Sale 1258 — The Richie Prager Collection of United States Hunting Permits
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
Category — Artist Remarques and Signed Stamps
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3029
$1.00-$25.00 1934-2015 Hunting Permits, Remarqued (RW1-RW82). 82 stamps each with corner sheet selvage and in black mount on a separate page, each one drawn by Ron Jenkins (the artist for the 1965 issue, RW32) and signed, each page also has a colorful hand-drawn design by Ron Jenkins and signed by him, all remarques and pages are colorful and intricate, each stamp also has notation of either "In tribute to" or "In recognition of" and the name of the artist of the stampVERY FINE. A COMPLETE SET OF CORNER-MARGIN SINGLES OF THE FIRST 82 HUNTING PERMIT ISSUES WITH REMARQUES AND ALSO ON BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED PAGES. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A COMPLETE REMARQUED SET OF RW1 THRU RW82.
The collection is housed in two deluxe leather Godden albums with slipcases. There is also a frontispiece with a name and "I hope you enjoy the remarques on your pages. It was fun for me when I have the chance to work on so many different subjects. Thanks for the opportunity, I truly enjoyed it." and signed "Ron Jenkins, Artist RW32".
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E. 7,500-10,000
17,500
3030
$1.00-$7.50 1934-1986 Hunting Permits, Accompanied by Artist Signatures (RW1-RW53). Beautiful leather Godden album with a separate page for each stamp, RW1 is on two pages and includes a Mint N.H. single and form 3333 signed but without a stamp and second page with original signed drawing of a farmer by Ding Darling, each subsequent issue is on a page with beautiful hand drawing mirroring the design on the stamp and also with a gold bordered card with each artist's signature, each page also gives information on the engravers, plates used and quantity sold, the drawings on the pages are unsigned, also includes a page with a certificate of purchase from 1959 stamp printed by National Wildlife FederationVERY FINE. A PHENOMENAL COLLECTION OF THE FIRST 53 FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUES, ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNATURES OF THE ARTISTS AND EACH ON A PAGE WITH A LOVELY DRAWING MIRRORING THE THEME OF THE STAMP. SURELY THIS IS A UNIQUE HOLDING AND WAY OF DISPLAYING THESE ISSUES. TRULY REMARKABLE.
Scott value of $6,281.00 for just the stamps in Mint N.H. condition does not take into account the original Ding Darling signed drawing, the RW1 form 3333, the artist's signatures on gold bordered cards or the original drawings on each album page.
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E. 7,500-10,000
10,500
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1934-2012 Hunting Permits, Complete Plate Number Collection (RW1-RW79). Three deluxe leather Godden albums with slipcovers, containing plate number singles thru 2012, complete for all plate numbers, some top positions with the "F" and RW1 plate 129200 has both with and without F top positions, the rotary press printings have a page for each plate with all four corner positions represented, for some reason five positions after RW37 are missing and would no doubt be easy to acquire, each page with a hand-drawn design and initialed "KM", stamps are in sealed black mounts but we assume most are Mint N.H., there may be a few small imperfections (we noticed a natural paper crease on an RW1)FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTION OF FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT PLATE NUMBERS IN THREE GODDEN ALBUMS, REPRESENTING EVERY PLATE USED FOR THESE ISSUES AND TOP AND BOTTOM POSITIONS FOR THE FLAT PLATE ISSUES AND ALL FOUR CORNERS FOR THE ROTARY PRESS ISSUES -- ON HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATED PAGES. TRULY A UNIQUE COLLECTION.
If all stamps are Mint N.H., then Scott value as singles without premiums for the plate numbers would be $41,494.00. The value in this collection is only partly in the stamps. The Godden albums, the hand-drawn pages and the plate numbers from every plate and almost every position combine to make this a spectacular and unique collection.
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E. 15,000-20,000
18,000
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$1.00-$25.00 1944-2018 Hunting Permits, Remarqued (RW11/RW86). Attractive group of Hunting Permits and a few regular issues depicting water fowl, with wonderful drawings in selvage or over the design of the stamps, including two of RW11 signed by Ron Jenkins (artist of RW32), RW67 with four items signed by artist Adam Grimm and with his artwork in selvage, RW81 with beautiful drawing of bird in flight on block of four with one stamp colored over and signed by artist Grimm, block of four and single of RW82 and also RW82A with drawings and signed by artist Jennifer Miller, RW83 block of four and single and RW83A with drawings and signed by artist Hautman (also pair signed by the artist), next is group of RW85 including block of four and single with drawings and signed by the artist and also similar of RW85b souvenir sheet and RW85A sheet of one, next group is of RW86 including block of four and single with central artwork (unsigned) and RW86A also with artwork and initialed by the artist, among the regular U.S. stamps are a block of ten of No. 1362 signed by Maynard Reece and with small drawing in selvage, similar block of 25 with central drawing and signed by Les Kouba, No. 2092 block of ten with drawing and signed by Les Kouba, last is No. 1757 large multiple with drawing and signed by James Fisher,
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E. 3,000-4,000
3,250
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$12.50 1989 Hunting Permit (RW56). Used with 25c Pheasant and tied together by magenta "Riverton Ct. USPS Jul. 1, 1989" double-circle datestamp on hand-illustrated duck and pheasant design cover by M*A*S*H actor Gary Burghoff, back with painted caricature of his "Radar" O'Reilly character saying "Luv A Duck!" and his signature, numbered 2/50, Very Fine, a wonderful cover from this actor, who is also a respected wildlife artist and stamp collector
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E. 300-400
275
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Hand-Drawn Hunting Permit Pages. Two leather Godden albums with slipcovers, with ruled pages for each issue from RW1 thru RW70 (1934-2003), each page has a remarkable hand-drawing in pencil with beautifully scripted title at top, many initialed "D.C.", no stamps are included, an excellent opportunity for the specialist who wants to form their own collection on pages with waterfowl-themed artwork
E. 500-750
250
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$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Unused (no gum), signed Ding Darling, just a hint of light toning or soiling above left duck, still Very Fine, scarce and desirable signed by Ding Darling, who created this iconic design in about an hour
E. 1,500-2,000
2,100
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$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Original gum, small piece out at top right has been expertly restored, signed JN "Ding" Darling, Very Fine appearance, scarce signed by Ding Darling, who created this iconic design in about an hour
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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Ding Darling. Small group of items related to J.N. "Ding" Darling and early wildlife conservation efforts, including signature JN Darling on cinderella with "Help Restore our Wildlife" slogan, also National Wildlife Federation conservation stamp album from 1938-1939 (the year Darling was president), few other collateral items relating to Darling, Fine-Very Fine and interesting group
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E. 500-750
250
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$1.00 Rose Lake, 1935 Hunting Permit (RW2). Mint N.H. with top plate no. F 131980 selvage, signed in selvage in selvage in pencil by actor Gary Burghoff ("Radar" O'Reilly from M*A*S*H), Very Fine, with 2018 James Spence certificate, Scott value with no premium for the signature
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750
400
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$1.00 Bright Blue, 1948 Hunting Permit (RW15). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 160102 block of six, typical selvage width for the top position plate blocks, signed by Maynard Reece in the selvage, Very Fine, scarce signed by the artist, Scott value as normal plate block
400
300
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$2.00 Gray Black, 1951 Hunting Permit (RW18). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 162125 block of six, typical selvage width for top positions, signed by artist Maynard Reece in selvage, usual natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine, Scott value with no premium for the signature
550
400
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$2.00 Black, 1954 Hunting Permit (RW21). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom plate no. 164746 selvage, signed by artist Harvey Sandstrom in selvage, Very Fine and choice, Scott value as singles without premium for the signature
340
0
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$2.00 Dark Blue, 1955 Hunting Permit (RW22). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 165282 block of six, typical selvage width for this issue, signed by artist Stanley Stearns, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
575
325
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$2.00 Black, 1956 Hunting Permit (RW23). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 165829 block of six, rich shade, typical selvage width for this issue, signed by artist Edward J. Bierly, top center stamp two small toned spots on back, Fine-Very Fine, scarce signed by the artist, Scott value with no premium for the signature
575
0
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$2.00 Emerald, 1957 Hunting Permit (RW24). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 166259 block of six, typical selvage width for this issue, bright color, signed by artist Jackson Miles Abbott, top center stamp few toned spots on back, Very Fine, scarce signed by the artist, Scott value with no premium for the signature
575
0
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$2.00 Black, 1958 Hunting Permit (RW25). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 166755 block of six, typical selvage width for the issue, detailed impression, signed by artist Les Kouba, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
525
375
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$3.00 1959 Hunting Permit (RW26). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 167120 block of four, rich colors, signed by artist Maynard Reece, Very Fine and choice, rare and desirable plate block of this very popular issue signed by the artist, who was the most prolific winner in the competition's history, Scott value with no premium for the signature
550
400
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$3.00 1960 Hunting Permit (RW27). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 167503 block of four, intense colors, signed by artist John A. Ruthven, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
425
350
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$3.00 1961 Hunting Permit (RW28). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 167768 block of four, signed by artist Edward A. Morris, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
450
350
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$3.00 1962 Hunting Permit (RW29). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 168073 block of four, rich colors, signed by artist Edward A. Morris, Very Fine, Scott value with no premium for the signature
500
225
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$3.00 1963 Hunting Permit (RW30). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 168273 block of four, signed by artist Edward J. Bierly, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
450
300
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$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Mint N.H. block of four with top left plate no. 168629, signed by artist Stanley Stearns, Very Fine and choice, the plate number for RW31 was put into the wrong place, resulting in many plate block collectors buying this as a block of four, as opposed to the correct block of six format, Scott value as singles with no premium for the signature
400
0
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$3.00 1965 Hunting Permit (RW32). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 168791 block of four, signed by artist Ron Jenkins, fresh and Very Fine, Scott value with no premium for the signature
450
300
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$3.00 1966 Hunting Permit (RW33). Two artist-signed items, bottom right plate no. 169063 block of four, deep rich colors, signed by artist Stanley Stearns, bottom right stamp small adherence on gum, top left stamp toned spot on gum, still Very Fine, scarce signed by the artist, also signed single with disturbed original gum, Very Fine, Scott value as Mint N.H. plate block with no premium for the signature
500
300
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$3.00 1967 Hunting Permit (RW34). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 169457 block of four, rich colors, signed by artist Les Kouba, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
550
225
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$3.00 1968 Hunting Permit (RW35). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 170436 block of four, signed by artist Claremont G. Pritchard, Very Fine and choice, Scott value with no premium for the signature
300
1,900
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Artist Signed Plate Blocks. 45 items total, including 40 Mint N.H. plate blocks and three singles, singles of Nos. RW11 (signed by engravers), RW54 and RW83, also includes signed RW85b souvenir sheet of four and RW85A sheet of one, virtually all Mint N.H., most with signatures in selvage but a few are on the stamps, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, a fantastic group which would be difficult to assemble, spreadsheet accompanies, Scott value with no premium for the artist signatures
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5,860
3,500
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Modern Hunting Permits Plate Blocks Balance. Nice group of Mint N.H. plate blocks mostly on dealer pages, including Nos. RW41-RW46, RW48-RW58, RW61-RW62, some other issues up to RW85, also few RW85b souvenir sheets, few other odds and ends, Fine-Very Fine, Scott value approximately
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4,000
650
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