NEVADA STATE BUSINESS LICENCE, a certified copy for the “American Society of Acupuncture”, dated JUN21,1973 and signed by the Nevada Secretary of State William D. Swackhamer with a state seal at the bottom, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1957 COLORADO STATE BUSINESS LICENCE, a certified copy for the “Arcadia Properties of Delaware”, dated AUG12,1957 and signed by the Colorado Secretary of State George J. Baker with a state seal at the bottom, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1957 MASSACHUSETTS STATE NOTARY LICENCE, a certified copy for “Teresa J. Yantosca” dated AUG6,1957 and signed by the Massachusetts Secretary of State Edward J. Cronin with a state seal at the bottom, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1969 DELAWARE STATE BUSINESS LICENCE, a certified copy for the “T.B.A. Services Corp”, dated SEP9,1969 and signed by the Delaware Secretary of State Eugene Bunting with a state seal at the bottom, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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THE CHARLESTON MERCURY 1861, a South Carolina fabulous pre Civil War newspaper entire dated Friday MAR1,1861 full of political commentary, also great advertising for coal, schnapps, segars (sic), lots of ship and railroad schedules ++, stain at the bottom away from the headline, scarce and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1916 UTAH-APE MINING COMPANY (MAINE) STOCK CERTIFICATE, for 100 shares (no par value) issued OCT9,1916, signed by the company president and treasurer, nice patriotic illustration showing eagle and USA flags with a bee hive logo, published by the American Banknote Company NY and Boston VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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11 GREAT-BRITAIN COVERS with CONTENTS 1863-1936, note 2 Victorian covers, one KEVII, and 8 KGV covers, includes a 1935 Stanley Gibbons £2 payment receipt with 2d document ta paid by postage stamps, also a 1933 letter to USA containing an invoice for a model train locomotive with 70% British luxury war ta plus US Customs Duty paid at Chicago, a 1918 marriage certificate with 1d document ta stamp, an interesting 4 page 1863 letter (no cover) regarding unclaimed estates in the West Indies ++, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1863 ENGLAND to USA, #42 pays the 1sh Treaty rate on cover from London on AUG29,1863 and addressed to to Roxbury-Mass, missed the AUG 29th sailing of the Cunard SS SCOTIA from Liverpool but sent by Coastal Packet to Dublin + express train to Queenstown (Cork) where it caught up with the Scotia on it's AUG 30th fuel and cargo stopover, then onward to New-York on SEP 8th, credit 5¢ to the USA post office for inland delivery, Scott cat $450 US for the stamp on cover, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1866 ENGLAND DOUBLE RATE to USA, #48 (pair pl-4) pays the 2sh double Treaty 1 ounce rate (2 x 1sh per ½ oz), on cover from London on MAY25,1866 and addressed to BOSTON, routing via Cunard Packet SS AFRICA departing Liverpool on MAY 26th + Boston arrival on JUN 8th, 10¢ credit to the USA post office for double rate inland fee (2 x 5¢ per half oz), Scott cat $625 US for 2 stamps on cover, part of backflap removed, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1872 LONDON to USA, #33 (x3 pl-160) pays the 3d (6¢) USA letter rate on cover dated NOV30,1872 and addressed to New-York, routing via Cunard SS CALIBRIA departing Liverpool on NOV 30th + New York arrival DEC 13th, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1901 ENGLAND REGISTERED QUADRUPLE RATE to USA, nice 2½d stamp franking on 9½d combination stationery cover, pays the 2 ounce UPU letter rate (4 x 2½d per ½ oz) + 2d registration fee, on cover from Toting on JAN18,1901 and addressed to New-York with arrival on JAN 27th, a few wrinkles from the heavy contents, a scarce rate and great stationery franking, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1935 HONG KONG REGISTERED to USA, nice KGV Jubilee 40c franking pays the 20c UPU letter rate + 20c registration fee on Bank of Hong Kong & Shanghai cover dated SEP28,1935, addresse to Philadelphia with routing via Chicago on OCT 28th and Philadelphia arrival OCT 29th, a nice commercial use of the Jubilee issue with VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#147/4600) USA USED COLLECTION 1870-2012, about 3000 stamps mtd on 1979 Minkus specialized album pages + 38 added quad pages to 2012, includes BOB, a nice starter, Scott cat over $1000, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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(#1897/2468) USA MINT TRANSPORTATION COILS 1981-1995,140 different MNH coil plate number singles + strips of 3 + strips of 5 (a few used), near complete for the series identified on stock cards, Scott cat over $286, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#1897/2115) USA USED TRANSPORTATION COILS 1981-1985,190 stamps (83 different) coil plate number singles + strips of 3 + strips of 5 with a check list, mtd on on 5 stock sheets with 3 stock sheets of duplicates, lot includes the reference book “Transportation & Other Plate Number Coil Issues” by Dr. Joseph Argis, a good lot with many scarce stamps, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#241/765) USA MINT 1893-1930's, 46 single stamps and 12 blocks mtd on 5 stock sheets plus a first day souvenir page with $10.75 strip of 3 booklet pane #SP674a (cat $85 alone), includes better #240 MNG and #E7 MNG, Scott cat over $1275, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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USA USED PRECANCEL ACCUMULATION 1907-1960's, about 4750 stamps on 7 stock sheets and 52 envelopes sorted by State, also 52 Oregon Stamp Society Buletins mailed to Canada and all with different Oregon Precancel stamps, a collectors lifetime accumulation and completely unchecked and unpicked, F-VF est ($150+ US)

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(#2594a/3186) USA MINT BLOCK COLLECTION 1993-1999 (a few earlier), 100's of stamps with 35 different 29¢-$5.00 issues in blocks, plate blocks, mini sheets, and booklet entires, includes #1610-1612 plate blocks cat $60 alone, face value is over $233, VF est ($125+ US) (Image)

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