Sale 55: United States Postal History

Lot 1918    

Historical and Interesting People Collection, two binders containing letters and covers, some better items include 1756 Cornwallis free frank cover front, 1810 ALS from Lord Wellington, 1850 letter from Alexander W. Doniphan who was the hero of Sante Fe and the Battle of Sacramento Pass, couple Edmun Gibson Ross (senator from KS) free frank covers, Lt. Gen. P. H. Sheridan free frank, official patent office cover to Eli Whitney, etc., some faults, Fine and interesting.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 1919    

APO / FPO Patriotic Covers, 1941-1946, selection of 24 items, various cancels & few "Free", some interesting including Guadalcanal.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 1920    

Byrd Little America Covers, 1934-1935, group of covers featuring the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, few cacheted including nice photo cachet of Byrd, please inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 1921    

Deep Freeze & HPO Covers, 1941-55, selection of 49 covers, mostly Operation Deep Freeze, various cachets & postmarks; also some Highway Post Office covers, please inspect.
Estimate    $75 - 100.

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Lot 1922    

Inauguration Day Covers, 1953-1981, selection of 58 items, from Eisenhower's 1st Inauguration to Reagan's 1981, best perhaps is Ike 1953 on Artcraft unaddressed with Armed Forces issues combination, other Artcraft & Fleetwood u/a, other addressed, 14 total 1953 & 1957; also Kennedy, Nixon with duplication, Carter, Reagan, etc; clean lot, many unaddressed, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $75

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Lot 1923    

Naval Cover Collection Balance, 1909-50, of over 2,500 covers with usages starting the the classic period (majority from 1930-39), no censor wartime covers but a nice group of later 1945-46 covers with branch number cancels and numerous smaller ships which were decommissioned shortly after the war, less than 100 are from 1947-50, majority without cachets but many with attractive and interesting ones, generally clean fresh material with very few showing any significant toning; a wonderful balance for collector or dealer, well worth examination.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1924    

Old Ironsides West Coast Visit, 1933, selection of 57 covers, all postmarked with mostly west coast towns, attractive group, please inspect.
Estimate    $50 - 75.

Realized: $30

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Lot 1925    

Ship Related, 1930-1940, 89 items, including 9 advertising blotters picturing ships, 34 photos of sailing ships, and 46 covers with different cancels, including 4 Crosby type photo cachets of USS Oklahoma (sunk at Pearl Harbor & sold for scrap), interesting & attractive group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 1926    

Soldier's Mail, 1916-1920, mostly A.E.F. covers, so marked, wide variety of cancels, original markings, destinations, etc; some with contents, somewhat rough condition on some, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $110

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Lot 1927    

Sports Topical Covers, 1965-1990, selection of 50 or so covers, many baseball related FDC's but also golf, football, basketball, and much more, a few autographed such as Juan Marichal, attractive range of cachets, please inspect.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $80

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