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United States Stamps continued...

Air Post
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1059 nh 24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3).> Mint N.H., <vignette shifted significantly upwards> (high-flyer), bright colors, wide margins, Very Fine and choice24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Mint N.H., vignette shifted significantly upwards (high-flyer), bright colors, wide margins, Very Fine and choice (Image)

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 150.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1060 ng 24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3).> Unused (no gum), showing <fast plane variety> with plane shifted all the way to the perforations at left, Very Fine, this is surely the fastest plane weve ever encountered, with 1994 P.F. certificate, Sc24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Unused (no gum), showing fast plane variety with plane shifted all the way to the perforations at left, Very Fine, this is surely the fastest plane we've ever encountered, with 1994 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal (Image)

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 70.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1061 ogbl 24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, Grounded Plane Variety (C3 var).> Block of four showing guide line at bottom, vignette shifted downward well into Cents, lightly hinged, bottom right stamp has thin spot<><>^VERY FINE. A RARE AND EXHIBIT-WO24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, Grounded Plane Variety (C3 var). Block of four showing guide line at bottom, vignette shifted downward well into "Cents", lightly hinged, bottom right stamp has thin spot

VERY FINE. A RARE AND EXHIBIT-WORTHY BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1918 24-CENT FIRST AIR POST ISSUE GROUNDED PLANE VARIETY.

The true Grounded Plane stamps, in which the wheels of the plane break thru the top of "Cents", come from portions of three sheets. The discovery sheet was owned and broken up by J. Klemann of Nassau Stamp Company. A second sheet was discovered in 1946 and sold in the Thomas A. Matthews sale (H.R. Harmer, Nov. 4, 1964), where it was purchased by Georges A. Medawar, publisher of Sanabria Airmail Catalogue. In Linn's Stamp News of April 21, 1986, specialist Joseph R. Kirker Jr. published his research revealing a third source of this variety. (Image)

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 E. 15,000-20,000

SOLD for $18,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1062 og 24c Carmine Rose & Blue, Center Inverted (C3a).> Position 36, single light hinge mark, the gum and paper are fresh and bright, brilliant colors<><>^FRESH AND FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 24-CENT INVERTED JENNY ERROR. WITHOUT Q24c Carmine Rose & Blue, Center Inverted (C3a). Position 36, single light hinge mark, the gum and paper are fresh and bright, brilliant colors

FRESH AND FINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 24-CENT INVERTED "JENNY" ERROR. WITHOUT QUESTION THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS STAMP IN AMERICAN PHILATELY.

According to Jenny by George Amick (Amos Press, 1986), the original sheet of 100 Inverted "Jenny" stamps was purchased for $24 by William T. Robey at the New York Avenue Branch Post Office window in Washington D.C., on May 14, 1918, one day after the stamp was first placed on sale at the main post office. On May 20, Robey sold his sheet for $15,000 to Eugene Klein, a Philadelphia stamp dealer. Klein had already arranged to sell the sheet to Col. Edward H. R. Green for $20,000. Colonel Green instructed Klein to divide the Inverted "Jenny" sheet into singles and blocks, and to sell all but a few key position blocks.

It is well-known among stamp specialists and professionals that examples of the Inverted "Jenny" come in different grades of freshness and condition. Many of the original 100 stamps were mistreated by collectors during the years, despite the stamps' rarity and value. Colonel Green himself allowed moisture to affect some of the stamps he retained. Other examples have become slightly toned from improper storage and climatic conditions. Hinge removal has caused thins and creases in numerous stamps, and a few have been "lost" to philately -- or nearly so, as in the case of the copy swept up in a vacuum cleaner.

The stamp offered here, Position 36, is exceptionally fresh and very lightly hinged. It was part of the Sidney A. Hessel collection sold by H. R. Harmer (Part 3, November 305, 1976, lot 1075). Hessel, a long-time collector, might have been the first person to acquire this position when the sheet was broken up by Eugene Klein in 1918 (there is no sale record prior to Hessel's ownership). This would explain its exceptionally fresh condition and the presence of a single faint hinge mark. After the Hessel sale, the stamp was owned by Kenneth Wenger, a New Jersey stamp dealer and investor. It eventually became part of the Windsor collection, which was acquired intact by Perry Hansen.

Ex Hessel, Wenger and Windsor. With 1978, 1996 and 2008 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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 400,000.00

SOLD for $337,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1063 nh 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15).> Mint N.H., well-centered, bright and fresh, Very Fine-Extremely Fine65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Mint N.H., well-centered, bright and fresh, Very Fine-Extremely Fine (Image)

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 2,600.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1064 nh 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15).> Mint N.H. matched set of bottom plate no. singles, $1.30 usual couple light natural gum bends, post-office fresh and Very Fine65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Mint N.H. matched set of bottom plate no. singles, $1.30 usual couple light natural gum bends, post-office fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 2,600.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1065 og 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15).> Matched set of top margin plate no. singles, 65c lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice set65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Matched set of top margin plate no. singles, 65c lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice set (Image)

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 2,600.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1066 nh 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15).> Matched set of bottom plate no. singles, stamps Mint N.H., 65c tear in selvage with hinge sliver, few natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine set65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Matched set of bottom plate no. singles, stamps Mint N.H., 65c tear in selvage with hinge sliver, few natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine set (Image)

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 2,600.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1067   65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15).> 65c and $2.60 with plate nos., <each stamp signed by Dr. Huge Eckner,> few flaws, still Very Fine, scarce set signed by Eckner who was the head of the Zeppelin company and commander on most of the record-breaking f65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c and $2.60 with plate nos., each stamp signed by Dr. Huge Eckner, few flaws, still Very Fine, scarce set signed by Eckner who was the head of the Zeppelin company and commander on most of the record-breaking flights (Image)

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 1,100.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1068 nhbl 50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18).> Mint N.H. top plate no. 21178 block of six, bright color, choice centering, bit heavy natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. top plate no. 21178 block of six, bright color, choice centering, bit heavy natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine (Image)

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 750.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1069 og Air Post Balance, 1918-37. 23 items, incl. Mint N.H. Nos. C1-C2, C4-C6, C18 single and block of four, hinged Nos. C3 (2, one slow plane), C18, fresh and Very Fine group

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 1,405.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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