Auction Catalog Group. Starting with a run of Rumsey first 13 sales plus better items consisting of 1995 Honolulu Advertiser softbound in 3 volumes in slipcase, and the following all hardbound: 1981 American Illustrated Cover Catalog (which has become the standard work in the field); 1983 Sotheby's Cape of Good Hope Maximus Collection; 1989 Christie's Sale of Weill Brother's Postmaster Provisionals; Shreve's Collections Auctions 1998 Wampler, 2000 Lyons, and 2001 Buranasombati; 2001 Feldman New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Canada; 2010 Zurich auction Switzerland, and 2018 Siegel Faust Black Jack Collection, most with pr's, some pen notations to the Rumsey items.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Hind, Arthur Hind Collection. 1934-35, complete set of 11 Harmers London auction catalogs in two HB volumes: British Commonwealth and Foreign; minor wear, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Knapp, Edward S. Knapp Collection of Philatelic Americana. Parts 1-3 SB plus Philatelic Iconography, 1941-42, Parke-Bernet, 7,890 lots, normal use, one of the great early postal history auctions.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Lewenthal and Spellman Auction Catalog Run. Group of 20 Lewenthal sales from 1966 to 1976 when Spellman took over, continuing to 1989 with 42 sales up to #67, few faults, wonderful run of sales with strong postal history interest including westerns, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150. Est. $100-150

Est. $100-150

Lilly, J., Josiah K. Lilly Collection. R.A. Siegel, 1967-68, all 10 sales plus prospectus, with prices realized, softbound, 7718 lots, Very Fine, one of the greatest mint worldwide collections.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Paige, Samuel C. Paige. Complete run of Sale #1-36 including many names sales such as Chambers Stampless, Sterling Dow Maine, Darlington Territorials, Burr Carriers and Locals, de Windt 20th Century Fancy cancels, Ashbrook stampless, Chase 3¢ 1851-57, etc., loaded with postal history, fancy cancels etc.; One of the premier early postal history auction houses, a must have for the postal history researcher, a rare complete run.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Sales, New York. Sales #1-63 cmplt (1977-82). Highlighted by Classic Canadian Postage ('77); US Waterway Packetmarks ('77); Homan Estates Parts I-V ('77-78); US Stamp Sheets ('78); Western Express ('78); Juhring 1869 Pictorials ('78); DeVoss Panama ('78); Juhring US Essays, Proofs and Specimens ('78); Russo Specialized US Black Jacks ('79); US Special Delivery ('79); US 1861-69 Postal History ('79); Wunderlich 1869 ('80); Important US and Postal History ('80); Ishikawa US 1851-57 One Cent Parts I-II ('80); US Waterway Packetmarks ('80); Ishikawa Hawaii ('80) and US Post Offices in Japan ('81). A major reference source., Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300