Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 105

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

World Stamps & Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1056		1915 Argentina Revenues, Mostly in Large Multiples, 1500++ Stamps. Sizable lot of well over 1500 revenues, mostly in full sheets up to 10p value. Perf separations, especially on the margins, to be expected. Some occasional aging, but all have original gum with many NEVER HINGED. Generally fine. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1057		British Commonwealth. 1952-1957 Elizabeth II Early Definitive Sets, 670+ Never Hinged Stamps. More than 670 stamps on pages with many complete sets. Highlights include Ascension Scott #62-74, Basutoland 46-56, Falkland 1L19-33, Fiji 147-62, Gibraltar 132-45, Great Britain 317-33, Hong Kong 185-98, Malta 246-62, Singapore 28-42, Swaziland 55-66, Tristan Da Cunha 14-17 and more. Fresh NEVER HINGED collection, fine to very fine. Cat value $3400+. Estimate Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $800
Lot 1058		British Omnibus Issues. 1937-1955 Mint Grouping of Hundreds. Hundreds of British Omnibus stamps on pages or in small album that also includes 1954-55 Worldwide Rotary selection. Includes 1937 Coronation values, 1945-46 Peace values, 1948 Silver Wedding low values complete and 1953 Coronation complete. Probably all NEVER HINGED, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1059		Canada. 1897-1965 Better Mint Collection With Never Hinged, About 450 Stamps. About 450 stamps with NEVER HINGED. Highlights include various 1897 Jubilee values to 50¢, Scott #73, 84-89, 92, 95, 96-103, 104-22 (NH except #111 & 116, both hinged), 149-59 NH, 162-77 (NH except for #176 hinged), 195-201 (NH except for #200 hinged), 217-227 NH, 241-45 NH, 249-62 NH, better coils and more. Nice collection with some duplication and a few in mixed condition. Mostly fine to very fine. Cat value $16,700. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,280
Lot 1060		Canada. 1898-1963 Back of the Book Collection, 125+ Stamps. More than 125 stamps, all with OG, some NEVER HINGED, representing Airmails, Special Deliveries, Registration stamps, Postage Dues, War Tax, Officials, others. Includes Scott C2 (NH), E1, E2 (NH), F3, J1-5, J6-10, J11-14 (NH), MR1-7 with MR1-3 & MR5 NH, O16-25, O27, more. C3 is not counted and E8 is thin, rest fine to very fine. Cat value $2300. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 1061		Colombia 1920 10¢ Vermilion C.C.N.A. Se-Tenant Imperfs, Sanabria 14-15, Block of 8. Block consists of 4 se-tenant pairs showing both the "broken mountain" and "extra bird in mountain" varieties. Unused, closed tear in bottom margin that doesn't affect stamps, a very scarce multiple, usual wrinkles, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1062		1884 Colombia States-Bolivar, 10¢ Violet Bisect Franking on Mourning Cover. Scott 44 var. Bisected Scott #44 tied by red oval Bolivar cancel to Barranquilla. File crease and envelope faults. Very scarce franking on mourning cover. Acquired from a Cherrystone sale. Estimate Value $200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1063		France, 1870-1871 Ballon Monte Cover Group, 5 Covers. Five different Ballon Monte covers. Includes Oct 8, 1870 "Par Ballon Monte" formula letter flown on "Le Non Denomme" ("Unnamed #2), Oct 18, 1870 cover to ENGLAND flown on "Le Victor Hugo" with 2 stamp franking (both creased), Nov 21, 1870 formula letter giving details about Pigeon Mail flown on "La Ville d' Orleans", Jan 7, 1871 letter to BELGIUM flown on "Le Newton" with 2 stamp franking (rugged condition) and Jan 11, 1871 "Par Ballon Monte" formula letter flown on "Le General Faidherbe." Except for problems mentioned above, group is fine to very fine or better. Cat $2500. Estimate Value $700 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 1064		1886 Offenbach (Germany) Local on Mourning Cover. Small mourning cover franked with 2pf green Offenbach local stamp showing an oak tree, tied by violet "OFFENBACH PRIVATE-BRIEF-VERKEHR" Sept, 1866 cancel. Bottom back flap missing. Attractive and fine cover. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1065		Great Britain, 1673 Stampless Letter, Syria to Great Britain, Forwarded By Ezekiel Wright. 1673 stampless folded letter from "Aleppo (Syria) June 4, 1673" "To Lady Mary Bagot at her house at Blithfield near Rudgby." Written on reverse "Forwarded from London Sept 11, 1673 by your servt. at comand - Ezekiel Wright" near "SE-11" Bishop mark (Rowe RF-6). Wright is one of the EARLIEST KNOWN FORWARDERS if not the earliest. Rare and fine stampless. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,050
Lot 1066		Great Britain. 1840-1979 Collection, 900+ Stamps, Interesting Material. More than 900 mainly used stamps on Stanley Gibbons Windsor album pages. Includes Scott #1 (x3), 2, 33 (complete plate number collection less #77), 110 Specimen overprint, 124 Specimen overprint and others. Highly mixed condition even in the better items. High cat value. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,740
Lot 1067		1840, 1d Black, Partial Position Plating of 198 Used Stamps. Penny Black partial position plating of 198 used stamps from position A-A to T-L, all on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. Almost all stamps have 3+ margins to 4 full margins, some large. all are singles save one pretty 4 margin horizontal pair. Cancels are Maltese Cross, Red or Black. some mixed condition is inevitable but most are sound stamps. Cat value is for cheapest single except for the pair. Rare offering. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $22,800
Lot 1068		1840, 1d Black Plated Grouping, 16 Used Stamps & 2 Covers. Group of 16 used stamps and 2 covers, all on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. Since the plate identifications have not been confirmed, all are figured as cheapest with cancel value included as all are either black or red Maltese Cross canceled. Plates include #1b (x3), 2 (x4), 3 (x7), 4 (x2) and covers are plates 2 & 5. Some faults but most are fine or better. Estimate Value $900 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,620
Lot 1069		1840, 1d Black, Plate 8, on Mourning Cover. Penny Black, plate 8, single franking, 4 margin stamp tied to 1841 mourning cover to Norfolk by black Maltese Cross cancel, cover bears "T.P. Pall Mall" mark, Lynn 28-5-41 backstamp, fine to very fine. 1989 BPA cert. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 1070		1840, 1d Black Pair, Plate 8, on Folded Letter. SG 2. Feb 19, 1841 backstamps on folded letter to London franked with pair of plate 8 stamps, both with "O" flow and tied by black Maltese Cross cancels. Pair with varying margins to in design. Positions C-F & C-G. Fine cover. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 1071		1840, 1d Black, Plate 10, on Folded Letter. June 5, 1841 folded letter, Dorset, Sherborne to Yeovil, franked by Penny Black, plate 10 (plate designation in pencil on reverse, signed G.L.), position E-F, tied by black Maltese Cross cancel, fresh cover with stamp bearing 3 margins, just in along bottom. Fine to very fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 1072		1840, 1d Black, Plate 11, on 1841Cover. Four margin 1d, plate 11, tied to cover by black Maltese Cross cancel, sent to Oxford bearing "Barnsley 2/24/41" backstamp. Two mended flaps, stamp margin frayed at right, rare. From sale 180, lot 3650 (acquired from a European firm). Estimate Value $2,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 1073		1840, 1d Black, Plate 11, on 1841 Folded Letter. March 10, 1841 backstamp on folded letter bearing faulty Penny Black, plate 11, with black Maltese Cross cancel, addressed to Temperance Society in London, some aging and file folds (one with small split) away from stamp and cancel. Rare. Acquired from Warwick & Warwick sale 392, lot 1033. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 1074		1840 1d Black Strip of 4 Tied to 1841 Mourning Letter to Dublin. Folded 1841 mourning letter sent from Birchfeld to Dublin with Penny Black strip of 4 with 4 black Maltese Cross cancels, strip tied at left. Margins vary from full to just in, positions A-D to A-F. Fine and scarce cover. Estimate Value $700 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 1075		1840-1841, Valuable 1d Black Cover Group, 15 Covers. Fifteen Penny Black covers with envelopes and folded letters. Includes some that have been plated (all are figured as cheapest), mourning folded letter, 13 covers with red and 2 with black Maltese Cross cancels, respectively. Other various markings are present as well. Margins vary but a nice group. Fine overall condition. Cat value as cheapest $9600. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,368
Lot 1076		1840-1841 Four Penny Black Covers. SG 2. Four folded letters, wrappers or cover franked with 1d black, 2 margins to 4 margins. all with Maltese Cross cancels, 2 red and 2 black. Generally fine group. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $864
Lot 1077		1840, Interesting Penny Black Collection, 11 Items with Rowland Hill A.L.S. SG 2. Eclectic group of 11 Penny Black items, mostly on annotated pages from an old collection. Includes large die sunk proof of 1d Black (origin unknown), HANDWRITTEN & SIGNED LETTER FROM ROWLAND HILL dated Oct 19, 1866, used singles (x5, mixed margins with either red or black Maltese Cross cancels), two single franked covers with one forwarded from Edinburgh to Helensburgh (red PAID date cancel and due mark "1"), double franked cover bearing red "Tarrow Penny Post" handstamp and a pair franking (3 margins). Some mixed condition, fine offering. Estimate Value $900 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 1078		1840-1841 Issues, 17 Singles, One Pair. Small mounted collection that includes 1840 1d with full margins & red Maltese Cross cancel (nice stamp), 1840 2d (x2, both with Maltese Cross cancels, faults), 1841 1d (x12, 10 used, including a pair & 2 mint without gum counted at ½ cat value for mint) and #4 (x2 used). From an old collection so there is some mixed condition, but also some very attractive stamps. Mostly fine or better. Cat $3000. Estimate Value $400 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 1079		1841, 1d Red Brown, Complete Position Plating, 240 Used Stamps. Penny Red Imperf, complete plating of 240 used single stamps from position A-A to T-L, all on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. Almost all stamps are 3+ to full 4 margins, many lovely stamps, over 35 with Maltese Cross cancels. Various shades and degrees of bluing in paper. Faults are likely but would be very minimal. Fine to very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $896
Lot 1080		1841, 1d Red Brown, Partial Position Plating, 209 Used Stamps all with Maltese Cross Cancels. Penny Red partial position plating of 209 used stamps, ALL WITH MALTESE CROSS cancels, position A-A to T-L, all on quadrille pages from an old collection. Two of the stamps bear scarce NUMERAL 1 IN CROSS cancels. Margins vary with some mixed condition but many nice stamps. Also includes Maltese Cross cancel identification card from 1960 London International Stamp Exhibition. Many fine or better. Estimate Value $1,600 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,024
Lot 1081		1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines," Complete Position Plating, 240 Used Stamps. Two Penny blue imperf, complete position plating of 238 used singles plus used pair from position A-A to T-L, all on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. Margins vary but there are many nice stamps, position O-L has part of margin imprint at right and there are also more than 15 black Maltese Cross cancels. Overwhelming majority are sound. Cat value is for cheapest shade but with cancel premiums added. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,328
Lot 1082		1857, 1d Rose Red, Perf 14, Complete Platings of Plates 37 & 41, 480 Used Stamps. SG 40. Two complete platings of 240 used stamps each for plates 37 & 41, on pages. Stamps mostly sound, fine duo. Estimate Value $600 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 1083		1857, 1d Rose Red, Large Crown Watermark, Perf 14, Complete Position Plating, 240 Used Stamps. SG 40. 1d perf 14, complete position plating of 240 used singles from position A-A to T-L, all on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. centering varies as do the cancels. Stamps are overwhelmingly sound, fine or better. Estimate Value $350 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $461
Lot 1084		1864, 1d Rose Red, Letters in all Four Corners, Valuable Complete Plate Number Collection, Less #77, 100 are Mint. SG 43. Penny red with plate number, complete collection of plate numbers less the ultra rare plate 77 on annotated quadrille pages from an old collection. Of the 151 different, 100 ARE MINT, all mint without gum are cat valued as used stamps. Mint plates with original gum include plate # 74, 76, 87, 89, 94, 97, 99, 100, 101 (short perf), 102-04, 106 (small thin), 107-08, 110, 113, 116-18, 120, 122-30, 134, 136-42, 147, 149-50, 152, 154-60, 164, 166-79, 184-88, 190-95, 196 (faulty, not included in cat value), 198-204, 206-08, 210, 212-18 and 220-24. Generally fine or better. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $870
Lot 1085		1864, 1d Rose Red, Letters in All Four Corners. Plate 73 Block of 8 & Plate 130 Block of 9, Both Mint. SG 43. Two different blocks of 1864 1d red. Plate 73 right margin block of 8 & plate 130 block of 9. Figured as singles. Fresh and fine with NEVER HINGED stamps. Cat value for hinged. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 1086		1882, Queen Victoria, £5 Orange on White Paper, Specimen Overprint. SG 137. Scarce "Specimen," original gum, faults, fine appearance. SG cat £3500. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,020
Lot 1087		Great Britain. 1800s-1901 Royal Family Mourning Covers, 15 Covers. Group of 15 mourning covers, free franked at bottom left, signatures all look similar, docketing on one states "The Queen," on another states "The Queen's autograph recd Jan 21/89," one is forwarded usage bearing two Great Britain 1d red stamps, also Edward VII cover, signed as King ("ER") at bottom left (fault at top), otherwise group is fresh and very fine. Estimate Value $450 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 1088		Great Britain. 1980s-2008 Face Value Grouping, Many Hundreds. Fresh face value group of many hundreds to £10 face value stamps with booklets and many presentation packs. Face value £740. NEVER HINGED, fine to very fine or better. Estimate Value $500 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 1089		ISRAEL (1948) First Postage Due, Tab Singles & Plate Blocks of 6, NEVER HINGED. 3m-50m postage due issue, complete set of five tab singles and complete set of five plate blocks of 6, NEVER HINGED, fine to very fine. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 1090		Israel, 1948-1978, Tab Singles Collection, Mostly NEVER HINGED, With Better Tabs. Nice collection in Lighthouse hingeless album. with better such as Scott #10-14, 25, 28-30, 37, 55, newissues with blocks and singles and so on. Almost all mint, NEVER HINGED and very fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 1091		Jamaica. 1700s-1800s Stampless Cover Collection, 80 Items. Collection of 80 stampless covers and folded letters from Kingston, Spanish Town, Montego Bay and Lucea, many with straight line or circular date cancels. 47 items are business correspondence without postal markings but include early dates. Rarely offered in such quantity. Fine collection. Estimate Value $600 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 1092		Netherlands, 1562 Folded Letter with Contents (English Translation Included). Stampless folded letter in French with attractive address panel. Contents are negotiations over a house in Schleswig and mentions others in Holland & Zeeland plus business in France. English translation included. Scarce early mail. Great addition to any Netherlands collection. Fine to very fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 1093		PALESTINE, 1920s-1940s, Collection/Accumulation of Many Hundreds of Stamps, Many Blocks of 4. Many hundreds of stamps in this Palestine collection, well organized in 3 ring binder: Mint, never hinged, used, some hinged, a great study for the specialist. Most denominations are present with many paper and printing varieties. Lots of blocks of 4 and larger. Note: LP1 in pictorial block of 12 with selvage on two sides. Fine to very fine. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $660
Lot 1094		Reunion, 1937 50¢ Red "Roland Garros" Flown Mourning Cover. Scott C1. 50¢ red overprint tied to "Roland Garros" flown mourning cover to Tamatave, Madagascar (Jan 28, 1937 backstamp) by Jan 22 Reunion cancel. Beautiful and striking cover, very fine. Acquired from a Cherrystone sale. Estimate Value $300 - UP The Ora Eads Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 1095		1949-1957 Saar Cover Group, 12 Covers & 3 Cards. Group of 15 covers and cards. Includes Scott #212 var (Michel #280 II) on cover signed Ney BPP, 245 on registered cover (file fold of no effect), B67-68 FDC (uncacheted and with vertical file fold of no effect) and others. Generally fine and interesting group. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1096		Switzerland. 1850-1949 Extensive Mint & Used Collection, 1200 Stamps. Valuable mint and used collection of 1200 stamps in a well worn Biella screw post album with more than 1000 Switzerland stamps with the rest being Liechtenstein and Campione. Used Switzerland stamps are primarily confined to pre-1907 issues. Many better with lots of souvenir sheets including NABA, PAX set mint and others. Also has "zusammendrucken," semipostals, airmails with 1913 issues, officials with many League of Nations items and more. Classic issues in mixed condition as usual, other issues generally fine to very fine. Knowledgable owners cat value $20,000. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,020
Lot 1097		Trinidad & Tobogo Modern Era $19.35 National Insurance Revenue Sheet of 100 (x2). Two full revenue sheets of 100 with marginal imprint, 200 stamps total. NEVER HINGED, fresh and fine to very fine. Barefoot £1000. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold