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Sparks Auctions Sale: 47

United States
United States

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 530
Symbol:

image 1845 5c Washington Postmaster's Provisional Sperati Forgery, a rare stamp with four large margins and "ACM" initials in red, tied to small piece by two forged "PAID" cancels in red plus small "Copie" handstamp (with second strike on back). The piece is also signed "Jean de Sperati" in pencil on back. There is a small thin (seen from back) still a rare and lovely example of one of this master forger's best work. Accompanied by a 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Rsv. $475. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Opening C$ 475.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:10:52 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 531
Symbol: O
Cat No: 1, 2

image 1847 5c and 10c Imperforate Issues, both used with grid cancels in red, fresh and fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,325

Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:11:08 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 532
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 230/239

image Group of 5 Different Mint Columbia Exposition Issues, with a 1c (NH but very slightly disturbed gum), 2c (NH) plus 8c, 10c and 30c, each with gum disturbances. The 8c has an adherence at upper right corner, else a mostly very fine group. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:11:30 EST
Sold For 110

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 533
Symbol: O
Cat No: 285/292

image Group of 8 Used Columbia Exposition Issues, with 1c, 2c (two different shades, one has a straight edge), 4c, 5c (vertical crease), 8c (one straight edge), 10c and $1 (with J.F. Brun expert handstamp). Overall fine, the 10c is accompanied by a 2002 APS certificate. (Image)

Scott $ 845

Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 300.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:12:12 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 534
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 294-299

image 1901 1c to 10c Pan-American Exposition Set, all mint, the 1c has a plate tab at bottom (NH but short gum, so catalogued as hinged), 2c and 10c are hinged, rest are NH and overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 726

Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 90.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:12:34 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 535
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: O57-O67

image 1873 1c to 90c Green State Department Set, used, except for mint hinged #s O58, 59, 60, 64 and 66, overall fine. Accompanied by a set of four high value forgeries of the same set (not counted in c.v.). (Image)

Scott $ 2,530

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Jun-01-2023, 15:12:56 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1341
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collections

image Accumulation of Several Thousand United States Private Perfins, in roughly 900 glassines, with each glassine organized alphabetically. We note many different patterns, with each glassine holding 3 to 5 stamps per type on average. A spot check indicates the majority of stamps range from post-1900 onward. A good lot for the specialist, with online scans showing an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:27:01 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1342
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collections

image Collection of Mint United States Back of the Book Issues, the Airmails start off with C1 (x2), C2 (x2, incl. a PF graded cert), C3, and pretty much complete from there to the end (no #C13-15), in 2011, with duplication of some of the early issues, sometimes in the form of a block of four or booklet pane. The Special Delivery section is well represented, missing only a few stamps, and the Postage Dues start with a J1, then nearly complete from J79-86 (no J84) and from 1959-1985 and a full sheet of #J83. The Officials are present from 1983 to 2002 (missing two stamps) and there is a Registration stamp. A nice quality collection, with a mix of hinged (mostly early issues) and never hinged and overall fine or better. Online photos show a sampling only. (Image)

Scott $ 4,549

Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:27:31 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1343
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collections

image Dealer Stock of Mint and Never Hinged United States, 1920s-1996, consisting of a few thousand stamps in 5 stockbooks, with singles, blocks (including many plate blocks), panes and sheetlets. We note a few better sets including Scott #s: 658-668 Kansas overprints (m.h., c.v. $216 total), 669-679 Nebraska overprints (m.h., $265 total), 803-834 (m.h., $131 total), along with several items cataloguing $20 and up, including #562 plate block of 4 (n.h., $60). A spot check indicated a mix of mint hinged and never hinged stamps, with online scans showing an overview of the lot. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:27:58 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1344
Symbol: O/*/(
Cat No: Collections

image Collection / Accumulation of United States Revenues in 16 Stock Pages, with an assortment of many hundreds of revenues, including Foreign Exchange, Conveyance, Manifest, Documentary, along with Proprietary, Stock Transfer, Silver Tax, Potato Tax, etc. A spot check indicated better stamps including Scott #s R117 (used, c.v. $100), R86c (used, $55), R66 (x3, used, $82 total), R140 (mint, $50), along with stamps cataloguing $20 and up. An ideal lot for the specialist with the potential for finds, with online scans showing a representation of the lot. We note mint stamps with generally no gum and a few faults with the early material. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Opening C$ 650.00
Sold...C$ 650.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:28:21 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1345
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Several Collections of United States Back of the Book Material, consisting of many hundreds of mint and used stamps in several stock book pages. We note: Airmails, Postage Dues, United States Possessions, Special Delivery, Officials, United States Parcel Post, Special Handling, Confederate stamps, etc. A spot check indicated a number of better items including Scott #s: Airmails mint and used sets of C1-C6, C13 (m.h., c.v. $180), C18 (x5, m.h., $225 total); Postage Dues J5 (used, $70), along with mint multiples and blocks of the 1930s series; Special Delivery "Running Messenger" (x15, used, counted as E2, $675 total), E3 (x3, used, $150 total); Special Handling QE4 (x12, m.h., $240 total); Guam 4 (used, $175), along with representations of mint and used Confederate States, Hawaii, Parcel Post, Puerto Rico, Canal Zone, Postal Stationery cut squares, Officials, etc, with material cataloguing $20 and up. Online scans show a representation of the lot. We note some small faults as to be expected with a lot of this nature. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Opening C$ 750.00
Sold...C$ 750.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:28:57 EST
Sold For 750

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1346
Symbol: O/*/C
Cat No: Collections

image Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used United States, 1852-1938, consisting of many hundreds of stamps, along with a few covers, in three stockbooks. The lot begins with a stockbook of used early classics (including notations from the owner), including Scott #s 9, 11A (x11, c.v. $165 total), 18 ($500), 24, 26, 35 (x3, $165 total), 36 ($300), 37 ($400), 63, 68 (x6, $330 total), 69 (x2, $190 total), 70 ($300), 73 (x11, $550 total), 75 ($425), 93, 95 ($850, identified by the owner), 97 ($250), 215 (m.h., $180), 191 ($375), 218 ($225), 803/834 plate blocks of 4 (m.h., $671 total, with $2 and $5 having 2 plate numbers and 2 arrows at top), 9X1-E1 vignette ($200), with good representation of mint and used Washington-Franklin issues, along with stamps cataloguing $20 and up. The lot also includes a stockbook of varieties of primarily modern coils and includes Scott #577 (n.h., Grade Gem 100J, accompanied with PSE certificate), and roughly 30 covers ranging from the 1850s to 1930s. A nice lot for the specialist which has the potential for finds, as our online scans show a representation of the lot. We note small faults and mixed condition with the early material along with heavy postmarks and duplication up to 5 in some cases. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Opening C$ 2,600.00
Sold...C$ 2,600.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:30:51 EST
Sold For 2600

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1347
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collections

image US and UN Collection in Springback Albums, the US consists of blocks and plate blocks from 1959 to 1970, mostly all mint and includes Airmails and four USPS mint set books from the 1980s. The UN is a mint NH collection from the 1950s o the 1980s. Overall very fine, a few UN stamps have toning. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:31:33 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1348
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collections

image Valuable Mint and Used Collection in a Stockbook, from the early imperforates to the 1940s, mostly used but includes some mint as well. We note many better items including #s 240-242, 292, 630 (pane of 25 is hinged in margin only), complete sets, back of the book, including plate proofs of #s E1-E3, and much more. A few faults here and there, including straight edges, else overall fine or better. Catalogued by owner using Scott 2023, online pictures only show a portion of the collection. Rsv. $2,900. (Image)

Scott $ 15,600

Opening C$ 2,900.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:31:56 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1349
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Mint and Used United States and Area Collection, 1850s to 1960s, on Minkus pages with a high proportion of pre-cancels. This collection includes United States Scott #s 25 (c.v. used $190), 68 (used $60), 69 (used $95), 73 (used $65), 76 (used $125), 77 (used $175), 78 (used $400), 87 (used $200), 96 (used $250), 112 (used $140), 113 (used $80), 115 (used $225), 151 (used $200), 190 (used $90), 219-229 (used $267), 238 (mint $200), 238 (used $80), 240 (used $200), 260 (used $140), 288 (mint $300), 311 (used $90), 323-27 (used $84), 342 (used $95), 397-400A (used $55), 839-51 (mint $67), J36 (used $250), RW4 (mint $85), RW5 (mint $85), RW8 (used $50), RW22 (mint $85), Danish West Indies 5a (used $190), 9a (used $130), 11 (mint $60), 13 (used $390), 30 (used $62) and 48 (mint $67). Included also are numerous stamps in the $10 to $40 range. The Washington Franklins, Danish West Indies, Hawaii and Canal Zone sections are all quite strong. Owner's count came to 1,350 stamps. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 600

Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:33:11 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1350
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Valuable, Mostly Mint Collection, from Classics to the 1990s, in six nice and clean White Ace albums plus a mint sheet file. This large collection consists of used classics and becomes generally mint from about the year 1905. From about 1905 to the 1960s the collection is a mix of mint hinged and never hinged for the most part, with generally never hinged material from the 1960s forward. Better stamps included in this collection are Scott #s 68 (c.v. used $60), 69 (used $95), 71 (used $250), 73 (used $65), 76 (used $125), 112 (used $130), 113 (used $80), 115 (used $125), 116 (used $110), 117 (used $130), 119 (used $190), 120 (used $650), 127 (used $1,800), 149 (used $100, comes with a 1997 Estudio 20 certificate), 152 (used $225), 153 (used $225), 155 (used $350), 160 (used $85), 190 (used $90), 205 (mint $90), 232 (mint $97), 239 (mint $225), 246 (mint $90), 247 (mint $67), 289 (mint $140), 291 (used $175), 297 (mint $75), 311 (used $90), 325 (mint $170), 326 (mint $70), 327 (mint $300), 371 (pair mint $60), 373 (pair mint $80), 400 (mint $115), 402 (mint $70), 404 (used $70), 569 (mint $50), 572 (mint $120), 630 (pane mint $500), 656-68 (mint $216), 669-79 (mint $265), 692-701 (mint $84), 839-51 (mint coil pairs $67), 1030-53 (mint $64), C2 (mint $60), C3 (mint $130), C4-C6 (mint $142), E6 (mint $230) and E7 (used $50). In addition to these there are many stamps in the $10 to $40 range. The vast majority of the coils come in the form of pairs, with many of these being line pairs. We noted numerous coils with shift-errors, mounted onto the facing page for the regular variety. Also included are numerous booklets. In the modern period we counted over $320 in face value of stamps at 13c or more. The classic portion of this collection is overall fine, with the balance fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,000

Opening C$ 1,250.00
Sold...C$ 1,250.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:34:07 EST
Sold For 1250

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1351
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Large United States Cover and Postage Lot, from Classics to 2019. This group includes two very large volumes of the Golden Replicas of United States Stamps with FDCs from 1993 to 1995, featuring gold-plated medallions of the stamp mounted inside each (140 pcs.). Also included are annual stamp collections from 1972 to 1986. These are complete, for the most part, with a few years duplicated. There is also a collection of stamps, comprised mostly of multiples plus various covers filling two clean Safe binders with slipcases. Although there are many used stamps throughout this stamp collection; we have carefully counted only the mint stamps at 10c or higher to come up with a total of over $200 in postage. Another collection included is an international tribute to the American Bicentennial featuring FDCs from all over the world issued for the occasion (120 pcs. with duplication). Rounding out this sizeable collection is a shoebox-sized cover lot which includes a few first flights and other items of potential interest in the mix. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:34:40 EST
Sold For 60

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1352
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Large Mint and Used United States Stock in Catalogue Order, 1920s to the 2000s in two medium-sized stockbooks plus over 50 stock pages, with much of the material with catalogue prices on chits made by the owner. This group is predominantly mint, with up to about six or eight of any given issue. We have been careful to only count mint stamps in the below face value total. The total face value in stamps at 13c or higher is $1,137. Included are thousands of stamps below the 13c face value. Overall fine to very fine (Image)

Face $ 1,135

Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:35:23 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1353
Symbol:
Cat No: Collections

image Accumulation of Roughly 2,000 United States Pre-Cancels, in glassines and envelopes, and generally sorted by state. The majority of stamps appear to range from the 1920s to the 1950s with better representation from Texas, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, along some examples from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Oregon, Oklahoma, etc. Unchecked by us for better pre-cancels and varieties. The lot also includes roughly 30 booklets, with the majority ranging from the 1970s to the 1980's, and a small group of prints and card from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, mostly from the 1980's. An interesting lot for the specialist. Online photos shows an overview, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:35:51 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1354
Symbol: O/*/*
Cat No: Collections

image Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used United States, 1851-2018, consisting of primarily used stamps pre-1930, with a mixture of mint and used up to the 1970s, with the strength of the collection being mint never hinge stamps from the 1980s onward. The collection begins with a mint used classics with a spot check indicating Scott #s 10, 14 (c.v., $145), 36 ($300), 73 ($65), 76 ($125), along with a few singles, partial sets, and sets cataloguing $20 and up. The collection moves to mint never hinged starting in the 1980s, with primarily souvenir sheets and sheetlets (roughly 150 in total), and booklets. Face value for the collection totals $1,288 (counting 10c and up, with the vast majority in the 34c to 44c range), along with 677x FOREVER stamps counted at 63c each. The lot also includes a binder and and album with assorted used material. Online scans show a representation of the lot. We note early faults with the used, with the strength of the collection being clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 700

Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 950.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:36:14 EST
Sold For 950

Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1355
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collections

image Collection of About 175 Mint Plate Number Definitive Singles, 1917 to 1931, all displayed on six stock pages, appears to be mostly different plate numbers, but did see some light duplication. A random check of about 30 stamps revealed about half and half hinged and never hinged. Overall VG to VF. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:36:44 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 1356
Symbol: O/*
Cat No: Collections

image Group of 185 Mint and Signed Hunting Permit Stamps, 1934-2003, in four double sided Vario-style pages. The lot is organized chronologically to roughly 1958 and note Scott #s: RW1 (x4, mint no gum, c.v. $700), RW2 (x9, 2 no gum, 7 signed, $1,470 total), RW3 (x6, 4 no gum, 2 signed, $560 total), RW4 (x8, 5 no gum, 3 signed, $620 total), RW5 (x9, 3 no gum, 6 signed, $705 total. The lot continues with with mint no gum and signed issues from 1939 onward with a few mint plate blocks from the 1970s to 2003. All pages scanned online. A spot check indicated a few faults with the early issues including staining and small thins. A fine to very fine visually appealing group of this popular collecting area. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Jun-03-2023, 14:37:11 EST
Sold For 425


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