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Public Auction #417

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 23, 2013 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 23, 2013 at 6:10pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
964*oCVBritish Royalty collection in six cartons. Consists of several thousand in 37 binders of stamps in singles, sets, booklets, souvenir sheets, covers, postal stationery postcards, cigarette cards and ephemera from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth but having a strong emphasis on the current monarch. Sets of cigarette cards are mainly from Players and Wills having themes from the Coronation, Royalty, famous people, military, cricket, flags, trains, birds, historical events, airplanes, motor cards etc. Ephemera includes press photos, pinbacks, labels, pamphlets, tickets, bookmarks and programs. A lovely lot for the topical dealer or collector from this popular area.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
965*A manageable assortment in four boxes in one carton. Contains British Royalty, Disney, Trains, Fauna and Flora, USA Bicentennial, Famous Entertainers, Butterflies, Scouts, etc. Hundreds of mainly souvenir sheets, but also singles, sets and sheets from the 1980s to 1990s having variety of backup. A useful selection for the internet or dealer box lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $700.00
966*oCinderella and ephemera United States and Worldwide accumulation of thousands of all kinds of paper items, and even some real stamps, from a larger consignment. As you dig deeply you may be amazed at the scope of espoused causes and viewpoints. You must see it to believe it.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
967*oCVNice topical group of Christmas, Madonna, and JFK from many countries, generally from 1930s to 1980s. Includes Madonna stamps, souvenir sheets and first days, plus Santa picture postcards, JFK imperfs, and other interesting or better items. Well worth a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.0
Price Realized: $500.00
968*oCVTwo cartons containing topical accumulations/collections. Includes an Australia Antarctic Territory collection from 1957-2012 plus Dinosaur, Bugs Bunny, Music, Hollywood Legends, Movies, Army and Cricket, etc. on stock or stamp pages. Concentration from the 1990s to 2000s. Mostly mint sets and souvenir sheets. Also includes leftovers from this consignment.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $850.00
969*oCVFirefighters, first responders, and Smokey Bear topical in 12 binders and several cover boxes in four large heavy cartons. Anything and everything from picture postcards, to slogan cancels along with stamps, covers (hundreds), labels, literature, and even a few figurines. Lots of value with many elusive items searched out over many years by the former owner. A true gold mine for a collector of this topic.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $800.00
970*oFascinating selection of mainly 1960s topicals in 11 binders in one large carton. Highlights involve three volumes of Kennedy commemoration including some “gold” stamps, Freedom from Hunger, Dag Hammarskjold, and Malaria etc. Hundreds of singles, sets and souvenir sheets. Excellent for starting a new area for collecting or for breakdown into several saleable lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
971*John F. Kennedy collection from mid 1960s in a banker box. Consists of three albums and a box of A-Z of several hundred singles, sets, and souvenir sheets organized in original glassines but never placed into the albums. A good lot from this popular area.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $250.00
972*CVSpace phenomenal collection in four binders in one carton. Close to 70% are US covers from the 1960s to 1970s. Involves ship cancels, NASA trading stations with many autographed, stamps, articles, real photos, etc. If you specialize in this area, we especially recommend.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $230.00
973*oCVTurtle and tortoise worldwide collection from the 1950s to 1980s in ten binders and stockbooks in two cartons. Contains several hundred mostly different singles, full and partial sets, souvenir sheets, covers and FDCs from the Seychelles, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Tonga, etc. Highlights are complete thirteen 1967 first flight covers from the Galapagos Islands in the original envelope. Always popular collection ideal to build upon.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $475.00
974*oShips and Marine, all neatly identified and described on quadrille pages. Includes three volumes of A-Z countries’ issues with any type of ship, mostly singles with sets and souvenir sheets, and seven similar volumes of issues with any type of Christian theme, mostly mint sets and souvenir sheets. A wealth of material on these two topics.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $325.00
975*oWorldwide topical stock on “104” size cards in a well filled but not jammed red box. Probably around 400 cards, each with a topical set or single sorted A-Z by topic. Includes Animals, Architecture, and a large Art section. Most cards catalog between $1.00-$20.00 and are ready sellers. Part of an interesting topical stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $375.00
976*Worldwide accumulation two medium cartons. Hundreds of singles, sets and souvenir sheets in their original packaging mainly British Royalty, Scouts, Mother Theresa, Space, etc. from the 1970s to 2000s. Huge initial issue prices now offered at a fraction. Always popular and not often seen on today’s market.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $950.00
977*oWorldwide topical stock on “104” size cards in a well filled but not jammed red box. Probably around 400 cards, each with a topical set or single sorted A-Z by topic. Includes Music, Native Dress, Nursing, Organizations, Philately, Pirates (only two), and a large section of Plants. Most cards catalog between $1.00-$20.00 and are ready sellers. Part of an interesting topical stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $375.00
978*oWorldwide topical stock on “104” size cards in a well filled but not jammed red box. Probably around 400 cards, each with a topical set or single sorted A-Z by topic. Includes Plants, Polar, Religion, Royalty, Scouting, Space and Sports. Most cards catalog between $1.00-$20.00 and are ready sellers. Part of an interesting topical stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $350.00
979*oWorldwide topical stock on “104” size cards in a well filled but not jammed red box. Probably around 400 cards, each with a topical set or single sorted A-Z by topic. Includes Sports, Toys, Transportation, Uniforms, UPU, and several small sections up through WWII. Most cards catalog between $1.00-$20.00 and are ready sellers. Part of an interesting topical stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $300.00
980*oSouvenir sheets of the world topical accumulation of several hundred (perhaps a thousand or two) in a medium carton, in cigar boxes, index medical boxes, and sheet protectors. Not much power noted but many topicals (some CTO), French colony imperf proofs, useful Korea mint in multiples and even a mint UN #38. Useful as topical stock or for the topical accumulator.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $750.00