Sale 1320 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Thursday, 22-25 April, 2024
Category — Savings Stamps, Post Office Registry Seal
25c Blue Green, Savings, Booklet Pane (S2a). Mint N.H., rich color, fresh and Very Fine
$5.00 Sepia, Savings (S5). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 166068 block of six, deep rich color, sharp proof-like impression, fresh and Very Fine
$5.00 Sepia, Savings (S5). Mint N.H. block of four with plate no. 166068 selvage at top, detailed impression, Very Fine and choice
$5.00 Deep Green, War Savings, Rouletted 7 (WS3). Original gum, Mint N.H. except for vertical gum skip and adherence from another stamp so counted by us as hinged, rich color, Very Fine
$5.00 Deep Blue, War Savings (WS4). Mint N.H., deep rich color, wide margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
$5.00 Carmine, War Savings (WS5). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, brilliant color, Very Fine
$5.00 Orange on Green, War Savings (WS6). With top plate no. F73135 selvage, stamp Mint N.H., single hinge mark in selvage, brilliant color, Jumbo margins and choice centering for this difficult issue
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1920 $5.00 WAR SAVINGS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY RARE WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING AND WIDE MARGINS -- NEVER MIND IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. THIS PLATE NUMBER EXAMPLE WITH MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST WE HAVE OFFERED.
War Savings stamps were issued annually from 1917-1921 and again from 1942 to 1945, to help fund participation in World Wars I and II. The stamp offered here was the final series of World War I, and matured on January 1, 1926. The online records of The Philatelic Foundation contains three others in Mint N.H. condition, including one with a straight edge and natural crease and another with a crease. Only one other is sound, offered in our 2017 sale of the Grant Inman collection, which was Extremely Fine and realized $11,000 hammer (it does not have plate no. selvage). This example has much wider margins than the Inman copy and is the finest we have offered.
$1.00 Treasury Savings (TS1). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, wide margins
VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TREASURY SAVINGS ISSUE. An extremely DIFFICULT ISSUE TO OBTAIN WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.
A Power Search review shows that most examples of this issue have poor centering. Of the 21 unduplicated examples we have offered, perhaps one or two compare favorably to the example offered here.
Postal Savings Balance. Attractive group of Mint N.H. stamps, including Nos. PS2 and PS5 unused and used, nice group of booklet panes including PS11 both with and without horizontal perfs, fresh and Very Fine group
Postal Savings Plate Blocks. Five Mint N.H. plate blocks, including Nos. PS6-PS8, PS11-PS15, last with top plate no. 22735, few natural gum creases as normally found on this issue, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group of plate blocks
Savings Balance. Attractive group of Mint N.H. stamps, including Nos. S1-S7, S1a (2, one EE), S6a, S7a, blocks of four of S3 and S4, plate blocks of S1-S4 and S6-S7, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
War Savings Balance. Attractive group of singles and few plate blocks, including singles of WS1-WS2, WS7-WS13, few booklet panes, plate block of WS11 (bit heavy gum creases), many Mint N.H., Very Fine group
Postal Savings Balance. Attractive group that are listed outside of the Postal Savings section of Scott Catalogue, including UZ1 unused and used, PN1-PN18 set of plate blocks, O121-O126 entires such as UO70, UO71 and UO72, few small faults, overall Fine-Very Fine group
Post Office Registry Seal, 1875 Special Printing (OXF2). Without gum as issued, radiant color, faint vertical crease, appears Fine, scarce, we have not offered another example in ten years, with 2021 P.F. certificate