| COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — Postal Stationery And Cut Squares |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 725 |  | (U420/U445, U481/U485) Over 5,500 used 1915-1932 circular die entires from the Thomas Woolley inventory. Includes a multitude of sizes, watermarks, knives, etc. Many different cancellation types. Overall condition is quite clean. Good lot for the specialist to take advantage of his knowledge to cull out the hidden gems. | Cat. Value: S.B. 270.00
Price Realized: $170.00 |
| 726 | | (U420/U445, U481/U485) Around 2,300 mint 1915-1932 circular die entires from the Thomas Woolley inventory. Includes a multitude of sizes, watermarks, knives. Many are paper banded and identified by Thorp numbers. Overall condition is quite clean. Good lot for the specialist to take advantage of his knowledge to cull out the hidden gems. | Cat. Value: S.B. 230.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 727 |   | The truly outstanding mint and used cut square stock of Thomas J. Woolley. From beginning to the end each item has been carefully annotated with a Scott number, horizontal and vertical measurement, and whether it is a full corner. Faults have also been pointed out. Better mint are U1 x2, U4, U11 x4, U14 x3, U15, U17, U18, U28 x4, U29, U30 x2 reprints, U31 x2 reprints, U32 x10, U33 x6, U42 x5 U43, U44 x6, U45 x7, U64 x9, U65 x12, U66 x4, U67 x9, U68 x3, U69 x8, U70 x8, U71 x13, U72 x13, U74 x17, U85 x10, U87 x12, U88 x16, U91 x5, U92 x11, U93 x10, U95 x6, U97 x8, U98 x7, U100 x4, U101 x6, U104 x6, U106 x3, U107 x7, U146 x4, U174 x5, U195, U196 x3 U197, U199, U201, U207 x4, U208 x4, U209 x8, U210 x7, U211 x23, U212 x3, U214 x3, U215 x5, U216 x2, U217 x5, U224 x3, U240 x9, U246, U286, U287 x2, U321 x3, U338 x11, U339 x11, U342 x7, U343 x9, U344 x7, U345 x6, U346 x8, U347 x10, U361 x9, U408a, U420a, W425a, U434 x8, U435 x4, U436g x3, U436h x10, U437g, U437h, U439g x 2, U454a, U454c, U458f, U474, U476, U477 x9 (if | Cat. Value: S.B. 10,000.00
Price Realized: $11,500.00 |
| 728 | | US postal stationery aggregation of wrappers from the Thomas Woolley stock that has been inactive for the last 17 years untouched. Fills six large cartons on fairly organized flats containing mostly entires that have been soft cataloged by us to determine a baseline value. Begins with #W20 and proceeds through UC52 many in multiples. Highlights include W20 x20, W21 x17, W46 x2, W47 x5, W50 x17, W53 x7, W54 x13, W57 x7, with many of these earlies showing varieties, W148 x17, W155 x8, W269 x7, W376 x3, W405 x115, W427 x18, W235 x6, W434 x22, etc. Not all listed. Many opportunities exist to make a find. Noticed all sorts of variations for the specialist including albinos, glazed paper, all sorts of color variations, mis-cut airletter sheets, freaks, errors, die breaks, private letter sheets, postal buddies in multiples and even a owner described U16b entire. Much more of interest for the US postal stationary aficionado. | Cat. Value: cat. 30,000.00+
Price Realized: $1,300.00 |
| 729 | | Powerful postalcard and reply card accumulation from the Thomas Woolley holding that was scheduled to be filed into his main inventory. Starts with over 225 Scott type PC1 (UX1-UX3) that need to be watermarked and flows in thousands of cards in nine small ultra heavy cartons up through the bundled sets of the early 2000’s. Mint highlights include a UX8 color study that includes the “dark chocolate”, UX8 x30, UX11 x2, UX12 x2, UX14 x4, UX15 x2, UX18 x9, UX20 x30, UX23a, UX23e, UX29 x2, UX32 x13, UY1 x38, UY2 x3, UY4 x13, etc. Also contains multitudes of used that are not figured in the $8,600.00 catalog found in a small box in carton #1. Most of the value will be found in carton #1 and #2 with the other seven containing many multiples of postage types that also need consideration. Noticed fancy cancels, varieties, identified fly specks, cancel groups and three gold wash advertising cards. Needs plenty of work, watermarking, sorting and pricing to wind up with an excellent saleable stock. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00 |
| 730 | | US postal stationery study of the 1861 letter sheet (U36) from the Thomas Woolley stock that has been inactive for the last 17 years. Highlights include 22 entires accumulated as examples of various sizes (i.e. 256x405mm and 205x296mm), colors from pink to chocolate brown, paper and watermark variations, etc. Condition ranges from average to superb with a catalog value nearing $5,000.00. Could be the beginnings of an exhibit in this difficult to obtain forum. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 731 | | A catch all assembly of over a couple hundred 19th century mint and used postal stationery items from the Thomas Woolley inventory. Includes W21, U64, U85 x5, U91 x2, U92, several U293, a few specimens, and mint Wells Fargo, a study of several dozen mostly used of the U13, U21 designs, a worthwhile group of the 1883 and 1884 2¢ designs, etc. Condition is mixed. Slow and though viewing is highly recommended to offer a competitive bid. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 732 | | The impressive EFO postal stationery bunch of well over 500 items from the Thomas Woolley inventory. Includes many albinos then small groups of near albinos, misplaced imprints and surcharges, over inking, double envelopes, plus other hard to describe things. Condition varies. Great lot for the specialist dealer or collector. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 733 | | A holding of over five hundred mostly used 3¢ Green, design U25 or U45 from the Thomas Woolley inventory. This group was never infused into his stock and has remained untouched for 17 years. Roughly ¾ of the group is the later design. Good variety of different city cancels and those that are mint are of various sizes. Condition mixed. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $210.00 |
| 734 | | Tail end accumulation of mainly stamped envelopes from the Thomas Woolley holding that was scheduled to be filed into his main inventory. Ranges from sorted and identified to rough sorted ready for identification. The twelve heavy cartons probably contain few if any “finds”, just a strong backstock. Did notice some pockets of better intermediate values in Scott types U76, U86, U89, U91, U93, the overprints of the 1920’s, U94, U95, etc. Also included in the over 7,000 items are a few officials and US possessions (like a mint attached but folded Hawaii UY1). Plenty of fun if you enjoy the process of postal stationery identification. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 735 | | A hoard of over 200 Scotts 311-317 entires from the Thomas Woolley inventory. This group was never infused into his stock and has remained untouched for 17 years. Roughly equally split mint and used with a wide variety of sizes, and if used, cancels. Condition mixed. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $140.00 |
| 736 | | A small remainder lot from the Thomas J. Woolley stock of 24 items. Includes U77 x 2 with advertising collars, U306-U307, U318 double ear verity, U318 x 2 used, U429b, U456 x 2 both with banding stains, UC9, an 1877 2¢ green Universal Postal Union overprint , and a postalcard essay. Condition is mixed. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $400.00 |
| 737 | | Airmail and air letter sheet accumulation from the Thomas Woolley holding that was scheduled to be filed into his main inventory. Includes several thousand mint and used between UC1 and UC50 roughly sorted. Best part is several hundred (UC1- UC13) that needs to be thoroughly examined for types, borders, watermarks, etc. A fun lot to work up into a viable stock. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $250.00 |
| 738 | | A sizable group of around six hundred 1¢ Blue, design U69 entires from the Thomas Woolley inventory. This group was never infused into his stock and has remained untouched for 15 years. Mostly mint with a wide variety of sizes. Heavy duplication in the manilas One item was noted as UPSS #899-9, size 10, watermark 9 which is supposed to come as “Specimen” only. But what do we know. Condition is pretty clean. Good lot for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| 739 | | Albatross accumulation in ten cartons of over 150,000 (probably closer to a quarter million) US cut squares. Mainly the common types, sometimes roughly sorted often unsorted, many loose or in bundles. Not much from the last 60 years, but few earlies, too. Has to be a find in here somewhere? Please take a look and take it home. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
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