Sale 1328 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2024
Category — Hunting Permits
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of eight, natural straight edge at left, light natural gum bends, Very Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of eight, natural straight edge at right and bottom, light natural gum bends, Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom plate no. 129200 selvage, bright color, usual light natural gum bends, Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. block of four, bright color, usual light natural gum bends, natural straight edge at left and bottom, Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles
$1.00 Blue, 1934 Hunting Permit (RW1). Mint N.H. vertical strip of four with wide selvage at left and selvage at bottom, usual natural gum bends, selvage foldover with a few freak perfs, Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value
$1.00 Rose Lake, 1935 Hunting Permit (RW2). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom right corner selvage and plate no. 131983, rich color, Fine-Very Fine and scarce multiple, Scott value as singles with no premium for the position or plate number
$1.00 Brown Black, 1936 Hunting Permit (RW3). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 134317 block of six, rich color and well-centered, Very Fine and choice
$1.00 Light Green, 1937 Hunting Permit (RW4). Top left corner plate no. 136267 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged on one stamp and in gummed selvage, bright color, top selvage barely reduced (a bit unevenly), quite well-centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as Mint N.H. $3,250
$1.00 Light Violet, 1938 Hunting Permit (RW5). Mint N.H. top left plate no. F 138602 block of six with huge top selvage, rich color, natural gum bends, fresh and Very Fine
Green-Winged Teal, First Edition (RW6). Lithograph, signed Lynn Bogue Hunt in pencil with "#30 Federal Duck Stamp 1939" in pencil at bottom left, image area 279 x 199mm, paper size 366 x 280mm, slight even toning most evident at the far edge of the print
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE RAREST FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINTS WITH ONLY APROXIMATELY 100 OF THE FIRST EDITION PRODUCED.
We have offered only one other first edition of this print since keeping computerized records more 30 years ago, which was from the William Webster collection. Stearns and Fink value $9,500.
$1.00 Chocolate, 1939 Hunting Permit (RW6). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 141428 block of six, rich color, right block of four with natural wide vertical gum skips, Fine-Very Fine
$1.00 Sepia, 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 143743 block of six, crisp impression, natural gum bends just show on face, Very Fine
$1.00 Brown Carmine, 1941 Hunting Permit (RW8). Mint N.H., outstanding centering with wide margins, fresh color and paper, natural gum bends, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only two grade higher
$1.00 Sepia, 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 143743 block of six, natural gum creases and bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
$1.00 Brown Carmine, 1941 Hunting Permit (RW8). Top right plate no. F 146271 block of six, original gum, top left stamp small gum disturbance from an old adherence also causes a shallow thin spot, others Mint N.H., Very Fine-Extremely Fine centering, Scott value as Mint N.H. $2,500
$1.00 Violet Brown, 1942 Hunting Permit (RW9). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 149599 block of six, deep rich color, natural light gum bends, Very Fine
$2.00 Emerald, 1957 Hunting Permit (RW24). Mint N.H., wide balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only five grade higher
$15.00 1993 Hunting Permit, Black (Engr.) Omitted (RW60a). Mint N.H., rich colors of this distinctive error, fresh and Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75; unpriced in SMQ)
$15.00 2007 Hunting Permit, Souvenir Sheet, Without Artist Signature (RW74c). Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice, a scarce error and the first we have offered at auction, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; unpriced in SMQ)
Hunting Permit Stamps, Plate Number Single Collection. 1934-2005, the collector tried to get as many different plate numbers and positions as possible, though there is duplication on some, includes unused and used, two No. RW1 and five No. RW2, it should be noted that there is a large number of used stamps, which are far more difficult to obtain as plate number singles than unused, condition is mixed, as the collector was more focused on obtaining different plate number rather than condition, most with Fine-Very Fine appearance, it would take a lot of perseverance to assemble this many different plate number singles in used condition, the PDF on our website shows all issues through No. RW20
Hunting Permits Balance. Two stock books with a range of issues, including Nos. RW1-RW18, also some plate blocks including Nos. RW46, RW51, RW67-RW72, of mostly Mint N.H., overall fresh and Very Fine
Hunting Permit Stamps, On License Collection. A few hundred, appears to contain at least one of every Federal issue, including No. RW1 (plate number single) and two RW2, later issues in varying quantities, showing a wide range of uses, a few with state hunting permit stamps, and collateral material, such as a 1916 Hunter's registration form, mixed condition
Hunting Permit Stamps, Plate Block Collection. Earliest is No. RW14, highest cataloguing is No. RW33 ($500), most are from the 1970s and 1980s, where the collector tried to get different plate numbers and positions, up to nine of one issue (No. RW47), spot check shows all Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Scott value over $4,000
Hunting Permit Stamps, Accumulation. A few hundred in a stockbook, includes two each No. RW1 and RW2, later issue in varying quantities, including used, mixed quality, many Fine-Very Fine
Hunting Permit Stamps, Plate Number Single Collection. 1934-2006 (RW1/RW73), complete less seven stamps (RW33, RW58, RW67-RW70), original gum except No. RW1 no gum, early stamps generally hinged (No. RW2 is hinged only in the selvage), later issues mostly Mint N.H., centering varies, largely Fine-Very Fine
Hunting Permit Collection, 1934-2019. Nos. RW1-RW86A complete, that later issues containing both sheet stamps and panes of one, also some souvenir sheets, the issues up to 1959 are usually hinged (though No. RW2 is Mint N.H. with a gum skip), later issues appear to be Mint N.H., overwhelmingly Fine-Very Fine
Hunting Permits Accumulation. Large unsorted accumulation of mostly Federal Duck stamps but also some state issues, we note at least four No. RW1 including one on a California license alongside RW2, another RW2 with plate number selvage on a Form 3333 license, wide range of other unused and used with lots of early issues and duplication, variety of state pictorial issues as well, mixed condition with some faults and or gum problems on the early issues, overall a useful balance
Federal and Junior Hunting Permit Plate Blocks. Accumulation of plate blocks of four or larger of both federal hunting permits and junior duck stamps, ranging from about RW35/RW75 and JDS9/21, all Very Fine and fresh as received from the post office, some modest duplication, total Scott value approximately $16,870