Sale 274

United States and Foreign Large Lots and Collections


U.S. Dealer's Stocks
 
 
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Lot 84
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United States dealer's proof and essay stock, on individual stock cards, including #9X1TC5, 4P3, 73E pair on experimental "Goldbeaters Skin" paper, some 1869s including #119P2, 212P1, 256P1, J33P2a, J34P2a, J31P2-37P2 (color faded), O57P3-71P3, RB14P1, plus some "Specimen" and "Sample" overprints and a small number of Canadian, overall VF.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 85
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United States dealer's stock 19th century-modern, neatly arranged on priced and annotated display pages comprised of mostly less expensive but well centered stamps including mint or unused #148, 210 block of 4, some Columbians, 288 (2), 290, 325-6, Washington Franklins including some high values, 630, O67, PR3, PR3a, PR91 and used #1, 2, some 1869s, Bank Notes, #241, some 1st 3 issue revenues with nice cancels, etc.- worth examining.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 86
 
United States powerful mostly 19th century stock, a few hundred stamps on individual approval cards including used #9X1a, 7 (12 singles, 4 pairs, and 7 strips of 3), 8A, 9 (5 singles, 2 pairs, and 2 strips of 3), 12 (2), 15 (3 pairs), 17 (5 pairs and a block of 6), 31, 33 (pair and strip of 3), 36 (2 pairs and a block of 4), 37 with red Supplementary Mail cancel, 71 (7, all different cancels), 120 & 122 (3 of each), 143 and mint/unused #10X1, 30 (3), 30A, 36b, 126, 127, 187, 190, RW2 (3); also some modern errors, Canal Zone #3 (8), etc. Included are 17 certificates. Condition ranges from small faults or regummed to F-VF; a useful holding that would yield a large number of individual lots for resale.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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Lot 87
 
United States 19th century stock, neatly arranged on acetate stock sheets, includes used #1 (3), red grid, blue Troy N.Y. c.d.s. and blue numeral "5", 17 (5), 67 boxed "Paid" cancel, some 1867 grills, 118, 129 (PFC), mint or unused #217, 234-237, 239 (2), 240, 276A, used 278, plus some attractive fancy cancels, etc.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 88
 
United States plate block stock 1901-1960, neatly arranged on acetate sheets in three 3-ring binders, starts with #294-95 plate strips of three or five several, 324 plate block of four, plate blocks of six of #463 from the error sheet, 507, 551 over 100 with a good variety of plate numbers and positions, 560, 566, 568 (2), 571, 612, 616, C18, C21 (2) from the steel plate, a number of air mail plates autographed by designers and engravers, PS11-14, WS7-10 matched sets of four of each, some better Durland numbers, etc., many are NH, a clean stock worth a careful evaluation.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 89
 
United States mostly 20th century stock, neatly arranged on acetate stock sheets, includes used #311 (2) each with jumbo margins, mint #326, 327, 369 (2), 524 (3) including two plate no. singles, 547 (3), 573 (2), 630 (NH), 666 VF block of four plus numerous well centered less expensive stamps, many are NH, a worthwhile stock.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 90
 
United States dealer's plate no. block stock 1927-1993, thousands of plate no. blocks between #632/2754, C19/C130, E15/J9 neatly sorted and identified in glassine envelopes and filling up four granite boxes and a dealer's binder. In addition there are several hundred more plate no. strips of 10 to 20 in individual glassine or plastic mounts. Virtually all o.g., NH and F-VF, please review as there is considerable face value here.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 91
 
United States private die proprietary stock, neatly arranged in 2 stock books, mostly less expensive stamps but noted RO165b, RS47d and RS90v; typical mixed condition for these.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 92
 
United States valuable private die proprietary revenue assortment, group of 125 proofs/trial color proofs and 68 stamps including multiples on old plastic stock cards/sheets or auction lot sheets. Most of the former are large dies and many of them are noted that they are unique (however most are probably not and are indeed listed in the specialized catalogue). Some usual normal mixed condition on the stamps, however still a F-VF and attractive lot of this popular collecting area.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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