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Public Auction #425

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 14, 2015 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 14, 2015 at 6:21pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, STOCKS — UNITED STATES AND GENERAL FOREIGN
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
173*oOne man’s labor of love collection in 34 bulging Scott International albums on a mixture of pages cut to fit the binders. Thousands and thousands of stamps (probably over 100,000 estimated) A preponderance of mint complete sets up through 2000. Never been on the market and has never been remaindered. Weak in classics but makes up for it in mint modern. Mint is the strength with 1964-2000 being the most populous. Many checked appeared to be NH. Best countries are US with a huge catalog and lots of face to count, Canada the same way as the US with few earlies, PRC 1983-2000 (no souvenir sheets), ROC mint Emperor set, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands and Iceland plus many more. Seems as if all countries are here, but a little out of order to balance the albums. Will break down into scores of country folder groups some of which will retail at over $1,000.00 each. Take a look and see if this works out in your favor.Cat. Value: S.B. 8,000.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
174*oOld dealer stock in nearly 100 three ring counterbooks. Dusty, this stock was last cataloged in 2004 and last added to in 1983. Lots of catalog in mint stamps worldwide 1972-1981. Very little classics. Six or seven US volumes with surprises here and there (mint C1-C3, C13 faulty, and C18 along with Columbians to 50 cents and a few distinguished banknotes). Most however is common mint and used in duplication. The value is in the massive bunch of sets ($1.00-$10.00 cat.) and singles organized alphabetically and ready for reorganization into a red box stock. Heavy, six of our largest cartons, ready to be cleaned up, reorganized, re cataloged, and recycled for sale.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
175*oDealer’s rotational under glass stock of sets and singles, organized by countries and areas, in a new lighthouse stockbook. One page of US with the rest foreign. Huge catalog value including much desirable in F-VF condition. Better countries include Italy, Switzerland, British colonies, France, Greece, Obock and Djibouti, Romania, England, Brazil, and Iceland. Great lot for internet singles.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
176*oAbsolutely terrific collections/accumulation in six cartons weighing over 200 pounds. Comprises mint and used stamps in albums, binders and small stockbooks. Entails a US collection on White Aces pages from the 1870s to 1980s pages having mint from the 1930s to the 1980s including singles and plate blocks. Highlights includes a tremendous Japan collection in a Minkus album from 1880 to 1980 having mostly mint from the 1940s to 1980 in clear mounts including singles, sets and souvenir sheets and a France collection in a Minkus album from 1850 to 1979 having mint in clear mounts from the 1950s to 1979. Totally useful selection waiting to find a new home.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
177*oCollection of many thousand different mounted in eight clean Supreme Global albums with issues to the late 1970s. Many countries are well populated with both mint and used. Highlighted by better values and long runs of mint sets. A good collection to build upon.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
178*oAn all inclusive selection from a recently closed Ohio store in 10 cartons weighing over 400 pounds. Thousands of mint and used stamps mainly from the 20th century in stockbooks, small boxes, album, stock pages, folders, stock cards, glassines, and subscription items. Plenty to sort throughout the summer. Contains hundreds of US face, so postage counters need to be diligent. Also includes a box of worldwide souvenir sheets that might yield some rewards.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
179*o15 carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Holds thousands of sorted and unsorted loose glassines, stamps, and covers; a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages; a pile if country folder collections, a carton or two of albums, two cartons of commemorative panels including the better, and a couple several hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. Most of the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer into his stock, but a hundred or more lots for the internet or bourse are possible consequences. Heavy, around 550 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
180*oAmple nine carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Holds thousands of unsorted loose glassines, stamps, and covers; a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages; a handful of albums; a bit of unused supplies, a carton or two of subscription items, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. Most of the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but 50 or more lots for the internet or bourse are possible aftermaths. Heavy, around 300 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
181*oAn odds and ends selection from a recently closed Ohio store in 13 cartons weighing over 500 pounds. Comprises of hundreds and hundreds of mainly worldwide mint and used stamps from throughout the 20th century having plenty of parallel material to soothe your desires for months. Contains stockbooks, albums, stockpages, folders, stockcards, glassines, and loose. Also includes several hundred in US face. All the power has been removed by this knowledgeable dealer into his stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $8,500.00
182*oCVAbsorbing selection in four cartons weighing about 150 pounds. Involves an Israel collection in four binders and on Minkus pages from 1949 to 1987, a shoebox of FDCs and small boxes and envelopes having duplicate material. Also includes three US Scott Specialty albums having material from the 1870s to 1987 with a mint C1-C6 plus shoeboxes of extra items. Likewise UN mainly mint collection from 1951-1966 in a Heritage album, Canada collection in a Scott Specialty album from 1859 to 1987, two Harris Standard albums to the 1980s and additional worldwide material in cigar, shoe boxes, folders, and envelopes.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
183*oBetter than most six carton mass of accumulated and hoarded collections and remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Includes a balance of US and foreign with highlights of four better than average US folder collections, a four volume Regent worldwide collection and an almost stand alone six volume Master Global with thousands of stamps. Also includes two massive cartons of remainders with a couple hundred dollars in face material spread throughout. Great for any recycler.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
184*oEnthralling selection from the recently closed Ohio store in eight cartons. Thousands of mint and used stamps having enough backup to satisfy your needs for several months. Running the gambit over the past 100 hundred years on album, stockpages, folders, stockcards, glassines, and loose. Even includes some supplies. Book some time to search this accumulation as you do not know what you might come across.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
185*oCVFlagship anchor lot with over 500 pounds in 17 heavy cartons. Is a pirate treasure to be sure. Anything might be in here. From a recently closed Ohio store. Certainly you will find subscription items, new and gently used supplies, thousands and thousands of worldwide stamps, country collections (just a few), covers, loose pages of US face types, and much, much more. Pull alongside this one and reconnoiter a bit.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
186*o11 carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Includes more foreign than US with only a couple hundred dollars face in scrap spread out in six of the boxes. Israel is the largest clump of foreign with a knowledgeable dealer having removed any power to his red boxes and counterbooks offered elsewhere in this sale. At least three boxes of supplies with unused or gently used binders and slipcases predominate. Thousands of glassines in various stages of sorting is where the significance is with mostly low value sets and a few intermediate values hiding among them. A perfect rocking chair, month’s long, sorting event is possible. (over 350 pounds shipping)Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
187*oHumongous seven carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainder collections removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Includes at least five US collections remaindered of their binders and power, a six volume beat up Worldwide Harris collection, and lots of loose folder collections. Mixed mint and used. Look close for many intermediate value stamps and saleable folder collection can be gleaned from this disorganized mass.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
188*oLiberal eight carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Holds thousands of unsorted loose glassines, stamps, and covers; a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages; a carton or two of albums; a bit of unused supplies, a carton of subscription items, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but forty or more lots for the internet or bourse are possible consequences. Heavy, around 275 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
189*oProfuse eight carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Holds thousands of unsorted loose glassines, stamps, and covers; a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages; a carton or two of albums; a bit of unused supplies, Some subscription items, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but 40 or more lots for the internet or bourse are possible consequences. Heavy, around 325 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
190*oUseful consignment balance in four parts. First is a US collection of mint and used blocks from 1925 to 1950, next a Vietnam collection on Britannia pages of both North and South, then five stockpages of classic Chile (#15/57) and lastly a full red box of mostly mint Latin America. Good profit potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $425.00
191*oAccumulation in ten cartons weighing around 450 pounds from a recently closed Ohio store. Thousands of mostly worldwide but also includes pockets of US of mint and used stamps from the late 19th century to 1990s. Stockbooks, small boxes, album, stock, pages, folders, stock, sales, cards, glassines, and loose greet the viewer. Lots of similar material, awesome for box lot sorters. Also encompasses several hundred US face to tantalize the postage counters.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
192*oAn accumulation from a recently closed Ohio store in ten cartons weighing approximately 400 pounds. Thousands mint and used stamps mainly from various decades of the 20th century. Includes albums, stockbooks, stock, album pages, folders, stock cards, envelopes, glassines, loose, and subscription items with adequate repetition to challenge your sorting talents for weeks and weeks. Excellent opportunity for internet sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
193*oCVStraight from the recently closed Ohio store a captivating accumulation in 10 cartons weighing around 450 pounds. Thousands and thousands of mint and used stamps throughout 20th century in stockbooks, small boxes, album, stock, pages, folders, stock, sales cards, glassines, and subscription items. Lots of similar material so a box lot maker nirvana. Also entails several hundred US face and one carton of mainly common US covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
194*oAn inspiring accumulation from the recently closed Ohio store in ten cartons weighing about 400 pounds. Involves thousands mainly worldwide but also contains US mint and used stamps mainly from decades and decades of the 20th century. Albums, stockbooks, stock, album pages, folders, stock cards, envelopes, glassines, and subscription items awaits multiple viewers. Tolerable duplication to challenge your sorting talents.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $950.00
195*oCVA humongous offering from the recently closed Ohio store in 12 cartons weighing about 500 pounds. Thousands and thousands of mint and used stamps from the late 19th century to throughout the 20th century having plenty of similar material to placate your wants for months and months. Contains stockbooks, album, stockpages, folders, stock cards, glassines, loose, and subscription items. Includes one carton of mainly common US commercial covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
196*oA mesmerizing accumulation from the recently closed Ohio store in eight cartons. Entails thousands of mint and used stamps from the late 19th century to the late 20th century in full and partial collections, stockpages, album pages, folders, glassines and loose having duplicates. Days and days of entertaining sorting fun to build internet or bourse box lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $950.00
197*oCVBourse dealer’s table clear off bargain lots filling five large cartons. The first four are pretty average with mundane covers US and foreign, broken down country and folder collections, and massive subscription covers (gold replicas and the like). However, the best is the smallest carton with a folder of India revenues, Russia accumulation of Russian classics in large multiples with advanced collector dups, good postcards (Alaska Yukon Pacific expo x60, native American Indian x30 including a few Tucks), four French Revolution era proclamations, and a small cigar box of “better” US stamps (mint C5 block of four off center, 2 cent coil roll etc.). Perfect lot for the dealer in the odd and unusual who appreciates classic era postcards and stamps. High profit potential on this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $600.00
198*oAccumulation of foreign and US material, weighing about 50 pounds, from various decades of the 20th Century in a carton. Hundreds of mint and used stamps mostly in glassines and envelopes as well as heavy subscription items at the bottom. Some emphasis in Italy and related areas and huge catalog value of Great Britain made meaningless by the huge amount of duplicates. Ditto for the US. Useful to the right person.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $425.00
199*oHuge ten carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Includes more foreign than US with only a couple hundred dollars face in scrap spread out in eight of the boxes. At least three boxes of supplies with unused or gently used binders and albums. Hundreds of pages in various stages of remainderment where the significant value is with mostly low value sets and a few intermediate values hiding among them. Will take a while and considerable effort to break these into manageable units. 325 pounds shipping weight.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $900.00
200*oCVGenerous seven carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Contains thousands of unsorted loose glassines and stamps, a few sorted topical groups, a country collection or two, a few albums and stockbooks some empty, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but still a lot of stamps for the money. Not as heavy as usual but still around 150 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $800.00
201*oCVA monster lot of gargantuan proportions in 24 heavy weighing on average around 40 lbs. Includes well over 6000 mostly 1980s through 2000s FDC’s plus Press Sheet and pane position FDC’s with little to quite a lot duplication. Also in this near overwhelming mass you will find several hundred 1980s through 2000s USPS postal card sets with duplication. There are a couple topical groups like Desert Storm, Space, and Europa. What kind of lot would this be if you did not find some postage, and you will. For a bonus there are some near empty International and Junior International albums, stockbooks of cheap stamps and cover and more postage, etc.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
202*oAn intriguing accumulation in seven cartons from the recently closed Ohio store. Involves thousands of mint and used stamps mainly from various decades of the 20th century having enough of the same material to satisfy your needs for quite some time. Exists in fatso stockbooks, album, stockpages, folders, stock cards and glassines. Even includes some slightly used supplies. Hours and hours of sorting fun without leaving the confines of your “stamp cave.”Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $700.00
203*oCVLarge consignment as received in 11 cartons weighing about 450 pounds. Hundreds of mint and used stamps in albums, stockbooks, small boxes, and loose. Also includes oodles of US FDCs from the 1950s to 2000s having many in their subscription albums as well as other FDCs and commercial covers either in small boxes or loose. Likewise comprises some supplies and a neat Columbian Exposition book published in 1893, five postal cards from the Expo and about 20 VHS tapes about baseball. A very useful selection to the right person.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $700.00
204*oInteresting selection in six cartons from the recently closed Ohio store. Thousands of mint and used stamps from throughout the 20th century on album, stockpages, partial collections, folders, subscription pages, and loose. Offers lots of fun time sorting similar material to construct usable internet and box lots. Patience could yield rewards.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $650.00
205*oFour cartons containing a few Harris Standards, half dozen rudimentary country collections of Eastern Europe and a few albums of mint and used US. Most of the value is in the latter’s postage. Some water damage throughout some of which affects the postage. Needs inspection to determine the amount of salvageable face.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $450.00
206*oCVAccumulation in nine cartons weighing approximately 300 pounds. Thousands of mainly used stamps in multiples in shoe, cigar boxes, glassines, glassines, envelopes, and baggies. Has an overwhelmingly selection of US commemoratives in multiples from the 1950s to 1970s. Also includes golden replicas and around 1,000 US noncacheted and cacheted FDCs from the 1960s to 1990s. Good flea market material.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $850.00
207*oSizable six carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Embraces thousands of unsorted loose glassines, stamps, and covers; a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages; a handful of albums; a bit of unused supplies, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but a couple dozen lots for the internet or bourse are possible outcomes. Heavy, around 200 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
208*oSubstantial six carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Includes thousands of unsorted loose glassines and stamps, a bunch of unsorted country groups on loose album pages, a handful of albums, ten or so stockbooks, a little unused supplies, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but several dozen lots for the internet or bourse are possible outcomes. Heavier than usual, around 200 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $475.00
209*oSubstantial six carton mass of accumulated and hoarded remainders removed from a recently closed Ohio store. Contains thousands of unsorted loose glassines and stamps, a few sorted country groups, a few albums and stockbooks, some empty albums and unused supplies, and a couple hundred dollars face US spread throughout the cartons. All the power has been removed by a knowledgeable dealer, but still a lot of stamps for the money. Heavy as usual, around 180 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $475.00
210*oConsignment offered as received in 19 cartons. Includes elementary collections, three cartons of worldwide off paper, promotional stuff and a carton with over $650.00 in U.S. postage (owners count). Shipping weight over 350 lbs. See our website for the inventory list.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $950.00
211*oAn awesome accumulation from a recently closed Ohio store in six cartons weighing about 250 pounds. Encompasses hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps mainly from the 20th century having enough repetition to make this an enjoyable sorting adventure. Albums, stockbooks, stock, album pages, folders, stock, sales, cards, glassines, loose, and subscription items. Includes several hundred US face to help you mail out your completed lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
212*oAn impressive offering from a recently closed Ohio store in six cartons weighing around 250 pounds. Hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps mostly from the 20th century. Embraces albums, stockbooks, stock, album pages, folders, stock cards, envelopes, glassines, loose, and subscription items with plenty of similar items to test your sorting abilities for days and days. S.B. 500.00Price Realized: $375.00
213*oWonderfully surprising selection from a recently closed Ohio store in six cartons weighing around 250 pounds. Hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps mostly from the 20th century. Mainly albums and stockbooks but also contains stock, album pages, envelopes and glassines. Lots of similar material to test your philatelic knowledge. Also includes several hundred US face spread throughout, so searching would be beneficial.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
214*oFascinating offering in eight cartons from a recently closed Ohio store weighing around 300 pounds. Hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps mostly from the 20th century having plenty of duplicates to construct super box or internet lots Albums, stockbooks, stock, album pages, folders, stock, sales, cards, envelopes, glassines, loose, and subscription items await the viewer. Includes several hundred US face to aid you mailing. Increase your sales with this selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $700.00
215*oCVThe bulk of one person’s collection in eight cartons. Highlights include two beginner Minuteman US collections. At face value it is easy to mistake these as advanced collections until one notices ALL the better stamps are pictures cut from auction catalogs. Also contains two shoeboxes of mint postal stationery (face $320.73), several shoeboxes of mixed US and foreign stamps, two full large cartons packed with covers mainly day to day correspondence, A few albums and binders of old time US and foreign, and two neat Bausch and Lomb lighted magnifiers. Along for the ride are two bankers boxes of sorted US in Scott order housed in child’s church offering envelopes. Must be spread out and sorted to see the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $475.00
216*oTwo cartons of worldwide where the US provides most of the value. First is over $550.00 face in usable PNC pairs, strips of three, strips of five and larger, along with uncounted face bulk rate, non-profit, etc. Some used to be premium strips with high catalog values that need rediscovery. Second is a small stockbook with a couple hundred “US locals” most of which, although interesting, are reprints, forgeries, and album weeds. And lastly a carton of leftovers which includes a dog topical group and a pitiful US holding. Lots of fun to play with a lot like this.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $750.00
217*oAccumulation in four large heavy cartons. Begins with a mundane three volume Citation collection with thousands of stamps. Heavy. Sparse in parts, loaded in others. Mostly packet stamps with limited surprises. Also includes two cartons of US stuff. Many USPS items with the heavy packing included. Some unusable face bulk rate and the like along with postal stationery, etc. Huge original cost.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $400.00
218*oCVAnother dealer backroom clean out lot of remaindered country collections and covers. Thirteen collections in all that fill two of the four heavy cartons. Some better than beginner offerings in these. The covers are a different story with addressed noncacheted US FDCs predominate. Worth a long look with just enough time on the second carton of covers to find the equally ugly subscription items. The expert recycler will likely find almost 20 internet saleable lots in a group like this. S.B. 300.00Price Realized: $450.00
219*oAccumulation/collection consisting of three USPS commemorative year sets complete from 1971 to 1990 mostly in their original folders, plus US airmail plate block collection on Minkus pages including C7, 17, 19, 20, 23, 46 and CE1. Also entails two Germany two-post KaBe albums having mint and used stamps from 1961-1974 and 1991-94 plus several singles including DDR #82-84 mint, OG, and Baden mint 5N41a as well as dubious. First rate candidate for the right marketer.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $350.00
220*oCVAll the leftovers from a large consignment of mostly remainders. The US part is almost all USPS subscription items including postal card sets (cartoon characters), “special FDCs”, pins, pens and more, with the best part being a few wounded ducks, and some used blocks of Prexies, postage dues, and Farley’s. The foreign part is just about as interesting with a couple hundred “104” size salescards with Ghana and Egypt having the most items along with a couple rejected single lots (forgeries, too many multiples, poor conditions, etc). Should be a fun lot if you need this kind of stuff.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $250.00
221*oCVFour cartons of stuff. Albums, stockbooks, envelopes, and folders containing FDCs, covers, singles, and other interesting items just waiting to be discovered. Could be a money maker if you can break it down into collectable lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $650.00