Sale 4Completed: August 17, 2024

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Lots 616—620

Back of the Book Postal History Collections

  • Lot 616

    80¢ Hawaii #C46 Airmail Postal History Group, group of 10 covers including C46 used with 20¢ Special Delivery #E13 on overpaid 1953 Chicago airmail cover to Germany; 1959 (Apr. 20) APO piece to New Hampshire - air parcel rate is 80 cent for 1 pound from Zone 8; 1953 #C46 registered use to Brazil, 1954 #C46 solo registered legal-size use to Venezuela, overpaid by 15 cents; along with 6 FDCs - Artcraft, Artmaster, Anderson, and unknown creator of a very attractive all-over cover design, etc., F.-V.F.

    Scott No. C46   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

    Realized: $600

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    Lot 617

    United States and World Wide Zepplin Flight covers, 18 sleeved. Highlights include US Fourth Bureau issue used, examples used from Brazil "DOX - 1931" marking, transatlantic marking in green, another has a nice seal used on the backside of a German cover mailed to Brazil and another item with nice "KOBLENZ" and "KOLN RIEHL" strikes on backside, and others with "DO-X" type markings. Many items retail for $100 or more. Great lot for Zeppelin enthusiast, closer inspection necessary to determine a winning bid.

    Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

    Realized: $375

  • Lot 618

    Special Delivery Better Postal History, small group of 18 items comprising six postal cards uses: UX9 with E1; UX14 with E5; UX18 with E5; UX22 with E6; two UX27 with E15 and E16; two E5 1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic covers, E1 on Coke Co. cameo ad cover, E3 on ad cover, E3 on U293 Grant Lettersheet front, E5 tied on a 2¢ stationary envelope with purple single line mark of "PAY NO MONEY - TO MESSENGER"; E6 used with #307, 309 on New Haven Ct. parcel label to Rochester N.Y.; two E7 ad covers, E15 cover from San Francisco with two-line purple "DAMAGED IN PLANE FIRE AT WARREN, OHIO 9-21-30" handstamp on burned cover; E18 package wrapper tied by "Orange N.Y. Jun 14, 1948" duplex with purple "Special Delivery" and "Insured" markings along with Form 3813, Receipt for Insured Mail Delivery; etc, some faults, F.-V.F. and intriguing group.

    Scott No. E1//E18   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

    Realized: $1,400

  • Lot 619

    1913, 1¢-10¢ Parcel Postage Due Postal History, group of 9 uses comprising JQ1(3), JQ2(2), JQ3(3) and JQ4(1), better include JQ1 used on Form 3579 affixed to a portion of newspaper, items on postcards and covers J. Card mailed from Bremen with Hudson Terminal marking along w/ "DUE 2 CENTS"w/JQ2 paying. A pair of JQ3 used on back of cover-front marked with Budapest marking along with DUE 10 CENTS and faint "Not in Directory" and unclaimed marking on back. Another military item sent without postage and "On Active Service" written at top along with a green censor tape pre-printed stating "Opened by Censor" along with other marks including triangle in red. JQ4 from Moscow w/ curricular T and "DUE 10 CENTS" mailed to Chicago. And a sheet of paper with 21 #JQ3 cancelled in "Chase City, VA" Dec 1, 1917, great lot for the collector.

    Scott No. JQ1-JQ4   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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    Lot 620

    Modern Postal Cards used to Foreign Destinations, group of 300+ sleeved modern postal cards sent to foreign destinations during the 2000's, cards sent throughout the world with auxiliary markings related to unclaimed, undeliverable as addressed, return to sender, and damaged during handling. Themed cards include stamps such as comics, Disney, Olympics, etc., Very Fine.

    Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.

    Realized: $160