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1 5¢ w/ (4) margins (large to close at LL) on 1850 F/L, tied by red Boston 6 Feb cds w/ "5 cts" & grid plus pen cancel
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MASSACHUSETTS abt (250) late 19th/early 20th Cent incl small & large towns, unsorted; mostly sleeved, cancels gen readable, some rough opening or other flts but mostly F-VF
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NORTH CAROLINA abt (500) 19th/mid 20th Cent, mostly smaller towns, incl DPOs & Doanes, RPOs, more postcards than covers, almost all sleeved & many IDed, cond varies w/ some rough opening & stains, strikes vary from weak to strong w/ many IDed
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PENNSYLVANIA abt (450) sorted by county Carbon to Monroe, mostly late 19th/early 20th Cent, incl DPO, RFD, Doane, no Philly or Pittsburg; cancels mostly readable, some light wear or flts but gen F-VF
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VIRGINIA abt (800) 19th/mid 20th Cent, mostly smaller towns, incl DPOs & Doanes, more postcards than covers, almost all sleeved & many IDed, cond varies w/ some rough opening & stains, strikes vary from weak to strong w/ many IDed
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Elaborate 1892 all-over adv from Seabury Pharmacal Laboratories of NYC, image of factory as well as the numerous gold medals their medical supply products have won; franked w/ 2¢ Small Banknote tied by NYC duplex; fancy company emblem on back flap; gen VF
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Assortment (21) Classic adv covers, all designs printed in color (monochrome or multi-color); adv for theater, bungs, paint, pens, fencing, axe & other tools, stove & more; most 19th Cent, ea sleeved w/ marked retail $1,320 (NV); some minor wear or flap marks, gen F-VF
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Assortment (37) Classic adv covers, designs printed in black, 1880s-1910s; incl coal, rocking chair, flags, insurance, various home goods & tools, fences, clock & more; ea sleeved w/ marked retail $2,295 (NV)
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Abt (425) from simple corner cards to color illustrated incl overall & double-sided, w/ abt (65) adv postcards, abt (100) adv cards & ephemera incl (3) Remington pamphlets; some rough opening or stains but much F-VF, owner's retail abt $5,100 (NV)
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Union Patriotic envelope, all-over design w/ Maj. Gen. M'Clellan portrait & "The War For The Union" in blue, mailed from Washington DC to lady in Welshfield, Ohio, franked w/ #65; enclosed letter on matching stationery, dated 23 Nov 1861 at Camp Griffin, VA; mentions Gen Dix & large surrende
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Abt (125) incl (54) Patriotics incl (10) used & abt (44) unused (abt half multi-color, half mono-color); also #73 on Aug, 1864 cover w/ contents "I have about made up my mind to enlist", Dietz printing of Confederate 14 var (2¢ in green) cross gutter Blk of (16); abt (75) later incl 9 colorf
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(20) incl (7) Used & (13) Unused; from simple flags to more elaborate, (15) are multi-colored; also "The Typographs of the Confederate States of America" by Green; some flts among the used & some toning in the unused; gen F+
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MAGNUS (22) Unused, many w/ all-over design, incl (5) multi-color (4 battle scenes, 1 naval), (17) mono-color featuring Generals & Maps; edge toning F+
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Accum abt (350) cvrs, postal stationery, PPC, aerogrammes, a few FDC 19th/20th/21st Cent, many countries incl Hungary, Italy & many 1950s-60s to Saudi Arabia, few flts to F-VF
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Accum abt (2500) event cvrs mainly 1960s-2000s in (14) cover albums, on abt (200+) Hagar & Vario pgs & others loose in a carton, many diff local, state & Federal events, addr & UA, some light dup & few flts but gen F-VF
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KICKING MULE Accum (10) cvrs from Port Townsend, Wash, 1881-85 clear strikes to light strikes, (1) on reverse from Canada, some strikes off the edge, (1) partial cvr; typical wear on all
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20th Century abt (60) late 1920s-early 1930s, many registered, some w/ cancel designs related to town name incl Antelope MT, Bear AR, Big Four WV, Boat KY, Castleton IN, Hand AR, Money MS, Twelve Mile IN, Wing IL etc, also Oakland CA (plane), Prescott AZ (cowboy on horse), various geometrics
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Abt (37) incl (10) 1933 Roosevelt (mostly diff cachets & 1944 re-election), (10) 1949 Truman, 1953 Eisenhower, (2) Kennedy (plus ribbon & 2 assassination), (4) Nixon & (6) Nixon FDC, Obama; Roosevelt (2) toned & (1) flt, o/w gen F-VF
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Abt (117) largely WWII incl abt (29) WWII events incl Operation Crossroads, Normandy Invasion, V-E Day, V-J Day; abt (40) patriotics incl abt (24) Minkus; abt (27) WWII FDC incl combos, (9) Staehle plus Boll, Crosby, Fluegel, Gundel etc; abt (16) V-mail; (8) FD of MacArthur WV or Nimitz WV p
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Abt (2100) incl abt (1600) Naval & abt (500) Army, Naval 1930s-80s mostly cacheted incl much 1930s w/ some sailors' mail & department mail, Army gen WWII soldiers' mail, few civilian patriotics mixed in; some typical wear but gen F-VF
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SUBMARINES Accum abt (1000) hs cacheted addr/UA cvrs 1960s-90s incl commanders, launchings, keel laying, anniversaries, decommissions & other events, a few signed, most sleeved; owner's Retail Value $3,000 (NV); few flts but gen F-VF
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SUBMARINES Accum abt (300+) mostly thermographed cachets addr/UA cvrs 1930s-40s incl launchings, keel laying, anniversaries, commissions & many other events; all sleeved & many priced; owner's Retail Value $2,500 (NV); few flts but gen F-VF
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Operation Inland Sea abt (70) on pgs w/ images of patch & ship, all cacheted for 1959 tour of Great Lakes, gen F-VF
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Abt (135+) US Navy Operation "Remember" hand drawn & colored addr cvrs of mainly destroyers incl (13) diff Ruben James, (28) diff Gilmer & many more, many are cancelled on many diff navy ships in the 1990s; interesting Navy postal history, some sleeved; owner's Retail Value $1,500+ (NV); gen
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Accum abt (300) cacheted & hs cacheted addr/UA US Navy cvrs, PPC & photos 1940s-2000s incl abt (80) carriers, abt (20) recovery ships, many submarines & more; also abt (80) PPC & photos; all cvrs sleeved & many priced; owner's CV $1,250 (NV); few flts but gen F-VF
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Abt (185) incl abt (152) USS Constitution, Hindenburg & Graf Zeppelin US to Germany flights, (7) Akron or Macon, (25) 1976-80 Guam Guard FDCs & events; few toned but gen F-VF
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Accum abt (350+) cacheted & hs cacheted naval cvrs 1930s-70s, mostly celebrating major holidays w/ some other events, most CV $6-10 ea, most cvrs pre-1950s, all sleeved & many priced, owner's Retail Value $2,500 (NV); gen F-VF
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Accum abt (345) cacheted & addr navy ship cvrs, mainly 1930s w/ a few up to 1941 loose in a box incl commissions, decommissions, launchings, anniversaries & other events; all sleeved, most priced; owner's Retail Value $2,500 (NV); few flts to gen F-VF
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Accum abt (625) uncacheted mostly addr navy ship cvrs, mostly 1920s-50s w/ some up to 1970s; these cvrs were hand-picked to have clear area at the left side of envs for add-on or handpainted cachets; most sleeved & some priced; owner's CV $2,500 (NV); few flts but gen F-VF
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USS QUINCY abt (42) all addr from Captain Bastedo to FDR documenting his time in command from assuming command on Dec 11, 1937 to relinquishing command on Dec 16, 1939 w/ travel points in between, all backstamped as being from FDR's collection, also incl (7) photos & (3) related covers, gen
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Abt (1100) mostly 1930s & mostly cacheted, some water damage (worst removed) but mostly F-VF
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Accum abt (475) cacheted w/ a few hs cachets & addr navy ship cvrs, all 1930s, loose in a box incl commissions, decommissions, launchings, anniversaries & many other diff events; all sleeved, most priced, owner's Retail Value $3,000 (NV); few flts but gen F-VF
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Postage Stamps on Official Mail Cover Collection (100s) all diff 19/20th Cent to the 1950s in (4) large binders, well written up for exhibit, majority are on penalty envelope which had to be uprated to a diff status of service (ie Airmail, Registry,Special Delivery, non-official use, etc) in
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Fascinating Collection abt (275) diff well written up for exhibit in (4) binders incl material mainly 19th Cent mainly F/L from various US Govt departments, much PO dept concerning various official business many w/ authorizing (Free Frank) signature at UR, other departments incl Customs, Nav
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ANTARCTIC Covers Accum abt (550+) Operation Deep Freeze hs cacheted & cancelled cvrs, addr UA 1975-78, some signed, some sleeved; owner's Retail Value $2,000+ (NV); gen F-VF
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Group (36) Trans-Atlantic cvrs mainly stampless (2) w/ British 1sh adhesives to the USA 1850s-1860s, well written up on pgs in a binder, incl examples of British Treaty Mail, British Packet Mail, French Convention Mail, Hamburg Packet Mail, Prussian Closed Mail, Depreciated Currency Mail & o
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Accum abt (125) mostly hs cacheted & addr, mainly 1963-78, loose in a box, all are signed by astronauts, project leaders, scientists, etc; signatures incl: Von Braun, Conrad, Schirra, Shepard, Rosa & more, expect autopen, secretarial & printed signatures, many signatures of deceased members,
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NATIVE AMERICANS abt (500) incl abt (200) postal cards & abt (300) FDC, postal cards incl few real photos & little modern, FDC incl (13) Collins & (1) Geerlings; few FD ceremony programs, few Canada; few flts but gen F-VF
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PREXIES abt (400) in remaindered collection & accum, incl $2 & $5 FDCs, solo usages of 18¢ (registered), (2) 20¢ (1 registered, 1 airmail special delivery), (2) 21¢ (both registered), 25¢ (censored to Curacao), as well as various mixed usages incl 15¢+50¢ to Hong Kong & 17¢+(4) 19¢ registere
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MISCELLANEOUS Accum few (100) pieces in a large binder incl over (5) stampless F/L, some Trans Atlantic, also various documents, incl P.O. Dept appointments, Receipts, Bills of Sale, Pension applications & awards, Bills of lading, all sorts of fascinating odds & ends mainly 19th Cent, mixed
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CUSTOMS Collection over (120) diff cvrs well written up in (2) binders showing all aspects of Customs service as related to mail delivery, majority are incoming, a wide variety of countries 19/20th Cent to the 1980s incl an 1846 stampless from Phila, 1955 tag bearing #832 (11) from an APO ad
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C14 tied to flown PPC, Graf Zeppelin Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, 1930 Europe Pan-America flight, proper cachet/ cancels; Sieger #64B, CCrs & small tears on left side, F-VF
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C15 tied to flown cover, Graf Zeppelin Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, 1930 Europe Pan-America flight, proper cachets/ cancels, Sieger #64C; corner bends, stamp VF-XF, cover F-VF
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C18 (4) Baby Zepps on Century of Progress round trip flight cover, proper violet & red cachets, tied by first day Oct 2, 1933 NYC machine cancel, some perf flts to stamps, o/w F-VF
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Abt (120) almost all 19th Cent incl #10 & 10A (NV), (8) 11/11A, (6) 24, (2) 25, (10) 26, (7) 63, abt (20) 65, (3) 73, (10) 114, abt (27) Bknts incl (3) 135 (NV), 289 (reduced), 299, 20L4 (NV), few mourning, few registered, few fancy cancels; typical varied cond
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Accum abt (500) mainly 20th Cent & diff, many airmail incl First Flights, Anniversaries, Helicopter, Space events, Railway w/ RPO, events & union, also HPO & PO names & events, mixed cond to F-VF
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Abt (6000) incl abt (2000) FDC (abt (500) uncacheted, rest gen common cachets) & abt (4000) largely unused postal cards; UA/addr, few flap marks or flts but gen F-VF, owner's counts
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Accum over (500) diff 1970s-80s FDCs & event covers in albums by Fleetwood, Readers Digest; incl FW state flags FDCs - one set w/ Wash DC cancels 2nd set w/ state capital cancels; FW signers of Constitution (39) diff, signers of Dec of Indep (55) diff, Presidents of US (40) diff (to Reagan),
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Accum few (100) mainly diff 19/20th Cent on clear acetate pgs incl #10 (11), 26 (8), 73, various Banknotes 216, Columbians w/ 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, early commems incl 326, 327, some adv cvrs & FDC w/ 620-21, 723, 751 (2), 855 (2) & others, mixed cond to F-VF
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Group (20) 19/20th Cent cvrs & PPC, incl 1824 stampless (Hartford CT to Kentucky), 1847 British stampless, (6) other US stampless, #25 Adrian MI to Mass, 26, 65 (4), few large Bknts, (3) 1914 PPC, #15L15 Bloods local on piece, plus C24, C25a FDC, gen F-VF
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Photo album (39) covers, many classic, saw (1) cover w/ US #23 ?? (needs Cert) & ship covers, also (1) Blood's local cover, many are addr to Philadelphia, nice selection of F/L, few flts like rough openings but many still useful
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Accum abt (700+) cvrs 1890s-1960s, loose in a box incl many business size comml, govt, military, registered, postage dues, special delivery, airmail, overseas & personal; a few oversized; typical cond for this era; also incl abt (50+) cacheted addr/UA FDC 1940s-2000s; gen F-VF
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Abt (575) 19th/mid 20th Cent, mostly smaller towns, incl abt (60) MD, abt (25) SC, abt (55) TN, abt (70) WV, abt (165) military, DPOs & Doanes, few stampless, more postcards than covers, almost all sleeved w/ many IDed, cond varies w/ some rough opening & stains, strikes vary from weak to st
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Abt (1900) (NV) in (3) Pittsburg boxes, abt 2/3 events & 1/3 FDC; events mostly 1980s-90s w/ topicals; FDC abt ½ mostly 1940s & ½ mid-70s; mostly sleeved, gen F-VF
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Abt (48) mostly BOB incl (14) Special Delivery incl E2, (2) E3, (8) F1 (1 missing 2¢ stamp), abt (21) Dues (most w/ stamps, 6 on business reply cards), Q6, OX14, few others; cond varies, some rough opening or stains/toning but much F-VF
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US Cover Accum common stamps but a vast variety of town & city cancels, many small towns 1910-50, most are business mail so there are a host of diff companies, few flts like rough openings, etc, but many still very useful, most F-VF
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US COVERS 1880s-1950s, interesting group of corner cards, ads, business, personal, hotels, Puerto Rico, colleges, postmark w/ name of postmaster, sewing machines, abt (500) sleeved & others, better covers, nice variety, few flts but mainly F-VF
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Accum abt (4500+) FDC & others incl Fleetwood w/ abt 75% UA, early 1940s addr, also airmail booklet panes on covers 1930s-95, some 1st flights w/ dup, some postal stationery */O w/ some 1st flight, Military covers 1940-2000 incl cacheted, maps, units & from diff countries, few flts but mainl
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Accum abt (900) unsorted cvrs 19/20th Cent mainly up to 1960s incl personal, comml, special delivery, postage dues, officials, registered, airmail, RPOs, official seals, PPC, flag cancels, abt (50+) adv, abt (80) Wisconsin postal history, abt (20) early space cvrs & much more; some sleeved &
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Accum abt (1100+) cacheted & hs cacheted addr/UA cvrs 1930s-2000s w/ much space cvrs of all kinds, abt (150) flights & first flights, much naval incl Coast Guard, abt (30+) handpainteds, abt (50) US Trust Territories cvrs & mucy more; many cvrs sleeved & some priced; owner's CV $6,000 (NV);
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Abt (575) incl 3¢ imperf & perf, Bknts, Wash/Frank, commems, BOB, abt 1/3 unused & used stationery; cond varies w/ some flts incl rough opening
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Hodge-Podge US/WW material, US incl abt (1500) personal & comml cvrs 1960s-80s, (200) PCS Collection Historic Stamps of US, abt (100) unused stationery, abt (100) used postal cards & a few FDC; WW incl abt (1800) personal, comml & aerogrammes, abt (20) oversized, abt (500) Belgium parcel pos
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Accum abt (1950+) US & WW covers, US incl abt (450) */O FDC business size postal env collection in (9) Cover albums U571//700, abt (500) cacheted UA Christmas FDC 1960s-2000s w/ a few handpainted in (5) cover albums, abt (100) 1940s cacheted addr FDC, abt (100) 1960s cacheted UA FDC, abt (40
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Large Accum over (6000), abt half US & half foreign, incl mainly cacheted & uncacheted FDC 1950s-2000s along w/ some events & stationery, foreign incl mainly cacheted FDC w/ GB, China PRC 1980s-90s, Liech, Switz, Neth, Canada, Israel, Australia & others, also a selection of various sports &
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Abt (300) incl US large size FDC incl combos & maxi-card type, abt (50) sports FDC, abt (50) foreign Statue of Liberty FDC, abt (28) Philatelic Education cards, few foreign cut squares, etc; gen F-VF
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Accum abt (1700), US incl abt (300) WWII military (stamped & "free"), abt (18) unused entire EFOs (mostly albinos), some comml & many FDC, abt (50) pretty lady cachets (some risque) incl (23) handpainted; foreign incl GB 1871 to Mauritius by French packet, Vatican #122-31+E11-12 FDC, 155+155
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Business Size Accum abt (285) (NV) incl abt (230) in cover box mostly US incl postal history incl O75, U16 (2), U87, unused entires incl U527 (2), UO36 (preprinted, smaller size), FDC, events; abt (55) in binder mostly foreign FDC incl PNG 133-36, topicals in $15-20 range; also Belgium S/S B
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TOPICAL COVERS & STAMPS (1000s) FDC, comml, personal, often w/ ephemera incl political w/ Presidents & other WW leaders, American & Canadian Indians stamps & covers (Collins), plus Einstein, Entertainers, Will Rogers, Characters, Movies, TV, Edison, Polar Bears w/ FSAT #16-19, 23-24, C1-2 &
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Abt (1600) (NV) in (4) Pittsburg boxes, incl abt (250) Golden Replicas, abt (135) maxi-cards, abt (140) France FDCs incl B267-72, B276-81 & B285-90, abt (350) other foreign FDC, abt (130) misc, abt (100) Mystic US FDC, abt (500) topicals incl aviation incl flights, scouts, ships incl naval,
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REPLY CARD Unused Group consisting of UY1-5, UY9 (2) & Philippines UY2; light tone stripe on UY3, no seps, gen F-VF
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POSTAL CARDS Collection over (140) */O cards w/ dup in a binder incl 1873-1952 w/ unused UX1, UX3 (2), UX5, UX6-8, UX9, UX10 (2), UX11-12, UX14-16, UX18-24, UX32 (3), UY2 & others incl paid reply cards, gen F-VF
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Postal Card Unused Stock abt (2800) (NV) sorted in glassines in (3) card boxes: UX25//95, UX96//145 & bit of CZ, UXC1//24 & UY2//32; dup, gen F-VF+
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Accum abt (1500+) */O stationery & postal cards, unused 1960s-90s, used 19/20th Cent incl events, FDC, comml & personal, some sleeved, many in USPS packaging, few flts on earlies then F-VF
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UX3 Plate Study of first design type on UX3, contains (72) used cards all w/ the identifying flaws for plate identification, all well written up in a binder, gen F-VF
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Accum abt (3800+) postal cards mainly 1914-2013, unsorted & loose, also abt (100) reply cards, some sleeved & in glassines, moderate to heavy dup; few flts but gen F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS)
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Postal Card Collection abt (100+) */O 1873-1993 mounted in (2) well filled cased Scott albums, also incl abt (1000) unused postal cards & envs, mainly 1930s-90s loose in a box, some light dup, few flts but gen F-VF
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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION Written up collection (85) items U348-U351 in a binder incl various dies, envelope sizes incl unused U350 (6), U351 (3) & used U348 expo Cancel last day, various registry usages w/ additional franking, corner card adv, Wells Fargo (6) unused, postage due & used U350 (7)
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INTERNATIONAL Postal Card Collection over (80) */O cards well written up on pgs, contains first (4) issues / unused UX6 (2) & (2) w/ SPECIMEN Ovpts, UX16 (4) & UX37 (4), used incl UX1 (2) incl to Japan, Hawaii & Syria, UX13 (6), UX16 (29) incl Java & Turkey, UX37 (5 incl Iran), cond varies g
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UX11 "LADIES CARD" Interesting specialized collection w/ abt (30) used cards, some w/ plate faults, (4) unused, a specimen card bearing the legend "SAMPLE" in blue at LL, a trial color proof in dual colors of black & blue, a printers waste pair example in black, plus (2) miscut cards, gen F-
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1876 Centennial issue incl U218 (2) unused, (3) used; U219 (1) unused, (2) used; U221 (1) unused, (3) used; typical cond; owner's CV $675 (NV), rough openings to F+
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Abt (63) mostly postal or reply cards incl U54, U293 (2), UX3, UX5, UX6 (3), UX8 (5 incl 3 preprinted incl 1 possible UX8c), UX10 (2), UX11 (2), UX14 (2), UX15, UX16 (3), UX19, UX29, UX33f, UY1 (2), UY4, UY5, UY8, Cuba UX1a, Philippines UX1a, UX2, Puerto Rico UX3, few others; some typical to
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Errors, Freaks & Oddities Collection over (140) pieces well written up on pgs for display in a binder, maybe some dup, incl Albino impressions, mis-placed impressions, improper cuttings, equipment failures, over & under inkings, surcharging faults, mis-folds & other aberrations, mainly unuse
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2a Jefferson 10¢ light blue, Paterson printing (possibly #2e Stone Y), tied to ladies cover by blue Charlottesville VA double ring 12/16/62 cds, to Mechum's River, VA; Engstler bee on reverse, VF
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RARE 1946 Vertical native cover franked w/ Miyako Provisionals 3X8 10s crimson & dull rose and 3X15 20s blue, tied by Aug 30 Miyako-jima cds, some wrinkles, F-VF
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1946 Vertical native cover franked w/ Miyako Provisional 15s dull blue, tied by Oct 30 Miyako-jima cds; rough opening at top, o/w sound; Scott does not value on cover
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Selection maximum cards, (12) colorful PPC showing various ladies in costumes & poses, ea w/ a stamp from the Dancer Series #65-68 (3 sets of 4); one set of cards is dup; also (3) stamp size photo essays of the model posing for the stamp, collector has added their names on reverse; cards can
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