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Sale No: 776
Lot No: 77
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Cat No: 1, 2 Collection
1847 Issue Stamp and Cover Collection (Scott 1, 2), 5c comprising 4 covers and 23 stamps, covers are pair to Iowa with faint red "Steam Boat" cancel (1972 APS cert), single on 1850 FL Philadelphia to Boston, brown orange shade datelined "Boston Feby. 30, 1851" to Bedford NH, and single tied by red "Way 5" handstamps to Salem Mass., stamps feature many sought after shade varieties and cancels including chocolate brown, black brown (4 including demonetized with handwritten "good for nothing" protest cancel, and blue "PAID" in lozenge cancel), brown orange, yellow brown, orange brown (2 including green "5" in frame cancel of Princeton NJ), brown (4 including one dot in "S" variety and one with red "5" cancel, grayish brown (2; one with black "5" cancel, other with blue "5" cancel), red orange with PSE and Crowe certs, and red brown with ms. "X" reportedly from Naugatuck Railroad route agent George Griswold, the 10c issue comprising 2 covers and 9 stamps including one Harelip, one with blue "10" cancel, one with double transfer at bottom right, and one with double transfer type 2(B) Pos. 31R1, also includes a right half bisect on cover from Baltimore to NYC that is part of the famed Kennedy correspondence and ex Rust (lot 116) with 1964 letter from Bernard Harmer explaining why the PF declined opinion, Very Fine, see this incredible lot online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 11,000.00
Sold...US$ 16,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:16:02 EST
Sold For 16000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 78
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Cat No: 1 (9)
1847, 5¢ red brown Franklin, Shades Study (Scott 1), a ready-made one-page reference collection, comprising nine #1s (plus a #2), generally lightly cancelled and in distinct shades; per the consignor, Franklin is presented in red brown, pale brown, brown, dark brown (on piece with #20L7), grayish brown, blackish brown, orange brown, red orange and brown orange; four certificates (for #1 (1995 PF), 1a (2006 PF) and 1b (2010 PF), plus #2 (2004 PF)) accompany; all cancelled in red except one black and two blue; all four-margined examples (some more fully than others) and sound as far as we can see, Very Fine, an attractive addition to any collection. Scott $17,750 (Owner's). (Image)
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:16:57 EST
Sold For 5250
1851 Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 79
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Cat No: 5A Collection
1851, 1¢ blue, Superior Stamp Collection (Scott 5A), begins with 24P4 (unlisted in Scott; only 24P3 is listed) and 40P4 with an original envelope and a couple of envelope essays and 11 bad fakes, then a #5A Pos. 8R1E with small faults on cover with 2008 PFC, and the collection of approximately 180 used stamps in singles, pairs and strips of three, highlights include #7 with wide margins including large part of adjoining stamp at top and surface crack in hair, #7 with 1864 manuscript revenue cancel (a demonetized use), #7 one with dot under "P" of "Postage" and sewing machine perfs, #8 (4 including one with wide right selvage and one pos. 40R4 (relief D)), #8A (12 including #7/8A vertical pair pos. 49R4/59R4 (Type IIIA / II) with ms. "x" cancel and 2015 PSE cert) and left stamp in strip of three, #9 (2 with vertical preprinting paperfold (one pos. 29R1L), 2 with stitch watermark, one with Chicopee Mass. six pointed star fancy cancel, green cancel, pair pos. 78-79R1L, 5 double transfers including pos. 72L1L, pos. 97L1L, inverted double transfer pos. 81L1L, triple transfer pos. 91L1L, "L.B." (Leonard Buckland P.M.) in octagon cancel of West Hartford CT (SE-LC-L1), also includes #7 original gum, #9 Double Transfer Never Hinged, #9 pos. 67L1L with double transfer at top and bottom – no gum, few faults as always on lots of this size, Fine to Very Fine, appearing lot, all of which can be seen online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 13,500.00
Sold...US$ 11,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:17:58 EST
Sold For 11000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 80
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Cat No: 10-11A
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I & 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, Cancels & Plating Collection (Scott 10-11A), massive holding of over 450 stamps (including multiples) plus a couple covers, representing the broad range of cancels found on these classic workhorses; nearly all mounted on homemade pages, with many if not most annotated; the stamps themselves offer shades, plate flaws and varieties (e.g., double framelines, lines through "Three Cents", etc.), with some platings and positionals noted; cancels include fully dated, Territorials, loads of Fancies, and much, much more; generally fresh and sound, though expect faults as many were chosen with an eye to the cancel, not the stamp, Fine to Very Fine with better, well worth the time to review; fully imaged online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:18:54 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 81
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Cat No: 10-11A
1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I & 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, Shades Study Collection (Scott 10-11A), neatly arranged on Scott stockpages or mounted on quadrille pages, nearly 180 examples of these classic letter-rate stamps, most singles but also including pairs and strips of 3, 4, or even 5 (!); starts off with four "Chase shades" color guide pages (with paint chips) with matching stamps gathered alongside, followed by an additional four pages of cancels, recuts and the like, generally sorted by shade; overall appears sound, but keep in mind these were chosen for their color, not their overall condition, so most likely faults are present, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online for your study, with better, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 2,200.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:19:16 EST
Sold For 2100
1857 Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 82
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Cat No: 18-23
1857, 1¢ blue, types I-IV, Stamp Collection (Scott 18-23), approximately 120 stamps comprising used #18 (5), #19, #20 (approximately 30 including a vertical pair), #21 (approximately 20 including a cover franked by a pair and single), #22 (approximately 45 including pos. 18L4 with 2005 APS cert, a pair, and a single with a red negative star cancel), #23 (16 with varieties of recutting and a vertical strip of 3), few faults as usual but much sound, Fine to Very Fine, appearing lot, all of which can be seen online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 12,000.00
Sold...US$ 11,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:20:40 EST
Sold For 11000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 83
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Cat No: Collection
1857, 1¢ blue, type V, Fabulous Collection (Scott 24), approximately 475 examples, handful original gum or no gum, mostly used, including preprinting paperfold, varieties include plate scratches, horizontal dash in hair (4), Curl over "C" (3), Curl over "O" (2 including one on cover), Curl over "E" (4), Curl over "N", Curl in shoulder (4), double Curl on shoulder, Curl in hair (3), double transfer (5), and roller transfer, cancels include fancy naval anchor cancel, many red, many blue including 24 with "Balto. Paid", two singles and strip of three with green cancels, magenta (2), "3" of Leominster MA (3), "5" (2), "10", "Ship", shield, many with year dates or "PAID", many carriers including 2 with brown cancel, demonetized use (4 or 5 including one on cover)/, double perfs (4), 23 with captured imprints, a couple marked as laid paper (Scott 24b; Scott $7,500 each), few Type Va, two with the "Hughe Erasure" and two "Rare Imperforate Reprints", few faults as always but the vast majority are sound, Fine to Very Fine, see this very impressive lot completely online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 10,000.00
Sold...US$ 10,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:21:46 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 84
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Cat No: 25, 26
1857, 3¢ rose, type I & dull red type II, Exceptional Cancels Collection (Scott 25, 26), approximately 440 stamps off-cover and on piece, including a few pairs, offering an outstanding cancels study group; includes tons of Fancies (many with cut-out illustrations from Skinner-Eno), Railroad, Steam/Steamship/Steamboat, Way, Inland Packets, "PAID", "FREE", Express, Wells Fargo, Dead Letter Office (!); "Old Stamps/Not Recognized"; manuscript "canceled", year, "US postage 3 cents", day date; "3", "5" and "10" Numerals; Territorials from Colorado, Kansas, Montana and Nebraska; grouped by color: blue, red, violet, brown, orange, olive green and green; inverted year slugs, and more besides; the cancels are the main draw here, but the stamps offer plate, perforating and shade varieties for the super enthusiast; centering and condition varies as always in a group such as this, so expect everything from the flawed to the sublime, generally Fine to Very Fine with better, fully imaged online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:22:41 EST
Sold For 4250
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 85
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Cat No: 26-39
1857 Issue, 3¢-30¢ Study Group (Scott 25-38), a spectacular presentation of nearly 350 stamps, including pairs and strips of three, neatly presented with mounts on a mix of stock and album pages, offering everything a specialist might desire: shades, on-piece uses, Die types, misperforations, straddle pane examples, imprint captures (3¢ and 10¢ issues), a stitch watermark, a plate crack…and then there are the cancels: manuscript, a variety of "PAID"s, year dates, Carriers, colored and fancies (the latter two sometimes combined); majority of the holding not surprisingly the 3¢ issue (#25//26A, some Scott-identified), but also included are nice selections of 10¢, 12¢, 24¢ and 30¢ stamps as well; each selected for its own unique strength (often the cancel), so expect the stamps to have their usual faults, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, a must-see; imaged in full online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,750.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:23:33 EST
Sold For 5750
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 86
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Cat No: 26, 26A
1857, 3¢ dull red, types III & IV, Select Multiples (Scott 26, 26A), a lot for those for whom one is never enough, a delightful and surprisingly varied compilation of common stamps in uncommon multiples ranging from pairs to a block of nine; mix of mint/unused and used with color shades including better (such as a partial o.g. #26 pale orange brown block of four); perforation flaws including misperforations (captured guide lines, top or bottom tablet omitted, etc.), perforation indents, perforations doubled or shifted, etc.; an eye-catching vertical strip of four with each stamp sporting a wide pre-printing paper fold, doubled frame lines, cancels including straightline "United States" cross-border to Canada on pair, Masonic cancel on block of four, and much, much more; fresh throughout and appears generally sound, though faults are possible; if you're looking to add to your collection or exhibit, you'll want to inspect this lot, Fine to Very Fine or better, see it all online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 2,300.00
Sold...US$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:24:39 EST
Sold For 2300
1861-1866 Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 87
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Cat No: 64 vars.
1861, 3¢ pink, Stamp Collection, Pinks Included (Scott 64 vars.), begins with a "Color Guide" of 12 unused singles identified by shade and time of issue plus additional shades, other highlights include #56 (2 different shades), 64b unused affixed to envelope, 12 used with preprinting paperfolds, 20 used misperfs, 46 used and 1 unused with double perfs, 11 used blocks of 4 or 6, 24 used "pinks" with a variety of cancels off cover and 7 covers including #64 with 2013 PFC, #64a on Civil War Patriotic with 2010 William Weiss certificate, #64 on blue and red Civil War patriotic cover and front, and #64b with APS certificate, overall, Fine to Very Fine, outstanding reference nearly impossible to duplicate today; see the entire lot online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 4,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:25:50 EST
Sold For 4250
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 88
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Cat No: 73, 87, 93
1863-68, Behemoth 2¢ Black Jack Collection (Scott 73, 87, 93), this behemoth of a collection begins with proofs and essays including #73P1a (Scott $2,500), #73P2 (Scott $1,300), ten decalcomania essays, set of Atlanta trial color poofs, plus six specimens, o.g. includes block of four (Scott $2,750) and bottom selvage vertical strip of 3, used include vertical imprint pair (ex-Metzger) and 4 with vertical preprinting paperfolds, double transfer (APS cert), but strength in the many hundreds of canceled stamps including red "RETURN TO WRITER" and black cancels (1979 PFC), two patent, straightline "Postmaster Plea", pair with "Short Paid" in oval, "S.C. May 11 1861" double circle datestamp - meaning an illegal Confederate states use, many "pioneer" precancels of Eagleville CT, Harrisburg PA, Chambersburg PA and others, "Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria B.C." cancel (PSE cert), revenue cancel, 31 manuscript (revenue), skull, "OK" cancel of Hartford City Ind" (on cover), shields (5), masonic (5), "Short Paid", flower petals, many geometrics, many colored, anchors, pig, stars, clover (red strike), red NY foreign mail, bee, plus uses on receipt (11; one with Weiss cert, one with 3c #65, one on shipping manifest for U.S. Mail Ship Savannah), on cover in pair with bisect (cat $1,500; 1973 PFC), varieties include "dry" printing at right, thin paper, Francis patent paper (experimental paper), stitch watermark (unused no gum), shifted perforations, some 2c stamps with grill including #84 (six including one with red shield and one with blue cancels; Scott $32,650), #85B (eleven comprising three black (one with PSE cert), one red and two blue cancels plus piece with five examples tied by clamshell cancels (1992 PFC); Scott $14,050), #87 & 93 o.g. include two #87 singles and two #93 blocks of four (Scott $8,600), over 100 used examples of #87 including one with green cancel (Scott for all used #87's exceeds $21,000), clover leaf in blue, and the collection concludes with approximately 100 covers with many better including use with 1c Lincoln Johnson patriotic cover, couple circulars including on 24 page booklet regarding temperance advocate Mrs. Theobald, some advertising, four wrapper fragments including three to Europe (one with 1990 PFC), one franked by #87 with points up and minor double transfer at top, #73 used with 2 #65 to New Brunswick Canada, #73 pair used with #65 pair to Canada West, clover cancel locally addressed Newark NJ, on large Valentine cover and small cover that contained a Valentine (accompanies), and much more we didn't mention, some faults as always found, generally, Fine to Very Fine, virtually impossible to duplicate, and certainly neither quickly nor easily; Scott for what we catalogued is $84,350 so the entire collection surely exceeds $100,000; see the entire collection online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $30,000-40,000
Opening US$ 23,000.00
Sold...US$ 21,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:26:56 EST
Sold For 21000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 89
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Cat No: 63-72, 75-77
1861-66 Issues, Specialized Collection (Scott 63-72, 75-77), a striking and ever-interesting collection of these popular issues, showcasing the myriad cancels they received; comprises the standard 1861 issues (#63//72; 3¢ items included but not in quantity as the others), plus the 1866 5¢ Jeffersons and 15¢ Lincoln; too many highlights to list them all, but suffice to say that if you like cancels, you're in for a treat: colors and fancies abound; Carrier cancels include New York (red and black) and Philadelphia, there's a Road Street, PA precancel (with glazed full o.g.), several "New York City/Paid 1ct." cancels, a wealth of "PAID"s, "FREE", Steamship; plenty of town postmarks throughout with specialized holdings of San Francisco cogwheels; New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Baltimore, New York and Wells Fargo postmarks, plus Transatlantic markings for New York (French, Bremen and Hamburg Convention Mails) and Boston (British Packets); the stamps themselves are no less appealing, with shades (#63a, 63b and more throughout); #68 double transfer, another with two punched holes, one with possible Hiogo Japan cancel (as purchased by consignor); and there are double perforations, imprints and captures, straddle margins, and more to be discovered; some stamps noted as faulty or reperforated, others may be lurking—but this is a joy to behold, stamps generally Fine to Very Fine, the compilation as a whole Very Fine, fully imaged online; a collection rarely seen today—be sure to view, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $20,000-25,000
Opening US$ 13,000.00
Sold...US$ 12,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:27:41 EST
Sold For 12500
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 90
Symbol:
Cat No: 70, 78 vars.
1862-63, 24¢ Study Selection (Scott 70, 78 vars.), four covers and over 120 stamps showing a large range of shades and variations, with colored and fancy cancels to match; #70 in red lilac, dark red lilac, grayish violet, red violet, grayish lilac, brown lilac (#70a), steel blue (#70b), dark violet (#70c, 1), bluish violet (1), grayish lilac and dark grayish lilac (#70d), pale gray violet, bluish gray; #78 as lilac, grayish lilac (#78a), gray (#78b), and blackish violet (1, damaged), each in quantities of 2 to 12 unless noted; cancels include PAIDs, blue Baltimore, red Supplementary Mail (3, on #70b, 78 and 78b), FREE, Boston British Packet, and fancies of all varieties, including an encircled Skull & Crossbones, New York Foreign Mail cancels, a Union Soldier's Head (1988 PF certificate), and much more; covers to North Wales, England (2) and France; the occasional fault noted by the consignor, others possibly lurking, but a wonderful array with great retail potential or a useful study aid for the specialist, generally Fine to Very Fine with better, inspection invited; imaged in full online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:28:22 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 91
Symbol: o/C
Cat No: 71
Stupendous Study Collection of the 30¢ orange, 1861 (Scott 71), all neatly mounted on Scott stock pages, over 90 stamps and three covers offering an alluring compilation of used Franklins; cancels include a rainbow of grids, various "PAID"s, reds and blues, fancies of every description, a blue Wells Fargo, a black Utah Territorial cancel, blue Baltimore Carrier, red "Steam", red "34" (accounting mark?); the stamps themselves offering some shades, one stamp noted as "unlisted silk threads"; all attractive and most appear sound, though expect the occasional trimmed perforations or other flaw as often found on these classics, Fine to Very Fine with much better, well worth the time to view, in-person or online (fully imaged), ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:29:07 EST
Sold For 4500
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 92
Symbol:
Cat No: 65
Massive Cancel Study on 1861 3¢ rose (Scott 65), of over 2,000 stamps and 14 covers, an enormous variety of cancels with many better fancy including flower petal of Stillwater Minn. (2), "PAID" in 3 of Brattleboro VT, red "PAID 3 Cts" of Brighton Ohio, "PAID 3" in circle of Westborough Mass., "Jehovah" in Hebrew of Putnam CT, inset of NYC, Lyre in circle of Canton Miss., animals including fox running right, cat of Port Royal SC, cat of St. Louis, "U.S. Mail" in padlock of Stoneham Mass., 5 different strikes of Uncle Sam Thumbing nose (blue and black), heart with lines of Bridgeport CT, and much more, plus geometrics galore, checkboards, numerals, numerals in circles, letters, "PAID", "PAID" in lozenge, "FREE", leaves, colored cancels including green (19 plus 3 covers) and olive green (10), also includes #64b on New York & Erie Railroad Co. cover with 2013 APS certificate, and much more, some dubious as always, overall, Very Fine, strikes; see the entire lot online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 15,000.00
Sold...US$ 15,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:31:51 EST
Sold For 15000
1867 Grilled Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 93
Symbol:
Cat No: 79//101
1867-68, Grilled Issues Unbelievable Used and Cover Collection (Scott 79//101), this very interesting collection opens with used grills including #79, #83 (two including one with end roller grill), #85 pair with points up, E. grills, many F. grills #92-101 including a block of four comprised of two rejoined pairs with red segmented cork cancels (ex-Hessel, Rose, and Drews; Scott Retail as block $26,200), and a single on small piece with #68 tied by red cross in circle cancel of Brookline and Boston Mass. (SE-GE-C61). plus a many grill varieties including #88 double grill with one quadruple split, #96 quadruple split, #97 pair, fancy cancels include #86 with red leaf, #96 two singles and pair with different leafs, #100 vertical pair with circle of diamonds, two 3c with green, 3c with "heart in shield" of NYC (SE-PS-C7), 35 covers include #85 pair removed from "U.S. Marshal's Office, Dist. of Nebraska" legal sized cover with enclosure (2013 Bill Weiss cert), #86 & #136 on cover with original letter, 3c with multicolor printed corner card, 1c & 12c on 3c entire (U58) and 3c & 10c on 3c entire (U58) both to Sweden, #98 to France, 3c on cover with ladies handbag design, #89 to Germany, #97 (two) to England, two #94 covers with Leominster stovepipes, and much more, very mixed condition, generally, Fine, see this wonderful collection in its entirety online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 13,500.00
Sold...US$ 13,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:32:44 EST
Sold For 13000
1869 Pictorial Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 94
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Cat No: 112//121
1869 Issue, Phenomenal Collection (Scott 112//121), this collection opens with used stamps including #112-122 with colored geometric cancels including #114 with green cancel (1996 PFC), #116 with purple star, #119 with dark red rosette & #130 with "sun of bars" cancel of Castroville Texas (SE-GE-P56), then come the proofs and essays including a #112P4-122P4 with original envelope, #113P1 and 40 essays, next come the cancelation studies by issue including #112 (53 including two strips of three; cancels include shield and hollow five point star, plus four covers), #113 (123 including strip of four; many fancy cancels, plus ten covers including front of printed circular or newspaper to France and a no gum single with a preprinted paperfold), #114 many hundreds with strength in cancels including hands, "seeing eye", mask, beer mug, "US" in heart, skull and crossbones with "KKK" (3), skull, skull & crossbones (3), "Kleagle mask", "shoo-fly" (2), inverted & reversed negative "PAID", padlock, compas, heart in arrow, "shoe & fly", "MB", eagle and shield, "K", crescent moon and star, anchor (ten different), top hat, "76" in shield, "PD", pinwheel, "KKK", leaves, hearts, eight different shields, loads of stars, green cancels (eight plus cover) also noteworthy is a used strip of nine and three used blocks of four, two used with preprinted paperfolds, over 20 grey paper varieties, many grill varieties, a diagonal bisect on cover, cover with stamp tied by "1870" of Watkins NY, three singles & #96 to Canada, two singles & #98 on domestic cover, pair with "3" cancels to Canada, blue large fly, #115 (42 including preprinted paperfold, shield, stars (5), diamond (on pair on piece), "U" in star and circle, Hiogo Japan, leaf, negative five point star, two red, three blue, cover to England, with 3c on domestic cover, #116 (45 including 2 Hiogo Japan, 3 NY Steamship, two negative five point stars, 9 blue including hollow five point star and 10 red, and single on 1870 wrapper from Yokohama to France via San Francisco, #117 (38 mostly colored cancels red (10), orange, brown, magenta, purple (5; one with PSE), 3 blue, #118 (8) #119 (21; one with APS cert), #120 (8), #121 (13), #123 (2), #133 (2), also includes #112-114 o.g. blocks of four (#112 bottom pair & #114 Never Hinged), plus other items we didn't note here, some fakes not counted, few faults to be expected, centering varies from fine to extremely fine, enormous Scott catalog value, see this phenomenal collection in its entirety online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $30,000-40,000
Opening US$ 29,000.00
Closed..Nov-06-2022, 15:29:03 EST
Sold For 0
1870-1893 Bank Note Issues
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 95
Symbol:
Cat No: 134/210
1870-83, Bank Note Issue Stamp Collection (Scott 134/210), extremely impressive, mostly used featuring many National grilled and ungrilled issues to 90c of which there are 5 #140s, possibly a #142 and 2 #144s including one with an APS certificate, and many grill varieties including 3c, 6c and 7c I. grills, plus split grills, double grills, also includes some ribbed papers, double papers, 12 with preprinted paperfolds, some fancy geometric cancels, some colored cancels, few unused, small groups of off-document revenue uses and "imperfs", few faults to be expected, Fine to Very Fine, enormous catalog value; see this entire lot online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:34:58 EST
Sold For 4500
1890-1893 Small Bank Notes Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 96
Symbol:
Cat No: 219D//267
1890-95, Small Bureau Issue, Very Impressive Grouping (Scott 219D//267), Comprising of mint and used singles, pairs, plate no. strips, blocks, majority are 2¢ 1894-95 issues, better mint includes #220a Never Hinged block of 4 (Scott $1,700), plate no. strips of 5 of #219D LH (Scott $950) and 221 LH and 225 NH (Scott $675 as singles), two #249 plate no. 1 & 32 hinged strips of 3 (Scott $650 each), #250 NH top plate no. 117 strip of 3 (Scott $290), #252 top plate no. 155 and #256 bottom plate no. 28 and #272 bottom plate no. 929 strips of 3 (center stamps HR, others NH; Scott $2,535), #248 bottom plate no. 20 block of six (stamps NH; LH in selvage; Scott $585), four #266-267 pairs in block of 16 (other 8 stamps #266, NH; Scott $3,360), seven #266-267 pairs (3 NH, 4 hinged (1 thinned not counted), some in multiples including a block of 8 (Scott $3,640), #224 disturbed o.g. block of six, few freaks including #264 plate strip of 7 with offset on back, and many used blocks plus a few used plate no. strips, also includes a few forgeries (noted by the consignor), few faulty not counted, Fine to Very Fine, the listed highlights alone have Scott catalog value just under $17,000, many other high catalog stamps not mentioned in this description, so you are advised to view this lot in its entirety online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 2,800.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:35:50 EST
Sold For 5000
1893 Columbian Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 97
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Cat No: 230//245
1893, 1¢//$5 Columbians (Scott 230//245), the set complete less the 4¢ and 10¢ values, with blocks of four of the 2¢ (left imprint block) and 3¢; fresh color throughout, the 6¢ showing a pink back; 8¢ reperforated, 30¢ and up with disturbed o.g. or regummed; three certificates accompany, Fine to Very Fine, an affordable opportunity to obtain those out-of-reach stamps. (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:36:39 EST
Sold For 4250
1902-1908 Second Bureau Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 98
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Cat No: 300//315
Second Bureau Mostly Mint Selection, 1902-15 (Scott 300//315), an attractive holding of perforated and imperforate issues including mint/unused #300-304, 306, 308, 311-313, 319g, 314 (single, block of four and plate block of six), 315 (pair with vertical guide line), 320 (singles, plate and imprint strip of 3 and plate block of six), imperforate singles and pairs with Schermack and US Automatic Vending perforations, and more; several with small faults, some perforated items possibly regummed, leading to our low starting price, Fine to Very Fine with better, worth inspection; see it all online, #312 with 1985 P.F. certificate. Scott $40,000. (Image)
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 6,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:37:26 EST
Sold For 6250
1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, u
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 99
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Cat No: 479//540
Alluring Washington-Franklin Compilation, 1917-19 (Scott 479//540), each item individually identified and presented on a black card, the cards arranged in a Lighthouse stockbook; comprises #479 (1980 PF certificate), 424-434, 331, 333, 342, 349, 377, 378, 424f, 480, 495 pair, 497 pair, 499c strip of 3, 504, 505 single in block of nine, 509, 512, 518b, 524, 527, 528B, 554b, 558 block of 4, 561 block of 4, 564 block of 4, 534 (very faint doubled impression, 1997 PF certificate), and 540 top plate 12919 & S30 block of six; numerous plate number singles or other positionals included, the consignor's catalogue value with caveat "as genuine"—so expect some to have been enhanced after they left the Post Office, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online for your review. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. Scott $32,000. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:38:28 EST
Sold For 5000
1922-1929 Fourth Bureau Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 100
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Cat No: 551//573
Fourth Bureau Precancels, 1922-25 (Scott 551//573), countless thousands (unless you want to) precancels in stockbooks, album pages, and black stock cards organized by state; stamps were selected for fresh color and better centering, with wide range of denominations including block of $5 Head of Freedom (573); unchecked for variants, perforations, varieties, and others; this lot cries out for a meticulous specialist to organize and display; perhaps that's you, Fine to Very Fine, ex Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 26.2 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:39:26 EST
Sold For 700
1923 Harding Memorial Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 101
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Cat No: 610-612
1922-23, 2¢ Harding Precancels (Scott 610-612), perhaps thousands of Scott # 610-612 (with a smattering of 576) on Scott hingeless pages and in a Lighthouse stockbook; heavy dollop of blocks (and occasional plate blocks) dot this powerful precancel collection; precancel colors include black, purple, blue and red; several on piece including Registered and Special Delivery; precancels include reading normal, reading doen, inverted, tete bache, let column normal, right column inverted, and alternate color; a beautiful stamp enhanced for your enjoyment, Fine to Very Fine, ex Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:40:07 EST
Sold For 400
1929 Kansas-Nebraska Issue
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 102
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Cat No: 658-679
1929 Kansas-Nebraska Mint Never Hinged Collection (Scott 658-679). On display cards, mostly in blocks; we note (blocks of four unless otherwise indicated) #664 (9), 663 (7), 665 (4), also plate block #672; many 1¢ to 2¢ blocks; an inexpensive opportunity to restock, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. Scott $7,000+. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:40:37 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 103
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Cat No: 658-679
1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢ to 10¢ complete, Precancels Collection (Scott 658-679), several hundred seldom encountered precancelled overprints from this failed POD experiment on Scott hingeless pages; includes postally used set of Scott # 658-668 and 669-679; page of at least 50 mostly Kansas local precancels as well as some perfin overprints; complete sheet of 671 with Clay Center Nebr precancel overprint; page of about 65 mixed Kansas Nebraska local precancelled overprints; page with 50 bold local precancels with many from Hastings Nebr; page that includes wonderful complete vertical pairs from Aurora Nebr over the overprint; the next five pages consist of blocks (some with plate numbers) of local precancels superimposed on overprinted Kansas or Nebraska; interested? checkout images on the web, Fine to Very Fine, ex Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:41:10 EST
Sold For 700
1929-1937 Issues
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 104
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Cat No: 730-765
1935 Farley Issues Specialized Collection (Scott 730-765), Scott album filled with comprehensive collection including mint and used singles, blocks including arrow, centerline and gutter, line pairs and blocks, plate blocks, some covers and FDC plus 730-31, 750-51 NH and a set of the Harry Peckmore "proofs", also note 740-49 plate blocks, 755 block signed by "James Farley", a set of the scarce 756-65 gummed singles and blocks of four, etc., some duplication, generally F-VF, a pleasure to view, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.6 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 2,700.00
Sold...US$ 2,700.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:41:36 EST
Sold For 2700
1938-1954 Presidential Series
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 105
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Cat No: 803//834
Presidential Series Plate Number Single Collection, 1938 (Scott 803//834), about 900 different plate number singles exquisitely organized in black stock pages; 1/2¢ (16), 1¢ (127), 1 1/2¢ (97), 2¢ (110), 3¢ (350), 4¢ (14), 4 1/2¢ (6), 5c (16), 6¢ (18), 7¢ (8), 8¢ (16), 9¢ (10), 10¢ (18), 11¢ (5), 12¢ (8), 13¢ (6), 14¢ (6), 15¢ (19), 16¢ (6), 17¢ (6), 18¢ (6), 19¢ (7), 20¢ (12), 21¢ (4), 22¢ (6), 24¢ (4), 25¢ (12), 30¢ (6), 50¢ (6), $1 832 (26), $1 832C (8), $2 (13), and $5 (14); pre-eye, experimental eye, electric eye, with arrow, without arrow, and printing on dry paper; virtually impossible to duplicate, including more than 60 of the bi-color $1-$5 values; absolutely stunning, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 3 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:42:04 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 106
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Cat No: 839-851
Presidential Series Coil Collection, 1939 (Scott 839-851), extraordinary 129 page typed and rapidograph drawn quadrille pages packed with several hundred Prexie coils; tastefully understated it starts with a page of beautifully centered used pairs of the vertical and horizontal issues; it then does a deep dive into color variations, joint line pair, partial plate numbers, unusual First Day Covers, coil leader tapes, gum breaker marks, poor cutting, repair paste-up, vending machine grippers, position dots, cancel studies (First Class, Parcel Post, Sub-Station, Numerals, and Advertising), plate cracks, impropper knife alignment, and phantom plate number; includes stunning HPO First Trip set (all line pairs!), and a matched set of line pair coil covers from the 1947 South Pole expedition; Wow, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:42:38 EST
Sold For 850
Accumulations
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 249
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Cat No: Collection
Large and Valuable Group of Various High-Value Mint and Used, 1851-1900, about 75 items, mostly on original auction and dealer cards, includes issued stamps, Proofs, and Essays, along with other material, highlights include #11-E12b, 30, 38 (3), 38P3, 65P3, 65P4, 67-E9d, 68, 72-E7g blue green, 73TC3 (5), 76, 78, 89, 92, 94 (block of 15), 97, 115, 115-E2d (2), 116, 117-E2e blocks (2 different), 119, 165P1, J18 pair, a few used items including 1851 and 1857 3¢ red cancel study and purportedly used #39, and many more interesting and unusual items including a few later, huge value, virtually all useful and saleable, some mixed condition but many sound and attractive pieces, worthy of careful inspection and consideration, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:23:46 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 250
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Cat No: 481//J70
Early 20th Century Accumulation (Scott 481//J70). Sheets, booklets, and coil rolls, to some degree or other damaged from improper storage/water damage, includes numerous sheets and part-sheets of #481-482, 529-530, 542-543, J69-J70 and others that are or have been partly or entirely stuck down to sheet files, a large box containing coil rolls from Washington-Franklins, Prexies, Prominent Americans, etc., and an assortment of mostly early booklet panes, all partly to entirely stuck together; there is a substantial amount of salvageable material including a good number of clean never hinged stamps and plates and others with partly disturbed original gum, a significant amount of time and patience would be required but well rewarded, viewing is highly recommended. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs. Scott $46,000 ++. (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 2,300.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:24:15 EST
Sold For 2300
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 251
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Cat No: Collection
Mostly Mint & Used Collections, 1855-1990s, You can call it an accumulation, but this lot is mostly made of collections in albums, nearly twenty in all. A dozen of these house plate blocks, among which you will find many better, like #575, 610, 614, 627, 644, 646, 649-50, 654-55, 683, 696-98, 706-14, 740-49, E14 and substantial face value considering this collection runs into the 1990s, not to mention the other collections of mint in stockbooks and albums. Very well-filled collections of used too, such as one in a Liberty album with #11-12, 14, 35, 63, 68072, 73, 76-78, 113-17, 121, 215-18, 219-29, 230-40, 285-91, 294-99, 300-11, 342, 658-68 (also mint), E3, Q1-12, as well as impressive 19-century stock featuring 100's from the 1851 issue on through to the large & small Bank Notes. Some unusual items too, like one of the plate block albums with all used plate blocks from 1944-58 and used blocks of four from 1923-43, and also perhaps the most attractive mint sheet collection I have ever seen. In three mint sheet folders, each sheet has the post office new issue announcement bulletin on the opposite page. An almost complete collection from 1962-69, and if you've never looked up the catalogue values on these early bulletins, I urge you to do so! overall Fine to Very Fine, lot is best assessed if reviewed in person. Shipping charges apply - weight 181 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:24:46 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 252
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"If Only It Where So", Reference Wanna-Be Holding, 19th & 20th Century, several hundred items or so filling a small box, items that were rejected due to quality and/or genuiness, or are plainly not what they appear to be, excellent reference for your further study in self-expertising, there are many purported to be better items: singles, covers, Errors Freaks and Oddities, Coils, etc., likely a few that might be genuine and valuable which is the twist here, many items sold as something it wasn't and returned herewith. Examination a key as scans won't do this justice. (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:25:09 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 253
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Cat No: Collection
Accumulation, an estimated $1,500-$2,000 face value comprising mostly panes and plate blocks and a fairly complete collection from 1965-2015 including a Recalled Legends of the West pane with USPS folder, plus many USPS year sets and products containing mint stamps, loose and in albums, also includes more used in stockbooks and on dealer display pages, overall, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 161.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:26:25 EST
Sold For 3750
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 254
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Cat No: Collection
Very Large Accumulation in Albums, Stockbooks & More, 1855-2007, As you can surmise by looking at the main photo, a very large holding in numerous binders, some being albums and others stockbooks. Mint collections in Lighthouse, Scott & Minkus, hundreds of First Day Covers from Fleetwood, Cachet Craft and others, one a joint venture between Fleetwood and the National Audubon Society on the Birds & Flowers of the 50 States. There are study collections in three separate stockbooks on the postmarks from the First Bureau issue, a Scott album of worthwhile, mostly used Possessions, multiple souvenir folders with First Day Covers from the 1989 World Stamp Expo in Washington, various used collections on album pages with some better items to be found, but above all, a large amount of face, at least $1,700. Condition will inevitably vary with a lot this size, but for the most part Fine to Very Fine, personal inspection a must. Shipping charges apply - weight 149.2 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-2,500
Opening US$ 2,400.00
Sold...US$ 2,400.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:27:56 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 255
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Cat No: Collection
THe More You Look, the Better It Gets, 1980-2018, accumulations are sometimes the dregs of a collection, in this case the closer one looks the nicer it appears; well in excess of a thousand modern postal entires and postal stationery in exceptionally fresh condition; Space exploration uncut sheet; 37 USPS Yearbooks with mild duplication; 5 Minkus All American binders (new without pages); $1,500+ in US Face with concentration of modern booklets and coils (many with plate numbers); BEP engraved show cards; products from China, Sweden and the UN; 27 used Federal Ducks; several useful books including How to Detect Altered Stamps, Preservation of Philatelic Materials, AAMS 5th Ed Vol 1 & 3, and Story of the American Banknote Company; postcard packs including All Aboard, Disney Romance, Lewis & Clark, Cloudscapes, Disney Celebration, 50s Sports Cars, Let's Dance, Legendary Playing Fields, and Legends of Baseball; 2016 World Stamp Show USPS product with several mini sheets; 200 Fleetwood FDI stock cards, and much more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 135 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:28:35 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 256
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Cat No: Collection
Interesting and Varied Holding, Mostly Twentieth Century, 1879-1938, about 120 items largely still on older dealer cards or in glassines as purchased, premium items, most never hinged, include #289, 298, 291, 336, 347 block, 348 pair, 380, 399, 400, 407, 413 pair, 418, 430, 443 pair, 473, 500, 679, outstanding condition throughout the lot, almost entirely never hinged and usually very well centered, useful and desirable material, a worthwhile group and ripe for distribution, generally Fine to Very Fine with better. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:29:20 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 257
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Cat No: Collection
Mostly Mint Mixed-Up Accumulation, 1898-1940, hundreds in all with a diverse variety of material including sets and singles, plate blocks and souvenir sheets; a quick flip-through revealed #287-288 never hinged, Pan-American set used, #314 block, 400A never hinged, many Washington-Franklins with #517 never hinged, 559 plate block, loads of Farleys, 617-619 plate blocks, Prexie dollar values, numerous airmaills with unused #C1-C6, never hinged C18, C18 block, F1, a never hinged JQ1-JQ5 set, and loads more to sort your way through, mostly mint, many never hinged, mixed condition but much useful and saleable material throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine and better. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:29:50 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 258
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Busload of Postal History, 1838-2012, several thousand covers in numerous trays; 19th century postal stationary with interesting town cancels, RPO and HPO (at least 100), Presidential related (inaguration, birthday, memorial), WWII official mail, National Air Mail Week, first flights, Foreign Air Mail, Contract Air Mail, Virgin Islands commercial mail, Ryukyu FDCs and metal stamp folders; Philippines, Marshall Islands, and Guam mail; about 500 first or last day of post office; about 30 UN Forces mail, considerable WWII soldier mail, polar operations, about a dozen stampless folded letters, advertising and mourning covers, exposition pictorial cancels; 50 postmaster receipt cards from WWI era NV; about 200 modern mint entires; much, much, more, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 86.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:30:34 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 259
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Cat No: Collection
Stamp and Cover Accumulation, comprising 19th and 20th Century mint and used stamps and covers, stamps are in approximately 30-35 binders and covers are in approximately 15 binders, also including first day and commercially prepared covers, mixed condition, overall Fine-Very Fine appearing, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 500 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,600.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:31:43 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 260
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
Wholesale Group, 1930s-76. Over $600 of premium face value, with souvenir sheets, plate blocks, etc., containing large group of 1¢ Park souvenir sheets and many other Farleys, four sets of Famous American #859-893 plate blocks, group of souvenir sheets from 1930s-50s in quantity from approximately 25-300 of each, two small manila stock cards packed with #1059 line pairs, broken pad of 1976 13¢ State Flags, generally Fine to Very Fine, nice group of premium issues with better quality. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs. Scott approximately $7,000 (Owner's) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:32:26 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 261
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Cat No: Collection
Balance Lot Plus Face, 1873-2006, 300 postal cards, both mint and postally used, in two volumes with minimal duplication and some harder-to-find moderns noted; pair of Scott Minuteman albums, one with a few used and unused and the other about 200 postally used; hundreds of UN commemoratives on manila cards in a three-ring binder; many thousands of used US in moderate quantities from the late 1940s on; 200 UN First Day Covers in an FDC album; fresh modern US sheets with most 29¢ to 33¢ including Civil War, Columbus souvenir sheet sets, Dolls, WWII series, and more; Face $1,500, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 48 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 15:33:11 EST
Sold For 1000
Advertising/Illustrated Covers
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 358
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Cat No: Collection
Nursery and Seed Advertising Collection, 1855-1925, about 525 better advertising envelopes related to nurseries in four binders; agricultural warehouse, garden seeds, fruit tree seedlings, bulbs & plants, florists, fruit culturist, grape vines, plants by mail, and many more; curated to exclude most roughly opened covers, includes some with stamp collars and a few dozen with letters; several are multicolor and entire envelope advertising; very collectable, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 15.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:56:50 EST
Sold For 4250
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 359
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Cat No: Collection
Advertising Cover, Trade Card and Ephemera Selection, Approximately 230 items, over 50 covers including 13 Winchester Gun Co., all-over two-color legal sized for the Illinois State Zoo and Amusement Co., few coffee & tea, one multicolor bread flour, Utica NY partially printed form from the Utica NY Supreme Court, over 75 postcards including two multicolor from the Lewis and Clark Centennial, 1898 New York City to Germany, 20 unused printed by Arthur Livingston showing NY State attractions in red & black, few advertising postal cards, plus ephemera including box for Valley Farms Bing Crosby Ice Cream, Clergy 1928 Passes for "The Giants" New York Base Ball Club and "The American League Baseball Club of New York" admission to Yankee stadium, few large ornate Valentines, Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig cardboard stands, few faults to be expected, overall, Fine to Very Fine, see this entire lot online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:57:30 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 360
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Advertising Collar Cover Collection, 1888-1909, comprised of fifteen covers, one used postcard, one unused postal stationery with printed collar around 1c indicia, 28 "cut squares", wide variety of advertisements including wedding invitations, publishing, Columbian World's Fair, chemicals, cigars, jewelry, clothes, leather, one cover with large train illustration, franked with 1c or 2c stamps including three also with postage dues, three covers have advertising on reverse as well, also includes an 1887 announcement with the stamp affixed to the wrong side then cut out and used properly, few faults as usual, Very Fine, appearance, imaged in total online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 600.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:57:57 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 361
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Cleveland Ohio Hotel Cover Collection, 75 covers from 22 different hotels built between 1836 and 1900, earliest is City Hotel franked with #26, mostly 1870's-1890's, on pages with descriptions of the hotels represented, couple with original letters, couple non-advertising but hotel related items not counted, also includes fourteen non Cleveland Hotels including New York Astor House cameo on top backflap franked with #24 (three), #73 on Pacific Hotel of NYC cc, Park Hotel of Portland OR on 1903 Exposition all-over advertising cover, Chestnut Street House of Philadelphia cameo, Farish House of Charlottesville VA large cameo, Park Hotel of NYC with stamp tied by well struck mask fancy cancel few faults to be expected but overall, Fine to Very Fine, see all items online, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:58:36 EST
Sold For 1100
Airmail
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 109
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Cat No: Collection
Meaty Airmail Issues Collection, substantial and eye-catching collection of mint and used singles and multiples, assorted varieties, flight covers, some perfins and precancels all in a well-filled Scott album, beginning with the 1918 issue and continuing through to 1993 and essentially complete mint and majority NH for the period, multitude of premium highlighted by C1 NH (2) and block NH, C2 NH and plate block (stamps NH), block of four used, C3 mint and used plus a group of singles (4 mint 1 used) showing vignette shifts to varying degrees, arrow block mint, C4 NH (2), block of four (2 stamps NH), C5 NH single and block, C6 NH (2), block of four NH and used, plate block NH (gum skips), C7-10 plate blocks NH, C10a panes in complete booklet, C12 plate block NH, C13 NH and on UX27 flown So America Flight card, C14 NH (PF cert), C15 NH, C13-15 used, C18 NH single, block of four and plate block of six plus 5 flown Century of Progress flight covers, C20-22 plate blocks NH, assortment of C23 plate blocks with different combinations of plate numbers (some scarce) and marginal markings, C23c plate block NH, C24 plate block NH (2), some pages of real and dubious "R.F." overprints on C25 with some duplication, C25-31 plate blocks NH, C52 small hole line pair NH, C76 "Shoulder Patch missing" variety NH, C78-79 precancelled sheets of 100, etc., some earlier plate blocks with natural gum skips and creases as usual, generally F-VF, excellent foundation collection, ex-Gatsby. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 6,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 12:44:36 EST
Sold For 6000
Airmail Postal History
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 352
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Cat No: Collection
A C Roessler Cover Collection, 1920-37,A C Roessler Photo Cachet Catalogue by Barry Newton disassembled in page protectors with covers interspersed; example of copyright Airmail envelope used on Contract Air Mail (CAM) flight, checkerboard and lozenge Airmail envelopes (the latter carried by Lindbergh to the Canal Zone), USS Akron coast to coast flight on Roessler checkerboard, Graf Zeppelin with C18 from Miami to Lakehurst, arrival of US Navy fliers to Pearl Harbor (1934), A C Roe C11 Kitty Hawk NC overprint on postcard (of 3 examples one is inverted), pair of Roessler postcards with 2M German Zepps from Germany to Palestine on Graf Zeppelin and the other to New York, 704-715 FDC on checkerboard Airmail envelope, LZ-127 Roessler card to Germany with his controversial "Graf Zeppelin" overprint, stunning trio of Roessler envelopes on the Graf Zeppelin - C13 (2) to Seville, C14 to Friedrichshafen, and C15 roundtrip on the South American Flight back to New York, A C Roe advertising postcard mailed in Canada offering installment payments on catapult mail, National Parks set with Rosseler cachet, pair of US to Germany postcards with different versions of the Hugo Eckener cachet, scarce Zeppelin Mail (Franklin) sheetlet of 4, two more Zeppelin Mail postcard designs, Christmas Island Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations Ltd Mail Boat service; bonus artist Arthur Szyk autographs on Israel FDC of his stamps in 1950 (7 signed pieces), Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Sep-30-2022, 16:51:57 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 353
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Cat No: FAM
Lifetime of Aviation Postal History, 1929-90, Our conservative estimate is over 3000 covers conveying the story of aviation in America individually sleeved in about a dozen trays; event covers from Airport Dedications, Foreign Air Mail (FAM) and Air Mail (AM) routes, initial Jet service, Seaport and Gliderport Dedication, extensive Helicopter first flights, and a great section of 200 early Canada (1928-1959); commemorative Lindbergh, Aviation related FDC sets, Safe album with 130 different covers flown in Spirit of St Louis replica (several autographed by the pilot) and much more; clean and organized, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 74.4 lbs. (Image)
