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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1061

371/631

#371/631, Small collection of center line imperforate blocks of four, nine in all starting with 2c Hudson-Fulton, several better Washington-Franklin issues and a few later, all have large and beautifully balanced margins, some have margins that are extraordinarily wide, o.g., n.h., extremely fine.

$520.50

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

1062

Miscellaneous lot of mint and used, several dozen stamps in all, best is #505 double error in a block of twelve, other value in early 20th century mint and some used classics, a few postal stationery items, mixed condition.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

1063

BK42/292

#BK42/292, BKC1/23, QI1-5, Unexploded booklet collection of about 200 different, catalog values to $300.00 (#BKC12), some other early booklets in the $100.00-$250.00 range, the modern issues are quite comprehensive including #BK153a, o.g., n.h., generally a fine-very fine lot.

$3,100.00+

SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction

1064

805b/3632a

#805b/3632a, Modern major error balance of about 125 different errors, most are imperforate errors, but also includes over twenty color-omitted errors, catalog values to $475.00, plus #2419b pair with a light crease in the bottom margin, also some printer's waste not counted (including six imperforate Columbian souvenir sheets) and #1332 with the red missing from the capsule, many are regular issues including coil pairs, but also some higher cataloging commemoratives, o.g., most if not all n.h., very fine; an excellent basis on which to start a collection of this popular area; four PF certificates accompany.

$15,000.00+

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1065

Modern mint collection from 1946 to 2004 in five albums plus some loose, quite comprehensive for the period, a high face value, plus there are numerous varieties, with an especially comprehensive showing of the tagged/untagged varieties, large and small holes on the coil pairs, perf. varieties, computer vended postage, etc., includes key items such as the Recalled Legends of the West sheet, the imperforate Bugs Bunny pane and the Haley's Comet photo stamps, o.g., probably all n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1066

Modern mostly mint collection of singles, plate blocks, plate strips and some recent full panes, housed in seven albums, plus a couple sheet files and the most recent issues still in the original Post Office packaging, the commemoratives start in 1935, the regular issues in 1954, high face value, particularly on issues in the last ten years, with several full panes noted, o.g., virtually all n.h., fine-very fine; the face value should be well over the high end of our estimate.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1067

Modern mint lot including a stock of singles, various plate block and plate strips, some sheets, recent panes, booklets, etc., many hundreds of dollars in face value, with some premium items notes, o.g., most n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

1068

Large mint accumulation of postage ranging from the 3c period up to the modern 32c period, somewhat disorganized with singles to various multiples up to full sheets, also includes a few booklets and booklet panes, some singles and blocks are housed on photo album pages that are designed to hold items in place and may affect the gum slightly when removed, mostly fine-very fine.

Face value $1,475.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

SOUVENIR PAGES

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1069

SP632/SP1250

#SP632/SP1250, 1984-98 Collection of souvenir pages, consists of over 550 different including se-tenant issues and even some with special sheetlets in the later issues, quite comprehensive for the period, over half are housed on self-adhering photo album pages making some hard to remove, otherwise fine-very fine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

UNITED NATIONS

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1070

United Nations comprehensive mint collection to 2002 in three Harris albums, appears to be complete for the period including Geneva and Vienna, Flag stamps present in both singles and sheets, all of the better panes are present such as the Forestry trio, as well as the recent booklets, one of the albums is all postal stationery, o.g., probably all n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

POSTAL HISTORY LARGE LOTS

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1071

212

#212, 1c Ultramarine specialized postal history accumulation featuring this late Bank Note low value, consists of 44 covers selected for their unusual usages, apparently collected with the idea of preparing an exhibit of this issue, includes usages to foreign destinations with a couple of covers to Hawaii, of special interest are several 1c postal cards to foreign destinations with a #212 to make the 2c rate, we note one to Prague in what later became Czechoslovakia, also on newspaper wrappers with some foreign usages, as well as an entire copy of "The Christian Inquirer" of New York, also includes three examples "Sample" or "Sample/A" overprints and a nice plate proof on India, condition varies but many of the covers are fine-very fine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1072

279

#279, 1c Deep green specialized postal history accumulation, selected with the idea of making an exhibition collection of this 1898 One Cent value, includes a few stamps including "Specimen" overprints on the U.S. stamp and on the Philippines overprinted value, the main value of the lot is in the 89 covers that have been accumulated for their unusual usages, we note such interesting things as early unusual pre-cancels on cover, some of them quite scarce, advertising covers and cards, unusual 3rd and 4th class mail, uncommon cancels, plus a nice range of foreign destinations, we note for example a cover to Eastern Siberia through Japan, there are also some covers with overprinted examples of this stamp for various possessions including a nice single franking of 1c Deep green with "Guam" overprint on cover to the United States, plus much more, condition is mixed as the emphasis was on the unusual items that were out of the ordinary where condition is just the way it comes, but there are nice and attractive fine-very fine items as well; an excellent collection for anybody exhibiting this issue or period, certainly worth examining.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1073

300, 314

#300, 314, 1c Blue Green exhibition collection balance, the collection formed by Douglas Uzakewicz, largely intact and still on exhibition pages, includes a nice range of the stamps including three with "Specimen" overprints, the perforated issue has four positions of plate blocks or strips of three, ten booklet panes showing all the different positions, the imperforate issue has matching plate blocks, corner blocks and arrow blocks with a center line block, also includes some private vending machine coils, the largest portion of the remaining pages are taken up with over 150 covers showing just about any imaginable usage, we note such categories as early and unusual pre-cancels, postage due covers, 3rd and 4th class mail, plus various cancels and railroad usages, then there are numerous foreign mail covers to many unusual destinations as well as stamps used from U.S. Possessions such as Hawaii and Samoa, plus offices in China and others, there are even examples of this 1c design with various overprints of the U.S. Possessions such as Canal Zone and Philippines, we note three covers of the latter with handstamped "OB" official overprints, plus many other items to numerous to list, condition varies, though being an exhibition collection most are attractive and there is considerable fine-very fine material throughout; certainly an important collection of the 1903-06 One Cent Issue with many scarce and desirable items.

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1074

Cover collection of over 100 covers featuring a number of interesting usages, starts with ten stampless covers, largely foreign usages with steamship and accounting markings, includes a fair number of 19th century stamped covers including a four-margin #1 on cover from Albany, New York, also a 12c Bank Note on nice cover to Scotland, there are two covers with skull fancy cancels, 20th century covers include some better frankings, advertising covers and even some better FDC's, condition is varied but a number of nice items present and well worth examining.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1075

Worthwhile cover lot of over 80 items, the most interesting of which is a correspondence of eleven covers to Sweden from the late 19th century, mostly franked with Bank Note stamps, but also note two with Columbians, and a three from the early 20th century, also note two #219 on 3c Entire to Turkey, inbound front only from Germany with first issue postage dues, a few flight covers including #C3 on first flight cover, some FDC's from the 1930's a few foreign, etc., most are fine-very fine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction

1076

Flight cover collection consisting of over 135 covers, mostly United States proper but we note a few Canal Zone and other countries, largely flight covers but includes a few FDC's, the heart of the collection is over 75 covers that have frankings of the 1918 and 1923 First Air Mail issues, includes some 1918 early government flights and some attractive frankings, mostly have a single value from one of the sets along with other stamps, but several covers have two or three of these early air mail issues, condition is quite nice with most fine-very fine; an excellent lot featuring early flight covers.

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1077

Zeppelin related cover collection of over 25 covers starting as early as 1925 with a Bermuda flight of the "Los Angeles", includes eight covers with 1928-29 Return of the America flight and Round-the-World flight, several are large size but all have multi-stamp frankings including one with #C1-3 and three others (two small) with #C5-6, each with other stamps as well, there is also a card to Germany with 65c Zeppelin stamp for the return Pan-American flight, plus eight #C18 covers including a New York FDC and various postings of flown covers, even a mint block of four of the #C18, eleven other covers including Zeppelin commemorative covers and "Akron" flights, one signed by C.E. Rosendahl, Commander, condition varies but many are fine-very fine.

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

1078

Cover accumulation of mostly FDC's consisting of over 300 covers of which half are cacheted covers of the 1936 Texas Centennial (#776), of these over 90 are FDC's with a variety of printed cachets, mostly from Gonzales, the official city, but several from Washington and one from Sequin, the other Texas covers are cacheted later postings around the state for various events during the centennial year, slight aging to the covers including some with edge toning, fine.

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

ASCENSION

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1079

S.G. #Z50

S.G. #Z50, Great Britain 10p Turquoise blue, remarkably well centered example of this scarce King George VI value used in Ascension, tied to attractive censored cover to London by "Ascension/29 JU 16" c.d.s. Ty. Z2 with index letter "B", bold WWI "Censored" h.s. and initialed, extremely fine; a lovely and rare usage; (S.G. for the off-cover used stamp is £350). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

1080

1-9

#1-9, 1922 1/2p to 3/- "Ascension" overprints cplt., a select used set, well centered with fresh colors, the 2/- Ultramarine and black on blue is on small piece, very fine (S.G. #1-9; $425) (Image)

$620.50

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

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