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Presidential Inauguration Covers and More, 1929-2020, two binders chock-full of politically-related envelopes; First Day Covers and commemorative covers (about 150) with many related to the AMERIPEX 22¢ Presidential Series; Inaguration covers include; Hoover (2), Coolidge, FDR (30), Truman (3), Eisenhower (8), JFK (7), Johnson (13), Nixon (19), Ford (14), Carter (24), Reagan (54), Bush (10), Clinton (5), George W (31), Obama (60), Trump (3), and Biden (4); let the games begin! Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:15:28 EST
Sold For 0
Civil War Postal History
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2241
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Cat No: Collection
Interesting Civil War and G.A.R. Collection from the Randy Neil Estate, Civil War including cover with Congressional free frank and "House of Representatives" red wax seal on reverse accompanied by Jan. 26th 1863 signed handwritten letter by the Member of Congress Alfred Ely who was captured by Confederate forces while spectating at the First Battle of Bull Run, letter offering to obtain a pass for the recipient, who Ely notes is one of the 148 paymasters on the list sent to the Senate by President Lincoln for confirmation, to visit the Army of the Potomac and to have an interview with General Wadsworth, Oct. 15 1862 ALS "Special Orders No. 282" from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac "Captain Putnam, 1st Maine Cavalry will proceed to Harpers Ferry with the deserters in his charge belonging to the 5th Maryland Vols. The deserters with him belong to other regiments will be turned over to the Provost Marshall General and thee Headquarters x By Command of General McClellan", TLS from House Member J.J. Belden to a widow of a soldier and a copy of the bill he introduced on her behalf to get her paid, 4 used and 1 mint Patriotic envelopes, 4 covers to military addresses, G.A.R. including 9 covers and 5 letters, as well as some odds and ends, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:32:31 EST
Sold For 650
First Day Covers
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2212
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20th & 21st Century, Topically Themed Mainly FDC, Massive Stock Lot, as formed by the late Richard Ellis,easily 25,000 plus covers originally jammed in 75 shoe boxes, mostly cacheted (less than 5% uncacheted), many different and some obscure and limited edition creations and desirable cachetmakers, of course plenty of Artcraft, Fleetwood, House of Farnam, many of the covers artfully franked with multiple issues, sometimes sopanning decades, unique creations in their own right (see feasture image), quantities of up to about 10 opf some and maybe a few 25 to 50, this includes events, anniversaries, Hells Half Acre, Inaugurals (many hundreds), military, aviation, automobiles, arctic. Xmas, Kwanza, New Year, Black History, Sports, Movies, celebrities, Olympics, statesmen, stamp shows, super bowls, baseball, football, from Barack to Marilyn, Lindy to Elvis and JFK, its all here with plenty of potential, tremendous high five figure retail potential, a lot that should be seen to be appreciated, generally very fine, a low guess is that there are over 25,000 covers but could be closer to 35,000, judge for yourself. Shipping charges apply - weight 390 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:16:28 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2213
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Classic First Cachets Collection, 1923-90, five bursting volumes of gorgeous, premium First Day Covers on Vario pages; includes Linn's (two sizes), Jackson, Pictorial Nickels, Paul Duerr, Plotz, Baxter, Henry Hammelman, Stoutzberg, Earnest Smalley, Roessler, C W Urie, Harris Hunt, Bradie Buchanan, University Press, Mauck, G L Habbert, Griffin, Kurkjian, D A Brosnan, F W Reid (gold, silver, and copper), Garfield Perry Stamp Club, Ridgewood Stamp Co, Wright, Shockley, C W Best, Erich Parche, Ioor, Egon Bernet, Elliot, Klotzbach, Hanson Miller, Adam Bert, Weaver, Egolf, Beazell, Roscher, Laird, Linprint, Jenkins, Harace M Grant (one hand-colored), Com Cut, Bevery Hills, George Tyndall, Covered Wagon, Rice, James Decker, Collingdale Press, Ed Hacker, Barcus, Egolf, Bolton, Davidson, Fred Gardner, Norman Bailey, C N Allen, Poppenger, Aero Print, Crosby (unofficial and scarce), Rice, Edgerly (matched set), Edgerly (RPO matched set), Grimsland, Anderson, Eagle, Lindquist, Olympic, Kreiker, Parsons, Top Notch, Kapner, Torkel Gundel (handpainted), Hubbard, D E Schucker, Louis Nix, Grandy, Willian Weiss, Janis, Espenshade, Sidenius, Risko Art, Czubay, Reid, Warneford, Gilbert, Clifford, Kilton, Dean Aubry, Sudduth, Historic Art, Warneford, Pilgrim, Annis, Purcell, CalCraft, Artcraft, Murry Hart, Goldman, Sadworth, Lowry, Houseworth, Fleetwood, Staehle, Dewils, Smartcraft, PenArts, Ken Boll, Artmaster, and hundreds more; do not miss video on web, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 43 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)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 2,500.00
Sold...US$ 2,700.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:17:21 EST
Sold For 2700
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2214
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Cat No: Collection
Early Complete Sets First Day Cover Collection, 1932-40, seven massive binders of mostly First Day Cover complete sets; the first two binders are about 100 pages each celebrating the 1932 Washington Issue with write-ups, maps, and other illustrations; the third binder covers the Army-Navy Series including Dietz, Ioor, Rice, Raley, Grimsland, Newman-Sudduth, Grandy, Anderson, Fairways, Kapner, Dean Aubry, Roessler, Coulthard, Roy, Historic Arts, Lane, and many other cachetmakers, numerous complete sets and little duplication; a binder of National Parks with wonderful illustrations from Bates, Ioor, WSE/Dyer, Rice, Parsons, Grimsland, Top Notch, Anderson, Fairway, Roy, Imperial, Gundel, and Beverly Hills; and the remaining three dedicated to the 1940 Famous Americans Series including a binder of matching plate blocks and two binders with hundreds of premium Famous American FDCs (most in complete sets); a stunner, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 50 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)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:18:25 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2215
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Cat No: Collection
Anderson First Day Cover Stock, 1932-77, about 1,800 better cacheted First Day Covers in a pair of 2-foot-deep dealer boxes; most are addressed, some are sleeved; generally in chronological order with light duplication, perfect for the merchant with hungry collectors, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 19 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:19:04 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2216
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Cat No: Collection
Hand-Drawn and Hand-Colored FDC Collection, 1982-2021, about 550 better limited edition First Day Covers, many hand-drawn, hand-colored, or hand-painted; includes examples from Judith Fogt, Hideaki Nakano, Ellis, Pugh, T M Weddle, Cosmic CachetsRomp, Custom Crafted, RFCD, Warren Lang, Empress, Kuh Cachets, Geerlings, T Bear, Dynamite, William Everett, Koplin, C Thompson, Al Hirshfeld (UCM), Sabrina Curtis, Ham, Gassen, Collectors Cachets, Jane Weddle, Shirly Corp, Mille, Paslay, B Brower, S&T Cachets, T M Historical, Justice, Therome, Ken Bishop, Uncovers Cachets, MPG Cachets, HD/HP, Finger Lakes Stamp Club, Frank Ellis, Windermuth, Doris Gold, Pam, Chris Calle, McIntosh Cachets, Van, Maxie, NBC (Info Cachets), Mother & Daughter Cachets, RKA, John Byrnes Cachets, Jet Boy Cachets, Nicholas Capozzi (Info), Southport Cachets, Beacon House, Nancy Ladd, Heritage Cachets, Fulton Stamp, Robert Falken, Andrews Cachet, Michel Journeaux, Alternative Cachets, BGC Legacy, GeeSee Cachets, Susquehanna Cachets, Glen Cachet, RUS, Brads Cache, David Smith, Steven Foster, Wild Horse Cachets, BAM, M Rauls, Panda, H L Lindall, Karen's Cachets, F Morin, NF, DRC Cachets, Ben Kraft, Mary Lou Allison, Heat Treat Cachets, GM, Hudeck Cachet, Garik Cachets, Wile Cachets, ABC, G&G, Piszkiewisz, Geo Turner, Torkel Gundel, DRC, Bennett Cachetoons, C W Ray, Ples, Lois Hamilton, Poormon, TMG, J Claus, SOC, A Show Biz Cachet, BV Cachets, Monika, Wilson, Melissa Fox, Barre Cachets, Carole Murry, Pop Top, David Peterman, Slyter Cachet, Homespun Cachets, FH, Jack Follows, Thrifty Photo Cachets, Anon E Mouse Cachets, J P Roberts, Cat-chet, Art Sullivan, Rage Cachets, Covers by Guy, GC Cachet, Hobby Link, Gamm, B Montgomery, Juliet Golf, R Heflin, Brenda Little Cachet, Doug Gross, Kribbs Kover, Anagram Cachet, Dennis Gelvin, Heartland FDCs, Sumiko Nakano, Bella Cachets, H & M Covers, S Yagger, Shirley Corp, Bell Cachets, A C Doback, G Alexander, BR Cachets, Edken, Pohl, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 13 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:19:29 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2217
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Cat No: Collection
Limited Edition First Day Cover Compilation, 1978-2022, approximately 750 mostly sleeved, limited edition premium First Day Covers; hand-illustrated with some hand-painted or -colored; artists include; Gil Craft, T M Weddle, Ziola Powell, Top Pop, Armstrong Cachets, Fisher, Michael Whelan, Judith Fogt, H Maul, Dynamite Covers, C H Scott, Nancy Ladd, Therome Cachet, Oscar Salazar, Carpe Diem, Jeanne Horak, DRC Cachets, Patricia Akin, Pasley Classic, Jack Fellows, Wile, Ben Kraft, Pugh, Thompson, Wild Horses, Collins, Brennan, Lois Murphy, Ahern, Bee & Shirley, A Cachets, Kribbs, Libert, Ellis, Hams, Doris Gold, Gassman, DFS, Jane Weddle, Andrew Doback, Wilson, Art Korber, Barie, Paeger, PG, Tom Mueller, A O Henry, Weigard, Zaso, Tom's Cachet Designs, Harry Ioor, Crosby, Karen Jabinsky, LMG, Dwojachi, Betty Applegate, Doug Haas, David C, Bill Ressl, Heritage Cachets, DuRussel-Weston, Pohl, R Dyer, CCL Cachets, G Davis, R Halfin, M Rauls, Lois Murphy, Charove, Beller, Edken, Melissa Fox, Erwin Meissner, Lee Mitchell, Gamm, Karen's Cachet, C Murray, Jackson, C W Ray, FCE, Maxie, AEM, Mount Penn, Roessler, Torkel Gundel, B Hatfield, BAM, B Montgomery, Ted Tompkins, Curtis, Warren Wildermuth, Whit's Covers, RJT, Alternative Cachets, PAM, HM, Hunt, Sudduth, Paul Gerwitz, M Friedman, R Shuey, Faith, Horseshoe, Hunt Cachets, Poorman, Michel Journeaux, Van, T Geerlings, Pohl, Ples, Empress, Heartland, Clements, Tutor House, Russ Benning, C Berry, Mille, Pointe, Western Cachets, Info Cachet, Meisels, Finger Lakes, T M Historical, Panda, HDHP, BGC, Hobby Link, House of Farnam, David Smith, Bedford, B r. McIntyre, Paul Hubartt, R E Charlton, Carleen, F Morin, RBP Cachets, KMC Ventures, Michael Guccione, BV Cachets, S&T Cachets, Jet Boy Cachets, Thomas Pelusso, Barry, Karoline's Cachets, Betty Evens, Big Al, Craig McDonald, Maury, Amy Faust, Nathan Marcus, and many more; terrific stock, Very Fine, ex- Richard Ellis. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:20:01 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2218
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Cat No: Collection
Premier Collection of First Day Cover Artists, 1981-2023, about 275 of the best modern illustrators on First Day Covers; includes 18 David Peterman, Geerlings, Therome, Wild Horse, 46 Bevil, Paslay, Pugh, Van, Wildermuth, Fisher, KMC Venture, Barry, 56 Bernard Goldberg, Empress, BAM, Doris Gold, DFS, Edkin, and others; don't settle for uninspired when you can have the best, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:20:21 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2219
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"Smooth as Silk" Cachet Cover Compilation, several thousand in total, come to us in six shoeboxes (varying sizes) and the better part of a banker's box; mainly Coloranos, but note numerous Zaso covers as well; a wealth of material for the Topical dealer, with Sports, Authors, Famous Women, Space (including numerous Shuttle-related items), oversized including 2011 Federal Duck Stamp with self-adhesive pane of one, etc., etc.; several foreign covers spotted in our rummage through; two shoe boxes show damp staining and are not included in our estimate; otherwise fresh and overall sound, though expect the occasional wrinkle, Very Fine, inspection invited. Shipping charges apply - weight 43 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:20:45 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2220
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Cat No: Collection
Interesting Modern First Day Cover Collection, 1957-2018, 12 binders plus a two-foot-deep dealer's drawer of better First Day Covers; drawer contains approximately 800 Anderson cachets from 1959-77 with little duplication noted; about 110 Via FDCs in G&C binder; at least 100 Greetings From America with art from Aristocrat Cachets, ArtCraft, and Artmaster in a Fleetwood binder; binder of hand-painted and original art including four color drawings by Dunne, Emery Andrews, R Hellin, W N Wright, Lois Hamilton, Dolly LeManna, Geerlings, Robert Depain, Vaughn Hurd, Melissa Fox, Horak, Elaine Thompson, Beller, Kober, Pasley, Judith Fogt, David Peterman, and others; also binders of Pasley, Queensbury Cachets, Fluegel, Civil War, and a pair of binders with Overseas Mailers; check out the hand-painted, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 51 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:21:52 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2221
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First Day Cover Compilation with First Cachets, 1928-88, about 2,000 better First Day Covers in a trio of long dealer drawers; individually sleeved annotated with cachetmaker, Scott catalog number, and retail price; includes Ridgewood, Linn, Bennett, Crocker, Hubbard, Espenshade, Carl Wooley, MLC, Top Notch, American War Mothers, De Schucker, Dodd, McKinley, Western Stamp Co., Kilton, Black, Twin City Philatelic Society, Fidelity Stamp Co., Plimpton, Pavois, Crocker, Bell System, Beltmann, Glory, Orbit, ASPCA, DuBeau, KJM, Top Hat, StarCraft, Nutmeg Stamp Club, Robert Gallatin, Albers, DeLavan, Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club, Marg, Newsweek, JPL Stamp Club, ArtCraft, and hundreds more; a big hit with FDC collectors, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 25 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:22:14 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2222
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"Return of the Dollar Box" Cover Compilation, 1948-2023, who doesn't love a bargain?; you attend a show and belly up to a Banker's Box (in this case, several), plunge both hands in up to the elbows, and see what catches your fancy; these are very clean, mostly unaddressed, with hundreds of different cachets, and multiple frankings; there are pictorial cancels (in modest to moderate quantities), sets, FDC Ceremony folders, and much more; approximately 10,000 for you (or your customers) to go through so you'd best get crackin', Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 169 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:22:41 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2223
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Cat No: Collection
Walter G. Crosby Cover Collection, 1932-48, of 138 naval and first day covers produced by W.G. Crosby, 70 of these covers are the famous thermographed designs, that are small photographs integrated into part of the cachet design, many of the covers in this collection consist of Crosby's earlier work while he served in the Navy on the U.S. Frigate Constitution as it travelled from its home port in San Pedro to ports along the east and west coast of the United States, with stops in Seattle, Washington, the Canal Zone and along the east coast with stops in Florida, Washington DC and Boston, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:23:04 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2224
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Cat No: Collection
First Day Cover Collection, 1920s'-1940's, in several albums of home-made pages, with plenty of better items that include: 630 souvenir sheet registered airmail FDC dated on the premium date of October 18th with a Scott value of $1,800, 740-49 perforated Park singles and 756-65 imperforate park block of four FDC's on Dyer cachets along with a selection of other Farley Dyer FDC's, two 740-49 perforated park sets on Beverly Hills cachets, 785-93 Army Navy two sets of FDC's on Grandy and Dyer cachets, 1938 Presidential complete set of Ioor first day covers, 859-93 Famous American set of Artcraft first day covers and mint plate blocks, C25-31 set of mint plate blocks and FDC's on Artcraft cachets. In addition, you will find a box with various first days, postcards or whatever else happened to catch this collector's eye, generally Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 232 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:23:35 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2225
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Modern First Day and Event Cover Horde, Mostly of the last 30 years, franked with 20c to 41c, First Day and Event Covers, in roughly 90 shoebox size boxes, conservatively estimated at 45,000 covers; spot checking reveals items as recent as 2021, many in complete sets, without cacheted and unadressed. Great lot for a Topical dealer. Shipping charges apply - weight 280 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:24:03 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2226
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Cat No: Collection
Collins Premium Cachets Collection, 1983-2019, approximately 350 First Day Covers individually sleeved with Fred Collins artwork; includes Elvis, Cats, Civil War, Classic Aircraft, Legends of Baseball, Winter Olympics, Lighthouses, Classic Comics, Movie Stars, State Birds, Circus, Country Music, Legends of the West, and much more; pristine condition and quite collectible, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:24:41 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2227
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Cat No: Collection
First Day Cover Accumulation, 1940's to early 2000's, approximately 7,000 covers, roughly sorted into large file boxes with the occasional album, occasional interesting earlier classic era covers and some lovely modern colorful issues too, well worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 115 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:25:10 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2228
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Cat No: Collection
Plate Number Coil First Day Covers, with Stamps, 1982-92, three volumes of PNC First Day Covers from dozens of artists; includes Gamm, Spectrum Covers, ArtCraft, Artmaster, Basil, House of Farnam, Aristocrat, Gil Craft, Colorano Silk, plus two volumes of coil strips; considerable stock of coil strips from #1897//2523, souvenir pages, EFOs (no tagging, misperf, etc.), about $50 in Seaplane Face Value alone; PNC specialists take note, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 21 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:25:40 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2229
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Cat No: Collection
Premium First Day Cover Cachet Collection, 1982-2021, nothing but the best for you or your specialized clients; 101 Collins, 14 Goldber, and 9 Bevil unaddressed and most individually sleeved; sets include Superheroes, World War II, Atlanta Olympics, Classic Comics, American Aircraft, American Dolls, Winter Olympics, Celebrate the Century, and much more; always popular. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:26:14 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2230
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Cat No: 855
1939, 3¢ Baseball, First Day Cover Collection (Scott 855), 32 covers with many different cachets, including a Gladys Adler hand-painted, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:26:51 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2231
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Cat No: Collection
First Day Cover Stock Selection, 1929-81, housed in an 11-inch cover box, in chronological order; many one-offs, the duplication where present light and useful; early issues a mix of cacheted and plain covers, most all from 1947 onward are cacheted; starting with the Battle of Fallen Timbers, we note Prexie sheet stamps complete (uncacheted), oversized items including attractive Fort Duquesne all-over design of Three Rivers, Staehle cards for #908 and 909 blocks of four, an invitation to the UN 20th Anniversary Ball (with Stevenson First Day cancel), a V-J Day cover signed by Gen. Wainwright (received the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri), etc.; condition varies, but generally clean and fresh, Fine to Very Fine, inspection invited. Shipping charges apply - weight 10 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:27:26 EST
Sold For 250
General Postal History by Issue
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2237
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Cat No: 11//26
1851-57 3¢ Covers: Mourning Covers & Embossed Lady's Envelope (Scott 11//26), 72 covers in a Safe one-row cover book; 11 are Mourning covers (6 #11/11a, 5 #26), the rest Embossed lady's envelopes (43 #11/11A, 17 #26, one #65); condition is somewhat mixed and there is some oxidation, but there's still plenty of nice F-VF material here, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:30:40 EST
Sold For 0
Military-/War-Related Covers World War II
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2232
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Cat No: Collection
Absolutely Fabulous WWII APO Cover Hoard, 1941-45, thousands of mostly postal stationery entires and features many scarce including Floating Repair Units in the Pacific Ocean (APO 196, 346, 347, 405), Greenland, Iceland, Natal, Brazil, Dakar Senegal, Antigua, Gold Coast, Newfoundland, New Caledonia, Canal Zone, China, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Morocco & Algeria (APOs 252, 700 & 772), and many more, also includes many hundreds of "U.S. Navy cancels" including semi-official covers, 13 covers franked with "illegal" label "Postage Free for Victory" plus a folded complete mint pane of 50, a wide variety of censor and wartime markings including 3-line "Supposed to Contain Matter Subject to the Provisions of Executive Order 8389 as Amended" on incoming mail from Switzerland and India, 7 covers from Palestine with "Certified that this item contains Printed Matter only in accordance with the conditions of my permit / (name of Jewish Charity) Permit No. xx", a picture postcard with printed indicia and 16 covers from Korea including 11 with mostly different "Hubba Hubba" cancels, a few French Battleship Richelieu covers (US, England, France frankings), and so much more waiting to be discovered, generally Fine to Very Fine with some faults to be expected on military covers that have literally been through the war, this is a true "working" collection where the collector was always researching and contacting other collectors to share information such as new discoveries and "can you explain this cover" queries. See some of the highlights online. Conservatively estimated in our humble opinion at. Shipping charges apply - weight 208 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) (Video8 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:28:12 EST
Sold For 1900
World War II Patriotic Covers
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2233
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"Amber Waves of Grain" Exceptional Holding of WWII Patriotic Covers, 1942-45, Dominated by the Overrun Countries, but others too, like the National Defense and Win the War issues, and mostly all different cachets in this attractive and fascinating lot of WWII patriotics, generally Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 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)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:28:36 EST
Sold For 600
Ship Covers
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2234
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Cat No: Collection
Naval Cover Stock, 1920's to early 2000's, well over 10,000 covers, many of which are already in mylar sleeves, somewhat randomly filed into 16 file boxes, plus another 17 cover albums. There are submarines, various ship cancels, three albums of "Destroyers lost in WW2", etcetera. In addition, there are extra military related covers, with a section of approximately 500 free frank APOs with censor marks, hundreds of airmail and first flight CAM covers, some balloon covers, and more. We recommend a quick look at some of the albums because there are pockets of very interesting covers, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 335 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:29:10 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2235
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Cat No: Collection
United States Massive Naval Cover Stock, 1930's-1990's, in 25 large dealer cover boxes with slipcases (Pittsburgh File Boxes) with a total count of over 20,000 covers, each cover neatly placed in mylar sleeve, mostly addressed, each cover sorted by ship or type of ship, generally Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:29:46 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2236
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Cat No: Collection
US Submarine Commander Collection, 1940's-2000's, containing quite a few cover boxes and a couple dozen stamp albums adding up to approximately 10,000 total covers, this collector was a submarine officer for many years and was past president of his local branch of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 191 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-04-2025, 12:30:15 EST
Sold For 850
State/Territorial Postal History Alaska Territory
Sale No: 809
Lot No: 2238
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Alaska Postal History Collection, 23 covers plus 4 used & 4 mint post cards from Canada and the USA, including a Dec. 1928 Dog Team Mail Canadian entire addressed to Alfred Lichtenstein in NYC, 5 different 1928 Minot Maine Alden Pulsifer covers & a used UX27 plus a newspaper clipping and a large photograph, 1964 Italian Arctic mission card with signatures, mint post card of the Esquimau Village at the Pan American Exposition, also includes a McGreely's Express mint stamp (Scott 155L1; see https://issuu.com/alaskanhistorymagazine/docs/0._sept-oct_2020_small_for_issuu/s/10969305 for the little known facts about this stamp), generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online, ex Randy Neil. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
