1909 2c vermilion & black, overprint reading up, unexploded booklet with four panes of six, handmade, perforated margins, n.h., stitched at left, fresh and v.f. complete booklet, seldom offered in this splendid condition, missing from even the most advanced collection, ex-Joyce (Cat No. 32c) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1915 oversized coverfront, sent from Los Angeles to Ancona, seriously underfranked with just a single 2c carmine, hence charged "Due 44 cents" on arrival, with 8x1c, 8x2c and 2x10c applied, each stamp showing a displaced "E" in Zone variety, wrapper heavily damaged, most likely in transit, with a violet "received in bad condition at New Orleans, LA" handstamp, stamps fine-v.f. A rare piece (Cat No. J1-3) (Image)

Est.$750

1847-1982 collection in two well filled Scott's Specialty albums, almost exclusively unused, beginning with 1847 5c (likely cancel removed), 1851 with 1c (five different including Scott's no. 7 with PSE certificate), through 12c, 1857 1c through 90c, including 24c and 30c, 1861 with 1c, 3c (including 3c lake, Scott's no 66), 5c (2), 10c, 12c, 24c, 30c and 90c, 1867 Grill Issues to 15c, 1869 to 24c, 1870-71 Banknotes including 6c, 7c, 12c, 15c and 24c, 1873 with values to 30c including 12c and 15c, 1879 1c-90c including both 10c, 1881-88 to 90c, 1890-93 to 90c, Columbians to $3, 1894 to 50c, 1895 set to $5 (without $1 type II), Trans-Mississippi to 10c, Pan Americans, 1902 to $2, Louisiana Purchase, Panama-Pacific, Washington-Franklins with sets to 50c and $1 (including perf. 10), plus $2 and $5 values (plus 599A, 634A, etc.), Coils including guide-line pairs (several with certificates), Liberty to $5, White Plains Sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, etc., back of the book including Airpost (with C1-6), Special Delivery, Postage Dues including 1891 to 50c, 1895 to 50c, Newspaper Stamps, Duck Hunting including all early items plus some modern sheets (signed by Artists), also Confederate States and Hawaii, etc., some proofs scattered throughout the collection, some certificates noted, mixed condition with faults (unused) to be expected, mostly fine and powerful collection with a high catalogue value. Unused collections are seldom seen with this degree of completion, inspection recommended (Image)

Est.$20,000

1847-1950 collection in two Scott's Specialty albums, 19th Century mostly used, with No.1 (2), 1857-61 perforated, with a few nice examples, 1869 to 30c, Bank Note issues with and without grill, some to 90c, Columbians to $1, Bureau Issues, Commemoratives and Regular Issues, few high values unused, Washington-Franklins, coils, 1922 Liberty set complete unused, White Plains souvenir sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post, including C13-15 (h.r., v.f.), Special Delivery, few Officials and back of the book items, also additional albums with miscellaneous foreign, mixed condition, many fine or better

Est.$4,000

1857-1900 old-time selection of approximately 500 stamps, with a variety of Foreign Mail cancels including Geometrics, Iron Cross, etc., some in blue; we note some better items including 5c buff, Banknotes to 30c, 1869 Pictorials including 10c, 15c and 24c, also a few covers, much duplication, many incredibly well centered, mixed condition with some faults noted, generally fine and valuable lot, inspection recommended

Est.$1,000

1893-1933 small balance of consignment, better singles on cards, with Columbians 1c-30c (including 5c and 8c n.h. with certificates), 1922-25 Liberty $1-$5, Presidentials $1-$5, and Airpost Scott's nos. C1-6 (n.h., with certificates for C3 and C5), C18 and Confederate no. 7, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1983-2016 balance of the collection in five large Scott's Specialty hingeless albums, last two dedicated with hundreds of booklets, multiple sheetlets, high values, coils, etc. (high face value), also three additional cartons, with numerous stock books containing singles, duplicated blocks and plate blocks, plus a nice collection of unused cut-squares on pages, as well as hundreds of postal stationery entires and cards. Face value not counted, but should prove to have substantial value

Est.$1,500

1940-60 Security Banknote Company, selection of 12 different, one each for International Business Machines Co. (two diff.), Chrysler Co., Standard Oil Co., Ford Motor, Cities Service Co., Sperry Rand Co., Republic Steel, Monon Railroad, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific, Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (two diff.), each overprinted "Specimen" in red, mounted on cards from a presentation album, fresh and v.f.

Est.$2,500

1930 Zeppelin, 65c-$2.60, set of three, $2.60 with plate number at right, n.h., well centered, $1.30 with some gum wrinkles, v.f., with 2007 PSE certificate for the $2.60, cat. $1750 (Cat No. C13-15) (Image)

Cat. $1750, Est.$700

1930 Zeppelin, set of three, n.h., well centered, few natural gum bends, still v.f., cat. $1750 (Cat No. C13-15) (Image)

Cat. $1750, Est.$700

1933 Century of Progress, 50c green, single and vertical pair used on legal size cover from New York, Oct. 2 (First Day) to Chicago, with Oct. 26 arrival pmk (Cat No. C18) (Image)

Est.$150

1933 50c green, eight stamps used on seven flown Zeppelin covers, various destinations and dates, mostly fine-v.f. (Cat No. C18) (Image)

Est.$200

1947 15c bright blue green, horizontal pair, imperf. between, n.h., usual centering, fine, only 20 pairs exist according to Datz, with 2000 PFC, cat. $1500 (Cat No. C35a) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.$1,000

1928 Jimmy Doolittle, five flown and autographed covers addressed to Curtis Airplane Export Co., each with printed "Carried by Jimmie Doolittle, Pilot," also cachets including "First Experimental Flight Lima-La Paz", "Montevideo-Rio de Janeiro", "La Paz-Santiago", "Santiago-Buenos Aires", "Buenos Aires-Asuncion", accompanied by a letter headed Shell Petroleum Co., dated Feb 2, 1935 (Image)

Est.$1,000

1931 small card addressed to Mrs. Alfred Lee, with an attractive airplane label, signed on reverse in pencil by Amelia Earhart, v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1881 5c dark blue, without gum as issued, only 5,645 printed, with 2011 and 2014 PFCs, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $630) (Cat No. PR8) (Image)

Est.$200

1875-79 2c-$60, plate proofs on card, complete sets of 24 and 23 respectively, fine-v.f., cat. $663 (Cat No. PR9-79P4) (Image)

Cat. $663, Est.$150

1875 Special Printing, 36c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, fine, only 330 issued, with 2001 PFC, cat. $2800 (Cat No. PR42) (Image)

Cat. $2800, Est.$1,200

1875 Special Printing, 48c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, fine, only 268 issued, with 2003 PFC, cat. $3750 (Cat No. PR43) (Image)

Cat. $3750, Est.$1,500

1875 Special Printing, 84c pale rose, unused without gum as issued, fine, only 164 issued, with 2001 PFC, cat. $5250 (Cat No. PR46) (Image)

Cat. $5250, Est.$2,000

1919-22 Surcharges, complete set, with additional shades of 16c/8c and 24c/12c, mostly h.r. (few l.h.), fine-v.f., with 1997 PFC for 16c/8c and 1996 PSE certificate for the $1/50c, cat. $2265 (Cat No. K1-18) (Image)

Cat. $2265, Est.$500

1873 Interior, Justice, Navy, Post Office, State, Treasury and War, complete sets of plate proofs on india, nice margins, 10c Navy with light stain, otherwise v.f., cat. $1885 (Cat No. O15-93P3) (Image)

Cat. $1885, Est.$500

1873 State, $5 green and black, h.r., fine, with 1978 PFC, cat. $7500 (Cat No. O69) (Image)

Cat. $7500, Est.$2,500

1873 State, $5 green and black, small part disturbed original gum, fine sound copy, with 2004 PSE certificate, cat. $7500 (Cat No. O69) (Image)

Cat. $7500, Est.$2,500

1913 1c-$1, complete set, n.h., mostly well centered (especially high values), few gum wrinkles affecting lower values, fine-v.f., cat. $2218 (Cat No. Q1-12) (Image)

Cat. $2218, Est.$850