Cancellation Collection and Accumulation. Over 2,000 used stamps in one thick binder, primarily 1c-3c Large Bank Notes but also incl. some 3c 1851-61's, a rather interesting group of 1c and 2c 1890-93 Small Bank Notes, 2c First Bureaus, a few 2c Columbians and some early Postage Dues, generally the cancellations are the usually seen Numerals, Grids, Targets, Colored and Odd Corks but there still is a fairly decent amount of better Fancy Cancels scattered throughout, largely Fine-Very Fine, a real "old time" hoard and not often seen offered for sale at auction, a real cancellation collector's paradise

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Cancellation Collection, 1890-98. 63 used stamps, 35 from the 1890-93 Small Bank Note Issue, balance from the Bureau era, virtually all Fancy Type cancellations, apparently all different, incl. a really nice array of Stars, some Letters, Maltese Crosses, Shield, Wheel of Fortune, Geometrics, Mask or Jack-O-Lantern, "CAR 1" in oval grid, and others, generally Fine-Very Fine, this later period of Fancy Cancels is more limited in scope and considerably more difficult to find due to the heavy use of ordinary machine cancels in this period

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Local Precancels, 1904-38. Approximately 120 displayed on stock sheets, incl. 1c-3c and 10c Louisiana Purchase, 1c-5c Jamestown, 1909 2c Lincoln and Alaska-Yukon imperforates (latter pair), Panama-Pacific with 1c-5c and 10c Orange Perf. 12 and 1c-5c Perf 10 (some duplication), 2c Hardings, 1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon and Norse American, 1c-$2.00 1922-25 and complete 1938 Presidentials, virtually all Fine-Very Fine, scarce material not often seen in today's market

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Mint Stock. Probably 500 or more stamps on stock pages in one binder, incl. a few Columbians to 15c, ten Bureaus to 15c, 4c Trans-Mississippi, one or two each Pan-Americans, ten 1902-03 incl. 13c-50c, 10c Louisiana Purchase, better later 2c and 5c Commemoratives, some Kans.-Nebr. Ovpts., four sets of Bicentennials, few Souvenir Sheets, and later to the 1950's, Air Post with a few better early issues then some face value material, all nice looking stamps with much Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine with the vast majority Very Fine and better, ideal better quality material for a dealer's stock

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Used and Unused Stock, 1893-1940. Incl. 100 or more 1c-50c Columbian, some 1c-50c Trans-Mississippi, probably ten sets of Pan-Americans, four to 20 each 1c-$1.00 1902-03, eight to ten sets each Louisiana Purchase and Jamestown, 1909 Commemoratives, some Panama-Pacific and Washington-Franklins, then jumps to mid-1930's through Famous Americans, also some early "culls", a sprinkling of Back-of-the-Book and an interesting small collection of fancy cancels from 1861-95 with a few later, condition is very mixed but careful examination will reveal a fair amount of Fine-Very Fine, interesting old-time accumulation

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Unused Collection Balance, 1916-91. Couple hundred stamps on White Ace pages, incl. 1922-25 to $5.00, 1923-26 Perf. 10, 1938 Presidentials, better 1920's Commemoratives, White Plains Souvenir Sheet, the regulars and commemoratives end at 1939, Air Post from 1918 to 1991 complete less the 1930 Graf Zeppelins, Fine-Very Fine, nice clean balance lot

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"Investment" Portfolio. Over 30 items purchased by the owner from several different sources for over $20,000, incl. 3c 1861, 1c-50c Columbian, 1c-$2.00 Trans-Mississippi, 25c Honey Bee error No. 2281b, 1c Jefferson coil pair freak centering, four 1984 Kittinger Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight covers (2,992 carried) and four Angola 15k Dale Earnhart sheetlets of twelve (two each perf and imperforate), condition is all over the place and the cost bears no relation to real values, for example the 25c Honey Bee Error which catalogs $50.00 was sold to the investor for $1,500, the souvenir balloon covers at $600.00 each, the freak perforated 1c Jefferson coil (retail maybe $5 to $10) for $1,100, the $2.00 Trans-Mississippi (original gum, perfs close to touch) for $4,900 as the "Error in Clouds" variety and so on -- the philatelic equivalent of sub-prime mortgage bonds and credit-default swaps -- this lot should really be used as evidence in the indictment of the source

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Souvenir Sheet Accumulation. Over 130, incl. twelve No. 730, three No. 731, 48 No. 735, 26 No. 750 and 48 No. 751, also a few used 1c and 3c Chicago sheets, two No. 630 White Plains Souvenir Sheets (some toning) and five No. CE2 plate blocks of ten, some of the Nos. 750-751 are Mint N.H., virtually all Fine-Very Fine

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Wholesale Imperforates. Hundreds between Nos. 383 to 577, nine different but mostly Nos. 383, 481-482 and 575-577, vast majority Mint N.H. and Very Fine

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Extensions Balance. Two items, incl. No. 24 with original gum (sound, lightly hinged) and No. 15 with face-free circular datestamp and faint pressed crease, Very Fine appearance, with current certificates

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Extensions Balance. Three items, incl. No. 1 with blue grid, small corner crease; No. 38 with circular datestamp and single added perf, last is No. 244 with lightened cancel, all appear Fine-Very Fine, each with current certificate, the second with two previous clean certificates

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Extensions Balance. Eight items offered in our recent auctions and which either failed to find a home or was returned for an issue, incl. Nos. 20 (small tear), 37 (altered perfs), 116 (reperfed), 117 with blue cancel (faint toned spot), 234 (reperfed), most with earlier clean certificates

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Extensions Balance. 13 lots which were run as individual lots in our auctions and which have received certificates differing from our descriptions, mostly reperfed incl. Nos. 189, 276, 220c and 311, few regummed incl. Nos. RW1 with plate no., 113, few others incl. No. 11A with disturbed original gum and No. 73 with two light toned spots, few are with clean certificates but of insufficient value to offer as lots, overall appear Fine-Very Fine

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Small Balance of Better Items. Seven different, incl. No. 188 with cancel removed (appears unused), 239 original gum huge centered Jumbo (reperfed top), 293 unused (no gum, reperfed left), 337 block of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., 439, C3 "Fast Plane" and C14 unused (regummed), useful lot

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Nice Quality Unused Group. Nearly 20 different, incl. 4c 1890-93, 4c Columbian, 3c-6c 1902-03, Nos. 314 and 320a pairs and later to the 1902's, virtually all Mint N.H. or appear so, lovely Very Fine-Extremely Fine lot with some stamps for potential grading

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Small Used Group. Eleven stamps, incl. Nos. 17, 71, 75, 87, 117, 165, 190, three Rotary Coil singles and O13, all with exceptional margins and/or centering, mixed condition but all appear Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Nos. 87, 117 and 190 with 2003 or 2008 P.F. certificates (first two reperfs, last small thin spot), nice looking lot with much eye-appeal

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Used Classics, 1867-73. Seven stamps, six different, incl. Nos. 96-98, 115, 134 and 161, extra No. 98, variety of cancels, No. 96 with pretty red grid, one No. 98 with huge right straddle margin, overall Fine-Very Fine

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Better Unused Values, 1875-1912. Eleven stamps, eight different (three are pairs), No. 178 unused (no gum), E1 original gum, lightly hinged, others, which incl. 208a (light crease), 230, 286, 304, 379 (last three pairs), and 414 are all Mint N.H. or so lightly hinged as to appear Mint N.H., mostly Fine but Nos. 178, 414 and E1 are beautifully margined and centered, exceptional examples, No. 230 with photocopy of 2008 P.S.E. certificate for block of four (bottom right stamp)

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Small Late 19th Century Balance, 1890-98. Eleven items, incl. o.g. No. 228 with top selvage, original gum No. 233 with bottom plate no. 19 selvage, balance Trans-Mississippi Issue with 2c single and imprint and plate no. 640 block of four and 5c single (these three items original gum), four used 4c-50c values, the 50c beautifully centered but tiny trivial thin speck, generally Fine-Very Fine

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Better Quality Mint Assortment. 19 items, 16 Mint N.H., nice variety, virtually all Very Fine with quite a few better, with eleven certificates (some photocopies and nine are for multiples from which the stamps offered here were removed), No. 619 graded VF-XF 85 and E19 Superb 98

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Better Commemoratives, 1893-1904. 21 different, incl. Nos. 230-236, 238-239, 285-287, 289-290, 294-295, 297and 323-326, apparently all Mint N.H. (a couple with slight gum disturbances), No. 239 noticeable inclusion, couple others natural gum bends, otherwise Fine-Very Fine

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Selection of Better Items, 1907-54. Twelve different, incl. Nos. 330, 335, 399-400A, 403, 420, 518, 571, 701, 1053 and C4, some Mint N.H., No. 403 reperfed, otherwise Fine-Very Fine

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Better Mint Never-Hinged Assortment. 20 nice quality stamps, thirteen different, 18 Mint N.H., incl. Nos. 493 pair, 664, 679, 701, 1053 and Q5, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with eleven P.S.E. certificates from 2003-2007 (mostly 2007), few are for multiples, seven with grades between 85 to 95

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Early 20th Century Commemoratives. 26 stamps, 23 different, incl. Nos. 323-330, 368-373 and 397-403, 1909 Imperforates are pairs, couple small faults and couple reperfs, otherwise Fine-Very Fine

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Better Early 20th Century Values, 1909-25. Six different, incl. Nos. 369, 480, 523-524 and 547, Fine-Very Fine, nearly all in the higher grade

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Better Dollar Values. Five different, incl. Nos. 460, 479-480, 524 and 547, No. 460 disturbed original gum, 479 unused (regummed), first three slightly off-quality, Fine-Very Fine appearance, last two sound, 547 Very Fine, 524 Extremely Fine

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Tiny Balance. Six items, incl. used singles of Nos. 218 and C1-C3, used block No. 284 and unused No. K2 (glazed original gum), the used block is nicely centered and scarce, the used single 218 has unusually large margins and pleasing centering, Fine-Very Fine

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Faulty Balance. Probably 200 used stamps on stock sheets, starts with a 5c Brown No. 1 with blue and ms. cancels (truncate corners), rest is 19th to early 20th in rough condition with a few exceptions

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Miscellaneous Balance. Carton of material, incl. approximately $425.00 face value postage with a few slight premium, used C1-C6, C18 plus a C18 Cacheted Flown cover, some 1938 Presidential plate blocks to 30c, nearly complete set of Farley Parks plate blocks of six, some Back-of-the-Book with Special Delivery plate blocks, some Postage Dues, few Officials, Duck Stamps, Federal and State Revenues, Special Event and First Day Covers, Censored Mail and more, lastly, there is an attractive old English Brass Letter Scale, interesting lot with a fair amount of interesting and useful material to be found

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Postal and Collector Forgeries. Nine items, incl. old lithographic forgeries of Scott Nos. 2, 39 (two), 244 and 245, all with fake cancels, earlier 20th Century 2c Washington Scott Type A157 (similar to No. 583), The Boston or New York forgery, Mint N.H. and beautifully centered, perf 14, with Varro Tyler article not mentioning the perf 14 variety which is mentioned by Petschel in "Spurious Stamps", lastly more modern vintage postal forgeries with unused (no gum) imperforate vertical and horizontal pairs of No. 1510, reasonably good facsimiles and would probably fool the general public, and a perforated block of four of No. 1618, Mint N.H., not as well executed as the 10c but a passable job that would fool many, very interesting and desirable lot for the specialist

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Republican National Convention Guest Ticket, St. Louis Mo., 1896. 6 x 2-7/8 in., unused with stub at right, black on oriental buff with attractive illustrations of the Ead's Bridge (as on Scott No. 293) and General Grant's Log Cabin in St. Louis, Very Fine

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