The New Amsterdam Collection of United States Rarities
July 10, 2019
The New Amsterdam Collection of United States Stamps sold for close to $7 Million on 10th July 2019. Hundreds of floor and internet bidders competed for just 220 lots at auction which took almost four hours to complete. With the final hammer, the New Amsterdam Collection took its rightful place among the most valuable stamp collections in philatelic history.
The New Amsterdam Collection was formed over fifty years ago, its mission to complete spaces in a newly acquired Scott National Postage Album. Most of the material was acquired through Dumont Stamp Company, an old established and respected dealership which was in midtown Manhattan in the 1970s.
Competition was intense, especially for the top items. The absolute highlights of the auction were the two 1867 "Z" Grills, each with a pre-sale estimate of $750,000. The 10c green (Washington) fetched $1,150,000 and 15c gray black (Lincoln) $1,610,000, the latter setting a record for a single United States stamp sold at auction.
Additional rare Grills realized $661,250 for a 3c "B" Grill and $172,500 for a 30c "A" Grill. Other noteworthy results include $287,500 for 1869 30c Pictorial with Inverted flags and $402,500 for 24c Inverted Jenny. A rare 2c coil pair estimated at $300,000 was hammered down at $805,000. All results include Cherrystone's 15% buyer's premium.
- United States Postmasters' Provisionals Baltimore, Md.Lots 1-1
- United States Postmasters' Provisionals Brattleboro, Vt.Lots 2-2
- United States Postmasters' Provisionals New York, N.Y.Lots 3-3
- United States Postmasters' Provisionals Providence, R.I.Lots 4-4
- United States Postmasters' Provisionals St. Louis, Mo.Lots 5-7
- United States 1847 IssueLots 8-9
- United States 1875 Reproductions of the 1847 IssueLots 10-11
- United States 1851-57 IssueLots 12-23
- United States 1857-61 IssueLots 24-35
- United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 IssueLots 36-43
- United States 1861 Premiere GravureLots 44-50
- United States 1861-66 IssueLots 51-61
- 1867 A. GrillLots 62-63
- 1867 B. GrillLots 64-64
- 1867 C. GrillLots 65-65
- 1867 D. GrillLots 66-67
- 1867 Z. GrillLots 68-69
- 1867 Z. Grill - 10c green The Finest Known ExampleLots 70-70
- 1867 Z. Grill - 12c blackLots 71-71
- 1867 Z. Grill - 15c black green One of Two KnownLots 72-72
- 1867 Grill IssueLots 73-84
- United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1861-66 IssueLots 85-93
- United States 1869 PictorialsLots 94-100
- United States 1875 Re-Issue of the 1869 PictorialsLots 101-106
- 1870-71 National Bank Note Company (H.GRILL)Lots 107-113
- 1870-71 National Bank Note Company Without GrillLots 114-117
- United States 1873 Continental Bank Note CompanyLots 118-119
- 1875 Special Printing of the 1873 IssueLots 120-131
- United States 1879 American Bank Note CompanyLots 132-136
- 1880 Special Printing of the 1879 IssueLots 137-149
- 1882 Special PrintingLots 150-150
- United States 1881-1888 Banknote IssuesLots 151-151
- 1883 Special PrintingLots 152-152
- United States 1893 Columbian ExpositionLots 153-155
- United States 1894-97 Bureau IssuesLots 156-159
- United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi ExpositionLots 160-161
- United States 1901 Pan-American ExpositionLots 162-164
- United States 1908 Coil StampsLots 165-171
- United States 1908-09 IssuesLots 172-176
- United States 1909 Bluish PaperLots 177-184
- United States 1909-13 IssuesLots 185-188
- United States 1914-17 IssuesLots 189-193
- United States 1917-29 IssuesLots 194-199
- The Inverted Jenny - position 27Lots 200-200
- United States - Postage DuesLots 201-216
- United States - Official StampsLots 217-219
- Balance of the New Amsterdam CollectionLots 220-220