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Public Auction #431

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — General Foreign
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
202O*Several thousand mostly on “102” size salescards. Includes high cataloging 19th century and many medium grade sets. Some low duplication. Everything ready for retail either by card or small units. As a bonus (not in catalog total) is a batch of very faulty with $3170 catalog. Worth inspection.Cat. Value: Owner's Catalog 38000
Price Realized: $2,500.00
203O*A sixteen page stockbook plus an extra page filled with mostly 19th century to 1950. Strong in Great Britain and British America. Everything was hand selected so, the majority are fresh Fine or better copies. Bourse ready to break up and sell by the page at a reasonable percentage of catalog.Cat. Value: Catalog 27000
Price Realized: $1,350.00
204O*Massive, magnificent, one man collection housed in over 60 matching large sized three ring heavy duty binders from the late 1950s. More of a collection of country collections meticulously hinged onto Scott Specialty pages. Covers from 1840-1985 with plenty of stamps from the later years still NH on stockpages. Huge amounts of premium sets and singles throughout. Goodies in almost every binder. With a quick look noticed: Canada Jubilee dollar values mint along with a used $5, the Bhutan record set, all the premium mint sets from Vatican City, high catalog value souvenir sheets sprinkled throughout, both Greece mint Youth sets, early Russia, and full sets of mint British Commonwealth. The massive amounts of photos on the website only scratch the surface of this delightful collection. Viewing is necessary to determine just how wonderful this collection is.Cat. Value: S.B. 8000
Price Realized: $21,000.00
205O*Box of several hundred mostly on “102” size salescards or in glassines. Strength in Pacific rim countries like PRC, ROC, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Some duplication but would still interest the general collector.Cat. Value: Owner's Catalog 6500
Price Realized: $400.00
206O*CVLarge accumulation of general foreign from the duplicates of the Empire estate. All the singles have been removed and are in Sunday's auction. What is left is a jumble of stockbooks, country folders, loose pages and glassines each containing something interesting. Huge catalog highly probable with intermediate and better values to be gleaned while resorting. Variable condition with damage from long term storage, multiple movings, and a rodent or two. But has been cleaned up enough for perusal. Will appeal to the general collector who has the time and energy to wade through a lot as big as this nine carton, around 400 pound, holding. What fun!Cat. Value: S.B. 4500
Price Realized: $12,500.00
207***Dealer backstock of larger/souvenir sheet type items in two large dustcase enclosed binders on counterbook and plastic pages. Several hundred items in all, almost all mint. Light duplication. From many obscure places and topical in nature. The owner's catalog value of $3,500.00 seems accurate to us. Lots of topical appeal in a lot like this.Cat. Value: Catalog 3500
Price Realized: $375.00
208O*Awe-inspiring worldwide collection in eight Scott International albums from the 1880s to 1971 in two cartons. Comprises thousands of mint and used stamps in complete, partial sets including many countries with strong BOB. Entails impressive Russia, Austria, Monaco, British, French, and Italian colonies. You will not go wrong viewing this offering as you will encounter some not often seen material.Cat. Value: S.B. 2500
Price Realized: $6,500.00
209**Two cartons containing hundreds and hundreds of worldwide topical NH stamps in sets, souvenir sheets, or booklets from the 1950s to 1990s. Organized in 12 counter books and 3 large binders with an owner’s catalog of over $21,000.00. Contains many popular themes such as British Royalty, animals, sports, famous people, etc. A money maker.Cat. Value: S.B. 2300
Price Realized: $2,100.00
210O*All the interesting or better items from the Empire estate in two pizza-size boxes in a medium carton. Hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singles, souvenir sheets, and booklets roughly from the 1880s to the 1960s having enjoyable backup. Exists in glassines, sales, counter, and manila cards having older, meaningless catalog values. Since the collector had a fancy for Canadian material, a fair amount will be present. Searching might reveal some surprises. Examination necessary to fully appreciate this selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000
Price Realized: $7,500.00
211O*A-Z world collection in nine Harris albums in three cartons. Jammed packed with thousands and thousands of mainly used stamps in partial, full sets, and singles from the late 19th Century to around 1990. Many of the bindings were held together by tape by the owner and several have become loose or have come detached. Spot checking found no scarce issues by plenty of stamps including China and PRC. Super for making country folders.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000
Price Realized: $1,450.00
212O*A “102” card stock filling about ¾ of a red box containing mainly Europe B to N countries. All better values and sets. Owner’s catalog exceeds $29,000 which needs some scrutinizing because a few reprints and dubious are included, along with mixed condition 19th century. Still a useful group as there is much desirable and the stock has been shopped in a very limited audience of central Illinois. Offered cheaply.Cat. Value: S.B. 1900
Price Realized: $1,200.00
213O*A rather unattractive collection housed in eight albums. Includes three Scott internationals running from 1940 to 1959. A Scott international part I accommodated in two 3-ring binders and the later material in three homemade albums of quadrille pages. Heavily populated from beginning to end with thousands of different stamps. Transferring to nicer albums is the way to go.Cat. Value: S.B. 1900
Price Realized: $1,400.00
214O*Five large binders containing thousands of worldwide stamps both mint and used on manila stock pages in one carton. Ranging from various decades of the 20th Century having amply amount of backup this selection offers the opportunity to sell by the country.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700
Price Realized: $1,150.00
215O*Nine nicely filled Scott internationals with issues to about 1970. Well balanced as far as country content and time period although there is a slight strength in the British colonials. Mixed mint and used with the usual progression of more used early and more mint later. Some are mounted and some mint is in mounts which may or may not be NH. The albums are collapsing under their own weight, the pages are clean as are the stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700
Price Realized: $1,800.00
216O*A few thousand mostly different either mounted on clean pages or in little packages. Issues generally run up to the 1950’s. Very strong in Latin America followed by Middle East. Set up for easy profits as catalog totals are provided meticulously everywhere.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700
Price Realized: $1,000.00
217O*Sixteen better grade retail items from a dealer’s under glass stock. Chiefly British and Europe. Includes some unusual. Very clean and helpful.Cat. Value: S.B. 1400
Price Realized: $1,150.00
218O*CVAll ten of the remaining cartons from a large consignment that had its origins in a New York estate. A few strong country groups including Canada with lots of face and mint oldies multiples, Bulgaria in seven hingeless albums, Germany with value in the hand painted cards, and Sweden in two volumes. Also includes unsorted remainders of previous purchases in a few cartons containing tens of thousands of stamps with many surprises to be unearthed. A few covers in the extra cartons augment the huge catalog value. A bunch of albums and stockbook add to the intrigue. Plenty of stuff to sort, catalog and rediscover. Perfect large lot to play with having high profit potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200
Price Realized: $2,900.00
219O*Five counter books containing medium to higher end retail grade values and sets. Primarily early 20th century to mid century. Strong in Europe but also beneficial Latin America and Middle East plus, a bit of British. Good for stock up grade.Cat. Value: S.B. 1150
Price Realized: $1,800.00
220O*Carton filled with eighteen little country collections plus country groups on stockpages and cards. Eight of which are priced ready for resale. All total a few thousand stamps with some better throughout. Good lot for the worldwide collector too.Cat. Value: S.B. 1050
Price Realized: $1,050.00
221*Three medium cartons of worldwide new issues mostly from the 1960s to the early 1990s from the Empire estate. Entails hundreds and hundreds of mint stamps in full sets, singles, souvenir sheets, and booklets. These issues are mostly in their original mailing glassines or stock cards; in fact, many were still in their original mailing envelopes and were protected by cardboard. Fantastic offering ready for resale on the internet. Do not let this one get away.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000
Price Realized: $1,400.00

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