384. Auktion

1785/1868, group of nine covers, with 1785 Nantes to Baltimore with “N. York Aug 29” straight-line; 1807 folded letter datelined “Nantz”, to New York, with  “N. Bedford Ms” c.d.s., this an early New Bedford ship use; 1812 stampless letter from Jacmel, Haiti, to Baltimore (stained); 1840 Grand Coteau, Louisiana manuscript cancel on folded letter via New York & Le Havre to Beauvais, France; 1843 Louisville, Ohio manuscript cancel on double-weight stampless letter to Paris; 1847 folded letter from New Orleans to Austria via Boston forwarding agents S.C. Thwing & Co; 1865 cover from San Francisco to Fontainebleu, via New York & Le Havre, franked with 1858 10c. green and 1862 5c. red brown; 1867 New York to Basel, Switzerland stampless cover via Le Havre; and 1868 New Orleans printed circular to France, franked with 15c. black Lincoln single franking; condition mixed with some faults to be expected in places, but several fresh and fine items.

1860/1940 (ca.), accumulation fo several hundred covers and cards, mostly adressed to Europa. Beginning with three frankings of the 1857-60 3 c. rose, one of which on charming illustrated cover “Brandreth House, N.Y.” further 1875 5c c. blue (Scott 179) on cover to Prussia, Scott 226+236 on 1893 Return Receipt cover from San Francisco to Honolulu, 1908 Jamestown Exposition 5 c. blue (Scott 330) on cover per “SS Deutschland” to Zürich, correspondance to stamp dealer Eduard Luder in Switzerland including 1926 registered cover marked “Found in ordinary mail” and registered letter with 1922 Flat Plate 1c. green and 2c red in imperf. blocks of four (Scott 575+577) or 1942 “Service Suspended” cover to unoccupied France. Varied and interesting though in rather mixed condition.

1925/35, collection of 66 “Roesler” airmail covers including better items such  Zeppelin covers (7) including 1929 Meditteranean Flight with German franking, Hydroplane Mail 1925 (1) or Lindbergh cover 1927 as well as some first fligth covers. 

1927/41, collection of some one hundred airmail covers including Trans Pacific Airmail (30), Trans Atlantic Airmail (61) and 9 Lidnbergh flights. 

1862/1960, comprehensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection, starting from the State Revenues and extensively filled with many interesting items like Scott-Nr. R31c, R79a, R83a, R96a, R97a, R99a-c, R102a-c, R129-131, R150, R223 (some of the former repaired or with the usual small faults), followed by many specialties like Proprietary RB 8a-b, Stock Transfer RD 112, RD 207-208, RD 311, Cordials and Wines RE 179, Silver Tax RG 22, etc., also good section of Documentary and Narcotic Tax issues. Mixed condition, with two certificates, a robust assembly, neatly mounted in one album

1932, Los Angeles, fast 60 Briefe und Karten und einige Olympiamarken mit Vorausentwertungen, darunter Sonderstempel und Cachets, viele Schiffsstempel.