Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

June 30 - July 1 2018 Manuscript, Space and Collectibles Sale

Philatelics

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 894		1790s-1800s. Massive U.S. Stampless Mail Holding, 575+ Items. More than 575 pieces of stampless mail with a wide variety of rates, originations, markings and so on. Many NY & Mass stampless but also Southern States featuring Tenn. Number of interesting pieces. Condition varies as one would expect. Generally fine holding. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,720
Lot 895		1795-1815 Eight Early U.S.A. Stampless Mail. Interesting group of 8 better stampless folded letters. Includes two bearing BOSTON straight line cancel & Bishops mark, 1796 & 1800, respectively. Also two Portsmouth NH straight line cancels with dates 1795 & 1798, 1797 New York straight line with date, 1797 Petersburg VA straight line with date, 1814 Columbia TN straight line with date (badly creased clear of mark) and 1815 Nashville TN oval mark with 37½¢ war rate charged (edge soiling) to Natchez. Marks range from fine to bold, various cover rates. Valuable. Estimate Value $600 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 896		1800s-1901. Nashville Tenn. Cover Group, 30 Items. Selection of 30 items featuring stampless and advertising covers that include beautiful full face covers. Some mixed condition. Interesting group. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 897		1801-1815 Nashville (Tenn) Straight Line Cancel Stampless Collection, 19 Covers. Valuable collection of the Nashville straight linecancels consisting of 19 stampless folded letters, mostly mounted on annotated pages. Many interesting such as 1812 folded letter to a Capt Braham at Fort Stoddard in the Mississippi Territory that was sent via the Southern Route, used before the Great Mail Route (taking a difficult journey) and 1805 wrapper with handwritten endorsement "Rec'd January 4, 1806 from Andrew Jackson." Various rates from "FREE" to 25¢ (rate for letter going over 500 miles). Mixed condition to be expected. We don't recall ever seeing this many offered together. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 898		1808 MURFREESBORO. (Tennessee) Straight Line Cancel on Folded Wrapper. Two line" MURFREESBORO. JANUARY. 3. 1808" handstamp on folded wrapper sent to Williamsboro NC with handwritten mark at top right. Crease and edge faults but outstanding and bold strike that is very fine. Acquired from Shreve Galleries sale in 1997. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 899		1810s-1930s. Tennesee Postal History Collection, 70+ Items. Interesting collection of more than 70 items with most on partially annotated pages in 2 binders. Includes stampless mail with an exceptional ALBERT GALLATIN TREASURY DEPT FREE FRANK as Secretary of the Treasury sent to Indian Territory between 1802 and 1814. Also contains 1853 Cherry Valley Stampless, Gallatin TN stampless (x2), several smaller town stampless, many interesting items. Generally fine to very fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200
Lot 900		1814-1817 Three Columbia, Tenn Straight Line Date Stamp Folded Letters. Three different two-line date stamps on folded letters, 1814, 1815 and 1817 year dates, some minor wear, splitting along file folds in one, otherwise fine. Acquired from a Robert Siegel sale. Estimate Value $450 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Jeanette C Rudy. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 901		1843 Andrew Jackson Free Frank. "Free Andrew Jackson", bold signature, signed as ex-President on folded cover to Lebanon Tenn., blue Nashville Te. Sept 12 (1843) cancel, address written in his hand, some ink erosion inside affecting "Free" though not the franking signature. fine and scarce Jackson free frank. Acquired from a Robert Siegel sale. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 902		1846 John Tyler Free Frank Mourning Cover. Bold signature, "J. Tyler," as ex-President on mourning cover addressed by his wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, to her younger sister, Margaret, in New York, neat handwritten "Chas City C.H. Va 17 April 1846" postmark, mourning cover is in memory of Mrs Tyler's father, David Gardiner, who was one of eight spectators killed on Feb 28, 1844, when the "Peacemaker," a bow gun on the steam frigate Princeton blew up during a demonstration - Tyler and his much younger wife to-be were below deck at the time and were unharmed, very fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Dr John L Robertson. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 903		5¢ Brown Used, Graded XF90. Slabbed 5¢ brown, red cancel, PSE graded XF90. Estimate Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 904		5¢ Brown Used, Graded XF90. Slabbed 5¢ brown, red cancel, PSE graded XF90. Estimate Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 905		5¢ Red Brown. This stamp has four narrow to large margins, very fine. 2007 PSE cert. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 906		5¢ Franklin, Two Different Shades. 5¢ red brown and 5¢ brown, both with red cancels, each with three margins plus, 5¢ brown with fault at top, otherwise fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 907		5¢ Red Brown on Folded Wrapper wlth Red Grid & Express Mail Cancel. Clean 4 margin example of 5¢ red brown tied by red grid cancels to folded wrapper bearing Mass. US Express Mail cancel, Boston to NY. Addressee's name obliterated. Fine to very fine. 1987 Philatelic Foundation cert. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 908		5¢ Brown Express Mail Usage on Mourning Cover. Large margins except clear at top left corner, tied by red grill cancels on small mourning cover to the Bowery theater, New York, light "US Express Mail Mass. Boston May 17" cancel. cover with wear, opened at sides and rebacked. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Stollnitz. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $563
Lot 909		5¢ Red Brown Pen Canceled on 1848 Folded Letter Bearing Worchester Railroad Mark. Four narrow to ample margins with pen cancel on folded letter marked "paid" and bearing red Worchester Railroad cancel. Clean, fine to very fine. Acquired from a Frajola sale. Cat value $450+. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 910		5¢ Red Brown Pair Franking on 1850 Folded Letter. Dec 1, 1850 folded letter forwarded to Natchez Miss bearing a pair of 5¢ red brown (faulty) out of Philadelphia tied by blue cancels. Front with '10' and 'PAID' marks, faint red boxed Philadelphia forwarding agent handstamp on reverse. Pair with margins all around save at left and cover with some soiling. Acquired from a Cherrystone sale. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 911		5¢ Red Brown Full Left Margin Pair Franking on 1851 Folded Savannah GA Shipping & Commercial List. Sent to New Orleans, pair with red grid cancels & matching Savannah cancel. File crease affects design of left stamp. Acquired from a Cherrystone sale. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 912		1847-1851, 5¢ Franklin Cover Group, Including Pair Franking, 11 Covers. Group of 10 single franked covers and one pair franked cover, all with 1847 5¢ Franklin. Includes small cover with stamp bearing preprinting paper crease, one with Eastern R.R. cancel on cover, others. Margins vary from 1 to 4. Mixed condition to be expected, some fine or better. Estimate Value $800 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,040
Lot 913		1847-1850 5¢ Red Brown Cover Group, 7 Covers). Seven various covers or folded letters, 6 single franked and one with pair (faulty). Includes various cancels including Northern Railroad in blue on one cover. Margins vary, some mixed condition to be expected. Estimate Value $700 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,680
Lot 914		10¢ Black Used, Beautiful Example. Lovely 10¢ black with four full margins, red cancel, extremely fine. 2004 Philatelic Fooundation Cert. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,110
Lot 915		1849 Huntsville AL Negative '5' in Star with Stars Stampless Folded Letter. Folded letter to Shelbyville Tenn bearing blue Huntsville negative '5' in star with stars rate mark with matching Huntsville AL May 11 (1849) cancel. Creased and staining, marks are fine to very fine. Acquired from a Cherrystone sale. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 916		American Express Company Money Letters with Labels (x2), Likely from 1850s. Two different money letters, one with Mankato Minn money package label and one with Livingston Fargo label from Hartford Wisc. Two different style labels. Envelopes rough from usage, larger label affected. Scarce usages. Fine for these items. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 917		1859 Nashville & Chatanooga Railroad Wartrace Agent's Handstamp On Cover. Orange cover to More Onerary Va with postal clerks notation "Try Moore's Ordinary" and oval "WARTRACE N.& C. R.R. FEB 25, 1859" agent's handstamp with straight line 'PAID" mark. Includes Towle Railway Marking Reference Collection Card. Cover creases and faulty reverse, otherwise very fine. Rare cover. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 918		1860s 3¢ Rose Mourning Cover with Masonic Square & Compass Fancy Cancel. 3¢ rose tied by bold strike in blue of Masonic Square & Compass fancy cancel on mourning cover, matching "Brattleboro VT, Sept 20" cancel, stamp with single short perf. Very fine. Acquired from Robert Siegel sale. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 919		1¢ Blue Franking on 1862 Commissions of Pensions Mourning Cover. 1¢ blue tied by blue "Baltimore Nov 26" cancel on mourning cover to Commission of Pensions in Washington DC, receiving date stamp, small piece of backflap missing. 1¢ blue carrier fee was still required on official mail carried free of postage. Very fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Emerson. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 920		24¢ Lilac On 1860s Mourning Cover to London. Attractive mourning cover to London (receiver) franked by well centered single (one short perf at bottom) and tied by black cork, red New York cancel and sharp strike of "Too late" handstamp. fine to very fine. Cat $400+. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 921		1869 10¢ Pictorial Cover to Switzerland, Well Centered Stamp. Big margined stamp tied to cover to Switzerland, some cover wear from travels, stamp very fine to extremely fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 922		15¢ Brown & Blue, Type II, & #114 on Reg'd Cover Out of Knoxville TN. Registered cover franked by 3¢ and 15¢ type II 1869 pictorials with cork cancels, "Knoxville Tenn Jan 7" circular datestamp, sent to Lawrence Court House in South Carolina. Some edgewear including refolded at bottom, non contemporary notes at left, almost fine. 1983 Philatelic Foundation cert whose current whereabouts is unknown. Acquired from Siegel sale #874, lot 30. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Jeanette C Rudy. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 923		1870s Andrew Johnson Free Frank. Bold pencil signature endorsement "From Andrew Johnson Ex Pres. US" on cover to Baltimore, franked by 3¢ green (#147) tied by Greenville Tenn Feb 5 cancel. Scarce usage sent after he was made aware of changes in the law regarding franking privileges, few cover tears and some toning. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Dr John L Robertson. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 924		1889 Julia Dent Grant Free Frank Mourning Cover. Bold signature of the widow of President Grant on cover addressed in her own hand. She must have given the letter to a friend to mail, who put a stamp on it, unaware that she enjoyed the franking privilege. Small tear at top, her free frank is considered rare. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection Ex Dr John L Robertson. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 925		$5 Columbian. Well centered, regummed, very fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 926		1893 Columbian Issue Group, 38 Stamps. Group of 38 Columbians on 2-sided black stock pages consisting of 1¢ (x3), 2¢ (x4, one used), 3¢ (x2, one plate single), 4¢ (x5, with block of 4), 5¢, 6¢ (x6, 3 used), 8¢ (x3). 10¢ (regummed), 15¢ (used), 30¢ (x2, one used), 50¢ (used), $1 (x8, 4 used, 2 with OG, 2 regummed), $3 (used, thin). Some mixed condition but many nice well centered stamps with some NEVER HINGED. 2017 cat value approximately $7000. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 927		1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue, 19 Stamps. Group of 19 Trans-Mississippi stamps that include (used unless otherwise noted) 1¢ (x4), 2¢ (x2), 4¢ (x2), 5¢ (x2), 8¢ (x2, one mint), 10¢ (x3, one mint), 50¢ (thin) and $1 (x3, one used). All mint are OG, small amount of mixed condition but $1 black values are nice stamps. Approximate 2017 cat $4250. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,050
Lot 928		$5 Deep Green & Black Arrow Block of 4, NH. Top margin arrow block of 4, fresh, NEVER HINGED, light pencil mark in top margin, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 929		$5 Deep Green & Black, Top Plate Strip of 4, NH. Fresh and lovely top plate strip of 4 with 2 plate numbers & two arrows, usual light gum bends, NEVE HINGED, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 930		$5 Carmine & Blue Plate Block of 8, NH. Striking top plate block of 8 with two plate numbers and arrow, NEVER HINGED with gum skips and gum bends (affects gum distribution), a very fine to extremely fine centered plate block. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 931		1935. Farley Special Printings, 7 Uncut Panes of 200 & 2 Souvenir Sheet Panes. Group of 7 uncut panes of 200 including Scott #754, 755 (x2), 761, 762, 764 (x2), with 4 plate blocks each. Also pane of 25 of #768 & pane of 20 of #769. No gum as issued, each in flat stiff container, fine to very fine. Brookman $2900. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $614
Lot 932		1992 Voyage of Columbus Souvenir Sheet Sets in Original Envelopes (x120). 120 sets of 6 souvenir sheets each, housed in original envelopes, NEVER HINGED, very fine. Face $1,937. Estimate Value $900 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 933		1918-23, First and Second Issue Airmails, All 6 Stamps, NEVER HINGED. First & second issue airmails fresh, NEVER HINGED and very fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $256
Lot 934		193 Graf Zeppelin Issue, Beautiful Complete Set of 3, NEVER HINGED. Gorgeous set of 3, NEVER HINGED. Very fine to extrermely fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,560
Lot 935		1930, Graf Zeppelin Complete in Blocks of 4, Light Hinge. Complete set of 3 in blocks of 4, original gum, light hinging affecting all stamps, fresh, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,360
Lot 936		1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, 8 NEVER HINGED Stamps. Eight examples, Mint Never Hinged, fine to very fne or better. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 937		1930, Graf Zeppelin Complete, Each on Flight Cover or Card. Three flight covers or card, each single franked by Scott C13 (card), C14 & C15, respectively. Fine to very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex The Carpenter Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $810
Lot 938		1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin, F.D.C.s for New York (5), Miami & Chicago, 7 Covers. Seven FDCs, 6 single franked & one triple franked (one stamp faulty) flown Zeppelin covers with either New York Oct 2 cancels, Miami Oct 6 cancel or Chicago Oct 7 cancel. Some cachet varieties. Some mixed condition, generally fine or better. Estimate Value $350 - UP Ex The Carpenter Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 939		1933, 50¢ "Chicago" Zeppelin Flown Cover Holding, 19 covers. Group of 19 Zeppelin covers franked with one or more 50¢ green Zeppelin stamps. Includes block of 4 (plate selvage at top added), triple franking and two plate single frankings. A few cachet varieties, includes 2 legal size covers and one card. Mostly fine to very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex The Carpenter Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,320
Lot 940		Early 1900s Mostly Used Zeppelin, Balloon & Airplane Photo Cards, 25 Cards. Group of 25 early B&W and colored photo cards with most used. Great images of early flying machines with some bearing franking and cancels on photo side. Zeppelins, balloons and airplanes all represented. Best is 1920s folded Zeppelin memorial card with movable parts (no 2850, printed by Knackstedt & Nöther Lichtdruck Hamburg) split (in 2 pieces) as many of these scarce cards are. Attractive cards with many neat images. generally fine group. Estimate Value $350 - UP Ex The Carpenter Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 941		1908, 10¢ Green Helmet, Block of 4, 2 Stamps NEVER HINGED. Well centered block of 4, bottom two stamps NEVER HINGED, top stamps hinged, very fine. Estimate Value $180 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $166
Lot 942		1840s-1850s. Eight U.S. Local Covers. Eight local covers with Blood's, Blood's Penny Post & Hale handstamped covers. Includes two Blood's acid tied mourning covers, Blood's with Scott #26 cover, others. Fine group. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 943		5¢ Red Brown & Messenkope's Local Post Combo Cover, Interesting Origin. Small cover with four margin 5¢ red brown tid by red grid cancel and uncanceled black on green Messenkope's Union Square Post Office local post (Scott #106L1) with "Messenkope's" obliterated (see footnote in Scott after #106L2). Handwriting on cover is that of Helen Hunt (Jackson), author of "Ramona," when she was 19 or 20, sent to Ms Hunt's lawyer in Boston (typed and signed note gives support that it is Ms. Hunt's handwritting). Cover has some aging but rare. Acquired from an old Harmer Rooke sale (cat value was $100 at the time, lot sheet included). Scott $3000. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,200

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