LITERATURE, philatelic & otherwise

LITERATURE, philatelic & otherwise
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1 8 Billigs Philatelic Handbook Vol 19, contains index, articles on Japan, etc. F-VF. $15-20
2 11 British Maritime Mail 3 books, Carrying British Mail Overseas, The Overland Mail, Overseas Letter Postage From India. $40-50
3 12 12 British Commonwealth Books, Australia (8 bklts), Jamaica, Newfoundland, etc. $40-50
4 15 The Yucatan Affair philatelic counterfeiter autographed by J.Beal 7 J.DeVoss, slip case. Also The Spud Papers by Atlee, Pemberton & Earee. $50-75
5 30 12 Miscellaneous Titles, One Penny Black, World Postmarks, Watermarks & Perforations, etc. $40-50
6 55 Civil War A-Z by M.Kalman, 112pp, HB, DJ. Also The Confederate Philatelist 11 issues, 2001-02. $20-25
7 75 US Grant Campaign, 1872 speech by Sen Conkling (NY) at Cooper Union, 31pp. $15-20
8 90 John Martin's Book The Child's Magazine, 21 issues, 1925-28. Fine childrens lit. $40-50

AUTOGRAPHS

AUTOGRAPHS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
9 A/[c] arthurs Authors 5 FDCs & quotation card signed by Mickey Spillane, Martha Grimes, Steven Hahn, JA Janel, Mary Higgins Clark, Tom Clancy. $75-100
10 A[c] astron Astronauts signatures on 30 various FDCs & space covers, many diff, some autopen. $200-250
11 A[c] astronaults Russian Cosmonauts, 8 space covers w/Soviet cosmonaut signatures. F-VF. $75-100
12 A/[c] astronaunt Astronauts, J.Ashby, P.Melroy, P. Sellers, D.Wolf sign 3 space covers. Autopen? $40-50
13 A[c] astronaunts 4 Signed Space Covers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Irwin, Walter Dornberger, etc. F-VF. $50-100
14 A[c] brinkley News Journalists David Brinkley, Walter Cronkike & Lowel Thomas sign FDC of Scott #1329, Voice of America. $20-30
15 A chagall Marc Chagall signature on Scott #915 (France overrun country) name B/4. VF, $75-100
16 A congress Congressmen & Senators, 6 diff signatures, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, etc. $50-75
17 [c] eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower 1965 Gettysburg Pa meter frank using his signature. F-VF. $40-50
18 A[c] fiedler Arthur Feidler signed #1484 (Gershwin) FDC. $20-25
19 A fleischer Ari Fleischer White House Press Secy, signed quotation. Also Linda Ellerbee signed quote. $20-25
20 A[c] militay Military Autographs 7 covers w/signatures of Arleigh Burk, J.Doolittle, C.Nimitz, etc. $100-150
21 A movie Movie Stars, 6 signed photos, Alec Guinness, Kim Novak, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Jane Russell & James Stewart. $100-150
22 A[c] nixon Nixon Related, 7 Senate Watergate Comm members on philatelic cover, Ervin, Talmadge, etc. $30-40
23 A[c] polar Polar, Richard E Byrd signature on Operation Highjump cover & Donald B MacMillan on #1128 FDC. $50-75
24 A[c] politi Politicians 6 FDCs w/various autographs, Barry Goldwater, Hubert Humphrey, John McCormack, etc. $75-100
25 A[c] rockwell Norman Rockwell signature on cacheted FDC of #1470 (Rockwell's Tom Sawyer painting). $50-75
26 A[c] senators Governors & Senators sign various FDCs honoring their states, Eagleton of Mo, Hart of Colo, Reagan of Calif, etc. $150-200
27 A sills Beverly Sills signed quotation of hers. Also Philp Glass, composer, signed FDC. $20-30
28 A stoppard Tom Stoppard playwright, signed photo & T.S.Eliot FDC. $20-25
29 A/D verm 2 Vermont Governors signatures on justice of peace appointments, 1896 Josiah Grant & 1900 William Stickney. F-VF. $20-30
30 A[c] williams Tennessee Williams autograph on #1773 (Steinbeck) FDC. $25-30
31 A[c] zz 25+ Autographs on appropriate philatelic covers, Alister Cook, Tom Eagleton, Alfred Hitchcock, George Meany, Pete Rose, etc. $200-300
Related Lots: AUTOGRAPHS, AUTOGRAPHS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
294 O rnx7 RN-G1 & X7 4 Calif checks, 3 unlisted, 1 signed by Adolph Sutro. $50-75

COVERS

STAMPLESS COVERS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
32 [c] connwolcottv WOLCOTTVILLE/Ct. red cds, 1850 SFL, ms 5. Unlisted in red, fine. $50-75
33 [c] mainenorthber No Berwick Me ms w/quaker date, F-VF cover, 1854 letter "here is $10 to get your teeth fixed." $15
34 [c] marylx 2 Maryland ms ptmks on SFLs, Davidsonville & New Market. F-VF. $30
35 [c] massashl Ashleyville Ms ms, 1845 SFL, VG. Also 9 other New England SFLs w/weak ptmks. $40-50
36 [c] masseastchelm EAST-CHELMSFORD/MASS red oval, ms 12[h], 1825 SFL. Weak but scarce ptmk. $100
37 [c] masslynn LYNN,ESSEX CO,/MS red cds, 1830 SFL. "L" not clear, fine. $75
38 [c] massnorthbridge NORTH BRIDGEWATER/Ms cds & ms Weymouth Missent & Fwd, rate 6+6/12. Fine. $20-25
39 [c] massthreeriv 3 Rivers Ms & Paid 3 ms, F-VF cover. $20
40 [c] massx 6 Massachusetts Stampless, Bridgewater, Pembroke, Weymouth, etc. Fine. $70
41 [c] newhports PORTSMOUTH (NH) black italic SL, 1796 SFL, ms 12. Docketing on front, bold strike. $100
42 [c] newyames Ames NY ms on fine cover. $20
43 [c] newynewleb New Lebanon Springs (NY) ms & Paid 10, 1844 SFL. Fine. $25
44 [c] newynewyork NEW-YORK red cds, 1859 printed appeal for NY Committee of Vigilance, antislavery funds. $10-20
45 [c] newyshutt Shutters Corners NY ms, VG-F cover. $30
46 [c] ohiocolum COLUMBUS/OHIO black double oval, ms 10, 1820 SFL. Fine. $50
PATRIOTIC COVERS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
47 [c] cw880 Flag over Soldiers Camp Walcott #880, WESTON/Mo ptmk ties #65. VG-F. $40-50
48 [c] cw2284 Miss Liberty W #2284, 1862 Wash DC ptmk ties #65. Fine, LS. $40-50
49 [c] cw2677 Shield & UNION Walcott #2677, #65 tied by Pittsburg Pa HS. Fine. $40-50
50 [c] cw2729 #35 tied by San Francisco cds to patriotic cover front, flag & globe w/cigar ad. EFs. CV as full cover.. $625
51 [c] cw3090 Sanitary Fair, #63 tied by Phila cds to illus cover w/fair stamp #WV13, similar to W3090. Heavy stains. $100-200
52 * cw4000 10 Diff Unused Patriotics, charactures & flags. Few lightly soiled. $20-25
ADVERTISING COVERS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
53 [c] 1852 Baltimore Tobacco Merchant boxed cc on 2 covers, stampless & #11. Fine. $40-50
54 [c] 1860 Lincoln/Hamlin Campaign Cover, #26 tied by BOSTON PAID hdstp. Slightly rough lft, LS. $50-75
55 [c] 1870 Guardian Mutual Insurance allover illus cover, #114 tied by NYC ptmk. F-VF. $30-40
56 [c] 1870 Window Glass #114 t/t allover ad cover. VG-F. $30-40
57 [c] 1883 Phillips Academy illus cc, #210 tied by Andover Mass negative 20 HS. Fine. $20-30
58 [c] 1895 Christopher Columbus illus cover, Columbus Sign Co, Buffalo NY, 1895. Fine. $15-20
59 [c] 1899 8 Diff Advertising Covers, Elmira Female College, YMCA, etc. 1875-1915. Few faults. $30-40
60 * 1901 Pan-American Expo VF unused allover illus cvr. $15-20
61 [c] 1929 Oak Bluffs Mass illus cover showing map of Martha's Vineyard, 1929. F-VF. $20-25
62 [c] 1940 20 Ad Covers, few foreign, New Bedford stamp dealer, Worcester Mass Spy, etc. 1879-1945. Fine. $40-50
Related Lots: COVERS, ADVERTISING COVERS
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
74 [c] texvelasco Velasco Tex, 2 ship illus ad covers w/good letters on illus letterheads, real estate & saloon, 1892. Fine. $50-100
COVERS BY STATES
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
63 [c] connxx 125 Connecticut Covers, mostly 1860s, a few manuscript ptmks. Some faults. $75-100
64 [c] indnewphil NEW PHILADELPHIA/IND. 2 #210 covers w/cds', black fine & purple VG. $15-20
65 [c] massboston Boston Mass 2 Leavitt machine cancels on 2 UX7, 1883 C2 & 1885 D2. VG-F. $15-20
66 [c] massfarley FARLEY/MASS. 1906 duplex HS, ppc. VF. $20-25
67 [c] massfindlen FINDLEN/MASS 1935 (LDC) HS on cut square on UY6. Also 1907 Melrose Highland Sta duplex on U395. $25-30
68 [c] newhwestwilt West Wilton NH ms on #65 cover, difficult DPO. Rough opening rt. $40-50
69 [c] newydutch 3 Dutchess County NY Covers, Barrytown cds, #11, So.Amenia cds, #65, Verbank ms, #65. Fine. $25-30
70 [c] newyoswego OSWEGO/N.Y. scarce 1908 Barry machine cancel on ppc. F-VF. $40-50
71 [c] newypatterson PATTERSON, PUTNAM CO/NEW YORK 1879 red oval on 3c entire. Small EFs rt. $20-25
72 [c] pennabbott Abbottstown (Pa) ms on #65 cover w/patriotic back. Fine. $20-25
73 [c] pennxx 260 Pennsylvania Covers, mostly 19th century, good variety of towns. Mixed condition. $100-150
74 [c] texvelasco Velasco Tex, 2 ship illus ad covers w/good letters on illus letterheads, real estate & saloon, 1892. Fine. $50-100
75 [c] utahsalt Utah Territory, 7 Salt Lake City covers, some w/business content, 1881-85. Some faults. $50-75
76 [c] wiscbrant Brant Wis ms, #26 cover. F-VF DPO. $20-25
77 [c] xxz 140 Town Cancels on ppc's, mostly DPOs, 1905-70, includes few better post cards. $75-100
SHIP COVERS, Including navals
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
78 [c] 1842 SHIP/6 red fancy arc, 1842 letter Yarmouth NS to Boston, sailor got drunk in Boston. $40-50
79 [c] 1845 NEW-YORK red cds & SL SHIP, 1845 datelined New Granada?, long missionary letter. $25-30
80 [c] 1852 Br.PACKET/BOSTON/24 red cds ties GB #5 to 1852 FL to Secy of War, looking for lost son. Fine. $150-200
81 [c] 1858 #33 10c S/3 t/t 1858 FLS to France by New Orleans cds, red BOSTON/24/PAID. Perf faults of stamps. $200-250
82 [c] 1864 NEW YORK/24/BR PKT/OR U.S./37/NOTES black cds, 19/CENTS & London cds, VG-F 1864 SLS. $60
83 [c] 1865 NEW/3/YORK black cds & HS 8, 1865 SFL NY to Marseille. Fine. $75
84 [c] 1865 #71 30c t/t fine cover to Shanghai by black HS, BOSTON AM.PKT./21 red cds, ms By French Closed Mail. Stamp w/pulled corner perf, cvr split for display. $200-250
85 [c] 1867 #77 15c t/t fine 1867 cover to France by Cambridgeport Mass HS, BOSTON/12/PAID black cds. $100-150
86 [c] 1894 3 So.American Ship mkgs on wrappers (W301) to Brazil, SS Amazonense, Basil & Cyril. Fine. $25-30
87 [c] 1933 4 Lakeboat RPOs on ppc's, Asquam, Lake George (2) & Lake Winnipesaukee, 1909-33. $25-30
88 [c] 1950connecticut USS Connecticut 8 ppc's w/type 2 or 3 HS' 1912-14, includes Vera Cruz. VG. $50-75
89 [c] 1950constellation U.S.S. CONSTELLATION 1911 type 2 HS, fine ppc. $15-20
90 [c] 1950constitution USF Constitution 15 diff cacheted covers, various ports, 1932-34. F-VF. $40-50
91 [c] 1950lakeworth USS Lake Worth ms, ppc w/1918 type 1z & censor mkg. Fine. $20-25
92 [c] 1950nebraska U.S.S./NEBRASKA 1916 type 3b, ppc. Partial Manzanillo Cuba in killer bars. Fine. $15-20
93 [c] 1950newj USS New Jersey. 30+ covers, 1950-68, most cacheted. F-VF. $25-30
94 [c] 1950rhodeisland U.S.S./RHODE ISLAND 1912 type 2, ppc. F-VF. $15-20
95 [c] 1950sanfrancisco U.S.S. San Francisco/Ships Letter ms on 1894 cover, #J23 pair, DUE 4 & red PAQUEBOT. Fine. $40-50
96 [c] 1950xcoastg Coast Guard 170 mostly diff covers, ships & shore stations, 1970-95. Fine. $100-150
97 [c] 1950xdestroyers 760 Destroyer Covers 1930s-80s, mostly diff, many pre-WWII, most cacheted. F-VF. $300-400
98 [c] 1950xsub 150+ Submarine Covers, most nuclear, some earlier, all cacheted. F-VF. $75-100
99 [c] 1950xsubm About 450 Submarine Covers, all cacheted, 15 are pre WWII. F-VF. $300-400
100 [c] 1950xx 35 Naval Covers, 1930-46, mostly cacheted. F-VF. $30-40

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