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Bidboard #
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1936
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Lot #
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389
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$200.00
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Current Bid:
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$150
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Worldwide Covers
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Mourning Covers of The World. An exhibit / collection of 103 covers, many with letters mounted on pages and arranged within 2 binders. This group represents a worldwide portion of the Mourning Cover collection which is offered in this sale. Some of the items of note are 1828 British stampless cover noting the death of Bishop Alexander Cameron, 1841 British Penny-Red cover w/ "Maltese Cross" postmark, France WWI soldier mail, numerous "small size" covers, several 1870's Switzerland folded cover notices, dozens of pre-1900 USA covers (mounted on exhibit pages) and a small 1906 USA mourning cover sent as free-frank and endorsed by Lucretia Garfield. A nice offering of seldom seen material. Estimate =
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