United States Cover Collections continued...
Postal History by Subject continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 2462 |
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Railway Post Office (RPO) Cancels. Cancels on card or covers, several thousand, running from the late 1870's up until the general end of the RPO system in the 1960's, don't know if there are any great rarities here, but a
quick glance reveals quite a few small town to small town usages, some emphasis on the southeast, but generally a good cross-section of the nation's railroad routes. Some mixed condition, but mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate; $500 -
750.
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Est. $500-750
CLOSED
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| 2463 |
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 Registered Mail Collection, 1840s-1900s. Collection of 100 covers ranging from stampless to 20th century including small towns, range of uses and frankings including Stampless, 1851 Issue, 1861 Issue, 1870-88 Bank Note Issue, 1893
Columbians, 1895 Bureaus, 1898 Trans-Mississippi, 1908-25 Washington-Franklins, etc, largely domestic destinations but some foreign as well, some mixed condition but great collection.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
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| 2464 |
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RPO Covers. Group of 95 including street cards, RPOs, agents, etc., mostly 1890s to 1900s era.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2465 |
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Spanish American War Patriotic Covers. Group of 9 including some better designs like all-over Cuban flag; "The New Bird in Havana Harbor", Admiral Dewey "The Right Man in the Right Place"; Ross Making the First American
Flag; etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2466 |
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Travel Picture Post Card Accumulation, 1970-80's. Large holding of several thousand filling large box; mainly from the Western U.S. featuring views from various locales a cross the U.S.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Est. $300-400
CLOSED
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| 2467 |
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U.S. Cover Balance with Registered Mail. Group of 20 covers including two #575 pairs (horiz. and vertical) on two commercial covers (cat. $100 each), two #344 Schermack usages, and rest are registered covers
including #342, 419 on piece of cover (#342 cats. $6,000 on cover), 15¢ Columbian #238 on 2¢ registered entire, #299 with #462 & #575 on registered cover, #611 pair and #575 block of four on airmail dedication cover, and C6 with
10¢ on registered cover, etc.; some faults, interesting group.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2468 |
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 U.S. Postal History Balance. Interesting balance of approx. 32 covers and a couple letters, noted includes "Salt Lake City U.T." cds use with #26 to Wilmington Del., E.S. Zeveley artist and wood engraver #11A corner card
cover; Samuel Osgood free frank cover front, "Union" patriotic cover with excellent letter from Pvt James C. Gosselin, 22nd Illinois Reg't's color bearer, datelined Camp Lyon Nov. 9th 1861 remarkably detailed account of the Battle of
Belmont; "Via Panama" illustrated rigged ship corner card cover with #35 to Stapleton N.Y., etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2469 |
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United States & Possessions Covers. Group of 74 items, mostly covers with wide range of frankings including 19th century and mint postal stationery including errors.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2470 |
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United States and Worldwide Balance, 1851-1900s. Two cartons including some face value, some early US including 9 (2), 24 (20) and two strips of three, #26A (11+), 63 (2) plus two strips of three, 118
(faulty), 119, 833 (2) and 834 nh centerline blocks, 834 nh plate block, some Carrier & Local and CSA reprints/forgeries, International Album mostly empty but incl. #9, 10A, 13, 14, 71, 72; group of foreign on small manila stockcards
including reprints/forgeries, etc.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2471 |
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United States Cover Assortment. Of over 75 covers in binder; mix of material including Civil War patriotic, Blood's local, early express mail, turn-of century fancy cancels, stamp collar, registered usages including #F1 uses, also a
section of 1930's fancy cancels; worth review.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2472 |
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United States Stampless Cover Accumulation. Over 100 covers in sleeves; mostly eastern and mid-western manuscript postmarks from the 1840-50's with a nice range of towns; includes 1850 Sabinetown, Tex., 1850's usage to England from
Ohio, also an 1850 usage from San Francisco, etc.; condition varies, inspect.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2473 |
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Valentines and Embossed Envelopes. Group of 26 covers including 1850 Strong hand painted valentine folded letter from Roxbury Mass., #11A embossed envelope with original valentine enclosure, #11 on Newport drop bronze valentine, numerous
embossed lady's covers etc, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2474 |
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 Western Trails and Western Missouri Postal History. Group of over 50 covers and some additional letters, maps and illustrations, noted includes gold rush and trail letters, 1849 "Parkville Mo." ms. postmark letter with
gold rush excitement content "…The California Excitement is Running very strong here at this time there is a great many talking of going in the Spring they are of the opinion they Can Just Scrape the Gold by handfuls…", 1851
gold rush letter only from Stockton Cal. "cannot think of coming soone - as I have just commenced to make a little money"; 1851 Council Grove Mo. letter from Lt. Col. D.S. Miles of 3rd Inf. reporting that he is enroute to New Mexico, 1850
Fort Leavenworth cds letter "I am to leave the Fort tomorrow for Santa Fe. I have written C.R. Curtis Esq. who will in case of necessity give you the necessity give you the necessary power of attorney…I hope your services will not be
required but in case of death or unexpected calamity…"; two "Fort Craig N.M." cds #26 covers, Saint Joseph Mo. cds use w/#68 endorsed "overland mail" to Placerville Cal.; 1816 "St. Louis/ Apr. 25" two-line postmark
on letter from Lt. Col. at Fort Belle Fontaine requisition of white belts for 9th U.S. Inf.; 1818 "St. Louis / July 2" two-line postmark on letter from Thomas Douglass seeking authorization to "complete payments to Rangers militias",
1841 "Fort Osage Mo" ms. postmark letter, 1850 red Kansas Mo. cds use describing a family member who went to Cal. to hunt for gold; 1849 Independence Mo. gold rush trail letter, etc.; some mixed condition, wonderful group with some good
content, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2475 |
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Wrapper & Stationery Balance. Mix of mostly stationery items, includes newspaper with 2¢ Blackjack, 1920's franked wrappers with original newspapers, etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2476 |
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WWII "Free" Mail. Couple hundred items sent within the United States without payment of postage by soldiers, many from obscure and forgotten camps, and many from larger permanent posts, most from 1942 or so, correspondence is not
included, some condition issues, but generally fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2477 |
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WWII Naval Cover Accumulation. Many hundreds if not thousands housed in early scrapbooks in three large boxes; wide array of ship cancels, cachets, etc., all unchecked for better, some earlier Naval covers, etc.; inspect.
Estimate;
$300 - 400.
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
United States Stamp Collections
Fancy Cancels
| LotNo. |
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2478 |
o |
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 Fancy Cancel Collection, 1860s-1900s. Thousands of strikes, individually mounted and housed in six volumes, much of which is 19th century, organized by either cancel type or city origin, contains numerous common strikes such as
numerals, letters, stars, shields but also "Paid", patent and even Express cancels, we noticed a number of better items such as red, green and magenta cancels, overseas uses (Shanghai, Samoa, Puerto Rico), Waterbury cancels, and more,
one album is dedicated to New York, F.-V.F. overall, a great basis to build upon.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. (Image1)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
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| 2479 |
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Fancy Cancel Collection, 1860-80's. Housed in five binders; mostly Banknote issues (mainly 3¢) with a nice array of material mostly studies of the geometrics including grids, target, wedges but with others including year
date, monogram, "Jack-O-Lantern", "US", pictorials including top hat, anchor, sun and devil face, fly, etc., section of cut squares including portion of the rare Boston Eagle, Star & Lighting bolt machine cancel, Waterbury leaf, etc.,
ex-Fishback with publication; proper evaluation recommended.
Estimate; $600 - 800.
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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2480 |
o |
65 |
1861-67 3¢ Issue Fancy Cancel Collection. Of approximately 450 stamps mounted and annotated on quadrille pages in binder; excellent array of cancel types from common / elaborate geometrics to pictorial shields, includes sections of
numerals, paids, patent cancels, stars with many fancier types, grids including some unusual, grid study, targets with pie cut targets, flower and rosettes, cross, letters, etc.; a nice group for the specialist; ex-Fishback.
Scott No. 65;
Estimate $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2481 |
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United States Early Fancy Cancel Group. Small but neat collection mounted on quad pages in a binder, including 45 stamps and seven covers with various stars, grids, geometric shapes etc., on stamps from 1861 through banknotes, worth
inspection, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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