LOTS & COLLECTIONS

While we are best known for having one of the largest stocks of US Revenue stamps in the country, we have had a brick and mortar store for 47 years and handle a lot of other material. These days, we mostly wholesale non-revenue material-- as well as some revenue material --and we are adding some non-revenue US lots and collections to this website. Online dealers have been buying this material from us for years and they keep coming back so....they must be making money!

NEATLY MOUNTED US COLLECTION in vintage GROSSMAN VICTORY ALBUM contains mostly used US Stamps from 1851-1959 in black Showgard mounts. The best items are Columbians through the $1 and Trans-Miss through the $1 but also includes 294-299,323-27,312 ,479-80, Kansas-Nebraska complete mint,C1-6 and much more. Generally F-VF quality.

Current catalog value exceeds $5550 NET $1750

US AIRMAILS (and a few SPECIAL DELIVERY) mounted on album pages. Includes issues between C7 and C31 for the most part in singles,block and plate blocks. Most of the stamps are NH, especially those in mounts. And, most of the other items, such as larger blocks of twenty are hinged on only a couple of stamps. Includes two NH blocks of C18,

plate blocks of C7-9 (four of the latter, C10, C19,C20-21, etc. Many VF or better stamps with an occasional small flaw on a few. Overall, very clean and fresh material.

Current Scott catalog value exceeds $4840 NET $1395

USED US OFFICIALS COLLECTION OF 55 different stamps neatly in mounts on Scott pages. A few are unused without gum and cataloged as such. Most stamps are F with some better.
Current Scott catalog is $2780. A very solid starter collection of these 19th century issues for $795

WHOLESALE LOT OF 1930's SOUVENIR SHEETS #730 (5) 731 (4) 778, 797 (12each)
Should easily be worth $89

US STOCK ON SMALL MANILLA STOCK CARDS from #73 through Famous Americans. Mixed mint and used with quantities ranging from one of a kind to perhaps 20 of an item, especially from the late 1920's onward.

Catalog value is estimated to be between $5000 and $6000 NET $1095

CANADA and NEWFOUNDLAND POST OFFICE SEALS. Single page with Canada OX1,3,4 and Newfoundland OX1. The first one used and the other three are mint, LH. A scarce foursome of beautifully engraved PO seals. $695

1898 MEDICINE REVENUES (AND MUCH MORE). Neatly mounted on blank Scott pages in Scott binder. Features the following: 276 mostly printed cancels on RB20/31 from firms that also issued private dies during either the Civil War or Spanish-American War tax periods.

There are also about 40 M&M stamps from both periods, about 45 trade cards from a wide variety of companies that issued private die stamps, over a dozen billheads, product labels or facsimile labels. Finally there about 60+ handstamped or printed cancels on first issues and first and second proprietary stamps (the best are Lee & Osgood printed, Fahnestock handstamp, Walker & Taylor printed on R3c, Flanders printed). These 60+ cancels represent 40+% of the value of the lot. There is a lot of retail value in this lot. NET $3795

TOBACCO TAXPAID REVENUES neatly mounted collection on heavy white card stock. Over 175 all different Springer TF stamps between Series 1913 and series 125. Generally above average condition. All of he stamps are used so there are no NPM mint remainders present, The total 1986 Springer value is $360+. This is priced to move quickly at $1175

PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY PROOFS (mostly), ESSAYS, and FACSIMILES. Group of 37 pieces including 3 horizontal pairs counted as single pieces. Better proof items are RO68P1, RO142PC1 (black), RS209P1, RO101TC1 and RO102TC1 (both black), each off card, and RO85TC1 (green). RO130TC1 (black), RS91P1, RS97P1, RS106P1, RT12TC1 (black), and RU7TC1 (blue), each trimmed to stamp size. The balance of the proofs are P3 and P4's. The best of the 5 essays is a die essay for E.J. Gounod (perfume) and the best of the 5 facsimiles is one for Fred'k Brown (RS37-8). The total Scott catalog value for the listed items is $5050 and a conservative estimate for the essays and facsimiles is $775. NET PRICE $2450

REVENUE STAMPED PAPER LOT. Approximately 90, all different checks. Includes Types B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and X. Best item is RN-G3 (catalogs $100). Also includes several with illustrations. A good way to start a new area of fiscal philately. $395

TRADE CARDS LOT of 60+ each one from a medicine or perfume company that issued a private die stamp. Some duplication of companies but every design is different. Condition is outstanding for these. $225

NARCOTICS TAX STAMPS mounted collection on Scott pages. 24 different stamps between RJA42a/RJA85b, all of them used. Highlight are RJA48a (VF big margins, small thin), RJA61a,65a,68a, and 70a. Attractive & clean with several hard to find stamps. Catalog value is $1560 NET $795

MODERN OFFICIAL STAMPS. Unsorted and uninspected box of several hundred official covers between Scott numbers O127 and O151 (as far as I can tell) used on covers and large(r) envelopes from correspondence between the Defense Logistics Agency and a contractor firm in Ohio. Usage seems to be from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's. I don't see a lot of these stamps used on cover so they should be worth our asking price (even as used off cover stamps. they are probably worth the price). Also includes an envelope of officials used on piece that were not counted. $225

SNUFF STAMP COLLECTION of several hundred mostly different stamps (very light duplication in a few cases) all which are (correctly it appears) identified. Earlier issues include TE1,12,29,29,33,41,42,49,50,55-8,60,66 and much,much more through series 125. Nearly 100% used so not from the NPM sale. Any mint series 123-125 were not counted at all by us, in addition to some other taxpaid material and some snuff product labels (one with a stamp attached).
Condition is mixed but typical for these stamps with many nice looking items. A great lot for someone either looking to start collecting snuff taxpaids or someone who has the time to break this lot down and sell online. A prior owner priced much of this material at 8-10 times Springer.
Springer 10th ed (ahem, about 40 years old) total just under $1200. Very reasonable at $3195