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U.S. COVERS
1 - 59
U.S.
60 - 189
U.S. PRECANCELS
190 - 206
U.S.
207
U.S.-FACE
208 - 256
AIRMAIL
257 - 260
POSTAGE DUE
261 - 266
U.S. B.O.B.
267 - 273
U.S. CUT SQUARES
274 - 285
U.S. B.O.B.
286 - 296
U.S. REVENUE
297 - 325
U.S. MISC
326 - 330
CANAL ZONE
331 - 332
CONFEDERATE
333
U.S. CUBA
334
U.S. PHILIPPINES
335
U.S. PUERTO RICO
336
U.S. TRUST TERRITORIES
337
U.S. POSSESSIONS
338 - 340
ALBANIA
341
FRENCH ANDORRA
342
SPANISH ANDORRA
343
ANGOLA
344 - 345
ARGENTINA
346
AUSTRALIA
347 - 362
NEW SOUTH WALES
363 - 365
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
366 - 367
TASMANIA
368 - 370
VICTORIA
371 - 372
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
373
AUSTRIA
374 - 387
BAHAMAS
388 - 389
BAHRAIN
390
BARBADOS
391 - 392
BELGIUM
393 - 399
BERMUDA
400 - 401
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
402
BRAZIL
403 - 408
BRITISH GUIANA
409
BULGARIA
410 - 413
NEWFOUNDLAND
414
CANADA
415 - 436
CANADA & PROVINCES
437 - 438
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
439 - 441
CEYLON
442 - 445
CHILE
446 - 447
CHINA-PRC
448 - 450
COLOMBIA
451
CUBA
452 - 454
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
455 - 459
DANISH WEST INDIES
460 - 461
DENMARK
462 - 468
EGYPT
469 - 470
EL SALVADOR
471 - 472
FALKLAND ISLANDS
473 - 474
FAROE ISLANDS
475
FIJI
476
FINLAND
477 - 484
FRANCE
485 - 504
FRENCH COLONIES
505
FRENCH MOROCCO
506
GAMBIA
507
GERMAN COLONIES
508
BAVARIA
509
HAMBURG
510
GERMAN STATES
511 - 522
GERMANY
523 - 563
BERLIN
564 - 567
DDR
568 - 572
GHANA
573
GIBRALTAR
574 - 575
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
576
GOLD COAST
577 - 578
GREAT BRITAIN
579 - 612
GUERNSEY
613 - 615
GREECE
616 - 623
GREENLAND
624
GRENADA
625 - 627
GUADELOUPE
628
HONG KONG
630 - 632
HUNGARY
633 - 639
ICELAND
640 - 644
INDIA
645 - 647
INDONESIA
648
IRAN
649 - 651
IRELAND
652 - 659
ISLE OF MAN
660
ISRAEL
661 - 669
ITALIAN COLONIES
670 - 672
ROMAN STATES
673
ITALY-STATES
674 - 675
ITALY
676 - 688
IVORY COAST
689
JAMAICA
690 - 691
JAPAN
692 - 695
KENYA-UGANDA-TANGANYIKA
696 - 697
KOREA
698 - 699
LEBANON
700
LIBERIA
701
LIECHTENSTEIN
702 - 703
LUXEMBOURG
704 - 713
MALAYA
714 - 716
MALAYSIA
717
MALTA
718 - 720
MARSHALL ISLANDS
721
MAURITIUS
722 - 724
MEXICO
725 - 731
MICRONESIA
732 - 734
MONACO
735 - 738
MOZAMBIQUE
739 - 741
NATAL
742 - 743
NETHERLANDS INDIES
744
NETHERLANDS
745 - 753
NEW ZEALAND
754 - 756
NICARAGUA
757
NIGERIA
758 - 759
NIUE
760
NORWAY
761 - 770
PAKISTAN
771
PALAU
772 - 774
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
775
PERU
776
PHILIPPINES
777 - 781
POLAND
782 - 785
PORTUGAL
786 - 790
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
791
PUERTO RICO
792 - 793
RHODESIA
794 - 795
ROMANIA
796 - 801
RUSSIA
802 - 807
SAMOA
808
SAN MARINO
809 - 811
SAUDI ARABIA
812 - 814
SERBIA
815
SIERRA LEONE
816
SOLOMON ISLANDS
817
SOMALI COAST
818
SOUTH AFRICA
819 - 826
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
827
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
828
SPAIN
829 - 838
ST. HELENA
839
ST. LUCIA
840
SURINAM
841
SWEDEN
842 - 848
SWITZERLAND
849 - 873
SYRIA
874
THAILAND
875
TONGA
876
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
877
TURKEY
878 - 887
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
888
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
889
UNITED NATIONS
890 - 895
URUGUAY
896
VATICAN CITY
897 - 901
VENEZUELA
902 - 903
VIRGIN ISLANDS
904
YEMEN
905
YUGOSLAVIA
906 - 909
WORLDWIDE
910 - 1052
WORLDWIDE COVERS
1053 - 1057
AFRICA
1058 - 1061
ASIA
1062 - 1066
BRITISH ASIA
1067
BRITISH COLONIES
1068 - 1101
EASTERN EUROPE
1102 - 1106
EUROPE
1107 - 1114
FRENCH COLONIES
1115 - 1118
LATIN AMERICA
1119 - 1126
MIDDLE EAST
1127 - 1128
SCANDINAVIA
1129 - 1136
SOUTH AMERICA
1137 - 1143
TOPICALS
1144 - 1154
LITERATURE
1155


Lot #  Country Description Cat Value Photo
U.S. COVERS #10 ON COVER ACCUMULATION - group of 25 various singles on covers and folded letters, one with a manuscript cancel, the rest with red, blue and black (with one PAID cancel) CDS or grid cancels, mostly to Eastern destinations with some Southern and Midwest addresses, overall condition is Fine-Very Fine with some scattered flaws, there are some very nice covers here and viewing is suggested 5,000.00
Realized: 725
U.S. COVERS U.S. "BLACK JACK" COVER AND STAMP SELECTION - consists of six covers, five with Scott #73 - one of which has two singles - and one a #93; the stamps are a #93 uncancelled on a document (stained) and four used copies (VG-VF); some minor faults; also included is an untied Scott #15L13; overall mixed condition (ENV 650-700) ----- Photo
Realized: 400
U.S. COVERS 634A's ON COVER ACCUMULATION - interesting group of 46 covers all with 634A tied, most are various commercial use covers with corner copy, overall condition is quite mixed with some ratty and some Very Fine, scarce to see this many in one lot 966.00
Realized: 140
U.S. COVERS MASSIVE FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - about 9,500 covers, unorganized and loose in two large boxes, 99% FDC's, 1940's-1990's (large majority are pre 1970), 98% cacheted (mostly Artcraft and Fleetwood plus about a dozen or so other's) over half unaddressed; the value will be in the pre 1960 covers with thousands in the $1.25 and up cat. val. range; typical minor edge wear on most due to age; some wrinkles and creases but should affect less than 5% of the total covers; duplication generally under 20 each (ENV 2,500-2,600) -----
Realized: 1,400
U.S. COVERS FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - abouyt 450 First Day Covers, late 1920's through late 1940's, all - or nearly so - cacheted, mixed addressed/unaddressed; Famous Americans, Overrun Countries, National Parks, commems from the early 1930's, this lot has excellent coverage in the time period; condition will be mixed with much edge wear and some extensive toning; useful duplication; inspection is strongly advised (ENV 2,250-2,300) -----
Realized: 1,600
U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - several hundred mostly FDC's from the 1930's-1990's, nearly all cacheted, most of the post 1970 are unaddressed (earlier are generally pencil addressed); many better noticed including 1976 flags and Bicentennial s/s, 1943 Overrun Countries, much 1945-1960 commems with many in blocks, 859-93 (cacheted/addressed), 23 hand painted FDC's by Clara Harold Walker from 1977-78; better addressed airmail FDC's with C10 (St Louis cancel with handstamped cachet), C17 (two covers, one with FDC cachet, the other with an event handstamp, C19 (July 1, 1934 with cachet), C23 block with St Petersburg cancel, cacheted, C24 with "First Day of Issue" cachet and C31 (Anderson cachet); some slightly mixed condition in some areas but most is clean (ENV 750-800) -----
Realized: 450
U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION 1923-1934 - consists of 32 uncacheted FDC with highlights Scott #'s 610, 612, 614-16 and 617-19 sets each on a cover, 621(2), 628 and 647-48 on one cover; Scott cat. val. of this group is $743; the cacheted portion consists of Scott #'s 629 (first Paul Duerr), 643-44 (Roessler), 645 (first Adam Bert), 685 (Roessler). 688-89 (Ioor), 704-15 (12 covers embossed bronze label), 704-15 (12 covers Ioor), 718-19 on one cover (Bert), 718-19 on two covers (first James A. Decker), 726 (Bert), 733 (Stoutzenberg) and U523-28 (embossed bronze label, one set plus extras different envelope sizes); the cat. val. of the cacheted group is $2,082 from 2004 Brookman catalog; overall some slightly mixed condition with usual edge wear and some toning, overall Fine 2,825.00 Photo
Realized: 425
U.S. COVERS 1938 PRESIDENTIAL SERIES FDC ACUMULATION - all covers are addressed, consists of one full set of singles, booklet panes and coil pairs with unknown cachet (Ioor?) plus some extra's; another unknown cachet, set not complete but does include Scott #'s 832-33 and 834(2); another unknown cachet, set not complete but does include #'s 832-34; another unknown cachet, set not complete but does include #'s 832-34; total cat. val. for the cacheted covers is $2,214; the uncacheted portion consists of 101 covers (CV $1,056) and does include #'s 832-33(2) and 834; condition is mixed with the usual edge wear and toning plus some light creases and staining; the listed cat. val. reflects blocks and coil pairs (if overfranked) at 1 1/2 X the single value 3,270.00 Photo
Realized: 375
U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC COLLECTION WITH FLUEGEL CACHET 1946-54 - about 225 covers all unaddressed with Fluegel cachet, 1946-54; consists primarily of two covers for each stamp, one with a single stamp the other with a block; includes Scott #'s 942-1029, 1060-63, C32-45, C47-48 plus a couple dozen postal stationery and low values from the 1954 Liberty series; overall pretty clean but expect some edge wear and toning (ENV 500-600) -----
Realized: 300
10  U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - over 1,750 mostly FDC's, 1930's-1990's, loose and in albums, most unaddressed, nearly all cacheted (Artcraft, Cachet Craft, Fleetwood, etc); condition a bit more mixed than normal but most will be clean or with minor edge wear; decent variety but expect duplication (ENV 500-600) -----
Realized: 270
11  U.S. COVERS FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - over 600 FDC's which inlcudes regular issue, commemoratives, air mails, special delivery, postal stationary and postal cards; the 1938-1958 issues are unaddressed and overwhelmingly Artcraft cachet, some very minor duplication, and includes Scott # 834(2) and 1053; the 1967-68 group (about 350 covers) are uncacheted and addressed; quite a bit of duplication in this group; overall F-VF with some minor toning issues concerning the gum used on the back flaps shows a bit on the front (ENV 450-500) -----
Realized: 210
12  U.S. COVERS U.S. C7-31 FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - covers all addressed, mixed cacheted and uncacheted; highlights are Scott #'s C7-12, 17-19, UC1 and UC7 (all uncacheted, C18 is New York cancel, C19 is Washington D.C.), cacheted covers (unknown cachet maker but suspect most are Ioor) are C21-22 (single and block) plus C21-22 on one cover, C25a (Crosby cachet), C30-31 blocks plus a couple others; cat. val. of this portion (starting with C7) is $1,333; the 65 uncacheted covers starting with C20 have a CV of $1,408 and includes C20(9), C24(4) and C31(5); some mixed condition with edge wear and some light toning but overall F-VF 2,741.00
Realized: 210
13  U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC ACCUMULATION 1940-46 - consisting of 264 covers starting with Scott # 899 through #945, nearly all with multi color cachets and addressed; quantites vary from a few to a dozen each (overrun countries has 10 sets missing the Korea and two complete sets); some identifiable cachets are Cachet Craft and Staehle Fleetwood, House of Farnham, etc; condition a bit mixed with the usual edge wear and toning and an occasional minor wrinkle but overall pretty nice; the listed cat. val. includes blocks valued at 1 1/2 X the single price;very colorful mix 1,585.00
Realized: 240
14  U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC ACCUMULATION 1935-1946 - about 700 FDC's, all addressed and uncacheted, generally from Scott # 772-944 (not inclusive) with no Army-Navy, 1938 Prexy or Famous Americans; also includes some air mails and special delivery; mostly 10 of each; condition is mixed with much edge wear and toning but still presentable; includes 10 of Scott #855 (Baseball) 6,201.00
Realized: 150
15  U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION 1935-40 - a bit over 200 FDC's, all cacheted, all addressed, starting with Scott #772 and ending with #898; not complete missing Army-Navy or 1938 Presidential series (except for a couple electric eye FDC); generally 2-6 each, with most having at least one block of four (valued at 1 1/2 times single cover price); contains at least two each of Scott #'s 772-84, 795-802, 835-38 and 852-98; a dozen or so different cachets including Ioor, Beverly Hills, Cachet Craft, etc; not all are common so should be viewed; condition a bit mixed with edge wear/toning common as well as some light wrinkles; overall decent with no tears noticed 1,832.00
Realized: 160
16  U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - about 1,250 mostly different FDC's, various cachets but mostly Fleetwood, most unaddressed, from 1940-1992 (not inclusive) housed in 17 various binders, most with slip cases; includes commems, regulars, airmail and some postal stationery; includes Scott #'s 1633-82 plus blocks of four of #'s 2541-42; overall clean but expect some edge wear on the earlier issues (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 200
17  U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC ACCUMULATION 1947-54 - over 900 FDC's. all cacheted (nearly all Artcraft), 99% addressed, duplication to about 10 each; includes mostly commemoratives of the issues from 1947-54 (including most of the premium items) with the best noticed is two C46 FDC's (both unaddressed); condition mixed with typical edge wear and toning and some light wrinkles; cat. val. is probably in the $3,000 area (ENV 350-400) -----
Realized: 200
18  U.S. COVERS FLEETWOOD PROOF CARDS WITH FDC - about 450 different proof cards, all with the stamp and First Day cancel, housed in 12 padded binders (binders need some cleaning up) with each card in an heavy acetate sleeve, covering 1983-1991 with a couple back to the 1970's; includes regulars, commems, air mail and officials; noticed no high values and one express mail ($9.35) but there may be others; most of the se-tenant issues have the multiple on one card and single cards for each stamp of the unit; this includes booklet panes as well as se-tenant blocks; overall very clean and a great start to this FDC collecting area (ENV 350-400) -----
Realized: 190
19  U.S. COVERS U.S. ARTCRAFT CACHET FDC ACCUMULATION - over a thousand FDC's, 93% pencil addressed, all Artcraft cachet, 1955-60; generally 10 each on the commems and airmails, up to five on the 1954 Liberty Series regulars (two each of Scott #'s 1052-1053); unaddressed includes a few airmails and the postal stationary; all covers have the previous owners handstamp on the back flap; some minor edge wear but overall pretty clean (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 150
20  U.S. COVERS 1940 FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - all covers are cacheted (House of Farnam) and unaddressed; consists of Scott #'s 859-93 in blocks of four, 895(2) blocks of four, 899(2) blocks of four, 900 block of four, 901(2) blocks of four and 902(43) all blocks of four; overall F-VF with minor edge wear 921.00
Realized: 60
21  U.S. COVERS U.S. 1936-37 ARMY NAVY FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - single covers, all cacheted and addressed, Ioor (set of singles and blocks) and unknown cachet (10 sets of singles); all the five cent are Annapolis or West Point postmarks; typical edge wear with some light toning; overall F-VF 750.00
Realized: 90
22  U.S. COVERS U.S. COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - about 160 mostly different FDC's, cacheted (mostly Artcraft) unaddressed, 1960-1985; includes covers with 2 to 11 stamps each; Champions of Liberty, Christmas, Regular Issues, Commems, Airmails, etc; overall condition is clean with some minor edge wear; should be viewed (ENV 200-250) -----
Realized: 100
23  U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC COLLECTION 1989-2002 - over 700 different FDC, Artcraft cachet, addressed, 1989-2002; all are on Postal Comemorative Society pages (no binders); no oversized covers so most of the se-tenant issues are single or pair frankings; not complete as no dollar values were noticed; very clean (ENV 175-200) -----
Realized: 110
24  U.S. COVERS U.S. FDC WITH FLUEGEL CACHET UNADDRESSED - small lot of 39 FDC's Fluegel cachet unaddressed consisting of a single and block of Scott #'s 1036c, 1038, 1064-73; also singles of United Nations 1-11 and C1-4; very clean; all have the former owners handstamp on the back flap (ENV 150-175) -----
Realized: 95
25  U.S. COVERS U.S. 1934 NATIONAL PARKS CACHETED FDC ACCUMULATION - consists of two sets of Scott #'s 740-49, one #750 and two #751 sheets plus a pair of #750, strip of three of #751 and a #751 in a single cover; all are mixed cachets (Ioor, Anderson, Fairway and possibly Ed Kee); overall condition is miced with edge wear and toning as well as some wrinkles; listed cat. val. is from the 2004 Brookman catalog 515.00
Realized: 90
26  U.S. COVERS U,S, COVER ACCUMULATION - over 1,000 covers with the majority uncacheted and addressed covers from the 1960's-1970's (600+ covers), about 100 FDC's from the mid to late 1980's, cacheted (Artcraft) and mostly unaddressed; about 200 commercial covers from the 1940's-1970's and 30 oversized covers mailed from the UN post office; condition is extremely mixed (ENV 125-150) -----
Realized: 60
27  U.S. COVERS CANAL ZONE AND PHILLIPINES COVER ACCUMULATION - includes Canal Zone Scott #'s 120-35, C15-20 cacheted (probably Ioor) and addressed (covers with edge wear and toning plus many corner wrinkles but stamps are clean) plus Philippines 10 covers with blue-green Sep 2, 1945 VJ Day hand stamp, plus 10 covers each of Post Offices reopening in Bacalod, Cebu City and Iloilo and lastly 10 censor covers; all covers are franked with Scott #'s 485//494; overall Fine except as noted (ENV 125-150) -----
Realized: 110
28  U.S. COVERS FDC COLLECTION - few hundred covers in two very large Postal Comm. Society albums, all are cacheted, about 1/3 is addressed, runs from the early 1950's to about 1992, overall Very Fine, clean lot, (ENV 100-125) -----
Realized: 70
29  U.S. COVERS U.S. 1934 PARKS ERA UNCACHETED FDC ACCUMULATION - 68 FDC's all uncacheted and addressed; consists of Scott #'s 740-42, 743(5), 744, 745-49(5), (three different sized envelopes), 752-65, 771 set of singles and blocks, 776a-70a in singles or strip of three (#769a includes a vertical gutter pair in the strip of three); condition is mixed with edge wear, toning, some wrinkles and the 756-65 set of blocks with the top of the envelope opened 413.00
Realized: 46
30  U.S. COVERS JET FIRST FLIGHT COVER SELECTION - 400+/- all different, generally from the 1953-83 period with some later, overall mixed condition with only some wear and faults, there are many with postmaster and pilot autographs, some are unlisted, all are individually sleeved and identified, (ENV 500-600) 1,000.00
Realized: 210
31  U.S. COVERS C.A.M. FIRST FLIGHT COVER SELECTION - 400 different, generally from 1940-80 era with most being prior to 1970, overall mixed condition with only some wear and faults, many have Postmaster autographs and some have pilot autographs, all are individually sleeved and most are identified, there are some unlisted flights here, catalog value listed is from AAMC, nice lot, (ENV 400-450) 850.00
Realized: 200
32  U.S. COVERS C.A.M. FIRST FLIGHT COVER SELECTION - 350 various, generally in the early 1950 era, overall mixed condition with only some wear and faults, there are some with quantities up to about 10 of each, catalog value listed is from AAMC, (ENV 300-350) 675.00
Realized: 120
33  U.S. COVERS U.S. FIRST FLIGHT COVER ACCUMULATION - over 300 covers covering the 1938-1941 and 1946-1953 periods all first flights; also includes about 10 covers with airport dedication or national airmail week; nice variety of flights and frankings with some earlier clipper flights and a Sep 23, 1931 USS Akron first flight; overall mixed condition; should be viewed (ENV 400-500) -----
Realized: 200
34  U.S. COVERS C.A.M. FIRST FLIGHT COVER SELECTION - 500+/- various, generally from the 1940-60 period with some later, overall mixed condition with only some wear and faults, there is some duplication, some are unlisted, (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 100
35  U.S. COVERS FIRST FLIGHT COVER SELECTION - 450+/- various, generally from the 1945-80 period with some later, overall mixed condition with only some wear and faults, there is some duplication with quantities up to 10 of each, some are unlisted, (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 100
36  U.S. COVERS U.S. POST CARD ACCUMULATION - about 270 used and unused cards mounted in a old post card album and loose, majority early 20th Century; nearly all in color and mostly greeting cards; generally minor wear issues but overall pretty considering the age; inspection STRONGLY advised (ENV 1,500-1,600) -----
Realized: 900
37  U.S. COVERS U.S. POSTCARD COLLECTION - about 210 post cards, invitations, advertising cards, etc, mounted in a post card album, most 1870's-1930's, nearly all Christmas related; condition a bit mixed due to age; interesting and colorful group (ENV 1,000-1,100) -----
Realized: 450
38  U.S. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - 4,000 or so US covers, mostly commercial (1930's-1990's) but includes a smattering of FDC's, postal cards, etc; really a mish-mash that should be viewed; condition will be quite mixed (ENV 550-600) -----
Realized: 300
39  U.S. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - around a thousand covers invluding commercial, FDC's, event covers (many ship related), etc, 19th Century through the 1990's; noticed were 65 FDC's (Artcraft, Artmaster, HF and Gamm) of the 29 cent Elvis Presley stamp; about 150 ship covers from the 1970's, all with gaudy cachets, Launchings, Keel Layings, Comissions, etc, many label addressed to "Old Ironsides" Boston Naval Group; some post cards, postal cards and stationery; a few FDC's from the 1940s'; some Charles Lindbergh flight covers, inlcuding an uncacheted FDC from Little Falls, etc; overall condition will be mixed; should be viewed because of the diversity (ENV 500-550) -----
Realized: 375
40  U.S. COVERS U.S. ACCUMULATION - a few thousand or so mint and used stamps housed in glassines, on album pages, stock pages, etc, generally 1920's-1990's (some earlier); some better mint with Scott # 73 (pen cancel), 114, 290, 715 blk (2-NH), 893** plate block, etc; condition will be mixed; quite a bit of total catalog value (ENV 500-550) -----
Realized: 290
41  U.S. COVERS U.S. PICTURE POST CARD ACCUMULATION - about 240 unused and used post cards, most 1920's-1940's loose in a box; much buildings, some scenery and street scenes, a few photographs, etc; condition somewhat mixed but most with just the usual edge wear due to age; should be viewed (ENV 550-600) -----
Realized: 200
42  U.S. COVERS U.S. AIRMAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY COVER ACCUMULATION - over 350 Special Delivery covers, the large majority also airmail, generally in the early 1940's; the large majority are from a college student writing home in the 1940-41 period; his choice of frankings was interesting to say the least and included 10 cent Famous Americans, a few two cent reds, etc, only a couple dozen covers acually have Special Delivery stamps affixed; overall condition of the covers is poor with many creases and cut openings, however most of the stamps appear to be fine; very colorful and should be viewed (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 280
43  U.S. COVERS U.S. EVENT COVERS ACCUMULATION - about 130 covers, mostly pre 1950, including some WW II patriotics with better (three different post cards dated Dec 7, Dec 8 and Dec 11, 1941 with Japan declares War on the USA, Uncle Sam declares War on Japanand USA at War with Germany and Italy, plus a Rome Bombed July 19, 1943) plus seven others issued during the war years, also about 25 FDC's from 1945-48 with generic patriotic cachets; also 10 each FDC's of Scott # 947-48 all with the "100 years ago" cachet; 18 copies of Centennial of the Founding of the US Post Office at Sacramento, CA; others includ Highway Post Office, Operation High Jump, some "last day" covers, Byrds Antarctic Expedition II covers including "The Snow Cruiser Reaches the South Pole", "Royal Train: RPO's from June 9, 1939, Maiden Voyages of the S.S. Ancon, S.S. Deltargentino, S.S. Washington, S.S. United States; plus some covers with foreign frankings of S.S. Queen Mary, M.S. Batory, S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, Deltargentino, S.S. Panama, S.S. Exceller and S.S. Executor; also an unaddressed Fluegel cachet cover dated March 10, 1947 honoring the Moscow Peace Conference; also the 1949 and 1953 Inauguration Covers, Fluegel cachet unaddressed; some mixed conditon but most are clean or with minor edge wear; definately better items included (ENV 400-500) -----
Realized: 230
44  U.S. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - a couple thousand or so (about 25 lbs) including several hundred uncacheted addressed FDC's from the late 1930's - early 1940's (including two # 833 and four #C24) plus some from the early 1930's; several hundred advertising covers from the 1970's plus 10 FDC ceremony booklets (Scott #'s 1834-37, 1897A, 2144, 2155-58, 2183, 2262, 2416, 2444, 2540 and UX 131) with a marked retail of $136 plus other commercial covers from the early 1900's through the 1970's; overall condition mixed; much common (ENV 275-300) -----
Realized: 280
45  U.S. COVERS U.S. SPACE RELATED COVERS ACCUMULATION - over 450 cacheted covers from 1960 to 1977 covering Gemini, Apollo, Satellites, Space Shuttle, space probes, Apollo-Soyez (including some Russian frankings) plus many other topics housed in Nu Ace binders; overall pretty clean with the usual edge wear; should be viewed as there is quite a bit of variety (ENV 300-350) -----
Realized: 240
46  U.S. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - probably over 1,000 commercial covers, 1930's-1960's, loose in a large box, nearly all to and from tthe Phoenix, AZ area; nearly all common but might be some interest or value in the Postal Stationery issues; also included is a box of a thousand or so 1 1/2 to 3 cent denomination cut squares of the 1915-32 series; the best (and maybe only) items of value were one unused (with handstamped address) entire and nine used entires of Scott # U225a as well as one unused (heavily toned) cut square and 21 used cut square copies; also a set of unused entires of U348-51; cat. val. of this grouping is $912.00 and generally VF condition; the condition on the remaining covers is very mixed (ENV 300-350) -----
Realized: 180
47  U.S. COVERS POSTCARD TOPICAL COLLECTION-CHILDREN AND BABIES - about 100 various postcards, mostly pre 1910 era with children or baby subjects in a album, usual mixed condition, there are some other none topicals here, nice group, (ENV 175-200) -----
Realized: 90
48  U.S. COVERS COLORADO POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION - over 1,000 covers, all with Colorado postmarks, mostly 1930-1960; about 75% are envelopes addressed to the "Colorado Hospital Service" and mostly franked with Scott # 1035; quite a few smaller towns; overall condition a bit mixed but generally fairly clean (ENV 200-225) -----
Realized: 110
49  U.S. COVERS U.S. AMERICAN REVOLUTION COVERS - 66 mostly different covers, Colorano cachet, unaddressed, 1973-1979 period, housed in pouches and identified by "BC" #; includes #BC1 (Boston Tea Party); estimated retail for all covers is about $350; clean lot (ENV 200-250) -----
Realized: 100
50  U.S. COVERS U.S. AND CANADA WORLD WAR II PATRIOTICS - a selection of 40 US and 22 Canada WW II patriotic covers, all cacheted, most addressed; the US portion has nice variety with many "We Invade.........." cachets; Canada are mostly victory type and about a dozen with "There'll Always be an England" cachet; overal condition a bit mixed with the usual edge wear and some minor wrinkles/creases (ENV 150-175) -----
Realized: 120
51  U.S. COVERS SMALL GROUP OF U.S. PRE 1930 COVERS - includes 11 stampless covers with mostly East Coast destinations, a dozen embossed envelope entires, a few post cards, a few minor advertising including a 1867 "A. R. Van Nest & Co." blue corner indicia, a few better 19th Century (Scott # 24, 63, and 120), etc; altogether 59 items; condition is very mixed; (ENV 150-200) -----
Realized: 200
52  U.S. COVERS U.S. AIRMAIL USAGE COVERS - about 300 or so commercial covers, mostly 1940's, all airmail usage, about half with airmail stamp frankings; nearly all are to or from the Phoenix, AZ area; condition very mixed; some value in the stamps; worth a look (ENV 150-175) -----
Realized: 85
53  U.S. COVERS ARIZONA COVERS ACCUMULATION - about 700 commercial covers, generally 1930's-1950's, either from or to Arizona destinations; much is Phoenix but does include a smattering of other towns; frankings are mostly common with an occasional mild premium; condition is decidedly mixed; should be viewed (ENV 125-150) -----
Realized: 105
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54  U.S. COVERS COMMERCIAL COVER ACCUMULATION - about 2250 covers, most are from the 1980's, usual mixed condition, unpicked, (ENV -----