Sale 1268 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 November, 2022

Category — Group Lots by Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
618
 
3c 1851-57 Issue Study. Group of stamps and covers, including wide variety of shades, relief varieties, used multiples including two pairs, two strips of three (one with triple transfer) and block of four of imperforate, group of nine "Paid" cancels, No. 26 includes o.g. blocks of four and six with five stamps Mint N.H., covers include nine Civil War Patriotics plus lettersheet, six with "Steam" or "Steamboat" cancels, one with name of boat marking, few "Way", two all-over ad covers, one with seven imperfs tied by green cancels to France, some faults, many appear Fine-Very Fine

E. 2,000-3,000
2,300
619
 
10c 1861-68 Issue, Specialist's Accumulation (68, 89, 96). Massive accumulation of more than 600 used stamps on album pages, dealer sheets, stock cards, lot cards, and loose, this is the bulk of the B. Clyde Hutchinson study collection of the 10c 1861-68 Issues, the best items removed and offered separately but what remains includes a little (or a lot) of everything with a huge range of cancels, varieties, many multiples including a block of four and a strip of five, also a few covers, we did not lift stamps to determine how many are grilled but a reasonable assumption is there are some, condition is mixed with some off-center and faults but lots of well-centered stamps are included too, a number bought as individual lots in past auctions and still on their lot cards, Scott value as all No. 68, without premium for multiples, cancels or grills exceeds $36,000.00

E. 4,000-5,000
7,500
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620
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Sale 1268, Lot 620, Group Lots by Issue1c-90c 1879 Bank Notes (182-191). Used blocks of four, includes 10c with and without secret mark, mostly Fine-Very Fine appearance with minor faults, scarce group

3,915
1,100
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621
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Sale 1268, Lot 621, Group Lots by Issue1c-90c 1890-93 Issue (219, 220-229). Blocks of four, also including block of 220a, most have rich color, few faults to be expected, most are Fine-Very Fine, ex Twigg-Smith

1,508
1,000
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622
 
Sale 1268, Lot 622, Group Lots by Issue1c-$5.00 Columbian (230-245). Used set, each with registry cancel, mixed condition, few appear Fine

4,410
1,400
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623
 
Columbian Exposition Tickets and Related. Eleven are ticket related including different designs, Manhattan and Chicago Day tickets, Children's Special ticket, even an original Caxton Company envelope (faults), plus 1992 Columbus souvenir sheets from U.S., Italy, Portugal, and Spain, plus singles on first days covers, some additional reprints of tickets and postal cards accompany, overall Very Fine

E. 300-400
275
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624
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Sale 1268, Lot 624, Group Lots by Issue1c-10c Pan-American (294-299). Balance of a collection, at least some representation of every stamp with decent duplication of the 1c-5c values, hinged items include 1c block of eight and imprint and plate no. strip, three imprint and plate no. strips of 2c including a corner margin strip of five, plus a couple of pairs, 5c block of four and imprint and plate no. strip of three, 10c part imprint single, also a group of Mint N.H. stamps including 4c and 8c pairs, finally a run of collection pages featuring various photos of the stamp subjects and two large large die proofs, one die proof is a stock engraving of the St. Paul, very similar to the design of the 10c stamp, second die proof is of El Salvador 10c with ship engraving, overall a worthwhile collection balance

E. 1,000-1,500
950
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625
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1c-10c Louisiana Purchase (323-327). Collection of 139 plate blocks of four or six, including plate blocks of four of Nos. 323 (41), 324 (54), 325 (8), 326 (4) and 327 (10), plate blocks of six of Nos. 323 (4), 324 (8), 325 (4) and 326 (2), also four plate blocks of 2c with six stamps but in configuration of plate block of four, including nice range of top and bottom positions with some wide selvage, some narrow and some in between, nice range of different plate numbers, spot checking revealed several are Mint N.H. or lightly hinged, few faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, a phenomenal holding of plate blocks, Scott value as all hinged $49,010.00

E. 7,500-10,000
10,500
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626
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Washington-Franklin Coils Accumulation. Small metal box with stock cards each containing one item, mostly purchased in the 1980s and 1990s from generally reputable sources, selected for better quality and some will no doubt grade highly, includes singles, pairs and line pairs, few with certificates such as 411 guide line pair, 455 joint line pair, some are no doubt reference items but overall this is a desirable lot of coils, careful examination will be rewarded

E. 3,000-4,000
7,500
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627
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Washington-Franklin Coils Accumulation. Many hundreds of unused, mostly pairs or line pairs, some strips and a few singles, some of the early Perf 12 (including some doubtful items), but emphasis is on the Perf 8-1/2 and Perf 10, duplication throughout, including medium priced stamps, such as Nos. 391, 413, and 442, much Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine, as mentioned, there are some questionable/doubtful items included, so careful examination is suggested

E. 1,500-2,000
2,300
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628
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Modern Coils. Two binders, one is a collection of the various Flag coils from Scott 1519/2608, featuring plate number strips, including No. 1891 plate no. 3, also some EFOs, other is a stockbook of Transportation Coils, mainly plate number strips, through much of the value is in imperforate errors, with No. 2228b strip of eight (two, one with Bureau repair tape), 2451a strip of six, 2452De plate no. S2 strip of six, 2453a strip of six, 2453a miscut imperf strip of four, 2464b plate no. 3 strip of six, and 2466a strip of four, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine

E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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629
nhbl
Great American Series Collection, 1980-1995. On exhibition pages, with round-robin plate blocks, plate strips, and/or full panes, includes different papers, tagging, etc., the $5.00 Harte stamp consists of panes of both types (plate nos. 1 and 2), and a round-robin set of plate no. 1 blocks, other values similarly collected, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, total face value will be well in excess of our estimate

E. 300-400
425
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630
ogbl
Sale 1268, Lot 630, Group Lots by Issue10c Lindbergh, Air Post, Booklet Pane (C10a). Complete set of twelve booklet panes, each of the identifiable positions included, five Mint N.H., others either lightly hinged or h.r., Position D with trace of plate no., Position O originates from only one position of the 60-subject plate, Fine-Very Fine, scarce complete group

1,065
375
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631
 
Air Post Collection. Twelve 3-ring binders of unused and used stamps, blocks, plate blocks and covers, including a wonderful array of plate blocks from different plate numbers and positions, such as Nos. C7 (18), C8 (14), C9 (8), C10 (12), C10a (6 unused, one used, one on cover), C12 (5), C16 (4), C17 (8), C20 (12), C21 (12), C22 (12), C24 (9), also blocks of four of Nos. C1-C3 and C18, few other interesting such as few with wild perfs from foldovers or misperfs, few covers such as C18 FDC from New York, few panes such as C10 and C17, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful group

E. 2,000-3,000
1,300
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632
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Newspapers and Periodicals Balance. 32 unused items, including PR4P4-PR6P4, PR1, PR4, PR5 (6), PR6 (5), PR7 (4), also PR114-PR125, few faults to be expected but many Fine-Very Fine

5,979
1,400
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633
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Postal Stationery Collection. Hundreds mounted on pages from 1870s-1990s, includes entires, postal cards with Air Post, and postal reply cards, missing any rarities but includes better items such as Nos. UX1, UX13, UX47, UY5, UY6, UY10, and UY15, plus others, mostly Very Fine

E. 500-750
375
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634
 
Postal Stationery Accumulation. Eleven three-ring binders, one shoebox and loose stock pages of unused and used cut squares and entires, includes Postal Cards, Air Mail, etc., some varieties such as albino prints, few better such as U42-U45 entires, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, a diverse group

E. 500-750
450
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635
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10c-50c Postal Insurance Stamps (QI1-QI5). Collection of sixteen unexploded booklets plus other exploded examples, includes scarce No. QI1, plus varieties of QI2 including tagging, 25c handstamp and 40c manuscript surcharges, QI3 varieties such as 60c surcharge, Very Fine, these insurance labels were first available in 1965 and were discontinued in the early 1980's

E. 300-400
140
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636
 
Souvenir Cards. Numerous philatelic and numismatic cards to 2000s, many still in original envelopes, most with catalogue values ranging from $15.00-$45.00 each, Very Fine

E. 200-300
110
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