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The F. Christian Killien, M.D. Collection of Premium Quality United States Plate Blocks. A most extraordinary offering of U.S. plate number blocks in exceptional condition. All having been selected for their outstanding centering, freshness, intact perforations, and pristine gum – the vast majority being full top positions. The John Whitmore Collection of Used United States Postage Stamps. Many of the scarce used stamps in the sale come from this valuable collection, including elusive used coils, as well as a very nice run of revenue stamps. The Conrad Stieber Collection of Worldwide Stamps. An exciting, comprehensive collection of worldwide stamps, 1840 to 1940, largely collected mint and in much better quality than typically seen. Many countries or areas being offered intact.

The Estate of Nicholas G. Carter. A fascinating assemblage of worldwide material formed by the beloved former President of the American Philatelic Society – including specialized exhibit collections of Gold Coast offered intact, as well as some desirable British Commonwealth large lots. The Kent Wilson Collection of United States Stamps. A real philatelist’s collection of 19th century United States stamps, with many scarce issues, varieties and postal history. The Estate of Floyd E. Risvold. Further offerings from this legendary collection – whose auction in January of this year by Spink Shreves realized an astonishing $7,000,000 hammer.

As with all Spink Shreves auctions, bidders may participate in the auction – live on the Internet – during the sale. Please see our website for details of this exciting bidding option. All color printed catalogs for Spink Shreves March 2010 Collector’s Series Sale are available free of charge ($20.00 for an overseas address) by contacting Spink Shreves Galleries, 3100 Monticello Ave., Suite 925, Dallas, TX 75205. Telephone 800-556-7826 or 972-788-2100. Fax 972-788-2788. Email: shreves@spink.com. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

H.R. Harmer, Inc. - The 2010 Spring Sale - March 12-13, 2010 Session 1 contains: British Commonwealth, Worldwide and United States singles, sets and group lots, featuring specialized Australia & Australian States, Canada and Autographs. Session 2 contains: British Commonwealth, Worldwide and United States Collections, Stocks and Groupings including many specialized lots including substantial British Commonwealth. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Cherrystone Auctions - March Auction - March 24-25, 2010 Our latest auction features 1,600+ lots of rare United States and Worldwide stamps and postal history, with properties of various owners and estates, including the collections of Dale R. Pulver (mostly Mexico) and Patrick Campbell (former secretary of the Canadian Society of Russian Philately).

We welcome you to attend the sale in person, by phone, mail, fax or email. Be sure to check our CherrystoneLive interactive bidding where you can participate live on the internet during the auction (For more information visit www.cherrystoneauctions.com). Printed catalogues will be in the mail to our regular clients by February 26. If you wish to receive a catalogue, please do not hesitate to contact us. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Michael I. Casper Rare Stamp Auctions - March 2010 Public Auction - March 25-26, 2010 Michael I. Casper Rare Stamp Auctions is proud to present our Inaugural Rare Stamp Auction! In this session we have a wonderful assortment of:

• 80 PF certified stamps from an old-time plating collection (#7s, #24s, #26s and #35s)
• a PSE certified and graded 1847 – 55 Regular Issues Type Set (used) - #1, #2, #9, #11, #12, #14 and #17 - currently the second finest ever assembled
• a splendid assortment between #87 - #100
• many certified and graded Pictorial (#112 - 117); Columbian (#233, #239, #243, #243a and #244); Pan American ( #294a and #296aS INVERTS); Panama Pacific (#404); and Back of Book issues (C3 and C14 in PSE OGnh 100!)
• 180 PSE certified and graded lots from the Alan B. Whitman Collection (#314 – BOB)
• several hundred lots of assorted "better" certified and graded stamps
• almost 100 certified and graded blocks and plate blocks (#531 - 1488 and BOB)
• a collection of covers that include 42 letters addressed to Colonel William Aylett, the great-grandson of patriot Patrick Henry; mail from Fulgaencio Batista and Jacqueline Kennedy; and many pre-1940 covers which include some from the United States and a few foreign (some with PF Certificates)

Wild Rose Philatelics - Public Auction #70 - March 27, 2010 Wild Rose Philatelics Public Auction #70 will be held on March 27,2010 12 Noon at the Chateau Louis Hotel in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Viewing for the sale is on Friday March 26 12 Noon to 8 PM and Sat March 27 8 AM to 11:30 AM. The auction consists of over 1000 lots. The first 500+ lots consist of large lots, collections, box lots and large postal history groupings. There is a nice grouping of collections as received from estates and collectors with out removing better material and are sold in tact as received. The balance of the sale consists of World Wide singles and sets and postal history. Canada singles and sets along with about 200+ individual postal history lots round out the sale. Complimentary catalogues are available upon request and the entire sale can be viewed on our website www.wildrosephilatelics.com along with scans of individual stamps and postal history items. email: wildrosephil@wildrosephilatelics.com

The Stamp highlights include the finest group of Canada Nesbitt stationery proofs and forgeries we have ever offered, a near complete run of British Columbia Telephone Franks, a major Canada Christmas Stamp collection, an accumulation of Canada Private Courier stamps with catalogue value over $6200, the largest Canada Centennial Issue collection we have ever offered, and two outstanding Newfoundland collections that includes rare unlisted black proofs that have not been on the market for over 40 years. The worldwide stamp section has scarce Peru Revenue Specimen stamps printed by the American Banknote Company, Boy Scout topical stamps, and much more. The sale concludes with 162 wholesale stamp lots noting extensive collections of Canada, Newfoundland, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

John Sheffield Philatelist Ltd. - April 18, 2010 Our April auction sale is filled with better material from intact collections and large lots to better single stamps and covers. Just a few of the highlights to mention include Austria #B110a, a lovely mint never hinged copy of the 1933 50g Stagecoach issue. Germany includes both the 1930 Berlin Philatelic Exhibition #B33 mint, and the 1933 overprinted sheet, #B58 mint. Great Britain includes earlier Queen Victoria material as well as a great selection of Official overprint issues. Canada is well represented with a large offering of Semi-Official Airmail, both on and off cover, Small Queens, especially the 10 cent values, and more. There is useful Postal History to be found in all sections of the sale catalogue. Please visit our web site for the complete list with expanded descriptions. email: john@johnsheffield.com

Downeast Stamps - Auction 261 - April 21, 2010 We are proud to announce sale 261 containing lots from high-quality single stamps to country collections. We try to have something for everyone including US & foreign covers, revenues and cinderellas and dealer stocks. We also include many lots of philatelic literature. Company Specialties: Collections, FDC's, Foreign Singles and Sets, Freaks and Errors, Illustrated Advertising Covers, Literature, Patriotic Covers, Post Cards, Postal History, Revenues, Stampless Covers, US Singles and Sets, Wholesale Lots. Customer satisfaction is our primary goal. We hope you will come to enjoy the personal service we have offered to our customers over the years. email: bids@destamps.com