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.
general collection in mounts in a Harris album with 19th Century mostly used and 20th Century mostly mint (much never hinged), includes 1852 3c Beaver imperforate, 1859 12½c, various Large and Small Queens, Jubilees ½c-2c, 5c, 8c, and 15c mint, run of commemorative sets, back of book including airmail, special delivery, postage due, officials, and a few revenues, better items throughout, generally fine to very fine, owner's Scott catalogue value $12,000+
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mint and used collection mostly in mounts on Scott Specialty pages, Canada used 4, 7, 8, and 26, 20th Century mainly never hinged with KGVI and early QEII, also Newfoundland and some Provinces, many useful mint sets throughout, fine to very fine, owner's Scott catalogue value $5,900+
several stockcards with better items including Jubilees mint/unused to the 50c, $1 and $2 "Specimen" overprints, plus $5 unused, "Specimen" overprint, and proof on card, small group of (mostly faulty) 1851/55 3p, 6p, and 10p, couple of Large Queens including 35 mint (oxidized), plus a small group of Great Britain "Specimen" overprints, a mixed lot but generally fine appearance
approximately 132 cards from the 1950s and 1960s, all reporting observations of water height to the Water Resources Branch of the Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources, postmarks include Carcross, Carmacks, Dawson, Destruction Bay, Fort Liard, Haines Junction, Mayo, Mayo Landing, McCabe Creek, Ross River, Stewart River, Swift River, Teslin, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse, moderate duplication, generally very fine, accompanied by Don Glickstein's 2022 article about the history of these cards, inventory available upon request
lightly hinged, fresh color, a difficult stamp, very fine (SG 163b £300)
arranged on stock pages in a binder, majority never hinged, some pre-1970 lightly hinged, better including 147-53, 168-73 (three sets), 178-83, also 1960s QEII Omnibus sets with Freedom From Hunger, Red Cross, ITU, ICY, Churchill, WHO, UNESCO, and 1967-71 New Year sets, some later gutter pairs, booklets, and postage dues, generally very fine, clean and worth inspection, owner's Scott catalogue value $6,000+
modern accumulation of 1992-97 definitive high value full sheets and blocks including dollar values to $50, also year sets 1997 (10), 1998 (2), 2000, 2003 (3), and 2007, better booklets and souvenir sheets in various quantities and miscellaneous used, generally very fine
mostly used QV and KGV selection on black stock cards in a binder, includes some better cancels with Shanghai on 29 (LSH 29) and 55 (LSH 56), also Ning Po unlisted type on 51, other better used include 82, 84 (perfin), and 104-06, 56A unused revenue (authorized for postage), generally fine to very fine, interesting assortment, owner's Scott catalogue value $4,000+
embossed on thick white paper, strong impression, large margins on three sides and close at top, with dotted cancel on small piece, small corner crease not affecting the design, very fine, an attractive copy of this popular stamp (Scott $2,600)
mint single, fresh color, couple slightly short perforations at right, a fine and very attractive example of this rare unissued stamp (Scott $2,000)
fresh color, neat perforations, mint with only a small hinge remnant, a very fine example of this key stamp (Scott $1,400)
mint pair with left stamp lacking the surcharge, very fine and choice (Scott $250)