December Coin and Collectibles Auction

1800's, a group of printer's samples from the American Bank Note Co. Featuring historical scenes and figures which were presented to banks f...

1851, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type II. Scott 7. A lovely example with margins all around including parts of the next stamp at top, neatly tied by by...

1857, cover from Dedham, Mass. to Quebec, Canada. With a lovely multicolor franking by 1852, 1¢ blue, imperf. (#9) + two 1857, 3¢ dull red...

1858, Advertising cover: Charter Oak Life Insurance Company. A lovely embossed corner card on a cover from Hartford to New Bedford, Mass., franked wit

C. 1860, Patriotic cover: John C. Fremont. Weiss JF-24. Walcott L-530, franked by an 1857 3¢ (#11A, torn at the right edge), used on a Massachu...

1861, Fancy cancel: Albany, N.Y. negative "US". Skinner-Eno PT-US 25, neat strike on a 3¢ (#65) on cover to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. A tiny...

C. 1861, Fancy cancel: Hopkinton, Mass. Elaborate Star in Circle. Skinner-Eno unlisted, a lovely strike tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Wor...

1861, Fancy cancel: Newark, O. Union Shield. Skinner-Eno PS-ST 41, clear strike in blue of a duplex cancel ties a 3¢ (#65) on an Ohio cover, a ...

1861, Fancy cancel: Putnam, Ct. Elaborate Geometric. Tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Canterbury, Ct., VF

C. 1861, Patriotic cover: Flag and Cannon. Weiss F-R-402. Walcott L-2757 var., patriotic cover, patriotic cover, endorsed "Soldiers Letter"...

C. 1861, Patriotic cover: Fortress Monroe. Weiss SC-NB 28. Walcott 766, a lovely all-over design, with franking by 3¢ (#26, huge margins), used...

1862, cover from Boston to London, England. Franked with a Fine 24¢ steel blue (#70b), with London receiver below, no backstamp. A few sealed c...

1862, folded letter sheet from New York to Madrid, Spain. Franked with a Fine 5¢ dark red brown (#75 var., a premium shade), tied by a neat gri...

1891, Gun cover: the Heikes Hand Protector Co. An attractive black & white design on a neat cover from Ohio to New Hampshire (backstamped), VF

1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition. A 2¢ Plimpton entire (#U311), used from Omaha to Kansas (backstamped), with Exposition handstamps in red fr...

1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition postal cards. EX 89-98, VF

1942-44, a group of 7 Japanese Relocation Center covers. From 7 different centers, all but one to Heart Mountain, Wyoming. A few flaws, F-VF, unusual

1949-53, a selection of approximately 100 covers to Dean Acheson, the 51st U.S. Secretary of State. From all over the world, with a wide variety of fr

1940, Famous Americans complete on FDC's. Scott 859-893. Plus 25 extras; a few imaged to give a flavor of the lot, overall F-VF

Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin set complete on 3 FDC's. Scott C13-C15. The 65¢ and $1.30 are on post cards, the $2.60 on cover; all flown on ...