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United States Stamps continued...

POSTAL HISTORY LARGE LOTS continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1281 c C1/18 #C1/18, Air post postal history lot of eleven covers and one front, most are #C1-3 on early government flights, the front being a 24c Carmine Rose and blue on the May 15, 1918 first flight, other better government first flights include #C2 on Cleveland to Chicago (AAMC #108b) and Chicago-New York (AAMC #109), also includes a #C3 on "Bremen" catapult cover to Germany, plus a $1.30 Zeppelin flown on the return leg to Seville, several covers are Roessler covers and one of these is signed by Admiral Byrd, a few cover faults are present, but most are fine-very fine. Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,075.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:33 PM
1282 c Airmail cover lot of twelve better items, includes #C3 on July 15, 1918 first day of rate change cover, plus four other rate-change covers with non-air post stamps, #C10 FDC with first Mauck cachet (Mellone $300.00) and another from Air Mail Field Chicago (Mellone $150.00), #C12 on Dec. 27, 1930 Boris Sergievsky flight cover signed by the pilot, and four Pan-American Around the World Flights (FAM #18 or 19) on three-part panels, each panel being a different country of the flight, generally fine-very fine. Est. 400-500

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:33 PM
EARLY POSTCARDS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1283 c imageAirplane post card collection of over 300 mint or used view cards plus a handful of covers including first flight usages, also includes 85 photos and printed pictures of airplanes that are not post cards including 72 printed 7"x4 1/2" sheets of WWII vintage fighter planes with description and vital statistics printed on the reverse, well over 125 view cards of pioneer planes, plus many other vintage planes, numerous military fighter planes, photos of crashes, airliners, etc., most are from the era of WWII or before with only a very few modern, over 25 cards are actual photographs, a few flaws are present but overall fine-very fine and a very desirable collection of this popular post card collecting area. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:34 PM
1284 c imageAutomobile post card collection consisting of over 300 mint or used view cards plus some pictures and photos of cars that are not post cards, virtually all are cars though we note a few related vehicles such as buses, military vehicles, an occasional manufacturing plant and even a few motorcycles, many views of early cars are present plus nice street scenes with numerous cars of the period, we note a few race cars, some greeting cards with an automobile motif, and a few humorous cards, condition varies with some faults present, but many fine-very fine and attractive collectible items. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:35 PM
1285 c imageDirigible, balloon and lighter-than-air airship post card collection, a lovely and diverse assemblage of 135 mint or used view cards and another 13 contemporaneous photos of airships plus paper memorabilia, includes United States balloons, blimps and dirigibles, various German Zeppelins, and airships of various other European countries, about a dozen are actual photo cards, also greeting cards with Zeppelin or balloon motifs, condition varies but most are fine-very fine; a substantial and attractive lot of this very popular collecting area (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:36 PM
1286 c Exposition post card collection of over 225 mint or used cards relating to the fairs and expositions from 1893 to 1915, includes a few local fairs but the majority are from expositions for which stamps were issued and many franked with those stamps, we note several exposition cancels including machine and duplex cancels for the 1893 Columbian Exposition on multicolor postal cards, similar duplex exposition cancel on Trans-Mississippi postal cards, plus twelve exposition station cancels on cards for later fairs, many cards are the attractive special multicolor view cards issued especially for the expositions, we note 70 cards from the 1904 St. Louis Fair, over 30 for the Jamestown Exposition and 70 cards for the combined Panama-Pacific and Panama-California Expositions, condition varies but the majority are fine-very fine and a nice selection of these. Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:37 PM
1287 c Ship post card excellent collection of over 800 mint or used view cards with a wide range of ships and boats, a concentration is found in war ships of various types, including over 200 military ships of the United States as well as many foreign war ships, included are both black and white and multicolor views with over 50 actual photo cards including four contemporaneous photos of WWI U.S. submarines, other types of ships include river steamboats and various steamships, some sailing ships and ocean liners, even a few arctic expedition ships, condition varies slightly as would be expected in such a substantial collection, overall fine-very fine and well worth examining. Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:37 PM
1288 c Texas post card collection of over 190 mint or used view cards, includes views of small towns with street scenes showing horse drawn buggies and early cars, 23 are actual photo cards of the period, over 125 cards are used with some interesting postmarks, also a few photographs that are not post cards, a few with flaws are found throughout, most are fine-very fine and nice lot for the Texas collector. Est. 200-300

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:38 PM
1289 c Train and streetcar post card collection with a total of over 675 mint or used view cards, nearly 400 of those relate to trains showing locomotives and various cars, views of trains through the mountains or over bridges, many interesting scenes are present, includes a few rail stations, the rest of over 275 have to do with street cars starting with those that were pulled on rails by horses or mules, then self powered, this includes cable cars up mountain sides, etc., it is amazing how many smaller towns had street cars in the early days as well as the large cities which have always supplied mass transit, condition mixed but generally fine-very fine and a nice collection for the train enthusiast. Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:39 PM
1290 c U.S. Territorial post card collection, a very substantial collection of over 850 mint or used view cards from territories of the United States that were still in existence during the post card period, these include interesting views of areas of the southwestern United States including Arizona with 187 view cards, New Mexico (149) Oklahoma (45) and 27 post cards from the Indian Territory plus another 40 covers and postal cards with Indian Territory cancels, many of the cards from these earlier territories have town cancellations which were used to determine that they are territorial period, some mint cards may not have intrinsic evidence of the territorial period but all are certainly close, there are 80 view cards of Alaska including some early cards showing dog teams, totem poles and Eskimos, some are used in an early period including cancels of Fort Liscum, Metlakatla, Mantanuske and others of the more common cities, Hawaii is represented by a lovely selection of over 300 mint or used view cards of that very beautiful territory and its people, finally 41 cards from the Philippines and 20 from Canal Zone, condition varies but the vast majority are fine-very fine; a valuable and worthwhile collection for both the post card collector and the collector of territorial postal markings, examine. Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:40 PM
1291 c imagePost card collection of what the collector identified as rare and expensive cards, it might be better described as unusual cards and the ones that he was particularly attracted to, but there are over 275 view cards of a more desirable and eclectic nature including sports cards featuring pictures of early local baseball teams and a series of six humorous cards with a baseball theme, other types of cards include bicycles, autos, steam engine tractors, San Francisco earthquake, various patriotic cards including those with famous people, some presidential items, including a 1909 actual photo card of President "Teddy" Roosevelt with his neighbors at Oyster Bay taken by photographer W. Pickering and signed by him, plus many other just interesting things, besides the post cards there are few other items of paper memorabilia including photos, autographs, an advertising card for Parker Guns, etc., condition is mixed with some faults, but many fine-very fine and desirable items. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:41 PM
1292 c Substantial balance of extensive post card collection consisting of over 1,400 mint or used post cards with a wide range of views and topics, over 400 deal with various types of transportation usually by animal power including all manner of carriages drawn by horses and more exotic animals from around the world, there is a volume with over 200 military uniforms of the United States and Europe with some nice series, plus some items featuring world leaders including Presidents of the United States, many in attractive colors, another 250 cards are high quality multicolor Tucks cards with both scenic and greeting designs, there are 190 cards that are quality greeting cards including better Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentines Day and Christmas cards with Santa Clauses present, and finally there are over 280 post cards collected for their commemorative or unusual franking, which is not to say that the cards are ordinary because many are desirable and very collectible in their own right, in addition to the post cards there a number of unused and used postal cards, often with printed advertising, plus other paper collectibles, condition is varied as would be expected on such a voluminous collection but the vast majority are fine-very fine and quite desirable. Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:41 PM
1293 c Extensive used post card collection, collected for the cancels used on the cards even though there are many very attractive and diverse post cards that could be collected for the views that are on the cards, the collection consists of over 600 view cards of which nearly 450 have railroad cancels of various types, mostly "RPO" cancels but also including some clerk cancels and even some street car cancels, another section of over 140 post cards have ship cancels of various types, many from naval vessels including some from foreign ports, additionally there are over 50 covers with ship makings including several 19th century covers with circular "N.Y Steamship" datestamps originating in France and Cuba, finally there are over 35 post cards with RFD cancels, most are the scarce manuscript markings applied by the rural delivery man when he was delivering the card to someone on the same rural route, condition varies but many are fine-very fine and needs to be examined for the many desirable cards as well as the markings. Est. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:41 PM
REVENUE STAMPED PAPER PROOFS AND ESSAYS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
1294 E Turner Essay Ty. Bb imageTurner Essay Type Bb, "Specimen", surface printed die essay on card, complete set of all four colors, green, orange, red and yellow, inscribed "National Bank Note Co", all full approximately 90x120mm size except yellow cut close to die sinkage, rich fresh colors, very fine-extremely fine; quite rare as a complete set. (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:49 PM
1295 P Turner Proof Ty. B imageTurner Proof Type B, 2c die proofs on various papers, four proofs in different issued colors including orange on thin card, 46x62mm, the other three approximately 32x52mm with clear margins all around, in blue, bronze and violet on stiff white to cream wove paper, all are issued colors for the stamps but unlisted in these colors in Turner, two with small thins, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image) Est. 400-500

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM
1296 P Turner Proof Ty. Bb imageTurner Proof Type Bb, 2c Black, large die proof on cream colored wove paper, measuring a large 73x133mm, unusually fresh and clean, extremely fine. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $85.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM
1297 S Turner Sample Ty. B imageTurner Sample Type B, 2c Blue, Green, and Red, "Sample" die proofs on thin white paper, lacks only the purple of being complete for the four listed colors, approximately 42x55mm, Turner refers to these as on laid paper but this is actually a wove proof paper, rich colors, fresh and very fine. (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM
1298 P Turner Proof Ty. B-16 imageTurner Proof Type B-16, 2c Orange, die proof on wove cream paper, type with "Good only for checks and drafts payable at sight" in octagonal tablet at base, 56x82mm, fresh and crisp, extremely fine and scarce. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM
1299 P Proof Ty. B-23 imageProof Type B-23, 2c Orange, die proof on stiff wove cream paper, the type with "Good when issued for the payment of money" in two lines at base, 34x56mm, fresh and very fine; this is a type of the issued stamp but unlisted in Turner as a proof. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $90.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM
1300 E Turner Essay Ty. C imageTurner Essay Type C, (2c) Washington, die impressions of the central design portion on envelopes, 137x77mm, three different including brown on canary, green on white and red on canary, all envelopes on wove paper and each impression in a different location on the envelope, center, right and left respectively, fresh and very fine. (Image) Est. 100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Sep-30, 07:50 PM

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