U.S. Gem Series Sale
3824 Cedar Springs Rd 801 6372, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
| Lot | Postal History | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 419 | Worldwide, 1930-2000's, a small mystery box, a few hundred stamps from many different countries, all in very nice condition and housed in glassine envelopes. Not catalogued but surely a few finds in here! Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 6.5 lbs / 3 kilos. |  | $100 |
| 420 | Worldwide, 1949-74, a misc. accumulation with souvenir sheets, Israel and more. Includes a small stock book of nearly 100 worldwide souvenir sheets; plus an Israel collection of two groups of tabbed and without tabs stamps neatly mounted in Scott number order by year, as well as a 2013 Bale Israel catalog hard bound; see a few images on the website for a flavor of the lot, overall Very Fine. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $100 |
| 421 | Worldwide, 1880's-2000's, an accumulation of albums and topical collections, with numerous all-country albums such as a 3-volume Harris set and old-time worldwide albums from the 1930's, plus albums of topical interest. Shipping weight 65 lbs / 29.5 kilos. |  | $100 |
| 422 | 1800's, a group of printer's samples from the American Bank Note Co., featuring historical scenes and figures which were presented to banks for printing on their checks or other paper money; there are 37 unique samples in various sizes, some are even numbered housed in a stock book; a neat little lot in remarkable condition which has all been imaged, Very Fine. View a PDF of images for this lot |  | $500 |
| 423 | 1851, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type II (Scott 7), plate 2, a lovely example with margins all around including parts of the next stamp at top, neatly tied by by Boston PAID cancel on a clean and attractive Massachusetts cover, stamp and cover are both Very Fine. |  2 | $100 |
| 424 | 1857, cover from Dedham, Mass. to Quebec, Canada, with a lovely multicolor franking by 1852, 1¢ blue, imperf. (#9) + two 1857, 3¢ dull red, perforated (#25), on an 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (#U10); reverse shows a QUEBEC LC SP 28 1857 backstamp. Some mounting stains on back, Fine to Very Fine and attractive overall, with 2024 Crowe certificate. |  2 | $200 |
| 425 | 1858, Advertising cover: Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, a lovely embossed corner card on a cover from Hartford to New Bedford, Mass., franked with 3¢ (#26). Slightly reduced at right, Very Fine overall. |  | $100 |
| 426 | c. 1860, Patriotic cover: John C. Fremont (Weiss JF-24. Walcott L-530), franked by an 1857 3¢ (#11A, torn at the right edge), used on a Massachusetts cover, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 427 | 1861, Fancy cancel: Albany, N.Y. negative "US" (Skinner-Eno PT-US 25), neat strike on a 3¢ (#65) on cover to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. A tiny cover corner tear at bottom right and slightly reduced at left, a Very Fine strike on a Fine to Very Fine cover. |  | $200 |
| 428 | c. 1861, Fancy cancel: Hopkinton, Mass. Elaborate Star in Circle (Skinner-Eno unlisted), a lovely strike tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Worcester, Mass., Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| Lot | Postmasters' Provisionals through 1860 Issues | Estimate | |
| 429 | 1861, Fancy cancel: Newark, O. Union Shield (Skinner-Eno PS-ST 41), clear strike in blue of a duplex cancel ties a 3¢ (#65) on an Ohio cover, a Very Fine strike on a Fine cover. |  | $150 |
| 430 | 1861, Fancy cancel: Putnam, Ct. Elaborate Geometric, tying a 3¢ (#65) on a neat cover to Canterbury, Ct., Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 431 | c. 1861, Patriotic cover: Flag and Cannon (Weiss F-R-402. Walcott L-2757 var.), patriotic cover, patriotic cover, endorsed "Soldiers Letter", but charged "DUE 3", with a St. Louis postmark, and sent to Illinois. An unusual usage, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $300 |
| 432 | c. 1861, Patriotic cover: Fortress Monroe (Weiss SC-NB 28. Walcott 766), a lovely all-over design, with franking by 3¢ (#26, huge margins), used to New Bedford, Mass., Very Fine, ex-Wolcott, where it was described (page 87) as "a superb cover, in blue". |  | $300 |
| 433 | 1862, cover from Boston to London, England, franked with a Fine 24¢ steel blue (#70b), with London receiver below, no backstamp. A few sealed cover tears at top, Fine to Very Fine overall. |  | $500 |
| 434 | 1862, folded letter sheet from New York to Madrid, Spain, franked with a Fine 5¢ dark red brown (#75 var., a premium shade), tied by a neat grid cancel, with London and two Spanish backstamps. File fold in the center, Fine to Very Fine overall, with 2023 P.F. certificate, a nice usage of this premium shade. Scott catalog value is $1000 off cover, the regular #75 has a 65% premium on cover over the off-cover value (which would suggest $1650). |  2 | $600 |
| 435 | 1891, Gun cover: the Heikes Hand Protector Co., an attractive black & white design on a neat cover from Ohio to New Hampshire (backstamped), Very Fine. |  | $80 |
| 436 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, a 2¢ Plimpton entire (#U311), used from Omaha to Kansas (backstamped), with Exposition handstamps in red front and back, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $250 |
| 437 | 1898, Trans-Mississippi Exposition postal cards, a lovely set of 10 in good unused condition, EX 89-98, Very Fine. |  8 | $100 |
| 438 | 1942-44, a group of 7 Japanese Relocation Center covers, from 7 different centers, all but one to Heart Mountain, Wyoming. A few flaws, generally Fine to Very Fine, unusual items from a sad period in our history. |  3 | $150 |
| 439 | 1949-53, a selection of approximately 100 covers to Dean Acheson, the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, from all over the world, with a wide variety of frankings, foreign and domestic. An interesting lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small selection has been imaged, Acheson was Secretary of State under Truman, and had helped frame the Marshall Plan and NATO. The lot is accompanied by a lengthy biographical article about Atcheson. |  | $75 |
| 440 | 1940, Famous Americans complete on FDC's (Scott 859-893), set of 35 unique covers, plus 25 extras; a few imaged to give a flavor of the lot, overall Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $50 |
| 441 | Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin set complete on 3 FDC's (Scott C13-C15), the 65¢ and $1.30 are on post cards, the $2.60 on cover; all flown on the 1930 South America Flight, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $1,200 |
| 442 | Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (Scott C13), well centered, used on a flown post card for the 1930 South America Flight, Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, with all proper postmarks and cachets (no backstamp), Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 443 | Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C14), nicely centered, used with 5¢ regular issue (perfin) on a 1¢ post card, carried on the 1930 South America Flight, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $150 |
| 444 | Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (Scott C15), used on a flown cover for the 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight, with all proper postmarks and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. |  2 | $150 |
| 445 | New York, N.Y., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish, signed "ACM" connected (Scott 9X1), 4 nice margins, red pen cancel; couple small thins, attractive Fine to Very Fine appearance. |  | $150 |
| 446 | 1847, 5¢ Franklin, dark brown (Scott 1a), 4 margins, blue cancel, Fine. |  | $120 |
| 447 | 1847, 5¢ Franklin, orange brown (Scott 1b), a lovely example of this variety with 4 large to ample margins almost all around (close at top right), premium blue grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| 448 | 1847, 10¢ Washington, black (Scott 2), 3½ margins (large at right), lightly struck red grid cancel, nearly Fine. |  | $150 |
| 449 | 1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ Franklin, red brown (Scott 3), ample margins, without gum as issued, Very Fine, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate. |  2 | $750 |
| 450 | 1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ Washington, black (Scott 4), large margins all around, without gum as issued; a tiny cut in the top margin not affecting the design, otherwise Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $750 |
| 451 | 1852, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type IV (Scott 9), an outstandingly choice gem, with large margins all around including parts of the next stamp at bottom, Extremely Fine. |  | $150 |
| 452 | 1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type I (Scott 11), 4 clear to large margins, o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| 453 | 1852, 3¢ Washington, dull red, type I, 2 extra frame lines outside of left frame line (Scott 11 var.), position 89L3, 4 clear to large margins, with a green town cancel, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 454 | 1856, 5¢ Jefferson, red brown (Scott 12), 4 large to huge margins and a light c.d.s.; owner's handstamp on the reverse, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85. SMQ $850. |  2 | $600 |
| 455 | 1856, 5¢ Jefferson, red brown (Scott 12), large margins all around; pen cancel removed and a small tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate. |  2 | $100 |
| 456 | 1855, 10¢ Washington, green, type I (Scott 13), with 3 ample to large margins, light unobtrusive cancel (probably Ocean Mail), nearly Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $150 |
| 457 | 1855, 10¢ Washington, green, type III (Scott 15), margins all around, neat light town cancel; thinned at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2024 P.F. certificate. |  2 | $50 |
| 458 | 1851, 12¢ Washington, gray black (Scott 17), 4 margins (large on 3 sides, close at top), red and orange red cancels, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| 459 | 1857, 3¢ Washington, rose, type I (Scott 25), choice centering with deep rich color on bright paper, o.g., hinged, Very Fine, with 2016 P.S.A.G. certificate. |  2 | $2,000 |
| 460 | 1859, 5¢ Jefferson, brown, type I (Scott 29), beautifully well centered for this very difficult issue, with a neat c.d.s., Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate. |  2 | $250 |
| 461 | 1860, 5¢ Jefferson, brown, type II (Scott 30A), lightly struck face-free cancel, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $100 |
| 462 | 1860, 5¢ Jefferson, brown, type II (Scott 30A), excellent color, with premium red grid cancel; thinned, Fine to Very Fine appearance. |  | $80 |
| 463 | 1859, 10¢ Washington, green, type V (Scott 35), o.g., hinged, Fine. |  | $60 |
| 464 | 1859, 10¢ Washington, green, type V (Scott 35), ample to large margins, grid cancel and partial red transit cancel, Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded VF 80. SMQ $65. |  2 | $40 |
| 465 | 1857, 12¢ Washington, black, plate I (Scott 36), an attractive horizontal pair with a very light town cancel, Fine. |  | $150 |
| 466 | 1859, 12¢ Washington, black, plate III (Scott 36B), well centered for this very difficult issue, unused without gum, Very Fine. |  | $300 |
| 467 | 1860, 24¢ Washington, gray lilac (Scott 37), bright color and very well centered for this narrow-margined issue, o.g., hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85 and an ungraded 1991 P.F. certificate. SMQ $2,000. |  3 | $1,200 |
| 468 | 1860, 24¢ Washington, gray (Scott 37a), black town cancel and a red transit cancel, Fine. |  | $100 |
