Lot
1839 
Astronaut Autograph Covers, 1962-91, eleven early Astronauts autographs on 10 covers; includes a rare "Buzz" Aldrin (with Wally Schirra) cover, a John Glenn cover, 6 Wally Schirra covers and two Gordon Cooper covers; a seldom offered and scarce group from a gentleman who worked at NASA!Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $325
Lot
1840
Auxiliary Marking Covers, group of over 30 covers and card, most usages between 1900-40's, includes "1899 Missent, Military Station No. 21, Cardenas Cuba" on cover to Matanzas, 1910's special delivery usages, censored Naval ship mail, 1917 postal card to Russia "Retour, Livraison impossible a de la guerre", various unclaimed and return pointing hands, 1940 service suspended, 1930 "Sent to Quarantine", 1931 "Postage Stamp Detached", etc.; interesting group.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $230
Lot
1841
Back-of-the-Book Issue Cover Group, of 92 covers with Back of the Book connections; the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; includes Postage Due usages, Registry Franking (#F1), etc.; great lot.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,200
Lot
1842
Carrier Issue Cover Group, carrier covers x 28; the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; nice variety of frankings in nicer than normal condition.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
1843
Patriotic Cover Balance, of approximately 40 covers; nice array of designs with many scarce, includes "Game Cock of Uncle Sam", Fremont & McClellan portraits, "Blood Money; Or How Southern Rebels Encourage Piracy", Monitor & Merrimac battle, Scott Vs Hardee, "Dis Chile's Contraban'", some Fremont campaign item including label usages and a John Fox fake, etc.; condition is mixed, please inspect for full evaluation (See website for images).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $2,300
Lot
1844
Civil War Patriotic Covers, 67 covers, the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock, great variety of designs, condition generally nice.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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Realized: $1,900
Lot
1845
Civil War Postal History Balance, of 10 covers including a couple C.S.A. usages; includes three different Christian Commission imprint usages, U.S. Sanitary Commission imprint, Metropolitan Fair imprint cover with 2¢ Blackjack, other imprint covers including "United States Military Telegraph" and "Headquarters, 13th Army Corps", C.S.A. with #4 solo usage and #7 two singles on 13-Star Flag patriotic cover; condition varied, worth a look.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $325
Lot
1846
Free Frank Cover Group, from 19th and early 20th century x 19; great variety from the remainder of the Stanley Piller retail stock; nice condition; inspect to appreciate.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $850
Lot
1847
Free Frank Covers, over 200 covers from the various agencies in the U.S. government - Executive Department, Dept of State, War, Treasury, Justice, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Post Office, Patent, Pension, Army, etc., as listed and valued in Vol. 2 of the American Stampless Cover Catalog, about 60 of these are sleeved and priced with a writeup, remaining 140 are still as acquired by an intrepid collector years ago, fascinating combination of postal artifacts and American history with content usually on various government matters in the 1790's to about the 1860's, also includes a few Executive Mansion/White House covers and a few Postmaster free franks, but over 200 are from the various executive branches with frankings of Commissioners, deputies, assistants, clerks, etc., including A. D. Bache, grandson of Ben Franklin, Gideon Welles, Secretary of Navy, Nicholas Trist of Dept. of State, Caleb Swan, Army Paymaster in 1805 to the District of New Orleans, Freedmen's Bureau, 1822 letter about Spanish Claims in the Prize Court, 1838 letter mentioning the French blockade of Mexican Ports; great lot either for a dealer or a collector wanting to expand this assemblage.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $3,250
Lot
1848
(Machine Cancels) American Bars - Boston & Other Cities, huge collection accumulation of over 3,000 covers, majority a range of Boston numbers (1-14), letters, stations, and other cities including Chicago, Worcester Ma., Lynn Ma., Philadelphia, Eire Pa., Lancaster Pa., Utica N.Y., Canton Oh., etc., note rare 3rd class dateless Philadelphia 1890 use with printed enclosures; some mixed condition, F.-V.F., a treasure trove for the machine cancel enthusiast.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $375