Sale 1362 — The El Dorado Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 7-9 October, 2025
Category — Group Lots and Graded Balances
Gem Used Balance. 13 used items, including 231 with Star in Circle cancel (graded 90), 279 on piece with China cancel, 300 (graded 95J), 307 (graded 90), 309 (graded 90), few imperforates including 368 (graded 100), 373 center line block (graded 100), Extremely Fine Gem group, each with certificate
Washington-Franklin Imperforates Used Balance. Ten singles and one pair, each with graded certificate, including Gem 100 Jumbo of 481 and 482 (2), Gem 100 Nos. 343, 383, 483 and 484, Superb 98 of 384, 484 and 534A, XF-Superb 95 of 345 and 347 pair, Extremely Fine Gems, each with graded certificate, SMQ value $1,925
Washington-Franklin Used Gems Balance. 23 used stamps each with graded certificate, including VF-XF 85 of No. 420, XF 90 of No. 414, XF-Superb 95 of Nos. 376, 428, 463, 506, 517 (2), 528, 529 and 416, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo Nos. 332, 334, 374, 377, 378, 499, 525 and 530, Superb 98 Nos. 425 and 543, Superb 98 Jumbo Nos. 375, only No. 500 is ungraded, Extremely Fine Gem balance, difficult to find these lower catalogue value stamps in such choice condition, SMQ value plus No. 500 at Scott value is $2,815
Imperforate Mint N.H. Gems Balance. Nine singles and five pairs, including 320a pair, 314 single graded 95J (light diagonal gum bend otherwise 100J), 383 (98J), 384 (98), 383 pair (100J), 408 (98J), 409 (100J), 481 (98), 482 pair (100), 482 single (100J), 483 (98), 484 (100J), 484 pair (98), 531 (98J), 534 (98), 535 (100), Extremely Fine Gem group, each with certificate and all but one with grades, SMQ value not accounting for some of the Jumbos approximately $1,640
Washington-Franklin Gem Used Coils Singles Balance. Eight used singles each with graded certificate, including Nos. 441 (98), 452 (90J), 486 (98J), 488 (98), 489 (85), 490 (98), 492 (98) and 494 (95), range of cancels, Extremely Fine Gems, with 2009-2015 P.S.E. certificates, SMQ value $1,185
Washington-Franklin Gem Coil Singles Balance. Four Mint N.H. coil singles including 486 (Superb 98), 488 (XF-Superb 95), 490 (Superb 98) and 496 (Superb 98), Extremely Fine Gem group, each with 2009-2014 P.S.E. certificate, SMQ value $445
Washington-Franklin Mint N.H. Gem Singles Balance. Five stamps, including Nos. 498 (XF-Superb 95), 499 (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo), 512 (XF-Superb 95), 430 (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo) and 543 (Superb 98), Extremely Fine Gems, each with 2007-2010 P.S.E. certificate, SMQ value $770
Miscellaneous Balance. Ten items, including 348 and 486 used pairs (latter graded 95), 433 used block with U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai oval cancel, 538a used, 541 used block, Mint N.H. booklet panes of 375a and 502b, 409 block of twelve with vertical plate crack, Extremely Fine group, eight with certificates
Washington-Franklin Mint N.H. Pair or Line Pair Balance. Two items, including 450 line pair, ungraded but Extremely Fine, No. 490 pair, graded XF-Superb 95 Jumbo (SMQ for this one $180), Extremely Fine, with 2008 or 2009 P.S.E. certificates
Graded Balance of the El Dorado Collection. Outstanding graded balance of approximately 320 Mint N.H. stamps, neatly arranged on stock sheets by Scott number, grades range mostly from XF-Superb 95 to Superb 98 with some lower or higher, very few grade below XF 90, Scott numbers range from Nos. 554 to 1305c and some Back-of-Book, exceptional quality throughout and an opportunity to add a huge number of mid-20th Century issues in high grades all at once, Extremely Fine Gem balance, see our website PDF for all the stamps, certificates and a spreadsheet, total SMQ exceeds $24,000
Mint Balance of the El Dorado Collection. Five Schaubek albums with nearly all Mint N.H. stamps, wide range from 1920s to modern and Back-of-Book, almost all the P.S.E. graded stamps were removed and offered in lot 1997, but some graded do remain, the collector liked corner margin stamps with plate numbers and these are well represented, some slightly better items like a Mint N.H. White Plains sheet and some varieties are present as well, lots of strong centering to be found but the most superb stamps were of course removed for individual lots and the graded balance, still lots of useful material remains worth review