Public Auction
4115 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
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151 | JAPAN (300+) sleeved cards, incl (25) souv packs in excellent cond, w/ art, shrines, mountains, spas, towns; balance of loose cards w/ scenery, art, town photos, Russo-Japanese War, shoreline scenes w/ boats that likely inspired Karl Lewis; abt (40) are hand-painted, half done on thin wooden cards; (14) mailed & several w/ stamps tied by pictorial cancels (#202, 208) incl set honoring Hirohito's coronation; colorful & attractive items from 1st half of 20th Cent; gen VF | 5 | $500 |
152 | SWITZERLAND Abt (500) cards, large number are photographs or RPC, regular & Continental sizes, also good variety of vintage & linen eras, 1898-1948, a few mailed, expect some wear, cities large & small, and of course mountains & lakes; gen F-VF | $90 | |
153 | Several (100) vintage to modern Continental, variety of Europe, Caribbean & Canada, a few mailed, ranges from nature, famous sites, hotels & beaches, art & more; typical wear, gen F-VF | $120 | |
154 | Accum abt (2000) 1900 to modern incl abt (450+) GB 1900s-10s, plus Austria, Canada, Germany etc, largely travel type w/ minimal greetings, older typically mailed, modern typically unmailed, some typical wear | 5 | $200 |
155 | Selection (8) Nice Hallowe'en cards w/ simple artistic designs that are not scary; children, elves, candle, JOL; incl (2) International Art (Art Nouveau chestnuts & persimmons), one Sandford (candle & poem), (2) F.A. Owen & one Tuck; six are mailed, all sleeved, only a few minor corner dings, most VF | 3 | $100 |
156 | Group (10) different Hallowe'en postcards, only one not mailed or written on; incl Clapsaddle w/ black cat; Tuck pumpkin people cutting a cake, girl on broom; Winsch lady dancing w/ broomstick (mailed in Canada), kids w/ JOL; Brundage kids w/ JOL; Bier pig eating JOL, kids dressing as witch; Whitney Made boy w/ JOLs; Bergman B&W kid w/ JOL outdoors; some typical wear from posting, gen F-VF; | 4 | $130 |
157 | Abt (1100) mostly vintage holiday cards, abt half are Christmas, balance are Valentine's, Easter, Thanksgiving, birthdays & general greetings; abt 20% mailed, a few embossed, some usual wear, gen F-VF | $140 | |
158 | Collection Various Holiday cards in (4) Shoe boxes incl New Year, Christmas (one whole box), Valentine's, St Patrick's, 4th of July, Happy Birthday, general greetings & (1) Tuck's Halloween; most are mailed, virtually all vintage, noted some fancy or embossed, mostly red Santas, typical wear to edges or corners, many attractive cards, gen F-VF | 4 | $250 |
159 | Nice Accum (100s) novelty cards, ranging from heavy embossing & glitter, up to add-ons & non-paper; incl embroidery, hair, feathers, salt bag, several cards made of metal, leather, cork; some foreign, some mailed, gen F-VF | 8 | $250 |
160 | Abt (4500) PPC in (6) shoe boxes w/ one collector's hoard, virtually all vintage, showing trains, stations, tracks, tunnels, depots, bridges, other infrastructure, also some crashes, snow drifts, workers, tourist trains & more; many RPC sprinkled throughout, some mailed, a few Canada; large amount are from NY & New England w/ many small towns/stations; long-time accumulator's stash off the market for years; some flts expected, gen F-VF | 8 | $800 |
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161 | Abt (1400) mostly vintage cards w/ ships of various kinds, passenger, ferry, battleship, submarine & other military, in dock, harbors w/ ships, steamers, more; a few RPC, much from New York & New England; from old-time accum, expect some typical wear on the half that were mailed, gen F-VF | 6 | $350 |
162 | NEW YORK Abt (500) mostly pre-chrome cards, just over half are Niagara Falls & area, incl souvenir pack, views at night, in winter, bridge, tourism, etc; (100+) from Watkins Glen area & balance are Adirondacks & other nature, non-NYC; some mailed, gen F-VF | $120 | |
163 | NEW YORK Abt (400) PPC 1908-15, noted Doane cancels, DPOs, mostly greetings & scenery, good selection of small town cancels, a few covers/cards, some flts, gen F-VF | $150 | |
164 | BUILDINGS & Landmarks abt (2600) vintage cards in (4) shoe boxes incl homes, schools & colleges, churches, farms, hotels & resorts, factories, main streets, more; all are mailed w/ variety of pmk styles, cards incl PMC, RPC, undivided backs, all appear to be pre-1920; some typical wear, from old-time accum, gen F-VF | $500 | |
165 | COINS Abt (40+) vintage PPC showing coins of ea country, many diff countries, (3) are mailed, owner's retail value $750 (NV), mixed cond to VF | 2 | $400 |
166 | DETROIT Publishing Company (2) packs "Little Phostint Journeys" incl Vol XIX The Land of the Mohicans and Vol XXXIII American Indians (1912); Mohicans has some Indian and Revolutionary War scenes but also nature & tourism around Lake George, complete set of (40); Indians mostly show scenes from the Southwest, full set is forty but here are (44) cards; attractive cards, like new, with original outer packaging; VF-XF | 3 | $140 |
167 | FAIRS & PARKS (1500+) interesting accum mostly vintage cards, scenes from parks, beaches, parades, fairs, races & other gatherings; noted some RPC & PMC, incl Tournament of Roses, county & state fairs, city parks, horse races, casino, coastal resorts, more; many mailed, expect some typical wear, gen F-VF | 12 | $350 |
168 | SCENERY & VIEWS abt (1800) in (3) shoe boxes w/ MAILED vintage PPC, incl PMC, RPC, undivided backs, almost all pre-1916; variety of views incl towns, parks, coast, much New England & out West, mountains, forest, some Detroit Publishing, more; variety of cancels incl Doane, machine flag, duplex; some typical wear, gen F-VF | 9 | $300 |
169 | SCENERY & VIEWS abt (2600) in (4) shoe boxes w/ unmailed mostly vintage cards, incl PMC, undivided backs, RPC; lots of views incl city streets, small towns, glaciers, lakes, waterfall, New England, out West, bridges, animals, mountains, industry & farming, more; great windows into the past, some minor edge wear, gen F-VF | $500 | |
170 | STREETCARS & other similar, incredible accum by one collector, filling (6) boxes, some grouped by state but mostly unsorted, abt (4,000) cards primarily vintage, much New England but noted views from Georgia, California, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania & others; some cards focused on the trolley car itself, from horse-drawn to "modern" styles, but majority are small town or large city scenes w/ streetcars as part of the scene of daily life; noted a few funiculars or pleasure cars (tourist, mountain); a great selection accumulated over the years, abt half mailed, some typical wear, gen pre-1920 w/ many pre-1910 incl PMC, undivided backs & RPC, gen F-VF | 11 | $800 |
171 | Assortment abt (225) vintage to modern chrome cards in sleeved pgs in groups of various topics incl pretty ladies, a few nudes, pin ups, California themed cards incl small to medium town street scenes, real photos, transportation showing horses & autos, most cards retail $3-$5 ea w/ some more, owner's retail value $750 (NV), gen F-VF | 17 | $125 |
172 | Abt (625) in binders incl abt (425) comic (abt half linen incl WWII), abt (75) arcade style military aircraft cards, abt (75) Berlin, few others; gen F-VF | 4 | $140 |
173 | Accum mostly vintage PPC, Apx (4500) w/ some groupings of topicals & others unsorted; noted Greetings from incl banners & colleges, pretty ladies / love / flirting, fairgrounds & parks, coasts, ships, dogs & cats, early humor, military, fire & police departments, sports, parades, street scenes (incl streetcars & autos), famous monuments, leather postcards, more; great selection from one collector's long-time accum, w/ many PMC, RPC, undivided backs, Detroit Publishing & other older styles, some mailed but much less than half the cards, some minor typical wear, gen F-VF | 15 | $800 |
174 | Accum US & Foreign cards (350+) of various kinds, some commons & some unusual, incl 1924 Damascus w/ Syria #123, 125; many RPC incl Cape Town 1937 or a lake in Canada 1952, colorful card packs of Florida & Indy 500; modern adv cards incl 1970s automobiles, group of New Jersey shore scenes incl hotels, couple fancy, some mailed, gen F-VF | $140 | |
175 | Accum abt (1100) unsorted & some sleeved PPC w/ many vintage, abt (400) WW cards, majority appear linen to chrome 1910s-70s, all types from travel, scenes & buildings, a few greetings or holidays, some mailed, some reprints, mixed cond to F-VF | 5 | $400 |
176 | Huge Accum several (1000) US & WW cards, majority are vintage, completely unsorted, wide variety, noted many interesting & better cards amongst the common, lots of scenery & city views, some greetings (St Patrick's, Easter, Christmas, New Year), noted RPC, RPO cancel, humor, Charlie Chaplin caricature series, art & artist signed, aircraft, linen & white border, some early chrome, some mailed, expect some flts in this unsorted accum, gen F-VF | $600 | |
177 | Probably (900+) PPC in shoe box, photo album & loose, large percent are early chrome, also vintage, white border/linen, Continental, oversize & souv packs (abt 50); variety of travel scenes, motels, cities, adv, a few foreign, good number mailed, gen F-VF | $140 | |
178 | Older Stock abt (300) partly sorted incl Bridges abt (15), Expos & Fairs abt (40), Fire Stations (6), Humor abt (55), Ladies abt (40), Masons & other fraternal abt (35), misc abt (125); almost all US, pre-1940 & sleeved; some are arcade or adv cards instead of postcards, mailed/unmailed, most priced $2-$20, some typical wear but gen F-VF | 3 | $140 |
179 | Abt (135) mostly vintage cards, mostly interesting or topical, incl street scenes & buildings incl Masonic, monuments; abt (33) RPC incl soldiers & forts (incl pmks), auto, ships, trains, flood & tornado, Indians, more; a few foreign, many from New Rochelle, NY, some greetings, more; many mailed, some minor flts, gen F-VF | 5 | $180 |
180 | US Accum abt (2000) 1900s-70s, largely travel type w/ minimal greetings or humor, incl (300+) sleeved NY, otherwise unsorted; mailed/unmailed, some typical wear | 5 | $200 |
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181 | Accum (2400+) from vintage to Continental & everything in between, unsorted, incl travel scenes, art, rack cards, hotels, museums & interiors, several souv packs, nature & parks, flowers & trees, Florida, famous sites, some cities, more; some mailed, gen F-VF | $240 | |
182 | Accum abt (1600?) PPC in (3) 6 qt plastic tubs w/ many kinds, plenty of vintage, also some greetings, linens, early chrome, a few foreign, noted many interesting & better topics; minor flts, some sleeved, gen F-VF | 5 | $350 |
183 | Accum (1800+) US PPC, vast majority are scenes incl cities, towns, main streets, parks, historic buildings, sites, monuments & nature; large number are vintage, w/ good amount linen, white border, RPC & small amount early chrome; good coverage from coast to coast, noted groups of Maine, Oklahoma, Ohio, Mississippi; some mailed w/ 2nd Bureau or Wash/Frank 1¢ greens; expect some flts from this unsorted accum, gen F-VF | $400 | |
184 | AUSTRIA Group (6) diff airmail cvrs to the US bearing the 1950-53 airmail birds incl C57 (7), C58 (4) & some others incl C54, gen F-VF | 3 | |
185 | CANADA (3) Private Airmail covers; CL2 10/24/24 Rouyn Lake to Lachine, PQ; CL46 2/4/30 Prince Albert, SK to Ile-a-la-Crosse, to Roessler; souvenir cover of Maritime & Newfoundland Airways, flight label red on yellow, perf, tied by large cachet for first flight to St Pierre (AAMC MNA-3100); VF | 4 | $120 |
186 | IRAN (18) Pre-Revolution covers, incl (3) flight covers Sabena to Brussels C70, C73, Lufthansa to Frankfurt #1169, 1187 & Qantas to Vienna #1450; (3) Qajar incl #669 pair; rest Pahlavi from #725 //1839, comml airmail, postal tax, commems, one IR w/ (3) diff commems 1986-87; gen F-VF | 5 | $80 |
187 | Abt (350) flights, largely 1920s-60s w/ few later, incl 1919 Tunisia, 1923 Thailand, 1927 Cuba, 1928 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile & Peru, 1929 Ecuador, India, S Africa & Sweden, 1930 Spain, 1932 New Zealand & S Rhodesia, 1937 Straits, 1938 New Guinea, other earlies & later, unsorted, virtually all cacheted, just few larger than #6 size, could be few flts but gen FVF | 6 | $250 |
188 | Over (950) WW & US Airmail, each w/ airmail etiquette or similar, also some other etiquettes, airline items, post office auxiliary marks & more; over half in file box, sorted by country Albania to Zanzibar, others loose incl a few business or larger size; wide variety of countries & label types, some unusual ones, most not philatelic so some minor faults or rough openings; gen F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS) | 13 | $600 |
189 | GERMANY Cover addr to Berlin w/ Germany C32 1m black & salmon German Eagle & 4m black brown Graf Zeppelin, nice DOX pmk, F-VF | $150 | |
190 | SAN MARINO C11 along w/ #119 on flown & cacheted Graf Zeppelin PPC Flight card to England | ||
191 | (9) Zepp covers incl USA Sieger #22B, 28A (2, one no cachet), 409C (2), 429 no cachet; Brazil #184, 236A; Germany #428B; multi-frankings, only Zepp stamps are Brazil; gen F-VF | 5 | $120 |
192 | Selection (10) flight covers in pgs, each described, incl Brazil 1932 w/ cachet & use of Zeppelin stamp; Germany 1929 Mediterranean flight, 1930 South America flight special card, on board cancel only to Seville; Neth 1932 Zeppelin PPC from Rotterdam w/ Dutch flight cachet; US (6) Century of Progress flight covers from (4) diff legs; gen F-VF+ | 5 | $400 |
193 | BANGLADESH abt (1400) incl abt (800) 1971-73 provisional Ovpts on Pakistan officials & abt (600) later 1970s-90s (some parcel fronts), typical cond | 6 | $200 |
194 | BELGIUM Oversize philatelic cover w/ complete Martin of Tours issues B1-24 w/ tabs, tied by nicely struck 1/14/12 Wijchmael cds; used stamps CV $247.55; F-VF+ | $140 | |
195 | BELGIUM (180+) Covers 1850s-1970s, many sleeved, incl early issues, much 1890s-1920s, adv, comml, airmail, registered, PPC, WWI German Occupation stamps, stamps w/ Sunday labels, mourning, maximum cards, souvenir or event covers, more; great selection, minor flts, gen F-VF | 10 | $250 |
196 | BERMUDA Accum (100s) of pieces, over (250) FDC 1937 to the early 2000s, some dup incl: #363-79 (2), 482-98, 668-84, 837-54 & others, also postal stationery w/ cards, wrappers, air letters back to 19th Cent Queen Victoria, gen F-VF | $150 | |
197 | BRITISH EMPIRE abt (70) incl GB #3, (4) 1930s New Zealand flights, (3) Tonga tin can mail, few censored; FDCs incl 1937 Coronation, New Zealand B54-55 & B57-58 sheets; few flts but gen F-VF | 3 | $150 |
198 | CANADA Accum abt (300+) 1900-70s incl addr, cacheted & uncacheted FDC, First Flights, airmail, comml, personal, unused aerogrammes, variety of cancellation types, many sleeved; typical mixed cond to F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS) | 6 | $150 |
199 | CANADA Accum abt (200+) First Flights & Special Flights 1928-33, sorted by year & flight # in baggies, mostly hs cachets; many covers to US & some to England; nice group of early Canada airmail history; typical mixed cond for this era (Proceeds benefit APS) | 10 | $200 |
200 | CANADA Accum abt (4,500) modern covers ranging from 1940s-2000s, most #10 size w/ much definitive series & some commems, airmail, metered, registered, business, personal, oversized, philatelic clubs, variety of cancellation types & much more, gen F-VF | 3 | $300 |