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U.S. Collections - Back-of-the-Book Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1763		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Better Official Collection, mint (mix of unused and o.g.) and used on well filled Scott pages, incl. Agriculture complete mint to 24¢ (6¢ used), O11-12 mint, Interior complete mint or used, Justice complete mint to 15¢ (3¢ used), Navy complete mint or used, State complete mint to 90¢ (no 30¢, 12¢ used), Treasury complete used (no 24¢), O102 mint, O107 used, nice collection to expand, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 1764		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Extensive Cut Square Collection, few hundred used and mint on well filled Scott pages to 1893, noted #U6, U8 used, U13-14 mint, U17 used, U29, U33 used, U42-45 mint, U69-73 mint (U71 used), U95, U97 and U101-107 mint, U195, U201, U203, U206 mint, U214-215 used, U243-244 mint, some cut close, but condition better than usually seen, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 1765		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postage Due Mint and Used Collection, Complete except #J28, J29, J37, J50, J58-59, mint mostly with o.g., above average freshness, mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 1766		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Plate Block Accumulation, mostly n.h. on stockpages, features Airs, Dues, Parcel Post, Postal Savings, Postal Note, Special Delivery and Special Handling also some 2¢ reds, early plate strips of 3, many better items, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1767		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Better Cut Squares With Certificates, unused, all have PF or PSE certs., incl. #U97a, U108, U122, U199, U245, U437g, U467, U479, U504, U505a, U506, UO32 and UO43, clean group, overall Very Fine. Scott $4,395. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1768		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Accumulation, Mint accumulation of worthwhile issues, highlights incl. #C1-6, C18, E1-3, JQ1-5 and Q1-12, also War Savings, Postal Note, Postal Savings and others, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1769		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Group of Better Mint Stationery, 21 unused (20 diff.), incl. #U39 (2), U69, U73, U93, U210, U320, U471e, great lot for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,317+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1770		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Airmail Collection, few hundred mint and used singles and blocks on homemade pages to 1949, single incl. #C1-6 mint and used, C13-15 mint, C1-2 mint blocks of 4, C4-6 used blocks of 4, C10a mint, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1771		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Genuine Vending Coil Group, mint selection of 20 certified items, mostly cat. $80 to $200 and Mail-O-Meter Type III #345 cat. $320, most sound, occasional minor fault, fresh, excellent lot to retail, Very Fine overall. Scott $2,985+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1772		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Extensive Christmas Seal Collection, In "Long" album, incl. additional items purchased incl. #WX7m block of 4 ("open windows"), vars. incl. #WX3 pair imperf between, incl. panes, booklet covers, with most "a" numbers, also postcard usages with seals tied, blocks of 4, #WX11 separate lot but incl. proof, essays blocks of 4 #WX11-13, numerous Green vars., few dups, later progressive proofs, also Canada seals intermingled, Fine to Very Fine the most extensive collection we have offered. Some identified by Green numbers. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 1773		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Entire Group, wide variety incl. a few items with certs., noted #U70, U236, U286, U471e, U586c (PF certificate) and UC27, few printing freaks too, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000+. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1774		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Cut Square Stock, nice selection of mostly mint between #U1 and U561, plus some back of the book, incl. some full corners, no apparent dupl., owners retail $3678 (tape incl.), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1775		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Modern Stationery Errors, 8 diff unused entires, consists of #U571a, U586a, U587a, U597a, U599a, U611c, U619b and U632b, Very Fine. Scott $1,610. Estimate $450-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1776		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Collection, o.g. to n.h. on White Ace pages to 1990, mostly complete incl. #C1-6, C13 and C18, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1777		P U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Official Proof Lot, complete, all P4 plates on card, plus #R2P4 pair and O7OP3 and a few other dupl., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 1778		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Plate Block Collection, n.h. to o.g., #C7//C31 on Minkus pages (only missing C13-15), C18 o.g., early issues side plates, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1779		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Newspaper Collection, Mint selection on pages, noted #PR4, PR3b, PR5, PR7, other scattered issues, plus page of facsimiles, few minor faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1780		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, 2 Boxes of Mint Stationery, Mostly mid to late 20th Century group of hundreds with dupl., also scattered earlier slightly better, postal cards mint and used, few priced up to $30 retail, mostly clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1781		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Christmas Seal Stock, Collector's accumulation in 2 stockbooks and loose, starting 1908 with minor dupl. to later period with heavy dupl., incl. #WX16 pane of 50 and numerous singles, WX21-22 panes, better than normally seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1782		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mostly Mint Postal Card Collection, On Scott pages to 1970, starting #UX3, UX4 used, UX13, 29 mint, some early used, few preprinted, few dups, also Paid Reply and Airs, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1783		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Newspaper Collection, Mint selection on Scott pages and stockpage, noted #PR8, PR60, PR87, PR90, no apparent dupl., all with minor faults, Fine appearance. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1784		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Modern Stationery, hundreds in full banker box, some older incl. #UY1-3, Officials incl. UO1-2, UO5, some Airs and early postal cards, lots of postage too, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1785		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postal Stationery Reprints, consists of #U9//U18 (missing U11), U26, U30-33 and U39, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 1786		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Stationery Accumulation, hundreds of entires and postal cards filling a banker box, some better 19th and early 20th Century, but value in modern postage (high face), inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1787		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Duplicated Mostly Mint Postal Cards, few hundred, some batched together, nothing beyond basically #UX48 (some with advert.), also Paid Reply, a few real early mostly used, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $50-100. View details	Realized $23

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