Sale 1328 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2024
Category — Group Lots by Issue
1c 1851-57 Issues, Balance (7, 9, 23, 24). 13 used stamps including a few in pairs, range of items with most featuring some interesting attribute, including No. 7 pair with French entry cancel, No. 9 pair Pos. 60/70L1L before the plate crack developed, No. 9 pair on thin paper, No. 9 with huge interpane margins and centerline (small faults), No. 23, two No. 24 with part captured imprint including one with captured "No." from Plate 1L, another No. 24 with captured centerline and blue Baltimore cancel, No. 24 Ty. Va, a few faults to be expected, overall an interesting group, all ex Saadi, four P.F. certificates accompany
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). 24 stamps from Plate 5E, each plated on the back and including 12 from each pane, all but one with a handstamp cancel, deep rich colors, few small faults may be found but overall an attractive group from Plate 5E
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Complete reconstruction of Plate 2L, left and right panes, 200 stamps, the vast majority with handstamp cancels, typical plating condition, overall Fine and attractive
3c Dull Red, Ty. I, II (11, 11A). Approximately 250 used stamps neatly arranged on stock pages, including one page of stamps on pieces, some plated, the vast majority with handstamp cancels, range of shades, mixed condition as usual or such an assemblage, neat and Fine or appear so, Scott value in excess of
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Small group of five items showing better plate varieties, including block of four containing Pos. 10R2L Recut Button, other three are singles from Pos. 92L2L Double Transfers, Pos. 66R2L "Gents", also single with stitch watermark, Very Fine group
10c Green, Ty. II, III (14, 15). Small choice group of singles and pairs, including Nos. 14 and 15 singles with blue Cincinnati circular datestamp cancels, one also with trace of red cancel, No. 15 single with 8-bar N.Y. grid and blue Cuba "NA" handstamp, No. 15 single with N.Y. Steamship cancel, also two pairs of No. 15 with circular datestamp cancels, one with 1989 P.F. certificate, ample to large margins throughout, overall Very Fine and choice group, quite beautiful
3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Approximately 350 used stamps neatly arranged on stock pages, including half a page of stamps on pieces, the vast majority with handstamp cancels, range of shades, mixed condition as usual for such an accumulation, neat and Fine or appear so, Scott value in excess of
10c Green (68). Balance of six stamps plus a single No. 76, each with a slightly more interesting cancel, including clover, cogwheel, star in circle, NYFM triangle, couple others, few small faults may be encountered, Fine or appear so
3c Rose, 3c Rose, E. Grill, 3c Red, F. Grill (65, 88, 94). Accumulation of multiples, all but one are grilled, original gum in varying states from many Mint N.H. to some disturbed, large part or short, including No. 88 block of 16 with top left corner selvage and full imprint, most stamps in this block are Mint N.H., block of ten with bottom part imprint selvage and plate no. 36, mostly Mint N.H., horizontal block of 16, also mostly Mint N.H., block of six (P.S.A.G. certificate), No. 94 block of ten with part imprint selvage, disturbed original gum, block of six, block of four (P.S.A.G. certificate), also a few smaller grilled multiples and a block of ten of No. 65 with several Mint N.H., centering ranges from some Very Fine to most Fine and some Very Good, some faults to be expected as well in such an accumulation, overall an impressive and seldom seen accumulation, total Scott value as all hinged is $88,600, if Scott priced these Mint N.H. the value would probably be double that
Bank Note Issues, Unused Balance (178/214). Ten original gum stamps between Nos. 178 and 214 with some duplication, a couple lightly hinged, Very Fine group
Bank Note Issues, Balance. Four, including Nos. 212-214 Mint N.H., last is lightly hinged No. 229, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
1c-30c 1890 Issue (219-228). 12 stamps, 11 original gum and one used, all denominations to the 30c except missing the 10c, 2c includes two No. 219D, generally lightly hinged, centering is better than normal for a set including a few Jumbos, the top three denominations are particularly choice, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, three P.F. certificates accompany
Early Bureau Issues Balance. 23 original gum items with some Mint N.H., a few from the 1894-98 issues including 15c, the majority are from the 1902-08 issues including a range of four shades for No. 319, perforated 1902's from 1c thru 15c -- these are quite choice, booklet panes of Nos. 319g and 319Fq, also a few 2c imperforate multiples with pairs and a block, overall a fresh and Very Fine group with some Extremely Fine, best viewed on our website PDF
$1.00-$5.00 Columbian, $1.00-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi (241-245, 292-293). Complete sets of the dollar values, original gum, h.r. and a couple including $1.00 and $3.00 Columbians disturbed gum, all stamps except the $5.00 Columbian have thin spots, ironically the $5.00 is the best condition of the sets despite being the highest catalogue value, overall Fine appearance and desirable to get all the seven of the earliest commemorative dollar values unused in one lot, Scott value $11,600
1c-6c Columbian (230, 232-233, 235). Mint N.H. blocks of four, rich colors, fresh and Very Fine group, Scott value as singles
Washington-Franklin Issues, Mostly Mint N.H. Balance. Choice balance of approximately 30 items, mostly singles plus a few pairs and two blocks of the 1c-2c Kansas City Roulette, almost all Mint N.H., a number of very choice centered stamps included, some highlights are Nos. 419-420, 422-423, 464-475 (not including Nos. 467 or 474), also Nos. 480 (lightly hinged) and 519 (Fine centering), 540a block, 534A line pair and 546, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, three older P.F. certificates accompany, Scott value approximately
Washington-Franklin Issues, Balance. Range of perforated, imperforates and some coils, several dollar value stamps present including three No. 523, 524, some nice Perf 12 and Perf 10 examples, original gum with some Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine, worth review on our website PDF
Washington-Franklins Small Balance. Two items, No. 351 guide line pair, original gum, h.r. top stamp, bottom stamp small thin spot, otherwise Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate, No. 518 Mint N.H. block of four, Fine-Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate
1920s-30s Issues, Balance. Unused stamps on stock pages, we presume all or essentially all Mint N.H., including choice set of 1922 issue to the $5.00 (which is a plate no. single), other 1920's definitives, White Plains sheet, largely complete Kansas-Nebraska issues, Presidentials including a number of dollar-value blocks, Farley multiples including some cross-gutter blocks, ends essentially in 1930's but does include two plate blocks of No. 1054, Back-of-Book including Air Post and Special Handling, overall fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine
Air Post Collection, 1918-1973. In an album, contains unused and used singles of nearly all stamps, including Mint N.H. and used sets of the Graf Zeppelin, blocks, plate blocks including Nos. C2, C6, and C18, and later issue with duplication of different plate numbers, with several used No. C11 plate blocks, covers, with some flown Zeppelins and better commercial airmail uses, a few varieties, some Mint N.H., a large portion is Fine-Very Fine
Air Post Accumulation. A few hundred mostly unused singles or blocks on sales cards, heavy in Nos. C1-6, particularly No. C5, which has blocks of various sizes, also two No. C13, a dozen or so No. C18, some used and a few varieties, including shifted vignettes on No. C3, original gum, many Mint N.H., overwhelming Fine-Very Fine, retail value should be quite high
1918-33 Air Post Issues, Mint N.H. Balance. Including singles of Nos. C1-C6, C13 and C18, booklet pane of No. C10a, plate block of six of No. C18 (bottom left stamp edge stain), almost universally choice centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
Special Delivery, Specialized Collection. Album full of unused and used stamps, plus blocks, plate blocks and strips, full sheets, varieties, cancels, specimens, proofs, covers, etc., includes the Air Post Special Delivery Stamps and the Registration Stamp (No. F1), cancels include a wide array of fancy and usual on No. E3, covers include No. E7, which is difficult to find properly used on cover, blocks and strips cataloguing many hundred of dollars each, condition somewhat mixed, but many attractive and desirable items will be found
Special Delivery Issues, Balance (E3/E23, F1). Mostly complete collection of original gum stamps, including Nos. E3, E5, E7 (Mint N.H.), E8, E8a, E9, E10, E11 includes duplication of six Mint N.H. stamps for shades including a Pink Back, then from E12 forward complete Mint N.H., also two F1 (one Mint N.H.) choice centering and fresh colors throughout, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value thru No. E13 without premium for the Pink Back approximately $2,000
Special Delivery Issues, Balance. Seven original gum stamps, mostly Mint N.H., including Nos. E5 (lightly hinged), E7 (two, one with plate no.), E8, E10 (lightly hinged), E12, also F1, well-centered, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine balance
Officials, Collection. Mostly unused on Scott pages, all spaces are filled except the $5.00-$20.00 State Dept. and 24c Interior ABNC printing, includes No. O94 (pulled perf and other small faults), a few may be misclassified, contains stamps with full original gum, part original gum, and no gum, slightly mixed quality, many Fine-Very Fine
Officials, Small Balance (O15/O118). Ten original-gum stamps, including hard paper Interior 1c-2c and 6c, Post Office 3c and 12c, Treasury 1c, War 30c, soft paper Interior 6c and 10c, War 10c, fresh and mostly Very Fine
Newspapers and Periodicals, Collection. Mostly unused on Scott pages, with representation from all issues including a couple Special Printings, some may be misclassified, many cataloguing well into the hundreds of dollars each, a few $1,000 or higher, some with original gum, though the majority without gum, a few proofs, somewhat mixed quality, Fine-Very Fine appearance
Newspapers and Periodicals, Large Format Balance. Interesting group of the large format issues, including some proofs such as PR2P4-PR4P4, TC5, also PR1, PR3 (3), large group of PR5 including pairs, PR6 (5), PR8 (2), few other better, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, Scott value approximately $10,000
Newspapers and Periodicals, Used Balance. 39 items, including Nos. PR18, PR19, PR21, PR23-PR25, PR26, PR73-PR75, PR120-PR121, PR122-PR125, most sound, range of cancels, few faults but most Fine-Very Fine, each with 2007 or 2015 P.F. certificate, the cost of the certificates alone is substantial
Newspapers and Periodicals, Balance. More than 30 stamps plus about 25 plate proofs on India, including seven large format issues plus PR11, nearly all of the rest are the 1895 watermarked issue with some duplication, mostly original gum, few small faults but overall Fine lot
Newspapers and Periodicals, Used Balance. Eight, including Nos. PR22, PR57, PR73, PR77, PR81, PR86, PR102 and PR124, many sound, overall Fine-Very Fine, each with 2007 or 2015 P.F. certificate, SCV $1,876
Newspapers and Periodicals, Balance. Five, including unused (no gum) Nos. PR11, PR13, PR15, PR16, original gum No. PR73, the PR15 with perfs trimmed at bottom, the PR73 with small adhesions on gum at left, a Fine group, each with 2010 P.F. certificate