Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale

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4231

Worldwide, Zeppelin Flight Covers. Seven Zeppelin cards/covers; includes four Germany usages (2 cards) including #C36 + C37 x2 on cover, two Brazil usages (one card) and a Switzerland Graf Zeppelin flight; inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

United States Literature

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4232

1851 3¢ Plating Photos, . Nice lot which includes Classic Society Chase Reproduction 3¢ plating chart photos, Plate 1, 2 & 5 Late, and Plate 3, plus Smithsonian Plating Photos and complete set of color photos of Plates 1-8 & Plate O, a great lot for the specialist.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

4233

D. Appleton & Co., Postage-Stamps Collector's Pocket Album. 1864, 2nd edition, with complete table of all the known stamps, with ruled spaced pages (some U.S. cuts and locals mounted), leather bound and in fine condition.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

4234

Dexter, G., Catalogue of Postage Stamps, American and Foreign, and U.S. Revenue Stamps. Hardbound, 78pgs, owners name at top of front cover, wear including much of the spine covering missing.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

This is the first catalog of U.S. Revenues and the second U.S. catalog printed in the United States after Kline's (Crawford page 63). (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

4235

Early Periodical Balance. Several hundreds loose publications from the 1870's on, includes a few later runs but nothing appears complete; nice group for the specialist.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

4236

Early Priced Catalog Balance. Remarkable selection of dozens of priced catalog and a few directories, pamphlets, etc.; various catalogs from the 1870's including J. Allan Mason & Co. (Mulready illustrated front), Charles F. Bushwell, Hyde-Wheeler & Co., Globe Stamp Co., Edwin O. Gerberding (San Francisco), many other from the 1880-90;s including a run of Durbin's, William P. Brown, Meekel's, J.W. Scott, W.F. Greany, C.F. Rothfuchs price lists and much more; condition varies, a rare group.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

4237

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Duke's Postage Stamp Album. 1889, multicolored lithograph album with forward written by J. Walter Scott, with various stamp and Duke trading card illustrations, pages unused; some scuffing on front and reverse but still better than normally found.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

4238

Est. $75-100
Selling for...$40.00
Will close during Public Auction

Foreign Literature

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Lot Description

4239

[Australia & States] Literature Balance, . Handbooks, couple bound periodical run and over 60 important auction catalogs sales; handbooks include Presgrave Priced Listing of the Departmental Stamps of South Australia, also Collins & Watts Postage Stamps of N.Z., Vol III, periodicals with Journal of the Australian States Study Circle Sydney Views 1983-87, No. 1-14, and Vindin's Philatelic Monthly 1887-1894 Vol.1 No.1-Vol. 7 No. 12, sale catalogs including Burrus sales, Robson Lowe, Harmer, Rooke & Co., Harmers of London, as well as later with name sales including Hiscock & Walkley of Western Australia, Huston of N.S.W., J. White, "Alvarado" of N.S.W., "Besancon", Dr. Pearce, etc.; a wealth of information.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

4240

[France] Moens, J.B., On The Falsification of Postage Stamps. 1861, softbound, 30pgs plus index; usual wear and staining, the earliest work on this subject.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

4241

[Great Britain] Early Priced Catalog Balance. 24 publication with some other priced sheets; includes Bellars & Davie Standard Guide to Postage Stamp Collecting 1864-65 2nd & 3rd editions., 1870's T. Ridpatch & Co. catalogs including one rebound, other with William Lincoln, Nissen's, Pemberton, Morley, J.W. Scott, Stafford Smith & Co's, etc.; condition a bit varied throughout.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

4242

[Great Britain] Gray, Dr. John E., Hand Catalogue of Postage Stamps. 1862-65, 1st through 3th editions; usual wear and all above average condition for these.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

A rare set of early English catalogues. Gray was a major early philatelic figure known for his interest in Penny Postage and his list of essays and proposals of the pre-Mulready period.

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

4243

[Great Britain] Hill, Rowland, Post Office Reform; It's Importance and Practicability. 1837, 1st edition, 104pgs + VII preface, in this pamphlet Hill sets out his ideas for the penny post; missing original cover (re-covered) with some slight age spots to first page, a very rare first edition.
Estimate; $600 - 800. (Image1)

Est. $600-800
Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

4244

[Hawaii] Literature Balance. Of three handbooks, various monographs and periodicals and many name sale auction catalogs; handbooks include D'Assis the I.D.C., Meyers & Harris Stamps of Hawaii, Westerberg Plating The Hawaiian Numerals, auction sales including Honolulu Advertiser (softbound in slipcase), Pietsch, Golden, Gross, etc.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Est. $100-150
Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

4245

[Mexico] Bellows, W., Campeche: Some Notes on the Most Remarkable Postage Stamp Ever Issued. 1909, no. 86 of 100 copies made, on 103 handmade pages, printed pages and photos tipped-in, several signatures of the author + final illustration with signed explanation; modern hardbound rebinding to prtect this fragile work, also includes E. Aguirre's 1914 handbook companion (cover wear).
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

4246

[Victoria] Purves, J., The Half Lengths of Victoria. 1953, hardbound, 216 pgs + 31pg spiral bound plates, color illus, edition 48 of 120; light use/normal wear.
Estimate; $150 - 200.

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide Literature

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