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Postal History Collections
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3779   imageForeign Service Officer Collection, 1776-2000, stampless, postal stationary, and diplomatic mail from a State Department employee stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan; Feb 1776 to attorney without contents, several stampless folded letters 1843-1858, pair of British folded letters from 1856 carried on "Atlantic" and "Arabia"; binder containing about 100 mint and postally used entires (several from Columbas Exposition), 5 envelopes carried on the Hindenburg, prewar Clipper mail to Switzerland, a few dozen mint and postally used postal cards, envelope mailed from Byrd Expedition in 1934 from South Pole, lovely multicolor hand drawn pen and ink on 1911 postal card, pair of Scott # 113 on cover, pair of German States envelopes from 1858 and 1864, 1866 Paris to Lyon envelope, Registered 1893 Paris to New York, Netherlands folded letters from 1853 and 1867, commercial mail from Saudi Arabia to the US in 1960 with colorful frankings, business mail from Kuala Lumpur, wonderful diplomatic mail from Afghanistan, and much more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $500-650
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3780   imageVaried and Alluring Postal History Selection, 1836-1933, 30 covers, postal cards or folded letter sheets in total, ranging from the stampless era to Zeppelin flights; three stampless, including 1842 from Kanawha Salines, VA [now Malden] to Parkersburg, VA [both now WV]; Department of State Official Business envelope, two Columbian Expo postal cards (one to Bohemia, Austria); nine items to overseas, including Spain, France (post card with "Devil's Ride" illustration), Peru, Burma, Turkey (with Stephens US Despatch Agent handstamp), Panama (United States of Colombia), and forwarded to letter to US Consul, Hong Kong; two 1904 postcards from Nome, Alaska Territory; an 1880s cover with application for organization of Negro Company at Darien, GA; five Civil War Patriotics plus a Magnus "A Yankee Man-of-War" song sheet, and ending with two Chicago Flight Zeppelin covers, one dispatched from Chicago, the other from Miami; condition varies as expected, but a fascinating group with enticing single and mixed frankings, including 12¢ 1857 Issue, 6¢ and 15¢ Columbians, 30¢ Bank Note, and more, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online, and well worth the time to review. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3781   imageWide-ranging Postal History Assortment, many hundreds of covers, most items to about the $10 range, including much commercial mail and stationery, with First Day Covers, some 19th century, even some early stampless covers including pre-1800; a few foreign items mixed in, Fine to Very Fine, inspection invited. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $400-600
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3782   imageApproximately 750 Postal History Covers, 1873-1998, Of which over one-third from the 19th century and the vast majority before 1950. Many interesting hotel covers, some FDCs, special event and advertising covers, a binder with covers and enclosed letters and more. A terrific lot to explore, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Image)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
3783   imageVaried and Useful Cover Compilation, ca. 1901-48, a box of over 350 in total, with duplication, with a strong concentration of WWII Naval Ship covers, offering the dealer a range of numerous naval ship commissioning and port-of-call cancels, a Midway Island Gooney Bird cacheted cover, plus a mix of First Day Covers (including ship-related), First Flight Covers, Airmail commemorative covers, airport dedications, Mobile Post Office First Trip Covers, post office centenaries, a range of cachets, etc., etc., etc.; some better include two Chicago Flight Zeppelin covers, a Macon In Memoriam cover from Big Sur, CA, etc.; a few Canadian Airmail and Canal Zone covers noted as well, Fine to Very Fine, worth a look; see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3784   imageCorrespondence Collection, 1841-1934, about 40 items consisting on envelopes and contents in a 3 ring binder; 1841 folded letter with Great Britain Scott # 3 addressed to the Royal Bank of Scotland; 1865 Illinois letter from US General Hospital to Paymaster General in Washington; lovely engraved commercial stationery (steam pump, steam engines, and belting) with personal note; fascinating business stationery with engraved examples of 19th century machinery; attorney letterhead with content on judgements handed down including death case; engraved invitation join Chicago judge and familiy at their home; 1886 commercial letter from wholesaler of ready-made, tailor-made, and custom-made clothing; elegant San Francisco flyer for 1880 production of Romeo and Juliet; 1890 Wisconsin city clerk attesting to the good character and sound work ethics of an employee; 1890 Steuben ME love letter to woman in CT; 1895 account statement from New York bank; attractive Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman letterhead from Baraboo WS; 1857 Birmingham Englang printed campaign folded letter for surgeon to the Birmingham Dispensary; 1916 Havana circus stationery; 1918 soldier mail from Camp Library in KS to private at Camp MacArthur in TX; 1918 soldier letter with reference to getting out of quarantine and joining the main training camp in MS; a few bank checks with Revenues affixed; pair of undivided back postcards that are folded panoramic; 1920 Special Delivery mail from traveling theater booking agent; and more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
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3785   imageReload Your Dollar Box, 1905-2016, thousands of 20th century covers that show-goers love; includes First Day Covers, worldwide commercial including Airmail and Registered, mint and used postal cards (many of these modern used cards are really good), postal entires, some soldier's mail and censor tapes; fun for collectors, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 47 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $160-225
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3786   imageWWII Family Correspondence, 1943-1946, 2 banker's boxes packed with hundreds of letters from a serviceman from his time while in training in the United States through postwar service in Germany; operational security translated into minimal job or situation content so much is relegated to familial topics, although the envelope postal history remains rich in APOs, censor markings, rates (numerous Postage Dues noted), and routes; condition is mixed as much has been opened roughly and some of the correspondence has been exposed to pests and mildew; also included are hundreds of First Day envelopes and worldwide covers, making this an enjoyable lot to paw through, Very Good to Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 35.6 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $160-225
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3787   imageEnormous Pile of Covers, 1880-2021, thousands of US (and a few hundred foreign) in two large boxes; a brief dip reveals First Day Covers (cacheted and uncacheted, addressed and unaddressed), commercial mail, a little military mail, and obviously much more; enjoy, Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 56 lbs. (Image)

Estimate $130-180
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