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Wrobliske Collection: U.S. 1883-87 2¢ Balance Lots

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 130		o/ "3 and 4 Leaf Clover" Cancels and Cover, #210, 3 clear strikes (3 leaf) in black, plus negative 4 leaf from Saint Johns, MI, also 3 leaf cancel from South Dayton, NY on cover, fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 131		o/ "Crescent" Lot, #210, 5 stamps and 1 cover with Crescent, Crescents with Stars and/or letters, cover from Mass., fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 132		o/ "Crosses" and Related Group, #210, 34 stamps with crossroads, Maltese crosses (fish scales, boxed negative, three dimensional, segmented, etc.), Christian and Greek or Iron crosses, 3 covers from Morning Sun, IA, Thomson, GA with quadruple rate and Atopison with Christian cross, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 133		o/ "Geometric" Cancels and Covers, #210, 45 stamps showing squares, diamonds, rectangular types, triangles, circular and spinning types, circle of wedges, and radial types, 11 covers from various Eastern towns, excellent group, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 134		o/ "Grid" Cancels and Covers, #210, 25 stamps showing square, oval and circular, targets in various colors, 6 covers from Paul Smith's, NY, Barre, Mass., Chesterfield, Mass, Battle Mountain, NV, Bovine Bend, TX and Beloit, WI, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 135		o "Heart" Cancels, #210, 8 stamps with various strong strikes in solid, negative and grid including Unison, VA on piece, very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 136		o/ Large "Letters" Group on Exhibit Pages, #210, 72 stamps with single letters A to Z (no L, O, Q, U), some in blue, plus 11 covers, 36 with multiple letters, many identified, plus 11 covers, lovely group, good strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 137		Letter Cancels Used at Railway Post Offices, #210, 4 covers, with letters W, E and S to indicate compass directions of travel, all diff. Eastern railroads, overall fine, seldom seen. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 138		o/ "Masonic" Group, #210, 7 stamps including Master Trowel, Square and Compass, Odd Fellows Link, Keystone (2, one from Yonkers, NY), 2 covers, first Moon and Sun from Stoneham, Mass., Square and Compass from town in South Carolina, good strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $219
Lot 139		o/ "Numeral" Group on Pages, #210, 17 stamps including numerals 2, 3, 4, 7, 33, some made by rubber bottle stops, old "rate" markers 5 (4) and strip of 5, 10 in circle, covers from Frankfort, KY, Plainfield, NJ, Kenduskeac, ME, strong strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $230
Lot 140		o/ "Pumpkin or Mask" Cancels and Covers, #210, 8 stamps including Ft. Leavenworth, KS, New York,NY, Waverly, IA, 2 covers, first from Turners Falls, Mass., second from Cropsey, IL, nice strikes, fine to very fine, scarce group. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $334
Lot 141		o/ "Shield" Cancels and Covers, #210, 24 stamps including strip of 3, pair and one in blue and one in purple, and 3 covers from Bell Brook, OH, Albany, NY and shield cancel from St. Lawrence, NY, good strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $489
Lot 142		o "Skull & Crossbones" Cancels, #210, 11 pieces in various styles, all in black, including Pittsburgh, PA, Stoneham, Mass (2 types), Greenfield Mass., excellent strikes overall. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 143		o/ "Stars" Cancels and Covers, #210, 33 stamps including solid, in circle, shaded, stars within stars, stars with letters or numerals, elaborate stars, 9 covers from Olney, IL, Wabash, IN, Creston, OH, East Orleans, Mass., 6 pointed star from Weehawken, NJ, Clayton, NY, New Eagle, PA, plus 2 covers (unidentified) with Star of David in violet and 6 pointed star and Cresent Moon, fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 144		o/ "U.S." Cancels and Covers, #210, 8 stamps including negatives and circles, covers from Tyrone, NY, Schuylers Lake, NY, Saratoga Springs, NY, good strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 145		o/ "Wheel of Fortune" Cancels and Covers, #210, 4 singles with full strikes in black, blue and purple, 2 covers, first from Shelby, MI and second from West McHenry, IL (stamp slightly clipped at right, fine to very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 146		o/ Collection Fancy Cancels, #210, Hundreds of singles and 25 covers mounted on annotated homemade pages, many variations of Stars including 6 pointed Stars, Crosses, U.S. Mail, Patriotics, Shields, Maltese Crosses, Targets or Bull eyes, Letters including "Z" (4), Crossroads, Grids, Wheel of Fortune, Numerals including old rate, etc., must be seen to appreciate, faulty to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 147		o/ Various Fancy Cancels on Exhibit Pages, #210, Incl. 15 singles with Indian Head, Arrow, Man's Shirt, Anchors, Leaves, Apple, 3 covers, first with Indian Head (Exeter, NH), second Abel Peil postal clerk of Golden, IL, third Horseshoe in red, overall nice clear strikes, fine to very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 148		/o Work in Progress Lot, #210, Hundreds on used and some mint and covers in binder, majority fancy cancels, but noted plate varieties, multiples, on piece, other U.S. issues including better mint, worth a close look, faulty to very fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 149		/o Oldtime Cancel and Varieties Collection, #210, Hundreds on annotated homemade pages, singles, on piece and a few covers, noted plate varieties, paper and watermark varieties including Stitch Watermark, imprints, double perfs., cancels including Postmasters, large group of Railways (on piece), printing varieties, wonderful collection that would take years to duplicate today, generally fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 150		o 3000+ 2¢ Red Browns in Stockbook, #210, Used, unchecked for plate varieties, cancels, etc., treasurer hunter or specialist lot, faulty to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 151		Unsorted Accumulation, #210, Nice group accumulated over several years by collector, many still on original auction lot sheets as purchased, registered, redirected, several advertising, numerous fancy cancels, small towns, colors, etc., wonderful group for collector or dealer, faulty to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 152		Various Domestic Postal Markings, #210, 3 covers with various "Due" markings and 2¢ (#J16) or 2¢ red brown used as postage due, 2 covers with "Missent" h.s. in violet or black, 2 covers with "Held for Postage" markings including pink pre-printed label applied in New York, M.O.B. cancel in pink from Fullerton, NE, 2 covers with "Advertised", "Unclaimed" or Dead Letter Office markings. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $265
Lot 153		Foreign Destinations, #210, Consists of 1884 registered to France on 2¢ entire franked with 1¢, 2¢, 4¢, 6¢ Banknotes, New York registry label, 1884 to Germany on 2¢ entire with 1¢ and 2¢ Banknotes, 1884 oversized mourning cover from France with 2¢ added for forwarding within the U.S., 1886 to St. Kitts on 2¢ entire with 1¢, 2¢ Banknotes, 1885 to India on 3¢ entire with 2¢ added, another 1885 to India with 2¢ (3), 4¢ (double weight), overall fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253

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