Sale 338

U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
including Collections & Accumulations


Specialized Collections
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 1012
  /o
1861-62 Issue Collection, small mounted, mostly used collection on two pages comprising what is purported to be a complete set of all the shades including a 3¢ pink, all three shades of the 5¢ (67, 67a & 67b), all five of the 24¢ (70-70d) and all three of the 90¢ (one unused); 36 stamps in all including a few unused (e.g. a 90¢); everything looks correct except the 70d, which is a 78a; condition is mixed but there are some Fine or F-VF stamps including a Fine #67. Scott value, as mounted is over $15,000.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 1013
  o
Three-Cent 1861-67 Issues, better accumulation of over 1,000 stamps, with cancel interest, on individual cards, lot cards, stockpages and mounted pages, with an excellent range of cancels including fancy, geometric, targets, colored, specialized "Paid" group, better Railroads, etc., mostly #65 but includes some grills; some mixed condition; a F.-V.F. group.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1014
  o/
2¢ Black Jack Group, selection of specialized comprising 11 covers, eight off-cover singles with fancy cancel, two documents with Black Jacks used as revenues and a Lowenberg decalcomania block of 8; two of the covers are franked with 2¢ E. grills, the balance are #73; generally Fine group with a good variety of cancels and usages, many ex-Metzger.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1015
o
NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCELS, 1870-78, a fabulous group of 220 off-cover singles (including a few pairs) with better strikes on values up to the 90¢ high values include numerous 7¢ 12¢ x9, 15¢ x8, 24¢ x14, 30¢ x5 and 90¢ x6 plus a few grills including #135, 136, 137 and 138, about half with P.F. or P.S.E. certificates, some with very attractive red strikes used on supplementary mail, significant catalog value, owner's cost approximately $15,000.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500

Provenance: Kirke
View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1016
  o
New York Foreign Mail Cancels, 1870-78, stockbook of approximately 215 stamps mostly having NYFM cancels, values up to the 90¢ (seven), some mixed condition but an appealing group, Fine, high catalog value.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Skinner
View details
Lot 1017
  /o
1890 Small Bank Note Issue, About 30 stamps, nearly all of which are mint and many of which are NH; includes three mint and two used 90¢ (one of each with certificate); all just Fine to F-VF.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1018
  o
Used Blocks of Four, group of 16 blocks of four including #219, 220, 234, 324, 329, 367, 370, 549, etc.; few flaws to be expected, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Estimate $200 - 300
View details
Lot 1019
 
Airmails & $1Airlift, Singles, Blocks, and Plate Blocks, ccumulation of the $1 Airlift (100 plate blocks of 4) and Airmails between C7//C44 including C8 (25 plate blocks including 10 tops), C9 (100, mostly blocks, nice quality), C20-22 (60-300 of each), C24 (10 plate blocks, including 2 tops), C31 (100, mostly blocks), virtually all F-VF NH.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
View details
Lot 1020
 
Postage Due Collection Balance, a wonderful balance comprised of quantities of singles, blocks and plate number strips with various shades in four banker stockbooks, includes J1-7 (J4-7 w/pfc, two of last), J15-20 (J17 pfc), J22- J28, J30 (pfc), J31-37 (J37 pfc), J38-44 (J43-44 pfc, latter nh), J45-57 (J50, J57 w/pfc), and J61-87 including J69-76 in blk/4; also includes a few proofs and specimens (J15-21SD); condition is generally clean and fresh, a F.-V.F. collection with plenty of useful, quality stamps.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
View details
Lot 1021
 
Postage Dues, strong mint accumulation of mostly singles with lots of better including Special Printing 10¢ #J12 (2009 PFC as faulty) and 30¢ #J13 (1977 PFC, missing corner), J1 nh, J2 (PFC), J3 (two nh, one copy PFC transl.), J5 (PFC), J7, J19 nhJ21, J25 (3, two nh), J26 top pl. # pair (n.h., one creased) and imprint pair, J26 pair, J29, J33 nh, J40 (2 nh), J41 (five n.h. singles, two with pl. #), J42 nh, J44 nh, J52 nh, J53 nh, J53a nh single & pair, J53b nh, J56 nh (5), J57, J59 (crease), includes a few EFOs like J37 var. with extra diagonal perfs; owner purchased most individually; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
View details
Lot 1022
 
Postage Dues, Plate Number Strips, group of 30 items comprising 23 plate number strips of three with better including J25 strip of five (four n.h.), J30 top plate with one stamp n.h. (gum skip), J39 (n.h.), J41 (two stamps n.h., other with thin), J42 (two), plus J32 (N.H.) and J38 top left corner strips of four showing engraver's initials, J52 plate pair, and four imprint strips including J16 (n.h.); few small flaws, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details
Lot 1023
 
Postage Dues, block of 4, better group of mint blocks including #J1 (blk/4 and imprint blk/10), J15 block of ten (n.h., light creases) and blk/8, J22, J23 (two), J24 with plate number (n.h.), two blocks/4, J51 (n.h.), J56 (two, one n.h.) and J75 (bottom stamps n.h.), etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details
Lot 1024
 
Postage Dues, large group of plate blocks ncluding J32 never hinged (perf separations), J38 (PSE), J49 (perf separations), J65b never hinged, J65 (2 never hinged), J66a (never hinged), J77 never hinged, J88 (3 never hinged), plus a few used: J66-J68, plus many more; some faults to be expected, a F.-V.F. group.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details
Lot 1025
  P
Postage Due Proofs, accumulation of proofs and trial colors including J1-7P2 (off card), J1P3 block, J5P3 arrow block, J7P3 blocks of 4 & 16, J22-J28P2 (off card), J22-28P3, J31-32P1, J35P1, J37P1, J24a (margin single), J23 & J24P2a, J2TC1 blue green off-card, J1TC4 blocks of four and single, also includes J3-E1b (faulty) and 1879 official post office announcement; some faults, a Fine-V.F. group.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1026
  /o
Postage Dues Balance, carton full of postages dues including used starting with J1 including J7 pair, J21, etc., better cancels present, mint with later issues (J79-87) well represented including some plate blocks, sheets, etc., well worth inspection, F.-V.F.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1027
  S
Postage Due Specimens, accumulation including J15-21SD and J38-44SE sets, plus extras, U.P.C. J38-41SO, J43SO, 3¢ and 5¢ "Ultramar"; some faults, Fine group.
Estimate $400 - 500
View details
Lot 1028
  o
Postage Due Used Multiples, group of ten items comprising J5 pair, J5 strip/4 cancelled by "M.O.B." circled handstamp, J22-23 blk/4, J23 blk/5 on reverse of 1893 cover from Russia, J53a blk/6, J56 blk/4, etc.; few small faults, Fine group.
Estimate $300 - 400
View details
Lot 1029
  /o/
Carriers & Locals, 1845-1856, small but valuable collection on six quadrille pages from an oldtime worldwide collection; comprises off-cover #LO2 block of four, 1LB3 & 7, 3LB2 (2), 4LB20, 6LB3 & 5 and 40L5 plus a N.Y. Provisional (9X1), 5¢ & 10¢ 1847s and CSA 62X1-2 and on-cover 3LB1, 6LB5, 5L2, 72L3 & 106L1; mixed condition (e.g. the 5¢ & 10¢ 1847s have 3 margins and 3½-margins, respectively) but several F-VF or better, the covers have the stamps not tied or manuscript tied. A most unusual lot.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details
Lot 1030
  /o
Wells Fargo & Co. collection, Balance of specialized collection including unused 143L1-4 & 7-9, 143LP2 (spacefiller), 143LP9b, used 143L8, a sheet of 50 143LP9 without selvage, a mint 143LU3 entire (faults), a small selection of labels, and 12 First Issue revenues with "W.F. & Co." handstamped cancels. Condition is somewhat mixed but an excellent showing of this popular collecting specialty. Also included is a selection of American Express Co. & R.P.O. newspaper franking labels.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
View details
Lot 1031

Official Special Printings overprinted "Specimen", Accumulation of about 105 stamps including 1¢ State & War "SEPCIMEN" errors, 1¢ Agriculture, Executive, Justice & State small dotted "i" varieties, as well as 10¢-30¢ Agriculture, complete Executive, 7¢ Navy (2), 15¢ Navy, 24¢ & 90¢ Post Office and 1¢-10¢ & 90¢ State; the two "Sepcimens" have faults and there are some other small faults, especially on the higher values, but much is F-VF and there are some XFs too. An exceptional lot of these rare stamps. Scott is about $17,000.
Estimate $4,000 - 5,000
View details and enlarged photo
Lot 1032
  S
Official "Specimen" Accumulation (O1SD//O83SD), balance comprising mostly 1¢ & 2¢ values, but also includes some better including 6¢-10¢ State, 2¢ Executive preprint folds, 7¢ Navy, 2¢ Agriculture pair, and soft porous/ribbed papers, without gum as issued, a F.-V.F. accumulation with high catalog value.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details
Lot 1033
  o/
Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper, small lot of about 35 mostly different on small documents, nearly all Promissory Notes; denominations to 75¢ from the first three Federal Issues plus the 1845 Maryland Issue and one Rhode Island Supervisor's Seal (RM560); some slight faults but all clean and generally Fine. Scott about $760.
Estimate $200 - 300
View details
Lot 1034
 
Back of the Book & Possessions Balance, quality, mostly mint balance in two banker stockbooks including E3 (NH), E6 (NH), K1-K4, K6-K7, K8 (3), K9-K12, K13 (2), K18 (2), Officials including specimens with better like O44 with full o.g. and jumbo margins, O61S, Q1-Q12 including plate number singles and extras with some PFCs, JQ1-JQ4 with blocks of JQ3, Documentaries up to the $100 values including 1943, 1947, 1949 and 1951 series, RI1-13 (6 sets), RW7, RW10, Possessions include Canal Zone #89 blk/4, 94, J12-13, J14 (used), Cuba #J3 (two blocks of 4), DWI #1 (PF Certificate), Guam #1-4, 7 (2), Hawaii #31 (NH), Philippines J5 (2), Puerto Rico J1-J3, overall a clean group, a few with PF certificates, a F.-V.F. group.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
View details