LITERATURE, philatelic & otherwise
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 1 |
|
10 |
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Stamps & Postal History, by H.Gisburn.
111pp, HB. F-VF. |
$25-30 |
| 2 |
|
11 |
Carrying British Mails Overseas by H.Robinson, 327pp, HB, DJ. F-VF. |
$20-25 |
| 3 |
|
12 |
Postal History & Marking of The Forwarding Agents by K.Rowe, 1984, 269pp,
HB. Fine. |
$30-40 |
| 4 |
|
15 |
3 Forgery Booklets, Forgeries Old & New by Johnson, Foreries & Fakes by
Sefi,Fournier's 1914 price list ed by Ragatz. |
$25-30 |
| 5 |
|
20 |
Captain Tim's Stamp Album (of radio fame), signed photo & cover. F-VF. |
$20-25 |
| 6 |
|
30 |
4 Books, Confederate Stampless Cover Cat, 1999 Krause-Minkus US, '99
Brookman & World Atlas. VF. |
$40-50 |
| 7 |
|
40 |
The Cracker Postmaster magazine of Georgia Postmasters Assoc, 2 1951
issues. |
$15-20 |
| 8 |
|
43 |
2 Scott Catalogs 1880, SB & 1919, HB. |
$15-20 |
| 9 |
|
45 |
Wells Fargo an Illustrated History by N.Loomis, 339pp, HB, DJ. VF. |
$20-25 |
| 10 |
|
50 |
2 Highly Illus Books, Great Military Battle by C.Falls & Illus History of
3rd Reich by J.Bradley. VF w/DJs. |
$40-50 |
| 11 |
|
50 |
Medicine Almanacs, 9 diff, Scoville, Wrights, etc. 1854-95. Fine. |
$75-100 |
| 12 |
|
51 |
20+ Diff Medicine Booklets, Lydia Pinkhams, Dr.Pierce, Dr. Williams, etc. |
$75-100 |
| 13 |
|
60 |
History of Our Country, a series of illust articles of Civil War era,
about 100pp. |
$20-25 |
| 14 |
|
65 |
2 WW II Publications, 1936 book on Adolf Hitler & 1944 Gurnsey newspaper. |
$20-30 |
| 15 |
|
76 |
4 State Street Bank Books, Old Shipping Days in Boston, Boston & Noted
Emigres, Events of Boston & Neighbors, Log of State St Trust. |
$40-50 |
| 16 |
|
80 |
4 Books, Shipwrecks of Cape Cod, Story of Island the Island Steamers, Views
of Fall River Line, 1859 Boston Almanac. |
$30-40 |
| 17 |
|
90 |
Newspapers, The London Times, 9 issues, 1844-45. |
$20-25 |
AUTOGRAPHS
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 18 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball, 7 signartures of NY Giant players, Alvin Dark, Monte Irwin, Bill
Rigney, etc. on cards, fine. |
$75-100 |
| 19 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball, 7 NY Yankee signatures on cards, Ewell Blackwell, Fred Sanford,
Gene Woodling, etc. Fine. |
$75-100 |
| 20 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball, 10 signatures of Boston Red Sox players on cards, Matt Batts,
Bobby Doerr, Cliff Brady, Fred Mitchell. etc. |
$75-100 |
| 21 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 7 Chicago White Sox signatures on cards, Willie Kamm, Billy
Pierce, Eddie Robinson, etc. |
$75-100 |
| 22 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 7 St.Louis Cardinals signatures on cards, P-Nuts Lowery, Terry
Moore, Red Schoendients, etc. |
$75-100 |
| 23 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 8 Cincinnati Reds signatures on cards, Chick Autry, Hank Sauer,
Frank Smith, etc. |
$75-100 |
| 24 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 5 Detroit Tiger signatures on cards, Walt Dropo, Ted Gray, Don
Mossi, etc. |
$50-75 |
| 25 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 7 Chicago Cubs signatures on cards, Andy Pafko, Bob Rush, Bill
Serena, etc. |
$75-100 |
| 26 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 5 Washington Senator signatures on cards, Gil Coan, George
McBride, etc. |
$50-75 |
| 27 |
A |
baseball |
Baseball 4 Cleveland Indian signatures on cards, Bob Lemon, Harry Oats,
etc. |
$40-50 |
| 28 |
A/D |
clinton |
Bill Clinton 1983 TLS as Governor of Arkansas, re, State Claims Commission. |
$40-50 |
| 29 |
A/[c] |
nixon |
Richard Nixon autopen signature on Apollo 11 space launch cover. VF. |
$25-30 |
| 30 |
A/D |
sutro |
Adolph Sutro 8 checks, 4 diff signed by this Calif mining magnet. |
$150-200 |
| 31 |
A/D |
willet |
Marinus Willet signs as Sheriff on back of 1795 summons. Some holes on
folds. Latter was NYC mayor. |
$20-25 |
| 32 |
A/D |
xx |
20 Congressional Letters w/free franked covers, signatures of Everett
Dirkson, Charles Percy, John Anderson, etc. 1962-84. |
$40-50 |
| 33 |
A |
xxx |
35 Diff Autographs of British showbiz people. |
$30-40 |
STAMPLESS COVERS
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 34 |
[c] |
conncollinsv |
COLLINSVILLE/CONN. bold fancy axe, 1836 SFL, medicine for typhus fever
vinegar, pepper & opium. |
$350 |
| 35 |
[c] |
connmiddle |
MIDDLETOWN/Ct. rimless oval, 1813 VF SFL. |
$35 |
| 36 |
[c] |
connmiddleto |
MIDDLETOWN/CONN. red rimless oval & FREE, 1818 SFL. Fine. |
$40 |
| 37 |
[c] |
connnewh |
N.Haven (Ct) brown straight line & ms 30, F-VF SLS. |
$75 |
| 38 |
[c] |
connwolcottville |
WOLCOTTVILLE/Ct. red cds, ms 5 on fine 1850 SFL. Earlier than listed for
this mkg. |
$75 |
| 39 |
[c] |
flanewmansv |
NEWNANSVILLE/Flor. black cds, PAID & 5 in circ, 1848 SFL. VG-F. |
$100 |
| 40 |
[c] |
massbloodyb |
Bloody Brook Ms ms & 25, 1824 SFL. VF DPO. |
$75 |
| 41 |
[c] |
massboston |
BOSTON SL & ms sh 12, 1798 SFL from Charleston. VF mkg, VG cover. |
$80 |
| 42 |
[c] |
massbridgewater |
BRIDGEWATER/MASS red double circle, 1827 SFL. Fine. |
$25 |
| 43 |
[c] |
masscoldbrook |
Coldbrook (Mass) & 10 ms, 1841 SFL. F-VF DPO. |
$50 |
| 44 |
[c] |
massenfield |
Enfield (Mass) ms & 10 , 1833 SFL. VF. |
$15 |
| 45 |
[c] |
massmoodyb |
Muddy Brook Ms ms & PMs frank, 1823. VF. |
$100 |
| 46 |
[c] |
masssouthdeerf |
So Deerfield Ms & 25 ms, 1836 SFL to Mich Terr. VF. |
$15 |
| 47 |
[c] |
newhhanover |
Hanover NH ms & Free, 1801 SFL to Sen Foster, impatient to know of
Congress' vote for President. |
$20-25 |
| 48 |
[c] |
ohiocentralcol |
Central College/Ohio red rimless oval, PAID 5, fine 1847 SFL, couple weak
letters. |
$75 |
| 49 |
[c] |
rhodenewport |
NEWPORT/RHODE-ISLAND red oval, ms 6, F-VF SFL. |
$75 |
ADVERTISING COVERS
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 50 |
[c] |
158 |
Axe Head illus cover, blue Cleveland HS ties 3c banknote. F-VF. |
$15-20 |
| 51 |
[c] |
1865 |
Eclectic Medical College of Penn cc on purple cvr, #65 tied by Phila HS.
Fine. |
$20-25 |
| 52 |
[c] |
1865 |
Business & Telegraph College ad, CINCINNATI/O ptmk ties #65. Fine. |
$25-30 |
| 53 |
[c] |
1881 |
No.American Fire Ins illus cc, helmet & trumpet, 3c Bk note tied by
Hartford Ct ptmk. |
$15-20 |
| 54 |
[c] |
1890 |
Grass Hoppers picking corn illus land dealers cover, 1890 Galesburgh ILL
ptmk. |
$15-20 |
| 55 |
[c] |
1893 |
Hartford Insurance 2 diff illus covers, 1892-93. Fine. |
$25-30 |
| 56 |
[c] |
1897 |
Light House illus cvr, Appledore House Isles of Shoals NH, 1897 Portsmouth
HS. Corner tear btm. |
$15-20 |
| 57 |
[c] |
1898 |
Biography of James Blaine illus ad cover, 1898 Easton Md cds ties #231.
F-VF. |
$15-20 |
| 58 |
[c] |
1900 |
25 Ad Covers, [h] w/illus, 1888-1910. Few faults. |
$100-150 |
| 59 |
[c] |
1901 |
International Correspondence Schools illus cover, 1901 Scranton Pa ptmk.
Fine. |
$15-20 |
| 60 |
[c] |
1903 |
60 Worlds Fair Covers, mostly w/publicity ptmks, some illus ads, 1900-22.
Few w/faults. |
$150-200 |
| 61 |
[c] |
1905 |
3 Kansas City Ad Covers, Farmer & Stockman, Florodora Tags, Hotel Kupper,
1903-15. Fine. |
$30-40 |
| 62 |
[c] |
1909 |
Cattle illus cover w/1909 RFD/Bardwells Ferry/MASS HS, matching illus encl.
F-VF. |
$15-20 |
| 63 |
[c] |
1931 |
Thunderstorm illus cc, farmers hail insurance, Des Moines Iowa 1931. VF. |
$10-20 |
COVERS BY STATES
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 64 |
[c] |
alaskaskag |
SKAGWAY/ALASKA 1913 HS, ship ppc. |
$20-25 |
| 65 |
[c] |
califsanfrancis |
Earthquake Cover Apr 26 1906 San Francisco ptmk on stampless cover to
Golita Cal. F-VF. |
$50-75 |
| 66 |
[c] |
laneworleans |
ADV 1 on U10 to ship in New Orleans, Newburyport Mass cds. VG-F, LS. |
$30-40 |
| 67 |
[c] |
mainexx |
18 Maine DPOs on ppc's, 1908-57. Fine. |
$50-75 |
| 68 |
[c] |
masslakepleasant |
LAKE PLEASANT/MASS 1889 HS on #213 cover. F-VF Franklin County DPO. |
$50-75 |
| 69 |
[c] |
massquissett |
QUISSETT/MASS. 1912 HS on 2c entire, F-VF Barnstable Co DPO. |
$15-20 |
| 70 |
[c] |
massworc |
Worcester County Mass. 9 DPOs on ppc's, No.Dana, So.Milford, etc. Fine. |
$50-75 |
| 71 |
[c] |
massx |
Cape Cod, 50 cacheted covers of various Cape stamp shows, 1971-80. VF. |
$15-20 |
| 72 |
[c] |
newhnorthdorchest |
No Dorchester NH ms on #114 cvr. Fine DPO. |
$15-20 |
| 73 |
[c] |
newhxx |
20 Diff N.H. DPOs on ppc's. 1906-52. Fine. |
$75-100 |
| 74 |
[c] |
newmroswell |
ROSWELL/N.MEX. 1898 cds, fine territorial. |
$15-20 |
| 75 |
[c] |
newyalbany |
ADVERTISED circle & SL NOT CALLED FOR, 3c entire to Albany NY. |
$20-25 |
| 76 |
[c] |
newynewyork |
NEW YORK/CITY DELIVERY geometric on 3c entire w/James Fargo Am Express cc. |
$15-20 |
| 77 |
[c] |
pennfitzhenry |
Fitz Henry Pa ms on #26 cover w/Civil War letter, EFs, + 35 other misc
covers. |
$30-40 |
| 78 |
[c] |
pennnewlaport |
New Laporte Pa ms on #11 cover, Sullivan Co DPO 1848-52. Fine. |
$50-75 |
| 79 |
[c] |
utahfortdoug |
FORT DOUGLAS/UTAH duplex on 10 covers w/love letters from soldier, 1925-26. |
$40-50 |
| 80 |
[c] |
wyofortmc |
FORT McKINLEY/WYO 1891 double circle ties 2c to fine cover w/letter from
soldier in 8th Cavalry. |
$75-100 |
SHIP COVERS, Including navals
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 81 |
[c] |
1855 |
24/N.YORK AM.PKT partial black cds, ms Pr Atlantic + other mkgs, 1855 SFL
England to Mass. |
$60 |
| 82 |
[c] |
1868 |
NEW YORK/U.S./10/NOTES black cds, ms P Eagle, 1868 SFL Cuba to Maine. VF. |
$60 |
| 83 |
[c] |
1950androscog |
U.S. COAST GUARD ANDROSCOGIN 1917 double circ ties 2c pair to VG-F cover.
[h] of ship's name blurred, scarce unlisted ptmk. |
$100-125 |
| 84 |
[c] |
1950brooklyn |
U.S.S./BROOKLYN 1917 type 3 on ppc of Japanese coaling a ship. Fine. |
$15-20 |
| 85 |
[c] |
1950chester |
U.S.S./CHESTER 1915 type 3 HS, fine ppc. |
$15-20 |
| 86 |
[c] |
1950constellation |
U.S.Ship Constellation 1856 cover to ship in Italy via England, #11 tied by
Terre Haute Ind cds, other rt mks. Fine. |
$50-75 |
| 87 |
[c] |
1950melville |
USS Melville 2 fine covers, 1924 type 3 & 1929 type 8 flag. |
$25-30 |
| 88 |
[c] |
1950nevada |
USS Nevada 25 covers w/letters to girl friend, 1923-26, + 10 more from San
Diego Training Ctr (same girl friend), 1927. |
$200-250 |
| 89 |
[c] |
1950xmerchant |
Merchant Ship Covers, 50 mostly German, modern 1990s. Fine. |
$20-30 |
| 90 |
[c] |
1950xoceano |
35 Diff research Sub Covers, Alvin, Sea Cliff, etc. 1964-72. F-VF. |
$50-75 |
| 91 |
[c] |
1950xpolar |
40 diff Polar Covers, Arctic & Antarctic, 1958-70, mostly US, few foreign.
F-VF. |
$50-75 |
| 92 |
[c] |
1950xsubmarine |
100 Diff Submarine Covers w/USCS Chap 4 cachets, 1982-2000. VF. |
$50-75 |
| 93 |
[c] |
1950xxpolar |
100 Antarctic Covers, mostly Operation Deepfreeze, duplication. Fine. |
$50-75 |
| 94 |
[c] |
1950xxx |
250 Naval Covers, mostly 1930s-40s, mostly cacheted, little duplication,
includes battleships, subs, etc. |
$200-250 |
| 95 |
[c] |
1950xxx |
120 Penalty Covers w/various ship & shore sta ptmks, few franked w/prexies,
1940s-60s. |
$40-50 |
| 96 |
[c] |
1950xxxx |
15 Diff Naval Covers, mixed bag of ptmks, 1910-82. Mixed condition. |
$30-40 |
| 97 |
[c] |
1950zx |
Couple 100+ Navals, mostly 1930s-40s, few later, most cacheted. F-VF. |
$150-200 |
| 98 |
[c] |
1950zxxx |
Carton of Penalty Covers, about 2500 mostly WW II ships, some later. Some
hard to get ships. |
$250-300 |
| 99 |
[c] |
1950zxxxxx |
Carton of Penalty Covers all shore stations, mostly WWII. Some scarce
cancels. |
$250-300 |