440 USA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1950's (a few later), mostly CAM flights plus a few FAM, lots of first jet flights, some Airport Dedications and first flight anniversaries, 3 are legal size, retails over $1000 US ($1350 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1863 B. & H.L.R EAST RPO (Gray #RY-5 1859-1885 RF-B6), on cover posted NOV6-1863 at a train station between HAMILTON and GODERICH, addressed to NEW-YORK with the 10¢ USA rate paid by pair of #15 with perf 11.85 x 12.05, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1866 GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD to USA, pair of #15 perf 12.00 x 12.00 stamps pay the 10¢ USA letter rate on a GTR legal size stationery cover, posted at a train station between SHERBROOKE and STANSTEAD-QUE, addressed to lawyer George Dale at ISLAND-POND-VT, no postal markings and small cover reduction RHS, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1904 "LOU SCHOLES" ROWING CHAMPION, early undivided back pioneer Patriotic postcard showing a cameo of the famous Rower, posted from TORONTO on JUL28-1904 and addressed to USA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1932 FIRST DAY COVER 4¢ MEDALLION #198, an early cachet cover with a block franking posted at OTTAWA on DEC1-1932, pays the registration fee to USA, VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

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1938 "SS CHELOHSIN" PAQUEBOT, cover mailed on board ship on JUN18-1939 and posted on arrival at VANCOUVER on JUN 20th, addressed to USA, a superb purple earliest reported strike of the Union Steamships ship cancel, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1840 PORT-COLBORNE-UC to USA, part-paid SFL with a scarce PORT-COLBORNE barrel cancel dated OCT21-1840 and addressed to BUFFALO-NY, routing via the LEWISTON-NY Exchange Office, rated PAID 4½d Ccy for the 30 mile distance to the border (under 60 miles) + COLLECT 6¢ for the 25 miles to BUFFALO (under 30 miles), Port Cobourne is only 20 miles to Buffalo but required the log route as Buffalo had no Exchange Office, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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320 USA POSTCARDS 1902-1930's (a few later), town and building views from all across America with a few scenics, 210 cards are pre-1914 with strength in North Dakota views plus some better real photo cards, 110 cards are post-1915 noting a few WWII APO cards, retails over $2000 US ($2750 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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124 USA POSTCARDS 1905-1930's, 105 cards are town and building views noting 35 are pre-1914, the remaining 19 cards are topical Christmas and Thanksgiving greeting cards, includes better real photo cards for the BELLINGHAM-WASH Tulip Festival in 1923 and 1926, 1920 BELLINGHAM card showing the docks and lumber mill, USA soldiers troops at the 1916 PRAISE-CITY-NC railroad station, a JUN20-1907 SOUTH-LAKE-IOWA Baldeche Picnic card easily worth the estimate alone), a 1910 North Deering Street streetcar at PORTLAND-OREG, also a 1911 WATERBURY-CONN police car card with some faults but scarce ++, lot has 7 post-1940 chromes cards that are not counted, retails over $760 US ($1000 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1866 GREAT BRITAIN 1sh RATE to USA, #48(pl-4) pays the treat rate on cover from LONDON on JAN13-1866 and addressed to NEW-YORK, routing via LIVERPOOL + Coastal Packet to DUBLIN + train to QUEENSTOWN + Cunard Packet SS JAVA to NEW-YORK on JAN 26th, Scott cat $400 US ($600 CDN) for stamp on cover, F-VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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"USA POST OFFICES", the complete 8 volume set of Richard W. Helbock published sequentially by LaPosta in 1998-2007, the essential USA Postal History reference with post office opening and closing dates and rarity factors for all known USA post offices, long out of print with the original cost $220 US ($300 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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52 USA WWI MILITARY COVERS 1917-1919, includes soldiers letters from APO #7, 23 Middle East,163, 701, 702, 703, 709, 715, 721, 727, 729, 732, 734, 738, 752 EXPRESS, 755, 777, 778, 789, H.5 USA Airforce, S.15 London ++, also note letters addressed to the PARIS-ISLAND-NC Marine Barracks, a letter from the 3rd Balloon Squadron, an officers letter from the SS WEST-SAGINAW ++, great specialist lot with a wide range of Censor markings and a few covers with the original contents, the usual high acid paper faults and some unreadable FPO's, retails well over $500 US ($675 CDN), VG-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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83 USA WWII SOLDIERS LETTERS from ALASKA 1941-1945 (a few later), mostly a common correspondence from a wide range of Alaska and Aleutian Island locations, includes APO-726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 733, 935, 938, 939, 942, 980, 997, a great specialist lot retailing over $700 US ($950 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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48 USA SOLDIER V-MAIL ENVELOPES 1942-1945, includes 6 V-Mail used letter sheets and one mint, 19 are V-Mail window envelopes with the original contents, and 22 are window envelopes with no contents, mostly different WWII designs for the specialist, conservatively retails over $250 US ($350 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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650 USA RAILROAD POST OFFICE CANCELS 1879-1980's, on375 covers and 275 post cards, a completely unchecked specialist lot noting many better DAY and NIGHT dispatches, the Royal Train ++, 40 are legal size covers, retails over $2000 US ($2700 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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325 USA SHIP COVERS 1927-1960's, the majority are covers to and from WWII Navy ships noting lots of good ship duplex cancels, Marine and Sailors letters, also cachet event covers for Navy Days, Maiden Voyages, Ship Keel Launches, Arctic Services ++, the post-WWII items include Nuclear Sub cachets, Coast Guard covers, Dew Line letters ++, some duplicates for the USS CARMICK and SS BEAR noting many with the original letters enclosed, 75 covers are legal size, retails over $1200 US ($1600 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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300 USA SHIP COVERS 1970-1990's, mostly cachet covers for ship Commissionings, Decommissionings, Keel Laying, Sea Trials, Ship Launchings ++, includes Pearsian Gulf deployments, Arctic Services, Research Vessels, Coast Guard ships, 40 are from Alaska Merchant Vessels and Oil Tankers, 70 with Colorano Silk cachets from the 1976 tall ship rally "OPERATION SAIL", some historical USA Navy ship cachets ++, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#231/765) USA MINT 1893-1934, 80 stamps including MOG #231, 279, 286, 300, MNH #614-621, 859-893, plate block #530, #OX39 pane, Q5, #1414 with a major color signature shift, also MOG #PC5, #RW15, RW24 (x2), MNG #756-765 as issued, 2 different Wells Fargo Newspaper Express stamps ++, Scott cat over $740 US ($990 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#551/759) USA MINT 1922-1934, 44 stamps and 7 souvenir sheets noting MOG #751, #758-759 plate blocks of 6 MNG as issued, MNH #C11 plate block of 6 (hinged in selvage), MNH plate blocks #906 and C20, MNH #551-556, 558-559, 563-568, MOG #J69/J78, QE1-QE4, #554 with a major ink smudge ++, Scott cat over $675 US ($900 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#649/1500) USA MINT & USED COLLECTION 1923-1970's, 1400 stamps in a Harris Liberty Album with mint 1933-1973 including BOB airmails, also a separate album for the Farley imperf issues #409/695 noting 50 blocks and 16 pairs with various guide line + arrow + gutter varieties, 2 stocksheets with MNH 1925-1960 coil strips and singles, lot includes 4 stocksheets with 1860-1960 used stamps noting 55 better 1863-1900 cork duplex cancels on stationery cut squares, an APS retired circuit book with over $500 Scott cat remaining including KANS overprints, special delivery, precancels, Official Seals, some revenues ++, total Scott cat over $1400 US ($1875 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#2611/3784) USA USED COLLECTION 1992-2003, about 1000 stamps near complete for the period without the souvenir sheets, mounted on Scott Specialized pages, Scott cat over $350 US ($475 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#2724/2967) USA MINT 1993-1995, 134 MNH stamps including 84 MNH test coils #TD107e in strips of 4-8, lot includes 2 Marilyn Munroe 1995 full sheets and strips of 5 of the Elvis Presley and Hank Williams 1993 stamps, Scott cat over $139 US ($190 CDN), VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

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(#16/147) CANAL ZONE MINT & USED STOCK 1906-1955, 900 stamps (61 different) sorted by Scott in glassines with 1-20 of each (a few with more), includes used #20, 26, 37, 45, 89 ++, also BOB Airmail #C3/C47, and Officials #O1 (x100), unchecked for papers, print varieties, re-entries ++, Scott cat over $387 US ($520 CDN), F-VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

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(#549/797) USA MINT STOCK 1920-1937, 3000 mostly MNH stamps sorted by Scott in glassines, 175 different with 1-30 of each, note a few plate blocks and the Farley's in line-blocks, a good wholesale lot with Scott cat over $5800 US ($7700 CDN), mostly VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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(#551/3289) USA USED STOCK 1922-1999 (some earlier), 12,000 stamps sorted in glassines noting, includes BOB noting 150 special delivery, 200 postage dues, and about 700 Revenues, unchecked for papers, perfs, watermarks, print varieties, re-entries ++, Scott cat over $3000 US ($4000 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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