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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mint 34x40mm cut square, tiny inclusion, otherwise fine and scarce (Scott $175)
unused card (printed form on reverse as always), light trace of toning at top, otherwise very fine and scarce (Scott $700)
used with November 14, 1913 Bloomington, Indiana duplex, form on reverse filled out with the prior month's statistics, very fine and choice (Scott $500)
in Scott Specialty album, largely complete throughout minus the WWI-era war savings stamps, we note (all mint) PS2 (crease), PS4, PS7-10, PS11-15, PS11b (plus EE), PS11c (plus EE) PS12b (plus EE), S1-5, S1a (plus EE), S6a, S7a, WS12-13 line pairs, WS7b (plus EE), and WS8b (plus EE), in addition some plate blocks (PS11-14, S1-4) plus a wide variety of blank savings forms and other ephemera, generally fine to very fine throughout, an attractive and advanced collection ideal for the specialist
includes WS1 mint (2), WS2 mint (3), WS3 unused, WS4 mint (3, one creased), and WS5 unused (2), some small faults but generally fine to very fine, a useful group (Scot $2,255+)
group on album pages or lot cards, includes (mint unless otherwise noted) PS2 (3), PS7-15, PS11-14 plate blocks, PS11b-12b, PS15 bottom margin block of four with plate number, S1-5, S1a, S2a (EE), S3-4 plate blocks, S7a (no tab), WS2 on document, WS4 on piece, WS5 (no gum), and WS7b-8b, generally very fine, a useful and attractive group for continuation or resale
small box with dozens of items, including (in no particular order) thrift/deposit cards, WS2 affixed to Christmas card, savings certificate with two WS2 affixed, PS11 first day cover, 1925/52 postal savings notes, and much more, interesting group worth a look
two oversized binders and several additional folders of material, mostly WWII-era but a bit earlier and later, a huge variety of posters, certificates, magazines, advertisements, covers, stamp albums, and even sheet music, mostly very fine, a wonderful collection which would take many years to duplicate, the ideal basis for a collection or exhibit demonstrating the cultural prevalence of savings stamps and bonds, viewing highly recommended to understand the scope of this lot, mostly ex-Beutel
attractive mint and used collection in mounts in a White Ace album with every space filled, overprints on Panama mostly used but a few better mint including 1, 2, 15 and 46 (all with photocopies of certificates), also includes used 3 and 46, U.S. overprint sets mint 4-7, 70-81 and 84-95 (last two complete to $1), most issues from 1924 onwards mint and never hinged from 1931, other highlights include C2 never hinged, O8 and CO1-12 mint, CO14 cancelled to order as issued, nice selection of postal stationery with U14 mint and UX5 used, postage dues, official seals, precancels and a few covers round out the collection, fine to very fine or better, solid and worth review, owner's Scott catalogue value $11,500+
six never hinged singles, each cut with large portions of the adjoining stamps or margin, few small faults including scuffs and inclusions, all extremely fine appearance, four stamps with 2021 PSE certificates (Scott $120)
single with Honolulu datestamp, "goose" somewhat obscured by cancel but still instantly recognizable as this popular and collectible variety, very fine and attractive (Scott $350)
pair and single used alongside 1877 $10 Reddish brown & green (R5) pair and single on large part 1903 document regarding land acquisition of Oahu College, very fine and scarce (Scott $405 as singles)