TWO CARTONS housing c.10 binders, stock books, Schaubek albums, etc. with the general, all periods collection of mint & used issues to 1990s (Many 1,000s) (Image)

FOUR STOCK BOOKS in flat carton, with the early to modern used collection. Strength in 19th C. with many fine examples. Quality is better than average for stamps of this period. Many useful singles and part sets present incl. 1851-57 10c & 12c imperf., 1860 30c orange SG 42 (£450), 1861-62 30c orange SG 67 & 90c blue SG 68a (£600), 1867 30c orange (with grill) SG 102 (£950), etc. Also, 1869 bi-colour set to 30c carmine & ultramarine SG 114-123 (Cat. £2,000+). 1870-71 grilled and ungrilled ranges to 30c grey-black (6) & 90c carmine (4); 1887-88 range to 30c chestnut & 90c violet (2), 1890-93 set to 90c orange, 1893 Columbus set to $1 with duplication, 1894-95 defins to $1 Perry (3) and 1902-08 defins. to $2 Madison SG 318 (£250). Also 1898 Trans-Mississippi set to $1 black SG 291-298 (Cat. £1,000+). Extensive middle-period ranges noting 1918 $2 Franklin in scarcer vermilion shade SG 526 (£200). Airs incl. 50c & 65c Zeppelins. A very fine lot. Huge catalogue value. (Many 100s) (Image)

MISCELLANY - LOCALS, PARCEL POST, SPECIAL DELIVERY, GUAM ETC - mint & used 1912 parcel post & parcel post postage dues, group of fancy cancels mostly on 1860s-80s issues, 1945 postal note stamps set of 16, special delivery stamps range (35), telegraph stamps, post office seals, and carriers/local stamps. Also GUAM ovpts on 1899 values inc. 6c purple-lake & 50c yellow-orange (both mounted mint). Good range. (180+ items) Cross Reference : TELEGRAPH STAMPS, PARCEL POST LABELS, CANCELLATIONS, U.S.A. POSSESSIONS (Image)

1813-c1920 MIXTURE INC. SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL CANCELS - with pre-stamp group (9) inc. 1819/37 ELs from the Supreme Court marked 'Free'; 1870s/80s group of PCs and stationery cutouts; 1855/6 front and damaged env. with small Blood's Penny Post label; a few advertising covers inc. Pacific Union Express; and c1870 3c pink stationery env. & 1881 env. to London franked with 10c brown Jefferson, both with 'SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL' cancels. (c95 items) Cross Reference : ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, POSTAL STATIONERY, LOCAL POSTS (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO FRANCE; Range with 1839 EL to Paris ex NY with Gilpins f/a/c on rear, 1853 embossed fancy env. with "PAID" h.s. and Peru (Ill.) d.s. on front rated '30'' cents and '12' decimes of front, 1868 unfranked env. ex NY with octagonal "ETATS UNIS PAQ. FR.K No 4" d.s. on front, 1870 env. to Garonne franked 10c tied by target cancel, apparently underpaid with French "8" h.s. on front, 1874 EL to Mulhouse with NY cds with f/a/c and framed "UNPAID" h.s. on front and other related examples. (11 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference : FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, FORWARDING AGENTS (Image)

MAIL TO GERMAN STATES/GERMANY; Range with 1843 unpaid EL to Wurtemburg ex NY with "OUTREMER/LE HAVRE" cds on front and rated '44' kr, 1855 EL to Hanover ex Chicago with "PAID" h.s. alongside '30' in ms. and circular "PAID/30", NY and Aachen transit d.s. or h.s. on front, 1861 unpaid envs. to Wurtemburg ex Cincinnati or NY with Aachen & Stuttgart transit d.s. on rear and other later examples. (11 covers/cards) Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

3c WASHINGTON SOLO FRANKINGS GROUP; Range with 1855 local EL to New Orleans with "WAY" cancel and New Orleans d.s. on front, 1861 env. to Brownfield, Maine endorsed "Edes Falls Me/Sept 10th" at top and stamp m.s. cancelled, c1862 env. to NYC endorsed "Manhasser,/NY Oct 21" at top and franking m.s. cancelled, c1862 env. to Taunton with stamp cancelled by cogwheel with Greenfield/NS cds adjacent, 1862 Patriotic env. "THE LOYAL STATES/UNION/NEW YORK" to NY franking tied by Washington d.s., 1864 Patriotic env. (with contents) "THEN CONQUER WE MUST...." to Camden, NJ with stamp tied by Washington d.s., c1865 env. to NY franking with double perfs at left and tied by part Washington d.s. (7 covers) Cross Reference : CIVIL WAR (Image)

RARE LIVERPOOL "ART-5/BR. PKT" WITH RARE OVAL "AMERICA" D.S. & H.S. "1/2½" MARKS ON S.F. COVER TO G.B.; 15 April 1854 EL from "San Francisco" to London having a very fine rare Liverpool Handstruck "1/2½" on the front matching the very fine rare Liverpool oval "AMERICA" d.s. (20 May) on the flap, but also having a very fine rare Liverpool "ART-5/BR. PKT" mark (across the join; just clear of a small closed seal-tear and very slightly overstruck by a red London cds) also on the reverse. This ART-5/BR. PKT. mark (used for US West Coast mails and for some West Indies mails only) is seldom seen. This is the first cover with both the rare oval America d.s. and an ART mark that we can recall having seen. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SHIP LETTERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

1857 12c BLACK, 1860 24c LILAC & 30c ORANGE USED VALUES - 12c black (two blunt corners); 24c lilac (trimmed at base) & grey-lilac (two blunt corners); and 30c orange (short perfs). SG £1450. (4) (Image)

1862-62 USED VALUES TO 12c - 1c blue, 3c rose (12 plus a cover, shades), 5c possibly olive-yellow (torn, corner crease), 10c green (3) and 12 black (2). SG c£1700. (10) (Image)

1862-66 USED SELECTION OF VALUES - 2c black, 5c brown (3), 15c black and 24c lilac (3, shades). Mixed condition; SG £1500. (8) (Image)

1865/75 LARGE FORMAT NEWSPAPER STAMPS - all mint perf 12, with 1865 2c deep blue and 1875 reprints 5c dark blue, 10c green & 25c carmine-red (tear in base). SG £1350. (4) Cross Reference : NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES (Image)

1869 15c COLUMBUS TYPES I & II, 24c INDEPENDENCE & 30c SHIELD - all used, 15c type I small thin, 24c & 30c small faults. SG120-3 £2150. (4) (Image)

1870-71 VALUES WITHOUT GRILLS - used set of the values plus some of the shades, and inc. 30c black & 90c carmine (2 of each). Mixed condition; SG c£2700. (21) (Image)

1870S TRANSATLANTIC COVERS TO FRANCE (10c+6c WITH INTAGLIO "A" CORKS) OR SWITZERLAND; 22 Nov. 1872 env. (minor faults; flap lost) from "WASHINGTON/D.C." (fine cds beside stamps) to Paris with 6c+10c tied by very fine intaglio "A" in circle corks with NY, London & French transits i=on the front; plus 23 Aug. 1873 env. ex NY to Zurich with 10c Brown Vertical Pair tied by Star in Circle cork with v. fine "NEW YORK PAID ALL/VIA ENG. & OSTD." cds on the front. (2 covers) Cross Reference : TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND (Image)

1873 EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS - the set of five values - mint 1c (adhesions on the back), 2c & 6c (both tiny part og) and used 3c & 10c. Also 1c & 2c with SPECIMEN ovpt. SG £2800+. (7) Cross Reference : SPECIMENS (Image)

1873 AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS - selection on page with mint 1c, 2c, 3c, 12c 15c, 24c and 30c; used 3c, 6c and 10c; and 1c & 2c ovpt SPECIMEN. SG £2500+. (12) Cross Reference : SPECIMENS (Image)

1873 $2 DEPT OF STATE OFFICIAL PLUS RANGE OF $2-$20 FORGERIES - manuscript cancelled $2 black & green, fine, SG O246 £1400. Also a group of forgeries of the high values inc. $2 proof on India paper with faked perfs and gum. (11 items) Cross Reference : FORGERIES - STAMPS (Image)

1873 DEPT OF STATE OFFICIALS - mint/unused or used set of the eleven low values to 90c. SG c£1600. (11) (Image)

1873 WAR & NAVY DEPTS OFFICIALS - used sets of eleven of each, plus 1c Navy with SPECIMEN ovpt. SG £1050+. (23) Cross Reference : SPECIMENS (Image)

1873 POST OFFICE, INTERIOR & TREASURY DEPTS OFFICIALS - on page with PO mint 1c, 2c, 6c, 10c, 12c (no gum), 15c & 90c; used 1c, 2c, 3c, 10c, 15c, 24c & 30c; and 1c ovpt SPECIMEN; Interior with mint or used examples of all values (6c, 10c, 12c & 90c are mint, mostly with adhesions on the back) plus 1c with SPECIMEN ovpt; and Treasury used set of eleven. SG c£1440. (37) Cross Reference : SPECIMENS (Image)

1879-1931 POSTAGE DUES - 1879 the used set of seven, plus mint 3c and 10c both with part og; 1884 used selection of values to 30c (inc. 3c SG £275); 1891 used or mint set; 1894 lake, used values to 30c; 1895 set with used 1c to 10c, mint 30c (torn) & no gum 50c; 1910 used set (50c is torn); and almost complete, mostly used 1914-31 sets plus 1917 30c carmine in impressive used block of ninety. SG c£3200. (90 + a block of ninety) Cross Reference : POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1893 COLUMBIAN SELECTION OF VALUES TO $1 - mostly used group (a few are unused no gum inc. 5c & 10c) with 2 or 3 examples of each value inc. 15c (3), 30c (2), 50c (mounted mint with faults and another unused no gum) and $1 (unused/heavy used). SG c£2300 (counting unused as used price). (32) (Image)

1895 NO WMK HIGH VALUES GROUP - used $1 black types I and II (damaged), $2 deep blue and $5 deep green. Also 50c deep orange mounted mint. SG £1550. (5) (Image)

1918-37 COLLECTION ON PAGES - mostly used inc. 1918 & 1923 air sets of three values SG A546-8/614-6 £189, 1929 'Nebr.' ovpts inc. 9c salmon-rose & 10c orange-yellow both mint and 'Kans.' ovpts inc. 8c olive-green used, and 1933 50c green zeppelin mounted mint SG A732 £100, 1933/4 1c green & 3c violet APS minisheets. (c180 items) (Image)