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Public Auction #409

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COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
822*oAn old time mint and used stock that hasn’t seen the light of day for over 30 years. Very involved 19th and 20th century regular issues, commems, some airmails and back of the book. There is a huge amount of catalog value in the 19th century. A small grouping of plate blocks was spotted worth noting. Condition is mixed so careful viewing is recommended to mine the many diamonds in the rough.Cat. Value: S.B. 6,000.00
Price Realized: $12,000.00
823*oRemaindered collection on White Ace pages with plenty of meat left on the bones. Mixed mint and used to the 1890’s, then virtually all mint to the end, 1940. What is left is in a wide range of condition from regummed/reperfed to NH but almost all at least look F-VF. Highlights are extensive just a few of which are used 29, 32, 37, 72, 120, 155, 166, 191, 218, 229, 241 and 242. Better mint include 63, 65, 113, 114, 124, 189, 208, 238, 239 and much, much more. Good dues, E’s, P’s, Q’s and lots of ducks are present as well. All of the dubious coils removed so as not to warp the owners catalog value of $40,000.00. Worth an extended review.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,500.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
824*oCVAn outstanding and impressive collection from an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor of 1908-1922 Washington Franklin coils. This tremendous collection, still on exhibit pages consists of mint, used, and on cover examples of singles, pairs, line pairs, and multiple strips in various sizes. There are so many items worth mentioning that we will limit it to just a few, like number’s a mint 456 OG line pair, 396 used strip of 5, 447 line pair on a flight cover and a used single 449 with a cert. Also within this man’s lifetime pursuit you will find roll leaders, trailers, and plate numbers in various sizes. Continues on with a respectable representation of mint, used and on cover vertical and horizontal imperfs in singles pairs and multiples which include number’s 346V NH paste up of four with a cert and 347 OG paste up pair with plate number with cert. Last, but not least, there is a small assembly of over 20 examples of fakes thrown into the mix. Condition is mixed and our suggested bid is realistically baCat. Value: S.B. 4,500.00
Price Realized: $9,500.00
825*An interesting mint 19th and 20th century collection on Hagner pages. Notable numbers are 7, 20, 35, 36, 71, 75, 78, numerous Banknotes, 220-229, 230-240, 285-290, 294-299, 300-311, 323-330, 331-341, 369, 397-404, 424-440, 523-524, 547, C1-C6, C18, E1-E12, J1-J6, K1-K18 and Q1-Q12. Also includes a selection of Official Specimens, O87S, and some ragged India Proofs like a 242. Condition and centering is very mixed with much average to Fine. Loads of catalog to be viewed so take your time to come up with an appropriate number.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $10,000.00
826*oCVAn excellent collection beautifully presented of Private Vending Machine coil from an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Includes singles, pairs, line pairs, paste-up pairs, and on cover from Brinkerhoff, Farwell, Mail-O-Meter, Schermack, and U.S. Automatic Vending. Mostly the medium priced items. Many interesting covers. Condition appears quite clean. A fine opportunity for the specialist or wannabe.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,700.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00
827*oCVCollection of US coils put together lovingly by an avid collector exhibitor. Begins with the Liberty Issue coils and traverses the years to 2008. The collector tried to obtain every available coil and its permutations. Often he was able to locate and procure more than one misperf or imperf for every denomination. Varieties and variations abound. The exhibit sections are extensively written with much information adding to the value. Nice sections include the Liberty issue, the Prominent Americans, all the Regular issues, the Transportation PNCs plus the Airs and Officials. Each of these is ready for write up into a first class exhibit. The included covers only enhance the story and the value. A joy to view this much of this type of specialized material in one place. If you have any interest in US coils, be sure to view and figure this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $4,500.00
828*oA neat, tidy mint and used 19th and 20th century four volume collection in hingeless Lighthouse album. The used is well populated starting with the banknotes, early commems, into the Washighton-Franklins. Then turns mint around the 1920 into the early 2000’s. There are light sections of airmails and BOB, while the Ducks appear complete from RW6 to almost the end with numerous NH copies. Better used includes # 72 (with tear), four 90¢ Banknotes, 240-245, 277 and 291-293. Mint worth mentioning are 658-679, 834, C4-C6, C13 (no gum) and C18. Condition is mixed. A good candidate for upgrading and expansion.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
829*oA tired stock from the Pacific Northwest. Majority of the value is in the 19th century with many higher values. Better used include 155 x 2, 166, 191 x 3, 218, 292 (damaged). Also found is a bit of airmails and BOB. Condition is very mixed, therefore heavy discounting has been applied and misidentified has also been taken under consideration.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
830*oCVCollection in two cartons that encompasses the balance of an estate. Several organized collections in various albums, one of which holds a nice collection. Starts with a #1 pen canceled and flows through 1940. Emphasis is on used stamps with many premium items present. Noticed 72, 112-121, 155, 166, 218 and 230-242 during the examination. The other included albums and stockbooks fill out the collection through 1983. Saw a nice run of duck stamps, good first issue revenues, and a C18 or two. All in all, a nice collection to continue or break up into stock. Certainly worth a very serious and careful review.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
831oAn impressive used holding neatly sorted by Scott number. Starts with 112 and ends with Q12. Mostly early commems with a good representation of early airmails and Q’s. Duplication can be a bit overwhelming but small enough to be easily digested. Condition is very mixed. Numerous possibilities exist from this last minute arrival.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. 74,500.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
832*oDealer’s salesbooks (18) containing a comprehensive and varied stock of US sets and singles. Starts with some nice earlies and then is roughly organized by Scott through the back of the book. Productive duplication throughout. Variable condition makes viewing a necessity. Easy processing into your US stock or collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
833*oAn eclectic assembly of mint and used housed in numerous ways. Many high values scattered about. Worthwhile used include 9x1 x 2, 120-121 and 141. The more involved mint are 112 x 2, 117, 217 x 2, 325, 357, 358 x 3, 404, 480, 647-647 plate blocks, 701 x 8, C6 x 2 and RW15 plate block of 8. Also includes two unrelated Zeppelin around the world flight cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
834*oCollection in two Scott Speciality albums to 1975. Ready made for the nondisciminating collector. Tons of catalog in mixed condition. 90¢ canknotes, C1-C6, C18, and good BOB are all seen. The C13-C15 are fakes while the condition of the backs of the power stamps is lacking. Still a pleasant collection to view. Offered at a bargin price.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
835*oCollection mainly used on White Ace pages. Main value begins in the Washington/Franklin era. Noticed some better used including 369, C1-C4, C18, Q1-Q12 etc. Also saw what appear to be some mint perf. 12 coils. Very high catalog value. Mixed condition. Could be some dubious or questionable items included in this collection, so careful viewing is recommended. Should yield good value.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $800.00
836*oCollection in Scott National album to 1965. Primarily used to about 1930 then mint to the end. Condition varies but enough is here to merit a look including (used) 121, C1-C6 and Q1-Q12. The mint includes a NH C18. Owner’s catalog value of $7500.00+ looks reasonable.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $850.00
837*oUseful collection in a pair of Lighthouse hingeless albums. Mint highlights include C1-C6 and C18 while the used has 238-239, 291 and 369 among others. Albums are in nice shape and have pages to 1977. Owner’s catalog value exceeds $7500.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $850.00
838oMostly 19th century used dealer stock neatly arranged on stockpages. Mainly medium values with a few higher examples scattered about. Duplication is tolerable. Condition mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $800.00
839*oCompact group on dealer salescards. Mostly used and mostly less than pristine condition but mostly decent looking including (used) 9, 68, 112 x 2, 113 x 3, 116, 118, 119 x 2, 121, 153 and 160. Mint mentionables include 206 (pair), 287, 328-330 and 369. A quick look might bring nice profits. Please inspect.Cat. Value: cat. 14,000.00
Price Realized: $950.00
840*oCompact group in a small carton. Starts with a nice US remainder collection in an expensive album. Next you will find a large envelope of better BOB items including revenues and Ducks. Lastly, there are two small boxes of better and intermediate items in mixed condition. Plenty of material to enjoy and recycle profitably.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
841*oDedicated beginner’s collection in a pair of Minuteman binders. The mint is all in mounts (but we didn’t check if hinged) and includes 328-330, 550, 834, 1053, E7 and some Kansas-Nebraska overprints. Among the used are 294-299. Some airs, Q’s, a couple ducks and over $800.00 face round out the albums. Condition varies. Take a look and see what you can do with it.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $650.00
842*oAccumulation filling a small carton. Many thousands of stamps on old pages, in glassines, loose, etc. Mostly pre 1950 including some scattered face material. Many mint stamps and sets. Noticed booklet panes, Christmas seals, souvenir sheets, BOB, etc. Enough value in this lot to poke through and recycle profitably.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $600.00
843*Revenue lot of 17 mint blocks of “Stock Transfer” stamps having huge catalog value. Some nice high value stamps from RD17//RD109 included. Inspection is a must.Cat. Value: cat. 7,584.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
844*oAn elementary collection on White Ace pages in many binders. A real scattering of material. However, it does include mint 243, 630, 834 x 2, and 1053 plus used 72 x 2, 191, 218, 292, and 523. Condition is very mixed with much average. Good lot to expand upon for the non discriminatory collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
845*oOne man’s collection as received mounted on White Ace pages that go to 1998. Noticed #241, C18 and a White Plains sheet, with a quick look. Also includes a better than average run of early material. Mixed condition. A nice clean lot of easily saleable material.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
846*oCollection of booklets and booklet panes in several albums. Begins in 1910 and traverses to modern times. Almost all mint with the occasional used pane included. High face value that needs to be taken into account with a bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $800.00
847*oCVUS fourth bureau 1¢ green Franklin award-winning topical exhibit on three volumes of quadrille pages prepared by an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Covers most of the 17 major varieties in depth including Kansas/Nebraska and Canal Zone overprints. Includes a couple hundred covers showing a wide variety of usages, plus hundreds of EFOs, booklet panes, coil strips, plate singles and plate blocks, and backup material, etc., every which way but loose. Good lot for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $850.00
848*oCVUS test coil award-winning topical exhibit on three volumes of quadrille pages prepared by an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Covers a century of government and privately issued testing coils, plus ATM and promotional panes and pictorial postal permits. Includes EFOs, covers, multiples and collateral, reference plus back-up material. With companies and designs you may not have seen before, provides enjoyable reading from the comfort of your chair.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
849*oBalance of a large US consignment in five small pizza size boxes. Quite a mess as most was gleaned from the bottoms of large boxes. Plenty of face to find and count. Do not miss the White Plains sheet, the $5.00 Moore plate blocks and some nice officials seen while repackaging. Two bonus stockbooks along for the ride. Lots of value to the right individual.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
850*oSmall carton of mainly plate blocks. Some face to count along with some better to figure like #264 imprint strip of three, C10 plate block, 271 imprint strip of three, an arrow block of C1, etc. Mixed condition, but useful. Give it a look, you will not be disappointed.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
851*oCVA much better collection than normally encountered of the Presidential Coils Issues from an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Includes mint, used, precancels and on cover examples gathered over a lifetime. Includes singles, pairs, line pairs, leader and trailer strips. Very strong cover assembly with loads of various markings and destinations and FDC’s. Condition is mixed. Great lot and already exhibit ready.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $800.00
852oAccumulation of elusive modern era used stamps filling one large carton. All are high value singles, large multiples and full sheets on cover and piece. Predominately commemorative stamps with used full sheets the norm. Noticed many of the popular sheets from 13 cent to 41 cent. Birds and flowers, monsters, booklet panes (including the submarine) plus the highest value definitives were all seen. This would really upgrade a US used collection or could be sold out of as stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $450.00
853*oCollection of singles and plate blocks from around 1946 through 1985. Fills the better part of four cartons on White Ace pages in 3 ring binders. Plenty of face and fairly complete for commemorative issues. Few definitives. Also included are some commemorative year sets and some subscription sets to make it nice and heavy. A good lot to inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
854*oConsignment remainder in 10 cartons. Mostly FDC’s, philatelic ephemera and other stuff.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
855*oCollection/accumulation in a box. Some value included in the 1998 Scott album. Noticed some nice earlies and airs while packing. Also includes a better than average assortment of precancels. Some loose stamps in glassines along for the ride. A good bargain at the suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $375.00
856oAn elementary 1851 to modern used collection in two Scott American Albums. Better items spotted were 15, 17, 70-71, 91, 118, 166, 191, 218, 240, 311, 658-679, C1-C6 and C18. There is also a little bit of BOB and Ducks. Condition is mixed. Remounting and adding new items would help.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $260.00
857*oAn eclectic consignment remainder lot. It is totally unorganized with a scattering of better 20th century stamps including several Ducks. Condition is mixed. However, much value can be mined for a nice profit.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
858*oRemainder collections in a small box. The best is a Davo hingeless volume 1 to 1945. Five remainders in all which put together might make a nice intermediate collection. Plenty of pickings and not much face to count. Could be a nice bargain.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
859*oConsignment remainder grouping of older front of the book, BOB and revenues. Used highlights include 71-72 and 312-313. Also found was a #1 on cover and modern mint sheets with a face value of well over $100.00. Condition is very mixed. Take a quick look, it won’t take long to come up with the right number.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
860*Two heavy stock books containing 1922 to 1954 regular and commemorative lower value issues. Some duplication. Very clean group and easy to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $425.00
861*oEstate remainder lot. Includes postage with most of the value in sheets and blocks. Cheap used stock and miscellaneous. You will need to spend some time, to determine value.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $400.00
862*oCVA much better collection than normally encountered of the 1923-1929 Fourth Bureau Coil Issues from an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Includes mint, used, and on cover examples gathered over a lifetime. Includes singles, pairs, line pairs, leader and trailer strips. Very strong cover assembly with loads of various markings and destinations. Condition is mixed. Great lot and already exhibit ready.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $600.00
863*CVConsignment remainder. Includes lower to middle value postage, sorted and unsorted, a plate block block grouping where we saw a 834. Finally for good measure a batch of around 1,200 FDC’s. Good mixture of stuff.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $550.00
864*oCollection of mostly mint items on homemade pages. Lots of useful stamps still remain including a White Plains sheet, sets of Kansas Nebraska and C1-C6. Look close as the condition and small number of stamps might be a factor. Plenty of value at the suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
865*oTail end of a consignment in a small carton. A pedestrian US remainder collection, a bank stock book of US classics and a selection of White Ace pages are all included. Saw some sleepers in the classics and airs, but in mixed condition. A nice group for the non discriminating collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
866*oCVUS National Parks award-winning topical exhibit on three volumes of quadrille pages prepared by an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Covers the 1935 imperf parks set in depth plus the three related imperf souvenir sheets. Includes about 150 hundred covers, the majority being first days and the rest showing various usages, plus some EFOs, the set of Peckmore engravings, numerous sets of mint, used, blocks and plate blocks plus backup material. Enjoyable reading from the comfort of your chair.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
867*oInstant collection in one carton. Includes a Scott National album to 1969 that is moderately filled. Also contains loose album sheets and a box of extras to make building the collection easier. Plenty of value to finish with a nice intermediate US collection. Worth exploring.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
868*oCVCollection and accumulation of used PNCs. Includes the consignor’s exhibit of used strips. Fills two cartons and includes on paper, on cover and mounted stamps. Almost anything could be included. Give this on a look to see what you think.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $325.00
869*oPlate block accumulation found in three remaindered collections all contained in a small carton. Mostly 1938 to 1970. Does include perf and imperf Parks, Famous Americans and some marginally better airs. Condition varies. The dealer or collector looking to upgrade a stock or collection should plan to view this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $170.00
870*oPlate block accumulation in a small carton. Includes a shoe box full of 3¢, a Scott Speciality remainder collection and a small pizza size box of “better”. Condition varies, but did see some higher catalog items along with some Farley’s. The face has not been calculated so that remains to be done by the examiner. Needs a close eye to find the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $600.00
871*oCVA much better collection than normally encountered of the Liberty Coils Issues from an avid collector and enthusiastic exhibitor. Includes mint, used, and on cover examples gathered over a lifetime. Includes singles, pairs, line pairs, leader and trailer strips. Very strong cover assembly with loads of various markings and destinations and FDC’s. Condition is mixed. Great lot and already exhibit ready.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $550.00

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