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Sale 104

APS AmeriStamp Expo


Topical Collections
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 1954
 
Worldwide Topicals, Mostly Mint Stock, probably never offered at shows or through internet, topics incl. Olympics, ships, Disney, 23 red boxes generally ¾ full, mostly 1940s to around 2000, retail to $18 but few over, mostly under $5 and many under $1, minor dupl. up to about 4 copies, priced during the mid 1990s to mid 2000 so needs updating, excellent lot for retail, mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,500.
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$2,185
Lot 1955
 
Worldwide Topicals, Marine Life Collection, couple thousand mostly n.h. (few scattered used) sets, souvenir sheets and some singles in 18 homemade albums, plus a few covers and a stockbook with items to incl. in collection, modern issues of A-Z countries, good variety of subjects, clean, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,500.
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$2,990
Lot 1956
 
Worldwide Topicals, Massive Mint Butterfly Collection, attractive mostly 20th Century collection originally housed in 8 large binders, mainly compl. n.h. sets, features Asia with Malaysia, PRC, Commonwealth, Europe and Middle East, well collected over many years, substantial cat. value, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,500.
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$3,220
Lot 1957
 
Worldwide Topicals, Boy Scout 1925 to 2002 Collection, n.h. in 10 albums on printed pages, virtually compl. except few scarce min. sheets (ie. Egypt), retail $14,000, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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$1,150
Lot 1958
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Worldwide Topicals, Modern Mostly Mint Accumulation, thousands of singles and sets in 4 stockbooks and on stockpages, excellent variety of countries and issues, very little dupl., noted book on "drama", the Pope, famous people, etc., fun lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$604
Lot 1959
 
Worldwide Topicals, Mint Boy Scout Stock, Many hundreds n.h. in 2 red boxes, in oversized with min. sheets, few stationery, mostly 1960s to circa 2000, minor dupl. only, clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$604
Lot 1960
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Worldwide Topicals, Various Subjects, housed in 4 loose-leaf Voyager albums, collection a mixture of used and mint, and covers a wide range of topical subjects, ships, trains, birds, animals, soccer and other sports, nudes, space, movie stars, trains, butterflies, and fish to name just a few, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$230
Lot 1961
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Worldwide Topicals, "Zeppelin" Related Group, modern mint sets and souvenir sheets, plus commemorative covers, few photos and postcards, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$230








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