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LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 757-763 are from a retired stock in sales books of medium to higher priced items of a very active Internet retail seller from the Great Lakes State. Priced fairly for quality, with 40% of catalog for Fine, 60% for F-VF, 80% for VF, however in some cases over catalog due to the falling Scott value over the last few years or aggressive pricing. Overall identification and quality is better than normally encountered. A great opportunity to jump in with both feet and become an instant show or Internet dealer.
757***Mint, both 19th and 20th century front of the book with some NH.Cat. Value: S. B. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
758oUsed, both 19th and 20th century, most of the value is in pre 1900 issues. Does include a White Plains sheets (damaged).Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
759***Plate Blocks, includes numbers 285, 616, 620, 661, 665, 667, and 668. Some duplication in part sets of Famous Americans.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $650.00
760*oBack of the Book, includes Special Deliveries, Postage Dues, Newspapers, Parcel Post, Special Handling, Savings, War Savings, few Cut Squares, Revenues, Ducks.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
761*oAirmails, includes some plate blocks. Some earlies are priced over catalog due to price drops.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $450.00
762*oOfficials.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $600.00
763*oU.S. Possessions, Trust Territories, and a tiny bit of U.N. About half the value is in Canal Zone.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $600.00
764*oA rather better stock than normally encountered in five red boxes and larger salescards. Mainly used until around Scott #600 than turns primarily mint. Includes 19th and 20th century commemoratives, regular issues, airmails, special deliveries, postage dues, revenues, ducks, a few cut squares, and a basic plate block section. Price range is mostly from $1.00 to $20.00 with an occasional $25.00 item. There are some Famous American sets that are priced in the $225.00 range. Duplication is normal but a few issues are a little heavy. Priced fairly for quality, with 40% of catalog for Fine, 60% for F-VF, and 80% for VF. Overall quality is better than normally encountered. A real turnkey opportunity.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
765*oExtensive mixed mint and used collection in three Liberty albums to 1991. Around 100 are remaindered to an album page to show the value. Upon inspection many high value stamps are included in less than desirable condition. Hidden and not so hidden faults abound including obvious repairs, added sections, shaved proofs, etc. Still a lot of value here for the non discriminating collector. Used #1, 9, 12, 14, 17, 20, 30A, 33, 35, 36, 37-38, 39P3, 63, 67, 68, 69-73, 75-76, 77, 78a, 78b, 90, 92-93, 95-96, 100-101, 112-113, 115-118, 120-122, 138, 149, 151, 153, 242, 276, 277, 291-292, 298, 311, 342, and C18 are all on an inventory supplied by the owner. Verification is important as many are suspect. In person viewing is a necessity for this lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,700.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
766**Test coil and official seal accumulation. Includes thousands of copies of more recent designs ranging from line pairs almost to rolls and pads. A plethora if we ever saw one.Cat. Value: cat. abt. 8,500.00+
Price Realized: $2,700.00
767*Collection of plate blocks, singles (just a few), booklets, strips and large multiples in 22 binders and boxes filling five large cartons. Mainly 1940-2010 all face type post office fresh entities on White Ace pages in clear mounts. Huge face value with an estimate of over $7,000.00. Includes some intermediate premium items (Famous American plate blocks, C1-C6, C18 mint OG singles, etc.). Bunches of high value postage to figure all the way up through “forever” stamps. Useful as an advanced modern collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
768*A very nice attractive all mint, neatly mounted 1851-2007 commemorative, regular issue, and back of the book collection in five Scott Specialty albums with slipcases. Housing few low value Banknotes, lightly populated early Bureau issues, 230-238, 285-291, 294-299, 323-330, 300-308, 397-400A, adequate scattering of Washington-Franklins up to the middle values in some cases, 498-499, 501-504, 506-518, 547, 551-573, 581-591, 599A single, 658-679, 692-701, 803-834, and 1030-1053. The modern era appears complete holding a huge amount of postage and includes the five imperf Loony Tunes. Back of the book contain C1-C6, C18, some Postage Dues, few Newspapers, Officials, Q1-Q9, Federal Ducks include RW3-RW4, RW6-RW7, RW10-RW25, RW27-RW29, RW31, and RW33-RW48. Also incorporated is a mess of postage which includes sheets, plate strips, a couple of year sets and scrap. The collection is a little mixed, yet very attractive. Good starter group and lots of postage for trade.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,400.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
769*oAn impressive and important parallel mint and used Scott Hingeless eight volume collection which also includes a binder of pages removed from the first volume. Includes both 19th and 20th century front and back of the book. Mentionable mint includes numbers 9 OG, with cert., 115 OG, with cert., 145-148, 205 OG, with cert., 241-245, 294-299, 323-330, 354 OG pair with cert., 459 single with cert., 500, 551-573, 599A pr., 658-679, 634A with cert., E9 NH with a photocopy of a cert., C1-C6, JQ1-JQ5, and Q1-Q12. Useful used are numbers 23, 37 red cancel with a cert., 72 (damaged) 86 with cert., 99, 138, 166, 191, 449 single with cert., 595 with cert. The condition is quite mixed. An absorbing collection which requires more study.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,300.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00
770*oSeven volume 1849/2010 mixed mint and used collection. There are five Scott albums and two Liberty albums. The Liberty albums were used to fill in the Scotts. Better mint are 230-239, 374a x2 (NH), 422, 581-591, 658-679, 834, 1053, C1-C6, C13-C15 (vlh, F-VF), and C18. The lone better used is a #2. There is much duplication in the early commemoratives and lower value Bureau issues, with some multiples. Loads of postage to counted in the postwar issues. Condition is very mixed with some being average or NG. Easy lot to expand upon.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
771*oMixed mint and used 1847/1968 collection in a Schaubek hingeless album. There is a moderate amount of the early regular and commemorative issues present. Likeable quantities of Washington Franklins and a few airmails. Better mint are numbers 230-238, 285-291, 358, C1, and C6. Notable used is a #1 with a corner missing and a 166. Condition is mixed. Good lot to expand upon.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
772oUsed accumulation in two stockbooks. All identified and sorted in Scott order. Semi well populated 19th century with both front and back of the book with Airmails and Special Deliveries. Decent 1869’s, Banknote, Columbians, Trans-Miss, C1-C6, and E1-E4. Most areas go just up to the middle values with light duplication in most areas. Condition is mixed. Huge catalog.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
773*oMixed mint and used intact collection in a Harris Liberty album. Runs to around 1992. Good back of the book (used #RW3-RW24 and mint C13, C18). Face value is a consideration as this bulging album is packed with mint stuff after 1925. Overall mixed condition as the collector was interested in filling spaces. Clean but ugly presentation with lots of value throughout. Ready for remounting in an appropriate album.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
774*oCollection in bulging 1996 Scott Pony Express album. Lots of power in generally poor condition, with an occasionally sound stamp. No back of the book at all. Includes used 10, 29, 30, 30A, 36-38, 67, 69-72, 76-78, 86, 89-91, 92, 95-98, 100, 112-121, 137-138, 148-153, 159-163, 189-191, 241 rebacked, 276-276A, 291, and much more. A perfect collection for the non discriminating collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
775*CVAn eclectic holding of postage, FDC’s, promotional material, year sets, Franklin Mint, a tiny batch of mounts and loose. There are over 4600 covers from 1944 to early 1970s. Almost entirely Artcraft cachets and addressed with some duplication. The bulk value of the postage is in 6¢ to 29¢ sheets, mainly 20¢ and above. Also included in the face are some large plate strips and scrap. Patience and a calculator are necessary to secure this bulky lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
776oA very neat and tidy 14 volume 1893-2000 used commemorative and airmail single and block collection housed in White Ace binders. The early issues are complete with all the high values present. Also includes an attractive Farley position section. Better singles are 240-245, 291-293, 630, C1-C6, C13-C15, and C18. Useful blocks are numbers 327-330, 368, 371, 373, C1-C6, and C18. Condition is mixed. A real time saver offered for its completeness.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00
777*oA primarily used 1847 to about 1967 collection in a Scott National album. Better items spotted are numbers 1, 7, 13, 17, 35-37, 67-72, 92-100, 112-1117, 119, 121 x2, 155, 166, 191, 217-218, 240, 242, 276, 276A, 312, and 630 on piece. The collection expands into airmails and BOB areas with well populated Postage Dues, Officials where O12-O14 resides. Also there is a decent run of Revenues at the elementary stage. Lastly, there is a small scattering of Confederate States. Condition is mixed. Great candidate for expansion.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
778*oConsignment as received. Includes a modest assortment of albums. Includes a Minuteman with some scattered early, another with some BOB and a third album that is stuffed, with some early that is pretty average quality. Also includes a 6 volume 1919-1990 Minkus plate block collection holding numbers 548, 610, 612, 617-618, 627, 628, many 2¢ Reds, 704-715, Parks, 1053, 803-831, C7-C9, C11, C17, C19-C22, and C25-C30. Lastly you will find a two volume mostly used to 1922 collection in Scott national albums holding 1869 issues up to the 12¢, #119, Columbians to the 30¢. Mint items are a scattering of Kansas Nebraska, Farleys, 834, 1053 C1-C6, and C18. The group also houses a load of postage adding several hundreds of dollars to the mix with a small bit of stinky stuck down. Great lot to break down and market in smaller components.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
779*oA simple 20th and 19th century collection in an All American Stamp Album. Mostly of the value lays in the early dollar value commemorative. Better mint items are 230-245, and 292-293. Useful used are numbers 72, 155, 166, 191, and 218. Also includes mint C1-C6, and C18. Condition is quite mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
780*Eleven volume 1893-2000 mint commemorative, regular issue, and airmail collection. Better numbers are 230-237, 290, 294-299, 323-330, 369, 397-401, 547, 551-572, 581-591, 630, 658-679, 692-701, 803-834, 1030-1053, C1-C6, C10a, C13-C15, and C18. Very clean and loads of face to be counted. Good starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
781*oAccumulation of mostly mint mainly sorted lower with a few better in a stockbook, stockpages and a couple small glassine boxes. The bulk lays in the late 1920s to 1960s with a few earlier. Includes some early airmails and B.O.B. Also spotted was a small interesting assembly of plate number singles scattered about. Duplication is a little heavy in some areas. Fairly clean group but careful viewing recommended for the few clunkers here and there.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
782*oAccumulation of 19th and 20th century mint and used on salespages, salescards, stockcards, and stockbooks. Includes pockets of better value mint OG 19th century, some early airmails and Ducks, some CSA, Washington Franklins, and a bunch of booklets. Condition is mixed with quite a few copies nicer appearing items. View carefully to come up with the right number.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
783*oRemainder lot in six heavy cartons. Best parts are the 20 or so remaindered collections mainly 1930-1975 some in hingeless albums. All are in various stages of remainderment from savaged to clean and useful. Plenty of face to count even though it will take a lot of banging on the keys to work up to any considerable amount. Lots of fun with a dozen or so collections to be reconfigured.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
784*oCollection in a clean Scott Specialty album to 1992 without any back of the book. Mixed mint and used in average condition. Interesting pockets of Washington/Franklins, decent banknotes and enough face in the later years to be a consideration. Viewing strongly encouraged.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $700.00
785*oA dealer’s close out lot. Mostly lower to medium values in sales books, stockbooks, stockcards. Also includes remaindered collections. Condition is mixed. Many salable items spread throughout.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $2,800.00
786*oA collector’s loose assortment sorted into medium size boxes. Includes approximately 50,000 used with many pre 1900 issues, a box of mostly 1922/1925 precancels, a box of a few hundred 1 dollar face values and up loose, on piece or cover and lastly, a couple boxes of miscellaneous which is strong in mint earlier 20th century.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $800.00
787*oA mostly used mounted collection running from 1857 to 1917 on Minkus pages. Highlights are (used unless noted) 35, 36, 71, 72, 73, 77, 93-97, 119, 155, 162, 163, 165, 183 mint, 190, 191, 208a, 217, 218, 228, 233-237 mint, 238-241, 260, 261, 275, 276, 286-289 mint, 291, 403 mint, 404, E2-E3 mint and J6. Also a good run of Washington/Franklins and postage dues. Huge catalog, offered cheaply as condition is very mixed even on those listed.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $950.00
788*oBlkThree similar but different collections. All have thousands of mixed used and mint stamps from the 19th century to the 37¢ era in singles, multiples, and souvenir sheets. One is neatly done on homemade quad pages all identified by Scott numbers, with many modern varieties easily extracted along with the postage. The other two are on messy Minkus, Harris, or blank pages without varieties and with less easily extracted postage. Substantial value can be realized with enough organizational work by the right dealer or collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $650.00
789*oCVSkinny stockbook grouping rife with interesting singles. Noticed used earlies some with grills, 1869s through 12 cent, Banknotes to 30 cents with interesting cancels, Columbians to 50 cent x8, cancelled Farley blocks and mint 571,573, 834, 1053, C18 x2, and much more. As a bonus there is a whole page of interesting covers some strikingly dubious. A ton of fun and value in a compact section.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. 12,900.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
790*oMixed mint and used collection in an “American Heirloom” album to 1977. Includes a few airmails and pre 1909 in spacefiller condition. A couple of dozen stamps in the $20.00-$50.00 range in decent condition make this a lot. Comprises mint #157, 206-207,214, 232, and used 113, 148-149,160, 275, etc. Huge catalog value with faults so diligent viewing is essential.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
791*oCollection/accumulation from an old holding in four binders with stamps into the 1960s. The emphasis in on mint plate blocks, multiples and partial sheets with ample singles. Highlights include Columbians and Trans Mississippi to 50¢. Following are mixed sets with mint/used and multiples, Pan-Am, Louisiana Purchase and Jamestown. Then a good run of plate blocks from 1926 going forward. Also a mint set of Nebraska overprints. The airs have plate blocks starting in 1926 (excluding the Zepps). Also spotted mint C18. Lastly the postage needs to be figured. An eclectic lot that needs a thorough review to come up with the right number.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
792*oAn old tired stock consisting of a remaindered collection some stockbooks of low value 1920s, 1930s commemoratives and regular issues, and a few salesbooks of low priced BOB. Most of the value is in face value types in all shapes and forms. A quick peek and a fast calculator will work for this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
793*An eclectic compact assembly of mostly mint blocks offered as received. The core of the value is 296, 298, 414, 506/513, 620-621, and 704-715. Also included are numbers 205, 215 pairs, and a 216 strip of four all of which are OG. There is a remainder of a few dozen other issues but offer little in the way of value. Condition and centering is mixed with both OG and NH present. Easy lot to figure with several nuggets to be mined.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $700.00
794*PNeat and clean 1923-1957 plate block collection in a Scott album. Better items are 614-619, loads of 2¢ Reds, 692-700, Washington Bicentennials, both perf and imperf Park sets, 803-834, and 1031-1053. Condition a little mixed Worthwhile group.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
795*oConsignment remainder consisting of two neanderthal mounted collections with accountable postage, a flat box holding a couple thousand precancels and a box of loose, mounted on pages and in glassines mixture with lots of early 20th century mint.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $600.00
796*oMixed mint and used collection in a clean “American Heirloom” album to 1970. As usual no back of the book and pre 1909 in spacefiller condition. A couple of dozen stamps in the $20.00-$50.00 range in decent condition make this a lot. Huge catalog value if faults are ignored so viewing carefully is important.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $475.00
797*oAccumulation mixed mint and used (#210-J78) fully loading a fat 32 page UniSafe stockbook. Heavy duplication in the used. Nine pages of mint face type material. Enough older stuff to be interesting with an occasional surprise (like #240). Most of the value is in the postage which needs a proper count. Internet vendors and packet makers should view attentively.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $500.00
798oA bread and butter used 1851-1992 collection. Includes high values of the 19th century regular and commemoratives. Better numbers are 155, 166, 191, 218, 241-245, and 292-293. Condition is mixed. Easy lot to figure since a vast majority is concentrated in a small number of stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
799*oA pedestrian 1847-1960 commemorative and regular issue collection on White Ace pages. As to be expected the majority of the value lays in the 19th century used section. Better used numbers are 1, 12, 29, 38, 71-72, 119, 155, 166 and 313. In the mint group you will find numbers 630 and 658-679. Very little in the way of airmails and B.O.B., but there is a small flock of used Ducks. Condition is mixed. Easy lot to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
800*Thirteen volume 1929-2000 commemorative, regular issue, and airmail plate block collection. Also includes some joint line pairs, booklet panes, self adhesive booklet panes, and zip blocks. Better sets are Washington Bicentennials, both Parks, and Famous Americans. Better single plates are numbers 834 and 1053. Very clean and loads of face to be counted. Good starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $500.00
801*oSmall mint and used Back of the Book collection on Scott pages. Mostly of the value in the diverse officials. There is a tiny batch of Newspaper stamps and Telegraphs, both of which add very little value. Found in the Officials groups are mint Ø3, Ø5 both O.G., Ø11-Ø12, Ø14 all N.G., Ø28 O.G., Ø39, Ø41-Ø43, all N.G., Ø44 O.G., Ø45 N.G., Ø58-Ø59, both H.G., Ø60-Ø61 both O.G. Ø66 H.G., Ø67 OG. with a tear, Ø73-Ø74, Ø90, and Ø92, all O.G., Used Ø13. Condition is mixed and there is some confusion in the War issues paper types. Nice group to get started with.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
802*oCVAccumulation in six old binders filling a large carton. Lots of US FDCs masking some better such as mint #291, 834 plate block with back faults, used non dated C18 block of four, Hawaii # 23 dubious, and lots of others. After culling out the extra plastic and the mundane covers lots of value will be unearthed.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
803*oA bread and butter of lower prides mint and used. Includes both front and back the book in two red boxes and five salesbooks. Some duplication but not overbearing. Condition is mixed. Good lot for the small bourse dealer.Cat. Value: retail 5,700.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
804*oA basic revenue collection in a Scott album. Includes a nice selection of 1st issues with a well balance group of perfed, part perf, and imperfs, good scattering of Reds and Greens, however most of the higher values are perf initials. We did spot an R150. The 2nd and 3rd issues are in place near complete minus the rarities. The other groups are represented in smaller groups and would start those areas off on the right foot. Condition is mixed. A good starter.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
805*oSeverely picked through collection of less than 200 stamps on Scott National pages. Includes postage pages to 1917 and some BOB sections to the 1950s, but the value to be extracted is in varied condition as you would expect. This should be the last stop as an individual lot in this collection’s death spiral.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $375.00
806*oCollection to 1961 in an old Scott American album. Mixed mint and used with most of the value in the 1895-1909 era. Overall mixed condition with just a few better. Condition necessitates viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $400.00

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