Sale 25: The Autumn Sale

Lot 3033    

Boston Zone Number System postmark collection, 1920-53. Specialized collection of approximately 145 covers organized and written-up on display pages including maps and detailed listings of the system; including zone postmark varieties, EKU's and LKU's, scarce dials including only known examples, hand and machine cancellers, zone number errors, etc., mostly 1920's covers; original owner spent 10 years and over $4,000 assembling this interesting postal history collection, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $725

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Lot 3034    

California covers. Approximately 150 covers; mix of town postmarks, including manuscript with Independence, Bridgeport, Round Valley and Mirau Falls, 1886 Goleta with just discernible kicking mule, range of postmarks from San Francisco, Nesbitt and Star die usages, later 19th century, etc., condition mixed, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 3035    

California covers. Approximately 20 covers and cards; many Monterrey county, including 1883 Pajaro, Preist Valley, 1897 Paraiso Springs on Pariso Hot Springs ad cover with enclosuure, 1860's Natividad manuscript, New Republic, Dougherty's Station, etc.; condition mixed.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $950

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Lot 3036    

California covers - Berkeley. Attractive collection of over 100 covers in plastic sleeves, a few 19th century, strength in 20th century better frankings and usages, many corner cards, some nice illustrated advertising, precancels, printed permits and meters, several scarce branch or station postmarks.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $400

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Lot 3037    

California covers - San Francisco. Old-time accumulation of approximately 600 1910's covers with slogan machine cancels, about two thirds are 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo promotional slogans (two types used 1912-1915), over 100 are 1916 Panama-California Expo promotional slogans, many corner cards.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 3038    

California stock certificates, 1910-1948. Four books with hundreds of canceled shares from the Pyramid Oil Company of California and a group of single shares. Nice oil well vignette. Condition mixed.
Estimate    $150 - 250.

Realized: $115

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Lot 3039    

Civil War correspondence, 1862-64. 26 covers, 23 with enclosures; mostly from Mrs. L Bowles, wife in Sands Springs, Ioa. to her husband a Chaplin in the 21st Reg. Iowa volunteer's, Davison's Division, general mostly daily life content, two from L. Bowles (one enclosure), one patriotic cover; mixed condition.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 3040    

Cover accumulation. Hundreds of cover in albums and sheet files, some 19th century including Banknote cover to Europe, commemorative covers including flight, navy postmarks, etc., please inspect.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 3041    

Cover accumulation. Hundreds of cover in box, nice range of material including nice turn of century usages with foreign including Philippines soldier's covers, #K1 pair on cover, ad covers, other sections including FDC's with some better items, early meter mail, ship and event covers, etc., worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $675

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Lot 3042    

Cover accumulation. Approximately 1,000 of covers in box, mostly pre-1930's FDC's and airmail covers including first flights, other misc including a large multicolored Century of Progress package label used on piece with issues; worth a look.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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