OSS 2009 Auction Catalog

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236 N/A 35+ USPS Stamp Posters with stamps and First Day of Issue cancels (1977-81). Plus another 20 Postal Bulletin 3-ring pages (similar to the posters, but plain looking) with stamps and First Day of issue cancels (1981). Some items are a bit rough on the edges. Includes the $1 and $5 lantern issues of 1979. $5.00 $12.00
237 T16T21 // T16T30 Western Union Telegraph Company engraved "Frank" stamps, 1891 to 1900, (except for 1892). There are 7 blocks as issued, and 5 single or pairs, Scott No.'s 16T21 // 16T30. Stamps were used to prepay telegrams. These "Frank" stamps were given to various Higher Officials for free franking privileges. CAT $23. Interesting collectable. $6.00 $16.00
238 T16T21 // T16T30 Western Union Telegraph Company engraved "Frank" stamps 1891 - 1900 (except 1892). Nine blocks of 4 as issued, plus 3 other singles or pairs; Scott No.'s 16T21 // 16T30. Stamps were used to prepay telegrams; these "Frank" stamps were given to various Higher Officials for free franking privileges . CAT $28. Interesting collectable. $8.00 $20.00
239 U9 // UO54 Approximately 360 cut squares on home-made pages. Mint and used. Nice variety of early examples. Owners CAT $700.+ Worth a close look. A nice starter collection to build upon. $26.00 $50.00
240 U218 - U219 2 cut squares of the 1876 American Centennial embossed envelopes, unused, Sc. #U218 and U219. Side margins are narrow, but clear of the design. CAT $97.50. $8.00 $15.00
241 N/A Several thousand cut squares in glassines and bundles, in a shoe box. 19th and 20th Century, including Columbian Exposition and more recent air mails. $12.00 $30.00
242 N/A Mint Postal Cards and a few #10 stamped envelope postal stationery. Face Value $18.77. $5.00 $10.00
243 N/A Collection of 140 Cut Squares on 102 cards in a nice binder with plastic pages made with 3 sections for 102 cards. Values to $6 noted. $5.00 $20.00
244 UX16 // UXC9 Green Scott Specialized US Postal Card Album and related pages to 1968, room to add supplements. There are 25 Postal Cards, #UX 16 // UXC 9. Cards and Album in good condition. Note UX33f CAT $30. Fill in some holes in your collection, or excellent starter collection. Total CAT $130. $15.00 $25.00
245 WX6 // WX252 Three ring binder with hand made pages for Christmas Seals. Includes 400 - #WX6// WX252. This lot also includes 3 mint sheet files with 57 mint sheets of Christmas Seals - 1944 //82. Some duplication. Also a few partials and a few Boys Town and Easter Seal Sheets. $8.00 $25.00
246 WX81 // WX252 Accumulation of Christmas Seals in the form of 36 full panes of 100, 1 pane per year, for most of the years from 1936 to 1974. All panes were folded, so there is some minor perf separation. A few seals are faulty, but the vast majority are sound and F-VF or better. In red mint sheet folder. CAT $475+. $15.00 $40.00
247 N/A 270 back-of-the-book issues, all used. Includes revenues, postage dues, Special Delivery and parcel post. Most of the value is in the early revenues and parcel posts (note six #Q8's - CAT $30 each (4 Average, 1 Fine, 1 F-VF). $8.00 $20.00

United States Perfins Collections
248 N/A A collection of more than 1250 different Perfins on homemade album pages - modeled after the Perfins Catalog published by the Perfins Club. Almost 60 of the designs rate A, B+ or B for scarcity. Housed in a 3-post 3" Binder. A good collection to build upon with a lot of the work done to produce the album. $36.00 $50.00
249 N/A 235 US Perfins - all from the Oregon Stamp Society. Includes from the first OSS perfined stamp to 39 cent denominations. All off paper. Does not include the scarcest items (Birds & Flowers, Legends of the West, etc.) $8.00 $15.00
250 N/A 16 page one frame exhibit - "Perfins, A Magical History Tour." An interesting exhibit about commercial perfins with each page (in sheet protector) dedicated to a single design and a historical sketch about each company. $8.00 $20.00

United States Precancel Collections
251 N/A Several thousand US Precancels. Separated in glassines and envelopes by stamp issues. Mostly 1922 - 26 definitives and some prexie series stamps. Looks to have several types of bureau cancels, as well as double-line electros. Mostly large towns - some smaller towns also noted. May also have a few "locals" in an accumulation of this size. $20.00 $50.00
252 N/A An amazing collection of 3000+ precancels on homemade album pages and some vario pages, in a 3-post, 3" binder. Minor duplication - most appear to be sound copies. Pages are for each state according to the Town and Type Catalog for Bureau Precancels. The stamps on the vario pages are generally all "local" precancels. $40.00 $60.00
253 N/A Over 1100 US Precancels. Wide variety of cities. Bureau and double line electro types. In a colorful Perfecto Garcia (Tampa, FL) Havana cigar box with a blue tax stamp perfin 1-11-55. Except for being cut at opening, good cond. $10.00 $15.00
254 N/A 210 Precancels on manila and Vario stock sheets. Primarily on the Regular issues of 1922-26, 1 cent to 20 cent denominations. $4.00 $12.00

The Sherman Williams Collection of German Stamps
The following 54 lots are from a very comprehensive German Area Collection - compiled and organized by Sherman Williams. It is by far the most extensive high quality collection of German stamps to be offered by the OSS in at least two decades. The collections are organized according to the Michel catalogs - including a large number of items not listed in the Scott catalogs. Where Scott values were not available, Michel values have been used with a conversion factor of $1.40/Euro. The Michel catalogs from 2003 were utilized for this valuation, so the CAT value is somewhat understated.

1.Williams' Collection-German States Stamps
255 4 // O2 North German Confederation - predates the German Empire, existed from 1868 - 69. Only 10 issues, mostly used. List in page pocket. Some great cancels, clean group, some typically close margins of the times, looks good. CAT $96.50. $20.00 $60.00
256 N/A Extensive Accumulation of German States displayed on vario stock cards. A total of $1500 Catalog Value, including some nice Baden, Bavaria (#25a - $65), Prussia (#4 - $80) Thurn & Taxis (#9 - $125; #12 - $140; #49 - $87.50). In addition, lots of nice cut squares, private posts, and faulty, all not counted in total CAT. $300.00 $700.00
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