Sale 19: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2688    

FDC's & event cover lot, 1932-1973. Group of over 105 items. Includes attractive "Dumonte" U.S.S Macon covers. Also, lovely "Discover Puerto Rico" all over advertising cover, 1937 Hawaii Statehood covers with/better cachets, various first flights, nice group of ship cancellation covers, and a complete set of 1938 Presidential Issue First Day Covers. Worth inspection.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2689    

First Day Cover collection - gold replicas, 1982-2001. Approximately 1,700 first day covers designed by the Postal Commemorative Society, each with an encased golden replica of the issue incorporated in the cover, with virtually a complete run from 1886 to 2001, all pristine and similarly addressed, some doubling of various sets, retail cost over $10,000.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2690    

First Day Cover collection, 1930-2001. Approximately 2,000 first day covers, mostly from 1980-2001 with Postal Commemorative Society cachets and similarly addressed, some duplication in earlier covers, worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2691    

First Day Cover group, 1922-56. 6 better covers; including #591 & #603 Worden covers, #622 on mixed franking airmail cover, #696 on airmail cover, 1925 Norse-American set on cover & $5 Hamilton cover, Scott cat $447.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $70

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Lot 2692    

Greetings postcards, 1900-20's. Over 70 mint & used postcards, mostly Christmas with many Santa related (including one with Santa in green robe and hat), others include Thanksgiving, New Years, Easter, etc.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $105

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Lot 2693    

"Hold To The Light" postcards, 1900-20's. 48 mint & used postcards, mostly buildings and scenes with a few humorous caricature and verse cards, couple Exposition, some duplication.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $450

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Lot 2694    

Local post & carrier covers. 12 covers, includes 4 Blood's, two with U.S. combinations (#11 and 26), one to Missouri, Hale & Co.stampless & #75L1 usage, #3LB1 usage, Towle's City Post handstamp, Boyd's including #20L4 usage, condition mixed, worth inspection.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2695

Macon memorabilia. With original music for 'The Wreck of the Shenandoah', 1925 publication with front cover of the crash site. The magazine 'Airships Transatlantic Transportation' intact with silk screen front cover printing with dozens of photographs and advertizing inside for the summer of 1936 issue. Two original newspapers, one The Sun of Baltimore with the headline 'Macon lost; 81 rescued' (February 13th 1935) and another, this time The Baltimore Post with front page news of 'Queen of air plunges to destruction' again for the USS Macon disaster, same date, interesting group.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2696    

Mourning covers, 1870-80's. 8 covers; each with different Banknote stamps.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2697    

Mourning covers, 1909-20. Group of 12 mourning covers with mostly different Washington-Franklin issues, many with enclosures.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $95

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