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Sale 94

APS StampShow Auction

August 16-18, 2012



 
 

Sacramento Convention Center
1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Cell Phone: (415) 827-1924 (During Preview Hours)

Auction - Sacramento Convention Center
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 6:00 p.m. - Foreign, British, and U.S. Postal History Singles, Lots 1 - 950
Friday, August 17, 2012 - 5:00 p.m. - U.S. Singles, Lots 951 - 2106
Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 6:00 p.m. - Autographs, U.S. and Worldwide Collections, Lots 2107 - 3007

Preview - Sacramento Convention Center
Wednesday, August 15 - 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (show dealers only)
Thursday, August 16 - 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday, August 17 - 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 18 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Thursday - Saturday (show dealers only)

 

The auction of 3007 lots includes the postal history collection of Richard W. Helbock, the "Chicago" Swiss collection, rare Aerophilately, the Portuguese collection of Paul Costa and mostly premium quality U.S. from the David Barton collection. Proceeds from the Barton collection will benefit equally the Shaare Zadek Medical Center and the Weizmann Institute of Science

The Worldwide auction will be held in 3 sessions.

The 1st session on Thursday afternoon at 6:00 p.m. will contain 950 single lots of Foreign highlighted by China with P.R.C.; Iceland, Mexico and extensive Switzerland (120 lots); Commonwealth with classic Great Britain; Canada & Provinces with modern varieties including 1959 Seaway Invert and 2003 "Missing Moose"; excellent Aerophilately with autographs and Trans-Oceanics including the 1933 solo flight by Wiley Post followed by FAMs, Rocket flights with 1959 Regulas flight (E-Z #27), and Space. This will be followed by 300 U.S. Postal History lots with the 3rd known (newly discovered) cover of the 1909 Seattle June 23rd Expo Station Pan-Pacific cancel, and highlighted by the Helbock collection of States, Forts, WWII including APOs, Censors, and Philippines blockade covers

The 2nd session on Friday at 5:00 p.m. will consist of U.S. singles, one of the largest sections we have had in some time. The 1150 lots will be highlighted by high grade 1893 Columbians, 1898 Trans-Mississippi ($2 n.h. Grade 98!) and later values; #511a with transitional perf in block of 4 (Grade 95); #1610c; rare Airpost errors including #C60b, C72d, and extensive "Back-of-the Book" with rare booklets (not on the market for decades) highlighted by #BK9. Following will be a Confederate section, and Possessions with Hawaii Numerals.

The 3rd session on Saturday at 6.00 p.m. will consist of 900 U.S. and Worldwide Collections. The U.S. "Collections & Various" of 340+ lots beginning with Autographs and Ephemera, will include "Postage and Modern", large groupings of "Back-of-the-Book" with a separate Revenue section, "Possessions", "Postal History", and "Postcards". The auction will continue with 150 Commonwealth country and general collections with Great Britain; and Canada & Provinces. The Foreign Country collections are highlighted by China; France & Colonies; Germany; Italy & Colonies; Japan; Mexico; the Costa collection of Portugal & Colonies; and Switzerland featuring the balance of the "Chicago" collection. This is followed by Foreign general collections. As always, the sale continues with Worldwide collections, a Postal History section, and finishes with topical collections, literature and supplies.

You may bid LIVE through the internet at BidStart at www.bidstart.com

You may also bid directly and receive the following services.
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Fill out the registration form under "Client Services". You may also email us if you would like to receive the Worldwide auction catalog, or have any questions about the auction.

Postal Viewing is available.

PDFs of the entire sale are available:
Part 1: Lots 1-950 132 pages 7.` megabytes
Part 2: Lots 951-1576 70 pages 3.3 megabytes
Part 3: Lots 1577-2106 75 pages 4.6 megabytes
Part 4: Lots 2107-3007 51 pages 0.7 megabytes




     
    Session 1: Foreign, British and U.S. Postal History Singles
    Thursday, August 16, 2012, 6 p.m., Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
     
 
    Foreign Individual Lots
Lots 1-14   Karl Lewis Covers
Lots 15-28   Algeria to Cape Verde
Lots 29-70   China to North China
Lots 71-91   Colombia to F.S.A.T.
Lots 92-119   Germany to Hungary
Lots 120-176   Iceland
Lots 177-197   Israel to Latvia
Lots 198-236   Mexico
Lots 237-264   Monaco to Sweden
Lots 265-361   Switzerland
Lots 362-390   Switzerland Airmails to Viet Nam
 
    Commonwealth Individual Lots
Lots 391-449   Great Britain
Lots 450-479   Aden to British Virgin Islands
Lots 480-512   Canada & Provinces
Lots 513-552   Cayman Islands to New Zealand
Lots 553-585   Nyasaland to Trinidad & Tobago
 
    Aerophilately
Lots 586-631   Aviators, Pioneers, Trans-Oceani and FAMs
Lots 632-654   Rocket Flights and Space
 
    U.S. Covers
Lots 655-695   States
Lots 696-761   Forts
Lots 762-844   WWII; APOs, Censored, POW, Internees and Related
Lots 845-866   Postmasters' Provisionals and 1847 Issue
Lots 867-887   1851-57 Imperforate Issue
Lots 888-907   1857-61 Perforate 15½ to 1869 Pictorials
Lots 908-926   1879 American Bank Note to 1986 Texas
Lots 927-950   Airpost to Christmas Seals
     
     
    Session 2: U.S. Singles
    Friday, August 17, 2012, 5 p.m., Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
     
 
    U.S. Singles
Lots 951-979   Postmasters' Provisionals and 1847 Issue
Lots 980-1019   1851-57 Imperforate Issue
Lots 1020-1077   1857-61 Perforate 15½
Lots 1078-1122   1875 Reprint (of 1857-60) to 1861-66 National Bank Note Co.
Lots 1123-1176   1867 Grills to 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-67 Issue
Lots 1177-1227   1869 Pictorial Issue
Lots 1228-1255   1875 Re-Issues of 1869 to 1870 National Bank Note Without Grill
Lots 1256-1287   1873 Continental Bank Note to 1890-93 Bureau Issue
Lots 1288-1365   1893 Columbian Issue
Lots 1366-1406   1894 Bureau Issue to 1897-1903 Bureau Issue
Lots 1407-1448   1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue
Lots 1449-1493   1901 Pan-American Issue to 1904 Louisiana Purchase Issue
Lots 1494-1527   1907 Jamestown Issue to 1910-13 Perf 8½ Vertical Coil
Lots 1528-1578   1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issues to 1916-17 Unwatermark Perf 10
Lots 1579-1626   1917 High Values to 1919 Offset Perf 12½
Lots 1627-1659   1919 Victory Issue to 1928 Hawaii Issue
Lots 1660-1702   1929 Kansas-Nebraska Issues to 1994 Garden Flowers
Lots 1703-1745   Airpost Issues
Lots 1746-1764   Special Delivery
Lots 1765-1795   Registry, Postage Dues, Offices in China
Lots 1796-1829   Officials
Lots 1830-1857   Newspapers & Periodicals
Lots 1858-1875   Parcel Post to Parcel Post Postage Due
Lots 1876-1901   Booklets
Lots 1902-1930   Postal Stationery
Lots 1931-1961   Revenues; 1862-71 First Issue to Stamped Paper
Lots 1962-1987   Private Die Match & Medicine
Lots 1988-2022   Federal Hunting Permit and Junior Ducks
Lots 2023-2043   Postal Savings to Sanitary Fair
Lots 2044-2068   Confederacy
 
    U.S. Possessions
Lots 2069-2106   Possessions and United Nations
     
     
    Session 3: Autographs, Ephemera, U.S. and Worldwide Collections
    Saturday, August 18, 2012, 6 p.m., Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
     
 
    Autographs and Ephemera
Lots 2107-2135   U.S. and Foreign
 
    U.S. Collections
Lots 2136-2222   General Collections
Lots 2223-2236   Postage & Modern
Lots 2237-2262   Back-of-the-Book
Lots 2263-2286   Revenues
Lots 2287-2303   Possessions and United Nations
Lots 2304-2380   Cover Groupings
Lots 2381-2405   First Day and Cachet Makers
 
    Postcards
Lots 2406-2429   U.S. and Foreign
 
    Commonwealth Collections
Lots 2430-2453   Great Britain
Lots 2454-2467   Australia to Bermuda
Lots 2468-2495   Canada & Provinces
Lots 2496-2532   Cape of Good Hope to New Zealand
Lots 2533-2553   Niue to Zimbabwe
Lots 2554-2580   General Collections
 
    Foreign Collections
Lots 2581-2593   Afghanistan to Cameroun
Lots 2594-2617   China and PRC
Lots 2618-2627   Comoros to Estonia
Lots 2628-2661   France to Gabon
Lots 2662-2690   Germany
Lots 2691-2724   Greece to Martinique
Lots 2725-2739   Mexico
Lots 2740-2780   Nepal to Sweden
Lots 2781-2815   Switzerland
Lots 2816-2830   Syria to Yugoslavia
Lots 2831-2845   General Collections
 
    Worldwide Collections
Lots 2846-2918   General Collections
Lots 2919-2981   Cover Groupings
Lots 2982-2997   Topical Collections
Lots 2998-3007   Literature and Supplies
     


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