Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 2870    

Express Mail Collection, 1837-1839, group of 11 Stampless Express Mail covers, written up on exhibit pages or with notes from 1836 to 1839, nice variety of towns and markings including. Mobile Alabama (2), Savannah GA, New York (3), New Orleans, Charleston SC (2) and Natchez MS, few noted including Natchez triple-rate to Philadelphia, Mobile Ala. quadruple-rate to New York City, New York City to unusual destination of Vicksburg Miss., and 1839 New York City late May use to New Orleans, F.-V.F. and interesting express mail collection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Realized: $475

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Lot 2871    

First Day Cover Balance, of over 90 covers in two albums; includes 1933 souvenir sheets from the Chicago Convention, 1925 Lexington Concord complete set FDC, two FDCs of the 1924 Walloon Issue complete set on FDC, two Norse-American Covers 1934 and 1940, seventeen $5.00 Hamilton cover with various cachets, three $5 Hamilton on shipping tag, $1 Patrick Henry 19 FDC's, shipping tag with ten $1 Patrick Henry stamps, five FDC's of $5 John Moore.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $600

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Lot 2872    

First Day Cover Group, 1930's, several hundred with best being a complete Prexie set to the $5, includes some airmail covers; worth a look.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2873    

First Day Covers 1923-1937, group of 100 first day covers both with & without cachets, noted are #564, #584-91 (minus #588), #603-604, plus several covers from the 2¢ Red period with Milton Mauck cachets, worth inspection.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2874    

(First Day Covers) Cachet FDC Balance, 1936-2016, of approximately 122 covers; includes House of Farnam 1936-95, one 1936 First Day#783 sent to China with postage due, Prexie Complete Set House of Farnam cachet including the $5, some with blocks of four and includes booklet panes and coils, and mixture of oversized modern FDC's with special FDCs #2228 the 4¢ Stage Coach EKU on Farnam cachet, also #2231 the 8.3¢ Ambulance cover EKU, #3138c Bugs Bunny Imperforate single FDC, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2875    

(First Day Covers) Hand-Painted FDC Collection, several hundreds in album and stockpages with many sets; includes Peterman FDCs limited edition of ten covers from the 1990's (these Peterman FDCs were limited to 75 copies of each), FDCs printed by D.W. Emke (limited to 25 of each) from 1984 through 2015, a total of approximately 75 covers, 50 Pasley FDCs of the 1982 Birds issue (limited to 25 copies), House of Farnam FDCs common types, Humphrey Bogart Autograph with cert. & a few Collins cachet items, approximately 120 FDCs from the year 2010 by House of Farnam, themed mostly birds, 1999-2010 Flora & Fauna Collins Cachet 120 FDC's, 150 FDCs from Celebrate the Century with Collins cachets, forty Collins FDCs and Commemorative Covers with Duck Hunting Stamps, & 45 Poormon from 1984 through 2016, couple Dorothy Knapp.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2876    

(First Day Covers) Oversized Hand Painted FDC Covers, of 18 covers; one-of-a-kind large hand painted poster envelopes by Goldstein, along with canceled us stamps (many are unique) contains about 16 Walt Disney memorabilia, custom made and hand painted poster sized covers that went through the mail, Catherine Hamilton cover, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $500

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Lot 2877    

Foreign Destination Postal History Accumulation, 1870s-1900s, large group of approx. 275 covers or cards with most being from the Banknote to Washington/Franklins time period with large portion Bureau issues, numerous destinations including Europe, Bermuda, Mexico, Canada, Newfoundland, etc., mostly F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 2878    

Forwarding Agent Covers, 1885-1912, small collection of 14 covers from the U.S. to Europe with a nice variety of Forwarder's handstamps including (London unless noted) American Exchange in Europe, American Exchange (Paris), American Express, Baring Bros., Brown Shipley & Co., Drexel Harjes & Co (Paris), Morgan Hayes & Co.(Paris), and William Watson & Co., frankings include #205 #223 etc.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 2879    

Highway Post Office Cover Accumulation, 1940-60's, approximately 2,300 covers, mostly sleeved and well organized by state, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $240

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