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R.W. Oliver's - Green Estate Absolute One Day Auction - Sept. 11, 2010 4:00 PM This collection has never seen the light of day, most all stamped covers have contents. Starting with a 9x1, and half a local carrier 1¢ Dupuy & Schenck, 4 Sc #1 Franklins with jumbo margins on cover, one with and early R.R. Cancel. All with Weiss Certs.. There is a wide sampling of 1851 1¢ and 3¢ including, carrier covers, #s 10a, 25, 26a. We have blackjacks in carrier, and locals.

A unique set of 3 covers #64 Pink, 64a Pigeon Blood, and #64 Rose Pink all one town, Pestigo, Wisc. All with Weiss Certs. We have 2 books of mini covers, 4 books of fancy cancels (19 each book), most of the 1800s to the banknotes of high value single stamps in used fine to very fine condition, including an SC #99 split grill, also a lime green cancel on #114

In Foreign covers (All high value covers are Weiss Cert.) we offer 4 Chili, 3 bisects from the mid 1850s, high value covers from Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, and Swiss with multiple use stamps, and cancels with contents. Also, early India, and Ceylon, with ‘too late’ auxs., precanceled pen script cancel. For sale hundreds of stampless covers starting with 2 books of 65, and 27 Stampless Hand Carried Maritime Ships Mail to/from Worcester to Canton, and Whampoa Missionary in China describing daily life from 1843 to 1847. Many interesting stories. One cover is addressed to ‘Dr. Green Atlantic Ocean near the Equator’.

We have many Stampless Maritime Ship Mail, Steamships, and Ship with numerals, some Inland Waterways, including ships names, Way Mail, Straight Line, Manuscript Town Postmarks, Franklin Marks, Local Carrier Marks, Postmaster Free covers, a collection of South Carolina mail from Post Master Samuel Green to his, son at Rhode Island College (Brown Univ.) from 1799 to 1824. 250 stampless covers in 25 booklet lots, 10 to a lot of N.E. Towns. Finally there are some Free Frank President, and President to President Covers, such as Washington to Monroe, Monroe to Madison, Gen. Jackson to Monroe, Jefferson to Monroe, etc. Click on Session V for Stamps Auction Catalog, and Session IV Ephemera,lots 109-117 for presidential letter contents, and a Wash. City Post Master General cover at lot 256. email: janbrue@metrocast.net

Cherrystone Auctions - General Auction - September 14-15, 2010 Cherrystone's September Sale is comprised of 1715 lots of important stamps and postal history of the United States, British Commonwealth, Europe, Asia and South America. There are numerous highlights, most notably Argentina inverted centers in blocks of four, multiples of Brazil Bull's Eyes, People's Republic of China, French classics, German Colonies and World War II Occupation Issues, Italy and Italian Colonies, Russia and Soviet Union, Switzerland Cantonals including Double Geneva, Zurich and Basel Dove on cover, plus a nice section of large lots and collections. A limited number of printed catalogues are available. Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14th and 15th, 2010. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Earl P.L. Apfelbaum Inc. - Public Auction #1087 - September 14-16, 2010 Apfelbaum's latest Public Auction offering of 5316 lots will be scheduled for 3 sessions, live at Stampauctionnetwork. Please note our format. The first session, held Tuesday, September 14th, consists of 1951 lots of United States singles & collections including Back-of-the-Book and Possessions. The second session will be on Wednesday, September 15th. This session offers all Great Britain & British Commonwealth singles & collections. There are 1085 lots in the 2nd session. The third session - General Foreign complete including collections & accumulations - will be on Thursday, September 16th and offers 2278 lots. All sessions begin at 9:00 AM (EST). A buyer's commission of 18% will be added to all invoices. Online images. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Cherrystone Auctions - The Alexander Collection of Imperial Russia - September 16, 2010 We proudly present the Alexander Collection of Imperial Russia. Formed over a lifetime, this small but powerful collection covers mostly the first two Issues (1857-58) with extraordinary treasures of classic Russian Philately. Among them, there is the largest known multiple of the first Russian adhesive (imperforate horizontal strip of five, ex-Faberge); the unique unused horizontal strip of three of 1858 10 kopeck brown & blue (ex-Mikulski); one of only two known unused blocks of four of the third (ex-Mikulski) and fourth (ex-Liphschutz) stamps; unique Essays for the first postage stamp with a bicolor head of Mercury (instead of the double-headed Imperial Eagle); the iconic "White Eagle" tete-beche essays, and others. Among the dozens of covers of Russia number one, there are several used in Poland (mostly unique) as well as one franked with two pairs. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

SAM HOUSTON PHILATELICS - Public Auction September 18, 2010 - September 18, 2010 Sam Houston Philatelics' next PUBLIC AUCTION will be held Sat. Sept. 18th, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. cdt, in conjunction with The Greater Houston Stamp Show. Houston’s largest philatelics show runs Sept. 17th-19th at the Humble Civic Center, (8233 Will Clayton Parkway) in Humble, TX (close to Bush Airport).

• EARLY UNITED STATES, a marvelous selection, from Classics to BOB, with several reissues, many with certificates. Major highlights include used # 21, 120, 140, 191 blk/4, 350 line pair and unused 22, 37, 41, 44, 70a, 85E, 92, 103, 121, 121a, 129, 151, 152, 163, 261, 313, 315 NH pair, 317 single w/cert, 318 coil pair w/cert, 351 line strip/4, 356 line pair, 359, 366, 400A PB/6, 505 (2) in blk/12, J29 NH, J37a, PR46, and a rare 1789B perf. 12 John Paul Jones from the discovery plate strip/20, plus much, much, more.
• COVERS, 40 lots including several stampless Texas, early U.S. classics (with #64a pigeon blood pink), gun advertising, FDC’s, a Confederate Texas blockade run, a Zeppelin flight, 2 stampless Mexico/TX border covers, etc.
• COLLECTIONS AND POSTAGE for dealers and collectors, almost 60 lots from U.S. and around the world. You’ll find packet material to better sets, topicals and souvenir sheets. Collections with hundreds of stamps to thousands, to box lots, several with better high value stamps.
• ERRORS, FREAKS AND ODDITIES includes numerous shifts (such as #634A blk/4 w/double perf shift & #J64 PB/6 diagonally misperfed), imperfs (including #255c & Cole Porter vertical pair, imperf horizontally), missing colors (such as #1370b Grandma Moses & 1945b Cactus), plus many more.
• FEDERAL AND STATE DUCK STAMPS, with Plate Blocks (RW9, etc.), graded singles, Remarques and varieties (scarce RW60a), and Mini-sheets(RW72b, RW73c, etc.). Also, gorgeous hand-painted FDC’s are featured. State ducks include sets, varieties, Governor Editions, Conservation, etc.
• WILDLIFE DUCK STAMP PRINTS, over 70 lots of Federal, State, Indian tribe and Conservation prints and Original Artwork, including several early Federal prints (noting RW12, RW20 1st Ed., RW26 1st Ed. and RW38), as well as scarce First of State prints such as CA1, CA1-7 Executive Edition framed with artist signed stamps, IA1, MD1, MS1, etc. Indian tribes are represented by a few prints and 3 original paintings for some of the first prints! A wonderful group with something for everyone. MISCELLANEOUS WILDLIFE PRINTS, over 30 lots of beautiful and interesting prints by popular artist such as Bev Doolittle, Larry Hayden, Robert Bateman and others. You won’t want to miss these!

John Sheffield Philatelist Ltd. - Sale 156 - September 19, 2010 Sale 156 contains a wealth of material. Of particular note there is a nice selection of European material with emphasis on the Netherlands. Single stamps with a useful range of early cancels are included. Germany and other areas are also well represented. British Commonwealth starts with a good selection of Australia Roos followed by Great Britain "Penny Blacks." Postal History, plate blocks and better single items round out the Canada section. Plus there's the usual selection of collections and bulk lots in all areas of the sale that we have become known for, and much more. The sale will be held at The Four Points Hotel, 1150 Wellington Rd. South, London, ON Canada. Viewing begins at 9 a.m. and the auction at 1 p.m. email: john@johnsheffield.com

Matthew Bennett International - Public Auction 331 - September 21-22, 2010 This sale features two old-time collections with much fresh to the market material. There is the Jon A. Branson collection of proofs with some of the rarest card proofs extant including complete sheets of 3P4 and 4P4, the rare plate block of six of 263P4, as well as elusive singles such as 212P4, 286P4, and 293P4. Another highlight is the Stephen C. Taylor collection of classic U.S. featuring numerous varieties such as most of the 5c and 10c 1847 double transfers, all 8 positions of the 10c perforated type IV (Scott 34), and an extensive offering of 19th Century shades. The sale also includes a fine holding of Western postal history, many rarities from the Jack Molesworth stock, and numerous gems from the Golden State collection. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Matthew Bennett International - Public Auction 332 - September 22, 2010 This sale is the selection of the hundred finest from the Golden State collection of U.S. gems. In fact almost one half of the stamps are the highest graded to date by the PSE. A few of the highlights include an incredible wide margined #41, a never hinged graded 100 4c Columbian, a never hinged graded 95 $5 Columbian, the unique never hinged graded 100J #400A, and an entire set of Parcel Post which is the best registry set extant. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Matthew Bennett International - Public Auction 333 - September 23-24, 2010 This sale consists of items from the collections in sales 331 and 332 featuring numerous singles; many are the more modern graded 100 gems, plus 150 large lots; many are exciting old time lots from the Jack Molesworth stock. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Matthew Bennett International - Public Auction 334 - September 24, 2010 This sale is comprised of selections from the stock of noted auctioneer Charles G. Firby. It is especially strong in Canada and Provinces, featuring many choice mint and used singles, such as pence issues and large queens and admirals which are especially well represented. There are also dealer stock offerings in a quality far superior to what one normally expects to find. This section also includes large and small queens, maple leafs, numerals, admirals, and fine lots of cancellations. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

The Stamp Center/Dutch Country Auctions - Auction 270 - September 24-25, 2010 Featuring: U.S. & Worldwide Covers -Stampless -19th Century Covers -Air & Zeppelin Covers -Inauguration Covers -Military/Naval Covers -Stationery -Accumulations & Collections -Confederate States Covers -Italy-Ramagna Covers U.S. First Day Covers -Handpainteds -Ducks -Collections & Accumulations Deltiology/Picture Postcards U.S. Choice Singles U.S. Large Lots & Collections -Accumulations -Duck Stamps -Back-of-the-Book -Fancy Cancels -Sheets, Plate Blocks & Wholesale -Errors, Freaks & Oddities -U.S. Possessions United Nations Worldwide -Country Collections Austria, Belgium, Canada, Falkland Islands, France, Germany, Great Britain & British, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal & Switzerland -Topical & Regional Collections -WW Collections & Large Lots Numismatic & Related -Silver Dollars -Gold Coins -Currency Autographs, Americana & Ephemera Sports Cards. Now in our 32nd Year…Our customers come back time and again, many consigning material, because they know The Stamp Center is “Where Buyers Bid With Confidence Knowing All Lots Are 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!” email: auctions@thestampcenter.com

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. - The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues - September 29, 2010 Part One of the Wagshal Collection, which contains 1845-69 Issues. Many rarities that have been off the market for decades will be offered, including earliest documented uses of several of the St. Louis Provisionals as well as the unique printed-on-both sides, 5c and 10c 1847 Issue covers carried on the first possible transatlantic sailings, great postal history and stamp varieties such as double transfers. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. - The Wagshal Collection, Part 2: 1c 1851-56 Imperforate - September 30th - October 1st, 2010 Part Two of the Wagshal Collection contains the most comprehensive holding of the One-Cent 1851-56 Issue Imperforates ever formed. It includes the Neinken Collection, which was purchased privately by Mr. Wagshal. Many items are offered for the first time in over a half-century. LIVE Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.

Numerous Classics are available, such as a mint Scott #2 Washington with cert; the 15¢, 30¢ & 90¢ Pictorials without grills; a mint never hinged 30¢ Columbian, graded 95; an incredible array of certed Washington-Franklin coils & line pairs; a large selection of Zeppelin sets; many unique modern errors; numerous plate blocks; a full imperforate pane of Narcotic Revenue RJA80a; Ryukyu Revenues and other Possessions.

Some foreign highlights include Cape of Good Hope/Mafeking siege Baden-Powell issues, German 2m stamp with Lome, Togo cancel, two Monkeys and other PRC, Egypt and Korea Boy Scout S/S, mint & used Faroe Islands #1, good selection of Greenland Polar Bears, Iceland Millenary stamps & proofs, and many other seldom offered Foreign stamps & varieties.

USA collections range from strong album collections to specialized groupings of booklets, PNCs, plate blocks, stock and face value groupings. This sale is packed with strong Foreign Country Collections (one set in 400 deluxe hingeless Lindner Albums – the albums alone cost the collector over $100,000) that have full sets with high catalog values, and new issues up to the 2000s. Countries range from Belize, British Africa, Canada, Germany, Austria, Russia & Area, China, huge Europa holdings, Finland, Greenland, Japan, Turkey and Worldwide Airmails. The sale ends with some nice topical collections and philatelic literature, with a couple China lots. email: info@RegencySuperior.com

Downeast Stamps - Auction 264 - October 6th, 2010 We are proud to announce sale 264 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