Sale 1385 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 21-22 July, 2026
Category — Collections and Accumulations
Collection, 19th & 20th Century. Scott National album containing a wide range of issues, offered intact as received, including both 1847 Issue stamps plus 3P3-4P3, 8, 8A, 12, 13-16, few copies of 17, 27 with intact interpane margin, 34, 67, nice group of 1867-68 Grills, 1869 Pictorials, Bank Notes, Columbian and Trans-Mississippi complete, 1894-98 Bureaus are also strong as are 1902-08 Issue and Washington-Franklins, Back-of-Book with Air Post such as C13-C15, Special Delivery, Offices in China, Postage Due, Officials, Q1-Q12, this is an old-time collection containing several stamps that may be unused, a 71 block of four with no gum may be unused but is stained and with reattached perfs, several other classics stand a decent shot at being unused, the collection is comprehensive but was assembled at a time when condition was not a consideration so centering and faults will be found throughout, still this is worth close examination, knowledge may be rewarded
Collection, 1847-1976. Comprehensive collection in a Scott National album (1972-76 issues are in post office year packs), unused and used and featuring many better Scott numbers, 19th century mainly used, includes No. 1, 12, 39 (unused), 1869 Pictorials complete, Commemoratives complete including unused sets with all dollar values of the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi issues, some better Washington-Franklins with coils, No. 467 double-error in block of 42 and No. 505 single-error in block of nine, from 1920 onward it is almost all unused and with a high degree of completion, Back-of-Book includes the Graf Zeppelin set, complete Offices in China, some Postage Dues, Officials, Hawaii, and more, mixed condition, most with Fine-Very Fine appearance, overall a strong collection worth review of the highlights on our website PDF
U.S. Collection Mostly Mint, 1861-1980. Unused collection of mostly Mint N.H. stamps in three Scott albums, first album Regular Issues, the earliest stamp is No. 65, some Large Bank Note stamps, particularly from the later period, value takes off substantially from 1890 Issues onwards, including 1890 complete, useful array of Commemoratives with Columbians to 30c plus $1.00, strong value in Regular Issues, especially Washington-Franklins, coils collected as singles and some as line pairs, from 1922 on it is extremely well-filled, second album is Back-of-Book, including the Graf Zeppelin set, Postage Dues, Parcel Post complete, Offices in China complete, Special Deliveries nearly complete, and some early booklet panes, the third album is a modest collection of Revenues, as to gum and condition — this is an unusual collection where the collector tried to obtain only Mint N.H. stamps but was willing to accept Fine centering, as we spot-checked many of the issues we noticed only a very few (such as two early Bank Note stamps and the $1.00 Columbian) that are hinged, but the overwhelming majority has bright colors and Mint N.H. gum, some certificates accompany, centering varies with mainly Fine and lots of Very Fine after the earlier issues, overall a fresh and clean collection worth review, our website PDF contains highlights of various sections
U.S. Mint Collection, 1887-1932. Original gum stamps on album pages, strong coverage beginning with the 1887-88 Large Bank Notes to the 30c, 1890 Issue complete, Columbian to 30c plus $1.00, 1894-95 Bureau Issues both to the $1.00 Ty. I and Change of Colors complete, Trans-Mississippi to the 10c and Pan-Americans complete, 1902 Issue to the 50c, early 20th Century commemoratives complete through the Panama-Pacific Issue, Washington-Franklins with a high degree of completion including many genuine coils (and a few reference coils), 5c errors Nos. 467 in a block of nine and 505 in a pair, also includes Air Post C1-C6 and some later Air Post, centering on the early issues is universally Fine, improving in 20th Century in many cases, overall a fresh and clean collection worth review on our website PDF, a rough estimate of Scott value exceeds $24,000 counting everything as hinged, though no doubt there is some Mint N.H. as well, lot also includes a miscellaneous accumulation with an unused Scott 72 (faulty)
U.S. Collection, 1847-1950. Old-time collection of mostly used stamps with some unused mounted on more than 200 quadrille pages, begins with a single No. 1 and continues with heavy duplication of many issues, in some cases whole pages of duplication, some better stamps are Nos. 17, 23, 27 (with "PAID" cancel), 30A, 36, 37 (appears unused), 38, 67, 69, 71 (four plus a few defective), 72 (two), 78, 112-117, 119-122, 230-240 (unused), 240-245 (missing No. 244), 291-293, 311-313, 20th Century continues mostly used and shows Washington-Franklins to dollar values, Back-of-Book including high degree of completion in Officials which are mostly unused, Offices in China to K16 unused, few large format Newspaper stamps, Revenues, Confederate States, Guam, Hawaii and more, condition is very mixed with faults to be expected and some reference items, overall Fine appearance, our website PDF contains scans of the first 35 pages plus a few Back-of-Book pages
Collection, 1851-1883. Scott album pages containing a wide range of issues, including used Nos. 8A, 10A, 18, 20, 22, 30A, 67, 72, 78, 85B, 90, 91, 95, 98, 101, 113, unused Nos. 9, 24, 25, 26 (Mint N.H.), 40, 75, 89, 120, 153, 155, 166, 179, somewhat mixed condition with some regummed or reperfed, No. 188 with 1990 P.F. certificate as original gum but newer certificate stating cancel removed and regummed does not accompany, some others may also fall into this category, overall mostly Fine or appear so, many with certificates
U.S. Collection, 1847-1976. Collection mounted in a Scott hingeless album, mix of used and unused beginning with No. 1, range of Classics up to 24c 1861, 1869 Pictorials used to the 30c with couple extras, range of Bank Notes, used Columbians to the $1.00, Trans-Mississippi complete unused except the 50c and $2.00 are used, Pan-Americans unused, 20th Century with nothing particularly of note but lots of stamps, Back-of-Book includes Revenues with some dollar-value 2nd and 3rd Issues, also some loose stamps with duplication, mixed condition, overall Fine, our website PDF contains a few pages of highlights
Collection, 1890-1939. White Ace album pages of unused stamps, including Nos. 219D, 228, 229, 258, 274, 276, 282C, 283, 284, 303-308, 339-341, 380, 381, 412 (NH 90), 418, 430-435, 438, 439, 468-471, 480, 505 single, 519, nice group of Kans.-Nebr. with several graded 90 or 95 with SMQ values to $235, some coils such as 447 line pair, 487 line pair, few back-of-book such as E6-E8, F1 (NH 90), selected by the owner for eye appeal, a very few with small faults but generally Very Fine with many Extremely Fine, an attractive collection
Collection, 1887-1898. Scott album pages of mostly unused stamps, including Nos. 212-214, 218, 219-229, 230-233, 235-236, nice selection of Bureaus, 285-287, mostly original gum with a few disturbed, few graded such as 230 (NH 90), 231 (NH 90), 235 (NH 85), 236 (NH 85), few with faults, overall Fine-Very Fine, most with certificates
Collection Balance, 1845-1976. Scott National album of unused and used stamps, including used 9X1, 10X1, 24, 26, 73, 133, 146, 210 (NH), 216, 230-236, 274, 284, 328-330, 331-341, 350, 352 pair, 357-358, 386 pair (graded 85), 422, 424-439, 630, 658-679, used including Nos. 14, 37, 64b, 71-72, 90, 96, 97, 153, 153 with nice NYFM cancel, 154, 166, later issues well-represented, also a few covers, some faults mostly in earlier issues, quality gets better, overall Fine-Very Fine with a few Extremely Fine, few with certificates
U.S. Collection, 1847-1947. Mounted on hingeless album pages and loose, starts with No. 1 and some Classics through 1861 Issue, 1869 Pictorials including 1c, 10c, 12c, 15c Ty. II, Columbians to 50c mix of used and unused, Trans-Mississippi to 50c similar to Columbians, 20th Century transitions to more unused, Back-of-Book includes a well-centered hinged C13, two large-format Newspapers including one with brush cancel, Revenues with some higher denomination Second and Third Issues, also includes stock pages of many used and couple cards of unused Washington-Franklin coils, condition is very mixed with faults the norm on the earlier stamps and some defective.
Graded Collection Balance, 20th Century. Massive balance of a graded Mint N.H. collection on White Ace album pages in two binders and a small bundle, more than 320 graded stamps mostly between Scott Nos. 548-1322a plus a few earlier, the vast majority of grades are Superb 98, along with a few lower and also many Gem 100s, there are also some ungraded stamps alongside on the pages including a choice White Plains sheet, Extremely Fine Gem collection and a strong opportunity to acquire a lot of the more modern issues at once in Gem quality, total SMQ is approximately $24,000 (not counting the small bundle) and many thousands more in certificate costs, see our website PDF for a spreadsheet of the mounted graded stamps and SMQ values
Unused Collection, 1873-1993. In three Scott albums, contains a handful of pre-1870 used stamps, but the value really starts with the Bank Note issues, and continues through with medium-priced stamps throughout, including Back-of-Book, such as Hunting Permit stamps (including some plate blocks) and Booklet Panes, the modern issues are very comprehensive, with some full panes (such as the $2.00 Bobcat, Express Mail stamps in plate blocks, and coil plate number strips), the early stamps are in somewhat mixed condition, later issues Fine-Very Fine, all are in mounts, with many (including virtually all the modern) Mint N.H.
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Unused Collection Balance, 1890-1907. Unused stamps mounted in an album, original gum and some Mint N.H., includes most Small Bank Notes to 15c, most Columbians to 8c, range 1894-98 Bureau Issues to 15c, Trans-Mississippi to 8c, most of the 1902 Issue to 13c, Pan-American and Jamestown sets complete, a few others, very choice condition almost entirely without faults, Very Fine and some Extremely Fine, 22 P.F. certificates accompany, from the Monterey collection
Unused Collection, 1879-1980. In a Scott album, this is the balance of a high-quality collection, and represents the lower-cataloguing stamps, and in a few cases stamps with small imperfections, stamps chosen for centering and freshness, the better items were purchased on an individual basis, and these are overwhelmingly Very Fine or Extremely Fine, good value in Washington-Franklins, including coil singles and pairs, some Mint N.H., 48 certificates accompany, our website PDF shows everything up to 1940
Unused Assortment. 1850s-1930s, on stockcards, many 19th century stamps cataloguing hundreds or thousands of dollars each, includes a complete set of the Columbian issue, Washington-Franklins including coil pairs, also a No. 1 on cover, condition is decidedly mixed, with some faults or regumming, some of the 20th century is Fine-Very Fine, so inspection is strong recommended, the total catalogue value is quite high
U.S. Plate Blocks, 1919-40. Collection in a Scott album, begins with No. 537 and continues to Famous Americans and Air Post, mix of hinged and Mint N.H. with plenty in the latter category, includes a White Plains sheet, Kansas-Nebraska sets missing only two plate blocks, National Parks Special Printings, Air Post includes C1, C5 (some reinforced perf separations), C10 and C18, overall fresh and Very Fine, our website PDF contains selected highlights
Plate Block Collection, 1919-1945. The collection was originally all on album pages, but the collector took some of the better items and put them on stockpages and in glassines, mostly Commemoratives, comprehensive for the period, starting with No. 537, and contains the Pilgrim Tercentenary, Huguenot-Walloon, Lexington-Concord, Norse-American, and other better sets, also the Presidential and Liberty series complete, early issue mainly hinged (though there is some Mint N.H. in that period), many of the later issues are Mint N.H., we noticed one vertical row on the 2c Lexington-Concord is separated, otherwise a spot check shows all Fine-Very Fine, on our website is a PDF of the stockpages and album pages, and a video of the plate blocks in glassines
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Plate Block Assortment. On stockpages, with 2c and 3c Columbian plate blocks of eight, some other early Commemoratives, higher values of the Kansas-Nebraska series, Air Posts, some other positional blocks (mainly Farley issues), and more, some Mint N.H., largely Fine-Very Fine
Modern Plate Blocks Accumulation. Ten Scott albums plus some loose, starts about 1947 and continues thru about 2012, also some pages with new issues from Mystic, range of denominations, issues and topicals, also three volumes of Postal Cards, Very Fine group, face value is no doubt significant, buyer is responsible for actual shipping costs
Booklet Pane Collection, 1900-1939. Appears to be complete for the period except for the two A.E.F. panes, all in mounts on album pages, a spot check shows most hinged to some degree, Fine-Very Fine, SCV about $2,700
Assortment of Better Items. Mostly unused 20th century singles, blocks, and plate blocks, particularly strong in Air Post, which includes eight Graf Zeppelin stamps, Nos. C1-C3 position blocks, seven No. C10a booklets, and No. C18 plate block, also a useful group of Hunting Permit singles, blocks, and plate blocks, also three White Plains sheets, some certified singles (including graded), and more, many Mint N.H. (including some of the Graf Zeppelin and other higher value stamps), a few small faults, but overwhelming majority Fine-Very Fine, a highly saleable lot
Commemoratives Collection. White Ace album pages of unused stamps, including Nos. 233-237, 285-290, 294, 296-299, 323-330, 369, 397-402, the bulk of the album is filled with issues to about 1960, several earlier and most later stamps Mint N.H., No. 329 graded (NH 90), Very Fine-Extremely Fine, an attractive collection and an excellent way to acquire the foundation of a collection of these issues
Classic Balance. White Ace album pages of unused and used stamps, including used Nos. 2 (pen cancel lightened), 11 pair with wide margins, 14 (2), 15, 17, 30A, 36B, 37, 38, 67, 72, 75, some better grills, 115, 116, 119, 138, 151, 166, 191, 218, unused including Nos. 73, 94, 189 (Mint N.H.), 214, 216, few small faults but generally selected by the owner for eye appeal, a few items such as used No. 39 not counted, Fine-Very Fine group, several with certificates, catalogue value is approximately $17,000
Classic Used Balance. 19 used 19th Century stamps on stock cards plus one unused, including Nos. 7, 17 (two), 24. 30A, 38, 68 (two), 78, 112, 117, 119, 121, also a few Bank Notes including three different 90c and $1.00 and $2.00 Columbian, the unused is a Mint N.H. No. 367 and there is also a 3c Green Centennial entire, several of the stamps have four margins and one of the No. 17 is quite nice (both have blue town cancels), several others with colored cancels, a couple small flaws may be encountered and the entire is damaged (and not counted), overall a fresh and Fine group with a couple Very Fine, Scott value approximately $5,200
Classics Balance, 1851-1869. 21 used stamps, including Nos. 11, 11A with plate no. and part imprint sheet margin, 24, 25, 26, 35, 63, 65, 68, 77, 88, 94 (ex Zoellner), 96, 112-117, 119, selected by the owner for superior eye appeal with rich colors and attractive cancels, we put in our standard disclaimer about few small faults but we did not see anything that is obvious, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, six with certificates, from the Monterey collection
Better Balance. 34 unused items, including Nos. 214, 237-240, 287-290, 294-299, 325-326, 351 single, 369, 524, 547, 573, C1-C6, C18, K10, RW51x, some Mint N.H., a Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, few with certificates
Balance. Eclectic balance including No. 35 used pair, P.S.E. encapsulated (VF-XF 85), No. 77 used, No. 1099 Mint N.H., P.S.E. encapsulated (Gem 100; SMQ $150), Back-of-Book including used C1, superb but hint of oxidation, P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $195), P.S.E. encapsulated used Special Delivery Nos. E2 (XF 90, SMQ $140) and E15a (XF-Superb 95; unpriced, highest grade awarded), also unused No. E14 (OGph, Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $125), finally a trio of Officials multiples cataloguing $1,100 including Mint N.H. No. O50 top imprint strip of four, No. O110 block of six (no gum), No. O114 Mint N.H. block of 18
Balance. Several volumes containing a range of material, most are Postal Cards and Paid Reply cards (eight volumes plus some loose including unused UX1), one volume of Computer Vended including two panes of four of CVP42 (one with "Void" in barcode) plus few other better, also album of U.S. Revenues including some Cigar, Snuff and tobacco, overall Fine-Very Fine, buyer is responsible for actual shipping charges
20th Century Mint Balance. Mint N.H. balance of a collection that yielded many certified stamps grading XF-Superb 95, mounted in a hingeless album without any certificates, three 1909 imperforates and then skips to 1920's, with stamps thru 1966 and Back-of-Book with nothing particularly early, the stamps are all low catalogue value but the condition is Extremely Fine
Accumulation. Unused and used stamps in three boxes, from all time periods, though the majority is 20th century, a disorganized lot where we noticed better items mingled in with lesser valued stamps, some with certificates, mixed condition, careful viewing needed to find the true value
Accumulation, 19th and 20th Century. Huge accumulation in 5 banker boxes, this was divided from the Mint accumulation in lot 838 in order to offer bidders older material, there is no particular organization to this so patient viewing is recommended, a summary includes hundreds of used classics both in various collections and on stock pages, including some slightly better Scott numbers, the various collections mostly in albums and ranging from sparse to well-filled, unused commemorative collection including Nos. 294-299, 323-330, 398-404, etc., a number of stock books with heavy duplication, fancy cancels, extensive Back-of-Book, also some shoe boxes with an eclectic mix of plate blocks, Back-of-Book and even some Canada and a used Canal Zone collection, mixed condition to be expected on the Classics, overall a substantial hoard that will take effort to sort but which will be rewarded, our website PDF accumulates pages of mostly Classic stamps and gives an idea of some of the "better" material in the lot
Cover Accumulation. Hundreds of mostly commercial mail from the first half of the 20th century, some unusual uses mixed in with more mundane items, mixed condition, our website PDF and video should give a flavor of the diverse material in the lot
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Balance. Miscellaneous balance of a consignment, range of items with probably the best a No. 99, also No. 121, Air Post singles in the C1-C6 range with some duplication, handful of used Officials and Confederate No. 5, mixed condition with flaws to be expected, mostly otherwise Fine, see our website PDF for the full group
Cancellation Studies. A few separate studies with a range of different types of cancels, the most interesting is a page with Japan and China including two No. 68 and No. 116 with Hiogo double-circle cancels, also a page with Large Banknotes showing at least two Glen Allen Star precancels as well as some other precancels, that study continues with loads of Small Bank Notes and Bureau issues with precancels, another study shows Battleship Revenues, very mixed condition on the Classic stamps, overall Fine appearance
Ephemera Assortment. Several 20th century propaganda items, including WII from both sides, also cigarette cards, dozens of postcards, QSL cards, and more, our website PDF and video capture the entire lot
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Errors and Freaks Group. Several dozen unused items, a few Washington-Franklin issues with misperforation, mainly modern issues, with imperforate, color omitted, perforation shifts, color shifts, etc., from singles to sheets, some coil rolls with misperforation or color shift, most Mint N.H. and Fine-Very Fine
Graded Lot. 34 stamps, mostly Mint N.H from the 1920s-1940s, each with a P.S.E. certificate from the 2020s, grades range from 90J to Gem 100 (four of the latter), many are 98, a few used, SMQ values from $45-$175, two stamps (PS6 and WS7) are not listed in SMQ, Extremely Fine, total SMQ about $2,600
Mint Sheet Group. Mint N.H. sheets of 50 or 100, Nos. 617, 646, 682 (four), C19, one No. 682 sheet has perf separations that causes one defective perf (does not affect the plate block), No. C19 sheet has the top row mostly separated (not affecting the plate block), Fine-Very Fine
Modern Collection, 1933-2008. Nine American Heirloom Collection albums with slipcovers containing a wide range of stamps, including Farley imperforate position multiples, singles of 803-834, plate block of four of 832-834, very comprehensive for period covered including many booklets, also includes commemorative boxed set for anniversary of the transcontinental railroad, a Very Fine collection
Modern Mint Collection and Accumulation. Substantial collection in 7 banker boxes, stamps mostly housed in albums along with stacks of panes and loose, years generally range from 1950's to very modern but not necessarily comprehensive for that period and some could be out of that period, what is here will add up to substantial face value with a great many full self-adhesive panes, Express Mail and Priority mail plus other higher denomination commemoratives, Forever stamps, some better items like a Recalled Legends of the West sheet, etc., this is not the kind of hoard where adding up face value would be remotely possible, however we did move most of the Express and Priority Mail stamps from the albums into one bag for counting and that bag totals $1,300+ face, also includes one heavy box of U.S.P.S. year books which will add to the shipping weight but not much to the value, the patient sorter (and in particular viewer) will be rewarded
Mostly Face Accumulation. Single banker-size box of stock books and envelopes, largely face material mostly in blocks and sheets with minimal scrap, ranging from as early as 1930's to more modern, there is also some non-face material including few Washington-Franklins, some 1920's-30's issues, Columbians including approximately 300 used copies of 2c, apparently unused 1c-3c and 6c-8c, some better than face Air Post including plate block of C23 and few singles with C10, also a folder of Israel and an envelope of small foreign collections, owner's calculated face is $1,500+ (unverified by us and offered as-is)