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Public Auction #438

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
132O*A well laid out mint and used 1845//1982 collection housed in four like brand new Lindner hingeless albums with slip cases from the prairie estate. What started out as a basic used collection took on a different dimension with items added here and there that caught the collector’s eye which in turn adds a little chutzpa such a cancels or multiples. As you peruse the 38 images on the website you’ll begin to understand the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Condition is mixed with loads of solid value plus over $900 of face value thrown in for a bonus, mostly mint sheets and booklets to soften the blow.Cat. Value: S.B. 5500.00
Price Realized: $15,000.00
133O*An outstanding almost entirely mint 19th and 20th century collection. Unusually potent early regular issues leading into the commemoratives. Enticing Washington-Franklins and airmails. In many areas you will find complete sets. The lone Back of the Book grouping is a set of Parcel Posts. Well over a couple dozen items are accompanied with certificates from the three leading expertizing services. Over 40 images reside on our website for your viewing pleasure.Cat. Value: S.B. 5500.00
Price Realized: $19,500.00
134O*A mature 1847//1975 parallel mint and used collection housed in All American albums. The mint assembly includes a fairly decent selection of 19th century. Then populated with lower to medium values starting with the early commemoratives, Washington-Franklins, later regular issues, and airmails (includes C13-C15). The used selection is more in depth in the 19th century as to be expected, then moving into the early commemoratives (includes 292), pretty group of Washington-Franklin, later regular issues, airmails (includes C13-14), and a bit of B.O.B. Many items have certificates. Solid value spread throughout. Condition is quite mixed so take your time to view.Cat. Value: S.B. 3000.00
Price Realized: $9,500.00
135O*A serious 1860 to mid-1990’s mostly mint collection meticulously mounted on White Ace pages housed in binders with slip cases. The commemoratives are virtually complete, minus #293. The regular issues are light in the 19th century yet does contain a couple used Banknote sets including the 90¢ values, a complete used 1869 set, spotty Washington-Franklins, however a mint 498//518 assembly, and 1922-1926 sets were present. Also encompasses the first two mint airmail sets, a lightly populated Back of the Book, and a flourishing flock of Federal Ducks with strength in the $5.00 through $25.00 values with lots of duplication. Condition is quite mixed with no gum, regum, and original gum all present. Close examination is recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 2800.00
Price Realized: $8,000.00
136O*A proud 19th and 20th century mint and used collection meticulously mounted in a clean Scott National album. Nicely balanced in the front of the book and airmails and very light beyond that. The collector had an eye for well balanced margins resulting in a handsome appearing assembly. The following items are accompanied with certificates. The used with PSE certificates, Scott #, then (certificate #), 17 (1221700), 89 (1182377), 112 (1126291), 113 (1126292), 114 (1126293), 115 (1126294), 116 (1126295), 117 (1126296), 118 (1126297), 119 (1126298), 120 (1126299), 121 (11262300), 122 (1126301), 154 (119958), 155 (119959), 278 (99626), 131 (99627), 578 (30234), with PFC’s, Scotts #, then (certificate #), 241 (186525), 242 (187767), 243 (191113), 244 (205466), 245 (222369), 291 (227183), 292 (238132), 293 (237068), C13 (229584). Mint items with certificates are both PSE’s #579 (119960), C13 (91490). There are numerous other worthwhile items yet to be discovered so you will have to visit our website to peruse the 31 images dedicated to this wonderful group. Careful viewing is strongly recommended as the condition is all over the board from very bad to very good.Cat. Value: S.B. 2800.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
137O*A readymade mint and used 19th and 20th century collection. Most of the value is housed in one album with the rest occupied with contemporary and modern low value plate blocks. Also included is an accumulation of loose material waiting to be incorporated into the grouping. Condition is mixed, nice assembly for the future.Cat. Value: S.B. 2600.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
138O*An enthusiastic closet cleaning lot of 19th and 20th century mint and used front and back of the book that hasn’t seen the light of day for over twenty years. Housed in sales cards and pages, etc. Loads and loads of medium prices items either in singles or sets. Condition is mixed with NH, OG, RG, NG all present. An easy fix for a needy accumulator or grateful dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 2300.00
Price Realized: $10,000.00
139O*A work in progress accumulation/collection consisting of near empty like brand new Lighthouse albums, a lonely Scott album, an accumulation of mint being top heavy in Federal Ducks and 1922-1926 Bureau issues plus other mint issues to a lesser degree from the 1890’s to 1950’s. Also includes over $900 face in mint sheets and scrap to use as philatelic money or trade bait. Condition is mixed. All components needed to build a respectable starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 2300.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
140O*A remarkable accumulation of duplicates of medium and high value mostly mint on auction stock cards and pages from a potent collector. Condition is mixed and duplication exists. Take a long look at the 26 images placed on our website to get the true story.Cat. Value: S.B. 1800.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
141O*A polite little assembly of mint and used on sales cards that haven’t seen the light of day for over 20 years. Includes both mint and used 19th and 20th century front of the book lower and medium values with a occasional higher price item sprinkled in. Condition is mixed with much concrete value to spread around. Perfect for an active stock either traveling or digital.Cat. Value: S.B. 1600.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00
142**Original holding of wine stamp revenue sheets of 100 for the smaller size and 50 for the larger. Includes RE108 to RE203 (not inclusive). Some of the more notable areRE152, RE154, RE183, RE185 and RE188. A few minor perf separations but the majority are intact. Condition is F-VF throughout.Cat. Value: Cat. abt. 31000.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
143O*A spunky accumulation/stock from an old family friend’s estate. Includes a group of sales books where we spotted mint #241-245, C1//C6, a set of C13-C16 neatly nested in place. A small pile of mint sheets, an assembly of remaindered collections you’ll find a mint sheets and lot of postage types to count, and a lone Scott National with better medium priced items scattered about. A real head scratcher to figure out and the brave will prevail.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
144O*CVAn awesome officials holding of duplicates from a specialist. Includes mint and used, color shades, plate varieties either real or imagined, specimens, proofs, and a few covers (all are Treasury issues). Condition is mixed. Lots of catalog value being offered at a very reasonable price.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00
145O*A toasty accumulation of a serious collector’s duplicates housed in sixteen albums. Includes 19th and 20th century mixture of mint and used mostly front of the book. Mainly lower to medium values yet we spotted an occasional higher value item scattered about. You’ll also find a decent amount of plate blocks and some postage to take advantage of. Condition is mixed and there is some duplication. Acquiring this lot will send you to philatelic heaven.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
146O*An impressive mint plate number strip of five and used plate number single collection housed in a bulbous Scott National album, Scott Minuteman album and skinny stock book. Nearly complete missing the plate strips of the 18¢ Flag #6, and 20¢ Pumper #2. However we did spot plate strips of 1895 #4,6, 1900 #3,5, 1903 #5-6, 1903a #8, 1908 #7-8, 2602 #32333, 2603b #22222 and a used plate single of 1891 #6. All the plate strips appear hand selected for centering and the used singles are a little mixed. One of the nicest offering of the days gone by popular area. A quick way to acquire a near complete assembly with only a very few of key items to be added.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
147**A powerful Federal duck accumulation of almost entirely NH singles, blocks, and plate blocks. Almost all are the $1.00 to $3.00 values. Very clean and profitable assembly we have offered of this popular area.Cat. Value: S.B. 1150.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
148O*An important backup accumulation neatly nested in over 25 stock books. Starts with the early Bureau issues up to the modern face types. Also includes airmails and Federal Ducks. Most of the value is in the Ducks, face and airmails. Condition is iffy in the early and duplication ranges from very little to very much. Solid value to be found.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
149**1920’-1990’s commemorative block, plate block, and other types of block collection in White Ace binders. A few bonus items in the earlier like perfed Park and Washington Bicentennial sets, and Farley souvenir sheets while in the later group contain a few full sheets, self adhesive sheets, and booklet panes. Looks can be deceiving as we spotted in some of the late books the blocks were actually folded plate strips or larger types of multiples. Very clean group. Thorough examination highly recommended to be competitive.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
150**An enticing petite two volume mint and used collection. Starts with the 5¢ 1847 issue and holds a scattering of Banknotes, Washington-Franklins later issues. Also contains the 1930 and 1933 Zepps, a few Back of the Book issues and Federal Ducks. Condition is a little mixed, a solid starter collection if there ever was one.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
151O*A mainly used accumulation of mostly 19th and 20th century front of the book. Meticulously nestled in European size stock cards. Optimistically identified and cataloged with much duplication in some cases and condition issues in most. However, still solid value to be considered. A perfect assembly for an individual that would like to bulk up on catalog for their philatelic holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
152**A 1950’s to 1990’s coil strip collection. Mainly in strips of 5 or larger with some plate numbers in the PNC areas. Includes some permit types and officials but still solid value spread throughout. Very clean with some duplication present. Good starter group with plenty of trade bait available.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
153O*One man’s collection in two large cartons. Includes a few hundred 1960’s to 1990’s FDC’s with mainly multi-colored cachets, a simple three volume mostly mint collection, around $1700 in modern mint in sheet, booklet and scrap form. Finally we spotted a small flock of modern Federal Ducks amounting to over $400 face. Great starter assortment with plenty of expansion possibilities.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
154O*An accumulation from an old time customer from the Motor City area. Many hundred mostly used lower priced items sorted and housed in sales pages. Includes singles, sets, plate blocks, booklet panes, booklets, and postage types. Condition is very mixed. Good circuit book material.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
155O*One man’s US collection as received. Fills one complete large carton. Most of the value is in three “Heirloom” albums. Contains just a few earlies, good banknotes with a couple 90 centers, questionable Washington/Franklins, mint Kansas/Nebraskas, and strong airs and BOB. Enough face for consideration. Haphazardly organized with entirely too much ancillary material. Mixed condition. A great lot to break down to recycle.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
156***US accumulation of beginner albums and scrap postage as consigned. Put together 1948-1985. Stored haphazardly over the years with many of the sheets now damaged. Sheets range from 1 cent through 20 cents with the 3-8 cent range holding the bulk of the value. Plate blocks, multiples, plate blocks, and scrap make up the rest. Thins, missing margins, missing stamps, thins, no gum, etc. are all present. Best is probably the $300.00 face in Duck stamps in a small pizza size box. Our estimate of around $2,000 face takes all of this into account. The albums are all beginners with very little to offer other than their reclaimable face. Four heavy cartons (100 pounds shipping) all in need of close inspection before conjuring up a bid. As is as found, offered reasonably.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
157***Smoking hot US collection in four hingeless albums produced as heirlooms for an East Coast stamp company. In Scott order on clean hingeless pages. Light to sparse before 1925, but goes into the mid 1990s with good coverage 1935-1988. Lots of face (perhaps $1250.00 or more) altogether that includes #630 mint dist. gum, 834 x2, 1053 x2, a mint sheet file, three stockbooks, and a small stack of Vario pages each with enough US face for a count. Put together in a cigar smoker's man cave with a distinctive residual odor. Examine and count away!Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
158***A fluffy flock of Federal Fowl (RW1-RW75). Almost entirely NH with mixed centering neatly mounted on clean album pages. A real time saver.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
159O*CVTwo cartons of mint and used run off from a successful Midwest dealer clean out. More value in the mint than used, with the bulk of that in the face value of the accumulated sheets and scrap hiding throughout the two cartons. Estimate of around $1,300.00 face, but does include two mint #C18. Would probably benefit from a long date with a calculator.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
160***An attractive 1934//1993 (includes the later pages up to 2011) mint Federal Duck collection nested on Lighthouse hingeless pages. Almost entirely NH. Centering a little mixed. Very clean and attractive group.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $650.00
161O*CVAn immense office sweeping accumulation in twelve bulging cartons. Stored in every numerous container types we spotted modern stamp and cover promoter material, parts of elementary collections, assemblies of FDC’s with no apparent direction, coin promoter material, on and off paper types, postage spread throughout, groups of stuff with little meaning except for the fact that the housing unit was worth more than what was in it. And for you who love Christmas seals, you’ll find a few of that as well. Too much fun for very little. Approximant shipping weight is 400 lbs., call or email for rate quote.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
162O*CVHuge one person collection of US stamps 1972-2004. 24 (yes, two dozen) heavy cartons, somewhere near 100 three ring binders, collected on a shoestring with much ancillary material for each issue. Always with an historic theme anything could be considered helpful to his story. Includes: mint and used stamps (sometimes sheets), covers, newspaper articles, pictures, photographs, picture post cards, maxim covers, maxim cards, magazine articles, internet research, and anything else he deemed acceptable. Some binders are quite interesting, but the majority are mundane. Good fodder for a history teacher or US history afficando. 600 lbs. call or email for a rate quote. OFFICE PICK UP RECCOMMENDEDCat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
163O*1934//2017 Parallel mint and used duck assembly. Also includes RW65//RW83 self adhesive mini-sheets, RW77b//RW80b artist signed souvenir sheets, and Junior Ducks JD9-JD25. Condition is mixed and would make a nice starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
164O*An exciting closet cleaning assortment from the Great Hoosier state that hasn’t seen the light of day for over twenty years. If you dig deep enough we are sure you’ll spot some of the diamonds in the rough.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
165O*A pedestrian mostly mint 20th century front of the book collection/accumulation. Includes a few commemorative sets and regular issues with the strength in post 1920 issues. Better items have images on the website as the story is a simple one. Condition is mixed and would make an excellent starter candidate.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $650.00
166O*End of the line selection from a super consignment in three cartons. Most of the value is in the low value postage in booklets, glassines, stockbook, and loose. A little patience could be rewarding. Also includes miscellaneous material.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $650.00
167O*An unwieldy mint and used accumulation/collection of mostly cheap stamps on stock pages, glassines, and an elementary collection in a child’s album. Highlights include a scattering of mint medium values, some 3¢ postage types and lo and behold, a mint OG., #342 block of four. An easy lot to figure so don’t let this one get by.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $270.00
168O*United States collection basically in four Scott specialty albums starting around 1920 and ending in 1990 in one carton. Hundreds of mint and used stamps including postage to count. Includes mint Kansas-Nebraska set, C1-4, and C18. Examination required as at least one album appears to have water damage with a little postage inside. (see scans) Overall a serviceable collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $550.00
169O*An intriguing revenue accumulation of thousands. Includes 1st-3rd issues, Reds, Greens, Beer, Tax Paids, State, a few on documents, and a varied assortment of Federal and State Ducks, etc. Also found was a couple of empty and near empty albums added for ballast. There is no concentrated value. The value lays in the countless hours of sheer enjoyment of the hunt.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
170O*CVA humongous closet cleaning lot from a south side store. Stored in twelve bulbous cartons and two plastic tubes you will find loads of off paper some sorted some not, cheap used stored in heavy binders, some FDC’s, postal year sets, postage types in various forms, some moderately better scattered about and just plain stuff. Well worth the suggested bid or maybe more if you dig deep enough.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
171O*CVThe United States group from the Sun Kissed holding packed into five heavy cartons. Includes a beginner All American album with a handful of useful sets. The bulk of the holding's value is in the carton and a half of Commemorative panels where the face value has to be around a couple hundred dollars, two binders of a 1960's era plate block collection, a dozen or so mint sets with stamps, and an assortment of Christmas seals. The rest of the stuff is lurking Florida scented flotsam.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $210.00
172O*A simple Federal Duck mint and used collection/accumulation on White Ace pages and sales cards. The mint includes never hinged, hinged, and no gum while the used has a few that are on license. Condition is mixed and an easy lot to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $450.00
173*An eclectic assembly of 19th and 20th century front and the back of the books issues. Mostly medium values of mixed condition, few are NH but most are hinged. An appropriate group for the non-discriminating collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $270.00
174***Very clean Federal and State Duck collection of several dozen. Starts with RW11-RW22 with almost all are NH. Also includes a like brand new never been used Scott album with slip case. An excellent starter collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $290.00
175***One page collection of Federal Ducks. All NH except RW1 which is vlh and centered F-VF or better. Tiny bit of duplication for trade bait. Very clean group waiting for a new home.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $375.00
176(*)A unique and interesting assembly of over 200 Newspaper facsimiles. Pleasing variety of different values and types. Mostly singles with a few multiplies. Condition is mixed. Good lot for he specialist.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $550.00
177O*United States stock in one red box of roughly 600 #104 sale cards from Scott #63 to 906 as well as some BOB. Contains mint and used mainly common stamps in multiples. Already identified and cataloged but prices are a decade old; so they should be disregarded. Condition a factor on some items with inspection required to come up with the right number.Cat. Value: S.B. 160.00
Price Realized: $170.00
178OCVA simple closet cleanout. Includes a few thousand 1960’s uncacheted FDC with overwhelming duplication that would be an opportunity for a future cachet artist. A few hundred First Day souvenir pages, unused sheet file folders, medium size box on common on paper, and just plain stuff. More volume than value but it worth a quick look.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $22.00
179O*United States selection in one carton. Comprises three different Liberty albums having mixed mint and used stamps to the 1980s with the owner’s count of $155.86 postage in clear mounts which also appears to have some postage stuck. Also includes a cigar and shoe box of on/off paper common mix.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $65.00