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Lot 2711 - united states postal history collections naval covers -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

Lot 2711 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy Ships With Autographs. 96 Navy ship covers autographed either by the ladies who sponsored the ship's launch or the commanding officer, this group is made up of carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and auxiliaries, meticulously collected after WWII by Chet Knowlson and Jim Russell who sent covers to these now long deceased skippers and sponsors to autograph, most covers with relevant cachets for the launch or commissioning, impossible to duplicate this group, please examine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers
Lot 2714 - united states postal history collections naval covers -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

Lot 2714 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy-Classic Navy Covers 1909-1924. 64 navy covers from the classic period, great selection of ships and cancel types including a registered and a receiving mark, hand picked particularly well struck group of cancels with the very little ship duplication being different postmark types and most of the covers (52) being before 1920, strikes very fine to superb, please examine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers
Lot 2715 - united states postal history collections naval covers -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

Lot 2715 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy-Navy Day 1945 Collection. 87 covers postmarked October 27, 1945 (Navy Day), this was the first day after the war when ships were permitted to use the new T-2n name cancels issued after the war ended, this is a very nice group all postmarked 10-27-45, most all are cacheted with some scarce ships such as the sub USS Ray noted, please examine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers

Lot 2704 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Army Transport Ships. 40 covers from U.S. Army transport ships, 9 different vessels (Oriente, Hunter Liggett, Republic, St. Mihiel, American Legion, Ludington, Leondard Wood, Chateau Thierry, and US Grant) in conjunction with various ports of call (Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Canal Zone, etc), generally very fine, please examine.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers

Lot 2705 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy Crosby Cachets. 19 Crosby photo cachets on U.S. Navy ship covers, generally fresh and very fine, please examine.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers
Lot 2707 - united states postal history collections naval covers -  Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

Lot 2707 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy Occupation of Vera Cruz 1914. 22 U.S. Navy ship covers all postmarked while in Mexican Waters during the occupation of Vera Cruz from April to November 1914, some scarcer ships (Tacoma, Des Moines, Salem), generally F-VF please examine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers

Lot 2708 - united states postal history collections naval covers - Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

U.S. Navy Ships 1945 Post War. 273 covers from U.S. Navy ships postmarked in 1945 after the Japanese surrender September 2, mix of covers with the newly issued name cancels and war time "z" cancels which read US Navy, all ships identifiable, mostly uncacheted, many of these ships went out of commission soon after the war ended and are quite scarce, please examine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 56 - THE WESTPEX SALE

united states postal history collections naval covers