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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2237		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Intact Back of Book and Possessions Collection, mint or used, starting with Special Delivery with Dues mint or used with complete sets, Officials mostly mint with 1873 issues mostly complete, scattered Newspapers, also Parcel Post, Parcel Post Postage Dues complete mint, scattered cut squares, Revenues (ducks complete mint to 1956), scattered Possessions mint or used with better Hawaii (cat. $1500) mostly mint, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 2010 Scott $28,000 (Owner's). Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $5,635
Lot 2238		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postage Due Wholesale Lot, n.h., between #J52 and J73 in various quantities incl. J52 (9), J55 (31), inspect, Fine overall. Scott $14,160. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2239		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Ekko Broadcasting Stamp Collection, 1924 album in reasonable condition mostly complete (very rare complete) mounted to pages, consisting of 606 U.S. same design and 17 with different design, Canada with 34 same design and 2 diff., also Cuba 9 similar design and 2 different, Mexico with 8 similar design, 678 in total, rarely seen this complete with many states well represented, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 2240		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Cut Squares Stock, Few hundred correctly identified mint or used on #102 cards, large dupl. on some common, incl. better mint incl. #U2, U9 (4 mint), U11-12, 14, 42 (cut to shape), 60-61, 64-65 (2 of each), U68 used, mint U98, Officials incl. UO16, O35, O56 (2), all with margins all around, few dirty, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $8,000+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 2241		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Cut Square Stock, few hundred unused on #102 sales cards, many with full corners, common to scarce, noted #U69-U71, U73, W415c, U420a, U454b, U454c, U503 (used), back of book incl. UO16, UO35, UO47 and WO50, clean lot and ready for retail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,600+ (Owner's). Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2242		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, USPS Commemorative Panels Collection, nearly complete run, most still in original sleeves in 19 matching USPS supplied binders, face $1100+, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Brookman $15,000+. Estimate $750-850. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2243		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Postal Cards, Few hundred identified (some by better UPSS #) older to recent, dupl. throughout, very clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,200. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2244		/o U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Officials Mint and Used Accumulation, On old stockcards, owners listing consists of #O1-9, 11-12, 15-24, 28-45, 50-67 (90¢ o.g.), 72-93, 96-103, 109-120, #050 on mostly o.g. to unused, occasional dupl. incl. mint and used copies, decent colors, high cat., few faults, Fine overall. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 2245		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Mint Entire Stock, about 400 unused pieces, UPSS numbers, sleeved and priced, classics to modern, very little dupl., mostly $5 to $20 cat. values (up $195), clean lot, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,682 (Owner's). Estimate $700-800. View details	Unsold
Lot 2246		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Souvenir Pages, hundreds in binders filling 4 banker boxes, 1972 to 1998, minimal dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,500+. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2247		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Wholesale Lot, n.h., incl. #C1 (9), C3 (8), C4 (2) and C18 (4), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,339. Estimate $650-750. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2248		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmails Complete to 1963, n.h. to o.g., incl. coil pairs, #C5 n.h., C14-C15 o.g. small thins, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2249		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Postal Stationery Stock, 165 entires and postal cards, majority mint, good variety and generally clean, sleeved and priced, owners retail $2935, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2250		o/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Telegraph Express Oldtime Accumultion, about 14 telegraph covers hand delivered, incl. Western Union, Magnetic Telegraph, Western Union (2) with 3¢ adhesive usages, also group of American Express incl. 1863 cover, various labels, also 1864 map with "Proposed Overland Route", interesting group, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2251		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Plate Blocks and Singles, n.h. and o.g., noted plate blocks of #C7-C9 (side), C10, C12 (n.h.), C18 (dist. gum), C24 (n.h.), plus some singles and modern postage, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2252		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Christmas Seal Sheet Accumulation, n.h. small group incl. #WX16, 18a, 18c (part sheets of 82 and 98), 19, 19b, few others, couple re-inforced, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2253		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Collector's Western Union Accumulation, Mostly sorted and identified in 3 ring binder, booklets incl. 1881, 1886, 1887 (also Postal Telegraph #15TO29), and mostly common priced on old "Acorn Stamp Company" retail pages of mostly panes, clean mostly, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2254		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Christmas Seal 1907 to 1980s Collection, hundreds of mint mounted on well annotated homemade pages, loaded with information and contains many varieties, essays, proofs, booklet panes and printer's blocks of 9 and 12, noted #WX1-4, WX5 with New Hampshire local hs., WX6, WX7, WX9, WX16a, WX19c, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2255		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Few Hundred Mint Cut Squares, In 4 stockbooks (2 with identified numbers), starting #U2, mostly 200 numbers and higher incl. fly specking vars. and types on 1893 Columbian issue, also #UC1-7, UO1-70, 1 album and stockbook with unidentified mint and used with earlier, few entires, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2256		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Plate Block Collection, n.h. on White Ace pages, complete from #C7 (side on C7-8) to C70 (no C13-15, C18), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2257		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Commemorative Panels, n.h. on pages, 1994 to 1999, no apparent dupl., face $300, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000+. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2258		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Locals Accumulation, 160+ pieces on stockpages, good variety incl. Hussey's, Blood's (few on piece), Allen's Dispatch, Bouton's, Boyd's, Metropolitan, etc., mix of genuine, reprints and fakes, inspection recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2259		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Airmail Plate Block Collection, mostly n.h. (used blocks not counted), incl. #C7-9 large tops (C9 o.g. in selvage), C10 large side, C12 short side, C16, plus 2 n.h. blocks of 4 #506 both with plate numbers (one foxed), modern postage, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2260		U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Christmas Seal Sheets, n.h., consists of #WX5, WX12 and WX29, few minor separations, great items for framing, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $915. Estimate $180-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2261		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Better Postal Cards, 13 different, 11 unused, 2 used, incl. #UX7, UX7a (used), UX8c (used), UX13, UX34, UY5 unsevered (folded), couple with minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,129. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2262		/ U.S. Back of the Book Collections, Small Airmail Group, l.h. to n.h., consists of #C3 (small thin, XF centering), C6 l.h. (2), C7-C10 plate blocks n.h. (C10 folded), generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $547. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $115

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