Sale 1374 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 April, 2026
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Collection, 1845-1938. Neatly arranged in eight stockbooks, with duplicated selections of unused and used throughout, value in 19th century, the 1847 Issue contains ten 5c and three 10c, later issues includes numerous high-cataloguing stamps, many high values have more than one copy (for instance, there are three 90c 1869 Pictorials), as the collection moves forward there are more unused stamps, some blocks and varieties, useful Back-of-Book, which go through the modern issues, also a nice representation of Possessions, even some proofs and essays, while some stamps have small faults, nearly all appear Fine-Very Fine, as many of the higher value stamps were purchased on an individual basis, overall a valuable and worthwhile collection, over 40 certificates accompany
Collection, 1847-1944. Strong collection in a single Scott National album, stamps are largely hinged onto pages but some are in mounts, largely used until 1883 and unused thereafter, Classics include Nos. 1-2, reasonable coverage to 1868, 1869 Pictorials complete denominations to 30c, Bank Notes used and then all unused beginning with 1887 Issue, Columbian complete to $5.00, early Bureaus from 1894 to 1902 Issues to $5.00 are very strong and appear to be nearly complete unused, Trans-Mississippi complete to $2.00 with the top value original gum, Pan-American and other early commemoratives complete, Washington-Franklins are comprehensive less the rarities, does include both suspect and some genuine coils and 15c Bluish Paper (no gum), 1922-44 Issues largely complete less the rarities, Back-of-Book with C1-C6, complete Special Delivery, Offices in China and Parcel Post, Revenues include one invert (R135b), condition is slightly mixed, we note regummed on some better stamps like the $4.00-$5.00 Columbian and some faults to be expected, but the appearance is quite fresh with numerous good Scott numbers catalogued at more than $1,000, worth review on our website PDF for a partial scan
Unused Collection, 1851-1938. Remarkable collection of unused stamps mounted on oversize European album pages, far more extensive selection than usual for an unused collection lot with well-filled pages from 1851 through 1920's, gum ranges from original gum to regummed and no gum, some highlights include Nos. 17, 39, 68-69, 71-72, 75-77, 112-117, 120-121, Bank Notes to 90c, Small Bank Notes complete, Columbian and Trans-Mississippi Issues complete with all dollar values, early Bureaus to $5.00, Pan-American, 1902 Bureaus to $2.00, Louisiana Purchase, Washington-Franklin sheet stamps with high degree of completion and some Mint N.H., separate pages of coils including some perf 12 singles that are good, Panama-Pacific Issue complete, 1920's Issues, Air Post including C1-C6 and Graf Zeppelin C13-C15, mixed condition on the classic issues with centering, gum or other problems, even accounting for that the catalogue value is very high, overall an impressive collection worth review
Unused Collection, 1851-1938 and Officials. Strong collection of unused stamps mounted on Philos album pages, earliest issues are a mix of no gum, regummed and original gum, a smattering of 1851-57 Issues including apparently unused No. 32 or 33 (cut in at top), 1861 Issue including Nos. 63, 68-70, 73, 76-77, 1869 Pictorials including Nos. 112-114, 116, 119, plus used Nos. 117 and 121, range of Large Bank Notes, Small Bank Notes complete, Columbian complete to the $5.00, early Bureaus including $2.00 and $5.00, Trans-Mississippi complete to the $1.00, Pan-American, 1902 Issue complete to the $2.00, Washington-Franklin sheet stamps (no coils) including dollar values, 1920's issues including White Plains sheet (toned), Back-of-Book includes mostly complete Officials (two dollar value State stamps are not counted as genuine), mixed condition especially on the 19th Century, some unused may be cleaned, overall Fine with high overall Scott value
Unused Collection, 1851-1929. Unused stamps hinged to album pages, early classic issues are sparse but does include a few better such as 12c and 24c 1869 Pictorial Re-Issue, much more complete starting with 1890 Issue, Columbian complete to $5.00, 1895 Bureau Issue including $2.00, Trans-Mississippi including $1.00, Pan-American complete, Washington-Franklins are extensive less the rarities and includes coils, Panama-Pacific complete less No. 398, 1920's Issues, White Plains sheet, Back-of-Book includes early Special Delivery, Parcel Post complete including block of four of 75c which has three Mint N.H. stamps, mixed condition on the early issues with centering, gum or other problems, overall Fine with lots of better stamps
Unused Collection, 1851-1931. Unused stamps mounted on album pages, mostly original gum, smattering of stamps up to Trans-Mississippi, best in this era is original gum No. 7 (with copy of P.F. certificate for a block), then complete Pan-American, 1902 Issue to 50c (less 15c), range of Washington-Franklins includes Nos. 523-524 and 547, 1922 Issue with two sets of Nos. 551-573, 595, 599A, others including White Plains sheet, two sets of Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post with C1-C6 and C13, some typical condition issues on early stamps and then improves, overall Fine-Very Fine
Collection, 1857-20th Century. Scott National album of mostly unused stamps, including used Nos. 18, 22 and 23, unused includes Nos. 37 and 38 (both no gum), 281-284, 285-291, 294-299, 300-311, 323-330, 342, 369, 401-404, 630, C1-C6, C13-C15, mostly hinged to pages, a few stuck down (factored into our estimate), some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
Collection, 1887-1932. Collection of unused stamps on Scott album pages, begins with a few later Large Bank Notes, Columbian to 50c, Trans-Mississippi to $1.00, Pan-American complete, 1902 Issue including $2.00, Louisiana Purchase, range of Washington-Franklins including dollar values, Panama-Pacific complete except missing 5c perf 10, 1922 Issue to $5.00 and later 1920's, some typical small faults or gum problems may be encountered on the earlier stamps but overall a fresh and solid collection
Unused Collection, 1890-1931. Comprehensive collection on homemade album pages, including Nos. 219-229, 220a, 220c, 230-245, 246-263, 264-277, 266-267 pair, 285-293, 294-299, 300-313, 323-330, 331-342, 357, 358, 365, 369, 505 single error in block of nine, 630, some other better, most of the higher value stamps with original gum but a few are disturbed or regummed, some coil singles and pairs (not counted in catalog value), some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, Scott value taking gum into consideration in excess of $40,000
Unused Collection, 1901-29 and Back-of-Book. Outstanding collection of nearly all original gum stamps mounted on album pages, with lots of Mint N.H. where it would be expected, regular issues start with 1901 Pan-American and continue to 1929, very strong coverage of the period including Nos. 300-313, 315, 323-330, extensive Washington-Franklins with Nos. 331-342, perf 12 coil singles (no certificates but some are real), 357-358, 369, 374-382, Panama-Pacific 397-404 complete, other Washington-Franklins essentially complete less the rarities, includes high denominations or better such as Nos. 421-423, 440, 459-461, 478-480, 505, 523-524, 547, 1920's issues also largely complete less the rarities, Back-of-Book strong with Air Post including C13-C15 (all three are partially stuck to their mounts resulting in likely gum disturbance), Special Delivery, Offices in China and Parcel Post complete, Postage Due complete less the Special Printings and also missing Nos. J58-J59, Officials nearly complete, condition is generally good with some small faults and largely Fine centering on the better stamps, lesser stamps with plenty of Very Fine centering, overall a strong collection
Collection, 1894-20th Century. Two volumes of unused stamps, virtually all value is in first volumes which includes 266-267 pair (Mint N.H., natural gum crease), 285-288, 294-299, 300-308, 319g, 323-330, 339-341, 357-358, 367-373, 404 (Mint N.H.), 440, 470 (graded XF 90), 523, 524, 547, 551-573, 630, 634e, 534A, 658-679, few other better, many Mint N.H., few with certificates, overall fresh and Very Fine, see website PDF for the contents of the first volume
Collection, 1908-26. Stock pages containing a nice array of items, including some plate blocks and other position pieces such as arrow blocks, centerline blocks or gutter blocks, some show plate blocks from different positions, few better such as 527 plate block (Mint N.H.), Fine-Very Fine group, Scott value approximately
Dealer's Inventory, 1890-1956. Glassines neatly arranged in file box containing thousands of Mint N.H. stamps, much duplication, the owner kept a meticulous inventory which looks accurate where we spot checked for both count and catalogue value, among the many better are Nos. 230 (67), 231 (73), 301 (56), 328 (15), 329 (27), 330 (6), 373 (245), 399 (5), 483 (56), 484 (56), 496 (240), 496 line pairs (74), 527 (51), 537 (105), 546 (6), 550 (40), 579 (13), 581 (106), 584 (95), 585 (63), 587 (56), 589 (235), 611 (640), 612 (51), 619 (233), 621 (105), 648 (130), 656 (119), 661 (107), 29 sets of 692-701, 701 (102), 1053 (40), some are also arranged by centering, overall a fresh and Fine-Very Fine group, see PDF of inventory, owner's catalogue value
Dealer's Accumulation. Binder containing stock cards of mostly Mint N.H. stamps, meticulously organized and catalogued, starts with 1890 Issue and goes thru Back-of-Book, some better such as Nos. 294-299, includes some multiples such as imprint and plate no. strips or pairs, overall Fine with some Very Fine, owner's 2020 Scott value
Mint Accumulation. Very extensive accumulation of mostly unused singles and some Back-of-Book blocks, begins with 1895 Bureau issue and continues through early 20th Century with substantial duplication, particularly in the Washington-Franklins, with multiple copies of the highest denomination stamps, Back-of-Book with some blocks, singles and also some miscellaneous Revenues, plus a GB Penny Black, condition is generally good and centering ranges from Fine-Very Fine with some Extremely Fine here and there, overall an impressive hoard best appreciated by reviewing our website PDF
Accumulation in Glassines. Few hundred glassines in two long shoeboxes containing unused and used stamps, used such as Nos. 25, 68, 70, 76, 96, 120, 121 (2), unused including Columbian such as two 50c (no gum), 229, 325 (Mint N.H.), C18, RW1 (2, no gum), larger quantities of some Air Post, some glassines have large quantities of the same stamp such as used Nos. 10A (20 copies), 73 (20 copies), 113 (10, 118 (2), 119 (5), 220c (65), 834 (360), 2122 (almost 400, catalogue $7.50 each), 2394 (240, catalogue $8 each), about 38 used panes of $5 Bret Harte (Scott 2196), some other better, mixed condition, mostly Fine with some Very Fine, no doubt catalogue value is tremendous, viewing is recommended
Accumulation in Glassines. Few hundred glassines containing a wide range of items, including Nos. 185, 283, 289, E1 (5, with original gum), also many others such as Columbian with a 50c, Trans-Mississippi, Pan-American and others with much duplication, most unused (no gum), generally mixed condition, high catalogue value
Early Commemoratives Accumulation. More than 110 nearly all unused stamps, covering the Trans-Mississippi thru Panama-Pacific issues, lots of duplication among the sets, Trans-Mississippi includes values to 50c with two original gum and three used 50c, at least three complete sets of Pan-American present with eight 8c and seven 10c stamps, used No. 369 on piece, other sets complete with duplication including pairs of Louisiana Purchase, the Pan-American go through No. 400A with five of that Scott number, plus seven perf 10 5c stamps, the gum ranges with a good amount Mint N.H., overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine with minimal flaws, best appreciated by viewing our website PDF
Accumulation, Mint N.H. Several thousand Mint N.H. stamps meticulously arranged in glassines and catalogued on an accompanying spreadsheet, much duplication such as Nos. 576 (551), 636 (342), 642 (207), 650 (435), 657 (972), 828 (400), 843 (208), C61 (150), QE2 (238), we spot checked and the counts and catalogue values seem accurate, accompanied by inventory, most Fine-Very Fine, owner's catalogue value
Classic Balance. Eight items spanning 1851 through Columbian Issues, highlight include No. 65 original gum block of four with top selvage, two stamps Mint N.H. and one of the hinged stamps with a repair, Nos. 67, 100, 146 with kiss print, a few others, some small faults but overall Fine-Very Fine
Classics Balance. 14 items, including used Nos. 9 (VF-XF85), 10A, 37, 68-71, 73 (3), PR71 (traces of gum), PR76, U226, UO62, virtually all with certificates and almost all sound and Very Fine
1890-1898 Issues Balance. Homemade album pages containing a wide variety of items relating to the 1890-93 Issue and the 1894-98 Bureau Issue, including imprint and plate no. strip of five of 225, blocks of four of Nos. 219, 219D, 220, 225, block of eight of 221, for next issue blocks of four of Nos. 253, 254, 268 and 269, imprint and plate no. strips of three of 246 (four, different plate positions), 253, 256, 268 (4), 269, 270, 271, 274, 282 and 282C, plate block of 268, few proofs such as 247P1, 247P4, 248P4, 254P5, 255P5, 258P5 (2), 267P5, 268P5 and 283P2, also 279Bj, 279Bj-S, some other better, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, a phenomenal group, Scott value in excess of $18,000
20th Century Balance. Homemade album pages with unused and used singles and multiples, including plate blocks of Nos. 340, 346, 347, 367, 368 (3), 370 (2), 371 (3), 372 (2), 373 (3), top right corner selvage block of four of 369, few other better, some Mint N.H., few faults, mostly Fine-Very Fine, Scott value as hinged over $8,000
Balance. Small carton with glassines and stock cards containing a wide range of items, including unused 330 (3), 479, 480, 524 (5), 547 (3), 573, 679 (3), plate blocks including 834 (2) and nice group of Hunting Permits with matched sets of RW45 and RW51, also mostly complete from 1974-2000, used C14, also small group of colorful FDCs from 2000-2001, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
Used Balance, 1890-1909. Homemade album pages, including Nos. 219-229, 220a strip of three, 230-245, excellent group of Bureau Issues to the $5.00, 285-293, 300-313, 331-342, 369, few faults to be expected, some Fine-Very Fine
Used Balance, 1890-1898. Homemade album pages with used singles, blocks and covers, nice range of cancels, nice group of Columbian, couple unused, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
Balance. Eight items, including used block of four of No. 136, used 148 with captured plate no. at top, two of No. 88 and one of No. 94, two 2c Bak Note covers, last is 66P2 on original gray card backing, few faults, overall Fine-Very Fine
Balance. 14 unused and used stamps, highlights are two G.B. Penny Blacks, few Revenues, few Bank Notes, some faults, appear Fine-Very Fine
Balance. Four items, including 424 block of ten with "Coil Stamps" and plate no., 1053 plate block, O77, last is Cyprus set 168-182, Fine-Very Fine group
Plate Blocks Accumulation. Hundreds of Mint N.H. plate blocks meticulously arranged and catalogued, many with duplication such as Nos. 548 (6), 549 (2), 756-765 (7 sets), 1051 (95), C7 (5), C9 (3), C11 (6), C18, C24 (3), C28 (73), J104 (48), QE4a (11), overall Fine-Very Fine, PDF of inventory accompanies, owner's catalogue value approximately
Blocks Balance, 1898-1938. Group of mostly unused blocks on stock pages with a couple imprint and plate no. early Bureau strips as well, blocks range from 2c and 8c Trans-Mississippi to $2.00 Presidential and touch on various issues in between, some more interesting include No. 400 block with plate no., No. 404 and No. 480 used blocks, range of Washington-Franklins, two $2.00 1922 blocks with plate no., some Mint N.H. stamps included in earlier issues, overall Fine-Very Fine
Panes Balance. Sheet folders with a range of issues, including Overrun Countries complete with "Korpa" error, nice group of Presidentials such as Nos. 824 (5), 826 (5), 827 (6), 828, also six of No. 630 (small faults), some scraps of C17, also 26 panes of C62a, overall Fine-Very Fine
Souvenir Sheets Accumulation. Thousands of mostly souvenir sheets, massive quantities with many in pads or shrink wrapped, including Scott 788 (900), 1989 World Stamp Expo (1,100), almost 100 of 2006 Washington stamp show, several others, fresh and Very Fine accumulation, face value approximately $7,680
Booklets Accumulation. Accumulation of booklets, range of denominations with most 32c and above, Very Fine, owner's face value $1,303
Balance, 20th Century Coils. Scott album pages of unused and used pairs and a few line pairs, many with certificates such as used 390 line pair (VF-XF 85), 452 line pair, Mint N.H. 411 line pair, 497 pair (XF-Sup 95), few cancels seem questionable to us despite genuine certs, overall a Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
Graded Balance. Eleven items all with P.S.E. certificates from 2024 or 2025, including Mint N.H. Nos. 328 (XF 90), 400 (XF-Sup 95), 441 (Sup 98J), 744 (Sup 98J), 833 (Sup 98), C1 (XF-Sup 95), C26 (Sup 98), RW14 (XF-Sup 95) and RW30 (XF-Sup 95), hinged Nos. C5 (Sup 98), Extremely Fine Gem group, each with 2024 or 2025 P.S.E. certificate
19th Century, Used Certified Group. 21 stamps, each with a P.F. or P.S.E. certificate (some with more than one certificate), a few are graded, Very Fine or Extremely Fine, a highly saleable lot, Scott value about $4,000
Certified Group. 21 stamps, 19 are on individual stock cards with P.F. or P.S.E. certificates including some graded, with Mint N.H. Nos. 230 (XF 90 with tiny toned spot), 286, 287, 288, 398 (XF-Superb 95), 399 (XF 90), 620 (XF 90), C6, E6, Q4 (XF 90), some others are hinged, almost all are sound and the couple that have a tiny flaw still grade well due to centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
P.S.E. Certified Sound Group. 16 single stamps and one strip of three with 2026 P.S.E. certificates, mix of used and unused and each sound, the majority are graded including up to XF 90 and SMQ up to $185, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a combination of SMQ for the graded and Scott for the ungraded is $1,860, see our website PDF
P.S.E. Certified Problem Group. 20 mostly used stamps with 2026 P.S.E. certificates noting a condition issue, ranging from No. 9 to No. 403, several better stamps are present including Nos. 27, 38, 120, 240, 291, also some colored and fancy cancels, nearly all with at least Very Fine appearance and quite attractive, see our website PDF, SCV approximately $6,000
Errors and Freaks Accumulation. Impressive group of dozens of mostly unused singles, strips and blocks, including misperfs, color shifts and the occasional missing color, such as 1610 with perf and color shift, 1937-1938 with inscriptions shifted, many other better, we have seen many of these sell on ebay for $20-75, overall Fine-Very Fine and fascinating group
Errors and Freaks Balance. Three sheet files with a variety of items, mostly shifts of color or text such as multiples of 18c Williamsburg with text shifted, 10c Minerals with color shifts, 19c Fawn with red color shifts, 25c Olympians with perfs shifted, few other interesting such as possible block of ten of 1363c, possible block of 20 of 1843b, overall Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating group
Coil Misperfs and Freaks. Impressive group containing 14 partial rolls plus a large number of strips, eight of the partial rolls are of No. 3626 with perforations generally thru middle of designs, includes plate nos., 15c Flag with same misperfs, also some miscut into design such as 1617, some blind perfs or other freaks, overall Very Fine and unusual group
Presidentials Accumulation. Glassines containing much duplication, including blocks of four of Nos. 830 (70) and another 50 plate blocks, 97 plate blocks of 832, over 475 plate blocks of 832 and shades such as 832c, over 1,000 copies of 833 in singles, pairs and blocks, also 95 plate blocks of 833, over 200 of 834 in singles and blocks, 23 plate blocks of 834, many Mint N.H., showing a range of plate numbers, overall Very Fine, huge catalogue value, we would not be surprised if it is close to $40,000
Modern Accumulation. Six elongated shoe box sized cartons with meticulously arranged glassines containing a tremendous range of items, including some National Parks, blocks of ten of 803-831 (10 sets), also including coils with some better such as No. 1891 from Plate 2 (20 strips of five), 40 strips of four of 3407a, also large group of plate blocks with some Famous Americans, Air Post with over 200 plate blocks of C91-C92, few used are also included but they are a small group, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine accumulation
Modern Postage. Small but attractive group, including three Priority Mail envelopes full of panes from 6c to much higher denominations, two of the three are full of souvenir sheets in the 32-37c range, also with some other better such as eight panes of 20 of $2.40 Astronauts, pane of $9.95 25th anniversary of first moon landing, other better such as intact booklets, we don't have a count of the face value but are sure our estimate is conservative
Face Value Accumulation. Glassines mostly arranged by denomination, almost all are 21c and higher, including over half of the value in coils, some miniature sheets, Very Fine, owner's calculation of face value $2,613
Modern Accumulation. Laid out in over a dozen stockbooks and some loose (the loose contains some of the more recent issues with high face value), from 1950 onward, mostly singles, some plate blocks, more recent issues in full panes, in varying quantities, contains used from the period (not counted in our estimate), premium items such as $5.00 Hamilton plate block and two Recalled Legends of the West sheets, most Mint N.H. and Fine-Very Fine
Back-of-Book Balance. Two binders and shoebox of unused stamps, including Nos. C1-C6, C10a, C13-C15, C18, few plate blocks such as C7-C9, C18, most including C13-C15 Mint N.H., duplication of later issues, also Special Delivery with E1-E23 complete (first two with no gum), F1 (3), later Postage Dues, later Officials with singles and blocks, Postal Insurance booklets, also set of First Days of 1976 flags of 50 states set, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
Back-of-Book Panes. Four Mint N.H. panes, including two of QE4a and two of E18, Fine-Very Fine
Back-of-Book Balance. Homemade album pages with a variety of issues, including some Air Post with C1 and C2 arrow blocks of four, few Carriers and Locals such as LO2 and 11A tied on cover and 5L1 sheet, some Seals, Guam, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
United Nations, 1955, 3c-8c Anniversary Souvenir Sheet (38). Approximately 290 Mint N.H. plus eight First Day covers and a few used, few are second printings, Very Finegroup, Scott value approximately $14,500