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Back of Book Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 650		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Massive mint postal stationery stock in 51 banker boxes. Close to 100,000 items from 1920s to 2001, entires, postal cards and aerograms, well organized by Scott and UPSS #, very clean stock, huge cat., face $18,300, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $9,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 651		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Newspaper group with certificates. O.g., unused (few used), 46 between #PR1 and PR103, minor dupl. (PR15 mint and used, PR103 o.g. and unused), noted PR4, PR8, PR14, PR23, PR26, PR28 (dist. o.g., short perfs), PR33a-34a, PR63, PR77 (several tiny faults) and PR89, few with minor faults (usually light creases), otherwise Fine to Very Fine, all with Weiss (2009) certs. Yvert €19,960. Estimate $4,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,370
Lot 652		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Airmail stock in a stockbook. Many hundreds, #C1 to C126, majority n.h. with few early o.g. or used, better incl. mint (some o.g.), C1 (7), C2 (5), C3 (3), C4 plate block with perf seps., C5 (4 incl. one with PF cert.), C6 (2), C7-12 plate blocks, C10a, used C13, mint C18 (5 plus 2 used), C20-24 plate blocks, C39 freak showing gutter pair, and C98a plate block, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 653		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of back of book issues. Over 100 majority o.g. with few used or n.h., cat. from $75 to over $500, incl. Special Delivery, Dues, Parcel Post, Parcel Post Dues, complete Offices in China and very strong Officials, some with faults but well worth a close look, Fine. Estimate $1,250. View details and photo	Realized $4,715
Lot 654		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Complete mint Airmail collection to 1964. O.g., incl. #C13-15, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 655		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small stock of better Airmails. 42 majority o.g. with a few n.h. incl. #C1-3, C5-6, C10a (7), C18 (15 mostly n.h.), mostly Fine or better. Estimate $750. View details	Realized $978
Lot 656		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Revenue collection on Scott pages. Few hundred 1st and 2nd issues used incl. #R63a, R82a, R90a, R91a, R94a, R101a, R2c, R21c, R101 (punch hole), R119, R126 (both cut cancels), some with faults and some questionable imperfs and part perfs, but still a useful collection, also incl. some Newspaper and Wines, Average to Fine. Estimate $750. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 657		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of better Revenues. 55 mostly 1st and 2nd issues used, incl. #R1b pair, R17c, R54a pair, R61, R80c, R86a, R97c, R98c, R101c, R113, R128, R149 (3), and n.h. R242-243 blocks of 4, Fine. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 658		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Airmail collector stock in a stockbook. Few hundred #C7 to C126 mostly n.h., incl. nice group of plate blocks, better incl. C7-9 plate blocks (3 each), C10 plate block, C10a, C20-22 and C24 plate blocks, plus lots of modern issues, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 659		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of Airmail issues. Few hundred mostly o.g. or n.h. with some early used, incl. o.g. #C1-6, C18 (4 with 2 used), mostly Fine or better. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 660		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of ducks. 39 from #RW3 to RW37, majority o.g. with some modern n.h., better incl. n.h., RW4, RW9, RW27, RW33 (4), mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 661		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Revenue stamps on documents. Collection of 300 in 4 albums, 1860s to 1960s, plus 84 checks on revenue stamped paper, nice variety incl. some interesting documents, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 662		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of back of book issues. Many hundreds, majority used with some o.g. on #104 cards incl. Special Delivery, Dues, Officials, Newspaper, Parcel Post and cut squares, worth a close look, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 663		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Revenue dealer stock on #102 cards. Many hundreds mostly used with a nice run of 1st and 2nd issues, plus later reds and greens, plus group of mostly used ducks, cat. to $75, Average to Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $748
Lot 664		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Back of the book collection in album. Couple hundred mounted on blank pages, majority used with some better o.g., incl. Special Delivery with o.g. #E6-7, and E10, F1, WS2, nice group of Dues incl. used J15-28, o.g. J6, also Officially Sealed, and Newspapers, few with faults but still an interesting collection, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 665		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Duck collection on Lighthouse pages. 71 from #RW1 to RW71, RW1-9 unused some with faults, RW11-45 mostly o.g., RW46 on n.h., mostly Fine or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 666		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small group of early Airmail sheets. N.h., #C7-8, C10 (major perf seps.), C11, C16 (2), mostly Fine or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 667		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of back of book issues. Many hundreds majority used with some o.g. and modern n.h., incl. Dues, Officials, Parcel Post, Special Handling and War Savings, lots of common, but a scattering of better especially in Dues and Officials, Average to Fine. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $920
Lot 668		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of Airmail issues. Many hundreds, mostly n.h. or used from 1925 to 2006 incl. #C18 (4 n.h.), plus some Special Delivery issues, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 669		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of ducks. Over 250 from #RW1 to RW67, early issues mostly used with few o.g., from RW35 on mostly n.h., mostly Fine or better. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $805
Lot 670		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Fascinating collection of battleship Revenues. Over 600 n.h. or used incl. many mint multiples, few used on documents, better items incl. #R162a (no gum), also small collection of other Revenues, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 671		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Collection of Airmail plate blocks and FDC's. From 1926 to 1971, incl. #C7-10, C12, C20-22, C24 n.h. plate blocks, plus nice group of cacheted FDC's (majority addressed), incl. C20-21, and C25-31, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 672		S U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small collection of entires with specimen overprints. 12 different from 1880s with variety of overprint types, couple with small faults, Fine. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 673		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Graded modern ducks. N.h., 10 diff., consists of #RW38-42, RW45, RW49, RW53, RW59 and RW62, all grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott Stamp Values $760. Estimate $250. View details	Unsold
Lot 674		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Collection of Airmail and Official stationery. Over 100, cut squares and entires, majority mint with some better Official entires and early airmail entires, Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 675		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Accumulation of issues. Few hundred majority used, incl. Revenues, Postal Savings, Telegraphs, few proofs, freaks and imperf pairs, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 676		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Dealer stock of 1st and 2nd issue Revenues. Couple hundred used on #104 cards incl. #R40c block of 4, R47a pair, and R94c pair, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 677		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Collection of used Officials. 34 with minor dupl. incl. #O25-32, O36-45, usual mixed condition, Average to Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 678		U.S. Back of Book Collections, State duck mint lot. Group of 45 diff. mostly n.h. singles, face $285, incl. Arkansas #8 imperf pair, also Missouri #4 tab (cat. $65), also Indiana trout 1973-74 licenses, retail $697, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 679		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Interesting accumulation. Few hundred with dupl.,1860s to modern incl. some Officials, early proofs plus modern n.h. issues, Newspaper, Dues and Special Delivery, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 680		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Collection of seals and labels with some locals and forgeries. Few hundred in 2 stockbooks with lots of locals reprints, plus some worldwide forgeries, and U.S. coils with partial plate numbers, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $489
Lot 681		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Collection of mostly Scott unlisted Revenues. Over 100 incl. snuff, cigars, cigarettes, liquor, plus Scott listed Beers, plus few Canada revenues, Average to Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 682		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small collection of early ducks. O.g., #RW1, RW2 (crease from paper clip), RW10-11, RW19, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,015. Estimate $150. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 683		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Airmail and back of book collection. Mostly o.g. with modern issues n.h., 1918 to 1999, incl. o.g. #C1-6, plus few Special Delivery and Dues, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 684		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Duck never hinged group, #RW16//46. 13 mostly pl. # singles, consisting of #RW16 (gum skip), RW31, RW36-38, RW40, RW43, RW45-46, RW49, several later with 2 copies, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $527+. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 685		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small collection of Revenues on pages. Couple hundred 1900 to 1946 incl. used #RE56, few o.g. partial sets and used high values, Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $207
Lot 686		o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small accumulation. Couple hundred incl. early Dues, Locals, Telegraphs and Officially Sealed, Average to Fine. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $161
Lot 687		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Accumulation of Airmail and back of book issues. Few hundred, some n.h., incl. #QE1-2 plate blocks, group of ducks incl. some early unused and modern n.h., Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 688		/o U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small dealer stock of back of book issues. Few hundred mostly cut squares with some Telegraph, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $196
Lot 689		/ U.S. Back of Book Collections, Small group of better postal cards. 5, incl. #UX8 unused, UX5 unused with few teeth missing, UX24 unused with 1 cent favor surcharge, Fine. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $86
Lot 690		U.S. Back of Book Collections, Duck modern mint, #RW40//58. N.h. group of 15 different, clean, face $117, Very Fine. Estimate $60. View details	Realized $98

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