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Sale 54: The Winter Auction

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Lots 1784-1793 Lots 1794-1803 Lots 1804-1813 Lots 1814-1822

Lot 1794    

Cut Square Collection, 1920-1925, 2¢ on 3¢ surcharges + 1½¢ on 1¢ surcharges, selection of perhaps 400 items, neatly displayed in hand-made album, arranged by city sub-types, seemingly all different, bonanza for the specialist; all very fresh & uniformly cut, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $475

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Lot 1795 o   

Postal Card Fancy Cancellation Collection, 1870-80's, approximately 200 cards in stockbox, mostly 1¢ Liberty issues, nice array of fancy towns & killers throughout with many color cancels, including Waterbury, Ct. geometrics, target and negative numeral and letters from various cities including Boston, Mass. and Portland, Me., initials including "MB" of Mystic Bridge, Ct., an array of star and Maltese Cross cancels, geometric including a run of Perkin & Chicago, Ill. geometrics in blue, etc.; a nice array of fancies, well worth examination.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1796 /o   

Postal Card Stock, well over 2,500 cards arranged and indexed in 5 long stock boxes; early issues mostly used with some nice mint in modest quantities from #UX5 on, some nice preprinted ads */o and an interesting array of postmarks included color and fancy cancels, some mint quantities in post 1910 cards with some interesting ad text items, through to 1980's issues with mostly mint modern, sections of airmail and official cards and some paid reply cards */o; worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1797    

Postal Card Mint Stock, 1873-1958, approximately 400 non-preprinted cards arranged in long stockbox; from modest to some heavy duplication; early issues including UX3, UX5, UX6 x12, UX7 x4, etc., better including UX13 x8 (cat $250 each); overall condition a little mixed, Scott cat in excess of $7,000 not counting the very faulty; please inspect.
Scott No. UX3//UX46    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1798 /o   

Postal Card 1873, 1¢ Liberty Issue Collection, of over 800 cards in three binders; virtually all UX3's and used with some mint pre-printed and non-preprinted cards; usages including 8 uprated foreign usages with destinations including Switzerland, Germany and a later usage to India, wide range of domestic cancels including a pleasant showing of colored and fancy cancellations, interesting printed advertisements, railroad usages, etc.; a nice collection for the postal card specialist.
Scott No. UX1-UX3    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $750

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Lot 1799 /o   

Postal Card 1873, 1¢ Liberty Issue Accumulation, approximately 40 UX1's and 200 UX3's in sleeves; includes a modest range of mint pre-printed and non-preprinted cards (UX1 mixed condition), used with a few uprated foreign usages, nice showing of colored and fancy cancels, some interesting ads, etc.
Scott No. UX1-UX3    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $270

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Lot 1800 o   

Postal Card Accumulation, classic selection of approximately 1,200 cards in three long stockboxes; mix of early to later with a host of cancels for the periods; includes fancy cancels, illustrated ads, Exposition related, later with R.P.O. & H.P.O.'s, commemorative including FDC's, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $250

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Lot 1801 /o   

Postal Card 1875-81, 1¢ Liberty Issue Collection, approximately 500 mostly used cards in binder and in sleeves in long stockbox; virtually all UX4 & UX7's with a couple used UX5's, includes a moderate selection of mint pre-printed and some non-preprinted, used with a nice array of colored and fancy cancels, some noted design varieties including missing or no teeth & nail hole varieties (ex-Blackmore), usages to Canada including 1882 Chicago to Manitoba, B.D. with Agent Allan Line handstamp, carrier usages, R.P.O., some printed ads with some illustrated including large Strawberry in red; a lovely accumulation for the postal card specialist.
Scott No. UX4-UX5, UX7    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1802    

Postal Card Mint Accumulation, mix of well over 400 preprinted and non-preprinted cards from #UX5 on, nice assortment with some better early cards in modest quantities, interesting pre-printed items including illustrated ads, several later multicolored "Holiday Greetings…From Elvis" illustrated (when in the Army), interesting #UX13 preprinted, few paid replys, some modern in duplication to be expected; worth evaluation.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1803 /o   

Postal Card Group, small group of mostly better and interesting items; includes UX27D preprinted (cat $550), UX47 (cat $250), couple UX37 FDC's (cat $200 each), 1908 special delivery usage on UX18, couple patent postal card reply essays and a 1899 private "Commerce Card" mail without postage and apparently accepted; condition varies.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $475

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