Public Auction
4115 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
Lot | FDC Cachet Makers | Estimate | |
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101 | QE4 RARE Oversize FDC for 25¢ Special Handling, one of only three with a plate block, created by Worden & addr to him, marked "First Day of Special Handling," top plate block #F17097 along with PBK/12 of ½¢ Hale which was issued a week earlier; stamps F-VF, cover VF ex-Rufe | 2 | $1,250 |
102 | QE4 25¢ Special Handling FDC addr to FDC cover pioneer Worden, nice strike Washington 4/11/25 duplex, Blk ½¢ Hale pays postage, stamp F-VF, cover VF ex-Rufe | ||
103 | QE4 25¢ Special Handling FDC addr to FDC cover pioneer Nickles, Washington 4/11/25 duplexes, Blk ½¢ Hale pays postage, stamp F-VF, cover VF ex-Rufe | ||
104 | QE4 25¢ Special Handling FDC addr to FDC cover pioneer Ward, Washington 4/11/25 duplexes, 2¢ Lexington-Concord pays postage, stamp F-VF, cover w/ flap marks, ex-Rufe | ||
105 | QE4 25¢ Special Handling FDC, unusually sent Airmail w/ 8¢ Propeller C4, Washington duplex 4/11/25, to Niagara Falls, HR on back, F-VF ex-Rufe | ||
106 | Group (20), Mellone #s, #1, 6, 19c, 21a, 24a, 24d, 26b, 28a, 29b, 29d, 46a, 50, 51b, 53a, 60a (2), 61, 75b, 93, 107; (2) UA, a few w/ flap marks, all sleeved & IDed, owner's CV $950 (NV), gen VF | $400 | |
107 | ARTCRAFT Abt (1900+) mostly UA FDC 1940s-90s in (19) FDC albums & in FDC pgs, incl bklt panes, PBKs, postal stationery & aerogrammes w/ a few dup, gen F-VF | 3 | $350 |
108 | ADAM BERT Abt (500) 1930-76 uncacheted commems, regs & airs, most w/ typed address to himself on signature small sized envs; incl #688-90, 754, 785-794 & more, only a couple dup, a few other small size addr to others, varied cond some light pencil cat#, gen F-VF+ | 3 | $200 |
109 | COLLINS Abt (60) diff FDC 1981-2007, all in sleeves, gen VF | $150 | |
110 | COLLINS Complete set (36) FDC for the 1986 Ameripex Presidents issues, postmarked at Whitehouse, NJ, bonus (4) oversize cvrs w/ HF cachets for the Presidents S/S; UA VF | 2 | $200 |
111 | COLLINS (81) various topical FDC in album, 1997-2006 incl Bugs Bunny, Flowering Trees #3193-97, 3209h-i, Greetings from America 34¢, C131, C139-40, others incl some broken sets; UA VF | 7 | $400 |
112 | COLLINS Cachets for (3) popular series: 1982 State Birds/Flowers all (50), 1986 Ameripex Presidents lacks JFK & White House; 1992 Wildflowers all (50); UA, VF | 4 | $500 |
113 | COLLINS Earlier FDC abt (142) 1978-87 in photo album, incl #1764-67, 1768, 1772, 1827-30, 1859, 1921-24, 2076-79, 2096 (2 diff), 2097 (2 diff), 2109, 2193, 2204 (2 diff); couple dup, few earlies w/ whole set on one cover, later as individuals, UA VF | 8 | $500 |
114 | COLLINS (155) Cacheted FDC 1981-89, incl Christmas, Love, Olympics, Cats, Hemingway, Expo '89 S/S, Sports, New Sweden & more; UA VF | 6 | $500 |
115 | COLORANO Collection & Accum abt (1900), incl abt (1150) 1972-89 in (9) binders (may not be cplt, abt 70 w/ flts) & abt (750) 1970s-2003 in glassines incl State Birds (5 sets), noted some combos & PNCs, some flts but gen F-VF | 3 | $400 |
116 | FLEETWOOD Accum abt (1000+) UA largely 1990s-2004, gen F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS) | $200 | |
117 | FIRST Assortment (104) sleeved, addr FDC 1927-31 (Saratoga to Pulaski), most w/ first cachets, IDed by collector, couple w/o cachet or special events; gen F-VF+ ex-Elrod | 3 | $250 |
118 | GOLDEN REPLICAS Collection over (1100) 1981-2007 in (21) special albums, UA & gen VF | $200 | |
119 | GOLDEN REPLICAS all addr in (13) albums for 1981-96, nice variety & did not see any dup, VF | $300 | |
120 | GUNDEL Collection abt (75) in binder, largely 1930s incl #716, 722, 733, 768a, 772, 775, 776 (Gonzales), 777, 778, 782, 784, 795-802, 894 (3 diff colors), others; abt (15) signed; abt (16) UA, few dup, few flap marks but gen F-VF | 3 | $400 |
Lot | FDC Collections | Estimate | |
121 | MILFORD (Collins) Blue album w/ (99) handpainted US State or Canada Provincial duck stamp FDCs for 1991-92; covers w/ large handpainted design & one or more related postage stamps (ducks, state flags, etc); these often retail up to $10 ea, VF | 4 | $350 |
122 | POSTAL COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY Abt (900) in PCS albums incl History of Civil War, 2002 State Greetings, 2001 Inauguration, 1986 Presidents & 1987 Wildlife, 1982-90 addr FDC, Princess Di FDCs, Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson FDC; incl abt (100) AC FDC & abt (150) comml, personal & oversized covers w/ some WW mixed in; few flts but gen F-VF | 2 | $150 |
123 | POSTAL COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY FDC w/ over (3000) & 1976-2008 w/ Bicentennial, CTC, addr & UA, PCS stamps (topicals), small amount of postage, check this one out, few flts but mainly F-VF | 3 | $300 |
124 | Accum abt (450+) mostly AC FDC 1950s-80s, abt (50) early to mid-20th Cent covers incl Airmail, abt (100) covers, addr FDCs & WW covers, few flts to gen F-VF | $100 | |
125 | Over (3000) mainly cacheted FDC, about 30% are UN most from the 1950s-80s w/ dup cachet makers incl Artcraft, Aristocrats & a few others, about half are sleeved, gen F-VF | $100 | |
126 | Accum abt (1600+) 1940s-90s in (9) FDC albums, (2) 3 ring binders & loose in a box, many diff cachets, mostly UA, sets incl (6) 1976 flags, (5) 1982 birds & flowers, (6) 1986 presidents, (5) 1987 animals, incl abt (200) events, some oversized, & (1850+) 1920s-96 in (14) FDC albums, (5) 3 ring binders, (6) USPS binders, addr & UA, diff cachets to 1971, PCS cachets & addr 1972-96, incl sgls, se-tenants, prs, bklt panes, regs incl Prexies & Liberty to $1 coils, commems incl Army & Navy, Famous Americans, also incl airs & modern officials, abt (1250+) USPS souv pgs all diff 1972-2003 in plastic pgs in (8) 3-ring binders, 1991-2003 issues all have 3 hole punched in pgs, incl National Parks, LaGuardia, O'Neill, coil & much more, mainly F-VF | $200 | |
127 | Accum abt (2750) incl abt (200) kid-friendly (cartoons, children's books & dinosaurs, etc) incl (13) handpainted incl (9) Collins, (2) Libert, Pugh & Wile; abt (1750) in PCS or other binders, much 1970s-80s, more addr than UA, could be few flts but gen FVF | 6 | $150 |
128 | Accum abt (680+) mostly cacheted & addr FDC 1940s-50s, cachets incl AC, AM, Anderson, Boll, Farnham, Lowry & more, much 3¢, 5¢ & 10¢ Famous Americans, all sleeved; also abt (50) 1945 Philippines FD postal cards; some moderate dup; a few flts to gen F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS) | 2 | $150 |
129 | Accum abt (1800) 1960s-2010, much FW; UA, gen clean VF | 4 | $150 |
130 | Abt (1700) cacheted UA FDC 1983-89, mostly Artcraft, w/ dup incl commems, Great Americans, Transport Coils, 1986 Presidents (2 sets), 1987 Wildlife (2 sets); sleeved bundles, also a few CTC (not complete), clean & VF | $200 | |
131 | Better Accum abt (850) incl abt (200) Boll, abt (90) Fluegel, abt (25) Grimsland, rest Ioor, Linprint, Staehle & misc others incl Pugh 22¢ Presidents, Fidelity Prexy coils, Linprint Famous Americans (2 sets), Cachet Craft Famous Americans (3 sets), many sleeved, gen F-VF | 5 | $250 |
132 | Accum abt (1500+) 1930s-2020s unorganized in a box, mostly AC, AM & Fleetwood w/ few other cachets, mostly UA, some sleeved; also abt (900) mostly addr FDC 1929-80s organized in IDed glassines in (2) long boxes, light dup; few flts on earlies but gen F-VF (Proceeds benefit APS) | 11 | $250 |
133 | Accum (1000s) mostly all US FDC, many are modern, few Airmails, some other covers incl business, personal, etc, few flts but mostly F-VF | 2 | $250 |
134 | Accum abt (3500+) 1930s-2000s, mostly AC, AM & FW w/ others mixed in, gen unsorted but some sets together; abt (200) uncacheted & abt (275) Golden Replicas, few (100) stationery not counted, few souv pgs incl SP300, SP303-07, UA/addr, few flap marks or flts but gen F-VF | 3 | $300 |
135 | Accum abt (3000) mainly 1930s-90s widely assorted loose & (2) cover albums, much AC, Fleetwood & other cachet makers, most 1930s uncacheted, addr/UA, light dup, a few flts but gen F-VF | 2 | $350 |
136 | Accum abt (4400) FDC 1940s-2000s cacheted & uncacheted, mostly addr w/ some in pencil, incl PCS 1993-98, 2000-01, 2003, CTC to 1950s in (9) binders, Fleetwood 1983-87, several specialty books, abt (200+) USPS souv pgs 1977-84 in sleeves, many uncacheted for add-ons or handpainteds, a few flts to gen F-VF | 3 | $400 |
137 | Collection in (13) binders, addr & UA incl (2) Postal Commemorative Society 1985-87 & 1989, (2) Fleetwood Wildlife 1987, (1) FW Wildflowers 1992, (2) FW States Birds/Flowers, (2) PCS State Birds/Flowers, (1) Golden Replicas Presidents 1986, (1) Postmasters of America 1976-78 w/ 58 FDC, (1) Aristocrat States Birds/Flowers, VF | 2 | $400 |
138 | 1936-2009 in (3) boxes covers in order, fourth box w/ extras; most are sleeved, variety of cachet makers but many are commons, incl some USPS colorized cancels; abt (2500) total, incl some w/ PBKs, a few oversize, some light dup gen due to diff cachets; a few events or special covers mixed in; a few flap marks in earlies, gen VF | $400 | |
139 | Collection (66) diff on stkpgs, 1925-33 w/ better, interesting or unlisted cachets, incl Griffin, Roessler, Gorham & unknowns; attractive group, some light foxing, addr as typical, gen F-VF | 6 | $500 |
140 | Specialized Collection cacheted FDC for the Army-Navy Issue #785-94; well organized by cachet maker & IDed by Planty, housed in Vario pgs filling (4) large 3-ring binders; cachets incl Anderson (Bernet), Aubry, Dyer, Holland, Imperial, Ioor, Kapner, Plimpton, Rice, Sudduth, more & some unknowns (see web photos for inventory); franked w/ sgls, pairs or Blks, cachet varieties incl diff colors, hs or machine cancel, etc; all but one cachet maker has at least one cplt matching set, w/ dup to x7; addr, some flap marks as typical for period, gen F-VF+ | 16 | $800 |
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141 | BLACK AMERICANA Abt (85) vintage cards on diff themes, at home, in the fields (potato, alfalfa, orange, sugar, cotton), cake walk, watermelon, children, humor; a couple dup, some mailed, noted some PMC, Kornelia Kinks, more; some flts, gen F-VF | 3 | $250 |
142 | BLACK AMERICANA (24) PPC some seldom seen incl (3) French cards, priced in $20-$35 range, most mailed, owner's retail value $700 (NV), gen F-VF | 4 | $400 |
143 | BLACK AMERICANA (12) PPC most seldom seen incl (3) French cards, also cards w/ metamorphic foldouts, moveable eyes, silk, affixed feathers & cloth, priced in $35-$125 range, owner's retail value $965 (NV), gen F-VF | 6 | $450 |
144 | DUTCH Themed PPC abt (100+) diff, abt 1905-15 in (1) album incl adv, affixed items, children, costumes, couples, greetings, holidays (incl Halloween), humor, windmills & much more, many mailed, extensive group, few flts to gen F-VF | 3 | $300 |
145 | JUDAICA Selection (170+) PPC, vintage to chrome, US & foreign, incl portraits, holiday greetings, synagogues & street scenes, artwork, Biblical scenes, more; incl colorful set from France w/ art by S. Seeberger; bonus are (17) Victorian cut-outs w/ Jewish scenes or Bible stories, VF; a couple PPC dup, gen F-VF | 6 | $250 |
146 | CZECHOSLOVAK LEGION in the Russian Civil War, 1920s series of postcards entitled "Monument to the Resistance, Views from the life and struggle of the Czech Legion" indicating that proceeds from the sale of these cards will fund a monument; very difficult to complete a full set of (72), here are (22) diff unused cards & (3) dup; images are paintings of places across the former Empire, incl Ukraine, Urals, steppes, Siberia incl a funeral, 1918 May Day, mountains, villages, barracks, one is from Italy (Spiazzi); only couple minor corner bends, gen VF | 2 | $200 |
147 | EUROPE abt (128) WWI era cards w/ caricatures on the war, various leaders, effects on people & political intrigue; mostly from the Allied perspective, cards mostly from France w/ some Italy, GB, Germany; most are cartoon-like caricatures, political, humorous (Manneken Pis doing his thing on German soldiers) & gruesome incl personifications of death, ghost of Napoleon, severed head of Kaiser etc; most sleeved, a few mailed or written on, gen F-VF | $250 | |
148 | EUROPE Accum (1000+) unsorted WW cards, primarily Germany & France, also Italy, GB, Switz, Japan, Mexico, Greece, Egypt, Russia, Turkey; mostly early 20th Cent travel scenery, cities & rural, architecture, street scenes, nature, 1931 Stuttgart fire, WWI related (France, Germany), RPC, Popes, more; incl (2) scrapbooks, some sleeved, rest loose; some flts, some mailed, several unusual cards, gen F-VF | $300 | |
149 | EUROPE (270+) WWI Related cards, incl images of soldiers, patriotic, battle locations & ruins, town scenes, monuments & caricature, royalty & generals; cards from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria; also a few post-war memorials, couple US & a couple WWII; Charity card of Marshall Foch w/ label & B22 (CV $100); artwork & photography, soldier's life, returning home, with the ladies, charity cards, more; some mailed, some are free franks / Feldpost (80+ French); many sleeved, gen F-VF | 13 | $500 |
150 | ITALY (27) diff cards from a series of (100) by the artist Raemaekers, biting commentary using caricatures of WWI countries, leaders & situations; some funny, others sad, some religious imagery; none mailed but a couple w/ stamps affixed & pmkd at Coumayeur; (3) not numbered from later printings; commentary in French & Italian, printed by Societa Editoriale Milanese c.1917; VF | 3 | $150 |