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United States Postal History Collections Advertising & Illustrated Covers
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2571
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Advertising Cover Accumulation, 1851-1910. A beautiful selection of over one hundred covers with many beautiful shaded or multi-colored designs with very wide array of product and services being advertised; there are several with identical ads in several colors, others from the same vendors with different images included are 1915, Winchester self- loading shotguns, 1904, Werlman corner card with image of a rifle in purple, 1897, Dupont Smokeless ammunition, multi colored ad with image of a pheasant, 1897, Gunn fruit Co ads with images of lemons, oranges and watermelon on separate covers, several attractive covers with images of horses, a very good number of 1900-1915 Stockton fair covers, many with topical interest and much more, overall condition is above the norm, please inspect. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
Advertising Covers. Attractive lot of 68 postal entires all with various advertising of the 19th Century, most from 1880-1900, however some nice earlier items are present, overall condition is quite nice and inspection is recommended. Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2573
Symbol: Cat No: UX8//UX29
United States, Advertising on Postal Cards Collection, 1880-1945. A excellent collection of nearly three hundred cards from a range of periods, a very diverse range of ads, including agricultural equipment, belts, fruit, guns, Halloween, hardware, medicine, seeds, storage, typewriters and much more, some are in mixed condition, please inspect, a very eclectic and varied lot with a good number of better items. Scott No. UX8//UX29; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Bank Note Advertising Covers. Lot 82 covers with Bank Note frankings with a nice array of advertising, overall condition is quite nice, worth inspection. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000
Est. $750-1,000
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2575
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Billboard Advertising Cover Collection, 1863-1908. A selection of 88 covers franked with a very good range of issues from 3¢ rose (65) to the 3¢ banknote (158), from many different states including the Dakotas (Territory) and Kansas, all covers have billboard ads on the backs, advertising everything from dentistry, dry goods, general merchandise, horses, hotels, medicines, tobacco and more, some better cancels spotted, one from Waterbury Ct; condition is mixed but some are above the norm for these, a very interesting group with many scarce items. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2576
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States, Columbian Exposition Commemorative Postal Card Collection, 1893. A little over forty cards and one wrapper, mostly mint but some used, with a very varied selection, many of the sets listed in the UPSS catalogue are represented, also contains a card canceled with World's Fair Station machine cancel, there is a fair amount of duplication and some items are in mixed condition, still a very nice grouping of these very pretty cards. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2577
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Cat No: Collection
Columbian Exposition Tickets, 1893. Selection of 11 tickets, included are Columbus portrait type (3), Lincoln Portrait (3), Washington portrait (3) and Indian Chief type (2), a very attractive selection in excellent condition. Estimate; $100 - 150.
Corn & Agricultural Related Covers. Several hundred covers, cards and misc items relating to corn, agriculture and husbandry; strong emphasis on corn related including advertising covers including illustrated corn parcel tag, related postmarks (i.e. Corn Creek, Cornwall, Burnt Corn, etc.) two registered 1928 Fairfield, Ia. cover with illustrated corn cancellations, early corn law label on 1841 G.B. piece, etc., other items related including plow implements, Grange related, some other interesting foreign cover & items including signed John Bright letter, etc. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2579
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States Dental Advertising Collection, 1873-1914. A very unusual group of 68 postal cards advertising a very wide range of dental services and products, including toothpaste, medicines, gold used for dental purposes, fillings, dentures, dental instruments, tooth brushes, some are billboard ad cards, a scarce group which would be very difficult to replicate. Estimate; $500 - 750.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2580
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Honey Bee and Related Covers. Collection of 22 covers; many illustrated including nice illustrated American Bee Journal cover franked with #26 tied by octagon Philadelphia postmark, another franked with 2¢ Blackjack, with other later bee and bee related. Estimate; $200 - 300. US$200-300
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2581
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Illustrated Covers Group. Of 19 covers; includes 1850's cotton bale corner card (Memphis, Ten.), 1860's with Lincoln campaign and sheep corner card, 1890's including three Readings Sesqui-Centennial Exposition covers, multicolored Granite Flour ad, later with Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition design and allover American Flag design; nice overall condition with some flaws. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2582
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
"Postmaster Please…" Directive Cover Exhibit Collection. Award winning collection of over 70 covers and cards written up and displayed on exhibit pages; starting with early ca. 1853 circular rate usage from N.Y. with 1¢ issue (9) and addressed "For the nearest Minister or Schoolmaster" in Sweedlin Hill, Pa., 1860's usages including 1¢ Star Die entire with printed "Will the Postmaster please hand this to some prominent Song or Quartette Singer" with town and state written in, and many other directive items in similar fashion though to the 1890's; worth review. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2583
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Small group of 20 colorful advertising covers, 1912-1915. Almost all from San Francisco, many with ads on both sides of the cover. Some are food, gasoline, razors, champagne, whisky, coffee, etc.; nice and attractive lot. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2584
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States Whiskey Advertising Covers, 1856-1945. A valuable six frame collection neatly mounted on exhibition pages showing the gradual development of printing techniques over time to showcase the whiskey distilleries and the art of illustrated advertising for their products and premises, printing categories include early imperforate cameo printings, single color lithograph printings to later color and multi-color advertising envelopes, many of the larger distilleries were producing attractive advertising envelopes promoting the excellence, flavor, and purity of their products to attract the attention of the general public to the distillery's existence and to encourage the drinking public to commit or switch to their particular brands. The Green River Distillery catch phrase was "Whiskey Without a Headache" which had to be removed to meet the more stringent laws of advertising, many distilleries provided illustrations of their premises, which included buildings of surrounding business within the distillery's ownership, a lovely holding assembled over 20 years and would be very difficult to replicate. Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000. US$4,000-6,000
Est. $4,000-6,000
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Airmail Covers
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2641
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Air Mail Covers. Lot of 45 covers with various frankings and cancellations, noted are a number of covers franked with the second airmail issue as well as two covers with the 50¢ Graf Zeppelin, one of which has a single and a pair, also noted is a cover with a 5¢ Beacon and a 5¢ Lindbergh Bisect and one cover franked with the 5¢ Beacon issue on a first flight by Amelia Earhart, many first flights are present, interesting group worth inspection. Estimate; $500 - 750.
United States First Flight Covers. Interesting lot of 110 covers carried on a wide variety of flights with various different frankings, mostly from the mid 1920's through the 1940's, all neatly identified by flight number, a few foreign frankings are also included, an interesting lot for the specialist. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2643
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States Airmail Covers, 1918-1947. A selection of over seventy five covers, franked with various definitives as well as Airmail stamps, many C.A.M. and F.A.M flights, as well as Lindbergh, Zeppelin and later Clipper flights, included are 1918, 24¢ (C3) tied on cover, several covers franked with 8¢ (C4) on a range of different flights and much more, please inspect. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Boeing Airplane Flight Covers, 1920-59. Group of 16 covers; includes two Oct 15, 1920 Canada-U.S. Regular Hydroplane First Trip covers, two 1925 Seattle-Victoria Seaplane Mail usages mail Aug 6 & Aug 19 from Seattle, two Sep 21, 1925 Victoria-Seattle 1st Trip Seaplane usages, June 29, 1929 Seattle-Victoria Seaplane Mail, June 1, 1926 Pasco, Wash-Elko, Nev flight, scarce 1922 Lethbridge, Alberta flight, 1928 Victoria-Vancouver experimental flight, 1934 England to Australia Air Race (signed by pilot), also two crash covers: 1928 Marquette, Neb. and 1929 Park City, Utah; nice group. Estimate; $500 - 750.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2645
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Airmail cover accumulation, 1930-1940. Sixteen covers in all, many are Zeppelin related covers or cards, included are 1930, 1¢ postal card additionally franked with 65¢ adhesive (C13) from New York to Germany, 1930, $1.30 (C14) on cover from New Jersey to Germany, $2.60 (C15) tied on legal sized cover from New York to Germany, 1930, 2¢ postal stationery entire uprated with 3¢ from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles with purple handstamp reading "damaged by air plane wreck", 1933 Century of Progress 50¢ (C18) on cover from to Pernambuco Brazil plus others, please inspect. Estimate; $400 - 600.
United States Zeppelin flown covers, 1928-1936. 17 Hindenburg or Graf Zeppelin flown covers; tremendous variety of frankings, markings beautiful Roessler card, etc.) flights, etc; Very Fine. Estimate; $600 - 800. US$600-800
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2647
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United States 1933 Zeppelin Flown covers. 6 covers with #C18 franking (3 are flown first days), fresh and very fine. Estimate; $400 - 600. US$400-600
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2648
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States Airmail and Rocketry covers. Lot of early airmail FDC's 1926-1937, Scott catalogue $1150.+ (including #C18 and some handdrawn cachets), some early Rocket flown covers back to 1930's, a #C3 tied to May 15, 1918 First Flight \ covers with original letter (Scott $760+), etc.; an interesting lot from an old-timer collection. Estimate; $400 - 598. US$400-598
Est. $400-598
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2649
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
US Airmail flight and FDC collection. In album. Begins with first flight covers for C1-3. The C1 cover has a Scott catalog value of $2,000 (stamp is oxidized). The C2 and C3 first flight covers are valued at $800 and $750, respectively. Then there is a set of C4-C6 individual FDCs, all to Edward Worden (Cat. $1750). Then, there are 5 C7 FDCs, including. Cleveland and Dearborn (Cat $500), C8-9, C1 Ox4, C16, C19, C20x2, C20-21 on one cover, and many more up through the 1970s. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Registration Stamp Covers, 1912-1914. Selection of seven covers with a combination of various frankings used domestically and one going abroad, most franked with 1¢ or 2¢ Washington adhesives, of special interest is a cover with a very unusual "White Hall Md." straight line cancel, condition is slightly mixed, please inspect. Scott No. F1; Estimate $200 - 300.
Postage Due Covers. Small lot of 12 postage due covers with a variety of usages and frankings, includes cover with "SOLDIER'S LETTER Due Two Cents" handstamp with military station cancellation, cover with "SHIP 4" handstamp, cover from Russia with block of ten 1¢ postage due on reverse, etc. mixed condition, but an interesting lot. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Offices in China & Shanghai Related Covers. Group of 12 covers and cards, couple ephemera items and stamps including U.S. tied on piece by U.S.P.S. Shanghai duplexes; includes including 1884 cover to Wu Hu via Shanghai with rare red "U.S. Consulate General, Shanghai China" date stamp on reverse. some later usages through the Postal Agency including 1917 U.S./Phil. dual franking on entire to Corregidor, 1920 post card, 1922 usage to Denmark, later mostly 1930''s cacheted Naval covers, etc. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Private Perf Covers. Small group of 25 covers with private perforations, mainly Shermack, however, a couple of Mail-O-Meters are noted, some with advertising corner cards, please inspect. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Local Issue Covers. Lot of 47 covers with various usages, primarily Bloods and Boyd's issues, a number are tied by handstamp cancellations, several are franked with 3¢ 1851 issue, mixed condition but a great lot for the specialist, please inspect. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2655
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Carrier and Local Covers, 1844-1855. Selection of nine covers; included are 1851, 1¢ U.S.P.O. Despatch (LO2) on cover, 1856, City Carrier Department 1¢ red in combination 1857, 3¢ tied with Baltimore cds, 1844 American Letter Mail Co. 5¢ black (5L1) tied with bold stars cancels addressed to New York with 1997 PF certificate, 1850, 1¢ bronze (15L13), two singles acid tied on front, 1856 cover from Philadelphia to Morristown, Pa. with 1¢ blue and pink (15L15), acid tied along with Blood's Despatch cds and Philadelphia 3¢ Paid cds, 1856 red on buff postal stationery entire used and more; condition is very mixed, please inspect. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Carrier Covers. Interesting group of 9 covers and one front with various carrier usages, included are Post Office Dispatch (LO2) tied on cover by red USPO dispatch oval handstamp, cover franked with 3¢ orange brown with 2¢ Honour's with manuscript cancel, four covers each franked with single US City Dispatch 3¢ single, Baltimore Carrier tied on cover with pair of 3¢ 1857, etc., a few faults, however this is a nice lot worth inspection. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2545
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Civil War Patriotic cover selection, 1861-1865. A selection of 36 covers with a very wide selection of designs, there are several overall types with slogans on banners, many are multi colored with a good range of imagery which includes, flags, eagles with shields, Lady Liberty, soldiers, Andrew Jackson several are humorous, some are regimental cachets, most are franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red or 1861, 3¢, rose, a very interesting group with some better items, condition is mixed, please inspect. Estimate; $600 - 800.
Patriotic Cover Balance. Of three used and dozens of unused covers; used including allover flag and a Maryland state seal designs, unused including Kimmel eagle & shield, "J.D. His Marque" skull & crossbones flag (two different types), rare Lincoln Comet design, also a allover 7-Star allover flag design. Estimate; $400 - 600. US$400-600
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2547
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Patriotic & Civil War Related Covers. Small group of 15 covers, most of which are patriotic covers, however three Christian Commission covers are noted, mixed condition with faults, please inspect. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Fourteen Civil War Covers. Oldtime lot on pages, includes 3 with letters, 11 with flag designs, 4 without design including "Old Point Comfort"; usual condition, Fine overall. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2549
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Civil War Postal History Collection. Of 22 covers; mostly patriotics with more common type designs, includes 10¢ usage to California, also a couple with enclosures with interesting content; condition varies, worth a look. Estimate; $200 - 300. US$200-300
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2550
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Patriotic Cover selection, 1861-1865. 24 unused envelopes with a very interesting selection of designs, some are multi-colored with imagery from Lady Liberty on overall cover to many humorous types poking fun at the Confederacy, a very nice and clean group. Estimate; $100 - 150.
Foreign Mail Covers. Interesting group of 27 stampless covers, mainly Trans-Atlantic, but a few are noted to other destinations or origins, an interesting group worth inspection. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2557
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Ocean Mail Stock, 1817-1860. About a hundred and seventy five covers in all, many are Trans-Atlantic but a good number are ship letter from various eastern ports used within the U.S., most are identified as to the line and the ship, many have very interesting markings and unusual routings; included are 1817 cover from Hartford to London with stepped "Liverpool Ship Letter", 1841 cover from from Le Havre, France with Harnden's forwarding agents hand stamp in red, 1841 cover with Harnen's shield hand stamp, 1842 cover from Chipping Norton to Oswego, N.Y. carried on the Black Ball Line's "England", 1847 cover from Turkey to Boston, 1847 cover from New York to London carried on the Black ball line's "Cambridge", 1856 cover from Santiago, Chile to New York, 1856 cover from Paris to Charleston S.C., good ranges of covers to Germany plus more, a good lot, careful inspection and study should prove rewarding, please inspect. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2558
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Stampless Ocean Mail Covers, 1845-1861. A selection of over one hundred and fifty covers from US cities on the east coast to many foreign destination plus a good number of items to the US; included are 1853 cover from Boston to Canton China, 1849 cover from the US consulate in Malaga, Spain to Boston, 1853 cover from Pittsburgh to Copenhagen, 1853 cover from Montevideo, Uruguay to Baltimore, 1854 cover from Boston to Riga, Russia, 1856 cover from Rome, N.Y. to Cairo, Egypt, 1856 cover from Penang to South Reading, Ma., 1856 cover from Boston to Stockholm, 1861 cover from Archangel, Russia to Andover, Ma., 1863 cover from Prussian Poland to Boston, a very varied selection of postmarks with many different rate marking and some interesting routings, a good lot with many better items, please inspect. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2559
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Stampless Trans-Atlantic Mail, 1830-1850. Over 150 covers or folded letters from a variety of US origins or coming to those same ports, a very wide selection of routings as well as postmarks with many hand stamp and manuscript rate markings, most of the covers are from Boston, New York or Philadelphia, some with forwarding agents markings and more, condition is mixed, please inspect. Estimate; $600 - 800.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2560
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Trans-Atlantic covers to France, 1804-1860. A large selection of over one hundred and eighty covers from many different cities within the U.S. with a very wide variety of rates, carried on many different ships, going to a good number of towns and cities in France, there are also a good number of cover from France to the U.S., included are 1804 cover from Philadelphia to Bordeaux with "Post Maritime Bordeaux" handstamp, 1840 cover from New York, to Cognac with "Harndens Package Express" forwarding agent handstamp, these covers were carried on many different ships which include the Acadia, Atlantic, Canada and the Europe just to mention a few, a good variety of New York packet markings with integral rates ranging from 3 to 18 and much more, condition is mixed, careful examination should prove rewarding. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2561
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Trans-Atlantic covers to Germany, 1850-1870. Selection of seventy five covers, most are stampless but several are stamped with various adhesives, there is also a group which are from Germany with a wide range of origins and destination, a very diverse selection of various ship markings as well as "paid" and other transit markings, there are many N. York Am. Pkt Paid with integral rate markings from 3¢ to 46¢, there are cover from Hamburg, North German Federation and Prussia, two covers franked with 1¢ & 6¢ Banknotes paying the 7¢ rate in 1874, a fascinating group which need further study, many of the covers have detailed descriptions, condition is mixed, please inspect. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2562
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Trans-Atlantic Postal History, 1800-1850. A selection of over sixty folded letters and covers both coming and going to the US from various places on many different ships, a very wide range of postmarks with many different rate marking from New York, Boston and other origins mostly going to France or Great Britain, condition is mixed but careful inspection should prove rewarding. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Trans-Atlantic Ship Covers to England, 1835-1870. Several hundred covers both coming and going to and from England as well as Ireland and Scotland, from many cities and towns mostly on the east coast: a very large variety of rates and markings, carried on a good number of ships from various lines; included are 1822 cover from Trinidad to London with stepped "Deal Ship Letter" hand stamp, 1842 cover from Philadelphia to London with two line "Bristol Ship Letter", 1845 cover with Richmond Va. cds with matching large numeral "10" addressed to London, 1845 cover from Derry to New York with "Boxed Paid at Derry" in red, 1846 cover to London with "Returned Paid Letter" printed at top as well as "Dead Letter Office" below, 1850 cover from Clinton Ms. to London with red Roman numeral "L" in circle, 1852 cover from Liverpool to Philadelphia with blue numeral "6" in hexagon, 1856 cover from Glasgow to New York with boxed "Glasgow Paid" date stamp, 1858 cover from Glasgow to Fairfield Me., 1858 cover from Lacrosse, Wis. to London with small blue paid in circle with manuscript "24", plus many, many more, a valuable lot for the specialist, please inspect. Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2564
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Transatlantic Mail Collection, 1840-1857. A selection of over 90 covers or letter sheets housed in two 3 ring binders, many of the covers are Ex Richard Winter and are on his exhibit pages, in each case the Treaty it was under, the ship it was carried on, the company that carried the Mail, the arrival and departure dates and the postal rates are all identified for each cover, a very interesting study with many better items, please inspect. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2565
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S. Sea P.O. Circular Due Marking Cover Selection, 1899-1924. Ten covers or cards all with this very interesting due marking and several types, several are domestic, the rest to foreign destination, two of the covers with postage due stamps, many interesting usages and combinations, please inspect, a scarce grouping. Estimate; $200 - 300.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2566
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S. Ship cancel covers, 1861-1866. Civil war period selection of nine covers, all but two franked with 1861, 3¢ rose, the others are stampless or postage due, most are postmarked Philadelphia or New York, a good number of different ships are represented, included are the U.S.S Hartford, Housatonic, Mingae, Philadelphia, Gun Boats Wissahichon and Wyandank, condition is mixed, please inspect. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2551
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S. Army Related Picture Post Cards, 1910-20. Collection of over 190 cards focusing on U.S. Army views including many real-photo; various sections including a couple real-photo cards sent from Vera Cruz during occupation, section of border cards with many camp views, regiments, military parade, couple gruesome cards with of "Pile of the Dead" after 1913 Matamoros battle and real-photo "Burning the bodies of Bandits - Columbus, N.M.", also a section of military stations during the period, also includes souvenir pin and badge of the period. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2552
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World War I Covers. Lot of 88 covers from World War I, which includes several postmarked by USS Buffalo and a number of covers on YMCA printed soldier's mail envelopes, numerous postal and censor markings, a great lot for the specialist, worth inspection. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750
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Sale No: 130
Lot No: 2553
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
United States Navy Postal History, 1935-1965. A huge collection of hundreds of covers and cards housed in many three ring binder, there are items from all branches of the military with additional ephemera and photos, all types of Naval vessels are represented with many colorful cachets with interesting image in many cases of the ships or some humorous propaganda, includes many Crosby cachets of both ships and airplanes, some military censor covers, several covers mailed on ships that were later sunk in WWII, a very good selection of covers from various Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers, all with the ships cancels and much more, a very interesting holding with many interesting items throughout, please inspect. Estimate; $600 - 800. US$600-800
