Sale 1354 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 May, 2025
Category — Group Lots by Issue
3c Rose, Off-Cover Cancel Accumulation (65). Well over 1,500 stamps in a single box, wide range with many slightly better as the collector generally sought interesting cancels, a great many were bought as "fancy" cancels and some truly are (though often stretching the meaning of the word), nonetheless there are hundreds that are attractive and interesting, including colored, numerous shields, stars (including a Star of David and a "UNION"), leaves, geometrics and other shapes, numerals, letters, auxiliary markings, some grilled stamps and even some 3c 1857 stamps, a few fakes may be present as well, mixed condition obviously but sorting will yield deep groups of many of the aforementioned topics, overall a Fine horde worth review
5c Buff, Brown Yellow, Red Brown, Brown (67, 67a, 75-76, 95). Large and impressive assemblage of 5c 1861-68 stamps, including eleven singles and a pair of No. 67 or 67a, seven singles of No. 75, more than a dozen singles of No. 76 plus a strip of three and a pair on piece, one No. 95, nice range of cancels including a number with red or blue, many with attractive centering including some of the No. 67s, small faults to be expected but none are truly defective, overall Fine-Very Fine appearing group, rarely does one see this many 5c Buff and Brown Yellow stamps together, Scott value exceeds $17,000
1867-68 Grilled Issue, Balance (83/101). 24 stamps and two covers, mix of used and unused, lots of better Scott nos. including 83, 85B (three, including one unused), 85E, 86-87 (unused), 90 pair, 91 (two), 95 (unused), 97 (three apparently unused), 98 (unused), 99, 100 (three) and 101, also No. 91 on a colorful cover to France and No. 92 pair on domestic cover, very mixed condition with faults expected nearly throughout, also centering on the better stamps ranges from Very Good-Fine at best, overall a useful group, seven P.F. or P.S.E. certificates accompany, Scott value well exceeds $20,000
6c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Balance (115/122). 11 stamps including some unused, includes Nos. 115 (unused), 118 (four, one appears unused but possibly light cancel), 119 (unused, regummed), 120, 121 (three, one unused) and 122, several with small faults including No. 122 short perf and corner crease, some are actually sound, overall an attractive balance, five certificates accompany, Scott value counting the mentioned No. 118 as used and the other unused stamps as no-gum
1970-90 Bank Note Issues, Balance. Group of approximately 30 stamps on dealer pages, range of issues with mostly unused along with some used stamps from the 1870 Grilled issue thru 1890 Small Bank Notes, a number of better Scott numbers unused and even some original gum and Mint N.H., some faults to be expected but many are sound and more might have been individual lots if the centering was better, overall Fine, a review of our linked PDF is the best way to understand the lot but total dealer prices on the pages exceed $11,000, seven certificates accompany
Bank Note Issues Balance. 16 stamps from an old-time collection which appear to be unused, including Nos. 145-154, 156, 157, 159, 161, 162 and 163, mostly no gum, some with what appears to be original gum or slightly disturbed gum, some faults to be expected, still a Fine appearing group with high Scott value
1893 Columbian Issue, Balance (233/245). Unused group with better items including 4c block of four and block of six with part imprint, eight of those ten stamps Mint N.H., 6c India proof block of four, two Mint N.H. 8c and a Mint N.H. 10c, original gum 50c, three $1.00 including one original gum and two no gum, finally a $5.00 regummed and reperfed, a couple faults outside of the $5.00 but overall a Fine group of mostly sound stamps, several certificates accompany, Scott value approximately $6,000
$1.00-$2.00 Columbian, $1.00-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (241-242, 292-293). Six used stamps including two each of the $1.00-$2.00 Columbians, mostly oval cancels, a few small faults but all appear Fine-Very Fine
1894-1902 Bureau Issues, Balance. Small balance of seven original gum items on dealer pages, most are labeled Mint N.H. and we agree except for one, includes Nos. 251 (labeled N.H. but we disagree), 258P5 pair (hinged), 259, 279Bj, 279Bc, 300b (lightly hinged) and 303 with part imprint selvage, some Fine centering up to Extremely Fine for No. 303, dealer prices on the cards add up to approximately $3,400
$1.00-$2.00 1894-1902 Bureau Issues, Balance (261A/312). Six unused stamps, including Nos. 261A (regummed), 262 (regummed), 262 (either regummed or part redistributed original gum), 276 (original gum), 311 (original gum) and 312 (disturbed gum), a few small non-obvious flaws, overall Fine, Scott value with only Nos. 276 and 311-312 original gum
Early Commemoratives Balance, 1898-1915. Nine original gum singles or plate blocks on dealer pages, including Nos. 287 (N.H.), 289 (P.S.E. cert as N.H. but it is not), 287 plate block of four (h.r. reinforcing perf separations and color slightly oxidized), 291 (lightly hinged), 295 (N.H.), 368 and 373 plate blocks (N.H., two of the latter), finally No. 404 with original gum and choice centering, perf disc indent, total dealer prices on the sheets add up to approximately $4,000, three certificates accompany
Washington-Franklins Balance. Approximately 16 singles or pairs on dealer pages, several perf 12 coils which appear to be genuine, sheet stamps with values up to $5.00 including two No. 523, see our website PDF for a full scan, total dealer prices add up to more than $4,000, three certificates (or copies) accompany
Air Post Graded Balance. 23 Mint N.H. stamps, all with laminated graded P.S.E. certificates, starts with C37 and goes thru C88, all are graded between 95 and 100 with ten graded 98, also includes E23 NH 98, Extremely Fine Gems, spreadsheet is available at our website, SMQ value $1,795
6c Eagle, Dark Blue & Carmine, Air Post (C23). Collection of 1,291 plate blocks of four, wide range of combinations but does include duplication, many have premiums in the Durland plate block catalog, spot check showed Mint N.H. though there may be an occasional hinged, Fine-Very Fine, owner's calculated Durland value $14,277, Scott value $9,079
6c Eagle, Dark Blue & Carmine, Air Post (C23). Collection of 889 different plate no. combination blocks of four out of a possible 1,527 combinations, without duplication, this collection is 58% complete and includes quite a few which have premium values according to the Durland plate block catalog, spot check showed Mint N.H. though there may be an occasional hinged, Fine-Very Fine, owner's calculated Durland value $13,794 Scott value $6,223
Air Post Balance. Stock pages of unused and used singles and blocks, including unused singles of C1-C6 and C18, also plate block of C5, used plate block of eight of C1, used C10a, overall Fine-Very Fine
Air Post Plate Blocks Accumulation. Two cartons containing glassines of Air Post plate blocks, some with massive quantities including C25 (almost 1,500), C32 (over 500), C39 (approx. 450), C45 (approx. 450), C55 (approx. 650), C77 (almost 400), C47 (approx. 500), others with quantities from 20 to 200, Very Fine group, face value is over $1,500
Air Post, Blocks Balance. Five blocks including No. C1 centerline block of four (two Mint N.H.), C5 block of four (two Mint N.H.), three C18 plate blocks of six (one Mint N.H.), Fine-Very Fine group
1926-39 Air Post, Plate Blocks (C7-C12, C16-C17, C19-C24). Mint N.H. plate blocks, fresh and Very Fine
Special Delivery Balance. Eight original gum stamps, including three E4 (one has disturbed gum or possibly regummed), others are Mint N.H. including E5 (1999 P.S.E. certificate), E6 (two), E7 (partly detached plate no. selvage), E8, Very Fine group
Special Delivery Balance (E1-E11). 15 unused stamps with some duplication, mix of original gum with some of the earlier stamps regummed, mixed centering and some faults to be expected, Fine or appear so with a few Very Fine, one No. E3 with 2005 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value as original gum exceeds $4,000
Special Delivery High-Grade Balance. Seven Mint N.H. stamps, including E13 NH 95, E14-E19 NH 98, lovely colors, Extremely Fine Gems, with 2015-2025 P.S.E. certificates
1879-1956 Postage Dues, Unused Collection (J1/J87). Largely complete collection mounted on album pages, missing only the Special Printings and a handful of the scarcer issues, some earlier stamps show a range of gum condition including disturbed, some later are Mint N.H., some faults will be encountered but overall a Fine-Very Fine appearing collection, three certificates accompany
1879-1956 Postage Dues, Unused Collection (J1/J87). Comprehensive collection of unused stamps on album pages, all stamps are included less the Special Printings and a few of the top catalog values, complete from J1-J46, majority are present from J48-J60, including J54 and J59, then complete again J60-J87, original gum with some disturbed, some h.r. and some Mint N.H. as well (including certified J3, J20 and J27), some faults to be expected but overall the condition is decent, Fine-Very Fine and desirable with this degree of completeness, 11 certificates accompany
Officials, Unused Collection (O1/O126). Nearly complete collection mounted on album pages, missing the dollar State Dept. stamps and a couple others, unused with a range of original gum, disturbed gum, no gum and regummed, slightly mixed condition with faults to be expected on many of the better stamps but many are sound and Fine-Very Fine as well, overall a worthwhile unused collection
Officials, Unused Collection (O1/O126). Nearly complete collection mounted on album pages, missing the dollar State Dept. stamps and a few Soft Paper issues, unused with original gum, some disturbed gum or no gum as well, typical mixed condition with some faults and many sound, overall Fine-Very Fine, a nice comprehensive unused collection
Officials Collection (O1/O126). Largely complete collection mounted on album pages, majority are unused with a large number used as well, the unused with mix of original gum down to no gum, mixed condition as typical for such a collection, overall Fine-Very Fine
Official Issues Multiples Balance. Approximately 24 items including mint 24c War blocks of four (two), 2c Interior imprint and plate no. block of 10, 6c Interior block of 12, 2c Navy imprint and plate no. block of 12 (faults), and 1c Post Office imprint block of six; used 90c Interior pair, 6c, 12c, and 90c Treasury used blocks of 10, 30c Treasury used block of four, and more, faults to be expected, most appear Fine-Very Fine
Large Format Newspapers and Periodicals Collection. Extensive collection on album pages and hingeless stock pages, excellent showing of the large format stamps with over 75, including Specimens of PR2 and PR5, varieties and even a miniature "Cinderalla", mixed condition but overall Fine-Very Fine, we strongly recommend viewing the website PDF to understand the scope of this holding
Newspapers and Periodicals Collection. Strong mostly unused collection on album pages, includes eight large format stamps and then a wide range of the small format issues with many better, one page of card proofs included, mixed condition with some faults to be found and perhaps a misidentified stamp here and there, overall attractive and extensive collection, owner's catalog value exceeds $20,000
Newspapers and Periodicals, Dealer Stock. Large balance which was originally part of the Richard Champagne stock, individual stamps or small groups on stock cards, each identified and priced, wide range of issues from large format to the final issue, both unused and an unusual amount of used as well, many better items priced individually in the hundreds of dollars, many with certificates, mixed condition as typical for these issues with faults generally described on the cards, overall a powerful balance with high total retail prices, we advise careful review of our website PDF
Postal Stationery Collection, 1853-1958. Comprehensive range of Scott album pages with cut squares, including Nos. U1-U7, U9-U18, U23, U24, U28, U29, U30-U33, U40-U47, U66-U68, U135, U168, several other better, nearly all unused, generally with four nice margins, some faults but most are Fine-Very Fine, a valuable collection with an unusually high degree of completion, Scott value in excess of $40,000
Christmas Seals Multiples. Large collection of mostly multiples and sheets, including large blocks or sheets of WX5 (many sheets), WX10, large group of blocks of WX12-13, WX16, WX18 (more than 1,000 stamps), WX19 (24 sheets of 100, lots of perf separations), stamps from issues after WX19, perf separations the norm and some WX5 sheets with telescoping, overall Very Fine, high Scott value, a cursory review added up to over $15,000