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DUTCH COUNTRY
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PUBLIC AUCTION #327
Now In Our 41st Year
Lot #12
Friday, March 13, 2020 – 3 & 5:30 pm ET
Saturday, March 14, 2020 – 10 am & 12:30 pm ET
302-478-8740
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4115 Concord Pike • Wilmington, DE 19803
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must be received within four weeks from the date of the auction. All disputed lots must be
returned intact in the condition received. The following lots may not be returned without prior
approval: lots containing ten or more stamps; lots from buyers who have had the opportunity
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because of faults. No illustrated lot may be returned because of centering, margins, or other
factors shown in the illustrations.
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opinion states the item is not genuine, in which case we will pay actual costs up to a maximum of
$100.00. In the event an item is proved “not as described” it is returnable for a full refund. Any lot
which has a certificate dated within the last five years is sold in accordance with the certificate and is
not returnable for any reason including an opinion obtained in a new certificate after the sale.
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PUBLIC AUCTION #327
INDEX OF SALE
IMPORTANT NOTICE
15% buyers commission is added to the hammer price of all lots.
1st Session: Friday, March 13, 2020 – 3 pm ET
LOTS
1-173 United States Covers & Stationery
174-200 U.S. First Day Covers
201-256 Deltiology
257-378 Worldwide Covers
379-391 USPS Products
392-462 U.S. 19th & 20th Century Stamps
2nd Session: Friday, March 13, 2020 – 5:30 pm ET
463-509 U.S. Airmail & Back-of-the-Book
510-521 U.S. Errors, Freaks & Oddities
522-540 Confederate States & U.S. Possessions
541-553 United Nations
554-578 Autographs, Americana & Ephemera
579-580 Sports Cards & Related
581-593 Supplies & Philatelic Reference
594-608 U.S. Selections & Small Lots
609-698 U.S. Accumulations & Bulk Lots
699-790 U.S. Collections & Large Lots
3rd Session: Saturday, March 14, 2020 – 10:00 am ET
791-1242 Countries of the World: Abu Dhabi - Norway
4th Session: Saturday, March 14, 2020 – 12:30 pm ET
1243-1361 Countries of the World: Oman - Zululand
1362-1487 Regional & Topical Collections
1488-1648 Worldwide Collections & Large Lots
INSPECTION OF LOTS
Lots will be available for inspection during store hours up until 30 minutes prior to the
start of the floor auction. To aid the inspection, the code in the margin is as follows:
A=Album LE=Large Envelope L=Large Lots
B=Box SE=Small Envelope HWC=Ask to See
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LOT U.S. COVERS & STATIONERY VALUE
1st Session: Friday, March 13, 2020 – 3 pm ET
U.S. Stampless Covers
1 Group of (9) F/Ls, mostly blue Phila type cds, note one w/ “10” in circle
incoming from Cuba, several same corresp, gen VF, nice clean group EST 100-150 SE
2 Group of (9) covers, 1830s-50s & (1) unused illust “Great Central Fair
Sanitary Comm,” better stampless incl: 1855 Bellows Falls, VT cds & arc
“PAID 3”; red 1834 Jonestown cds; Green Fairfield, NY cds & “5” rate, a
few small cover flaws; o/w F-VF, several attractive strikes EST P 150-200 SE
3 Group of (8) F/Ls 1840s-60s, incl (1) incoming from Cuba; Express Mail
marking (Boston), several from company corresp w/ Boston or Phila. cds,
gen F, interesting group EST 150-200 LE
4 Selection (5) stampless w/ higher than average CV in the ASCC: 1793 “N
York” S/L to Philadelphia, ms “10” rate, addressed to Charles Williams c/o
Robert Morris, both known figures during the Revolution and later upstate
New York land purchases; 1797 Baltimore to CT w/ “BALT” S/L w/ “40”
ms rate; 1837 red “Perry Centre N.Y.” S/L w/ ms postmaster “free”; 1850
“Brookeville Md.” double S/L w/ handstamp “5” rate, interesting label
on back; 1852 New Orleans to Marseille w/ “8” ms & “15” handstamp,
several transit marks; gen F-VF w/ only minor typical faults EST P 300-400 SE
5 TRANSATLANTIC 1840-50 (12) incoming (British) on detailed exhibition
pages, various rates (note quadruple rate), ship names, (Acadia, Pacific,
America, Canada), unpaid Br. pkt letter, various hs rates, etc, quite
informative write-ups, gen VF, owner retail $1050 EST WP 400-500 LE
6 TRANSATLANTIC Accum 1820-60 (24) (10 outgoing, 14 incoming) incl
early Salem, MA “SHIP,” ms “8”; (6) New Haven, various markings/rates,
all to Charles H. Townsend, Captain of “Bavaria” & “Germania”; various
“pkt” marking, rates, 1841 (Freight Money) “Liverpool Ship” S/L, note
various steamship cds etc, gen F or better, owner retail $1700 EST WP 500-600 SE
7 TRANSATLANTIC 1820-60 (18) incoming F/Ls, mostly to Boston or
Philadelphia, note attractive Boston “Ship 6” arc & “Ship” S/L on
1832 F/L; red boxed “Paid at Liverpool”; ms “Hibernia”; 1851 ms “Per
Cromwell,” arc “Ship 6”; 1860 ms “Per Steamer America,” Boston Br. pkt
cds; 1858 Red Boston Br. pkt paid receiver, 1855 ms “Per Canada,” black
Phila Br. pkt receiver; ms “Per Asia” 1854-5 (2) F/Ls w/ Phila Br. pkt cds;
ms “Per Albania, 1862; red NY ship cds, 1836, all F-VF, much cleaner than
usually seen, owner retail $1500 EST P 900-1,000 SE
U.S. Covers
8 1 1847 5¢ brown four margins, tied on 9/26/47 F/L to New Jersey by red
square grid, matching red New York cds, stamp w/ trivial margin nick
(not affecting design), light cover toning, VF stamp, F-VF cover EST P 300-400 SE
9 1a 1848 F/L to hardware merchant in Wilmington, Del, pen “X” and blue
Philadelphia cds, less common green Wilmington receiver on back; stamp
w/ four margins, file fold doesn’t affect; 2010 APS Cert; F-VF CV P 900.00 LE
10 2 VF-XF, (4) nice margins small fault at UL tied on 1850 F/L w/ edge wear
blurred Phila PA cancel to Ohio, gen VF CV P 1,050.00 SE
11 2 1850 FLS to St. Catharines, Canada West, franked w/ 3-margin 10¢
paying rate “to the Lines,” ms “4½” paying beyond the border at
Queenston, U.C., tiny abrasion at LR frameline per 2010 APS Cert,
otherwise F-VF CV P 1,800.00 SE
12 5 Tied to 1852 F/L by faint cds cancel per 2019 PSE Cert, stamp appears
undamaged w/ large margins, to in at top, large bottom margin showing
full scrolls & top portion of adjoining stamp that shows break in the top
line. Drop rate F/L with vertical file folds clear of stamp, overall a desirable
cover. This F/L is from an estate find & is new to the market. It is not
included in the Wagshall/Siegel census. Estimated fewer than (25) covers
survive. Only one position (7R1E) of the (1000) possible positions from
the plates used to print imperforate stamps is Type 1, this is why Scott #5
is so rare. Making it even rarer is its apparent undamaged condition!...(see
addl web photos) CV P 110,000.00 HWC-SE
13 7, 9 1857 1¢ blue (9) items incl covers, F/Ls & front, (7) single usages (all
“DROPS”); front w/ red “CITY DELIVERY” cds; pair & sgl paying 3¢ rate,
tied by Texas town, expect stamp/cover flaws/faults, CV abt $1200 EST P 200-300 SE
14 8a 1851 1¢ blue most probably position 56R1E, Ashbrook states Type
IIIa or II, tied on 1¢ drop cover by New York cds w/ integral (5) bar grid,
couple light file folds, not affecting stamp, VF, (4) margins (small scissor
cut in LL margin only) F-VF cover (CV as Type II, needs Cert) CV WP 155.00 SE
15 1851 issues (7) covers: (2) w/ sgl 1¢ (#9), (1) drop, other printed circular;
3¢ (#10A) w/ small Boston “PAID” grid 1/5/(52); 3¢ (#11) large Boston
“PAID,” (2) Texas court covers, (1) w/ pair, other strip/4, docketed w/
Palestine, Texas ms, 10¢ (#15) tied by grid, Beaver Dams NY cds; gen F
w/ a few stamp/cover flaws/faults CV WP 735.00 SE
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16 9, 11 #9 1¢ (4) margins, #11 3¢ pair & sgl Avg-F, all ms canceled on small
cover to Bristol, NH, Staples Ranch, CA ms town, small cover repair LL,
partial backflap, F cover, nice CA town EST P 150-200 SE
17 11 (4) margins beautifully tied w/ clear circle Potomac steamboat cancel
on cover to Alabama from Phila w/ Bloods local 15L15 & Bloods hs, some
cover wear/faults restored at LL, gen F EST P 100-150 SE
18 14-15 (2) Fine Vertical pairs of types II & III, tied on cvr front by
Washington DC cds paying the scarce double 20¢ rate to Mexico EST 100-150 SE
19 24 Tied on small drop cover by red “New York Paid 1 CT City Delivery”
cds, F-VF cover EST P 150-200 SE
20 24, 33 1857 issues (3) covers: 1¢ (#24) w/ “NY City Delivery” red cds; 1¢
(#24) pair & sgl paying 3¢ rate, light cds; 10¢ (#33) Saratoga Springs NY
cds; gen F, expect couple cover/stamp flaws CV WP 390.00 SE
21 25, 25A (9) covers, all on pages & IDed by plate position, incl #25,
position 66L4, 34L6, 1R7, 100R7; #25A incl (5) diff positions from plate 5
late: 8L5, 93L5, 3R5,19R5, 40R5, gen F-VF, couple minor flaws, ideal for
specialist, CV $5510 EST P 1,000-1,200 HWC-LE
22 26 Beautifully tied by Shabbona Grove IL fancy shield cancel, mis-sent to
Springfield VT, flap faults, gen F-VF+ unusual! EST P 200-300 SE
23 29, 31, 32, 33 1858 all tied on partial F/L to Shanghai China, 10¢ in V
strip/4 (#33, 32, 33, 31, positions 61-91) all tied by multiple Montgomery
Ala cds, red New York & London transits, red boxed S/L “returned for
postage,” top stamp in strip w file fold, all others F, various ms markings,
partial F/L w repairs & tape stains, 5¢ w/ file fold crease, a very unusual
piece, rare V strip, unpriced in Scott, exceptional item for specialist, Ex
Chase (CV as singles) CV P 1,920.00 HWC-SE
24 35 (10¢) strip/3, 36B (12¢) sgl: 10¢ strip w/ HZ crease across top, all tied
together by matching grid cancels, tied on 1859 outer F/L to France, New
York “9” 11/23/(59) cds, French transits & receivers on back, F-VF cover CV P 1,315.00 SE
25 36 AVG w/ sm perf flaws nicely tied on small 1861 Andover Mass cover
w/ letter to Conn, some light perf toning w/ 2003 PF Cert, fresh! CV P 1,150.00 SE
26 63 Group of (10) covers 1861 1 ¢ blue (3) w/ strips/3, (1) w/ pair & sgl,
all paying 3¢ rate, (3) w/ sgls paying drop rates, (3) w/ sgls & 3¢ (#65)
paying carrier rate, cancels incl Phila “Pennypost” (2), expect few cover/
stamp flaws/faults, gen F-VF CV WP 570.00 SE
27 65, 72, 76 All Avg-F mostly tied together by cork cancels to Pigeon Cove,
Canada East, Hoosik, NY 1/28 cds Montreal 1/31 backstamp, attractive
(3) color franking slightly reduced at L o/w F cover EST P 200-300 SE
28 68 Commercial F/L to France, #68 10¢ strip of (3) tied by cork cancels,
nearby New Orleans pmk, red New York and blue French transit marks;
pencil notations & HR on back, stamps F-VF EST P 200-250 SE
29 68, 76 Both fine sgls, paying 15¢ rate to France, #76 (5¢) tied by grid
cancel, #68 (10¢) tied by slight overlap, matching grid, red New York
“12” 6/9(68) cds, small boxed “PD,” red French transit & black receiving
backstamp ms “St. Asia,” F-VF cover CV P 235.00 SE
30 69 sgl (12¢), #113 (2¢) strip/3, all tied on official (Commonwealth of PA
Sec of State) legal sized cover, folded at L & reduced at bottom, edge
flaws/faults, stamps all F-F+ & tied by segmented cork cancels, Harrisburg,
PA 7/5 cds, most probably a 6x rate cover (no evidence of registration),
fine cover, attractive mixed issues CV P 395.00 SE
31 71 San Francisco to France w/ 30¢ tied by cork cancel, nearby SF, NYC
and Calais transit marks; Auberville receiver on back, some HR & pencil
notations on back; F+ CV P 380.00 SE
32 78a 1867 cover from Vermont to London, 24¢ Washington grayish lilac
tied by target & cds, red Boston “19 Paid” and London transit marks;
writing, hinge marks & soiling on back, F CV WP 425.00 SE
33 89, 94 #89 (10¢ pair), F, on registered cover to Missouri, light paper
tone spots, #94 (3¢) natural S/E, tied by segmented cork cancels, partial
Newberry C.H. S.C. cds, ms “No 66 Registered,” light paper toning &
slightly reduced at left, F cover CV 760.00 SE
34 92 on drop rate cover, addr to Waltham Mass, cork cancel, stamp Avg-F
w/ crease where it extends over edge of cover, Fine CV WP 475.00 SE
35 112, 113 (2) 1869 group (3) covers, legal sized w/ 1¢ (#112) tied by cork
cancel, Salt Lake City, Utah cds, light tape stain & reduced at left; pair 2¢
(#113) on “H.B. Shaw” cover to Alfred, ME, Georgia Springs VT cds; sgl
2¢ (113) tied by NY segmented, all F-VF, couple light tape stains, useful
covers CV P 620.00 SE
36 113 Locally addressed cover w/ F-VF 2¢ Pictorial small cork cancel, nearby
“New York City / Received” postmark, back used as notepad for calculations CV P 140.00 SE
37 113 Local cover w/ (3)-large margin 2¢ tied by cork cancel, enclosure
orders ½ barrel ale from local brewery in Philadelphia, blue “William
Gaul’s Brewery” merchant’s oval, black Station “C” postmark; F-VF EST P 80-100 SE
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38 165 Cover to India from Bissell correspondence, #159 6¢ Lincoln SE
at L and pair #165 30¢ Hamilton, tied by cork cancels, red Boston &
London transit marks on front, black “Sea Post Office” and Ahmednuggur
receivers on back; F+ EST P 500-600 SE
U.S. Covers by State
39 KANSAS Bold & complete territorial cds Leavenworth City ties 3¢ (#26)
on cover to Utica, OH, VF cover w/ enclosure EST P 200-300 SE
40 MAINE Exceptionally struck Saco, ME fancy 19 x 16 mm boxed hs,
matching ‘PAID” S/L on 1828 F/L to Salem, MA, ms “12 1/2” rate, VF
cover, ASCC CV $100 EST P 150-200 L
41 MICHIGAN Accum abt (475) nearly all 20th Cent much 1900s-80s covers,
postal cards & picture post cards, wide assortment of towns/cities, varied
cond, sleeved, gen F-VF+ EST 75-125 B
42 OHIO POSTAL HISTORY (3) F/L or covers, good mix of towns & usages,
incl 1851 Upper Sandusky cds w/ Paid & “5” hs; Greenwich Station ties
3¢ #26, 1855 Cleveland to Canada; 1853 Mount Vernon cds w/ matching
arc Paid 3 in circle, 3¢ (#64b w/ cert) tied by St. Clairsville cds, 1886
Montville fancy oval; U4 w/ Salem cds, gen F, typical small flaws/faults,
owner retail $800 EST P 300-350 SE
43 TEXAS REPUBLIC (2) Beaumont F/Ls, 1840-41, each w/ ms town & rates
(25¢, 75¢ rerated to 50¢), ea w/ light toning & file folds, one w/ ms
notation “forwarded by Mr. Reno,” typical cond for Texas covers, o/w F,
ASCC CV $300 EST P 150-200 SE
44 TEXAS REPUBLIC Mostly well struck red Houston, Texas 31 mm cds
ms date, addl integral “5” hs rate (unlisted ASCC) on 10/24/45 F/L to
Galveston, couple heavy file folds (one somewhat affecting cds) o/w F,
unusual w/ hs “5” EST WP 150-200 SE
45 TEXAS REPUBLIC Wm Bryan, Agent Texian PO well struck 50 x 35 mm
New Orleans backstamp oval on 1840 F/L to Galveston, red “Apalachicola
F. Ty. red cds, black “SHIP” S/L & red “PAID,” ms “25 single” rate, cover
tear mended w/ tape (tape stain impinging upon “PAID”) still nice F-VF
strikes, great usage, F cover EST WP 150-200 SE
46 TEXAS REPUBLIC Wm Bryan, Agent Texian PO well struck 50 x 35 mm
New Orleans backstamp oval on 1840 F/L to Galveston, red Savannah,
Georgia cds & matching ‘PAID” S/L, ms “via New Orleans,” file folds &
light foxing, o/w F, ASCC CV $300 EST WP 150-200 SE
47 TEXAS REPUBLIC 1844 red Galveston 35 x 17 mm oval w/ matching
“ship” S/L on 1844 cover to Houston, blue Springfield CT cds & matching
“paid” S/L, ms “25” rate blue ms docketing, file folds impinging on both
cancels, fine & scarce cover, ASCC CV $500 EST P 200-250 SE
48 TEXAS REPUBLIC Wm Bryan, Agent Texian PO well struck 50 x 35 mm
New Orleans backstamp oval on 1841 F/L to Galveston, red “Apalachicola
F Ty” cds, matching “SHIP” & “PAID” hs, ms “single,” light file folds &
minor foxing (typical), F-VF cover, great usage, ASCC CV $300+ EST P 200-300 SE
49 TEXAS REPUBLIC Bold Houston double oval double line 45 x 30 mm oval
(both lines doubled) hs on 1840 F/L to Galveston, ms “25” rate, couple
file folds (one light), F, scarce marking, ASCC CV $300 EST WP 200-300 SE
50 TEXAS REPUBLIC William Bryan, Agent Texian PO well struck 50 x
35 mm New Orleans backstamp oval on 1840 F/L to Galveston, red
“Apalachicola, F. Ty,” red cds, matching “PAID” & black “SHIP” S/L ms
“PAID 25” soiling in file folds o/w fine cover ASCC CV $300+, great usage EST WP 200-300 SE
51 TEXAS Port Lavaca black 23 mm cds w/ integral year date on F/L to
Galveston, matching “10” rate hs, rerated w/ “5” numeral, corner missing
at LR, o/w F, ASCC CV $200 EST P 100-150 SE
52 TEXAS (2) stampless covers, 1847-48 ea w/ Montgomery, Texas dotted 27
mm cds, one ms “10” rate to New Orleans, other ms “5” rate to Galveston,
mostly complete strikes, (1) F/L w/ file folds, o/w F-VF, ASCC CV $250 EST P 150-200 SE
53 TEXAS Independence, Texas ms town on forwarded 11/18/46 outer F/L
to Galveston, red Houston 31 mm cds w/ matching “XX” under Houston,
rerated w/ addl “X” to Galveston, usual edge foxing & tape stains, heavy
file fold, still unusual forwarded cover, F EST 150-200 SE
54 TEXAS Group of (10) stampless covers, 1840s-50s, incl San Augustine
black cds, ms “5”; Austin cds & matching “5”; Beaumont cds; red
Galveston cds, matching “10” rate; Houston, Texas (3) red cds w/
matching “V”, Houston cds, matching “5”, Houston cds, matching “V” &
forwarded, rimless Huntsville cds & matching “V”; La Grange, Texas cds
& matching “V”; Livingston, Texas cds w/ matching oval “PAID” & ornate
“V” circular hs, Livingston Texas cover faulty (tape stains) others Fine,
expect typical cover flaws EST P 200-300 SE
Advertising Covers
55 1869-1914 (9) diff covers, incl 3¢ 1869 pictorial (3), one all over, another
all over (reverse), last w/ Hotel CC; 1896 2¢ (#267) w/ “Collar” (incl addl
unused); 1896 illus Globe Tobacco; 1896 Mammoth Stove illus on rev;
etc, gen VF, nice & attractive group, owner retail $500 EST WP 250-300 LE
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56 Abt (400) advertising covers, abt half are business size envelopes, all types
but especially hotels; majority have large logos or designs, some simpler
CC or printing on back flap; mostly 1930s-40s, large number from NY,
PA & NJ, various businesses, automotive, organizations; expect some
envelope flap marks, o/w gen F-VF EST WP 400-500 L
57 (10) attractive adv covers, incl 1890 Highland Nurseries (Fremont, OH)
w/ variety of fruits & berries; Neil-Watson Oil Company (Columbus,
OH) w/ 2¢ Columbian, Old Ironsides on front, list of products on back;
others 1905-10 very colorful for flour, cigars, graphite, Flexible Flyer sled,
Sahib mocha & java; also 1936 w/ C19 Village Blacksmith knives & tools
(Wisconsin); 2¢ entire w/ red collar adv for Bates & Coates, Philadelphia
(UPSS $325); most are multicolored and have designs front & back; great
selection w/ only few minor typical faults, F-VF EST P 500-600 SE
58 CHICKENS Well over (600) covers/cards & stkbk ephemera in (9) binders,
1870s-1960s, ea one with various pictorial corner envs or adv, sure to
please the specialist, gen F-VF, also book of impressive ephemera (cig
cards) labels, many multi-colored, (we looked but could not find the
“running chicken”) EST WP 1,000-1,500 L
Air Covers
59 10th anniv “In Memoriam USS Shenandoah” hand painted cachet w/
piece of Zeppelin, Ava, Ohio 9/3/35 ties 6¢ airmail on cover to Camden,
NJ backstamped in red #20, blue S/L “material used in cachet was taken
from wreckage,” signed “Marybelle Barrick” sponsor, stamp w/ slight
oxidation o/w VF & unusual EST P 200-300 SE
60 1936 US Experimental Rocket mail 2/23/36 flight card & cover red &
green labels tied by flight cachets, Hewitt NJ 2/23/36 duplex cancels
cover additionally signed Willy Ley, also incl both labels in sheets/4, both
signed Willy Ley, VF, nice group, EZ Catalog 8C1, 8C2 EST 200-300 SE
61 1936 US Experimental Rocket mail, unusual small cover, label tied by
“Special experimental rocket mail” hs, unused 6¢ issue on rev, VF, only
(980) flown, EZ Catalog 7C1 EST P 150-200 SE
62 (4) better air covers incl (3) Zeppelins: 1930 Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst
postal card w/ pair C13; 1930 Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen cover C14
and 5¢ Roosevelt; 1933 Baby Zepp from Chicago to Friedrichshafen; non-
Zepp is comml cover franked w/ C2 pmk 9/9/18 Chicago to NYC; a few
minor faults, gen F-VF [see addl web photos] CV P 820.00 SE
63 Collection Chuck Yeager related covers, incl (33) diff FDCs for Scott
#3173 wide variety of cachetmakers incl handpainted (HF, Colorano, Wild
Horse, Collins, Panda, Edken, Custom Creations, Dynamite, Joan Schultz);
other event covers, incl Yeager Monument, 60th anniv, linen PPC, X-Plane
$4.05 stamp FDC, UXC1 FDCs w/ diff cachets, 1997 stamp ceremony
program, photos, patch, more; in oversized cover album; most VF EST 300-400 OVERSIZE
Black Jack Covers
64 Accum (12) covers: (9) sgl usages all #73; incls “drops,” note (2) w/ red
NY Sta. “c” cds, (1) blue Sta “d” cds; (1) w/ #93, also #73 pair on double
weight, single w/ 1¢ (#63) paying 3¢ rate, gen F or better, incl couple
well centered for issue, expect some cover/stamp flaws/faults, useful group CV WP 1,110.00 SE
Censored Covers
65 WWI & WWII CENSORED Accum many (100s) all w/ examiner labels,
cancels, some registered, good mix countries incl Great Britain, Germany,
US, fine group EST 200-250 B
Civil War & Related
66 Cover to lady in Louisville, KY, franked w/ 3¢ Washington tied by target
cancel, nearby Delaware City pmk, “Prisoner’s Letter / Examined / Fort
Delaware, Del.” oval handstamp; stamp just fine, cover slightly reduced at
right; F EST P 150-200 SE
67 ”The Union Rose / East and West,” a Charles Magnus produced envelope
in bronze for the North Western Sanitary Fair (Chicago), incl the rose type
foldout enclosure, showing views of major cities of the US East Coast and
Midwest, also in bronze, some light aging to cover, foldout VF [see addl
web photos] EST P 300-400 SE
Corner Cards
68 (9) early corner cards, incl 1857 perf 3¢ Washington, Charter Oak
Insurance w/ large white & blue tree; Field Brothers menswear in St Louis;
embossed lawyer’s office in Troy, NY; American Hotel oval in Buffalo;
Farmers and Mechanics’ Mercantile Co, Enon, PA; 1861 3¢ Washington
Adam’s Express Co in Pittsburgh, “missent” to Greensburgh instead of
Greencastle, PA; grocer in Louisville, KY; 5¢ Jefferson on 1866 cover from
Revere House, Decatur, IL “Free Bus to and from the Cars,” 3¢ Pictorial
Wm. Miller & Co factory in Baltimore, enclosure is check w/ revenue
stamp; gen F-VF w/ some typical faults [see addl web photos] EST P 350-500 LE
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LOT U.S. COVERS & STATIONERY VALUE
Event Covers
69 Huge stk abt (40,000+) in (51) cover file boxes mainly 1980s-90s fairs,
festivals, clubs, shows, celebrations, days, races, anniversaries & much
more w/ some FDC air/space, sports, ML King, Desert Storm & many
others (10) to sev (100) ea, much (25) to (300) mostly pictorial cancels
w/ some printed cachets abt 98%+ UA in long file boxes, gen VF EST 500-750 Oversize (51)
Fancy Cancels
70 (12) covers, ea w/ sgl 3¢ Pictorial, picked for cleanliness of cover & sharp
color strikes of various fancy cancel, note Westford, MA negative square
& compass (Skinner-Eno FR-M3b76), Ex Koch; Springfield, MO negative
star; Rochester “R”; Saratoga Springs, NY negative “A”; New York Circle
of Petals; Union Springs negative “E”; New Haven, CT negative “W”;
Leesville, VA fancy cross; Philadelphia, PA Maltese cross, Ex Koch; etc, gen
VF, choice lot, owner retail $900 EST P 450-500 LE
HPO Covers
71 (1200+) HPO covers, many are cacheted First Trips, variety of geographic
locations; additional HPO catalog, 1957 w/ maps & 1974 eds; gen F-VF+
w/ some flap marks EST 200-300 L
Local Covers
72 20L7 1850 F/L w/ Boyd’s 20L7 black ink cancel and then tied by red New
York/5 Cts pmk, to Spread Eagle, Chester Co., PA; 1854 Philadelphia to
Long Island w/ 3¢ Washington tied by black pmk and (1¢) Blood’s 15L15
acid tied; F-VF EST P 150-200 SE
73 75L2 Not tied on 1844 cover Springfield to Boston cover fold/crease goes
through stamp, gen VF CV P 500.00 SE
Military Covers
74 COAST GUARD Accum abt (230) some 1930s-40s much 1970s-2010
commissioning, keel laid, launching, welcome & others, most nice
cachets & sleeved, gen VF EST 75-125 B
75 V-MAIL (38) covers & a few labels, w/ some better envs & illustrated
Christmas items, a few are Canadian EST WP 150-200 A
Naval Covers
76 Accum abt (290+) much 1930s w/ some 1970s launch, Navy Day/other
days, decommissioning, w/ some British, Philippines & other WW, varied
cond gen F-VF EST 125-175 B
77 Accum abt (910) mainly 1930s-50s w/ some 1960s-70s to later, wide variety
of ship names, launch, commissioning, Navy Day, other days, welcome,
shakedown & more, nearly all nice cachets, sleeved & IDed gen VF EST 300-400 L
78 Abt (2800) Naval covers, 1930s-2000, abt 90% cacheted, good run of
various ship cancels, incl commissioning, color photo cards etc, F-VF,
useful to Naval collector EST 600-800 L
Patriotic Covers
79 Above average grouping (148) diff WWII Patriotic covers, incl dictator
caricatures, hand drawn, VE & VJ Day, humor, more; gen F-VF EST WP 200-300 B
Polar Covers
80 Accum abt (385) much 1960s-80s w/ some 1930s-40s Arctic/Antarctic,
Operation Deep Freeze, High Jump etc w/ some Australia, most nice
cachets, gen F-VF+ EST 75-125 B
Registered Covers
81 1870s-1903 (12) registered covers most multi-colored frankings, incl large
Bknts (3) incl 15¢ + 3¢ pair (pays 15¢ registered rate); 6¢ pair + 1¢ (pays
10¢ registered ), 3¢ strip/3 + 1¢ (2) (paying 8¢ registered rate); others are
small Bknts or 1st issue Bureau w/ attractive frankings, various registered
hs etc, gen F-VF, expect few cover/stamp flaws/faults, owner retail $875 EST P 400-500 SE
R F D Covers
82 Over (200) mostly sleeved & priced, many w/ descriptions, mostly in $5
to $10 range w/ some better, great assortment & ready to go EST 300-400 B
R P O Covers
83 Small but useful accum of (134) mostly from the 1930s & 1940s EST 150-200 B
Space Covers
84 (3) Albums from American Space Heritage w/ cachet covers from July 26,
1963 to August 8, 1978, (150) covers in total w/ issue price of over $1000
incl Gemini 9, 10, 12, Apollo 1st Manned cover & many more Apollos,
each launch listed in detail, all w/ Certs, (1) album from “Earth to Moon”
w/ WW covers, (8) Challenger cover bklts, (4) Fleetwood Space portfolios,
(2) are signed by Leonov EST 450-550 L
Special Delivery Covers
85 1887-1938 (6) diff issues franked w/ addl contemporaneous issues, incl: E-1 on
2¢ entire, E2 w/ 2¢ #213; E6 on 1910 cover, E7 w/ 2¢ Washington etc, also incl
(6) addl official or penalty covers or cards of interest, best being unused UO9
entire ($175) gen F-VF, some typical small flaws/faults, owner retail $695 EST P 300-350 SE
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