Sale 61: The Fall Sale

Lot 2593    

1930-80's First Day of Issue Cover Group, approximately 120 covers mostly sleeved; includes better 4th Bureau coil issues cacheted and uncacheted, White Plains sheet (creased), set of Prexie coil issue with Fidelity cachets, later coils and a run of labor related issues to modern, 1986 22¢ Stamp Collecting pane set (separate covers) with the two black omitted errors, some special deliveries, etc.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2594    

Naval Uncacheted Covers, 1939-1941, 500+ covers addressed to noted Seattle collector Howard Rohloff, Howard was a purist who disdained cachets and wanted to obtain the best strike of each ship postmark he could, consequently the condition of these covers are exceptionally fine with most being full bold strikes, great variety of ships and postmarks; please examine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Lot 2595    

1960-90's Autographed Cacheted Covers, group 9 covers and unused card; includes political including Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter (Inauguration), Harry Truman with letter from wife, Eleanor Roosevelt free frank and Jacqueline Kennedy on U.S.S. Lafayette Day of Launching corner card cover, others with sports including Muhammad Ali (unused card), Jesse Owens and baseball players with Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Bobby Thomas.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2596    

1971-1991 Express Mail First Day Covers, an unusual group of over 130 covers cover the range of express mail issues; running the gamut of printed and hand-painted cachets, signed covers, etc., also including additional souvenir pages, etc.; a nice group for the Express Mail enthusiast.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $675

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Lot 2597    

19th Century Postal History Balance, group with many better including #1 with faint red Express Mail New York to Providence, #1 four margins on stained cover, #9, pos. 64L1 recut once at bottom, #64b on cover with vibrant color, #83 on cover (cat. $1,300), #85 D. grill used on cover (removed for verification), #12 with straddle line margin on legal size cover, #14, 16 pair (damaged) from San Francisco to Charleston S.C., San Francisco 80¢ rate cover, #1LB8 used with #26 on cover from Baltimore to Brandon Miss., #153 on cut down domestic cover, #24 pos. 7R1L on circular, #69 on cover to Ireland, #24 (2), #26, #35 New York to France, #7 strip of three on cover, #112 strip of three on cover, etc., mixed condition, plenty of value.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $6,250

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Lot 2598    

20th Century Postal History Balance, box of covers with many better including "Ada, Ind. T. Jul 23 1906" post card, Nov. 1, 1917 use on the last day of the 2¢ rate before wartime increase to 3¢, #536 vertical pair on cover, Nov. 29th 1941 use a few days prior to Pearl Harbor to U.S.S. Nevada, 7¢ Prexie solo use, #353 on faulty cover, Hunter Arms dog with bird gun advertising use, #359 use on cover (perf faults), four #500 covers including three with APS certs (some faults, Cat. $650 each) plus some other rare types on cover including. #634A, #575 with Schermack type III perfs on cover, #483 with type III perf on cover, #532 with Schermack type III perfs used with #536 on cover, JQ3 pair on cover, group of special delivery covers including. a Canadian use, #319g booklet pane without tab on cover, some mixed condition but plenty of value, well worth a careful review.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2599    

4th Class Usages of 4th Bureau Issues, group of 9 fourth class covers and package fronts originally containing merchandise with various frankings including #553 used on photo developing bag, #556, 561-562 with C.O.D. fee, etc. also includes printed matter 1¢ Frank., 3¢ Wash. to Japan, Fine and interesting group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2600    

Advertising/Illustrated Cover Stock, over 300 covers housed on dealer pages in 5 binders; mostly 1880-1920's usages with some earlier items including a couple 1850-60's Eastman Business College allover design covers, other better includes 3 multicolored gun covers including Winchester and Remington with other single color illustrated gun designs, other multicolor including 3 Feeds (2 different), allover designs from the 1860-90's, organized by state with a wide array of subjects including transportation, hotels, machinery, agricultural, political, music, etc.; condition varies with better items throughout, owner's retail $17,857.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 2601    

American Indian Picture Post Cards, group of over 30 cards; many real photo including "Dead Indians, Wounded Knee", "Stoney Indians" and "Acoma Indians", also a 8x11'' photo of Indians in full dress.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2602    

Bureau Precancels, carton full of precancels mounted on pages by State and Town, plus three stockbooks and additional loose, well worth viewing.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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