1861 10c green, Premiere Gravure, deep rich color, unused (regummed), fine, with 1951 (listed as Scott 58) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Huber (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $3,600
Estimate: $1000
The New Amsterdam Collection of U.S. Rarities
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions The New Amsterdam Collection of U.S. Rarities
The New Amsterdam Collection began over sixty years ago, back in the old (pre-internet) days. Our collector was on a mission to complete spaces in his newly acquired Scott National Postage Album. Over the years, while enjoying the philatelic journey and the resultant education, the quest continued, the means changed and some of those difficult spaces, especially Reprints, Reissues and Special Printings began to fill. When the rare, early 20th Century Coils became available, the opportunity to acquire them was not missed. Once the album achieved a fair degree of completion, the collector moved on to Inverted Centers, picking up an outstanding 1869 unused 30c Pictorial, 1c, 2c and 4c Pan-Americans, and of course an Inverted Jenny, every philatelist's dream.
When it became clear that a complete unused collection was not possible, the focus turned to the rare 1867 Grills. First came the 30c A.Grill (one of only 8 known), then a spectacular 3c B.Grill (accompanied by the original cover from Mason, Texas to Darmstadt, Germany, on which the only four known examples originated); on another occasion, the finest example of the 10c Z. Grill, followed by the iconic 15c Z.Grill (which like its famous counterpart 1c Z.Grill is one of only two in existence).
Much, if not most of the material was acquired through Bill and John Solomon of Dumont Stamp Company, an old established and respected dealership. Their well-known shop was located just around the corner from our current offices. Many of the stamps were accompanied by certificates from the American Philatelic Society Board of Examiners and the Philatelic Foundation. Since condition and expertizing standards have changed since the 1940s-1960s, we have re-submitted all individual items for updated re-examination. Every single lot in the New Amsterdam Collection is accompanied by a brand new 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificate. The New Amsterdam Collection is the largest single collection ever submitted at one time to the Foundation for certification.
I hope you enjoy this collection as much as I did while researching and preparing the lots for auction.
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Lot #51 - United States 1861-66 Issue
Lot #52 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 3c pink, unused with full original gum, h.r., radiant unmistakably pink color, well centered, nice color, slightly short perf at top and small corner crease at bottom left, v.f., ex-Caspary (3c pink is one of the most difficult stamps to find well centered, original gum, with fresh color. Due to the nature of ink used to print the Pink shade, with exposure to light and other adverse elements, the color tends to oxidize and fade over time...
Lot #53 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 3c lake, unused with large part original gum, incredibly fresh and rich color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $500
Lot #54 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 5c buff, unused without gum, couple of shorter perforations, good color, fine appearance, with 1952 (unused but regummed) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $10,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #55 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 24c brown lilac, unused part original gum, h.r., beautiful and delicate color, fresh and fine stamp, with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Huber,
Cat. Val. $3,250
Estimate: $1000
Lot #56 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 24c steel blue, unused with large part original gum, h.r., usual centering, slightly short perf at top left, otherwise a fine example of this rare shade, with 1960 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $16,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #57 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 24c pale gray violet, unused with original gum, h.r., good color and well centered, reperforated at left, still fine and very rare shade, with 1957 (as No.60, genuine, unused) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. A 24c pale gray violet unused with original gum is one of the most difficult U.S. stamps to obtain,
Cat. Val. $25,000
Estimate: $5000
Lot #58 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 90c blue, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, v.f., with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $500
Lot #59 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 3c scarlet, unused without gum, fresh color and well centered, tiny perforation flaws and a light horizontal bend at top, fine appearance of this rare trial printing, with 2019 PFC (many examples of the 3c scarlet are either somewhat faded or poorly centered, the copy offered here is quite nice, catalogued as unused, previously hinged, not catalogued without gum)
Cat. Val. $7,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #60 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 5c red brown, unused with full original gum, h.r., nice color and well centered, small thin spots and few short perforations at right, fine appearance, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $5,750
Estimate: $700
Lot #61 - United States 1861-66 Issue
1861 24c grayish lilac, unused with original gum, hinge remnants, fresh color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,750
Estimate: $500
Lot #62 - 1867 A. Grill
1867 5c brown, A.Grill Essay (covering the entire stamp), original gum, pulled perforation at lower right, fine appearance, with 1969 (as Scott No.80 unused with original gum) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Meilstrup (1973 sale, sold as a stamp). There are four known unused "essays", all originating from a block of four from the Earl of Crawford's collection (presumably this is the lower right stamp). There are also only...
Lot #63 - 1867 A. Grill
1867 30c orange, A.Grill (covering the entire stamp), black Crossroads cancel, usual centering, tear at upper left, ex- Meilstrup (where it was described as having a "few irregular perfs"), handstamped on back (W.H.C.), fine appearance, with 1968 ("the stamp and the grill are genuine") and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Ezra Cole. There are only 8 known copies of this stamp (including one in the New York Public Library Collection...
Lot #64 - 1867 B. Grill
1867 3c rose, B. Grill, black grid cancel, accompanied by the original cover from Mason, Texas to Darmstadt, Germany (10c paid the rate to Hamburg, with additional 2c needed to pay for the transmission from Hamburg to Darmstadt), which contained a row of four of the 3c "B" Grill singles (the only four known copies). The cover is illustrated and extensively described in the 1966 "The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century" by Lester...
Lot #65 - 1867 C. Grill
1867 3c rose, C.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., well centered for this difficult issue, nice color, v.f., with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $5,500
Estimate: $1500
Lot #66 - 1867 D. Grill
1867 2c black, D.Grill, unused with large part original gum, h.r., deep and intense color, usual centering, fine and sound example of the rare D.Grill, with 2019 PFC (2c D.Grill unused with original gum is difficult to find. The finest examples are contained in multiples and most original gum singles tend to be either faulty or strongly off-center in two directions, with perforations well into the design)
Cat. Val. $16,000
Estimate...
Lot #67 - 1867 D. Grill
1867 3c rose, D.Grill, unused without gum, nice color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,400
Estimate: $300
Lot #68 - 1867 Z. Grill
1867 2c black, Z.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., well defined Grill, usual centering, tiny perf. flaws at top, otherwise fine, with 2019 PFC (the 2c Z.Grill is one of the most difficult to obtain with decent centering, as evident from the PSE Population Report, which lists only five stamps with original gum, graded 10 (two), 20, 30 and 50)
Cat. Val. $17,500
Estimate: $1500
Lot #69 - 1867 Z. Grill
1867 3c rose, Z.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., usual centering, fresh and fine, an extremely difficult stamp to find sound and with original gum, with 1955 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $25,000
Estimate: $5000
Lot #70 - 1867 Z. Grill - 10c green The Finest Known Example
1867 10c green, Z.Grill, segmented cork cancel, well centered on crisp white paper, completely sound, ex-Laurence and Stryker, with 1958 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificates (the latter graded "VF-XF 85"). There are only six known copies of this stamp, one of which is in the Miller Collection. Only one other (ex-Ishikawa) is sound and this is by far the better centered of the two. A major philatelic rarity, one of only five existing...
Lot #71 - 1867 Z. Grill - 12c black
1867 12c intense black, Z.Grill, unused without gum, well centered for this difficult issue, sharp impression, fresh and fine, with 1958 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Huber (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $8,500
Estimate: $2000
Lot #72 - 1867 Z. Grill - 15c black green One of Two Known
1867 15c black, Z.Grill, geometric cancel, centered to right, completely sound, one of only two known copies, with 1962 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Eugene Costales. A tremendous United States and World Class rarity, ex-Schilling Collection, last offered in a 1975 Siegel Rarities sale (catalogued in the grade of extremely fine at $2,000,000 and $800,000 as VG-50 in the U.S. Specialized by Grade). This stamp is definitely...
Lot #73 - 1867 grill issue
1867 2c black, E. Grill, unused without gum, strong color, usual centering, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $650
Estimate: $150
Lot #74 - 1867 grill issue
1867 3c rose red, E. Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $950
Estimate: $200
Lot #75 - 1867 grill issue
1867 10c green, E.Grill, unused without gum, deep intense color, well centered with intact perforations on all sides, fine, with 2019 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $500
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