Sale 1116 — United States Stamps and Possessions

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 December, 2015

Category — Collections and Accumulations

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3548
 
Valuable Dealer's Holding. In four overstuffed counter books, nearly all better items, incl. two singles and a pair of No. 1, dollar value Columbians and Trans-Mississippi, two Graf Zeppelin sets and much more, numerous items cataloguing $200.00-$1,000.00 or more, blocks and plate blocks, various Back-of-Book, mixed condition, a large portion is Fine-Very Fine, loaded with highly saleable stamps and a large retail potential, worth careful review

E. 15,000-20,000
40,000
3549
 
High Cataloguing Collection, 1847-1976. In a Scott album, early issues mainly used, incl. No. 2, 3 (unused), an attractive straddle-margin single of No. 17, many other better stamps incl. some 1869 Re-Issues, from 1879 on it is mostly unused, incl. all the Commemoratives complete, useful Regular Issues incl. Washington-Franklin heads, very well-filled from 1922 on, incl. the White Plains sheet, Air Post complete less the Graf Zeppelin set, some small faults among the early issues and some of the early unused stamps with disturbed gum, virtually all with at least Fine appearance and several with Very Fine appearance, overall a worthwhile collection with a high catalogue value, seventeen certificates accompany

E. 7,500-10,000
0
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3550
 
Collection, 1847-1940. On homemade album pages, two No. 1 (one appears unused) and No. 2 (pen-cancelled), some other better used early stamps incl. 1869 Pictorials complete, Commemoratives complete used incl. the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi sets, both Bureau issues to $5.00, 1902 Issue to $5.00, 20th Century well-filled most used, but some better unused present, Air Post incl. the Graf Zeppelin set, some other Back-of-Book, mixed condition

E. 4,000-5,000
6,250
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3551
 
Collection, 1847-1964. In a Lighthouse hingeless album, mostly used, incl. No. 1-2, complete Trans-Mississippi set and Bureau issues to $5.00, some of the later issues are unused, incl. No. 505, two White Plains sheets, Air Post complete incl. the Graf Zeppelin set, and more, condition is somewhat mixed, most with Fine-Very Fine appearance

E. 3,000-4,000
4,500
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3552
 
Collection, 1847-1963. In a thick Scott album, early issues mostly used, incl. Nos. 1-2 and other higher values, Columbian Issue complete less the $4.00, Trans-Mississippi complete incl. an extra $2.00, 20th Century contains some unused incl. a White Plains sheet, useful Back-of-Book, mixed condition but many better stamps present, Fine appearing collection

E. 3,000-4,000
5,250
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3553
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Collection, 1893-1950's. Scott National album of unused stamps, incl. Nos. 230-245, 246-259, 261, 264-273, 276, 277, 279-284, 285-292, 294-299, 300-312, 315, 323-330, 331-342, 369, 397-400A, 414-423, 424-440, 459, 479-480, 500, 519, 523-524, 547, 551-573, 630, 658-679, some coil singles, Air Post incl. C1-C6 and C18, Special Delivery E1-E22, F1, Q1-Q12, QE1-QE4, few used Postage Dues and Revenues, some faults incl. few better without gum, overall Fine-Very Fine and worthwhile collection

E. 5,000-7,500
7,000
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3554
 
Fancy Cancel Comprehensive Collection Thousands of strikes, individually mounted and housed in six volumes, much of which is 19th century, organized by either cancel type or city origin, contains numerous common strikes such as numerals, letters, stars, shields but also "Paid", patent and even Express cancels, we noticed a number of better items such as red, green and magenta cancels, overseas uses (Shanghai, Samoa, Puerto Rico), Waterbury cancels, and more, one album is dedicated to New York incl. over 45 well-struck New York Foreign Mail geometric cancels from the 1870s, Fine-Very Fine overall, a great basis to build upon

E. 1,500-2,000
2,700
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3555
 
Mostly Used Collection. To 1973 in a Liberty album, incl. No. 1, three different 5c values of the 1857 Issue, Bank Notes to 90c, Trans-Mississippi to $1.00, Back-of-Book incl. Revenues and Possessions, mixed condition

E. 1,500-2,000
1,500
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3556
ogbl
Plate Block Collection. About 80 mostly different from the first half of the 20th Century, largely Regular Issues incl. several Washington-Franklin heads, incl. Nos. 301, 328, 414, 430, 431, several from the 1918-20 Offset Issue, Presidentials to $5.00, some Back-of-Book such as Nos. J22 and JQ1, slightly mixed quality, though the majority is Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,000-3,000
3,250
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3557
nhbl
Plate Block Collection. Neatly arranged in four stockbooks, 1925 to the 1970s, incl. Regular Issues and a nice run of Commemoratives from the 1930s onward, incl. the Presidential and Liberty series complete, a spot check of the better items shows all to be Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine

E. 500-750
425
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3558
ogbl
Plate Block Collection. Mostly from the 1920s-1940s, incl. the Norse-American set, several 2c Reds, Famous American complete, some Air Posts and more, some small faults, mainly Fine-Very Fine

E. 300-400
400
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3559
 
United States Collection Balance. Neatly laid out in a stock book, a few better classics incl. grills, some plate no. blocks mostly in commemorative period and Air Posts, nice run of Washington-Franklins and most graded by P.S.E. or P.F. between 85-95 Jumbo with SMQ values to $475.00, predominately unused but a few used in classic period, some faults to be expected, Fine-Very Fine, with 50 A.P.S., P.F. or P.S.E. certificates

E. 5,000-7,500
5,500
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3560
 
Holding of Better Items. Over 100 items on counter pages, unused and used, early to about 1920, incl. Back-of-Book, some high cataloguing stamps (up to $4,000.00), some of these have faults but are generally quite presentable and saleable, also some lesser cataloguing stamps in high quality, several with certificates incl. some graded, as mentioned the condition ranges from stamps with faults to Extremely Fine, needs to be carefully inspected stamp by stamp to come up with the true value, the total retail value should be many multiples of our estimate

E. 4,000-5,000
18,000
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3561
 
Classic Used Balance. Scott National pages of used stamps, incl. Nos. 1, 7, 9, 15, 68-73, 75, 76, 96, 97, 112-119, 121-122, 145-155, 156-163, 165, 182-191, 212-218, also unused Nos. 219-229, mixed condition, some are Fine-Very Fine

E. 3,000-4,000
1,650
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3562
nh
1869-1918 Issues, Mint N.H. Balance. 27 stamps, all but one Mint N.H., incl. Nos. 114, 214, 219, 222, 227 (toned gum), 233 (P.S.E. VF-XF 85), 234, 236, 250, 296, 315 (hinged), 323 (P.S.E. XF 90), 326, 329, 340, 367 (P.F. XF-Superb 95), 368, 371, 372 (PF VF-XF 85), 373, 377 (P.S.E. XF 90), 426 (Pink Back), 482 (portions of all 8 surrounding stamps), 495, 524, 534A, 535, Fine-Extremely Fine with most at least Very Fine, 16 certificates accompany, Scott Retail without regard to the better grades

3,628
2,000
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3563
 
Balance, 1851-1902. 14 unused stamps, mostly with original gum which is either seriously disturbed or h.r., mostly better Scott Nos. incl. 10A (no gum), 95 (regummed), 218 (two), 261, 262-263, 277, 311-312 (latter regummed), also 1c Bank Note with fake grill plus three Washington-Franklins, faults to be found throughout and gum on a couple is questionable, appear Fine, Scott Retail more than $15,000.00

E. 2,000-3,000
1,500
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3564
 
Balance, 1894-20th Century. Stock cards of unused and used stamps, incl. 1894 Bureaus to $5.00 with duplication of some dollar values, 1902 Issue unused mostly complete to $1.00, Nos. 341, 342, 407, 414-419, 422, 423, many coil singles (some reference items), few pieces with U.S. German Sea Post cancels, few other better, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, worth close inspection

E. 1,500-2,000
1,600
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3565
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Balance of Consignment. Mostly unused from the first half of the 20th Century, singles, blocks and plate blocks, incl. five $5.00 Presidential and four $5.00 Hamilton plate blocks, a White Plains sheet, at least seven blocks of No. C18, some earlier such as two sets of the Columbian issue to the $1.00 and a Trans-Mississippi set to $1.00, 4c Columbian in Mint N.H. blocks of 24 and 10, some early used, slightly mixed condition, many Mint N.H., much is Fine-Very Fine and highly saleable, also two boxes of miscellaneous material incl. engravings, old newspapers and documents and a large stack of face value sheets and plate blocks

E. 3,000-4,000
6,125
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3566
ogbl
Balance. Blocks of four, plate blocks and a few singles on stock pages, incl. blocks of four of Nos. 314, 347, 368, 371, 373, 507, 547, 567-572, right arrow block of 573, plate blocks of six of Nos. 571 and 572, top double plate block of four of 834, also blocks of four of Kans.-Nebr. with plate blocks of 8c and 10c Kans., many Mint N.H. incl. few better, overall Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
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3567
 
Balance of an Estate. Five stockbooks that include a collector's duplicates that he upgraded (incl. some better stamps), modern plate number coils, and a modest collection balance in an album, mixed condition

E. 400-500
600
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3568
ogbl
Unused Blocks of Four. A few hundred mostly different in glassines, from the first half of the 20th Century, better incl. Nos. 309, 524, C1-C6 and C18, some plate blocks and a few blocks larger than four, some stamps Mint N.H., some small faults, mostly Fine-Very Fine

E. 750-1,000
1,100
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3569
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Used Blocks of Four. Several dozen on counter pages, with some higher cataloguing such as Nos. 69, 163, 208, 217, 342, 479, J7 and O123, and many medium priced blocks, typical mixed quality, a useful selection of used blocks

E. 750-1,000
500
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3570
ogbl
Balance of Five Items. No. 232 bottom plate block of ten, No. 499 sheet with one vertical row of blind perforations, No. 612 pane of 100, No. 637 pane of 100, and No. E6 block of four with plate number in top selvage, some small flaws, Fine-Very Fine appearance

E. 750-1,000
1,100
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3571
 
Balance of Consignment. Plate proofs, covers, locals, a few booklets, revenues and more, mixed condition

E. 300-400
800
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3572
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Balance. Mint N.H. Nos. 578, C1, C6 and C13, original gum No. PR89, Fine-Very Fine, also Mint N.H. set of Nos. 803-834 and several envelopes with stamps affixed of little value and not counted

1,585
275
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3573
 
Miscellaneous Balance of an Estate. Some unused Postal Stationery entires, Postage Due uses on cover or Post Office documents, a few covers incl. two 18c Prexie solo use covers, and a few other things, mixed condition

E. 200-300
180
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3574
 
Balance of Consignment. Most of the value in modern unused, on album pages and stockbooks, incl. some dollar value singles, blocks and plate blocks, a few earlier items as well, largely Fine-Very Fine

E. 150-200
160
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3575
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Modern Unused Accumulation, 1930s-1960s. Incl. Farley position blocks, Presidential singles and plate blocks, various quantities of Regular Issues and Commemoratives, souvenir sheets, ten coil rolls of the 4c Black Lincoln ($120.00 face value), and more, much is Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine

E. 500-750
850
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3576
 
Mostly Used Accumulation. Five albums and a stockbook with various stamps, much of the value is in a stock in glassines, which are crammed with used stamps from early to about 1930, we note one glassine filled with the Trans-Mississippi Issue has at least three 50c values, also a stockbook of unused with some useful items, mixed condition

E. 500-750
700
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3577
 
Modern Used Accumulation. Tens of thousands of used stamps, from about 1940 to fairly recent, arranged in glassines, plus one large stockbook, incl. Regular Issues, Commemoratives and Air Posts, also many high dollar values, complete panes, booklet panes and se-tenant blocks, which are not always easy to find used

E. 200-300
200
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3578
 
Accumulation. Many hundreds neatly arranged in fourteen counter books, early to about 1940, used and unused, incl. some lower cataloging stamps in nice quality, saleable medium priced stamps, and some higher cataloging stamps with flaws, some Back-of-Book, particularly the Officials, which make up one of the binders, mixed condition, ranging from faulty to Very Fine and choice

E. 2,000-3,000
4,500
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3579
 
Dealer Accumulation, 1857-1900's. Three large stacks of individual sales cards containing Mint and used stamps, earliest is 3c No. 26, goes through 1920's and back-of-book, overall Fine, total Scott Retail $16,357.00

E. 2,000-3,000
1,300
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3580
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Modern Accumulation. Plate blocks, part sheets, singles, a few full sheets, etc., mainly 3c-15c Commemoratives, some higher, a tiny percentage is stuck down, also a group of unused stamps in an album starting in 1920, and other odds and ends, face value exceeds $400.00

E. 200-300
200
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3581
nhbl
Modern Plate Block Accumulation. Mostly 3c-15c Commemoratives neatly laid out in dozens of stockbooks, the more recent issues in appropriately sized plate strips, duplication (heavy on some) incl. many matched sets, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Face value

9,555
3,500
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3582
nhbl
Mint Sheet Lot. Mostly 3c-32 Commemoratives neatly arranged in twelve large sheet albums, all full sheets or panes (the few part sheets and Postage Due sheets were not counted in the face value), minimal duplication, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Face value

7,785
3,750
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3583
nh
Recent Postage Group. Mainly 42c-44c values in full panes, most still in the original Post Office packaging, a few forever stamp panes counted as the price listed on the Post Office package, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, face value

838
550
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3584
nh
Modern Mint Accumulation. Commemoratives mostly in the 3c-22c range, Regular Issues to $5.00 (incl. four $5.00 Moore plate blocks), with sheet and plate blocks, also over 150 sets of the Bicentennial souvenir sheets in envelopes, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, the total face value will be well in excess of our estimate

E. 750-1,000
750
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