CSA COLLECTION, attractive collection in 3 ring binder, includes: 62X2 (unused, lightly toned); 56X1 (unused, small faults); 5c pair (1, stone 2) on cover; 10c (5, faulty) on cover; 5c (6, o.g.); 5c (6, two covers paying 10c rate); 5c (7) pair on cover; 7 (2 singles) used on "turned" cover; 2c (8 pair, o.g., most probably NH); 10c (11), three blocks of 4 + singles in various shades; 20c (13 pair, unused); 2 unused CSA Flag patriotics (one sarcastic Union), some minor mixed condition, generally F-VF.

CV. 300

AIRPOST LITERTURE COLLECTION. primarily European references and incl Silombra "Histoire de L'Aerostation et de L'Aviation Francaise 1783-1930", Collot and Cornu "Ligne Mermoz/ Histoire Aerophilatelique 1918-40", Thomassen "Norwegian Air Mail" (1998), Hedelius "Dansk Luftpost" (1992), Luning "The History of Airmail in Scandinavia" (1978), Stark "Norsk Luftpost" (1978), Newall "British External Airmails Until 1934" (1985?), Eisendrath "Crash Covers, An Aerophilatelic Challenge" (1979), Proud "The Postal History of British Airmails" (1991), Kronstein "Pioneer Airpost Flights of the World 1830-1935" (1978), also includes auction catalogs for airmail "single owner sales" incl "Osprey" (1983), Silver (1985), "Pegasus" (1986), Heinmuller (1987), finally three air mail related works - Viscount Templewood "Empire of the Air, The Advent of the Air Age 1922-29" (1957), McKee "Ice Crash, Disaster in the Antarctic 1928" (1979), Cobham "Australia and Back" (1926); light collector use, Fine and useful assortment

CV. 200

LITERATURE BALANCE. includes (in no particular order) "100 Years of Thai Postage Stamps" (1993, slipcase), Jackson "The Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles 1891-1971" (1979), Thorp "20th Century United States Stamped Envelopes" (1968), a stack of pamphlets and journals relating to the Philippines incl stack of "Philippine Journal of Philately" for 1951/62, some older SG and Scott catalogs, etc., light to moderate collector use; VG-VF

CV. 50

PHILATELIC LITERATURE AMASSMENT. several cartons of books, handbooks, catalogs, society journals, pamphlets, etc. ranging from well used to almost new, VG-VF, consider shipping weight as it will be quite heavy

CV.

463//QE3, U.S. PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION, mostly in clear mounts, NH unless noted: 463, 482, 610, 611, 615, 619, 627, 629, 637, 640, 643 (o.g.), 644, 645, 649, 650 (2), 653, 654, 655, 657, 658, 670, 680, 681, 682 (o.g.), 736, 832 (3), airmails include: C7-9, C10, C11, C12, C16 (3), C17 (also sheet of 100), C19, C20, C22, C23, C24, C25-31, C34-6, CE1-2, J64 (2), J64a, QE3 (o.g.), several other more recent on pages (not counted), generally F-VF. (Scott $4,000+),

CV. 550

U.S. PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION, 1898-1940, very attractive collection in dealer stock cards mounted in 3 ring binder, mostly plate blocks but some blocks of four included, some light duplication to be expected, making this ideal for bourse or ebay dealer, majority are NH with occasional light hinge, generally F-VF, close evaluation is needed, owner notation "$4,054.70 total".

CV. 350

LARGE US PLATE BLOCK ACCUMULATION. four long boxes of glassines (plus another with used stamps), ranging from 3c/29c, each identified by Scott no., mostly plate blocks but some blocks of 4, vast majority NH, generally F-VF, many hundreds of dollars in postage

CV. 300

COLLECTOR'S PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION, 52 different plate blocks, mostly all fresh and attractive, NH :331, 383, 498, 499, 551, 617, 627, 629, 632, 634, 637-42, 650, 653, 654, 680-85, 688-90, 692-95, 697-98, o.g. 267, 463, 552, 575, 576, 611, 635-36, 645, 647, 649, 657-58, 671, generally Fine or better. (Scott $2,100).

CV. 300

US PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION TO 1980. housed in four Scott plate block albums (one definitive, three commemorative), covering through 1980, several better blocks including 644, C7-9, and C10, apparently all NH, generally Very Fine, Face Value $250+

CV. 120

1926-63 U.S. AIRMAIL PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION attractive collection of C7/67 in mounts in Minkus album, all appear to be NH, includes: C7-9, C10, C11, C17, C19, C20, C23, C25-31, substantially complete thereafter, generally fresh and VF (Scott about $450).

CV. 100

C7//CE2, 1926-46 5c-50c PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION on White Ace pages, includes C7-9 tops, C10 top, C10a, C16, C19, C21-22 tops, C24 bottom, C25-31, CE1-2. NH, generally Very Fine. (Scott ($918).

CV. 100

627//C22, 2c-50c PLATE BLOCKS ASSORTMENT. 35 different plate blocks, circa 1927/37, all fresh and attractive, NH, includes: 627, 680, 688, 724, 726, 734, 741, 743-44, 746-49, 10c Famous Americans complete, C11, C20, C22, all NH and Very Fine. (Scott $624).

CV. 90

PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION 1938/72, in five Minkus PB albums (several duplicate albums), mostly plate blocks but some blocks of 4, majority NH, F-VF, Face Value $100+

CV. 50

U1//U528, 1853-1932 U.S. Cut Square Collection, extensive collection of several hundred neatly mounted on pages, some light duplication, majority with acceptable margins but note some closely cut or with other minor flaws, unused highlights include: U11, U13, U14, U15 (used), U16 (2,both used, includes "cut corner"), U17, U18 (both used), U29, U42-45, U66-73, excellent "Reay" issues: U93-95, U99-101, U105, U107, others include U189-94 (all large "full corners"), etc., stated catalog value is to 1900 only with many interesting dies of 1900-21 issues, generally Fine or better, an excellent old time collection, inspection suggested. (Scott about ($14,300).

CV. 1,500

MESSAGE/ REPLY CARD COLLECTION to 1967. 23 mint folded cards incl UY1-4, 8, 9 (5 different city surcharges), UY9 unused (San Francisco surcharge; UPSS MR16-14, $100), UY9a, UY10, etc., F-VF

CV. 300

UNUSUAL 19th CENTURY ENTIRES ASSORTMENT. 20 entires, selected for fancy or unusual cancels, includes: U1, blue Calhoun's Mills, SC, cds; U1 addressed to T. Woolsey (President of Yale), red Greenwich, Ct cds; U9 with Mars Bluff, SC balloon cds; U34 with Union Springs, NH fancy "star"; U78 with Worcester, Mass "J"; U111 with negative "20" Boston, Mass duplex; U160 with bold Worcester, Mass. "Shield"; U163, violet Sewanee, Franklin County cds; other fancy cancels on various entires include: bold Boston negative "C" on unusual "key stone" type killer; Roxbury, NY "R": on 2c Columbian entire, rare 1885 Payson, Yavapai Co. Arizona on 2c entire, etc., also includes: additional 10 covers with various Railroad Agt. markings, expect some flaws/small faults, generally F-VF, a most unusual group, sure to please the fancy cancel or stationery collector, knowlegable postal history dealers retail $1,473.

CV. 250

MODERN POSTAL STATIONERY HOARD. large accumulation in four cartons of mostly mint modern postal stationery, postal cards, letter sheets etc. in albums, boxes and loose, also incl. some early material, high face value, generally F-VF, review recommended

CV. 250

MESSAGE/ REPLY CARDS COLLECTION BALANCE. dozens of mostly unused or used and incl UY2 1908 to Chile, UY2m 1897 to Hong Kong, UY3 with machine cancel, UY5 Pan Am Expo machine cancel, UY5 used, UY6 "return to Sender" pointing finger marking, UY19r 1963 from Germany with added US and German stamps, UY20 1971 to Japan marked return to sender, etc. plus some with printed ads, assorted 1920 1c Surcharges used, few event or FDC cards, assorted cards with "CANCELLED/ NOT GOOD FOR POSTAGE" handstamp (diff types), etc., usual mixed condition with most F-VF, well worth a closer look

CV. 200

MESSAGE/ REPLY CARD COLLECTION to 1973. select collection of mint unfolded cards incl UPSS MR3 sep 1, 2, MR5 sep 1, MR5 sep 5A (steel plate), sep 5B (electro platye), MR6, MR14 sep 1, 2, 3, MR15, MR19 sep 3-5, 5a, 6-8, etc., fresh and Very Fine (UPSS $890+)

CV. 200

U.S. ENTIRES AND POSTAL CARD BALANCE, small group of 4 19th century entires + 12 Postal Cards, better include: U65-65 with "Wells Fargo & Co." printed Frank; U256, U259 both legal sized and with printed "Northern Pacific Express Co" franks; postals include: UX12, UX13 (used to Russia), possible UX21a pre-printed, UX72a, UY6, UY8, UY9 (2, different cities), UY10 with printing, etc., generally Very Fine with a few minimal flaws.

CV. 150

1950s/90s POSTAL CARDS ACCUMULATION. many 100s of mint cards with good variety of issues incl airmail cards (figured) and some message/ reply cards (not figured), duplication to 100+ each, includes UX107 with "Cupex '86" cachet (100), UX117 with "Philatelia '87" cachet (100), UXC23 with "Sudposta '87" cachet (100), some with traces of a rubber band stain on the edge but overwhelmingly fresh and VF; Face Value $1,250+

CV. 120

UY7//UY35, MESSAGE/ REPLY POSTAL CARDS ACCUMULATION, several hundred unfolded, cards, useful to slightly excessive quantities, includes: UY7 (95), UY13 (6), UY60 (about 60), UY17 (about 25), UY18 (about 30), UY19 (about 25), balance in similar quantities, ideal for dealer or specialist,

CV. 100

US COVER AND POSTAL STATIONERY LOT. large selection of 19th and 20th century covers (many with contents), post cards, postal stationery, FDCs, souvenir cards, etc, includes some better items such as U218, U219, and U293 mint entires, UX6-12 mint, UC16c mint (3), generally F-VF, viewing is recommended

CV. 100

U.S. POSTAL CARDS COLLECTION. To 1990s issues and incl air mail, message/ reply cards and officials, mostly mint and incl few better earlier issues as UX7 mint with gold-coated back, UX8-11 mint, UX19-20 mint, UX22-27 mint, UX32-33 mint, UY2 mint (2 incl one unfolded), UY4 mint, UY5 unused, UY8 unused, etc. plus some Postal Buddy card sheets, usual mixed condition in earlier issues, generally F-VF

CV. 75-250

1960s/90s MINT STATIONERY ENVELOPES ACCUMULATION with BONUS. 100s of mostly smaller sized envelopes with good variety incl some airmail envelopes, duplication to 100+ each, some with bit of aging along the edges from storage but generally fresh and VF; Face Value $390+; bonus of approx Face Value $50 in mint 1980s unfolded airletters

CV. 75