Lot
1814 
Worldwide, Airmail Covers from Asia, the Middle East and The Pacific, wonderful grouping of 400-500 middle range priced airmail covers from Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific areas. Huge variety of countries and colonies, including but not limited to China, Hong Kong, Macau, Indochina, India, Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Philippines, Viet Nam, Australia, New Zealand, Dutch East Indies, and New Caledonia. Largely commercial mail from the first half of the 20th century with censors and unusual destinations. There are interesting first flights as well including 1930's Pan-Ams. Generally very fine. All are sleeved and priced with retail values reaching approximately $16,000.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
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Realized: $2,400
Lot
1816
Worldwide, Gun & Shell Advertising Covers, small group of 7 mostly illustrated ad covers; multicolored including 1914 Canada DuPont Dominion Shot Shells showing Flying Geese, 1932 Mexico Peters Cartridges showing Grizzly Bear & Shells, and 1921 Panama Winchester showing Bear Exiting Cabin & Confronting Hunter, others Winchester ad from Malaya, Venezuela and Australia; few flaws, scarce to rare covers.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $450
Lot
1817
Worldwide, Red Cross Cover Stock, huge assortment of Red Cross covers comprising more than 700 FDC's and postal history types from a large range of countries and time periods, very attractive and desirable, all are sleeved and priced, owner's retail is over $9,000, Generally very fine.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
1818
Worldwide, Topical Cover Stock, large well presented cover stock of 1480 topical items with a wide range of topics, countries, and time periods, there are plenty of Fauna, Insects, Flora, Aviation, Trains, Transportation, Marine Life, Rotary, Medicine, Music, Art and Science, lots of quality material with little duplication, mostly FDC's and other philatelic uses with some good commercial items; owner's retail prices total $18,100, generally very fine.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot
1819
Worldwide, Polar Cover Stock, attractive mostly different Polar cover stock of over 1,000 items, these are mostly expedition covers and FDC's with a few commercial uses included, many countries are included especially those that have interests in Antarctica, these would make the basis for a very nice collection; dealer's retail prices are approximately $14,500, Generally very fine.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot
1820 
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Worldwide, Postal Stationery Accumulation, haphazard mix of over 1,100 items */o, wide range of countries including British Commonwealth countries with registration entires, some Asia, etc.; worth a look.Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
1821
Worldwide, WWII Censored Postal History to the United States, transit postal history lot of 212 items all to the U.S., several registered, collected for possible connection of censor numbers known for Bermuda, with many marked "IC", and several that are not, but suspected to be Bermuda including some registered without the IC, but with the red numbers on reverse that prove the Bermuda connection, most of the covers have different numbers and there are about 40 different origins to the U.S., including Romania, Hungary, Iran, Yugoslavia, French Guiana, Iceland, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Tangier, Turkey, Senegal, and many others plus the usual from France, Portugal, Switzerland, and Belgium, nice lot with many multi-franked air covers, some with high values; a quality specialized lot.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $850