Sale 81: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1775    

Philippines, Postal Card Collection, 1879-1953, mounted collection with card varieties, starting with 1879-99 Spanish period King Alfonso XII & XIII card issues, then U.S. overprints with UX1 (13, 6 type 1a, 7 type 1b overprints), UX2 (3), UX5, UX6, UX7, Commonwealth, Official Business incl. UZ4 (1) and UZ4 (2) short dividing line var. (OS4a, $275 each), Japanese Occupation Issue incl. NUX1a, and later issues, UY1 (2, ruled 11.7 & 8.7), UY2, UY3 (2, ruled 11.7 & 8.7); some toning on early cards, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1776    

Philippines, Postal Stationery and Card U.S. Overprint Collection, 1899-1906, mounted exhibit collection with mostly mint entires, starts with W1 used "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Manila, Mar 7, 1900" duplex to Germany (one year prior to issue), U1//U16 incl. U3, U5, U7, U12-U14, U16 plus additional examples showing printed Gonzales cc's, U26, U27, U28 (2), U29, plus four entires with "Pink" ink instead of carmine, W1-W3, UX1 (two different fonts), UX2, UX5, UX6, UX7, UY1 (2, ruled 11.7 & 8.7), UY2, UY3 (2, ruled 11.7 & 8.7); each with some light toning on reverse from mounting, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 1777 /o   

Philippines, Revenue & Back-of-the-Book Issues Collection, well over 1,400 items neatly mounted and written up on quadrille pages in Scott album; includes Internal Revenues (274), 1905-41 Documentary issues (82), 1907-44 Documentary Stamp Paper (11+2 checks) 1898 Sello (8), Postal Savings (87), these items catalog $2,603.45 in 1993 Warren update, items not cataloged include 1947 Postal Savings (14), 1963-69 Documentary issues (227), 1880-86 postage stamps with fancy cancels all identified, revenue stamped paper (115) including 22 with "Military Government" overprint, etc., over 965 items not cataloged including a Sello 10 Rsp piece initialed by Lt. C.H. Sleeper.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1778 /o   

Philippines, Blue Giro Revenue Collection, 1899-1903, of 267 revenues & 1 part document (India & Philippines combination on bank draft), 1899 issues have types A though G, I-J & K, also type D error in 4p "6000 a 6800p", 1900 issues have 45A (impression on both sides), 459D with error "6000 a 6800" in upper label, 1900-02 issues have 470F & 471F with partly erased errors, many other minor varieties, all types and errors identified and neatly mounted and annotated on pages in Scott album; 1996 Warren catalog value $10,069 (Warren 425//499).
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 1779 /o   

Philippines, Revenue Collection, 1905-44, of 1917-37 Internal Revenues & 1905-44 Documentary issues, 671 items neatly mounted and written up on pages in Scott albums; Internal (248) with 29 revenues with double control numbers, used half stamps including 10,000p (2), 5,000p (2) and 1,000p (3), in all there are 90 used half stamps (not counted in cat value), 34 half stamps used during Japanese Occupation, Documentary (169); 1993 Warren catalog value $3,598.15.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $600

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Lot 1780 /o   

Philippines, Revenue - Customs Fee Collection, 1902-75, of 950 revenues & proofs written up on pages in Scott album; includes 41 proofs and 96 issues from 1947-75 which are unlisted, 1902 issue showing various cancels, multiple and combination on piece, following rouletted issue includes Official Fee overprints, later better items-colors, etc.; 1996 Warren catalog $9,873.50, a scarce assembly which would be hard to duplicate.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 1781    

Philippines, Postal Stationery Collection, 1899-1956, mounted mint collection with mint cut squares and entires, cut squares U1-U39 complete as mostly cut corners, entires start with U1//U16 incl. U2 (UPSS 4 $125), U3, U5, U7, U12-U14, U16 plus additional examples showing printed Gonzales cc's, appears to contain all UPSS numbers (1-24), U17-U26 incl. U22 (UPSS 35), U27, U29, W1-W3, extensive 1908 Issue incl. some albinos, inc. U32 (UPCC 74, 75), U32 (UPCC 78, 79, and 78 albino), U43 (5 inc. UPSS 120a, 121a, 121b, 122 $260, 123 cat $600), U45 (125b $260), aerogrammes, etc., F.-V.F., a fabulous collection with many scarce entires.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1782    

Philippines, Postal Card Collection, 1900-40, collection of 58 used postal cards including UX2 to Switzerland, UX6 to Austria and Hong Kong, UX9 uprated with #241 to Italy and Belgium, UX10 to Italy and Cochine China (Vietnam), UX11 plus #241 to Belgium, and Cochine China (Vietnam), UX12 datelined "S.S. Hakushika Maru in Manila harbor to Shimonoseki, Japan, etc.; interesting collection, owner's retail $3,900.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1783 o   

Puerto Rico, Cigarette Tax Stamp Collection, 1958-76, of 1,665 stamps neatly mounted and written up on pages in Scott albums; arranged by year/month by company name including A.J. Tristani, Brown & Williamson, Philip Morris, Puerto Rico Supplies, R.J. Reynolds, R. Santaella & Bros., American Tobacco Co. and P. Lorillard Pan American, includes are notes of earliest use and latest known from 10 cigarettes/10½¢ to 20 cigarettes/41¢.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $650

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Lot 1784 /   

United Nations, Collection, 1951-95, extensive collection on specialty pages housed in 11 large binders; appears complete for the period including mint single and inscription blocks, souvenir sheets, souvenir folder/panels and a host of hundreds of commemorative FDC's; ideal for continuation.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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