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Public Auction #440

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SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Literature
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1OBetween 15-20 hardback, softback reference books and pamphlets from the 1920s to 1992. Since the collector’s interests were Switzerland and US precancels, this selection consists mostly of that material. A beneficial offering.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $26.00
2OOver twenty hand, soft cover books, and pamphlets mainly having information about Soviet Space exploration but does include some American. Appears to be mostly published in the 1970s or 1980s.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $55.00
3OFifteen US and mainly Hungary soft cover or spiral reference catalogs in one carton. Contains Mellone FDCs and other useful informational items.Cat. Value: S.B. 30.00
Price Realized: $42.00
4ORoughly twenty both hard and softcover Belgium reference material books from the late 1940s to the 1980s from the Belgian in the Carolinas estate. A specialist dream come true. Fantastique opportunity to practice your college French as most of this literature is writing in that language.Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00
Price Realized: $65.00
SUPPLIES AND LITERATURE — Supplies
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
5***Rare minion find. 50 unopened packages of Dennison #4 (green pack) hinges in their original box from the company. Sometimes described on eBay as the "#1 best hinge for stamps ever made". Clean dry and never opened. Will serve the world collector well, as no others are ever to be made. Minion not included.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $425.00
6O*Two banker's boxes of gently used and never used stamp supplies. First is around 20 pounds of open, but still useable black mounts of all sizes. No empties. Second are eight empty used and never used serviceable stockbooks of various makers plus two cover albums. Useful for any collector.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $400.00
7*Useful new supply accumulation in three large cartons. Includes White Ace binder and slip case sets, loads and loads of crystal mounts and a few mint sheet stock books.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $220.00
8OThree cartons containing six White Ace mint sheet albums still in their original boxes, three stockbooks, and several unused Scott International album pages from the early 1980s. Also involves some miscellany.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $140.00
9OOne 14 X 12 x 8 carton of stamp supplies consisting of a mixture of opened and unopened mainly Prinz and Scott mounts.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $260.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Coins
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
10$Three Germany gold coins consisting of two 100 Euros 999 Gold Proof from 2002, 2003 and one Farewell to the Deutsche Mark 2001 Proof .999 Gold all in their original boxes and with COAs.Cat. Value: S.B. 1800.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
11$United States coin collection in twenty-seven Whitman albums in a RCA Victor Tape Recorder box and one binder of extras. Runs from Large Cents to Peace Dollars. Appears most 20th Century coins were discovered in circulation. Condition varies from about good to average circulated. Some highlights include almost complete Peace Dollars (no 1928), complete Franklin Halves, and first Lincoln Cent book having no 1909-S VDB, 1922 Plain or 1931-S. Needs examination to come up with the comfortable number.Cat. Value: S.B. 1300.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
12$United States coin accumulation consisting of $91.80 face 90% silver loose dimes. Also includes Whitman albums for Lincoln Cents, Buffalo, and Jefferson Nickels, having no keys and three Mercury, Roosevelt Dimes with $18.40 face 90%, two one ounce .999 coins plus a binder of miscellany having $12.40 face 90% silver.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
13$United States coin accumulation consisting of $47.00 face 90% silver dimes, quarters, halves, $5.00 face 40% Halves, around 150 War Nickels, and three Morgan Silver Dollars. Also includes roughly 60 Buffalo Nickels both dateless, dates, four Liberty Nickels, thirteen Indian Cents, a clipped three cent nickel, and a small box of Wheaties. Likewise involves three Whitman folders, two for Lincoln Cents having a 1914-S and one for Mercury Dimes having common circulated dimes. All plucked from circulation, thus condition runs from cull to average.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $750.00
14$Worldwide coins in two cartons. Consists of mainly Germany in fifteen German produced coin trays containing many subscription items that were available there. Mainly from the Federal Republic to the early 2000s containing government struck coins to private issue commemorative medals in circulated, uncirculated and Proof-like condition. Most are base medal or German silver but does involve some 62.5% to .999 silver coins and medals. Also entails roughly three pounds of worldwide demonetized tourist change heavily concentrated from Germany and miscellany. Offered to tempt you.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $650.00
15$Sixteen mini gold proof coins NLCT and medals in a German made coin tray. Gold fineness are 14K to .999 Gold. Includes government struck and private mint issues. Entails Canada, Gibraltar. Solomon Islands, and Cook Islands etc. as well as commemorative medals for various German events needs examination to calculate a comfortable number.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $475.00
16$United States mainly promotional assortment in one carton. Includes twelve common Morgan Silver Dollars from 1883 to 1921 most have been cleaned, folders containing American Smallest Silver coin (three cents), commemorative halves Grant and Lincoln all have been cleaned, and Coinage of the Civil War three tokens. Also includes sets that appear to be silver but are really plated silver for JFK 100th Anniversary, Race to the Moon, and America’s Silver coins. Rounding out this eclectic holding are a 1977-D “slab” MS65 Ike Dollar, eleven Anthony dollars, and miscellany.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $375.00
17$One man's dime collection in four blue Whitman push folders collected out of circulation during the 1940-1975 time period. Consists of: two Barber Dime folders (38 different in one and 50 different in another), a Mercury Dime book with 78 different, and a complete Roosevelt dime collection (71 different; 48 silver). A total of 214 silver dimes. Lots of keys and semi keys. Condition AG-AU. High catalog value. Examination in person so you can determine the grades yourself. As found. Easy to continue.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $325.00
18$Twenty common Morgan Silver Dollars from 1878 to 1921 in about good to average circulated condition having several appearing to be polished and some with rim bumps. Also includes two PCGS MS-64 coins consisting of a 1946 Walker and a 1923 Peace Dollar, $1.90 face silver in dimes and a 1969 Proof set.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $350.00
19$Prussia 1896 Kaiser Wilhelm II 20 Mark Gold coin in uncirculated condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $350.00
20$Russia 1904 Tsar Nicholas II 5 Ruble Gold coin in uncirculated condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 160.00
Price Realized: $160.00
21$United States complete 1943 year set having all fifteen coins issued by the three mints in a capital holder. Coins appear to be all in uncirculated conditionCat. Value: S.B. 140.00
Price Realized: $140.00
22$United States promotional coin and medal assortment from the 2000s. Includes eleven boxes of plated state quarters, eleven sets in original Mint envelopes of First Spouse four medal sets, from 2010-11, miscellaneous individual loose medals, two Dansco albums containing Sacagawea uncirculated and proof dollars from 2000-2010, four boxes of roughly 100 1961-1964 proof cents in individual plastic holders plus miscellany.Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00
Price Realized: $170.00
23$Spain 17th Century Nuestra Senora de Atocha shipwreck 8 Real coin having Mel Fisher 1985 COA. Also comes with a wall plaque/stand which would look great in your man cave.Cat. Value: S.B. 55.00
Price Realized: $260.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Currency
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
24$United States Williamsport, Maryland 1840s uncut sheet of 25, 50 cents, and 1 Dollar.Cat. Value: S.B. 75.00
Price Realized: $110.00
25$Continental Currency 1776 8 Dollars in circulated condition. Also includes a 1935 D uncirculated one dollar silver certificate.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $130.00
26$Two United States Fractional currency consisting of one each 10 cents and 25 cents. Both are in circulated condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $32.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Sterling Silver Medals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
27$Twenty-four all different sterling silver medals from 1973 in FDCs and original binder.Cat. Value: S.B. 190.00
Price Realized: $200.00
COINS AND CURRENCY — Russia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
28$50 Rubles 1993 Ballerina uncirculated 90% gold coin 7.78 grams.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $260.00
POSTAGE — Sheets
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
29**(2869//4910) The mother of all mint press sheet accumulation lot. Includes several dozen items ranging from 25˘ to 41˘ issues. Quite a few tubes have never been opened offering and in some cases generous duplication. Some usual margin faults, though many are sound. By far the largest presentation we have ever come across. Upon acquisition you become an instant big daddy of this type of thing.Cat. Value: Face 9820.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
30**(3911//4822f-4823f) Tightly wound press sheet accumulation of over twenty items. Just a couple are duplicates while the rest are one of a kind.Cat. Value: Face 945.00
Price Realized: $450.00
31***United States (3205 x106, 3307 x3, 3392 x6, 3535 x21) Wholesale lot of four of the five Looney Tunes die cut sheets, all are VF. Surely these Loony Tunes imperforates are worth more than the discount postage price at which these are offered.Cat. Value: Face 430.00
Price Realized: $425.00
32**(906) 5˘ Chinese Resistance issue. Complete sheets of 50, F-VF.Cat. Value: Cat. 206.00
Price Realized: $190.00
POSTAGE — Postage
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
33***All the mint US (post 1940) found in a Minnesota estate. Runs 1940-2017 with many accumulated sheets. The heirs attempted a full count of face: $1,725.00 in Forever values, $2,490.00 in sheets and booklets, and $375.00 in scrap where it became confusing to them leaving at least two full boxes of plate blocks, coil pairs, nondenominated, etc., uncounted. When checked we found at least $4,600 in carefully counted face which when added to the uncounted boxes should be nearer to at least $5,000.00 in total. We helped them remove the decimals, coils and others, leaving only useable and collectable face. Lots of variety especially from the 29 cent commemoratives through the Forevers. Perfect for the collector and discount postage user. Recount it if you must.Cat. Value: Face 4600.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
34**Carefully counted mint useable US postage in a small carton separated into two boxes. The first is filled with complete unexploded booklets mainly from the 22 cent through the 39 cent era. There are hundreds with a face count of $2,037.00. The second is groups of 100 sorted by denomination into glassines from the same era mainly in blocks of four and plate blocks with a total face count of $1,466.00. Total face is just over $3,500.00. Compact, concentrated group. Pull out the premium and use the rest as discount postage. Everything is mailable with many peel and stick ready to go.Cat. Value: Face 3500.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
35***"I went to the post office" hoard of relatively modern sheets 13 cents up through "forever" values housed in three binders in plastic sleeves. Mainly sheets, year sets and government sets. Hard to count without removing them from their parking places, but the count looks close to us. Recount if you must.Cat. Value: Owner's Face 2540.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
36*A postage potpourri. Mainly scrap and a few sheets from the 1930’s to the 1980’s from the Kansas City caves, the postal commemorative society and a delicate attempt at a plate block collection on White Ace pages.Cat. Value: Face 2150.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
37***Tight, compact, accurately counted useable postage filling one small pizza size box. Verified face of $1,689.00 in mint modern sheets plus $401.00 in coil strips on eight manila stockpages. Light duplication in the commemorative sheets, while extensive in the coils. Total face $2,090.00. Remove the premium and use the rest and save on shipping with this space saving postage lot.Cat. Value: Face 2090.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
38**Two bulky cartons stuffed with mint sheets and some scrap. Pen, paper, and patience will be required.Cat. Value: S.B. 1700.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
39**A glob of postage. Includes sheets, booklets, booklet panes, coil rolls, and scrap. Most of the value is 22˘ to 37˘ values.Cat. Value: S.B. 1450.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
40**A slurry of sheets and booklet panes. All Forever issues.Cat. Value: Face 1100.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
41***All the face out of a small consignment. Goes from 3 cents to 22 cents in sheets, plate blocks and strips, and scrap. Residing in three old fashioned sheet folder books, five collection like binders, and a manila stockbook. Our quick count of around $1,100.00 is probably close, but the mounts and plastic pages may make extraction deliberate. Count it up and get a bargain.Cat. Value: Face 1100.00
Price Realized: $900.00
42**Two bulbous heavy cartons stuffed with mostly 32˘ to 44˘ sheets still in USPS wrapping.Cat. Value: S.B. 1000.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
43**An assembly of high face value postage.Cat. Value: Face 818.00
Price Realized: $850.00
44**A heavy carton filled 1970’s-1990’s USPS year sets and presentation books. Some have never been opened. Also in includes loose scrap postage that we did'nt want to count so you should.Cat. Value: S.B. 290.00
Price Realized: $450.00
45**A prickly pile of potpourri scrap Forever value postage.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $500.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Advertizing
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
46OOutstanding 20 mm Red Rock Cola button under thick (9mm) glass. Appears from around 1939 as Babe Ruth is underneath exclaiming " the finest cola, etc. Never been seen before by us.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $38.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Artwork
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
47*Over a hundred pieces of original art work in either pencil, crayon or watercolor from an unknown artist. All appear to be done in the period from life in Germany to Warsaw Ghetto to the birth of Isreal. A unique holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Autographs
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
48OTwenty-four mainly Space and Famous people autographed covers and photos mainly 1970s to the 1990s. Includes Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Carl Sagan, Chuck Yeager, German Spacelab Crew, Douglas MacArthur 1948 cover, Robert Byrd 1936 souvenir sheet, first six women astronauts on a eighteen cent stamp blocks etc. A historical selection worthy of your attention.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
49*Seven different Mercury astronaut autographs consisting of six on Project Mercury four cent plate blocks including John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Scott Carpenter etc. and Neil Armstrong on a 1988 photograph. Photo has been damaged as result of tape near and under patch (see scan).Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $650.00
50CV500 Home Run Club, August 1, 1982 cover with the autographs of nine HOF superstars of baseball. Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Ernie Banks, Willie McCovey, Eddie Mathews, Willie Mays, and Harmon Killebrew are all legibly signed in blue and black ballpoint pen. Ex Schiller, Weisz. COA accompanies: (07-23-14) SGC #AU36194Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $300.00

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