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UNITED STATES COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS continued...

MODERN ERRORS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

601

/PB

Modern error lot of over twenty items, with single stamps cataloging up to $650.00 each (#1506a), also #2975w full pane, plus there are six plate blocks, with catalog values up to $2,400.00 (#1804 block of twelve), also a couple unpriced items such as #1894e block spliced with red Post Office tape (PF certificate) and #2429b pair (PSE certificate), most of the better items are accompanied by a certificate, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; the catalog value of the listed material is in excess of $14,000.00.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

602

Modern errors and freaks lot, with about 25 Scott listed items cataloging $50.00-$575.00 each, plus two higher cataloging items (#2111b and 2718aPd), in addition there are a few items that were once considered genuine errors but are now classified as printer's waste, plus there are dozens of misperfs, color shifts and other freaks, some quite dramatic, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; the catalog value of the Scott listed material is about $6,000.00; six APS certificates accompany.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

BACK OF THE BOOK COLLECTIONS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

603

Back-of-the-book mint collection, with a complete run of air posts to 1935 including the Graf Zeppelin, plus a #C24 plate block, some special deliveries, complete parcel posts and parcel postage dues, and a run of Hunting Permit stamps to 1975 including all of the early issues, mostly o.g., many n.h., a few small faults but generally fine-very fine.

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

604

Air Post complete mint collection to the 1970s in a Safe hingeless album, contains a complete run of singles including the Graf Zeppelin set, also some plate blocks starting with the 1944 Transport set, spot check of the better items shows all to be n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

605

C2/128

Air post graded lot starting with the first issue, including #C2 (n.h. 90, ph 90 and 95) and #C3 (ph 95), and then a run of later issues, most being 95 or 98 and never hinged, slight duplication, several of the later are encapsulated, very fine-extremely fine.

SMQ $3,100.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

606

C7/48

#C7/48, Air post mint sheet lot of 37 mostly different that includes #C8, 10, 16, 17, 22, 25-31, 46 and more, a few trivial imperfections, #C10 has some small hinge reinforcements of perf separations, otherwise o.g., n.h. and generally fine-very fine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

607

Official collection of well over 100 mostly used stamps, plus some plate proof sets, and few mint and one imprint strip, includes three Executive Dept. stamps and a mint $2.00 State Dept., a few fancy cancels noted, usual mixed condition, generally fine appearance.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

608

Newspaper stamp balance includes over fifteen of the large format first issue, some duplication and two are cancelled, eighteen values from the 1875 Issue including the $3.00, $9.00 and $60.00, 1879 Issue lacking only the 40c stamp, 1883 2c Special Printing, 1885 Issue to 96c, the first three values of the Bureau printing and various values of the 1895-97 Issues, contains a mix of original gum and no gum stamps, plus an occasional used is present, also a set of plate proofs on card, mixed condition, many are fine or better; the total catalog value is quite high.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

U.S. TRUST TERRITORIES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

609

U.S. Trust Territories mint collection of Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau in fourteen Safe or Lindner hingeless albums, goes to about 2000, includes singles, booklet panes, some full sheets and sheetlets, first day covers and more, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

UNITED NATIONS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

610

United Nations comprehensive mint collection to the 1990s in nine Safe hingeless albums (the albums actually go to 2007, but the stamps stop about 1997, looks to be complete including Geneva and Vienna, plus there are additional items such as Post Office packs, a set of Flag sheets and more, o.g., probably all n.h., fine-very fine; the retail value of just the albums exceeds our estimate.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

POSTAL HISTORY LARGE LOTS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

611

Cincinnati postal history collection and accumulation of many hundreds of covers and cards housed in five albums, plus many hundreds more loose housed in a box, strength in illustrated and advertising covers with a wide range of designs ranging from simple corner cards to all-over and colored, also better frankings such as 5c 1847, 10c 1869, 7c and 12c Bank Notes, 3c War Dept. and several Eagle Carriers, a nice showing of stampless covers starting from 1805, many different style town cancels, some auxiliary markings, machine cancels, FDC's including a Beazell cachet and much more, normal mixed and variable condition, most fine-very fine; a substantial holding which should be viewed for its broad appeal.

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

612

Civil War patriotic covers used from Cincinnati, an attractive collection of 29 covers all with Cincinnati postmarks, all different designs including a number of better such as comic, all-over, multicolored, etc., as well as a few with auxiliary markings, usual somewhat mixed condition, however the majority are fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

613

Spanish-American War patriotic covers used from Cincinnati, eight covers representing seven different designs, all flag types including six all-over, a couple faults, most fine-very fine.

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

614

Ohio stampless covers, group of 59 covers, 44 are Cincinnati including Trans-Atlantic Prussian Closed mail usage to Germany with red "PAID/30" handstamped rate with APS certificate and two with red "Cincinnati O./Free" datestamps, one with APS certificate, the other fifteen are various manuscript and handstamped town postmarks, a few faults, most fine-very fine.

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

615

U.S.S. Cincinnati naval covers extensive collection of 325 covers spanning the period from 1913 to the 1950s housed in two albums, with early commercial usages from China, Canal Zone and Cuba, hundreds of different cachets including Crosby and handpainted, large variety of different style ship cancel types including parcel post and registered as well as a wide variety of frankings, a few duplicates, some typical faults, most are fine-very fine; such a collection would be a challenge to duplicate.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

616

20th Century Cincinnati related covers, several hundred, most of which are first day covers, the earliest being #622 from North Bend, Ohio, plus there are about 25 of the 1929 Ohio River with a wide variety of cachets, other better cacheted from the 1930s right up to modern issues, also RPO, flight covers, dedications and some early picture post cards, largely fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

617

Civil War correspondence to a Union soldier who was sergeant in the Massachusetts 2nd Regiment, most are from his mother, but also includes some other relatives, the letters are accompanied by covers which are mostly postmarked Bridgewater or Duxbury, Mass. and addressed to North Carolina, all in 1863 or 1864, franked with the 3c Rose (#65), the letters touch on a wide range of subjects, fine.

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

618

Whiskey advertising cover extensive collection of over 220 covers and a few cards housed in two albums, one album with 85 covers being just Kentucky Bourbon, virtually all different designs ranging from simple corner card covers to all-over designs, majority are illustrated including some multicolored, largely late 19th century and early 20th century usages with a variety of frankings, also includes an 1878 Distillery Warehouse stamp signed by future President Taft, some usual faults, many fine-very fine; who knew so many different designs existed.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

619

Interesting cover assortment of several hundred, stampless to the 1940s, includes illustrated, better cancels, registered, first day covers from the 1930s, WWII patriotics, and even some foreign, mixed condition, much is fine-very fine; worth taking a closer look.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

620

Cover accumulation of about 170, both 19th and 20th Centuries, wide range including local post, foreign destinations, illustrated, auxiliary markings, possessions and more, most are fine-very fine.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction