Lot
2355 
Military & Censor Mail Collection, 1939-46, over 70 items written-up on pages in binder; interesting mix of material including censored U.S.S. Mt. Olympus Tokyo Bay cachet date stamp on formal surrender day of Japan, official election war ballots, various other Naval usages, several Prexie usages including censor machine cancel, registered use to Cairo, Egypt and Returned to Sender By Censor label use, army ship hospital covers, armed guard mail from Gold Coast, also sections of Civilian internee, detained alien mail and various P.O.W. usages; worth proper evaluation. Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $600
Lot
2356
Naval Ship Cover Stock, of approximately 1,200 covers sleeved in priced mostly housed in two cover stockboxes alpha arranged by ship name, mostly 1930-40's usages with some later and a few early items, generally priced between $3-$8 with some better; wide array of ship cancels, cachets including Crosby cachet, Admission Day, Fleet Week, etc.; nice condition throughout, worth review. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $750
Lot
2357
Stampless Covers, 1828-48, better group of 8 comprising 1828 blue "Lebanon, Penn." oval, 1828 "Watertown N.Y." red cds; 1842 "New Hope, Penna." red oval; 1845 "Whitinsville Mass." red fancy double-circle; 1847 "Windsor Vt." cds with large "V" rating handstamp; 1848 "Utica N.Y." fancy oval and matching scroll "Paid" and "V" rating handstamps; "Hanover, N.H." blue fancy oval; and 1848 Boyd's red oval use via mails to Louisville Ky., Very Fine group. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
2358
Stampless Postal History, 1796-1860s, nice collection of approx. 200 with large group of "Paid 3" uses, many fancy rating handstamps, note better 1827 "Newport, Rhode island, Sep 8" fancy oval with red "Paid" handstamp use; "Easton, Md." fancy homemade cds, 1809 "New Haven, Ct." red oval; 1823 "Belfast, Maine" fancy double-oval; 1830 "Boston" straightline use; 1796 "Salem, Dec 21" Mass. two-line albino red strike; 1840 "Pittsfield. N.H." straightline; 1801 "Portsmouth, N.H." two-line postmark; Burlington Vt. red "X" rating; Walpole N.H. black and blue strikes of fancy "3 Paid" rating 3 handstamps; 1800 "Newark N.J." Federal cds; 1844 "Bowling Green Ky." cds; 1822 "Cherry Valley N.Y." fancy rimless postmark with ms. date; 1800 "Georn. Ptk." Federal cds; 1833 "Gettysburg Pa." fancy double-circle, "Middleton Ct." red rimless; etc.; some faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,100
Lot
2359
Steamboat Postal History, collection of approx. 62 with steamboat markings, packet handstamps and ms. steamboat endorsements; many on 3¢ Nesbitt entires; includes Long Island red "Steamer 5" oval on 1847 New York City letter to Providence; two red "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y." route agent cds letters; Baltimore blue "Due 2 cts." and "Steamboat" staightlines, latter tie 3¢ #65 along with cds to Milwaukee; two "N.O. & Vicksburgh R.R." river route cds 3¢ #26 uses in black and blue; "Steamer Echo" framed handstamp on front; "Steamer Fashion" red oval; "Steamer R.W. McRea" red oval; "Steamer Capitol" red oval; "U.S. Mail, Packet, Natchez" blue oval on #11A cover; New Orleans "Steam" and "Way" uses; etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,450