| 1151 |  / | EXPANSIVE UNITED STATES DEALERS STOCK. "Red boxes of 102 cards composed of 5 boxes of used, 2 boxes of mint and used back of the book and 2 boxes of almost all mint plate blocks. The strength of this lot is in the plate blocks with a few better including never hinged 1907 1c Jamestown Expo, 1909 Perforated Lincoln Centenary, 1928 2c Hawaii overprint and a Scott # 3138 as well as strong face. Generally fine to very fine but careful viewing is strongly advised." | "Est. 3,000.00-5,000.00" |
| 1152 | / | U.S. LIBERTY ISSUE PLATE BLOCK STOCK. "A substantial stock consisting predominantly of mint plate blocks presented via eight large old style stockbooks, three small Lighthouse stockbooks, and five glassine boxes. Representation includes most issues from ½¢ to 50¢, most with extensive coverage, organized by plate number within each value, and including many better plate numbers overall. Additionally, there is a sixth glassine box consisting of Famous American issue plate blocks including all issues except the American Authors, with a strong representation of 10¢ Alexander Graham Bell plate blocks. An overall spectacular stock, with a general condition of fine to very fine, or better, the gum sides being predominantly never hinged." | "Est. 2,500.00-3,000.00" |
| 1153 | | USEFUL USED UNITED STATES STOCK. "A significant stock of used issues presented in a large Schaubek manila stockbook. Overall coverage spans 1851 to approximately the early 1980's, with noted including a generous selection of classics to 30¢ (including assorted grilled issues to 12¢), 1869 Pictorials to 15¢, Bank Notes to 30¢, strong Columbians to 30¢ & Trans-Mississippi's to 10¢, Pan-Americans, Louisiana Purchase & Jamestown Expos complete, Panama-Pacifics, 2¢ Reds, national Parks, Army / Navy, Famous Americans, Airmails (including #C3, Map & Mail Plane issues, Winged Globes, etc.), Special Deliveries, Postage Dues, Parcel Posts to $1, and more. Some typical mixed condition to be expected, otherwise condition appears fine to very fine, making for a worthwhile viewing." | "Est. 1,500.00-2,000.00" |
| 1154 | | INCREDIBLE USED UNITED STATES STOCK. "Made up of about 200 better used stamps in GK 106 cards. A sound overall very fine group that includes Banknote issues, Columbians to the 30c plus much more. Viewing is strongly recommended to be able to evaluate the value represented in this lot." | "Est. 1,250.00-1,500.00" |
| 1155 | | UNITED STATES & UNITED NATIONS USED STOCK "A used dealer stock housed in 8 large stockbooks. Includes 6 volumes United States Cat $5,860 and 2 volumes United Nations Cat $1,256. Total Cat value is $7,100+. Minimal duplication with up to 10 examples of each issue. This dealer made an effort to keep only select condition. Conservatively valued given the low opening start bid of this group it should prove to be an excellent buy and quite profitable to the person who closely inspects it and confirms the true retail value of this holding." | "Est. 1,000.00-1,500.00" |
| 1156 | | U.S. BOOKLET / BOOKLET PANE STOCK. "A useful holding of complete booklets plus a portion of booklet panessorted in glassines sorted in a long red dealer counter box. Overall coverage spans from 1926 to approximately 1996, with varying degrees of duplication throughout, including a generous selection of premium booklets, as well as some premium booklet panes. General condition appears fine to very fine throughout, adding to the overall appeal and making for a worthwhile viewing." | "Est. 800.00-1,000.00" |
| 1157 | | SUBSTANTIAL U.S. REVENUES STOCK. "A significant holding consisting of mint and used issues filling a large old style Elbe manila stockbook. Includes a vast holding of first issues to $5, second issues to $1, ""I.R."" overprints, Battleships, strong Documentaries, Proprietaries, Future Deliveries, Stock Transfers, Cordials & Wines, Playing Cards, Motor Vehicle Use, Match & Medicine, some Ducks, Local Revenues, Puerto Rico Rectified Spirits, and others. An overall useful holding affording much potential, including as a beginning stock or stock replenishment. Some typical mixed condition to be expected, otherwise condition appears fine to very fine." | "Est. 750.00-1,000.00" |
| 1158 | | UNITED STATES COIL & PNC STOCK. "A significant stock of mint issues, including some unused pre-cancelled, presented predominantly in stockbooks. The holding is overall strong in plate number strips, including strips of three, five, and larger, including such better plate number strips as #'s 1891 plate #1 strip of three (2) & strip of five, 1901a plate #6 strip of five (4), 2005 plate #3 strip of thirty, and more, with a general strength in the area of Transportation Series to $1 Seaplane. A great opportunity to either begin, or replenish, a stock of U.S. coils. General condition is fine to very fine, or better, the gum sides being predominantly never hinged original gum." | Est. 400.00-600.00 |
| 1159 |  | LOVELY UNITED STATES AND CANADA 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED COVER COLLECTION. "A diverse collection of 100+ predominantly used illustrated covers consisting of 83 covers from United States (1850s-1900), incl. monochrome and colored commercial corner card, all-over, and front and back illustrations for various consumables, hardware, hotels, machinery, Expositions, and a few Civil War Patriotics, incl. an example franked with scarce 3¢ Pink (Scott 64); also, 17 illustrated covers from Canada, and 6 from Great Britain, incl. an original unused Mulready, and a few later types and parodies thereof; and a Russian cover with front and back illustrations of Imperial Army and Navy; condition is somewhat mixed, generally clean, Fine-VF; accompanied by intact, hardcover copy of American Illustrated Cover Catalogue featuring the Biddle collection; a wonderful, colorful grouping; Viewing is a must for full appreciation and will surely elicit an enthusiastic bid !" | "Est. 5,000.00-7,500.00" |
| 1160 | | "ZEPPELIN COVERS, EACH FRANKED WITH UNITED STATES 1930 65C GRAF ZEPPELIN ADHESIVE," "An attractive collection of 50 pieces of Zeppelin Flight postal history, comprising postal cards and PPCs, all postmarked in 1930 and franked with singles or pairs of Scott C13, alone or in combination with other adhesives, most with both magenta ""First Europe Pan-America Round Flight"" and red ""Sudamerikafahrt 1930"" cachets on front, some with additional green Round Flight New York receiver cancel on reverse; includes scarce US-Italy, and US-Seville, Spain (x2) flights; generally Fine-VF; A nice quality group; Be sure to view !" | "Est. 5,000.00-7,500.00" |
| 1161 | | U.S. COVER MANIA. "A wondrous eight carton holding consisting of just about anything cover related. Consisting of a broad scope of material, includes postal history (including anything from the classics forward), stationary (largely unused ranging from old to new, including EFO's, Air Letters, & postal cards), V-Mail, advertisers, hotels, APO's, flights, registered usages, Parcel Post usages, Naval covers (including some Officials usages), dedications & commemoratives, inaugurals (including a few with inaugural pins), mixed frankings, Prexies, QSL (ham radio) cards, topicals (including owls & Roosevelt), FDC's (including cachets by Anderson, Art Craft, Cachet Craft, Colorano Silk, Lowry, & others, as well as ceremony programs & USPS souvenir pages), some ephemera (including Olympic topical), and more. Additionally there is a modest, but interesting autograph collection including the autographs of Senators Clinton Anderson, Thomas Dodd, Robert Griffin, H. Alexander Smith, Margaret Chase Smith, and others, including members of the House of Representatives, a petition to appoint civil war veteran Cutler Goodrich to the Office of Physician & Surgeon of the State Soldier's Home, and more. Careful inspection is urged as this is an overall intriguing holding affording a wide scope of potentials." | "Est. 3,000.00-5,000.00" |
| 1162 | | SPECTACULAR U.S. PATRIOTIC COVER COLLECTION. "An awe-inspiring collection consisting of sixty-nine covers, predominantly patriotic usages, all mounted on hand-noted Elbe quadrille album leafs. Includes a generous selection of Union Patriotics, a strong variety of multi-color cachets, Sanitary & Christian Commission usages (including a full-faced multi-color ""Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital"" cover addressed to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland), various Regimental covers (including one with an artillery cachet on the reverse), a Military Telegraph cover usage, some poetry/song covers, some Ellsworth covers, and others. A truly must be seen to be appreciated collection whose like is seldom offered as a unit." (Photo) | "Est. 3,000.00-4,000.00" |
| 1163 | | AMERICAN PACIFIC TERRITORIES COVER 1901-70. "One man's lifetime accumulation of thousands in a large carton, from Caroline Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Midway, Samoa, and Wake Island, includes most major ports such as Majuro, Marcus, Palmyra, Ponape, Rota, Tinian, and Yap, vast majority are World War II censored continuing to more modern, virtually every facet of postal history for the period is present including special delivery, postage due, airmail, military, airletters and postal cards, also includes a smattering of other covers, of special interest is a 1925 airship ""Los Angeles"" flight to Bermuda as well as other airmail usages, Fine-VF." | "Est. 3,000.00-4,000.00" |
| 1164 | | USEFUL U.S. POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION. "A delightfully captivating gathering of predominantly early postal history loose in a box. Includes anything from a selection of stampless covers (including some ""free"" franks) to a generous selection of classics and Bank Notes, early Airmails, Post Office seals, Bureaus, Prexies, and more; overall with a broad scope of postal markings, assorted advertisers, registered usages, censors, assorted fancy cancels, certified usages, etc. A truly intriguing holding well worth close inspection, as there is much here to tickle one's fancy. General condition is mixed, including anything from some typical edge wear to fine to very fine; never-the-less, it's the fascinating array of usages and markings that really make the lot." | "Est. 2,500.00-3,000.00" |
| 1165 | | UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION. "About 900 covers in a large cover drawer and a binder of mostly revenue documents. The value is in the covers with a nice mix of material including a high percentage of Bank Notes, some advertising and event covers. Condition is a bit mixed so careful viewing is a must." | "Est. 1,500.00-2,000.00" |
| 1166 | | DEVERSE AND USEFUL UNITED STATES AND WORLD WIDE COVER ACCUMULATION. "Mostly philatelic cover accumulation of about 15,000 items that includes unused United States postal stationary with first day canceled and used, Israel first day's with many silks, United Nations first day covers, United States first day covers with numerous better cachets, some Inauguration covers including 3 FDR inauguration, hundreds of United States and World Wide postal history items, some souvenir cards as well as event and first flight covers. A wide ranging smear with individual retail values reaching $50 or more. Some faults noted otherwise overall fine to very fine. Viewing recommended if only to appreciate the breath of material here." | "Est. 1,500.00-2,000.00" |
| 1167 | | SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR COVER COLLECTION. "A modestly sized collection consisting of just twenty-seven covers, some with their original contents, presented in a single volume in Vario type two-pocket stock pages. Noted includes a 2¢ Shield usage out of Shanghai, a variety of Patriotics (mostly 2¢ Bureau & 2¢ Trans-Mississippi usages), usages out of the Philippines and Cuba, and others. A must be seen to be fully appreciated collection, sure to please anyone with an interest in this specialized area of postal history collecting." | "Est. 1,000.00-1,200.00" |
| 1168 | | MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY. "A modest holding consisting of twelve predominantly better items of postal history mounted on hand notated quadrille album leafs with tissue inter-leaves. Presented with an olde-time flare, noted includes #1 tied on cover to Waterford; a #24/26 combination usage on cover to Fairfield County; a couple Bloods Penny Post usages in combination with 1851-57 3¢ imperf First issues; some stampless covers (including a Steam Boat, a Rail Road, a U.S. City Despatch, & a Hale & Co. usage); a British Mulready envelope usage; and others. Additionally, there is also a mint block of four of Blood's Penny Post #15L14. An overall interesting gathering whose potentials include opportunities for collectors and dealers alike." | "Est. 1,000.00-1,200.00" |
| 1169 | | 19th/20th CENTURY U.S. COVER COLLECTION. "A four volume collection consisting of an estimated 400+ covers. Overall coverage spans approximately one hundred years, from the early 1860's to the early 1960's. The first volume consists entirely of 19th century postal history, all being 1861 3¢ Washington usages; the remaining three volumes consisting of 20th century covers. Overall noted includes Registered usages, Advertisers, Censored, some Bisect usages, Flights (including #C1 & C4-6 usages {including some combinations}, some Lindbergh's, Beacons), some ""Free"" franks, Ship Covers, V-Mail, Canal Zone usages, First Days, and others, as well as a few selections of foreign covers. Some typical age wear to be expected, otherwise, condition appears fine to very fine. Viewing suggested for full appreciation." | "Est. 1,000.00-1,500.00" |
| 1170 | | 19th & 20th CENTURY U.S. POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. "A delightful collection consisting of approximately 285 covers neatly presented in two olde Elbe albums. With overall coverage spanning 1834 to 1951, noted includes assorted stampless covers, a generous selection of First issue imperf & perf 3¢ Washington usages, a generous selection of 1869 3¢ Locomotive usages (including some advertisers), 2¢ & 3¢ Bank Note usages (including some advertisers), Huguenot-Walloons, Aeronautics Conference Issue usages on Roessler covers, 2¢ Red usages, assorted late Washington / Franklin coil usages, and others, including four British 1p red usages. Some typical age and opening wear to be expected, though for the most part, condition appears fine to very fine throughout. Viewing recommended for full appreciation of this potential laden opportunity." | "Est. 1,000.00-1,500.00" |
| 1171 | | U.S. PATRIOTIC COVERS & EPHEMORA COLLECTION. "A fabulous collection consisting of predominantly unused Patriotic covers, used & unused Patriotic Letter Sheets, and Patriotic Song Sheets. Cover-wise, there are twenty-seven covers including some spectacular Magnus covers (including a bi-color ""Rose of Washington"" advertising cover & a full-face multi-color view of ""U.S.A. Gen? Hospital, Patterson Park, Balto. No. 3""), a couple full-face bronze colored panoramic views, and others. There are eight Letter Sheets including some unused Magnus letter sheets (including multi-color and black & white depictions), an 1864 letter on ""Office of the Provost Marshal General, Armies Operating Against Richmond, Va."" letterhead, a 1865 letter from the office of the Chief of Artillery in Arkansas, and a letter on ""None but the Brave Deserve the Fair"" Union Patriotic Letter Sheet. With respect to the Patriotic Song Sheets, there are thirteen, all by Magnus, with the majority of them bearing multi-color designs, the songs including ""who Will Care for Mother Now?"", ""Union Forever"", ""The Flag With Thirty-four Stars"", ""The Boys of Uncle Samu'l"", ""Our Ulysses"", ""The Nation Mourns"", ""Abe Lincoln's Union Wagon"", and others. A truly spectacular holding sure to be the topic of many a conversation." (Photo) | "Est. 1,000.00-1,200.00" |
| 1172 | | WONDERFUL GROUP OF UNITED STATES ADVERTISING COVERS. Composed of about 125 19th to early 20th century covers including many Jewlery related as well as many other colorful cachets. A clean fine to very fine accumulation with the expected small amount of minor faults. | "Est. 900.00-1,200.00" |
| 1173 | | UNITED STATES COVER ACCUMULATION 1860-1960. "Two cartons filled with thousands of covers starting with a smattering of stampless, a handful of 1860s issues and Civil War Patriotics, a liberal dash of World War II soldier's mail, also includes an album of 19th century ""Negative Numerals and Letters"" cancels as well as an envelope box of used postal cards to 1910, a sprinkling of FDCs, interesting group of picture post cards, finally hundreds of pre-WWII covers, a great lot for a bourse dealer." | "Est. 750.00-1,000.00" |
| 1174 | | UNITED STATES POSTAL HISTORY ACCUMULATION. "A jumbled mess of predominantly loose covers filling a carton, with coverage strong in nineteenth century 3¢ usages, including 1851 imperfs, 1861-68 First issues & grills, and Bank Notes. Other usages noted include some stampless, 1¢ & 2¢ Bank Notes, Columbians, Bureaus, 2¢ Shields, Washington / Franklins, Panama-Pacifics, stamped envelopes, Airmails, Parcel Posts, Revenues (including Stock Transfers), Post Office Seals, and others, with overall usages including advertising, hotels, censors, registered usages, universities, bank checks, receipts, and others, including a generous portion with fancy cancels. As with most such hoardings, condition is quite mixed; never-the-less, there is much potential to be had, making for an intriguing opportunity." | "Est. 500.00-1,000.00" |
| 1175 | | UNITED STATES COVER GROUPING. "Mostly nineteenth century including larger groupings of 3c usages from 1861, 1869 and banknote issues, included are fancy, ovals, postage dues, town cancels, small group of private pictorial bulk mailing permits, Thomas Edison ephemera, Naval include nuclear related, several ""USS Thresher"" and ships from foreign locations, various Samoa usages, World War II Polish related U.S. with couple of post war Poland covers." | Est. 500.00-750.00 |
| 1176 | | SPECIALIZED SHIP COVER COLLECTION. "A specialized single volume collection consisting of approximately seventy-one ship and related covers and cards. Most of the covers are either U.S. covers, or U.S. in destination, with overall noted including assorted Packet Boat / Paquebot usages, a nice selection of Hawaii cancels, a U.S.S. Argonaut submarine cover out of Pearl Harbor with the original contents (interestingly enough, the letter is dated the day after the dater on the cover itself), some Naval Department Official Business usages out of Honolulu, and others. Potentials include great as a whole , as well as for break-down, with a general condition of fine to very fine, making for an interesting viewing." | Est. 400.00-500.00 |
| 1177 | | EARLY U.S. POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. "A delightful collection consisting of sixty-two predominantly 19th century covers neatly mounted on Elbe quadrille album pages with tissue inter-leafs. Includes some 1861-68 3¢ Washington (with & without grill) usages, 1869 3¢ Locomotives, a generous selection of Bank Note usages (including some small Bank Notes), some 2¢ Columbian usages, some Bureaus, Pan-Americans, and others, overall with a respectable variety of advertisers. Some typical age related wear to be expected, otherwise, condition appears fine or better throughout." | Est. 300.00-500.00 |
| 1178 | | WW I AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE COVER COLLECTION. "An handsome olde-time collection consisting of approximately 125+ covers presented in a single custom volume. Includes a variety of Red Cross & YMCA covers, and a generous selection of Military Post Express Service (M.P.E.S.) duplex and A.E.F. censor markings. An interesting and well presented study of this specialized area of postal history. Some typical edge wear and/or fraying to be expected, otherwise condition tends to appear very fine for this type material, with much of the markings strong and clear." | Est. 250.00-300.00 |
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