1909 10c yellow, horizontal guide line pair, h.r., well centered and fresh, fine-v.f., rare line pair, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $16,000
Estimate: $6000
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 #176 - United States 1908-09 Issues
Lot #177 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 3c deep violet, l.h. (if at all) at left and bottom right, nice color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,800
Estimate: $500
Lot #178 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 4c orange brown, minor h.r., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, fine example of this rare Bluish Paper, with 1954 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $27,500
Estimate: $10000
Lot #179 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 5c blue, relatively l.h., beautiful color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $5,750
Estimate: $1500
Lot #180 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 6c red orange, small h.r. at bottom left, bright color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,250
Estimate: $500
Lot #181 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 8c olive green, h.r., wide margins, rich color, light vertical crease and reperforated at right, fine appearance of this rare Bluish Paper, with 1956 (clear) and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
Cat. Val. $30,000
Estimate: $5000
Lot #182 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 10c yellow, h.r., brilliant color, fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,600
Estimate: $500
Lot #183 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 13c blue green, minor h.r., well centered, nice color, v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,600
Estimate: $1000
Lot #184 - United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 15c pale ultramarine, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,250
Estimate: $500
Lot #185 - United States 1909-13 Issues
1910 2c carmine, vertical guide line pair, h.r., very fresh and fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,600
Estimate: $350
Lot #186 - United States 1909-13 Issues
1910 1c green, horizontal guide line pair, h.r., well centered, fresh color, with 2019 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $2,250)
Estimate: $1000
Lot #187 - United States 1909-13 Issues
1910 2c carmine, horizontal guide line pair, h.r., wide margins, beautiful color, fine-v.f., rare coil line pair, with 2019 PFC. This issue was in production for only a short period of time before being superseded by the Perf 8 1/2 issue. Many were used and only a small number of unused line pairs survived,
Cat. Val. $9,000
Estimate: $2500
Lot #188 - United States 1909-13 Issues
1911 3c deep violet, Type I, Orangeburg coil single, perf. 12 vertically, tied by "Orangeburg, NY Jun 17 1911" machine cancel on clasp Bell & Company corner card addressed to Connecticut, well centered for this difficult stamp, with guideline at bottom, v.f., with 1956 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. The 3c Orangeburg coil was made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company...
Lot #189 - United States 1914-17 Issues
1915 2c red, Type I, vertical joint line pair, small h.r. at top, bottom stamp l.h., fresh color and exceptionally well centered for this difficult issue, v.f. and rare coil line pair, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $13,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #190 - United States 1914-17 Issues
1917 2c deep rose, Type Ia, Imperforate, Schermack Type III Perforation, usual centering, tied by wavy machine cancel on window envelope with Holeproof Hosiery Co. corner card, "Milwaukee Wis Mar 30, 1920" cds, fine, with 1967 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. Scott 482A was issued imperforate by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and sold to the Schermack Company for use in its machines. The 482A on cover is one of the premier...
Lot #191 - United States 1914-17 Issues
1917 5c carmine imperforate, double error in block of twelve, with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, top error stamp l.h., the other n.h., also including all adjoining 2c stamps (one with a tiny picked out inclusion and another with a translucent spot in the right margin), both errors v.f. A rare 5c Double Error in an imperforate block of twelve, with 1952 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates, ex-Huber,
Cat. Val. $25,000...
Lot #192 - United States 1914-17 Issues
1916 2c carmine, horizontal joint line pair, slightly disturbed original gum, nice color, faint hinge thin, fine appearance of this rare coil line pair, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $13,000
Estimate: $2000
Lot #193 - United States 1914-17 Issues
1917 2c carmine, small h.r., perfectly centered, beautiful color, pencil signed Neinken, with 2019 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $525)
Estimate: $250
Lot #194 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1919 2c carmine rose, Type II, Rotary, perf 11 x 10, h.r., tiny gum soak on gum only, usual centering, beautiful bright color, fresh and fine, with 2019 PFC,
Cat. Val. $2,700
Estimate: $1000
Lot #195 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1922 1c green, Rotary, perf. 11, very light wavy lines machine cancel leaving clearly visible design, well centered for this difficult stamp, tiny perf. Creases of no importance, pencil signed, fine and very rare Rotary Perf. 11 single, with 2019 PFC (Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are poorly centered or damaged, due to poor production standards and mishandling),
Cat. Val. $3,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #196 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1923 1c green, Rotary, perf. 11, unused without gum, well centered for this difficult issue with perfs clear (often found with perfs in), small paper flaw and a tiny natural inclusion at bottom, fine, with 1961 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. One of the rarest 20th Century United States stamps in unused condition (594 is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run...
Lot #197 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1923 1c green, Rotary, perf. 11, used horizontal pair, wavy line machine cancel, usual centering, left stamp with a sealed tear at top left (right stamp sound), with 1955 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. There are only four known pairs. One of the rarest 20th Century United States stamps in unused condition (the 1c green, Scott 594, is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-...
Lot #198 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1923 1c green, Rotary, perf. 11, light machine cancel, fresh color, trivial short perforation at bottom right, otherwise fine, ex-Grunin, with 1963 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. Of the 15 known examples (all used), only five have machine cancels (the other ten have "Kansas City, MO" precancels) and only two are completely sound (the other two have varying degrees of faults, far more significant than the "short perf" mentioned...
Lot #199 - United States 1917-29 Issues
1923 2c black, Rotary perf. 11, machine cancel, fine, completely sound, with 1958 and 2019 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. Warren G. Harding, the 29th President, died in San Francisco on August 2, 1923 and a Harding memorial stamp, printed in black was rushed into production. The first flat plate printing (Scott 610) was issued on September 1, 1923 in his home town of Marion, Ohio, followed less than two weeks later by the normal perf. 10...
Lot #200 - The Inverted Jenny - position 27
1918 24c carmine rose and blue, center inverted, position 27, attractively centered, deep rich colors, full original gum, minor hinge remnant, handstamped "Sanabria N.Y.", v.f. and desirable sound copy. The Inverted Jenny is one of the most recognized and desired rarities in all of philately. Its legendary status began the moment the stamp was issued in May, 1918, when William T. Robey purchased an entire error sheet of 100 at the New York...
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