Sale 1339 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 12-13 December, 2024
Category — Hunting Permits—Complete Panes and Blocks
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. pane of 28, plate no. 129200 at bottom and selvage at left, usual natural gum skips and bends, couple light natural gum wrinkles, minor perf separations in selvage including in plate block
VERY FINE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED INTACT PANE OF 28 OF THE FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT, SCOTT RW1. VERY FEW PANES WITH SELVAGE ON TWO SIDES ARE KNOWN.
Scott 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, though we have never offered a plate block from the top position larger than a block of six.
The first Hunting Permit stamp went on sale to the public on August 24, 1934. Multiples were not allowed to be sold, until the last two weeks the stamps were on sale, from June 15 thru June 30, 1935. RW2 was placed on sale July 1, 1935. This short period when they were allowed to be sold as unused multiples accounts for their rarity as plate blocks or in panes. We have offered only two other panes with selvage on two sides—as issued—since keeping computerized records. We have offered three without selvage on one side, but one was separated into two pieces (ex Webster) and another was affixed to a card (ex Frelinghuysen).
Scott value as plate block and 22 singles does not adequately convey the rarity of this intact pane.
$1.00 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of six with top plate no. F129201 selvage, bright color
FRESH AND VERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF SIX WITH PLATE NUMBER OF THE FIRST FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE.
Lacking only side selvage to be considered a full plate block, which catalogues $14,500.00. Scott value as singles.
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of six with top plate no. F129201 selvage, bright color and detailed impression, light natural gum bends, about Fine, a rare Mint N.H. block with plate number, lacking only side selvage to be considered a full plate block (which catalogues $14,500), Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of eight, bold color, natural straight edge at right, light natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Brown Black, 1936 Hunting Permit (RW3). Mint N.H. block of 12 with selvage at right, natural straight edge at top with part arrow, rich color, natural gum skips and bends, small gum disturbance in top right selvage
FINE-VERY FINE. A SCARCE LARGE MULTIPLE OF THE THIRD FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE.
Scott value as singles.
$1.00 Light Green, 1937 Hunting Permit (RW4). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 136267 at top and selvage at left, unusually wide top selvage, pretty color, choice centering throughout, usual natural gum skips and bends, one bend causes light natural gum crease at bottom right
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED INTACT PANE OF 28 OF THE FOURTH FEDERAL HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW4.
The William Webster collection was lacking very few complete panes, but it did lack panes of RW3 and RW4. We have offered only two other intact panes since 1994 and in all of our Rarities sales.
Scott value as plate block of six and singles does not adequately convey the rarity of this complete pane.
$1.00 Chocolate, 1939 Hunting Permit (RW6). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 141428 at top and selvage at left, intense shade and impression, well-balanced margins throughout, usual natural gum bends, remarkably fresh
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE INTACT MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF 28 OF THE $1.00 1939 HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW6.
We have offered only two others since keeping computerized records. The William Webster collection was lacking this pane. Scott value as plate block of six and singles, which does not convey the rarity of the intact pane.
$1.00 Sepia, 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. F 143776 at top and selvage at right, intense shade and impression, natural pre-printing paperfold affects three stamps at top right
VERY FINE AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF 28 OF THE $1.00 1940 HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW7.
We have offered only three other panes since keeping computerized records. Scott value as plate block of six and singles, which does not convey the rarity of the intact pane.
$1.00 Brown Carmine, 1941 Hunting Permit (RW8). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 146271 at bottom and selvage at right, deep rich color, superior centering throughout, hint of toning in selvage at bottom left is negligible
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE AND DESIRABLE MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF 28 OF THE $1.00 1941 HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW8.
We have offered four others since keeping computerized records. This is one of the finest we have encountered. Scott value as plate block of six and singles, which does not convey the rarity of the intact pane.
$1.00 Violet Brown, 1942 Hunting Permit (RW9). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 149600 at bottom and selvage at left, deep rich color, few natural gum skips affect plate block but are very minor
VERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF 28 OF THE $1.00 1942 HUNTING PERMIT ISSUE, SCOTT RW9.
Scott value as plate block of six and singles, which does not convey the rarity of the intact pane.
$1.00 Deep Rose, 1943 Hunting Permit (RW10). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 152827 at bottom and selvage at left, deep rich color, usual light natural gum bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$1.00 Red Orange, 1944 Hunting Permit (RW11). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 155603 at bottom and selvage at right, radiant color, few perf separations, Very Fine-Extremely Fine and attractive, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$1.00 Black, 1945 Hunting Permit (RW12). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with plate no. 157249 at bottom and selvage at left, bright shade, usual natural gum bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$1.00 Red Brown, 1946 Hunting Permit (RW13). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top plate no. 158456 and selvage on all sides, Very Fine, this is the first federal Hunting Permit issue with perforations on all sides, beginning in 1946 a message began to be printed on the back of Duck Stamps telling hunters to sign their stamp, Scott value as plate block of six and single
$1.00 Black, 1947 Hunting Permit (RW14). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top right plate no. 159462 and selvage on all sides, typical narrow selvage as always found on this issue, plate no. 47510 on back of selvage next to Position 24, missing small piece of selvage at bottom left corner, still Very Fine, a scarce full pane, beginning in 1946 a message began to be printed on the back of Duck Stamps telling hunters to sign their stamp, RW13-RW17 contain the plate number in this one position in the upper right pane of the plate from the offset plate used to print the message, Scott value as plate block and singles
$1.00 Bright Blue, 1948 Hunting Permit (RW15). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top left plate no. 160099 and selvage on all sides, crisp impression, few bit heavy natural gum bends in plate block, still Very Fine and attractive, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Bright Green, 1949 Hunting Permit (RW16). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top right plate no. 160793 and selvage on all sides, with plate no. 4750 on back selvage, bright color, well-balanced margins, slight offset on back, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Violet, 1950 Hunting Permit (RW17). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top left plate no. 161536 and selvage on all sides, deep rich color, well-balanced margins, few tiny natural gum skips, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Gray Black, 1951 Hunting Permit (RW18). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom left plate no. 162126 and selvage on all sides, bright shade, choice centering throughout, usual light natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a rare pane, we have offered only two others since keeping computerized records, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Deep Ultramarine, 1952 Hunting Permit (RW19). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom right plate no. 162603 and selvage on all sides, deep rich color and detailed impression, usual light natural gum bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Deep Brown Rose, 1953 Hunting Permit (RW20). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top left plate no. 163622 and selvage on all sides, bright color, well-balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, surprisingly rare, we have offered only two others since keeping computerized records, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Black, 1954 Hunting Permit (RW21). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with top left plate no. 164747 and selvage on all sides, typical narrow plate number selvage — all plate blocks we have ever offered have this width of selvage — crisp impression, gorgeous centering throughout, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb and rare pane, this is the first issue with the inscription on back printed on top of the gum, this was the only pane after RW6 missing from the William Webster collection and this is the second we have offered since keeping computerized records, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Dark Blue, 1955 Hunting Permit (RW22). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom right plate no. 165285 and selvage on all sides, typical narrow selvage — all plate blocks we have ever offered have this width of selvage — bright color, unusually choice centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a beautiful pane, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Black, 1956 Hunting Permit (RW23). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom left plate no. 165860 and selvage on all sides, typical plate number selvage width — all plate blocks we have ever offered have this selvage width — bright shade, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine pane, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Emerald, 1957 Hunting Permit (RW24). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom left plate no. 166259 and selvage on all sides, radiant color, typical width for plate number selvage — all plate blocks we have ever offered have selvage around this width — unusually choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful pane, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$2.00 Black, 1958 Hunting Permit (RW25). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 28 with bottom left plate no. 166756 and selvage on all sides, detailed impression, well-balanced margins, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of six and singles
$3.00 1960 Hunting Permit (RW27). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top left plate no. 167503 and selvage on all sides, bright colors, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1961 Hunting Permit (RW28). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top right plate no. 167768 and selvage on all sides, bright colors, beautiful centering, missing tiny piece of selvage at bottom left corner, still Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1962 Hunting Permit (RW29). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with bottom right plate no. 168073 and selvage on all sides, rich colors, attractive centering, Very Fine and choice, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1963 Hunting Permit (RW30). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top right plate no. 168273 and selvage on all sides, bright colors, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top left plate no. 168629 and selvage on all sides, rich colors, balanced margins
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE COMPLETE PANE OF 30 OF THE $3.00 1964 HUNTING PERMIT, SCOTT RW31.
Beginning in 1959 Hunting Permit stamps were printed by rotary press and plate blocks could therefore be collected as corner blocks of four. This 1964 issue had the plate number mistakenly entered above the second stamp from the top or bottom 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. We have offered only two other panes since keeping computerized records, one of which was signed and had toning so was not as pristine as the example offered here.
Scott value as plate block of six and singles.
$3.00 1965 Hunting Permit (RW32). Complete pane of 30 with bottom right plate no. 168790 and selvage on all sides, rich colors, pos. 11 small spot on gum so knocks this out of the Mint N.H. category, still Very Fine and attractive, Scott value as Mint N.H. plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1967 Hunting Permit (RW34). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with bottom right plate no. 169487 and selvage on all sides, rich colors on bright paper, Very Fine and choice pane, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1968 Hunting Permit (RW35). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top left plate no. 170436 and selvage on all sides, rich colors, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1969 Hunting Permit (RW36). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top right plate no. 170765 and selvage on all sides, rich colors, Very Fine pane, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1970 Hunting Permit (RW37). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with top right plate no. 171165 and selvage on all sides, lovely colors on bright paper, choice centering, Very Fine and choice, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$3.00 1971 Hunting Permit (RW38). Complete Mint N.H. pane of 30 with bottom right plate no. 171587 and selvage on all sides, pretty colors, choice centering, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine pane, Scott value as plate block of four and singles
$5.00-$25.00 1973-2021 Hunting Permits (RW39-RW88). Complete set of Mint N.H. full panes of 30 (or panes of 20 for RW67 and later), including two of RW86, fresh colors, many outstanding centered stamps present
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A DESIRABLE "COLLECTOR'S SET" OF COMPLETE PANES OF THE 1973-2021 HUNTING PERMITS.
An excellent opportunity to acquire a complete run of panes of these issues. Scott value as plate blocks and singles.
$7.50 1984 Hunting Permit, Special Printing, Complete Sheet (RW51x). Mint N.H. complete sheet of 120 in four panes of 30 separated by gutters, plate no. 173871 in each corner and "1934-84, 50th Anniversary, 01 of 15-1, 15-2, 15-3 and 15-4" in top and bottom selvage, mounted in the original brown case in which it was sold, with "50th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp Program 1934-1984" in gold printing on front, accompanied by letter from the U.S. Department of Interior to the buyer
VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 120 OF THE RW51 SPECIAL PRINTING, NUMBERED 1 OF 15. ONLY 14 UNCUT SHEETS WERE SOLD, AND THIS IS ONE OF A VERY FEW THAT REMAINS INTACT. A WONDERFUL FEDERAL DUCK STAMP RARITY.
According to Scott Catalogue, after RW51 became void, 15 uncut sheets of 120 (four panes of 30 separated by gutters) were overprinted with "50th Anniversary 1934-1984" and auctioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fourteen were auctioned, with a minimum bid of $2,000, and one was donated to the Smithsonian. Perhaps two to three full sheets remain intact. This sheet, numbered 1 of 15 is an exceptional item of this Special Printing and has remained with the estate of the original purchaser since 1986. The website scan shows some reflection at lower left due to the mounting but there are no problems with the sheet.
Hunting Permits, Artist Signed Panes. Seven, including Nos. RW54, RW56, RW72, RW73, RW74, RW75 and RW83, all except for last has each stamp signed by artist, the RW83 has one signature in selvage only, Mint N.H., Very Fine and scarce, Scott value as Mint N.H. plate blocks and singles
National Wild Turkey Federation Wild Turkey Stamps. Album containing 50 complete panes of ten, from 1976-1989 and 1995, 1997-2000, 2002-2004, 2009-2014, also first Virginia Wild Turkey, duplication of some with several signed by the artist, Very Fine and scarce group
$5.00 1995 Junior Duck Stamp (JDS3). Mint N.H. full sheet of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners, rich colors
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 30 OF THE 1995 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ISSUE.
Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.
$5.00 1996 Junior Duck Stamp (JDS4). Mint N.H. full sheet of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners, rich colors
VERY FINE-extremely fine. A RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 30 OF THE 1996 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ISSUE.
The artist — Clark Weaver of Pennsylvania — also won the competition for the 1994 Junior Duck Stamp design. Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.
$5.00 1997 Junior Duck Stamp (JDS5). Mint N.H. full sheet of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners, rich colors
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 30 OF THE 1997 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ISSUE.
Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.
$5.00 1998 Junior Duck Stamp (JDS6). Mint N.H. full sheet of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners, rich colors
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 30 OF THE 1997 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ISSUE.
Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.
$5.00 1999 Junior Duck Stamp (JDS7). Mint N.H. full sheet of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners, beautiful colors
VERY FINE-extremely fine. A RARE COMPLETE SHEET OF 30 OF THE 1997 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ISSUE.
Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.
$5.00 1993-2021 Junior Duck Stamps (JDS1-JDS2, JDS8-JDS29). Album containing Mint N.H. full sheets of 30, with four plate no. blocks of four in corners
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A COMPLETE SET OF SHEETS FOR THE 2000-2021 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP PROGRAM, PLUS THE FIRST TWO ISSUES.
This set is complete except for the five offered individually in this sale. Scott value as singles with no premium for the plate blocks.