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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)

POSTAGE — Miscellanous Accumulation
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
280**A hefty pile of postage. Most of the value is in 32¢ and above. Includes sheets, self-adhesive panes, booklets, coils, plate strips, plate blocks, scrap, and year sets. Duplication is minor to menacing. You will need plenty of patience to count this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 3500.00
Price Realized: $4,500.00
281*A huge pile of postage. Includes sheets, self-adhesive sheetlets, plate blocks, booklets, scrap, etc. Too messy for us to count so you should.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
282*Collection of mint sheets with a few high face plate blocks in eight expensive sheet albums. Our estimate of $4,500.00 face is an estimate which would probably benefit from a quick recount. Mostly sheets with just a little difficult to count scrap in the way. Starts at 29 centers and moves through 41 centers. A few high value sheets to $5.00 plus some express mail stamps to $14.00. Organized chronologically and easy to count if you have the time. Still good for mailing with a few premium (Sub booklets and imperf Bugs) noticed here and there.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,300.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
283*A daunting mass of postage from 1¢ to Forevers and a bunch of higher values scattered about. Includes sheets, self-adhesive sheetlets, plate blocks, plate strips, booklets, and scrap. Patience, a pencil and a lot of paper will pay off.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
284*A mixture of sheets, plate strips, booklets, year sets, and scrap in three cartons of varying sizes. Approximately 3,000 face mainly from 32 cents to Forever. Cautious viewing required as some of the booklets are not complete. Also includes in its original package a Recalled Legends of the West sheet.Cat. Value: S. B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
285*Full banker’s box of postage sorted and counted by denomination by the survivors of an intense hoarder’s estate. Lots of plate blocks and other multiples nothing below 5 centers counted. Plenty of 20, 25, and 29 centers noticed. Well organized and ready for discount sales. Owner’s apparently accurate face count of $4,047.50 all useable for regular postage (no fractional). Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,400.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
286*Another full carton of postage sorted and counted denomination by the survivors of an intense hoarder’s estate. Lots of plate blocks, booklet panes and other multiples nothing below 5 centers counted. Plenty of 20, 25, and 29 centers noticed. Well organized and ready for discount sales. Owner’s apparently accurate face count of $3,145.43 all useable for regular postage (no fractional). Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
287*A postage leftover assembly from a respected Midwest retired dealer holding sheets and scrap carefully tabulated at $3222.00. Not figured into the aforementioned are two small boxes with a few better than face mint. S.B. 1100.00Cat. Value: S.B. 1100.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
288*A plethora of postage. Includes sheets, plate strips, plate blocks, booklets, self-adhesive booklet panes, scrap, souvenir sheets, and year sets. Values range from low to high. Start with a sharp pencil and a fresh set of batteries.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
289*Four extremely heavy cartons stuffed with 1968 to around 2012 official USPS year sets. Duplication generally about 2-4 of each. Huge face value with a very high retail. Weight is 200 lbs., call or email for shipping quote.Cat. Value: Owner’s est. face. 3000.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
290*oA messy mass of mostly postage. Includes sheets (some still wrapped in USPS packing), plate plate blocks (some counted and bundled), year sets, loose chunks stuffed on stockpages, a few modern FDC’s and miscellaneous foreign thrown in for a bonus. Lots of possibilities.Cat. Value: Face 2000.00+
Price Realized: $1,150.00
291*Small pile of postage, mainly sheets ranging from 1¢ to 35¢ values with most begin in between.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $700.00