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Postal Stationery Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1429		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Stamped Envelope Cut Squares, balance of an outstanding collection comprising more than 750 cut squares arranged in two stockbooks, about 90% of which are full corners; incl. just nearly every number up to $500 cat.; just a few examples (all full corners) incl. U4, U11, U24, U28-29, U43-45, U44a, U91-109, U133, U169 (bought as separate lot in same auction - $489), etc., etc., etc;. also incl. a few better entires. An outstanding starter collection, with condition being just about all Very Fine or better. Collections of full corners of this quality are rarely offered. 2011 Scott $50,000+. Realized $23,000 in 2011 auction . Estimate $10,000-14,000. View details and photo	Realized $16,675
Lot 1430		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Balance of the Comprehensive Thomas W. Flattery Cut Square and Entire Collection, great many hundreds of virtually all mint regular issue, commemorative, air mail and official cut squares and several hundred mostly mint entires mounted in four Scott albums, plus many loose between the pages, this is a very comprehensive as well as specialized collection, with not only the straightforward mint cut squares, of which a plethora of $100.00 to $500.00 or more cat. value items remain, but also much duplication, most early reprints, nearly all the 1897 Universal Postal Congress overprint cut squares, 1907-16 Oval Dies and 1915-22 Circular Dies collected by die type on Thorp pages, as well as the corresponding 1920-25 surcharges, precancels by town, errors of color, double impressions, modern errors, strong air mails incl. die and border types and good officials, all with issues to 2002 well represented, the overall quality is excellent, while there are a very few of the earliest issues with a small fault, overwhelming majority are nice fresh very fine or extremely fine cut squares and entires, with most cut squares being full corners. Binders have mildew issues but pages are fine, certainly one of the nicest and most valuable postal stationery collection balances we have had the pleasure to offer. 2010 Scott approximately $50,000. Realized $24,000 in 2010 auction . Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $15,525
Lot 1431		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, the Massive Marvin Schiller Specimen Stamped Envelope Collection and Accumulation, 1, 500+ items housed in albums and cover boxes, Mr. Schiller's favorite postal stationery sub-specialty was the relatively unexplored field stamped envelopes with the various different types of "Specimen" or "cancelled" overprint forms as well as the myriad advertising forms and code forms, the listing of which has not been updated or re-priced in a cat. since the 1954 Thorp-Bartels Century Edition, and these he pursued very avidly, buying nearly everything that came on the auction market, incl. entires only known as specimens, high values, officials and considerable duplication in places, and many are with the overprint away from the indicia and would yield extremely fine full corner cut square should one wish to commit such a philatelic crime (which is why many of these have become so scarce), some faults which are quite typical of these, however most are very fine. This is probably the largest such offering since the Barkhausen dispersal in the mid 1950s. Realized $17,250 in 2012 auction . Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 1432		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mercantile Envelope Collection, comprehensive 11 volume mounted collection of 1¢-5¢ mint and used entires; better individual incl. UPSS 1478A, 1496 (watermark 16), 1512c (watermark 16 & 17), 1525b, 1558a (dirty), 1569 (watermark 23), 1586A, 1637d, 1640A, 1660 (watermark 0), 1702a, 1815a (watermark 0), 1729g used, 1751 (watermark 17), 1762a (two different), 1764a, 1776, 1791 watermarks 16 & 17, 1811a, 1821, 1829, 1842, 1899a, 1938d, 1951A, 1957A, 1982 (two different), 1988-89, plus many many others, wonderful variety of printing flaws and die varieties incl. partial dies, damaged dies, large head, under and over-inked, double and albino impressions, die on inside, some faults, Fine-Very Fine collection. Years in the making and the basis for an even more comprehensive study or exhibit. Realized $10,000+ in 2011 auction . Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 1433		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Premium Quality Mostly Full Corner Mint Cut Square Assortment, #U1/499, 140 items, incl. some duplicates, arranged in two albums, largely Nesbitt, Star Die and Reay issues, with later issues being scattered mostly better items, plus some air mails which are not counted, highlights are #U1, U4, U16, U17a, U18, U38, U42 (2), U43, U44 (2), W47, W55, U67 (2), U69, U71, U72a, U73, U92-95, U97 (2), U98, U99, U100 (4), U101, U104, U105, U107, U109, U210, U240, U243, U273, U318, U322, U409a, U413f, U437h, U492 and U493, there is an occasional small problem, however the overwhelming majority are fresh and clean, with most being full corners, incl. many oversized examples and very fine or extremely fine; an excellent basis for a full corner cut square collection. Ex Schiller. 2012 Scott $13,900+. Realized $8600+ in 2012 auction . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1434		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 2¢ Black Jack Entires Collection, #U46-W47, U50-W57, comprehensive mounted collection of more than 180 entires, mint and used, plus 14 Specimen entires; encompasses the many working dies for each number without duplication, comprises UPSS #102 (2), 102a (3), 105 (4), 108 (17), 108a (one), 109 (3 used, faults), 109a (4), 110 (19), 111 (9), 112 (one), 112a (16), 114 (9), 114A (10), 115 (2), 115a (6), 115A (3), 115Aa (10), 116 (one, used), 116a (20), 117a (7), 118 (one), and 118a (2), 119a (9), 120 (one), 121 (17), 121a (7); some faults, but a F.-V.F. collection that would be very difficult to duplicate, especially with the many rare working dies. Album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. 2012 Scott $12,000. Realized $6900 in 2012 auction . Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,888
Lot 1435		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Entire Older Accumulation, thousands in 5 full banker boxes, unsorted loose, balance of the very extensive Estate, incl. dupl. up to 1930's, considerable 19th Century (some identified by Thorpe bands or by pencil notations), also early Airs, ½ box of earlier postal cards, better items scattered throughout, occasional precancel, Express indicia, dupl. as to be expected, needs very careful inspection, mostly clean, Fine to Very Fine. Accumulated over many decades. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1436		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1850s-1970s Valuable Cut Squares Collection, Cut squares and postal cards in two Scott albums, volume 1 better cut squares, volume 2 is postal cards with a just a few scattered, cut squares incl. many better values with everything clean and very fine, individual cat values into hundreds of dollars, starts with U9; then a number of star-dies with 1¢ (x4), 2¢ (x2) and U28 & U29; U39-44; eight Black Jacks; U59, U61, U63-73, U93-107 12¢-90¢ complete; 1874-86 12¢-90¢ values nearly complete; U342-47, U348-51, many more, postal cards with just a few scattered but some better such as UX3, UX47 (cat. $235), UY4 (cat. $70), more, clean and attractive material throughout, very fine collection. Album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. Realized $4600 in 2011 auction . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1437		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1893-1903 Plimpton & Hartford Issues, 3-volume collection of approx. 400-500 different entires (plus a few used) mounted and identified by die, paper, size, knife, watermark and shade; incl. 5¢ Columbian slate brown error plus UPSS 1161-0 and many, many $25-50 numbers; as usual, virtually all clean and Fine-Very Fine. The album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. Realized $3000 in 2012 auction . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1438		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Cut Square Collection Balance, in Scott album, mostly mint but some used present, lacking any rarities but well filled with items cataloging up to $400 or so, with some even higher, incl. Airs, and Officials, some full entires, somewhat mixed condition though a large percentage is very fine, seventeen APS or PSE certificates accompany. Ex Flattery. Realized $5000+ in 2010 auction . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1439		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Cut Square Mint Accumulation, Beautiful selection, nearly all very fine with all $25 and up items incl. the following cut squares, #U11, U23 (PF cert.), U67-69, U70 (3), U71, U72a, U73, U99, U100, U101 (2), U207, U211, U214-17, U286, U343-4, U346-7, U437h (signed Bartels), U477-78, UO34-35, UO37, UO41, UO47, UO50, UO58, choice group, with hardly any faults, except for slight corner crease upper left on U23, replete with elusive items, also incl. a few entires incl. U210 (small size), 90% of the items over $25, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $10,500. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1440		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Better Entires, collection of couple hundred mint entires with many better incl. #U14, U18a, U42, U43, U44, U71, U73, U102, U186, U247 used (faulty), U454a, U457a, U474a, U463, U476, U506, UC27, War, Uo70-71, etc., also incl. a few cut squares, minor dupl., few Specimens, mostly identified, few small faults but overall excellent condition, Very Fine collection, realized $4880 in 2011 auction . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1441		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mostly Mint Better Entire Accumulation, hundreds in full banker box, virtually all bought individually or as small units out of auctions going back from the 1980's to 2011, incl. occasional used, slight dupl., some still in original lot sheets, in some cases paying up to $300+ for individual items, few with Express indicia's, some modern errors, mostly identified, excellent lot for the new collector to start with, or for a dealer to break down for retail, needs close inspection, Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1442		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Select Group of Mint Cut Squares, mostly individual better singles (few as select issue groups), cat. range between $150 to $500 for most, incl. #UO18, U276, UO59, UO18, some full corner copies, couple of essays, U245, U66, U246, U475, U457a, U456a, many brought $100 to $400 when purchased, Very Fine overall. Mostly bought out of auction between 2009 and 2011. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1443		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Extensive Mint Postal Stationery Collection, Hundreds sorted in 201 three ring Scott binders by Scott numbers to 2000, starting #U100's, many hundreds on blank pages, minor dupl., identified by Scott, UPSS number and wmk., some mint earlier preprinted incl. small group of Dept. of Interior, Official Permit, also #UC1 used (12), Air letter sheets incl. UPSS#ALS-2E, 3B (cat. $200 each), 4c (several mint and used), 10e, Scott #UC9 (9), later F.D.'s, Officials later (1960's and later) incl. U100's and #UC2 on in dupl. mostly mint (some used, F.D.'s) sorted in 14 small boxes, many modern vars., mostly clean, most used separated and in separate lot, better items scattered throughout, excellent lot for expansion, mostly clean, Fine to Very Fine. The album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. Purchased in our 2011 auction for $2400+ . Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1444		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1445		/o U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint and Used Cut Square Collection, collection on pages to 1970's, incl. few early covers used, then mint and used dupl. pages, starting #U1, used with dupl., some later issues complete mint, 20th Century reasonably complete, also Airs, War, small studies of few 20th Century issues, many items to cat. $100+. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1446		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 4c Lincoln, Plimpton and Morgan Entire Specialized Collection, #U371-W376, 26 items, all well annotated on exhibition pages, incl. seven "SPECIMEN" overprinted entires of various sizes, knives and papers, all six Scott numbers in mint cut squares, except the rare Scott #373 cut square is used (cut with small margins but clear, cat. $1100), seven different mint entires and five interesting used entires, two of which are documented and certified Earliest Known Usages of those particular UPSS numbers, concludes with three cut squares and four entires (all but one mint) of the same issue overprinted for use in the Philippines, plus one mint entire overprinted for use in Puerto Rico, largely very fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1447		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Unused Black Jack Entires Balance, Approximately 46 items, incl. unused entires of Nos. U46, W47, U50 (3), W53 (3), U54 (5, incl. one with Life Insurance ad), U56 (4, incl. two with advertising), W57 (6), also few cut squares, some Specimens (counted as cut squares), fresh and Very Fine. Ex Burrows. Realized $1380 in 2003 auction, rare, unlisted in Scott . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1448		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Entire Collections, Accumulations, On album pages, in sleeves, occasional used and/or corner cards, starting from the early period (virtually all of the value), nothing rare but little dupl., many identified, occasional toning issue, incl. "a" numbers, up to recent period, generally Fine to Very Fine. Most bought as two collection out of auctions. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1449		/o/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mercantile Envelopes Used to Foreign Destinations, Mercantile Envelopes used to Foreign Destinations, mounted album comprising 112 entires and wrappers, destinations incl. Europe, Chile, Australia, Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Ceylon, Japan, Brazil, Fiji Islands, etc., many uprated with Washington-Franklin adhesives, some registered, censored, etc. very fine and interesting group. The album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. Realized $1000+ in 2012 auction . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1450		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Cut Squares and Entires, Clean in Scott specialty album, fairly well filled with some better early items and loaded with clean $10 to $100+ items, incl. Airs, excellent opportunity, fine to very fine throughout with only small faults on earlies. Album binder has mildew issues but the pages are fine. 2011 Scott $4,800. Realized $1150 in 2011 auction . Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1451		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Modern Entires Errors, 21 unused entires, incl. one each Nos. U586a and U595c, fifteen U597a and nine U599a, Very Fine and choice. 2007 Scott $3,450. Realized $1265 in 2007 auction . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1452		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1882 to 1893 Madden Specimen Album, couple hundred entires, form #39 and 36, complete collection of the 1882-86, 1890-94, and 1893 Columbian Issue incl. various sizes, mounted in Scott album, complete and clean. With accompanying letter form "Edwin C. Madden, Third Assistant Postmaster General, Post Office Department, Washington, May 2, 1902" to Fraser Whitehead. Rarely seen complete . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1453		/o/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Wells Fargo Indicia Entire Collection, About 110 mint and used, all identified by Thorp #s, various sizes, used mostly common 3¢ indicia incl. SF, Santa Rosa, some ms. cancels, mint to 10¢, Fine to Very Fine. All Ex Barkhausen. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1454		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Specimen Entires Accumulation, old time lots on binder pages, incl. circular dies, 1893 Columbian issue, some of the UPU envelopes, also Undersander E860a, also few hundred unsorted, many bought individually from old auctions, bid boards, etc., some identified, some "Madden" produced, UPU Congress, War, some toning scattered throughout, occasional dupl., needs some sorting but excellent lot to work with, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1455		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Oldtime Mint Entire Collection, in 3 older binders on oversized pages, few hundred, starting #U9 with value in Plimpton and later issue to 1932 period, incl. Officials, most identified per Thorp & Bartels with few indicias, Specimens, scattered used incl. Wells Fargo, section of 1896 Columbian issue, separate binder of #U9 samples, etc., occasional toning issue, much Fine to Very Fine. Excellent lot for the specialist. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1456		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1850s to 1970s Mint Cut Squares and Entires, In thick 3-ring binder incl. lots of worthwhile medium to high-cat. items, all unused, with three stock pages with estimated 90 cut squares, plus over 100 entires and postal cards mounted and identified, entires incl.: U10, U11, U12, U27, U38, U39, U63, U67a, U68, more, plus a useful selection of Philippines incl. entire, UY2, more, cut squares incl. U28, U33 cut-to-shape and mounted on paper, U42 with color misregistration cut-to-shape, U72a, more, clean and attractive material, generally very fine, Fine to Very Fine. Album binder mildew issues but the pages are fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1457		o/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1942, 6¢ and 6¢ on 2¢ Airpost Entires Specialized Group, Cut Square, #UC6, UC8, consisting of 57 used copies of the 6c Re-entry die with border (UPSS #AM-24a; cat. $100.00 each) and thirteen used of the 6c Re-entry die without border (UPSS #AM-25a; cat. $75.00 each), plus 129 mostly mint of the 6c Surcharge arranged and annotated by UPSS type and watermark, a few small faults, mostly fine to very fine, realized $1680 in 2010 auction, Ex Flattery . Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1458		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Few Hundred Mint Entires, Mostly identified in black sleeves, starting #U10 (plus cut square), with U12, W21, etc., strength from U200's through revalued series, to modern period some identified by Scott and/or Thorp #s, and bought individually from dealers, occasional matching cut square, clean collection. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1459		U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Full Corner Cut Squares, All very fine, 17 different, most $50 to $500 range, incl. #U69, U97, U208-10, U345, U439g, UO27, UO34. Some Ex White. 2011 Scott $2,376+. Realized $1150 in 2011 auction . Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1460		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Penalty Envelope Collection, Five mounted volumes with mint and used entires from UPSS #1529 to 3374 plus postal service entires incl. mint PS12, dead letter return envelopes, etc., Very Fine and interesting collection. The album binders have mildew issues but the pages are fine. Realized $830+ in 2011 auction . Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1461		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mostly Mint Oldtime Mint Entires, #U1/U566, UC1/UC25, Around 1000 on blank pages loose or in 3 albums (#U400-419), all identified by Thorp (many with bands), some used, better scattered throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Bought out of Kenedi auctions many decades ago. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1462		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1463		/o U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Large Accumulation of Cut Squares, In original lot sheets, on pages, on retail cards (some back many decades), old stockpages, some used, incl. numerous Jackson design, incl. Airs, Officials, some dupl., needs to be carefully inspected and much work involved but high potential, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1464		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1873-1989 Postal Card Mint Collection, attractive, award winning collection on pages in two 3-ring binders, approximately 124 different unused (and none pre-printed) postal cards, incl. #UX1, UX3, UX5-12, UX14-16, UX18-30, UX32-33, UX37-45, etc. Clean and attractive material, fine to very fine. 2011 Scott approximately $1,600. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1465		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Hoard, Two bankers boxes with hundreds of mint Postal Stationery and Postal Cards in collections and in stockbooks, all periods with some in quantity, one book has unfolded letter sheets in quantity, please inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1466		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 2¢ Black Jack Mint Entires, Album of mostly unused entires, incl. #U46, W47, U50, U52 (2), W53, U54, U56 (4, incl. one corner card), W57, fresh and Very Fine, attractive group, realized $690 in 2006 auction . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1467		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1860's to 1950's Entire Mint Collection, Close to 300 entires on black pages in corner mounts in 2 albums, nearly all unused, mostly different, some duplication of numbers, but different size envelopes, fresh, clean collection, very fine and attractive selection. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1468		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Couple Hundred Freak Entires, Virtually all mint, incl. many albinos, double, partial printing, many identified, few cut squares, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1469		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, 1903, 1904 2¢ Washington Mint Entires, few hundred (some #10's sleeved-Ex Barkhausen 1904 Recut), others smaller size of both types, some identified by Thorpe bands, dupl. corner cards, mostly clean group. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1470		/o U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Two Oldtime Cut Square Collections, Mint and used on pages, 1st starting #U1 used, scattered to modern with entires; 2nd mostly on Scott pages mostly used starting #U1 used, sparse until 1920's, also Airs, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1471		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Modern Mint Entires, in 9 packed banker boxes loose, many thousands, some heavily dupl., incl. Airs and few Aerogrammes, occasional EFO, clean overall. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1472		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Wrapper Collection, many dozens arranged in a stockbook, starts with #W20 and goes to modern issues, cat. values to $300.00 (#W126), some duplication which is often different UPSS varieties, a few small faults but largely fine-very fine. Album binder has mildew issues but the pages are fine, Ex Flattery. 2010 Scott $1,000 ++. Realized $460 in 2010 auction . Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1473		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Mint Postal Card Collection to 1992, neatly mounted in a Scott album, lacking the scarce and rare cards, but otherwise complete, with cat. values to $105.00, #UX20 has some toning, otherwise the collection is quite fresh and generally very fine, nice starter collection. Album binder has mildew issues but the pages are fine, Ex Flattery. Realized $345 in 2010 auction . Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1474		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Air Mail Test Envelopes, group of seven legal size test envelopes, comprising used AMO-1 watermarks 47 (tear) and 49, AMO-2 watermark 47 used, and wmk 49 (three unused and one used), F.-V.F. and unusual group. UPSS #AMO-1, AMO-2, realized $374 2011 auction . Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1475		/ U.S. Postal Stationery Collections, Envelope, 1903 1¢, 2¢ and 1904, 2¢ Recut Washington Entires Study, Entire, Oldtime collection of around 130, all identified and sorted by Thorpe, on various papers, knives, dies, etc., clean group, nice study. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $207

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