Sale 1297 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 31 October-2 November, 2023
Category — Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations incl. Company Balances
1c Green, Farwell Group 5, 4A5 (383). Pair with 2.7mm spacing, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, Very Fine, with 1999 and 2009 P.F. certificates
1c Green, Farwell Group 5, 4A5 (383). Strip of four showing both 2mm and 3mm spacings, original gum, outer two stamps lightly hinged, bright color, Fine-Very Fine, a rare strip from the enigmatic Farwell Group 5, ex Ryterband, with 1989 P.S.E. and 2009 P.F. certificates
1c Green, Farwell Group 5, 4A5 (383). Pair, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, choice centering with balanced margins, Extremely Fine, ex Ryterband, with 1988 APS and 1997 and 2009 P.F. certificates
1c Green, Farwell Group 5, 4A5 (408). Pair, original gum, deep rich color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, small owner's marks on gum, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate
2c Scarlet, International Vending Machine Co., Perforated Approximately 12½ (320b). Pair, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Fine, the International Vending Machine Company installed their machines in post offices, using the 2c Shield with their own 12½ gauge perforations, the coils were replaced with the government coils in July 1908, with 2007 P.F. certificate
2c Scarlet, International Vending Machine Co., Perforated Approximately 12½ (320b). Pair, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, fresh and Fine, the International Vending Machine Company installed their machines in post offices, using the 2c Shield with their own 12½ gauge perforations, the coils were replaced with the government coils in July 1908, ex Hansen, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. II (320). N.H. pair, bright color, Very Fine, scarce so nice, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott value as hinged
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Schermack Ty. III (320Ad; formerly 320d). Guide line strip of four, original gum, outer two stamps lightly hinged, line pair Mint N.H., brilliant color, third stamp small natural inclusion at bottom, Very Fine and scarce strip, the 2c 1908 Ty. II in the Carmine color is only known with Schermack Type III perforations, with 2002 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. II (315). Guide line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine, rare, with 2000 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. III (315). Mint N.H. pair, rich color and choice centering, Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. III (315). Strip of three, original gum, bright color, Very Fine and rare in multiples larger than a pair, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott value for pair
1c Blue Green, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 1-1 (314, 320). One of first and two of second, Mint N.H., green "Patents Pending/ Patents Pending" with wording at bottom reading upside down, back with "U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pioneer Stamp Pocket 1 Madison Ave. New York City" and numbered "241", small tear at lower left of pocket
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING COMPANY TYPE I POCKET.
The Ty. I pocket is the rarest of the four different U.S.A.V. pockets.
1c Blue Green, 2c Scarlet, Ty. I, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 1-2 (314, 320b). One of first and two of second, Mint N.H., green "Patents Pending/ Patents Pending" with wording at bottom reading upside down, back with "U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pioneer Stamp Pocket 1 Madison Ave. New York City" and numbered "238", small tear to one flap
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING COMPANY TYPE I POCKET.
The Ty. I pocket is the rarest of the four different U.S.A.V. pockets.
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 2-1 (343, 371). One of first and two of second, stamps Mint N.H., pocket small h.r., handstamp "Patent Applied For" and numbered "136" on back, Very Fine and scarce, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 2-2 (343, 372). Pair of pockets containing one and two respectively in each, Mint N.H., handstamp "Patent Applied For" and numbered "237-238" on back, Very Fine, scarce multiple, Scott value as two single pockets
1c Green, 2c Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 2-3 (343, 371). One and two respectively, the 1c with U.S. Automatic Vending Ty. I perforations, Mint N.H., handstamp "Patent Applied For" and numbered "140" on back, Very Fine and rare
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 3-2 (343, 373). Pair of pockets, each containing one of first and two of second, Mint N.H., red "Patents Pending/ Patents Pending" and numbered "377-378" on back, Very Fine and scarce, Scott value as two single pockets
Brinkerhoff Co. Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 38 items identified and priced on stock cards, majority original gum, better including Ty. I 314 pair and strip of four, 320 line pair, 320a pair, Ty. II 314 pair, 320a pair, 368 strip of four, 371 pair, 408 line pair, 409 line pair, Ty. IIa 320a line pair and strip of four, and Ty. IIb 314 pair, several forgeries identified as such, generally Fine-Very Fine and useful group
Farwell Company Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 30 items identified and priced on stock cards including (original gum unless otherwise noted) 4B3 383 used single, 384 used single, 4B4/4A4 408 block, 4A4 383 strip of four, 384 line strip of four, 4B4 384 line strip of four, and 408 pair, 4A5 383 pair, a few fakes noted as such and several certificates, Fine-Very Fine and desirable group
Mailometer Company Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 47 items including (original gum unless otherwise stated) Ty. I 342 line strip of four, 343 used pair, 346 pair, 347 pair, 368 pair, Ty. II 320 pair, 344 pair, 371 pair, Ty. III 343 line pair, 344 line pair, 345 pair, 371 pair, and Ty. IV 482 line strip of four, a few fakes noted as such, generally Fine-Very Fine
Schermack Company Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 100 items identified and priced on stock cards, ranging from the ordinary to the rare, better including (original gum unless otherwise stated) Ty. I 320a pair, 368 pair, Ty. II 314 pair, 320 pair, 320a pair, Ty. III 320d strip of four, 320Ad line strip of four, 346 used single with boxed control perfin, and 534A strip of four, mostly Fine-Very Fine, inspection recommended, a powerful balance
U.S. Automatic Vending Machine Co. Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 72 items identified and priced on stock cards, nearly all original gum with many N.H., better including Ty. I 315 pair, 320a line strip of four, 347 pair, 371 line pair, Ty. II 315 pair (trimmed), 320 pair, 320b pair and line pair, 368 pair, 371 pair, Ty. III 320 pair, 371 pair, 373 pair, Pockets 2-1, 3-1, and 3-2, several certificates, overall Fine-Very Fine and desirable
Vending & Affixing Machine Perforation Balance From the Champagne Stock. Small group of eclectic items including Attleboro 343 used single (P.F. certificate), International 320 and 320b pairs, various vending machine pockets from the 1940s, test coils including T31 line strip of six, and two blocks of eight of 408 with Kansas City roulettes vertically (imperforate horizontally), generally Fine-Very Fine, inspection recommended
Imperforate Coil Balance From the Champagne Stock. Approximately 57 pairs and strips with better including 343V line strip of four, 343H line strip of four, 346V line strip of four, 368V line strip of four, and 368H strip of four, light to moderate duplication, Fine-Very Fine, a useful group