Sale 333

Harbour Auction


Specialized Collections and Groups
 
 
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Lot 4211
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1851, 1¢ Blue, Type II (7), mounted balance consisting of 18 singles (one plate 3), a pair, three strip of 3 and a single on cover (Jul 22, 1851); all have been plated and the majority are sound and Fine to F-VF.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 4212
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Lot 4213
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1855, 10¢ Green, Types I, II & III (13,14,15), balance of five stamps: #13, four margins, lightened pen cancel, light crease; #14 (2, one precancel); #15 (2); minor flaws, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,130
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Lot 4214
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1852, 3¢ Dull Red and Shades (11/11A), mounted balance of 63 stamps, about a quarter of which are type I, arranged by shade from 1851-52 Brownish Carmine to 1857 Yellow Brown with about half being plated; nearly all are sound and F-VF or better. A terriffic lot for the 3¢ specialist.
Scott $945
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Lot 4215
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1857-61, 3¢ Type I (25), selection of 54 stamps including two inter-pane singles with full centerlines, a pair and a strip of 3; five have pen cancels and one is unused; generally F-VF.
Scott $6,900
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Lot 4216
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1857-61, 1¢ Perforated (18//24), balance of collection comprising (used unless noted) #18 (o.g.), 19b (PF certificate: "genuine, distinguishing characteristics at bottom trimmed away by the perforations", 20 (one o.g. plate. 12, one used), 22, 23 and 24 (55 with four being type Va and the balance including six o.g. singles and an o.g. block (stain one stamp); all are plated and the type Vs include many plate varieties; the best numbers have small faults but the rest are just about all F-VF. Great lot, especially the type Vs.
Scott $11,415
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Lot 4217
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1857-61, 3¢ Perforated (25, 26, 26A), mounted balance comprising (used unless noted) type I #25 (three singles and a pen-canceled strip of 3); type III #26 (16 mint/unused (3 NH) including an o.g. block of 6; and 4 used); type IV #26A (4); all mounted according to shade and virtually all F-VF or better.
Scott $2,560+
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Lot 4218
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1861-89 Specimen Overprints (63), collection of 48 stamps (32 different) including 63SB-78SB, 63SJ-78SJ & 189SD-211SD; most without gum and centering is average on the 1861s and F-VF on the Bank Notes, which each have a paper mounting remnant; few small faults, but nearly all sound and F-VF for these. Scott value is $6,390.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 4219
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1857-61 Issue Balance (29//38), 32 stamps comprising (used unless noted) #29 (2), 30 (2, one unused), 30A (3, two w/certificates), 10¢ #31, 33 (single & pair), 34, 35 (8 including one unused, two o.g., 12¢ #36 (8, one pen-canceled), 36B (one o.g., one unused, one used) and 30¢ #38 (2); most of the 12¢ are plated including a pos. 49R triple transfer; condition is mixed, especially on the better numbers but most are F-VF. A very worthwhile lot that deserves a careful inspection.
Scott $14,000+
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Lot 4220
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1861-66 Issue Balance (63//77), about 40 mainly used stamps comprising #63 (9, one unused), 64 on patriotic cover, 64b, 65 (3 mint), 67 (repaired), 68 (2), 69 (3), 70, 71 (2), 72, 73 (7), 75 (3), 76 (4), 77 (2), 78, 78b (2); most identified by shade with a few palte varieties, few small faults, generally F-VF.
Scott $7,900
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Lot 4221
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1866-67 15¢ Lincoln (77, 91, 98), collection/accumulation comprising used stamps #77 (35), 91 (10) and 98 (24) and covers #77 (8) and 98 (8); also includes Proofs #77P1 (2), 77P2 (3), 77P3 (single & two blocks), 77P4 (12 singles & 5 blocks), 77TC1 (deep blue, cut down), 77TC3 (3, deep blue), 108TC set Atlantas plus an extra scarlet and a block of black; also Specimens 77S-B (7) and 77S-J (1); the proofs and specimens are mostly F-VF, but the stamps (which include two green cancels) and covers (one a 91 w/purple cancel but stamps missing) are mixed quality from Poor to F-VF. Scott value about $50,000.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 4222
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1867 Grilled Issues (85C//100), Balance of about 25 stamps (used unless noted) comprising #85C (clipped perfs, PFC), 86 (2, one part o.g.), 87 (2, one unused), 88 (5), 89 (2), 90 (2), 91, 92, 93 (unused, very thin paper), 94 (3, one o.g.), 94a (o.g. pair), 96, 98, 99 (2) and 100 (2); condition somewhat mixed, especially on the better numbers, but much is F-VF or better and nearly all are attractive; eight stamps with certificates.
Scott $16,000+
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Lot 4223
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1869, 1¢, 2¢ & 3¢ Group of Premium Cancels (112-114), three 1¢, one 2¢ and four 3¢, the latter including a negative "OK"; all with faults of varying degrees, scarce group.
Scott $705
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Lot 4224
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1869 Pictorial Issue (112//133), Balance of 14 stamps: #112 used, 113 (3, one o.g.), 114 (3, one o.g.), 116 unused, 117 (2 unused), 118 & 119 used plus Re-Issues #124-124 unused & 133 o.g.; most with small faults, generally F-VF appearing; includes four certificates.
Scott $5,800
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Lot 4225
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1873-75 Continental Bank Note Co. Issues (156//179), Balance of about 45 stamps (used unless noted) comprising #156 (6, two unused), 157 (3, one unused), 158 (11, one double paper, two o.g.), 159 (6, one unused), 160 (3), 161 (3), 161-E1, 162 (2), 163 (4, one o.g. with PFC, nearly Fine), 165 (3), 178 (4 including o.g. single & pair) and 179 (3); includes many shades, colored cancels and several identified as ribbed or silk fiber paper; condition a little mixed but mostly F-VF.
Scott $6,650
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Lot 4226
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1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Issues (134//155), Balance of about 40 (used unless noted) stamps comprising #143 (3), 135 (4, two o.g.), 136 (2), 137 (2), 138, 145 (5, two unused, one green cancel), 146 (3), 147 (2), 148 (5), 148c, 149, 150 (2, one unused, reperfed), 151 (2), 152 153 (pair) & 155 (2); many shades and colored cancels, condition a little mixed but mostly F-VF.
Scott $8,850
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Lot 4227
 
1883, Collection of 2¢ Red Brown (210), About 540 stamps mounted on blank pages according to plate and printing varieties, including shifted transfers, position dots and shifted transfers, and cancellations (about 400 are cancels); also includes 59 other 1¢-15¢ bank note issues collected for cancellation; condition is a little mixed but the great majority is F-VF. A very interesting study.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 4228
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1879-88 American Bank Note Co. Issues (182//217), Balance of about 45 stamps (used unless noted) including mint #205 (2, one NH, reperfed), 206 (NH), 207 (2 NH + 8-hole punch), 208 (NH, minor gum wrinkles, just Fine), 208a, 209 (single & imperforate pair), 210 (3, two NH), 212 (3, one NH) & 216; used include #186 (2), 187 (2), 188 (2), 190, 208 & 217; many shades and some unusual cancels; condition is mostly F-VF.
Scott $6,500
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Lot 4229
 
1890 Regular Issue Balance (219//229), mint balance comprising #219 (3 NH), 219D, 220 (2, one NH), 221 (2, one NH with gum skips), 223 (thin), 224 (regummed), 225 (3 NH, one with gum skips), 226 (1 NH, 1 regummed) & 229 (2 regummed); collected for shade, all bright and fresh, couple reperfed, otherwise F-VF or better.
Scott $3,415
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Lot 4230
 
1893 Columbian Issue (231//242), mint balance of 12 stamps: #231 (NH), 233 (NH), 234 (NH), 236 (NH), 237 (2, one regummed), 238 (XLH or NH), 239-241 (all regummed, $1 with clear 1995 PF Certificate) & 243 (unused, about Fine); all fresh and bright, a few reperfed, otherwise F-VF.
Scott $3,195
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Lot 4231
 
1894-98 First Bureau Issue (246//284), Balance of about 45 mint stamps including #246-247 (2 each, NH), 250 (2, one NH), 252 (2 NH), 253 (NH), 256, 257 (NH), 258, 260 (small thin spot), 275 (VLH), 280 (2, one NH), 281 (2, one NH), 282 (NH) & 284 plus a lot of watermarked 1¢ & 2¢, nearly all of which are NH; also includes a regummed, repaired #263 (not counted) and a used #275; wide range of shades, nearly all original gum and F-VF or better.
Scott $4,200+
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Lot 4232
 
1898, 1¢-10¢ Trans-Mississippi (285-290), mint balance comprising 1¢ (3 NH), 2¢ (4, three NH), 4¢ (2, one NH w/PFC for block, other reperfed)), 5¢ (regummed), 8¢ (2, one NH, other w/PFC) & 10¢ (2, one regummed); original gum, fresh and F-VF or better.
Scott $2,095
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Lot 4233
 
Postage Dues, Mint accumulation of mostly better items between J1//J88, all on original auction cards; includes blocks, plate blocks and imprint/plate no. strips, as well as two J39 bisects, one on cover, one on piece; some centering problems and a few small faults, but a good bit is Fine or better with a very large percentage being never hinged. Scott value, counting imprint strips as singles, is over $18,000.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 4234
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Officials, small but valuable collection of mainly used Officials including O5, O9, O11 (2), O12, O24 jumbo, O25, O33 (2), $2 O68, etc.; we also note a few Specimens including 6¢ & 10¢ Justice, 90¢ Navy & 15¢ State as well as small manuscript "x" presentation Specimens of the 3¢ Agriculture, 7¢ Navy, 90¢ Post Office and 10¢ Treasurty; also noted among the used are many nice premium cancels; condition is somewhat mixed, but much is F-VF. A very useful lot for the specialist. Scott is about $9,000.
Estimate $2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 4235
 
Official Special Printings Overprinted "Specimen", group of about 85 mostly 1¢ values including a complete set of 1¢ values on hard paper, two Executive sets, various varieties including color shades, ribbed papers, partial doubling of specimen letters on three 1¢ and one 3¢ Executives, and two 4th printing 1¢ State on soft paper with different bolded specimen letters (bold "e" and "e", and bold "p", "e", and "e"); some small faults but generally a Fine and rare group.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 4236
 
Official Special Printings Overprinted "Specimen", Selection of 20 different including 6¢, 12¢ & 15¢ Agriculture, 1¢-10¢ Executive and 6¢ & 90¢ State, the balance being various 1¢ & 2¢ values including a 1¢ Interior with a bold 1st "E"; without gum as issued, few small thins but no scissor-cut perfs and mostly F-VF.
Scott $2,880
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Lot 4237
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Official Special Printings Overprinted "Specimen", collection of 37 stamps (21 different) including a 30¢ Agriculture, two complete sets of Executives and 6¢ & 10¢ States, the latter VF with a brownish stain on the back only; all without gum as issued, a few faults, primarily in the duplicates, generally F-VF. Scott value is over $2,700.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 4238
 
Official Special Printings Overprinted "Specimen", Selection of 30 1¢ & 2¢ values including soft papers and a few minor varieties on small dealer cards, generally F-VF. Scott about $1,450.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 4239
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Parcel Post Stamps (Q1-12), accumulation of 9 mint (including 50¢ & $1) and about 340 used including 25¢ (72), 50¢ (26), 75¢ (3) and $1 (13, including a nice block of 4), we note some nice cancels, precancels and perfins; mixed condition but much is F-VF with the 75¢ & $1 values being especially nice. Scott value nearly $6,000.
Scott $5,985 Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 4240
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Cut Square Collection, Very comprehensive collection in a Scott National Album; highlights include U1-2, U14-16, U18, 18a, U23, U28-29, U42-45, U66 (used), U68-73, U93-107, W155, U185-186 (both just Fine), U196, U208-212, U214-215, U217, U226, U245, U319-322, U437h, U439g, U456, U471e, U474-476, U493-494, U503, UO37, UO43, etc.; also includes most of the lower priced items as well as several die varieties; and, to top it off, condition is just about all F-VF. A fantastic lot.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 4241
 
Postal Card Collection, Two-volume collection to 1919, includes mint cards of most numbers up to about $60 catalog plus a few better like UX1 and UY6; also includes lots of used duplicates and some minor varieties; condition is just about all F-VF. Scott value is over $1,800.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 4242
 
Unusual Postal Card and Picture Postcard Lot, group of 14 postal cards and postcards with Illustrated Advertising: UX5 (2), UX7 (4), UX9 (6) and one each UX24 & UX27; also 11 picture postcards (1907-25) franked with 1¢ commemoratives (one a 1¢ Parcel Post).
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 4243
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Revenue Collection, Powerful, comprehensive collection with the value almost entirely in the First three issues including such key values as R2a, R21c, R37a, R53a, R65a, R91a, R92a, R95a, R100a, R102c, R129, R150, R151a, R177 (most o.g.), R305Ab and lots of "lower priced" ($50-$400) stamps. Condition is a little mixed, but well above average for a general U.S. collection with nearly all of the flaws being unobtrusive and generally confined to the best stamps with plenty of F-VF throughout. A terrific lot with a Scott value of approximately $30,000.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 4244
 
Booklets and Booklet Panes, balance of a specialized collection, 1908-82loaded with $100-and-up items like #331a (7 different. positions), 332a (6 different.) and complete booklets BK32, 38, 41, 43, 45, 58, 59 (2), 61, 62, 69, 85, 91, 94, BKC12 & 15, etc.; plus loads of miscut, plate numbers, scarce covers and varieties including BKC23 with miscut panes inverted and stapled at the bottom. Condition is virtually all F-VF with just a few minor flaws, and nearly all the separate panes are NH. Scott is over $14,000 as normal panes and booklets.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 4245
 
Coils, Specialized Collection, 3¢ Liberty #1057, 20 matched pairs of joint line pair strips with plate numbers, Look Magazine line pair, Post Office-spliced strips of #723 (w/joint line) and 847, a strip of 5 #1054 with untrimmed counting numbers in margin, 1054A joint line strip of w/large holes, 1058 & 1059 joint line strips with small holes, and imperf joint line strips of #1059Ad, 1299b, 1305a, 1520b, C83a, etc.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Lot 4246
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Commemorative Panels and Souvenir Pages, Collection of about 400 panels including duplicates, missing only about 40 numbers to CP381; and perhaps 900-1,000 Souvenir Pages, 1972-2003 very nearly complete (virtually no premium numbers); the Panels are in eight albums, the Pages in six die-cut boxes; all Very Fine; high catalog value.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 4247
 
Precancel Assortment, about 300 mostly different on seven stock sheets; virtually all Washington-Franklins and 4th Bureaus and their corresponding Back-of-the-Book issues including C4-6 (Sterling, Ill.), JQ2 and QE4; a nice clean lot.
Estimate $150 - 200
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