Sale 1021 — The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part Two
Sale Date — Thursday, 29 March, 2012
Category — The Frelinghuysen Collection Group Lots
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
549
1851-57 Issue Balance. 14 stamps, incl. Nos. 7, 9, 10, 24 (2), 30, 35 (2), 36B and 37, few unused (regummed), few with light cancels, generally with faults, some appear Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,300
550
1861-68 Issues Balance. 20 stamps, incl. Nos. 56, 63 (2), 65, 68, 69, 72, 73 (2), 76 (2), 87, 88, 96-98, mostly unused (no gum) but few either regummed or used, some flaws, some appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue Balance. 24 stamps, incl. Nos. 112 (8), 113 (2), 114 (2), 115, 116 (2), 117 (2), 118, 119, 121, 123, 124 and 126, many unused (no gum), few original gum, few used incl. No. 118 faintly cancelled and regummed, some faults, some Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
2,500
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1870-79 Bank Note Issues Balance. 102 mostly unused stamps, incl. National Bank Note Co. grilled issues to 30c, ungrilled to 15c, Continental Bank Note Co. issues to 12c, 1879 American Bank Note Co. issue to 30c, duplication throughout incl. of some better, generally original gum, h.r. but some disturbed, part gum or no gum, some flaws, few Fine-Very Fine, a fascinating old-time holding
E. 4,000-5,000
4,500
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1c-5c 1879-88 Bank Note Issues Blocks (183/216). 16 items, most original gum, h.r., incl. Nos. 183 (blocks of four and six), 184, 205 (blocks of four and eight), 206, 207, 210 (3), 211, 212, 215 and 216, some faults, overall Fine
8,835
2,100
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1882-88 Bank Note Issues Balance. 74 singles, two pairs and a block of four, incl. Nos. 205 (7), 206 (6 plus block of four), 207 (5), 208, 208a, 209 (6), 209b (2), 210 (5), 211 (5), 212 (5), 213 (5), 214 (6), 215 (5), 216 (4), 217 (two pairs and single) and 218 (3), mostly original gum, h.r., few disturbed or part, few unused (no gum), some flaws, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 2,000-3,000
4,250
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1c-90c 1890 Issue (219-229). 48 unused stamps, incl. Nos. 219D (3), pair of 220a, four each of 1c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c and 15c, three each of 30c and 90c, few small flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine group
6,466
2,100
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1c-90c 1890 Issue (219-229). Incl. pair of No. 220a and also pair of 220d, original gum, h.r., rich colors, few flaws incl. 10c diagonal crease, Fine-Very Fine appearance
2,325
1,100
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1c-$5.00 Columbian (230-245). Original gum, h.r., $5.00 slightly disturbed, fresh colors, few small flaws incl. $3.00 light corner crease, Fine-Very Fine set
9,970
3,500
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1c-$5.00 Columbian (230-240, 242-245). Original gum except $3.00 and $5.00 traces of gum, rich colors, few small flaws to be expected, appear Fine-Very Fine
6,720
2,800
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1c-$1.00 1894 Issue (246-261). Original gum, h.r., bright colors, overall Fine-Very Fine group
3,567
1,200
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1c-$2.00 1895 Issue (264-277, 279-284). Original gum, h.r., fresh colors, overall Fine
4,347
1,300
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1c-$1.00 Trans-Mississippi, 1c-10c Pan American (285-292, 294-299). Trans-Mississippi set to $1.00, original gum, h.r., 8c and 50c slightly disturbed, couple flaws incl. $1.00 reperfed at left, Pan-American set complete, original gum, h.r., bright colors throughout, Fine-Very Fine or appears so
2,657
1,300
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1c-$1.00 1902 Issue (300-311). Set through the $1.00 value, original gum, h.r., fresh bright colors, we note a couple of small flaws, overall Fine
1,596
425
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1c-10c Louisiana Purchase, 1c-5c Jamestown (323-330). Singles of Louisiana Purchase Issue, singles and blocks of four of Jamestown Issue, most with h.r., couple small issues incl. 10c with perf flaws at top, mostly Fine
1,256
500
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Washington-Franklin Issues, Imperforate Blocks. More than 30 blocks of four, incl. Nos. 343-347, 383-384, 408-409, with some duplication, both 2mm and 3mm spacing represented for several, h.r. throughout which could easily be reduced to a small sliver, large margins and fresh colors, many with tiny fancy "f" backstamp, Very Fine group
866
600
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1908-10 Issues, Coils. Pairs, incl. Nos. 348-351 with extras of 1c and 2c, Nos. 352-355 with both 2mm and 3mm spacing examples for 1c and 2c, Nos. 385-387, the last with both 2mm and 3mm spacing, h.r. throughout which could easily be reduced to a sliver, generally with perfs or straight edge close on at least one side, Fine
4,805
1,400
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1909 Issue Commemoratives (367-373). Group of singles and blocks of four with some duplication, Lincoln Issue with both 2mm and 3mm spacing blocks as well as two singles on Bluish, h.r. throughout but all are easily reduced to a small sliver, Fine-Very Fine group
1,038
350
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1910-12 Issues, Perf 8.5 Coils (390-396, 410-413).Complete sets in pairs incl. two line pairs (Nos. 395 and 412), some duplication as well, h.r. throughout but all are easily reduced to a small sliver, fresh colors, Fine-Very Fine
1,775
550
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1c-10c Panama-Pacific (397-404). Complete set incl. extra Nos. 399 and 401, h.r. which are all easily reduced to a small sliver, fresh colors, Fine-Very Fine
1,524
775
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Washington-Franklin Issues, Singles Balance. 50 stamps, range of issues with light duplication, incl. Nos. 331-342, Bluish Paper Nos. 357-358, 374-382, 405-407, h.r. throughout but on nearly all it can easily be reduced to a small sliver at top, nice colors, overall Fine with some Very Fine
2,702
850
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Special Delivery Issues, Unused Balance (E1-E16). No. E1 original gum, small h.r., nicely balanced margins and rich color, toned perf tip at left, Nos. E2-E3 and E5 no gum, rest original gum, Nos. E13-E14 also present in blocks of four signed by Postmaster General Harry S. New, Fine-Very Fine group, also incl. No. F1
3,590
700
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1c-50c Brown, 1c-30c Red Brown, 1879-84 Postage Due Issues (J1-J7, J15-J20). 3c Brown unused (no gum), others original gum, h.r. and/or slightly disturbed, rich colors, flaws incl. small thins on several, two with ink spots, appear Fine
6,295
950
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1c-50c Bright Claret, 1891 Postage Due Issue (J22-J28). Original gum, h.r., bright colors, couple flaws incl. 3c corner crease, 30c and 50c small thin, appear Fine
1,787
250
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1c-50c 1894-1912 Postage Due Issues (J31-J50). Nearly all original gum (No. J50 no gum), h.r., fresh colors, margins mostly clear throughout, flaws to be found incl. thin spots on a number, overall Fine appearing group, also incl. Nos. J45-J46 in imprint and plate no. strips of three
7,435
850
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1c-30c 1914-16 Postage Due Issues (J52-J57, J60). H.r., a couple bit heavy, the key 3c issue is lightly hinged, huge margins to ample at right, bright color, Fine, rest of group also with rich colors, Fine
2,000
650
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Officials, Unused Collection (O1-O126). Extensive and valuable collection of all unused stamps, both Hard and Soft Paper issues, largely original gum, all with h.r. which can be reduced to a sliver in most cases, many of the original gum disturbed, nearly complete and missing only a handful of the highest catalogue value stamps, including Agriculture Nos. O1-O9, O95, Executive Nos. O10-O14, Interior Nos. O15-O24, O96-O102, Justice Nos. O25-O34, O106-O107, Navy Nos. O35-O45, Post Office and Postal Savings Nos. O47-O56, O108, O121-O126, State Nos. O57-O68, Treasury Nos. O72-O82, O109-O113, War Nos. O83-O93, O114-O120, bright colors as these have been hinged in an album for more than 60 years, faults to found incl. a few defective, Fine appearance, an attractive Officials collection, Scott Retail approximately
36,800
6,500
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P
Officials, Plate Proofs on Card, Newspaper Plate Proofs. Complete set of Official plate proofs (O1P4-O93P4), decent margins but toning throughout (an enterprising and patient collector may be able to rehabilitate them), also group of Newspaper plate proofs on card, page of Newspaper proofs perforated to appear as stamps and page of Newspaper stamp facsimiles
E. 300-400
475
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1c-$1.00 Parcel Post, 1c-25c Parcel Post Postage Due (Q1-Q12, JQ1-JQ5). Complete sets also incl. Special Handling (QE1-QE4), h.r. which are all easily reduced to a small sliver, Fine-Very Fine
1,435
375
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1c Blue, Eagle Carrier (LO2, LO5-LO6). Small group incl. No. LO2, creased, used with 3c Dull Red (11), carrier stamp tied by pencil "X" cancel, 3c stamp tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 26 1857" circular datestamp on small cover to New York street address, also four off-cover Eagle stamps and reprints and used No. 1LB6
E. 200-300
200
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Revenues Collection. Quadrille pages of unused and used perforated Revenues, incl. nice showing of First, Second and Third issues, also some 1871-74 Proprietary to 5c, few other better, some flaws to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
850
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Confederate States. Quadrille pages with 16 items, incl. unused Nos. 2, 4, 8 (2), 13 block of four, 14, used incl. No. 5 (cut in), mixed condition, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
475
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Canal Zone Collection. Quadrille pages of mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 1-3, 4-8, 9-14, 16-17, 21-35, 39e, 70-81, 85-95, block of four of Nos. 70-80, 100-104 and few others, some Air Post and Postage Due, original gum, h.r. with few tropicalized, few flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine and attractive old-time collection, Scott Retail approximately
7,900
1,800
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Cuba, 1898-99 Issues. 22 mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 178, 179, 180, 181 (used), 196 (used), 198-199, 200 (used), 221-226, E1-E2, J1-J4, original gum, h.r., few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine
655
170
Back to Top583
Guam Balance. Twelve unused stamps, Nos. 1-8, 10-12 and E1, original gum, generally Fine
1,635
300
Back to Top584
Philippines Collection. Quadrille pages with unused stamps, incl. Nos. 212-219, 220-223, 224-225, 226-239, 241-260A, 261-274, 322a, 340-353 pairs, E1-E2, E3-E6, J1-J7, O1-O14, others, original gum, also few blocks, some flaws to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, desirable collection, Scott Retail approximately
11,795
3,250
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Puerto Rico Balance. Eleven unused stamps, incl. Nos. 201 (Ty. II), 210-216 and J1-J3, original gum, h.r., generally Fine-Very Fine
1,013
225
Back to Top586
Balance of the Frelinghuysen Collection. Miscellaneous balance on album pages, incl. mix of Washington-Franklin issues with a group of coil singles incl. several Perf 12, 1930's to 1940's blocks of four and singles, No. 782 in full sheet presented to President Roosevelt as the first sheet sold (from the 1946 Roosevelt auction), Air Post Nos. C1-C12, C18, range of Postage Dues from Perf 11 to later, all items hinged onto the pages, Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
1,200
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Postal History Balance. 17 covers and one large piece, incl. Nos. 69 and 65 from Ohio to Germany, few Bank Note and 1890-93 Issue covers, two with Special Delivery stamps, best item is block of 32 of No. 480 with perfins used on large piece from Federal Reserve of San Francisco with five other stamps, overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
900
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