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Public Auction #439

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Bids updated February 15, 2019 at 6:39pm (New York time)

POSTAGE — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 16-27 are from the Gulf Coast stock. A brief description of what is contained within the group. The face is accurate and was counted in October 2018 so the Forever stamps are a light count due to the rate change of 2019.
16**25˘ to 44˘ values, also includes “Forever” issues ($1680 face of the $8700 total). Vast majority are full sheets and some higher values spotted.Cat. Value: Face 8700.00
Price Realized: $5,500.00
17**Sheets and singles (653//3378)Cat. Value: Face 5660.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
18**Mint sheets and some booklets. Mainly 22˘ to 37˘ values.Cat. Value: Face 5000.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
19**Sheets and singles (3379//4386)Cat. Value: Face 4700.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
20**Sheets and singles (3137//4940) Includes airmails and BOB (only valid postage is counted). $2250 of the $4075 total of the face is in “Forever” values.Cat. Value: Face 4075.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
21**Booklets (BK86//BK306)Cat. Value: Face 3990.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
22**PNC’s (1891, 2280, 2606) plus backup of others, permit issues not counted.Cat. Value: Face 3690.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
23**Back up stock (597//4460), also PNC’s and airmails.Cat. Value: Face 3520.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
24**Mainly PNC coils with some better ($2000 fv) plus 25˘ to 32˘ plate blocks and booklets ($640).Cat. Value: Face 2640.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
25**BlkContemporary to modern plate block stock housed in five sales boxes. Neatly organized by Scott number. Pen, pencil, paper, and patience a must to figure this one out.Cat. Value: S.B. 1900.00
Price Realized: $2,400.00
26**Contemporary to modern mint stock from Scott # 632 to “Forever” issues in single, block, plate strip, booklet pane, and souvenir sheet form. Face from a reliable source is $4250 of which $730 is in “Forever” issues.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
27**Scrap, scrap, and more scrap. Plus some “Forever” and Semi-Postal sheets to ease the pain. A gamblers lot if there ever was one.Cat. Value: S.B. 1500.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
28*A tiny patch of postage. Includes sheets, plate blocks, booklets, booklet panes, and scrap. Some old and some new. A snap to figure.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $600.00
29(*)*A solid postage lot of mostly United States sheets, plate blocks, other blocks and singles with a bit of United Nations thrown in for a bonus housed in two heavy cartons. Mostly 1970’s and earlier. Unfortunately a vast majority is stuck down. However there is some not stuck and it will be the bravest bidder to find out how much.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $650.00
30**Small carton with an enormous amount of current face spread out in 10 sheet files. A preponderance of 41 cents through forever commemorative self stick stamps makes this lot uncommon in today's market. Goes back into a handful of 8 centers, but nearly half of the face of the lot is 40 cents and up. Huge Brookman Cat. according to the owner. Our quick count is probably close unless they raise the first class rate in the meantime.Cat. Value: Face 4820.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
31***Carefully counted postage from the "Hawk Eye" estate filling one large carton. Over $1,557.00 face in sheets some loose in the bottom of a pizza sized box along with two extra large sheet files with the lower face value sheets. Ranges from a pile of 3 cent sheets to 39 centers. Also includes plate blocks, plate strips and scrap in a second pizza sized box. While two other pizza sized boxes are fully packed with uncounted but useable scrap. The fully counted useable face is over $3,420.00 while the uncounted should bring the total up substantially. Plenty of duplication. Clean, ready to use, perfect for the modern collector and discount postage user alike.Cat. Value: Face 3600.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
32***Carefully counted postage from the "Hawk Eye" estate filling one large carton. Over $1,930.00 face in sheets directly from the procurement center still in their Government packing, $748.00 in a sheet file, and around $525.00 in a pizza sized box. Giving this one carton postage bonanza a face value of just over $3,200.00. Sheets stretch from a few 20 centers to a few "forevers" with the bulk of the value 32 cents through 44 cents. Just a little duplication. Clean, ready to use, perfect for the sheet collector and discount postage user alike.Cat. Value: Face 3200.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00