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Public Auction #441

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 16, 2019 at 6:00PM (New York time)
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Bids updated August 17, 2019 at 7:55pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Topicals
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
347O*Europa Extravaganza. Large Europa holding in two cartons, forerunners to 2000’s. Includes high-end hingeless albums, Minkus specialty album, and homemade albums. Also has large hingeless album with Europa forerunners. Contains out-of-the-ordinary material such as imperforate items and unusual souvenir sheets. Some covers round out this lot. Plenty of material to form an above-average collection of this topic. Neat, clean, and ready for reorganization.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $750.00
348O*The multi volume "presidential" collection from the Witt estate. From George Washington through George Bush each album is jam packed with information. Most interesting are the many autopen and surrogate (secretary) signed items from the more modern era with enough information to tell the differences in most cases. Does include the occasional presidential autograph especially Lyndon Johnson through the Bushes. There is one Theodore Roosevelt autographed letter from 1908. Much ancillary material and ephemera that would be a treasure trove for History buffs and Social Studies teachers to use as original sources. Includes event covers, FDCs, buttons, pins and bumper stickers, and many other philatelic pieces too. Take a long look. Interesting.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
349O*CVCamel topical accumulation basically from the mid-20th Century in a medium carton. Consists of around 100 mixed mint and used stamps mainly from Sudan, Somali Coast, Libya etc. having backup. Includes nearly sixty commercial covers and postcards from 1904 to the 1960s mostly from Sudan but also from the United States as well as some ephemera.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $400.00
350O*Space, Rockets, and Pioneers of Space Research collection in five Lighthouse German language hingeless albums from the 1940s to 1973. Hundreds and hundreds of mixed mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, single, and souvenir sheets. A different type of topical in neat albums. Take a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $450.00
351O*CVRockets and missile mail accumulation in a small carton. Hundreds of items, mainly mid century modern. Includes: covers, labels, minisheets, etc. Best are an extremely soiled and toned Barbero Missile Mail cover from 1959, and a handful of Stephen Smith labels. Ex Witt. See the webphotos.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00
352O*Four volume Disney Magic Kingdom accumulation on pages from a well known East Coast retailer. Lots of souvenir sheets and mint topical sets from the expected stamp revenue generating countries. Hundreds of sets. Mainly mint. Huge original cost. Chance to get these in the secondary market at a discount.Cat. Value: S.B. 250.00
Price Realized: $300.00
353*CVAn expandable Disney collection in five bulbous binders and a small pile of blank pages of different years. Memorable mint sets, souvenir sheets, and covers. Very neat and clean. A valuable assembly for a fan of the mouse.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $230.00
354**Topical Paradise. High-end stockbook filled with 45+ pages of colorful, entertaining, eye-catching post-WWII singles, sets, and souvenir sheets. All mint, neatly arranged in alphabetically order from Afghanistan to Zambia. Topics include scouts, wildlife, native culture, famous people, dinosaurs, etc. Ready for sale online or at local bourses. Take a look!Cat. Value: Cat. 3350.00
Price Realized: $250.00