United States Stamps and Currency, featuring the Gerald Nylander Collection
August 22, 2023
Our August 22, 2023 United States auction features the Gerald Nylander Collection of Washington-Franklins, with an emphasis on Proofs, Essays, errors and varieties. Many of the items in this collection are unique and are the basis of some of the illustrations in Scott Specialized Catalogue. Gerald was a consummate stamp collector, contributor to the Scott Catalogue, author of many articles and frequent exhibitor (Essays, Trial Colors and Proofs 1908-1917; Postal Rates, Foreign Destinations and others). His collection also includes U.S. Banknotes and Currency. He was a member of the Collectors Club of Chicago and many other philatelic societies. In addition the sale includes Regular Issues, Air Post, Offices in China and more
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #5181 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 1c green, perf. 12x10, small h.r., pencil notations on back, centered to top as usual, fresh color, with 1999 PSE certificate (catalogue number has changed from 424a to current 423A) (the Siegel census of Scott 423A contains nine unused singles, two vertical pairs and two unused blocks of four, for a total of 21 unused copies. The Scott Catalogue states in a footnote to this issue "Value for unused is for a sound stamp with perfs touching or just cutting the design.") * Catalog #423A Catalog Value $ 12,500 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #5182 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c rose red, compound perf. 12x10, type I, used, well centered for this especially difficult stamp, small corner crease at bottom left, otherwise v.f., only 32 copies recorded (one unused) and the vast majority of them are faulty, with 1989 PFC (listed at that time as 425d) O Catalog #423B Catalog Value $ 12,500 | Price Realized $6,250.00 |
 | Lot #5183 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 1c green, vertical pair imperf. horizontally, used, v.f., with 1964 PFC, ex-Stollnitz, O Catalog #424c Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #5184 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, complete unexploded 49c booklet with 4 panes of 6x2c, "425j" ink notation on front cover, panes v.g. and fresh (BK 45, $1,000)  Catalog #425e | Unsold |
 | Lot #5185 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, complete unexploded 97c booklet with 8 panes of 6x2c, minor back cover creases, panes fresh and fine-v.f. (BK 46, $1,250) Catalog #425e | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #5186 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, bottom margin plate number block of six. n.h., wide margins, few natural wrinkles, v.f.,  **Catalog #427 Catalog Value $ 775 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #5187 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, l.h., well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1991 PFC, * Catalog #440 Catalog Value $ 450 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5188 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, vertical pair, used with 12c on parcel receipt, with "Apr. 14. 1916" Dallas cancels, possibly the earliest documented usage, fine Catalog #440 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #5189 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, horizontal guide line pair, l.h., well centered with wide margins, with 2007 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $950) * Catalog #444 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #5190 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 3c violet, horizontal guide line pair, l.h., fresh color, fine, with 1988 PFC, * Catalog #445 Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #5191 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, horizontal paste-up pair, n.h., fine, with 2003 PFC (catalogued as n.h. pair) ** Catalog #446 Catalog Value $ 600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5192 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, horizontal pair, Los Angeles, Ca. cancel, fine, with 1988 PFC, O Catalog #446 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #5193 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, horizontal guide line pair, used, v.f. and rare, with 2002 PFC, O Catalog #446 Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #5194 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c red, coil single, used, fine, with 1992 PFC, O Catalog #449 Catalog Value $ 650 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #5195 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c red, canceled by Detroit, Mich machine wavy line pmk on window envelope, corner card Williams Davis Brooks Hinchman Sons, Dec. 21, 1915 cds alongside (Earliest Documented Use on cover), fine, with 1991 PFC (catalogued as single on cover)  Catalog #449 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #5196 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine rose, horizontal joint line strip of four, all four stamps l.h., bright color, fine, with 2004 PFC, * Catalog #453 Catalog Value $ 955 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #5197 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 3c violet, horizontal joint line strip of four, h.r., nice color, v.f., with 2013 PSAG certificate (catalogued as a joint line pair and two singles) * Catalog #456 Catalog Value $ 1,800 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #5198 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 3c violet, horizontal pair, blue crayon cancel, well centered, with 1995 PFC and 2014 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,000) O Catalog #456 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5199 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, imperforate coil single, lightly canceled, margins all around, v.f., extremely rare, with 1985 PFC, O Catalog #459 Catalog Value $ 1,300 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #5200 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 $1 violet brown, Perf. 10, used block of four, well centered, v.f., with 2001 PFC, Catalog #460 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #5201 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c pale carmine red, top margin plate number "7265" block of six, hinged in the ungummed portion of the selvage (stamps n.h.), fine, *Catalog #461 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #5202 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c pale carmine red, bottom margin single, tied by machine cancel on cover from Philadelphia to Indiana, fine, with a photocopy of a 1987 PFC, Catalog #461 Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #5203 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 5c carmine, single error in 2c block of nine, hinged at top and bottom (error n.h.), v.f., *Catalog #467 Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #5204 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 10c orange yellow, n.h., well centered, bright color, with 2002 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $450) ** Catalog #472 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #5205 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 20c light ultramarine, used with 1c green, each with Perfin "NCB" (National City Bank), both tied by "Wall Street Station, N.Y." double-oval on registered cover with preprinted address to Stockholm, Sweden at 11c for 3 oz. plus 10c registry fee, purple "New York, N.Y. (Wall Street) Registered, Apr 13, 1917" backstamps, Stockholm (5.9) arrival cds, backflap with "Opened By Censor, 183" label, small edge flaws, fine and rare on cover, Catalog #476 Catalog Value $ 725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5206 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 50c light violet, very lightly hinged, well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 1988 and 2002 PFC, * Catalog #477 Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #5207 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 $2 dark blue, $5 light green, the former h.r., latter n.h., with PFC, fresh, v.f., */** Catalog #479,480 Catalog Value $ 585 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #5208 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 $5 light green, block of four, neat New York Registry cancels, v.f., Catalog #480 Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5209 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 three Registered parcel slips, each with high value franking, one with $1, $2 and strip of 3x$5, others with strips of 3x$5 and other stamps, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. Catalog #480 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5210 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell type 4B4, tied by Chicago, Ill cancel on windowless cover, faint cover stains (not showing or mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise fine, with 1986 PFC, Catalog #482 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5211 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 2c carmine, tied by Brooklyn, NY machine cancel on window envelope, stamp lifted for identification and hinged back in place, fine, with 1999 PSE certificate, Catalog #491 Catalog Value $ 1,100 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5212 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 1c green, vertical pair imperf. horizontally, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #498a Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $190.00 |
