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Sale 74

ASDA June 24 2007 Mega Event

U.S. Back of the Book Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 51		/o United States, Federal Duck Accumulation, mint and used on pages, in glassines and envelopes, duplication, noted RW1-RW2 unused, RW3-RW8 o.g., RW7 n.h., modern plate blocks, some State issues, high catalog, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 52		/o United States, Collection in Harris Album, hundreds of mint and used, incl. Dues, Special Delivery, Newspaper, Parcel Post, Revenues, Ducks and Possessions, noted better n.h. Ryukyus incl. Airs complete, first issue Revenues, #PR114-PR125 o.g., Ducks complete to 1998 (used to 1982, balance n.h.), mixed condition on 19th Century and some early 20th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 53		/o United States, Cut Square Collection, few hundred mint and used in Scott album, noted #U13 mint, U16-U18 used, U23 used, U44-U45 mint, U69-U73 mint (U70 used), U101 mint, U211 mint, extensive later issues incl. overprints, Airs, mixed condition, very high catalog, close inspection recommended. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 54		United States, Old Auction Lots Accumulation, all mint on old auction cards or sheets, incl. #JQ1-JQ5 n.h., PR12 (PF cert.), PR13, PR21, PR79, O89 unused, O120, few modern Duck plate singles, centered fine to very fine. Scott $4,800+ (Owner's). Estimate $900-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 55		/ United States, Airmail Complete Mint Collection, o.g. or n.h. on Harris pages to 1990, #C1-C6 o.g. (C1 foxed, C2-C4 thins), C13-C15 no gum (C13 small tear, C15 tiny thin), otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $834
Lot 56		/o United States, Offices in China Stock, 66 mint and used copies with duplication between #K1//K13, K17-K18, most used with heavy cancels, some with gum problems, centered average to fine, but overall sound condition, great for "bargain box". Scott $5,500+. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 57		/ United States, Savings Stamps Collection, o.g. or n.h. on various Scott pages with duplication, noted PS2, PS5, PS7-PS10, PS12b, PS15, S1a, S5, S6a, WS2 (2), WS4 (2, both small faults), WS11 block of 4, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $661
Lot 58		/ United States, Airmail Plate Number Singles, l.h. or n.h., incl. #C7 (32), C8 (16), C9 (32), C10 (51), C11 (40), C16 (8), C17 (24), plus others, virtually no duplication in plate numbers/positions, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,600 ++ (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 59		United States, Fruit Box Labels, 100+ different colorful labels, approximately 500 total, mostly from 1930's to 1950's, virtually all from California growers, variety of fruits and vegetables, some duplication, very unusual historical group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $288
Lot 60		/o United States, Private Vending Machine Collection, o.g., n.h. and used singles, pairs, strips and 2 covers (Schermack) on homemade pages and stockpages, incl. issues by Brinkerhoff, Farwell Co., Mailometer, Schermack and U.S. Automatic Vending Co., plus a few flat plate imperf. coils, plus stockpage with Schermack 1¢ (65 used), nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $575
Lot 61		o United States, Revenue Collection, nice selection on homemade and Scott pages, noted first issue #R41a, many perf. values to $1, second issues to $5, others incl. #RE56, RE58-RE59, condition better than usual, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 62		/ United States, Mint Airmail Collection, o.g. or n.h. in sealed black mounts, some "tropical" tone spots noted, singles complete to 1971 (no #C13-C15), plus blocks of 4 incl. C18 with plate number and Transport set, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 63		/ United States, Mint Stationery Collection to 2004, hundreds of cut squares, entires, mint postal cards, etc. in Scott specialty albums, some better early cut squares (few used), loads of modern issues, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 64		/ United States, Mint Stationery Collection to 2001, several hundred on White Ace pages, mostly postal cards, but noted some older envelopes and aerogrammes, clean, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 65		/ United States, Mint Stationery Accumulation, thousands of entires, postal cards and aerogrammes in 3 banker boxes, mostly modern, considerable face, inspect for value, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $173
Lot 66		/ United States, Mint Airmail Collection, complete on Scott pages to 1983 except #C13-C15, in sealed black mounts, C1-C6 and C18 o.g., balance mostly n.h., plus several coil pairs, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 67		o United States, Parcel Post Used Stock, 1¢ to 75¢ values with duplication, some well centered copies, generally Fine. Scott approximately $1,500. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 68		United States, Souvenir Page Collection, 600+ in 9 USPS binders, 1988 to 2001, no apparent duplication, high catalog value, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 69		United States, Seals and Labels in Banker Box, plus a bit of ephemera (photos, etc.), incl. full sheets of Christmas seals from 1932 to 1980's, have fun, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 70		/ United States, Wholesale Group of Scott UC8b, 500+ unused, majority with light soiling on top edges, generally not apparent on face, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 71		o United States, Mostly Revenue Balance, in small box, incl. checks with stamps from late 19th Century, collection remainders on pages and glassines, envelopes and cards, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 72		/o United States, Cut Square and Entire Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to 1991, classics to 1930's mix of unused and used, balance mostly unused incl. modern entires, occasional better item noted, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58
Lot 73		United States, Bureau Souvenir Card Accumulation, few hundred in full banker box, plus a few for foreign show, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $63
Lot 74		United States, "Educard" Accumulation, hundreds with duplication in 2 banker boxes, lovely reproductions of classic U.S. stamps, Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $173

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