Session IV: Sunday, October 6, 2013
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4399
4398
Session IV: Sunday, October 6, 2013
Estimate
Estimate
USA Cover Accumulations, cont.
4394
Lot of roughly 75 20th century covers with unusual or better
cancels, ranging from U.S. stamps with cancels from Mexico,
Puerto Rico, Nicaragua (Marine Corps) and others to United
Fruit Co. ship cancels, a submarine base, U.S. Sea Post,
auxiliary markings, some RPOs and more. Another group
features extremely unusual or novelty town names along themes
such as Cracker, KY; Pecan, MS; Roll, AZ; and others.
Concentration from 1930s, with much of interest, some of
premium value. From long buried Ezra D. Cole stock.
4395
4397
(62X5) 1861 NEW ORLEANS PROVISIONAL 5¢
YELLOW BROWN, DOUBLE FRANKING ................ PH
USA POSSESSIONS
– CANAL ZONE –
4398
4399
(27-30) 1913 COMPLETE SET OVERPRINT
READING DOWN, ON COVER .................................. PH
130
$200
$200
Complete set of 4 overprints on May 13, 1913, Canal Zone.
Two strikes of clear May 13 ‘Paraiso’ cancel (Hs-11) tie stamps.
Another strike on reverse, along with violet cancel (Hs-7a).
Part of bottom of reverse has been removed. Scarce.
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(23, 25, 26) 1906-07 OVERPRINTS READING
DOWN, ON COVER ................................................... PH
Pretty registered cover from Ancon, C.Z., to Austria, with 2¢,
8¢ and 10¢ values (20¢ franking). Blue Sept 8, 1908, Ancon
registry circular (Ry-7), also, center stamp tied by violet
Cristobal registry marking. U.S. Registry Exchange label
affixed in return address area, and Sept 8 Cristobal marking
and Sept 13 New York Foreign Mails marking on reverse. Fine
and scarce cover to interesting destination.
USA 1980s-2000s VARIOUS TOPICAL COVERS,
ELVIS, MARILYN, LIBERTY & OTHER ITEMS ......... $200-300
Large Topical lot with: (1) About 100 first-day and other covers
related to Statue of Liberty; (2) Numerous stamps & covers
related to Elvis, license plate with Elvis, concert tickets, tickets
to Graceland, Marilyn Monroe first-day covers and dual
Marilyn/Elvis FDCs & more; (3) 1984 LA Olympics covers,
magazine, playing cards, pins, posters (x5), tickets; (4) Sports
covers & more, including autographed William Shatner 'Star
Trek' cover. Interesting group. Items in box & tube.
$600
Genuine cover to Bell Buckle, TN on the Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad line. Franked with two examples of 5¢
yellow brown on off-white, tied by December 10, New Orleans
postmark. Some edge wear and stain at right, fine. Early usage,
first known date is December 3. CSA catalog #NEW-LA-A06.
(2013 CSA Cert #05814). Cat $1100.
1930-35 PICTORIAL FANCY CANCELS WITH
PATRIOTIC THEMES ........................................... PH $200-300
Interesting group of 15 covers representing Washington’s
Birthday (x2), Lincoln’s Birthday (x3), Flag Day (1), Independence Day (x8) and a registered cover from Old Glory
(Texas?), each with pictorial fancy cancels representing town
names. Includes Flags, Eagles, Fife & Drum,Statue of Liberty,
Firecrackers and others. Most 20th century fancy cancels were
uti