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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1221

239

#239, $5.00 Dark green, an incredibly rare used example of this high value, well centered within large margins, deep color and impression, light c.d.s. cancel, the PSE certificate notes a small internal cancel penetration, while the PF notes an added perforation, very fine appearance; only a tiny number of used examples have been recorded; 2004 PSE certificate and a 2010 PF certificate as noted. (Image)

$5,000.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

PHILIPPINES REVENUES

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1222

W-349B

Warren #349B, 1898 Provisional 50c composite stamp validated by Lieut. C.H. Sleeper's initials on a business license issued by the Headquarters of the Provost Martial General, Bureau of Licenses and dated 5 December, 1898, file fold through the 40c adhesive, still a very fine and rare document; ex-Perry and Garrett. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1223

W-349C

Warren #349C, 1898 Provisional 50c composite stamps validated by the initials of Captain C.F. Mudgett on business license issued by the Headquarters Provost Martial General, Bureau of Licenses and dated 12 November, 1898, stamps tied by violet oval cancel, stamps with pinholes, still very fine for this rare document; ex-Perry. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

UNITED STATES COLLECTIONS AND LARGE LOTS

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1224

Valuable balance of a large collection to 1985 in two Scott albums, early issue mainly used and contains some high cataloging stamps such as #8, 12, 21, 27, 28A, 34, 79, 83, 85, 85B, 101, etc., also 1869 Pictorials complete, plus six re-issues and a couple essays, grilled Bank Notes include the 12c, 30c and 90c values, later Bank Notes are a mix of mint and used, turn-of-the-century is mostly mint, the 20th Century is overwhelmingly mint, with an excellent run of Washington-Franklin heads, including certified coil singles and pairs, the later issues are quite comprehensive, and include extras such as blocks and a few plate blocks, Farley position pieces and a specialized group of the Presidentials, with gutter pairs, booklet panes with plate numbers, plate blocks and first day covers of the dollar values, air posts complete, with some early plate blocks and the Graf Zeppelin set used ($2.60 on cover), plus special deliveries, postage dues, complete Offices in China, officials, newspaper stamps, some modern errors, a few Philippine overprints and even some covers, the early issues are in slightly mixed condition, much of the 20th Century is fine-very fine; the collector obtained certificates and virtually all of the better stamps, with 250 PF, PSE or APS certificates accompanying the collection.

Est. $15,000-20,000

SOLD for $62,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1225

Desirable and valuable mint and used accumulation of many hundreds of 19th century and mostly pre-1925 20th century items, including strong used classics to the 1869 issue, a large holding of Columbians mostly in mint multiples and assorted mint 20th century in singles, blocks and plate blocks, all housed in five stockbooks, the first stockbook is the 1845-67 issues (accompanied by ten certificates) and includes used #9X1, 1, 7 (11) including pair and strip of three, 9 (8) including pair, 14-15 (2) and a vertical Ty. II and III combination pair, 17 pair, 20 (2), 22, 23 (2), 24 (23) including five pairs and mint (2) and used strips of three, 27, 28, 29, 29 strip of three, 30A (3), 33, 35 (6) including strip of three, 64b (3), 67, 68 (11) including two pairs, 69 pair, 78 (6) including pair, 71-72, 76 (3) and strips of three and five, 96 (2) and 101, also some scattered latter issues including two used $1.00 Trans-Mississippis, the second book is all 1869's with 112 (23) including pair, 114 mint n.h. single, mint strip of four and used strip of six, 115 (7) and a pair, 116 (9) plus a pair, 117 (9) and two pairs, 119 (10), 121 (8) and 122, the third book is the mint Columbian multiples with 230 block of four (7), block of nine and block of 25, 231 block of four (6), block of six, block of 25 and three imprint and plate no. strips of four, 232 block of four (3) and three plate imprint and plate no. strips of three or four, 233 block of four (4), 234 block of four (3) and imprint and plate no. strip of four, 235 block, 236 block (3) and strip of six, 237 and 239 blocks and some mint singles to 50c value, the last two stockbooks contain the remainder of the holding and is all mint, here we find #9 (2), one with certificate, 35, 63 block, some scattered Bank Notes, including 206 blocks of six and twelve, as well as a few Bureau issues, 285-86 plate blocks, 287 block, 290 imprint and plate no. pair, 323 plate block of six, 325 plate block of four (2), 326 block, Pan-Americans, 537 plate block, C1 block, C5 block (2), C18 block, E1 block, Q1 plate block and O91 block of nine, the overall quality is quite decent, while there are some off center or small faults to be found throughout as one would expect, a good many are nice fresh fine-very fine used, l.h. and n.h. stamps and multiples; a careful viewing will prove rewarding as there are some better cancels to be found.

Est. $15,000-20,000

SOLD for $21,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1226

Impressive collection offered intact as received in mounts on White Ace pages, in many cases there are two stamps in a mount (often times a mint and used example), begins with attractive four-margin copies of #1-2, ten stamps from the 1851 Issue, 1857 Issue to 30c with duplication particularly among the 5c values, also the 1c and 12c Reprints, solid 1861 Issue including a 5c Re-issue, also better grilled stamps, 1869 Pictorials complete, three Bank Note series to the 90c, Columbians complete, with extra copies of the $1.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 values, Trans-Mississippis complete (with extra 50c-$2.00 values), later commemoratives, booklet panes, #523, White Plains sheet, Kans.-Nebr. overprints, air posts complete including both a mint and used Graf Zeppelin set, first issue Newspaper stamps, and more, also some stockcards with useful stamps including some officials and plate blocks, slightly mixed condition, however the overwhelming majority are attractive and highly saleable, with a large number of very fine stamps present.

Est. $10,000-15,000

SOLD for $27,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1227

Pleasing quality mint and used collection of classics, regular issues, coils including some pairs and line pairs, commemoratives and souvenir sheets, with occasional duplication often for shades, housed in a single Safe hingeless album to 1945, mainly used to the 1869 issue and principally mint thereafter, with the 20th century being entirely mint, better used items include #1, 7, 9 (3), 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22, 27, 29, 30A, 31, 32, 37, 38, 64, 72, 75, 78a, 89, 96, 97, 98 (2), 101, 1869 issues complete and 50c to $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, among the mint highlights are #10X1R, 30, 35 (2), 39, 63, 94, 205, 210-18 complete, 219-29 including complete 219D, 220a and 220c, 230-44 (50c and $1.00 used), 247-60 lacking the 6c, 264-74, 276, 279-84 lacking 282C, 285-90, 294-99, 300-09, 315, 323-30, 331-41 lacking the 10c, 348 pair, 369, 398-403, 424-40 complete, 447 pair, 454 single and pair, 462-76, 479-80, 501-18 lacking 505, 523-24, 533, 547, 551-73, 578-78, 599A, 630 and 658-79, we note a few off center, the occasional small fault, the odd regummed stamp and the like, however overall this is a particularly clean collection, with the vast majority being fine to extremely fine used, o.g., l.h. or n.h., with many very fine and better to be found throughout; a desirable collection loaded with easily saleable stamps; accompanied by twelve certificates.

Est. $10,000-15,000

SOLD for $14,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1228

19th Century collection in a quadrille album, 1845-1868, strong in the 1847 Issue, including a mint 5c single (o.g., crease) and a mint 5c pair (full margins on three sides, part o.g.), plus a used 5c and three used 10c, also both Reproductions, 1851 Issue mainly used and included several 1c, two 5c, five 10c and three 12c, 1857 Issue to 90c and with some duplication (often mint and used), three 1857 Reprints (3c, 5c and 30c values), 3c (mint) and 10c (used) August, duplicated 1861 Issue including three 90c (one mint), plus grills to the 90c, also a few first issue newspaper stamps, mixed condition as this was collected in the old-school way, still plenty of value that should make our estimate seem quite conservative.

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $21,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1229

High cataloging balance of many dozens of mainly 19th Century stamps, a few very early issues including #1 (cleaned cancel), 3 and 39, much of the value lies in the 1861 Issue through the Bank Notes, including such scarce items as #67 (regummed, PFC) and 100 (o.g., reperfed, PSE cert.), plus numerous stamps cataloging several hundred to a couple thousand dollars each, Columbians to the $4.00, a few blocks and some air post issues, includes o.g., regummed and no gum stamps, mixed quality though many useful fine-very fine appearing stamps are present; seventeen certificates accompany.

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1230

Mint and used collection to 1950, "old timey" collection of hundreds and mint and used stamps in a Scott National album, with strength and much of the value in the classics, including 1847 5c, 1851 issue to 12c, 1857 issue to 30c with many better including an unused 24c, 1861 issue to 90c including 5c Buff, 1867 grills to 30c, 1869 issue complete to 30c, most Banknotes to 90c, some Bureaus with useful mint including #276, Trans-Mississippi to $1.00, the latter being unused, mint Pan-Americans and most commemoratives thereafter, 1902 issue to $2.00, some Washington-Franklins including a few better mint such as #500 and 547, First and Second issue air mails mint, then scattered back-of-the-book with Parcel Post mint to 75c and modest officials, cut squares and possessions, mixed condition but better than average, with many nice fine-very fine or better to be found throughout.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $7,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1231

Interesting mainly used lot of twenty items, much is of cancel interest, including #24 with green grid, fancy cancels on #65 and attractive fancy and NYFM cancels on Bank Note stamps, including one Glen Allen star pre-cancel, better stamps including #127, 209b and 358, some later gem stamps, a couple mint items such as #834 plate block, a few small flaws but most are very fine or extremely fine; an attractive and highly saleable group; thirteen are accompanied by PF (twelve) or PSE (one) certificates.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1232

3c 1869 issue large accumulation of many hundreds of used stamps mostly mounted on album pages showing a wide variety of different cancellation types, including some fancy and colored, shades, a few multiples including two blocks of four, imprint strip of three and strip of seven, usual mixed condition with many fine-very fine; nothing spectacular noted but still quite useful for the specialist.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1233

Balance of the Susan Menson collection of premium quality mint and used stamps, a few hundred different mint and used singles and sets to 1940 in mounts and housed in a Scott album, the collection is mixed mint and used to about 1900, whereupon it becomes entirely mint, includes scattered used classics such #9, 14, 15, 33, 67, 72, 115, 117, 155, 166 and 191, however the majority of the value is mint including some nice later Bank Notes, Columbians to 15c, plus a jumbo-margined used 50c, Pan-Americans complete and many later commemoratives, many nice premium quality Washington-Franklins including coils and high values, and is then quite solid from 1924, with some air mails, including Graf Zeppelins complete ($1.30 thinned spot), special deliveries and 25c and 50c parcel post, the overall quality is excellent, there are a few used spacefillers, but other than that most are nice fresh fine to extremely fine o.g., l.h., n.h. or used stamps; fourteen certificates accompany.

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1234

65/288

#65/288, C1/18, High quality mint lot of 27 singles and one plate number pair, a well centered and fresh group, catalog values to $750.00 (30c Columbian), most others in the $50.00-$300.00 range, o.g., many never hinged, very fine-extremely fine; all but three of the airmails are accompanied by a PF or PSE (one is a Weiss) certificate, twelve of which are graded.

$5,600.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1235

Mostly mint collection in a dozen binders, value in 20th Century, with a White Plains sheet and various medium priced items, also one binder of used, a few mint sheets including #537, also of note is a #C15 on a flown cover, o.g., much n.h., generally fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1236

Useful group of mainly 20th Century on stockpages, including mint air posts such as #C1-6 in various quantities, as well as a #C13, early commemoratives including used Columbians and Trans-Mississippis to the 50c, with some duplication, mint White Plains sheet, some plate blocks including two sets of the Prexie dollar values and one $5.00 Hamilton, mint are o.g. with some never hinged, a large portion is fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1237

Mint and used stock of several thousand identified and cataloged on 102 cards in one long and two short red dealer's boxes, manageable duplication, mixed condition including faulty, some dubious and many off center so inspection is advised, also included are some souvenir sheets, booklets and plate blocks not counted in the 2003 Scott catalog value of $64,900.00.

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1238

OPB

Mint and used collections housed in eleven albums, includes a mint collection (where most of the value lies) that includes some useful Washington-Franklins and later regular issues, White Plains sheet, Farley position pairs and blocks, and a good run of modern including the Recalled Legends of the West sheet and booklet panes, also a used collection, some plate blocks and plate number coils, mixed condition, much is fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1239

223/373

#223/373, Imprint and plate number strips of three group of 34 items including #223, 246, 247, 253, 264 (4), 268, 269 (4), 270, 281, 305, 306, 308 and 373 matched set, some small faults or perfs. touching, most are o.g., l.h. or n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1240

314/701

#314/701, Used blocks of four collection balance of 176 different items housed on Hagner stock pages, included are #314, 320, 328-30, 1909 commemoratives complete including 2c Lincoln on bluish paper, #405-07, 523, 524, 532 block of six, 534A, 541, the scarce 545 and 546, 547, 551-73, 581-91 and 630, some off center, perf. separations and small faults, many fine-very fine.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction