1930-50's United States Cacheted Covers. Over 100 covers including Navy Ship postmarks, 1941 Wake Island, WWII propaganda, California commemorative, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #2812 - united states postal history collections general postal history
Lot #2813 - united states postal history collections general postal history
1938-50's Prexy Issue Covers. Impressive accumulation of approximately 2,000 items, mostly sleeved covers, wide variety of usages including many solo, combination with different Prexy 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; $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot #2814 - united states postal history collections general postal history
Better Classic Postal History Balance. Small group of 17 covers including #1 with four margins and red cancel from New York City, #71 from Yreka Cal. to London, England, #156, 158 & 160 from Stockton Cal. at 8¢ registry fee, 1851 "New-York '40' Feb 26" use to San Francisco, 1904 Saint Louis Worlds Fair palace of arts illustrated cover, 1854 St. John express mail use, #U33 use from Virginia City Utah Terr. (stain), three Kans. Terr...
Lot #2815 - united states postal history collections general postal history
Cover Balance. Group of 18 covers and two fronts; includes Pan-Am issues with 10¢ registry usages and 5¢+8¢ registered to Germany, Trans-Miss with solo 10¢, #70 on cover to Scotland, $5 Hamilton plate block FDC, #17 pair on front, etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2816 - united states postal history collections general postal history
Cover Balance. Approximately 700 covers arranged in box; with sections including advertising including nice 1850's cameo and later multicolored, fancy cancels, wartime, stampless, by state, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2817 - united states postal history collections general postal history
Post Card Accumulation. Approximately 600-700 cards, arranged by state including California by county, themes including fairs, holiday greetings, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2818 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Cover Accumulation. Large carton containing commercial covers, some #10 & some legal sized, mostly 1920's-1950's, with a myriad of usages, frankings, many with corner cards, some illustrated, some all-over designs, some in color, occasional duplication, condition generally F-VF, some mixed, predominantly California & western originations, in need of sorting, please inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2819 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Cover Accumulation. Large carton containing commercial covers, some #10 & some legal sized, mostly 1920's-1950's, with a myriad of usages, frankings, many with corner cards, some illustrated, some all-over designs, some in color, occasional duplication, condition generally F-VF, some mixed, predominantly California & western originations, in need of sorting, please inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2820 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Cover Accumulation. Large carton containing commercial covers, mostly 1920's-1950's, with a myriad of usages, frankings, many with corner cards, some illustrated, some all-over designs, some in color, occasional duplication, condition generally F-VF, some mixed, predominantly California & western originations, in need of sorting, please inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2821 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Cover Accumulation. Large carton containing commercial covers, mostly 1920's-1950's, with a myriad of usages, frankings, many with corner cards, some illustrated, some all-over designs, some in color, occasional duplication, condition generally F-VF, some mixed, predominantly California & western originations, in need of sorting, please inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2822 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Postal History Balance. Group of 15 items including #1 on cover from Zanesville, #62B used on patriotic cover to New Brunswick (faulty), #63 on 1¢ star die at the 2¢ unsealed circular rate, #65 from Fort Abercrombie, #114 tied by Worcester & Nashua R.R. cds, couple British covers, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #2823 - united states postal history collections general postal history
U.S. Postal History Balance. Useful range of approximately 500 covers from early stampless to 1930's FDC's, also includes some military ephemera, exposition items including Columbian Expo tickets and official postal cards, ephemera including signed Clarke Gable letter and Ramon Novarro photo, etc.; please inspect for full evaluation.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #2824 - united states postal history collections general postal history
United States Cover Balance. Approximately 100 covers; includes an interesting section of telegram covers including better early, California State Telegrams, etc., express including U.S. Express Co. label usage, military with Spanish-American War patriotic, several crash covers, 1930 S.S. Tahiti wreck cover, turn of the century RPO's, etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2825 - united states postal history collections general postal history
United States Cover Balance. Over 1,000 covers in large box; mostly legal size covers including aero-philately, event, some early material, section of Atomic theme covers, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #2826 - united states postal history collections general postal history
United States Cover Hoard. Well over 1,000+ covers in large box; includes Precancels, event covers, section of modern local post covers, postage dues, etc.; inspect for evaluation.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #2827 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Cover Accumulation. Approximately 600 covers arranged in two stockboxes and binder; regular issue commemoratives with complete city sets including unofficial city usages, better cachets including Planty, Gorham, Linprint, etc., also a section of 1930-50's airmail FDC's; inspect.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #2828 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Cover Collection. Approximately 170 covers in stockbooks and written-up on pages in binder; better early including 1922-25 definitives including #551+576 Worden combination, #559 Worden (cat $185), #590, run of the 1926-34 definitives 4¢-10¢ on separate covers, Harding & Lexington-Concord complete sets, 3¢ Park imperf on rare "Climbing to the Summit of Mt. Rainer" photo cachet, etc.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #2829 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Cover Accumulation, 1930-80's. Of approximately 4,000 covers housed in two large boxes, including. collection of New York FDC's used for a talk, No. 610, 622, 704-715 two covers each with complete set Nos. 785-794 on one addressed and Annapolis Philatelic Society handstamp cachet on back, No. C23 with Staehle cachet, mixed addressed & unaddressed.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Lot #2830 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1935-1936. Over 180 covers, unusually attractive with many multicolored, some quite scarce with a few hand-painted, many unaddressed, evaluate carefully.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #2831 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1937. Over 250 cacheted covers, most very clean & unaddressed, colorful designs including Gilbert, Grandy, Hux, Gundel, Dyer, Pavois, and many more, an exceptionally attractive selection, closer inspection recommended.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #2832 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, Army-Navy, 1936-1937. Accumulation of nearly 200 covers, virtually all with attractive cachets, some scarce, note Aubry designs, Grimsland, Ioor, Anderson, S.F. Examiner, Crosby, McDonough, and many more, some complete sets, mostly clean and some unaddressed, please inspect for accurate value.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2833 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1938 Presidential Series. Including 332 covers & 3 complete sets of coils, all cacheted, some multicolored, some unaddressed, some unusual & quite scarce; also include some "electric eye" varieties; generally F-VF or better, please inspect.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #2834 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1938 Presidential Issue, Pavois Cachets. Attractive "Pavois" cachets, 26 different values, a few with minor faults, lacking a few lower & $ values, clean with some unaddressed.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #2835 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, 1939 Baseball Centennial. Group of 28 cacheted first day covers, 15 different, including Crosby photo types (3 different), Broneskey, Warneford, Ioor, Linprint, Clifford, Anderson, Farnum, Leatherstocking, with duplicates; few unaddressed, couple with minor flaws, high retail, please inspect.
Scott No. 855; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #2836 - united states postal history collections first day covers
U.S.A. First Day Covers, Cachets, 1940-1943. Selection of over 225 items, some multicolored, scarce, unaddressed/addressed, clean group, please inspect.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
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