Lot
3071 
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Illustrated Postal Card Group, 1893-1930, 70 items including strong section of 1893 World Columbian Expo including some scarcer cards used including overseas uprated, souvenir cards from various cities; condition varies, inspect. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
3072 /o
Illustrated Postal Card Group, group of 22 items, mostly postal cards used between 1898-99, various souvenir views from large cities, most uprated to European counties; condition varies, inspect. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot
3073 /o
1952, 2¢ on 1¢ Surcharge Postal Card Study, hundreds of mostly mint cards; includes the paid reply cards with at least 75 unsevered #UY15 card with surcharge type variety (alone cats $8,625), UY14 with double, triple missing surcharges, black print error items, regular postal cards with overprint types and some variety; nice group for the specialist. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,200
Lot 3074 o
Postal Card - "Last Day in Service" Postmark Collection, 1955-60, approximately 1,400 cards of the period alpha arranged by town with last day cachet, many signed by postmaster, from the vast array of states, includes an additional 400+ 1930-40's cards with centennial slogans and unusual name towns including Gene Autry, Okla. and Whirl Wind, W. Va.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $20
Lot
3075 /o/
Christmas Seal Collection, mostly arranged and identified on stockpages in two large binders; nice showing of the various issues including some scarce to rare items, unlisted major varieties, proof material, covers, etc.; seals off cover including 1907 type I with shades, block and thin papers as well as counterfeits, 1908 issues with various types, unlisted vertical pair imperf between and imperforate pair, booklet panes, later issues with imperf between varieties, 1911 coil issues and essay, 1913 proof pairs, etc. later issues with specialized material, varieties, booklets, many proof & essay items, etc., nice selection of on cover/card usages starting from 1908 including unusual 1927 postal card usages from Italy, local seal usages, etc.; an excellent foundation for continuation. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $5,750
Lot
3076 /o
Back-of-the-Book Stock, neatly arranged and identified on large stock cards; starting with Offices in Shanghai with a few regular U.S. issues with Offices cancels including #280b, 319 block of 4 and a F1, Office issues with */o with duplication and lower value used blocks, includes K15 x2 mint, K16 mint x2 and used x2, Officials with $2 State used (O68) and a O89 used block of 15, first issues Newspapers with some fakes and a possible used PR4, and Ducks from RW1 on with later plate blocks in modest duplication; worth evaluation. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,500
Lot
3077 /o
Back-of-the-Book Collection, mostly used on album pages; starting with strong used Postage Dues near complete missing only a handful of mostly better, includes precanceled J58 with cert (flaws), J59, etc., complete used Special Deliveries, Parcels complete used, Offices in China complete used with the shades varieties, Duck complete to 1963, useful cut square collection, mixed C.S.A. issues including a few Provisionals, #142L3 used, etc.; condition mixed with many scarce items; inspect. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
3078 /o
Back-of-the-Book Collection, mostly used on quadrille pages, Dues mostly used, also some Officials, Newspapers, reasonable group of Revenues with 1st issue to $10, 2nd Issue to $3, 3rd Issue to $3, red and green Transfers, Wines, Ducks mint and used from RW1, Match & Medicine, Confederates with #2 on cover, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $600 - 800.
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Realized: $600