Lot 2249
Cover Accumulation. Approximately 1,500-2,000 covers; 1st flight and FDC's including F.A.'s and Prexies including dollar values, some early stampless, 1860-70's correspondences and commercial mail, etc.; please inspect.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $675
Lot 2250
Cover Accumulation, 1851-1930's. Couple hundred cover in albums, early domestic usages, later stationery entires, condition mixed, please inspect.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $135
Lot 2251
Cover Balance. Nice accumulation of approximately 60 covers; including 1861, 30¢ on legal size and 24¢ on cover to England, patriotics including carrier and front to France, franked oversized valentines, 20th century with fancy cancel covers including better, due usages, airmails including #C18 flight, etc.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 2252
Cover Group including 19th Century Illegal Bisects. Small group of 8 covers; includes 4 different 19th century bisect usages including 4¢ Columbian, 4¢ Trans-Miss, #269 & #280, 1839 incoming folded letter to N.Y., 1861, 2¢ + 10¢ on legal size cover to New York tied by Steam-Ship cancel with Due 28 notation, etc.; condition mixed.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot 2253
Cover Group, 1857-69. 6 covers; including Scott 14 + 14/15 pair on cover to Germany, two #68's on double rate cover to Havanna, Cuba, #112 on cover, etc.; mixed condition, please inspect.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $325
Lot 2254
Ephemera Balance. Including early Scott catalogs, AAMC volumes, various Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain with multicolored views, Phil Sheridan carte-de-visite, interesting Santa Barbara correspondence, Wells, Fargo & Co. belt buckle, etc.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $190
Lot 2255
Express Company Checks and Reciepts. 12 items including various Eastern Express Co. receipts with illustrated train views, Great Northern Express, National Express, U.S. Express, Adam's, etc.Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $80
Lot 2256
Express Mail Western and Eastern. Over 40 pieces with (13) Wells Fargo, also (5) Adams, Alta (2) Langton's, Pacific and Bedford's manuscript, with several interesting letters (5) Pony Express and Wells Fargo Newspaper stamps and (10) Eastern Expresses including a Blood's & American Letter Mail Co.; mixed quality, please inspect.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $900
Lot 2257
First Day Cover Hoard, 1930-80's. Approximately 3,000 covers mostly banded and in albums two large boxes; mostly runs of Art Craft cachet 1950-70's addressed and unaddressed covers, better cacheted earlier including Prexies including several $5 usages noted, F.A.'s, 1932 Bicentennials, Farleys, better cachets in later covers, etc.; some duplication to be expected, worth careful inspection.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $675
Lot 2258
First Day Cover Hoard, 1930-80's. Approximately 5,000 covers mostly banded in two large boxes; mostly runs of Art Craft cachet addressed and unaddressed covers, mostly 1950-70's, including some better cacheted earlier, scarcer booklet FDC's, etc.; some duplication to be expected.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550