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Public Auction #435

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
62O*An extensive nine volume 19th and 20th century mint and used front and Back of the Book Heritage collection. This impressive assembly includes regular issues, commemoratives mostly used until the 1917-1919 Washington-Franklins, airmails, postage dues, special deliveries, officials, telegraphs, postal and war savings. Also within the assembly is a two volume revenue grouping including 1st through 3rd issues and complete federal duck up to 2015, two volumes of Tax Paids, and a nice batch of Possessions like Canal Zone, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico. Key used #’s are 1, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18-19, 22, 28 x2, 29-31, 32-33, 37-38, 67a with cert., 70-72, 75-76, 78, 89-91, 96-98, 100, 112-121, 138, 153-155, 166, 191, 217-218, 278, 310-313, 523, O12. Mentionable mint are #’s 230-239, 242, 277, 285-290, 323-330, 369, 397-403, 519 with cert., 547, 551-573, 578-579, 599A single, 630, C1-C6, C18, E3, E5-E8, RW1-RW6. Condition is quite mixed with much Fine material scattered about. Would make a very nice starter collection forCat. Value: S.B. 4500.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
63O*A serious mint and used 19th and 20th century front and back of the book collection from an old time customer. Well balanced early and middle period commemoratives, Washington-Franklins, other regular issues, airmails, special deliveries, postage dues, Shanghai overprints, officials, parcel post, and a bit of Confederate States. Mentionable mint #’s are 230-241, 285-292, 300-309, 323-330, 331-340, 397-404, 414-420, 424-435, 438, 462-476, 479-480, 498//518, 524, 547, 578-579, 581-591, 595, 599A single, 630, 658-679, 803-834, 1031-1053, C1-C6, C13-C15, C18, K1-K18, Q1-Q12, O2-O4, O8, O40-O41, O106-O107. Useful used are #’s 1, 71, 76-78, 97, 112-117, 119-121, 145-155, 156//166, 182-191, 218, 312, 523, O39. Condition is mixed with much clean material mixed throughout. A better than average collection normally encountered.Cat. Value: S.B. 3250.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
64O*An astounding mostly mint accumulation of 19th and 20th singles arranged on sales pages, sales cards from an accumulator/collector with items in the medium to medium high priced items oozing from the grouping. Heavy duplication in the Trans-Miss and Pan American issues. Some pre-commemorative used items scattered about with just a little bit of airmails and B.O.B. Condition is mixed. Lots of images to be viewed on our website. Would make a mighty fine acquisition for a savvy marketer.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
65O*A well notated 1851-1994 mint and used front and back of the book collection in four Davo albums with slip cases. Well balanced in both early and later issues with a nice batch of Washington-Franklin coils and line pairs and Newspaper specimens. Useful used #’s are 14-15, 17, 18, 23, 30A, 37, 71-72, 75-76, 77-78, 95, 112-117, 119 x2, 120, 155, 166, 191, 218, 312. While the mentionable mint are #’s 228, 240, 275-276, 288-290, 294-299, 310, 323-330, 332-341, 369, 397-404, 414-421, 423, 424//439, 477, 479-480, 498//518, 523-524, 547, 551-573, 658-679, C1-C6, C18, E1-E8, J6-J7, J18, Q1//Q11, JQ1-JQ4, K1-K18, O23, O66-O67. Condition is mixed and a likely candidate for expansion.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
66(*)*An impressive holding mostly 19th century mint commemoratives and regular issues housed in auction lot pages of old time companies. Includes some Banknotes, Columbians, Bureaus, and Trans-Mississippi issues. Noteworthy items are #’s 94 horizontal strip of three, 116-117 (two of each), 119, 151, 217-218, 227 block of four, 229 x2, 240 block of four, 241 x2, 242 x3, 243-245, 261A, 263, 276, 291-292, 501c. There is some duplication and condition is quite mixed with no gum, regum, and original gum spread throughout. Though examination recommended as there is a ton of catalog value.Cat. Value: S.B. 2700.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
67**An impressive wine stamp archival stash from an original holding in full sheets of 100 for the small denominations and 50 for the larger. The holding runs (RE108//RE203). A few better are RE 152, RE154, RE183, RE185, RE188. We spotted a few with minor perf separation but the vast majority is intact. Condition is very nice, catalog value approaches $32,000.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
68O*A multi-generation parallel singles and plate block collection. The single section is sparse until the mid-1920’s then picks up speed to the year 2000 while plate block grouping doesn’t really get going until the 1930’s. Better singles are 551-573, 581-591, 658-679, 692-701, 1030-1053, C1-C6. The better plate blocks are 704-715, 803-834, 859-893, 1030-1053. There is also a contributable amount of face value a small amount of FDC’s and a Global album thrown in for a bonus. Would make a great gift for another multi-generation project.Cat. Value: S.B. 1400.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
69O*High catalog old US collection on old Imperial Sectional pages from before 1920. Although somewhat remaindered there is still plenty of value in the stamps that remain. Good classics, banknotes, commemoratives and Confederates are all present. The extensive webphotos tell most of the story.Cat. Value: S.B. 1300.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
70O*CVUnited States selection on exhibit ready computer-generated pages nicely mounted in binders in five cartons. Neatly presented mainly as topical themes in twenty-three binders roughly from 1982 to 2000s. Themes consists of Love Stamps, Legends of Hollywood, Flags, Lighthouses, Horray for Hollywood, Special Occasions etc. having mostly mint stamps in singles, sheets, souvenir pages, FDCs, and covers to tell each theme. Also includes eleven binders of postal stationery from the early parts of the 20th Century to modern. Also sneaking in is small amount of worldwide with Disney the most. Hard to come up with the right number as rarely offered on the philatelic market. High catalog value. Needs viewing to calculate the right number for you.Cat. Value: S.B. 1300.00
Price Realized: $850.00
71O*An up and coming United States Possessions mint and used collection from an old time customer. By descending value the group includes Canal Zone, Hawaii, Danish West Indies, Ryukyu Islands, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba. Condition is mixed and better than normally encountered. A great starter group for this exciting assembly.Cat. Value: S.B. 1300.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
72O*CVExtensive State Duck Stamp collection in seven heavy binders of plastic pages. Begins with the first issues and then proceeds through 2011. Way too much distracting advertising from Ebay pages through duck company fliers and pricelists almost hiding the fact of an exemplary collection on various home made pages within. Purchased both one at a time and from lists, with plenty of documentation of the amounts spent. Lots of premium items including: first editions, artist signed, governor stamps, limited editions and much more. Filled with goodies, but difficult to view so plan some time to carefully view this much better than usual collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 1250.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
73O*One old gentleman's collection 1840-1983 in four Scott Platinum hingeless albums in slipcases. As received. Mixed mint and used. Mixed condition. Begins with a few faulty classics then on to a stronger than usual group of banknotes with a couple of 90 centers, Columbians to 50 cents, decent Washington/Franklins, Kansas/Nebraska, faulty White Plains sheet, C18 NH, plus much, much more. Lots of face to count in the last three albums in clean pages ready for additions. Also has a small box of "better" duplicates and enough old plate blocks for another face count. Plenty of value in these expensive to replace albums that deserve continuation.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
74O*One man's US collection to 1965 in an old "All American" Album. Stronger than usual classics with 90 cent banknotes and 1867s as highlights. Also includes complete mixed condition parcel post, used C1-C6 and a mint C18. Profuse webphotos help tell the story.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $700.00
75O*Twenty huge cartons of the US runoff from a large dealer. Scores and scores of remaindered and pedestrian US mint and used collections to the tune of around 700 pounds shipping. Over $1,600 face scrap estimated in these. Devoid of most power with only the occasional surprise. Just a handful of mint sheets sprinkled throughout. Includes a full complement of souvenir pages and commemorative panels (added to the face estimate). Lots of remaindered beginner collections, but no on or off paper messes to clean up. If you have the time to remove and market the face and heavy pages, this lot is for you. This mammoth undertaking is reserved at a price to make this possible.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
76O*Advanced US collector's closet clean out. Two full cartons of his duplicates, remaindered folder collections, and previous collections now all upgraded and integrated into his keeper collection. Most here are slightly remaindered and pre 1950, but with plenty of bones to pick. Includes classics, banknotes, Washington/Franklins, Kansas/Nebraska, mint White Plains sheet (disturbed gum and perf problems), and a box of 3 cent sheets to consider. Will easily upgrade most beginner collections into proudly displayed intermediate collections. Would look real nice in a set of hingeless albums.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
77O*CVAll the US and related material from a small estate. Includes beginner mint and used collections to the early 2010s, a small box of plate blocks, organized used duplicates in resplendency, a box of mint sheets in large glassines, a small box of cotemporary postcards all used, and a couple handfuls of FDCs. The used collection is heavily hinged down, but the mint is in mounts along with a substantial amount of postage to count (estimated over $800 face in sheets alone). Will break down into several useful parts.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
78***One man's plate block collection in five matching Plate Block albums 1932-1985. Two of the albums are parallel 1975-1983 showing different plate numbers or position. Huge catalog value especially in the 1930s. Figured here as a function of face which the owner estimates the holding at $750.00. Uncounted by us, so an inspection is necessary. Perfect for someone who wants to begin a plate block collection and wants all the mundane blocks already in their places. Clean and continuable.Cat. Value: Face 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
79O*Small grouping of Mint and used lower and medium values in four sales books which includes a nice selection of Washington-Franklins with mint NH 338 plate imprint strip of three, 371 plate block, petite grouping of Federal Ducks of mixed condition. The better bunch is a small bundle on sales cards and a few auction pages. This group includes mint 115, 243, 387, 456 line pair with a cert., 505 with a cert., 630 NH, Q10, Q12, used 245, 292-293. There is also three volume mint block and plate block collection of little consequence thrown in for a bonus. Condition is mixed and every component needs to be figured to come up with the right number.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
80PNeatly organized proof grouping sorted by plate or India paper. Includes issues up to the later Banknotes. There is some duplication and condition is mixed. Appropriate for the proof accumulator.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
81O*United States Two cartons filled with a two volume Minkus collection, collection in four Scott official albums, one in a KA-BE album plus two stockbooks. Huge owner’s catalog along with quite a bit of postage to count. Condition is very mixed so, inspection is recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $900.00

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