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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1013		U.S. Collections, Mostly Mint Oldtime Collection, Virtually intact in 2 oldtime Scott "Ne Plus Ultra" 1942 albums, somewhat sparse earlies used, incl. #1, 1857-61 to 24¢, 1861-62 to 30¢, 1861-66 complete, decent Grills incl. apparently "E''s complete incl. mint 1¢, 15¢, "F" Grills complete to 15¢, 1869's on mostly mint incl. issue to 30¢, 1870-71 to 30¢ mint complete (2¢, 3¢ used), 1873 to 15¢, 1882, 1883, 1887, 1888 issues complete mint, 1890-93 complete (mostly mint), Columbians complete to $4 ($3, $4 partially stuck down, $2 separate lot), 1898-99 complete, Trans-Miss. to 50¢, 1902-03 to $2 ($1 separate lot), 1904 Louisiana Purchase, 1908-09 complete mint or used, Washington-Franklins with coils (few better used), 1914-15 complete mint to 30¢, 1917 on mostly complete with just a few used to 1940, Airs complete (C13-15 pl. # singles), Special Delivery complete mint or used, strong Dues with better o.g. singles, Offices in China complete mint, decent mint or used Officials, mint Newspapers, Parcel Post set mint, 2nd vol. somewhat sparse with cut squares with few better wrappers, scattered Revenues with 1st issue to $25, Ducks complete mint to 1944, Wines, Telegraphs, Savings incl. blocks of 4, etc., some adhesion issue on a few mint due to years of being unopened, early 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, excellent colors and one of the freshest looking collections we have come across in some time, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $15,000-18,000. View details	Realized $17,250
Lot 1014		/o U.S. Collections, Extensive Intact Collection, few thousand mint and used in 3 Scott National albums to 2000, classics used incl. #1-2, 1851's to 12¢, 1857's to 30¢ with 28, 31, 1861's to 90¢ incl. 67, grills incl. 85, E complete, F complete to 30¢, 1869's complete, extensive large Bank Notes incl. grills to 10¢, Columbians complete mint or used, 261-261A used, 264-78 complete, Trans-Mississippi complete mint or used, 300-13 mostly used, 315 very l.h. pair, 374-82, 459 l.h., 498-518, 467 and 505 o.g. strips of 3, 523 l.h., 1919 on mint and mostly complete, incl. White Plains n.h., 599A o.g., 634A n.h., extensive modern with Recalled Legends sheet, Airs complete (C1-C6, C13-C15 o.g.), Special Delivery, Dues, Officials, 19th and early 20th Century with some faults, but many nice attractive sound copies, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $12,000-14,000. View details	Realized $18,975
Lot 1015		U.S. Collections, Extensive Separate Mint and Used Collection, Collectors lot on stockpages in binders, starting with 1851-57 issue to 1960's, most late 19th and 20th Century issues well represented, also Airs, Special Delivery, separate somewhat weak used collection (some dupl.), Washington-Franklins on both mint and/or used, many bought or still on auction sheet pages, mint a very fresh looking collection with above average condition, used collection more typical mixed condition on earlies, worth inspection. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $11,213
Lot 1016		/o U.S. Collections, Commemorative Collection in Album, extensive mint (many n.h.), incl. mint blocks #230-233, 235-37, 285-87, 290, 294-99 (8¢ pair + 2 singles), 323-24, 326, 368 (2), 370-73, 537, 548-50, 610-12, 614-21, then blocks virtually complete to 1072, plus C18, mint singles incl. #230-40, 294//98, 329-30, 368-73, 537 and up appears complete to 1072, plus C13-15, used incl. 242, 244-45, 285-93, 296-99, 323-27, 399-404, C18, just a couple of earliest with faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $30,600+ (Owner's). Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 1017		U.S. Collections, Mostly Mint Collection to 1936, few hundred in Lindner hingeless album, highlights #76, 115 used, large Bank Notes to 90¢, noted 216 o.g., balance mint incl. Columbians complete to 50¢, 284 l.h., Trans-Mississippi complete to 8¢, Louisiana Purchase to 10¢, Jamestown complete, 331-340, 369, 397-400, 401-404 (10¢ dist o.g.), other Washington-Franklins to $5 incl. 523 (foxed), 1922-25 set complete to $5, 578-79, White Plains sheet, few Kansas-Nebraska values, Airs complete to C18 (no C14), every stamp selected for freshness, color, centering, occasional minor fault (usually unapparent), still a wonderful collection to expand, many items would grade very high, Very Fine overall. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 1018		U.S. Collections, Extensive Mint Plate Block Collection, In 2 binders and on original auction lot sheets to Famous Americans, starting with #234 imprint strip of 3, starting with 20th Century fairly extensive with minor dupl., strong Washington-Franklins, few blocks of 4, many items cat. in the $100 to $500+ range, also Airs to more recent period, many items bought through auction, excellent lot for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details	Realized $7,763
Lot 1019		o U.S. Collections, "Black Jack" Accumulation, 434 used copies organized in stockbook, mostly #73, but noted a group of #93, few blue or red cancel, unchecked for re-entries or varieties, usual centering, condition better than normal for a group this large, excellent for study, generally Fine. Scott $30,380+ (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1020		o U.S. Collections, High Catalog 19th Century Group, couple hundred mostly used sorted in glassines between #11 and 211, nice selection of large Bank Notes, duplication, excellent for bargain boxes, few faults, generally Fine. Scott $31,236 (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1021		/o U.S. Collections, Used and Mint Collection to 1930's, few hundred in Scott specialty album, 19th Century mostly used incl. #1, 1851's to 12¢, 1857's to 24¢, 1861's to 90¢, Grills to 30¢, 1869's to 30¢, large Bank Notes to 90¢ (3), Columbians complete mint or used to 50¢, Trans-Mississippi complete to 50¢, various Washington-Franklins, White Plains sheet n.h. (trimmed at top), Kansas set mint, Nebraska to 10¢, Airs mint incl. C1-C6 and C18, mixed condition on 19th Century and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine. Scott $21,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 1022		/o U.S. Collections, Collection to 1934 on Pages, collection on old Scott pages with scattered 19th Century used, incl. 1869's to 30¢, Bank Notes to 90¢ with few mint, 1916 on mint majority of value with Washington-Franklins with #462-475 (no 467), 479-80, coil singles, 1917-19 Perf 11 set complete except #505, 523-524, 547, 1922-26 complete, mostly complete after that, also Airs complete except C13-15, also Parcel Post, Officials, Special Delivery with #E3 mint, Dues, separate pages for coil pairs, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century generally fine to very fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1023		o U.S. Collections, Grandma's Used Collection, came to light after 60 years, incl. #1 plus nice run of classics, incl. grills #88//100, 112-122 (no 120), almost all large and small Bank Notes, 230-242, 244, 285-93, 294-312, 323-30, 331-42 (no 336), good run of Washington-Franklins, 397//404, relatively complete from 551-944, Airs incl. C1-4, C6-12, C18-32. also E1-13, better Dues, good showing of Officials, Revenues, cut squares, and other Back of the Book, while predominantly used, there are mint surprises: C5, C13 l.h., C14 l.h., K1-18, PR114-PR125, RW1-RW4, etc., faults in some early material, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1024		/o U.S. Collections, Mint and Used in Davo Album, scattering of 1857-61 to 10¢, #113//121, large Bank Notes incl. grilled, 214, 216 o.g., mint 220//227, virtually all mint from there on, incl. 230-40, 285-90 (plus 291 used), 294-99, 300-07, 309, 323-30, decent run mint Washington-Franklins incl. 547, 397-400, 401-03, 551//73, nice run thereafter incl. 803-34, mint C1, C3-C30 (no C14-15), E1//12, Q1//9, few plates, incl. very fine n.h. C10, occasional fault, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1025		/o U.S. Collections, Mint and Used Stock, several hundred on small sales cards, 1850's to 1930's, few plate blocks incl. #833 n.h., minor duplication, some dubious not counted, have a look, mixed condition. Scott $27,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1026		U.S. Collections, Premium Sheet Lot, several hundred in sheet folders, 1930's to 1940's, incl. huge section of Overrun Countries, incl. a couple thousand plate blocks and several hundred sheets of the Belgium issue (owner was trying to corner the market!), other sheets (some stuck to glassine interleaves) noted incl. #803-832, Famous Americans, 1930's commemoratives, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 1027		o U.S. Collections, High Catalog Used Group, few hundred sorted in glassines by Scott number, noted large Bank Notes, Columbians to 30¢, Trans-Mississippi to 50¢, some Washington-Franklins and other early commemoratives, few Airs and other Back of the Book, some with small faults, but great group for bargain boxes, generally Fine. Scott $20,384 (Owner's). Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1028		o U.S. Collections, Mostly Fancy Cancel Selection, 33 singles, 1 pair, 2 covers, mostly geometric, incl. #65 's with shields, 2¢ black jack with red letter "F", blue geometric and on cover with grid, #75 with fancy shield, value in 1869's to 24¢, #72, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1029		/o U.S. Collections, 19th Century to 1950's Oldtime Lot, In glassines, 1930's on probably bought as new issues, strength in 20th Century with few 19th Century mostly used incl. #239, mint Columbians, incl. better Airs with Pl. blocks, C1-3, C4-6 (2 sets plus blocks of 4's), Ducks incl. #RW1 on n.h., also Special Delivery, highlights incl. #506-16 blocks of 4, 1930's on in blocks or quantities mostly n.h. (ex 620-80, 621-82), #650 to 1071 in fairly large quantities, also #294-99 mint, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1030		/o U.S. Collections, Collection in Minuteman Album, hundreds to 1980, some early items with certs., classics used incl. #1, 1851's to 12¢ incl. #12, 1857's to 10¢, 1861's to 30¢ incl. #64 (cert., small fault), Grills incl. 89-90 (both certs.), 1869's to 24¢ incl. 118 (cert., faults), large Bank Notes incl. 155 (cert.), Columbians to $2 used, Trans-Mississippi to $2 used, also scattered Washington-Franklins, some modern postage, Airs incl. C1-C6 used, other Back of the Book incl. used Ducks, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 1031		/o U.S. Collections, Various Collection Balances, thousands of mint and used in 6 albums, noted collection on White Ace pages, oldtime collection in Poole album, Minkus album, also National album, loads of face value throughout, some better classics and a few surprises, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 1032		/o U.S. Collections, Dealer Clean Up, fills two banker boxes, incl. several albums of mint and used, Revenues, plates #1030-52 (no 3¢); USPS mint year sets incl. 1968 I & II, 1969, 1970 (total Brookman $910), stockbook of 1920's to Ducks, group of earlier mint plates, blocks and singles, binder of better classic to modern, strong in Dues, glassine of used Ducks, quantity of line pairs, comprehensive collection of Autopost and related, bundleware and misc., plus some mint Canal Zone and used Hawaii, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1033		/o U.S. Collections, Dealer Stock on Pages, mint and used, noted #26 pair (2) o.g., 78 used, 98 used, 1869's to 12¢, Columbian mint or used to 50¢, Pan-American issues to 10¢ mint, Louisiana Purchase to 10¢ mint, 1922-25 series to $1 mint, 581-91 n.h., few Airs and other Back of the Book, high catalog, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1034		/o U.S. Collections, Mostly Used Collection, In 4 albums, incl. one album of used blocks and Transportation coils, 1 album of mostly modern mint and used stationery, 1 album of mostly the same but also Airmails (incl. C1-6)to ducks, also earlier postal cards, and one album of the general issues from 1851-57 issue on, 19th Century somewhat full, 20th Century reasonably complete with used Farleys incl. gutters, etc., some later mint (some high face) incl. mint and used booklet panes, also 2 Challenger covers, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1035		B U.S. Collections, Early Booklet Accumulation, between #BK42 and BK112, couple duplicates, noted BK43, BK63, BK76, some better items with faults counted as panes, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1036		/o U.S. Collections, 3 Collections, 19th and 20th Century in 3 Scott albums, one with mint, another with used and third with 20th Century cancels, noted Kansas-Nebraska issues, Bank Notes, mint blocks, Back of the Book, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1037		/o U.S. Collections, Long Retired Dealer Back Up Stock, mint and used in 7 bulging Elbe expandable stockbooks, all identified and in Scott order, 4 are filled with mint, virtually all n.h., from #772 to 2600, with face of approx. $1,200, used are well-represented in 3 vols, #721-2030, quantities of mint and used range generally from a couple to a dozen or so, virtually all numbers represented, perfect for a beginning or expanding dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1038		o U.S. Collections, Group of Mostly Used Blocks, noted #480 (2), 524 top block of 6 with plate number, C3 top plate of 12 (perf. faults lower right stamp), 419, 421, 478 (3), 297-99, 339, large group of U.S. Philippines (singles), few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1039		/ U.S. Collections, Oldtime 1922 to 1957 Collection, o.g. or n.h., singles and some blocks of 4, noted 1922-25 series complete, perf 10 complete, 1920's commemoratives, #692-701 in blocks of 4, Kansas-Nebraska complete, Prexies, etc., fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1040		/o U.S. Collections, Various Collections, few thousand in albums, mostly Harris, with value in mint plate blocks to 25¢ values (face approx. $1500), some older used in album, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1041		/o U.S. Collections, Balance of Collections, Mint or used virtually all 20th Century in a banker box, on Scott pages, in National album, etc., incl. #630 sheet, strength in 1920's-40's period, some dupl. in a stockbook, nothing real modern, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1042		/o U.S. Collections, Mint and Used Stock, several hundred on various sales and society pages, noted Airmail group with #C5-C6 n.h., C6 l.h., 230-232 n.h., 294-99 o.g. or n.h., 118-19 used, C18 l.h., C23c (2, no certs.), 2238b n.h. (cat. $325), 1610a, b n.h. (cat. $475), Famous American plate blocks, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1043		/o U.S. Collections, Collections Lot, hundreds of mint and used, 19th and 20th Century, in 2 albums, binder and folder, decent classic regular issues and early commemoratives, also worthwhile Dues and other Back of the Book, inspection a must, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1044		/o U.S. Collections, A Pile of "Whazzits?", group on black stockcards, lots of classic U.S. with questions about shades, varieties, grills, papers, etc., noted a "canceled" #39, "pink" 64, private perfs and so on, a treasure hunt for the knowledgeable dealer or collector, inspection an absolute must, Fine appearance. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1045		/o U.S. Collections, Oldtime Mint and Used Small Group, Around 200 items on Bexar lot sheets, etc., incl. group #11 covers, mint and used 1869 24¢ and other values, C18 on cover. 19th Century covers from Texas, New Orleans, and Kentucky, and cut down proof group of 140+ showing 1851-57 series, 1869's "complete", Bank Notes, and Officials apparently "complete" mint (lovely "proof like" impression …. of course), interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1046		/o U.S. Collections, Collection in Liberty Album, hundreds of mint and used, 19th Century used, with some large Bank Notes, Columbians and Trans-Mississippi complete to 50¢, Washington-Franklins mint or used, 1922-25 series mint to $2, perforate 10 complete mint, Kansas-Nebraska sets, Prexies complete mint, #1053 and lots of modern postage, mixed condition on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1047		/o U.S. Collections, Collection in 6 Binders, Predominantly used (generally very nice centering!) to Washington-Franklins, mostly mint thereafter to 1940, incl. a few classics, large and small Bank Notes, #230-38, 246//60, 264-76, 283-90, 294-310, 323-27, Q1-12, etc., mint incl. 551-569, few Kansas-Nebraska, 803-32; Airs incl. C16-C45, blocks of C7-9, C25-C30, big stockbook of mint U.S., binder of used blocks incl. 803-34, 909-21, etc., good value, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1048		/ U.S. Collections, Oldtime Block of 4 Collection, hinged at top, n.h. at bottom, old springback album, incl. #230-32, 300-01, 319, 328-329, 537, 620-621, numerous 2¢ reds, 704-15, 859-93, 803-29, C7-C49 (no Zepps.), generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,025+. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1049		/ U.S. Collections, Mint 1920 to 1976 Collection, On Scott pages in mounts, complete from 1932 on, incl. #548-550, mostly n.h. with few early hinged, also Airs complete except C13-15 (C4-6 n.h.), very clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1050		/o U.S. Collections, 1890 to 20th Century Accumulation, On pages, stockpages, etc., mint and used, incl. some back of the book, incl. #219D mint, Confederates, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1051		/o U.S. Collections, Collection in Old Scott National Album, Somewhat scattered to 1923, sparse 19th Century mostly used with 1869's to 15¢, Bank Notes to 90¢, Columbians to 50¢ mint or used, Washington-Franklins mint (to 30¢) or used, reasonable back of the book with Parcel Post, Special Delivery, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century generally fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1052		/ U.S. Collections, Group of Better Mint on Cards, o.g. (few n.h.), noted Columbians to 15¢, Pan-American to 8¢, #328 plate block of 6 (internal crease), 1920's definitives, some minor duplication, generally Fine. Scott $4,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1053		o U.S. Collections, Used Collection on White Ace Pages, few hundred to 1950's with some scattered mint, noted 1861's to 24¢, 1869's to 15¢, large Bank Notes to 30¢ (#217 o.g.), Columbians to 15¢ and later commemoratives, 369 o.g., 523 used, Kansas-Nebraska sets, Airs incl. C3 and C5 o.g., somewhat mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1054		/ U.S. Collections, Small Mint Accumulation, mostly n.h. on small black cards, noted n.h. plate blocks of 6 of #343, 368 (side), 320 (side) and 314 (side), plus C1-C3 o.g., 1920's commemoratives, few other Airs, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1055		U.S. Collections, Early Better Sheet Lot, few hundred in sheet folders, n.h., some with separations, incl. Overruns complete, many 3¢ sheets incl. purples, Baseball, few part sheets, considerable amount in the #600's incl. 2¢ reds, Airs with partial sheets, C46, C20-22, 1936 Army-Navy, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1056		U.S. Collections, Collection in Scott Albums, 2 like new hingeless albums with dust covers (one for back of the book empty), virtually all n.h., noted Washington-Franklins, 1922 series with coil line pairs, Kansas-Nebraska sets, Farley issues, #1053, Airs incl. C18, also 2 Scott specialty albums for plate blocks (face $60+), very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1057		U.S. Collections, Plate Block Collection, hundreds of n.h. in 3 Harris albums, 1920's to 1980, noted 1932 Washington issue to 10¢ (not complete), Prexies to 50¢, few 2¢ reds, 3¢ purples incl. Baseball, lots of postage, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1058		U.S. Collections, Post Office, Privately Generated Publicity, 9 full boxes of US Post Office, show generated or "Touch of Class" generated folders, programs, leaflets, etc. (no covers), much of a topical nature incl. sports, space, incl. photo-essays, reproduced lobby cards with appropriate stamps and cancels, some dupl., much produced for various shows and exhibitions, unusual, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1059		/o U.S. Collections, Collection in Harris Albums, few thousand mint and used to 2005 in 4 vols., value in modern postage with face over $760, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1060		U.S. Collections, Mint 20th Century Group, Few hundred on stockpages, mostly o.g., incl. blocks, pl. blocks, #834, 1053, C1-6, Washington-Franklins, etc., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1061		/o U.S. Collections, Used and Mint Collection to 1994, hundreds in 2 Minuteman albums, scattered classics, used to early 1930's, noted Columbians complete to 50¢, Trans-Mississippi complete to 50¢, later mint incl. Prexie set to $5, #1053, with lots of modern postage, Airs mint incl. C1-C6 and C18, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1062		/ U.S. Collections, Mint Accumulation, N.h. to o.g., noted #C10, C25-C31 plate blocks, 3 Birds & Flowers sheets, C18 flight cover, WS2 n.h. (cat. $125), 397-400, 239, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $604

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