[College] Murfreesboro NC, Wesleyan Female College, 3¢ (26) tied by Murfreesboro NC NC c.d.s., on blue shield cameo ad cover, addressed to University of Virginia; ink docketing lower left, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate. (Image)
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Airmail Postal History
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 7054
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Switzerland, 1941 (May 28), Pro Aero 1941 Special Postal Flight cover, sent Payerne to Schloss Glarisegg, pristine, franked by 1Fr overprinted "Pro Aero" (#C35), thus a First Day Cover; adhesive tied by Payerne bridge cancel, with blue octagonal commemorative cancel alongside; Buochs same-day bridge dater at lower left; no backstamps, Very Fine, pretty. (Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Catapult Flights
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6154
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1927-31, U.S.S. Leviathan and S.S. City of Los Angeles covers and ephemera, 8 covers plus 2 real photographs and 8 photo clippings, carried by the U.S.S. Leviathan, ship-to-shore with Adams Air Mail Pick-up service, plus a cover from the S.S. City of Los Angeles from California to Hawaii, each with appropriate cachets and relevant ephemera, Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Cancels & Postmarks Fancy Cancels
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6027
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Cat No: 737
1934, Rose, Okla., "Rose in a Vase" fancy cancel, cacheted first class cover (Scott 737), tied by bold strike of purple rose cancel on cover with matching Rose, Okla., May 13, 1934, duplex to Chicago, Ill., lovely multicolored cachet for 20th Anniversary of Mother's Day, scarce fancy cancel, attractive thematically cohesive cover, Very Fine, cancel was only used on this one day. Loso-deWindt 986. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6028
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Cat No: 733
1933, Ed, Ky. boxed "Witch on a Broomstick" fancy cancel, first class cover (Scott 733), cancelled by black Ed, Ky., Oct. 31, 1933, postmark and bold Witch fancy cancel, on cacheted cover addressed to Chicago, Il., with Akron, Ohio, backstamp, nice Halloween fancy cancel and cachet, a Fine to Very Fine cover, cancel known used from Oct. 31, 1930 to Oct. 31, 1934. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6031
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Cat No: 737
1934, Lady, Va., "Oval framed Portrait" fancy cancel, cacheted first class cover (Scott 737), tied by bold strike of purple portrait fancy cancel on cover with matching Lady, Va., May 13, 1934, duplex to Chicago, Ill., lovely multicolored cachet for 20th Anniversary of Mother's Day, scarce fancy cancel, attractive cover, Very Fine, cancel was only used on this one day. Loso-deWindt 633. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Fancy Cancels: Pictorial Designs
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6167
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Cat No: 116
Woman's Head, in profile, struck upside down on bright 1869 10¢ Pictorial (#116), Very Fine, a solid example of this design, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate. Skinner-Eno PH-F 109. (Image)
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Confederate Civil War Postal History
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6604
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Confederate States, ["Official Business"] Home made cover from expense voucher, 10¢ (12c) lightly tied by Galveston TX c.d.s. on home made cover addressed to Goliad TX, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Adversity Covers
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6627
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Cat No: Collection
Confederate States, [Adversity Covers] 1861-65, group of three, includes cover with red Buckingham C.H. VA c.d.s. with #11 on writing paper with contents, second has pair #6 (faulty) tied to cover made from bond table, and third has #11 tied by Camden SC to cover made from lined writing paper and address partially erased, mixed condition as to be expected, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Advertising Covers
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6603
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Cat No: Collection
Confederate States, [Advertising Covers] 1861-65, group of three, includes blue cameo ad on backflap for Powhatan House Richmond, corner ad cover for McCorkle Son & Co Lynchburg with contents, and corner ad cover for Alleghany Springs with contents, mixed condition, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Postal History by State
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6019
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Johnson's Island Flag of Truce cover, manuscript endorsement "Flag Truce letter" from "D.N. Sanders, Capt 3rd Ga Regt" on cover to Penfield, Ga.,franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a 4-ring target with a Sandusky, O. c.d.s. alongside, Oct 3, 1864; manuscript examiner's "Ex GSB" with a C.S.A. "Due 10" straightline handstamp, manuscript "Care of Maj Genl Butler, Old Pt Comfort, Va."; missing backflap, still Fine and attractive. (Image)
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Town Cancels
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6601
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Confederate States, [Florida] Lake City, "Lake City FL/Apr 14" c.d.s. with "Paid/10" rate on cover, addressed to Stark FL, manuscript chdg 12 at top- left; edge faults, tear upper center, toned, Fine to Very Fine. C.S.A. Catalog type D; $250.
Lake City's population was approximately 650 in 1860 . (Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Fancy Cancels
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6162
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LONDON/PAID, in beefeater red, a centrally struck JY 11/70 "Paid" cancel, with a black cork cancel at right so light you'd be forgiven for missing it; on an 1870 30¢ black Bank Note (#154), Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate. (Image)
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6163
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PARIS/ÉTRANGER, a marvelously struck, attractive 31 OCT 88 Paris postmark, tying the seemingly otherwise uncxd 1887 3¢ vermilion (#214); a pleasing presentation among cancel, stamp and envelope colors; stamp with a horizontal crease at top right, through "G" in "Postage", Very Fine, nothing ghoulish about this French Halloween dater, with 2019 P.F. certificate. (Image)
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6164
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Cat No: 116
Geometric, emblazoned in blue, with rim of matching c.d.s. at left, on a brightly colored, clean-papered 1869 10¢ Pictorial (#116), Very Fine, an eye-catching color combination, with 2019 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno unlisted. (Image)
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6165
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Cat No: 114
Monogram Cancel of C.L. Fritz P.M., nice strike tying a vertically misperforated 1869 3¢ Pictorial (#114), the piece cut to shape to capture the entire cancel; stamp with a tear at top right not affecting the monogram, Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno LC-R 3. (Image)
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6169
Symbol:
Cat No: 114
Five-Pointed Star, a twinkler of a cancel, centrally struck on an 1869 3¢ Pictorial (#114), the stamp with great detail and unquestionable ultramarine on pristine paper, Very Fine, with 2019 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno unlisted. (Image)
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6170
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Cat No: 751
1934, Wing, Ill., "Wing with negative ILL." fancy cancels, souvenir sheet (Scott 751), with four neat strikes of purple wing fancy cancels, designed by W.G. Gilley, attractive examples of fancy cancel on Farley souvenir sheet, Very Fine lot, cancel reportedly used from Feb. 12, 1932 until Dec. 30, 1950. Loso-deWindt 1247. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6171
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Cat No: 654, 680
1930, Dawn, Ohio, "Maltese Cross" fancy cancel (Scott 654, 680), plate blocks of 8 and 6, each cancelled by multiple bold strikes of purple cross fancy cancels, scarce and attractive use on terrific blocks, Very Fine, used from Oct. 24, 1929, to April 9, 1930. Loso-deWindt 219. (Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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General Postal History by Issue
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6033
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Cat No: 73
1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), just Fine, tied by a bold green "Auburn N.Y., Sep 4" duplex on an envelope refolded into a wrapper and mailed to No. Weymouth, Mass., Very Fine and unusual. Scott $675 (Image)
Scott $675
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 7002
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Portuguese Colonies: Horta, 1899 Registered Cover Horta to U.S.A., 115r (28) tied by town cancel to cover addressed to U.S.A.; vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
General Postal History by Year
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6034
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Cat No: 11, 113, 114
ca. 1851-69, A Clean Dozen of Covers (Scott 11, 113, 114), comprising #11 (2, 1 solo usage, 1 pair uprating a 3¢ red entire), #112 (6, including one advertising, one window (!) used locally without town postmark, one with blue Nashville c.d.s.), #113 (3 solo usages, one on advertising cover), plus a partial envelope bearing #112 and horizontal pair of #113, all cancelled by blue green daubs; nice mix of c.d.s.'s, various geometrics and targets, with one of the #112's being a gutter snipe, Fine to Very Fine, a solid, saleable selection. (Image)
Opening US$ 225.00
Sold...US$ 225.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6035
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1920 (May 6), U.S.S. Smith Thompson, "Sailor's Mail" free frank cover from Constantinople to Rhode Island, from the ship's maiden voyage and first home port; endorsed at upper left and addressed to Providence, with manuscript "Sailor's Mail/U.S. Naval Forces/In Near Eastern Waters" at upper right, overstruck by three-bar "Constinople [sic]/Turkey" ship's dater (ship name not struck up; too long?); opened roughly at top, Fine to Very Fine,
The Smith Thompson arrived at Istanbul on Feb. 25, 1920, serving for the next 14 months in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, in mainly humanitarian roles. Transferred to the Asiatic Division in 1921, she was among the American destroyers—the first foreign ships from anywhere—to arrive at Tokyo and Yokohama to assist following the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. She later served off the coast of Nicaragua, on Yangtze River and South China Patrols, and protected Shanghai's foreign settlement following Japan's attack on the city. She was sunk as target practice in 1936 after being damaged beyond repair in a collision with the USS Whipple. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6657
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Bermuda, 1863 (Feb. 23), entire from the Gray correspondence, sent Bermuda to London, lovely blue folded letter, sent per Alpha to Halifax and thence per Cunard Canada to Liverpool; rated "1/-" in bright red crayon and showing Crowned Circle "Paid/at/Hamilton Bermuda" handstamp (SG #CC3, from £4000 on cover) twice overstruck by London Paid datestamps of Mar. 16, Very Fine, an attractive cover, Ex-George Ulrich. (Image)
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6664
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Bermuda, 1894 (Apr. 7), Swiss postal card sent from Morges to Bermuda, addressed to a Major Evans, the reverse showing two strikes of the undated "Hamilton/Bermuda" PM5 handstamp; upon arrival at Bermuda, redirected to Stanley Gibbons in London and showing, on face, Apr. 18 New York PAID ALL duplex on outward journey, and May 9 and May 10 London arrival datestamps, Very Fine, former owner's notes state "these strikes predate the earliest dates recorded by Ludington by three years", the only known example of the re-introduction of the PM4 handstamp with date removed on cover. (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6670
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Bermuda, 1928 (June 12), "CANNOT BE FOUND" on cover sent from Hamilton to Pembroke, franked by 1d Caravel tied by Hamilton slogan roller cancel; superb strike of the rare "CANNOT BE FOUND" straightline handstamp at center, with "Left Bda" in pencil at bottom, Very Fine, recorded by Ludington in use for the one year. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 70.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6672
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1939-41, a baker's dozen of WWII censored covers, nicely arranged collection, with destinations of Canada (2), Dominica (2), Great Britain (3) and the US (6); all with "Passed by censor/[number]/Bermuda" handstamps in various colors, the censor numbers including 2, 3 (2), 4, 8 (2, Registered covers, one with CL1 label), 9, 20 (partly covered by "C/8153" label), 23 (2), 27, 44 and 48, along with a cover piece with #18; solid strikes throughout, Very Fine, inspection invited. (Image)
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6675
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Bermuda, 1943 (Feb. 10), censored cover sent from Hamilton to Grand Rapids, MI, long (242 x 105 mm) envelope, bearing 3d Pictorial with light slogan cancel and light "Passed by censor/38/Bermuda" handstamp at left in blue green, Very Fine, a rare Censor number, this a previously unrecorded date: only Dec. 2, 1943 recorded in the Bermuda Specialised Catalogue. (Image)
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6677
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Bermuda, 1944 (Jan.), picture post card sent from Hamilton to Toledo, OH, depicting "Par-La-Ville Gardens/Bermuda"; the sender, Ruth Boyd, residing in Cavendish Height; 7½d Pictorial postmarked Hamilton with fine "Passed by censor/21/Bermuda" handstamp in magenta at center, Very Fine, a rare number struck in this color (which was in use for less than a month), this being the earliest of the three examples recorded by the Bermuda Collectors Society, Ex-Reid L. Shaw. (Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6848
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Ireland, 1850 (Feb. 28), franked folded letter entire sent from Ireland to Mexico, from Belfast "Per West India Mail", carried on the Medway from Southampton to Bermuda; franked by 1841 1d red-brown (6) plus embossed 1s green (2, both cut to shape), all tied by barred-diamond "62" killers; Belfast despatch in blue and London MR 2 transit in red on reverse, Very Fine, an attractive and unusual fully prepaid franking. (Image)
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6959
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Germany: German Occupations, Trio of Covers, 1941-45, two from Serbia, one from Bohemia & Moravia; Serbia covers comprise a 1941 First Day Cover for #2NB1-2NB4 with special Beograd "For Refugees" cancel, plus 1942 Registered cover franked by #2N3 and 2N4 (5; strip of 3 plus two singles); Bohemia & Moravia franked by #73 and 83, tied by Olmütz bridge cancels to money transfer cover insured for 225,000Kr, with sender's paper seal on reverse, Very Fine, a nice postal history group. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 7041
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Cat No: 167, 177
Spanish Colonies: Philippines, 1890, registered cover to Nova Scotia (Scott 167, 177), #12 4/8c & 177 tied by boxed "Certified" with town cancel and registered numbers, on cover addressed to Nova Scotia, Very Fine. Scott $1,100 (Image)
Scott $1,100
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
State/Territorial Postal History
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6008
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[Wisconsin] Fond Du Lac, blue "Fond Du Lac/Aug 9" 1834 town cancel with matching arc "Paid/3" on ladies cover, addressed to Juneau WI, with embossed lettersheet, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Opening US$ 55.00
Sold...US$ 55.00
Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Louisiana Territory
Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6004
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[Florida Territory] Apalachicola, red Apalachicola FTy c.d.s. with matching "25" rate, on folded letter sheet addressed to Portsmouth NH, with contents, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
