Sale 1078 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 September, 2014
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
723
19th Century Collection Scott Platinum album of mostly used stamps, incl. Nos. 1, 12-15, 17, 18, 19, 27, 28b, 30, 30A, 31-33, 37, 38, 62B, 67-72, 75-78, 83, 86-91, 100, 101, 117-122, Bank Notes to 90c with most sets complete, 212-218, 230-245, 1894-98 Bureaus to $5.00, 285-293, unused No. 129, some Postage Dues, nice Officials, many better Newspapers and Periodicals incl. unused Nos. PR1-PR6, PR8, PR9-PR16, PR18-PR21, PR27, PR57-PR62, PR65, PR67-PR69, PR76-PR78, PR95, PR114-PR125, used incl. Nos. PR22 with handstamp, PR25 and PR71 with blue brush strokes, most of the better unused Newspapers are either no gum or regummed, most of the high-value items have faults but are very presentable, overall a Fine-Very Fine and worthwhile collection, 33 with certificates
E. 10,000-15,000
11,250
724
19th & 20th Century Collection. Main collection is mostly on stock pages beginning with 1847 Issue with a fair representation through the Banknotes with a number of better quality items noticed, used $2.00-$3.00 Columbian, Trans-Mississippi incl. unused $1.00 and used $2.00, 1901 Series incl. $2.00, $5.00 and unused No. 315 pair, goes through to the 1950s, incl. Back-of-the-Book with Air Posts incl. Zeppelin set, Shanghai complete, and more, additionally incl. some loose material, a few covers, auction lots from the 1960s and a collection of better postal cards incl. Nos. UX1-3, UX13 (3), and others, condition is generally better than expected with much being Fine-Very Fine
E. 4,000-5,000
7,000
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19th & 20th Century Collection. 1851-1966, reasonably complete for the period in a Scott National album, mixed used and unused to 1890, virtually all unused thereafter, scattered early issues, some better Large Bank Notes, 1890 complete less No. 220, Columbians complete to $5.00 and Trans-Mississippi complete to $2.00, 1902 unused to 50c, used $2.00, some Washington-Franklins incl. coils, 1922 complete to $5.00, 599A joint line pair, Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts. and solid thereafter, Air Post complete less Graf Zeppelins and a few other Back-of-the Book, somewhat mixed condition for the earlier material (regummed, some faults, etc.), much Fine-Very Fine, offered intact as received less three stamps
E. 5,000-7,500
6,750
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20th Century Collection. Scott Platinum album of mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 300-310, 323-330, 331-342, 357-358, 368-374, 375-382, 397-403, 407, 414-420, 440, 462-476, 478, 480, 500, 523, 524, 551-573, 595, 630, 658-679, some nice coil singles and pairs, Air Post incl. Nos. C1-C6, C13-C15, few Postage Due, Parcel Post to 75c, some Mint N.H., few faults but better condition than normally seen for a collection lot, appears Fine-Very Fine, a worthwhile collection, five with certificates
E. 7,500-10,000
7,500
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Balance of Consignment, 1851-1933. Approximately 330 virtually all different unused items neatly displayed on black stock sheets, many better items, a sampling incl. Nos. 11A Claret pair, 37, 77, 102, 160, 162, 186, 211B, 217, 240, 291, 299, 369, 440, 476-477, 480, 524, 547, three 573, two 630 souvenir sheets, C13 and Q11 and more, the collector was appearance conscious and as a result there are literally no stamps that need apologies for centering, virtually all original gum with exception of about ten to 15 earlier issues to the Bank Note Issues with no gum or regummed, also a scattering of Mint N.H., there are about 35 certificates included, nearly all from the 1970's and only three mention minor problems and one with faults after the fact, in addition we feel there are a few unmentioned reperfs just to be accurate, virtually all Very Fine-Extremely Fine or Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, consignment balances with so many nice looking stamps are seldom seen these days and certainly deserves careful viewing to be fully appreciated
E. 5,000-7,500
10,500
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Balance of Consignment. 24 mostly high cataloging 19th Century stamps, unused incl. No. 30, 1869 Pictorials to 90c (though a few may have cleaned cancels), 50c Columbian, $5.00 Bureau Issue and 1902 $5.00, also some used, three of which (Nos. 12, 23 and 31) have old A.P.S. certificates, mixed quality incl. some regummed, Fine-Very Fine appearance
E. 1,000-1,500
4,000
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Commemorative Balance. 29 singles and seven blocks of four, singles incl. Nos. 323-327, 328-330 with two 2c and three 5c, 397-400 with extra 10c, 401, 402, blocks of four incl. Nos. 324, 325, 368, 3773, 397, several Mint N.H., far better centering than normally seen, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
2,480
1,400
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Commemoratives Balance. 55 unused and used stamps, incl. unused Nos. 230-238 with some duplication of lower values (few Mint N.H.), 285-290, used incl. Nos. 230-240, 285-291 with two of 50c, 397-400A, few small faults, most fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2,377
900
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Blocks of Four and Plate Blocks, 1923-65. In a Scott National album, largely blocks of four with some plate blocks, incl. Nos. C5 and C18 (bottom stamps on both Mint N.H.), a few 1920's issues, 1930's and forward issues incl. Famous Americans, Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
475
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20th Century Plate Blocks. Collection balance mounted on quadrille pages, plate blocks of six or four with a few larger, begins with 1922 imperfs from different positions around the plate, perf 11 x 10.5 rotary issue, Presidential Nos. 803-834, two sets less the $5.00 on one set, Liberty issue incl. No. 1095, fresh and Very Fine collection
E. 500-750
650
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Booklets and Booklet Panes. Two stock books and pages of booklet panes and intact booklets, incl. several pages of panes of Nos. 498e and 499e with many different plate nos. represented (67 for 1c and 87 for 2c), some duplicate nos. not included in prior count, No. 554c with 53 different plate nos., also some pages of complete booklets, some Mint N.H., most Fine-Very Fine, a nice specialized group
E. 400-500
225
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Complete Booklet Accumulation. Wide variety of booklets with some being unfolded and/or in original post office packaging, most of the value being in 20c or above incl. Forever stamps (49c), limited duplication, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value
730
425
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Balance of Consignment. About 50 items, incl. Nos. 232, 236, 285-287, 289-290, 369, Q1-Q12, Farley Parks plate blocks of six, few better Air Post plate blocks, No. C46 pane of 50, couple modern error pairs, No. 1569-1570 Se-tenant block of four with perf shift causing horizontal gutter to appear within top pair of stamps (unusual and scarce), also used rebacked No. R135b Inverted Center, quite a bit Mint N.H. and generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
950
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Balance. Four used and four unused stamps, incl. used Nos. 12, 20, 21 and 22, unused Nos. 4 (2), 39 and 40, each with fault, some appear Fine-Very Fine, few with certificates
9,300
2,400
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Back-of-Book Balance. Ten unused items, incl. Nos. F1 (ex Floyd), J3, J4, J28, J41, J67, O44, O108 block of four, Q11, FA1, few Mint N.H., overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, four with certificates
0
450
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Balance of an Estate. Four boxes with stamps in albums, stockbooks, sales sheets, glassines, etc., a real hodgepodge of unused and used from all time periods, patient viewing could turn up hidden value
E. 1,500-2,000
2,400
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Accumulation. Several cartons of unused and used stamps, incl. some odds and ends such as Postal Cards, U.N. with No. 38 and few foreign, strength is in plate blocks from 1938-70 in nice albums and Air Post plate blocks incl. Nos. C4, C18, C20-C22, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
1,200
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Modern Sheet Postage Lot, Over 30-Cent Denominations. Mostly values from 32c-49c (incl. some to 60c) housed in mint sheet files, wide variety of sheets and topics incl. a large amount of Forever stamps, some sheets in post office packaging, little duplication, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value
2,750
2,100
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Mint Sheet Lot. Denominations from 1c-29c in complete sheets housed in mint sheet folders and binder, well over half of the value alone is in 20c and 29c sheets, little duplication, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value
1,050
950
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Unused Dollar-Value Postage Stamps. Values from $1.00-$16.50 in singles, pairs, plate blocks and souvenir sheets, all appear to be Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value
480
400
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Loose Postage Lot. Mostly consisting of plate blocks, plate strips and strips, some housed in an album, plate block files, glassines and loose, large range in values but we noticed much in the 20c-29c range, appears to be Mint N.H., Very Fine, the face value should far exceed our estimate
E. 400-500
600
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Sterling Silver First Day Covers. Ten in total from the 1970s, incl. both United States and United Nations FDCs, each with a single Silver Round (Sterling Silver), Very Fine
E. 100-150
115
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Literature. Carton of random literature, incl. two-volume Ashbrook 1c book, two-volume Brookman, Chase 3c book, hardbound Knapp, few Col. Green, Moody and Meroni sales, also Stephen Brown, few other name sales, Life Magazine issue featuring stamps (Caspary collection, unnamed), overall decent condition
E. 200-300
110
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