Sale 962 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 24-26 September, 2008
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3249
Used and Unused Collection, 1870-1929. Nearly complete for the period on Scott Specialty pages, incl. 1870 Grills to 90 (less 12c, 15c and 24c, other Bank Notes to 1888 essentially complete, 1890 mostly unused plus both "Cap" varieties, Columbians complete, $3.00 and $5.00 used, 50c, $1.00, $2,00 and $4.00 unused (no gum or regummed), 1894-98 complete less No. 278 (nearly all dollar values used), Trans-Mississippi complete (8c-$1.00 unused (no gum or regummed), $2.00 original gum, Pan-Americans, 1902 complete (last four used), Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, 1908-09 complete (8c and $1.00 used), some coils, 1c and 2c Bluish Papers, 1909 Commemoratives, virtually complete thereafter used and unused with better unused as Nos. 397-401, 403, 438, 445-447, 456, 453-454 pairs, 464-474 (incl 5c Error), 476, 480, 502-518 (incl. 5c Error), 524, 545-547, 551-573, 581-591, 595, 599A, 630, 634A, 658-679 and used 523, somewhat mixed condition, especially earlier material, largely Fine-Very Fine collection, approximate Scott Retail
60,000
14,500
3250
19th Century Collection. Approximately 250 nearly all used stamps on album pages, incl. several nice 1851 1c Blues, Nos. 14, 17, 18, 28, 29, 30 (unused no gum), 32, 38, 67-72 (one No. 71 with Supplementary Mail cancel), most E and F Grills, 1869 Pictorials complete to 30c with some duplication, strong Bank Notes from 1870 ungrilled to 1890, Columbians to $1.00 plus $3.00 and $5.00, Trans-Mississippi to $2.00 with extra $1.00 and $2.00, some duplication other than noted, mixed condition, still quite a bit Fine-Very Fine, a valuable lot
E. 5,000-7,500
8,000
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19th & 20th Century Collection. 1847-1979, comprehensive collection of unused and used stamps in four volumes, incl. used No. 1, unused Nos. 24, 63, 94, 145-148, 212-215, 217, 228, 230-238, 260, 266-275, 279-284, 285-291, 294-299, 300-309, 311, 323-330, 369, nice showing of Washington-Franklins, also 397-403, 524, 547, 551-573, 630, 658-679, somewhat complete for later issues, also incl. back-of-book issues such as Air Post with Nos. C1-C6, C18, Special Delivery incl. Nos. E1 and E3, F1, few Parcel Post incl. No. Q12, some coils, complete booklets, earlier issues in slightly mixed condition, many appear Fine-Very Fine, a very worthwhile collection, we only pulled out a set of Zepps and so is offered intact, careful examination may be rewarded
E. 7,500-10,000
10,500
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20th Century Regular Issues Collection. 1908-76, virtually complete for the period less rarities, strong Washington-Franklins with coil singles and coil pairs with a few line pairs (the fake flat plate coils have been mostly "weeded out" but a few may still remain), a sampling of better incl. No. 350 pair, 394 line pair, 419-421, 423, 445 single and pair, 459, 460, 453 pair, 454 line pair, 456 line pair, 467, 478-480, 500 (used), 523-524, 533, 546-547, 573, 578-579, 595, 599A single and pair, 634A, 658-679, 832b and 834, we note a very few unused (no gum or regummed), overall Fine-Very Fine collection, approximate Scott Retail
25,000
6,250
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20th Century Collection. 1902-62, Scott album pages of mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 294-299, 315, 323-327, strong showing of Washington-Franklins with values to $1.00, Panama-Pacific perf 12 and 10 (404 used), 479, 480, 551-573 and essentially complete thereafter incl. Kans.-Nebr., many Mint N.H., overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
4,250
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19th & 20th Century Collection. 1851-1971, Scott National album containing mostly used to 1916 and mostly unused after 1917, early issues are sparse but high degree of completion for later issues incl. unused Nos. 323-327, 658-679, 551-573, also some Air Post, few Special Delivery and Dues, mixed condition for earlier issues but then gets much better from 1916-71, largely Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
1,900
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19th & 20th Century Collection. Selection of unused and used stamps, incl. used Nos. 1 (4), 7, 9, few 1867-68 Grilled Issues, 1869 Pictorials incl. 10c (6), 12c (3), 15c Ty. II (2), also No. 153 (2, both with NYFM cancels), three 30c and two 90c, some Revenues, unused incl. Nos. 237, 239, 240, 294-299, 323-327, 547, also few multiples, some of the unused are without gum, some faults particularly in the classics which are decidedly mixed condition, few appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
2,800
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19th & 20th Century Collection. 1851-1970, Scott's American Stamp Album of used and unused stamps, fair number of issues to 1916 and largely complete thereafter, incl. Regulars, Commemoratives, Air Post (less Zeppelins), 37 mostly different Hunting Permits from 1934-61 (majority signed or no gum), few Offices in China, scattering of other back-of-book issues , mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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20th Century Collection. Early 20th Century to date, regulars, commemoratives, coils, booklet panes and some Air Post in nine stock books and one album, incl. 1908 to 50c, 1910 to 15c, 1916-17 Perf. 10 unwatermarked to 20c, 1917-19 with nos. 500, 505, later with nos. 524, 547, 551-573, 578-579, 599A pair, White Plains souvenir sheet, Kans.-Nebr ovpts., also an extensive Plate Number Coil strips of three and five collection and RW73b Souvenir Sheet, much Mint N.H., overall attractive Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 4,000-5,000
5,000
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Regular and Commemorative Issue Singles and Blocks of Four Collection. Six volumes, late 19th to about 1976, starts with a mixed used and unused set of Columbians (variable condition), same for the Trans-Mississippi Issue, better blocks of four noted incl. nos. 297, 299 and 325, there are three White Plains souvenir sheets, commemoratives are virtually complete from 1920, also incl. some Air Post and a little Back-of-the Book, some duplication, quality varies somewhat, especially on the earlier items, otherwise generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 5,000-7,500
6,250
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Commemorative Collection. 1898-1961, album of unused singles and a few multiples, incl. Columbians to the $3.00 with duplication of the 30c thru $1.00, 1c-50c Trans-Mississippi, 368 plate block, Panama-Pacific perf 12 and 10 complete, two White Plains souvenir sheets, also Pan-Americans, Louisiana Purchase, Kans.-Nebr. ovpts., some other better, few with flaws, most Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
3,500
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20th Century Collection. 1903-54, album pages of mostly hinged stamps, incl. Nos. 551-573, 578-579, 581-591, Kans.-Nebr. ovpts., 1938 Presidentials, 1954 Liberty, Air Post from No. C7 (less C13-C15), C18, mostly Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
625
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20th Century Collection. Scott National album of mostly unused stamps, nearly all of the value is in the coil pairs and line pairs, many better but mixed centering, the other part of the collection is blocks of four and plate blocks from 1920's-70's plus some Air Post singles incl. No. C3, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
1,000
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Mostly Used 20th Century Collection. Two albums of mostly used stamps, incl. Nos. 397-404, 545, 546, 578, 579, 595, 630, nice group of back-of-book incl. Nos. C1-C6, E1, J1-J7, J22-J28, coil singles incl. Nos. 354 and 445, also 396 pair, few Kans. Nebr., some flaws to be expected, overall quality is Fie-Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, several with certificates
E. 2,000-3,000
5,000
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19th & 20th Century Accumulation. Carton of various items, best is probably a stockbook with wide range of used stamps incl. shades of No. 65, Bank Notes to 30c, Columbians, Trans-Mississippi, Pan-Americans, Panama-Pacific, Washington-Franklins to $1.00, also over 100 First Day cover with some better incl. Nos. 614-616 on single covers and as a set on one cover, 617-619 set, 620-621 set and also singles (six different towns), 647-648 set, 832-834, C18 and others, few other earlier covers, some early philatelic literature Philatelic Journal of America from 1892, the stockbook is mixed condition, First Days and fresh and Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,300
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Stock and Accumulation. Thousands of stamps in glassine and shoe boxes, incl. used 19th Century (very mixed condition), loads of unused singles, blocks of four and plate blocks from the late 1920's to 70's, used mid-20th Century in envelopes, Air Post, quantity of unused Entires and Postal Cards, a difficult lot to evaluate so allow ample time to view
E. 3,000-4,000
2,100
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Small Balance, 1851-1901 Issues. 34 used and unused stamps, unused original gum incl. Nos. 26, 35, 63 (1991 P.F. certificate), 65 (1987 P.F. certificate), 205, 209, 232-233, 294-299, used with Nos. 68, 116, 134-135, 162-163, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
475
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Eclectic U. S. Collection Balance. Probably 150 mostly unused stamps on pages, incl. Louisiana Purchase, 2c 1909 Lincoln imperf plate block of six, perf and printing varieties, 1913-15 Perf 10 Watermarked set to 50c less 15c, Officials with better as 24c Agriculture and Navy, 6c, 7c and 15c-30c State and others, also six low value "Specimen" Ovpts., few Newspapers, CSA and some Cuba and Puerto Rico U.S. Administration, somewhat mixed condition, largely Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
2,000
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Balance. Odds and ends from a nice collection, incl. No. 3210 sheet of six panes (numbered in pencil "4,917/12,500"), 231 strip of three, assortment of blocks from 1930's, few misaligned perfs on 1c Omnibus coil, few Hunting Permits incl. Nos. RW24, RW27 and RW32, various other odd items, mostly Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
225
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Small Balance. 28 virtually all unused stamps between Nos. 29-668, only three used with No. 29 grid cancel and Nos. 71 and 72 with cancels removed (appear unused), others nearly all original gum with Nos. 36b (no gum, small thin), 94 (no gum), 133 (Mint N.H., reperfed), 145 (regummed), 161 (no gum), 184, 211, 261, 287-289, 291 (regummed), 297, 303-307, 325, 327, 328, 398 (Mint N.H.) and 668 (Mint N.H.), mixed condition, otherwise Very Good-Very Fine, with eight 2001-06 P.S.E. certificates
E. 1,000-1,500
1,200
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Balance. Nine unused and used stamps, incl. used Nos. 85, 140, 519,O112, unused incl. Nos. 9, 149, 159, J30, generally defective, few almost appear Fine, most with certificates
E. 2,000-3,000
1,400
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P.S.E. Graded Stamps. Small lot of 22, 21 different, incl. used No. 156 graded 90J, others between Nos. 553 and 1052, these are virtually all Mint N.H. with seventeen graded from 90 to 98, incl. eight different 1922-25 Issue to 25c, 693 graded 95 and 740 graded 98, virtually all Very Fine-Extremely Fine Gems, each with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
987
900
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20th Century Commemoratives and Air Post. 1901-30, 43 different, incl. Nos. 294-299, 323-330, 367-373 (imperfs are pairs), 537, 548-550, 610-612, 614-616, C1-C12, a few appear to be reperfed, Fine-Very Fine or Fine-Very Fine appearance
1,999
550
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Washington-Franklin Issues. 1910-17 Issues, 20 different items, incl. Nos. 382, 386, 387, 388, Mint N.H., slightly in at top (1990 A.P.S. certificate), 395 Mint N.H. pair (2000 PFC), 426 Mint N.H. (2004 PSE graded 85), 444 pair (2002 PSE), 445 Mint N.H. (2001 PFC), 477 and more, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, incl. two other photocopies of certificates for multiples
6,236
1,400
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Commemoratives, 1920-25 Issues. 51 stamps, incl. Nos. 548-550, 614-621 singles two sets of blocks of four Nos. 617-619 and blocks of four of Nos. 620-621, also incl. singles Nos. 370 and 372 and two No. 656 coil pairs, virtually all Mint N.H., Very Fine lot with a few beautiful Extremely Fine Gems
788
325
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Imperforate and Coil Pairs Collection. Over 50 different on old-time album pages, incl. imperforate Nos. 343-347, 368, 371 and 373, perforated 1908-09 Nos. 348-349, 351 (paste-up), 352-353, 385 (guide line), 390-396, 413 (guide line), 442 (guide line), 444 and others, a few off-center, nearly all Fine-Very Fine, genuine lot
E. 750-1,000
950
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Coils, 1916-49. Accumulation on stock sheets, mostly all unused, incl. singles, pairs and line pairs, nice variety with duplication, also incl. decent accumulation of $2.00 (93) and $5.00 (78) Presidentials, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
600
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Blocks of Four. Over 150 virtually all different on pages, incl. Nos. 65, 113-114, 156, 183-184, 205-206 (blocks of six), 207, 208a, 209, 210-211, 212-214, 219, 220-222, 224, 227-228, 246-248, 250-251, 253-254, 264-269, 271, 273, 274 (used), 279-281, 282-283, 343-347, 358, 367-368, 370-373, 383-384, 536-537, 525-528, 528B, 531-532, 534-534A, 538a-539a, 541, 546, 548-550, 612, 614-623, 548 plus 630 Souvenir Sheet, virtually all original gum, slightly mixed condition, largely Fine-Very Fine
37,021
6,500
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Better Values Used Blocks of Four. Eight different, incl. Nos. 342, 403-404, 440, 478, 480, 523 and 524, perfs touch to slightly in on some, generally Fine lot
3,425
475
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Plate Block Collection. Hundreds of items in eight stock books, comprehensive from 1924 to fairly recent, incl. Regular Issues, Commemoratives, Coils, Booklet Panes, better incl. Nos. 610-612, 614-623, 628, 647-648, 692-701, Bicentennial, Farley Parks, 1938 Presidential to $5.00, Famous Americans, 1954 Liberty to $5.00, also Air Post virtually complete from no. C6 (no Zeppelins), large part Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, nice lot
E. 3,000-4,000
4,000
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Plate Blocks. 1893-1929 Issues, approximately 100 on pages, starts with 1c and 3c Columbian plates of eight (1c separated) and 6c plate of six (left stamps faulty), 1c and 2c Trans-Mississippi, 1c, 2c and 5c Louisiana Purchase, 1c Jamestown, 1909 Commemoratives complete (Bluish Paper regummed), 1c and 2c Panama-Pacific perf 12, No. 425 "COIL STAMPS" imprint, other better Washington-Franklins with Nos. 467 Error Plate, 474, 483-484, 509, 511-513, 531, 533-534A, 536, 538, 540, 541, other better Regular Issues and Commemoratives with 537, 548-550, 556, 561, 563-565, 579, 612, 614-621, 622-623, 628, 648, plus blocks of four of 514 and 518 and 2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet, generally Fine-Very Fine
28,480
6,000
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Regular and Commemorative Issue Plate Blocks Collection. 1926-73, hundred of items in two volumes, Regular Issues with 1931 to 50c, 1938 Presidentials to $5.00 and 1954 Liberty to $5.00, Commemoratives with Bicentennial, Farley Parks and Famous Americans, plus more, much Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,400
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Regular Issue and Air Post Plate Block Collection. 1922-65, two Scott National albums of mostly Mint N.H. plate blocks, incl. 1931 11c-50c with two extra 50c, 1938 Presidentials to $5.00 with few better duplicated, 1954 Issue to $5.00 with two of No. 1053, Air Post incl. Nos. C7-C9, C11, C12, C16, C20-C31 also No. 615 plate block, some miscellaneous coil pairs and blocks of four (few used), overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
2,200
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Better Plate Number Blocks. 1908-31, over 20, incl. Nos. 346, 368, 483, 484, two 528, 542, 658, 670, 699 and 700, also few blocks of four incl. 571, virtually all Mint N.H., lastly there are three different hinged Hunting Permits (Nos. RW4, RW5 and RW8), Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 750-1,000
750
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Plate Blocks. Two Scott National albums of unused plate blocks, incl. Nos. 802-834, 1053, also No. 630, most Mint N.H., most Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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Commemorative Plate Blocks. 1909-46, Scott National album of mostly Mint N.H., complete less the 1909 Issues and Panama-Pacific, incl. many better such as Nos. 368, 550, 620-621, C10, Famous Americans, Farleys, also a few souvenir sheets, Fine-Very Fine
E. 2,000-3,000
1,800
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Commemorative and Air Post Plate Blocks. Two small tin boxes full of several hundred, commemoratives with nice variety between Nos. 649-771, good Famous Americans, Air Post with No. C16, two C31 etc., much Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine lot, recent Scott Retail
4,062
1,000
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Air Post Plate Number Blocks Accumulation. 54 plate blocks of stock sheets between Nos. C7 to C46, twelve different, better in quantity incl. eight C10, six C11, three C12, two C16, eight C21, six C22 and eleven C24, probably all Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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Booklet Pane Collection. One volume, largely complete from 1898 to the mid-1970's, incl. better as Nos. 279Be, 301c and C10a, also two parallel collections but not as complete, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000
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EFO Balance. Four items, incl. No. 566 top left corner selvage block of four with dramatic misperf and foldover causing design to be almost completely missing on one stamp and partly missing on another, two 2c Washington misperf errors (one used), also misaligned Black printing on Family Planning stamp, Fine-Very Fine, an attractive group
E. 200-300
225
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Sheets. Accumulation of wide range of sheets, starting in 1926 with many better than face such as Nos. 628 (2), 644 (2), 649 (2), 650 (3), 682 (2), many other better incl. National Parks, Overrun Countries thru 1972 Olympics, also some back-of-book such as Air Post incl. No. C46, some should be counted at face but many are better, 2005 Scott Retail value
19,888
4,750
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Mint Sheets. Many hundreds in 33 mint sheet files, late 1920's to late 1970's, starts with about a dozen 2c "Reds", fairly good run from the 700's onward, incl. Perforated Parks but no Bicentennial, Famous Americans, 1938 Presidential, etc.(except lower values), Air Post incl. Nos. C24-C30, also QE1-QE3 and a few Special Delivery, almost 100% Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 5,000-7,500
6,000
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Face Value Accumulation. Several thousand Mint N.H. stamps, virtually all 3c-25c period, incl. singles, blocks, few plate blocks and sheets, year sets, etc., Fine-Very Fine, face value well over $500.00
E. 300-400
400
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Picture Post Cards. Probably a couple thousand, used and unused, early 19th Century to about the 1950's or 1960's, vast variety, some interesting 1950's Las Vegas cards, American Indians, one Lincoln, Comical, etc., generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
350
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