Sale 953 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 25-28 March, 2008
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1972
19th & 20th Century Collection. Album pages and stockbook pages of unused and used stamps, incl. nice range of classics with used Nos. 15, 17 (2), 29, 36, 38, 72, 75, 76, 112-117, 120-121, nice group of Bank Notes, later issues mostly unused incl. Columbians to 50c, Trans-Mississippi to 10c, Pan-Americans, nice group of Washington-Franklins, some plate blocks, some reference coils not counted, some flaws, some appear Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately $45,000.00
E. 5,000-7,500
9,000
1973
19th & 20th Century Collection. Scott National album of unused stamps, strength is in back-of-book incl. Air Post with Nos. C1-C6 and C18, nice showing of Special Delivery, Officials (some used), overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
3,750
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United States Collection, 1893-1952. Couple hundred unused stamps in two binders, incl. Columbians and Trans-Mississippi to 50c, Pan-Americans, Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, 1909 incl. 2c Lincoln Bluish Paper, Panama-Pacific perf 12 and 10 complete (no. 404 with A.P.S. certificate), partial 1922-25 set to $5.00 plus no. 579 ($2.00 and $5.00 Mint N.H.), two 2c Norse-American plate blocks of eight plus arrow and center line blocks of 5c, White Plains souvenir sheet, 1938 Presidentials complete plus $1.00 Watermarked, some Freaks and Errors featuring Nos. 1035 pair with vertical gutter between, 1509b and 1331-1332 var. Missing Flag on Capsule in block of nine, "G.E." postal card no. UX47, 1c-$1.00 Parcel Post and Philippines no. 236, there are a few unused (regummed) and the occasional small flaw, vast majority Fine-Very Fine, interesting lot
E. 2,000-3,000
3,500
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19th & 20th Century Collection. Scott National album of unused and used stamps, better incl. unused Columbians to 50c, Nos. 328-330, used incl. Nos. 14, 17, also some unused Bank Notes, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
0
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19th & 20th Century Collection. Scott National album of unused and used stamps, better incl. unused Columbians to 50c, Nos. 328-330, used incl. Nos. 14, 17, also some unused Bank Notes, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
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19th & 20th Century Collection. Two albums of unused and used stamps, incl. some used coils, back-of-book incl. Dues, Special Delivery, also some used of these issues, many Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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Used Collection. Scott National album of used stamps, wide range of issues represented incl. Back-of-Book, overall appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
1,300
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20th Century Collection. Homemade quadrille album pages of unused singles, blocks and coils, strength in Washington-Franklins with duplication and wide range of shades, also nice selection of 1902-08 Issue and 1922-25 Issue, better condition than most collections of this sort, Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful group
E. 7,500-10,000
10,500
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United States Dealer's Stock. Vast accumulation in fourteen boxes, thousands of items, includes used and unused 19th and 20th Century singles and covers, loads of Mint N.h. blocks of the last fifty or sixty years, covers, FDC's, FAM's, Souvenir Cards, United Nations, Booklet Panes and Complete Booklets, some decent First Issue Revenues, collection balances, stamps on old auction lot sheets, Picture Post Cards, full and part Coil Rolls, Postal stationery entires and postal cards, Back-of-the Book with Postage Dues, Officials, Newspaper and Parcel Post Issues, counter display, etc., generally less expensive material but there are better items here and there, for example, there is a thin Red Stock Book with a few stamps that the owner thought might be better, for certain is an original-gum 1c Blue Ty.IIIa No. 22, possibly original-gum No. 69, unused (no gum) 30c 1861 Re-issue (first and last faults), generally Fine-Very Fine, deserves careful viewing
E. 10,000-15,000
15,000
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Small Valuable Retail Stock. Over 100 stamps on small retail pages, virtually all unused and predominately early twentieth century to the 1920's, wide variety of issues and little duplication, better items incl. Nos. 14, 33 and 70a (used), unused 183 (original gum), 209 (original gum), 214 (Mint N.H.), 259 (original gum), 399 (Mint N.H.), 523 (used), C5 (Mint N.H.), E2 (original gum), J23 (Mint N.H.), J41 (Mint N.H.), K15 (lightly hinged), RW6 & RW31 (Mint N.H.), virtually all Fine-Very Fine with some better, with 31 P.F. or P.S.E. certificates, most are for multiples from which many of the items in the stock were removed from, a few are photocopies, a very nice compact offering of better stamps in decent quality
E. 7,500-10,000
6,000
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Dealer's Better Quality Stock. Approximately 230 items on small retail sale pages, nice variety, strong in Washington-Franklins and 1922-25 Issue, also some earlier and back-of-the-book, about 5% to 10% is used, others are mostly Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine with much in the higher grade or better, with approximately 115 P.F. or P.S.E. certificates virtually all from 2001 and 2002 (some photocopies and a number for multiples), approximate fairly priced retail
15,915
6,500
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Block and Plate Block Accumulation, 1929-83. Enormous multi-carton accumulation of probably 20,000 plate blocks and thousands of blocks and singles, arranged and identified in glassine file drawers, almost entirely commemoratives but does incl. good quantities of Regular Issues, Air Post and some Special Delivery and Special Handling, a sampling of better material incl. 30 2c Edison Coils No. 656, around 1,000 Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts stamps in singles and blocks, complete less 8c Kans. and only five 6c Kans. and four 10c Nebr., generally 30 each of others from 3c up, hundreds of 1c, 1-1/2c and 2c (fairly large quantity of these with disturbed or tropical original gum), about 30 singles each Nos. 692-701, 32 No. 734 plate blocks, probably 50 sets of singles each of Washington Bicentennial, Parks (Perforated and Farley) and Famous Americans, -1/2c-50c 1938 Presidentials about 50 to 100 singles of each value, 1954 and later Regular Issues plate blocks to $1.00 in quantity, approximately 500 No. 1075 Souvenir Sheets, 23 No. 1341 $1.00 Airlift plate blocks, 80c Hawaii No. C46 over 150 singles, there is an interesting section of couple thousand used and unused Overrun Countries Nos. 909-921 with potential of finding scarce printing varieties, naturally there are more premium items but too numerous to list in this description, some hinging throughout but the vast majority is Mint N.H., occasional flaws or toning other than Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts to be expected, this is a collector's accumulation coming from many collections purchased over several decades, it it totally unpicked, so there is potential to find gradable stamps (90 and higher) as well as varieties such as the Overrun Countries previously mentioned, massive holdings such as this one are seldom if ever seen anymore and prospective buyers should allow adequate time to view this extremely adventurous lot
E. 10,000-15,000
15,500
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Accumulation. Group of mostly unused stamps in glassines, incl. Nos. 233, 234, C1-C3, E6, nice group of used 19th Century and some nice unused 20th Century, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
0
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Air Post Collection, 1918-79. Complete on pages less Nos. C14-C15, incl. several nicely centered, especially Nos. C4 and C6, virtually all Fine-Extremely Fine
E. 400-500
450
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Postage Dues, 1879-1930. Collection of over 50 different on pages, one used, others unused and virtually all original gum (a few noted without gum), virtually complete for these years, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
1,800
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Private Vending Machine Coils. Small collection of seventeen pairs or strips of four and one block of four on pages, incl. few guide lines and paste-ups, Fine-Very Fine, there are a few reference items among these which has been taken into account for our estimate
E. 400-500
500
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Entires and Postal Cards. Hundreds of items in three boxes, mostly fairly recent issues in wholesale quantities but does incl. a stock book of 1893 Columbian Expo postal cards in complete and incomplete sets and Columbian Issue related material, also a few high value entires from the Bank Note period (most with "Specimen" ovpt.), virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
850
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Massive Dealer's Stock of United States Possessions. Many thousands of items in six cartons, incl. Canal Zone, Cuba, D.W.I., Guam, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Ryukyu Islands, incl. several nice collection balances and quite a few old auction lot sheets, Canal Zone incl. two no. CO11 on cover, better Entires, Postal Cards, Covers and FDC's, Plate No. Blocks, many on retail pages, varieties, etc., Cuba with wholesale quantities of U1, U2 and U8 entires, U.S. Administration stamps, D.W.I. some unused entires and Postal Cards and a small collection, Guam with quite a number of U.S. Administration Ovpts. to 50c and E1, Hawaii with few Numerals, better Bank Note Issues, many better Entires and Postal Cards (some in quantity) and a nice stock, great strength in Philippines with fairly strong early U.S. Administration Ovpts. with 1899 complete to $5.00 and 1903 to $2.00, plus later early Definitives, Booklet Panes with at least four of the first plus later complete booklets, 1930's-40's complete sheets, Nos. 340/353 "Specimen" Ovpts., many covers and FDC's, Air Post, Postage Dues, better Postal Cards (some in quantity) and lots of Entires, Spanish Administration and Japanese Occupation and other interesting material, Puerto Rico with Spanish and U.S. Administrations and better Entires and Postal Cards, Ryukyu Islands with later mint sheets, also a few Offices in China, generally Fine-Very Fine, one of the largest dealer's U.S. Possessions holding ever offered as one lot and full of scarce and useful material surely to please the specialist collector or dealer
E. 20,000-30,000
24,000
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Worldwide. Miscellaneous accumulation in five boxes, wide range of countries and issues, stamps and covers, virtually all less expensive material but there are occasional better, generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
1,700
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1851-69 Issue Balance. Home made album pages of used stamps, incl. Nos. 7, 9, 10A, 11A (corner margin), 12, 14-15, 17 (2), 18, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 31-33, 36-38, 63, 3c shades, 67, 75, 76, nice group of 24c 1861's incl. Steel Blue, 71, 72 (2), 86-91, 92-101, 112-122, mixed condition, few appear Fine-Very Fine, high catalogue value
E. 6,000-8,000
0
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Small Collection Balance, 1851-1926. 49 virtually all different, nearly all used stamps, incl. used Nos. 11, 32, 35, 63 (two), 68-70, 76, 78, 90, 149, 159, 184 and 210 Jumbos, 217, 291 and 311, unused incl. 24, 268, 302, 304, 320, 323, 326, 330, 368, 550, 616, 619 and 621, the unused with original gum (some Mint N.H.), slightly mixed condition, still a useful lot, incl. fifteen virtually all P.F. certificates (few P.S.E.) from the 1980's or last five years
E. 500-750
1,600
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Better Used Classic Values, 1857-95. Fourteen stamps, incl. Nos. 33, 35 (light red circular datestamp), 38 two, 68 (red grid), 69 horizontal pair (blue circular datestamp), 77, 95, 96, 117 two (one with blue target cancel), 276 and 276A, attractively centered and nearly fault-free, Fine-Very Fine appearance, nice lot
E. 1,500-2,000
1,800
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Collection Balance. 34 mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 9, 20, 145, 156, 183, 212, 219, 250, 264, 397, 399, 407, 433, K5, K9, several with certificates incl. few graded, few regummed and counted as such, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
4,700
2,100
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19th & Early 20th Century Assortment. Eighteen stamps, wide range of issues, incl. Nos. 207 vertical pair, 3c, 5c, 6c and 8c 1890 (two of the 8c), 2c Columbian vertical pair, 5c 1902 three,1c Jamestown, 7c 1922-25, 5c Hawaii Ovpt. three and 15c Special Delivery E13, o.g, a few Mint N.H., with the exception oif the 5c 1890 condition is well above average, Fine-Very Fine with a few better
1,118
450
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Better Used Value). Nine items, incl. Nos. 11, 33, 35, 70, 75, 77, 134, 209 and 214, all well-centered and most with large margins, no. 206 a huge Jumbo, virtually fault free, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,776
1,100
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Better Used Balance. 18 items, incl. Nos. 234, 281, 294, 299, 303, 323, 372, 379, 415, 425e, 428, 478, 583, 588, 610, 724, virtually all with superior centering and in sound condition, a highly desirable group
E. 300-400
225
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Classics Balance. Four used stamps, Nos. 9, 11 in Brownish Carmine shade with blue cancel, 15 and 156, generally Very Fine or better, No. 11 with P.F. certificate
354
250
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High Quality Group. Eleven items, two used, incl. Nos. 63, 236 (used), 279, 294, 300, 301 (block of four), 425 (pair), 489, 662 (used), 666 and 676, the unused are mostly Mint N.H., Very Fine-Extremely Fine lot, no. 63 with 2003 P.F. certificate, Nos. 294, 300 and 676 P.F. or P.S.E. certificates (2000-2003) as multiples
811
375
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Graded Balance. Eleven Mint N.H. stamps, incl. Nos. 621 (90), 697 (95), 711 (90), 859 (95), 927 (95), 1053 (98), 1066 (95), C16 (80), RW54 (98), RW60 (98) and RW61 (98), each with 2007 P.S.E. certificate, SMQ $795.00 for priced stamps
E. 500-750
375
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20th Century Balance, 1922-64. Couple hundred stamps in Lighthouse hingeless album, incl. 1922-25 Regular Issue virtually complete to $5.00, five souvenir sheets, 1938 Presidentials to $5.00, lightly hinged No. C3 with 1988 P.F. certificate and a few other slightly premium items, virtually all Mint N.H. and Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
600
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Balance of Odeneal Extension Lots. 24 items originally offered in our Sale 941, virtually all with current certificates from either P.F. or P.S.E. which in many cases contradict older certificates, few mention small flaws but many were returned due to hinging or reperfing issues, better items incl. unused Nos. 11, 24, 30, 179, 206, 211, 226, 282C, 333, 337, 339, 351, 358, 395, 419, 429, 437, 446, 464, 466, 518, 533, 545, 634, all are beautiful with Very Fine or Extremely Fine centering, a great opportunity to acquire a large group of desirable stamps
E. 2,000-3,000
0
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Balance. Ten items, mostly failed extensions and all with current P.S.E. or P.F. certificates, incl. Nos. 206, 211, 236, 246, 367, 438, 457 pair, two fake coils, another fake, few appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 150-200
500
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Extensions Balance. Two used items, incl. No. 22 with tiny toned spot and No. 122 with tiny break in grill, appear Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificates
2,950
850
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Extensions Balance. Two items, incl. Nos. 226 and 599A pair, both lightly hinged and with 2006 P.F. certificates (former graded XF-Superb 95)
465
800
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High Values. Two no. 460, one 478 and three 480, also incl. unused (no gum) block of no. 431, some small faults, Fine-Very Fine appearance
4,110
950
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Balance. Seven items, incl. unused Nos. 545, 546, O7, PR86, used No. R43a (not counted), two used Postal Stationery items incl. 3c Star Die with Langton's imprint, faults, appear Fine
1,275
250
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Small Balance. 19 stamps, incl. used Nos. 119 (2, one with part captured imprint), E3, O68 with red cancel, unused Nos. 297, C3, some faults, some appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
0
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Plate Blocks Balance. Fifteen Mint N.H. plate blocks, incl. Nos. 383, 553, 575-577, 611, 614, 617, 628, E16-E19, Q1 and QE3, much nicer condition than usually found, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, three with P.S.E. certificates
980
550
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United Nations Accumulation. Several thousand virtually all Mint N.H. stamps arranged and identified in glassines, noteworthy are 40 sets of singles and fourteen sets of Mint Inscription blocks of four or six of First Issue Nos. 1-11, other better early issues in various quantities, Nos. 29-30 six sets of inscription blocks, only one no. 38 souvenir sheet (used), thereafter thousands more to no. 309 and C1-C33, also a little Offices in Geneva Nos. 1-83 with three sets of First Issue Nos. 1-14 in Mint Inscription blocks of four or six, Fine-Very Fine, excellent stock
E. 750-1,000
700
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United Nations and Israel. Collection and accumulation in a carton, U.N. incl. three volume collection from 1951-80 with no. 38 Souvenir Sheet, over 250 First Day covers, plus stock of blocks, sheets and souvenir sheets, Israel with some singles, blocks and plate blocks, tab strips and First Day covers, virtually all common material but adds up by volume, also incl. is an attractive one volume collection of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair with some better varieties, the unused is virtually all Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine lot
E. 500-750
500
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Literature, Dealer's Working Library. Three cartons containing books, auction catalogs, handbooks, etc. relating to United States, United States Postal Stationery and U.S. Possessions Philately, incl. four volume Color In Philately, Roy White, Plating The Hawaiian Numerals, Westerberg, United States Postage Stamps 1902-1935, Johl (reprint), Essays For U.S. Adhesive Postage Stamps, Brazer (reprint), New York Foreign Mail Cancellations, Waud-Van Vlissingen, The United States One Cent Stamp of 1851-1861, Neinken, three-volume The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Brookman, Sloane's Column, also better Siegel Auction Catalogs such as three-volume Honolulu Advertiser Hawaii, three-volume David Golden Carriers & Locals and The Zoellner Collection (complete U.S. incl. 1c Z Grill), also many handbooks, etc., useful library and mostly Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
700
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Caspary Foreign Auctions. Four complete sets of privately bound catalogues, each complete for the foreign countries sold by Harmer's, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
120
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Literature Accumulation. Dozens of volumes of auction catalogues, reference works and other odds and ends, many originally from the library of the Weill Brothers, incl. Westerberg Hawaii, Crocker Hawaii Numerals book, Towle railroad book, few Billig's Handbooks and Stamp Specialists, Chase 3c book (7 copies), Skinner-Eno, Boggs Canada 2-vol. set, Dietz book, Napier Brazil book, several better auction catalogues incl. Stephen Brown, Knapp, many Dale-Lichtenstein (24 from older series of sales plus several from more recent group), approximately 26 Lilly catalogues, many Caspary foreign sales, also group of Perry's Pat Paragraphs handbooks, few Bolaffi yearbooks, few flaws to be expected incl. some with notations, overall a wonderful group
E. 1,000-1,500
950
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