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Sale 108

Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

January 8-10, 2016



 
 

Howard Johnson Hotel & Conference Center
222 W. Houston Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832
(714) 992-1700
North Hall
Cell Phone: (317) 289-7696 (during preview hours only)

Auction - North Hall
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 6:00 p.m. - Foreign, British, & U.S. Singles, Lots 1 - 840
Saturday, January 9, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. - U.S. Possessions, U.S. Collections, Postcards & Ephemera, Lots 841 - 1236
Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. - Worldwide Collections, Lots 1237 - 2031

Preview - Center Hall
Thursday, January 7, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
 

The Worldwide auction of 1635 lots will be held in 3 sessions.

The 1st session on Friday, January 8th will contain 840 lots of Foreign, British, and U.S. singles. The session will be highlighted by early Austrian Issue cancel collections, Danish West Indies, Egypt, Great Britain, Cyprus, and scarce India with Convention and Feudatory States. It will continue with Autographs, followed by U.S. singles. Rare items will include mint #19 pos. 93L4, sound marginal copy PSAG (2015) cert.; mint o.g. #21 pos. 65R4, full o.g. PSAG (2015) cert.; #144 with full o.g. and sound PSAG (2015) cert., possibly the nicest sound copy ever offered with absolutely full gum, #356 mint pair PSE (2008) cert. Grade 95, only pair GRADEDTHIS HIGH; #449 used line pair Grade 75 PSAG (2015) cert.,only 3 of 10 pairs including this one confirmed recently as sound by certifying committees; used #482A PSAG (2015) cert.,one of 37 used singles known, followed by almost 90 handpainted Dorothy Knapp covers. Immediately following this will be the U.S. Airpost and "Back of the Book" issues highlighted by a 1930 Zeppelin set on individual FD cover. The session will end with the Confederacy.

The 2nd session of U.S. Possessions singles on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. will contain almost 400 lots highlighted by 80 lots of the Robert Anderson collection of Guam featuring postal history, and 65 lots of Hawaii featuring 2 Missionary items; 5¢ Scott #2, and 13¢ Scott #3 (both with PSAG certs.) It will be immediately followed by 220 lots of “Postage and Modern Collections”; grouping of “Back-of-the-Book” with a separate Revenue section; “Possessions”; “Postal History”; “First Day and Cachet Maker”; “Postcards”, and an “Ephemera” section.

The 3rd session on Sunday at 10.00 a.m. will conclude with 800 Worldwide collections. The session will consist of 255 Commonwealth country and general collections with Great Britain; Australia; Canada & Provinces; strong India & States selection with each State an individual lot; and New Zealand. The Foreign Country collections are highlighted by Austria; China; Egypt; France & Colonies; Germany; Japan; Mexico; amd a better Russia section. As always, the sale continues with 150 Worldwide collection lots incl. 50 lots of the “Connecticut Cinderellas” stock. It will be followed by Topical collections and a Postal History section. It ends with a Literature section and Currency.

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    PDFs of the entire sale are available

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    PDFs of the entire sale are available:
    Session 1 86 pages 4.5 megabytes
    Session 2 32 pages 1.1 megabytes
    Session 3 46 pages 0.5 megabytes





         
        Session 1: Foreign, British & U.S. Singles
        Friday, January 8, 2016, 6:00 p.m., Howard Johnson Hotel, North Hall, Fullerton, CA
         
     
        Foreign Individual Lots
    Lots 1-25   Albania to Brazil
    Lots 26-41   China to Cyrenaica
    Lots 42-68   Danish West Indies
    Lots 69-93   Egypt to France
    Lots 94-115   Germany to Iceland
    Lots 116-140   Italy to Macao
    Lots 141-165   Mexico to Turkey
     
        Commonwealth Individual Lots
    Lots 166-193   Great Britain to Burma
    Lots 194-204   Canada
    Lots 205-226   Cayman Islands to Hong Kong
    Lots 227-254   India and Convention & Feudatory States
    Lots 255-287   Ireland to Tonga
     
        Autographs
    Lots 288-294   U.S. Autographs
     
        United States Singles
    Lots 295-321   Postmasters' Provisionals to 1875 Reproductions of 1847 Issue
    Lots 322-341   1851-57 Imperforate Issue
    Lots 342-369   1857-61 Perforate 15½ Issue and 1857-60 (1875 Reprints)
    Lots 370-389   1861 First Design to 1862-66 National Bank Note Issue
    Lots 390-414   1867 Grills and 1861-66 (1875 Re-issue)
    Lots 415-440   1869 Pictorial Issue and 1869 (1880 Re-issue)
    Lots 441-467   1870-71 National Bank Note With Grill to 1873 Continental Bank Note Issue
    Lots 468-489   1879 American Bank Note and 1890-93 Issue
    Lots 490-507   1893 Columbian Issue
    Lots 508-532   1894 to 1898 Bureau Issues
    Lots 533-561   1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue to 1910-13 Perforate 8½ Vertical
    Lots 562-591   1913-15 Panama-Pacific Issues to 1917 Double Line Watermark
    Lots 592-611   1918 Bi-Color Issue to 1923 Warren Harding Issue
    Lots 612-644   1926 White Plains Sheet to 2005 Chinese New Year Issue
    Lots 645-674   Dorothy Knapp Handpainted Covers 1942 to 1948
    Lots 675-704   Dorothy Knapp Handpainted Covers 1948 to 1952
    Lots 705-733   Dorothy Knapp Handpainted 1952 Thru Postal Stationery Issues
    Lots 734-760   Airpost Issues
    Lots 761-784   Special Delivery to Postage Dues
    Lots 785-814   Offices in China to Postal Stationery
    Lots 815-830   Postal Cards to Poster Stamps
    Lots 831-840   Confederacy
         
         
        Session 2: U.S. Possessions, U.S. Collections, Postcards & Ephemera
        Saturday, January 9, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Howard Johnson Hotel, North Hall, Fullerton, CA
         
     
        U.S. Possessions
    Lots 841-858   Canal Zone and Cuba
    Lots 859-869   Guam 1899 Regular Issues
    Lots 870-900   Guam 1899 Regular Issue Postal History
    Lots 901-917   Guam 1900 Special Printing
    Lots 918-943   Guam Special Delivery, Guard Mail, Specimens
    Lots 944-970   Hawaii Stampless to 1864-65 Numerals
    Lots 971-994   Hawaii 1864 Numerals to 1890-91 Issue
    Lots 995-1010   Hawaii 1893 Provisional Issues and Officials
    Lots 1011-1015   Philippines and Ryukyu Islands
     
        U.S. Collections
    Lots 1016-1081   General Collection
    Lots 1082-1091   Postage & Modern Collections
    Lots 1092-1113   Back-of-the-Book Collections
    Lots 1114-1128   Revenue Collections
    Lots 1129-1160   U.S. Possessions and United Nations
     
        U.S. Postal History
    Lots 1161-1199   General Collections
    Lots 1200-1211   First Day and Cachet Makers
     
        Postcards
    Lots 1212-1218   U.S. and Foreign
     
        Ephemera
    Lots 1219-1236   U.S. and Foreign
         
         
        Session 3: Worldwide Collections
        Sunday, January 10, 2016, 10:00 a.m., Howard Johnson Hotel, North Hall, Fullerton, CA
         
     
        Commonwealth Collections
    Lots 1237-1259   Great Britain
    Lots 1260-1293   Aden to Burma
    Lots 1294-1316   Canada & Provinces
    Lots 1317-1341   Cayman Islands to Hong Kong
    Lots 1342-1368   India and Convention & Feudatory States
    Lots 1369-1394   Ireland to Nevis
    Lots 1395-1420   New Zealand to Sarawak
    Lots 1421-1446   Seychelles to Virgin Islands
    Lots 1447-1492   General Commonwealth Collections
     
        Foreign Country Collections
    Lots 1493-1516   Afars & Issas to Austria
    Lots 1517-1538   Belgium to Chile
    Lots 1539-1556   China and People's Republic of China
    Lots 1557-1588   Colombia to Finland
    Lots 1589-1616   France & Colonies to Gabon
    Lots 1617-1644   Germany & Colonies
    Lots 1645-1667   Greece to Israel
    Lots 1668-1692   Italy & Colonies to Japan
    Lots 1693-1721   Jordan to Mexico
    Lots 1722-1747   Middle Congo to Romania
    Lots 1748-1775   Russia to Spain
    Lots 1776-1812   Surinam to Yugoslavia
    Lots 1813-1855   General Foreign Collections
     
        Worldwide Collections
    Lots 1856-1923   General Collections
    Lots 1924-1972   "Connecticut Cinderellas" Stock
    Lots 1973-1979   Topical Collections
    Lots 1980-2002   Cover Groupings
    Lots 2003-2010   Literature and Supplies
     
        Currency
    Lots 2011-2031   United States and Worldwide
         


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