1885 2c pale red brown, unused with full original gum, l.h., well centered, v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $375
Estimate: $200
The New Amsterdam Collection of U.S. Rarities
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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 #151 - United States 1881-1888 Banknote Issues
Lot #152 - 1883 Special Printing
1883 4c deep blue green, unused without gum as issued, fresh color, pulled perforation at upper right, fine appearance, with clear 1944 American Philatelic Society Board of Examiners certificate and 2019 PFC. Scott catalogue notes that "Postal records indicate that 26 examples of No. 211D were sold", a major rarity in any condition,
Cat. Val. $47,500
Estimate: $10000
Lot #153 - United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 4c blue, error of color, h.r., centered to left, nice blue color, tiny natural inclusion, fine example of this rarity, with 1953 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates (the 4c Columbian color error was caused by the use of a wrong batch of ink, and spectrographic analysis has shown that the blue inks of the 4c error and 1c Columbian have the same components. Stamps from at least two panes reached collectors, and it is likely that...
Lot #154 - United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $1 salmon, l.h. (if at all), tiny gum disturbance, fresh and v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,000
Estimate: $350
Lot #155 - United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $2 brown red, l.h., well centered, fresh and fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,050
Estimate: $300
Lot #156 - United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues
1894 $1 black, Type II, l.h., exceptionally well centered, deep and rich color, natural vertical gum creases, still v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,100
Estimate: $500
Lot #157 - United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues
1894 $5 dark green, slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, excellent color, h.r., well centered with wide margins, single unpunched perf. at top, fine high value, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $4,000
Estimate: $750
Lot #158 - United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues
1894 $1 black, Bottom Imprint & Plate Number horizontal strip of three, left stamp Type I, others Type II, hinged in the selvage, with minor perf separations, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., with 2019 PFC (catalogued as three never hinged singles)
Cat. Val. $9,300
Estimate: $2500
Lot #159 - United States 1894-97 Bureau Issues
1895 $5 dark green, h.r., fresh color, pencil notations on gum, fine $5 stamp, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $700
Lot #160 - United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition
1898 $1 black, minor h.r., well centered, reperforated at right, handstamped guarantee mark on back, fresh and v.f. appearance, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,400
Estimate: $400
Lot #161 - United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition
1898 $2 orange brown, small h.r., well centered with wide margins all around, fresh color, minute thins spot, otherwise v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,800
Estimate: $500
Lot #162 - United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition
1901 1c green and black, Center Inverted, original gum, h.r., perforation added at top right corner, fresh and fine appearing example of this popular invert, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $12,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #163 - United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition
1901 2c carmine and black, Center Inverted, unused with hinge disturbed, large part original gum, very well centered with even margins all around, beautiful color, thins at top and bottom, v.f. appearance, with 2019 PFC, ex-Caroline Prentiss Cromwell (1957 sale). The 2c is the rarest of the three Pan-American Inverts. It is generally believed that approximately 200 were issued through the post office, with two distinct shades recorded. There...
Lot #164 - United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition
1901 4c deep red brown and black, Center Inverted, unused (regummed), h.r., nice color, repairs (including a sealed tear), fine appearance, with 2019 PFC (it has been reported that a total of 203 4c Inverts were released, both with and without the small "Specimen" overprint (it is not known how many were overprinted). Some examples, both with and without the overprint, were given away by Third Asst. Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden. When...
Lot #165 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 4c brown, Imperforate, Schermack Type II, horizontal pair, margins clear all around, original gum, h.r., left stamp with tiny marginal nick, right stamp with part paste-up on back, completely sound, with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. Only 21 unused stamps are recorded, including four pairs and two guide line pairs, this one listed in the Siegel Census 314A-OG-PR3. A major 20th Century United States Rarity (with the...
Lot #166 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 1c blue green, vertical coil, unused with original gum, h.r., centered to bottom, top stamp nicely centered, bottom stamp with a tiny corner crease at bottom left, otherwise a fine and rare Coil Pair, with 1957 (clear) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. It is unknown how many of these stamps were issued. According to the Siegel Census, there are nine pairs (this being 316-OG-PR06), three line pairs and a single. A major 20th...
Lot #167 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 5c blue, vertical pair, h.r., both stamps exceptionally well centered, beautiful color, handstamped "N.S. Co.Ltd", not mentioned on the accompanying 1951 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, the latter graded "XF-S95", making this the highest graded pair of 317, a true condition rarity (OGph, VF-XF90 is priced in SMQ at $19,500). There are no pairs or line pairs graded higher than this XF-S95
Estimate: $15000
Lot #168 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 1c blue green, horizontal paste-up pair, h.r., well centered, fresh color, right stamp with handstamped guarantee mark, fine-v.f., with 1951 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $11,000
Estimate: $2500
Lot #169 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 2c carmine, vertical coil pair, l.h., bottom stamp centered to top, pencil signed G.B. Sloane, top stamp well centered, beautiful color, fine-v.f., with 1985 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. The 321 coil pair is one of the premier rarities of United States Philately (if not all of Philately in general) with only five pairs known (including one in the Miller Collection at the New York Public Library, which is currently on loan...
Lot #170 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 2c carmine, perf. 12 vertically, tied by Indianapolis (December 20) cancel on Special Delivery cover to A.M. Travers in Washington, with hand-written note by Travers attached at left, stamp with a tear and light horizontal crease, pair of 5c blue imperforate (Scott 315) removed, otherwise fine appearance, ex-Grunin, with 1954 PFC (showing the cover intact with pair of 315) and 2019 PFC. One of only two covers known, both from...
Lot #171 - United States 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 2c carmine, perf. 12 vertically, horizontal pair, h.r., centered to left, faint diagonal bend at bottom right, very good. A rare 2c Shield Coil pair, with 1953 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $17,500
Estimate: $3000
Lot #172 - United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 2c carmine, vertical guide line pair, n.h., fresh color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,350
Estimate: $250
Lot #173 - United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 5c blue, vertical guide line pair, h.r., few perf. separations, otherwise fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,075
Estimate: $150
Lot #174 - United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 4c orange brown, horizontal guide line pair, l.h. at left, nice color, fine-v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,400
Estimate: $400
Lot #175 - United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 5c blue, horizontal guide line pair, h.r., fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,500
Estimate: $300
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