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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1633		/o U.S. Carriers and Locals Collection, 90+ stamps in beautiful Carriers and Locals Society full color album, better items throughout, with catalog values to $1000, noted #8L2, 15L11, 3L4, 22L1 (with known cancel), 40L1-2, 40L4, 60L2, 61L4, 87L51, 95L1, 107L2 (cut to shape), Pony Express, 62L4, 1LB3, 1LB6-7, 5LB1, 7LB12, 3LB2, 4LB8 (pos. 9), 6LB5, 7LB11, lot was reviewed by one of the leading expertisers of this area and all items of value are genuine, some partially stuck down, mixed condition. Owners cat. $8000+. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,520
Lot 1634		U.S. Officials Mostly 1873 Mint Issues, In mounts on Scott pages, o.g. to unused, consists of #O2-4, Interior complete, O26-28, O30, O35-38, O40-44, Post Office complete, O57-60, O62, O64, Treasury complete except 24¢, War complete, O97-100, O108-10, O114-20, O121, O124-26, few faults, but mostly fresh, fine average. Cat. $6800. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1635		o U.S. Officials Mostly Used Collection, Nice group on Scott pages, including Agriculture, Executive, Interior, Justice, Navy, State, Treasury and War, few faults, but overall fine. Cat. $3200+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1636		/o U.S. Cut Square Collection in Scott Album, Few hundred, including mint #U9-10, U26-27, U111a, U160-61, U218-19, U297, U319, U334, U338, used including U6, U16-18, U40, U112, U136, U150, U224, U243, U270, U322-23, U348-51, Airs including UC1-22 with varieties, some Officials, overall fine. Owners (2004) cat. $5000+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 1637		/ U.S. Interesting Stationery Accumulation, Mostly unused cut squares on small cards,1861 to early 1900's, noted 1870-71 10¢, 12¢, 24¢, 90¢, specimen overprint on 1883 4¢ green, Columbian mint entires to 10¢ in various sizes, War Department including UO34, 37, 39, 41 and 43, few with small faults, but overall fine, close inspection will be rewarded. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1638		/o U.S. Cut Square Mostly Mint Collection, Selection on Scott pages, not many, but those present were selected for quality, including many full corners, fresh, fine to very fine. Cat. $2300+. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1639		/ U.S. Test Stamps in Full Sheets, N.h., blank sheet of 100 ungummed, blank sheet of 100 and block of 50 gummed, blank sheet of 100 with red crayon lines gummed, blank block of 98 with blue crayon lines gummed, unusual lot, overall very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $540
Lot 1640		U.S. Cut Square Mint 1853 to 1973 Collection, On Scott pages, starting with #U1, also U13, W21, U40-41, U74, U76, W77, W269, U289, W292, 1887-94 PlimptonOs including U319 (very fine), 1907-16 issue reasonably complete, 1920-21 surcharges, also Airs mostly complete, few Officials, occasional full corner, few earlies slight faults, otherwise fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1641		U.S. Mint Stationery Accumulation, Hundreds from early to recent in 4 banker boxes, including duplication, Airs, Wells Fargo imprints, postal cards, mostly modern, but better items hidden throughout, mostly clean group, same owner as massive commercial lot. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1642		U.S. Offices in China Mint Group of 16 Singles, O.g., between #K1 and K15, K18, fresh and mostly fine group. Old cat. $1950. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1643		/o U.S. Officials Mint and Used Group, including Interior, State with 10¢-15¢, 90¢ mint, War #O83-93, Treasury, etc., mixed condition, high catalog. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $540
Lot 1644		U.S. Airmail Plate Block Collection, N.h. to 1980's, including #C10, C12, C16, C21 l.h., C22, C24, C25-31, C32 to C90 complete, clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1645		P U.S. Proof Lot, 73 different on black stockpages, classics to Officials, on India paper, catalog values from $8 to $125, faulty to very fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1646		S U.S. Unusual Postal Notes Collection, Written up on oversized pages, including "specimens" of the $1-$10 Postal Note cards, 2¢ to 90¢ on Postal Note cards with Feb. 1, 1945 First Day cancels, nice group of ephemera related to the issue, very fine, a most interesting collection. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1647		/o U.S. Dealer's Accumulation, Mint and used, Dues, Officials, Parcel Post, Revenues, Official Seals, Telegraphs, Playing Cards, Match & Medicine, Tobacco, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1648		U.S. Mint Newspaper Group, O.g. and unused, most with certs. including #PR57, 58, 62 77SD, 79SD, 82, 84 and 87, mixed condition (except specimens), fine appearance. Cat. $1825. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1649		/o U.S. Locals Accumulation, Few hundred in 2 stockbooks, mostly reprints including Allen's, Blood's, Boyd's, Douglas, Hussey, Swarts, few appear OK, interesting group, worth a look. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1650		/o U.S. Mint and Used Officials, Incl. #010 used, O25, O77, O93 and O110 mint, several with certs., most with small faults, fine appearance. Cat. $1531. Estimate $200-220. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1651		U.S. Telegraph 1881 to 1946 Collection, On Springer pages, mostly mint including Western Union, American Rapid, etc., clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1652		U.S. Postal and Paid Reply Cards Errors, #UX39 (71 mint, 2 toned), showing various errors of surcharge including doubling one inverted, one sideways, etc., UY14 (84 mint), with surcharge vertical and left of stamp, all unprinted, very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1653		/o U.S. Mint and Used Accumulation, Box filled with Revenues, pre-cancels, some classics and more, a bit disorganized, possible better items present, generally fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1654		U.S. Mint Postal Stationery, Large box filled with modern mint postal cards and entires, high face, very fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $192
Lot 1655		/ U.S. Christmas Seal Collection, Complete to 2004 in White Ace albums, virtually all n.h., singles on early issues, later blocks and modern sheets, fine to very fine. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1656		/ U.S. Christmas Seals Mostly Mint Collection, On K-line pages, mint 1908 to 1964 complete, also 3 postcards with Seals dated 1917, 1918 and 1921 (not tied), also a few progressive proofs, booklet, later sheets, etc., overall very fine. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $115

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