Sale 103: The APS Auction

Lot 4026    

Military Related Postal History, 1941-53, accumulation of over 400 covers and commercially used postal stationery envelopes, APOs and Navy Post Offices, many censored items (Naval censor, Army Examiner, cancels and strips), scarce origins (British West Indies, Bermuda, St. Lucia, Korea), a useful lot for the specialist, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 4027    

(Military) WWI Penalty and A.E.F. Soldiers Mail, group of 48 penalty-related and over 85 A.E.F. soldier mails, APOs and some patriotic uses, etc., note P.O.W. use from Brest, France to USA, 1918 post card from Cuba with scarce Key West censor h.s., some red cross mail card, 1917 Camp E.S. Otis, Canal Zone use, 1916 P.O.W. free mail Legerplaats, Bij Zeist 3 to Norfolk Va.; 1916 Netherlands Internee free mail Legerplaats Bij Zeist 3 post card to an Francisco, 1917 Germany cover to France POW camp double censored; 1919 card to German POW Erick Jahnke in Frace care GPO, POW cover Stobs Scotland Military Camp to Bronx NY, mixed condition, interesting group.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $450

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Lot 4028    

(Military) WWII Patriotic Cover Correspondence, wonderful collection of over 200 mainly multicolored Patriotics sent from a soldier to his family in Livermore, Ca., including Staehle, Fluegal and other rare cachets, most all are free franked, a truly beautiful collection, worth inspection, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $600

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Lot 4029    

(Military) WWII Soldier's Mail Accumulation, approximately 500 various covers, cards and ephemera including censored V mail, some Foreign including British Field Service postcard, better items throughout, inspection recommended, great for the specialist.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 4030    

Mourning Cover Collection, large collection of about 125 Mourning covers with nice varieties of towns and post offices including Canal Zone plus 4 carrier & local covers including 1¢ black on buff US Mail (6LB11), Boyd's City Express (20L14), Blood's Penny Post (20L7a), etc. plus a cover of Martin Luther King Jr. from family acknowledging condolences and much more, some better items are still on auction lot pages, some faults, a nice collection of this popular area.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 4031    

Navy & Ship Covers, in four volumes, attractive lot of approximately 550 items including many better cachets and cancels, USS Macon covers, Apollo Recovery covers, real photos and more, careful inspection recommended, fine to very fine.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $500

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Lot 4032    

(Postcards) Vintage Postcard Accumulation, of approximately 1,000 cards including greetings, love and romance, specialty cards, many topics represented, most in plastic sleeves.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 4033    

Railroad Cover Balance, of 13 covers written-up on pages; includes 1847 Boston & Albany R.R., Boston & Maine R.R., red Baltimore R.S. straight line on free frank cover, Eastern R.R. Ms., Harlem R.R. N.Y., Kent Housatonic R.R. oval date stamp, fancy "Housatonic Railroad 5" circular handstamp, Little Miami R.R., Norwich & Worcester R.R., South Carolina R.R., etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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