TPA/OPS Summer 2008 Auction

Welcome to the TPA/OPS Summer 2008 Auction! Please review the rules carefully before bidding. Good Luck!

  1. Only members of the Texas Philatelic Assocation and the Oklahoma Philatelic Society may bid.
  2. Standard philatelic terms and symbols used in lot descriptions for brevity. The key below describes more commonly used ones.
    unused Unused NH - never hinged EF - exceptionally well center
    used Used LH - lightly hinged VF = well centered
    cover Cover MH = significant hinge mark F - not well centers, perfs. clear of design
    block Block HR - hinge remnant VF-F - perfs cut into design
    FDC - first day cover GD/DG - gum disturbance CTO - canceled-to-order
    PC = postal card NG - no gum CDS - circular date stamp
    PPC - picture post card SE - straight edge
  3. Bidding increments are: up to $50.00—50¢; $50.01-$100.00—$1.00; $100.00 and up—$5.00.
    4. The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw any lot submitted for any prudent reason. Also, he may discard bids on no minimum bid lots which are unreasonable.
  4. The auctioneer makes no certification or guarantee as to the authenticity of the lots. The lot descriptions are provided by the sellers. Items may be returned for refund within 5 days of receipt only if incorrectly described, but not for imperfections visible in photographed items. Multiple item lots may not be returned.
  5. Payment for lots won will be made by check or money order (or cash, if tendered in person) within 5 days of receipt. Make check or money order payments to: Gil Weisser, TPA/OPS Auction. The auction closes midnight, August 9, 2008. Mailing of lots and notices will follow as soon thereafter as possible.
  6. For this auction, NO commission is being charged to buyers.
  7. Click Here for Bid FormBids may be submitted by clicking on the icon at right or by using the bid form included in The Texas Philatelist and in The Oklahoma Philatelist, or a photocopy thereof. Send mailed bids to: Gil Weisser, P.O. Box 2179, Muskogee, OK 74402-2179. Placing of a bid constitutes your acceptance of the rules of this auction.
  8. Winning bidders will be charged the actual cost of postage and insurance on mailed lots. Note that several of the collection lots are quite heavy, and mailing expense may be considerable. Bidders desiring their lots to be mailed may opt out of insurance by checking the appropriate box on bid forms.
  9. Unless otherwise noted, publications used for valuations are the 2008 or 2009 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, the 2008 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers or the Scott Stamp Monthly.

Lot Listing - TPA/OPS Summer 2008 Auction
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Lot
No. 		Description Minimum
Bid
UNITED STATES
1 unused #283, 10¢ Orange Brown, NH, VF; Cat. value $160.00 MB $80.00
2 unused #343, 1¢ Green imperforate pair, NH, VF; Cat. value $20.00 MB $5.00
3 unused #413, 2¢ Carmine, paste-up coil pair, plate number 5839 under paste-up, NH, F-VF; 2000 Durland Cat. value $300.00 MB $75.00
4 unused #537, 3¢ Victory, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $20.00 MB $5.00
5 unused #623, 17¢ Black, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $25.00 MB $10.00
6 unused block #651, 2¢ George Rogers Clark, plate block of six, NH, VG-F; Cat. value $20.00 MB $4.00
7 unused #745, 6¢ Crater Lake, plate block of six, right two stamps are partially separated, thin and crease in bottom selvage, condition as single stamps is VF; Cat. value $15.00 MB $2.00
8 unused #770, 3¢ Mr. Rainier souvenir sheet, some slight GD or very light hinge marks, F-VF; Cat. value $30.00 MB $12.00
9 unused #834, $5.00 Carmine and Black, NH, VF; Cat. value $90.00 MB $30.00
10 unused #1053, $5.00 Black, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $57.50 MB $30.00
11 unused #1519, 10¢ Red and Blue, coil pair misperf., rough edges at left, VF; Cat. value ? MB $5.00
12 unused #1612 $5.00 Tan, Red Brown, Yellow and Orange, NH, XF; Cat. value $8.50 MB $5.00
13 unused #2122a, $10.75 Eagle and Half Moon booklet pane of 3, ink flaked from left stamp due to removal from booklet, right stamp has some black ink residue on back, no defects in middle stamp, NH, VF; Cat. value $60.00 MB $32.00
14 unused #2624-29, Columbian souvenir sheets, in original USPS packaging, NH, VF; Cat. value $29.35 MB $20.00
15 unused #2875, $8.00 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Centenary souvenir sheet, NH, VF; Cat. value $16.00 MB $9.00
16 unused block #2967, 32¢ Marilyn Monroe mini-sheet of 20, NH, VF; Cat. value $22.50 MB $8.00
17 unused #4075, $8.00 2006 Washington World Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet, NH, VF; Cat. value $16.00 MB $9.00
18 unused #C6, 24¢ Carmine, small spot DG, HR, VF; Cat. value $80.00 MB $65.00
19 unused #C12, 5¢ Violet, beautiful copy, NH, EF; Cat. value $18.00 MB $10.00
20 unused #C21, 20¢ Green, NH, VF; Cat. value $11.00 MB $6.00
21 unused #C22, 50¢ Carmine, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $11.00 MB $6.00
22 used #F1, 10¢ Ultramarine, very faint magenta cancel, F-VF; Cat. value $9.00 MB $5.00
23 unused #RW54, $10.00 Redhead Ducks, NH, VF; Cat. value $17.50 MB $10.00
24 unused #RW73b, $15.00 Ross’ Goose, mini-sheetlet with signatures of artist and engraver, NH, VF; Cat. value $195.00 MB $150.00
25 unused #BK117//131//138, 6¢+2¢, 13¢+9¢, 18¢+6¢ booklets, NH, VF; Cat. value $12.75 MB $4.00
26 unused #BKC9, 8¢ Red airmail booklet, NH, F; Cat. value $22.50 MB $5.00
27 #1070, 3¢ Atoms for Peace, black-and-white publicity photo; Est. value ? MB $5.00
CANAL ZONE
28 used #9-11, 1¢ Green and two 2¢ Rose overprints, F-VF; Cat. value $10.25 MB $3.00
29 used #12-13//16-17, 5¢ Blue, 10¢ Yellow, 1¢ on 20¢ Violet, and 2¢ on 1p Lake overprints, F-VF; Cat. value $20.60 MB $4.50
30 used #J9//J19, 10¢ on 10¢ Olive Brown and 2¢ Carmine Rose overprints, black blotch cancel on #J19, F-VF; Cat. value $9.00 MB $3.00
31 unused #U9, 2¢ Carmine entire, VF; Cat. value $27.50 MB $13.00
32 unused #U13, 3¢ on 2¢ Carmine entire, VF; Cat. value $25.00 MB $10.00
PHILIPPINES
33 unused #U8, 2¢ Carmine entire, flap is stuck down, VF; Cat. value $4.00 MB $2.00
RYUKYU ISLANDS
34 used #18, 3y Establishment of Government of Ryukyu Islands, nice CDS cancel, VF; Cat. value $40.00 MB $12.00
CONFEDERATE STATES
35 unused block #12, 10¢ Blue, block of four, VF; Cat. value $60.00 MB $20.00
UNITED NATIONS
36 unused #38, 10th Anniversary souvenir sheet, first printing, F-VF; Cat. value $120.00 MB $75.00
U.S. FIRST DAY AND SPECIAL COVERS
37 cover #2902B, 2904A, 2906, 2910, 2912A, 2915B, on computer designed FDC for TEXPEX 1996; Est. value $15.00 MB $5.00
38 cover Five different rocket launches, three with related newspaper clippings; Est. value $? MB $10.00
39 cover Five different rocket launches, two with related newspaper clippings; Est. value $? MB $10.00
40 cover Five different rocket launches, one with related newspaper clipping, Est. value $? MB $10.00
41 cover Five different rocket launches, three with related newspaper clippings, Est. value $? MB $10.00
42 cover Five different space related, Est. value $? MB $5.00
AITUTAKI
43 used #5, 6p Red, rough perfs. typical of this issue, F-VF; Cat. value $27.50 MB $7.00
CRETE
44 unused #B1-2, 1.50d+1.50d and 4d+3d with gold overprints and tabs, NH, VF; Cat. value $26.00 MB $8.00
CROATIA
45 unused #B1-2, 1.50d+1.50d and 4d+3d with gold overprints and tabs, NH, VF; Cat. value $26.00 MB 10.00
DENMARK
46 used #68, 50o Dull Violet, NH, F; Cat. value $52.50 MB $5.00
FRANCE
47 used #3, 20¢ Black on yellowish, grill cancel, VF; Cat. value $40.00 MB $10.00
48 used #64, 1¢ Green on greenish, two CDS cancels, F-VF; Cat. value $60.00 MB $12.00
49 used #75, 75¢ Carmine on rose, CDS cancel, F; Cat. value $10.00 NMB
50 used #135, 20¢ Brown violet, CDS cancel, F; Cat. value $10.50 NMB
51 usedunused #220-25, International Exhibition of Decorative Modern Art, all are used except #221 which is LH with small crease, F-VF; Cat. value $8.80 NMB NMB
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
52 unused #31, WHO Anniversary, LH, VF; Cat. value $65.00 MB $25.00
GREAT BRITAIN
53 used #223, 5sh Britannia, heavy parcel cancel, some nibbed and short perfs, VF; Cat. value $100.00 MB $15.00
HUNGARY
54 unused #B18//34, 3f-5k 1914 Surcharges complete except for 10f value, 1f has short perfs at right, 60f has torn corner and short perfs at top, and 1k has slight thin at top, HR, F-VF; Cat. value 136.80 MB $60.00
JAPAN
55 unused #417-21, 3rd National Athletic Meet, #418-21 are singles instead of block, #418 has HR, #419-21 are LH, F; Cat. value $36.50 MB $12.00
KOREA
56 unused #227-28 Pres. Syngman Rhee 3rd Inauguration, NH, EF; Cat. value $70.00 MB $15.00
57 unused #245-47 Christmas and New Year, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $13.60 MB $4.00
LAOS
58 unused #77-91, Post Office, Freedom from Hunger, Red Cross, Human Rights and Nubia Monuments issues, miniature sheets not included, NH, VF; Cat. value $10.75 MB $5.00
LATVIA
59 unused #CB1-2, Rainis Memorial Fund, NH, VF; Cat. value $20.00 MB $10.00
MAURITANIA
60 unused #344-35, 404, 413, C164-68, C181, C191, O12-18 plus two unlisted, NH, F-VF; Cat. value $16.00 MB $2.00
NIUE
61 used #13, 1sh Orange red, red-violet fiscal cancel, rough perfs typical of this issue, F; Cat. value $40.00 MB $10.00
62 used #28, 6p Carmine rose, neat CDS cancel, F; Cat. value $26.00 MB $7.00
RAS AL KHAIMA
63 unused Minkus #205-06, 5r International Philatelic Exhibition Mexico high value and 3r mini-sheet, gold foil, VF; Cat. value? MB $20.00
TURKEY
64 unused #34, 25pi Dull rose, misperforated, HR, VG; Cat. value $40.00 MB $5.00
65 used #35, 10pa Dark lilac, square cancel, blunt perfs. at top and left, F; Cat. value $25.00 MB $5.00
66 unused #51, 2pi on 2pi Reddish brown, missing perf. at top right, HR, F-VF; Cat. value $40.00 MB $5.00
67 used #52, 5pi on 5 pi Gray blue, missing perf at lower left, VF; Cat. value $50.00 MB: $5.00
VATICAN CITY
68 used #C16, 250l Black, light CDS cancel, barely visible color bleeding from airmail envelope, F-VF; Cat. value $10.00 MB $5.00
COLLECTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS
69 GREAT BRITAIN, GPO Postal Bulletin, some years complete, others fully missing. All Machin Head stamp information has been removed. Includes indexes for some years and eight binders; Shipping weight is 16 pounds. NMB
70 unusedused KOREA, 166 different stamps mounted on stock pages. Half of value is in 22 1957-59 mint issues plus used #7, which is only stamp not in the 1945-76 period covered by this collection; Cat. value $205.00+ MB $35.00
71 used POLAND, 85 pre-1946 used and 654 post-war, mostly CTO stamps, all common, in clean Minkus specialty album supplemented through 1976; Shipping weight is five pounds; Est. value $50.00 MB $10.00 MB $10.00
72 cover UNITED STATES, 68 covers, cover fronts and postcards from the 1910s and 1920s, most addressed to Robert Ralston & Company in Dallas, Texas, mixed condition, nearly all franked with letter rate Washington-Franklin stamps not checked for varieties. Shipping weight is one pound; Est. value $50.00+ MB $10.00
73 cover UNITED STATES, 146 covers and cover fronts from the 1930s, most addressed to Robert Ralston & Company in Dallas, Texas, assorted U.S. definitives, commemoratives, and stamped envelopes with the latter mostly cover fronts, many stamps on #10 size envelopes. Also a few foreign covers. Shipping weight is two pounds; Est. Value $100.00+. MB $20.00
74 cover UNITED STATES, BANK TRANSACTION POSTCARDS, 13 cards postmarked from 1908 through 1923, all franked with one-cent Washington-Franklin stamps; Est. value $20.00 MB $4.00
SPECIAL PICTURE POSTCARD SELECTION
All postcards are used with divided backs, have intact Washington-Franklin stamps, and are in average to fine condition.
75 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, “Best Wishes” and “My Best Wishes,” and “Greetings” greeting cards, two postmark dates not discernible, other is May 5, 1910; Est. value $15.00 MB $6.00
76 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Seven Christmas greeting cards, postmarked from 1909 through 1915; Est. value $35.00 MB $10.00
77 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Easter greeting card, postmarked Apr. 14, 1911, some wear; Est. value $5.00 MB $2.00
78 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, “Forget-Me-Not” and “Why Not Write?” greeting cards, postmarked Aug. 16, 1910 and Aug. 27, 1925; Est. value $10.00 MB $4.00
79 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, “Hope to See You Thursday” arrival notice card, postmarked Aug. 2, 1910; Est. value $10.00 MB $3.00
80 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, “I Hope You’re Better” get well card, half-inch long sliver cut from left front side, postmarked Jul. 17, 1920; Est. value $5.00 MB $2.00
81 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Three Massachusetts view cards depicting “Harvard Medical School, Boston Mass.,” “Boston, Mass., Old South Church,” and “Washington Statue, Public Garden, Boston, Mass.,” postmarked from 1909 through 1917; Est. value $15.00 MB $6.00
82 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Michigan view card depicting “Hotel Normandie, Detroit. Mich.,” postmarked Aug. 1?, 1910; Est. value $5.00 MB $2.00
83 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Missouri view card depicting “Shaw’s Garden, St. Louis, Mo.,” postmarked Jul. 27, 1910; Est. value $5.00 MB 2.00
84 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Three New York view cards depicting “Group of Syracuse University Buildings,” “Hudson River, N,Y, - Along the West Shore, near Round Island,” and “The Stone Chapel, Revonah Settlement, Liberty, N.Y,” postmarked from 1912 through 1918; Est. value $15.00 MB $6.00
85 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Three Rhode Island view cards depicting “Old Wind Mill-Newport R.I.,” “Pawtuxet Cove - Showing the Bridge, Pawtuxet, R.I.,” and “View of Newport R.I., Showing the Ida Lewis Lighthouse,” postmarked from 1910 through 1916; Est. value $15.00 MB $6.00
86 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Two Tennessee view cards depicting “McKendree M.E. Church South, Nashville, Tenn.” and “Opera House, Whitwell, Tenn.,” postmarked Aug. 13, 1910 and Jul. 28, 1913; Est. value $10.00 MB $4.00
87 cover UNITED STATES, PPC, Wyoming view card depicting "Jupiter Terrace Yellowstone Park,” postmarked May 10, 1913; Est. value $5.00 MB $2.00
END OF SALE
AUCTION CLOSES AUGUST 9, 2008