Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot Description

CV or Estimate

Balance of the Ward correspondence of Texas covers, ten folded letters, with manuscript postmarks from Bastrop, Clarksville, Galveston and Port Lavaca, plus c.d.s. postmarks from Caldwell (one) and Houston (five), two are endorsed "Post Paid J. De Cordova" (De Cordova was a major Texas land agent), all with interesting contents, mainly concerning business or politics, including one referring to the purchase of a slave, a fine-very fine and scarce group.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

REGULAR PACKET/STEAMER/TEXAS sharp red oval handstamp tying 3c Dull red (#11) on cover to New Orleans, stamp also tied by an additional indistinct red cancel, cover tear at top slight affects the marking, otherwise fine; this handstamp is very scarce when actually tying the stamp. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

STEAMER/TEXAS RANGER clear red oval handstamp on 3c Entire, addressed to New Orleans, indicia ms. cancelled, vertical file fold near indicia but clear, fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Windsor Locks Ct. red fancy pictorial cancel on 1843 folded letter to New Hampshire, ms. "18 3/4" rate, fine; the Windsor Locks postmark is one of the most desirable of all the pre-stamp pictorial markings. (Image)

ASCC 450.00

Closed or SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

9X1

#9X1, New York, N.Y. 5c Black Postmaster Provisional, signed ACM connected, four large margins except bottom right corner slightly rounded, strong color and impression, tied to 1846 folded letter by blue ms. cancels, with red New York c.d.s. and matching arc "Paid" alongside, sent to Hartford, Ct., very fine; 1984 Alcuri certificate. (Image)

650.00

Closed or SOLD for $280.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#1, 5c Red brown, four large even margins, rich bright color, tied by red grid cancel with matching Providence, R.I. c.d.s. on cover to Mass., cover with a few age spots, stamp with small flaw at top right from being affixed at the edge of the cover, otherwise very fine. (Image)

700.00

Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

357,358

#357, 358, 1c Green and 2c Carmine on bluish, 1c tied to a picture postcard by Washington June 18, 1909 wavy machine cancel, 2c tied to cover by Washington May 28, 1909 duplex, latter with small cover faults at top right, otherwise fine-very fine; not easy to find on cover. (Image)

310.00

Closed or SOLD for $80.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

408 var.

#408 var., 1c Green with "Kansas City Roulette" perforations, tied to picture postcard by Kansas City Dec. 8, 1914 machine cancel, stamp well centered, very fine; almost impossible to find this interesting variety on cover, particularly used during the correct period, in fact, there are only four covers that have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation as being genuine usages of the Kansas City roulettes on cover. (Image)

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

C13-15

#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., three flown covers, one with four 65c, one with two $1.30 and one with one $2.60, each tied by May 6, 1930 Varick Station duplex to the same address in Indiana, fine-very fine; an unusual matched set of round-trip flown covers. (Image)

2,030.00+

Closed or SOLD for $1,225.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

C15

#C15, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, right margin plate no. 20092 single tied by an April 26, 1930 New York duplex cancel along with a 5c Violet (#C12) to a flown round-trip cover, proper cachets and backstamps, fresh and fine-very fine. (Image)

600.00

Closed or SOLD for $360.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Private vending and affixing machine perforations on cover, an impressive assemblage offered intact of a remarkable 384 covers all of which have been franked with private vending coils used during the period of 1909-22, as to be expected with a group this large, the vast majority have been franked with Schermack Ty. III perforations, however we do note a few Mailometer and U.S.A.V. frankings as well, plus one Farwell cover (quite scarce), in the Schermack Types there is a marvelous range of issues involved (including some higher catalog items as #368 and #533), but there are unusual usages as well, advertising corner cards abound, several of which are quite attractive, we note a couple with desirable control perfins, etc.; condition varies, but the great majority are fine-very fine; accumulations like this have become increasingly difficult to find in recent years, and certainly the opportunity to acquire such a large holding at one time is a very rare occurrence; a lot full of potential for the serious specialist collector or dealer.

Est. 4,000-5,000

Closed or SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mail Agency in Vera Cruz, the remarkable collection formed by Victor Van Bourg offered intact, consisting of an amazing 97 covers from the short-lived occupation of the port, the collection begins with an 1848 stampless folded letter from Rock Dungannon, Ireland to the American Army Office in Washington from a mother inquiring about her son's military service with the U.S. Army in Vera Cruz, the other covers are from the 1913-1915 period (mostly 1914), numerous interesting and unusual items will be found, including fourteen mixed U.S. and Mexico frankings (some with Mexican postage dues), eight registered, twenty two with Mexican stamps only, several of which have interesting auxiliary markings, some attractive illustrated advertising covers, most are franked with Washington-Franklin heads, but we also note some franked with commemoratives including one with a pair of 1c Columbians, most of the destinations are to the U.S. or Mexico, but there are also covers to British Honduras (two; one illustrated advertising), Spain, Germany, England (two), Italy, two postal reply cards used to Finland (Russia), also of note is a usage on a real photo postcard of sailors at breakfast on shore, generally fine-very fine; an impressive and incredibly large assemblage which could form the nucleus of an exhibit-quality collection. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

Closed or SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Operation "Polar Bear" - The Siberian Campaign of 1918-19, an extraordinary assemblage of 77 censored covers all sent by soldiers who were part of the Allied effort to take back part of Russia from the Central Powers, concentrating on Siberia and the all-important Trans-Siberian Railway, quite likely being the largest and most comprehensive collection of these fascinating and scarce covers ever to be sold as one intact lot, about 40% of the covers are written by Americans as part of the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) whose mail was handled and censored by the British Post Office with small oval "PE/C" censor marks of the various Russian towns, there are also a few covers from soldiers as part of the British forces in Siberia, also censored in a similar fashion, the remaining concentration of covers is a remarkable range of A.E.F. mail sent to the U.S. with a wide variety of different American censor markings and all cancelled with the "U.S. Postal Agency/Siberia" duplex pmks., majority are stampless usages, but we note a few with Washington-Franklin adhesives of the period, there are several YMCA and American Red Cross corner card usages, plus we even note a few real photo postal cards and even some fascinating original enclosures; condition a bit mixed, but a great many are fine-very fine; a unique opportunity to acquire at one time what essentially could be an award-winning exhibit of these scarce and historically significant covers; offered intact from the Victor Van Bourg estate, with the exception of a few covers which have been lotted individually which follow. (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

Closed or SOLD for $3,650.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

416

United States #416, 10c Orange yellow Washington-Franklin, the sole franking tied to an extraordinarily rare Operation "Polar Bear" cover by a mostly readable violet "U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia/Sep 9 1919/Registered" double ring c.d.s., with the "Siberia" portion of the postmark right on the stamp and very clear, the cover is a large registered War Department penalty corner card cover sent from "Lieut. Norman C. Streit/A.E.F. Siberia" to his wife in New York City, manuscript censor signature at bottom left, violet boxed registered handstamp, reverse with three additional partial strikes of the Siberia Agency cancel, cover and stamp with small faults of little importance, as this is the first such Washington-Franklin cover we have ever seen with this Siberian postmark; an essential cover for an award-winning exhibit collection of Washington-Franklin postal history. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Canadian Siberian Expedition illustrated patriotic cover used from Siberia to the United States, being a handsome red and blue design featuring the British flag and the Canadian Maple leaf, with a mostly readable "Field Post Office/Canadian/MR 9(?) 19/Siberian Exp. Force" c.d.s. at top right, unusually clean, very fine; Canadian F.P.O. covers from the "Polar Bear" operation are extremely scarce and desirable. (Image)

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Canadian Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, an incredibly scarce group of five covers all bearing "Field Post Office/Canadian/Siberian Exp. Force" c.d.s., three are addressed to Canada, one to the U.S. and one to England, the one to England is a great censored post card illustrating "The Majestic Sight of the Allied Naval Fleet in the Port of Vladivostock", the cover to the U.S. has a "Canadian/Y.M.C.A corner card, one cover to Canada (slight repairing) bears the extremely scarce "Base Depot/May 5 1919/Siberia" violet circular handstamp (great strike); small cover faults, overall fine or better; one Canadian "Polar Bear" cover is a find, five highly interesting covers in one lot is a rare opportunity. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

Czechoslovakia Legion Post in Siberia, 1920 2k-10k Legion Post surcharges (Scott #6-9) tied to "American Red Cross Soldier's Mail" corner card cover, mailed out of Irkutsk to an F.P.O. in Manchuria, stamps tied by large double ring Czeck military cancels, an obvious philatelic franking, nevertheless a very rare franking, vertical file fold ending in small tear, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

United State Marine Corps in Haiti and Nicaragua, lot of thirteen covers, seven are from Haiti (1918-1934) including two 1918 usages with Washington-Franklin stamps tied by "New York (U.S.N.C.B.R. B.R. Port Au Prince) N.Y." c.d.s., plus a 1934 last day of service use, the Nicaraguan usages include three from 1928 and one each from 1930, 1931 and 1932, fine-very fine and useful for the military specialist.

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

World War II Internment Camp mail, lot of six cover and two postcards, includes Rivers, Ariz. (two), Poston, Ariz., McGehee, Ark. (two), Tulelake, Cal., Sainte Genevieve, Mo. and Topaz, Utah, fine lot.

Est. 100-150

Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

1979 Cover from an American Hostage in Iran, legal-sized official business air mail cover sent from Marine Sgt. John D. McKeel Jr., who was a hostage in Iran, on Christmas Eve, 1979 to the Dallas Times Herald, which received it January 17, 1980, Iran 5R Green and 20R Brown (#2031, 2033) tied by blue machine cancel, ms. "American Hostages" at top left in the same hand as the addresser, a few extraneous ink marks at top right affecting the stamps, fine; accompanied by a the Dallas Times Herald newspaper article with a photocopy of the letter; a most interesting cover, and one of the few pieces of modern mail which can actually be classified as a postal history rarity. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM