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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2161   image"Taking Cover" Selection of Better Covers, 1852-1938, A total of 33 covers including two sets of Zeppelins on its first Pan-American Flight, three Baby Zepps from the Century of Progress Exhibition, FDCs of #832-34 in blocks as well as #834 as a single, and eight covers from the 1880s addressed to the Goddard Family, the same family as pioneering rocket scientist Robert Goddard. Just a few foreign pieces, such as a first flight from St. John's, Newfoundland to North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and another Zeppelin-flown cover, this one from 1938 with Germany B123-31 flown into the newly-annexed Sudetenland. This holding is entirely viewable online, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.3 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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2162   imageBirkinbine Estate Cover Balance, many hundreds of covers, featuring R.P.O's, over 100 classic first day covers including Nos. 587, 589, 620-621 (sets on 2 covers), 628 (all 4 cities), 681 Wheeling First Norona, 740-749 Ioor MTA, 855 (5 including Planty #85), 909c name block Smartcraft, C8, C9, few Crosbys including Nos. 794, C24, C25-C31, C25a, E17 & E18, handful of perfins (1920's & 1930's), small group of WWII, five crash covers, some advertising including multicolor, some registered, some stamp dealer mail, some stampless including transatlantics, a Hale cover, a #114 Baltimore Good Samaritan Label cover, and much more, some faults as always on lots of this size and age, overall Fine to Very Fine, see the first day and crash covers online, as well as some of the other highlights, ex Birkinbine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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2163   imageThe Final Event and First Day Cover Hoard from the Falmouth Stamp & Coin Shop, consisting of many thousands of event covers (mostly with an American historical theme and a concentration in the American Bicentennial) and first day covers including some better issues and cachets, and many hundreds of gold foil (one of the ten shelves contains all of the gold foil fdcs), also includes a small file box of picture postcards, four binders of maximum cards, hundreds of souvenir pages, and a couple of the file boxes contain commercial mail as well as foreign first days and commercial mail, generally well sorted, Very Fine, Falmouth Stamp & Coin has been in business for over 40 years. Throughout that time, the shop purchased many stamp collections. These are the ones that were put away and never offered to the public, ex Falmouth Stamp & Coin. Shipping charges apply - weight 620 lbs. (Video1 for this lot) (Image)

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Year Sets Collections
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2164   imageYear Sets and Year Books Holding, 1972-2020, 180 Year sets with stamps most in original large white envelopes; 67 Yearbooks with stamps in the original issued packaging; additional USPS products include World War II (1941 (4), 1942 (3), 1943 (2), 1944 (3), and 1945 (2)), Americana Series (4), deluxe Trans Mississippi presentation, and Civil War (3); tremendous Face and many beautiful books, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 244 lbs. (Image)

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US & Possessions
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2165   imageU.S. and Possessions, Remainder Collections & Stock, 1857-1988, Balance lot of albums and stockbooks, ranging from mostly empty to quite full. And thankfully, some nice stuff was left behind, especially in a Scott album for possessions featuring the following: Canal Zone mint #120-35, C15-20, CO1-7, Cuba mint E2, J1-4, used E1, Guam mint 1-8, 10-11, E1, Philippines mint 219, 319-25, E1-2, J5, Puerto Rico used J1-3. Some decent US too, like mint 803-34, C10a, used C1-6, C18, Q1-12, and a plate proof in block format of the $9 newspaper stamp (PR27TC3e). You'll also find abundant revenues, a binder of cut squares, a stockbook of precancels, another with mint PNC singles & strips, and a lot more mint throughout. Personal inspection highly recommended, overall Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 57 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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US & Foreign

US & Foreign
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2166   imageU.S. and Foreign, End-of-Consignment Smorgasbord, a "bit of this, bit of that" offering, in six albums or binders, 15 sheet files (½¢-15¢, most 3¢-8¢, perfect for make-up postage for the USPS's constant rate changes), a couple counter books with US and foreign, and much additional loose; binders include US and Worldwide mint and used collections (US mineable for additional postage), a 1929-50 plate block album nicely filled, etc.; many hundreds of sheets in total with total face quickly adding up; miscellaneous loose includes US Duck Stamps, additional US plate blocks (including $5 Prexie), Confederate States, 19th century covers, classic China (Large and Small Dragons plus 1c on 3c Red Revenue), some First Day Covers, and more besides; several certificates with loose, Fine to Very Fine with much better, well worth inspection. Shipping charges apply - weight 52 lbs. (Image)

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2167   imageU.S. & Foreign, Tens of Thousands of Covers, both first day and non-philatelic, primarily USA with foreign being mostly Great Britain, Canada and France, includes many commercially prepared albums/display folders of both US and foreign, plus US Souvenir Pages in approximately 30 USPS albums, some gold foil first day covers, well organized, mostly in tubs and albums, overall Very Fine, well worth a few minutes of your time. Shipping charges apply - weight 1550 lbs. (Image)


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Confederate States

Confederate States
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2168   image"Rebel Yell" Complete All-Mint Collection, 1861-64, Mounted on a single album page, a complete collection of the Confederate States with certificates for #3 & 9 and additional color varieties for 11-14, and that ain't just whistling Dixie! generally Fine to Very Fine. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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United States Possessions

Guam
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2169   imageGuam, Guam Guard Mail Collection, 1930, top flight collection of mint, used, on piece, blocks, and plate blocks on computer generated pages; includes #M1 (MNH, NG, and used), M2 (MNH x2, used), M3 (mint w/ and w/o watermark, mint pair, and used), M4 (mint w/ and w/o watermark, mint pair, mint block, and used), M5 (plate block of 6, mint x 2, and used on piece), M6 (plate block of 6, 2 blocks of 4, 3 mint pairs, mint x 2, and 4 used on piece), M7-M11 mint (2 sets), M7a GRAUD, M7b MIAl (paired with normal) M7 (plate bock of 6, 3 blocks of 4), M8 (4 blocks of 4), M9 (plate block of 12, 3 plate block of 10, 4 blocks of 4), M10 (plate block of 14, plate block of 10, and 3 blocks of 4), and M11 (imprint block of 8, and 3 blocks of 4); catalog $5,500, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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United Nations

United Nations
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2170   imageUnited Nations, Personalized Sheets Collection, 2003-17, 115 mostly mint pristine sheets in three new Davo binders with slipcases; generally limited to 1,000 to 4,000 in number these sheets represent an exclusive way to enjoy the beauty of UN philately; includes S2-S4, S5 (cancelled), S6-S9, S27 (version 2), S28 (version 2), S30, S31, and Vienna S32 (version 2); off the beaten path but well worth the trip, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 15 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)

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2171   imageUnited Nations, Extensive Specialist Collection 1951-2016, 200+ sheets #1//414 plus mini and partial sheets; UN Annual/Special Collections for New York, Geneva, and Vienna 1992-2016; Souvenir folders 1989-2006; several hundred First Day Covers in binders and trays through 2006; White Ace 10 vol MNH in mounts including personalized stamps; UN plate blocks 1964-1975; 2 vol Lighthouse hingeless MNH 1951-1994 including New York, Vienna and Geneva; White Ace 1951-1983 MNH in mounts; H E Harris album pages in binder 1951-1991; UN singles (several hundred) on black stock pages with moderate duplication; 100+ mini sheets plus aerograms; Postal Collectors Society 10 vol UN Flag stamp set; binder with a few 100 mini sheets #425//958; Scott 2 vol Specialized (with slipcases) MNH in mounts 1951-2013 New York, Geneva, and Vienna; and much more; fresh and well organized, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 375 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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2172   imageUnited Nations, How Do You Spell "Complete"? 1951-2016, 14 volumes of MNH in Crystal Mounts on White House pages (and all but one with slipcases); a dizzying array of the world's greatest artists and illustrators lending their talents to produce many of the world's most attractive stamps; singles, setenants, sets, souvenir sheets, mini sheets, and souvenir cards beautifully displayed in this decade's long romp through postal history; includes Vienna, Geneva, and West Irian; delicious. Shipping charges apply - weight 71 lbs. (Image)


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2173   imageUnited Nations, "Counter Attack" Mint Holding in Counter Books, 1951-2016, A total of 47 counter books with 29 for Offices in New York, 11 for Geneva, and 7 for Vienna, all offices up to 2016 and each book crammed with mint material with each page identified by Scott number. In addition to complete sets, you'll also find an enormous amount of inscription blocks of varying size, miniature sheets, pieces of postal stationery, and the occasional FDC. Yes, #38 is here in multiples, as is the 1½ precancel and Flag sheetlets; if you're looking to replenish your U.N. stock, look no further, Fine to Very Fine, a flip of one book from each office can be viewed online. Shipping charges apply - weight 77 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)

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2174   imageUnited Nations, All-encompassing Mint Collection for All Offices, 1951-2015, A virtually complete mint collection to 2009 and nearly complete after that for all three offices in six large binders which also includes the Flag sheets, souvenir cards, unused envelopes and postal cards, prestige booklets, select FDCs, and the UNTEA overprints on Netherlands New Guinea, Fine to Very Fine, one volume flipped online as reference. Shipping charges apply - weight 34 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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Postal History

Stampless Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2175   imageLarge Gold Rate Cover Exhibit Collection, 1788-1863, US Stampless Covers Domestic Rates 1788-1863 in 7 frames presented virtually intact in two binders; in this 75 year period, the Post Office Department enacted 21 Rate Periods; this comprehensive exhibit explores Free Frank, Drop Letters, Ship Letters, Circular Rates, The Express Mail, Way Letters, Carrier Fees, Local Posts, Registered Letters, Advertised Letters, Independent Mail Service, and US Railroad Markings; highlights include 1827 stampless folded letter from New Orleans to Providence with red "MAIL ROUTE" hand stamp (12½¢ Mississippi River + 12 ½¢ distance x 2 (double rates) = 50¢ rate (PF cert), Double 40¢ rate (1847-1851) from San Francisco CA to Bangor ME, Henry Knox (Washington's Secretary of War) Free Frank, and Oliver Wolcott (Secretary of Tresury) with excellent content about Washington's decision to provide Baltimore with a new revenue cutter; 180 covers in all, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image) (Image2)

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2176   imageStampless Folded Letters Collection, 1804-54, over 100 stampless folded letters surplus from an award winning 8 frame exhibit on domestic rates; cancels include Baltimore, Troy, Boston, New Haven, Albany, Utica, Portland, New York, Cincinnati, Charleston, Savannah, Providence, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Buffalo; wonderful holding, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (Image)

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Union Civil War Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2177   imageCivil War Patriotic Covers Collection, 1861-68, 57 postally used Civil War Patriotics with a few letters enclosed; many expertly cut illustrations cut from other envelopes and attached to these envelopes; interesting items include Grant & Colfax presidential campaign, Illinois Union all over cachet, Douglas & Johnson presidential campaign, 7th NH Regiment stationery, Gen Dix, Gen Mc Clellan, Gen Lyon, Gen Scott, New York Union all over cachet, George Washington cachet, Commodore Foote, and South Carolina The Rebel South all over cachet; condition varies considerably, Fine. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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2178   imageAppealing Collection of Union Patriotic Covers, 1861-65, 59 in total, all but a handful used, offering a range of motifs, messages and more; most franked by #63 or 65, but note one #64 3¢ pink with PF certificate (and a second cover that looks to bear a pink), several with 1857 3¢ stamp, a couple US Christian Commission Soldier's Letters unfranked (one charged "Due 3"); note one with "Wheeling Va/May 13 61" manuscript postmark, an "Office Provost Marshal General/Department of the Gulf" imprint cover, a Magnus "US Senate" cover franked 4¢ Newfoundland (postmarked 25 Nov 1928); six Magnus covers in total (five unused, including Eagle and Snakes with Jackson & Calhoun); a pretty group, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Express Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2179   imageWestern Express Entires, 1887-96, 37 pieces including Wells Fargo, Pacific Union Express, Express Wells Fargo Y Cia, and Whiting & Co; name cancels include C K Tower-C, J K Wagner-W, E I Tior-T, J E Rice-R, E Norton-E, L W Miller-M, F A Kelton-K, W F Lazarus-D, W McKenzie-3, C D Woods-W, J R Kelly-K, Hill-H, G E Gruma-G, Jay Gould-G, W W Fowler-F, D F Douglas-D, H L Davidson-D, H S Bradley-B, T F Higgins-H, and C A Aame-C; great for the specialist or reseller, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.7 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)


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2180   imageWells, Fargo & Company Cancels, Mostly on First Issue Revenues, over 300 stamps including three on full bank checks, 15 manuscript cancels, rest are datestamps in black, red or blue including some mentioning the town name (Oroville CA, Sonora CA, Stockton CA, Carson City NV, Virginia City NV), stamps 1c to 5c except one $1, neatly displayed in small stockbook, generally Very Fine strikes, see this lot entirely online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Cancels & Postmarks
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2181   image19th Century Cancel Group, many hundreds, mostly geometrics, great variety, few colored, both on and off cover, off cover consists of 3c 1851's & 1857's & 1861's plus few other 1861 issues, many 3c 1861's to 10c, Bank Notes mostly 2c & 3c 1880's issues, many 1c & 2c Columbians, plus Trans-Mississippi issues, covers include 3c 1861's (29 including strips of 3, 5 and 4 plus pair), No. 69 on legal sized cover, No. 71 on legal sized 1867 cover with four 3c 1869 stamps added, No. 77 on legal sized cover, No. 112 & 68 pair on legal sized cover to NC, No. 114 (13 including pairs, strips of 3 & 4), No. 115 on cover, No. 119 on cover, handful of Bank Notes and four 3c green entires with Wells, Fargo printed franks, also some cover fronts (counted as used stamps), mixed condition, also includes a long shoebox full of thousands of 2c Columbians in glassines, generally Fine to Very Fine, see some of this lot online, ex Birkinbine. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.7 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)

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2182   imageAll Wheat Without the Chaff Auxiliary Marking Collection, 1873-2008, a few hundred envelopes rich in auxiliary markings; better items from exhibit entitled, "Operation and Innovation in the Dead Letter Office from 1860-1985"; all manner of postal instructions including Postage Due, missent, censored, envelope type for Air Mail only, no such address, damage in handling, Special Delivery, misdirected, return to writer, insured, US Customs passed free, via Air Mail, mail delayed due to incorrect zip code, forwared, final notice, not deliverable, unable to forward, Dead Letter Section, USPS Undeliverable Section, opened at Dead Letter Branch, do not remain in this envelope, service suspended, dispatch prohibited, change of address due to official orders, unclaimed, 3rd Class mail not forwardable, postage OK received in wet condition, and much more; British circulars dating back to the 1840s; modern Official Mail; non-denominated adhesives used overseas; 1940 New York World's Fair cachets as well as mail sent to the Fair from foreign destinations; free from rough opening, many sleeved with detailed annotations, and each piece with an interesting story, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.2 lbs. (Image)

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State/Territorial Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2183   imageArizona Territorial Postal History and Documents including Mining Certificates, better documents include a 1885 part printed deed of 1/3 interest in the Star King Mine in the Arizona Territory with its original mailing cover—an exploded 2¢ legal sized brown entire uprated with #210, both with manuscript "85" cancels and "Lochiel A.T. 2-2-85" manuscript cancel at top uprated with #210 also tied by "Cochise County Bank Tombstone, A.T. Mar. 12, 1885" violet large double rim oval handstamp, with Mar. 6 and Mar. 9 strikes of same handstamp and three strikes of "Cochise County Bank PAID" magenta large double rim oval handstamps with the same dates (two on front and one on back)—the earliest cancel and only known manuscript from the town of Lochiel, and the grantor is Abner B. Elder, the first postmaster in 1884; an 1864 Arizona Mining Company stock certificate with #R45c tied by circular datestamp (note a similar certificate without a stamp sold for $300 hammer at a Holabird auction in Dec. 2023); an 1864 "The Enriguetta Gold Company of Arizona" stock certificate with #R44c (Google found no matches); a box of 170 different Arizona stock certificates—majority mining and oil, with minor duplication—reportedly ex James Reynolds; purchased by Birkinbine at least 26 years ago who set the retail at $5,747 in 1995, and a shoebox with Arizona and Arizona related covers and documents (Birkinbine's retail over $2,300), also includes three Maryland State claim documents in the amount of $100 paid to the owners of slaves who enlisted in the 9th regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops (By July 1863, despite the protests of Maryland's governor and slave owning Unionists, the federal government began actively recruiting slaves, paying owners $300 per slave. Six regiments of slaves were recruited as part of the United States Colored Troops—the Maryland 4th, 7th, 9th, 19th, 30th, and 39th) and a few other non-Arizona documents with revenue stamps; some faults as always on large pieces of paper from the 19th Century, generally Fine to Very Fine, see this lot in its entirety online, ex Birkinbine. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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2184   imageArizona Territorial Postal History, Strength in Yuma "Flood Mail Military Express" Covers from John Birkinbine's personal collection, consisting of four covers carried by "Flood Mail Military Express" -- severe flooding from January through April 1867 and from December 1867 through April 1868 disrupted mails on the San Bernardino route, so the Fort Yuma military express carried civilian mail from Yuma to either Los Angeles or Wilmington, California, where the mail was placed into the mails and canceled by the appropriate city) -- first is earliest recorded with 3¢ 1861 (Scott 65) cancelled by cork with "Los Angeles Cal. Jan. 6" (1867) circular datestamp, second is 3¢ 1861 (Scott 65) tied by cork cancel with "Los Angeles Cal. Feb. 21" (1868) circular datestamp and blue crayon "Rec'd Feb. 28", third is a late use as the first round of floods were ending -- a 3¢ Pink on White entire (Scott U58) cancelled by fancy small quartered wedges inside double circle handstamp with "Wilmington Cal. Apr. 17, 1867" double-circle datestamp & "DUE" with manuscript "3" for weight, and the fourth is a late use as the second round of floods were ending (April 1868), the fifth cover is the earliest recorded cover sent after restoration of Yuma mail service with 3¢ 1861 (Scott 65) canceled by quartered cork with "Yuma A.T. Apr. 19" circular datestamp and magenta manuscript "via La Paz", the sixth cover is the earliest recorded westbound cover from Yuma, Arizona Territory "Yuma A.T. June 21.67." manuscript postmark and 3¢ 1861 (Scott 65) cancelled by pen "#"); the seventh cover is the earliest recorded use of the 3¢ E Grill (Scott 88) canceled by faint quartered cork with "Yuma, A.T. June.7", eighth has 3¢ 1861 (Scott 65) tied by "Yuma A.T. Sept. 4" blue circular datestmp, making it the earliest recorded handstamp cancel from Yuma, Arizona Territory, and the ninth is a 3c Pink on White entire (Scott U58) canceled by "Yuma A.T. Sep. 17" (1867) blue circular datestamp to Philadelphia -- the first eight covers are part of the famed Slade correspondence, located in the University of Arizona Library Special Collections -- the rest of the lot includes a handful of Arizona Territorial covers priced by John at approximately $1,450 plus a second handful unpriced, a third handful of covers addressed to the Arizona Lodge No. 1 in Prescott from other states, two handfuls of miscellaneous modern covers including first flights from CAM 33 in 1930 and the usual small group of odds and ends including an official US post office reproduction of the Postmarks of Prescott Arizona with its original letter of 1921 (John priced at $275), see the nine Yuma covers and a few odds online, ex Birkinbine. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Image)

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Airmail Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2185   imageContract Air Mail (CAM) Cover Collection, 1926-2008, about 750 better envelopes from a lifetime aerophilatelist, consisting of an exhibit, pair of Scott binders with handmade pages, and 5 binders; US Airlines - The Formative Years is an 8-frame exhibit of Contract Air Mail (CAM) organized by carrier instead of route; Airlines in the exhibit include American, United, Eastern, TWA, Western, Northeast, Central (Clifford Ball), Philadelphia Rapid Transit, and Curtiss Flying Service; the exhibit includes colorful baggage labels and is well researched; about 235 covers from the CAM period (1926-1934) are beautifully presented on typed Scott quadrille pages in a pair of like-new album binders; the remaining cover binders each have a "flavor"; the Showgard oversized binder has 50 envelopes of mostly Clipper mail but includes a great transcontinental Postage Due and a 1947 Alaska Crash Mail envelope; a plump Showgard binder has 120 covers including Prexie Solo Clipper mail, some early CAMS signed by the pilot, and Service Suspended with censor tape, and about half modern flight from the 1980s; a Showgard binder on its last legs has 40 better examples of WWII censor tapes along with a few modern first flights; a Showgard binder with about 75 envelopes seems to be exclusively WWII transpacific mail with a small smattering of transatlantic Service Suspended mail; and lastly 150 envelopes stuffed in a Showgard album with much modern Boeing flown first flight (and sometimes signed) material; the story of American aviation told through philately, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 33 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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First Day Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2186   imageBetter Mostly Airmail First Day Cover Group, 1923-33, 120 early First Day Covers; #C7 from Detroit, Dearborn, Cleveland, and Chicago; C9 to Dallas (2), Minneapolis, and Buffalo (2); C10 from Chicago to New York (5), San Francisco (5), and Springfield (3); C10 from Washington, DC; C10 from Detroit (5); C10 from Little Falls to Chicago (5); C10 from St Louis (6); C11 block of four (3); 649-650 blocks (2); 720b booklet pane (3); 670, 673-679 (cat over $1,000); 647-648 (2); 620-621 (including blocks) (14); 617-619 Concord (2); and many more; your customers want this material, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)

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General Postal History by Year
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2187   imageCollection of Covers Worthy of Individual Sale, 1865-1947, eclectic group of about 170 covers; all early to mid 20th century including interesting forwarded, Advertising, Airmails, APO, unusual usage and destinations, censors, Lindbergh related, Postage Dues, and return to senders; each sleeved and not roughly opened; appropriate for individual sale, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Image)

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General Postal History by Issue
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2188 801-834 imagePrexie Postal History Collection, 1938-56, 134 piece Presidential Series collection of cards, envelopes, bank tags, and more; solo, multiple, and mixed frankings, many registered envelopes, several censored, better items such as tags for registered or insured mail, interesting auxiliary markings, foreign destinations including Argentina, Switzerland, Brazil, Cameroun, and Canal Zone; some have Postage Due (domestic and foreign); a fascinating area to collect, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Image)

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SOLD for $850.00
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Ephemera

General Ephemera
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2189   image"Thanks for the Memories" Sizeable Ephemera Lot, Very diverse holding of miscellany with various covers and picture postcards, a box of over 80 civil war letters mostly still in their original franked envelopes and many, many more from the 19th century throughout this lot, as well as various engravings, brochures, exhibition programs, deeds, tickets, old photographs, newspaper clippings, stock certificates, war ration books, tickets, old maps, a collection of cigar bands, and… well, you get the picture. An intriguing lot to pick through and we encourage you to do so on-site, ex-Birkinbine. Shipping charges apply - weight 42 lbs. (Image)

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2190   imageInteresting Trade Card Collection, approximately 800 mostly multicolored in a variety of shapes promoting a variety of products and themes including food, soap, ladies, medicines, and more, few with faults, overall Very Fine, see them all online, ex Falmouth Stamp & Coin. Shipping charges apply - weight 20 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Video7 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Deltiology (Picture Post Cards)

Deltiology (Picture Post Cards)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2191 Italy imageItaly, La Dolce Vita Picture Post Card Collection, 1900-45, extensive lot of approximately 1700 picture postcards in eight slipcased albums; many nice cards with a solid range of foreign destinations, fully imaged online. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (PDF6 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,800-2,400
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2192 Japan imageJapan, Alluring Picture Post Card Collection, 1900-30, beautiful collection of 830 mint and used in 13 small albums, including many hand-painted oil paint cards, gold paint cards, many motifs, etc.; nice collection, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 15.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,200-1,800
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Literature & Supplies

General Works on Philately
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2193   imageVaried, Complete Advanced Philatelic Library, over 100 titles (many appear brand new) that provide a comprehensive resource for the serious philatelist; some titles include 4 vol. Encyclopedia of Color (White), 4 vol. Postage Stamps of the 20th Century (autograhed by Johl), 2 vol. California Town Postmarks (Williams), 2 vol. Western Express Companies (Thomas), Private Local Posts (Patton), US Doanes (LaPosta), Mails of Western Expansion (Walska & Frajola), Understanding Transatlantic Mail (Winter), State Revenue Catalog (Wrisley), and dozens more; this collection is stunningly complete for those interested in Overland Mail, Town cancels (Nevada, Massachusetts, Connectecut, California), Wells Fargo, RPO, HPO, Steamships, and much more, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 295 lbs. (Image)

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British Commonwealth

Great Britain
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2194   imageGreat Britain and Foreign Offices, Powerful Collection, from the beginning through issues of the end of the £.sh.d period in a Scott album, Victorian period primarily used with 20th century primarily mint with some earlier used, loaded with high values, complete sets and an extensive foreign offices section, premium issues galore highlighted by Used 1-7, 74-75, 95-124, 139-42, 173-81, O29, Mint 209, Offices in Africa complete (some M.E.F. ovpts used), Morocco Agencies 12-45, etc., some typical minor faults in earlier issues but generally fresh and F-VF; owner's 2016 Scott $56,000+. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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2195   imageGreat Britain, Mint and Used Collection with High Values, 1841-1970, in a well-filled slipcased Davo luxe album, an attractive collection of never hinged, hinged and used, including sought-after material such as £1 green Victoria, £1 green King Edward VII, £1 PUC never hinged, Wildings, Castles, good phosphor sets, and more besides, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2196   imageGreat Britain, Near-Complete Mint Collection, 1952-2022, neatly mounted on hingeless pages in six Lighthouse albums. The degree of completion is extraordinary, missing only the Machin issues and the first Castles. Included are numerous Gibbons listed varieties, including watermark inverted and sideways, plus the early Wilding phosphor and phosphor-graphite issues, all the commemoratives and miniature sheets, most postage dues and nearly all regionals. Apparently never hinged throughout, excepting only the D.L.R. 1958 Castles are lightly hinged. A wonderful lot for the serious collector, all the work is done and the degree of completion - and quality - are both phenomenal. Condition is generally Fine to Very Fine or better. A sampling has been imaged. Shipping charges apply - weight 48 lbs.
SG £9,548 ($12,130). (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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2197   imageGreat Britain, The Great in Great Britain 1840-1999, 3 vol Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases; well populated with mostly used until 1910 and generally mint after that; used include #1, 27, 28, a few pages of plated #33, 34, 39, 43-45, 60, 67 (14), 71, 85, 87, 94, 95, 96, 104, 107, 108, 109, 139, 140, 173, and 174; mint include 111-122, 251; nice selection of Postage Due, and Officials; well stocked are Machins, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Monmouthshire; a wonderful collection, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 19.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)

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2198   imageGreat Britain & Commonwealth, "Counter Attack" Mostly Mint Holding in Counter Books, 1840-2000, A total of 31 counter books, thirteen of which are for Great Britain featuring quite a bit of mint from the last 40 years in the form of complete sets, booklets and post office packs, but better classic material as well, such as used #1, 42, 43, 45, 68, 84-85, 94-95, 96, 98-107, 108, 111-22, 126, 127-40, 173, 179-80, 222-23, etc. Additionally, five books for Ireland, two for Ghana, one each for India, Maldive Islands, Malta, Nigeria, Tanzania, two books of mint Commonwealth for QEII's Silver Jubilee in 1977, and four more books of various countries in Africa including such mint premium as Nigeria 80-91, Northern Rhodesia 61-74, 75-88, Nyasaland Protectorate 97-111, Rhodesia & Nyasaland 141-55, 158-71, Sierra Leone 195-207, Somaliland Protectorate 128-39, South-West Africa 249-60, Southern Rhodesia 81-94, 95-108, Swaziland 55-66, 80-91, 92-107, and Zanzibar 230-43, 249-63, 264-79. Six of these counter books can be viewed in their entirety online, overall Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 41 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Image)


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2199   imageGreat Britain, Solid Collection, 1900s-60s, mostly used, arranged and identified by Scott number on stock sheets, quite comprehensive for the King Edward VII-King George VI period including duplication with high values, different shades and cancels, along with Postage Dues, Officials, some Foreign Offices, Testing stamps, Revenues, and Cinderellas; better include #139 used (5 including one with perfin), 140 used, good number of 2sh6d and 5sh Britannias, #209 mint, 224 used (2), Offices in Turkey #15-24 mint, etc.; usual mixed condition with most F-VF. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

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2200   imageGreat Britain, "Gold Plated" Complete Plating of #4, 1841, All 240 positions from the 2p QV Head of 1841 mounted in order on quadrille pages. Not taking the various shades, cancellations, and other varieties into account, the total cat value still exceeds $21,000, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in full. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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