Sale 1332 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 October, 2024
Category — Group Lots by Issue
75c Carmine Rose, Parcel Post (Q11). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 6288 block of six, rich color and detailed impression, Fine-Very Fine and scarce
1c-25c Dark Green, Parcel Post Postage Due (JQ1-JQ5). Bottom plate no. blocks of six, original gum, lightly hinged or with small h.r., all but the 1c with reinforcements of separated perfs in the bottom selvage
FINE-VERY FINE OF PLATE BLOCKS OF THE PARCEL POST POSTAGE DUE SET.
Rarely offered as a set, especially in matched positions.
1c, 5c Dark Green, Parcel Post Postage Due (JQ1, JQ3). Right and bottom plate number blocks respectively, 1c Mint N.H., 5c lightly hinged and with a few reinforced perfs in the bottom selvage, Fine-Very Fine
5c 1847 Issue Shade Study. Nine used stamps on quadrille album page, shades labeled as Red Brown, Pale Red Brown, Brown, Dark Brown, Grayish Brown, Blackish Brown, Orange Brown, Red Orange and Brown Orange, also includes a 10c 1847 stamp, few different cancels including red grid, black grid, blue grids, one on piece with 20L7, all have four margins, few small faults to be expected and we are not sure all would receive certificates as identified, still a Very Fine and attractive group, four with certificates
1c 1851-56 Issue Study. Album pages containing a wide range of items, including 24P on what looks like card (unlisted in Scott), 40P4 with original envelope, also a 5A Position 8R1E on cover, few 8 or 8A, nice group of No. 7 and 9 with better double transfers, some better cancels such as Chickopee Star, some pairs and strips, also No. 7 with original gum, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, an excellent collection for the specialist, we highly recommend viewing the website PDF
1851-1857 3c Issues, Accumulation. Many hundreds of items, with unused, used, multiples, and covers, some varieties and many plated, several on auction lot cards, mixed quality that does include some choice quality used stamps, should prove very useful to the specialist
30c Orange (71). 99 items on stock pages, including a tremendous range of cancels such as Star struck in different colors such as violet, blue Wells, Fargo, Geometrics, Rosettes, Heart animal head, few are covers or large pieces, some faults but mostly selected for the quality of the strikes of the cancels, a Fine-Very Fine and desirable specialized study, Scott value as just the basic stamps with no premium for colored cancels, better cancels or covers is $24,750
24c 1861-63 Issue Study Collection. Four covers and approximately 99 stamps, tremendous range of shades with a nice group of Steel Blue and other better, range of cancels including some better Geometrics, red Supplementary Mail, Hingham Bat, New York City Union Soldier's Head, red Heart, a few other better (we do not count the fake Skull & Crossbones in our estimate), mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine, an excellent group for the specialist
1c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122). Complete set of used stamps plus extras of 1c (unused), 2c, 3c (split grill), 6c (four incl. one unused no gum, two with double transfer, one with split grill), 10c (two, one with double grill) and 12c (split grill), mixed condition with margins generally to in on a side or sometimes two, some small faults, mostly Fine appearance
1869 Pictorial Issue Group (112/132). Fifteen unused or unused appearing stamps, one of each denomination, five the 15c value (two Ty. I, two Ty. II, and one Ty. III), and two 90c, in 2004 ten of these were sent to the P.S.E. (and one recently to the P.F.), and came back with mixed results, most with faults or reperforated, two with cleaned cancels, 1c and 90c are Re-issues, the 10c came back sound and graded OG, VF 80 (has become slightly oxidized since the issuance of the certificate), also includes 2c Black Jack original-gum block of four, Fine-Very Fine appearance
1c-$5.00 Columbian (230-232, 234-236, 238-245). Singles, also includes blocks of four of 2c and 3c, the higher denominations with disturbed gum or regummed, some others with faults, otherwise Fine, three with certificates
1890-98 Bureau Issues Balance. Stock pages and stock card of mostly unused stamps, including Nos. 229, 249, 252 (3), 254, 255, 255b single, 263, 274, 277, used Nos. 276A, 277, 278, also 284 imprint and plate no. strip of three, many of the unused with original gum but some disturbed, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, Scott value approximately
Commemoratives, 1893-1904. Unused group consisting of one set of the Columbian issue, two sets of the Trans-Mississippi issue, and four sets of the Louisiana Purchase issue, original gum or regummed, mixed centering and condition, majority with Fine appearance
1894-1908 Bureau Issues, Balance. Unused stamps on album pages, original gum with a decent amount of Mint N.H., 1894 unwatermarked most values present to 50c (which is oxidized), 1895 watermarked complete to 50c plus additional No. 275a (again 50c stamps oxidized), change of colors except missing 15c, range of additional 2c stamps in different shades, 1902 issue to 50c, centering is overall Very Fine and apart from the oxidized stamps the condition is choice, Very Fine balance, 15 P.F. or P.S.E. certificates accompany
1902-08 Issue Balance. Two quadrille album pages with mostly unused stamps, including Nos. 300-304, 306, 308, 311-313, 319g, also 314 single, block of four and plate block of six, 315 pair with vertical guide line, few Vending and Affixing Machine items, few faults incl. few possibly regummed, overall appear Fine-Very Fine, No. 312 with clear 1985 P.F. certificate
Washington-Franklin Issues Plate Blocks Balance. Album pages of plate blocks, including Nos. 376-378, 415, 429, 431 (2), 433 (2), 470, 473, 506-513, 516 (2), overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
Washington-Franklin Used Blocks Balance. Album pages of used blocks, including Nos. 414-423, 431-440, 472-480, 509-518, few plate blocks such as 517, few larger multiples such as 517 block of 28 and 518 block of 15, 524 block of 16, some faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, a scarce group
Coils Balance, 1908-1929. Homemade Scott album pages of unused stamps, the collector allowed spaces for singles, pairs and line pairs as well as different spacings for pairs and did a decent job of filling in spaces, several better such as 391 line pair, 392 line pair, 447 line pair, 459 single, some likely no good as is always the case but overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, eight with certificates
Coils Balance. Guide line or joint line pairs on album pages, begins with Washington-Franklins perf 8.5 and continue through 1960s, original gum and the majority Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine balance, see our website PDF
Roulettes and Private Perfs of Known and Unknown Origin, Reference Collection. Specialized collection in a single binder, stamps, multiples and covers mounted on exhibit-style pages, compiled by specialists including the late Melvin Getlan and by Kevin Lowther, each item is annotated on the page and also listed in the summary document at the beginning, many interesting items, highlights include No. 320A block with sewing machine roulette of unknown origin, No. 347 pair also with sewing machine roulette, No. 371 with "St. Louis" roulette on 1910 cover, No. 371 block with sewing machine roulette, No. 408 privately perforated on commercial cover, No. 409 blocks with Cleveland roulettes, one "ruled", Melville P. Rodermond cover with rouletted stamp, Nathan Cobe perfs (they are illustrated in Belasco book), compound perfs with Schermack Ty. III and gauge 12.75, many others, a fascinating story of the obscure and the unknown in private perfs, see our website PDF for a complete scan
1938 Presidential Issue, Specialized Collection. Outstanding collection in a single Lighthouse hingeless albums with specialized pages, two sets of the Mint stamps followed by extensive duplication with loads of varieties including shades, range of gum colors, plate blocks, plenty of dollar values, few errors including imperf between, other better throughout such as 30c Deep Blue (830b), $1.00 USIR watermark (832b), lots of coils including No. 851 joint line pair on translucent paper (Scott value $750, P.S.E. certificate), captured plate no., etc., fresh and choice condition, a fascinating specialized collection worth review on our website PDF
1954 Liberty Series, Specialized Collection. Extensive collection in two Lighthouse hingeless albums with specialized pages, deep coverage of all aspects of this issue including dry and wet printings, loads of gum varieties identified by color and degree of shine, tagging varieties, paper varieties, shades, precancels and some plate blocks, coils including some with captured plate nos., some with leaders, coil roll labels, small and large holes, test stamps, booklet panes and many complete booklets, better items such as 2c Jefferson on Silkote paper (No. 1033a), massive duplication of Scott numbers in order to show the full range of the mentioned and unmentioned varieties, fresh and Very Fine collection which took many years to assemble, it is difficult to state how far this goes beyond the filling of spaces in a modern album, wonderful for the specialist and viewing recommended
Modern Collection. Six volumes of homemade Scott album pages containing a fantastic array of issues, starts in 1930 and goes thru 2019, early issues represented by excellent group of National Parks and Farley imperforates in different configurations including center line blocks, Presidential Issue with singles including 832b and 832c and center line blocks of the dollar values, several better items such as 1033a, coil issues often represented by singles, pairs and plate no. strips of five, great depth in the coil issues with many different taggings or other varieties represented, some better shades also represented such as 2523c plate no. strip of five from Plate 7, some other better such as Legends of the West, virtually complete except for some of the varieties, fresh and Very Fine, an outstanding collection, assembling a collection such as this would take a significant amount of time, this is a rare opportunity to fill in these issues at one time
20th Century Collection, 1904-49. Unused collection in five Lighthouse hingeless albums, the vast majority of stamps are Mint N.H., though some of the Washington-Franklins may have an occasional hinge, wide range of issues with good degree of completion less the rarities and higher value issues, some plate blocks present and some small studies such as shifted crosses on the Red Cross issue and a range of Overrun Nations with reverse printing, numerous P.F. or P.S.E. certificates on pages behind the stamps, with many graded and decent SMQ values in the low hundreds, condition is choice essentially throughout, some pages are blank from removal of items and certificates for individual lots so this could be condensed by a couple albums at least, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine with lots of choice condition stamps, worth review
Air Post Collection. Three-ring binder filled with mostly homemade pages, several better items include C2 top plate block of six, C3 top double plate no, and double "Top" block of twelve, C6 left plate block of six, C4-C6 on First Day covers, C14 and C15 on oversize cover with other stamps, used set of C13-C15, C23a block of four with bottom arrow selvage, few pioneer flight covers, four plate blocks of C18 from different plate numbers, few other interesting, Fine-Very Fine, better condition than normally seen in a group lot and offered intact as received
Air Post Balance. Virtually complete collection on homemade Scott album pages, including Nos. C1-C6, C18, later issues include tagging varieties, includes booklet panes such as C10a, also some sheets of later issues (not on pages), many Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine collection
Special Delivery Balance. Collection on homemade Scott album pages, complete from E3 onward, also includes E11c, few shades of E15, E4 reperfed, otherwise Very Fine, Scott value approximately
Postage Due Collection. Comprehensive collection of unused and used singles, blocks and some proofs, including plate proofs on card, also some Specimens such as J15S-J21S with presentation envelope, unused includes J1-J7, J15-J28, J29-J57, later issues largely complete, used includes J58 and J59, outstanding group of strips and blocks including J20 imprint and plate no. strip of four, J33 bottom imprint and plate no. block of six, J52 top imprint and plate no. block of six, J55a and J56a imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, several other better, some faults to be expected, many are Fine-Very Fine, a comprehensive collection, we highly recommend viewing of the online PDF
Postage Due Balance. Homemade Scott pages of unused stamps, including Nos. J1, J3, J4, J6, J20, J22-J28, J34, J36b, J44, few different shades also included, original gum, few minor faults, virtually all Very Fine, two with certificate, Scott value approximately
Officials Balance. Comprehensive collection of unused and used stamps on album pages, including unused Nos. O1, O3-O14, O22-O23, O26-O27, O29-O34, O39, O43-O44, O57-O58, O61-O63, O65, O67, O75, O78-O79, O83, O87, O90-O93, O95 (NH, with P.F. certificate), also O68P4-O71P4, also few better used, some faults including regummed or reperfed but better condition that normally seen in groups such as this, Fine-Very Fine
Official Special Printings Balance. 22 stamps, including Nos. O1S-O3S, O8S-O16S, O25S-O26S, O31S, O35S-O36S, O47S, O57S-O58S, O64S, few flaws, Fine-Very Fine appearing group
Newspapers and Periodicals Collection. Comprehensive collection on album pages and hingeless stock pages, excellent showing of the large format stamps with over 75, Specimens of PR2 and PR5, next issue is well-filled with P.F. or P.S.E. certificates for PR28, PR29 and PR30, few multiples such as PR9 block of six with imprint and blocks of four of PR57-PR59, nice showing of hard paper special printings including several better with Weiss certificates, nice group of "Specimen" overprints, excellent showing of the later issues, some identified by the owner as great rarities but without certificates, there are enough either properly identified or with certificates to make this a significant and valuable holding, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, we strongly recommend viewing the website PDF
Parcel Post Collection. Comprehensive collection of Parcel Post, Parcel Post Postage Due and Special Handling stamps in unused and used condition, in multiples and on covers, including unused Q1-Q12, JQ1-JQ5, QE1-QE4, plate blocks of Q1-Q6 including two with imprint, QE1-QE4 plate blocks with some duplication, few varieties such as QE4 with "A" and "T" joined, also some pages of different cancels, some interesting covers including one from Australia to Honolulu, some faults to be expected, some Fine-Very Fine, a direvse group
Postal Stationery Collection. Scott album pages of cut squares, including Nos. U1-U7, U9-U18, U23, U24, U28, U29, U30-U33, U40-U47, U66-U68, U135.168, several other better, mostly unused but a few earlier are used, generally with four nice margins, some faults but many are Fine-Very Fine, Scott value in excess of $40,000
Postal Stationery Accumulation. Best is a cut square collection in a Scott album, also early postal cards, including used with different cancels, various entires, including a couple varieties, largely Fine-Very Fine
Postal Cards Collection, 1873-1989. Comprehensive collection on homemade Scott album pages, including Nos. UX1 (some toning), UX3 (two including one minor variety), several UX33, few surcharge varieties, largely complete except for the rarities, overall fresh and Very Fine
Back-of-Book Balance. Album pages of unused stamps, including Nos. Q1-Q12, JQ1-JQ5, QE1-QE4 including different printings, also F1, RVB1 and RVB2 plate blocks of four, few other odds and ends such as American Express Airletters, Postal Insurance booklet panes, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott value approximately $2,000