First Session - Friday, December 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. - Lots 1 - 221
Second Session - Friday, December 3, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. - Lots 222 - 881
Third Session - Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. - Lots 882 - 1055
Fourth Session - Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. - Lots 1056 - 1252
Fifth Session - Saturday, December 4 at 3:00 p.m. - Lots 1253 - 1503
Spink Shreves December 2010 Collector's Series Sale is filled with an exceptional range of highly desirable United States, British Empire and Worldwide postage stamps and postal history. As always, several name collections highlight this particularly valuable and comprehensive sale of 1503 lots.
Spink Shreves December 2010 Collector's Series Sale features:
The George J. Berger Collection of United States Postage Stamps
Many of the more valuable and higher quality stamps found in the sale come from this wonderfully comprehensive collection - the vast majority of which are accompanied by certificates from the PF and/or the PSE.
The Susan S. Menson Collection of Premium Quality U.S. Stamps
Formed with excellent taste over many years, the Menson collection is characterized by stamps of exceptional freshness, brightness of color and outstanding centering. Again, most accompanied by certificates.
The Thomas W. Flattery Collection of United States Postal Stationery
Mr. Flattery's collection is filled with a wide array of scarce postal stationery cut squares - many of which are full corner examples - along with a number of unusual entires. His offering concludes with a substantial and valuable collection balance.
The William O. Schuman Collection of Specialized Washington-Franklin Issues
The majority of exceptional Washington-Franklin issues in the auction - plate blocks, varieties and errors - come from noted award winning exhibitor and collector, William O. Schuman, one of the nation's foremost authorities on plate numbers.
Selected Specialized Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History
The auction concludes with some exceptional specialized offerings from such diverse areas as Great Britain (with many Line Engraved rarities), Greece (classic singles and multiples), Jamaica (including the two rarest stamps of the country) and Korea (souvenir sheets and complete sheets). All in addition to our popular Worldwide Large Lots & Collections.
The entire sale, complete with detailed descriptions and high-resolution color images, has now been posted to our website.
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