Lot 2639
United States Handbooks, box of literature containing over 20 titles focused mostly on postal markings and cancellations, better includes Skinner and Eno "U.S. Cancellations 1845-1869" deluxe leather hardbound edition, 20th Century Fancy cancels revised hardbound edition, Foreign Mail Cancellations of New York City by Weiss, Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era by Cole, Chicago Blue Postal Markings by Berg, Bakers' U.S. Classics, also includes a small group of PF Bulletins, etc., nice condition throughout.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $125
Lot 2640
United States Literature Balance, of 40 handbooks; includes Ryohei Ishikawa Collection - U.S. Stamp 1847-1869 coffee table book, Rohloff Waterbury Cancellations 1865-1890, Brookman U.S. Postage Stamps of the 19th Century (signed), A.A.M.S. American Air Mail Catalogue, Johl U.S. Postage Stamps 1902-1935, Graham U.S. Postal History Sampler, Plass et al Canal Zone Stamps, Rose Classic U.S. Imperforate Stamps, Turner Sloane's Column, West Revenue Stamps of the U.S., etc.; some duplication in a number of titles.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140
Lot 2641
United States Literature Balance, odd mix of handbooks (some non-philatelic), journals, etc., in two large boxes; includes photocopies of an important 1851-57 3¢ Issue collection, Balough Catalog of U.S. Perfins, 1990's The Canal Zone Philatelist journal, Hooper Historical Survey of Precancels, Mahony San Francisco Postal Markings 1847-1900, Papp Bear Flag Country, Dike Arizona Territorial Postmark Catalog, Frickstad Century of California Post Offices, etc.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $45
Lot 2642
White, Roy H., Encyclopedia of the Colors of U.S. Postage Stamps, Vols. 1-4, 1981-86, 4 volumes, I-II, III-IV, loose leaf, handsome maroon binding in slipcase, near new.Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2643
White, R. & Bower, W., Encyclopedia of the Colors of U.S. Postage Stamps, Vol V: Postage Due Issues 1879-1916, 1986, loose in custom 5-ring binder (doesn't close properly), 60pgs + 10 color plates, the best work on the colors of these issues; very rare.Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2644
Postal Stationery Literature, 5 handbooks and a couple guides; includes Bartel Bartels Catalogue of U.S. Stamped Envelopes Vol II - Illustrations of the Knives, Thrope-Bartels Catalogue of U.S. Stamped Envelopes (1st and century editions), UPSS Catalogue of the 19th Century Stamp Envelopes and Wrappers of the U.S., UPSS U.S. Postal Card Catalog 1975, guides include UPSS 1920 City Type Surcharge Dies Overlays.Estimate $30 - 40.
Realized: $20
Lot 2645
Thorp, P., Thorp-Bartels Catalogue of the Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the U.S., 1954 century edition, hardbound, 597pgs; minor use.Estimate $15 - 20.
Realized: $15
Lot 2646
Dietz Printing Co., The Revenue and Private Proprietary Stamps of the United States, deluxe quarter leather album for Revenue Documentary and Proprietary issues to 1902 and Match & Medicine issues, gilt edge interleaved pages and back folio with the original Dietz Revenue catalog; in remarkable unused condition, with original slipcase with a bit of edge wear.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot 2647
United States Revenue Literature, 8 publications; includes Kingsley Legendary Persian Rug, West Revenue Stamps of the U.S. and U.S. Match and Medicine Stamps, Aldrich Census of U.S. Match and Medicine Stamps, Holcombe Patent Medicine Tax Stamps, Friedberg Introduction to U.S. Revenue Stamps, also Morton Dean Joyce Revenue and Match & Medicine auction sales (with pr's).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $45