Sale 1040 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 March, 2013
Category — Group Lots by Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2339
1847-90 Issue Balance. 15 stamps, including used Nos. 1 (regummed, pen cancel removed), 72 and 77, unused Nos. 24, 36B trimmed to appear as an imperforate, perforated 36B, 37 (traces of original gum, deeply thinned), 38, 56 (original gum), 133 (two, one original gum, other defective), 160, 183, 215 and 228 (last three original gum), some flaws to be expected in addition to those mentioned but several are sound and Fine, clear P.F. certificates accompany Nos. 36B (the perforated one), 160 and 183, Scott Retail more than $5,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
2,000
2340
1c-30c 1869 Pictorial (112-117, 120-121). Includes extra 3c, variety of cork cancels, Fine-Very Fine, most in the higher grade, 6c and 24c with 1987 and 1996 P.F. certificate respectively
1,930
900
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1c-6c 1873-83 Bank Note Issues (156, 159, 206, 210). Blocks of four plus additional block of six of No. 210, No. 156 original gum, h.r., gum creases, with portion of plate no. and imprint selvage at top, No. 159 badly disturbed original gum, Nos. 206 and 210 original gum, two stamps of latter Mint N.H., mostly Fine with a few Very Fine
2,935
375
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1c-4c 1890-98 Issue (219, 253, 264, 279, 280a). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six except first is of ten, original gum, some stamps Mint N.H., rich colors, Fine group
3,350
800
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1894-1902 Bureau Issues, Balance. Valuable unused group including singles of Nos. 260, 263 (regummed), 305, 310 (two) and 313 (no gum), blocks of four of Nos. 259, 268 and 275, imprint and plate no. strips of three of No. 260 and 266, also imprint and plate no. blocks of six of Nos. 248, 267 and 305, mixed condition with problems to be found including both 50c Orange multiples badly oxidized, 5c plate block toned, a couple regummed, Fine appearance, one No. 310 with clear 1989 P.F. certificate, total Scott Retail more than $9,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
3,250
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1894-1908 Issues Balance. Wonderful accumulation of hundreds of used stamps, bulk of the stamps are 2c 1894-98 and 2c Shield issues, many identified by shade and some with choice centering, also including denominations to the 50c, some shades also represented for other denominations of the 1895 Issues such as 4c and 6c, 1898 Issues with 4c and 5c, some faults to be expected, some appear Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a worthwhile group, these issues contain a wide range of watermark and shade varieties and this is an excellent opportunity to acquire a diverse group worthy of additional study
E. 500-750
350
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19th & 20th Century Balance. Eleven unused stamps, including Nos. 287, 291, 296-299, 308, 323, 326, 327 and 400A, 8c Pan-American unused (regummed), No. 287 natural gum crease, Fine-Very Fine group
1,550
750
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19th & 20th Century Balance. Twelve singles and a plate block, including Nos. 300, 302-304, 306-308, plate block of No. 567, some Mint N.H., overall Fine-Very Fine group
E. 300-400
475
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1c Blue Green, 2c Carmine, Scarlet, Lake, 5c Blue, Imperforates (314-315, 320, 320b, 320A). Various singles, pairs and blocks of four (5c one pair only), few used 1c and 2c, including a very nice Mint N.H. block of four of No. 320A, the 5c with minor margin gum soak at right, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine
2,345
950
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1c-2c 1903-08 Issues (314, 319, 320, 320A). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, few stamps h.r., No. 320 thin spot, 320A pre-printing paperfold at right, still Fine-Very Fine group
1,305
300
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2c 1909 Commemoratives (367-373). Blocks of four, few stamps including one Bluish Mint N.H., rich colors, most Fine-Very Fine
1,346
375
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1c-50c 1912-15 Issues (405-407, 414-416, 418, 420, 422, 461). Incl. two each of 2c and 8c, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine group
819
450
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1c-30c 1912-14 Issues (405-409, 414-420). Blocks of four, 10c Mint N.H. (pulled perf), few stamps Mint N.H., some h.r., rich colors, 20c natural s.e. at left, Fine-Very Fine group
3,215
1,100
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1c-50c 1913-15 Issue (424-428, 432, 435-438, 440). 12c with selvage at right (tear in selvage), 15c with plate no. selvage at bottom, overall Fine-Very Fine
943
475
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1c-20c 1913-15 Issue (424-428, 430, 432, 437-438). Incl. two each of 2c, 3c and 5c (one with plate no.), 20c with right selvage, several including Nos. 427, 430, 432 and 437 Mint N.H., fresh and Fine-Very Fine group
1,013
500
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1c-20c 1913-15 Issues (424-434, 437-438). Blocks of four, 1c, 2c, 4c and 15c Mint N.H., some others h.r., brilliant colors, 6c small gum soak, 9c Very Good, others mostly Fine-Very Fine, attractive group of blocks
3,917
1,400
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1c-50c 1916-17 Issue (462-466, 468-470, 474, 477). First two Mint N.H., rich colors, Fine-Very Fine group
1,426
700
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1c-3c 1918-20 Offset Issues (525-534A, 535-536). Blocks of four, No. 528B Mint N.H., three of No. 533 Mint N.H., few h.r., No. 528A natural gum wrinkle, Fine-Very Fine group
1,961
700
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1c-3c 1918-20 Offset Issue, Imperforate (531-534B). Accumulation of nearly 90 stamps, most unused and these are essentially all Mint N.H., only one Ty. VII (used huge top sheet margin single), others various quantities including singles, pairs with unused and used No. 533, blocks incl used No. 533 and couple plate blocks of six (Ty. IV and VI), the Ty. VII has a faint edge thin, otherwise virtually all Extremely Fine
5,093
1,100
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (538). 26 top plate no. and "S30" blocks of four, approximately half with large gum skips or gum disturbances, rest Mint N.H., range of centering from Very Good to Very Fine with several quite nice, Scott Retail as half hinged, half Mint N.H.
3,315
225
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Washington-Franklin and 1922 Issues, Panes Balance. Group of panes of 100 including Nos. 408 (hinged in selvage and on two stamps), Mint N.H. Nos. 424 (with plate no. and "Coil Stamps" block of 10), 481, 498 (8 panes), 543 (split vertically into several pieces, perf flaws in a few rows), 552 (2 panes, one with two stamps hinged), overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,200
425
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1922-31 Issues, Plate Block Balance. Plate blocks and a couple blocks of four with plate nos. mounted on pages, Mint N.H., mostly Rotary issues but a few flat plate as well including Nos. 559, 564 (side with five-pint star), 565 (gum skips), 571 (toned spot in plate no. selvage), better Rotary including Nos. 636, 646-648, 693 (plate block of 15), 694, 699-700, fresh and Very Fine group, Scott Retail more than $2,800.00
E. 750-1,000
700
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2c, 5c Norse-American (620-621). Set of blocks from each of the major collectible positions on the plates, including top double plate no. blocks of eight, left, right and bottom arrow blocks of four, centerline blocks of four, all hinged except 2c bottom and left blocks, also including singles of each (h.r.), Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as all hinged
956
275
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Perforation Errors. Over 30 unused pairs and blocks, primarily imperforate pairs or imperforate between, including Nos. 554a, 1303b (spliced), with copy of 1973 P.F. certificate), 1615b (2, no gum), few other better, most Mint N.H., few faults, many Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
5,385
1,000
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Modern Imperforate Errors. Group of Mint N.H. multiples including Nos. 1338Fi plate no. block of 20, 1579a bottom block of eight, 1701a plate no. block of 12 (listed in Datz as plate block but unpriced), 1789pg proof block of four (surface rubs), also a few perforation freak items and two blocks of 20 of No. C90, one with perfectly centered complete offset of another sheet on back, another without side plate no., Very Fine and interesting group, Scott Retail without the C90 blocks and counting No. 1701a as pairs with no premium for the plate block
1,570
325
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Modern Imperforate Coil Errors. Eleven Mint N.H. items including four pairs and one line pair of No. 1616a (couple with significant miscuts), 1743a strip of six, 1615cf (Newark N.J.) line strip of six, several others, Very Fine group
1,270
300
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Air Post Balance (C2/C23). Group of mostly blocks including two blocks of four of C2, two stamps Mint N.H., C4 Mint N.H. block, C6 block, C18 Mint N.H. plate no. block of six, singles of C3-C4, C18, also few blocks of other issues thru C23, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail more than $2,000.00
E. 500-750
700
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8c Amelia Earhart (C68). First day cover collection of over 60, with a variety of cachets, some being signed by individuals related to Earhart including her sister, plus other modern related items, a few foreign stamps including Mali 1967 500fr block of fifteen signed by the designer, and imperf. single, pair and block of four, Fine-Very Fine.
E. 150-200
190
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Air Post Collection. Minkus album pages of unused singles, blocks and plate blocks, including singles of Nos. C1-C6, C10a, C18, block of four of C18, nice selection of plate blocks including No. C18, few other better, also coils, booklet panes, etc., many Mint N.H., overall fresh and Very Fine group
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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Air Post. Scott album pages of unused stamps, including unused Nos. C1-C6, C10a, C13, C18 (3), later issues fairly complete, also few others with plate no. including C2, C3, C6, C13 on card, some Mint N.H., overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
2,100
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Official Issues Collection and Small Accumulation. Well over 300 items, unused and used, both hard and soft papers, unused including a few complete sets and some others lacking one or two stamps, used with six complete sets, Executive less 6c and State to 90c less 2c and 6c, variety of cancels, including 1876 blue "Executive Mansion" double circle on 10c No. O14, also several imprint and plate no. blocks and strips, the unused has a fair part original gum and careful examination will reveal a number of really nice examples, the patient viewer will be rewarded, nearly all Fine-Very Fine or better
E. 3,000-4,000
2,500
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Postage Due Collection, 1894-1959. Scott album pages of unused stamps, including Nos. J31-J37, J38-J44, J45-J50, J52-J57, J60, J61-J67, mostly original gum but J36 unused (no gum) and J37 adherences, higher catalogue items generally with small faults or perfs touch, range of shades, overall a Fine-Very Fine and attractive collection, Scott Retail approximately
10,310
1,000
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Postage Due Balance. 18 unused stamps, mostly with original gum, range of issues with few better, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
225
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Back-of-Book Balance. Scott album pages of mostly unused stamps, Special Delivery complete except for E4, also few Proofs and Specimens such as E4P1, E5S, E6S, F1 (2, one with plate no.), K14, K16, few Newspapers and Periodicals including Nos. PR114-PR125 and some Proofs, Q7-Q11, few with plate nos., some Mint N.H., many Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
1,200
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Back-of-Book Plate Blocks. Scott album pages of mostly Mint N.H. plate blocks, including Nos. C7-C9, C12, C16, C17, C18, C19-C31 and fairly complete for later issues, also few Special Delivery and Postage Dues, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
425
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Back-of-Book Balance. Scott album pages of unused stamps, Air Post including Nos. C1-C6, C18, C82a joint line pair, C83a pair and strip of four, Special Delivery complete less E4, also including F1, Q1-Q12, mostly h.r. but some Mint N.H., rich colors, few small flaws to be expected, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
5,285
1,700
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Postal Card Balance (UX1/48). Over 50 mostly different, vast majority is mint, a few are unused (pre-printed), including No. UX1, 13, 35 (P.F. certificate) and 47, also included but not counted in the catalog value is a used card identified by the collector as No. UX4 and does appear to have a faint watermark, plus a few uncounted modern items, largely Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail is about $2,500.00
E. 500-750
375
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Revenues Extension Balance. Eleven items, most with new certificates noting small flaw, including Nos. R4, R32a, R37a, R74c, R79a, R142, R131, R223, R705 cut cancel, RB15c and RE164, many appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
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