| POSTAGE — Postage |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 41 |  | Old plate block accumulation sorted and identified in glassines starting with a lightly populated 2¢ Red era to the late 1970’s. The owner took time to make up some year sets in the 1960’s to 1970’s time period. Duplication is uneven. Loads of face value that we did not have time to count because of its late arrival. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 42 | | Old plate block accumulation sorted and identified in glassines covering Scotts 700-1400 plus airmails from the same era. Duplication ranges from 2 to 10+. Loads of face value that we did not have time to count because of its late arrival. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| POSTCARDS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 43 |  | All the collectable picture post cards from the Empire estate in four postcard albums filling a large carton. Around 165 Santa Claus with dozens of better, another 65 Christmas and another 200 or more New Years and other themes. Stored carefully for all these years these all Golden Age cards are sure to please many bidders. | Cat. Value: S.B. 900
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 44 | | Four impressive Chicago Cubs Ball Park postcards. Consists of West Side Ball Grounds cancelled on August 10, 1909, National League Ball Park cancelled in 1913 in Wheeling, Il and mailed to Barrington, IL, and two Wrigley Field cards one cancelled in 1947. A must for any Cub fan. | Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $200.00 |
| COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 45 | O | Powerful dealer’s stock in four small six ring counterbooks accurately identified and graded. The 19th century holds the bulk of the value with the 20th century valuable enough to warrant attention. The regulars, airs, special deliveries, dues, officials are all helpful. Some duplication but not at all excessive. Refer to the web photos as there is too much to mention. Condition is mixed. Offered appropriately. | Cat. Value: S.B. 11000
Price Realized: $11,500.00 |
| 46 | O | The magnificent mainly mint 1851 to 1932 core collection from the Empire estate. As to be expected everything has been hinged with the blocks and plate blocks the old fashion way of both top and bottom. Gleefully placed on quadrille pages that are prepared handsomely with a precise artwork. The collector appreciated large chunks of mint blocks in the Parcel Post, blocks of Columbian up to the $1.00. Additional contributions to the assembly are proofs, specimens, and samples of the later Banknotes. Strangely, the Washington-Franklins are missing. The smaller used section are #’s 14, 17, 69-72, 76-78, 83, 85, 153-155, 166. The monstrous mass of mint are #’s 24 og., 29, 33, 36 og., 36B, 37-38, 40-41, 63 og., 67, 96, 122, 113-114 both og., 115-117, 118-119 both og., 120-122, 134-135, 139?, 152, 156-157 both og., 159 og., 160, 162, 189-191 all three og., 208 og., 210-211 both og., 220-229, 220//229 blocks of four, 230-245 (all but the $3.00 are og.), 230-241 blocks of four plus extra larger multiples of various values, 246-261, 262, 264-276, 277 ng., 278 og., specimens of 285-293. C1-C3 top arrow blocks, C3 center line block, C4-C6 blocks of four. Condition and centering is mixed. A truly impressive presentation of value that was constructed in the early 1930’s as exhibited by some notations at the bottom of a few pages. | Cat. Value: S.B. 10000
Price Realized: $21,000.00 |
| 47 | O | A mostly used stock in six red boxes from an old time dealer from the Great Lakes State. A decent balance of lower, medium and a few higher value items. The mid-1930s start to turn mint. Loads of 19th and 20th century regulars and commemoratives, respectable airmails, special deliveries, postage dues. Lots of officials, and some newspapers, and many 1st-3rd issue revenues and others. Better used are #’s 1, 17 x2, 36-38, 69x3, 71, 76 x12, 77, 78 x6, 89, 116 x2, 119, 121, 151-153, 155 x2, 162 x3, 165 x2, 166 x2, 218, 290 x2, 291, 312, O32-O33, 039, 045. Mentionable mint are #’s 75, 182, 211, 215, 219D, C10a booklet x2, O1, O12, O21, O25, O29, O38, O55-O56, O58, O61-O62, O76, PR17, U45, U72. Duplication is light in most cases. Condition is quite mixed. A perfect turnkey situation. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5000
Price Realized: $4,750.00 |
| 48 | | Mint accumulation mainly from 1922 to 1943 mostly in partial sets or multiples. Highlights include Scott # 554 (45) 610 (155), 614 (100), 615 (100) 627 (40), and 645 (170). Neat original holding that was obtained by the owner when these stamps were first issued. Owner’s catalog value of $4,269.60. | Cat. Value: Catalog 4269
Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 49 | O | Accumulation of mint and used 19th and 20th century front and back of the book medium and high values from the Empire estate. Includes stock pages and cards haphazardly prepared. A fair amount of the value lays in officials. Some of the highlights are used #’s 9X1, 2, 27, 29, 36, 37-38, 67, 70-71, 72 x2, 75, , 79, 83, 85, 85E, 95, 99-100, 112-122, 144, 155, 166 x2, 191, 242, 277-278, O12-O14, O34, O41, O44, O65, O67, mint are #’s 241, 341-342, 423, 460, 467, K1-K16, O11. Condition is mixed. Prepare to take your time. You won’t be disappointed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4000
Price Realized: $8,000.00 |
| 50 | O | A real old time mostly mint 1847 to 1938 front of the book collection in a Scott spring back album from the Empire estate. Nicely populated throughout the time periods with both regular issues and commemoratives present. Includes some pre-Columbian mint examples that are original gum copies plus a dazzling array of Washington-Franklins. Better mint are #’s 36, 68-69, 149, 152 og., 218 og., 230-245 ($1-$5 are og), 246-260, 276, 278, 285-293 ($2 is og), 294-299, 323-327, 331-341, 369, 374-382, 397-404, 422, 424-440, 459, 460, 462-466, 468-476, 498-518, 523-524, 547, 551-573, 581-591, 595, 658-679. The small group of used includes #’s 1-2, 18, 29-30, 37, 67, 70-72, 95, 98, 119, 155, 166, 191, 277. Condition is mixed as to be expected and heavy hinging in some cases. A boat load of catalog being offered at a very reasonable price. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4000
Price Realized: $11,500.00 |
| 51 | O | Accumulation of mint and used 19th and 20th century front and back of the book medium and high values from the Empire estate. Includes a couple of remaindered collections, stock pages and cards haphazardly prepared. A fair amount of the value lays in revenues. Some of the highlights are used #’s 91, 72, 191, mint are #’s 161 pair, 262 pair, 285-286 NH right arrow blocks of ten, 303 NH block of twenty, 220 plate block, 371 plate block, E6 x4, Q1-Q12. Spotted in the revenues are R1c pr., R38c block of six, R63a, R74c, R82a pr., R83c strip of three, R86a x2, R88a, R159 x2 mint og., RB1c pair, RB8b, RB13c pair. Condition is mixed. Prepare to take your time. You won’t be disappointed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2800
Price Realized: $4,500.00 |
| 52 | O | Accumulation of mint and used 19th and 20th century front and back of the book medium and high values from the Empire estate. Includes a couple of collections pages many stock pages and cards haphazardly prepared. Some of the highlights are used #’s 28, 72, 75 x3 112 block of nine heavily hinge re-enforced, mint are #’s 630 x2, 658-679, C13 no gum, C18 block of four x2, C18 plate block, J6 og. x4, J17. Spotted in the revenues are R49a pr., R66a pr., R74c, R80c, R180 cut cancel. Condition is mixed. Prepare to take your time. You won’t be disappointed. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2500
Price Realized: $6,000.00 |
| 53 | O | A three volume 1847 to 1928 mostly mint collection with some kitschy artwork anointing the pages from the Empire estate. The small used group includes #’s 1, 30A, 36, 69-71, 76, 78, 92, 96-97. The bright and cheerful mint section holds #’s 3, 63, 113-117 (12¢ is og.), 119, 220-229, 230-242, 244, 277, 285-291, 294-299, 300-311, 315 block of four, 323-330, 368, 371, 372 (all three are blocks of four), 419-420, 422, 505, 551-572 x2, 578-579, 581-591, 658-668. Condition is mixed. Plenty of diamonds to be mined. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2500
Price Realized: $8,500.00 |
| 54 |  | An impressive collection of 1851-1898 proofs from the Empire estate. Includes P3’s and P4’s, Atlanta trials, and a complete set of the Trans-Mississippi bi-colored proofs. Very clean in the face, some heavy hinging that needs to be worked on. Unfortunately the 286 bi-color has been seriously damaged. Good lot for the starting collector that want to start with a bang. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2200
Price Realized: $10,500.00 |
| 55 | O | A scruffy mint and used 1847 to 1948 front and back of the book collection from the Empire estate. Vast majority of the value is in the disheveled 19th century that is or is not placed in the correct spaces, sometimes with a heavy tongue. The better used are #’s 9X1, 2, 27, 29, 36, 37-38, 67, 70-71, 72 x2, 75, 79, 83, 85, 85C, 97, 99-100, 112-122, 144, 155, 166 x2, 191, 24, 277, 278, O12-O14, O34, O41, O44, O65, O67. The little bit of mint are #’s 241, 341-342, 460, 467, K1-K16, O11. There is a ton of catalog value to be mined if you are a patient excavator. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2200
Price Realized: $6,500.00 |
| 56 | O | Mint and used 1851-1926 collection in an old Scott Album from the Empire estate. Combination of mint and used sets until the 1922 Bureaus then turns almost entirely mint with some block scattered about. Useful used are #’s 9 pr., 12, 15, 17, 29, 36, 70-72, 119-122, 153-155, 165-166, 191, 218-219, 276-278. The mint group includes #’s 240-242, 291-293. Condition is mixed, as to be expected, yet there are many jewels to be mined. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2000
Price Realized: $5,000.00 |
| 57 | | A wild and chunky accumulation of Columbian issues from the Empire estate. Includes plate blocks of 230-236 with extras of the 4¢ and 5¢ issues. Also present are blocks or larger of 230-240 and a few plate strips added in for good measure. Condition is mixed and some hinge re-enforcement and perf separtation to be expected. A wonderful old time assembly and just right for the collector of multiples. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1800
Price Realized: $6,000.00 |
| 58 | O | A compact heavy duty 1851 to 1938 mint and used collection from the Empire estate mounted on White Ace pages. Noteworthy og. mint are #’s 39, 217-218, 220-229, 524, 547, 551-573, E3, Q1-Q12. The early used #’s are 30A, 37-38, 70-72, 75-76,119-122, 155, 276-278. Condition is a light mixed, an easy lot to figure. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1400
Price Realized: $4,500.00 |
| 59 | O | An old time labor of love 1¢ 1851, 1857 mostly used collection on homemade pages from the Empire estate. A beautiful presentation of Scotts 7, 9, & 24 singles, pairs, strips of three, blocks, cancels, and some plating notated. All sixteen pages have been scanned and posted to our website because as it has been said, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” An amazing opportunity to strike out on a specialized area if there ever was one. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1400
Price Realized: $2,800.00 |
| 60 | O | A decent mostly mint 1869//1960 front of the book collection from the Empire estate neatly mounted on Thorp & Martin Co. pages. Lightly populated mainly used section prior to the Columbians then becomes quite impressive with the Washington-Franklins. Useful used are #’s 70-71, 76, 118-121, 218. The mentionable mint assembly includes 38 ng., 208, 217, 291, 310-311, 331-341, 375-382, 399-400, 414-420, 424-439, 465-476, 656-679. Condition and centering is remarkable for the age with the only drawback is you will settle with lightly hinged copies. A perfect lot for the collector that does want to pay the NH premium. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1400
Price Realized: $4,250.00 |
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