I messed up on the date. I placed a few token bids this afternoon, just to mark some items of interest, never realizing the lots were being auctioned live today. A couple of very nice stamps got away from me
This two day sale has many great items. I've really been impressed with the depth of the Philip Bowman mint sheet collection
Some very nice items in this auction. Even lots that would interest some currency people. I linked the Cherokee warrant to the currency forum. The $54K face value mint sheet lot went for $26K. Lots of discount postage! I didn't win anything.
So much for the myth that summer philatelic sales are weak - with minimal competition.....
Shreves just concluded our July Collector's Series Sale and the results were extraordinary to say the least. Bidder participation was at an all-time high - so much so our live internet server was taxed to the limit. The auction was expected to realize approximately $1.25M. However when all the dust settled the final total was an impressive $2,300,000, not including the buyer's premium.
The sale was highlighted by record setting realizations for gem quality graded stamps that had more modest catalog values. Many examples realized an eye-popping 250%, 500% and sometimes even 1,000% of their catalog values.
But the real fireworks were reserved for Saturday's session featuring United States postal history from the Estate of Gordon Bleuler. Mr. Bleuler's material was eagerly anticipated by hundreds of bidders and the end results proved to be far more than even the most seasoned experts expected. Most thought his material would realize about $500,000 - however, the final realizations for this highly regarded philatelist's lifetime accumulation was in excess of $1,075,000 (including premium). For complete prices realized simply click on the following link:
We want to thank all who participated in this sale, as well as all of our clients who have helped make the first seven months of 2007 not only our most successful year ever, but we have already sold well in excess of $21,000,000 worth of material so far this year. A record unmatched by NO OTHER PHILATELIC AUCTION HOUSE IN THE WORLD! (and we have even more to come this fall)
All of us at Shreves hope you have a great summer.
Sincerely,
Charles and Tracy Shreve Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. www.shreves.com charles@shreves.com/tracy@shreves.com
> I bid on 10 or 15 items, won none. ............ ARRRRGHH.
Did you bid via the live SAN network? It requires a high speed internet connection but gives you many advantages over sending in a bid sheet via the mail.
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I messed up on the date. I placed a few token bids this afternoon, just to mark some items of interest, never realizing the lots were being auctioned live today. A couple of very nice stamps got away from me
This two day sale has many great items. I've really been impressed with the depth of the Philip Bowman mint sheet collection
KJ
Jerry
Shreves promo e mail following the sale. I think they're allowed to brag a bit.
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Exciting July Sale Results
So much for the myth that summer philatelic sales are weak - with minimal
competition.....
Shreves just concluded our July Collector's Series Sale and the results
were extraordinary to say the least. Bidder participation was at an
all-time high - so much so our live internet server was taxed to the limit.
The auction was expected to realize approximately $1.25M. However when all
the dust settled the final total was an impressive $2,300,000, not
including the buyer's premium.
The sale was highlighted by record setting realizations for gem quality
graded stamps that had more modest catalog values. Many examples realized
an eye-popping 250%, 500% and sometimes even 1,000% of their catalog
values.
But the real fireworks were reserved for Saturday's session featuring
United States postal history from the Estate of Gordon Bleuler. Mr.
Bleuler's material was eagerly anticipated by hundreds of bidders and the
end results proved to be far more than even the most seasoned experts
expected. Most thought his material would realize about $500,000 - however,
the final realizations for this highly regarded philatelist's lifetime
accumulation was in excess of $1,075,000 (including premium). For complete
prices realized simply click on the following link:
http://www.shreves.com/prices_realized/current.php
We want to thank all who participated in this sale, as well as all of our
clients who have helped make the first seven months of 2007 not only our
most successful year ever, but we have already sold well in excess of
$21,000,000 worth of material so far this year.
A record unmatched by NO OTHER PHILATELIC AUCTION HOUSE IN THE WORLD! (and
we have even more to come this fall)
All of us at Shreves hope you have a great summer.
Sincerely,
Charles and Tracy Shreve
Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc.
www.shreves.com
charles@shreves.com/tracy@shreves.com
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Jerry
> I bid on 10 or 15 items, won none. ............ ARRRRGHH.
Did you bid via the live SAN network? It requires a high speed internet connection but gives you many advantages over sending in a bid sheet via the mail.
KJ