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 #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 |
