Sale 1348 — The Philip Pivawer Collection of U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
Category — Balance Lots
Balance, 1851-1901. Approximately 70 unused stamps, including Nos. 7, 97, 123, 146, 147, 157, 182, 189, 209, 211, 217, 219D, 226, 227, 235-238, 240, 253, 255-258, 264-271, 282C, 283, 284, 285-290, 294-298, approximately 60 with certificates including many graded by P.F. or P.S.E. with SMQ values up to $375, the lowest grade we saw was one at 75 but most are between 80 and 90 with some 95, some Mint N.H., few with small faults but generally better quality than normally seen in a balance lot, overall fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, we strongly recommend viewing the PDF of this lot at our website, Scott value without taking some higher SMQ values into consideration approximately
Balance, 1902-1960s. Two White Ace albums containing a tremendous range of issues, including Nos. 300-309, 323-329, 331-339, 341, 369, 374-381, 397-402, 419, 420, 438, 439, 551-573, 630, 658-679, excellent range of coils including line pairs of Nos. 412, 413, 442, 443, 452, 454, 457, 458, 488, 492, 497, virtually every better stamp has a certificate with many graded by P.F. or P.S.E., virtually all graded at 85 or above with some 95 and a few 98, many of the less expensive commemoratives also have graded certificates, we notice several with SMQ values well in excess of Scott values such as 400 OG 95, 400A OG 90, 433 NH 90J, 439 OG 90, 452 NH line pair 90, 488 line pair NH 90, 578 NH 85, 595 OG 85, 661 NH 95, 675 NH 95, several other better, the number of certificates is truly amazing, a fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine collection, Scott value is in excess of $13,000 and this does not account for the many stamps where SMQ value is much higher
Back-of-Book Balance. White Ace album pages and few stock cards containing an attractive group of unused stamps, including Air Post such as C1-C6 and C18, Special Delivery with E5-E10, Postage Due including J1, J3, J6, J26, J32-J34, J52-J53, Offices in China, Parcel Post, Registration, virtually all better stamps with certificates including many graded by P.F. or P.S.E., grades are from 80 upwards to 98, such as E5 OG 85, J3 OG 90, J26 OG 85, J52 NH 90, J53 NH 85, J55 NH 85, J75 OG 90, K12 NH 85, K18 OG 95, Q8 OG 90, Q10 DOG 90, Q12 OG 85, JQ5 OG 98, a fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine balance, we strongly recommend viewing the website PDF, Scott value in excess of $6,500 which does not take into account the often higher SMQ values
$1.00-$15.00 1935-1995 Hunting Permits (RW2-RW62). White Ace album pages which are complete from RW2 thru RW62, five with original gum (RW2, RW3, RW6, RW8 and RW12), others Mint N.H., 33 with graded certificates, grades range from 85 for RW5 and RW11, 90 for RW9 and RW20, 95s or 98s for later issues, a fresh and Extremely Fine collection, we strongly recommend viewing the website PDF
