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Session II: Sunday, November 24, 2013
Estimate
2190
Texas – USA Stampless & State Postal History, cont.
2186
Estimate
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,200 covers, mostly
1870s to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted
by county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally
better, noted some nice corner cards, advertising such as Carbon
Peanut Co of Carbon, TX, 1902 ‘Mexican & Indian Curio Co.,
El Paso to Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, with receiving
backstamp; more. Mostly commercial with Airmail, Registered,
Postage Due, more. Some philatelic such as First Flights, First
or Last day covers, Events and others; also some checks and
other ephemera. Includes: scarce 1922 Cuero ‘Turkey Trot’
slogan cancel; 1889 East El Paso cds, very scarce, in use
1889-91, with ‘Collector of Cacti’ corner card; plus many
DPOs, such as Sejita, Santa Cruz, Seven Sisters, Duvall,
Crestonio and others. A few faults, generally fine to very fine
or better.
2187
1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES F-H ..... $1500-2500
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,500 covers, mostly
1870s to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted
by county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally
better, noted some nice corner cards, advertising, registered,
postage due, airmails, a few RPOs and more. Mostly
commercial, some philatelic such as First Flights, First or Last
Day covers, also some checks, photos and other ephemera.
Approximately 30% of the lot is Harris County, with a nice
range of modern postal history of Houston. A few of the other
highlights include: c.1879 registered 3¢ entire w/additional
#188 jumbo, printed ‘House of Representatives/State of Texas’
corner card; 1901 Bruner (DPO), St. Louis Shoe Co. advertising
cover; 1885 Scottsville franked with #210; 1865 Confederate
Tax Receipt (4"x2½”); c.1898 Seguin star cancel; 1895 Estelline
registered; lots of small towns; DPOs including Gageby, Gem,
McCook, Newlin, et al; more. A few faults, generally fine to
very fine or better.
2188
2189
2191
2192
2193
1918-45 WWI & WWII MILITARY BASES,
COVER STOCK ........................................................... $300-400
More than 300 covers (a few cards) sleeved, priced and sorted
by Texas ‘military bases.’ Nearly 50 different military installations or airfields, mostly covers, more than 50% marked ‘free,’
the balance franked. Vast majority WWII, a few WWI. Some
enclosures, some ephemera. Interesting niche of Texas postal
history, some opened roughly, generally fine or better.
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1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES W-Z ...... $900-1200
Texas cover stock with approximately 900 covers, mostly 1870s
to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted by
county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally better,
noted some nice corner cards, advertising, registered, postage
due, airmails, a few RPOs and more. Mostly commercial, some
philatelic such as First Flights, First or Last Day covers, also
some checks, photos and other ephemera. A few highlights
include: 1887 Aurora (DPO, 1873-1906) with nice grocer’s
corner card; 1885 Paradise; 1899 Denver & Ft. Worth R.P.O.;
1888 Harold & Ft. Worth R.P.O.; a number of 1880s Wichita
Falls; 1900 Denver & Ft. Worth R.P.O. cds on 2¢ stationery
with straight line ‘J.W. ST. CLAIR’ across franking; more,
including DPOs such as 1939 Beaukiss, 1937 Cheyenne and
others. Some faults, generally fine to very fine or better.
1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES J-N ..... $1500-2500
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,500 covers, mostly
1870s to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted
by county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally
better, noted some nice corner cards, advertising, registered,
postage due, airmails, a few RPOs and more. Mostly commercial, some philatelic such as First Flights, First or Last Day
covers, also some checks, photos and other ephemera. A few
highlights include: 1892 Corsicana to Austria; 1894 registered
Kempner to Floral Park, NY; 1870s Sisterdale; 1881 Bracketville; more, including many DPOs including Turner’s Point,
Japonica, Cleo, 1900 Standart, 1943 High, 1954 Howland (last
day), 1954 Biardstown (last day), many others. A few faults,
generally fine to very fine or better.
1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES S-W
(W/O TARRANT) ...................................................... $1500-2500
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,500 covers, mostly
1870s to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted
by county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally
better, noted some nice corner cards, advertising, registered,
postage due, airmails, a few RPOs and more. Mostly
commercial, some philatelic such as First Flights, First or Last
Day covers, also some checks, photos and other ephemera. A
few highlights include: 1876 Chester manuscript; 1907 Sansom
(DPO, 1891-1921); 1896 Utopia magenta postmark w/
matching magenta star (x2); 1879 Fort Concho; 1880 magenta
Fort Concho; c.1881 Ben Ficklin on postal card; more, including
many DPOs such as 1937 Friday, 1932 Nigton (last day), 1939
Hicksbaugh (last day), 1911 Fordtran, 1893 Sunnyside, 1938
Lahey (last day), 1949 Tankersly and many others. Some faults,
generally fine to very fine or better.
1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES H-J ..... $1200-1700
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,200 covers, mostly
1870s to modern, a few earlier. All sleeved, priced and sorted
by county. Useful stock, generally inexpensive, occasionally
better, noted some nice corner cards, advertising, registered,
postage due, airmails, a few RPOs and more. Mostly
commercial, some philatelic such as First Flights, First or Last
Day covers, also some checks, photos, and other ephemera. A
few highlights include: c.1876 U218 entire, Texana (DPO);
c.1885 Greenville advertising cover with illustrated anvil; 1881
Hubbard octagon; 1854 Crockett; 1892 Fort Hancock; a
number of DPOs including 1938 Kristenstad, Hood, Peoria,
Brandon, Thorpe Springs and more. A few faults, generally
fine to very fine or better.
1870s-1990s COVER STOCK, COUNTIES N-S ..... $1200-1700
Texas cover stock with approximately 1,200 covers, mostly
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