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Public Auction #418

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended November 22, 2013 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated November 22, 2013 at 6:33pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
892*oCVA disjointed topical accumulation of mounted collections, stockbooks, sorted into glassines, subscription offering, etc. Strongest in ships, Disney and scouts but also useful Columbus, Capt. Cook, birds, trains and more. Mostly mint NH sets or souvenir sheets enhanced by events and 1st day covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $850.00
893*Topical holding custom organized into categories on black hingeless pages 1960-1996. Hundreds of different in nine 3 ring binders with many intermediate sets and singles. High catalog value with most sets in the $2.00-$30.00 catalog range. Best topics include Europa (lots of the speculative earlies) in three volumes to the mid 1990s, art (mostly painters and their works), insects, mammals, sea creatures plus birds and flowers. Not at all complete for the period, but in extraordinary nice condition with many mint sets selected with a specific budget in mind. Each topic could stand alone or meld successfully into stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $800.00
894*Awesome accumulation of wonderful topicals in three stockbooks from 1962 to 1993 in a medium box. Several thousand mostly all different stamps in singles, sets and souvenir sheets. Consists of scouts, Audubon, RAF, Columbus, 1974 UPU, State of Liberty, Picasso etc. A lovely lot for the topical dealer or collector with a variety of themes.Cat. Value: cat. 5,750.00
Price Realized: $500.00
895*oCVTopical collection in 14 binders from 1939 to 2003 in two cartons. Hundreds of singles, sets, and souvenir sheets neatly displayed and mounted. Consists of six binders of Meteorites, Mineral, Mining, and Metallurgy, four binders of Marilyn Monroe, one binder each of Disney and 1960 Olympics and two miscellaneous binders. Difficult to duplicate. A must see.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00
896**BlkModern topical stock of many hundred souvenir sheets, plus setenant and other sets in oversized items, grouped by country/issue. Strongest in Russia, then probably Tanzania, Barbuda, Mongolia, and Hong Kong, then about 15 other countries, all with various duplication. As you view, ignore the large black writing on the reused stockcards since it is the red writing that relates to the current contents.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. abt. 9,000.00
Price Realized: $425.00
897**oCVNine albums filled with five topics which include Queen Elizabeth II (4), Railroads (2), and Winston Churchill, Roland Hill, and Trafalgar (one each). All include mint NH sets and souvenir sheets, and numerous covers related in some way. We noted some used issues, booklets, blocks, ephemera, etc., and the QEII books start with her coronation and proceed through many royal events. While strongest in modern British Commonwealth, the Railroads, Churchill, and Hill include elsewhere in the world and earlier eras for added interest. A large amount of useful material to rework and recycle.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $475.00
898*o“Abraham Lincoln in Philately” mounted collection in six binders. Best are the two with examples of US banknote issues, a used Scott 122, a mint 315, 368 PB6, and 369, plus vending perf pairs, periodicals, officials, proofs, revenues, etc. all of which are subject to scrutiny. They also include more modern US issues in great depth, and various foreign topical stamps and souvenir sheets, while the other four books contain covers, stationery, and precancels, plus two cigar boxes hold fun and useful items to look through. In general condition varies and much needs to be remounted, but careful viewing will pay off.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
899*oAirmail topical remainder collection where the albums are almost as interesting as the stamps. Seven volume Scott International Airmail albums with a clean Volume one to 1935, then six volumes part two to 1950 with an A-Z organization. One binder has been replaced but the pages appear complete with hundreds of stamps still remaining. Also includes a pizza size box of airmail stamps ready for inclusion with a valuable section of Nicaragua. Perfect to repack, recycle, or continue.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $400.00
900*Animal topical accumulation of mainly modern 1977-2010 sets and singles filling two cartons. Seven large stockbooks and four WWF presentation albums packed with fauna fun. monkeys, lizards, birds, deer of all types plus lions, tigers, and bears. Mostly WWF with an occasional better set (Burundi #589a-601a) hiding amongst the herd. A “head em’ up move em’ out” for profit experience.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
901*Axis of Evil topical bonanza from the 1960s to 1990s in a medium carton. Hundreds of mint stamps nearly all different in sets, singles and souvenir sheets. Organized and priced on salescards and pages. Consists of North Korea having owner’s catalog value of $2,758.00, Syria $1,092.00, and Sudan $302.00. Good profit available at our estimate.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $270.00
902**BlkCats on stamps collection nicely arranged in four assorted stockbooks. Includes hundreds of different worldwide perf and imperf sets and souvenir sheets, plus some miniature sheets, FDCs, and labels, all featuring cute felines whether indigenous or not.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $650.00
903*FDCDynamite Disney collection from 1979 to 1999 in seven cartons. Hundreds of mostly all different sets, souvenir sheets and FDCs in 24 binders neatly organized and identified lovingly by the original owner. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and other Disney characters and movies are represented. Relive your favorite childhood character or movie. Offered at a fraction of the original issue price. Do not miss out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
904*oOlympics collection balance in 12 Herrick and K-Line albums mainly from 1976-1984. Hundreds and hundreds of stamps mainly in complete mint sets. Nowhere near complete but plenty of filled spaces to spruce up any topical stock. Also includes one album of Christmas related topicals and a small pizza size box packed with unmounted.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
905*CVPrincess Diana Royal Wedding and Memorial selection. Involves hundreds of singles, sets, souvenir sheets, booklets and unlisted items mostly all different from 1981 and 1997 in three stockbooks, two boxes with items on sale and stockcards, and one Wedding collection. A popular area and offered at a fraction of their original issue prices. A most desirable lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $450.00
906*oShip worldwide and US collection in a Scott Specialty album from 1880s to 1980s. Several thousand mostly all different mint and used in singles and sets on quadrille pages. Good representation from the British colonies. Nicely organized for further expansion.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $425.00
907*oShip worldwide topical collection filling three binders from the 1940s to 2011 in one carton. Hundreds of singles, sets and souvenir sheets mostly mint and different organized in ABC order on stockpages. Also includes 1937 Coronation set, and two small worldwide albums. Ready to sell by the piece or integration into a red box stock. Do not miss out.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $475.00
908*oTopical train collection in 8 three ring binders organized by country. Overall condition very clean with only minor faults. Spotted proofs and progressive plate proofs. Very comprehensive lot with significant catalog value. Great opportunity for the specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $550.00
909*oTopical train offering in three binders mostly mint on White Ace pages. Singles, sets and souvenir sheets. Condition clean with some scattered faults. Good catalog value. Also a few non philatelic items like stocks, bonds and checks. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $450.00
910*World Wildlife Fund terrific topical selection from the 1980s to 1990s in a medium carton. Hundreds of virtually all NH sets in glassines and mint sheet files having delightful duplication. Comes with the owner’s organizational sheets having catalog numbers and prices. Ideal for making sets or small groups for sale on the internet. Do not let this one get away.Cat. Value: cat. 46,050.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00