Sale 1354 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 May, 2025
Category — Hunting Permits
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. complete pane of 28 with plate no. F 129201 at top, natural straight edge at left and bottom, lacking only selvage at right and selvage above top left stamp, usual natural gum bends, few natural gum creases including one affecting left column
FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE PANE OF 28 OF THE FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW1, WITH TOP PLATE NUMBER.
Nos. RW1 thru RW12 were issued in panes of 28. Selvage is found at either top or bottom and on one side; nine stamps have a natural straight edge on one side, and one has a natural straight edge on two sides. Plate numbers are found at either top or bottom. We have offered only three panes with selvage on two sides, and all were from the bottom position. We are aware of perhaps a half dozen that are lacking side selvage.
Scott value as singles.
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. F 129199 at top, natural straight edge at left and bottom, lacking only selvage at right and selvage above top left stamp, usual natural gum bends, few natural gum creases
FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PANE OF 28 OF THE FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW1, WITH TOP PLATE NUMBER.
Nos. RW1 thru RW12 were issued in panes of 28. Selvage is found at either top or bottom and on one side; nine stamps have a natural straight edge on one side, and one has a natural straight edge on two sides. Plate numbers are found at either top or bottom. We have offered only three panes with selvage on two sides, and all were from the bottom position. We are aware of perhaps a half dozen that are lacking side selvage.
Scott value as singles.
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of eight, bold color, natural straight edge at right, light natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of six with top plate no. F129201 selvage, bright color and detailed impression, light natural gum bends, about Fine, a rare Mint N.H. block with plate number, lacking only side selvage to be considered a full plate block (which catalogues $14,500), Scott value as singles
$1.00 Rose Lake, 1935 Hunting Permit (RW2). Mint N.H. block of six with top plate no. F 131980 selvage, rich color, Very Fine, lacking only the side selvage to be a complete plate block (which catalogues $12,500), Scott value as singles
$1.00 Rose Lake, 1935 Hunting Permit (RW2). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom right corner selvage and plate no. 131982, bold color, Fine, Scott value as singles without premium for the position or plate number
$1.00 Brown Black, 1936 Hunting Permit (RW3). Mint N.H. block of 12 with selvage at right, natural straight edge at top with part arrow, rich color, natural gum skips and bends, small gum disturbance in top right selvage, Fine-Very Fine and scarce large multiple of this issue, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Sepia, 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Mint N.H. block of four with left selvage, Very Fine, Scott value as single
$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 Federation
VERY 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.
Ex Prager. Scott value of $6,231 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.
Hunting Permit Panes. 14 panes of Federal Hunting Permit sheets, including Nos. RW65-RW66, RW68, RW70, RW73-RW77, RW79-RW82 and RW84, panes of 30 for first two and then panes of 20 for others, also including Junior Duck Stamp panes of Nos. JDS15-JDS16, JDS18, JDS24-JDS25, some with certificate of appreciation as received when purchased, Very Fine group, Scott value for Federal is $11,375, Scott value for Juniors is $1,500
National Wild Turkey Federation Wild Turkey Stamps. Album containing 50 complete panes of ten, from 1976-1989 and 1995, 1997-2000, 2002-2004, 2009-2014, also first Virginia Wild Turkey, duplication of some with several signed by the artist, Very Fine and scarce group