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COLLECTIONS AND BALANCE LOTS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

201

Useful balance of the Collier used collection to 1930 in two Scott Lighthouse albums with slipcases, starts off with a #2, other higher value 19th century includes #16, 1861 Issue to 90c, two examples of #83 (PF or APS cert.), Columbians include the $4.00 and $5.00 values, Trans-Mississippis are complete, $5.00 Bureau, and more, 20th century includes a run of Washington-Franklins heads, with some better coils noted, also #505, plus a White Plains sheet, strong value in back-of-the-book, including 65c and $2.60 Graf Zeppelins, solid postage dues, comprehensive officials, and an unusually large selection of newspaper stamps, the collection concludes with an attractive selection of Confederate States General Issues, condition is well above the norm, with many very fine or extremely fine stamps among the lower catalog value stamps, the higher values usually with minor imperfection, but generally quite attractive and of very fine appearance.

Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

202

87/634A

#87/634A, C1/O102, CSA6, High quality certified group of 23 different used stamps, including four in pairs, catalog values range from $9.50 to $300.00, includes #238, 391 pair, 457 pair, 533, J17, J20, O11, O57, O96, O100 and more, one graded stamp (#440 PSE graded 95), with many better cancels to be found (no premiums added to the catalog value), an exceptionally fresh and well centered lot, with a number being ex-Saadi, all are at least very fine and most are extremely fine; each item accompanied by a PF or PSE certificate (usually from the 1990s).

$2,260.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

203

Miscellaneous balance of many dozens of items on stocksheets, album pages, retail cards, etc., many are duplicates that were later upgraded, with early issues, many Washington-Franklins (including a few "kiss" impressions), back-of-the-book, especially postage dues and officials, also #2 on cover and several mint #C18's, mixed condition, many are fine-very fine.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

204

Mostly 20th century cover lot of about 25 items, much of the value in turn of the century illustrated covers (including some earlier 19th century), with several medical-related topics such as dentistry, also of note is a 2c Washington-Franklin to China with two Indo-China postage dues tied on arrival, plus #424 imprint "Coil Stamps" and plate no. 6589 block of twelve tied to reverse of cover to Germany, generally fine-very fine.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

SPECIALIZED COILS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

205

449

#449, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 horiz., joint line leader single, bright color, o.g., n.h., except where leader is attached to stamp at bottom, fine; the first example of a #449 leader we have offered; 2003 PF certificate; cataloged as a hinged single. (Image)

$3,000.00+

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

206

459

#459, 2c Carmine imperforate coil, leader pair, with an extra-long leader strip measuring over 10 inches, with the Post Office imprint at the far left of the strip, strong color, o.g., n.h. except where leader is attached to left stamp, fine-very fine; a rare item for the coil specialist; 1991 PF certificate; conservatively cataloged as a hinged pair; ex-"Lakeshore". (Image)

$410.00+

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

207

491

#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., an immensely rare coil leader strip of three, with full leader showing the imprint and handstamp, well centered for this difficult coil, o.g., two right stamps never hinged, small crease at bottom, fine-very fine; this and the following lot may well be the only #491 leader strips still in existence; 1964 PF certificate; cataloged as a never hinged pair and hinged single. (Image)

$15,600.00+

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

208

491

#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., incredibly the Collier collection contains a second coil leader strip of this rare coil. this being a guide line strip of three, o.g., middle stamp never hinged, right stamp with tiny gummed over thin spot, fine; 2003 PF certificate; cataloged as a hinged line pair and single. (Image)

$16,600.00+

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

209

599A

#599A, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., leader strip of four, with the full leader showing including the imprint, o.g., second stamp n.h., fine-very fine; a very rare coil leader, especially with the complete leader still attached; 2001 PF certificate; ex-Griffith; cataloged simply as two hinged pairs. (Image)

$480.00+

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

210

Coil leader strip collection of several hundred strips from 1909 to 1958, with better Washington-Franklin heads such as #349, 391, 394, 396, 412 and 413, many are 1922-30 issues as well as a large selection of the 1938 Presidential, these have duplication, though this often involves different varieties (paper colors, imprints, size of stamp strip, etc.), o.g., many n.h. stamps, fine-very fine; an unusually comprehensive collection that would take years to duplicate.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

211

1891

#1891, 18c Flag and Anthem, the rare plate no. 6 in a strip of nine, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a particularly select and desirable example of the most sought-after plate number coil strip; cataloged as a strip of five. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

212

1891

#1891, 18c Flag and Anthem, plate no. 6 single tied to cover by Pasadena Oct. 6, 1981 machine cancel, stamp is well centered, very fine; a modern postal history rarity, as only a handful of plate no. 6 covers are recorded, with this particular example illustrated in Linn's Plate Number Coil Handbook, where it is listed as the earliest reported usage. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

213

1891/2468

#1891/2468, Plate number coil strip of five comprehensive collection to 1990 in a Scott Specialty album, lacking the rare #1891 plate 6, otherwise appears complete, with all of the better early and transportation coils present, o.g., n.h., very fine.

$6,500.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

214

Modern coil specialty lot containing a Lighthouse album of pre-cancelled transportation coils, with several dozen strips of five or longer showing the various gaps, two albums filled with official strips of various sizes, as well as sheets of the non-coil stamps, plus there is a small group of transportation issue freaks, with the plate number printed on top, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

215

348/723, C41/WS13

#348/723, C41/C83, WS12-13, Government coils intriguing collection that was part of the Joseph Agris collection, covering all aspects of these issues and still mounted on exhibition pages, areas covered include mint pairs, line pairs, paste-up pairs, multiples, some used singles, pairs or line pairs, numerous coil leaders with one or more mint stamps still attached, and a very interesting range of 83 covers or cards with an array of usages and illustrated advertisements franked by singles, pairs and even line pairs and multiples, some of the more interesting coil covers include #351 to Sweden, #353 tied to a handsome multicolored illustrated advertising cover, #394 two singles tied to Bell pharmaceutical cover, #395 three singles tied to registered cover, #396 pair on registered 2c Columbian entire, #413 tied to cover, #452 & 454 pair tied to cover to Foochow, China with their #J45 and J47 pair tied to verso, #458 to Dutch East Indies, #490 on U192 registered censored cover to Australia forwarded to Papua, #493 to Liechtenstein and some FDC's including #603, 604 and 606 line strip of four, much of the value in the adhesives lies in the line pairs which feature #349, 392 lines strip of four, 395, 396, 413, 443 line strip of four, 444, 447 line strip of four, 453, 454 and many of the later issues, other highlights include a #445 pair and #C82a miscut imperf. pair and strip of four, the quality is a bit mixed in places with some small faults, some off center and some fake coils which we did not count, however much is o.g., l.h. or n.h., fine-very fine and very fine, with most of the covers being quite nice; this collection would actually make an excellent nucleus for a specialized collection of this area.

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

216

Used coil accumulation of about 100 items, most of which are pairs or line pairs, includes some earlier Washington-Franklins, mainly 1c and 2c values but does include a #394 single tied top piece (PF certificate), also #441-47 complete in singles (ex-Twigg-Smith; lot 433), some later issues, even a few better private perforations, mostly fine-very fine; an interesting lot of elusive material.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

217

Coils on cover accumulation, group of close to 90 covers or cards, mostly being 1910 to 1935 era usages, many commercial including #456 single, advertising with several multicolored, first flight and air mail, FDCs including #602 and #721-22 cacheted, registered, some line pairs, and a few modern such as #1519a tied to cover and #1625a tied to picture post card, and more, some faults, largely fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

218

343 var.

#343 var., 1c Green, with Attleboro Stamp Co. perforations, single tied to piece by Attleboro oval pmk., with all four of these fragile perforations fully showing, fine for this scarce private perforation; 1997 APS certificate. (Image)

$1,000.00

SOLD for $1,650.00
Will close during Public Auction

219

344/409

#344/409, Mailometer perforations used on covers, a very attractive group of twelve covers all franked with single examples of various Mailometer coil stamps, there are two covers with scarcer Ty. I perforations (#344 and 384), while the others are all with Ty. IV perforations, most of these are with #409, although we note covers with #383 and #384 (two), several of the covers have illustrated corner card advertising either on front or back, of particular interest are two scarce double weight covers which have been additionally franked with "normal" perforated stamps and such combinations are not often seen, all of the covers are used within appropriate time periods and most are commercial usages, overall a fine-very fine and desirable group; ex-Agris. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

220

343/409

#343/409, St. Louis precancels on Mailometer coil stamps, an interesting lot containing a total of 48 stamps, comprised of twelve singles, nine pairs (one a paste-up), three line pairs, one line strip of four, and a sheet margin block of six, the vast majority with two line "St. Louis/Missouri" precancel, four later issues with three line style "Saint/Louis/Missouri", most stamps are the 1c Green (#343 or #383) or 2c Carmine (#384) with either Ty. I or Ty. IV perforations, other stamps noted as well, the #384 block of six has error horizontal perforations showing at top and in the sheet selvage (three stamps thinned), a couple with small flaws, but overall fine-very fine and not an easy group to duplicate; one 1987 APS certificate accompanies; ex-Agris. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction