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United States continued...

Covers and Postal History continued...

LotNo.

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Lot Description

221

U.S., 100th Anniversary Butterfield Overland Mail Collection. 200+ 1958 covers from various cities along the route, many cacheted, one hand painted, a collection that truly would be impossible to duplicate, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
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222

U.S., Airmail Postal History Assortment, 1926-41. Group of eleven covers, including 1926 CAM Chicago-Dallas route, Two 1927 First Flight Key West-Havana, 1928 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Wright Bros Flight, 1928 First Flight San Antonio-Mexico City, 1933 Army Air Maneuvers, plus 1929 Canal Zone postal envelope franked with 1¢ x3 (105) & 1935 Philippines First Flight to Hawaii (China Clipper), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
CLOSED
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223

U.S., Ad Covers. 75+ ad covers, many illustrated, a few with multicolor ads, a few with contents, offered intact as it arrived to us, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

Cover Exhibition Collections

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Lot Description

224

U.S., Dealer and Collectors Ad Covers, 1859-1899, Back Up Collection from Which the Belasco Exhibition was Formed. Approximately 650+ covers and pieces of ephemera mounted in five binders, documenting the beginning and progression of the philatelic trade in 19th century America, includes not only the well known dealers but also the many other obscure ones, rich with many better ephemera items such as a 1868 Hartford letter discussing stamps, 1860's Philadelphia letter with mention of stamps, 1866 stock certificate for United States Stamp Company, 1870's cover from S. Allan Taylor's Star Stamp Co., a whole section on Hawaii, and much more, impossible to duplicate and an absolute joy to research, this is the one lot you do not want to get by, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

Est. $7,500-10,000
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225

U.S., Dealer and Collectors Ad Covers, 1859-1899, Belasco's Exhibit Collection. An outstanding and important postal history collection tracing the stamp hobby's early dealers and collectors. Mr. Belasco wrote the work on private vending and affixing machine coils. During the last years of his life he published a series of articles discussing the story of the early dealers and collectors through the covers they mailed, and traced the growth of the philatelic hobby, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23)

Est. $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

226

U.S., "Building America's Nuclear Capability", The Robert Spooner Exhibition Collection. A historically fascinating and unique postal history exhibit outlining in detail the countries nuclear weapons development from the 1929 Canal Project in Nicaragua through the Hydrogen Bomb cooperation with England in the late 1950's, all through the eyes of K. D. Nichols who spearheaded most of the development. The 80 page exhibit begins with the Canal Project, the precursor for the Atomic bomb, and follows Nichol's career through West Point, to the Manhattan Project, where he served in a vital capacity, this section containing rare, censored covers including examples from Los Alamos, Oak Ridge Tenn, and of course Manhattan, where the project originated. Following this are examples from Trinity Test, Operation Crossroads, Bikini Able and Baker tests, and post-war Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) etc. Many Nichols letters are present, along with a rare and spectacular range of covers illustrating the events. An amazing historical study of one of the most important events of the last century; be sure to view the collection in its entirety on the internet.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Est. $5,000-7,500
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227

U.S., Stamp Dealers and Collectors Ad Covers, 1880-1980, Continuation of Belasco Exhibit. More than 500 covers in two binders and a box, largely dealer corner cards and advertising cover, mostly 20th Century, but the binders have some late 19th Century covers and ephemera as well, nice range of stamp issues, individual retail to $200.00, Mr. Belasco's exhibit covered only up to 1900, so many of these fell outside that scope, mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Est. $2,000-3,000
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228

U.S., Tex Edmund's Exhibition Collection of Will Rogers. 100+ items that comprised of Mr Edmunds exhibition, includes covers, photos, travel stamps, newspaper clippings and ephemera, some of the covers are signed by Edmunds who designed a cachet for Will Rogers memorial, interesting and uncommon, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

Ephemera, Autographs and Misc.

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Lot Description

229

U.S., Marvelous Vintage Era Pan-American Expo Collateral Collection. A fascinating, somewhat captivating, old-time mounted collection of labels, poster and souvenir stamps & the like, well presented and annotated on quadrille pages. Includes approximately 180 items with some duplicates or multiples, including examples provided by Raynor Hubbel Stamp Co., scenes of exhibition buildings, NY railroad labels, a few excellent covers, two political stamps for McKinley and Bryan, and more. A wonderful group, a rare opportunity, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

230

U.S., Labels, Seals and Poster Stamps. Fills a carton or more and includes Apollo 8 pad of 500 sheets, many are haphazardly assembled and a true mixed-bag, but we spotted earlier Expo (Louisiana Purchase) and others along with a organized box of Christmas seals, some have been water damaged but there are still many thousands of seals and labels, ex- Queens.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

231

U.S., Interesting Array of Autographs. Including 6 different Post Master Generals on a single FDC, news commentators like Lowell Thomas, Robert Novak and Walter Cronkite, religious leaders like Francis Cardinal Spellman, politicians like Spiro Agnew, John McCain, Dan Quayle, George W. Bush, Al Gore, entertainers like Ernest Borgnine, Sophia Loren, Richard Dreyfuss, Karl Malden, Rita Moreno, Joan Fontaine and Patricia Neal, writers like Carl Sandburg, musicians like Isaac Stern, plus others. Total of about 40 items, some with printed signatures, a clean very fine group with FDC's, photographs, letters etc.
Estimate $400 - 600.

Est. $400-600
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232

U.S., Diverse Lot of Ephemera. Interesting holding that includes fifty Murad college sports cards mounted on cardboard with many baseball, golf and football cards, philatelic Exposition stamps, Boys Town and Christmas seals, Exposition stamps, poster stamps, ipsa material, various WWII ration stamps and booklets, group of 1930's and 1940's wooden nickels, Hudson Fulton Souvenir book, Delaware Tercentenary Souvenir book, 19th century business cards, WWII Camp Polk LA pillow case, and a 1971 Lincoln bronze, a great lot to root through and fine a few hidden gems, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

233

U.S., Mutoscope and Actress Arcade Cards. 36 mutoscopes including eleven six in ones and a two in one, with a few better, and 35 actress arcade card including two Marilyn Monroes, some toning issues, great lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

234

U.S., TWA Postcards and Ephemera. Fascinating lot of TWA material from the 1960's and before, grouping includes twenty five picture postcards with ten Germany - World War II Propaganda Issues aircraft, three different swizzle sticks, small menu, luggage label, stock certificate, and an unused cover with destination map on reverse, well worth our low estimate, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $150-200
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235

U.S., Delta Airlines Postcards and Ephemera. Choice lot of Delta paper, includes twenty four picture postcards with four prop aircraft, cigarette card, leather baggage tag, couple of photos, may not be original, all in all a lot that will please the airline collector, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Est. $150-200
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236

U.S., Eastern Airlines Postcards and Ephemera. Extensive collection of picture post cards and ephemera, with thirty five post cards, twenty six Germany - World War II Propaganda Issues aircraft, with some duplication, also includes motion sickness bag, illustrated napkin, two small paper bags, and a Falcon Room menu, some very scarce items present, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $150-200
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U.S. and Foreign

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Lot Description

237

U.S. and Foreign, Bountiful Postal History Bonanza, 1825-1990. Thousands of covers and cards in albums, boxes and loose, includes United States and foreign first day and cacheted event covers, picture postcards including real photo, mint and used postal stationery, first flights, World War II patriotics, censored, fancy cancels, ads with some illustrated, trans Atlantic, stampless, better includes Great Britain #1 on piece, couple of Civil War covers with letters, tin can mail, pair of 29L2 Brown & Co locals tied to a 1936 cover, a binder of Ireland related covers, and much more to be discovered, enormous potential available, please examine, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

238

U.S. and United Nations, Useful Mixed Mint and Used Collection. Housed mostly in various albums. You will find clean mint UN collection and 1923 to 1943 mint US, useful group of airs, nice selection of mint and used Porto Rico on pages, a Scott National album of mostly mint, most stuck down, with some better 19th century and early 20th century commemoratives, group of about 40 3¢ and 4¢ sheets (again some sticking, binder of over 100 stuck down 1940's plate blocks and over 100 FDC's from same period and complete set of individual FDC's of 1976 Flag set. Mixed up accumulation with varying condition but remains and interesting lot with value to be found.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

239

U.S. and Canal Zone, Impressive Collection Remainder, 1893-1963. Neatly presented in a Lighthouse album and small red stockbook; the United States begins with 230, and is fairly sparse until the Washington-Franklins which feature a nice arrangement of coil issues; then the collection is fairly complete from 1930 to 1963 issues including complete 1939 Presidentials and Liberty series; back-of-the-book includes airmail issues including C18; and the cheaper special deliveries; the accompanying red stock book contains an excellent selection of Canal Zone issues, and numerous pages of better U.S. including proofs, Washington Franklins, and Kansas-Nebraska issues; an impressive group with plenty of value, just not expensive enough to be lotted as individual auction lots.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

240

U.S. and Canada, Mint & Used Assortment. Mounted in stock sheets, Canada 1897 (64-65, mint), plus some KGV & KGVI booklet panes; United States 1893 Columbian Exposition, including 15¢ & 30¢ mint, 50¢ used. Also $1 Woodrow Wilson (832): three center line blocks of four, pair & single, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction