Sale 1315 — The Eugene L. Grace Collection of United States and Confederate States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 12-14 March, 2024
Category — Revenues-Balance Lots
First Issue Imperforate Revenues Singles Collection. Album pages and one stock page containing a wide array of Revenue singles, in far better condition than normally seen, a significant number have certificates with many graded, some graded up to 98, among the many highlights are R1a, R40a (95), R41a (98), R42a (95), R50a (90), R51a, R57a (98), R59a (95J), R61a, R63a, R64a (90), R70a (90), R86a, R94a, R98a, R101a, gorgeous margins including few with sheet margins, several with handstamp cancels including few in red, a handful with small faults, a Very Fine-Extremely Fine collection, an excellent opportunity to acquire the beginning of a high-quality collection, this took decades to assemble
First Issue Revenues Multiples Collection. Album pages of pairs, strips and blocks, including strip of nine of R9a, block of four of R7a, R40a strip of three (2), R42a strip of four (ex Joyce), R46a strip of four (ex Joyce and Zoellner), pairs of R41a, R50a pair, R67a (2), R89a, R54a strip of four, two strips of five of R69a, few faults to be expected but most are sound with four margins and several have certificates, a Very Fine-Extremely Fine group which would be difficult to assemble
First Issue Part Perforated Revenues Balance. Album pages of singles, pairs and other multiples, including R13b, R65b, pairs including R43b (graded 90), R55b (faults), strip of three of R25b and R37b, strip of four of R37b, few other better, all items mentioned in this description with certificates, others without certificates are also better, few faults, few graded such as R54b graded 95, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine, an excellent group of these difficult issues
First Issue Perforated Revenues Balance. Album pages with a range of issues, including R2c, R14c, R17c, R41c graded 90, R50c unused, R77c with blue handstamp cancel, R90c, R98d, R100d, some multiples such as R27d block of ten, R29c block of ten, R41c block of four, R66c strip of five with top selvage, R71c strip of four, R96c strip of three, few on documents, some faults as normally seen on these issues, most Fine-Very Fine, an outstanding group painstakingly assembled by Mr. Grace with an emphasis on quality, several with certificates
Second and Third Issue Revenues Balance. 56 items on album pages, including several with manuscript cancels, few multiples such as pairs of R127 and R128, third issue includes R143 with handstamp cancel graded 90, few other better, few cut cancels, few faults, many Fine-Very Fine, few with certificates
Battleship Revenues Balance. Album pages of unused and used singles plus a few documents, including R155 used on a check on First Day of Issue, few nice multiples, Fine-Very Fine, we recommend viewing the website PDF, three with certificates
Documentary Revenues Collection. Album pages of unused and used stamps and a few documents and sheets, starting with 1898 issue with R177 used graded 90, R180 (cut cancel), R181 (cut cancel), R193, few documents from Texas, R281 pair, some strips of four or other multiples, nice group of the Reds, sheets of 100 include R620-R624 and R654-R658, some faults to be expected on the earlier issues, many Fine-Very Fine, few with certificates
Revenues, Proprietary and Stock Transfer Issues. Album pages with a wide range of issues, including RB5a, RB3b, RB4b, RB6b, RB7b, RB15c, RB44-RB64, nice range of Future Delivery, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine
Wine Stamps Balance. Album pages with a wide range of issues, including RE15a (with PFC), mostly used and fairly complete for many issues, including RE56-RE59, RE79, RE83, RE107F, RE202, few multiples such as RE161 pair, also including few other spirits-related such as distillery warehouse, brewer's permit, distilled spirits and others, some faults to be expected but overall a Fine-Very Fine and attractive collection
Beer Stamps Balance. Album pages of unused and used stamps, including unused Nos. REA2 (2), REA26 (2), REA40e, REA63, REA190, REA190B, REA191, REA193 and REA198, used including REA 2, REA3, REA5a, REA11, REA14, REA20b, REA22a, REA31, REA34, REA35, REA38e, REA39c with top left corner sheet margin, REA99, REA115, REA172, REA182, REA189, few multiples including unused block of four of REA4, REA194 and REA197 and pairs of REA79a and REA194 and REA195, some faults as almost always found on these issues but in far better condition that normally seen, Very Fine and attractive collection
Firearms Transfer Balance (RW1/RY13). Unused stamps and used stamps on licenses, single stamps include unused RY3 (N.H.), RY3 (hinged), RY5 (N.H.), used RY9 on piece, used RY12, also nine on licenses including RY6 (three), RY8 (four), RY10 and RY11, Very Fine balance
Alcohol and Tobacco Special Tax Revenues Collection, Plus Bonds and Stocks. Huge collection of many hundreds of items housed in several large binders and eight 14"x17" art folios, the primary focus is large-size special tax stamps for various alcohol producers, including malt liquors, retail liquors, liquor dealers, brewers, distilled spirits, stills and manufacturers of worms, bottle stamps including rolled-up large multiples, book of 50 1953 Tax Payment of Distilled Spirits, also large number of tobacco manufacturers in the same style, peddlers and peddlers of glass, wonderful degree of depth in these areas, also a sizeable group of stock and bond certificates with railroads and other businesses and including four Confederate loans, some indentures with First Issue Revenue stamps, others with various Documentary stamps and much more, a huge collection that defies easy description, viewing recommended
Tobacco Tax Paid Revenues Collection. Substantial collection in four binders and some oversize pages, range of material, first two binders contain Mystic album pages which are completely filled with 1950's cigarette, cigar, snuff, tobacco -- including the rare 1955 nine pounds imperforate (TF1134), tobacco strips, two additional binders containing tobacco strips plus some state issues from Alabama, loose pages with some larger-size tobacco and cigar strips with retail prices up to $100, condition is quite nice with just some of the normal faults that would be expected on the larger format issues, Very Fine collection worth review
High Grade Hunting Permits Collection. Mounted in three binders, extensive collection beginning with RW7 and continuing thru 2015, with singles, a great many blocks and souvenir sheets, the highlight is the graded stamps -- RW7 and RW10-RW38 plus many later up thru RW82-- most of the RW10-RW38 range are XF 90 with higher grades for issues after that, including some 98 and 100 (see our website PDF for a list of Scott numbers, grades and SMQ values -- total SMQ is $7,695), the rest of the collection contains multiple blocks, also some stamps signed, some state issues and a few licenses, overall an Extremely Fine collection, we feel our estimate is justified by the SMQ value alone without credit to the voluminous additional material
Telegraph Stamps Balance. Album pages of unused and used stamps, including Nos. 15T49A pane of eight, 3T15 two panes of six, few other better, most Fine-Very Fine, an attractive collection
Revenues Accumulation. Three-ring binder and few stock book pages with a range of different Revenue stamps, including RF1 block of 90 with imprint and plate nos. at top and bottom, also a wide range of unusual items such as opium narcotics order form from 1945, some Narcotics stamps, nice group of Oleomargarine, some Distilled Spirits, RV1 and RV2 plate blocks of ten, Rectification Tax, some Revenue Stamped Paper, some other esoteric areas, many Fine-Very Fine, a diverse and interesting group
Christmas Seals Collection, 1907-2020. Extensive collection mounted in two binders, first binder includes stamps with a great many multiples, also related Cinderallas and some foreign emissions, second binder is sheets beginning with 1919 (WX24) and continuing to 2020, also approximately nine pages of varieties and oddities with color omitted, etc., Very Fine and extensive collection