American Bank Note Co. "Experiment" 2c Essay in Purple, a full pane of 12 stamps, each with SPECIMEN overprint in red plus security punch, the pane is on never hinged, gummed stamp paper, with production numbers at top, ABN Co engraved logo, etc., guidelines at all four sides, fresh and very fine. A very rare item and a great collateral piece for a classic United States collection. Rsv. $375. (Image)

Estimate $ 375

Group of Mint Never Hinged Kansas and Nebraska Overprints, mostly in various multiples, with quantities between 4 and 163, with 4 different Kansas and 8 different Nebraska denominations. Overall fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 4,873

First Two United States Airmail Sets, all six stamps are fresh, mint never hinged and overall very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 645

Accumulation of Mint Never Hinged USA Face Value Postage, with singles, pairs, blocks, booklets, souvenir sheets and sheetlets, housed loose in a box, and a sheet file. Face value totals $687 (counting 15c and up only, with the majority of material in the 25c to 38c range, along with 150x "FOREVER" stamps, counted at 63c each). Online photos show an overview. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Face $ 687

Accumulation of United States Face Value Postage, with singles and blocks in glassines. Face value totals $692 (counted by the owner), with denominations ranging from ½c to 46c (the majority ranges from 11c to 25c). Online photo shows an overview. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Face $ 692

Old Time Used US Accumulation Sorted into Envelopes, appears to be from the 1860s to the 1970s, with many better issues, such as #137 in a bundle of 100, envelope with 1861-67 issues, Columbians, and a whole lot more, including officials. Some faults as expected, still overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Dealer Stock of Early USA Plate Number Singles, with over 290 stamps, all in 102 cards inside of DS 04 dealer pages, we note over 50 different issues between #s 506 and 744. There is duplication up to about a dozen or more, often with different plate numbers. Catalogue values are indicated and range from $5 to $80 each, with one at $100, so total value will be quite high. Overall fine to very fine, ideal for collectors or dealers alike. Online photos only show a few samples of the pages. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Valuable Group of Better United States Items on 18 Black Stock Cards, with a good variety of mint and used material, including never hinged, singles, sets, back of the book, etc. Should easily catalogue over US$4,000, overall fine to very fine and all photographed online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Collection of Mint and Never Hinged United States Material, 1930s-1990s, with many hundreds of stamps, including souvenir sheets and sheetlets, in roughly 100 Vario-style and manilla stock pages, and loose material. Face value of the lot totals $892 (counting 15c and up only, with the majority in the 25c to 34c range). Online photos show a sampling. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Face $ 892

Collection of Mint and Used United States, 1847-1990s, with roughly 800 stamps in 17 double sided Vario-style stock pages, housed in a Lighthouse binder with slipcase. The collection begins with Scott #1 (used, 3-margin, c.v. $425), and continues with selections of primarily used classics including 2c Black Jack, Bank Note issues (including mint no gum stamps), Columbian issues, along with back of the book issues. A cursory check indicated Scott #s 290 (m.h., c.v. $140), 803-834 (m.h., $131 total), C1 block of 4 (m.h., $220), along with stamps cataloguing $10 and up. Online photos show the better pages. A spot check of mint stamps indicated primarily mint hinged or mint no gum material, along with a few small faults with the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Collection of 297 Used USA Stamps, Including Back of the Book, 1857-1930, including Scott #s 24, 77, 112, 115, 151, 153, 162, 229, 239, 240 and 312 and other better items. We noted Officials, Postage Due, Parcel Post and more from the back of the book. All are used except #370 and 563, which are mint hinged. The early issues have some short perfs, minor creases, etc. Owner's value was taken from the 2014 Scott catalogue. Condition is generally fine or better and all stamps are shown in our online photos. (Image)

Scott $ 4,226

United States Stock of Mint and Used Filling Nine Red Boxes, 1860s-1990s, starting with a red box containing roughly 500 mint plate blocks in 300 dealer 102 cards, generally ranging from the 1940s to the 1990s. Each card is identified by Scott number along with retail prices. Face value of the box totals $758 (counting 50c and up only, noting $1 denominations and up). The lot also includes 8 filled red boxes and a half sized red box, all neatly sorted in roughly 9,000 dealer 102 cards with Scott numbers and with the majority of cards having retail prices shown (roughly 85% of the cards). The lot begins with a full box and a half of mint material, generally ranging from the 1940s onward. We estimate roughly $300 U.S. of face value postage, ranging from 15c to 32c only. The used material fills seven red boxes, generally ranging from the 1860s onward, and includes selections of back of the book material, Hawaii, Officials, etc. Duplication for mint and used generally ranges from 1 to 10. A spot check indicated the majority of stamps retail $3 and under, noting some stamps retailing $10 and up. We note a few faults with the early material. Generally fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Accumulation of Used USA Material, 1890s to 1990s, consisting of a few thousand stamps, including blocks, souvenir sheets and sheetlets, in stockbooks and on stock pages. We note selections of back of the book material including Airmails, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, along with Revenues, a few Cinderellas and Hawaii. A cursory check of stamps noted a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. We note some of the classic era stamps with faults, though overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Accumulation of Mint United States Singles, Blocks and Souvenir Sheets, 1920s-1990s, in a stockbook, on stock and albums pages or loose. We note majority of the blocks are from 1940s and 1950s and includes Special Delivery and Airmails. Mint stamps have a face value of over $525, mainly in the 20c-32c range and includes 92 Forever stamps (counted at 60c each). Overall fine-very fine. (Image)

Est $ 200

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used United States, 1847-2000s, with a few thousand stamps, in a Minkus album, and roughly 40 manilla and Vario-style stock pages in two binders. The lot begins with a mint and used collection in a Minkus album, with the vast majority of stamps in black mounts. We counted 146 different stamps (with a few issues having a mint hinged, and a used example), up to and including Scott 290. We note many better items, such as Scott #7 (used pair, c.v. $285), 68-70, 71, 73 (used, $470 total), small selection of grilled issues from the 1867 and 1869 issues, mint and used 1893 Columbians up to the $1, mint and used 1898 Trans-Mississippi up to the 10c, complete mint, with some used, 1901 Pan-American issues, complete mint and used 1904 Louisiana Purchase sets, and continues with mint and used stamps, sets and partial sets up to 1980. The collection also includes primarily used back of the book issues including airmails, postage dues, special delivery, Hawaii (roughly 40 different mint and used stamps, including Scott #12 (if genuine, with faults), and Offices in China (ranging from Scott #K1- K14). The lot continues with two stockbooks of mint and used accumulations, generally from the 1890s up to modern day, including $351 of face value postage (counting 10c up to $5, with the majority in the 20c to 36c range). Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $24,283. Online scans show a sampling, and we recommend in-person viewing as we cannot attest to the owner's proper identification. We note some of the early mint stamps have no gum, heavy hinging or some gum disturbances, with a few small faults on a few of the early used, still mostly fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 2,000

Valuable Mint and Used United States Collection in a Scott Specialty Album, 1851 to 1934, with a mix of mint and used (with some NH in black mounts), we counted 162 different stamps up to and including Scott 291. We note many better items, such as a group of 19 diff. used grilled issues, including a very nice set (to the 30c) of the 1869 issues with nice colours, used set of the 1873 issue, 1893 Columbians are used to the $1, 1898 Trans-Mississippi are used to the 50c, complete mint 1901 Pan-American issue, complete mint 1904 Louisiana Purchase set, many mint and used Washington and Franklin issues incl. coils, and so much more. Back of the book is equally strong, with complete mint 1918 and 1923 Air Post, complete Special Delivery (missing E10, all used except for E1 which is unused, no gum), complete Parcel Post used, 48 out of the 96 Postage Dues (mostly used and includes a used sheet of 100 of J87), and the following mint Officials: O7, 16, 18, 28, 73, 83, 91-93, 126, used O66, 109, 121 and last but not least is a page with 8 mint and 2 used Confederate States issues including a lovely #2 with a socked on the nose Richmond VA 1962 c.d.s. All in all a better than average collection, with a very high catalogue value, with faults here and there, still mostly fine or better. See our many photos online for an idea, and better yet plan on seeing this one in person, as we cannot attest to the owner's proper identification of some varieties, etc. (Image)

Estimate $ 4,000

United States Collections and Accumulation, consisting of the following collections: the American Album which has some presentable classics as well as numerous Washington / Franklin issues plus a few revenues. There is a Minuteman album with classics to the mid-1980s, mostly used and a little over half complete. There is also a well-filled Traveler stamp album with stamps to the 1990s, although this one has fewer of the higher-cataloguing items. Among the accumulated material there is a 16 double-sided page stockbook with Chicago pre-cancels on the 4c, 5c and 6c Presidential series stamps, often in larger multiples. Also included is an diverse mix of stamps on 35+ Vario pages, including mint marginal blocks. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Large Mint and Used USA Accumulation From Classics to the 2000s, in albums, stockbooks, sheet files, on album pages, in glassines and envelopes, etc. There are more than a couple of hundred complete sheets of commemoratives in the 3c to 8c period in sheet files. Included are one or more of most of the annual collections from 1974 to 1983, many mint marginal blocks, many revenues, pre-cancels, dozens of booklets, as well as other American area, such as Marshall Islands, United Nations New York and some Hawaii. All together, there are many thousands of stamps in this group and they fill about one and a half wine boxes, with some of the stamps identified and priced for sale. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Collection of Mint and Used United States in 3 Davo Albums, 1920s-1990s, with slipcases. The collection contains roughly 2,500 stamps, primarily from the 1920s onward, with selections of pre-1900 used, and back of the book material. The strength of the collection is the mint material post 1980, including a few sheetlets, blocks, etc. The lot also includes years sets from 1993 to 1995. Face value for the lot totals $447 (counting 10c and up, with the majority ranging from 20c to 32c). Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Consignment Remainders of Mint and Used United States, 1855-1980s, with many hundreds of stamps in a stockbook and roughly 30 Vario-style and quadrille pages, housed in a binder. The lot has a little bit of everything including classic used with Scott #s 68, 76, 97, 115, 153, along with accumulations of 1890s to 1950s issues, with stamps and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up. The lot also includes a small selection of revenues including #s R16, R56b, R64b, and a binder containing mint material with roughly $125 of face value (primarily 10c to 25c). Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with some of the early issues. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Mint and Used USA Collections, Classics to the 2000s, in nine albums/binders and on pre-printed pages. There are at least a dozen individual collections in this lot. We noted significant value in classics. One of the collections is housed in a Lighthouse hingeless with pages to 1984. This lot boasts numerous extras, such as Precancels here and there throughout, Revenues, coil pairs and more. We estimate there to be over 5,000 stamps in total in this lot. Overall fine. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of Roughly 300 Used United States Stamps, 1851-1915, in roughly 150 dealer 102 cards housed in a 3-ring dealer counter book. Each card has been identified by the owner including older catalogue values and retail prices. We note a few better stamps with Scott numbers and 2023 catalogue values including: 10 (x4, c.v. $760 total), 10A (x2, $300 total), 73 Black Jack (x10, $650 total), 76 (x3, $375 total), 148 (x4, $90 total), 150 (x10, $350 total), along with stamps cataloguing from $3 to $10 and up (some with fancy cancels). Online photos show a sampling. We note faults with some of the stamps, including thins, missing perforations, etc. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300