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| 1981 |
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 Byrd Antarctic Expedition Group, 1934-35. Of 5 items; includes three real-photo post cards showing dog sledding, plane Floyd Bennett and "Antarctic Clothed" (probably of Byrd), each with
cachet on address side, also two covers, one with enclosure with interesting content, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1982 |
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Civil War Correspondence, 1862-66. Wonderful correspondence housed in a Lighthouse binder with slipcase to and from Union soldier Sgt. William H. Tucker of Connecticut, who served from November 12, 1861 to December 1865, including more than
30 letters with beautifully legible penmanship revealing great content, highlights include a letter written April 15, 1865 (the day Lincoln died - news had not yet reached him) from Goldsboro, NC, mentioning that General Sherman had
"entered Raleigh on the 12th without much opposition" and "Lee's army is taken, but they may try to hangout a spell yet but I hope it may not be long." A letter dated April 18, 1865 from Newhaven, CT acknowledges receipt of a
letter from Sgt. Tucker, "We did not know if you were numbered with the dead or was a prisoner, we are glad you are among the living and well," and "Horid news we have of the President's death. It's awful to think of just as we
were looking for peace. Perhaps it will come now…Newhaven is draped in mourning…" Another letter from Newhaven dated April 30, 1865 says, "First came the news of the evacuation of Richmond. People were wild with excitement. The
next Sunday night (April 9th) about 10 o'clock the news of Lee's surrender was received at the telegraph office, but the blue-nosed mayor of this one-horse city would not allow any demonstration til after 12:00 to be made, so few knew
anything about it til that time when the bells rung a fire alarm and got a great many out when bonfires were kindled in almost every street in the city…But joy was soon turned to mourning on Saturday morning (April 15th) it began to be
whispered around that Lincoln had been assassinated…" The collection also includes Sgt. Tucker's pocket diary from 1865 with an entry for April 18th reading, "Got the news that Lincoln was killed," and April 19th,
"Rec'd a dispatch for the cessation of hostilities," three duplicate pay drafts for $10 each for Sgt. Tucker, 19 covers to Connecticut mostly with 3¢ rose Washington issues, two covers addressed to Sgt. Tucker at Washington D.C.
from Connecticut, two Adam's Express "Soldier's Package" covers, one Treasury Dept. Washington D.C. cover to Connecticut, discharge paper dated February 7, 1864 showing Sgt. Tucker's re-enlistment as a Veteran Volunteer, a
document appointing him a U.S. Sargent dated November 23, 1863, three carte-de-visite photos (two which may be Sgt. Tucker), also noted is a letter from the Paymaster General's Office State of Connecticut at New Haven dated December 2,
1865 with a $10 State payment to volunteers and cover postmarked December 2 New Haven, CT bearing Star of David cancel, ironically sent one day before he was "dashed against a tree while on horseback on December 3, dying three days later at
the age of 24", other correspondence includes letters regarding returning his body to Connecticut. Sgt. Tucker survived the Civil War and wound up dying in an equestrian accident, unusual to find an intact archive more than 100 years after the
end of the war between the States, invaluable to a student of these events, generally fine or better condition throughout.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1983 |
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 Civil War Patriotics. Group of 23 used covers plus a couple fronts, note flag designs, Uncle Sam strangling Secession snake, "Only 9 Miles to the Junction" showing soldiers marching on railroad
tracks (cover front); "Uncle Sam's Bantam" showing rooster; etc, very mixed condition, Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1984 |
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Classic Cover Group, 1847-69. Of approximately 40 mostly better covers; starting with a #1b use (with cert), #7 strip of three (with cert), many 4-margin #11's in shades, sheet margin, green cancels, etc., 1857 issues with
interesting 3¢ usages including captured imprint, green cancel, allover advertising, early W.F. & Co. express, #35 pair to Canada, #37 on patriotic cover to England (stamp color chemically affected), 1861 usages starting with nice #64 &
64b usages (with certs), patriotics, 1¢+3¢ carrier usages, #68+76 x2 from San Francisco, multiple 3¢ + 2¢ Blackjack franking to Nova Scotia, #78 to England (cert), 30¢ usages including with 3¢ to
Switzerland and solo usage on patriotic to France, 1868 usages including campaign cover and a few foreign destinations; condition varies with many attractive usage throughout, inspection a must.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1985 |
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Classic Issue Cover Balance, 1851-69. Of several hundred sleeved covers, mostly 3¢ usages from an array of towns, including many corner card covers, fancy cancels, illustrated ads and patriotics; with some better throughout including #35
strip of three to France, single usage from Placerville, Cal. "Overland via Los Angeles", #25+36 combination to France, #36 pair to England, 63+65 carrier combinations, #68 to P.E.I. and New Brunswick, #76 x2 to Canada, #78 Cincinnati to
England, nice section of 1869 issues including 1¢ strip of three use, three 6¢ solo usages and 10¢ to Germany and much more, also includes a few stampless covers; condition varies, worth evaluation.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1986 |
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 Cover & Stationery Balance. Hundreds of covers and cards in box; includes several hundreds first flights 1929-66, useful FDC's, a run of mostly mint postal stationery including a couple earlier high
value entires, also a section of Possessions including a turn-of-the-century registered correspondence from Cuba with large multiple and combination frankings.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1987 |
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 Cover Assortment. Several hundred, some 19th Century, starting with 3c 1857 uses, a few illustrated advertising, 20th Century commercial, philatelic and postcards, the most interesting is a 1905 cover sent
to London and forwarded, with postage due stamps of both France and Italy applied, 1846 Philadelphia "United States Hotel" red handstamp stampless use; and 1850s #11A use with blue United States Hotel cameo corner card; mixed condition.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1988 |
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Cover Balance. Mix of over 40 items; includes classic gem usages, eagle carrier tied by red star, various ad cover including later multicolored such as Flexible Flyer, #2 on faked cover, nice showing of better unused Civil War patriotics
including Lincoln Comet of 1861, Hunckel portraits and hand colored Berlin & Jones.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1989 |
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Cover Balance. Of over 25 items; some nice domestic usages including 2¢ Blackjack on violet colored valentine (with enclosure), a run of mostly #11's single usage with a variety of choice town strikes, green York, Pa. cds
tying #11, couple scarce unused patriotic covers including "Prince of Wales", bold Omaha City, N.T. cds on 3¢ Nesbitt, illustrated telegraph cover, ad cover with illustrated 1879 Seventh Cincinnati Industrial Exposition design, etc.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1990 |
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Cover Balance. Of almost 20 items; includes Lincoln rail splitter campaign cover, 1869 10¢ Pictorial to Dresden, Saxony, 2¢ Pictorial usages including wrapper, advertising, couple bank tags including one with four color franking
with 1922 $5 Freedom block of four, 1896 use to Russia, CSA with semi-official cover, etc.; condition varies.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1991 |
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Cover Group. Of a hundreds or so covers; mostly common 19th century 2¢ & 3¢ usages with a nice range of town cancels, some better items including illustrated ads including large Buggy and Calvary Pulling Cannon, illustrated Bull
corner card from Helena, Mont. to Europe, etc.; condition varies.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1992 |
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Cover Group. Couple hundred with some slightly better items; inspection a must to appreciate.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1993 |
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Cover Miscellaneous. Two or three hodge-podges combined into one, several hundred postal slogan machine cancels and several thousand philatelic show and/or event illustrated hand cancels, mostly from the sixties and seventies, also a few
Tennessee items, nothing super expensive but lots of good dollar box material.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1994 |
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 Covers and Postal Stationery, 1872-1900s. About 75 covers and postal stationery in nice Lighthouse cover album, emphasis with postal stationery up to 1900 with interesting postmarks, uprated frankings,
note a Columbian Wells Fargo frank use and 1892 use from Germany advertised with 1¢ postage due #J22 for fee but unclaimed and returned.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1995 |
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Definitive and Commemorative Cover Balance, 1922-44. Of approximately 450 sleeved covers; includes 4th Bureaus issues with parcel tags including $5 Freedom high value use, other high value usages, an array of registered usages and
combination frankings, airmail usages including first flights, foreign destinations, illustrated ads, special delivery, bisect, useful range of later material, etc.; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1996 |
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Definitive and Commemorative Cover Balance, 1929-40. Of approximately 400 sleeved covers; includes a nice range of Parks issues and other Farleys, an array of registered usages and combination frankings, airmail usages, FDC's with some
better cachets including Famous Americans, foreign destinations, illustrated ads, special delivery, etc.; condition mixed, worth review.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1997 |
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Domestic Cover Accumulation. Of over 670 covers in sleeves; mostly Banknote era usages with a wide array of duplex and fancy killers, including numerals, letters, vast array of geometrics, etc., some small towns and earlier including ad
covers, etc.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1998 |
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First Day Cover Balance, 1938-44. Of mostly various cachet set of the Prexies, Famous Americans; Prexie includes hand painted and Farnam sets, Famous Americans with Crosby and M. Fulton hand painted, Overrun Nation Crosby set and some modern
items; nice condition throughout.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1999 |
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First Day Covers, 1936-1979. Accumulation of over 300 cachet FDCs including 160 Art Craft cachets 1940-1965, includes unaddressed, Very Fine group.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2000 |
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Highway Post Offices (HPO's). Several hundred, mostly 1950's, many philatelic, cacheted, First Trip [did any of these ever make a second trip?], generally nationwide, but with some concentration on the Southeast; generally
fine to very fine with minimal condition issues.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
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