The APS Sale

U.S. Airmail Mint Collection, lovely all mint mostly never hinged collection in mounts on Scott pages, incl. 1918 and 1926 first issues Scott #C1-6 w/an attractive C3, a well centered Zeppelin set C13-15, C18 etc., clean and worth review, F.-V.F. or better.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

Airmail & Back of Book Collection, neat and clean group on Lighthouse hingeless pages feat. all mint airpost complete, mostly o.g. w/NH throughout, 1918 and 1923 first issue w/Scott #C4 and C6 NH, Zepps C13-15 well-centered w/C13 NH, Special Delivery mint and used complete, a number of Postage Due incl. J3, and J16 o.g. etc., also Parcel Post complete unused-NH, Parcel Post Postage Due 1912 set mint and used etc., great little lot, owner's Scott $4600+, well collected w/better throughout, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

Special Delivery, 1969-71, 45¢ & 60¢ Special Delivery Group, three exhibit pages with first comprising Seattle Wash. experimental booklets comprising three complete booklets (a pink cover and blue cover w/ masking tape on top) mounted on a page with another example below with cover removed for display; two additional pages of E22 and E23 mounted mint stamps showing a variety of ink smears, a fold-over and other misperfs, also E22 used on parcel post card with Famous Americans, Very Fine and scarce group, ex-Markovits .

Scott No. E22, E23   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Postage Due Collection, 1879-1959, collection mounted in Lindner album with stock pages including J1-J7P4 (two sets), J22-J28P4 set, note J7 precanceled blk/4 with NY pearls, J28 used blk/4, J48a rose carmine used plate block of 10, J50 with precancel (PSE), Canal Zone J12 and J13 used blks/4, etc.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

Carriers and Locals Comprehensive Collection, wonderful collection of 1,000s from A to Z housed on stock pages and with a portion beginning to be mounted on Lyons pages, reprints, forgeries and bogus with some genuine mixed throughout, multiples and sheets, good showing of Postmaster Provisional forgeries, some one-of-a-kind and unlisted items throughout, note extensive grouping throughout including Wells Fargo group with several genuine, Allen's Dispatch, American Letter Mail, Bloods, Boyds, Bouton's, genuine Berford & Co's California Express Label used on piece of cover (ex-RL auction), Bigelow's Express label on cover (PFC), genuine Depuy 60L2, etc. viewing is a must, a fabulous opportunity.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $10,000 - 15,000.

Lovely Officials Collection, 1873-79, well-filled mint and used collection on Lighthouse hingeless pages, better items to be found, used incl. O24 (3), O26, O31,O39, O45, O65, O66, O80, unused incl. Scott #O11, O31, O41, O81, O82, O84, mint incl. O23, O25 (3), O29, O36, O38 (2), O40, O52, O58, O60, O62 (2), O63, O64, O68 w/ APS cert ($1800), O78, O87, O88, O96, O122 (2 - one NH and one mint), O123 (2), also a selection of Periodicals w/PR3 and PR6 unused, PR61 NH etc., owner's Scott $18,860+, condition varies, duplication, inspection recommended, great specialist lot, generally F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000 - 3,000.

Official & Newspaper Specimens, group of nine official special printings of 1875 overprinted "SPECIMEN" incl. agriculture Scott #O1SD 1¢, O2SD 2&cent (2), O7SD 15&cent (only 370 issued), executive O11SD 2¢, justice O26SD 2¢, NAVY O35SD 1&cent (2), also newspaper PR71SD $9, PR76SD $24, PR77SD $36, PR78SD $48, PR115SO 2&cent (UPU Congress 1897), great specialist lot, fine to very fine, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

Booklet Pane Specialized Accumulation 1939-96, more than 1200 mint NH identified in glassines in a red box in quantities of 1-138 each of more than 50 different (mostly 1-20 each), many partial plate numbers, some electric eye markings, no hole panes, various slogans etc., highlights incl. 50+ of Scott #807a w/a variety of part plate numbers and positions, and 1213a and 1213c three different slogans, nice range of more than 250 partial plates, etc., also about 200 used panes, best is C10a (6), cat. value as normal panes alone $4500+, F.-V.F. or better, treasure trove for the specialist.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 - 1,500.

Comstock Mine Cancels on First Issue Revenues, specialized collection of over 65 items mounted and identified on quadrille pages; about 15 mines represented including Alpha Gold Hill, Imperial Silver, Empire Milling & Mining, Chollar Potosi, Gould & Curry Silver, Savage, Union Consolidated, Ophir Gold & Silver, Yellow Jacket Silver, Kentuck, E. Belcher, Overman Silver, etc., some with various type cancels, few Nevada state revenue items including on document, few scarce manuscript items, etc.; a nice group for the specialist.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 - 1,500.

Impressive Revenue Handstamp Cancels - The Dan Richards Collection, box full of revenues with handstamped cancels with mostly first issue revenues including imperfs and perfs, some later and good selection of proprietary stamps, some multiples and a few documents, range of cancels including strikes in red and blue, fancy types and ovals, note Steamer Star of the East, Steamboat Shield Monogram, R38c blk/4 with Photographers handstamp, etc. note many items on dealer cards and auction cards, as well as on stockpages, a treasurer trove of material worth close inspection.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $4,000 - 6,000.

Railroad Cancels on Revenues - The Dan Richards Collection, beautiful collection of over 200 stamps on Lindner stock pages, groups on 102 cards plus some better dealer and auction lot cards, highlights numerous including fancy ovals, shields, red strikes, etc., also includes a binder of documents with many noted as ex-Joyce, better noted includes three $200 #R102c with ms. Philadelphia & Reading R.R., second with ms. Lehigh & Mahanoy R.R. Co., R6c block wit Chicago & Rock Island R.R. shield, R84s with Penn. R.R. blue handstamp, and so much more, a fabulous collection needing close inspection to fully appreciate this popular revenue area.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $5,000 - 7,500.

Revenue Balance of the Richards Collection, good balance of the Richards revenue collection ranging from first issues to documentaries, some double transfer blocks, note R81a faint tone spot (PFC), R33a nice margins, R147 with plate number selvage, many still with dealer invoices or pricing noted, plenty of value to be found with viewing.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000 - 3,000.

Revenue Collection with Handstamp Cancels, mostly first-issue collection of over 230 stamps in singles, pairs and a few blocks, many better and choice strikes in red, blue and black, includes some nice imperfs and perfed, two blocks of 8 with different shield handstamps, an attractive collection.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

First Issue Revenue Collection with Handstamp Cancels, stockbook of approximately 205 mostly perfed stamps ranging from 2¢ to $3 values, each with handstamp, some nice strikes, note R5a with Wells Fargo cancel, a R44c double transfer variety, etc., some usual flaws to be expected, nice collection.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

Wells Fargo & Co. Cancels on First Issue Revenues, 1862-1926, over 40 issues mounted on album pages; 2¢ to 5¢ issues with a range of cancels including small oval date stamp in red, blue and black, manuscript, Virginia City circular, large oval date stamps from Sonora and Gold Hill on piece in combination with state revenues, includes a section of later usages on battleship revenues and other; some duplication.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

Proprietary Cancellations on 1875-81 Proprietary Revenue Issues, approximately 248 stamps on stock pages, showing a wide range of companies with many printed cancels with some in gold, other interesting including Humphreys Specific circular cancels, some duplication to be expected, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $2,000 - 3,000.

Cigarette, Tobacco, Narcotic and Liquor related Revenues, A collection of domestic cigarette and little cigar private labels arranged alphabetically. Manufactures include American Tobacco, Brown & Williamson, Liggett, P. Lollard, R.J. and others all in 4" binder. 400+ wrappers, some duplication and varieties. US Cigarette Stamps by manufacturer codes. Stamps range from the late 1920s to the 1950s. Pretty comprehensive in some areas, including split dates, collector correspondence on the topic and a few pages of reference material everything in two 1 ½" binders. Small stock book of 1933 cigarette tube stamps and another grouping of cigar material. Grouping of special tax revenue documents business taxes for Retail Liquor and tobacco sellers. Narcotic Tax Stamps grouping on 9 stock pages w/ mostly used ranging from RJA46b-RJA55 (100+ copies of RJ47a), a couple of unused items included.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000 - 1,500.

Duck Collection 1934-2005, clean and comprehenisve collection complete from RW1-63 and misc. others, mostly LH, NH incl. RW1, RW3 plate number single, RW9, RW11 (2), RW12, RW13, RW16, RW20, RW21 plate number single, RW24, RW25, and RW26-66, owner's Scott $5600+, F.-V.F. or better.

Scott No. RW1-RW63   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Christmas Seals, 1907-1996, 3 volume mounted collection w/mint singles, covers and sheets, 2 mint sheet files, and other seal related material. Collection spans 1907-1996 and includes mint singles, full sheets, varieties to include missing colors, and used on postcards and covers. Note include WX2 mint single, WX3 on postcard and many others. A 1957 full sheet signed by the designer Clint Bradley and other seal related items.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

Balance Lot, two large boxes of material. This consignment balance lot is mostly US and includes 2 small boxes full of glassines with used US stamps listed by Scott number, loose stamps and material in stock books. Multiple (8+) binders of relatively inexpensive mint and used stamps, cut squares, trading stamps, labels, some U.S. revenues, and perfins. Two books of cut squares of 20th century congressional free franks and meter material, some FDCs and commercial mail/postal history. Used stamps sorted into glassines include W/F material. Mint stamps also mounted on pages in complete sets. A little bit of everything in these two large cartons.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $400 - 600.