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Public Auction #435

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
101OUnited States souvenir pages collection in two cartons. Around 400 pages in fourteen albums appears complete from 1972 to 1988 including Family Planning, Eugene O’Neil, Pharmacy, and LA Guardia. Catalog value of over $800.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $220.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United Nations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
102**United Nations accumulation in a carton from all three areas. Customer 2015 catalogue over $8000. Includes sets in multiples, sheets (including flags), clean and well organized. Offered at a small percentage of the original cost.Cat. Value: S.B. 475.00
Price Realized: $550.00
103O*CVAll the UN from a Midwest country gentleman's estate filling eight heavy cartons. At least two seemingly full collections of mint stamps to the mid 1980s with plenty of mint beyond into the early 2000s. Also includes FDCs from the same time period in expensive double sided "vario type" pages in fat heavy binders. Very clean and well taken care of with interesting duplication throughout. No expense was spared in the housing of this collection on hundreds and hundreds of these clean, first use pages. Will complete a collection for someone with at least three #38 mint souvenir sheets seen.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $500.00
104***All the mainly mint United Nations from a large estate where the former owner bought mainly mint stamps from various countries and sorted them into boxes by country. Probably limited power, with the bulk of the value in uncounted face. Stretches from the 1950s through the late 1990s and includes post office packs, procurement center offerings, a few year sets, bunches of plate blocks, multiples, pages from collections, a few FDCs and souvenir cards, etc. Most has been messily stored so it will need some TLC to bring it back to market. These two cartons need to be counted, for we didn't even estimate the face. Could be a bargain at the suggested bid. Completely unsearched and uncounted. Bring your calculator.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $375.00
105*United Nations accumulation in one carton. Comprises thousands of mint stamps from 1951 to the 1990s in massive multiples in ten stockbooks. Five stockbooks are from New York cataloged meticulously by the owner having a 2013 Scott value of $2,580.90 with detailed inventory including one first printing and four second printing #38. The other five stockbooks are from New York, Geneva, and Vienna Offices. A thought-provoking offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $350.00
106O*CVUnited Nations Two medium size cartons containing issues from all three entities. Includes at least three collections in albums, couple hundred 1st days, souvenir cards, new issues loose and still in the PO packaging, commemorative folders etc. It’s all the consignor had lying around that he hadn’t looked at in years. Maybe something for you.Cat. Value: S.B. 230.00
Price Realized: $300.00
107O*CVUnited Nations assortment from 1951 to the 1980s in six cartons as received from the consignor. Hundreds and hundreds of mint stamps having tolerable backup in stockbooks, small boxes, glassines and FDCs, postal stationery mainly in albums very clean and saleable having a few surprises. A delightful group worth viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States and United Nations
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
108O*United States and United Nations seventeen medium to large cartons filled with a dealer’s long ago forgotten backroom storage. Literally thousands and thousands of mint and used stamps housed in several dozen albums, salesbooks, stockbooks, in glassines, on loose album pages and loose. Everything is either beginner types or remaindered. All together it adds up plus there is loads of uncounted postage. A tough lot to figure but great profit potential for the persistent bidder.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States and Trust Territories
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
109O*A beautiful very clean almost entirely mint 1893-2014 collection in Harris Liberty albums. Mostly lower to medium values in the early commemoratives well populated Washington-Franklins virtually complete airmails and a few cut squares thrown in for a bonus. Also includes virtually complete United Nations up to 2013, Marshall Islands up to 1997, Micronesia and Palau up to 1998. Better items are 230-237, 251, 285-290, 294-299, 300-308, 323-330, 331-339, 357-358, 369, 374-382, 397-400, 401-403, 407, 414-420, 424//438, 461, 462//475, 498-518, 524, 547, 551-573, 578-579, 581-591, 630, 658-668, 692-701, C1-C6, C13-C15 (NH). The owner had an eye for centering which is F-VF or better and there is a pleasing amount of NH spread throughout. Loads of face value is also present. A much better than average starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000.00
Price Realized: $4,500.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States and General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
110*Six stockbooks with US (the best) and worldwide issues. Each page has the total catalogue value at the bottom. Spotted better Brazil, Comoro Islands, the US has a C-18 OG with more to be found. Clean, will fill many holes in a world collection.Cat. Value: Catalog 10350.00
Price Realized: $650.00
111O*Five stuffed cartons filled with 19th and 20th century mint and used front and back of the book somewhat lined up with a wide array of salable material in three ringed binders, stock books and sales cards. Includes used 1851’s to 1869’s with a fair number of 70’s and 78’s in various shades, nice selection of Banknotes with a few 90¢ values scattered about. There is also a pleasing amount of early commemoratives and Washington-Franklins to be discovered. Airmails holds C1-C6 and C18’s followed by gracious amount of 1st through 3rd issue revenues and loads of Federal Ducks with many $5.00 to $15.00 issues. There is a bit of Confederate States with a couple large multiples of #11’s. Also includes a remaindered two volume collection with lots of catalog. There is a smidge of general foreign of little consequence. Duplication abounds and condition is quite mixed. Needs to gone over slowly to appreciate true value of the lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 6000.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
112O*United States and world collections/accumulation in five cartons containing thousands of stamps. One man’s lifetime of collecting using Minkus, Scott, Harris albums and a few stockbooks. Mainly a worldwide focus with a smattering of United States face to count. Includes an interesting two volume Scott Specialty Hungary to 1983, two volume Minkus Russia to 1984 having fascinating hundreds and hundreds mint and used stamps in clear mounts in full, partial sets, singles, and souvenir sheets. Also entails a two volume Minkus Poland to the 1970s, some plump Citations and Stateman packed with inexpensive stamps in crystal like mounts and introductory Japan, Canada, New Zealand collection. Enormous variety to pamper your philatelic interests. Please check our 21 scans.Cat. Value: S.B. 2500.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
113O*Better than most, end of consignment groups in eight heavy cartons. Great balance in value between the US and General Foreign groups. The US value is in the dozens of partial collections of US mint one of which is better than the others. Some are in hingeless albums, some in White Ace pages and others in generic albums. Surprises are here to be found. Mostly lower value face stamps (20 cent and down) although there are a substantial group of higher face mainly concentrated in the year sets of the last years. Total face value has to be between $1,400-$2,000, because it is spread out across the lot. The foreign group has a lot to offer, too. Highlights include: Scott International volume 1 with a few thousand stamps, a hingeless album collection of Nauru, better Liberia, A few stockbooks of better than usually seen foreign in great condition, and lots of other groupings awaiting rediscovery. Probably over seventy different lots to sell after all is broken down. This "must see" lot will be perfect foCat. Value: S.B. 1600.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
114O*Awesome collection of United States and Abyssinia to Gabon in Volume I from 1850 to 1932. The collector using an original unused Scott International Junior album decided to take the challenge to fill these pages with only the stamps either pictured or having spaces. He dismantled the pages organizing them in order in a binder. Thousands of mixed mint and used stamps as one would expect to see on these pages as well as several complete countries or colonies. United States and China might take your breath away. Do not miss out on this once in a decade or longer opportunity.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
115CVFDCUnited States and worldwide assortment from the 1870s to the 1990s in two medium cartons. Approximately 550 commercial covers, FDCs, postal stationery, and postcards in three pizza-size boxes, three cover albums, and two binders that were saved by this long-time collector/accumulator because he found them fascinating postal history. Includes fifteen 1919 Italian Occupation of Austria complete set covers, 36 Pan Am First Flight complete set 1941 covers organized sequential nicely in a binder, around 80 different cacheted A-Y Freedom from Hunger 1963 FDCs (no British or French colonies) Canada Component Forces Vietnam selection from the early 1970s interesting United States mainly FDCs. An eclectic cover afficando will love this lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $850.00
116O*United States and A-Z worldwide selection on stock pages that were in a flip rack in a small carton. Hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps mainly in partial sets, singles, several full sets, and a few souvenir sheets mostly from the late 19th Century to the 1980s. Pages range from pretty full to sparse. Decent assortment of British colonies and US. Also includes a rudimentary Columbus topical holding for the 500th Anniversary. Already processed for easy integration into a collection, stock, or for internet sales. Examination would be rewarding and profitable.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
117O*Six heavy cartons from the estate from a local collector. Includes: sparse and not so sparse US and foreign collections and accumulations. The US are mainly common face types in usable albums and loose postage in old check boxes sorted by denomination. One US collection, which is clean and easily continuable, in new Scott Albums with slipcases. The foreign is mainly a mish mash of unsorted old "new issues", country groups, stockbooks, approval books, and a country collection or two (Monaco is best). Probably forty viable internet or bourse lots to be gleaned from this nicer than usual grouping.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $850.00
118O*The end is in sight group of eight heavy cartons from the estate from a local collector. Includes: a couple dozen sparse and not so sparse US and foreign collections and accumulations. The US are mainly common face types in usable albums and loose postage in glassines in several small boxes. The foreign is mainly a mish mash of unsorted old purchases, country groups, stockbooks, approval books, and a country collection or two. Even includes a box of collectable US pennies in folders that was not strong enough for an individual lot. Probably fifty or so viable internet or bourse lots to be gleaned from this remains of an estate holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $950.00
119O*U.S. and worldwide stamps in 7 black stockbooks. A few thousand with about 70% foreign all identified and catalogued (owners Cat. $10,000). The US has mint sets from the 20's-40's. In the foreign, good British Empire and Western Europe. Little duplication. Give it a look, nice lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $900.00
120O*Five full large cartons from the estate of a local collector. Highlights include: Several partial US collections useful for their clan pages and mainly postage types, a high catalog German States group in a binder with many reference cancels. Strong in Thurn and Taxis, a small pizza sized box of "new issues" not that new, and plenty of other things that will make good internet or box lots. Thirty or so decent lots after breakdown.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $900.00
121O*CVUnited States and General Foreign Consignment as received (less the never used Scott internationals previously in this sale) in six boxes. The core are the thousands of stamps sorted by country in glassine bags or on stockpages. Purportedly no duplication here but, if there is any it’s unnoticeable. The rest is the thousands of duplicates, FDC’s, uncounted postage, etc.. Needs inspection.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $500.00
122***Five heavy cartons of year sets from a local collector's estate. Mostly in the folders or presentation books with some mounted and others not. Mint condition. Includes: 32 Australia with light duplication. Many modern. 15 New Zealand, and Over 100 US (moderate duplication with bunches after 1995). Huge face value in beautiful presentation. Easily marketed on line at a percentage of face. A bargain at the suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
123O*All the leftover duplicates and such material from a large Minkus album collection offered elsewhere in the sale. Appears to have been put together locally on a shoestring. Mainly used with way too many glassines of sorted US used commemoratives from 1965-1982. Not much mint except in the foreign topical part sets. Thousands and thousands of common packet stamps some in tremendous duplication. Embraces: shoeboxes, piles of glassines, old club auction lots, and just plain stuff filling 19 cartons. Offered cheaply to entice multiple bidders.Cat. Value: S.B. 475.00
Price Realized: $600.00
124O*Nine heavy cartons from a large Midwest consignment. Includes picked over pedestrian collections both foreign and US in albums, folders and stockbooks, and loose in envelopes to the tune of over 200 pounds shipping. Anything could reappear. Everything is remaindered and disheveled. Mixed condition. Some face to count. Will be fun to go through this pile again and recycle it a page or two at a time on line.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $650.00
125O*Small group of better than usually seen stamps in a small pizza size box in two parts. The first is a small old diary type book holding an oldtime collection of classics best of which are the small group of US classics. Some fakes and forgeries noted and a little bit remaindered, but the German States and others add value to the holding. The rest are some mid century specialty items from Monaco that add value in their own right. Compact easy lot to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $650.00
126O*CVEstate remainder as received. As the collection was sold long ago these two cartons have escaped viewing by hiding in a closet since 1988. One banker's box is US with mixed mint and used, most of the mint being face types 1935-1960 (less than $150 face), an old plate block album with a few dozen blocks, some unsigned no gum duck stamps, a few highway and first flight covers, and some unused postal stationery. The foreign (less than 30% of the value) is what one would expect in a remainder lot from the 1980s. Fun, nostalgic box lot magic.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $500.00
127O*United States and worldwide mainly collections in three cartons. Comprises nineteen albums, binders or stockbooks. Involves Scott Specialty albums including two for Italy and colonies from 1862 to 1966, one Portugal from 1853 to 1983, two South America, and two British Asia all clean but sparely populated. Also entails France on computer generated pages in a binder from 1853 to 1960, Germany, US Christmas Seals in sheets from 1947 to 1981 and low value US postage to count.Cat. Value: S.B. 1400.00
Price Realized: $500.00
128O*CVConsignment as received. Contains a pizza box with some better British Colony stamps, for example Falklands, Ascension, Kenya - Uganda and Pitcairn. Also several covers, couple of US stampless, FDC sent to Pres. Roosevelt, Falkland Is. #'s107-120,Tristan Da Cunha 1-9 and more. The lot has a few US singles to review and two small boxes of mint US to factor in (see customers detailed inventory). Needs inspection.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $325.00
129O*CVUnited States and worldwide assortment in two cartons. Over $500 US postage in years sets, a sheet file and loose greets the viewer. Also includes common used German stamps in multiples in stockbooks, a red box of miscellaneous worldwide and a small selection of covers plus miscellany.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $450.00
130O*CVA small grouping of interesting material that that was put away in the 1950’s. the United States holds old auction pages housing some private vending coils, mint blocks of #’s 213, 220, C2, and a few EFO’s. Also includes a small stockbook of mid-century foreign. A small batch of uncounted 3¢ postage has been thrown in for a bonus. Condition is mixed.Take your time to view as there is much to appreciate.Cat. Value: S.B. 270.00
Price Realized: $650.00
131O*United States and worldwide beginner collection in two cartons. Consists of thousands of packet stamps having very few full sets in eleven albums on Harris pages in mismatched binders. Some pages are sparse while others are moderately full. The United States is a congregation of four albums. Needs to find a new home.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $250.00
132O*CVUnited States and General Foreign Three cartons filled with various small collections, a sparse Master Global, subscription items etc. good profits if broken down at shows.Cat. Value: S.B. 280.00
Price Realized: $200.00
133O*CVUnited States and General Foreign fifteen cartons containing starter collections , stocks plus on and off paper. Untold thousands total. Also, a box of a few hundred covers. A lot of bang for the buck here.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $650.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
134CVHolocaust, concentration camp, forced labor camps, etc. specialized collection filling a small carton. Two binders make up the main collection while a third contains the extras and also rans. Over 130 items all together including cards, covers, and a handful of ephemera items, the best part being examples of Ghetto script. The covers and cards are outstanding in both scope and sequence. Includes origins and/or destinations of: Bustre, Warsaw Ghetto, Oranienburg, Camp de Gurs France, Theresienstadt, Sachenhaused Camp, Auschwitz, Flossenburg (one with SS markings), Ghetto Majdanek, Neersted 1945, Weichselstadt, Gusen (sub camp), Buchenwald, Auschwitz (women's camp), Watenstedt, Gordola (Switzerland), Charlottenburg, Ravensbruck (women's camp), and plenty more. Some of the letters have been translated to English and are filled with the desperation of the times. Museum quality, saved by a humanitarian hoping to preserve the history of this awful event and time, in the written records of the camps people thCat. Value: S.B. 3250.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00
135***Disney collection of issued stamps in four Disney Albums. Well filled (over 95%) with complete sets from the 1990s. Clean and fairly complete. Lots of catalog of these hard to replace sets. Would cost a fortune to get these one at a time. All in one place in clean presentable albums.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $500.00
136**CVVery attractive Telephone topical collection in 6 volumes. Celebrating 1976 telephone centenary clean and well organized. Includes, worldwide singles, blocks, perf /imperf deluxe proofs (a few signed) and matching covers. Also includes progressive proofs, "errors" and ephemera. Take a look you will not be disappointed.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $450.00
137O*Olympic topical collection from 1896 to 1964. Hundreds and hundreds of mainly mint stamps in full sets, singles, and souvenir sheets nicely mounted on specialty Olympic album pages. Includes Greece used 117-128, 184-197. The pages from 1896 to most of 1960 are curled up from storage which does not affect the stamps but is mentioned here for accuracy. A neat offering. Please inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $450.00
138*Europa mint collection from 1956 to 1979. Contains complete collection for the White Ace pages in a binder full sets, singles and souvenir sheets in clear mounts. An excellent offering really for continuation. Check it out.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $250.00
139O*Queen Silver Jubilee 1977-1978 collections in two cartons from the country club estate. Consists of one mainly complete collection in seven matching binders and slipcases having mint full sets, singles, souvenir sheets, booklets, and varieties. Also includes three other binders of varying styles having the same genre but do not appear to be complete. A wonderful addition to any English Royalty collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $230.00
140*Space topical A-Z collection from the 1960s to 1980s from the Lake Zurich holding in four cartons. Hundreds and hundreds of mint stamps in full sets, singles, and souvenir sheets nicely mounted in black mounts on homemade pages in nineteen binders in sequential order. An enjoyable collection worthy of our viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
141O*Worldwide topical assortment in seven binders. Consists of three for Bridges and two each for the Titanic, two for Windmills all containing hundreds of mint and used stamps mostly from the 1930s to 2012 in souvenir sheets, full, partial sets, and singles. Sort of amateurish done which could be corrected by reorganization and remounting.Cat. Value: S.B. 210.00
Price Realized: $325.00
142O*Fascinating three topical selection from the 1920s to 1990s. Consists of hundreds of mint and used stamps on quadrille pages in full, partial sets, singles, and souvenir sheets. Involves Horses on quadrille pages, 1958 to 1961 International Geophysical Year on Ayal Publication pages some stamps are somewhat stuck and appears complete for pages, and Tanks in a binder on stock pages. A fun, entertaining lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $240.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Africa
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
143O*Africa collection/assortment from the 1880s to the 1980s in one carton. Comprises hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singes, and souvenir sheets in eleven stockbooks or album having useful backup. Includes Egypt, Ethiopia, French North Africa and Community. While some stockbook pages are sparse still plenty of material to be mined from their contents. Viewing would be beneficial.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $600.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Asia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
144O*CVKorea and Indonesia collection in a Scott Specialty album. Most of the value is in the Korea from 1885 to 1971 having hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singles, and souvenir sheets appearing complete for the provided pages. Indonesia runs from 1949 to 1970. Interspersed throughout are several interesting covers. Careful, slow viewing recommended to appreciate the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 2500.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
145O*CVIndependent Asia Scotts Specialty album Ryukyu Islands through Vietnam. Several hundred stamps many of the best being buried in the margins and crack of the book. Some decent covers buried in there, too. North Vietnam is best with many early mint sets followed in order by Thailand, South Vietnam, and lagging behind Ryukyu. Totally uncatalogued and ready for a new owner. Take a careful look at the included covers. Sleepers abound.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $850.00
146O*Small but impressive group of mid century modern Asia in a small carton. A few hundred mainly mint stamps in all with ROC, Japan (including a few scarse Mihons), and Korea showing the most value. Mostly complete sets and no duplication. A small pocket of used Imperial China on one stockbook page is a welcome bonus, mixed condition on these. An in person viewing is recommended for this easy to figure lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
147O*Asia collection having Afghanistan to Yemen (no China) in a Citation album from the early 1900s to 2000. Hundreds and hundreds of mixed mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, and singles having many coming from packets. A nicely packed selection offering plenty of stamps from some exotic, sometimes surprising Asian countries.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $260.00
COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
148O*British colonies outstanding selection from the 1930s to 1960s. Contains hundreds and hundreds of mainly mint stamps mainly in full sets and singles nicely arranged on stock pages in two binders. Includes popular Malaya States, unusual South Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman. A terrific opportunity for the British colonies enthusiast.Cat. Value: S.B. 2400.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
149O*British collection in two Scott Specialty albums with Great Britain, British Europe and British Oceana. GB starts with better early and a couple of complete long mint sets in the 50's. The Colonies has several complete sets in the Queen Elizabeth period. Stronger countries: Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand and more. A popular area, check it out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $950.00
150O*British Mint and used collection of several hundred mostly different mounted on a variety of pages. Includes over a couple dozen colonies from around the globe. Some go up to 1940 because they are on Scott vintage pages and some go as late to the 1990’s. Generally, the value is in the earlier periods. Beware of a scattering of fiscal cancels, which have been accounted for by us. Would make several nice country lots to sell at the bourses.Cat. Value: S.B. 1300.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00

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