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 #5213 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, right sheet margin Plate No. Block of 18, middle yielding three horizontal pairs imperf. between, l.h. at top, the other pairs n.h., slight gum skips of perf. dimples, fine-v.f., signed George B. Sloane, rare multiple,  */**Catalog #498b Catalog Value $ 3,300 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #5214 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, vertical pair imperf. between, small h.r., usual centering, with 1997 PFC, * Catalog #498c Catalog Value $ 700 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #5215 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, double impression, faintly canceled, well centered, slight creasing and small thin spot, v.f. appearance, with 1986 PFC, O Catalog #498d Catalog Value $ 3,750 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #5216 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 complete booklet covers $3 and $6, with glassine overlays and staples, fine-v.f., extremely rare  | Unsold |
 | Lot #5217 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, complete pane of 30, position W5, well centered, h.r., fresh and v.f., Catalog #498f Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #5218 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, bottom imprint and Plate No. strip of five, Types I and Ia combination, h.r., fine, * Catalog #499-500 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #5219 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c rose, Type I, horizontal sheet margin pair imperf. vertically, h.r., tiny stain in sheet margin only, v.f., with 2003 PSE certificate, * Catalog #499b Catalog Value $ 550 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #5220 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c rose, double impression, used, fine and scarce variety, with 1986 PFC O Catalog #499g Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #5221 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c "Boston lake", l.h., fresh color, fine, with 2001 APS certificate, * Catalog #499h Catalog Value $ 500 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #5222 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c lake, l.h., nice color, v.f., with a photocopy of a 1995 PFC for a block of four from which this originated, * Catalog #499h Catalog Value $ 500 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #5223 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, tied by Boston Machine cancel on a window envelope, fine, with 1982 PFC,  Catalog #500 Catalog Value $ 650 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #5224 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, Type Ia, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #500var | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #5225 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 3c light violet, n.h., well centered with jumbo margins, with 2006 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95J" (SMQ $250) ** Catalog #501 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #5226 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 3c light violet, Type I, vertical pair imperf. horizontally, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1953 PFC, * Catalog #501c Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #5227 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 3c light violet, Type I, double impression, split to top and bottom, h.r., with 1992 PFC. A fine example of this dramatic and most impressive double impression, only a few unused (and used) examples recorded, * Catalog #501d Catalog Value $ 3,500 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #5228 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 3c light violet, Type II, vertical pair imperf. horizontally, straight edge at left, h.r., tiny thin at top, v.f. appearance, with 1986 PFC, * Catalog #502c Catalog Value $ 1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5229 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c blue, double impression, top margin plate number single, n.h., fine and extremely rare, with 1972 APS certificate for a plate block of six from which this originated (catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #504b Catalog Value $ 1,750 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #5230 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose (error), vertical pair in middle of block of 12 of 2c stamps, l.h. at top, errors n.h., v.f., */**Catalog #505 Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #5231 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose, single error in 2c block of nine, n.h., natural straight edge at top, error stamp with natural perf. dimple on gum, fine-v.f., **Catalog #505 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #5232 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose (error) in middle of strip of three (2c on either side), used on legal size 2c entire from Lamoni, Iowa (Sep 21) to Des Moines, some cover toning, otherwise fine, Catalog #505 Catalog Value $ 2,250 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #5233 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c red orange, perf. 10 at bottom, used, small corner creases at bottom left and center, some irregular perforations, very rare stamp, with 2003 PFC (Siegel census of Scott 506a, identifies 21 certified used copies, including two with transitional perfs in a block. Most have faults ranging from pulled perfs to creases), O Catalog #506a Catalog Value $ 8,000 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #5234 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 9c salmon red, perf. 10 at bottom, heavy cancel, centered to left, rare stamp, with 1988 and 2001 PFCs (Siegel census of Scott 509a records a total of 32 used and one unused example of this rarity. 27 of the used copies are precancelled. Of the five examples postally used, only two are sound, without defects and both have similar centering to the example offered here), ex-Twigg-Smith, Natalee Grace and Curtis collections, O Catalog #509a Catalog Value $ 7,500 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #5235 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 10c brown yellow, l.h., fresh and fine, with 2007 PFC (regular stamp included for comparison). A rarity, only a few certified examples have been recorded, * Catalog #510a Catalog Value $ 1,400 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #5236 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 11c light green, perf. 10 at bottom, used, fine and rare stamp, with 1986 PFC, O Catalog #511a Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5237 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 12c claret brown, Perforated 10 at top, pre-canceled "Reading PA", centered to bottom, few thin spots, fine appearance, ex-1999 Siegel Rarities of the World Sale (Siegel Census 512b contains only 17 used, one on cover and four unused examples. Only five used examples are confirmed as sound, others have faults) O Catalog #512b Catalog Value $ 15,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #5238 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 13c Franklin, Large Die Trial Color Proofs on india, twelve different, approximately 31x34mm, range of colors including salmon red, ultramarine, black, black brown, violet, olive green, orange yellow, red orange, dark green, claret brown, bright colors, v.f. A rare and desirable group of large die trial color proofs for the 13c Benjamin Franklin issue (the 13c denomination was originally proposed for the 1902 Issue, and was intended to pay the registry fee plus 5c international postage. On November 1, 1909 the registry fee was increased to 10c and there was no longer any need for the 13c stamp, until 1917, when the standard letter rate was increased to 3c and the registry fee was left at 10c) P Catalog #513TC1 Catalog Value $ 7,800 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #5239 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 13c orange, 13c brown carmine, Trial Color die proofs, die sunk on reduced cards, first one overall toning, otherwise fine-v.f., P Catalog #513TC1a Catalog Value $ 1,300 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #5240 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 20c light ultramarine, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., centered to left as all known examples, v.g., with 2002 PSE certificate, * Catalog #515b Catalog Value $ 1,750 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5241 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 20c light ultramarine, partial double impression, right sheet margin single, centered to right, v.f., with 2002 PSE certificate, * Catalog #515c Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #5242 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 20c ultramarine, pre-printing fold-over, upper right corner sheet margin block of nine, a diagonal fold causing shifted perforations and more strikingly, the complete top right stamp and half of the top center stamp to be printed on the reverse, h.r. at bottom, quite spectacular *Catalog #515var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #5243 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 $1 violet brown, strip of four, used with 50c red violet (517), all tied by "San Juan, Registered" double-circle handstamps on registered cover to Arecibo, Porto Rico, purple "San Juan, P.R., Registered, May 26 1920" double-circle datestamp, registry "446" number, affixed to package, some creasing, backflap missing, rare territorial use Catalog #518 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5244 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, Perf. 11, centered to top, tiny facial scuff, tied by "New York, N.Y. Sta J. Nov. 16 1917 5:40PM" machine cancel on Teacher's College Columbia University corner card window envelope, small cover tear at top and faint toning, fine and rare on cover, with 1993 PSE certificate, Catalog #519 Catalog Value $ 3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5245 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, Perf. 11, well centered, used locally in New York, Oct. 14, 1917 machine cancel, with cds alongside, backflap missing, fine and rare on cover, early usage, with 1982 PFC. Only a few certified Scott 519 covers have been recorded, Catalog #519 Catalog Value $ 3,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #5246 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 (13 Sep) Mail of Prisoner of War Prison Barracks Fort McPherson, corner card on cover to Switzerland, mailed from Atlanta, with "Examined and Passed War Prison Barracks, No.1 Fort McPherson, Ga. Censor No.1" handstamp, additional "Examined and Passed" and "Controle Postal Militaire" labels, Basel arrival pmk on back, fine usage from POW Camp Fort McPherson (the camp housed 1,300 German POWs, mostly seamen, crew members of "SMS Geier" and "Cormoran", as well as "U58" taken by "USS Fanning") | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #5247 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 orange & black red, $5 deep green & black, l.h., fine-v.f., with 1994 PFCs, * Catalog #523,524 Catalog Value $ 685 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #5248 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 orange & black red, $5 deep green & black, also 7c and 20c, all used on Federal Reserve Registry Tag from Philadelphia to New York, with clear arrival pmk Febr 8, 1919 New York Wall Street Station, fine-v.f. Scott Earliest Document Use: March 10, this piece is more than one month earlier, making this the EKU for 524 Catalog #523,524 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #5249 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 privately produced die of Franklin's head, fine E | Unsold |
 | Lot #5250 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 black, Die on india, card mounted, pencil control No."837660 May 1917" on back of india paper, pencil "Schofield" at bottom, large vertical wrinkle, with 1978 PFC, ex-Baron di Plusses, E Catalog #523-E3 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5251 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 black, Die on india (84x64mm), mounted on card (150x103mm), background shading added to the vignette, Serial No.834424 and dated May 14, 1917, engraved by Schofield, v.f. E Catalog #523-E3 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5252 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 $2 orange & black red, pre-print paper fold, unused, part original gum, slightly oxidized, also a used single * Catalog #523var | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #5253 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, Type V, top left sheet margin vertical pair imperf. horizontally, hinged in selvage only, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., with 2009 APS certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #527b Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #5254 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, Type V, horizontal pair imperf. vertically, h.r., left stamp with small surface scrape at bottom, otherwise a fine example of this error, with 2001 PFC, * Catalog #527c Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #5255 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 Postal Forgery, 2c carmine, complete cliche of 10, some gum irregularities, fine and scarce, **Catalog #528A(CF1) Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #5256 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 Postal Forgery, 2c carmine, used Nov.27, 1923 on locally addressed New York City cover, faint toning, rare, Catalog #528A(CF1) Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #5257 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 Postal Forgery, 2c carmine, used December 22, 1923 on cover from New York City to Albany, Catalog #528A(CF1) Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #5258 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VA, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., nice color, light diagonal crease (likely caused by a fold over), otherwise fine and rare, with 1990 PFC, * Catalog #528g Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #5259 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 3c violet, Type III, double impression, tied on piece by wavy machine cancel, with May 28, 1918 New York cds alongside, v.f., with 2022 PSE certificate, O Catalog #529a Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #5260 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 3c violet, printed on both sides variety, sheet margin single, unused without gum, fine and rare, with 1985 PFC, (*) Catalog #529b Catalog Value $ 2,500 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #5261 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 3c purple, type IV, double impression showing clear doubling of the entire design, tied by wavy-line machine cancel on cover from New York, Sep 7, 1919 to Springfield, Mass., departure cds alongside, fine and rare cover, one of only a few known, Catalog #530a Catalog Value $ 1,600 | Unsold |
| Lot #5262 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 1c green, set of four matching plate number blocks of six, hinged, v.f., *Catalog #531 Catalog Value $ 500 | Price Realized $180.00 | |
| Lot #5263 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type Va, set of four matching plate number blocks of six, n.h., some natural gum skips, v.f. **Catalog #534 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $290.00 | |
 | Lot #5264 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type VI, set of four matching plate number blocks of six, hinged, v.f., *Catalog #534A Catalog Value $ 1,800 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #5265 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, Type VII, machine cancel, even margins and fresh, v.f., rare Type VII used, with 1996 PFC, O Catalog #534B Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #5266 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, Type VII, imperforate single tied by light "RMS" killer cancel on cover to Green Bay, Wisconsin, corner card "Brandt Hardware Co, Black Creek, Wis.", Green Bay Aug 15 TR4 cds alongside, fine and very rare on cover, with 1986 PFC, Catalog #534B Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #5267 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 1c gray green, horizontal right sheet margin pair imperf. vertically, h.r., tiny thin speck and corner crease at UR, still v.f., with 1991 PSE certificate, * Catalog #536a Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #5268 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 1c green, Top Plate No. 13611 block of six, imperf. horizontally, h.r. in the middle, two outer pairs n.h., exceptionally well centered for issue, v.f., *Catalog #538a Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #5269 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 1c green, perf. 11, centered to left, fine, used on picture postcard from Santa Cruz, Calif., Sep 17, 1924 machine cancel with cds alongside, addressed to Minneapolis, little toning at bottom, rare on cover, with 1983 PFC, Catalog #544 Catalog Value $ 5,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #5270 United States 1917-29 Issues 1921 Rotary Press (coil waste) 1c green, horizontal pair with a natural straight edge at bottom, left stamp centered to right, right stamp wide margins on all sides, clipped perfs at lower right, tied by wavy machine cancel on E.Paimann corner card cacheted cover from NYC to Elizabeth N.J., rare usage, 2018 PSE certificate, Catalog #545 Catalog Value $ 1,800 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #5271 United States 1917-29 Issues 1921 2c carmine rose, Type III, centered to top, used May 16, 1921 on cover from Brooklyn to Manhattan, fine and scarce on cover, with 1996 PFC, Catalog #546 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #5272 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $2 deep blue, bottom margin plate number block of six, n.h., near perfect centering, fresh color, v.f., **Catalog #572 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Unsold |
| Lot #5273 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog #630 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Unsold | |
| Lot #5274 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog #630 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Unsold | |
| Lot #5275 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, 10 copies, n.h., occasional perf. separations or gum creases possible, mostly fine-v.f., **Catalog #630 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Unsold | |
| Lot #5276 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 1 1/2c yellow brown, four matched plate number blocks of 24, from all four positions, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #631 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #5277 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 Kansas,1c-10c Plate No. Blocks of four, 1c h.r., others n.h., 10c defective upper right corner, otherwise fine-v.f. */**Catalog #658-68 | Price Realized $525.00 |
