Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 2666    

First Bureau Issue Usages. About 100 covers and cards, nice range of uses with the majority foreign destinations, registered, few interesting uprates including Grant letter card; condition mixed, inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2667    

First Days and Cacheted Covers. About 1,000, mostly 1940's to present. 60% FDC, balance flights, events, etc. much useful and some better; worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2668    

Fluegel Patriotic & Combo FDC's, 1950-1990. Lovely group of 225 FDC's of mostly WWII related issues and combination covers utilizing classic Fluegel cachets that were unused at time of original issue; many from the 50th Anniversary series; virtually all fresh & unaddressed, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2669    

Fluegel Specialty & Inaugural Covers, 1937-1965. Group of Fluegel related items, including Famous Americans complete on matching Crosby thermal cachets with rubber stamp return address to H. Fluegel on reverse; plus several other 1939-1940 commemoratives on Ioor cachets same Fluegel return address; 20¢ & 50¢ Clipper airmails on matching cachets (extra 50¢) also with Fluegel return address; Inaugurals all pristine unaddressed include April 12, 1945 FDR Memorial with Fluegel/Staehle cachet; Fluegel cachets for Truman 1/20/49 (2), Ike 1/20/53 (2); Ike 1/21/57 (3); LBJ 1/20/65 (4);.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2670    

Fluegel Unaddressed FDC's, 1940-1992. Mammoth collection displayed in Fleetwood FDC albums, over 2,000 covers, all pristine unaddressed and in full color, some modest duplication with most issues present in singles, blocks & plate blocks, a rarely seen opportunity to acquire such a vast accumulation of the popular Fluegel cachets; note quite a few combination covers as well; retail easily $3,000++, inspection recommended.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,400

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Lot 2671    

Fluegel WWII Patriotics, 1941-1946. Outstanding group of 160 or so pristine unaddressed covers, some minor duplication, celebrating a wide variety of events both in Europe and Far East: a small sample as follows:Invasion Day June 6 1944 with Ike & Monty; Liberation of Paris Aug 23 1944 with Patton & De Gaulle; U.S. Forces Invade the Philippines Oct 20 1944 with MacArthur "I Have Returned"; The Bombing of Tokyo March 10, 1945; Iwo Jima March 14, 1945, "Raising of the American Flag"; Japanese Cabinet Resigns - Japan is Doomed; Rangoon Liberated May 3rd 1945; United Nations Conference San Francisco; VJ Day Sept 2 1945; The Atomic Bomb May 15 1951 Beatty, Nevada; and many more!! These covers retail $20-$30 each.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2672    

Golden Replica Covers, 1918-1980. Several dozen books crammed in 4 large cartons, containing 100's of covers featuring "golden replicas" of mostly United States issues, including Zeppelins, high value regulars and commemoratives; very colorful and desirable.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2673    

Hand Cancel Cover Accumulation. Over 4,000 covers and cards mostly 1900-30's for all over the country, mostly from Philadelphia correspondence; inspection recommended.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2674    

Jamestown Issue Covers. 25 5¢ covers including couple full sets, 25 other values (mostly 1¢ on post cards) many nice destinations and uses, condition mixed, inspect.
Scott No. 328-330    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2675    

Last Day Postmarks Accumulation. About 400 cards mostly postal, with last day postmarks in 1937 & 1938 for the various closing post offices.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $350

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