Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 2880    

Highway Post Offices (HPO's), several hundred, mostly 1950's, many philatelic, cacheted, First Trip [did any of these ever make a second trip?], generally nationwide, but with some concentration on the Southeast; generally fine to very fine with minimal condition issues.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Realized: $100

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Lot 2881

Miscellaneous Accumulation, 100's of items; includes 1877 large size Revenue Tax Stamps, Ronald Reagan autographed photo, early labels, an 1885 Inaugural Procession pamphlet from Chief Marshall H.W. Slocum regarding formations and marching during the inauguration, Magnus had colored Civil War Letter Sheet, etc.; one man's 60 year accumulation, inspect.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2882    

Postal History Balance, interesting group of 46 items including #1 "Boston & Albany R.R." use to Holden Mass., #1 Richmond Va. cover to Petersburg Va., couple San Francisco "40" cent rating covers; several via Panama steamship covers; 1848 Richland Texas manuscript. postmark letter; #9 (3) on cover to Smyrna S.C.; "Fort Gibson Ark." cds 1844 postmaster free frank se to Columbia S.C.; "St. Augustine, 23 July 1822" two-line territorial postmark cover front (faulty); group of four covers from Cal. to Lancaster C.H. S.C. comprising: San Francisco "10" (2), Sacramento "10" and Coloma Cal. "Paid 6" handstamp, etc.; mixed condition.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2883    

Postal History Balance, 1860s-1900s, interesting group of approx. 200 covers including some better Wash-Franklin usages with destinations, registered tags, etc., Liberty Series incl. mint blocks, First Flight covers with some better, few Indian Territory, Chicago Street Cars specialized group. etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2884    

Postal History Collection, lot of approximately 200 covers and cards in two cover albums with many uses to Germany and Switzerland, some better noted including 10¢ #33 (2) to Mexico, 10¢ #150 on NYFM geometric cover to Switzerland, 3¢-6¢ Columbians #232-235 on New York registered cover to Switzerland, #E3 on 2¢ entire, various registered mail, airmail, WWI and WWII uses including censored, Koehler 1893 Exposition card to Germany, etc, F.-V.F., worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2885    

Prexie Issue Covers, 1938-50's, impressive accumulation of approximately 2,000 items, mostly sleeved covers, wide variety of usages including many solo, combination with different Prexie issues and combination with other issues, some better markings and destinations, some advertising, many military uses, few faults to be expected; a nice lot for the specialist.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2886    

Prexie Postal History Accumulation, 1938, hundreds of covers including many solo usages, coils and booklet stamps, includes strip of three and pair 842 to Switzerland, pair of 841 and 842 with C33 to Switzerland, 828 and C24 on UC3 to Denmark, FAM 27 Philadelphia to Palestine with 807, 814 & 818, 1942 censored Boston to Istanbul with 830 & 831, 1952 San Francisco to Madagascar with 829, 1940 censored 825 & 832, plus many registered, censored, airmail, local mail, non-first class, postage dues, etc; there are some rare usages among the Prexies so inspection is suggested.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2887    

Printed Matter Rates, 1845-72, approximately 128-page annotated exhibit, covers are mostly one to a page but many are separated from the pages (a check confirmed that all are present), study of printed matter rates beginning in 1845 and ending in 1872, majority are stampless with many stamped covers as well bearing 1¢ 1851-57 Issues, 2¢ Black Jacks and 1869 Pictorials, wide range of rate indications with manuscript, handstamped, integral and auxiliary markings, also a fascinating array of printed matter inside with everything from legislative documents to advertising designs, pamphlets, prices current, etc., some illustrated content as well, condition is mixed with the stamped covers generally franked with Very Good-Fine stamps with small flaws, overall a fascinating exhibit.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2888    

Railroad Covers from mostly South Carolina, group of over 75 covers not including some mixed condition, includes pencil 1868 "Spartanburg & Union R.R.", "South Carolina R.R." in blue and black with stampless and stamped, two partial strikes of blue "Northeastern R.R." duplex, three with "North Eastern Railroad, Gourdins" rectangular framed station postmarks in blue and black, "Port Royal R.R." cds, etc., some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2889    

Sea Post Office Collection, group of 32 covers, postal cards and post cards including "U.S. German Sea Post", "United States Sea Post", "Unisted States, Sea P.O.", 1906 purple "Hamburg-American Line, Atlas Service" cds on postal card, 1901 "U.S. P.O., T 1" circular due handstamp on #295 post card use; some advertising covers, ship endorsed covers, etc.; some faults.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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