Sale 278

U.S. Stamps and Worldwide Collections and Large Lots


U.S. Postal Stationery
 
 
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Lot 84
 
Cut square balance lot 1853-1932, Approximately 300 mostly different cut squares on old album pages or auction lot pages, few early used, some duplicates but primarily mint with such better value items as #U11, U13-14, U16-18, U66, U67a, U68-69, U72, U73 (2), U180, U437h and UO67. Early issues often with somewhat close margins but latter mostly full and/or full corners, F-VF, please inspect.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 85
 
19th and 20th century used postal stationery collection, 2,600 entires housed in eleven stockbooks with 400 loose, range of stationery issues, various usages include registered, special delivery, way, packet mail, and third class mail, range of destinations include Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Curacao, Guatemala, Java, Monaco, Solomon Is., Sumatra, Uruguay, and Venezuala, auxiliary markings, postage due mail including Swiss and English dues, territorial mail from Porto Rico and Hawaii, large amount of uprated mail with various issues, great opportunity with enormous value, some mixed condition on the loose items, overall F.-V.F. collection.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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Lot 86
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Postal stationery specimens, Group of 180+ entires with Specimen or cancelled overprints either on the indicia or struck to the left, wide range of issues, F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 87
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Postal stationery wrappers, 1860-1915, collection of about 125 mint and used, folded and unfolded wrappers, mostly identified, sorted and arranged in a 3-ring binder. Includes 1¢ Star Dies, 2¢ Black Jacks, 2¢ Reay, 1¢-2¢ Plimpton plus selections from all the 20th Century issues except the 1920-25 surcharges. A check with the U.P.S.S. may possibly turn up some sleeper numbers, F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 88
 
Columbian stationery collection, collection of approximately 205 covers, about 60% uprated with various issues including the Columbians, variety of usages include registered, auxiliary markings, a N.M. Territory use, a large size use from Hawaii to Hong Kong, China, and a few nice advertising, destinations are mainly to Germany but also include Brazil, Chili, India, and Japan, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 89
 
Postal card accumulation, 1873-1911, Approximately 2000 used cards mostly between #UX1/UX25, UY1/UY14 loose and neatly sorted in six Lighthouse stockbooks, including some mint plus a used #UX4 (small flaws) and a few other unusual usages such as R.P.O./R.R. territorial and color/star cancels as well as plate varieties. By far the most valuable sections are the Columbian Exposition and cards used to foreign destinations incl. both international and regular cards with adhesives added; while most are to Western Europe (primarily England and Germany) there are some other, more exotic destinations. Mixed condition, especially among the loose cards, but generally an F-VF lot and well worth viewing for possible better items.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 90
 
Official stationery, group of about 100 mostly used entires, some interesting postmarks including Agt., M.O.B., Registered, and R.P.O., better include Chicago blue, blue Richmond registered, Angel Island, Ca., Cincinatti registered, blue Reinholds Station, Pa., and a signal service report from New York, mixed condition, Fine group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 91
 
2¢ Liberty international postal cards, Total of 145 cards used to Germany including #UX6 (54), UX13 (22) and UX16 (69), wide range of origins and destinations, some usual flaws as is common with these much traveled cards, but still much nicer than what is usually encountered, F-VF lot.
Scott $4,395
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Lot 92
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U.s. & foreign accumulation, three large cartons filled with stamps and covers in albums, binders & glassines. Includes two German Zeppelin covers, U.S. First Flights, several somewhat sparse U.S. Collections, useful Worldwide Collection, plus more, mixed condition, but still many F-VF items.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 93
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United States and foreign balance, includes U.S. Possessions mint and used, C.S.A., U.S. back of the book covers with postage dues, parcel post, and AEF, U.S. duck stamps, U.S. precancel collection, faulty U.S. #K15-16 with o.g., Liberia postal history, Canada covers, and a few miscellaneous items, quality is mixed, inspection recommended.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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