Sale 1245 — United States Stamps, featuring the Sacramento Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 16-18 November, 2021
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2278
Collection, 1847-1940. In a Lighthouse hingeless album, earliest stamps mostly used, but there are some better unused in that period, more unused from the Bank Notes onward, from 1890 on it is nearly all unused, early issues with many stamps cataloguing hundreds of dollars each, and several in the thousands of dollars, Commemoratives lacking only the $1.00 Trans-Mississippi for completion, and includes the Columbian series complete, first three Bureau issues complete to the $5.00, solid Washington-Franklins, including coil line pairs (many with certificates), Back-of-Book includes Air Post (with the C13-C15 Graf Zeppelin set), Special Delivery, Postage Due, Parcel Post, Offices in China and Confederate States, early issues in mixed quality but includes some Fine-Very Fine, a large percentage of the 20th Century is Fine-Very Fine, a valuable collection worth review, more than 70 certificates accompany
E. 10,000-15,000
37,500
2279
High Quality Collection Balance, 1851-1934. In a Scott album, early issues used but the 1851-1869 period is sparse because most of the stamps qualified as individual lots, some used Bank Notes from the National printing, starting in 1887 it becomes unused (original gum and nearly all lightly hinged or never hinged), strong Washington-Franklins, particularly the coil issues (collected in both singles and pairs), all of the better items with certificates, Back-of-Book includes Air Post, Special Delivery, Parcel Post, and a nice group of Postage Dues, many Mint N.H., vast majority are at least Very Fine and a decent percentage is Extremely Fine, a highly desirable and saleable group, an impressive 80 certificates accompany (see PDF scan on our website for all of the certificates)
E. 7,500-10,000
23,000
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Accumulation. Hundreds mostly on individual cards crammed in a stockbook, early to 1930s, some better 19th Century (unused and used), much of the value in 20th Century unused, many Washington-Franklins including coils, several high value, some Back-of-Book, mixed quality, many Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
10,000
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Classic Balance, 1847-1898. Approximately 50 mostly used stamps on stock cards, lots of better Scott numbers including Nos. 1 (two), 1b, 1d, 9, 24 (Mint N.H.), 24 (original gum), 29 (two), 35 (original gum), 38, 67 (two), 70b, 71, 75, 97, 99, 115-117, 119 (two), 153, 166 (two), 243 (two, regummed and used), 291 (two), 292, others, mixed condition with small (or sometimes larger) flaws the norm, each card is annotated by the owner with the flaws, but unusually some of the flaws are overstated, overall Fine or appear so, a useful group with many better issues, Scott value in excess of $15,000.00, see our website PDF for a list of the stamps
E. 3,000-4,000
3,500
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Unused Classics. Seventeen stamps and one altered proof, with No. 9, 12c, 24c and 30c 1861 Issue, complete set of the 1869 Pictorials, and two Bank Notes, most are regummed, a few no gum, and one or two with original gum, mixed condition, Fine-Very Fine appearance
E. 2,000-3,000
4,500
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Classic Balance, 1861-68. 27 used stamps on a stock page, 1861 Issue includes Nos. 63, 63b, 69, 70a, 70b, 78 and more, 1868 Grilled issue includes Nos. 87 (two), 90 (two), 91, 95 and 99 (two), very mixed condition with flaws essentially throughout, but the centering on some is decent, Fine appearance, also includes a block and two singles Postal Counterfeits (CF2 and CF3), these are fresh and Fine, Scott value in excess of $10,000.00
E. 750-1,000
1,100
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Small Classic Balance. Five used stamps with certificates, including Nos. 1d Brown Orange with double transfer, small thin and crease (2021 P.F. certificate), No. 10A with pen cancel (2021 P.F. certificate, XF 90), No. 7 with pen cancel removed (2021 P.F. certificate), No. 26A with small tear (2020 P.F. certificate), finally No. 70c with neat blue target cancel, tiny corner crease and a few scissors-blunted perfs (2016 P.F. certificate), overall an attractive certified group despite some small flaws
3,520
850
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Balance of Better Items. Dozen mostly on auction lot cards from all over the world, higher values such as two No. 1, two No. 12, two No. 40, No. 66, $3.00- $4.00, and $5.00 Columbians, and the Graf Zeppelin set, plus many medium-priced sets and singles, also a few proofs and specimens, mixed condition, five certificates accompany
E. 3,000-4,000
6,500
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Small 20th Century Mint Balance. Three items, Mint N.H. No. 346 centerline block of four, huge margins, Extremely Fine Gem, also Mint N.H. No. 371 centerline block of four, huge margins, Extremely Fine Gem, finally a White Plains sheet (630), Mint N.H., Very Fine
1,000
500
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Balance. 36 items, including No. 2 with pen cancel, unused including Nos. 235 (NH 85), 567 (NH 90), Q11 (NH 85), K18, C4 (4), few high-grade modern, few faults but most are sound and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, nine with certificates
E. 500-750
1,300
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Small Mostly Graded Balance. 14 items, including Nos. 235a (OGph 80), 246 (OG 80, natural gum wrinkle), 267 (NH 90, gum crease), 300 (NH 95), 306 (OG 98), 314 line pair (NH 95), 320 pair (NH 95), 320A (NH 95), 324 (NH 90), also ungraded pairs of Nos. 368 and 373 and ungraded singles of Nos. 370-372 (all NH), Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, nine with graded certificates, SMQ value for graded $1,390.00
E. 500-750
800
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Extensions Balance. Group of stamps run as individual lots in a prior sale but with a problem (or alleged problem), including No. 205, original gum, small corner crease, Extremely Fine appearance (2021 PFC), No. 235, Extremely Fine but corner perf crease (2021 PFC), No. 337, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine (2021 PFC, XF 90), No. 478, Mint N.H., reperfed (clear 1971 PFC and 2021 PFC as reperfed), No. E3, Mint N.H., reperfed according to 2021 P.S.E. certificate (clear 1996 PFC), No. E10, Mint N.H., reperfed according to 2021 P.S.E. certificate (clear 1999 PFC), No. 579, Mint N.H. (2021 P.S.E.)
2,515
1,300
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Error Group. Over 40, mostly modern errors, particularly imperforate coils, a few mis-perfs or color shifts, slight duplication, most Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
850
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Modern Collection, 1945-2019. In five Lighthouse hingeless albums, virtually every space filled, including the high value definitives, Priority and Express Mail stamps, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
2,200
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Modern Imperforates, 2012-2016. Collection of imperforates from uncut press sheets, appears to be complete in singles, pairs, and full panes, with some additional plate blocks and duplication of panes, contains all of the key items in singles, pairs and panes, such as five different Building of a Nation panes, Arizona Memorial, $2.00 Inverted Jenny (three panes), Glade Creek Grist Mill (two panes), and the rarest -- Columbia River Gorge is present all three ways, also some uncut press sheets including Space Exploration, Very Fine, enormous retail value
E. 1,000-1,500
4,500
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Plate Block Collection, 1890s-1940s. Each on a card, better Washington-Franklins cataloguing hundreds of dollars each, includes No. 500 (short selvage), 545, and 595, better Commemoratives, 1922 Series to $2.00, Kans.-Nebr. set complete, Air Post and other Back-of-Book, most Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine
E. 4,000-5,000
14,000
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Plate Block Collection, 1922-37. More than 100 plate blocks on album pages, some are hinged but many Mint N.H., a range of issues included with some back-of-book, including Nos. 553, 554 (two, including side large star), 576, 610, 631, 640-641, 643-646, 649-651, 696-699, back-of-book includes E11, J71, QE set, many others including National Parks, fresh and Fine-Very Fine collection
E. 750-1,000
425
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Plate Block Collection and Accumulation, 1946-2019. Neatly arranged on cards, goes right up to fairly recent (Scott No. 5361 is the latest), with all of the high-value definitives, Priority Mail, Express Mail and forever stamps, useful duplication, particularly on the more recent issues, the dollar value and up stamps usually at least three of each and sometimes more, some plate strips, most (if not all) Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
5,750
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P
Plate Proof Accumulation. More than 40 items neatly arranged on stock pages and identified by the owner, mostly plate proofs but a number of trial color proofs present as well, includes a few 1857 Issue, several 1861's with a couple trial colors including 2c Black Jack, three 1869's, the balance are Bank Note issues with a wide range including a couple Atlanta Trial Color proof blocks of four, most with large margins, a few small flaws no doubt can be found but overall a Very Fine accumulation, owner-calculated Scott value approximately $2,500.00, see our website PDF for a complete scan
E. 750-1,000
1,000
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Booklet Collection, 1914-2007. Better items include BK47 and BK48 (both with cover creases), Air Post including BKC1, BKC12 (two) and BKC17, some duplication including on the higher value Express Mail booklets, Fine-Very Fine, the catalogue value through BK305 plus all the Air Post and Insurance Stamps is about $4,800.00, the face value of the later booklets is about $1,700.00, the latter of which includes the better items such as BK159
E. 1,500-2,000
3,500
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Modern Booklet Pane Collection and Accumulation, 1950s-2020. No. 5484b is the latest, value in unfolded panes of 20 from the last 20 or so years, particularly Forever stamps (which were counted at 55c in the face value), duplication usually two to five, includes the better Forever panes that currently wholesale at a premium over face value, Fine-Very Fine, total face value exceeds $5,400.00
E. 3,000-4,000
5,000
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Modern Coil Rolls. A few dozen rolls of 50 to 500, ranging from 1c to Forever (counted at 55c), several 42c and 44c rolls of 50, a few uncounted partial rolls, Fine-Very Fine, face value
462
425
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Modern Plate Number Coil Collection. Scott album with strips of three, stockbook with strips of five and sales cards with both, including duplication, the album is lacking the better items, otherwise fairly well-filled, various strips of five including dollar values and forever stamps, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
450
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Better Sheets. Including a set of Imperforate Parks (740-749), Q1, two Recalled Legends of the West, No. 3095b pane of twenty and some others, Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
750
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Modern Mint Sheet Collection and Accumulation. Late 1940s right up to the year 2020, including Air Post issues, while there is useful value in 1960s-1990s, the main focus (and value) is in the last twenty or so years, where the collector bought multiple panes of the same stamp, a good portion of the face value is in 32c-44c Commemoratives (usually panes of twenty), plus a large number of Forever stamps (these were counted at 55c each and represent about $4,000.00 of the face value), Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, face value approximately
11,400
11,000
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Modern Mint Sheet Accumulation. Large accumulation in a banker box, sheets with denominations up to $1.00 but mostly in the 25c or less range, Very Fine, accompanied by the owner's detailed eight-page inventory, total owner calculated face value
3,100
2,700
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Dollar Value Postage. Group of modern $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $5.00, or $10.00 stamps, mostly in full panes of 20, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, face value
718
850
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Priority and Express Mail Panes. Mint N.H. mostly panes of twenty, some in ten or four, one sheet of 50, values ranging from $2.40 to $26.35, slight duplication, Fine-Very Fine, face value
6,200
5,500
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Loose Postage. In a stockbook and a small box, singles and multiples of varying sizes, we noticed several $5.00, Priority, and Express Mail stamps (the face value for these alone exceeds $300.00), Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
800
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