Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale

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LotNo.

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1961

[Australian States] [Victoria] Literature Balance. 8 hardbound publications and 6 monographs; includes Kellow Stamps of Victoria, Purves includes Postal History of The Port Phillip District 1837-1851, Victoria: The "Registered" and "Too Late" Stamps 1854-58, Victoria: The "Barred Numeral" Cancellations 1856-1912 and The "Emblems" of Victoria 1857-63, Freeman & White Numeral Cancellations of Victoria and Williams Postal History of Northern Territory 1824-1988.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1962

[Victoria] Pack, C., Victoria, The Half-Length Portraits and the Two Pence Queen Enthroned. 1923, hardbound, 273pgs; normal use.
Estimate; $40 - 60.

Est. $40-60
SOLD for $20.00
Will close during Public Auction

1963

[British Commonwealth] Lowe, R., The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps. 1949-1990, hardbound, volume I 1st, 1st revised & 2nd editions, volumes II-VI 1st eds (volume V in 2 parts); earlier volumes normal use, V & VI near new.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1964

[British Commonwealth] Wilson, J., The Royal Philatelic Collection. 1952, hardbound, 440 pgs + 66 black & white & 12 color plates, deluxe edition in red Morocco leather with hubbed spine, slipcase with separations, one of the greatest efforts in philatelic literature; normal use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1965

British Commonwealth Literature Balance. Of 11 hardbound titles; includes Eastman The De La Rue History of British Foreign Postage Stamps, Deaville Colonial Postal Systems and Postage Stamps of V.I. & B.C. 1849-1871, W.A.S.C. The Stamps and Postal History of The Gambia, Beale Postal Service of Sierra Leone, Hopson & McCloy Seychelles Postal History and Postage Stamps to 1976, Smith A History of the Post Office in British North America, Melville Postage Stamps in the Making, Hill Life of Sir Rowland Hill and History of Penny Postage, Vol I-II, bound volume of the London Philatelist (Vol 1 No 1-Vol 1 No 12, cover flaws), etc.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1966

[British Guiana] Townsend, W. & Howe, F., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana. 1970, hardbound, 424pgs, illus with many color plates, gilt-edge top, the definitive work on the country; some wear to spine tag.
Estimate; $50 - 75.

Est. $50-75
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1967

[China] Ke-Shing Chang, P., History of Postal Cancellation of China, Part I-X. 1989-95, hardbound, 10 volumes, 5,780pgs, an extensive work on the subject, with companion work A Concise Catalogue of Postal Cancellation of China (1872-1949) hardbound, 743pgs; light use.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1968

[China] Directorate General of Posts Ministry of Communications, Republic of Chi, The Revenue Surcharges China 1897, Vol I-II. 1984-87, hardbound, 2 volumes, 1007pgs + intros, with original slipcases.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1969

[Fiji] Phillips, C., Postage Stamps Etc. of the Fiji Islands. 1908, modern hardbound in specialized solander, 144 pgs + 15 original loose plates; nice condition.
Estimate; $50 - 75.

Est. $50-75
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1970

[Great Britain] Moubray, J. & M., British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations, 1840-75. 1992, hardbound, 512pgs, many illus, near new; comprehensive study of the period.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1971

[Great Britain] Nissen, C., The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain 1840. 1922, 20 pgs preface & 122 pgs text, plus the 40 photo plates, new special rebound with plate solander, black ¼ leather with gold lettering.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Est. $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1972

Hawaii Literature Reference Balance. Of mostly catalogs and various monographs; with books including Gregory, F. Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Volume I-III in near new condition and D'Assis I.D.C. Catalog, Burt Adhesive Revenues Stamps of Hawaii, Schwalm Plating Hawaii's 1894-99 Two Cent Stamp, and periodical Mitchell's Hawaiian Philatelist 1978-85 (early issues photocopies), auction name sale catalogs including Harris, Golden, Ishikawa, Gross, Steiner, Atherton, Aall and Peters, etc.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Est. $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

1973

[Russia] Skipton & Michalove, Postal Censorship in Imperial Russia. 1989, 2 volumes, hardbound in slipcase, 488pgs; new.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

Est. $75-100
SOLD for $30.00
Will close during Public Auction

1974

Earée, R., Album Weeds; or, How to Detect Forged Stamps. 1906, 3rd edition, revised & enlarged, green embossed hardbound, 2 volumes, 1296pgs; light use.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1975

Lindquist, H.L., The Stamp Specialist. 1939-48, 20 volumes, hardbound, popular series published by H.L Lindquist beginning in 1939 and continued for twenty volumes to 1948.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1976

Early Dealer Price Catalogs and Descriptive Manuals. Over 30 publications; includes 1863 E.A. Oppen Catalogue of British and Foreign Postage Stamps, 1865 A.C. Kline Stamp Collector's Manual, 1880 L.W. Durbin Descriptive Price Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of All Nations (7th ed.), 1883 J.B. Moens Les Timbres des Etats-Unis D'Amerique (…par John K. Tiffany), 1887 The Bazaar New Issues of Foreign Stamps, 1887 E.B. Sterling Standard Descriptive and Price Catalogue…of the United States Only (exceptional condition) and 1888 Price Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of the United States, 1889 E. Musee Catalogue of the Complete Collection of the Postage Stamps of all Nations, 1894 (ca.) H. Gremmel Stamp Catalogue, also a mix of Scott catalogs 1880-1930's, etc.; condition varied.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1977

Worldwide Literature Balance. Of 27 mostly hardbound titles; includes Sallles Encycopedie de la Poste Maritime Francaise Historique et Catalogue - Tome I-VIII, Ichida Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872-1876, D'Elis & Armitage Ecuador: The Philately of the Seebeck Era, Griebert A Study of the Stamps of Uruguay, Schimmer & Heath Mexican Maritime Mail, Follansbee Stamps of the Mexican Revolution 1913-1916, Ayrivie 6 Cuartos 1850, Jonsson One Hundred Years of Icelandic Stamps, Blank Chile First Issues Stamps 1853 - 1867, Miller The Experimental and Early Machine Postmarks of Germany (1866 until 1906), Uyehara & Dietrich Afghan Philately 1871-1989, Cohn Ordinary Mail by Diplomatic Means During The Siege of Paris 1870-1871, Mattheos Introduction to the Large Hermes Heads of Greece: 1861-1886, Chang A Historical Survey of Postage Stamps, Postmarks & Postage Rates of Taiwan (1945-1949) Volume I-II, Prize Selections from the Rocpex Taipei '81, couple German text handbooks including Feuser Nachverwendete Altdeutschland - Stempel and Suppantschitsch biography.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1978

Philatelic Literature Balance. Mix of material including Bacon Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl of Crawford & Supplements, 1911, hardbound (original cover and spine in poor condition), P.F. series Opinions I-VII, couple early leather bound Postmaster & Post Roads Congress Report volumes, various periodicals including 1891-94 The Philatelic Chronicle and Advertiser (G.B.), broken run E. Perry Pat's Paragraphs, Herst Jr. Herst's Outbursts, various early dealer price lists, collector's guides, dealer lists, etc.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $20.00
Will close during Public Auction

1979

Post Office Seals Literature Group. Of 9 handbooks; includes Drumond Official Seals of the World x2, Kotanchick Post Office Seals of the United States and Possessions x3, Perkal & Kazman The Post Seals of the United States - Volume One: The Regular Issues x3 (2 hardbound and softbound) and Wegner The Washington, D.C., Dead Letter Office to 1920 - A Monograph of Postal History.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

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Est. $75-100
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

Auction Sale Catalogs

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Lot Description

1980

[United States] Auction Sale Catalogs Balance. Of 25 mostly hardbound name sale catalogs; includes Siegel-Shreve The William H. Gross Collection sales (four different), other Siegel sales including Golden Hawaii and Local & Carriers, Honolulu Advertiser, Brandon Part I-II (C.S.A.), Walske Special Routes and Wagshal, Spink-Shreve Risvold Vol. 1-3, Christies Ishikawa x2, Joyce Private Die Collection, etc.
Estimate; $75 - 100.

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Est. $75-100
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction

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