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Public Auction #436

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
198**An art topical collection of several thousand all different in twelve Scott official albums with dust cases. All are mint NH sets or souvenir sheets mostly from the last thirty years. It’s roughly sorted A-Z and VF throughout. A colorful group, resorting by artist, styles etc. would be a time consuming pleasure.Cat. Value: Catalog 37500.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
199***Very advanced orchid topical collection in two Scott Specialty albums with thousands of stamps (mostly mint sets) and souvenir sheets in mounts. It took many years to accumulate this volume. Take some time to view this attractive lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
200*1949 UPU collection in a White Ace binder with slipcase and on White Ace pages in a binder. Hundreds and hundreds of mint stamps in full sets, singles, and souvenir sheets complete for the provided pages nicely mounted by the collector mainly in black mounts. Includes the often not encountered complete set of twelve Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi deluxe miniature sheets (hinged, toned gum, as found) printed by the Committee of Cultural Works having only 300 sets. With the 70th Anniversary of these issues coming up in less than two years, an opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00
201O*UPU collection and accumulation from 1891 to the 1980s in one filled carton. Consists of a two-volume mostly complete 1974 collection in White Ace albums and slipcases nicely mounted having mint complete sets, singles, and souvenir sheets. Also includes hundreds and hundreds of ancillary unmounted material for 1974 in two Lindner binders on a variety of stockpages having deluxe sheets (some signed), color varieties, and errors and two White Ace binders and slipcases on manila stockpages. Likewise includes extra UPU mainly mint stamps running to the 1980s. The collector paid thousands and thousands of dollars for this material. A gold mine of UPU items waiting to be mined at a fraction of the huge original purchase price. Ready to have some fun viewing this one of a kind offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $950.00
202O*Odd and unusual mainly topical material from the collection of an accomplished philatelist. Includes topics: British royalty on the 1946 Peace issues, Rattlesnake Island after 2006, Wilkinsburg souvenir sheets from 1962//2006 (missing the scarce ones), planes and transportation, and a few others. Best is a demonstration collection of several hundred Germany zusammendrucke mainly Hindenburgs in a description of the Michel system and its associated terms. Along for the ride are a few foreign errors and freaks, revenues (mainly German), dozens of reprints and forgeries, and a handful of other related Cinderellas. Seven binders all mounted on homemade display pages in plastic sleeves for Post Office display cases.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $475.00
203O*Topical material as received from the Cornhusker estate from various decades of the 20th Century in four cartons. Comprises hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singles, and souvenir sheets having the main topical A-V assortment nicely identified, annotated, and mounted in sixteen binders. Searching might find some interesting items. The remaining material is mainly unorganized in stockbooks and binders as well as one carton is all loose which generates useful duplication. A terrific topical holding worth viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $400.00
204O*CVZeppelin topical collection from the 1930s to 2000s in two cartons. Includes hundreds and hundreds of mint and used stamps in full sets, singles, souvenir sheets, several covers, and postcards nicely organized and mounted in sequential order in four chubby binders. A thoroughly engaging collection that took this collector years to assemble. Spotted several better and middle range sets from Russia, Iceland, Liechtenstein etc. Inspection required particularly the German Zeppelin sets which are mostly reproductions. Do not miss out.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
205O*CVFascinating topical offerings in one carton. Hundreds and hundreds mostly mint stamps in full sets, singles, souvenir sheets and some covers mainly from the 1960s to 1990s. Includes an Owl assortment in two Strand albums nicely mounted in black mounts on quadrille pages, a two-volume Lindner hingeless album collection for the Nobel Price, an US Mail Scandal cover assortment, and Scientific Achievement only on quadrille pages having both mint and used stamps and somewhat remaindered. You will get a “hoot” searching this lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $400.00
206O*CVA nice topical group of Christmas, Madonna, and Kennedy from many countries generally from the 1930’s to the 1980’s. Includes stamps, souvenir sheets, a few covers, JFK imperfs, Santa picture postcards and other interesting items. Well worth a quick peek.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $220.00
207O*Three cartons of topicals collections/accumulation. Consists of five albums of Princess Diana mint stamps from 1981 to 1997 in complete sets, singles, and souvenir sheets, United Nations assortment having a owner’s count of over $800 face US-NY stamps as well as Geneva, Vienna, 1974 UPU and dogs. A tempting selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $230.00