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Auction # 52

Closing Date: 03/24/05

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MISC. COVERS
1
FDC COVERS
2 - 5
MISC. COVERS
6 - 11
US
12 - 77
PRECANCELS
78
ERRORS, FREAKS & ODDITIES
79 - 80
PLATE BLOCKS
81
B.O.B. PLATE BLOCKS
82
FACE LOTS
83 - 104
B.O.B.
105 - 108
AIRMAIL
109
POSTAGE DUE
110 - 113
OFFICIAL
114
NEWSPAPER
115
CUT SQUARES
116
REVENUE ESSAYS
117
FIRST ISSUE
118 - 122
SECOND ISSUE
123
FIRST THREE ISSUES
124 - 125
DOCUMENTARY
126
PROPRIETARY
127 - 128
MATCH & MEDICINES
129 - 130
DUCK STAMPS
131
MISC. TAXPAIDS
132 - 133
MISC. US
134 - 135
CANAL ZONE
136
CONFEDERATE STATES
137
GUAM
138
HAWAII
139
US PHILIPPINES
140
US PUERTO RICO
141
AFGHANISTAN
142 - 143
ALBANIA
144
AUSTRALIA
145 - 152
AUSTRIA
153 - 158
BELGIUM
159 - 162
BERMUDA
163 - 164
BRAZIL
165 - 166
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
167
BRITISH HONDURAS
168
BULGARIA
169 - 170
CANADA
171 - 181
DUCK STAMPS
182
CANADA
183 - 188
CANADA & PROVINCES
189
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
190
CENTRAL LITHUANIA
191
CEYLON
192
COLOMBIA
193 - 194
COSTA RICA
195

196
CUBA
197
CYPRUS
198
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
199 - 201
DANZIG
202
DENMARK
203 - 210
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
211
EGYPT
212
ERITREA
213
FINLAND
214 - 220
FRANCE
221 - 236
FRENCH COLONIES
237
GERMAN STATES
239 - 240
GERMANY
241 - 260
DDR
261
GHANA
262 - 264
GREAT BRITAIN
265 - 292
GREECE
293 - 297
GREENLAND
298
HONG KONG
299
HUNGARY
300 - 303
ICELAND
304 - 308
INDIA
309 - 310
IRAN
311 - 312
IRELAND
313 - 315
ISLE OF MAN
316
ISRAEL
317 - 318
ITALY
319 - 324
JAPAN
325
LAOS
326
LIECHTENSTEIN
327 - 329
LUXEMBOURG
330
MEXICO
331 - 334
MONACO
335
NATAL
336
NETHERLANDS
337 - 341
NEW ZEALAND
342 - 344
NIGERIA
345
NIUE
346
NORFOLK ISLANDS
347
NORWAY
348 - 353
POLAND
354 - 355
PORTUGAL
356 - 359
ROMANIA
360 - 361
RUSSIA
362 - 363
SAUDI ARABIA
364
SOLOMON ISLANDS
365
SOUTH AFRICA
366 - 367
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
368
SPAIN
369 - 375
SPANISH COLONIES
376 - 378
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON
379
SWEDEN
380 - 384
SWITZERLAND
385 - 401
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
402
TURKEY
403
UNITED NATIONS
404 - 405
VATICAN CITY
406
YUGOSLAVIA
407
WORLDWIDE COVERS
408 - 410
WORLDWIDE COVERS W
411
WORLDWIDE COVERS
412 - 422
WORLDWIDE
423 - 504
AFRICA
505 - 506
ASIA
507
BRITISH COLONIES
508 - 527
EASTERN EUROPE
528
FRENCH COLONIES
529
LATIN AMERICA
530 - 531
SCANDINAVIA
532 - 538
SOUTH AMERICA
539 - 542
TOPICALS
543 - 544
WORLDWIDE
545 - 546
TOPICALS
547
WORLDWIDE
548
TOPICALS
549 - 550
WORLDWIDE
551 - 553
TOPICALS
554 - 560


Lot #  Country Catalog # Description Cat Value Photo
MISC. COVERS WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL EVENT COVERS - 144 different covers from 1932-1936 commemorating various events in Washington's life; many, many colorful and different cachets; overall very clean; a fantastic start to a Washington Bicentennial cover collection! -----
Realized: 110
FDC COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - several thousand covers (about 30 lbs worth) loose in a large box; most will be FDC's from the 1950's-70's with mixed cacheted/uncacheted and addressed/unaddressed; also includes a small amount of foreign commercial mail and a bit more UN FDC's; condition will be mixed but most are presentable (ENV 500-550) -----
Realized: 325
FDC COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - nearly 1,000 covers housed in seven Showgard cover albums, mostly 1970's and 1980's; about 95% FDC's with at least 70% cacheted and unaddressed; interesting group of cachet makers with Artmaster, Colorano, Aristocrat, Colonial Cachet, Tudor House, Gill Craft, etc; some minor duplication; overall clean but expect an occasional minor problem (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 240
FDC COVERS U.S. FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION - about 375 mostly FDC's, generally 1980's-1990's (some earlier) with a variety of cachet makers including with about 100 handcrafted/handpainted (mostly Meissner including the 1987 wildlife set of which about 2/3 are "label" cachets), Readers Digest, a dozen or so Colorano plus 34 of the Postal Commemorative Society gold foil replica issues (including the C3a replica; mostly clean and unaddressed (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 140
FDC COVERS U.S. FDC COLLECTION - about 600 mostly different covers mounted in 10 three ring binders, all addressed and cacheted (about half a dozen various), mostly 1950's-1960's, included are100 or so United Nations FDC's; overall condition fine but expect edge wear (ENV 100-125) -----
Realized: 44
MISC. COVERS U.S. AND FOREIGN ESTATE REMAINDER COVER ACCUMULATION - several hundred mostly FDC's, 1930's-1960's, majority cacheted (some with generic "FIRST DAY COVER" cachets), nearly all addressed, with some mild duplication; also includes some event covers; a few FDC's of note were Scott #'s 859-93, each group of five on a cover, all towns as listed in Scott catalog except for Clemens and Riley which are cancelled in Washington DC one day later than the official FDC day, each with an attractive "hand painted" cachet reflecting the profession; also a couple of C31 covers with Artcraft cachet, addressed; overall condition Fine with the usual minor edge wear; lots of $1.00++ cat. val. items; also includes about $22 face value in unused postal cards, most from the early 1990's; includes about 100 commercial foreign covers with some Falklands and Bermuda from the 1990's; A First Flight cover of the USS Akron Blimp; Zepellin covers include Frost Catalog #'s 127-7A ($80), 127-23A ($100), 127-23 on Austria postcard ($350) and 1).127-28A ($70); condition on the two US franked covers os good with some creases, others (including Austria) are VF; also a Cuba C2 cacheted FDC; interesting group (ENV 500-600) -----
Realized: 300
MISC. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - between 1,500-2,000 various covers and cards including postal stationery, post cards, Fleetwood Maximun cards from 1984-89, commercial, FDC's, etc, 19th Century through the 1980's; come mixed condition but most will be clean or presentable; dozens of items should retail in the $1-$10 range with most at least $0.50-$1.00; at our estimate of less than 25 cents a cover there is much room for profit (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 250
MISC. COVERS U.S. POST CARD ACCUMULATION - about 300 used and unused post cards, early 20th Century to about the 1950's; some holiday cards but most are street scenes or buildings; condition will be mixed; colorful group (ENV 325-350) -----
Realized: 260
MISC. COVERS ESTATE REMAINDER - includes (1.) about 200 special event covers (vast majority are stamp show cachets), 1940's-1980's, with duplication; (2.)about 175 commercial foreign covers from the early 1990's with most different; (3.) 1,000 (about 170 different) used mostly natural straight edge stamps, 1869//1980's in typical mixed condition; a few $10+ noticed; total cat. val. should be about $700; and (4.) a bag of couple thousand foreign stamps mostly off paper with some stattered premium noticed; the stamps and foreign covers are in mixed condition (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 140
10  MISC. COVERS U.S. COVER ACCUMULATION - about 1,300 various covers with FDC's (about 150) and the remainder commercial or event; noticed 100 or so used copies of Scott #U349; very mixed condition and could be some premium here and there (ENV 275-300) -----
Realized: 200
11  MISC. COVERS U.S. PLATE NUMBER COILS USED ON COVER - about 175 covers (about 20 different stamps) of which about 150 have postal or permit cancels, 1980's-2000's; most are legal size or larger covers; some moderate duplication - especially on the "flag" issues; condition will be somewhat mixed; interesting (ENV 100-125) -----
Realized: 55
12  US U.S. NATIONAL COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, hinged in three National albums, runs to about 1982 and includes the B.O.B., overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected in some of the early issues, there is several thousand dollars catalog value that is not counted in the total catalog value listed due to poor condition or authenticity problems(coils), there are many items in the $50.00 and up area and included are some Very Fine or better stamps, some of the highlights are: 1, 7, 20, 33, 35-37, 68, 70-71, 73, 76-77, 78b, 89-90, 92a, 93, 96-98, 112-17, 119, 134-37, 149, 151, 153, 160, 162-63, 165-66, 190-91(2), 208, 214, 217-29, 233*, 238-40, 254*, 276-76A, 291, 298*, 299*, 311, 325-26*, 328-30*, 342, 383*, 394-96*, 404, 423, 445, 533, 579*, 630*(VF+), 658-79*, C10a*(2), E1, 7, J4, K1-3*, O18*, 88*, 90*, U88; there is also about $100 in face value from 1942-1982 that is not figured in the total catalog value listed, this is a very worthwhile collection with plenty of value and should be inspected to appreciate the overall appearance 18,373.00
Realized: 2,900
13  US U.S. 19TH CENTURY MINT SELECTION - includes #220(2), 222pa (imperf single), 230(NH), 231(1 H and 2 NH), 234-35, 236(1 no gum, 1 NH), 246(2 NH with mottled gum), 247 (blk of 4 with no gum), 248 (6 with H blk of 4 plus 2 NH singles), 251(20), 252(4), 253(3), 266(9 NH, 6 H), 267(4) and 272; though most of the #251's are never hinged, they were cataloged as hinged because of glazed or disturbed gum; (if figured as never hinged, the premium would add $6,000 to the cat. val.); some mixed conditon and centering but large majority is sound 9,015.00
Realized: 1,800
14  US HIGH VALUE U.S. 19TH CENTURY SELECTION - includes Scott #'s 17, 29 (pair on piece with right stamp damaged), 30A (small thins), 36, 36b(*)(regummed, double frame line at left), 37 (reperfed, crease), 38, 72, 86, 91, 95 (crease), 98 (tiny tear), 99 (reperfed), 100 (faults), 137 (short perf, near VF centering) and 138 (small tear, straight edge at right); sound and centering VG-Fine unless otherwise indicated 8,275.00
Realized: 1,400
15  US U.S. COLLECTION - a few thousand mint and used hinged on Scott International album pages, to 1995; highlights are Scott #'s 68, 73, 234-36*, 238-39*, 285-90*, 298, 323-25*, 658-79*, C18* and J4; condition is mixed on the pre 1925 issues with some faults, then generally clean through the 1940's; NOT included in the cat. val. is $480 in mint face value from 1941-1995 (all hinged); some very useful items 4,741.00
Realized: 1,300
16  US U.S. COLLECTION TO ABOUT 1940 - mixed mint and used, mounted on Scott album pages, the Regular and Commem. issues run to 1940, Airmails run to 1949, Dues to 1959 and Officials run from 1983-93; overall condition is mixed with some faults to be expected, some of the better items include: 10, 25, 212*(2), 224*, 228, 285-88*, 325*, 328-29*, 373*, 397-99*, 401*, 507*, 540*, 542*, 550*, 571*, 578*, 579*, 612*, 616*, 619*, 622-23*, 672*, 674*, 676*, 678-79*, 692-701*, 834*, C1-12*, C18*, E11-12*, O133*(PB); plenty of room for expansion 4,085.00
Realized: 600
17  US U.S. COLLECTION - about 2,000 mostly different stamps, predominately used, hinged in a Scott specialty album, pages to 1961 then home made pages to 1991; come highlights are Scott #'s 35, 68, 71, 112, 138, 149, 214, 238, O35, O40-41, PR1-3(*) and PR66; condition is generally poor on the 19th Century with a couple dozen higher cat. val. stamps damaged; 20th Century is in better conditon but still mixed; CV probably over $10,000 if all stamps were valued (ENV 1,250-1,300) -----
Realized: 1,000
18  US U.S. MINT BLOCK COLLECTION 1923-67 - several hundred mint blocks mounted in a Scott specialty album, 1923-67; about 90% complete for the period missing the Kansas Nebraska issue, White Plains sheet, Farley line pairs (does have some gutter blocks), Scott #'s 833-834 or 1053 plus a few others; includes most back of the book for the period; all blocks have at least a never hinged bottom pair with many fully NH; an occasional defect but overall very clean; the listed cat. val. is from the 2004 edition of the Brookman catalog (ENV 1,100-1,200) 4,019.00
Realized: 600
19  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, mounted in Heritage album, runs to about 1991 and is quite complete for commems from 1919 to 1991, much of which is NH, there is also a nice section of B.O.B. material, overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected but for the most part a clean collection, some of the better items include: 285-86*, 294-95*, 323-24*, 328-30*, 367-73*(less 369), 548-550*, 612*. 614-19*, 647-48*, 704-15*, C3*, 4*, 7-12*, Airmails are complete after 1934, E5, 6, 7*, 8-9, 12-23*, F1*, J22-23*, 87*, Q1-5*, 7-9*, 10, 11*, 12, QE1-4a, JQ1-5*; this is a nice little collection with plenty of value, (ENV 1,000-1,250) -----
Realized: 600
20  US BETTER VALUE U.S. MINT SELECTION - consists of Scott #'s 229(*)(no gum, thin), 251*(block of four with glazed gum), 259*(thin, VF centered), 288(*)(expertly regummed), 310*(reperfed), 327**(NH, small inclusion), and 330(*)(expertly regummed, XF); sound and centered VG-Fine unless otherwise indicated 3,515.00
Realized: 600
21  US U.S. MINT WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN SELECTION - twenty four stamps and one line pair with Scott #'s 333* (two copies, one Fine the other XF), 335 (NH, Fine), 376* (oversized margins, near XF), 377* (F-VF), 378* (F-VF), 380* (Fine), 415* (Fine), 417* (Fine), 428* (Fine), 457 line pair (thin on one stamp, Fine), 472 (two copies, both NH and Fine), 483 (NH, XF), 487 (NH, F-VF), 493 (NH, F-VF), 511 (NH, JUMBO margins, XF), 516 (three copies, one NH, F others are F-VF and VF), 518 (NH, Fine), 527 (NH, Fine), 528A (NH, Fine), 541 (NH, Fine), and 546 (NH, almost Fine); clean lon with some very nice items 2,022.00
Realized: 550
22  US U.S. BACK OF THE BOOK COLLECTION - hundreds of mint and used stamps hinged in a Scott specialty album, no airmail, with Special Delivery (CV $290) with Scott #'s E1-3, E7(*); Postage dues (CV $285) with J27; Parcel Post, Parcel Post Due and Special Handling (CV $445) with Q1-12 and JQ4*; Cut Squares (CV $383) with U218-19* and U348-51*; Revenues (CV $938) with R28c, R52b, R66c, R72c, R74c, R78a, R83c, R86c and RB3a; Duck Stamps (CV$1,652) with RW1-4(*), RW6*, RW7, RW8-11*, RW14-15*, RW16**, RW17-19* and some miscellaneous (CV $153) including PS11-15*; mixed condition so expect some off quality but should be more value in sound than faulty 4,146.00
Realized: 425
23  US U.S. 832b USED ACCUMULATION - 55 copies that all have minor faults - much of which are light natural gum wrinkles; centering ranges from VG to VF; all are genuine; in addition (and NOT included in the cat. val.) are six copies that may or may not be 832b's; great Ebay lot 3,575.00
Realized: 450
24  US U.S. MINT COLLECTION - mint singles mounted in Scott album, runs from 1983-1965 and includes some B.O.B.-mostly Airmails, some of the better stamps here include; 230-38*, 240*, 1053*, C1-12*, C10a, F1*, there are some stamps regummed including some of the Columbians and C1-6, overall mixed condition with some flaws to be expected 3,461.00
Realized: 450
25  US U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION, 1892-1935 - mixed mint and used, most of the mint is NH, overall Fine-Very Fine, there are several better items here: 230-32*, 233*, 238, 286*, 296-97*, 298, 324*, 399*, 548-50; a nice clean lot with good value 2,246.00
Realized: 550
26  US U.S. MINT COLLECTION - all mint with many NH, mounted in a Harris Liberty album, starts in about 1903 and runs through 1982, there in no B.O.B. material here, overall condition is mixed with some faults to be expected but for the most part F-VF with many NH, some of the better stamps include: 397-99*, 528A*, 550*, 560*, 572*, 692-701*, 803-34*, 1053*; there is about $158.00 in face value from 1941-1982 that is not figured in the total catalog value listed, a nice clean lot in better than normal condition 2,005.00
Realized: 600
27  US U.S. MINT ACCUMULATION - a few thousand mint pre 1942 issues mounted on black stock pages; better items are Scott #'s 280**(4), 328(*)(5), 329* and 750* but the bulk of the value will be in the $1-$10 items with much NH, e.g. #639**(57), 644**(54), 647**(23), C10**(7); although faulty is present the majority of the cat. val. will be in never hinged, Fine and better centering; the back of the book portion CV is $652 3,559.00
Realized: 425
28  US U.S. 6 CENT GARFIELD USED ACCUMULATION - consisting of three copies of Scott # 224, 196 of Scott # 271 and 1,020 of Scott #'s 282 and 282a (valued as the less expensive #282); condition will be mixed as expected but the sound percentage could reach 40%; most of the listed (and some unlisted) shades are present; The #271's are unchecked for the USIR watermark; gret for the cancel hunter or wholesaler 7,650.00
Realized: 500
29  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used with many issues having both or multiple copies, mounted in a Liberty album, runs to about 1986, there is no B.O.B. material here, there are some better items scattered with values in the $10-50 area with some higher, there is a nice used 523 present, in addition there is probably over $150 in face value here, overall condition is mixed with some faults to be expected in the early issues, not too much value in the pre-1900 area, plenty of stamps and lots of value, (ENV 700-800) -----
Realized: 500
30  US U.S. BOOKLET AND BOOKLET PANE ACCUMULATION - includes Scott #'s 332a**(in the booklet, near XF but toned gum), BK55, BK81, BK107(2), 1213a**(8), BK114(2), BK159(3 each with plate # A3222), 2474a** plate #4 (unpriced in Scott but estimated cat. val. of $300 included in the total), BKC5, BKC11(5), BKC19 and QI1 in the booklet; overall F-VF, clean and NH 2,322.00
Realized: 400
31  US U.S. SCOTT # 225 USED ACCUMULATION - 487 used copies of the 8 cent Sherman; condition will be mixed but the sound should be in the 30-40% range; excellent for the cancel hunter 6,818.00
Realized: 350
32  US U.S. USED ACCUMULATION - dozens of sheets and souvenir sheets (most of which are FDC's with some cacheted) including 1976 bicentennial, 1976 flags, Birds and Flowers, Wildlife, etc thousands of used stamps from 1944 Overrun countries set, 1940 Famous Americans plus singles from the setenant sheets of 50 previously mentioned and some Priority Mail rate stamps; expect duplication from light to heavy; cat. val. will add up quickly (ENV 700-750) -----
Realized: 450
33  US U.S. ESTATE REMAINDER - a thousand or so mostly used stamps in glassines, some identified by Scott #, generally pre 1950; condition will be mixed with more cat. val. in defective (mostly minor) than sound but still some decent low to moderate value items; highlights are Scott #'s 63, 77(7), 206*, 208, 210*, 213-14*, 225*(2), 232(*), 272*, 285*, 289, 303*, 308*, 325*, 328*, 330, E6 (*), E7(*), J22(*), J23*, O15-16*, O22*, O28, Canal Zone 97(*) and Hawaii 47; the listed cat. val. does not include about 100 various covers mostly unused postal stationery but does include some commercial covers (very mixed condition) of which about half a dozen should retail in the $5-$10 each range 4,610.00
Realized: 425
34  US U.S. COLLECTION - several hundred mint and used mostly hinged stamps, regulars, commems and air mail, to 1975, housed in a Lighthouse album with hingless and a few home made pages; highlights are #'s 72-73, 78a, 78b, 134, 146*, 230-38*, 258-59*, 290*, 297*, 330*; condition is quite mixed (most of the pre 1900 mint without gum) especially in the pre 1920; the cat. val. listed does NOT include about $65 face value in the mint issues from 1941-1975 3,764.00
Realized: 400
35  US U.S. BANKNOTE CANCEL ACCUMULATION - several hundred stamps in a large stock book, strongest in the lower denomination Banknotes, there are many fancy along with colored cancels here, overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected, we note several items in the $10-25 range and many in the $5-10 area, a very interesting and worthwhile lot for the specialist in this area, (ENV 500-600) -----
Realized: 350
36  US U.S. 19TH CENTURY MINT SELECTION - six stamps includes Scott #26, two copies, one never hinged (estimated cat. val. $200, has toned gum as is normal as well as some aged gum streaks) and four never hinged copies of Scott # 206 (moderately toned gum); all are centered Fine with a couple blind perfs on the 206's; clean lot 1,075.00
Realized: 325
37  US U.S. LIBERTY COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, mounted in a Harris Liberty album, runs to about 1986 and includes some B.O.B. material, overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected, although for the most part this is a Very Fine lot, there is about $800.00 in catalog value pre-1940 and about $250.00 in face value after 1940, there are very few stamps and very little value pre-1900, (ENV 450-550) -----
Realized: 325
38  US U.S. MINT COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION 1920-1940 - all mint commemorative and Scott # C10 (no regular issues), singles and blocks of four, from 1920-1940, mounted in a Scott National album, pages to about 1970; for the period about 95% complete on singles and 90% on blocks with all souvenir sheets except #630 and the Farley Special Printings; very clean with only a rare minor defect noticed; about 75% of the cat. val. is NH 1,233.00
Realized: 400
39  US U.S. MINT AND USED ACCUMULATION - a couple hundred stamps mostly pre 1940 stamps mounted in "102" cards in plastic 6 pocket insert pages in a binder; though identified by Scott # on each card, there are many identification errors but the cat. val. listed is for correct identification; some highlights are 232*, 234*, 259, 394 and 396; includes some back of the book including revenues and duck stamps; expect some duplication to five or so each; most will be in the $5 to $50 range with some nice quality in the under $10 range; overall is quite mixed with probably over half the cat. val. in faulty but many useful low to mid range items 3,700.00
Realized: 300
40  US U.S. MINT AND USED ACCUMULATION - mixed mint and used on stock pages 102 cards, there are about 100 stamps here, condition is mixed with most having faults of some sort, most of which are minor, some of the higher value items include: 36, 71, 78, 86, 96, 13, 136(2), 149(2), 160, 163, 189, 214, 217, 238, 311, 474-76, 547, Q12, 287*, 506*, 507*(2), 510*(2), J32*, O16*, 83S, RW14*, 16*(2), 18-19*; generally Very Good-Fine centering 3,692.75
Realized: 270
41  US U.S. MINT COMMEMORATIVE SELECTION - nine stamps with Scott #'s 232* (couple nibbed perfs, VF), 235 (NH, Fine), 289*(Fine), 290*(Fine), 295(two copies, both NH, a few nibbed perfs, Fine), 296* (Fine), 326 (NH, Fine) and 328* (F-VF); clean lot 1,000.00
Realized: 250
42  US U.S. MINT AND USED ACCUMULATION - mixed mint and used on stock pages 102 cards, condition is very nice with only a few scattered flaws, some of the higher value mint items include: 230*, 288*, 300-301*, 490*(pr), 510*, 527*, 847*(pr), 1901a*(pl. #5 st. of 3), O35*, used- 24, 69, 71, 73, 88, 113, 150, 179, 189, 235, 288, 325, 390(pr), 421, Q8, overall a very clean lot with plenty of useful items 1,870.90
Realized: 160
43  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used in an album, there are some early issues, runs to about 1965 and includes some Airmails, overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected, there are some slightly better items scattered, there is also some face value items here that are figured in the total catalog value listed, take a look 1,843.00
Realized: 200
44  US U.S. USED MIXTURE - about 8 lbs off paper (probably 65,000+ stamps) of 1937 and earlier regulars, commems, back of the book, etc, loose in a plastic bag; naturally mixed condition and mild to heavy duplication; completely unorganized (ENV 400-450) -----
Realized: 350
45  US U.S. USED COLLECTION - a thousand or so used stamps hinged in a Harris Classic album, to about 1987; some highlights are Scott #'s 113, 136, 148, 150, 287-88, 326, 573, C1, and Q10-11; cat. val. probably in the $1,700 area but overall condition is rough (ENV 400-425) -----
Realized: 220
46  US U.S. COLLECTION - several hundred mint and used, to 1981, in a Scott National album with typically mixed condition; nearly all of the mint appears to have been tongue mounted rather than with hinges leaving varying degrees of stuckness (most over half the stamp) and most used of any value appears to be glued in; there are better items (Farleys, Kansas-Nebraska sets unused and some decent used officials). About $85.00 in stuck mint face value post 1940 issues is NOT included in the cat. val.; will take some work but good value is to be found 1,750.00
Realized: 300
47  US U.S. COLLECTION TO 1980 - mixed mint and used, mounted in three White Ace albums, very mixed condition with many of the early commems being faulty or very faulty, Columbians to the 30c, Trans-Miss. to the 10c, complete Pan-Ams-mint HR, there is maybe $2,000 catalog value prior to 1940 and about $150.00 face from 1940-1980, (ENV 300-350) -----
Realized: 210
48  US U.S. MOSTLY USED COLLECTION - several hundred stamps mounted in a Minkus All American album, to about 1972; some highlights are Scott #'s 136, 145, 219-28, 233**, 275(2), 287*, 289-91, 299, 311, 323-30, 439-40, 479, 547 and 573; condition will be quite mixed with much off quality; cat. val. should be in the $1,700 range (ENV 325-350) -----
Realized: 240
49  US U.S. 19TH CENTURY USED SELECTION - seven stamps with Scott #'s 36 (few nibbed perfs, intense color), 73 (XF with a small tear), 78b (pretty red "paid" cancel, creases), 94 (green cork cancel, XF but some minor faults), 96, 151 and 188; unless otherwise mentioned centering will be VG-F 1,018.00
Realized: 230
50  US U.S. USED SELECTION - all used singles in glassines, about a couple dozen mostly classic stamps here with values in the $2-20 range with some higher, expect some faults, there is some B.O.B. material also 1,967.00
Realized: 150
51  US U.S. MIXTURE - hundreds of stamps here in a medium box, a little bit of everything including postage, B.O.B., revenues and some Worldwide, condition is mixed, our estimate is conservative, have fun, (ENV 250-350) -----
Realized: 110
52  US U.S. COLLECTION - mixed mint and used, hinged in two old Scott American albums, there is also one album of plate blocks in the 5-8c denomination area, one of the American albums is for B.O.B., overall condition is mixed with faults to be expected, we noted some items up to about $20.00 catalog, there are some useful things here, (ENV 250-300) -----
Realized: 160
53  US U.S. COLUMBIAN SELECTION - consists of Scott #'s 230-38 (232 and 237 no gum, 233 and 235 NH, rest hinged) mounted in a souvenir folder with a story concerning the scene on the included stamps; condition will be mixed; the listed cat. val. is for thois portion only; also included are the sets issued in 1992 from Spain, Portugal and Italy honoring Columbus discovery of America as well as the US set (face valus $32.68) in souvenir sheets and singles (ENV 275-300) 1,048.00