Lot 1947
American Philatelic Congress, Congress Book, 1935-2019, broken mostly complete run of 81 volumes mostly hardbound, includes volume No. 1-16, 18-19, 21-42, 44-79, 81-85, includes the No.1-72 Index; minor use.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $200
Lot 1948
Fred Langford's Archive Files for the, Flag Cancel Encyclopedia, thousands of hand written notes, photocopies, articles, etc. simple bound in 20 volumes, thousands of pages with sections including various U.S. state and towns, section of Canada and Canada Imperial Flags, Mexico and a volume on other foreign countries, "back-of-the-book", U.S. Handstamped Flag Cancels, Early American Co. non-flag cancels and a large three volume "American Flag Workbook", Doremus machine cancels, Langford's first trial copy of book; an impressive original holding of information, accompanied Langford's Flag Cancel book.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot 1949
Machine Cancel Society, The Machine Cancel Forum, 1987-2019, Issue 139-270 complete, bound in 11 volumes; light use.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $20
Lot 1950
Postal History Literature Balance, of 22 hardbound titles; includes Rose & Searing The 1869 Issue on Cover: A Census and Analysis, Alexander et al The Travers Papers - Volume I-II, Cooper The Fresno and San Francisco Bicycle Mail of 1894, Murphy A Postal History / Cancellation Study of the U.S. Pacific Islands, Van Dam Postal History of the AEF 1917-1923 (1st & 2nd editions), Wawrukiewicz Forwarding of Mail by the U.S. Post Office Department 1792-2001, Karlen Chicago Postal History and Chicago's Crabgrass Communities and Chicago's Great White City and Chicago's Mail, Milgram Federal Civil War Postal History, Lounsbery American Postal Markings From Colonial Times to the 1850's, U.S.P.C.S. The 1851 Issue of U.S. Stamps: A Sesquicentennial Retrospective, Walske & Trepel Special Mail Routes of the American Civil War, Kay & Smith New York Postal History, Chase & Cabeen The First Hundred Years of U.S. Territorial Postmarks 1787-1887, ter Braake Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790, Laurence Ten-Cent 1869 Covers - A Postal Historical Survey, etc.; a wealth of information.Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $110
Lot 1951
Stamp Literature Balance, of 29 mostly hard bound titles; includes Luff The Postage Stamps of the U.S., Neinken U.S. One Cent Stamps of 1851 to 1861 and U.S. Ten Cent Stamps of 1855-1859, Frajola & Mayer U.S. Five Cents Stamp of 1856, Kantor & Kantor Sanitary Fairs, Belasco Guide to U.S. Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations 1907-1927, Piller New York Postmaster's Provisional (signed), Brazer Essays for U.S. Adhesive Postage Stamps, Chase 3¢ Stamp of the U.S. 1851-1857 Issue (1st and revised), Schmid Expert's Book, Tiffany History of The Postage Stamps of the U.S., Thorp Bartels Catalogue of U.S. Stamped Envelopes (Vol I-II 5th & Century editions), Patton Private Local Posts of the U.S., Priester U.S. Beer Stamps, Kingsley Legendary Persian Rug, Toppan et al Historical Reference List of the Revenue Stamps of the U.S., Kaufmann et al C.S.A. Catalog & Handbook, Plass at al Canal Zone Stamps, etc., also some catalogs including Waterhouse and a 2021 Scott Specialized; a wealth of information.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot 1952
19th Century Periodical Balance, mix of bound and unbound runs, broken runs and single periodicals virtually all from the 1880-90's; bound volumes include Western Philatelist (1887, volume 1 no 1-volume 1 no 12), Metropolitan Philatelist (1890-91, volume 1 no 1-volume 1 no 10), The Post Office (1891-3, volume 1 no 1-volume 2 no 24, 2 volumes) and The Boston Stamp Book (1895-98, volume I no 1-volume IV no 6, 3 volumes), loose Philatelic Era broken run (1891-95) and a mix of others; bound runs with cover/spine flaws.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $20
Lot 1953
Waterway Related Literature Balance, of 10 hardbound titles; including Klein U.S. Waterway Packetmarks 1832-1899, Rowe Postal History of Forwarding Agents, Starnes U.S. Letter Rates to Foreign Destinations 1847 to GPU-UPU, Hubbard & Winter North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75, Hargest History of Letter Post Communication Between the United States and Europe 1845-1875 (1st & 2nd editions), Pullin North Atlantic Packets Departures & Arrivals 1818-1840, Wierenga U.S. Incoming Steamship Mail 1847-1875 (2nd edition), Piszkiewicz U.S. Supplementary Mail and Frajola et al U.S. Post Offices in China and Japan 1867 to 1874; nice condition throughout.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $270
Lot 1954
Machine Cancel Literature Balance, of 17 handbooks; includes Morris et al The Columbia Story - Volume II-VII, Langford Standard Flag Cancel Encyclopedia x2, Payne Thomas Leavitt: His History and Postal Markings 1875-1892 x3, Billings et al U.S. Postal Markings Impressed By Machine - Volume I-II, and periodical Flag Cancellations (no. 1-138, 1963-86) in four hardbound volumes.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot 1955
Lindquist Publication Group, of 16 hardbound titles; includes Brookman The Nineteenth Century Postage Stamps of the United States, Volume 1-2 (1947 1st edition) x2 both signed, and The U.S. Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Volume I-III (1966 2nd edition) signed, Johl U.S. Commemorative Stamps of the Twentieth Century with volumes 1-3 + 1 revised ¼ leather editions (spine flaws) & cloth bound volumes 1-2 & 4, and Willard U.S. Two Cent Red Brown of 1883-1887, Vol I-I.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170
Lot 1956
Western Related Literature Balance, group of 8 hardbound titles; includes Frajola et al The Pony Express - A Postal History X2, Jarrett Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks, Leutzinger The Handstamps of Wells, Fargo & Co. 1852-1895, Williams California Town Postmarks 1849-1935, Vol I-II, Landis Post Offices of Oregon, Washington & Idaho, and Wierenga Gold Rush Agents to California and Their Markings.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $100