U.S. AIRMAIL AND B.O.B. COLLECTION, includes singles and plate blocks, mounted in a White Ace album, all mint with many NH, overall condition is very clean with only a few scattered faults, there are several items with values in the $50-100 range, also some Special Delivery, Parcel Post, Special Handling, there should be a good amount of catalog value here, (ENV 300-350) (Image)

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U.S. MINT AIRMAIL COLLECTION, mounted on Scott album pages, virtually complete less C13-15, runs to date, most appear to be Very Fine NH, nice group, (ENV 300-400) (Image)

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U.S. AIRMAIL #C23 COLLECTION, includes 34 singles, 23 blocks of four, five centerline blocks, 24 mostly different plate blocks, overall NH and Very Fine, maybe a scattered fault here and there, a really nice showing of shades and arrow markings, much of the value is in the C.L. blocks and plate blocks, a great lot for the specialist in this area, (ENV 150-200) (Image)

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TEN STS-8 FLIGHT COVERS, includes the folder for each, condition is very clean with maybe a minor fault here and there, current retail is in the $50-75 each range, (ENV 300-350) (Image)

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U.S. B.O.B. ACCUMULATION, includes several hundred singles, contained on 102 cards by issue, the overall quality is mixed and there are some faults to be expected, strong in Airmails, Postage Dues, Officials and Newspapers, there is duplication here, values up to about $100 with many in the $10-25 range, a few nice cancels scattered, loads of value and plenty of stamps to break out for mail sale or internet sales (Image)

CV 12,900.00

U.S. B.O.B. SELECTION, includes 17 different mint singles and multiples, neatly arranged on a black stock page, the overall condition is mixed and there are a few with faults or regumming, some of the better items are: 291*(RG), 547a*, C13-15*(C15 w/77 PFC), E3*(NH), F1*(NH), J6*(NH), 24*(NH), 44*(deep claret), 44*, 56*(NH), 76*(NH), 78*(blk/4 NH), JQ5*(NH), RW1*(NH), K1*(PB/6 NH), plenty of worthwhile items in this group, take a look (Image)

CV 7,510.00

U.S. B.O.B. ACCUMULATION, a few thousand mixed mint and used singles, contained in five various stockbooks, there is a wide range of material here including a showing of Revenues and Taxpaids, also some Cut Squares, Postal Savings, computer vended postage, a strong section of Postage Dues, Airmails, stong showing of Officials and modern Officials including covers, the condition is mixed as is the norm for this area, lots of stamps here and probably a huge amount of catalog value, it will take many hours to go through this one, (ENV 750-1,000) (Image)

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U.S. B.O.B. ACCUMULATION, includes 50 various singles, sets/part sets, mixed mint and used, contained on retail dealer pages with descriptions, cat. values and prices, the overall condition is mixed and there are faults to be expected but generally fairly clean, strong in Airmails, Postage Dues but also includes some Parcel Post and Revenues, there is some slight duplication, values mostly run in the $20-150 range with some higher, a pretty much ready to go group for the retailer or mail sale dealer with all the work done (Image)

CV 2,980.00

U.S. B.O.B. SELECTION, includes a couple dozen various mint and used singles, contained on 102 cards, there is some duplication, the overall condition is mixed, there are several better items included: C18*, J32*, 35*, 65a*(2), 77*(3), mostly material in the $10-50 range, pretty much ready go (Image)

CV 1,860.00

U.S. AIRMAIL AND B.O.B. COLLECTION, mixed mint and used, mounted on White Ace album pages, some of the better items include: C1-6(mostly mint), C18, complete to 2006 less the big Zepps, Q1-9(mostly mint), some Dues, Special Delivery complete, usual mixed condition with some faults to be expected, values up to about $100, good value here, (ENV 200-300) (Image)

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U.S. B.O.B. PLATE BLOCK SELECTION, includes 33 various plate blocks and groups of plate blocks, virtually all are mint, contained on retail dealer pages with descriptions, cat. values and prices, the overall condition is mixed and there are faults to be expected but generally fairly clean, strong in Airmails, Postage Dues but also includes some Parcel Post, there is some slight duplication, values mostly run in the $20-100 range with some higher, a pretty much ready to go group for the retailer or mail sale dealer with all the work done (Image)

CV 1,760.00

U.S. HIGH QUALITY BEER STAMP COLLECTION, includes 100 various with most being different, only a few duplicates, mixed unused and used, neatly sorted onto black stock pages, the overall quality here is simply outstanding, although there are some with repairs and faults which is certainly the norm for this area of philately, values up to about $250.00, some of the higher value items include: REA1, 14, 16, 16a, 20, 20c*, 22a*, 31, 34(3), 38b(2), 38e, 42d, 42e, 42f, 51, 76b, 99, 182, 190-91*, 193-95*; a wonderful opportunity to start collecting in this always popular area of revenues and securing a number of VF-XF examples in a area where good quality is very difficult to find, there are many stamps in this collection which would bring 3-5 times catalog value if offered individually, do not let this one go by because it will be a very long time before another lot like this is offered anywhere soon, we have scanned every page and images are available on our website (Image)

CV 6,140.00

U.S. DUCK STAMP COLLECTION, a few dozen singles, blocks, plate blocks and SS's, mounted in two Custom Stearns and Fink specialized albums and dust case, there is a complete mint set along with numerous duplicates in this collection, and the mint set is nearly all NH except for some of the early issues, there are several plate number singles here, the overall condition here is outstanding with many XF+ stamps, the collector pretty much handpicked his stamp for quality, although there may be a scattered fault, gum skip or gum bend present, the collection runs up to 2017, a really wonderful showing of these always popular issues and contained in one of the best and most informative albums ever printed, if you want to jump into this area with quality stamps this is absolutely the lot for you, certainly one of the better Federal Duck stamp collections we have ever offered (Image)

CV 11,500.00

U.S. STATE AND FEDERAL DUCK STAMP ACCUMULATION, includes a couple hundred mint and used duck stamps, on album pages and stock pages in a three ring binder, there is duplication here, there are singles and some plate blocks, there is also some Junior Ducks included, the overall condition is very mixed with faults and many unsigned, the catalog value of this lot should be substancial, (ENV 750-1,000) (Image)

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U.S. DUCK STAMP ACCUMULATION, includes several dozen mostly mint singles, mounted on album pages and some on stock pages, there is duplication, the lot basically consists of a White Ace album page collection from 1945-2007, a Scott album page collection from 1940-2005 and another Scott collection from 1973-2010, there are also a number of other duplicates includes, generally mint with some no gum and some hinged, plenty of stamps here, (ENV 300-400) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH FDC COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA DARE, incredible collection of nearly 250 mostly different covers, mounted in (3) three ring binders, in order by Planty numbers, the collection is nearly complete missing perhaps 20-25 Planty varieties, in many cases there is a FDC and a 2nd day cover with the same cachet, there are also many "Dare, Va." CDS's to go with the usual "Manteo, N.C." cancel, there are about a dozen "colored in" covers and a couple dozen handpainted covers present, there are 13 different "Postmaster General" cachets which Planty catalogs at $100 each (only six possible sets of this special printing), there are some unlisted cachets included, another key here is the overall quality which is simply outstanding for this area, there are dozens of covers here which would retail over $100 and a few more dozen which retail in the $50-100 range, this collection certainly must be the finest group of Dare FDC's ever put together, simply an amazing opportunity for the specialist in this area, in addition to the collection there are about a dozen folders packed with correspondence relating to the efforst of Mr. Hough, we have included many scans on the website of the better covers, (ENV 3,000-4,000) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF FDC'S 1931-1939, Over 650 mostly different covers, mounted in seven three ring binders, virtually all are cacheted, most are FDC's although there are some 2nd Days scattered, a very wide variety of cachets with about 95% listed in Planty, there are some hand colored covers included, there is about an album and a half of Parks material including Farley's, there are two albums of Army-Navy, there are NO Prexies in this group(look elsewhere in this section), the overall condition is exceptionally clean with some minor faults here and there, we noticed dozens of covers with Planty values in the $50-100+ range, a wonderful collection from this very active period for cachet makers, the catalog value listed is our estimate of the Planty value, a simply outstanding collection with many elusive covers, we have included several scans of this collection on our website (Image)

CV 8,000.00

THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF COLLINS HANDPAINTED FDC'S 1979-1998, includes about 710 mostly different handpainted Collins FDC's sorted loose in a medium box, most are in the 1979-98 period and includes some of the better sets, the overall condition is very clean with only a few scattered faults, there are some of the better early covers which retail in the $50-150 range and then several hundred with retail values in the $25-50 range, a truly wonderful collection of these incredibly popular multicolored handpainted FDC's, the estimated retail value of this group is in the $7,500-10,000 range, a very rare opportunity to jump into this extremely popular area of FDC collecting, (ENV $2,000-3,000) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF FDC'S 1940-1999, includes regulars and commems, mounted in 53 three-ring binders, pretty much complete for the period and includes many duplicate issues with various cachets for each, about 98% unaddressed, the overall condition is very clean with some faults to be expected, the key to this advanced collection is the variety of cachet makers and the collection includes many better cachets with the majority of covers NOT being from the big three makers, we scanned this collection and found many covers which retail in the $5-25 range, there are also some higher denomination items included, a really great collection which fills up five large cartons, viewing this collection will be a huge advantage to the serious bidder, (ENV 1,500-2,000) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF AIRMAIL FDC's, includes about 250 mostly different covers mounted in four albums, mixed cacheted uncacheted but mostly with cachets, mixed addressed and unaddressed, virtually all different cachets, includes singles, coil singles, coil pairs and some booklets, most of the value here is in the pre C31 period, some of the better items include: C10(4), 11, 19(7), CE1(13), 2(16), C20(11), 21(8), 22(7), 23(42), 24(9), 25a(2), 31(2); there are also some better varieties, the overall condition is very clean with only a few scattered faults, the Planty value here certainly exceeds $3,000.00, a wonderful collection for the specialist in this area and includes many better cachets, (ENV 1,000-1,500) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF LUMINESCENT FDC's, includes about 100 mostly different covers mounted in two albums, all are cacheted, all are unaddressed, virtually all different cachets, there is also some postal stationary, fairly complete for this speciality including most of the Airmails, some of the better items are: 1035b, 1036b(3), 1044b, 1044Ac, 1045a, 1046a, 1055a, 1057b, 1059b, 1208a, 1209a, 1213b(3), 1213c, 1225a & 1035b, 1229a(2), 1240a, 1254-57a(2), 1276a(2), 1282a-94a(12 diff.), 1314a-22a(11), C59a, 62a, 63a, 67a(2), the catalog value listed is from Brookman, this is a very unusual collection with many elusive covers, a rare opportunity to obtain a large number of these varieties at one time (Image)

CV 3,000.00

FIRST DAY COVER ACCUMULATION #551/749, interesting group of a couple hundred covers, very nice variety of cities and cachets for the various issues in this period, there are a few covers in the $100 range but mostly in the $5-20 range are here, the overall condition is mixed and there are faults to be expected, most are sleaved in poly and identified by Scott number, the catalog value listed is approximate Scott value, plenty of worthwhile items in this one for the specialist in this area (Image)

CV 3,000.00

THERON FOX HANDPAINTED FDC COVER COLLECTION, about 80 mostly different handpainted FDC's, neatly arranged in a cover album, there are a few duplicates scattered, virtually all are addressed(as usual), many of these covers have less than 20 known, the overall condition is very clean with a few scattered faults, well worth a good look, (ENV 750-1,000) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH COLLECTION OF PREXY FDC's, includes 240 different covers mounted in two albums, all are cacheted and most are addressed, virtually all different cachets, includes singles, coil singles, coil pairs and some booklets, blocks and a few plate blocks along with a set of singles with EE markings, the overall condition is very clean with only some scattered faults, there is one each of the $2 and $5 values, a very nice collection in great condition, (ENV 400-500) (Image)

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THE JOE D. HOUGH ESTATE COVER BALANCE COLLECTION, includes several thouand covers and some stamps, contained in two large cartons, mostly common FDC's but there are some better cachets and other speciality items included, good variety but also expect some duplication, lots to look through with this one, (ENV 300-400) (Image)

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