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Public Auction #430

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SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Supplies and Literature
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1***All the unused and lightly used supplies from a large consignment. The former owner had expensive tastes so this three carton lot represents a huge capital outlay. Highlights include: eight new three ring leather-like binders and slipcases from Lighthouse and HBK, a new medium sized better stockbook, a handful of unopened black mount strips, and just a few books about stamps that the collector accumulated. Enough other stuff of value to make viewing a rewarding experience. Have a look.Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $400.00
2OAll the literature as received from the consignor in two cartons. Consists of US and foreign large, soft copy books and pamphlets from roughly the 1920s to the 1950s. Includes some often not seen reference material in German for various European countries.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $65.00
SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Supplies
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
3OShanghai 1895 handbook published for Stanley Gibbons in London by W. B. Thornhill. Book is 6” by 9” and at one time appears to have been in a public library. In remarkable condition considering its age.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $42.00
4O*Great Britain and colonies literature in five small to medium cartons weighting approximately 150 pounds. Consists of hard, soft cover books and pamphlets issued from various periods of the 20th Century. Good representation from Britain Canada, Australia and States as well as areas throughout the Empire. Searching might reveal be that elusive reference material you been looking for.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $170.00
5OFive small to medium cartons of general philatelic literature weighting over 100 pounds. Comprises mainly hard, soft cover books, and spiral pamphlets issued for the casual to serious philatelists. Many are informational in nature but others offer helpful knowledge. Viewing a mustCat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $140.00
SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Literature
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
6O*Accumulation of books, monographs, and historical volumes from an extensive philatelic specialist’s library in central Ohio. These five small cartons contain around 100 titles many of which are quite scarce. These are "in general" stories, "how to" books, and general information books on the subject of philately. Getting harder and more expensive to find in the marketplace. Should do well in the secondary market as individual items.Cat. Value: S.B. $200.00
Price Realized: $65.00
7O*All the supplies and literature from a large consignment. The literature relates toward the fields of Machin collecting, aerograms and FDCs, and Framas labels. The supplies are: a stamp press, some approval cards, and around a dozen new and lightly used stockbooks of various sizes. Will fit the needs of a new generation of collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. $150.00
Price Realized: $140.00
8OAll the supplies and literature from a large consignment. Half supplies and half literature. The best part is an almost complete copy of the 1974 Higgins and Gage handbooks and an 1897 Scott catalog along with some useful plastic sleeves.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $90.00
9OScott Specialty binders and slip cases. All never used to lightly used. Fills three large cartons. Includes: 8 larger three ring type, 6 regular size binders, 5 large slipcases, and three small slip cases. Huge replacement value. All useable, no dogs.Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $150.00
10***Large carton of new and gently used supplies. Highlights include a two volume empty Duck Stamp collection, first day cover albums, mint glassines, approval cards, stockcards and other implements of collecting. Useful for any collector.Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $140.00
11PCollector’s personal library of mainly hard cover books and monographs concerning WWII German flying Aces and airplanes of the Third Reich. Many different and hard to assemble in today’s market. Colorful reminders of WWII.Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $90.00
12OWorldwide literature accumulation from a dedicated philatelist’s library in five small to medium cartons weighting nearly 100 pounds. Three cartons are Great Britain and its colonies and one carton each consists of worldwide and mixed of both. Involves mainly hard, soft cover books, and spiral pamphlets printed during numerous decades of the 20th Century. Could contain some difficult to find information that may be a great source to expand your knowledge of your collecting interests.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $110.00
13OEight cartons of small to medium size having United States literature from a enthusiastic philatelist’s library weighting approximately 150 pounds. Involves mostly hard, soft cover books, and spiral pamphlets printed during numerous decades of the 20th Century. Appears to have a wide range of subjects to increase your knowledge of the varied collecting areas of U.S. material or to spark interests into collecting something new. Checking out a must..Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $180.00
14OThe Royal Philatelic Collection book by Sir John Wilson in its original slipcase. In excellent condition having only slight wear. Approximately 15”X11”X 3.5." If you like British colonies, a great historical reference.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $375.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Coins
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
15$United States coin accumulation mainly in Whitman folders, wooden box, and biscuit tin. Consists of fourteen circulated Morgan, Peace dollars from 1879 to 1925, an assortment of silver dimes, quarters, and half dollars from 1892 to 1964 and Kennedy 40% silver from 1965-1969. Also comprises a 1988 Proof Silver Eagle in original box. wheat pennies, Liberty, and Buffalo nickels. Of particular interest is a book of Barber halves from 1904 to 1915 averaging ag to good condition which includes better mintmarks of 1905-S and 1913-D. Viewing recommendedCat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $1,050.00
16$US coin assortment of silver coins and promotional items. Comprises 20 circulated Morgan Silver Dollars from 1879 to 1921, $11.50 face Barber and Walking Liberty half dollars loose in capsules, and $9.00 face Walking Liberty in a green collection book. Promotional items consist mainly of colorized Silver Eagles and Silver Dollars. Miscellaneous involves mostly Sacagawea, Ike dollars and Liberty Nickels.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $750.00
17$Accumulation of United States coins. Consists of nine mint Morgan silver dollars in a cardboard page from 1878 to 1921 and twelve silver half dollars from 1941 to 1964 also in a cardboard page. Also involves a circulated 1834 Bust Half, an assortment of silver mainly mint half dollars from 1937 to 1962 including three 1946 Booker T Washington, Walkers from 1937-1945, Franklins including proofs 1955-56, 1961-6, and five 1976 crisp Bicentennial two dollar bills with stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $800.00
18$United States coin assortment. Comprises over 45 proof and mint sets from 1973 to 1994 with some years represented with more than one. Also includes two proof Silver Eagles, a 1990 Eisenhower Prestige Set, three brown and blues Ikes from 1971-72, 1991 Mount Rushmore proof silver dollar, seven proof and mint 1982 Washington silver halves, two Statue of Liberty uncirculated silver dollars, and three 1980 Suzie dollar sets. Of particular interest are two circulated 1889 Morgan silver dollars and a partial 1954 mint set in its original cardboard but missing some coins. A most intriguing selection.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $550.00
19$Foreign and United States accumulation. OFFICE PICK UP ONLY. Consists of fourteen circulated Morgan, Peace silver dollars, two 1 ounce .999 silver coins, foreign tourist change having no silver, and around 80 common worldwide currencies. Also includes a framed 22” x 28” New York Tribune newspaper from February 7, 1952 announcing the death of King George VI.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $220.00
20$All the metal items found from a large consignment in a medium plastic storage tub. Entails foreign coins in 2 X 2’s in plastic pages (very little silver), medals, tokens, plated souvenir spoons, pinbacks etc. What you see is what you get.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $70.00
21$All the coins as received from a consignment. Involves a folder of face state quarters, a Dansco album containing circulated Indians Cents mostly from 1880 to 1909, and roughly two pounds of demonetized Western Europe tourist change.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $50.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Currency
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
22$German notgeld selection in original album. Comprises 490 notes in singles and complete sets appearing to be mostly all different as issued circa 1922. Comes with an interesting original pamphlet explaining notgeld for some reason in Swedish. Outstanding historical and colorful offering.Cat. Value: S.B. $300.00
Price Realized: $900.00
23$German colorful mint Notgeld collection from the early 1920s in a period album. Roughly 450 mostly different notes in complete sets as issued. Selection not often seen so original on today's market. Do not miss out.Cat. Value: S.B. $300.00
Price Realized: $900.00
POSTAGE — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
24**Uncounted postage accumulated long ago as a Durland study. Nearly three hundred glassines each holding a single Scott number mint plateblock group differing in plate number. Most have ten or more different numbers and/or positions leading to substantial face value. Most are in the 3 cent to 8 cent era with lots pf 4 and 5 centers. Hard to estimate with so many of each plate block per glassine. Also includes a white box of US postage in plate number strips mainly five in over 300, 104 size cards. We will leave it up to you to figure with a low suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. $400.00
Price Realized: $650.00
25**Modern postage assembly of sheets, plate blocks and scrap. Mostly 32˘ to Forever values with some still in the USPS packing. Also some modern foreign thrown in for a bonus. Sharpen your pencil and dig in.Cat. Value: S.B. $1000.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
26**A postage potpourri. Includes 1˘ to Forever issues in sheets, plate blocks, plate strips, coil strips, booklets, singles, and a few year sets. There is also a small batch of fresh $2.00 bills thrown in for a bonus.Cat. Value: S.B. $1000.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
27***Postage all suitable for mailing in glassines of $100 face. All in 40 cents and up face value with the preponderance of the value in dollar and up singles, blocks, and plate blocks. No forever stamps, mostly definitives and airmail. No bulk rate, fractionals, or special delivery. One glassine contains only $1 and up and has a face value of $1,000.00. The postage in this small pizza sized box will mail your eBay foreign mail packages for a long time.Cat. Value: Face $3930.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
28*A small postage potpourri group which includes sheets, plate strips, plate blocks, self adhesive panes, booklets, and scrap.Cat. Value: S.B. $500.00
Price Realized: $700.00
29***Hoarder house reclamation postage lot filling our largest carton to over 40 pounds. Mainly mint, but no gum, disturbed gum ones noticed. All semisorted in thousands of glassines. Around $600.00 face in blocks, plate blocks, and scrap almost all low value in the 1 cent through 6 cent face value range. Only rough sorted for face types so used are included. Our face estimate is only an informed guess. Count it if you must.Cat. Value: S.B. $400.00
Price Realized: $700.00
30**Three cartons (2 half full) of thousands of mainly lower value modern mint postal cards and a bit of postal stationary. Offered at a ridiculously low percentage of face.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $95.00
31***All the postage from a large consignment. All purchased from the procurement center while valid for postage. Mainly 1980-1995. Includes sheets, broken sheets, subscription items, and scrap. Face is only a close estimate. Recount if you must.Cat. Value: Face $725.00
Price Realized: $650.00
POSTAGE — Great Britain
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
32**One man’s accumulation of Great Britain presentation packs from the 1970s to the 2000s in four cartons. Some are in presentation binders while others are loose but still in their original packages. Book some time and a dependable calculator to add up all the postage. Pound for pound the most Pounds that we have offered in quite some time.Cat. Value: S.B. $1500.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Autographed covers
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
33CVTwo Harry S. Truman autographed FDCs. NATO 1952, and UN 3 cent flag 1951 each cover with bold signatures across the stamps. Also signed by Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson probably at the same event. Clean collectable signed covers.Cat. Value: S.B. $200.00
Price Realized: $210.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Boy Scouts
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
34O*CVBoy Scouts of America collection of pamphlets, awards, patches, FDCs, event covers, magazine covers and other memorabilia. No stamps. Beautifully organized in ten Lighthouse binders on custom made pages in chronological order. Includes scarce picture post cards and many sought after patches. Perfect ancillary collection for the collector of the Scout stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. $550.00
Price Realized: $325.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Bureau cards
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
35O*Bureau card holding filling a large cube carton in seven binders. The bulk of the “value” is in the dozens of numismatic themed cards some of which are scarce. Look closely, as these are not all just the common run of the mill ones, usually seen. A one of a kind collection of over 200 different that deserve consideration.Cat. Value: S.B. $140.00
Price Realized: $425.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Carousel Horse
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
36O“Our little pony” Peanut a member of our staff for the last several months needs a new home. Stands a full seven hands tall and 36 inches in length. Has traveled many furlongs in its apparently long life. Made of wood in several parts. Eats nothing will not speak. Restored several times needing another soon. Mounted on a metal bar for a carousel or coin op presentation. Unique. Probably valuable. If only like Mr. Ed we could learn of his travels. Great gift for the quiet horse lover. HEAVY, FRAGILE, OFFICE PICK UP ONLY!Cat. Value: S.B. $250.00
Price Realized: $50.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Charity Labels
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
37*An original old time assembly of almost 2900 Worldwide and United States Red Cross, Tuberculosis, and Charity labels that hasn’t seen the light of day for over 20 years. The group housed in four volumes are sorted by country (if Foreign), state, city or county (if US) or by organizations. Loads of variety with hardly any duplication. Also included in a 1983 edition of Part 1of “Greens Catalog of the Tuberculosis Seals of the World” thrown in for a bonus. Just the right lot for someone just getting started in this seldom offered area.Cat. Value: S.B. $150.00
Price Realized: $325.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Cinderellas
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
38O*Worldwide Cinderellas accumulation in two small pizza sized boxes. Hundreds and hundreds of revenues, poster stamps, labels, semiofficial labels, stamp show ads, etc. Some are throw aways, but enough decent to make a cursory search worthwhile.Cat. Value: S.B. $220.00
Price Realized: $350.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Engravings
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
39**Complete set of 10 Harry L. Peckmore engravings on card stock, prepared for H.L. Lindquist to use as premium for subscriptions to 'Stamps Magazine.' Each engraving matches that of each National Parks stamp and represented in corresponding stamp color. Nice EF set.Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $220.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Ephemera
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
40OFive cartons of ephemera as received from the consignor. Comprises mainly of 15 binders containing booklets, flyers, letters, advertising, signatures, paper dolls, etc. from the Victoria Age to the 1990s. Noteworthy are Lincoln Halpin Art Work of the Typhoon Co. circa 1917-1919 including interesting nudes, Dionne Quintuplets paper dolls, Kewpie cigarette blanket, autopen signatures of Bill Clinton from the 1990s, Harper’s Pictorial History magazines from the mid -1890s having several with fraying, Chicago published 1890s Bible in Swedish with loose binding, and How to Raise a Dog by Joanne Howard fascinating book having a rubber hotdog on a spring when opened to name just a few. Viewing a must to fully take in all of this fascinating material.Cat. Value: S.B. $1000.00
Price Realized: $650.00
41OAll the ephemera as received form a consignment in a large plastic storage tub. Includes advertising cards, beer, vacation decals, stock certificates, political buttons from Bush I, Al Gore, loose older baseball, football cards, stereo views etc. A cornucopia of neat and unusual items. Recommended inspecting necessary.Cat. Value: S.B. $500.00
Price Realized: $300.00
42O*Ephemera from a large estate filling a bankers box with interesting, pamphlets, joke books (vintage 1950s), Chicago items (World’s Fair 1892, booklets, etc.), stock certificates, old photographs, military pay script (WWII), and many more. Great to look through and admire. Probably was part of an old antique shop’s paper stuff. Would do well on the internet. Nostalgic.Cat. Value: S.B. $325.00
Price Realized: $250.00
43*Odds and ends from a consignment. Comprises Chicago Sun complete First Edition newspaper from December 4, 1941 in remarkable condition, about 30 pieces of vintage costume jewelry, mainly Mexican and Southwest vintage souvenirs, a small display box of Presidential souvenir spoons (not sterling silver) and a box of cameras from the 1960s or 1970s. An eclectic offering.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $95.00
44OTwo large and one small US Civil War books. Consists of Volume I Pictorial Battles Civil War 1861-1865 published in 1884 by Sherman Publishing, and Soldier in Our Civil War Volume II published in 1890 by Bradley Publishing Co. Both books have foxing and some fraying, otherwise intact and fine. McKinlay, Stone, and Mackenize published in 1912 Civil War Through the Camera small book; binding totally ruined with foxing and fraying also but still useful. Super selection to read and to study.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $80.00
45OSt. Louis 1904 World Fair 7” Goofus glass plate from the Festival Hall & Cascade Gardens. Nicely mounted in a 12” by 14” wooden frame ready for wall hanging. Plate has no visible chips, cracks and the gold is intact.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $20.00
46OStereoscope (Saturnscope) and around 110 stereo cards circa 1900. Scope has slight damage and cards are useable and vary in subject matter and condition. Great opportunity to own a precable entertainment device from a simple time in America.Cat. Value: S.B. -----
Price Realized: $38.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Framed Stamp Art
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
47(*)Six framed but not matted sheets of US stamps under glass. Over $60.00 face. OFFICE PICK UP ONLY.Cat. Value: S.B. $20.00
Price Realized: $42.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Model Planes
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
48*Expensive Revel (and other) model kits from Germany, Hong Kong, and US sources featuring scores of never started complete model kits. Most are Luftwaffe planes at 1/72 scale. Big, complex projects for adults having an interest in the area. Fills four huge cartons. Easily marketed singly on the internet. Bulky, difficult to ship, office pick up suggested.Cat. Value: S.B. $200.00
Price Realized: $200.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Model Railroad
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
49*Model railroad cars and locomotives from an avid HO gauge collector. All 49 pieces are in original boxes and probably never been run. Nine engines. Forty cars. Various off brands (not Lionel). Marked retail of $1,647.00. Well-made examples in excellent condition fit for any HO layout.Cat. Value: S.B. $650.00
Price Realized: $500.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Space Memorabelia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
50OOver forty early astronaut items from 1963-1968. Includes 35 supposedly autographed Astronaut 8x10 photos and three letters of refusal for various requests. No certificates of authenticity, so autopen, secretary signatures, etc. are probable in the bunch. Would really dress up a space topical collection as there are lots of Mercury and Gemini pilots included.Cat. Value: S.B. $450.00
Price Realized: $375.00

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