United States Stamps & Postal History
April 22, 2020
We are pleased to present our April 22, 2020 sale of United States Stamps and Postal History, featuring the collection of Richard Carl. With 740 lots, we have nice sections of Stampless Covers, Free Franks and Autographed letters, Postmasters' Provisionals, an excellent range of imperf. Classics and other 19th Century used and unused, including Fancy Cancels, Civil War Patriotics, Territorial covers, 20th Century with Regular Issues and Commemoratives to $5, Large Die Proofs, Modern Errors and varieties. Back of the book includes Air Post, Postage Dues and more, followed by Confederate States, U.S. Possessions and Large Lots and Collections. Scattered throughout are many graded stamps and plate blocks. Printed catalogs are available on request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #706 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-2006 collection in 6 Scott Specialty albums, used and unused, with 1847 5c (2), 10c (single and pair), 1851-61 perf. and imperf. to 90c, 1875 5c Reprint (No.42), 1861-62 issues to 90c, also 3c pink on cover, range of 3c rose, numerous shades, geometric cancels, good showing of Grills to 90c, fair amount of duplication, 1869 Pictorials and 1870-71 Bank Note Issues to 90c, Bureau Issues, Columbians complete to $5 and Trans-Mississippi complete unused, other Commemoratives, 1894-95 Regular Issues to $5 used or unused, 1902-03 complete ($2 used, others unused), Washington-Franklins, Coils, Panama-Pacific (404 used), 5c errors (467,505), complete from there, with modern booklets, sheetlets (substantial face value), Air Post complete (C13-15), plus Special Delivery, Postage Dues and Officials, mixed condition, faults noted, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $18,000.00 | |
 | Lot #707 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1930 small box with hundreds of used singles, some pairs and multiples, with first issue, 1851-57, Bank Note issues to 90c, commemoratives with high value Columbians and Trans-Mississippi, Regular Issues, back of the book, mixed condition with various faults noted, many fine or better. A high catalogue value stock, ex-Broadway Stamp Company O | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #708 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1845-1950s balance of a consignment, mostly on dealer/auction lot cards, with Providence, R.I. 10c Provisional (margins in on one side) with a high concentration of Newspaper Stamps including PR37 with PFC (reperforated), plus many others, also Pony Express used on piece and some Confederate States, mixed condition with some faults noted, inspection recommended *O | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #709 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1967 balance of a consignment, small box with stamps on cards, with No.1 used and on cover, various 1851 imperforate singles, 1857 perforated, including 1c (No.19, ex-Hessel), 1861 issues to 90c, 1869 to 30c, some nicely centered, 24c, also unused blocks of four of 1c (Scott $5,500), 2c ($3,750) and 3c ($3,750), Bank Note issues, some blocks, many better items, Bureau Issues, Columbians, Washington-Franklins, many blocks of four, $2 and $5 Franklin (523,524,547), other regular issues, mixed condition, faults noted, many fine-v.f., excellent group with great potential *O | Price Realized $6,500.00 |
 | Lot #710 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1999 collection in three Scott hingeless albums, with 1847 5c and 10c, 1851 to 12c, 1857 to 30c, 1861 to 90c, Grills, Pictorials to 30c, Banknotes to 90c, 1890 to 90c, Columbians to $4 ($4 unused, others mostly used), 1894-95 Bureau Issues to $2, 1898 Trans-Mississippi to $1 (unused), Pan-Americans, 1902-3 to $2, Louisiana Purchase, Washington-Franklins to $5, Liberty to $5, White Plains souvenir sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, etc., with Airpost including C1-6, Zeppelin set of three (unused), Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, etc., mostly used pre-1920 (with some better unused items listed), mixed condition with faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #711 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-67 large binder with hundreds of used and unused singles, with No.1 (2), 7,9, block of four of 3c red (No.11), also selection of 27 used singles, various cancels, 12, 14,15, 17 (3), good representation of 1857-61, with 5c red brown, brick red, Numerous Grills, values to 30c, etc., mixed condition with minor faults noted, many fine or better, useful lot *O Catalog #1/100 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #712 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1851-1930 balance of used and unused on double sided stock card and loose, few better items, Officials, Lowenberg essays, commemoratives, 1869 singles, mixed condition, faults noted, some reference items, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #713 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1851-1936 collection in Lindner hingeless album, 19th Century mostly used, better items to 90c, 1869 Pictorials to 30c, Bank Note issues with and without Grill to 90c, including Scott 166 unused, Bureau Issues, used and unused Columbians to $2, Trans-Mississippi to $1 (used), other Commemoratives, 1909 imperf. pairs, Washington-Franklins, coils, 1922 Liberty Series to $5, White Plains souvenir sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post (C1-6, C10a), etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #714 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1857-1934 balance of a collection on PALO pages, most items selected for their superior centering and overall condition, with many certificates (some graded) included, with 1857 3c dull red, both n.h. (slightly oxidized, with APS certificate) and used with straddle margin, 1861 2c, 10c and 30c orange, (all well centered with PFCs), and 5c buff, 1869 3c and 10c used (with PFC and APS certificates), 1873 7c, 10c, 12c and 15c Banknotes (7c, 12c and 15c with PFC or PSE certificates), 1879-81 2c and 3c n.h., 5c and 15c used graded "85J",1890 Issue with 6c l.h. graded "80J", 90c used (with PFC), Columbians to 50c (all with certificates, most low values n.h.), $2 and $3 used, 1895 4c, 8c and 10c n.h. (with certificates), $1 Trans-Mississippi used, 1902-3 10c and 13c n.h., $1 used (all with certificates), Louisiana Purchase 2c n.h. graded "90", 3c and 10c n.h. (with certificates), 1c Jamestown n.h. graded "XF 90", selection of certified Washington-Franklins, 1922-25 Liberty with $2 and $5, White Plains souvenir sheet, 5c Aeronautics Conference, n.h., graded "95J", 1934 10c National Parks n.h. graded "Superb 98", etc., with Airpost including 1918 16c and 24c, 1930 Zeppelin set of three (65c hinged, others used), 50c Century of Progress, Special Delivery, Offices in China, etc., few minor faults noted, mostly v.f., inspection recommended as many of the items are quite nice */**O | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
| Lot #715 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1857-70 selection of five items, each with 2019 PFC, including 1857 3c rose (Scott 25) cleaned cancel (appears unused); 1857 24c gray lilac (Scott 37), unused without gum, short perfs; 1861 24c brown lilac (70a), unused without gum, diagonal crease and inclusion; 1861 15c black (77), faintly canceled (appears unused) with pulled perf; 1870 3c green (147), block of four, hinge reinforced; generally fine appearance,  *OCatalog Value $3,305 | Price Realized $325.00 | |
 | Lot #716 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861-79 selection of 21 Essays, including 1861 3c Washington block of four on transparent paper (creased), 1867 3c Washington block of four on chemically treated paper (79-E9e), 1869 1c, perforated essays in three different colors, 1879 Washington master die "No 14" on proof paper (182-E1), 3c Washington essay in dull red violet, horizontal pair (184-E5e), 12+24c se-tenant essays on proof paper, five different colors (188a-E1) and American Bank Note Liberty Essay in brown red, horizontal pair, usual faults noted, otherwise fine E | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #717 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861-87 small balance of a consignment, with 1c dark blue, also 2x90c carmine (Scott 155), Official (O7), each apparently unused, stuck down to a lot card (one of the 90c with glazed gum, the other exceptionally well centered), also 2c carmine, block of six, stuck down, plus 3c American Bank Note (214) top imprint and plate no. block of 14 (unused without gum, perf. separations) *O | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #718 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861-89 Fancy Cancels, balance of the collection, 16 used stamps (Squirrel, insect, pigeon, anchor, liberty bell), plus additional 16 on 2c Bank Note (floral designs), ten covers, including Insect on 3c Bank Note from Caremon, Mo. and others O | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #719 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1869 Pictorials,1c-30c selection of used singles on lot sheets, with 3c block of four, various cancels on 24c and 30c, mixed condition, faults noted, cat. $7,500+ O Catalog #112-121 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #720 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1881-1938 large binder with hundreds of singles and blocks of four on lot sheets, used and unused Bank Note Issues, Bureau Issues to 90c, Columbians 50c (3), 1890-93 singles, Trans-Mississippi 2c-50c, Pan-American set complete, 1902-03 1c-15c, 1909 commemoratives, Panama-Pacific, numerous Washington-Franklins (423), Flat Printings to $5 (2x573), few used, mostly l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
| Lot #721 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1893-2007 balance of a consignment on album pages and loose, with 1893 Columbians, 1c, 4c, 6c, 10c Plate Blocks of six, 3c Plate Block of ten, also 5c separated Plate Block of eight, miscellaneous Bureau issues, Louisiana Purchase 1c, 3c and 5c Plate no. blocks of four, various Washington-Franklin Plate Blocks, 1922 Flat Plates, including $1 Plate Block of six, some offsets, Pilgrim Centenary set of three top Plate No. Blocks of six, perf.11x10 (579), imperf. 1c-2c (577-579), 1925 Lexington-Concord, Norse-American, various 3c Red, Hawaii, 1931 Issue (692-701), later commemoratives, Famous Americans, Presidentials, White Planes souvenir sheet, etc., mixed condition, faults noted, many fine or better, high catalogue value */** | Price Realized $6,500.00 | |
 | Lot #722 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1900-2014 Booklet Panes, collection of hundreds, mostly on Scott pages, with two panes of 2c red, vertical and horizontal watermarks, one with Plate Number, 1903 1c green and 2c carmine (300b,301c), five different panes of 2c lake and scarlet, 1908-09 issue, 1917 A.E.F. 1c green pane of 30 (498f) and 2c rose pane of 30 (499f), with left selvage added, otherwise fine (with 2009 PSE certificate), continuing through the modern issues, various die-cuts, Air Post, condition mixed, some additional faults noted, many fine or better, high catalogue value  | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #723 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1904-73 collection on pages, with commemoratives Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown, 1909 issues, through White Plains souvenir sheets, Kansas-Nebraska, Presidentials to $5, also Air Post with C1 Top Plate No. block of eight (h.r., fine), C2 used and unused blocks of four, C4 used block of four, complete from 1926 including C13-15, C18, booklet panes (C10a), coils, additional plate blocks, also strong selection of Ducks, with blocks, Plate Blocks, etc., fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #724 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1908-56 large binder with hundreds of singles and blocks of four, neatly arranged on lot sheets, Washington-Franklins, various perfs, also commemoratives, with quantities of 1909 perf. and imperf. Lincoln, Hudson Fulton and Yukon, also Panama-Pacific to 5c (three sets of blocks of four), Pilgrim and Victory multiples, 1922 Issue, Lexington-Concord blocks, also various definitives (692-701 n.h. blocks of four), $1-5 Presidentials and $5 Hamilton blocks or Plate blocks, hinged and n.h., fine-v.f., useful lot */** | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #725 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1919-2000 Modern Errors, selection of 90+ different items, mostly on auction lot sheets (some with certificates), with perforation varieties, missing colors (6c Disney), $1 Candle with brown omitted (2 including one in a se-tenant strip with regular stamps), 18c Remington, black omitted, 20c Libraries, design completely omitted, imperf. and part perf. 22c Love imperf. horizontal pair (natural crease), 22c Lacemaking se-tenant block of four with white omitted (with PFC), 1992 Love horizontal pair imperf. vertically, 1992 Sunfish with colors omitted, Comedians booklet, 1995 Suffragists with black omitted, 32c James Dean imperf. vertical pair, Airpost including Scott C63 block of four with design completely omitted, many color and perf. shifts, printers' waste, more recent items including "Legends of the West" (2), missing die cuts, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., ideal for resale, cat. $10,000+ */** | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
| Lot #726 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1925-90 balance of a consignment in carton, used and unused commemorative singles in album, also souvenir sheets, sheets of Lexington-Concord 2c and 5c (618,619, cat.$1,800), some 2c reds, also quantities of 1939 3c New York World's Fair sheets (90) and others, mostly fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $800.00 | |
 | Lot #727 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1928 Hawaii, 5c dark blue, selection of 221 stamps, mostly n.h. (six l.h.), singles, pairs and blocks of four, neatly arranged in stock book, fresh, many well centered, fine-v.f., **Catalog #648 Catalog Value $4,688 | Unsold |
| Lot #728 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1930-2010 balance of a consignment in five cartons (banker's boxes), with collections in White Ace albums, hundreds of Plate Blocks, commemoratives, Regular Issues, Air Post, plus hundreds of sheets, many in Post Office packs, high face value, also some Canada and Great Britain, needs work to be properly evaluated ** | Price Realized $2,200.00 | |
 | Lot #729 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1938 $5 Coolidge, selection of 15 plate no. blocks of four, various shades and printings, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., **Catalog #834 Catalog Value $4,875 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
| Lot #730 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1940 Famous Americans, 1c-10c, selection of 224 sheets of 70 (25+ different sheets), various quantities from 1-41 of each, n.h. and fresh, some perf. separations to be expected, old holding, catalogued as singles $5,100+ **Catalog #859/891 | Price Realized $750.00 |
