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Public Auction #426

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SUPPLIES & LITERATURE — Supplies
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1*oAll the leftover empty albums, glassines, stock and coverbooks in four large cartons. Best part is subscription set of state Quarters only partially filled plus a group of odd receipts for the Swiss-American League in St. Louis. Most all the rest is gently used or new. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $55.00
2*oFive heavy cartons (over 150 pounds) packed with used and new supplies. Old catalogs, magnifying glasses, supplements, “102” and “104” sized cards, glassines, and empty albums and pages are all included. Some suffer from long term storage, but most are interesting and useful. Cheap way to replenish your stamp supplies.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $210.00
3*Owner’s count 55 Scott International album binders weighing roughly 150 pounds in average condition as received. Also comprises of five mostly empty Scott International albums with pages including Part 1, 2 and 3. Useful if you can use them.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $90.00
4*oOne carton of new and gently used supplies including a box of glassines, a few pairs of stamp tongs, an album or two with supplements, and some unopen bags of Vario pages. Useful to any serious philatelist.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $170.00
5*Eleven used black carrying cases for red boxes. OFFICE PICKUP ONLY. Consists of eight 19 ¼” X 12 ½” X 8” and three 19 ½” X 12” X 13” Ultra-light and durable.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $24.00
SUPPLIES & LITERATURE — Literature
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
6oBound set of The Israel Philatelist in six volumes from 1949- 1971. The first five are hardbound while the last is soft bound. Also includes the index. Plenty of info not readily found online yet.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $0.00
7oUS and world literature as received from the 1940s to 1992. Includes Essay-Proof Journal of 56 issues from 1947 to 1983, American Philatelist Volume 69 hardbound (1955-1956), and Asst. USPS publications (1970s) some still in wrappers, loose leaf and punched.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $22.00
COINS & CURRENCY — Coins
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
8$1892 to 1916 Barber Dime collection in a Dansco album and slipcase containing 71 dimes from about good to very good condition and a Whitman album of 32 Barber Halves various dates and mintmarks in good condition. Also involves a Kennedy box collection from 1964-1997 and three each Jefferson Nickels and Lincoln cents Whitman albums.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $600.00
9$US coin collections in 11 Whitman folders. Consists of Lincoln Cents from 1909-1940 having semi keys of 1909-S, 1911-S, 1912-S, 1913-S, and 1914-S, Two Cents and Three Cent Nickels from 1864 to 1889. (4 two cents from 1856 to 1869 and 13 three cent nickels from 1865 to 1881). Also includes a Liberty Nickel, Buffalo Nickel. Canada Small Cents and Nickels books having no key coins. Coins are in various grades of circulation. Likewise entails a proof silver 1986 Statue of Liberty dollar in original mint package.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $475.00
10$1880s to 1970s world coin accumulation. Comprises roughly 600 silver minors and crowns from circulated to uncirculated condition all in 2X2’s and storage boxes. Already cataloged by the owner with Krause Catalog numbers and prices. A life time collector accumulation needing thought provoking analysis.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $5,500.00
11$Life time world coin collection in seven cartons weighing approximately 250 pounds. Collected the traditional way with the owner using a Krause catalog to identify and price his coins. Consists of roughly 7,000 mostly minor coins but also includes copper nickel Crowns in 2X2 holders either in plastic pages or storage boxes mainly from the 1880s to 1990s. Almost no silver coins. There could be some hidden surprises including several Ancients and interesting material from the Indian States, German States, Great Britain, and US tokens. Great educational tool.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $5,000.00
COINS & CURRENCY — Currency
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
12$All the world currency A-Z selection as received from a consignor in the Buckeye State weighing roughly 50 pounds in our largest carton. Around 1000 notes (no China or USA) from 1920 to the 1990s in plastic sleeves already identified by Pick Catalog numbers and priced by the owner mainly in circulated condition. Also comprises four subscription binders from the 1980s. An important offering rarely seen in this quality.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $2,800.00
13$All the US currency as received from the consignor. Consists of ten US $1.00 and $2.00 notes from 1914 to 1976, over 20 Military Payment Certificates from the 1940s to Vietnam, and three City of Detroit 1933 Depression Script ranging from very good to mint condition. Also comprises a Confederate Cent 2nd Restrike cent in a Capital holder.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $325.00
14$Roughly 650 Austria mint notgeld circa 1920 in a stockbook. Good variety offering little if any duplication. An inspiring selection.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $550.00
COINS & CURRENCY — Coins & Currency
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
15$1880s to the 1990s world coin and currency accumulation from a life-long collector weighing roughly 250 pounds in four cartons. Consists of over 2,500 minor coins with little silver in 2x2’s mostly in plastic pages, around 300 world currency notes from the 1940s to 1990s also in plastic pages and loose in two envelopes from Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Western Europe etc. etc. Many notes had high exchange value at one time. Also includes around 140 pounds of loose coins in two large plastic tubes as received from the collector. A fun, educational selection well worthy of your consideration.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $800.00
POSTCARDS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
16CVMassive selection from 1910 to the 1960s of roughly 18,000 postcards weighing approximately 500 pounds from a retired dealer in 11 large cartons. Organized in 34 Sterilite 13” by 6” by 8” plastic containers plus four other containers already sleeved and priced. Consists of 14 US States (Illinois only from A-H), 4 foreign, and the rest topical including comic, bridges, monuments, greetings, Niagara Falls, hotels, etc. Rounding out this lot is a banker’s box jammed with Galesburg, Illinois from the 1950s offering enough of the same postcards to last you several lifetimes. Needs to find a new appreciative home.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $800.00
17CVUnited States outstanding stock with owner’s count of around 6,200 postcards mostly neatly organized in sequential order in two of our largest cartons. Entails about 4,300 Ohio cards in five white boxes and roughly 1,900 from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin in three card boxes. Fantastic variety of postally used and unused having the majority prior to 1930. Careful inspection will produce rewards.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
18CVIllinois impressive stock with owner’s count of around 3,400 postcards nicely organized having many sleeved in four white card boxes. Good variety of postally used and unused having the majority prior to 1930. About 80% are from Chicago including Hammon Chicago in color. The remaining 20% are from various cities and towns from this state. A most useful selection worthy of your viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $475.00
19CVA slice of Wisconsin postal history told in over 1,000 different picture postcards, a few covers, and a few picture folders. Owner’s count of 1,250 items each with a link to the Dairy State. Most interesting are the cards, not only do many of the picture sides have a state focus, but all the cancels are from Wisconsin towns. Highlights include three postcard albums organized A-Z by their postmarks with many different types of postal markings. Seems to cover the years 1898-1918. The covers and picture folders are less interesting but add to the total display. Perfect for any Wisconsin town cancel collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 240.00
Price Realized: $240.00
20CVOver 750 owner’s California postcards consisting 680 golden age, linen, and chromes, 13 souvenir folders sorted into 20 categories and mostly unused. Also includes postcards booklets numbering 66 from Disney’s “Mulan”, Los Angeles, and Yosemite. All have been priced by the owner.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $65.00
21CVRoughly 500 postcards mostly from the 1950s to 1960s. Appears to be vacation souvenirs as the majority are unused. Wide range variety of views, scenes, buildings, etc. An utmost useful selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $85.00
22CVAlaska postcard offering from 1905 to 1976. Around 90 mainly unused but also includes postally used postcards offering views and scenes. Some cancels from 1905 to 1928 are Skagway, Saint Michael, Metlakahtia, Tanana, and Juneau. Nice grouping of seldom seen card history.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $120.00
23CVSix early golden age Alaska picture postcards. Five used each with a better view. Includes Loop bridge in Illecillewaet valley, 1905 canceled “Cordoba, Alaska” real photo C.R. & N.W. Ry near Cordoba, Alaska, 1915 canceled Seward, Alaska real photo “man with two bears, one is learning to use a typewriter”; 1918 Skacna, Alaska canceled “Steel arch bridge”; 1909 postage due canceled “Horseshoe curve” railroad card: and 1906 Ketchakan, Alaska canceled “on board The Alaska Steamship Company” advertising card. Condition varies. Cards like this are becoming scarce in the marketplace. Outstanding compact group.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $85.00
POSTCARDS — Us And Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
24CVUS and foreign postcards from the classic to chrome era in four cartons. Owner’s count of 6,000+ offering an opportunity to have some sorting fun into useful lots for resale. Valuable to the right market place.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $350.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Japanese Baseball Cards
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
25*oJapanese baseball card collection offered intact as received. Crisp unplayed with modern group of over 11,150 counted cards. Sorted by the aficionado by player. Includes players from Japan and those of Japanese descent. Not all different, but moderate useful duplication even in the stars cards. There are autographed cards, numbered cards, rookie cards (many), jersey cards, limited edition cards, odd sized cards, common cards, exceptionally valuable cards and others all stored by interest in 28 shelf ready binders. Stars include Fukudome, Hasegawa, Iwamura, Sasaki, Shinjo, Johjima, Taguchi, Okajima, and of course Ichiro. Plus many, many more. Even includes a dozen or so Basketball, Golf, Sumo and Mixed Martial Arts cards to spice up the lot. The cheap estimate leaves plenty of room to make this lot an internet bonanza. Over 100 pounds shipping.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Belt Buckles
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
26*oNostalgic belt buckle collection of 138 different mostly procured during the bell bottom era of the mid 1970s. Boss and better than groovy. Lots of rock bands such as Boston, Elton John, The Police, Village People, Kiss, Lynyd Skynyrd, The Eagles, America, Bad Company, The Doobie Brothers, Kansas, The Bee Gees, and many more. The obligatory hearts, ovals, butterflies and flowers along with a few R rated ones give character to the bunch. Great for display or if you are daring enough, wearing to the office.Cat. Value: S.B. 260.00
Price Realized: $210.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Tall Ship
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
27*Tall ship (three masted sailing ship) replica in a glass and wood case. FRAGILE OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. The ship itself is 32 by 22 by 8 inches in a generous glass pane, wood frame display case. Expensive to replace, but absolutely beautiful as a mantel display piece. Perfect for Ken and Barbie’s next Caribbean vacation, but unsuitable for children under the age of 40 (fragile, glass, choking hazard, small pieces etc.).Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $60.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Cinderellas
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
28*oCinderellas, a carton full of a couple thousand stamps and cut squares in three stockbooks and a folder. Includes revenues, phantoms, album weeds, fiscals, tax stamps, poster stamps, and a few listed classics. Worldwide with many elusive that are easy internet sellers. Take a look. It’s been awhile since a lot like this has been offered.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $425.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Ephemera
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
29*oCVSmall carton chock full of hundreds of items. Highlights include two sets of sheets of 40 labels for the 1940 US Olympic team. One each perf and imperf. A group of 43 tapestry like fan shaped small sized, lithographs from Japan. An envelope of seals and labels (some stuck). A set of “stamps from the movie “A Letter For Evie” 1945 (perf and imperf). A pair of almost filled Philatelic Passports. A signed postcard sized watercolor by Wigley. Book plates. Rose Bowl programs from the 1950s and 1960s. Various seals labels and Cinderellas in a small box and stockbook. Plus many dozens of items yet to be discovered. Plenty of small sized items for internet marketer.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $280.00
30*oCVAll the leftover ephemera from a large consignment. The pizza size box hold over two dozen entities including old engraved book plates, autographed covers mostly astronauts and politicians (some are autopens and secretaries), parts of old postcards, old Photo etc. Enough genuine and interesting for a look and a bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $230.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Glassware
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
31*oOver 100 pieces of collectible glassware retired from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. Fills three cartons. Fragile and heavy. Original packing materials will be provided for your repacking on request. No original boxes. All space topicals with a couple dozen “moonshot” combination glasses with a shot glass on the bottom and a tumbler on the top. A few collectible “Coke” tumblers as a bonus. As is; as found; “you pack” condition.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $36.00
32*Framed stamp art under glass. OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. Includes two framed sheets of postalcards and one extraordinary postal bulletin from the 1915-1925 period showing pictures of postal stationery (type U91) in the various sizes and colors available in the post office with the prices of each indicated. Striking. Unusual to find as these had a shelf life and were supposed to be destroyed.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $260.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Presidential
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
33*Presidential cover collection from 1984 containing 39 medals in their original box. Also includes 36 sterling Presidential Commemorative medals American Express Edition in its original album and two United States Numistamps folders.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $290.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — World Columbian
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
34*oThree World Columbian related pieces. First is a short set of 11 of the 1893 private stationery (type 7) set of twelve, followed by a 1992 World Columbian maroon tie, and then a not often seen 1893 APA stamp exhibit “official catalogue” in extra fine condition. Perfect for any expo collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $100.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Douglas World Cruiser
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
35*Very nice Old Douglas World Cruiser #2 Chicago, picture of the plane, with “Original Fabric” from the plane done by Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. A great looking old piece of memorabilia that will look wonderful framed. There are small imperfections, but still would be a really nice frame piece. Never hung, no visual holes or tears. The piece measures approx.15” by 20” tall. Great piece for any airmail collector.Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $44.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — 1893 Columbian Exposition
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
36*CVWorld’s Fair 1893 Columbian Exposition selection of postal stationery, tickets, and other related items. Comprises 11 mostly different (also A) mint tickets with two each Native American, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, three Columbus, one each Ben Franklin plus the key Handel. Also embraces five day passes including Chicago and Manhattan Day with stubs. Likewise entails a complete set of ten unused postalcards in their original envelope (really tattered), roughly 35 other unused postalcards of which about half have been trimmed to size and about 20 mostly different unused small and large postal envelopes having about half identified on quadrille pages in black mounts. A must for the collector of this historical material.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $475.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Medals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
37*oAll the hard surface items from a small consignment. Includes two medals from ROCPEX 81, an 1899 watch fob attachment engraved stamp box, a reproduction plate for printing UC1, and a small (4 “) modern battery operated stamp clock. Fun ancillary lot perfect for your stamp desk.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $26.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES — Great American Places
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
38$Seventeen large 1974 Great American Places FDCs having sterling medals as cachets. Super variety. (Photo) S.B. ----Cat. Value: S.B. ----
Price Realized: $140.00
SINGLE COVERS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
39CVCover cancelled in 1930 and mailed to Singapore. Cover was mailed with insufficient postage and two Straits Settlements postage due were added in order to deliver it to the addressee.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $250.00
40CVOutstanding 1933 FDR Inauguration postal card mailed from Waconia, Minnesota. Honors Minnesota of all the 48 states to have three towns named in his honor, Franklin, Delano, and Roosevelt. Mailed to Hay River, NWT, Canada. An unusual piece of political history.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $40.00
41CVJune 3, 1934 First Fight cacheted cover from New Orleans to Chicago. Pilot was forced to land in a swamp after engine conked out. Men had to trudge through the swamp carrying the mail where a Coast Guard Cutter rescued them. Mail was somewhat water soaked but intact. A few pieces of the recovered mail are known.Cat. Value: S.B. 65.00
Price Realized: $40.00
42CVHand drawn addressed 1918 cover mailed to Nantucket, Rhode Island. YMCA in upper left corner. A truly a work of art.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $38.00
SINGLE COVERS — Alaska
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
43CVLivengood, Alaska March 11, 1916 Registered cover to Hamilton, Washington. Purple Registration box 31. Uses a 10 cent Parcel Post stamp (Q6) and a two cent postal stationery to pay the rate. Hand stamped “Return receipt requested”. Gold was discovered in Livengood in 1914. This Fairbanks doctor went there as the town boomed. Interesting cover interesting franking.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $26.00
44CVJ. Lindley (Judge) Green penalty cover from 1904. Alaska pioneer Green served as commissioner and was dispatched to towns that had fallen apart as gold seekers abandoned areas for the big strike. This cover is from Rampart, Alaska, that had been virtually abandoned in 1903. Here is an attempt by Green to find a land owner using only hearsay from the local natives. Dispatched from Rampart. Alaska Oct 1, 1904 it arrived in Fairbanks Nov 19, 1904. Because W.G. Strong could not be located it was returned to Judge Green still in Rampart. Remailed Jan 28, 1905 received back in Rampart 100+ miles to the north Feb17, 1905. A little rough from its amazing journey this cover is a rare survivor.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $34.00
45CVThree Fairbanks, Alaska registered covers all to Hamilton, Washington. All are franked with a ten cent yellow Washington and type U91 2¢ postal stationery. Hamilton, Wash receiving marks on the backs along with CDS registration markings (small circle) on two. Fine. Sharp well defined cancels. Various 1910-1913 dates. Tells a story of early “registered” markings from Alaska.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $26.00
46CVFairbanks, Alaska, Nov 25, 1908. Purple REGISTERED CDS on cover to Hamilton, Washington. Franked with smudge (oblong cork) canceled 8¢ #306 violet black and type U91 2¢ postal stationery. Hamilton, Wash RECD Dec 12, 1908 backstamp, Fine. Sharp well defined cancels.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $26.00
47CVFairbanks, Alaska, Oct 5, 1907. Black REGISTERED CDS on cover to Richland, Washington. Franked with CDS canceled 8¢ #306 violet black and U385, no receiving backstamp, Fine. Sharp well defined cancel.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $30.00
SINGLE COVERS — Foreign By Country
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
48CVFaroe Islands mixed franking cover cancelled in 1919 having Scott #1, Cancelled in Torshavn with no back stamp.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $65.00
49CVGreat Britain one penny Mulready letter sheet having a Scott #1 penny black tied with a red Maltese Cross, a second Maltese Cross cancelled the sheet. Cancelled on November 19, 1840 at Newcastle On Tyne.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $400.00
50CVTwo Great Britain Mulready letter sheets. Consists of an unused 1840 B-1 and a postally used cancelled “Catterick” on November 13, 1847 having light creases.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $140.00

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