Lot
1557 
United States Mint Group, 1869-1914, of five mostly better issues; includes 1869, 6¢ with small thin (115, $2,500), 1882, 10¢ Banknote (209, $160), $1 Columbian, disturbed o.g. and graded XF 90 (241, $1,000), 1941 2¢ Wash coil n.h. (453, $300) and 1895 30¢ Postage Due with light crease (J36, $550), nearly Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675
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N.Y.F.M. Cancels on Stamps Group, 20 Banknote issues mostly on early auction pages; from 1¢//90¢ values with a nice array of geometric strikes, includes a couple fancy shields, anchor & stars, etc., includes a few other earlier issues and a supplementary mail postmark on 15¢ & 30¢; nice group for the specialist.Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $425
Lot
1559 /o
United States Quality Balance, 1888-1933, of 14 stamps virtually all mint and overall extremely fine; including Scott #218 (only used stamp), jumbo 240 (no gum), 296 & 298 n.h., 399-400, 402, 550 n.h., C1-C6 and C18 n.h.; sound fresh material, Scott cat $1,547. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $450
Lot
1560
High Grade Mint Never Hinged Issue Balance, 1893-1958, of over 130 items including singles, pairs and a plate block, all with certificates and virtually all graded and most with grading between 90-100; regular issues including Scott #237, 248, 294 (95), 397 (95), 429 (95), 435a (90), 463 (90), 464 (90), 481 (100J), 482 PB (100), 489 PR (90), 492 PR (95), 496 LP (85), 524 (85), 537 (98), 537 (95), 551 (98), 550 (95), 560 (95), 561 (95), 562 (80), 563a (95), 564 (95). 565 (98), 568 (95), 571 (95), 572 (95), nice showing of later 4th bureau definitives with many pairs, line pairs and commemoratives, Prexies including $2-$5 both 95, etc.; airmails with #C2 (95), C4 (95), C5 (95), C12 (98), C17 (98), C20-C22 (98), C25//C27-C28//C30-C32 all 98, etc., and special deliveries with E11 (95), E12 (90J), etc.; all bright fresh issues. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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Realized: $7,000
Lot
1561
United States Collection, 1893-1994, selection of mint never hinged issues housed in Scott Platinum hingeless album, with hand-selected issues for freshness, colors and centering; includes 1¢-3¢ Columbians, 1¢ Trans-Miss, 1¢-3¢ Pan-Am, various 1¢-2¢ definitives to 1917, nice 2¢ Lincoln bluish (PSAG cert grade 98), 2¢ & 5¢ Louisiana, 1916-22 coil up tot he 10¢ with additional pairs, 1917-19 definitives approaching completion, good completion in following offsets, good showing of 4th Bureaus with near complete Kans-Nebr issues (675 with PSAG cert graded 95 but oxidized) through to Parks, Legends of West recall sheet, back-of-the-book with airmail (C1 with PSAG cert graded 98 but slightly oxidized), and good showing of later including #C18, selection of dues, parcels, late deliveries and others, Ducks with a run from 1941; nice fresh material throughout, worth careful evaluation. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $2,100
Lot
1562
Mint Consignment Balance, small group of 8 better items; includes 3¢ Columbian block n.h. (232), $2 Columbian regummed (242), 4¢ Trans-Miss block (287), $1 Trans-Miss o.g. (292), 8¢ Pan-Am block */** (298), and #638-642 plate block n.h.; condition a little varied, Scott cats $3,655. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900
Lot
1563
United States Mint Balance, 1893-1979, mix of virtually all never hinged on stockcards; starts with Columbian issues (two regummed) and 4¢ corner margin & 5¢ plate no. single n.h., everything thereon n.h. including Trans-Miss 2¢ plate pair and 8¢, some Pan-Ams including 10¢, Pan-Pacs including choice #403, 392 line pair with cert., some later plate blocks including modern definitives, airmails including nice #C1-C6 set, #C18 and others including plate blocks, #F1 jumbo margin single with cert, etc.; with overall centering very fine or better, worth proper review. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
1564
United States Stamp & Stationery Balance, mint issues in stockbook and on pages in binder; stamps with some nice 1893-1915 commemoratives with much n.h., useful to good later issues including 4th Bureaus & Prexies to the $2, stationery with a nice selection of postal entires from 1874 on, also a nice run of postal cards including a UX1, paid replies, etc.; worth a look. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $500
Lot
1565 /o
United States Stamp Balance, mix of mint and used material mostly issues from the 1920-40's with some later mis-perf coils and commemorative sheet; includes better early classics including used #67, 118, 122 & 143, mint with #76 (unused), 150, 276A, 292 and a mix of good later coil issues, a Harding Memorial Issue Collection with lots of material with some good covers, stock of coil leader pairs and strips from the 1930-40's and a stock of Prexie coils showing partial plate numbers up to the 6¢ value; worth careful review. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,700
Lot
1566 /o
United States & Possessions Balance, mix of material mostly classics to the 1920's on stockcards, small stockbook and sheet file; stockcards with mixed condition classics from #2 on with modest to moderate quantities, 1861 issues including 90¢ used, Banknotes with some fancy cancels, Columbians with high values o.g. and no gum, Pan-Am complete mint, useful Wash-Frank issues including mint $5 and a scarce postal counterfeit, stockbook with mostly Periodical issues including first issues among forgeries as well as later issues worth checking, useful revenues, mix of sheets and some back-of-the-book blocks mainly from the 1930-50's including signed items, Possessions with a little C.Z. and */o Hawaii stock with some good value; worth review. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $3,750