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Auction Lot #192
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GEORGE B. SLOANE REFERENCE FILES contains a wealth of research information in 28 volumes of three-ring binders. Sloane's articles appeared for 26 years in STAMPS magazine. It is impossible to duplicate these files, which include photocopies of articles, stamps, covers and Sloane's notes on local posts, carriers, independent mail companies, express companies, sanitary fairs and business colleges. NOTE: This will be shipped in four boxes and an additional $60 charged, unless the successful bidder would like the group shipped without the binders, in which chase the shipping will be $30. Est. Value $500
MINIMUM BID: $250.00

Auction Lot #193
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PRIVATE LOCAL POST OF THE U.S. VOL. I by Donald Patton (1967). New with dust jacket. 350 pages. The best source for over 60 New York City and State local posts that comprehensively describes the stamps, reprints, and forgeries. Additional volumes were never published. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Est. Value new $60
MINIMUM BID: $25.00

Auction Lot #194
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BYWAYS OF PHILATELY PRIVATELY-OWNED POSTS AND EARLY LOCALS compiled and arranged by Elliott Perry (1966). Used. 271 pages. This is the principal reference source on Hussey's local post. It has fourteen additional essays on philatelic subjects, including Floyd's Penny Post, Hinkley's Express, McIntyre's City Express, and Canadian genuine and bogus local posts. Est. Value $45
MINIMUM BID: $25.00

Auction Lot #195
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MODERN LOCAL POST REFERENCE FILES contains an exceptional amount of information on modern local posts in 11 three-ring binders. It would be most difficult to duplicate this library of source materials. NOTE: Lot will be shipped in one box and subject to additional charge of $20. Est. Value $350
MINIMUM BID: $125.00

Auction Lot #196
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LARRY LYONS IDENTIFIER FOR CARRIERS, LOCALS, FAKES, FORGERIES AND BOGUS POSTS OF THE U.S. and 2007 PRICING GUIDE. Includes all three volumes of the Identifier in extra fine/near new condition. With over 1400 pages of information on how to determine which stamps are genuine or fake. This set is essential for the library of all 19th century postal history collectors. Est. Value $275
MINIMUM BID: $150.00

Auction Lot #197
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THE PENNY POST, Journal of the Carriers and Locals Society. A complete run from No. 1 (January 1991) to No. 111 (April 2020). An exceptional journal in the class of The Chronicle but much scarcer. New condition. Est. Value $750.00 Min bid of $575 includes delivery to a US address.
MINIMUM BID: $490.00

Auction Lot #198
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PHILATELIC FOUNDATION EXPERTIZING OPINIONS VOLUMES 2 TO 8 and THE COMPLETE ABSTRACTS AND INDEX with reports on studies by experts of fraudulent stamps and covers. Complete in black cloth except Volume 1. Est. Value $400
MINIMUM BID: $75.00

Auction Lot #199
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HALE & CO. INDEPENDENT MAIL COMPANY 1843-1845 by Michael S. Gutman. Following the extraordinary sale of his collection by R. A. Siegel Galleries in December 2020, this valuable 345-page treatise on the postal history, stamps rates and markings of Hale & Co. is a must-have for libraries. Est. Value $85
MINIMUM BID: $35.00

Auction Lot #200
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EASTERN INDEPENDENT MAIL AND EXPRESS COMPANIES 1840-1845 by The Independent Eastern Independent Mail Company Study Group. Michael S. Gutman Editor/Author. This important 2016 treatise with 45 chapters by five experts is the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject. Est. Value $75
MINIMUM BID: $35.00

Auction Lot #201
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CATALOG OF PRIVATE EXPRESS LABELS AND STAMPS AND KONWISER LIST. Catalog by Bruce H. Mosher (2002) has 209 pages with lists and illustrations of stamps and labels of genuine and fake labels of express, delivery and independent mail companies. Out of print and generally out of stock. Looks new. Plus 19-page list of Expresses by Harry Konwiser in Stamp Specialist Mahogany Book. Est. Value $95
MINIMUM BID: $35.00