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Public Auction #427

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 19, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
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Bids updated February 19, 2016 at 6:31pm (New York time)

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Ephemera
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
51*oCVAll the ephemera from an advanced collector in four 3 ring binders in sheet protectors. High retail in the hundred or so lots. Best are the dozen or so advertising covers with ornate enclosures. Also includes handbills, pamphlets, and even a few cards from an old 1903 game. Lots of fun to flip through slowly. A good value.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $260.00
52*oCVAll the “just stamp related” items from a large consignment. Highlights include commemorative newspapers Knoxville World’s Fair, Obama Election, etc., a handful of addressed baseball FDCs, plate number singles from the 1960s, an old baseball glove Model # Rawlings M.M. 6 the Micky Mantle made in the 1960's show lace repaired still supple to use, old US retired passports, a Look Magazine cover, a handful of 1893 World’s Fair postal cards, odd minor misperfs on modern covers, a small amount of autographed covers (a few autopens), USPS packaging and anything else the owner could not live without.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $425.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Hot Wheels
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
53*1967 Hot Wheels collector car case filled with 24 original Redline cars. The original collector used his allowance to purchase one in November of 1968 and was hooked. He collected them but did not race, smash them together, or add custom paint or anything to them. He just opened them up, admired them and inventoried them into his 1967 case each carefully wrapped in a protective dinner napkin. He quit collecting cars at the beginning of 1970 when the case became full. Most cars are near mint with medallions carefully saved for each one. As rare a group as you can find today offered intact.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $650.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Propaganda Leaflets
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
54Approximately 80 mostly different propaganda leaflets (flugblattern) in both English and Germany. Interesting and historical. Original owner states signed German leaflets were from WWI’s and WWII’s.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $700.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Japanese Paper Poster
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
55*Japan WW II Era military 15” X 20” poster showing soldiers writing letters near their artillery.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $40.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Grand Army of the Republic
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
56oInteresting 11x17 Welcome G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic Veteran banner. In excellent condition for it's age which appears to be from the early part of the 20th century.Cat. Value: S. B...........
Price Realized: $26.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Military Model Toys
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
57*oExciting group of military model toys. FRAGILE: OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. On display in you pack and take it condition in our gallery. Mainly WWII military vehicles. Enough tanks for a full battle scene. Lots of 1/35th scale, although some 1/87, 1/72, and one 1/25th scale included. Includes an impressive (28” model) Leopold railway gun, an 18 ton German half-track, its tank recovery trailer and plenty of small stuff such as jerry cans, oil drums, weapons, people, etc. High original cost let alone the time it took for the detailed construction. None of the detail work beyond the gluing is finished. Even includes a box of small parts and a handful of decals. A model painters dream.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $170.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Spanish American War Newspapers
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
58CVSpanish American War newspapers from 1898. All three are color inserts or special editions of the San Francisco Examiner. Includes the “Off to War” insert from June 12, the July 4 “War is Won” insert, and the July 5, special edition “Spanish Navy is Destroyed. Clean, a few small repairs, and colorful. Perfect for any history buff.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $75.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Germany 1936 Olympics
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
59Germany 1936 Olympics complete set of 26 booklets with about 40 pages each explaining the various events, venues, etc. with pictures and diagrams. Some with a bit of foxing or wear. Overall condition is quite good.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $650.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — WWII Propaganda Leaflets
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
60*oCVGroup of WWII propaganda leaflets both from and against Germany. 15 pieces in all. Scarce group in typical poor condition as many were dropped from altitude or delivered by rocket fire. High retail diverse group.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $150.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Model Trains
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
61*Handsome mint condition Christmas train set (appears unopened) G scale Aristo Craft train set. Aristo Craft #1 1:29 scale, North Pole Rail Road Co., complete set with all of its pieces. Item # ART-28025 Christmas starter set 0-4-0 with Steam Locomotive flatcar and caboose. Includes power pack and indoor outdoor track. The original black boxes are worn a bit from storage, but otherwise everything is in excellent condition. Four other cars in original boxes along to make the full train remarkable. Comprised of ART-31025 passenger car “Gingerbread” times two, 31225 passenger car “Candy Cane”, and a rare 46037-2 Norman Rockwell “Santa on The Saturday Evening Post” boxcar. Plus a single dome “Chocolate Tanker #41323 (yellow box). Rare vintage set (over 20 years old). In better than most condition perfect to put away as a spectacular Christmas surprise. Perfect for any Grandpa.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $210.00
62*oTwo heavy cartons of like new G scale track from various manufacturers. OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. Bachmann 28 black straight silver, 12 black curved silver, Aristo Craft 15 small straight brass, 2 medium straight brass, 2 extra-long straight brass, 5 long curved brass, 4 small curved brass, LGB 6 brown curved brass, 2 brown straight brass. Also includes: Bachmann #94358 90 degree crossing kit and 94511 four straight track (never used). Enormous replacement cost. Enough track for an absolutely fabulous display.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $100.00
63*Beautiful mint condition (appears unopened) G scale train set. Bachmann, Big Haulers, SUPER CHIEF complete set with all of its pieces. Item #90091. 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive with coal tender. The box is worn a bit from storage, but otherwise everything, even including the transformer, track, boxcar, mail car and even the smoke juice appears in excellent condition. Rare vintage set in better than most condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 170.00
Price Realized: $75.00
64*oThe remaining items from an expensive G scale train consignment. Embraces four packs of Lemax figurines, a Centerline G scale cleaning kit (used) plus two unused packs of reusable roller covers, 3 smoke juice bottles, a Bachmann #98221 10 piece trestle unopened, and a two piece rustic cast iron truck and trailer.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $16.00
65*oLightly used G scale controllers. Includes Aristo Craft #5471 receiver and remote, 5450 power pack, and 5401 controller. All are in near mint working condition. A few track clips along for the ride.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $34.00
66*Four-Life-Like train accessories. Comprises three #1964 lighted operating crossing gates; one new still sealed in original shipping box and two used but having their original boxes. Also includes one #1930 curved straight tunnel in its original box. A fun lot.Cat. Value: S. B. 75.00
Price Realized: $46.00
67*Train, Mr. Christmas Gold Label 2005 World’s Fair Illuminated Roundabout (Looks brand new). Mint In box (owner states never used). Spinning Teacups, LED Lights and play’s 30 songs half of which are Christmas. Song list is displayed on the box. Works and looks perfect. Includes box, Styrofoam inserts and adapter. Perfect for any holiday or year round display.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $34.00
68*Two Bachmann Big Hauler “G” Scale Train cars in their original boxes. Consists of #93715 Gondola Car and #93141 4 Wheel Logging Caboose (Coal Creek Lumber).Cat. Value: S. B. 50.00
Price Realized: $24.00
COVERS — United States By Scott Order
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
69CV(15L16, 26) 3˘ Type III, 1857 issue tied with octagonal PHILADELPHIA, Pa Jun 7, 1859 along with a Jun 7 dbl circle BOLD’S LOCAL POST cancel and Blood’s Penny Post Local at upper right, F-VF.Cat. Value: cat. 150.00
Price Realized: $70.00
70CV(9X1e) 5 cent unsigned New York Postmaster’s Provincial, faulty three margin copy with upper left corner clipped tied by blue pen pen to Philadelphia.Cat. Value: $1,400.00
Price Realized: $130.00
71CV(1) 5˘ Franklin lightly cancelled in New York and mailed to Washington D. C.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $130.00
72CV(2) 10˘ 1847 issue on cover tied with a pen cancel with Washington City DC cds and “Paid” ms addressed to Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall (wife of the first major of Salem, Mass). Cover with slit flap on reverse and a diagonal crease. Stamp has three margins, centered Fine. Lot includes a July 12, 1944 letter from Leverett Saltonstall (then Governor of Mass). See website for an image of the letter.Cat. Value: cat. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $325.00
73CV(65) 3˘ 1861 Issue tied with a May 23 West Meridan Conn cds and a light “Devil and Pitch Fork” fancy cancel. Cover has been a bit reduced at right, hrs on reverse along with some glue marks, Fine.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $44.00
74CV(116) 10˘ 1869 issue tied on cover to Germany. Red New York PAID ALL DIRECT circle cancel at right. Receiving mark on reverse. Cover slit at bottom and fault at lower left, Fine.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $150.00
75CV(C14). Two of them paying the $2.60 rate. One is a plate number single with scuffed perfs at top. The other is well centered single. Great appearance. Clean, properly marked Graf Zeppelin flown cover.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $300.00
76CV(C14) Graf Zeppelin cover Lakehurst to Seville, Spain. Mailed to Cleveland, Ohio.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $200.00
77CV(C15) Graf Zeppelin cover Freidrichshafen to Lakehurst NJ. Mailed to Springfield, Illinois.Cat. Value: $625.00
Price Realized: $270.00
78CV(C18) Three Zeppelin covers. The first two are single use Akron and Chicago covers each with proper markings and nominal cachets. The third is canceled New York, Oct 4, 1933 and uses three stamps to pay the rate. Clean and properly marked Graf Zeppelin flown covers.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $110.00
79CV(C18) Two 1933 First Flight covers. One with three stamps mailed to Batavia, Illinois and one with a single stamp mailed to Plainfield NJ.Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $90.00
COVERS — United States Civil War Patriotics--See More Civil War Patriotic Covers In The Collection Section
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
80Civil War Patriotic cover for Grant campaign having vivid purple portrait on light bluff of General. Vermont light cancel, reduced at right ans soiled. Fantastic historical item.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $85.00
81CVTwo Civil War Patriotic covers. Consists of multicolor Fort Sumter and Liberty cachet having a Washington postmark, free frank and mailed to Accord, New York. Also includes multicolor Magnus “Smithsonian Institute” cachet with #65 tied in Washington DC, April 3, 1863. Mailed to Fall River, Wisconsin having some toned spots, reduced into design at left, “as is”.Cat. Value: S. B. 200.00
Price Realized: $100.00
82CVCivil War Patriotic tied cover mailed to Owego, Tioga County, New York. Overall in red, white, and blue of President Lincoln and his Cabinet. (Walcott #210). Small portions of back flap missing and opened on three sides, still attractive.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $110.00
83CVCivil War Patriotic cover having Lieutenant-General Scott, portrait in gray with verse. Canceled Washington opened top and left, ex-Walcott.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $70.00
84CVCivil War Patriotic cover “For the Union-Pennsylvania multicolored Magnus cachet cancelled in Washington DC on February 4, 1862. Mailed to Albion, Wisconsin having original multicolor Magnus letter sheet enclosure (West Front of Capitol). Cover slightly trimmed at left.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $160.00
85CVCivil War Patriotic multicolor cover “The Original Thirteen” having #26 tied in Washington DC. Corner trimmed before use so as not to obscure design, small edge foxing and light wrinkling. A neat item.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $90.00
86CVCivil War Patriotic cover “Liberty and Eagle” cachet. Franked with single one cent stamp tied by Brunswick, Maine. Addressed to West Harpswell, Maine having December, 1861 enclosure datelined East Harpswell. (both were post offices within the town of Brunswick. Interesting single use of one cent stamp.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $65.00
87CVCivil War Patriotic cover Magnus-Massachusetts For the Union. Multicolor design canceled in Washington DC on October 1861, Cover is reduced at right into the stamp but still an interesting historical item.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $42.00
88CVUS Civil War Patriotic cover Monitor and the Merrimac battle scene cachet framed by Eagle and Flag. Canceled in Memphis, Tennessee having water stains at bottom, tiny edge tear but still exhibitable and attractive.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $70.00
89CVCivil War Patriotic cover having a bold portrait of George Washington in violet “A Southern Man with Union Principle” cachet. Posted from Roxbury Massachusetts to Detroit, Michigan having two three cent stamps stamped “Paid” upside down.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $75.00
90CVCivil War Patriotic cover “One Nation-One Government.” Canceled in Washington D. C. and mailed to West Charleston, Vermont. Philatelic Foundation certificate.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $120.00
91CV38th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers cachet Civil War stationery cover. Canceled June 27, 1863 in New Orleans by Carl Edward Hammond Esq. and mailed to South Danvers. MASS.Cat. Value: S. B. 50.00
Price Realized: $42.00
92CVCivil War Patriotic cover having a red and blue George Washington cachet. Canceled in Alton, Illinois “Camp Pope” and mailed to Harmony, McHenry County, Illinois. Light vertical crease otherwise neat piece of Illinois history.Cat. Value: S. B. 50.00
Price Realized: $85.00
COVERS — United States Spanish American War
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
93CVSpanish American War cachet 1898 cancelled Harrisburg, PA having an attractive Camp Scene with flag in color. Repair at bottom left and small portion of reverse.Cat. Value: S. B. 44.00
Price Realized: $36.00
94CVSpanish American War patriotic cover cancelled on July 23, 1898 in Washington DC and mailed to Denver, Co. Franked with two 4 cents and one 1 cent Trans-Mississippi issues. Additionally at left is an illustrated stamp dealer cachet for H. F. Dunkhorst.Cat. Value: S. B. 44.00
Price Realized: $65.00
95CVSpanish American War 1898 cancelled in Knoxville, Tennessee having a Patriotic “Defending The Colors” cachet. Mailed to Jackson, Michigan. A bit reduced on left side into the design.Cat. Value: S. B. 44.00
Price Realized: $55.00
COVERS — United States Lincoln Campaign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
96CVAbraham Lincoln campaign cover (June 1863) with a large size bearded Lincoln cachet at left. Franking is accomplished with an 1861 #65 and a clean NASHVILLE TEN circle date JUN 14, 1863 cancel. Includes a PF cert (1996) which proclaims “genuinely used on cover which is slightly reduced a right”. Cert does not describe the pencil marks on the reverse that indicates that this cover was once part of the 1935 Walcott sale. Valuable showpiece for any Lincoln, Civil War, Presidential exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $200.00
97CVLincoln First Campaign cover having Lincoln/Hamlin in black on orange, hand-carried to AL-104. Without imprint probably Dec 60 usage, slightly reduced and mailed to a military address.Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $140.00
98CVLincoln Campaign black on lemon cover having an oval portrait. Canceled in Concord, NH on October 1, 1860 and mailed to Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Reduced at left with mended corners.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $85.00
99CVLincoln First Campaign cover having black on orange design with pen canceled No. 26 and ms Swanton Centre, VT. Postmark. Addressed to Corfu, NY and forwarded with to East Pembroke, NY. “Due 3”, Stamp has corner nick. Attractive usage.Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $140.00
100CVLincoln/Johnson Campaign 1864 cover having black cachet. As is.Cat. Value: S. B. 50.00
Price Realized: $100.00

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