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Name Sale Auction Catalogs of the United States
Stampless through small banknotes, essays & proofs, and Possessions

Important Name Sales

HRH Sale nos. 2291-2293, 2343-2345, and 2361-2363 - Sidney A. Hessel Collection in three parts October 21-23, 1975, June 8-10, 1976, and November 3-5, 1976, Over 3,100 lots, with prices realized. An outstanding holding of classic U.S. stamps and postal history, plus Confederates. Each sale is lavishly illustrated. Many great rarities included. $50.00

Christie's Sales of the Walter C. Klein Collection of U.S. Stamps and Covers - Five Parts June 1988 through March 1989, Over 2,000 lots, illustrated throughout, with prices realized. An incredible collection formed over decades and includes some of the great pieces of U.S. philately. $100.00

Important Auction Sales of Stampless Covers

HRH Sale no. 1751-52 – Edwin Mayer Collection of Pre-Stamp and Stampless Covers, Feb. 17, 1967, 739 lots, with separate photo plate section, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 379 – Howard Lehman Collection of U.S. Stampless covers, Sept. 9-11, 1970, 1226 lots of which 317 are stampless, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $10.00

Important Auction Sales of Postmasters’ Provisionals

HRH Sale no. 967 – Alfred Caspary Collection Part 1, Nov. 15, 1955, 153 lots with photo plates throughout, includes prices realized. One of the great collections of this type of material. $35.00

HRH Sale no. 503 – “Chanley and Whalen” find of the St. Louis Bears, Dec. 13, 1948, 42 lots, each illustrated, with prices realized. The finest Bear collection offered. $50.00

ISM Sale – no number – The Jeremiah A. Farrington Collection of New York Postmaster Provisionals, Sep. 17, 1992, 161 lots, well illustrated throughout, an exceptional collection. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 312 – The Josiah K. Lilly Collection – Part 1, Feb. 2, 1967, 465 lots with most illustrated, 42 lots are postmaster provisionals, balance classic U.S. Includes prices realized. $25.00

RAS Sale no. 278, U.S. Postmasters’ Provisionals, Nov. 19, 1964, 67 lots, most illustrated, includes 29 lots of St. Louis Bears, with prices realized. $25.00

Christies Sale no 55 – U.S. Postmasters’ Provisionals from the Weill Brothers Stock , Oct. 12, 1989, 660 lots, all illustrated, HB with prices realized. An amazing assemblage.  $40.00

MB, Intl. Sale no. 267 – The Margie Faiman Collection of St. Louis Postmasters’ Provisionals – Oct. 31, 2003, 102 lots all illustrated in color with prices realized. $25.00

Important Auction Sales for Locals and Carriers  

JAF Sale no.186 – Charles F. Meroni Collection, Apr. 8, 1958, includes 88 lots of carriers and locals, balance great stampless, etc., 13 photo plates, may have prices realized. $20.00

RCF Net Price Sale no. 4 – Ambassador J. William Middendorf Collection of Carriers and Locals, 1990, 787 lots with all illustrated. Exceptionally well described. $20.00. Limited Harbound Copy: $30.00

HRH Sale no. 1069-1072 – Alfred Caspary Collection of U.S. Carriers and Locals, Mar. 18-31, 1957, 1046 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. This sale was not surpassed until the 1999 Golden sales. $40.00

RA, Inc. Sale – Dr. Cyril F. dos Passos Collection of Proofs, Stamps, Postal History, Carriers and Locals, Sep. 22-23, 1981, over 400 lots of carriers and locals, well illustrated, with prices realized. Dos Passos was one of the great students of the classic period, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 830 – The Hall Collection of Carriers and Locals and Western Expresses, Nov. 13-14, 2000, 913 lots, illustrated in color, with prices realized. Exceptional material that had been off the market for over 60 years. $25.00

Important Auction Sales for the 1847 Issue

JAF Sale no 147 – A.E. Guenther Specialized 5c – 10c 1847 Issue, Feb. 29, 1956, 355 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized.  $25.00

HRH Sale no. 1281 – F.R. Sweet Collection of U.S. 1847 10c Blacks, Feb. 29, 1960, 161 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. Includes plating of both the right and left panes, and the “C.H. Bandholtz Find” (the two largest used multiples). $25.00

HRH Sale no. 1463 – 1847 5c Red Brown, 10c Black and 1851-56 Imperf and Perf. 10c Green, Oct. 25, 1962, 224 lots, marvelous photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $15.00

HRH Sale no. 1865 – Edward A. Ring Collection of 1847 Issues, Dec. 3, 1968, 174 lots, 11 photo plates, with prices realized. Spectacular multiples. $20.00

JWK Sale no. 79 – The “Pittsburgh” Collection, Nov. 19, 1981, 168 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 204 – 1847 Issue on Cover (the Jack Dick Collection), Oct. 31, 1957, 312 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. Contains many of the great 1847 covers. $20.00

RAS Sale no 743 – Leonard Kapiloff – Award-Winning 1847 Issue, June 9, 1992, 161 lots, color photo plates throughout, with prices realized. All but two lots are covers. $20.00

Christie’s Sale no. 7180 – The July 2, 1847 Cover, Oct. 26, 1990. Contains a single lot with photo and P/R. This is the earliest recorded use of a 10 cent 1847 cover. The catalog contains 18 pages of research on the cover. $10.0

Important Auction Sales for the 1851-57 Issue

BGD Sale – Specialized 3c 1851, Dec. 16, 1961, 216 lots, several photo plates, no prices realized. Includes other important classic covers. $15.00

HRH Sale no. 1210-1211 – Stanley B. Ashbrook 1581-57 One Cent Blues, Library, Photographs and Plating Work, Nov. 25, 1958, 879 lots, four photo plates, with prices realized. There are 390 lots of plate one-cent blues and 316 lots of literature. $25.00

HRH Sale no. 1227 – P.G. Rust Collection of U.S. 1851-60 10c Greens, Mar. 3, 1959, 355 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

HRH Sale no. 1612-1613 – Fleckenstein United States, Feb. 2-3, 1965, 804 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. Strength in 1851-57 and 1861-67 issues. $20.00

HR&Co. Sale no. 925-926 – A. Rubel Collection of 3c 1851-57, Mar. 28-29, 1957, 511 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

JWK Sale no. 56 – Specialized 3c 1851 Collection, Sep. 8, 1979, 106 lots, photo plates throughout, no prices realized. Balance of sale 19th and 20th century U.S. and early plate blocks. $15.00

JWK Sale no. 115 – Frank S. Levi, Jr. Collection of 10c 1851-60 Issue, Oct. 29, 1993, 115 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $10.00

RGK Sale no. 73 – Specialized Collection of the 24c Washington Issue of 1860, June 29, 1991, 87 lots with most illustrated, with prices realized. Features essays, proofs, fancy cancels and postal history. Balance of the sale is classic postal history. $15.00

B.J. Rieger, Ltd. Sale no. 13 – Roland H. Cipolla II One-Cent 1851 Issue, Apr. 5, 1983, 317 lots, with photo plates throughout, with prices realized. An outstanding sale. $25.00 

RAS Sale no. 216 – Henry W. Hill Collection of Five Cent 1856-61 Issue Stamps and Covers, Feb. 11, 1959, 230 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

RAS Sale no. 374 – Dinsmore Alter Collection of One-Cent 1851-57, May 5-7, 1970, 97 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. This sale also includes the collections of Hugh J. Baker and John Chapin. It features a strong sections of 3c 1851-57 stamps and covers, other classic covers and Chapin’s 20th century stamps. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 393 – Specialized 1851-57 Issue, Apr. 13-17, 1971, typical early Siegel U.S. and foreign sale with many important off cover classic U.S. stamp, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $10.00

RAS Sale no 414 – Including 1847’s and Specialized 1c 1851-57, Jun, 14-17, 1972, 2139 lots, 34 photo plates, with prices realized. Includes a top sheet margin block of 10 of no. 1. $15.00

RAS Sale no 418 – United States Stamps 1845-1869 (Marc Haas), Oct. 10-11, 1972, 1034 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. An amazing sale of some of the most important 19th century U.S.cancels.  $25.00

Harvey Warm Private Treaty Sale of “The Ten Cent Perforated Issues of 1857, to 1860 – 1985, 54 illustrates lots of postal history. Many great covers. $10.00

RAS Sale no. 484 – Rudolph G. Wunderlich Collection of U.S. Classics 1847-1857, Jan. 29, 1976, 356 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. A great collections of postal history, off cover stamps and large mint multiples. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 744 – The Kapiloff Collection of U.S. 1851-57 Issue Covers, Oct. 3, 1992, 193 illustrated lots, with prices realized. Contains many exceptional rarities. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 748 – The Stanley M. Pillar Collection of U.S. 1851-57 3 Cent Issues, Mar. 25, 1993, 672 illustrated lots, with prices realized. $20.00

SPB Sale nos. 46 and 48 – The Ishikawa Collection of 1c Blue 1851 – 1857 Issues (in two catalogs), 1980, a total of 561 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. One of the finest collections of this material ever assembled. $40.00-

Important Auction Sales for the 1861-67 Issue

RAS Sale no. 468 – Grunin Off Cover 1861-69 Issue Apr. 15, 1975, 547 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

RAS Sale no. 859 - Milton Mitchell Collection of U.S. 3-Cent 1861-68 Issues, May 13, 2003, 230 lots, with color photo plates throughout. $20.00

RCF Sale no. 3 – William Herzog Collection of Stamps and Postal History of the 1861 Issue Oct. 23, 1981, 319 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

BJR Sale no. 17 – William Herzog Collection of the 1867 to 1868 Grilled Issue Oct. 6, 1983, 1519 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

Christie's Sale no. RLNY 36 - The Black Jack, 10 Cent and 12 Cent Collection of Faiman, Hyzen, and Weismann  424 lots, with photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

Christie's Sale no. RORKE 6560 - Dr. Joseph F. Rorke Collection of the Two-Cent "Black Jack" Issues March 16, 1988. 329 lots, with photo plates throughout, some in color, with prices realized. $25.00

Christie’s Sale no. RLNY63 – Robert A. Paliafito Collection of 1861-68 30c Issues on Cover Jun. 12, 1990, 188 lots all illustrated, includes prices realized. $15.00

Important Auction Sales for the 1869 Issue

RAS Sale no. 369 – Dr. Glenn E. Jackson U.S. Waterbury Cancellations, Mar. 3, 1970, 481 lots, 7 photo plates, with prices realized. $25.00

RAS Sale no. 529 – Margaret L. Wunsch Specialized 1869 Pictorial Issue, May 12, 1978, 590 lots, 19 photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 794 – Jonathan W. Rose Collection of 1869 Pictorials, Sept. 27, 1997, 646lots, color photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 819 – A European’s Large-Gold Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issues, Dec. 13, 1999, 337 lots, color photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $15.00

HRH & Co. Sale no. 1046 – A Specialized Collection of the U.S. 1869 Issue, Nov. 26, 1956, 176 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $20.00

SPB Sale no. 20 – The Juhring Collection of 1869 Pictorial Issues, Jun 14, 1978, 835 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. Essays, proofs, stamps and covers. $25.00

SPB Sale no. 24 – The Juhring Collection Part 2, Oct. 16, 1978, 259 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $15.00

SPB Sale no. 41 – Includes the Rudolph Wunderlich Collection of 1869 Essays, Proofs, Stamps and Covers, Feb. 5-7, 1980, 1859 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

Important Auction Sales for the Large Bank Note Issues

RCF Net Price Sale no. 3 – Stephen Albert Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issue Covers, 1989, 652 illustrated lots with color supplement. Outstanding collection. $20.00

RGK Sale no. 65 – Additional Stephen Albert U.S. Bank Note Issue Covers, Mar. 31, 1990, 888 lots with most illustrated in color, with prices realized. $25.00

RAS Sale no. 449 – Jay R. Braus Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issues from 1870 to 1888, 541 lots, 17 photo plates, with prices realized. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 631 – Alan J. Hirschfield Collection of U.S. Bank Note Issues, Mar. 28, 1984, 588 lots, 31 photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 612 – Rudy Wunderlich Collection of U.S. Bank Notes from 1870 to 1878, Jan. 23, 1983, 1057 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 922 - Mercedes Collection of United States Bank Note Issues October 19, 2006, 448 lots illustrated in full color, with prices realized. $25.00

Important Auction Sales for the 1890 Bank Note Issues

RAS Sale no. 485 – U.S. 1890 Issue – A Specialized Collection, Feb. 3, 1976, 166 lots, 21 photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

Important Auction Sales for Essays and Proofs

Listed below are all of the important Robert A. Siegel and H. R. Harmer, Inc. essay and proof sales prior to the Finkelburg and Lake Shore sales.

RAS Sale no. 185 – Brazer United States 1847 Issue Essays and Proofs Jan, 16, 1956, 297 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 407 – United States Essays and Proofs (mainly 20th century) Feb. 9, 1972, 177 lots, six photo plates, with prices realized. $10.00

RAS Sale no. 419 – United States Proofs, Essays, and Specimens Oct. 18, 1972, 493 lots, 13 photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 446 – United States Essays, Proofs, and Specimens Mar. 14, 1974, 346 lots, nine photo plates, with prices realized. $10.00

RAS sale no. 505 – United States Essays and Proofs – Thomas Morris Estate Feb. 8 & 9, 1977, 1140 lots, 21 photo plates, with prices realized. $20.00

RAS Sale no. 520 - United States Essays and Proofs – Thomas Morris Estate (part 2) Dec. 3, 5 & 6, 1977, 647 lots, 12 photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 581 – Belmont collection of U.S. Essays and Proofs May 22, 1981, 356 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $10.00

RAS Sale no. 726 – The Clarence Brazer collection of U.S. Essays and Proofs June 27 – 29, 1990, 2190 lots, 76 photo plates, with prices realized. $25.00

HRH Sale no. 981 -984 – The Robert P. Hackett Collection of U.S. Essays and Proofs Feb, 6 – 9, 1956, 1906 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $25.00

HRH Sale no. 1439 – P.G. Rust Collection of U.S. Die and Plate Proofs May 16, 1962, 518 lots, photo plates, with prices realized. $15.00

Important Civil War and Confederate Auction Sales

RAS Sale no. 766A - Alvin and Marjorie Kantor Sanitary Fair Collection, Thomas Allen Federal Prison Cover Collection, and Confederate Covers May 5, 1995, 1755 lots, photo plates throughout with some in color, with prices realized. $25.00
 


Important Auction Sales of the U.S. Possessions

Canal Zone 

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows Panama, Canal Zone and Haiti
Feb. 16-19, 1949, 1741 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00 

ISM – Dr. G. Plass Collection of U.S. Possessions Featuring Canal Zone
Jul. 10, 1993, 1011 illustrated lots with prices realized. Includes 523 Canal Zone lots. Features essays, proofs, stamps and postal history. $25.00

Hawaii 

HRH Sale no. 1502 – Maurice Burrus Hawaii
May 27, 1962, 174 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Features fifteen missionaries, numerals and Kamehameha issues. $25.00 

HRH Sale no. 113-1114 Alfred H. Caspary Collection (no. 10) Hawaiian Islands and General Issues of the Confederate States
Oct. 10, 1957, 639 lots, illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Contains 344 lots of Hawaii and the balance being CSA. Fabulous on and off cover classic Hawaii. $35.00 

SPG, Inc. – The “Champion” Collection of Hawaiian Postal History
Jun. 6, 1997, 398 lots, illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Fabulous material. $15.00 

HR&Co. Sale no. 776 & 793-94 – Admiral Frederic R. Harris Collection of Hawaii – Two Catalogs
Apr. 27, 1954, Oct. 4-5, 1954, A total of 703 lots, photo plates throughout, with prices realized. $40.00

SPB Sale no. S-50 – Ishikawa Collection of the Postage Stamps and Postal history of the Hawaiian Islands
Nov. 18, 1980, 561 lots, mostly illustrated, with prices realized. Contains 27 missionary stamps. $25.00 

HRH Sale no. 1730 – Alfred E. Lichtenstein Hawaii
Nov. 11, 1966, 46 lots, illustrated, including seven missionaries, with prices realized. $25.00 

RAS Sale no. 317 – The Josiah K. Lilly Collection (Part 3) - Hawaii and other possessions
Apr. 27, 1967, 407 lots, with many illustrated, with prices realized. $15.00 

SPG, Inc. – Charles J. Pietsch III Collection of Important Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History
Sept. 27-28, 1996, 915 lots illustrated in color, with prices realized. A marvelous collection. $25.00

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows Hawaii
Oct. 7-9, 1948, 1075 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00 

RAS Sale no. 316 – Hawaii
Apr. 25, 1967, 671 lots, with good illustrations. Contains a comprehensive collection of on and off cover Hawaii, with prices realized. $15.00

RAS Sale no. 457– Hawaii
Sept. 19, 1974, 258 lots, illustrated, high quality lots, with prices realized. $10.00  

RAS Sale no. 478 – Hawaii
Oct. 29, 1975, 1063 lots, with 9 photo plates. Great representation from numerals forward, with prices realized. $10.00  

RW, Inc. Sale no. 63 – Hawaii
Jan. 12-13, 1978, 1731 lots of which 122 are Hawaiian postal history and 195 are stamps. Well illustrated and includes prices realized. $15.00

Guam 

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows U.S. Offices in China, Marianas Islands and Guam, Samoa
Mar. 16-18, 1949, 1143 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00 

RAS Sale no. 705 – Finest Guam collection ever Formed
Jan, 31, 1989, 210 lots, 15 photo plates, with prices realized. $10.00

Balance of Possessions 

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows Cuba & Puerto Rico
Jan. 6-8, 1949, 1196 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00 

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows Danish West Indies
Dec. 15-16, 1950, 806 lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00 

CEP – Ferrars H. Tows Philippines
Nov. 10-13, 1948, 1752  lots, well illustrated throughout, with prices realized. Exceptional collection. $50.00