Sale 1315 — The Eugene L. Grace Collection of United States and Confederate States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 12-14 March, 2024
Category — Balance Lots
1851-56 Issue Balance. 17 items, including No. 7 on piece with blue cancel, No. 17 single, 17 pair on piece, No. 9 on piece with Boston rimless cancel, strip of six of No. 7 on piece, strip of three of No. 9 on piece used from Yankee Jims, few faults, many Fine-Very Fine, almost all with certificates
1857-60 Issue Balance. Approximately 65 items mostly on album pages, including unused Nos. 26 (3), nice range of used with range of cancels, some on piece, used including Nos. 29, 35, strips of No. 24, few covers, nice group of 10c such as No. 32 on piece (2), 33 on piece (2), vertical and horizontal pairs of No. 35, horizontal pair of No. 36, few faults, many Fine-Very Fine, an attrractive and diverse group, many with certificates
1861-68 Issues Balance. Approximately 115 items on album pages, including unused No. 65, used Nos. 64b, 65 on cover with "Forwarded by U.S, Sanitary Commission" backstamp, No. 65 on piece with part of Wells Fargo imprint, nice group of No. 68 including strip of three on part of 3c entire (U34), No. 69 strip of four, No. 70 on most of cover to England, pair of 71 on piece, two other pieces with singles of No. 71, 72 on piece (staining removed from corners), 73 with bottom left corner selvage, No. 78 on piece, No. 96 (2, one on piece), No. 97 (2, one on piece), some faults, most Fine-Very Fine, a diverse and interesting group, many with certificates
1869 Pictorial Issue Balance. 41 used stamps, including No. 121 (graded 70), several No. 116 including two on piece and one which almost appears unused, No. 119, also 133a, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine, several with certificates
Bank Note Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used, mostly singles but also some multiples and covers, including unused Nos. 145 (regummed), 178, 183, 184, 211, 214, used including Nos. 135, 148, 149, 151, 154, 155 (2), 156 (graded 95), 157 (graded 90J), 161 (graded 95), 162, 166, 190 pair, 191, 217 pair, few better cancels such as negative "Boston Mass" on pair of 182, 207 with patent cancel, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine with a few Extremely Fine, several with certificates
1890-93 Issue Balance. 31 items on album pages, including unused Nos. 219 (NH), 223 (OG, graded 90), 224, 226, 227, used including No. 229 (2), also few on piece including one with pair of No. 228, few small faults, overall Fine-Very Fine, many with certificates
Columbian Issue Balance. Album pages of unused and used stamps, including unused Nos. 230-233 (231 is broken hat NH), 235 (NH, graded 85), used including Nos. 239 (2, one on piece with expo duplex cancel), 242 on piece, nice group of 1c-10c on pieces with matching 1893 cancels, other interesting includes 30c on entire, some faults, many Fine-Very Fine with a few Extremely Fine, several with certificates
Columbian Exposition Covers and Cards. Neat collection mounted on illustrated pages, stamped covers include three 1c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c with 4c (plus unused stamp), 8c (plus unused stamp), 10c, these include uses to Germany, stationery includes 1c-10c unused entires and cut squares, couple used entires including 1c with expo machine cancel, also eight unused expo postcards, Very Fine and attractive small collection
1894-1901 Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used stamps, including 1894-98 Bureau Issue, Trans-Mississippi Issue and Pan-American Issue, including unused Nos. 246, 247, 248, 250, 253, 255, 256, 257, 268, 269 (graded OGph 95), 270-272, 274, 280b, 283, 285 (NH graded 90), 290 (OG, graded 90), 294 (NH 90), also 294-299, used including Nos. 261A, 291 on piece, few multiples, some Mint N.H., few faults, most Fine-Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, several with certificates
1902-08 Issue Balance. Album pages of unused and used stamps, including unused Nos. 300 (NH 95), 303, 305, 306, 311 (regummed), 320 (three, two NH 100 and one 100J), 324 (NH 90), 326 (NH 80), used including Nos. 300-311, few multiples including used block of four of 310, few other better, few faults, many Fine-Very Fine with some Extremely Fine, several with certificates
1908-11 Issues Balance. Album pages full of a wide range of items, including singles with choice centering such as 1c and 2c on Bluish, No. 369, imperforate singles, pairs, strips and a few blocks, also some used such as 369 on piece, some Mint N.H., some with graded certificates, overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine, many with certificates, a close examination of the website PDF is recommended
1912-14 Issues Balance. Album pages containing unused and used singles, strips and blocks, starts with Panama-Pacific Issue with N.H. No. 402, also Nos. 419 and 422 lightly hinged, block of six of 408 with Kansas City roulette, some coils, few graded and hinged including Nos. 414 (95), 415 (95),416 (90), 418 (85), few other better, few with small faults but overall Very Fine-Extremely Fine, several with certificates, a review of the website PDF is highly recommended
1914-16 Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used singles, strips and blocks, including unused No. 439, few graded such as used No. 425 (Superb 98), few coils such as 444 pair (graded 90), 447 pair (NH), 458 line pair, 452 line strip of four, few other better, few with small faults, overall fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a review of the website PDF is highly recommended
1916-17 Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used singles, strips and blocks, including Mint N.H. Nos. 466, 498 pair (graded 98), hinged Nos. 474 (graded 95), 479, 480 (graded 85), used including 476 and 480 blocks of four, also single of same on piece, nice group of coils such as 493 joint line strip of four (NH), few faults, most Very Fine-Extremely Fine, several with certificates, a careful review of the website PDF is recommended
1917-19 Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used singles, pairs, strips and blocks, including Mint N.H. singles of Nos. 515 and 518, hinged singles of Nos. 500, 510 (95J), 515(95J), 518 (95J), 519, blocks of four of No. 518 (NH), also 500 on piece, 523 on piece, few with small faults, most Very Fine-Extremely Fine, several with certificates, we recommend careful examination of the website PDF
1918-20 Issues Balance. Album pages of unused and used singles and multiples, including used Nos. 528 (95J), 528B (95J), 533 (2, one on piece), Mint N.H. Nos. 533 (90), 534A (95), used block of four of 532, few varieties such as imperf at sheet margin, few with small faults, most Fine-Very Fine, many with certificates, a careful review of the website PDF is recommended
Mint N.H. Graded 95 and Above Balance. Approximately 84 stamps graded between 95 and 98, including 95J Nos. 332, 372, 374, 375, 504, Superb 98 of Nos. 496 (pair), 498, 564, 599 (pair), 621, 627, 685, 647, 686 (line pair), several other better, selected by the owner over decades of collecting, many were graded long after acquisition after grading became more prominent, an Extremely Fine Gem group, SMQ value as all P.S.E.-graded $13,625, Spreadsheet with SMQ values is included in the website PDF
Mint N.H. Graded Balance up to 90J. 92 Mint N.H. stamps with graded certificates, including XF 90J No. 528, 90 Nos. 334, 414, 415, VF-XF 85 No. 578, 417, VF 80 Nos. 400 and 573a, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, spreadsheet with values included, SMQ value as all P.S.E.-graded $7,000
Mint N.H. Imperforate Singles Graded Gem 100 Jumbo. Eight, including Nos. 368, 371 (graded 100 but looks 100J to us), 409, 481, 484, 531, 534 and 535, Extremely Fine Gems, SMQ value as all P.S.E. graded at the Gem 100 grade $1,365
Mint N.H. Imperforate Blocks and Pairs Graded Gem 100 Jumbo. Seven blocks of four and two pairs, blocks of Nos. 371, 383, 384, 481, 484, 531 and 611, pairs of Nos. 383 (graded 100) and 482, Extremely Fine Gems, SMQ value as pairs graded Gem 100 is $1,730
Used Imperforates Graded Gem 100 and Gem 100 Jumbo. Six singles and a block of four, including Gem 100 singles of Nos. 346 and 383, Gem 100 Jumbo singles of Nos. 371, 408 and 483 (2), block of four of 346 graded Gem 100, Extremely Fine group, SMQ value as all Gem 100 $2,335
Washington-Franklin Issues, Imperforate Position Blocks (344/535). Choice assemblage of more than 65 unused position blocks plus 17 used position blocks, good representation of many of the Washington-Franklin imperforate issues with each Scott number showing range of plate blocks, arrow blocks, center line blocks and some corner margin blocks, the unused appear to be mostly Mint N.H. with some hinged as well, the used with precancels, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value for items that are priced exceeds $4,000
Farley Issues Balance. Album of unused singles and multiples, including gutter block of 36 of No. 752, sets of blocks of the National Parks imperfs from four arrow and the center line positions plus set of plate blocks, nice group of gutter blocks, set of panes of 756-765 (no gum), also few used, overall fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine
20th Century Collection, 1922-2015. Huge collection in four thick H.E. Harris Statesman albums, the unused are largely Mint N.H. with some hinged on the earlier issues and a fair amount used (see below for used issues after 2002), also many multiples, strong coverage including at the beginning of the range with 1920's issues, No. 832b USIR wmk. used block of four (A.P.S. certificate), nice quality essentially throughout, a great many certificates accompany though the Mint N.H. graded stamps in the XF 90 and higher range up to 1940 have been removed and are offered in separate single lots or dedicated group lots in this sale, some high-grade hinged stamps remain up to XF-Superb 95 and Superb 98 before 1940, starting with the Overrun Nations in 1943 the high-grade Mint N.H. stamps remain in the collection and there are a number graded XF 90 to XF-Superb 95 and some Superb 98, with individual SMQ values up to $60, later issues include lots of face (including $300 alone in sheets of the $1.00 No. 2194 and $5.00 No. 2196), for some reason starting around 2002 the collection becomes almost exclusively used, cutting down on the total face value, overall a worthwhile collection we recommend viewing
20th Century Varieties Collection. Single album containing a supplement for varieties to expand issues including Liberty series, Prominent Americans, Americana, Experimental Tagging, Commemoratives, Air Post and Postage Dues, each page mounted with stamps under the various variety headings, with extra stamps or blocks mounted on the backs of many pages, a great many interesting items not normally identified in modern collections, some better include No. 1033a Silkote paper single P.S.E. graded VF-XF 85, No. 1058b large holes wet printing line strip of six with Bureau precancel (A.P.S. certificate), No. 1054A joint line strip Large Hole variety (P.S.E. certificate), No. 1057d "Look" magazine joint line strip (A.P.S. certificate), No. 1059Ab joint line pair P.S.E. graded Superb 98, three A.P.S. certified No. 1581c with precancel, we also note a used block of 20 of No. 1053, lots of others, overall a Very Fine and fascinating collection worth careful review in our linked PDF
Booklet Pane Collection, 1900-39. Approximately 35 booklet panes, good coverage of all issues starting with Nos. 279Bk, Nos. 301b and 301c are from the Killien collection and very choice, four of the various No. 319 varieties (one missing top tab), Nos. 331a and 332a both Position E and also very choice from the Killien collection, other Washington-Franklins less the AEF panes of course, continues to 1939, early issues hinged, transitioning to Mint N.H., overall a fresh and Very Fine collection, three P.F. certificates accompany
Modern Booklet Panes and Complete Booklets Collection, 1954-2015. Substantial collection mounted in six albums, booklet panes and most are complete booklets, hundreds beginning with 1954 Liberty and continuing through 2015, we presume all are Mint N.H., we note better including more than 20 Express Mail panes of three with denominations of $9.35 or higher, there is duplication of a great many to show varieties, we presume this is mostly complete for the period but some could be missing, Extremely Fine, a rare opportunity to acquire a largely complete collection from 1954 forward, also substantial face value -- the Express Mail panes alone are more than $550
Modern Coils Collection. Four three-ring binders of mostly strips, many with plate numbers such as 1891 plate no. 1 strip of seven and plate no. 3 strip of five, 1895a strip of four from plate 4, some better 1901a, 1903 strips of five from plates 5 and 6, 1903a strip of six from plate 8, 1904a strips of six from plates 3 and 4, 1908 strip of seven from plate 2, 2523c strip of seven from plate 7, other better such as 2890 strip of five from plate A4435, nice range of varieties such as tagging and gum, most are pristine and Very Fine, an outstanding collection for the specialist, we strongly recommend viewing the website pdf
20th Century Plate Blocks, 1920-57. Collection of Mint N.H. plate blocks on stock pages in an album, the earliest issues include Nos. 542, 552-553, 563, 565-566 (latter Scott value $400), 577, 611 (two, plus various blocks of four), 633-642, issues from No. 703 forward encompassing definitives and commemoratives, including Nos. 832-834 and 1053, Very Fine collection, Scott value just for the earlier issues exceeds $1,600
Modern Plate Blocks, 1957-2007. Substantial collection of Mint N.H. plate blocks in five thick binders, begins with Scott No. 1091 and continues with strong coverage of commemoratives and definitives thru 2007, plus Back-of-Book with some of the Air Post going back to 1932 (such as C17, C19, C23, etc.), very fresh with some duplication for tagging varieties, some larger size blocks and some commemorative panes, no doubt substantial face value and we note denominations up to $5.00 as well as a block at $9.95, Very Fine
Air Post, Mint N.H. High-Grade Balance (C8/C36). Nine Mint N.H. stamps between Nos. C8 and C36, all but one are at least XF-Superb 95 and one is Superb 98, Extremely Fine Gem group, total SMQ $1,380
Air Post Balance. Single album of unused and used stamps plus a few covers, including C1-C6 set unused (several Mint N.H.) and used, C1-C5 mostly used blocks (C4 block is Mint N.H.), C2 on piece with Jul. 18, 1918 first flight cancel, C6 block of four on 1928 First Flight Zeppelin cover with C10, two C18 N.H., C18 N.H. block of four (P.S.E. XF 90), others and later issues, also includes Special Handling set as well as 10c, 15c and 20c top plate blocks of six, finally JQ3 used P.S.E. graded 95 (only two used grade higher), overall a Very Fine balance
1885-1957 Special Delivery Issues, Superb Graded Balance (E1/E21). 12 Mint N.H. P.S.E. stamps plus a single used stamp (E1, P.F. graded XF 90), the Mint stamps start with No. E12a and continue through E21, all but two are Superb 98 (E12a is 85J and one E14 is 95J), Extremely Fine Gems, total SMQ as all P.S.E. graded $1,575
Back-of-Book Balance. Stamps on album pages, Special Delivery with three graded including Nos. E15a (N.H. 80), E15b (N.H. 90), E18 (N.H. 95), also E5 N.H. pair with part imprint, other later issues, some Postage Dues including large used multiples of later issues, used plate block of J67, some Officials and Newspapers card proofs, Parcel Post with used Q1 graded 95J, Mint N.H. Q9 with plate no. selvage, others thru $1.00, JQ1 and JQ3 Mint N.H. XF 90, others, overall useful balance with some Extremely Fine stamps
Cover Collection. Eleven narrow binders with two covers to a page, eclectic mix of mostly very low value covers, probably the most interesting is one binder with 1c-10c Famous Americans (859-893), set of singles and set of blocks on cacheted First Day covers, for the singles about a dozen are unaddressed, blocks all with typed address to M. W. West in Maplewood N.J., also including set of National Parks and Army-Navy First Days on cacheted covers, few others, that binder is ex Field, other binders include one with some inexpensive 19th Century and lots of others with inexpensive First Day covers, a few perhaps slightly better such as Overrun Nations blocks, 38 Postal Notes stamps on receipts with a number of these First Day uses, modern Official Mail, Postal Cards, etc., overall Very Fine, the highlighted binder described above is worth at least $250 by itself
Accumulation. Carton with a range of items, including four albums with postal stationery including full corners of U6 and U88 used, nice group of cut squares, also few Post Office seals, some British Commonwealth such as 1953 Omnibus issues, overall Fine-Very Fine