Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Group Lots by Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
986
12c Black, 5c Red Brown (17, 28). First with red and black cancels and large margins, top margin painted over to cover toning, Extremely Fine appearance, second well-centered, intense shade, light cancel, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance, both with 2011 P.F. certificates
1,460
325
987
1857-1870 Issues Cancellation Study. More than 150 stamps on clear stock cards, ranging from No. 36 (red numeral cancel) to a few Banknotes (no 1869 Issues), assembled to show a variety of classic period cancels, some better stamps incl. No. 67a with blue circular datestamp and red boxed transit, range of 1c-24c 1861 Issue (63 or so of No. 65), No. 71 (six), No. 72 (two, one defective), 162, varying degrees of flaws throughout with some very faulty, still many bold and Very Fine strikes to be found, nine P.S.E. certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $10,000.00
E. 750-1,000
1,200
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1861-68 Issues Balance (63/96). 19 used and unused stamps on two stock cards, range of better Scott Nos. incl. a very dark and rich shade of No. 63 that is close to No. 63b, unused Nos. 63, 68 and 73 (no gum or regummed), original gum No. 65, used Nos. 71, 75-76, several Grills incl. unused Nos. 94 and 97 (3c original gum), used Nos. 86, 89, 91 and 96, flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine appearance, several quite attractive, Scott Retail more than $5,200.00
E. 1,000-1,500
650
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1c-30c C., E., F. Grills (83, 86-100). Variety of cancels, somewhat mixed condition, Very Good-Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail nearly $8,000.00
E. 750-1,000
800
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1c-3c E. and F. Grills (87-88, 92-93). No. 87 unused (no gum), No. 88 original gum, No. 92 unused (regummed), No. 93 part original gum, bright colors, most reperfed on one side, Fine-Very Fine appearance
3,250
500
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2c-12c 1869 Pictorial (113-114, 116-117). First two part original gum, last two unused (no gum), 10c small spot of old gum residue on back, 12c natural vertical pre-print paper fold, last two very attractively centered, Fine-Very Fine lot
2,625
500
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3c Ultramarine, Cancellation Study (114). More than 190 stamps and approx. 15 covers, wide range of cancels incl. grids, targets, cross-roads, stars, leafs, circular datestamps, red and blue, pairs and strips of three, also some varieties incl. four in the rich Dark Ultramarine shade, plate smears, one of the covers a very attractive shield embossed envelope with a patriotic enclosure -- an invitation to a banquet for the departure of the minister to Brazil, stamps in mixed condition, range from faulty to Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail more than $3,700.00
E. 400-500
600
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1c-30c 1869 Issue (112-117, 119-121). Complete set less the 15c Ty. I and 90c, 2c original gum, 3c Mint N.H.,10c unused (no gum), others used incl. two No. 119 in different shades, one barely canceled, few flaws to be expected, fresh colors and Fine-Very Fine appearance
4,125
650
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1869 Issue, Cancellation Study (112-117, 119, 121). 57 stamps on clear stock cards, chosen for varieties or colorful cancels, five of No. 112 incl. one with purple cork cancel, one with dramatic pre-printing paper fold, one with double grill, one split (listed but unpriced in Scott), nine of No. 113, all with colored cancels incl. blue star, red boxed transit, block of four of No. 113 with blue circular datestamps and targets, 15 of No. 114 with colored cancels, seven of No. 115 incl. three with red cancels, 10 of No. 116 incl. one with Hiogo cancel, steamship cancel, red Hamburg boxed transit, others with colored cancels, two of No. 117 with red cancels, three of No. 119 incl. one with pre-printing paper fold, another with red cancel, two of No. 121 incl. one with French transit and other split grill variety with red cancel, very mixed condition with faults to a varying degree throughout, collected for attractive cancels and varieties rather than soundness, Very Good-Fine appearance with numerous bold clear strikes, also a substantial investment in 16 P.S.E. certificates which accompany, Scott Retail approx. $9,700.00
E. 1,500-2,000
1,300
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1869 Issue Used Balance (112-122). Large balance on stock pages, more than 90 stamps, largely collected as a cancellation study with an emphasis on colored cancels, incl. Nos. 112 -- six, 113 -- 15 singles and block of four, one with captured imprint, one with double perfs, 114 -- 22 incl. blue cancels, 115 -- 15 incl. blue and red cancels, 116 -- 11 incl. "Hiogo" Japan cancel, two with Baltimore foreign mail red dot cancels, also red and blue targets, 117 -- 18 incl. red and blue cancels, 118 -- three, 119 -- eight incl. two red, two blue and one magenta cancel, 120 -- one with red cancel, 121 -- three, one red cancel, one blue circular datestamp, 122 -- two, also two 2c covers (one a mixed franking with 1c), generally mixed condition, but appear Fine with attractive strikes, five certificates accompany, Scott Retail with premiums for the colored cancels approx. $27,000.00
E. 3,000-4,000
3,500
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Bank Note Issues Balance. 33 unused stamps, nice range through 1887 incl. Nos. 145-149, 156-158, 160-161, 165, 178-179, 182-185, 189, 191, 205-209, 211-217, many with original gum incl. several of the better values, some flaws to be expected, but many are sound and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as mix of original gum and no gum more than $14,000.00
E. 3,000-4,000
3,500
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Bank Note Issues Balance. 24 unused and used stamps, incl. used Nos. 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 162, 166, 191, 217 and 218, unused incl. Nos. 150, 157, 161, 182, 183, 206, 211, 213-216, some faults, some appear Fine-Very Fine, owner's catalogue value $6,298.50
E. 750-1,000
600
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1894-98 Bureau Issues, Paper Folds and Forgeries. Four pre-printing paper fold items, incl. Mint N.H. bottom right corner selvage block of six of No. 250 with dramatic paperfold causing wide area of unprinted paper and wild perfs, block of 27 of No. 279B with twelve stamps affected by pre-printing paperfolds of varying intensity, single of No. 279B with paperfold at lower left which causes a 5mm gap in the design as well as freak perfs, and left corner selvage single of No. 281, creasing at top left causing dramatic shift with top left portion of design printed in selvage, a few flaws throughout but a wonderful group of these varieties which would make a nice exhibit page, lot also incl. four 2c Carmine, Ty. III, Lithographed Counterfeits, on watermarked paper and gummed, few flaws mostly in perforations, in April 1896 two young men offered to sell the 2c issue at a 5% discount, they are on a different paper than the counterfeits that surfaced in 1894
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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Bureau Issues, 1894-98. Three better items, incl. No. 264a pair, 273 right imprint and plate no. 64 strip of three and 280a top imprint and plate no. 793 block of six, all original gum, 10c Mint N.H., other two lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine
1,900
425
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1894-1902 Bureau Issues Balance. Approx. 48 stamps on album pages, all but a small handful unused, incl. unwatermarked Nos. 246-248, 253, 255-258, 261, watermarked complete through 50c except missing 10c, No. 276A used, continuing with unused Nos. 279-282, 283-284, 1902 unused to 15c, a few others, the vast majority with original gum, some faults to be found but overall decent condition, the majority Fine, Scott Retail approx. $4,100.00
E. 750-1,000
900
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Bureau Issues Balance (269/312). Original gum singles of Nos. 269, 272, 272, 304 (six, one Mint N.H.), 305 (five), 309 and 312, used No. 276 (six, couple with small flaws), a number with wide and balanced margins, Fine-Very Fine
2,647
500
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1c-$5.00 Columbian (230-239, 241, 245). Unused set, complete less the 50c and $2.00-$4.00 values, several of the lower values up to the 10c Mint N.H., $1.00 regummed, $5.00 no gum, bright colors and a number well-centered, a few small flaws incl. on the $5.00, overall Very Fine or appear so, 8c with 1996 P.F. certificate (Mint N.H)
3,410
1,300
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1c-$1.00 Columbian (230-241). Most original gum with a couple Mint N.H., couple regummed incl. $1.00 which has a few tiny scuffs, bright colors, few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine or appear so
2,512
700
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1c-30c Columbian (230-239). Unused short set, original gum, a few Mint N.H., rich colors, several well-centered incl. the 30c which has wide margins, Fine-Very Fine with a couple Extremely Fine
1,095
400
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1c-8c Columbian (230-236). Mint N.H. short set incl. extra 2c, bright colors, wide margins and nice centering, Very Fine and choice with a couple Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate for 8c
1,067
450
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Columbian Issues Balance (230/239). Unused balance on stock cards, incl. bottom left pane of 50 of 1c, most stamps Mint N.H., few h.r. and significant perf separations, few other small flaws, also block of four and four singles of 1c, single 2c, four 3c, two 4c, three 15c and five 30c, several Mint N.H., one 30c with P.S.E. certificate as Mint N.H. which it no longer is, a few others regummed incl. an Extremely Fine 30c (despite a 1997 P.F. certificate as original gum), several with part imprint or letter selvage, nice centering and bright colors throughout, overall Very Fine, three certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $4,600.00
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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FC
Fancy Cancels on Columbians. 20, incl. seven 2c, three 4c, one 6c, five 8c, two 10c and one 15c, incl. heart, scarabs on 2c, 4c and 8c, 10c with stars, 15c unusual grid, stamps with minor flaws as expected, Very Fine strikes, unusual with fancy cancels, lot also incl. No. 231 tied by "Cincinnati Jan. 3, 1893" duplex on cover to Lebanon Ky., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, the the earliest reported use from Cincinnati
E. 300-400
350
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1c-50c 1894 Bureau Issue (246-260). 36, mostly original gum, h.r. but some unused (no gum), some duplication incl. three of No. 251, three 5c, two 6c, four 8c, two each of 10c and 15c and four of 50c, some flaws, some appear Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail more than $7,000.00
E. 750-1,000
950
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1c-5c 1894 Bureau Issue (246-255). Imprint and plate no. strips of three, incl. two each of Nos. 246, 247, 250 and 252 and three 5c (different plate nos.), original gum, No. 251 regummed, overall Fine-Very Fine
6,070
950
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1c-$2.00 1894 Bureau Issue (246-262). Two stock pages of used singles and blocks, singles complete with three 5c, blocks with nice range of 2c shades (7 total) and complete to 50c, some flaws to be expected especially on used high-value stamps, overall Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce group of used singles and blocks, Scott Retail more than $4,500.00
E. 750-1,000
800
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1894-97 Issues Balance (248/279). Seven stamps, incl Nos. 248, 259, 267, 270, 276-277 and 279, all four of the lower values with plate no. selvage, 15c regummed, others original gum incl. Mint N.H. for three of the lower values, some flaws incl. on the $1.00 and $2.00, Fine-Very Fine or appear so, with the lower values sound and in the latter condition category
2,123
475
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, 15c Dark Blue (250, 274). First Mint N.H. with wide top selvage, beautifully centered, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. certificate, second top imprint and plate no. 264 strip of three, original gum, h.r. in selvage, center and right stamps thin spot, few toned spots on back, Fine appearance
982
200
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2c 1894-98 Bureau Issue Balance. 67 items, incl. some with printing varieties caused by foreign matter adhering to plate, misperfs, several imprint and plate no. strips of three illustrating the different types of imprints, some with different cancels incl. New York Supplementary Mail, nice little cancellation study, six used imprint and plate no. strips of three, some faults to be expected, most Fine-Very Fine, interesting group
E. 750-1,000
750
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$1.00 Black, Ty. I, II (261-261A). First original gum, h.r., intense shade on bright paper, about Fine, second original gum, three unusually wide margins, close at right, very slight thin spot, Fine appearance
3,350
425
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1c-8c 1895 Bureau Issue (264-272). 19 imprint and plate no. strips of three, each a different plate no., incl. two each of 4c thru 8c, few unused (no gum), overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approx.
3,300
450
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II, $2.00 Blue (276A-277). First original gum, well-centered, couple tiny thin specks along small crease at bottom, Very Fine appearance, second disturbed original gum, pretty color, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance
2,350
325
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Bureau Issue Perforation Varieties and Freaks. 38 items, incl. Nos. 279 (pair and block of six with additional diagonal perforations thru stamps), 279B with wild perfs from foldover, double perfs in block and pairs, many others with wild perfs caused by foldovers incl. unwatermarked 1c, 2c (2), 4c, some with wide pre-printing paperfold opened up causing wide gaps in printing, nice group of the watermarked issue with 3c corner selvage copy with part of design printed in selvage due to foldover, few other better, overall a fresh and Very Fine group, difficult to duplicate
E. 2,000-3,000
2,400
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1c-10c, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi (285-290, 293). 1c-10c original gum, 4c and 10c appear Mint N.H. but with light fingerprints or gum bends, Fine-Very Fine, $2.00 unused (no gum), faulty but appears Fine
1,520
450
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1c-50c Trans-Mississippi (285-291). Original gum, fresh colors, couple small flaws incl. 5c bend, 8c crease, 50c with pencil tracing of "P" watermark on back, otherwise Fine and attractive
1,275
325
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1c-10c Trans-Mississippi (285-290). Mint N.H. short set, bright vivid colors, 4c just a trace of oxidation, ample to wide margins, Fine-Very Fine, attractive
1,870
500
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1c-4c Trans-Mississippi (285-287). Imprint and plate no. pairs, incl. one 1c, Mint N.H., four 2c, couple Mint N.H., one 4c (oxidized), mostly Fine
915
325
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1c-10c Trans-Mississippi (285-286, 290). Three Mint N.H. plate no. singles, 1c top, 2c and 10c bottom, bright colors, first two Extremely Fine, 10c Fine, attractive group
625
325
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1c-5c Trans-Mississippi (285-286, 288). Blocks of four incl. two of 1c, original gum, one 1c block and one stamp in 5c block Mint N.H., fresh colors, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles and blocks
1,240
275
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1c-2c Trans-Mississippi (285-286). Nine imprint and plate no. blocks incl. 1c four blocks of four and corner block of ten, 2c two blocks of four and two blocks of six, all different plate nos. except one number duplicated for 1c, one block of four of each denomination Mint N.H., some perf separations but overall Fine with a couple Very Fine
3,130
900
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1c Trans-Mississippi (285). Eleven singles, vast majority Mint N.H., two or three with faint trace of hinging, all with full to wide margins and several quite well-centered, Very Fine with a couple Extremely Fine
675
300
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2c Trans-Mississippi (286). 26 singles, more than half Mint N.H., some of the others not hinged but with light fingerprints on gum, nice range of shades, full to wide margins and a number well-centered, mostly Very Fine with a few better, one with P.S.E. certificate, conservative Scott Retail as half Mint N.H.
1,300
600
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2c Trans-Mississippi (286). 16 stamps, 12 singles with either plate no. or imprint selvage, both tops and bottoms, one pair with selvage and another pair without selvage, approx. seven Mint N.H., others either lightly hinged or not hinged but with light fingerprint on gum, nice range of shades, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail with no premium for the positions
750
350
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4c Trans-Mississippi (287). Ten singles incl. three with plate no. selvage, two with imprint selvage and one with full corner selvage, a few Mint N.H., the others original gum, mostly lightly hinged, about half have varying degrees of oxidation, Fine-Very Fine, one of the Mint N.H. imprint singles particularly nice, two P.F. certificates accompany
2,160
550
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5c-50c Trans-Mississippi (288, 290-291). Small accumulation of unused singles, five of No. 288, two Mint N.H., five of No. 290 incl. Mint N.H. wide top plate no. single, three of No. 291, one regummed and two h.r., few flaws incl. couple reperfed, overall Fine-Very Fine
4,145
650
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1c-10c Pan-American (294-299). Complete set, 5c unused (regummed), otherwise 1c-8c Fine-Very Fine, the 10c wide margins and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine
419
140
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1c-10c Pan-American (294-299). Blocks of four, few h.r., two 4c natural s.e., 5c reperfed at top, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
1,840
375
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1902 Issue Balance (301/310). Approx. 28 stamps, incl. Nos. 300-301, 304, 306, 308 incl. block of four (Mint N.H., couple gum skips), two of No. 310 (one Mint N.H. and reperfed), the majority of the lot consists of No. 304, with imprint and plate no. strip of three and 14 singles, approx. ten of which are Mint N.H., a number with wide margins, a few flaws but most stamps sound and Fine-Very Fine, several certificates accompany, total Scott Retail more than $4,000.00
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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1c-15c 1902 Issue (300-309). 1c and 3c Mint N.H., 5c disturbed original gum, virtually all with unusually wide margins, exceptionally well-centered for the most part as well, Fine to mostly Very Fine and better, very nice lot
706
225
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1904-1915 Commemorative Issues. Complete sets less No. 400A, incl. Nos. 323-327 (2c N.H.), 328-330 (1c and 5c N.H.), 367-373 (few N.H.), 397-400 (couple N.H.), 401-404, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine
2,485
700
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Washington-Franklin Issues Collection. Extensive collection on album pages incl. some coils and coil pairs, 1908-09 complete to $1.00, along with imperforates, 1c and 2c Bluish Paper, 1910-11 complete, 1912-14 7c-$1.00 except missing No. 421 (No. 420 P.S.E. DOG 90), No. 461, good showing of Perf 8.5 and Perf 10 coils, 1913-15 to 20c, 1916-17 mostly complete incl. $1.00-$5.00, rotary coils less the rarities, 1917-1919 to the $1.00 incl. a second example in Violet Black, missing Nos. 500 and 505, Offset Issues less No. 534B, a smattering of Mint N.H. throughout, a flaw here and there but nice condition the norm, several certificates accompany, Scott Retail more than $7,500.00
E. 1,500-2,000
2,600
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1c Washington-Franklin, Superb Balance (331/498). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. block of six of No. 331, Mint N.H. single of No. 410 (P.S.E. graded 98J, highest grade awarded to date), Mint N.H. pair of No. 490 (P.S.E. graded 98), Mint N.H. bottom plate no. block of six of No. 498 as well as Mint N.H. single (P.S.E. graded 90J), Mint N.H. top plate no. block of No. 525 (natural gum bend), also incl. Jumbo used single of No. 184 and Mint N.H. plate no. block of four of No. J88, Extremely Fine-Superb group, total Scott Retail $401.85
E. 750-1,000
950
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Washington-Franklin Balance (381/547). Eight stamps, original gum, incl. Nos. 381 (two, one Mint N.H.), 382 (four, one with plate no. at bottom), 421 and 547, mostly Fine with a couple better
1,915
750
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1c-10c Panama-Pacific (397-400A, 403). Unused singles, incl. three No. 398, three No. 399 (one with plate no. selvage), two No. 400A, two No. 403, several Mint N.H. incl. two perf 12 5c and one No. 400A (slightly oxidized), mostly Very Fine, couple Extremely Fine, P.S.E. certificate for block of No. 400A accompanies
1,618
700
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10c Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (404). Two, very lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and Fine, with 2010 Weiss or P.F. certificate
1,500
650
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20c-$1.00 1912-14 Issue (419-423). $1.00 with top "A" and plate no. 5782 selvage, some gum disturbances, $1.00 with red offset on gum from 2c value, Fine lot
1,430
600
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (442). Five Mint N.H. guide line pairs, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine
650
300
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1c Green, Coil (448). Eight Mint N.H. pairs, choice centering throughout, Extremely Fine lot
320
275
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3c Violet, Ty. I, Coil (493). 30 Mint N.H. pairs from a freshly broken roll, Fine-Very Fine and better (no off-center Fine), nice lot
2,250
600
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3c Violet, Ty. I, Coil (493). Twenty Mint N.H. pairs, Very Fine-Extremely Fine lot, about one-half in the higher grade with several of these very nice
1,500
550
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$2.00, $5.00 1918-20 Issues (523-524, 547). Lovely colors, No. 524 couple minor natural wrinkles, Fine-Very Fine
805
400
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$2.00, $5.00 1918-20 Issue (523-524, 547). Last Mint N.H., excellent colors, first two unusually wide margins, especially No. 523, Very Fine lot, No. 523 with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,015
550
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black, $2.00 Carmine & Black (524, 547). Five of No. 524, two Mint N.H., one regummed, two of No. 547, Mint N.H., one with light crease, mostly Very Fine
1,855
750
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (540). Seldom seen old-time accumulation of 2,106 stamps, virtually all in large multiples, plus nine star and plate number blocks of four, mixed centering as typically encountered on this coil waste issue, generally Fine lot for these
60,390
6,000
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Twenty-four, one single, others various multiples, Mint N.H., three with natural s.e., eleven others with perfs trimmed by cutting knife (somewhat into design on most), about one-half Fine
5,760
550
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-1/2c-$1.00 1922-25 Issue (551-554, 556-571). Blocks of four, -1/2c-15c bottom pairs and three $1.00 Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
1,873
400
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$1.00-$5.00 1922-25 Issue (571-573). Blocks of four, first two with bottom and top arrow selvage respectively, $5.00 with center line, $2.00 Mint N.H. (hinged in selvage), two each $1.00 and $5.00 Mint N.H., top $5.00 pair couple natural wrinkles, otherwise Extremely Fine set of dollar value blocks
1,485
650
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1922-31 Issues Plate Blocks (565/700). 13 plate blocks of six or four, all but one appear Mint N.H., incl. six of No. 565 (two bottoms and four sides), two of No. 569 (tops, one with perf separations), Nos. 572 (hinged in selvage, surface rubs on two stamps), 695-696, 699-700, few gum skips on the flat plate items as typically found, nearly all Very Fine
2,757
600
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Top plate no. F14306 block of six, light perf stains in selvage from perf strengthening, stamps Mint N.H., also incl. $1.00 No. 571 Mint N.H. top arrow block of four, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
1,240
625
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1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon (614-616). Plate no. blocks of six, three of the 5c, all Mint N.H. except 1c with perf strengthening in extreme part of ungummed top selvage, Very Fine lot
1,285
500
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2c, 5c Norse-American (620-621). Top arrow and double plate no. blocks of eight, rich colors, lightly hinged, usual light natural gum bends, 5c with small natural perf disc inclusion on one stamp, Very Fine
700
250
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1930's Issues Mint N.H. Small carton of Mint N.H. issues from No. 650 thru 893, better incl. Nos. 763 and 764 with 25 sets of matched arrow blocks of each, 20 sets of plate blocks of Nos. 859-863 and 879-883, other better in large quantities, overall very nice quality and Very Fine, owner's catalogue value $14,400.00
E. 2,000-3,000
1,300
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Mostly lightly hinged, bright colors, fresh and Fine-Very Fine set
524
200
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1c-10c Kans. Overprints (658-668). 8c block of four and two singles, 9c block of four and pair, others vertical blocks of six, Mint N.H., virtually all Fine-Very Fine
2,872
550
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1c-2c, 5c Kans. Ovpt., 5c Nebr. Ovpt. (658-660, 663, 674). 1c two different complete matched sets of plate no. blocks of four (19338, 19339), 1-1/2c seven different nos. or pos. from plate nos. 19181 and 19191, all but one Mint N.H., 2c Plate no. blocks of four, 24 different nos. or pos., about one-third Mint N.H., few small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, incl. scarcer numbers, lot also incl. two covers, one 5c Kans., one 5c Nebr., with Milton Mauch cachets, tied by Washington D.C. May 1 1929 First Day "Air Mail Saves Time" slogan machine circular datestamps, Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
700
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4c-10c Kans. Ovpts. (662-668). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, Fine-Very Fine
3,975
950
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2c Nebr. Ovpt. (671). Plate no. blocks of four, complete nos. and pos. less top left, bottom left and bottom right 18989, 25 Mint N.H., Very Good-Very Fine, Durland rates the top right no. 18989 at nine times the value of the other numbers
2,275
450
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13c-20c 1931 Issue (694, 696-698). 22 to 69 of each, virtually all in blocks of four, also incl. one pair of the 25c, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine with a high percentage in the nicer grade
1,835
425
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Air Post Balance (C1/C18). Nos. C1 (oxidized), nine of C3 nearly all Mint N.H. and several with wide margins, three of C18 plus top plate no. block of six (singles Mint N.H.), plate no. block of six of C11, fresh and Fine-Very Fine group
2,225
850
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6c-24c 1918-23 Air Post (C1-C6). Blocks of four, Nos. C1-C3 with center lines, few stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
1,927
650
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6c Orange, 16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C1-C2). Top arrow and plate no. 9155 block of six of No. C1, Mint N.H. left arrow block of four of No. C2, bright colors, Fine-Very Finer, Scott Retail as hinged plate block of C1 and four Mint N.H. singles of C2
1,355
425
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10c Map (C7). Ten part-panes of 36 (no s.e.'s), each with two plate no. blocks of six, Fine-Very Fine lot
2,030
325
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10c Map (C7). Ten part-panes of 36 (no s.e.'s), each with two plate no. blocks of six, Fine-Very Fine lot
2,030
350
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Air Post. Small group incl. one or two each Nos. C1-C3, C5-C6 and C18 plus blocks of four Nos. C4 and C18, all singles Mint N.H. except one C5, one of the C3's with top red plate no. and wide "Jumbo" margins, C1 slight oxidation, Fine-Very Fine lot, both C3's with 1980 P.F. certificates, also incl. regummed and reperfed C4 single (not counted)
E. 400-500
550
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Air Post Balance. Plate blocks of six or four of Nos. C7-C9, C12, C16-C17, C19, block of four of C18 with plate no., C10 block of four on first day cover, C6 on cover with four other stamps, mostly Very Fine
987
325
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Air Post Balance. Four items, incl. Mint N.H. Nos. C1, C2 and C18, hinged No. C3, the Mint N.H. stamps choice centering and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, No. C18 with 2006 P.F. certificate
460
225
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10c 1885-1911 Special Delivery (E1-E11). No. E3 Mint N.H., No. E5 unused (no gum), others original gum, E4 gum soaks and reperfed at bottom, E9 reperfed at top, E10 tiny perf flaws at top, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, No. E3 with 1990 P.F. certificate
3,775
900
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Special Delivery Balance (E4, E5, E5a). Six unused and 19 used stamps, incl. single No. E4 with original gum (thin spot), three singles and pair of No. E5 with original gum, eight used singles of No. E5a with accompanying article by Henry Gobie on discovering the dots above the messenger's head plate no. 882 variety, others show layout line through "Postal Delivery" variety, a few with small faults, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
250
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10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Six bottom imprint and plate no. strips of three (plate nos. 257, 381, 880, 881, 883, 1259), one regummed, others original gum, several stamps Mint N.H., small stain on one, centering mostly Fine, an attractive group
5,400
850
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E11). Three plate no. 10277 blocks of six, incl. top, left and right, lacking only the bottom plate to be complete, brilliant colors, Fine-Very Fine
675
225
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10c 1885-1916 Special Delivery (E1-E10). Original gum, most well-centered, few minor faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
3,370
750
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10c Ultramarine, Registration (F1). Three Mint N.H. singles, wide margins and attractive centering, Very Fine, two with P.F. certificates
525
550
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1c-30c Deep Claret, Pale Rose (J31-J32, J36b, J40). Nos. J31-J32 Mint N.H., J36b barely hinged, J40 Mint N.H. but with light fingerprint on gum, very attractive margins, 1c and 30c especially so, rich colors, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, each with 2011 P.F. certificate
1,350
750
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Postage Dues Balance (J23/J44). Group of singles, strips and blocks, incl. Mint N.H. J23 (P.S.E. F-VF 75), J30, group of imprint and plate no. strips of J31-J32, two top corner margin imperforate blocks of four of J31a, imprint and plate no. block of six of J38, Mint N.H. imprint and plate no. strip of three of J38, block of four of J44, a small flaw here or there but overall Fine-Very Fine, three certificates accompany, Scott Retail approx. $6,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,250
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Officials Collection. Scott National pages of unused and used stamps, complete thru O93 except for six State Dept., also few later issues, mixed condition, few appear Fine, two with certificates (O34 used and O94 unused), owner's catalogue value $11,625.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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1885-97, Newspaper Issues Balance (PR 81/PR125). Group of unused singles and blocks incl. Mint N.H. PR81, blocks of four of PR82-PR83 (latter no gum), singles of PR90-PR91, Mint N.H. PR104, singles of PR104-PR105 with plate no. selvage, top and bottom imprint and plate no. strips of three of PR105, singles of PR114-PR125, few minor flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine
7,692
1,200
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1c-$1.00 Parcel Post (Q1-Q12). Complete set, 75c unused (no gum), also incl. Parcel Post Postage Dues and Special Handling sets, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
1,466
350
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1c-$1.00 Parcel Post (Q1-Q12). More than 60 unused stamps comprising the full set, multiple copies of most of the lower denominations, plus ten of the 10c, one of the 15c, two of the 20c, three of the 25c, one of the 50c, three of the 75c and one of the $1.00, some Mint N.H. to be found incl. a few of the higher values, many with wide and balanced margins incl. the $1.00 and a few other high values, a few flaws to be expected but overall Fine-Extremely Fine with the majority falling in the middle, three P.F. certificates accompany, Scott Retail as all hinged (which they are not) more than $2,700.00
E. 750-1,000
1,700
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1c-75 Parcel Post, Parcel Post Postage Due (Q1-Q11, JQ1-JQ5). Some Mint N.H., 10c with plate no. selvage, also incl. Special Handling set, Fine-Very Fine
1,803
400
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1c-10c Parcel Post (Q1-Q2, Q4-Q6). Mint N.H. singles of each, missing only the 3c, culled from a much larger group in a search for choice centering and freshness, each with wide margins, the 1c and 5c with Jumbo margins, couple small gum skips, Extremely Fine group
323
200
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1c-10c Parcel Post (Q1-Q6). Mint N.H., bright colors, 1c-2c and 4c with Jumbo margins, others ample to wide, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
355
160
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1c-5c Parcel Post (Q1-Q5). Plate no. blocks of six, 1c-4c Mint N.H., 5c few expertly reinforced perf separations at bottom, deep rich colors, 1c with natural perf disc inclusion, Fine
3,495
400
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1c, 4c Parcel Post (Q1, Q4). 29 1c and 33 4c, mostly in multiples incl. blocks of six, nine and twelve of 1c and three blocks of six and block of nine of 4c, mostly Mint N.H., 11 of the 1c s.e., overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approx.
4,000
550
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1c-3c Parcel Post (Q1-Q3). Mint N.H. plate no block of six of 1c, plate No. block of six of 2c, some perf strengthening prevents it from being N.H., Mint N.H. block of six with plate no. and "Three" of 3c (not a plate block), few perf separations on the last item, Fine-Very Fine
520
110
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1c-3c Parcel Post (Q1-Q3). Plate no. blocks of six, two 1c, Mint N.H., one bottom and one top with "One" imprint, Mint N.H. 2c top, 3c bottom with "Three" imprint, couple h.r. and some weak perfs, nice centering throughout, Very Fine
835
325
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1c-3c Parcel Post (Q1-Q3). Right plate no. block of eight of 3c with "Three" imprint, slightly disturbed original gum on a couple and some light wrinkling, also Mint N.H. block of four of 3c and two blocks of four of 4c, one Mint N.H., one 4c block Very Good, rest Very Fine
990
275
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1c-2c Parcel Post (Q1-Q2). Three plate no. blocks of six of No. Q1, incl. two from right and one from bottom, two Mint N.H., one barest trace of hinging, brilliant colors, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Mint N.H. left plate no. 6340 block of six of No. Q2, top left stamp light natural vertical crease, slightly oxidized, Fine-Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
710
160
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2c-4c Parcel Post (Q2-Q4). 2c Mint N.H. right plate no. 6340 block of six, 3c Mint N.H. left plate no. 6255 and imprint block of eight, 4c is top plate no. 6169 block of six, last with h.r. and gum skips, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine, attractive group of plate blocks
1,790
275
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3c-4c Parcel Post (Q3-Q4). Plate no., "Three" and "Four" imprint blocks of four, bottom and top respectively, bright colors and nice centering, Very Fine
425
140
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15c-25c Parcel Post (Q7-Q9). Blocks of four, 25c with bottom right corner selvage, one, two and two Mint N.H. respectively, one each 15c and 25c small thin spot (both hinged), Fine lot
1,890
375
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