Sale 923 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 23 October, 2006
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3703
United States Unused Collection. Several hundred stamps on pages, commemoratives complete from 1901 to 1933 and includes Pan-Americans, Louisiana-Purchase, Jamestown, Panama-Pacific perf 12 and 10, white Plains souvenir sheet and others, regular issues from 1847 incl. two used examples of the 5c 1847 (one pen cancel removed, only used stamps in the collection), couple 1851's, several 1857's with values to 30c, 1861-66 five different to 24c, couple low value 1867 Grills and 1869 Pictorials, 29 different Large Bank Notes, fairly solid from 1879 to 1888, 1894 Bureau to $1.00 Ty. I, 1895 to 50c and 1898 complete to 15c, some Washington-Franklins with Nos. 414-419, 421, 422, 424-438, 462/476, 479-480, 498-518 complete less error and two others, 523-524, 547, 551-573, Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts and more, there are some coils but the flat plate issues are, for the most part, questionable, Air Post complete less the 1930 Zeppelins, some Special Delivery, Newspapers and a few others, the collector mounted his material in enclosed mount, so many of them have not been opened, spot checks show that the quality for the most part is rather nice with some faults or reperfs here and there, some earlies no gum or regummed, 20th Century is essentially 100% original gum based on our spot checks, nearly all Very Fine, a valuable lot that will require careful and patient removal of the encased stamps
E. 5,000-7,500
10,000
3704
Valuable 20th Century Balance Collection. Hundreds of stamps on Scott pages from 1901 to 1944 plus 1954 Liberty series, includes singles and multiples (blocks of four and some plate blocks), begins with Pan-American Issue singles (extra Mint N.H. 10c) and blocks of the 8c and 10c (Mint N.H. and regummed respectively), 1902 to $1.00 plus used $2.00, single 5c Imperf (no. 315), blocks of the 5c and 15c, imprint and plate no. block of ten of No. 320 (1989 P.F. certificate), Louisiana Purchase singles and blocks of 2c and 5c plus imprint and plate no. block of 3c, 1908-09 and 1910-11 complete, Mint N.H. blocks of four Nos. 343-47, Bluish Paper Nos. 357 and 369, some coil singles and pairs, 1917-19 complete less Nos. 500 and 511, used 523, better coil waste, 1922-25 complete singles plus a nice Mint N.H. block of the 50c and a bottom arrow block of the $2.00, Kans.-Nebr. Ovpt. singles plus plate blocks of the 5c and 7c (two) and a block of four of the 6c Kans., Farley Parks arrow blocks and plate blocks of six, 1938 Presidential singles and plate blocks and $5.00 Hamilton plate block (1053), air post with C1-C6 plus C3 pair, C10 plate block of six and booklet pane, also 1c-10c Trans.-Mississippi singles and a sizeable pile of miscellany which consists almost entirely of U.S. First Day covers going back to the 1960's, some modern Russia and modern Falkland Islands stamps and covers, condition varies somewhat but the vast majority is Fine-Very Fine
E. 4,000-5,000
7,000
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Virtually All 20th Century Collection. Two volumes plus some loose, virtually no 19th Century regular issues, does include Nos. 230-238, 20th Century begins with 1902 and continues to 1996, better items include Nos. 294-299, 399-400, 630 souvenir sheet, also some modern booklet panes, air post complete less the 1930 Graf Zeppelins, fair amount Mint N.H., generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
1,700
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Used Singles and Multiples. Couple hundred virtually all 20th Century stamps on small pages, virtually all blocks of four or larger, singles include No. 312, five pairs No. 478, blocks of four Nos. 479, 524, Q12 and better 5c Blue Commemoratives, No. 440 and C3 blocks of nine, C4-C6 with thirteen to 22 of each in various size blocks, loads of Washington-Franklins with used imperf plate blocks of six, generally Fine-Very Fine, fascinating old-time assemblage
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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Commemoratives and Regular Issues collection, 1925-64. Two volumes, one singles with fairly complete issues from 1925-64 with 1938 Presidentials and 1954 Liberty to $5.00 plus some Farley position multiples, other plate blocks featuring perforated and Farley imperf Parks complete and 1954 liberty to $1.00, also a little Air Post and a scattering of other back-of-the-book, much Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine collection
E. 300-400
400
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19th & 20th Century Collection. Old-time Scott American album with unused stamps in mounts, incl. Nos. 212-217, 219-229, 230-245, 285-291, 294-299, 323-330, 369, 523, many other better, overall Fine-Very Fine, interesting collection with high catalogue value
E. 10,000-15,000
9,500
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Extensive Unused Collection, 1847-1934. Approximately 400 different on pages, only one stamp is obviously used (5c Red Brown No. 1), others are unused with a relatively few exceptions where stamps have faint hidden or removed cancellations, includes five different 1857, nine different 1861-66, 1869 to 12c plus 1c Re-issue No. 123, Large Bank Notes virtually complete from 1870 Ungrilled to1888, 1890 complete, 1894 Bureau to 50c plus $2.00 and $5.00, 1895 complete less $1.00 Ty. II, also 4c Imperf pair, Washington-Franklins nearly complete including many coil singles, better Nos. include 341-342, 357-358, 419, 438, 445, 461, 476, 479, 523 and 545-4546, 1922-25 complete to $5.00, commemoratives include Pan-American, Louisiana Purchase, 1909 complete, Panama-Pacific perf 12 and 10 complete and a White Plains souvenir sheet, the majority of the 19th Century issues are unused (no gum) and there is a scattering of 20th Century also without gum, some of those with original gum have gum problems (h.r., glazing, disturbances) and some faults are to be expected, overall largely Fine-Very Fine, careful inspection recommended
E. 5,000-7,500
15,500
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Used 19th Century collection, 1851-1888. Many hundreds of stamps in one volume, many in small to significant quantities, includes Nos. 10 ten, 11 sixty-six, 17 horizontal pair, 26 fifty, 36 two, 38, 67, 69 four, 71 eleven, good showing of 1867 Grill Issue with Nos. 83, 100 double grill and 101 (reperf), 1c-24c 1869 Pictorials complete less 15c Ty. I with duplication as 10c five and 12c three, strong Bank Notes from 1870 Grilled through 1888 with many duplicated better values, some fancy cancellations scattered throughout, mixed condition, largely Fine-Very Fine
E. 4,000-5,000
5,750
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19th & 20th Century Collection Scott National album of mostly used stamps, incl. some Bank Notes to 90c, Columbians to 30c, unused incl. Nos. 369, 630, few other better, overall appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
3,250
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19th & 20th Century Collection Scott National album of mostly unused stamps, few 19th Century but strength is in 20th Century with nicely centered Washington-Franklins, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 2,000-2,500
2,200
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United States Stock, 1851-1902 Issues. Several hundred used and unused stamps in small stock book, used includes includes Nos. 1 (repaired), 71 six, 116 six, good selection of large Bank Notes, 223 on small piece used with -1/2c green Chefoo local tied by 1895 Nagasaki, Japan datestamp, 229 four, few used higher values Bureau Issues and 1902 complete to $5.00 with extra $2.00, unused includes a fair number of large Bank Notes with Nos. 187 two (one original gum, tiny pinholes, other unused no gum, small thin), 209 six with original gum, one dark shade approaching Black Brown, 1890 with values to 30c, exceptional 1894-98 Bureau Issues with better such as 276a pair, 276, some lower values in small quantities and 1902 to 50c with light duplication, also a few CSA General Issues, the unused is virtually all original gum, condition is mixed still there is a lot of useful value to be found, careful viewing recommended
E. 3,000-4,000
4,500
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Used and Unused Collection. Several hundred stamps on White Ace pages, early part used with 1861 to 30c, five 1867 Grills to 12c, 1869 Pictorial 1c-12c and 15c Ty. II, 29 Large Bank Notes with values to 30c, unused begins with 1c-30c Columbians, then 1c-10c Trans.-Mississippi to 10c (less 5c), Pan-American, Louisiana Purchase and Jamestown complete, White Plains souvenir sheet, 1930's souvenir sheets, regular Issues and other definitives generally complete from 1938-82, air post includes four of the six 1918-23, Graf Zeppelin 65c (small thin), $1.30 (regummed ) and 50c Chicago, somewhat mixed condition, still much Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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Mostly 20th Century United States Collection. Many hundreds of virtually all 20th Century stamps in eight binders and various envelopes, largely postage and commemoratives from the 1920's to 1970's, includes singles, plate blocks, few sheets, the best part is the Postage Dues with several better numbers included, other better includes Nos. 834, 1053, C10a and C18, also a small stock and United Nations 1951-71 and Vatican City 1938-68 collections, some of the more modern Mint N.H., generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000
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19th & 20th Century Accumulation. Couple hundred stamps in an album, stock book and on approval cards, wide range of issues, both front and back-of-the-book, the album is sparsely populated with used issues from 1861 to about 1912, the stock book with less expensive commemoratives and air post as well as some miscellaneous foreign, the approval cards similar with mostly used 19th Century, very mixed quality, Good-Very Fine
E. 300-400
400
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Accumulation, 1890-1933. Several hundred stamps, vast majority blocks of four and larger, loaded with better items, singles include seven 15c Columbian (two Mint N.H.), 10c 1898 Ty. I, five 10c Louisiana Purchase, three 13c 1902, 1917 5c Error (no gum), two $5.00 1922-25, better multiples include 3c 1890, 10c 1895 Imprint and plate no. strip of three, 13c 1902 top left corner block (three Mint N.H.), lots of Washington-Franklins with 3c 1908 Imperf plate block of six, 8c and 9c 1912 blocks of four, 4c, 5c and 11c 1914 blocks of four, 1917 two 3c and three 13c plate blocks, 9c block of 25, 50c Mint N.H. block of six with plate no. and 2c Offset Imperf Ty. V and VI blocks of four, 2c 1909 Lincoln imperf plate block of six, two blocks of eight of 2c Pan-American perf 12, 2c Harding Imperf plate block of six and plain block of six of the rotary counterpart, some 1922-25 blocks of four with values to 15c, later 17c plate block of six (no. 623), back-of-the-book with 6c and 24c 1918 Air Post, 50c Chicago Zeppelin plate no. pair, 1914 Special delivery No. E9 block of four, and more, virtually all hinged but occasional Mint N.H. to be found, condition runs the gamut from faulty to Very Fine, a valuable lot nevertheless and really warrants careful viewing
E. 4,000-5,000
4,500
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19th & 20th Century Accumulation. Stock pages of unused and used stamps, incl. used Nos. 73, nice group of Bank Notes, unused incl. No. 211B, few 1890 Issue, Columbians, Trans-Mississippi, others, most Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
2,600
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19th & 20th Century Accumulation. Stock pages of unused stamps, incl. few Bank Note issues, Nos. 581/591, 578/579, Washington-Franklins with some coils etc., overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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Used Accumulation, Mostly 20th Century. Stock cards of used stamps, wide range of issues with some booklets such as Nos. 501b, 502b and 634d, some nice coil line pairs, No. 299, 342, 527 kiss print with 2005 P.F. certificate, few other better, some with exceptional centering, some faults, overall Fine-Extremely Fine
E. 500-750
325
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Accumulation. Multi-carton, diverse offering of a wide range of material, includes small collections, plate blocks featuring 1938 Presidentials complete to $5.00, booklets with No. WS7b, booklet panes with 301c and other better, postal stationery, covers with C18, FDC's, better singles, U.S. Possessions with Canal Zone 101a, Guam $1.00 Ty. II, Philippines 214b and other nice material, a large part of the bulk is loads of on and off piece more common stamps in cigar boxes and other containers, lastly there is a used Great Britain no.1 and unused 1p and 2p entire and letter sheet, generally Fine-Very Fine, an interesting lot that deserves careful viewing to really appreciate
E. 2,000-3,000
4,000
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19th & 20th Century Balance. Over 40 stamps, mostly used 19th Century, virtually all better items including No. 9 pane center line single and pair, 31, 35 pair, 38, 39 (unused, no gum), 40 (without gum as issued), 91, 100, 137, five 166, 184 with Skull and Crossbones fancy cancellation, 214 original gum block of four, original gum 217, two 218, original gum 277, two 278, 581-591 original gum set and a CSA used Memphis Provisional 56X2, also few reference items, mixed condition, Very Good-Very Fine appearance
E. 2,000-3,000
2,800
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Small Classics Balance. Nine items, includes used No. 1 (pressed crease), used Nos. 112 and 116 (faint grills), 133a (minor flaws and faint soiling) and a used Eagle Carrier with red star cancellation, also four crisp uncirculated pieces of Postage Currency Nos. PC1, 2, 5 and 6, the No. PC5 has a printed "28" and what looks like a Roman Numeral "III" over two dots next to it on reverse, Very Good-Fine appearance
E. 300-400
950
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Small Unused Balance. 12 items from No. 205 to 599A, includes Nos. 226, 355, 399, 400, 404, 416, 418-419, 469, and 573, Nos. 404 and 599A regummed (former also reperfed), Nos. 399 and 400 natural s.e., mixed quality, virtually all Fine-Very Fine appearance, Nos. 355 and 469 with 2003 P.S.E. certificates
2,635
700
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Miscellaneous Balance. 19 items, wide range of issues with regular, special delivery, postage due and official, the best are Nos. E1 and E5 with original gum, much of the others are stamps with faint cancellations which appear unused and several reference items, mixed condition
E. 100-150
275
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Certified Stamps. Small balance of Mint N.H. stamps, each with 2002 P.S.E. certificate, incl. Nos. 512a block of four, 513 (irregular block of four), 516 (2), 560 (pair), 567, 568 (block of six and strip of three) and 662 (pair and single), most of the certificates for larger multiples, Very Fine
1,042
500
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Balance of Consignment. Several hundred used and unused stamps, better material includes plate blocks, coils and cut squares, some in A.P.S. circuit books, interesting old time mixture with the large majority in Fine-Very Fine condition
0
1,600
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Failed Extensions. Two items, first is Mint N.H. No. 434 with 2006 P.F. certificate stating reperfed at top, second is No. 320 pair with Ty. II Schermack perfs and tiny thin spot with 2006 P.F. certificate, Extremely Fine appearance
E. 100-150
100
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Consignment Balance. Four items, incl. No. 231, 268 top imprint and plate no. strip of three, 479 and 523, Fine-Very Fine
631
400
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Brookman 19th Century Books. Two-volume 1947 first edition, both signed by Brookman and also by additional person, paper jackets some wear and trivial corner dings, in nice condition
E. 200-300
60
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