Sale 982 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 16-18 December, 2009
Category — Group Lots
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6223
P
Plate Proofs, 1869-90 Issues. 15 items, virtually all blocks of four and virtually all on India Paper, incl. Nos. 112P3 and 115P3, others 1870-81 Bank Notes except for 4c 1890, virtually all Very Fine-Extremely Fine
E. 500-750
1,400
6224
TC
Trial Color Plate Proofs. Five different black 1873 Bank Notes and five different 1c-12c 1869 Pictorial Atlanta plate proofs, three of these close to just in at bottom, Fine lot
E. 100-150
225
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P
Die Proofs. Twelve, eleven different, incl. large die Nos. 112P1, 151P1, 154P1, 213P1, 217P1 and 222P1, Small Dies with two Nos. 77P2, 163P2, 205P2, 207P2-208P2, most large dies on original card, No. 213P1 couple punctures well clear of design, some other faults, mostly light staining, majority Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
550
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P
Plate Proofs on India Paper. Eleven items, incl. 1861 5c First (two shades), 12c and 90c, No. 62BP3, 121P3, four 210P3 and 212P3, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
550
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Bank Note Plate Proofs on India Paper. Four multiples, incl. Nos. 158P3 and 160P3 Imprint and plate no. strips of six, 159P3 imprint strip of three and 183P3 top imprint and plate no. 412 block of twelve (couple creases between pairs), couple 7c with small gum soaked hinging translucencies, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine
E. 300-400
500
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Plate Proofs on India Paper, 1870-90 Issues. Seven blocks of four, incl. Nos. 156P3, two 205P3, 206P3, 213P3 and 221P3-222P3, Very Fine lot
E. 300-400
325
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P
Plate Proofs on Card, 1861-88 Issues. 53 items on pages, few duplicates, incl 1857 Reprints, 1861 (ten different), 1873 Bank Notes, 1883-88 complete less No. 212,
3,205
900
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Essays Accumulation. Over 30 items, incl. Nos. 63-E2d, 72-E5a in Dark Blue, three 12c Z Grill plate essays on tinted paper, 121-E1p, 121-E1s, Experimental Sensitive Ink varieties, 73-E3-73-E5 strip of three in Blue on white wove, 1877 Philadelphia Bank Note "side-by-side" dies, 223-E9 and more, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, useful lot for the specialist
E. 750-1,000
1,300
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Proofs and "Specimen" Ovpt. Accumulation. Over 40 items, some duplication, incl. six 30c 1869 Pictorial (some different printings), 113P3 block of four, 158P1, eight 1870-81 Bank Note Issues blocks of four, 90c "August" plate proof on India (large tear), Bank Note "Specimens" and "Samples" lower values and 2c Lincoln No. 367 large die, off card and cut down, mixed condition, still much Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
800
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United States Used Classics, 1851-60 Issues. About 60 stamps, many 1c Blue and 10c Green issues, also six 3c and one 12c, many plated, some better types, very mixed quality
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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Fancy Cancellations on 1857-79 Issues. 20 different, incl. Canton Miss. Lyre (1981 A.P.S. certificate), Chicopee, Mass. Star of David, woodcut crude "NIX" between two half-circles, No. 73 Shield and bold Cross, 76 "PAID", Shamrock, Knoxville Tenn. Horse's Head, Stylized U.S. Coin (shield and wreath), "H.P. 68" (High Point N.C.) in interrupted circle (two different types), 115 star, 160 perfect bold New York Foreign Mail Star and blue "POD" Monogram, 184 with two Large Shields and a Skull and Crossbones, virtually all excellent strikes, handsome and scarce lot
E. 750-1,000
0
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1870-1890 Bank Note Issues Balance. 39 stamps and a block of four on stock sheets, range of issues incl. No. 183 original gum, No. 206 block of four (h.r.), No. 217 original gum (reperfed), No. 222 Blackish Brown (Mint N.H., P.F. cert), No. 226 (Mint N.H., P.F. cert), No. 227, many others, some with faults but a number are sound, five certificates accompany
E. 500-750
1,500
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U.S. Commemoratives, 1893-1920 Issues. Over 70 stamps, incl. 1c-$1.00 Columbian, 1c-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi, complete Pan-American, Louisiana Purchase, 1909, Jamestown, Panama-Pacific and Pilgrim, slight duplication, mixed condition incl. regumming, no gum, etc. (No. 293 with bottom margins added), Good-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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19th & 20th Century Balance. More than 500 stamps arranged on stock sheets, from Bank Notes to 1920's and few back-of-book, numerous unused (almost all no gum) examples of Nos. 206, 212 and 213 including couple pairs and strips of three, low value Columbians, 1902, Pan-Americans, few Washington-Franklins, condition decidedly mixed
E. 300-400
1,400
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Graded Stamps Balance. 21 Mint N.H. stamps, each P.S.E. certified and graded, incl. Nos. 619 (XF-Superb 98), 743 (2, both encapsulated, XF-Superb 98), 745-749 (each encapsulated, XF-Superb 98) and full set 909-921(all Gem 100, 6 are encapsulated), a superb group, total SMQ value $2,620.00
51
0
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Miscellaneous Balance. Two No. 1053 plate no. blocks of four, four $5.00 Moore plate blocks, No. 304P2 off-card, blank test booklet for No. 1036, 1284b miscut booklet pane, 1451a block of four with dramatic color shift on top right stamp, Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
325
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Better Plate Blocks. Seven items, incl. Nos. 516, 569, 611-612, 620-621, the 30c 1922-25 Mint N.H., also incl. extra 621 plate block with some light toning, others Fine-Very Fine
2,650
425
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Modern Errors. Ten Mint N.H. color omitted modern errors, incl. Nos. 1362b, 1420a, 1473a, 1501a, 1557a, 1690a, 1926a, 2014a, 2045a and J89a, each on a stock card with normal stamp for comparison, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a most attractive group
3,625
1,300
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Modern Errors. 19 different, some duplication, nearly all confined to the No. 1058a to 1579a catalog number range, incl. imperforates, part perforated and few missing colors, virtually all Mint N.H. and Very Fine
4,120
900
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Major Errors and Varieties. Couple dozen items on pages, incl. joint line pairs of Nos. 1304b (1976 P.F. certificate), 1299a, 1518b, 1616a, strips of four Nos. 1058a, 1304b and 1305a, imperforate between pairs nos. 805b and C23a, color omitted No. 1271a, also 2c Columbian block of four with "Broken Hat", No. 523 block of four with private roulette and No. 700 top right plate no. 20552 block of twelve showing cracked plate in pos. 30, virtually all Mint N.H. and Very Fine
E. 500-750
800
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Air Post Accumulation. Incl. 1918-23 with two No. C2, four to twelve each of others, twelve C18 and plate blocks of Nos. C7-C12, C20-C22 and C24, mixed condition generally Fine-Very Fine, also incl. 39 used Nos. C1-C6 in various quantities
E. 500-750
1,300
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Revenue Stock. Old time holding in one stockbook, largely First Issue and Proprietary, incl. Nos. R11b on old photo, R37b strip of five, R38c block of ten in a pretty powder blue shade (ms. line cancels), R66a block of six, R97c vertical pair, unused R159 (disturbed original gum) and used singles of R159-R160, Proprietary with several 5c First Issue as well as a 50c single (faults), good showing of 1875-81 Issue with nearly complete roulettes featuring a 3c RB13c pair, also two RB19b, other Revenue topics are present from small representations to a scattering, we do note a single RF12 Playing Cards among them, there is also a fairly substantial group of Battleships and some nice cancels here and there, somewhat mixed condition with much Fine-Very Fine, a really fun lot for the Revenue enthusiast
E. 2,000-3,000
3,000
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United States Collection, 1851-1920's. Approximately 110 virtually all different used and unused stamps neatly displayed on a stock sheet and in a small stockbook, almost without exception better items, used incl. Nos. 12, 15, 29, 37, 64, 67, 72, 78, 95-97, 99-101, 115, 117-122, 137, 139, 141, 143-144, 153, 166, 240, 278, 291, LO2 on piece with red Kensington Pa. circular datestamp and CSA No. 1, unused incl. Nos. 301c, 327 Mint N.H. block of four, 358, 369, 399, 419, C5, J21, K15-K16, some better Officials, PR73-PR77, PR79 ($6.00, $24.00 and $36.00 with o.g.), condition is very mixed, Good-Very Fine, considerable catalog value
E. 5,000-7,500
6,000
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Used U.S. Collection, 1857-1920. Hundreds of stamps in several volumes, loads of fancy cancellations, better stamps as Nos. 9 (ex Koppersmith, P.F. certificate), 12 (faults), 15, 20, 29, 30A, 36-37, 67, 72, 75, 77, 83, 96-98, two 115, three 116, 117-120, two 121 (one with 1998 P.S.E. certificate), 138, other better Large Bank Notes, 292, etc., used air Post with C1-C6, Special Delivery and Postage Due, decent collection of used Officials with values to 90c and quite a few Fancy Cancellations, collection of Duck stamps (1934-84, mostly singed with some duplication), some covers, virtually all 20th century featuring some 1930's era Fancy Cancels, unused Postal Stationery and a small modern Foreign collection, "old time" quality for the most part, still much Fine-Very Fine, useful lot with many interesting items to be found when going through this valuable lot
E. 4,000-5,000
0
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Plate Number Block Collection, 1923-38. Virtually complete for these years with a few earlier, incl. better as 571, 612, 614-620, 622-623, 701, 704-715, 2c Reds, Farley Parks, 1938 Presidential to $5.00, Air Post with C7-C12, C16, C20-C22, C24, and more, also No. 572 block of four and complete Air Post singles less the 1930 Graf zeppelins, many Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, nice lot
E. 1,500-2,000
2,200
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U.S. Accumulation, 1857-1895. Over 80 items neatly displayed on two stock sheets, incl. used Nos. 37, 64, 64b, 67, 72, 93 block, part original gum 96, used 99-100, 119, unused 123, many Bank Notes with Nos. 149 and 151 unused (no gum), eight and six respectively, also single Nos. 150, 153 and 162, blocks of four and six of No. 153 with small ms. "x" cancels removed, used with 17 90c either No. 155 or 166, unused 15c and 30c Columbian and used $1.00 and $2.00, variable condition as would be expected for this type of lot and a few of the unused may be lightly cancelled, high catalog value
E. 2,000-3,000
4,500
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U.S. Accumulation. Stockbook with unused (some with cancels removed) from 1861-1920, mostly off-center, faults, no gum etc., ten to twelve each of the five 1933-34 Souvenir Sheets, three White Plains Souvenir sheets, five sets of Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts., two to five each 1922-25 to $5.00, two sets of Nos. 581-591, ten to 15 each Nos. 616, 619, 621 and 646, various Farley items, 1920's-30's blocks, plate blocks, sheets and part sheets, many better, Air Post singles, Officials, complete uncut sheet of 400 of No. 482, and an interesting color shift on a complete pane of 32 of No. 1386, except for some condition issues a useful and valuable stock with much Fine-Very Fine
E. 5,000-7,500
13,500
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U.S. Accumulation. Valuable and compact offering in glassines and on approval cards, singles incl. Nos. 230-241, 285-291, 294-299, 571-573 (two to three each) and two F1, Blocks of Four 285-286, 368, 371, 373, 399, 591, 621, 646, WX1 and WX2, Plate Blocks of 367, 370, 372, 398, 538, 540, 550, 616, 619, 620-621, 646, 674 and Q3 imprint and plate no. block of ten, also noted are 348 guide line strip of four, 446 guide line pair, used guide line strip of 483 with Mail-O-Meter Ty. IV perforations, 319q booklet pane, a few better used with Nos. 62B (faults), 242, 292, 313 and 523 these four heavy cancels, etc.), finally there are three Mint N.H. United Nations No. 38 Souvenir Sheet,
E. 5,000-7,500
3,750
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U.S. Accumulation. Over 30 items, incl. 16 miscellaneous plate proofs with Nos. 4P3 and 121P3-122P3, stamps with No. 37 (slight "changeling" color), 65, 69 no gum (possibly used), 159 original gum, 292 original gum (small thin spots), 298 Mint N.H., 299 regummed, 630 (slight overall toning), E12 block of four and E13 plate no. block of six, the used incl. No. 35, block of 36B and a 95 with barest trace of cancel (some residual gum soaks in grill), also a few 19th century covers and some miscellaneous Canal Zone featuring a Fine No. 94, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
2,100
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U.S. Stock. Many thousands of used and unused stamps crammed into an absolutely bulging Elbe stockbook, 1917 to 1938 Presidential, 1918-83 Air Post, 1885-1971 Special Delivery, Parcel Post, Parcel Post Postage Due and Special Handling, includes many better stamps in quantities too numerous to mention and has to be carefully viewed to be really appreciated, this is a 40-plus year accumulation and totally untouched, quality varies somewhat but still the majority is Fine-Very Fine or better, stocks such as this are virtually non-existent today
E. 7,500-10,000
9,000
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20th Century Accumulation. Over 200 virtually all unused on a stock page, 1920's and 30's, incl. singles, blocks and couple plate blocks, better singles incl. flat plate coils, Nos. 440, 547, three 517 and two 518, couple sets 581-591, 679, C18, blocks with three 550, 578-579, 612, plate blocks with 550, 577 5-Point Star and 612, better used with Nos. 500 block of four, 523 and 614-619, slightly mixed condition, nearly all Fine-Very Fine, useful lot
E. 1,500-2,000
1,500
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Puerto Rico Collection. About 60 used and unused items on pages, 1899 Issue complete used and unused with angle varieties, same for the three Postage Dues, few blocks of four, imprint and plate no. strips of three for the regular issues less the 8c and a 2c 1900 imprint and plate no. block of six, also small group of Rectified Spirits stamps, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
425
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United Nations Stock, 1951-85. Thousands of Mint N.H. stamps in three stockbooks (two U.N. New York, other Geneva with a little Vienna), generally there are 30 to 50 of each, especially among the first 50 stamps, with slightly smaller quantities in the later years, there are no No. 38 Souvenir sheets (one used), overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
225
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