Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014

Category — Collections and Accumulations

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
561
 
19th & 20th Century Collection. Issues from 1847 to 1944 in a Davo hingeless album, higher value early stamps such as Nos. 1, 2, 39 and 122, starting in the Banknotes there is a mix of unused and used stamps, Commemorative just about complete incl. the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi sets, some high value Regular Issues, Graf Zeppelin set, other Back-of-Book incl. a useful group of Officials, mixed condition, many with Fine-Very Fine appearance

E. 5,000-7,500
3,500
562
 
19th & 20th Century Collection. On stockpages, better early used stamps incl. Nos. 1 and 2, and the 1869 Pictorial complete, from 1893 it is mainly unused, incl. Columbian and Trans-Mississippi sets complete, some Washington-Franklins, a few plate blocks, White Plains sheet, Air Posts incl. the Graf Zeppelin set, other useful Back-of-Book, some Revenues incl. Hunting Permits (which incl. some recent issues), also Possessions, plus there are two Recalled Legends of the West sheets, the total catalogue value should be quite high, however condition is decidedly mixed, so inspection is recommended

E. 5,000-7,500
3,250
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563
og
Balance of Lifetime U. S. Accumulation. Many hundreds of items, nearly all 20th Century, incl. singles, blocks of four and plate no. blocks, Regular Issues, Commemoratives, Coils, Air Post, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, a few Proofs and Specimens, Savings Issues, Possessions with a fair showing of D.W.I. and a few Hawaii, some U.S. stamps used in Foreign Countries, Paquetbot cancels, used in Hawaii, Samoa, Offices in China, etc., finally there is a section of many hundreds of virtually all unused stamps culled from this enormous holding during processing over the past several months, these are stamps with quality issues (centering, no gum, regummed, faults, etc.), these are generally better stamps and not all are unattractive and many are much better than "spacefillers", Scott Retail for this part must be substantial, other parts of this lot incl. much Mint N.H. and generally Fine-Very Fine condition, careful and patient viewing will prove to be rewarding

E. 7,500-10,000
10,500
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564
 
Old-Time Certified Group. Over 60 items, vast majority of value in 19th and early 20th Century used and unused singles, better used incl. Nos. 1 and 2 with cancels removed, 12, 67a, 83, 100 137-138 245, 262, 278, better unused incl. Nos. 70-72, 89, 150, 153, 160, 162, 187, 261, 293, 315, 595 599A pair, 634A and more, a number of these with original gum, also few plate blocks and a No. 467 5c Double Error block of twelve, very mixed quality, still quite a bit Fine-Very Fine or Fine-Very Fine appearing, about 50 certificates accompany, mostly from 1968 to 1973 with a few later, majority are P.F. certificates, others nearly all A.P.S., the early P.F. certificates are unfolded which are rarities unto themselves and a clear sign that the vast majority of this material has been off of the market for 40 years or more

E. 4,000-5,000
2,600
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565
 
Collection Balance, 1851-1921. Housed in mounts in a Scott album, much of the value in 19th Century, with several high cataloging unused or used stamps, 20th Century is mainly unused, also some useful stamps on a few stockcards, condition is mixed, many with Fine-Very Fine appearance

E. 3,000-4,000
2,000
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566
 
19th Century Collection Balance. White Ace album pages of unused and used stamps, incl. used Nos. 2 (cancel removed) and 14, unused Nos. 30, 35, 37, 153, 160, 161, 189, 191, 205, 209, 211, 229, somewhat mixed condition, several appear Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,000-3,000
1,500
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567
og
20th Century Collection. 1901-40 Issues in one volume, incl. three sets of Pan-American, 1902-03 complete, strong Washington-Franklins with some coils and freak foldover blocks, Panama-Pacific complete, 523-524, two sets of 1922-25, 599A joint line pair, 634A, two sets of Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts. and more, some condition issues here and there, vast majority Fine-Very Fine, interesting and valuable lot with a fair amount of the unusual

E. 5,000-7,500
4,250
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568
og
20th Century Collection Balance. White Ace album of unused stamps, incl. 314 pair, 331-342, 358-359, 374-376, 378-381, 405-407, 414-420, 422, 424-431, 434-439, 459 line pair (with usual crease), 479-480, 498-499, 501-504, 506-518, 523-524, 538, 540, 541, 547, 551-573, 658-679, E6-E8, E10, F1, also nice group of coils in line pairs, some Mint N.H., some faults incl. few reperfed, few reference coils, overall a fresh and Fine-Very Fine collection, also incl. used No. 2 with pen cancel taped to inside of cover

E. 3,000-4,000
3,250
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569
og
1901-57 Commemoratives Collection Balance. White Ace album of unused stamps, incl. Nos. 294-299, 323-330, 367-373, 397-404, 630, also plate blocks of eight with arrows of Nos. 620 and 621, some Mint N.H., few faults, many Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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570
 
Collection. In two Scott albums, classic period spotty, few Washington-Franklins, picks up from the 1920s Commemoratives onwards incl. a White Plains sheet, predominately Mint N.H. from the 1930s onwards and appearing mostly complete into the 1990s, incl. Back-of-the-Book with some useful Hunting Permit stamps, early material in mixed condition but thereafter mostly Very Fine

E. 400-500
750
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571
 
Old-Time Collection. In beautiful oversize red Elbe album, incl. few stampless covers, used Nos. 17, 37, 71 (3), 116 (2), 119, 120, 218, Special Delivery, unused incl. some Columbians to 50c, 294-299, some random 20th Century, stops in 1932, mixed condition, few may qualify as Fine-Very Fine

E. 500-750
650
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572
ogbl
Plate Block Collection, 1918-40 Issues. On pages, incl. Offset Issue perforated and imperforate less No. 534B, Coil Waste, better 1923-26 Commemoratives, 1931 Regular Issue to 50c, 2c Reds, also some position blocks and better duplicates, much Mint N.H., generally Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
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573
ogbl
Plate Block Collection. In four H.E. Harris Albums, sparsely filled early issues with some represented by a block, appears nearly complete from the Washington Bicentennials onwards to the early 1990s with the exception of some early dollar values, also incl. some Back-of-the-Book such as Air Post and an additional three stockbooks with extras, mostly Very Fine

E. 400-500
600
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574
nhbl
Plate Block Accumulation. Many thousands in glassines filling a box, much appears to be 3c-5c denominations with duplication in the plate nos., also incl. miscellaneous strips and part sheets in sheet albums, mostly Fine-Very Fine, the face value alone should add up to multiples of our estimate

E. 200-300
900
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575
nhbl
Premium Plate Block Accumulation. Many hundreds of plate blocks in glassines, complete Presidential Series and Liberty Series, with Back-of-the-Book incl. Air Posts with Nos. C27-31, C34-36 and C46, Special Delivery and Postage Dues, also with O16 plate no. and inscription strip of five, with plenty of duplication in the different plate nos., appears mostly Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,500-2,000
1,700
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576
nhbl
Plate Block Accumulation. Many hundreds in glassines identified with Scott Nos., begins with blocks from the 1930s-40s onwards to the 1990s, duplication present in many glassines, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, the face value alone should be well above our estimate

E. 200-300
400
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577
og
Plate Number Singles Collection, 1919-35. Many hundreds of stamps, virtually complete (if not complete) Commemorative plate numbers and positions and some regular issues, also "mini" sheet reconstructions, few varieties, etc., much Mint N.H., and virtually all Fine-Very Fine, an amazing collection that must have taken in incredible amount of time to assemble

E. 2,000-3,000
3,500
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578
nh
Plate Number Accumulation. Many thousands of plate no. singles hinged on album pages and in glassines (apparently Mint N.H.) housed in eight glassine boxes, primarily Scott Nos. from 600's-1100's but also some earlier incl. Nos. 498-499, huge group of No. 552, massive group of No. 807, the glassines with much duplication with dozens of some issues, the album pages mostly without duplication and showing different positions for each plate number, some plate blocks as well incl. two sets of Famous Americans, also a number of mint sheet files with full or part sheets incl. several Special Handling and complete set of Overrun Countries sheets, Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500
900
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579
og
Plate Number Collection. Mint N.H. singles and some blocks housed in a large album and a stockbook, range from Scott 703 thru 1053, many issues in complete matched sets of plates and positions and apparently without duplication, Presidentials incl. dollar values, fresh and clean collection, Very Fine

E. 500-750
800
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580
nhbl
Mint Plate Strip Accumulation. Many hundreds in plate strips of 6 to 20 of different issues, denominations from 1c-44c with most of the value being in 8c, 13c, 15c, 20c and 22c strips, duplication is present, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, face value

1,675
900
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581
nh
Imperforate Plate Number Coil Balance. 36 strips of six or larger, plus two strips without plate number, nearly all different, focus is on the Transportation series, catalogue values range from $100.00-$450.00 each in Datz, seven of the plate number strips are unpriced and not counted in the total catalogue value, incl. No. 2609b plate no. 4 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value

7,825
2,900
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582
 
Dealer's Stock. In six counter books, some early used stamps incl. attractive four-margin examples from the 1851 Issue, also some better cancels, from 1890 on it is mainly unused, with an array of Fine-Very Fine stamps that would retail in the $50.00-$200.00 range, there are also some choice Extremely Fine stamps, plus some blocks and an occasional plate block, Back-of-Book incl. Air Post and Hunting Permit stamps, as noted the overall quality is quite nice, with a large number of saleable Very Fine stamps present, incl. some with certificates

E. 5,000-7,500
0
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583
og
Accumulation. Small but nice group of mostly unused stamps, incl. plate blocks of six of Nos. 371 (3) and 373 (11, incl. matched sets of four positions from plate nos. 5395 and 5392), C18 plate block of ten, few coil leader strips, W434 (5, unfolded), RS134b, overall Fine-Very Fine

E. 750-1,000
950
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584
og
Accumulation. Stockbook containing mostly 1894-98 Bureau Issues in plate singles and imprint and plate no. strips of three arranged by plate nos., nearly all 1c and 2c values but incl. other denominations, few other better non-Bureau items as well and a half sheet of 6c Interior, Soft Paper No. O99, nearly all original gum with some Mint N.H., somewhat mixed condition, still a large part Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,500-2,000
1,000
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585
nh
Booklet Accumulation. Many dozens with denominations to 37c, mostly Scott identified in glassines, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value

360
180
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586
og
Back-of-Book Collection. White Ace album of unused stamps, incl. Air Post essentially complete except for C13-C15 incl. C1-C6, C10a and C18, E2-E5, Q1-Q12, JQ1-JQ5, some Mint N.H., few small flaws, Fine-Very Fine

E. 750-1,000
750
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587
 
Postal Card Collection 1873-1990 Issues mounted in two albums, full range of issues with many showing extra cards with varieties, often with an unused and use cards, many better incl. UX3 unused and several used with watermark varieties, UX4 used, UX6-UX17 unused, UX7a with 23 teeth used, two UX21 unused and another identified by owner as UX21a (questionable), full representation after that incl. back-of-book, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail for just the earliest issues more than $2,000.00

E. 750-1,000
550
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588
P
Essay, Proof and Ephemera Eclectic Balance. Single box with many dozens of items, large range of proof and bank note co. material, much of it engravings, specimens, essays and samples from American Bank Note Co., some of it related to U.S. stamp designs and some not, also Nos. 230P3-245P3 (permanently affixed to thick cards and with small flaws), range of goldbeater paper essays in part sheets, some test stamps incl. press sheet of 200 of No. TD117 (Scott Retail $750.00), die impression in sealing wax of 1903 1c entire (U379P), a few postal card essays and proofs, finally some Cinderellas and ephemera incl. Andrew Johnson impeachment ticket, two different small stamp "preservers" or "wallets" from 1890's, etc., nice condition overall, interesting lot

E. 1,500-2,000
2,700
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589
nh
Modern Errors. 20 items, mostly error imperforate pairs, also a couple color missing errors, best items are block of four of No. 805b and pair of No. 1058a, Very Fine, two P.F. certificates accompany

1,175
275
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590
bl
Better Used Blocks of Four. Six different, incl. Nos. 480, 500, 523, three 524, 533 and 547, slightly mixed condition, scarce lot, No. 533 with 2007 P.S.E. certificate

E. 500-750
1,000
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591
og
Extensions Balance. Three stamps with wide margins choice appearance but with recent certificates noting problems, No. J28, original gum, tiny tear, No. J37, original gum, partly reperfed at upper right, also No. Q10 with bottom imprint selvage, original gum, reperfed at top, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance

3,025
550
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592
 
Classics Balance. Nine better stamps, each with a non-obvious problem incl. unused Nos. 3 (tiny pinhole), 103 (regummed, corner repair), 112 (regummed, tiny thin), 115 (redistributed original gum or possibly regummed, reperfed), 227 (original gum, tiny corner crease), 263 with wide margins (regummed, corner repair), 293 with top plate no. selvage (regummed, slightly oxidized), also used Nos. 37 (tiny tear) and R102c (reperfed), several with wide margins and Extremely Fine appearing, others appear Fine-Very Fine, four certificates accompany

8,700
1,900
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593
 
Small Balance. Five stamps, used No. 118, 189 and 218, unused E1 and E8, some with Jumbo margins, mixed condition, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance

E. 200-300
160
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594
 
Miscellaneous Balance. Several dozen stamps, pen-cancelled No. 1, various 1851-1857 Issues (mainly 1c or 10c), Bank Notes, some 20th Century incl. used coils, Back-of-Book and a few Possessions, some uncancelled stamps on covers, mixed condition

E. 500-750
650
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595
 
Consignment Balance. Filling a box, various first day, event and commercial covers from the 1930s-60s, some mint blocks incl. No. C18 and a RW10 on license, mixed condition

E. 150-200
275
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596
 
Consignment Balance. Odd and ends with over $160.00 face value in booklets (incl. $9.35 booklet), miscellaneous mint stamps, souvenir sheets, used Hunting Permit stamps, Postal Commemorative Society Duck Stamp Folios from 1982-1991, plus more, Fine or better

E. 150-200
275
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597
og
Better Balance. 18 mostly unused stamps, incl. coil line pairs of Nos. 349, 351, 352 (used), 413, 444, 458, pairs of No. 350, 446 and 453, also Nos. O2, O20 (used), O22 (used), O29, O40, O58, O82, O99, O122, most coils are reference, overall Fine-Very Fine

E. 200-300
225
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598
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Mint Sheet and Postage. 38 mint sheet files plus eleven sparsely-filled White Ace albums of essentially face value stamps, incl. some Air Post, denominations are virtually all higher than the usual 1c-5c and range to $14.00 with several above $1.00, few files with some slight buckling incl. one with over $6,000.00 of face but stamps not affected, Very Fine, face value in excess of

13,200
8,000
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599
nhbl
Mint Sheet Accumulation. Many hundreds of sheets in five hard-bound albums, with denominations from 1c-31c with most of the value in 4c-15c sheets, incl. some slightly premium sheets, a few Air Post, and about a dozen 3c sheets with a couple stamps missing (not counted in total), Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value

1,900
1,300
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600
nhbl
Mint Sheet Accumulation. Many hundreds housed in eleven hard-bound sheet albums plus a few other sheet albums, predominately 3c values with some others being up to 10c, incl. some premium sheets and plenty of duplication with various plate nos., also with another hard-bound album of sheets stuck to glassine interleaving that was uncounted in our total, the face value alone approaches $1,500.00, mostly Fine-Very Fine

E. 750-1,000
1,500
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601
nhbl
Better Mint Sheet Lot. Total of 39 sheets in a hard-bound mint sheet album, incl. Presidential Series to the 10c, Liberty Series with various denominations to the 10c, also Back-of-the-Book with Nos. C8, C27, E16, E19-20 and more, little duplication, mostly Fine-Very Fine, Brookman value

1,800
325
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602
nhbl
Modern Mint Sheets. Just about all being 32c-33c sheets, little duplication, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value

560
700
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603
nhbl
Modern Mint Sheets. Most all being denominations from 25c-32c with a majority being 29c, some lower, housed in either glassines or in USPS sealed wrapping, also incl. a few booklets, face value

775
550
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604
nhbl
Mint Sheet Accumulation. Housed in mint sheet files, predominantly consists of values 29c or higher (about three-quarters of the total), incl. a few souvenir sheets, wide range of topics and some duplication, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value

1,100
800
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605
nh
Mint Dollar-Value Postage Stamps. From $1.00-$14.00 stamps, incl. singles, pairs, blocks and plate blocks with a number of $5.00 Moore, $5.00 Harte and $1.00-$5.00 Americana Issue, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value

550
400
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606
nh
Modern High-Denomination Stamps. Pane of 20 of $8.75 Express Mail, two booklets of $9.75 Express Mail, plate block of four of $14.00 Express Mail, and pane of 20 of $5.00 Bret Harte, Mint N.H. Fine-Very Fine, face value

389
325
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