Vintage stock certificates, 1854-1974, 55 different ornate and colorful stocks and shares, including railroads such as Western Maryland Railway, Baltimore and Ohio, various companies such as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., General Foods Corp. and Faberge, Inc. many historic companies; this is a great lot for the collector or for a dealer who specializes in the area; estimated at $5 each but likely worth far more! Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 62
Lot No:367
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Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 62
Lot No:368
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Beautiful signed prints by the famous artist, Arthur Szyk, a group of 10, plus several unsigned duplicated. Printed in 1947 in New York, and originally intended for use as country album title pages. Each is approximately 10" x 12" (25 x 31 mm) and suitable for framing. Countries include Canada, China, France, Great Britain, Israel, Poland, Switzerland, U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and World airmail. All are nearly immaculate. Fully imaged on the web (photos have been cropped).
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 62
Lot No:370
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Suggested Bid $100-150

Sale No: 62
Lot No:371
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Ephemera, a misc. lot of unusual items, including a 1917 4½% bond issued by the Provisional Govt. of Russia (after the Revolution of Spring 1917 but before the Bolshevik Revolution in October), payable in 1928 (good luck collecting on that one); a group of Railway gold bond coupons 1964-1996; and 6 souvenir cards from the 1970's.
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $50-100 (Image)

Suggested Bid $50-100

Sale No: 62
Lot No:395
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1851-1957, an extensive dealer's stock, hundreds of predominately used stamps (some mint mixed in that is even n.h.!) with tons of variety including classics through commemoratives (which are in plate # blocks mostly), airmails, parcel posts, ducks and a nice section of CSA; quality is mixed and there is some oxidizing throughout that with a little TLC could be removed, however, there are some hidden gems in here too! This lot is definitely worth close inspection, overall Fine to Very Fine. Most has been imaged here but not all.
Scott $45,000 ++
Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Scott $45,000 ++
Suggested Bid $4

Sale No: 62
Lot No:396
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1850's-1900's, a real pot pourri, including some Bank Note covers, a stampless or two, a small used accumulation, some CSA and a smattering of Hawaii, and numerous fakes (certified by the P.F., so you can be assured they are genuine fakes). Useful reference items and miscellaneous galore. This one really needs to be inspected. Shipping weight 11.5 lbs / 5.2 kilos,

Shipped to us in a box marked "natural clumping litter" - you have to wonder if there might be some hidden message there. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

1857-2000's, a massive dealer's stock of used, neatly arranged by Scott number on stock pages in binders, in 4 large boxes. Thousands of stamps are here, in at least 4 separate stocks, with up to 10 of each Scott number in each stock. There is some value in early issues. All are quite salable, generally Fine or F.-V.F. Shipping weight 89 lbs / 40.4 kilos. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 62
Lot No:398
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1870's-1960's, a mostly mint dealer's stock, on stock pages in a big box, with the main value in issues 1901-1930 including some blocks and coil rolls. Mostly nice condition with much NH, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 14.5 lbs / 6.6 kilos. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 62
Lot No:399
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1870's-2000's, a massive accumulation of used, arranged mainly by Scott number on stock pages, filling a large box, mostly modern issues in quantity, including some high values. Probably thousands of stamps here. Shipping weight 25.5 lbs / 11.6 kilos. Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-200

1880's-2000's, a dealer's stock and accumulation of used, mainly in 19 albums, a huge number of stamps including some moderately better, all packed in 3 large boxes. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

1883, 2¢ Washington, red brown, a hoarders dream of literally thousands with unusual cancels (Scott 210), likely a few other stamps in this mish-mash. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

Sale No: 62
Lot No:403
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1898-1960's, a "caboose" lot - the misc. tail end of a large collection, including a group of plate blocks from the 1920's and 1930's (cataloging approximately $2000); a small collection balance on pages (catalog value approximately $1000) that includes a Kans.-Nebr. set; a beginner's U.S. collection in a Harris album that includes page after page of pretty postage; some inexpensive revenues in quantity; a modest Canal Zone collection balance; and 2 volumes of 24 carat gold replicas of classic U.S. stamps. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 20 lbs / 9 kilos.
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $200-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-400

1920-2000, an enormous dealers stock of used stamps, in 11 large 3-ring binders, containing tens of thousands of used singles, neatly arranged by Scott number, including regular issues, commemoratives and some back-of-the-book. Quantities are generally in the 1-25 range. Some faults, but generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 57 lbs / 26 kilos.
View a PDF of images for this lot Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

1923, $2 U.S. Capitol and $5 America, an accumulation of 38 used examples of each (Scott 572-573), all neatly mounted on black stock cards, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $912
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $912
Suggested Bid $150-200

1938, $2 Harding and $5 Coolidge, an accumulation of 136 used examples of each (Scott 833-834), with a few in pairs or blocks, neatly mounted on black stock sheets; all imaged on the site.
Scott $918
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $918
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 62
Lot No:408
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1952-1961, a group of matched sets of commemorative plate blocks, 124 sets of 4 in total with quite a lot of duplication - starts with Sc. #1004 and goes through Sc. #1142 although not consecutively, includes Sc. #C46; all neatly mounted in hingeless mounts on pages, a great lot for a dealer to sell as matching sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. A few imaged to give a flavor of the lot.
Scott $496
Suggested Bid $120-180 (Image)

Scott $496
Suggested Bid $120-180

Sale No: 62
Lot No:409
Symbol:Cat No:2870

1994, Legends of the West, recalled, a wholesale group of 7 miniature sheets of 20 (Scott 2870), all in the original post office packaging; plus one that is not the error sheet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $875
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $875
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 62
Lot No:410
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1995-1997, uncut press sheets, a group of over 40, with modest duplication. Includes popular issues such as Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Alfred Hitchcock. All in excellent condition, generally Very Fine. Catalog value very roughly estimated at $3000+. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800

Sale No: 62
Lot No:458
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U.S. and Foreign, 1850's-1980's, a huge chaotic mish-mash of mint and used stamps, covers, FDC's, picture post cards and ephemera, the disorganized balance of a hoarder's estate, accumulated over decades.
6 large boxes hold mini-collections, in albums, on pages, or in stock books. Catalog values probably mount into many thousands, possibly tens of thousands. This includes some U.S. face value postage.
1 large box holds loose stamps in glassines. Completely unorganized but with occasional value, up to perhaps $100 per item.
2 large boxes hold covers (some with real postal history value), FDC's, and a huge number of picture post cards.
1 large box holds ephemera, such as old Life magazines, a few baseball cards (1960's?), pokemon cards and more.
There is some real value here - and a lot of work to dig through and find it. Bring your own shovel (BYOS). Shipping weight 366 lbs / 166 kilos. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Sale No: 62
Lot No:459
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U.S. and Foreign, 1879-1940's, a small mint and used collection. U.S. includes scattered early used, some mint Washington-Franklins and issues of the 1920's-1940's including Kans.-Nebr. high values, plus a group of blocks of 4 including Overrun Countries and Famous Americans. Foreign includes a small selection of France on pages, mainly 1930's-1940's, plus a few colorful mint sets from the French area, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 62
Lot No:460
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U.S. and Foreign, 1850's-1930's, a large accumulation of covers and postal history, many hundreds, mainly items in the $5 to $10 retail range (and downward), including U.S. stampless, Bank Note covers, turn of the century, military and some foreign. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 62
Lot No:462
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U.S. and Foreign, 1970's onward, a mass of souvenir albums from modern merchandising groups. 8 boxes of beautifully packaged albums from the Postal Commemorative Society and similar groups, showcasing U.S. Presidents, Norman Rockwell, Princess Diana, Birds of America and more, there is even a small album with a plastic-wrapped G.B. Tuppence Blue. The pretty packaging is worth many multiples of the value of the stamps. A lot for modern retailer - definitely not for the classics collector. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

Sale No: 62
Lot No:463
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U.S. and Foreign, 1930's-1990's, a large accumulation of FDC's with some flight covers, filling many boxes. A wide range of material, many cacheted, some not; many unaddressed, some not. The foreign FDC's are probably more interesting than the ones from the US. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

Suggested Bid $100-150

Precancels, 1925-1954, an attractive and well-organized collection of many hundreds, hinged in a special printed album and grouped by state, most of the stamps being Presidentials. A nice lot of all different, generally Fine to Very Fine, and perfect for a specialist. Shipping weight 3 lbs / 1.35 kilos. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300