United States Possessions continued...

**PHILIPPINES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
601	p	220	#220, 4c Brown, with "O.B." (Official Business) handstamped overprints, small specialized study, two mint singles, plus seven scarce legal size "Philippines Constabulary" covers each bearing at least the 4c value with various styles and colors of the "O.B." handstamps, all 1906 usages from various towns, one especially interesting one from San Isidro to Manila and charged postage due, which was paid by a 1903 2c Shield stamp overprinted "O.B." in very large letters, fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
602	p	226, 230	#226, 230, 1c Blue green and 5c Blue, with "O.B." (Official Business) handstamped overprints in violet, a single of the former, three singles and a strip of three of the latter, representing a franking of thirty-eight times the inter-island rate, on a large portion of a parcel front, sent registered to the "Chief Supply Officer/Bureau of Constabulary, Manila", stamps tied by "Panay Isld., P.I./Nov 1, 1906" duplex postmarks, as well as by the "O.B." handstamps themselves, very fine; a most uncommon franking; ex-Marx, Brody. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
603		229/233	#229, 231-33, 1c 4c, 6c and 8c 1903-04 Overprints, all tied to an overprinted 4c Brown on white stamped envelope (#U14) by four clear strikes of "Manila, P.I./Nov 13" duplex postmarks, addressed to a Captain in the 9th Infantry in Manila, vertical file fold at left, very fine; a philatelic, yet handsome and scarce franking on a stamped envelope; ex-Marx, Brody. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
604		230	#230, 5c Blue, postal history group of eighteen nine different interesting 1905-06 covers, all bearing at least a single of the 5c value and often with additional values, some are registered including one with two 5c stamps and singles of the 1c and 2c stamps from the same series, used to Liverpool and each stamp cancelled solely by a thumbprint, other better covers include three legal size "Philippines Constabulary" imprinted envelopes bearing the 5c with various types of small "O.B." (Official Business) overprints, a well travelled 1905 registered cover to a Captain on board the U.S.S. Hornet in Cebu, etc., also includes a couple of mint singles, a mint and used block of four and an imprint strip of three of this value, fine-very fine. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
605			Philippines first flight and airmail first day cover collection of 49 covers, 1925-40, all franked with at least one Lincoln design stamp, wonderful range of early experimental first flights, several of which are quite scarce (some with as few as only five flown according to AAMC), beginning with a couple of the elusive 1925 de Pinedo flights, many wonderfully franked with numerous stamps, including a nice range of 1926 "Madrid-Manila" air mail overprints, as well as later issues, excellent range of special flight cachets as well, a few non-air mail covers (again with Lincoln stamps) are included, overall fine-very fine; a scarce and desirable collection filled with numerous covers that were acquired individually by Mr. Ainsworth, some costing several hundred dollars a piece. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

Lincoln Collection

**LINCOLN COLLECTION BALANCE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
606	EPO		The balance of the William J. Ainsworth Collection of Lincoln's Image on United States postage stamps, an eclectic balance in a small box of unmounted items, duplicates to the exhibit collection and some recent acquisitions never mounted, from the very first 1866 15c memorial issue through the 1923 $1.00 Lincoln Memorial, as well as the same stamps overprinted for use in U.S. Possessions, almost anything can be in here, including stray essays and proofs, mint and used issued stamps, in singles and multiples, imprint and plate number multiples, precancels, varieties, etc., even some non-philatelic items with Lincoln's portrait, like tickets, cigar box labels, and others, some with small faults, but most are quite sound and collectible, o.g. or used, overall fine-very fine; a lot which must be examined to fully appreciate.	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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