Lot 1761
1969-1991 Coils Accumulation, displayed in stockbooks, from 1¢ to $1, many plate number strips, considerable face value to be counted, wide variety of papers, tagging, precancels, Transportation series well represented including fractionals; other face value groups including Champions of Liberty 8¢ plate blocks; stockbook of 17¢ electric car coils mint & used (not counted), could be some surprises here, a closer look recommended.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325
Lot 1762
1970-1995, U.S. Postal Service Mint Sets, selection of over 60 sets in original folders and/or books, some duplication, high catalog value in Brookman; also over 25 Commemorative panels, mostly 20¢ commemoratives including Babe Ruth, occasional duplication, please inspect.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $250
Lot 1763
8.3¢ Transportation Coil Exhibition Collection, Scott #2128, extensive study including every conceivable permutation, with plate number strips of 3 & 5, printing varieties, perfs, tagging, misprints & misperfs, inks, many precancel varieties, and much much more, with some historical notes and photos; with stockbook of additional items and some duplication; also including #2124, 4.9¢ coils with similar examples; the coil specialist should find this quite rewarding, please inspect carefully.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 1764
1981-1988 Plate Number Coil Collection, in Scott Specialty album, including many better items with catalog values to $150, mainly strips of 3, many Transportation series but others also; catalog value for items over $10 totals well over $1,000.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $280
Lot 1765 /o
1981-1988 Flag Coils Specialized, 20¢ Flag over Supreme Court issue, many 100's mint & used neatly presented on quadrille pages, emphasis on plate numbers, color shifts, shades, varieties, misprints, miscuts, misperforations, in pairs, strips of 3 & strips of 5, used plate # singles, tagging varieties, every conceivable kind of variation from the normal; includes over 160 mint examples, also a few covers; also a binder with many 100's 25¢ Flag over Yosemite mostly strips of 5, with phosphorus & block tagging varieties fully identified, most plate numbers present with modest duplication, some strips of 3, face value about $150 for Yosemite issue, needs a much closer examination.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot 1766
Study of Microprinting, 1992-1999, unusual display of United States postage stamps with security printing technology known as microprinting, in which words or numbers are imbedded in the design and not normally visible to the naked eye, and sometimes only visible with special viewing devices provided by the postal service. This collection has stamps with face values to $11.75, some commemoratives in sheets, all with notations by the collector as to where the imbedded characters are to be found in the design; along with list of issues from Linn's Stamp News article. Please inspect.Estimate $100 - 150.