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 #5084 United States 1908-09 Issue - Proofs and Essays 1908 1c green-$1 violet black, Panama-Pacific small die proofs on yellowish wove paper, the complete set of 12, balanced margins, excellent colors, occasional minor toning on reverse as always, actually unusually v.f. Only six sets printed (In 1915 a limited special printing of 413 different small die proofs was created for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. They were printed on yellowish wove paper, and it is believed no more than five examples of each stamp were produced. This set of the 1908 Washington Issue may be one of only two or three still intact) (another set was sold in a Siegel auction in 2015, hammer $18,500 against Scott value at the time of $14,400) P Catalog #331P2a-342P2a Catalog Value $ 30,000 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
