Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 29

The Hancock Collection of U.S. Stamps and Postal History

Collections and Accumulations

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 746		Postal History accumulation balance, approximately 50 items, includes two single #1a on cover to Canada West (worn and aged condition), two 30¢ 1861-66 covers to Germany, 15¢ #77 to France (nice stamp), 12¢ "E." grill, three off-center 1¢ "F." grills from San Francisco to Mass., 10¢ "F." grill, 1¢ 1869 on a small mourning cover, scarce 4¢ rate to France paid by two 2¢ 1869's, 3¢ 1869 tied by green Oswego, NY cork, 3¢ and 7¢ 1873 Bank Notes to France tied by pretty leaf cancels, 3¢ 1873 on a lady's pink cover tied by Waterbury, CT three-leaf clover (some math problems on the cover), a 6¢ 1881 Re-engraved with 1¢ #206 on 3¢ Green entire to Austria, and a diagonal bisect (with no perforations) of #213 on a telegraph form tied by New York double oval (if genuine, certainly an unofficial use), also included is a 10¢ 1847 and a 90¢ 1861-66 on covers to which they do not belong, thirteen covers with 2004 P.S.E. certificates including the two "did not originate". Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000 View details	Realized $4,675
Lot 747		Valuable balance of collection and accumulation, allow sufficient viewing time for this lot to accurately calculate the value, patient viewing will be rewarded! many hundreds of virtually all mint stamps in stock books, on pages, etc., strong in regular issues from 1890 to 1938 (very little early commemorative material), a very high percentage of the material in the lot is in blocks of four or larger thus many of the original gum stamps are never hinged, strong in Washington-Franklins but much good value to be found in other issues, at random we note #'s 2 pen cancel removed, 208a, 215 block, 221 (two pairs), 224 block, 357-58 pair and single, 303 block, RW1, 9c-30¢ 1917-19 blocks (five different), $2 & $5 Prexy never hinged center line blocks, C1 left arrow block, C10a, E1, Prexy coil line pairs, 4¢-6¢ 1910 blocks, 1¢-25¢ 1922-25 blocks (ten different with two each of the 3¢ and 5¢), 3¢ Nebr. block, 2¢ reds (some better plate blocks), 2¢ White Plains souvenir sheet, PS6 two imprint and plate no. blocks of six, 320a right arrow block, some air mails and other back-of-the-book, lastly some first flight covers, a few better Christmas seals and a few fake flat plate coils with P.S.E. certificates, condition is generally very nice although there will be a few faults here and there which is inevitable in a lot of this size, vast majority F.-V.F. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500 View details	Realized $9,900
Lot 748		1851, 1¢-17¢ values, . Scott 9/17. Eleven used singles and a horizontal pair, includes #'s 9, 11 (x2), 14 (x2), 15, 17 (x5 plus pair), both 3¢ with Express Mail cancels, one 10¢ NY Ocean Mail, 12¢ with blue, three red and a rare five point star, the pair with pen cancels partly removed, two are sound (one pen cancel removed 10¢ and the 12¢ pair), others tiny to small faults, otherwise F.-V.F., several of the 12¢ are rather nice looking, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $400 - 500 View details	Realized $1,045
Lot 749		Miscellaneous P.S.E. certified accumulation, 31 items on stock sheets, very diverse and virtually all better items, includes #'s 9 on piece, 26 original gum block of six, 88 with padlock cancellation, 220c, 223TC original gum pair (2005 P.S.E. certificate), blocks of 222-223, singles of 228-229, 340 block, pair and single 357-358, used 523, 569-570 blocks, 701 block, C2 left arrow block, E1, E5 (single, imprint and plate strip of three and block of four), E7 block, E9a, J21, J36b, J44 and used Confederate #2, the mint is original gum with a few stamps never hinged, condition varies somewhat, still the vast majority is F.-V.F., each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,700 View details	Realized $4,675
Lot 750		1857, 1¢-30¢ values, . Scott 24/38. Twenty singles and a horizontal pair, the mint include #'s 24 (x3), 26, 35 (x2), and 36b all with original gum (12¢ part original gum), the used include 24 (x4), several nice cancels, 29 (x2), 30A, 31, 34, 36 pair, 37 (x2), both red cancels and #38 with blue grid of squares, three graded, most others faults, some minor, otherwise F.-V.F. (or Fine to Very Fine appearance) and better, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details	Realized $2,310
Lot 751		United States nearly all mint collection, several hundred stamps mounted in a deluxe edition 1941 Scott National album, the used is confined to 1861-1879 and some back-of-the-book (about 60 stamps), the mint include 1890-93 and Columbians to 15¢, some Bureaus, Trans.-Miss. to 10¢, Pan.-Am. and Louisiana Purchase complete, good Washington-Franklins including some coils, 1922-25 complete, 2¢ White Plains souvenir sheet, Kans.-Nebr. overpints, air post with 1918-23 complete and 1933 Chicago Zeppelin, also Special Delivery, some postage dues and newspapers, condition is somewhat mixed, but the vast majority F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000 View details	Realized $4,950
Lot 752		Fancy cancellations small valuable collection, approximately 250 stamps in a small album, nearly all 3¢ 1861-66 but also some 3¢ 1851's, 1857's, 3¢ 1869's and a few 1¢ Bank Notes, many better cancellations and generally good clear strikes, briefly we note (all catalog number references are from the Skinner-Eno book United States Cancellations 1845-1869) Cleveland mask PH-M20, negative "67" similar to ND-Y11, Albany, NY "Lincoln" and stars LC-NP15, Putnam, CT "US" PT-C21, "Nov" and "Dec" ND-M15, 16, Lansing, MI "AUC" between bars ND-M6 (on 3¢ '69), plus many other better ones as well as the usual, but no less desirable colors, geometrics, numerals, stars, "paid"s, leafs, masonics, etc., the 1¢ Bank Notes include a Glen Allen star precancel and a "baby" in a coffin, also included is an abbreviated 3¢ '51 color chart and a few 3¢ 57's and 1¢ 61's for varieties and cancels, the few questionable cancels in this lot are not counted, a fascinating old-time collection containing a very high percentage of useful desirable material. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details	Realized $4,675
Lot 753		1861-67, 1¢-90¢ values, . Scott 63/98. 27 nearly all used stamps, the mint includes #'s 63 (x2), a pair of 65 and a 68 with "trace original gum", the used include 67 (x3), 68 (x3), 69 (x2), 70, 72 (x2), 75, 76 (x4), 77, 90, 93 and 98, eleven with attractive red cancels, couple graded, virtually all with tiny to small faults, otherwise F.-V.F., each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details	Realized $2,420
Lot 754		Large Bank Note Issues mint and used group, . Scott 144/218. 25 nearly all different mint and used stamps, the mint include #'s 149, 161, 183, 189, 205, 209, 210, 211 (x3)212, 213, 215 (x2), 216, 217 and 218, nearly all original gum, a few disturbed, the used include 144, 148 ("DONT/USM" cancel), 153 (x2 blue cancels), 155, 207 (kicking mule cancel), 209b (Maltese cross cancel) and 218, virtually all with tiny or small faults, otherwise F.-V.F., each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,900 View details	Realized $1,155
Lot 755		Commemorative accumulation, 1893-1934, several hundred original gum stamps on stock sheets and pages, mostly blocks of four, many better including #'s 285 (x17), 295 (25), 297 (x8), 298-299 (x4 each), 323-327 set of blocks of four, 367 (x20), 398 (x8), 400 (x7), 403 (x3), 537 (x16), 550 (x12), 612 (x12), 620 (x16 plus a plate block of eight), 621 (x8), 740-715 (about 12 sets plus complete plates), etc., about half hinged (a few disturbed original gum) and about half are never hinged, a few occasional faults generally of little consequence, otherwise virtually all F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,500 View details	Realized $2,750
Lot 756		P.S.E. certified commemorative group, seventeen original gum items (eight singles, two pairs, four blocks of four and two plate blocks of six), singles include #'s 239, 286, 289, 291, 328, 369, 398 and 401, pairs of 401 and 403, blocks of 296, 369, 371 center line and 398 near-lake shade, plate blocks of 285 and 371, eighteen stamps never hinged, five of the singles are graded from 80 to 95, the #291 with a tiny thin spot, a few other very minor flaws, otherwise F.-V.F., with several in higher grades, a nice lot, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,700 View details	Realized $3,300
Lot 757		1894, 1¢-10¢ Bureau issue, . Scott 246/258. Eleven original gum blocks of four, eight different, includes #'s 246, 247, 250-252, 255, 257 and 258, seven stamps never hinged, a few stamps have tiny or small faults, otherwise F.-V.F., each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $900 - 1,300 View details	Realized $3,300
Lot 758		Private vending machine coils collection, scarce lot and it appears that all are genuine and from an "old time" source, approximately 70 pairs and four strips of three or four on album pages, original gum, virtually all hinge remnant, includes #314, 320, 320a and368 Brinkerhoff type I (last with Mekeel's handstamp guarantee), 314, 320, 320a, 343-347, 368 and 371 type II, Mail-O-Meter 343-347 and 368 type I, Schermack 320 and 368 type II, 343-347, 368 and 373 type III (last is strip of four), U.S. Auto Vending 314, 320, 343-347 and 368 type I and 371 and 373 type II, also one pair with failed 2005 P.S.E. certificate, very few minor faults, otherwise F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500 View details	Realized $935
Lot 759		1906, 1¢ blue green, 2¢ carmine, lake & scarlet imperf., . Scott 314, 320, a, b. Nice lot of two original gum blocks of four, eighteen original gum position blocks and an original gum lake imprint and plate no. 4704 strip of three, 1¢ includes complete matched corners and arrows, 2¢ carmine corners, 2¢ scarlet arrows and center line and 2¢ lake top right corner, some hinge remnant, vast majority are never hinged, three of the 2¢ scarlet arrows have handstamped numbers on the backs, o.g., hinged or never hinged, virtually all Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200 View details	Realized $1,100
Lot 760		1908, 1¢-5¢ Washington-Franklins complete, imperf, . Scott 343-347. 46 items, includes complete arrow blocks of four, nearly all corner blocks of four, 2¢, 4¢ and 5¢ center lines, matched 2¢ plate blocks, and three different plate number positions blocks for the 3¢-5¢ (matching plate numbers), also a lone 1¢ plate block, some never hinged, there may be a couple of thin spots of little or no consequence, overall Very Fine to Extremely Fine lot. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 View details	Realized $3,300
Lot 761		1908-14, small flat plate coil group, . Scott 348/444. Four original gum items, includes #'s 348, 353, 385 and 444, first and last two guide line pairs, second is guide line strip of four which is slightly cut in at bottom (guide line pair never hinged), #348 tiny nicks in the left margin, #353 tiny thin speck in the left stamp, otherwise V.G.-Fine, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $500 - 750 View details	Realized $880
Lot 762		Coil accumulation, . Scott 348/687. About 140 original gum pairs or strips of four mounted on pages, many with guide or joint lines, better include #348 (x3), 385, 396 (x2), 447, 457 (x3 pairs and one line pair), 458, strong from 486 on (no 491), many stamps never hinged, F.-V.F. lot. Estimated Value $800 - 1,300 View details	Realized $1,155
Lot 763		1910-12, 1¢ green, 2¢ carmine, imperfs., . Scott 383/409. About 60 mint and used items, includes position blocks and plate blocks, mostly mint and quite a bit of that part never hinged, overall a Very Fine to Extremely Fine lot. Estimated Value $300 - 400 View details	Realized $468
Lot 764		Valuable 1916-26 imperforates accumulation, . Scott 481/631. Hundreds of original gum stamps on pages, in glassines, etc., includes #'s 481, 482, 483, 484, 531, 534A, 535, 575-577, 611 and 631, at least half never hinged, virtually all are position blocks including arrow, center lines, gutters and plate blocks, fresh, virtually flawless and Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,500 View details	Realized $2,420
Lot 765		1916-17, 1¢-3¢ imperfs., . Scott 481/484. 51 original gum items, either position blocks of four or plate blocks of six, includes #'s 481, 482, 483 and 484, virtually complete matched corners, arrows, center lines and plates, also includes about twenty postally used 2¢ position and plate blocks including a couple matched sets, the mint is largely never hinged, overall a Very Fine to Extremely Fine lot. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000 View details	Realized $990
Lot 766		1918-19, 1¢-3¢ offset imperfs., . Scott 531/535. 28 original gum position blocks of four, twelve original gum plate blocks of six and two original gum ordinary blocks of four, includes #'s 531, 532, 534 and 535, the 532 is a center line block only, the others are complete matched corners, arrow center line and plate blocks, majority are never hinged, and overall a Very Fine lot with many better. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000 View details	Realized $1,705
Lot 767		1918, 3¢ violet, type II, coil, . Scott 494. Wholesale lot of 68 stamps, original gum, never hinged, fourteen are joint line pairs, others virtually all in strips of four, very mixed centering, V.G.-Fine with a few better. Estimated Value $450 - 650 View details	Realized $660
Lot 768		Complete mint sheet accumulation, approximately 1,000 part to nearly all complete sheets in five mint sheet files and several folders, 1920's to 1950's, virtually all commemoratives with some regular issues and air post, includes some 2¢ "Reds", set of perforated Parks sheets, quantity of Army-Navy, 5¢ "KORPA" error sheet, twelve different Famous American with five different 10¢ values, 2¢ Lexington-Concord, 5¢ Ericsson part sheet of 36 (no s.e.'s), air post with eight sheets of #C20 and sixteen sheets of 34 of #CE1, the face value part is approximately $1,550 and the premium value is somewhere around $1,050, apparently all never hinged, F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,600 View details	Realized $3,300
Lot 769		1923, 2¢ Harding, imperf, . Scott 611. Nice wholesale accumulation of 42 position blocks of four and three plate number blocks of six, the position blocks are center line (x5), the rest are various arrow positions, the three plate blocks are never hinged, 108 out of 168 of the stamps in the position blocks are never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine lot. Estimated Value $500 - 750 View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 770		1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, . Scott 630. Three souvenir sheets, fresh, original gum, different plate numbers, o.g., F.-V.F. Estimated Value $450 - 650 View details	Realized $935
Lot 771		1933, 3¢ A.P.S. souvenir sheet, . Scott 731. Wholesale lot of 300 souvenir sheets, without gum as issued, Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500 View details	Realized $3,080
Lot 772		1934, 1¢ Parks souvenir sheet, . Scott 751. Wholesale lot of 196 souvenir sheets, original gum, never hinged, some edge curling as usual, virtually all Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000 View details	Realized $1,045
Lot 773		1935 Farley Special Printings complete, . Scott 752-771. Nice accumulation of matched arrow, center line, corner, normal blocks of four and plate blocks, includes 25 sets of imperf. Parks blocks of four, four sets of Parks plate blocks, etc., without gum as issued, fresh and Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 774		1935 Farley Special Printings complete, . Scott 752-771. A beautiful collection mounted in a special Scott album prepared in 1935, contains evidently all arrow and center line blocks, cross gutter blocks, pairs of souvenir sheets and eight sets of plate blocks, without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh and Very Fine, choice lot. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details	Realized $1,650
Lot 775		1935, 1¢-16¢ Farleys, . Scott 754-765, 771. Without gum as issued, nine plate number blocks of six of each except only eight 4¢ Parks, also includes seven other duplicates, 117 plate blocks of 6, without gum as issued, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details	Realized $1,210
Lot 776		1935, 16¢ Farley airmail special delivery, imperf, . Scott 771. Without gum as issued, six complete uncut sheets of 200 as issued by the post office, each sheet with four plate blocks of six and the listed position blocks of four, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,400 View details	Realized $1,650
Lot 777		1935, Farley position blocks accumulation, . Scott 754/771. Without gum as issued, includes 3¢ Mothers Day and Wisconsin and 1¢-10¢ Parks matched arrow and center lines (three sets plus some duplicates), 16¢ airmail special delivery (four center lines and one short of four matched sets of arrows), also some Peace #752 position blocks and plate blocks and one Byrd arrow block, F.-V.F. lot. Estimated Value $500 - 750 View details	Realized $578
Lot 778		1935, 3¢ Byrd Antarctic, imperf, . Scott 753. Without gum as issued, three matched sets of arrow and center line blocks of four and eight plate blocks of six, without gum as issued, fresh and F.-V.F. Estimated Value $200 - 300 View details	Realized $286
Lot 779		1936-47 TIPEX, SPA & CIPEX souvenir sheets, . Scott 778, 797, 948. Wholesale accumulation of 1,450, 2,800 and 300 respectively, fresh, original gum, never hinged, virtually all Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500 View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 780		United States Officials mint collection, very attractive offering on album pages and largely complete, evidently all original gum but many with hinge remnant or paper remnants, includes Agriculture 1¢-15¢, Interior complete, Justice 1¢-15¢, Navy 1¢-24¢ less 7¢, but also includes extra 6¢ and the scarce 2¢ Green trial color plate proof on gummed and perforated stamp paper (O36TC), Post Office complete (30¢ used), State 1¢-24¢ and 90¢, Treasury and War complete (couple used), soft papers with Interior 1¢-15¢, 3¢ and 6¢ Justice, War complete and couple official postal savings, in addition to this very nice group is a virtually complete set of card plate proofs apparently only lacking the 15¢ Interior, the Agriculture and War are duplicated on India as well, also set of 40P4-47P4 and E1P4-E3P4, six with 2004 P.S.E. certificates. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,500 View details	Realized $5,500
Lot 781		U.S. Possessions collection, valuable and attractive lot of approximately 200 virtually all mint stamps on album pages, almost all of the value is in U.S. Administration overprint issues, begins with Canal Zone #'s 4-8 singles plus blocks of four of the 2¢ and 8¢ (PSE certificate), eleven different Cuba, Guam #'s 1-13, E1 complete less 10¢ and $1 type II, Philippines is strong with "key" overprints such as #'s 223A-235 (PSE certificates indicating faults, trivial on the $5), 237-239 ($1 used, other two mint and with sound PSE certificates) and E1, also a fair showing of later issues to 1937, last there is Puerto Rico with pairs of #'s J1-J3, first two combination 25 and 36 degree overprints, the 10¢ are both 25 degree, virtually all F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500 View details	Realized $3,740
Lot 782		Philippines, 1935, 1p-5p Bi-color pictorials, . Scott 393-396. Original gum never hinged blocks of twenty with double plate numbers at bottom left, fresh, 5p small selvage tear, Very Fine. Estimated Value $180 - 230 View details	Realized $275
Lot 783		British Commonwealth, 1948 Silver Wedding omnibus, a valuable and useful accumulation, ten complete sets of the 138 issues virtually all in blocks neatly arranged in a stock book, evidently lacks only four inexpensive Great Britain 2½d stamps, fresh, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500 View details	Realized $7,425