Lot
2447 
Flight Cachet Cover Accumulation, hoard of thousands in large box, wide range of cachets mostly 1930-40's including First Flights, dedications, FAM's and CAM's, etc.; includes some literature and various aviation photos; worth a look. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot
2448
Florida Territory and State Postal History Collection, collection of over 325 covers including 7 territorials (St. Joseph and Tallahassee (6)), large group of stampless, couple civil war patriotics, few early #11/26 uses, large variety of towns; some mixed condition. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
2449
Highway Post Offices (HPO's), several hundred, mostly 1950's, many philatelic, cacheted, First Trip [did any of these ever make a second trip?], generally nationwide, but with some concentration on the Southeast; generally fine to very fine with minimal condition issues. Estimate $200 - 300.
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Lot
2450
Illustrated All Over Design Cover Balance, of 18 covers and front; includes various hotels including 1860's" Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va." design in three different colors, other topics including school, furniture, three Spanish-American War Cuban flag designs, etc.; nice group, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
2451
Missouri Postal History, carton of albums with covers, illustrations and background information, includes a group of Jefferson City, Westport Mo. 1849 Westport use endorsed "Per Boon Stage", Bolivar Mo. #11A pair on cover to Yuba City Cal., University of Missouri illustrated ad cover, 1858 with three #9 singles to Gov. James W. Denver at Lecompton K.T., two manuscript Oak Grove Ms. postmark uses, 1853 $1,000 Missouri State bond, binder with Patton correspondence (mostly inbound), Cox correspondence, 1862 letter reporting on the Battle of Lone Jack, etc.; some mixed condition. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
2452
Multicolored Illustrated Advertising Cover Balance, group of 8 covers and card; includes clothing, confections (similar design in colors), gun & powder, couple Canada allover petroliana ads and Netherlands card; interesting group, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270
Lot
2453
New York Cover Accumulation, over 570 covers in sleeves arranged by subject, from early stampless to turn of the century with a few later items; sections include stampless foreign inbound and outbound, stampless domestic, range of 1801-68 covers showing various postmark types including railroad, N.Y.F.M., N.Y. cross cancels, geometrics, stars, numerals & letters, machine cancels including Leavitt and flag, etc.; condition a little mix with a nice range of postmarks throughout. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot
2454
Official Issue Covers, 1875-79, group of 30 mostly legal-size covers including Interior, Treasury, Justice and Post Office uses, noted includes O27 3¢ Justice on blue Department of Justice corner card cover to Denver Colorado (reduced at left, cat. $500); O27 3¢ Justice tied by violet 1878 Washington D.C. duplex on red Department seal cover from the Goff correspondence to Clarksburgh W.V. (cat. $500), O85 on Surgeon General's Office cover to Savoy Ill., O75 on Office of the Auditor of the Treasury cover to Marboro N.Y., O18 use on Pension Office cover from Nashville Tenn.; mixed condition but worth a view. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
Lot
2455
Pan-American Clipper Collection, 1930-40's, various covers, photos and ephemera including two original China Clipper flight postcards, mostly housed in two scrapbooks, various cover and photo through the late 1930's, into the 1940's including cachet Midway Island cover, etc.; nice group for the specialist. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
2456 
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Picture Post Card Group, of over 80 cards including an early section with private mailing cards; includes Indians, polar including Byrd Antarctic Exped. real photo, other real photos including N.H. and California, etc. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160