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Banknote Issue Covers
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3339 |
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 179, 1875 5c Blue, pair just tied on cover addressed to a
Lieut. on "U.S.S. Gettysburg" care of the B.F. Stevens Despatch Agent in London by cork cancel with an accompanying South Orange NJ cds, red "London Paid JU 23 77" transit cds and partial strike of the double oval "United States Despatch Agent, B.F.
Stevens, London Jun 25 1877" handstamp, backstamped London JU 23, a trivial bit of wrinkling, Fine and attractivernThe first USS Gettysburg was a steamer in the Union Navy. The ship was built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1858, named Douglas, and operated
for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between Liverpool, United Kingdom and Douglas on the Isle of Man until November 1862. She was then sold to the Confederacy, renamed Margaret and Jessie, and operated as a blockade runner until her capture by
the Union on 5 November 1863. The ship was renamed Gettysburg and commissioned into the Union Navy in May 1864. From 1876-79, the ship was deployed on navigation survey duty in the Mediterranean. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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100
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| 3340 |
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 185, 1897 5c Blue, single on a cover addressed to Germany,
not tied by a light target cancel, West New Brighton NY May 27 cds alongside, partially struck backstamp, Very Fine and choice; illustrated in Brookman, Vol. II, pg 295 (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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50
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1901 Pan-American Issue Covers
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3341 |
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 Pan Am Issues Covers to Europe Assortment, 6 covers, the
1c+2c on 2c entire to England, all the rest are 5c single frankings to England (3 including one with Auditorium Hotel, Chicago illustrated cc), to England forwarded to Paris with a "Forwarded by American Express backstamp", to Italy with forwarding,
some minor postal wear/ aging, Fine group (Image 1)
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SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction before Dec-15, 12:24 PM |
Transatlantic Covers by Origin
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3343 |
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 Dr. George H Cooke Correspondence Covers from South America to the
U.S., 1890/91, from Dr. Cooke while serving aboard U.S.S. Pensacola, three legal size covers with preprinted corner card and address, first endorsed "Off Montevideo, Uruguay, November 30th 1890" bearing Uruguay 10c pair tied by Montevideo
Dec 4th cds; second endorsed "Off Iquique, Chili, March 26th 1891" bearing Chile 5c Blue pair, 10c Orange tied by three strikes of "Caldera, Chile, 26 Mar 91" cds, and last endorsed "Harbor of Callao, Peru, June 23d 1891" bearing Peru 10c Grey pair
tied by Callao (6.22) oval datestamp, a Very Fine trio. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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100
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U.S. Territories, Possessions and Foreign Offices
Guam
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3345 |
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 1-3, 1899 1c-3c Overprints, singles, all F-VF and tied on neat cover to
Newark, New Jersey by purple "Agana, Isle of Guam" June 14, 1900 straightline handstamps, 2c with natural SE, includes partial letter and newspaper clipping describing new cancel, Very Fine cover (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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200
SOLD for $350.00
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United States Postal History
Souvenir Pages
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3347 |
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1972/99 Souvenir Pages, approx 725 pages and mostly complete for period with commems, definitives including Priority and Express Mail, S/S, airmails, officials, coils, booklet panes, etc., also includes 58 late 1980s pages without
the stamp or cancel, generally VF
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50
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United States and Foreign Airmail Covers
Transoceanic Record Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3348 |
|
 AAMC 1239, 1935 Solberg NY to Norway via Greenland and Iceland,
cacheted envelope with usual franking, printed cachet and special flight cancel, signed "Thor Solberg", central vertical fold, still Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for $40.00
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| 3349 |
|
 AAMC, 1929 Attempted Flight Stockholm to New York,
registered cover addressed to Roessler with usual franking, printed cachet and special cancels, cover tiny edge break at top, still Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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75
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Clipper and Pacific Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3350 |
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 Worldwide Pacific Clipper Flights Group, 16 covers (6 are
legal-sized) of various routes from assorted Pacific nations with frankings of Philippines (6), US (2, canceled in Honolulu or Guam), Hong Kong (2), Macao (2 including one with C1-8 franking), China, Straits Settlements (3), appropriate frankings,
cancels, cachets, etc. some with censor handstamp, F-VF (Image 1)
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100
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| 3351 |
|
 US PACIFIC CLIPPER FLIGHTS ASSORTMENT, 10 covers (3 legal
sized) of various segments of the Pacific routes including a couple of Crosby photo-cacheted, 1935 1st Survey Flight San Francisco to Hawaii and return, few censored, etc., generally F-VF (Image 1)
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75
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction before Dec-15, 12:28 PM |
United States Postal History
U.S. Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3352 |
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 Sieger 64G, 1930 South America Flight, C14 tied by Lakehurst
NJ May 10 1930 flag cancel with additional 1c Green, 2c Charleston (Scott 632, 683) tied by "Lakehurst N.J." straight-lines, usual flight cachets, backstamped Cheb 7.VI.30 (present-day Czech Republic), Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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120
SOLD for $250.00
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| 3353 |
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 Sieger 64H, 1930 South America Flight, C15 tied by Lakehurst
NJ May 10 1930 flag cancel with additional 1c Green, 2c Charleston, 2c Massachusetts (Scott 632, 682-83) tied by "Lakehurst N.J." straight-lines, usual flight cachets, backstamped Friedrichshafen 6 6 30 and Cheb 7.VI.30 (present-day Czech Republic)
roller cancel, Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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150
SOLD for $240.00
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United States and Foreign Airmail Covers
U.S. Airmail and Flight Covers Lots and Collections
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3354 |
|
 US 1929/40 Flight Covers Selection, 14 covers (1 legal
sized), mostly Caribbean region F.A.M. flights, note an attractive all-over cacheted 1939 NY to Marseille flight, 1930 Miami-Guiana with C11 plate block, 1930 Miami-Jamaica on UC1, 1935 -½Bremen-+ Catapult flight, 1940 Canton Island to New Zealand,
1929 Miami-Chile with US/ Canada/ Canal Zone franking (some creases), etc., generally F-VF (Image 1)
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75
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Foreign Flight Covers Lots and Collections
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3355 |
|
 Worldwide 1920s/40s Flight Covers Group. 24 covers with
first flight and airmail covers of Canada (3), India (2), GB (2), Bermuda, New Zealand (2 including one with Crosby photo cachet), Fiji, Cuba, Haiti, Belgium, New Caledonia (2), Portugal (2), Sweden (3 Roessler covers), Germany (3 including 1935 3rd
So America Flight with C35, 1936 Hindenburg flight), appropriate cancels, cachets, postmarks, etc., some Roessler serviced covers, some a bit of postal wear or light toning but generally F-VF, view to appreciate (Image 1)
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300
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Foreign Zeppelin Flights
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3356 |
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 ANDORRA (FRENCH); Sieger 214, 1933 2nd South America Flight,
registered postcard with 1932 40c pair, 10fr tied by "Andorra La Vielle/ Val D'Andorre 29-5 33" cancels, Zeppelin etiquette, Friedrichshafen transit cds and usual flight cachet accompany, backstamped Paris, Pernambuco, fresh and Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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150
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| 3357 |
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 CZECHOSLOVAKIA; Sieger 202 Ba, 1933 1st South America Flight,
postcard with 1930 50h, 1k, 2k, 10k (Scott C10-12, C16) tied by Brno 4.V.33 cancels, usual flight cachets for travel via Berlin, Pernambuco arrival cancel, backstamped Praha, fresh and Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 3358 |
|
 EGYPT; Sieger 105 Bxa, 1931 Egypt Flight, special flight
postcard franked with Egypt 1931 50m Flight stamp with "1951" overprint variety (Scott C3a), tied by Alexandrie 10 AP 31 cds, Friedrichshafen 13 4 31 transit, Very Fine (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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150
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