ABC COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS

Auction # 51

Closing Date: 02/24/05

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US COVERS
1
FDC COVERS
2 - 6
MISC. COVERS
7 - 14
US
15 - 17
PLATE BLOCKS
18
US
20 - 27
PRECANCELS
28
US
29 - 48
FACE LOTS
49 - 55
AIRMAIL
56
POSTAGE DUE
57 - 62
OFFICIAL
63
CARRIERS
64
B.O.B.
65 - 69
REVENUES
70 - 75
PROPRIETARY
78
MISC. US
80
CANAL ZONE
81 - 82
CONFEDERATE STATES
83 - 84
HAWAII
85 - 87
ARGENTINA
88 - 89
AUSTRALIA
90 - 98
AUSTRIA
99
BELGIUM
100 - 101
BERMUDA
102
BOLIVIA
103
BRAZIL
104
BULGARIA
105
CANADA
106 - 124
CANADA & PROVINCES
125
CEYLON
126
CHILE
127
COLOMBIA
128
CUBA
129 - 130
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
131
DANISH WEST INDIES
132
DENMARK
133 - 136
ETHIOPIA
137
FERNANDO PO
138
FINLAND
139 - 140
FRANCE
141 - 145
FRENCH COLONIES
146
GERMAN STATES
147 - 154

155
GERMANY
156 - 171
DDR
172
GHANA
173
GOLD COAST
174
GREAT BRITAIN
175 - 191
GREECE
192 - 193
GUADELOUPE
194
GUATEMALA
195 - 196
GUERNSEY
197
HUNGARY
198 - 199
ICELAND
200 - 201
INDIA
202
INDO-CHINA
203
INDONESIA
204 - 206
IRAN
207 - 209
IRELAND
210 - 211
ISRAEL
212 - 213
ROMAN STATES
214
ITALY
215 - 218
JAPAN
219
JERSEY
220
LEBANON
221
LUXEMBOURG
222
MALAYSIA
223
MEXICO
224
MONACO
225
NETHERLANDS
226 - 228
NEW ZEALAND
229
NORWAY
230 - 232
PHILIPPINES
233 - 235
RHODESIA
236
ROMANIA
237 - 239
RUSSIA
240 - 242
RYUKYU ISLANDS
243
SOUTH AFRICA
244
ST. HELENA
245
SUDAN
246
SWEDEN
247 - 250
SWITZERLAND
251 - 258
SYRIA
259
TANNU TUVA
260
THAILAND
261

262
VATICAN CITY
263
YUGOSLAVIA
264
WORLDWIDE
265 - 326

327
WORLDWIDE COVERS
364 - 368
BRITISH COLONIES
369 - 381

382
EUROPE
383 - 384
LATIN AMERICA
385
SCANDINAVIA
386 - 390
WORLDWIDE
391 - 395


Lot #  Country Catalog # Description Cat Value Photo
US COVERS SCOTT # 231 COVER ACCUMULAITON - an accumulation of 385 covers with the vast majority - if not all - different cities; unchecked for varities; condition will be mixed; (ENV 250-275) -----
Realized: 290
FDC COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - 2,000-2.500 mostly FDC's (a small percentage of event covers), 1940's-1980's, about 90% cacheted (most Artcraft) and 40% unaddressed; the unaddressed are primarily in the 1979-1983 area; expect some mild duplication; a quick check spotted some $5+ cat. val. items but the vast majority will be in the $1-$2 range; some mixed condition but most will be fine (ENV 450-500) -----
Realized: 300
FDC COVERS U.S. MOSTLY FDC ACCUMULATION - about 1,500 covers, 90% FDC's, 1940's-1980's with much in the 1950's and 1960's, most cacheted, addressed; about 10% of the lot is non US; decent variety but expect duplication; overall condition is fine but expect some faults and edge wear; quite a bit of catalog value (ENV 325-350) -----
Realized: 210
FDC COVERS U.S. SOUVENIR PAGE ACCUMULATION - several hundred mostly different souvenir pages from 1972//1989 (a few earlier and later); some highlights are Scott SP #'s 300, 303, 305, 552a, 592, 618 and 655; clean lot with only an occasional crease or tear 1,550.00
Realized: 190
FDC COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - includes about 150 FDC's from Scott # 643//894 all addressed and most with various forms of the "FIRST DAY COVER" cachet typewritten, rubber stamped, typographed, etc; United Nations 1980-83 Flag issue single stamps with UNICEF cachet, unaddressed; US Scott #1786-89 Artcraft, unaddressed; the 1992 Columbus souvenir sheets on six uncacheted FDS's; Pacifica 97 souvenir sheet FDC's (Franklin and Washington sheetlets) uncacheted; the 1996 World of Dinosaurs sheetlet FDC uncacheted; about 90 foreign covers, most FDC's, 1930's-1980's and 39 copies of Canada postal card Unitrade Catalog # UX1 unused all with 'INSOLVENT ACT OF 1875" imprinted on the reverse; expect some wear and minor faults on the older covers; colorful lot (ENV 225-250) -----
Realized: 110
FDC COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - about 750 covers, loose and in cover albums, 95% with various cachets, 1947-1962, all addressed; many with duplication of 2-5 each - a few with more; includes singles and blocks; condition is generally Fine but expect edge wear and an occasional fault; cat. val. should be over $1,000 -----
Realized: 125
MISC. COVERS U.S. AND FOREIGN COVER ACCUMULATION - about 750 mostly commercial covers (including some postal stationary), 19th Century to about 1945; about 25% of the lot is foreign covers; overall condition is poor; careful inspection will yield some surprises; (ENV 325-350) -----
Realized: 260
MISC. COVERS HAWAII TERRITORIAL COVER ACCUMULATION - consisting 16 covers from Hawaii military bases (WW II) and 62 covers with Hawaii postmarks, mostly to destinations in the US; the date ranges are about 1900-1959 with about 90% pre 1950; included are some censored covers; nice variety of stamps and postmarks with a dozen or so cities other than Honolulu; the majority retail in the $5-$25 each range; condition will be mixed with some mostly minor defects due to age and handling (ENV 300-350) -----
Realized: 200
MISC. COVERS INTRIGUING U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - about 40 items including Scott #647-48 combo uncacheted and addressed FDC's (2 - one Washington D.C. cancel the other Honolulu); #799 FDC's, addressed, Grandy cacheted; a New Orleans-Houstion First Flight cover (CAM 29) franked with a #648; a half dozen submarine covers of which four are Naval Shore Station cachets from Hawaii; a 1900 postcard from Philadelphia to Germany franked with a US Scott #279B and a France J34; five covers addressed to Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) including Scott #'s 159, 232, 279(3) and 286, U119, U377; a Jan 11, 1934 "FLEET AIR BASE PEARL HARBOR HAWAII" cancel with a "U.S. Nave Massed Flight/ VP Squadron 10/ San Francisco, California to Pearl Harbor Hawaii" blue cachet and a Hawaii Internment Camp cover, Feb 3, 1945, APO 455 (Sand Island, HI) on a censored air mail cover to Seattle; condition will be mixed with most only showing sighns of light edge wear; several $20-$50 retail covers (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 160
10  MISC. COVERS U.S. AND FOREIGN COVER ACCUMULATION - about 1,300 covers, mostly commercial US from the 1970's but does inbclude some postal stationery, pre 1940 covers and cards, some foreign, etc; no rarities noticed but you will find some $1-$5 retail items; typical mixed condition (ENV 175-200) -----
Realized: 110
11  MISC. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - includes about 675 mostly US (a small portion of UN) FDC's, 1950's-1980's, nearly all unaddressed and cacheted (most Fleetwood); about 85 pre 1920 used US postal cards and several hundred miscellaneous covers (mostly commercial) from the teens through the 1950's; condition on the FDC's is generally clean, the other covers and cards very mixed; fun lot (ENV 225-250) -----
Realized: 110
12  MISC. COVERS U. S. AND WORLDWIDE COVER ACCUMULATION - about 1,500 items, mostly commercial covers, 19th Century to 1980's; appears to be about half U.S.; no organization and condition will be very mixed; a real hodge podge (ENV 200-225) -----
Realized: 110
13  MISC. COVERS HAWAII RELATED FIRST FLIGHT COVERS - 26 total covers including nine Clipper covers with Hawaii to San Francisco, SF to HI, Macao to Honolulu (2), Honolulu to Macao, Hong Kong to Honolulu, Honolulu to Hong Kong, and two "Trans Pacific Airmail" covers to Chicago; others include two Singapore to Honolulu (Pan Am) covers, five "First Inter Island Jet Mail Flight" (AM-33) each to a different city in HI; a FAM 30 on postcard; Tokyo to Honolulu via JAL (1954); two 1965 Air New Zealand flights from Honolulu; a FAM26-32a Sydney-Honolulu 8/3/1970 - one of only 70 pieces flown; two Aloha Airlines jet flights 4/30/66 from Kahului-Hilo and Kahului-Honolulu; some edge wear and a few defects on the larger sized covers but most are clean (ENV 150-200) -----
Realized: 110
14  MISC. COVERS MOSTLY U.S. FLIGHT RELATED COVERS - includes the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum "Milestones of Flight Commemorative Series" numbers 1-100 all different (plus about a dozen duplicaties), all cacheted most addressed; also includes about 50 foreign first flight and related plus a few other miscelaneous items (ENV 125-150) -----
Realized: 105
15  US U.S. MINT COLLECTION, 1870-1944 - virtually all mint, mounted on Scott album pages, overall condition is mixed with some faults to be expected, there are many items in the $25-100 range with some higher, some of the better stamps include: 160-63, 156-66, 205*, 213*, 217-18, 221*, 229, 232*, 235*, 237-38*, 257*, 294-304*, 308*, 323-30*, 340*, 407*, 423, 572*, 591*, 630*, 658-79*, 803-34*; a comprehensive collection with plenty of room for expansion, most of the value is post 1900, take a look 8,174.00
Realized: 1,500
16  US U.S. COLLECTION TO 1940 - hundreds of mostly different mint and used stamps mounted on Mystic Heirloom album pages, to about 1940; includes regulars and commems plus most back of the book except Revenues; some highlights are Scott #'s 22, 26*, 35, 63(*), 68, 73, 76, 96, 113*, 134-35, 149, 151, 155, 165(2), 208, 215*, 223*, 232(*), 233**, 238, 239*, 287*, 289, 298, 299*, 311, 327 (defects but definately the largest margins we have ever seen on this stamp), 333*, 345**, 376**, 378**, 397-98**, 399(*), 447*, 497**, 515*, 526**, 616**, C2, C5-6, E1-3, E6*, E7, O20*, Q9**, QE4a**, JQ2* and Confederate States 14(*); condition will be mixed with most of the value in sound or minor defect stamps; some attractive items including 19th Century 8,665.00
Realized: 1,200
17  US U.S. PLATE BLOCK AND SINGLE COLLECTION - two large albums that run to about 1984, the collection includes some singles as well, much of the value is in singles, some of the better stamps include: 235-37*, 238-40, 285-90*, 291, 294-99*, 323-30*, 369, 404, overall mixed condition with some faults to be expected, there is an additional $365.00 in face value that is not figured in the total catalog value listed, plenty of value here, take a look 3,948.00
Realized: 1,000
18  PLATE BLOCKS U.S. PLATE BLOCK ACCUULATION - hundreds of plate blocks, generally pre 1950, most housed on "107" cards, identified and cataloged by Scott; condition is truly mixed with faults to VF with the later issues tending to be better than the earlier; nearly exerything has a cat. val. above $1; quantities generally 1-5 each with a dozen or so higher; some highlights are Scott #'s 286**(block of six), 372**, 610*, 633(*), 644-45**, 650**, 680**(2), 682-83**, 688*, 689**, 699**, 715*, 764**, 803-32(most NH), 873*(4), 893(two, one NH), C7**, C9*, C11**, C22*, C31**(3) and R734; many worthwhile quality items 5,302.00
Realized: 1,050
20  US U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - about 3,000 mint stamps housed in about 100 black Hagner stock sheets, 1861-1940; some highlights are Scott #'s 65*, 146-47(*), 184*, 214*, 233*(3), 235*, 237(*), 256*, 435*, 464* and 569*; condition is mixed on the pre 1930 (with only some scattered NH) ; quantities are generally no more than 15 each; our estimate is that defective (including no gum) stamps accounts for about half the cat. val.; the stamps from the late 1920's-1940 are mostly sound with much NH in the under $10 cat. val. area; nice lot for the Ebayer 9,300.00
Realized: 1,050
21  US CLASSIC PLATING GROUP - includes 7, 9 and 24, there are 38 singles and three pairs of 7 & 9 along with 23 singles and one pair of #24, there are a few with colored cancels, most are have common HC's, condition as one could expect is quite mixed with some faults to be expected, centering is generally Very Good-Fine, a nice group for the person interested in plating the 1c Franklin issues 6,675.00
Realized: 600
22  US U.S. COLLECTION - several hundred mint and used stamps, hinged on album pages, through 1937; highlights include Scott #'s 9-10. 25, 73, 76, 87, 93, 115, 147*, 151-52, 158*, 162-63, 165, 179*, 182*, 183(*), 205(*), 207*, 208a, 217-18, 224*, 229, 231**, 233(*), 234*, 235(2)(*), 236(2)*, 237(2)(*), 239*, 239(2), 261, 276(2), 276A, 286-87*, 288(*), 290(*), 291(2), 404, 550*, Q7* and Q9*; condition is very mixed with many minor to medium faults (a few badly damaged not counted); as this collection was put together over 60 years ago much of the mint has a very fresh appearance 9,357.00
Realized: 800
23  US U.S. COLLECTION - several hundred mint and used stamps mounted/hinged on Mystic Heirloom album pages, to about 1940; includes back of the book but no revenues (except a couple RW #'s); highlights are Scott #'s 10X2(*) reprint without letters on back, 73 (horizontal pair on piece), 76, 78b, 96, 165, 211*, 214(2), 217, 235*, 238-39, 257*, 289*, 301**, 304**, 308*, 323**, 378**, 416**, 616**, C1, J54, JQ4, PN1-18**, Q4*, Q11, RW5, 7 and Hawaii 51* (no other Hawaii stamps); condition is quite mixed with most (including the highlights) having generally minor defects and/or average centering 5,699.00
Realized: 700
24  US U.S. COLLECTION, #551/621 - mixed mint and used singles, blocks and plate blocks hinged in medium album, there is duplication, condition is mixed with some faults to be expected, there are hundreds of used precancels from the 1922-25 issue that are not figured for much, some of the better stamps include: 558*, 560*(2), 567-70*, 581-91*, 616*(7), 619*(5), a decent lot for the 1922-25 regular issue specialist 3,439.00
Realized: 600
25  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, mostly used, hinged in a Minkus All American album, overall very mixed condition with faults to be expected especially in the early issues, runs to the year 2000's, there is some face included, few better items scattered, also includes some U.N., the catalog value is the owners, take a look 4,200.00
Realized: 350
26  US U.S. 19TH CENTURY BETTER MINT SELECTION - consists of Scott #'s 206 (four copies, never hinged, lightly toned gum, fine centered), 233 (two copies, one F-VF NH with a natural straight edge at top, the other near XF, hinged): 235a (NH, rich color, Fine) and 237 (four stamps with three NH, all Fine, a few light natural creases and one hinged with natural creases) 2,397.00
Realized: 450
27  US U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - hundreds of stamps between Scott #'s 576 and 893, C7-31; mounted and loose in a stock book; expect much duplication but most are under 10 each; condition varies from faulty to XF, NH with an overall of F-VF hinged; lots of $1-$10+ cat. val. items (ENV 700-800) -----
Realized: 400
28  PRECANCELS U.S. PRECANCEL ACCUMULATION - 5,000-6,000 bureau and local precancels loose, in envelopes, etc, with little organization; appears to be mostly pre 1940 in typical mixed condition (ENV 650-700) -----
Realized: 400
29  US U.S. CANCEL ACCUMULATION - over 1.000 used ( a couple hundred on piece) US, 1860's-1930's, mostly the large Bank notes (1870's-1888) with cork, numeral, fancy, a few crosses and stars, bullseye, duplex, etc; condition will be mixed; cat. val. probably over $3,000 plus the premium for the cancels; interesting (ENV 650-700) -----
Realized: 450
30  US U.S. ESTATE BALANCE - a couple thousand mostly mint stamps loose, on album pages, on "102" cards, etc; mostly from the 1920's-1930's it includes two cent reds, some National Parks plate blocks, about 20 copies of #751 or #769, Farleys (including cross gutter blocks on some), mint air mails C7//22, C1-6 used, E12-13*, a few earlier like #92 used, 1922 Regulars including 560*, etc; also a couple hundred test coils including Scott # 33 (red violet) and #41 (shiny gum, tagged); also a couple hundred "IPSA" labels; condition will be somewhat mixed but much will be sound; cat. val. should be in the $3,000-$4,000 area (ENV 650-700) -----
Realized: 450
31  US U.S. ACCUMULATION - thousands of mint and used stamps consisting of a mint US collection hinged on blank pages, 1920's-1960's (CV about $375); a 1940 edition Scott American album with US mint, hinged, 1920-1940 (CV about $920) , including 617-21* and 658-79*; a stock book with mint and used, 1927-1945 (CV about $175); a Frontiersman album with a couple dollars postage; a small mostly used collection on Scott pages (CV about $90); a US mostly used collection hinged on Scott American pages (CV about $250 plus the 1941-1987 used) ans a US collection of mint and used to 1971 hinged on blank pages (CV about $150 to 1940 then about $23 face value to 1971 (ENV 500-550) -----
Realized: 350
32  US U.S. MINT AND USED ACCUMULATION - few hundred stamps mounted on album pages and in 102 cards, there are some large FDC's here including Bi-Cent sets, overall condition is very mixed with some faults in the early issues, STS-8 cover, strong in Prexies, (3) 1053*, plus many others, a real mish-mash lot, (ENV 550-650) -----
Realized: 200
33  US WESTERN AIR LETTER ACCUMULATION - includes the 1982 Ignaugural Service labels(4), and self stick labels of "Second Day Service" (21 with five different airplane designs), "Special Delivery" (21 with two different designs), "International Service" (15); AirLetter Mail Express "Special Delivery Service" (7); P.R.I.D.E. AirLetter "Affidavit of Mailing" (2); and Burlington Airletter "Special Delivery" (4), "Special Delivery Service" (3) andf "Second Day Service" (7); also includes nine cancelled covers with Burlington Letter (3), Western AirLetter (3 - all First Day of Issue) and two with the Inaugural Series stickers; overall clean with only a few minor problems; Sanabria Catalog value is $1,513 (ENV 600-650) -----
Realized: 325
34  US U.S. COLLECTION - several hundred mint and used stamps hinged in a 1934 edition Scott American album with stamps to about 1940; highlights are Scott #'s 33, 68(2), 73, 76, 96, 113, 163, 165-66, 190, 289, 803-34*, C1*, C2-6, Q10-12, R90c and RW9; condition is very mixed on the pre 1930 issues then improves quite a bit; about 80% of the cat. val. should be considered off quality; NOT included in the listed cat. val. is about $650 CV in damaged 3,977.00
Realized: 350
35  US U.S. 19TH CENTURY MINT SELECTION - contains Scott #'s 228 with original gum, huge but unbalanced margins, very toned; 229 with original gum, F-VF centering but also very toned; 233 hinged, XF-Superb, larger than normal margins with moderately toned gum; 234 hinged, Fine, light corner crease; 235 hinged, Fine; 236 with hinge remnants, nice F-VF; 237 with hinge remnants, Fine; 238 hinge remnant, F-VF with lightly toned gum and 239 with disturbed original gum, near VF with a few small thins 2,097.00
Realized: 250
36  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, hinged in two Minkus American albums, runs to about 1970 and includes some B.O.B. material, overall condition is very mixed with faults to be expected, there are some values in the $10-50 range present, the catalog value is from the owner 3,000.00
Realized: 200
37  US U.S. PRE 1935 ACCUMULATION - a few hundred mostly used stamps housed on "107" cards, mostly identified by Scott #; includes regulars and commems to 1930, air mail, special handling, parcel post and parcel post due to 1935; some highlights are Scott #'s 73, 148, 150(3), 206*(sound, VG centering), 209 (*), 214, 238, 267** (Imprint strip of 3, VG centering), 304**(VG centering), 582* plate block, C1, E1(5) and QE4a*(3); some minor duplication (under 5 each) with a half dozen or so numbers 6+; condition is mixed with much off quality; most of the sound is in the $5 CV and less each area 2,669.00
Realized: 200
38  US U.S. UNUSED ACCUMULATION - a thousand or so unused stamps loose in a box; appears to be 1930's-1960's; about 50 blocks or plate blocks of the Famous Americans were noticed including about a dozen 10 cent stamps (plates of Scott #'s 868, 873 and 878) but all are without gum as is about 3/4 of the lot; it does contain #'s 747-49 plate blocks in XF NH condition as well as some lower values (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 200
39  US USED STATE BIRDS, FLOWERS & ANIMALS HOARD - all used, about 6,000 stamps here based on weight, good condition but still somewhat mixed, mostly sorted, lots of packet material here, (ENV 300-350) -----
Realized: 200
40  US U.S. SELECTION - mounted on a stock sheet, includes Scott #'s 26* (tiny thin), 156 (faint pen cancel), 179 (couple nibbed perfs, near XF centering), 188(*) (no gum, VG centering), 220c (perf crease, Fine), 228 (tiny thin, VF), 266*(reperfed, near Rose Carmine shade, XF), 296**(NH, imprint single, light stain, F-VF), 299 (small thin, near XF), 334* (small facial scrapes, VF-XF), 345*(vertical pair with US Auto Co private perfs, top single with two pulled "perfs"), 455** (two copies, both XF and really sharp and fresh, one with a couple nibbed perfs), 504** (near VF), 566* (near XF), 1623c** (unexploded booklet), BKC10** (unexploded booklet of five panes), E9 (HUGE jumbo margins!), J23* (dark claret shade, small thin, VF), O52* (thin, Fine), O97* (small thin, VF), R58a (more than adequate martins, small tear), RB3a (mall thin, XF), U182(*) (VERY nice and fresh!), U261(*) (fresh), RV16** (inclusion, VF), RW4* (OG, thins, Fine) and RW5 (faint signature but creased, F-VF) 1,826.00
Realized: 220
41  US U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - a thousand or so mostly mint stamps, generally 1920's-1940's, loose, in glassines, in stock books, on album pages, etc; several dozen $5-$100 cat. val. items noticed; quite a bit in the 1930's; includes some plates and Farley issues; condition is quite mixed especially on the higher cat. val. items; probably $2,000-$3,000 total CV (ENV 325-350) -----
Realized: 325
42  US HIGH QUALITY U.S. MINT 20TH CENTURY BETTER SELECTION - contains Scott #'s 550, two copies, fresh and F, NH; 561, horizontal pair, fresh and VF, LH; 566, F, NH with a small perf plug under the gum; 571, two stamps, one F-VF, NH, with natural gum bends, the other XF, H and 666, F, NH 545.00
Realized: 150
43  US U.S. MINT SELECTION - consists of Scott #'s 148(*)(two, both regummed and both with small faults, Fine centering), 287(*)(very nicely regummed - looks NH - and reperfed at left, F-VF centering), 295* bottom margin strip of four with imprint and plate numbers (perfs slightly cut or touch the design), 504** (block of six, NH, dark color, Fine centered) and a horizontal pair of 764 with gum 1,028.00
Realized: 80
44  US U.S. MINT SOUVENIR SHEET ACCUMULATION - contains Scott #'s 735(2 - one with a tiny thin), 768 (light fold between stamps), 778(73), 797(14), 948(153) and 1075(24): 95%+ sound and never hinged but expect some of the usual natural gum bends and edge wear associated with the flat plate issues 312.00
Realized: 60
45  US SCOTT #231 USED ACCUMULATION - approximately 5,000 used copies loose and in envelopes; unchecked for varities or cancels; condition will be mixed (ENV 125-150) -----
Realized: 160
46  US U.S. ACCUMULATION - a couple hundred stamps, through 1940 (a few later mint) mounted on "102" cards and identified by Scott #; includes #'s 63, 73, 148, 159* (original gum but has moderate surface abraisions), 159, 161, 210* and 228; not included in the CV is about $4.00 face value; condition on the pre 1925 is very mixed with some not counted; later issues are generally sound with some never hinged 1,103.00
Realized: 70
47  US U.S.P.S. EARLY MINT YEAR SET FOLDERS - consists of one1968 (cover # 334-890) and two 1969, all as issued by the USPS and with stamps; clean with only very light edge wear; catalog value is from the 2001 Brookman 415.00
Realized: 105
48  US U.S. MINT COLLECTION 1935-1940 - a couple hundred mint singles, blocks and plate blocks mounted on album pages, between Scott numbers 772//893 plus a few Special Delivery; some highlights are plate blocks of #'s772-802, 835-38, 854-56, 873 (near Superb) and 893 (XF) ; all are fresh and never hinged except for #835, never hinged blocks of #863, 868, 878, 883, 888, E14 and E16-18; singles with #803-31 never hinged and 839-51 hinged; very clean lot with only a rare fault 413.00
Realized: 115
49  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - over 1,000 mint stamps, generally 1940's-1980's (mostly 1960's and later), loose and in glassines, a few booklets (including Scott # 1909a) and an occasional plate block; overall condition is excellent but a small (about 5%) batch of no gum was noticed Total face=$325.00 -----
Realized: 280
50  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - hundreds of mint regulars, commems, booklet panes, coils and singles, Zip and ME blocks and a few plate blocks, mostly 1965-1980, loose in a box; nice variety but expect duplication; a spot check did not notice any hinged but there may be a few; overall very clean Total face=$321.12 -----
Realized: 270
51  FACE LOTS U.S. THREE CENT PLATE BLOCK ACCUMULATION - about a thousand three cent denomination commemorative plate blocks housed in glassines and loose, starting about 1945 to the late 1950's; quantitys vary but most will be under 10 each; 80%+ never hinged; expect a small amount of faulty or perf seperations; overall clean (ENV 275-300) Total face=$120.48 -----
Realized: 200
52  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - a thousand or so mint regular and commemorative stamps loose in a box, mostly 1970's-1980's; overall clean and never hinged but expect an occasional fault Total face=$268.53 -----
Realized: 210
53  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT SHEET SELECTION - 28 mint sheets consisting of Scott #'s 1094(16). 1463 (2, one with inverted plate #), 1470, 1489-98, 1501(3), 1691-94, 1732-33(2) and 1753(2); some minor edge and selvage wear Total face=$89.90 -----
Realized: 115
54  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - several thousand regular,commemorative and air mail stamps mounted on Mystic Heirloom and Scott album pages in nine binders, 1941-2000; this is a compilation of three collections so there will be light duplication; some mild premium (couple sets of Scott #'s 1686-89 for example and the 1954 series coils); included in the face value is a small amount of postal stationary; overall condition is excellent but expect some small pockets of hinged or off quality Total face=$763.29 -----
Realized: 625
55  FACE LOTS U.S. MINT YEAR SET ACCUMULATION - about 30 mostly different year set folders as issued by the USPS, covering 1973-1990 (not includsive); the stamps are clean and NH but some folders and envelopes do have minor problems Total face=$224.27 -----
Realized: 190
56  AIRMAIL U.S. AIRMAIL COLLECTION - mixed mint and used singles, blocks and plate blocks hinged in medium album, there is duplication, condition is mixed with some faults to be expected, some of the better stamps include: C1-6*, C3*(3), 10a*(3), 19*PB, good lot 2,184.00
Realized: 450
57  POSTAGE DUE POSTAGE DUE AND SPECIAL DELIVERY BALANCE COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, mostly used, includes Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Registration, Postal Notes and some others, usual overall mixed condition with some faults to be expected, some fo the better stamps include: E1, J3-5, 6(2), 20(2), 28, 36, 43-44, 50(2), 54, JQ4*; there are some worthwhile stamps here, take a look 2,125.00
Realized: 220