Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
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fresh and attractive group, nearly all never hinged in mounts on Scott National pages, airmail complete for period including C1-3 mint, C4-6 never hinged, and C13-15 mint, also various special delivery, parcel post, modern officials and postage dues, fine to very fine or better, owner's Scott catalogue value $2,800+
collection of 370+ items, including 21 different Union patriotic letterheads, two WWII insignia stamp albums with sheets of 50 labels, Confederate bond coupons, 1930s exhibition and National Airmail Week labels, and various assorted stickers, cards, booklets, and photographs, a few foreign items, generally very fine, an interesting accumulation worth a close look
33 stamps on individual stock cards, mostly used but a few mint/unused, we note better including (all used): 9X1, 37 (red cancel), 71 (red cancel), 89, 119 (2, one red cancel), 120 (2), 121 (2, one red cancel), and 239, some faults to be expected throughout but certainly worth a close inspection as there is some fine to very fine material (Scott $4,500+)
begins with Columbians mint to the 5c and used to the $3, 246 mint imprint and plate number strip of 3, 261A used, 264-78 used, Trans-Mississippi complete used, Pan-American complete (10c used), 300-12 used, and much more, generally fine to very fine, a clean and attractive collection (Scott $7,600+)
collection in three Harris Liberty albums, handful of used 19th Century issues including 117, 119, Banknotes to the 30c, Small Banknotes to the 90c, Columbians to the 15c, Pan-Am complete, useful Washington-Franklins, mostly mint from the late-1950s on and very nearly complete to 2008 including many blocks, sheets, and booklets, significant face value among the modern material, generally fine to very fine, a worthwhile collection being offered intact
carton with several albums with mint stamps and sheets, fairly complete from about the 1940s/90s, mostly 3c and 4c sheets but some better denominations, also a small assortment of FDCs, generally very fine (face value $1,000+)
on hingeless Lighthouse pages, begins with 1 (four margins), picks up in the 1860s with 67, 70 (several shades), 71, and 75, Pictorial issue to the 15c, 1870 and 1873 Banknotes to the 30c, 1879 issue to the 90c, Small Banknotes to the 90c, Columbians of the 50c, Trans-Mississippi to the 50c, useful selection of Washington-Franklins, White Plains souvenir sheet (mint), Kansas-Nebraska complete (mint), and fairly complete thorough the 1930s, a very clean and well-assembled collection, viewing recommended
25 stamps including 70 (regummed), 259 mint, 311 mint (a gem which will most likely grade high), 396 NH, 534A NH, 541 NH, C18 NH, and J41 NH, useful Washington-Franklins, a couple NH stamps with certificates including 489 graded XF-Sup 95 and 622 graded XF 90, an attractive and worthwhile group (Scott $2,800+)
never hinged collection in mounts in a Scott album with slipcase, including strips of three, five, or larger covering this subject in a highly specialized fashion, just a few of the highlights include 1900 (5.2c Sleigh plate 5 strip of three), 2466b (32c Ferry Boat scarce "Bronx Blue" shade, plate 5 strip of five) and 2523c (29c Flag/Mount Rushmore, plate 7 strip of five), excellent start with room for expansion, clean and well-collected, fine to very fine or better
two large cartons with parallel mint and used collection on mostly hingeless pages, begins around 1941 and continues to the end of the century, very nearly complete for the years with many stamps represented by both singles and setenant blocks/sheets, also includes a bit of postal stationery, booklets, etc, mostly very fine and fresh, the face value alone makes this a worthwhile lot
approximately 42 items on stock cards, we note (in no particular order): used REA5, Shanghai overprints including K7, couple unused newspaper stamps including PR10 and PR13, PR120 used, C2 mint, JQ4-5 mint, parcel post mint to the 20c (15c precanceled), and O4 mint, additionally some foreign material including Canada 15c Jubilee used and Great Britain used seahorses, lastly 7 unused Columbian Exposition postal cards and unused hand-colored Magnus Civil War patriotic, a mixed group but plenty of fine to very fine material to be found, close inspection necessary
mostly used, better items including 134-37, 139, 145-55, 156-66 (90c reperforated at bottom), 190-91, 206-09, 215-18, and 219-29, also includes a few covers included illustrated advertising, some mixed condition and centering varies from stamp to stamp, overall an attractive and useful collection that is well worth a close inspection (Scott $5,200+)