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Sale 96

Worldwide Philatelic Auction

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Back of the Book

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 938		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Mint Dealer's Intact Official Stock, between #O1 and O136, hundreds in Elbe stockbook, identified and sorted mint (o.g. to no gum) and used, incl. #O68 mint, O69-71 used, nice with no excessively dupl., unchecked for better cancels, etc., few multiples, heavy in Treasury and War Dept., usual condition but many fresh, Fine to Very Fine overall. 1996 Scott $55,500 (Owner's). Estimate $7,000-9,000. View details and photo	Realized $8,338
Lot 939		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Newspaper Wholesale Group, ungummed, o.g. or n.h., between #PR2 and PR106, dupl. up to 8 each (PR57), cat. values between $60 and $1000, highlights are PR2, PR2a, PR3, PR4a, PR7, PR9, PR12, PR16, PR18, PR20, PR33a, PR34a, PR87, PR89, PR90 (3), PR103 and PR104, all with Weiss certs., only a few with minor faults, great lot for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $26,535. Estimate $4,500-5,500. View details	Realized $8,338
Lot 940		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint and Used Cut Square Stock, Oldtime lot in 3 Elbe stockbooks to #577, value in mint book starting #U1, value in Nesbitt and Reay issues, no heavy dupl., most with excellent margins all around, unchecked for varieties, different dies, etc., incl. later surcharges, also Airs, Officials, nothing rare but items to few hundred $ cat., 2 stockbooks used (no old cat. value) starting #U1 to U602 with cat. to $50+, incl. few entires, Airs, Officials, most with good margins all around, mostly Fine to Very Fine. 1996 Scott $21,000 (mint only) (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,910
Lot 941		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mostly Mint Cut Square Collection, On computer generated pages to 1940, starting #U1-4 used, mint starting #U19 on, most issues reasonably complete, incl. surcharges, Airs complete, Officials mint or used, War mostly mint, mostly good margins all around and fresh, Fine to Very Fine overall. Inventory included. 2012 Scott $15,700+. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 942		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Mint Stock, many hundreds n.h. to o.g. from Airs (most copies) to Postal Notes (Officials separate lot, no Newspapers), later in some dupl. with multiples, strength in Dues, Shanghai (mint and used), clean throughout, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $6,613
Lot 943		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Newspaper Mint Collection, o.g. or without gum, on quadrille pages, starting #PR4-8, complete except PR80, 93, 96-101, 106-113 separate lots (checked by expert), with PR24-32 mint incl. few better full o.g., few dups. incl. PR29, fresh and fine to mixed condition, high cat., Fine overall. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 944		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, 20th Century Extensive Mint Envelope Holding, few thousand in 12 KaBe binders, sorted and virtually all identified by the bands showing the Thorp & Bartel info, virtually all different with various knifes, papers, and sizes, occasional used, penalty or different precancels, incl. surcharge period, unpicked, better items could be hidden throughout, later identified by separate labels, excellent lot for the stationery specialist, very clean throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Apparently part of an oldtime lot originally. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 945		o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Officials Collection, On Thorp pages, complete mostly used except #O69-71, O94, O103, incl. dupl. mint and used, some mint incl. O6-9, 14, 22, 34, 66-67, 99-102, etc., mostly fresh but some mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 946		o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Oldtime Postage Due Collection, On Thorp pages, complete mostly used to #J101, some mint incl. J20, 29, 30 (mint and used), 33-34, 36, 44, 55, etc., interesting cancels, mostly fresh but some mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 947		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airs, Officials, and Others Collection, Clean, fresh and attractive group of plates, strips and blocks in two Scott albums, incl. #C1-6 blocks of 4, then mostly complete through 1991 (less Zepps), also modern Official plates and strips, some other back of book plates and a fair amount of postage, mostly n.h., review recommended, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 948		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Estate Balance, Incl. few cut squares, Locals, Parcel Post, Parcel Post Postage Due complete mint, Postal Savings, Airmails mint and used with plate blocks, souvenir cards, mint and used ducks, scattering of Revenues from Stock Transfers on, Telegraphs, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 949		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Colonial Currency Intact Collection, 49 pieces sorted by state on quadrille pages, also 14 early pieces of state currency and 1851 Bank of Virginia, 1864 Eastman Business College Scholarship certificates, Colonial consists of 23 Maryland, 3 Massachusetts, 5 New Jersey, 5 New York, 12 Pennsylvania, 2 Rhode Island, usual condition. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 950		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint and Used Postal Card Collection, In 3 albums to 1972 (all identified by Scott and UPSS #) with early dupl. and varieties, starting #UX1 mint, few used incl. UX1, varieties incl. UX3 inverted watermark and "C" varieties, mint UX47, some better cancels, UX3a (small defect), 1920 surcharge set with numerous towns, varieties, etc., revalued 2¢ with varieties, etc., Paid Reply, Aerogrammes, few stationery, dupl. Postal Card collection, mostly clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 951		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Intact Airmail Mint and Used Collection, Complete o.g. and dupl. used to 1974 except Zepp. set used only, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 952		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Fractional Currency Lot, Intact group of around 150 dupl. items and around 30 mostly "Mississippi & Alabama" currency notes, starts Scott #PC5-12, and continues with 2nd through 4th issues, dupl., varieties, long and short keys, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 953		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Stationery Accumulation, couple hundred entires (used and mint) and cut squares on pages, classics to modern, some better items noted in early material, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 954		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Entire Stock, About 400 unused pieces, UPSS numbers, sleeved and priced, classics to modern, very little dupl., mostly $5 to $20 cat. values (up to $195), clean lot, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,682. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 955		B U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Savings Booklet Panes, 11 o.g. incl. War, consists of #PS11b (incl. with EE bars), c, PS12b (incl. with EE bars), S1a-2a (with EE bars), S6a-7a, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,825. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 956		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, War Savings Collection, WS1-5, WS7-13, on pages o.g. to unused, complete except #WS6 (separate lot), extra WS1, WS4 o.g. and used, and WS12-13 in pairs, WS2, 5, 11 o.g. but partially stuck down, Fine. Scott $2,115. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 957		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, 2 Volume Mint Postal Card Collection, to 1980s mounted on blank pages, few early used incl. #UX1, mint UX8, UX10 (2 types), UY1 (2), UY3 (3, 1 used), UY10, recent varieties incl. non-fluorescent, many showing minor varieties, overall clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 958		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint 1893 UPU Stationery Group, 224 1¢-10¢ incl. 3 specimens, 7 freaks incl. double, Albino and misplaced, 2 with Wells Fargo imprints, most identified varieties incl. knife, size, die, etc., good lot for the specialist, overall clean lot, Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 959		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Collection, Attractive mint collection, Airs complete (less Zepps) through 1990, also various back of book issues, Special Delivery, Postage Due and modern Officials, C18 n.h., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 960		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint and Used Collector's Postal Cards, Hundreds identified in 5 binders to #UX435, mint and/or dupl. used, no scarce numbers but incl. interesting cancels, UX35 used with cert., reply cards, some with UPSS numbers, mostly clean group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 961		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Souvenir Cards, Collection of 241, incl. Barcelona 1960 (Brookman $450), SIPEX 1966 ($150), Fresno Fair ($350); ANA '69 B2 ($75), Interpex '70 B5 ($60), ANA '70 B7 ($95), also Postal Truck sheet, both gummed and ungummed, better items housed in Deluxe White Ace Souvenir Card binder, Fine to Very Fine. Brookman $1,800+. Estimate $180-200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 962		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postal Cards and Stationary, Accumulation of modern mint postal cards and stationery in banker box, incl. Olympics, trains, Legends of the West, Civil War, some in Showgard cover binders, also some commemorative stamp sets, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 963		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Group of Around 65 Locals, On homemade pages, starting with Boyds, also Guys, Hussey's, Wells Fargo, etc., few questionable, overall fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 964		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Philatelic and Numismatic Souvenir Cards, Assortment of souvenir cards from Bureau of Printing & Engraving for various ANA and ASDA shows, Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 965		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postal Card Mint and Used Collection, Around 100 mint or used, incl. mint #UX7, UX47, usages all domestic, occasional mint and used copy, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 966		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Postal Stationery, 2 banker boxes filled with 1930s and up, strong in commemorative issues, conservative count face $325+, Airletter sheets not counted in face tally, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 967		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, War Savings on Documents, consists of #WS1 (12 hinged on thrift card), WS2 and WS3 in Savings book, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $512. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 968		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Stationery Group, consists of #UC42 (5), UC39 (3), UC38 (5), UC35 (5), UC32A (5), UC32 (5), UC16d (5), UC16c (7), UC16a (6), UC16 (5), UC9 (7), U525a, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 969		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Modern Stationery, 2 full boxes of loose 1940s to recent stationery and cards, dupl., Airs, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $92
Lot 970		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Stationery Accumulation, several thousand, majority mint, filling 4 banker boxes, some older incl. several $10 to $45 cat. items in sleeves, lots of mid to late 20th Century with dupl., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $242
Lot 971		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Stationery Accumulation, couple thousand entires and postal cards, mostly modern, good variety, noted 3 Challenger covers with folders, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $150
Lot 972		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Stationery Lot, hundreds of mostly mint modern entires in 2 banker boxes, plus current UPSS cat. and cut square collection in Scott binder, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $104
Lot 973		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Souvenir Pages, couple hundred loose in banker box, 1974 to 1986, good variety, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 974		o U.S. Precancel Collections, Collection and Accumulation, approx. 9000, nearly all Bureau issues organized in 6 binders on album pages and stockpages, good variety with dupl., 1920s to modern (few earlier on stockpages), inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $805

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