Lot 2686
Premium First Day Covers, 1926-1945. Unusual group of covers, including pristine $5 Coolidge plate block of 4 on Torkel Gundel cachet unaddressed; also $2 plate block of 4 on Ioor cachet; also Staehle unaddressed multicolor "Germany Surrenders" with "Berlin, Ohio, May 8, 1945" postmark; C7-C9 with couple duplicates, including Gorham, Worden & Roessler covers; cacheted C20-C22 with duplicates; C10 Lindbergh airmail 7 examples, different FD cities, couple with cachets; and more; most F-VF or better, please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $400
Lot 2687
Premium First Day Covers, 1930-1947. Collection of cacheted FDC's including 1938 Presidentials complete to $5, two complete sets of Famous Americans, group of 50 or so 1930's & 1940's cachets, scarce group of 35 1947 Postage Stamp Centenary issues mostly on all different Fulton engraved cachets; very few faults, mostly fresh clean examples, please inspect to determine value.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot 2688
Premium First Day Covers, 1932-1939. About 200 cacheted FDC's, wide variety of makers, many premium such as Roessler, Gundel (signed), Grandy, 1st Davidson, Gorham (including last), and many many more; condition generally VF, please inspect thoroughly.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $575
Lot 2689
R.P.O. Cover Accumulation. Approximately 400 covers; mix of late 19th century to the 1940's, wide range of material including 1908 La Junta & Albur R.P.O. (New Mexico Territory), 1904 Hartford & State Line R.P.O., 1893 "Chi. City, Buff & Chi. F. Mail, Mail Delayed, Train Late", scarce 1884 Col. & Walhalla Agt., 1890 violet Ticon. & L. Geo. R.P.O. straight line mark, etc., includes some earlier railway corner cards and other train related; worth inspection.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $200
Lot 2690
R.P.O. Postmark Accumulation. Box of about 800 covers and cards, mostly 1900-60's, wide mix of cancels; mixed condition, worth inspection for the specialist.Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot 2691
Select First Day Covers, 1929-1939. Small group of cacheted FDC's, including Sullivan (Roessler), Red Cross (Ioor), Yorktown (Ioor 2 different cities); Baseball (2 different cachets); plus a few other issues, all clean and attractive, neatly typewritten addresses.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $70
Lot 2692
Select Group of U.S. First Day Covers, 1928-1956. Group of premium FDC's, including 649-50 nice cachet, 832-834 Prexy high values cacheted, some 1930's cachets, Farley Parks, several nice 1939 Baseball cachets, C20 several nice cachets, Army-Navy lovely handpainted combination FDC's, 1934 Parks combination FDC on Roy cachet (2), FDR Memorial Series on combination Fluegel cachet, Capital Sesquicentennial combination Fleetwood, 1053 $5 Hamilton Artmaster; and more, condition generally F-VF or better, please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot 2693
Spanish-American War Patriotic Covers. 14 covers; designs including "Camp Cuba Libre" flags (matching letterhead enclosure) and Uncle Sam with bayonet chasing Cuban, flag designs including allover and Army Christian Commission corner cards, Fitzhugh Lee and Richard Pearson Hobson portraits, eagle and flag designs including 2¢ Trans-Miss franking, "Home Sweet Home" illustrated soldier kissing lady; "Chickamauga Battlefield, Camp Thomas", etc., condition a little varied, F.-V.F. overall.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 2694
Special Commemorative Covers, 1960's-1990's. Dozens of books in 6 cartons, most with commemorative type cachets celebrating events in American history, usually with detailed historical notes; some with mint stamps and/or covers alongside, very colorful and instructional; please inspect carefully.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 2695
Train Late and Mail Detention Markings. Study group of over 100 auxiliary markings, 1880-1900's, wide range of cities including Chicago, Ill., Galveston, Tex., N.Y.C., Seattle, Wash., Cleveland, O., etc.; condition mixed, inspect.Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized: $325