Lot 1924
Asian Literature Balance, assortment of various handbooks and presentation items; includes Japan with a few 1940-50's monographs, 1895 Yoshizawa & Co. price list, The Burrus Collection - Japan auction catalog, 1952 Commemorative Postage Stamps presentation folio, few in Japanese including Tokyo Expo Catalog with tipped in Mihon stamp, Ichida Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871-72, Japanese Scenic Postmarks 1948-51, Yoshida & Yamamoto Early Postmarks of Japan Prior to 1878 and a work on classic Japan stamp which includes a 26pg plating booklet and 107 loose photo plates, other publications including a Korea presentation album, Tibet coins, stamps and cancels(in Chinese).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $250
Lot 1925
[British Commonwealth] Lowe, R., Encyclopædia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume I-V, 1947-73, hardbound, 5 volumes, 2,847 pgs, illus., the standard work; normal use with some cover end wear at bottom on volume 2.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot 1926
[British North America] Pugh, K., Reference Manual of BNA Fakes, Forgeries & Counterfeits, 1977-81, loose-leaf in 3 special 3 hole binders, 550pgs, enlarged photos of genuine & forged stamps & cancels, includes Pugh's Series II - Release 1 A Detailed Study of B.N.A. Forgeries of Jean de Sperati and Series II - Release 7 A Photographic Guide to the Genuine, Forged, Faked, and Bogus Postal Issues of Prince Edward Island.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot 1927
Antrim, E., Civil War Prisons and Their Covers, 1961, Collectors Club handbook #12, hardbound, 215pgs.Estimate $30 - 40.
Realized: $35
Lot 1928
Crown Jr., F., Survey of the Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals, 1982, Quarterman Pub., hardbound, 726pgs, dustjacket; tone spots on top end.Estimate $60 - 80.
Realized: $85
Lot 1929
Dietz, A., Confederate States Catalog and Hand-Book, 1945, 231pgs, signed by author with additional letters by Dietz; normal use.Estimate $20 - 30.
Realized: $20
Lot 1930
Reed, F., Civil War Encased Stamps. The Issues and Their Times, 1995, hardbound, 551pgs, dustjacket, like new.Estimate $40 - 60.
Realized: $45
Lot 1931
Skinner H. et al, The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1986, hardbound, deluxe ed., 270pgs, slipcase, ed. 55 of 300, signed by authors, like new.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $80
Lot 1932
Skinner, H. et al, The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, 1986, hardbound deluxe edition no. 73 of 300, 270 pgs, signed by authors, slipcase; near new.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $60
Lot 1933
Confederate States Literature Balance, 5 hardbound publications; Wishnietsky Confederate Patriotic Covers and Their Usages, Bush Straightline, Fancy & Unusual Cancels & Handstamps on Confederate General Issue Stamps, Dietz Postal Service of the Confederate States of America (1989 reprint), Powell C.S.A. Markings and Postal History of Richmond, Virginia, Byne C.S.A. Philatelic Subject Index and Bibliography 1862-1984, also 10 softbound handbooks including Krieger Trans-Miss Mails After the Fall of Vicksburg and Dietz Confederate States Post-Office Department Its Stamps & Stationery, and some Siegel auction sale catalogs.Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $115