Sale 40: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2772    

Miscellaneous Postal Markings, 1865-1932. Group of 35 items, all with some sort of auxiliary marking, such as "U.S.D.L.O." and other Dead Letter markings; various "Pointing Fingers" with different texts; "unclaimed….returned to writer"; fancy script "Not called for"; "Have Letters Directed to Street Address"; various "Forwarded" designs; "Returned for Better Direction"; various "Missent" markings; and much more, interesting assortment, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2773    

Prexie Issue Cover Group, 1940-54. 15 covers including scarce and unusual usages; e.g. 1940 Reg. Airmail, Spec. Delivery usage from the USS Shaw at Pearl Harbor (Illus. in Boyle); four Censored covers (one from Canal Zone); 2¢ used as postage due; 9¢ used on forwarded cover; hand-painted cover with 1½¢ precancel; Reg./Special Del. usages.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2774    

Souvenir Pages, 1972-2005. Three large cartons containing extensive collection of about 1,200 different in 18 binders, appears virtually complete for the period, including the scarce ones (no Family Planning but several that retail over $100); the high values including Express Mails, etc; and the later complete sheetlets; enormous retail value.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2775    

U.S. First Day Covers, 1932-75. Over 500 clean cacheted FDC's neatly displayed in albums, the best being National Parks matching set on "CNF" cachets; also Fleetwood/Knapp multicolor combination for the FDR set of 4 and another for Honorable Discharge with Armed Forces issues; 1939 Baseball nice cachet; $5 Moore, etc; mostly fresh ArtCraft and Fleetwood cachets, virtually all unaddressed.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2776    

U.S.A. & Foreign Covers, 1920's-1950's. Several 100's, in 2 albums & loose, consisting of many first flights from the later 1920's & early 1930's, including some Canada flights, some interesting dual franking to/from Latin American destinations, some Grace Line ship covers; note some Palestine usages, some Poland, etc; also include 2 rather sparsely filled vintage albums of US & foreign stamps; please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $125

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Lot 2777    

U.S.A. Covers, 1837-1967. Large carton stuffed with 100's of miscellaneous covers in albums, glassines, loose, etc; some stampless including 1837 St. Augustine Fl.Terr.; some interesting advertising; group of "pointing fingers"; couple albums of post cards; and much more, please inspect to determine the value.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2778    

U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1930's-1990's. Trove in 2 large cartons, several 1,000's, in cover albums & loose, comprising mostly cacheted covers, many unaddressed, wide variety of cachets, some from 1930's uncacheted, also includes some event covers and a handful of foreign, needs further viewing for proper evaluation.
Estimate    $350 - 500.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2779    

United States Covers, 1860-1950. Accumulation of several thousand, mostly with California postmarks, many small towns, duplication of towns, largely northern counties such as Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa, etc., condition from VF to Fine and with some roughly opened, some advertising, much commercial, note a number of Wells Fargo franks addressed but uncancelled as well as many addressed but uncancelled 1850's-60's Nesbitt entires and 3¢ '57's & '61's envelopes much seemingly related to South Yuba Canal Co. business; also including some picture postcards, careful evaluation will reveal some interesting cancels and usages, inspection strongly recommended.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2780    

United States FDC's, post-WWII. Seven large cartons full of about 4,200 cacheted unaddressed FDC's, 90% are Fleetwood multicolored, including combination frankings and high values, nearly all housed in books, superb condition, enormous retail.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2781    

Airmail Covers, 1927-1958. 43 items, including various interesting usages, with 1933 50¢ Zepp on Ioor cacheted flight cover from Miami; 1929 "Akron Day" with Cleveland Air Mail Field cancel; 1958 "Mules to Missiles" signed by Chuck Yeager; several 1936 International Business Machines covers to Shanghai; nice illustrated "Lindbergh Day" Springfield Air Mail Flight cover; various National Air Mail Week covers; and much more, some mixed condition, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $250

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