Sale 1347 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 6-7 March, 2025
Category — Hunting Permits
$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). Bottom right plate no. 129201 block of six, top stamps lightly hinged, bottom stamps Mint N.H., fresh and bright color, well-centered, selvage somewhat reduced at right, usual light natural gum bends
VERY FINE PLATE BLOCK OF THE FIRST HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW1.
According to The Duck Stamp Story, multiples of RW1 were authorized to be sold only in the last two weeks that the stamp was available, which accounts for the rarity of plate blocks. With 2024 P.F. certificate. Scott value as Mint N.H.
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Block of eight, natural straight edge at right, pos. 6 small adherence on gum, others Mint N.H., few usual gum bends, few perf separations, Fine-Very Fine, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Vertical strip of seven with selvage at left and bottom and natural straight edge at top, bright color, usual natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine multiple representing the leftmost column of the pane, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. horizontal strip of four, natural straight edge at right, usual natural gum bends, Fine, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. horizontal strip of four, natural straight edge at top and right, usual natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine, Scott value as singles
$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Mint N.H. bottom right corner plate no. 168629 block of six, fresh colors, Very Fine, beginning in 1958 duck stamps were printed by rotary press and plate blocks were collected as corner blocks of four, this issue had the plate number mistakenly entered above the second stamp from the top left, collectors assumed a plate block of four was still the correct format and many sheets were broken in this manner before the realization that the correct format for this issue is a block of six
$1.00-$25.00 1934-2017 Hunting Permits Collection. Beginning with RW1 and apparently complete, plate number singles for almost all thru 1998, owner identified the collection as Mint N.H. and a spot check of some of the early issues confirms this, also includes later issues in collector panes of one, some early are Fine-Very Fine, most are Very Fine, a nice clean collection, better than usual for runs of Duck stamps
$2.00-$15.00 1944-2011 Hunting Permits (RW11/RW78). Outstanding collection of Mint N.H. plate blocks, including Nos. RW11-RW25, RW30, RW32, RW34-RW50, RW52-RW74, RW76-RW78, even the plate blocks in the corners from post-1958 are represented by blocks of six, two or three with duplication, many in glassines from Post Office where purchased, few small faults on a couple of the earlier issues (we saw one toned and one with a tear in selvage), overall a remarkably fresh and Very Fine group, Scott value as just plate blocks without any premium for the two extra stamps on the post-1958 issues
Hunting Permits Accumulation. Small file card box containing a large accumulation of Hunting Permit stamps, including approximately 30 of RW1 (no gum faults) with another six on Hunting Permits (one for 3333, others Illinois), another eight of RW1 with gum, also large quantities of other later issues, including a number of licenses with stamps attached, all arranged by issue in glassines, going thru RW29, also a few State Hunting Permits, mixed condition, a nice group for the specialist
$1.00-$15 1935-1999 Hunting Permits (RW2-RW66). Scott album pages of unused stamps, seems to be hinged throughout but possibly some later issues Mint N.H., some with corner plate no. selvage, Very Fine