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Public Auction #439

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SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Supplies
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1**New never used Tarifold Display stand (Subway Stamp Shop #ATX03 rotary stand with 50 plastic pages). Complete. Lists for $354.50 before shipping. Many uses. Relatively heavy. Office pick up suggested.Cat. Value: Cat. 325.00
Price Realized: $130.00
2OThree cartons of gently used and unused supplies consisting of binders, stockbooks, pages, light etc. Useful offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $85.00
3OMedium 14 x 12 x 8 carton of mainly unopened Showgard mounts. Useful tool for resale or mounting your stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $220.00
4*Two cartons of roughly ten mostly United States “like” new and gently used albums. Includes a neat moderately used Scott “brownie” 19th Century album.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $42.00
5O*Small carton of leftover supplies from a small consignment. Highlights include: most of a box of new 102 size cards, a full box of new, clean, number 3 glassine envelopes, and two APS mailing boxes partially filled with never used APS circuit books.Cat. Value: S.B. 0.00
Price Realized: $70.00
6(*)All the supplies from a large important Wisconsin consignment filling three heavy cartons. Includes: unused boxes of glassines, a couple hundred 107 cards, two 22 ring binders for FDCs with pages, a complete Harris US album in two volumes with supplements to 2013, White Ace supplements and topical pages, small binders of small sized manila stockpages, and anything else he had laying around while cleaning out the stamp room.Cat. Value: S.B. 0.00
Price Realized: $130.00
SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Literature
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
7ODealer’s philatelic library in four cartons having an estimated weight of 200 pounds. Contains mainly United States hard, soft spiral and bound books and some pamphlets with a range of interesting information. Knowledge is king and winning this lot could be a crowning eventCat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $230.00
8OBritish Royalty mainly different hard cover picture books in two heavy cartons having an approximate weight of 100 pounds. Roughly fifty books consisting of four Queen Victoria from 1898 (Diamond Jubilee) to 1901, thirty-five from Queen Elizabeth II from the 1953 Coronation, 1953-54 Royal Visit and Royal Years throughout the 1950s, six for George VI, and two for George V. All are period published mostly in Great Britain Many are first editions and have tons of interesting period pictures. Also includes six contemporary Royal books From the library of a Royalty collector who is downsizing his holdings.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $55.00
9ONine US hardly used reference books consists of six soft covers and three hard cover set of Brookman from 1989. Includes two large stockbooks still in cello. Coming along for the ride is a binder of British Oceania mixed common mint and used stamps on albums pages and a neat folder of Edward VII British stamps and some covers nicely presented.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $55.00
10ONumismatic hard and soft cover reference books for US tokens, foreign coins and paper money in one heavy carton. Over forty items including Illinois tokens, Civil War tokens, So Called Dollars, Breton Cat. for Canadian tokens both 1894 original and 1983 reprint, Canada Carleton Cat.s from the 1960-67 etc. Direct from the consignor’s library.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $36.00
11*Lot of Machine Cancel magazines 1981 to 2017 and USCS logs 1960 to 2000. Probably complete but not checked. It has a musty smell so freshening up would be helpful.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $22.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Coins
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
12$United States coin accumulation consisting of sixty-three Morgan, Peace Silver Dollars ranging in condition from culls, some having rim bumps to average circulated condition and $30.00 face 90% silver dimes, quarters, and halves. Coming along for the ride are nine proof sets from 1968 to 1985.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
13$Official Commemorative Medallion of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress, 24 karat gold proof struck by the Franklin Mint. Issued on August 1, 1976 in its original Vatican FDC and wallet. Medallion weights 21 grams.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $700.00
14$United States 1921 Peace Dollar and 1938-D Walker Liberty Half Dollar both in circulated condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $55.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Currency
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
15$Collection of roughly sixty circulated to uncirculated Ukraine bank notes from around 1920 to 1990s on “magnetic” scrap book pages. Coming along for the ride are mostly United States postal stationery and several hundred miscellaneous common US and worldwide covers including Space from the 1960s to 1970s.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $220.00
POSTAGE — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 16-27 are from the Gulf Coast stock. A brief description of what is contained within the group. The face is accurate and was counted in October 2018 so the Forever stamps are a light count due to the rate change of 2019.
16**25˘ to 44˘ values, also includes “Forever” issues ($1680 face of the $8700 total). Vast majority are full sheets and some higher values spotted.Cat. Value: Face 8700.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
17**Sheets and singles (653//3378)Cat. Value: Face 5660.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
18**Mint sheets and some booklets. Mainly 22˘ to 37˘ values.Cat. Value: Face 5000.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
19**Sheets and singles (3379//4386)Cat. Value: Face 4700.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
20**Sheets and singles (3137//4940) Includes airmails and BOB (only valid postage is counted). $2250 of the $4075 total of the face is in “Forever” values.Cat. Value: Face 4075.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
21**Booklets (BK86//BK306)Cat. Value: Face 3990.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
22**PNC’s (1891, 2280, 2606) plus backup of others, permit issues not counted.Cat. Value: Face 3690.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
23**Back up stock (597//4460), also PNC’s and airmails.Cat. Value: Face 3520.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
24**Mainly PNC coils with some better ($2000 fv) plus 25˘ to 32˘ plate blocks and booklets ($640).Cat. Value: Face 2640.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
25**BlkContemporary to modern plate block stock housed in five sales boxes. Neatly organized by Scott number. Pen, pencil, paper, and patience a must to figure this one out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1900.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
26**Contemporary to modern mint stock from Scott # 632 to “Forever” issues in single, block, plate strip, booklet pane, and souvenir sheet form. Face from a reliable source is $4250 of which $730 is in “Forever” issues.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
27**Scrap, scrap, and more scrap. Plus some “Forever” and Semi-Postal sheets to ease the pain. A gamblers lot if there ever was one.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
28*A tiny patch of postage. Includes sheets, plate blocks, booklets, booklet panes, and scrap. Some old and some new. A snap to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $600.00
29(*)*A solid postage lot of mostly United States sheets, plate blocks, other blocks and singles with a bit of United Nations thrown in for a bonus housed in two heavy cartons. Mostly 1970’s and earlier. Unfortunately a vast majority is stuck down. However there is some not stuck and it will be the bravest bidder to find out how much.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $650.00
30**Small carton with an enormous amount of current face spread out in 10 sheet files. A preponderance of 41 cents through forever commemorative self stick stamps makes this lot uncommon in today's market. Goes back into a handful of 8 centers, but nearly half of the face of the lot is 40 cents and up. Huge Brookman Cat. according to the owner. Our quick count is probably close unless they raise the first class rate in the meantime.Cat. Value: Face 4820.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
31***Carefully counted postage from the "Hawk Eye" estate filling one large carton. Over $1,557.00 face in sheets some loose in the bottom of a pizza sized box along with two extra large sheet files with the lower face value sheets. Ranges from a pile of 3 cent sheets to 39 centers. Also includes plate blocks, plate strips and scrap in a second pizza sized box. While two other pizza sized boxes are fully packed with uncounted but useable scrap. The fully counted useable face is over $3,420.00 while the uncounted should bring the total up substantially. Plenty of duplication. Clean, ready to use, perfect for the modern collector and discount postage user alike.Cat. Value: Face 3600.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
32***Carefully counted postage from the "Hawk Eye" estate filling one large carton. Over $1,930.00 face in sheets directly from the procurement center still in their Government packing, $748.00 in a sheet file, and around $525.00 in a pizza sized box. Giving this one carton postage bonanza a face value of just over $3,200.00. Sheets stretch from a few 20 centers to a few "forevers" with the bulk of the value 32 cents through 44 cents. Just a little duplication. Clean, ready to use, perfect for the sheet collector and discount postage user alike.Cat. Value: Face 3200.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
POSTAGE — Great Britain
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
33**Around 120 modern England booklets. Some premium. Many First and Second Class booklets of ten. Huge face. Mainly all different. Count the face; a bargain at the suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $240.00
34**Over 250 Royal Mail Presentation Packs from the 1970s to the 1990s mostly two of each issue.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $150.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Autographs
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
35O*Astronauts and Space related group of seventeen items from a large personal autograph collection. From the famous (Alan Shepard on an Apollo 14 NASA photo) to the obscure (STS -75 Andrew Allen) with most all on Government photos. Includes mainly signed pictures, all of which have webphotos. Interesting and historic.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $500.00
36O*Entertainment related group of just over one hundred-fifty vintage items from a large personal autograph collection. From the famous in the 1980s to the obscure with a few with COAs. Many are personalized to the former collector "Donald". Includes cards. covers, pictures, etc.. Interesting and eclectic. Includes several of our favorites: Otis Campbell, William Shatner, and Boss Hogg, among many others.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $210.00
37O*Sports related group of just over fifty items from a large personal autograph collection. From the famous to the obscure with just a couple with COAs. Includes cards. covers, pictures, etc.. Interesting and eclectic.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $250.00
38O*Political figures related group of just over fifty items from a large personal autograph collection. From the famous to the obscure without any COAs. Includes cards. covers, signed letters, pictures, etc.. Interesting and eclectic.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $325.00
39O*Astronaut: Alan B. Shepard Jr. on an official NASA photo. As is, no COA.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $28.00
40O*Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan combination on a clean crisp 1985 Inauguration cover (1/21/1985). Scarce First Lady President combination. Huge Brookman Cat. value.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $85.00
41O*Another Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan combination on a clean crisp 1985 Inauguration cover (1/21/1985). Scarce First Lady, President dual combination. Huge Brookman Cat. value.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00
42O*Franklin D. Roosevelt as Governor of New York (December 28, 1931) on a personal letter inviting Tampa Mayor and Newspaper Mogul, D. B. McKay to visit him in Warm Springs in April of 1932. Scarce on a personal letter that gives a hint of his Presidential aspirations strategy. Historical.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $130.00
43O*Yankee greats: Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel on a HF Baseball FDC (June 12, 1939). Cover is clean, but a little toned.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $48.00
44O*Astronaut: Alan B. Shepard Jr. on a Jordan space related FDC (5/5/1964). Cover is clean, but a little toned. Nice clear signature.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $55.00
45O*King Hussein of Jordan on a clean small size Numismatic Religious FDC (December 5, 1968). Cover is clean, but a little soiled. Signature is clear.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $26.00
46O*Two Harry Truman former President pieces. One on a thank you card for his 83rd birthday acknowledgement (5/31/1967) and the other on a Lyndon Johnson Inauguration Day cover from 1965 signed on (3/5/68).Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $44.00
47*Two, First Lady, Grace Coolidge, free frank covers from the 1930s.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $32.00
48*First Lady Mamie Eisenhower autographed card for her project to renovate "Historic Gettysburg".Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $26.00
49*Gale Sayers autograph Hall of Fame 77 on a clean Ron Lewis "limited edition 1717/2500" 8 1/2 by 11 inch football card. This is much more scarce as a single than the much more common "four stars" card.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $150.00
50*Sports greats: Ted Williams on a 1983 Babe Ruth FDC. Plus Red Grange, Bart Star, and Johnny Unitas on a 1988 Knute Rockne FDC. Both are clean, clear, and appear to be authentic.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $55.00

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