U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 9-10, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1515 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1853-1945 collection of 3,000+ covers, generally written up on pages, arranged in binders and housed in 14 cartons, United States Naval history represented by the many covers, also U.S.S. Shenandoah, Los Angeles and Hindenburg commemorative covers, 1932 Olympiad, special cachets (some priced up to $200), 1935 San Diego International Exposition with cached covers, FDCs and Exposition guides; few early covers from 1853, 1862, wreck covers, Classical Naval cards (usually picture postcards with ship cancels, used 1900-1920), Ship Cruises from 1909-1945 (mostly pre-WWII) including U.S.S. Chester, Birmingham, Salem, Hancock, Wilmington, Dayton, Brooks, Monocacy, Sacramento ("The galloping Ghost of the China Coast"), U.S.S. Hannibal and others, with stops at Egypt, India, Panama, Canal Zone, Guantanamo, Cienfuegos, Nicaragua (included is Nicaragua Campaign medal), Yangtze, Shanghai, all points Caribbean, Vera Cruz, Trinidad, Haiti, Philippines, Japan, Australia, other Central and South American destinations, Europea  | Price Realized $5,000.00 | |
| Lot #1516 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1928-60 Naval covers, balance of the consignment, with 3,700+ housed in 7 cartons, some sorted by destination and ships, many Asiatic Stations, WWII, some better cachets, occasional later material, but generally concentrated in the 1930s, fine-v.f., interesting group | Price Realized $1,700.00 | |
 | Lot #1517 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1928-40 Crosby Cachets, five volume collection of 490 different covers, each with what appears to be a Naval cachet, also included 1932 Olympics, variety of ship cancels, occasional FDCs, special events, ship visits and cruises to exotic places, generally fine-v.f., many quite scarce (only 20 printed). A remarkable collection (retail or acquisition cost $19,300+) | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1518 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1931-34 Naval covers, selection of 25 mostly Crosby cachets, U.S. Frigate Constitution (franked with 2c Yorktown), cancelled October 19, 1931, special cachets include "U.S.S. Arkansas" and "President Herbert Hoover visits Yorktown, Virginia" (also "cancelled by the ship in which President Hoover took passage to Yorktown). Other cachets include U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S. Colorado, U.S.S. Maryland, U.S.S. New York and others (retail $3,000+) | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1519 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1932-40 Naval covers, selection of 145, mostly U.S.S. Akron, U.S.S. Macon Zeppelin cachets, also others, including Crosby cachets (Washington Bicentennial complete set of 12), U.S.S. Tarpon, few foreign frankings, mostly v.f. An interesting group, retail $5,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
| Lot #1520 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1932-50 Naval covers, selection of 320, mostly different, generally Crosby cachets, some apparently scarce, variety of ship markings, patriotic slogans, WWII memorial covers and many others, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $525.00 | |
 | Lot #1521 LARGE LOTS & COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History Naval and Maritime Mail 1935-38 Crosby Cachets, some hand-colored, specialized group of 68 covers, California Pacific International Exposition May 29-November 11, 1935, also Hawaii and others, some duplication, various Naval cachets, few FDCSs, special events, ship visits and cruises to exotic places, generally fine-v.f. A scarce assembly (retail or acquisition cost $17,500+) | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
