COINS, BANK NOTES & POSTAGE STAMPS
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 10amCONSIGNMENTS ARE CURRENTLY
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Including Property From
Estate of Andrew MarckwaldEstate of David Habib
Estate of Martha McDaniels
Estate of Walter S. Bopp
Estate of William Bedford Lloyd
The Albert F. Tramposch Collection
The Amnon S. Barness Collection
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Israel Extraordinary First Coin Issue Collection, Scott 1-9, J1-5
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Palestine, Formidable Collection
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DOYLE NEW YORK'S APRIL 24, 2012 AUCTION OF COINS, BANK NOTES, AND POSTAGE STAMPS ACHIEVES $925,000
Group of Israel First Coin Issue Stamps from the Amnon S. Barness Collection Fetches $21,600
Letter Signed by Financier Hetty Green Sells for $13,200
We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation or Your Coins, Bank Notes and Postage Stamps
Doyle New York’s auction of Coins, Bank Notes and Postage Stamps on April 24, 2012 demonstrated the strength of the current market by surpassing expectations. The sale featured a wide selection of United States and World coins, bank notes, and stamps, including proof sets and many rarities, from a number of prominent collections and estates.
With competitive bidding from buyers in the salesroom, on the telephones and on the Internet, the sale totaled $925,008, exceeding the pre-sale estimate of $597,645-789,100, with an exceptionally strong 97% sold by lots and 99% sold by value.
A featured section of the sale showcased the collection of international philanthropist and entrepreneur Amnon S. Barness (1924-2009). Born in Palestine, Mr. Barness became General Chairman of the Israel Bond program in the greater Los Angeles area in the 1950s, co-founded Daylin, Inc., and later established Handy Dan Home Improvement Center, a precursor of Home Depot. He was the Founder-Chairman of the Fund for Higher Education, which supported universities in the United States and Israel.
Highlighting the Barness Collection was an extraordinary Israel first coin issue collection that sold for $21,600 against an estimate of $15,000-20,000. Another group of Israel issues dating from the 1940s to 1970s achieved $11,400, surpassing its estimate of $5,000-7,000. An Israel mint tabs group from 1948 to 1975 estimated at $1,000-1,500 sold for a stunning $7,800. World stamps from the Barness Collection featured a worldwide stamp group that fetched $11,400, far exceeding its estimate of $11,400. Another world wide airmail collection estimated at $4,000-6,000 achieved $7,800.
The selection of world coins in the auction featured a Peru 1708-H Gold Cob 8 Escudos estimated at $4,000-6,000 that achieved $10,200. The Albert F. Tramposch Collection of Ancient Chinese Coins offered a group of 25 Ching Dynasty hi-value cash coins estimated at $1,500-2,000 that fetched a surprising $8,400.
United States coins were highlighted by a $3 1861 Princess and a $5 1807 Draped Bust Facing Right that each fetched the identical price of $9,000, well over their respective estimates of $4,000-6,000.
Bank Notes offered a newly discovered 1929 $20 bank note, Type 1, from the First National Bank of White House Station, New Jersey, that sold for $10,800, surpassing its estimate of $6,000-8,000.
A curiosity in the sale was a handwritten letter signed by Hetty Green estimated at $100-200 that fetched a staggering $13,200. Early female financier Hetty Green (1834-1916) made a fortune on Wall Street and was famously frugal, being referred to as "The Witch of Wall Street" and the "World's Greatest Miser." At her death at age 81, she was worth an estimated $100-200 million (several billions today).
All prices include the Buyer's Premium.
NEXT COINS, BANK NOTES AND STAMPS AUCTION: FALL 2012
Doyle New York's next auction of Coins, Bank Notes and Stamps is scheduled for Fall 2012. Consignments are currently being accepted. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection. For information, please call Norman Scrivener at 212-427-4141, ext. 260, or email coins@DoyleNewYork.com
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THE AMNON S. BARNESS COLLECTION
| Lot 35 Israel Extraordinary First Coin Issue Collection, Scott 1-9, J1-5 The first definitive and postage due sets in multitude of formats in mounts and neatly arranged on quadrille pages, highlights and better items on nearly every page with some of the rarer and more elusive items. Including 3 m-50 m Tab strips of ten (5 sets) and Tab blocks, 3 m-50 m collection of plate number blocks with assorted printings, plate and serial numbers with some scarcer present, 3 m-50 m imperf. pairs plus some 5 m-20 m imperf. proofs, 3 m-10 m rouletted bottom left and bottom right corner margin Tab blocks of eight, 250 m-1000 m plate number and Tab singles, 250 m-1000 m used sets (5), 500 m imperf. vertical pair with Tab, Postage Due Set Tab singles and plate blocks of six, etc., most of the mint is Never Hinged with the usual traces of faint fingerprints or some trivial gum toning, overall Fine to Very Fine and an outstanding collection needing careful viewing for full appreciation. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $21,600 |
| Lot 53 Israel, 1940s to 1970s Issues Mostly Mint Accumulation, Scott 7//04 Hundreds and hundreds of blocks, Tab blocks and strips, plate blocks, sheets and S/S in a variety of folders and sheet folders, replete with better issues of the 1940s to early 1950s and including 1948 First Coins 250 m (2), 500 m Tab single, 1000 m (2), 1948 New Year Tab singles, gutter blocks and double perf. varieties; 1949 Flag Tab blocks and strips; 1949 Tabul S/S mint and used group; 1950 UPU Tab blocks and strips, gutter blocks; 1950 Airmail Tab and plate blocks; 1950 New Year Tab blocks and strips plus sets of sheets; 1950 Negev Tab blocks and strip of five; 1951 JNF Tab blocks; 1952 Menorah Tab single and positional blocks, etc., duplication but not excessive, generally fresh, NH and Fine to Very Fine, an excellent stock with tremendous retail potential. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $11,400 |
| Lot 93 World Wide Stamp Group Five small ring binders with many hundreds of sets and singles presented on dealer counterbook pages, mostly European with a few British and United States items, lots of better middle range material with catalogue values between $25 and $150 each, very few common issues and mostly mint with some Never Hinged, Fine to Very Fine. A careful inspection will reveal the true value of this group. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $11,400 |
| Lot 48 Israel, 1948 to 1975 Mint Tabs Group Collection starting with Scott 10 through 608, including #10-14 (3 sets of Tab singles and gutter Tab blocks of 4), left and right Tab single of #15 and 27, Tab singles of #25, 28-30, 31-36, 55 thereafter pretty much complete in Tab singles, Never Hinged o.g., Fine to Very Fine. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $7,800 |
| Lot 17 Palestine, Formidable Collection Outstanding collection of many hundred mainly mint stamps from 1918 to 1922 commencing with Scott 1 unused (1), used (6), Scott 2 unused (3), 3 unused (33), used (17) with shades, 1918 #4-14 mint set plus numerous shades, cancels, etc., 1921-22 Overprints mint and used sets plus multiples shades, minor printing and perforation varieties, #58a Inverted overprint, Pictorials to 200 mills only with some singles, blocks of four, some gutter blocks, Postage Dues mint and used with varieties, shades, cancellations, Specimens, finishing with a mint set of Trans-Jordan, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Allow ample time to view this exciting offering. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $6,000 |
| Lot 87 World Wide Airmail Collection Albania through Yugoslavia circa 1920 to 1945, mint and used issues housed in three volumes, there are many NH stamps throughout this offering, with an accompanying used set, outstanding collection with many high catalog stamps, a few items of note include Albania C 36-42, C 22-28, C 15-21, Austria C 54-60 (mint and used); Denmark C 4-5 (NH); Danzig C 31-35 (mint and used); Estonia C 4-6; Finland C 1 (mint and used); France C 22 (full sheet). C 15 used, C 17 used (3), C 1-2 (mint and used); Greece C 38-47, C 5-7 (NH), Hungary C 66, C 81a (2) CB 1D, CB 2, C 26-34 (NH); San Marino C 62b (on cover). Other nice sections include Baltics, Switzerland, Germany. A very strong collection worth a careful examination, most Fine to Very Fine. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $7,800 |
| Lot 34 Israel, 1948 First Coins Cover Collection, Scott 1-9 Seventy-four covers being mostly philatelic in nature, includes first day covers, but with a few commercial covers, postage dues, etc., among the many premium are 3 m-1000 m sets on FDC (2), and 3 m-50 m various frankings noting Tabs, roulettes and perf varieties, most of the covers are franked with singles or combinations of the 3 m/50 m singles, including Tabs, and blocks or plate blocks, a Fine and elusive group of these desirable covers. F/VF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $4,500 |
| Lot 191 Israel Gold Coin Group The Independence Day issues comprising 1975 Bonds 500 L, 1980 Shalom with Silver, 1981 33 Years, 1982 Valor, 1984 Science, 1986 Sheqalim Art, 1987 United, 1988 Gold Day, 1990 Archaeology, 1991 Aliya, all proof like in original holders, approximately 200 grams. PF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $8,100 |
| Lot 426 United States Group of Four One Ounce Gold Proof Eagles Comprising 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, each in government box with Certificate of Authenticity. PF • The Amnon S. Barness Collection Sold For $6,600 |
EPHEMERA
| Lot 299 United States Ephemera, Hetty Green Financier Three page personal letter on letter headed stationary 59 Wall Street, New York to a Mrs. Price chatting about family and inviting her to visit her in New York, all in her hand and signed Hetty Green. the second page bears a short note to a Mrs. Basset and is signed Ned Green. An interesting item from The Richest Woman in the World, Fine. F C Sold For $13,200 |
BANK NOTES
| Lot 273 U.S. Bank Note, $20 1929 National Bank Note, Type 1, Fr. S-2030, Charter #9061 The First National Bank of WHITE HOUSE STATION New Jersey, serial #C000038A, a Very Fine example of this extremely scarce note with some minor circulation folds, overall clean front with slight usage dirt on rear. We believe this to be a previously unrecorded $20 small size note, held in a private family archive and never previously offered at public sale. VF C Estate of Andrew Marckwald Sold For $10,800 |
UNITED STATES AND WORLD COINS
| Lot 221 Peru, 1708-H, Lima, Gold Cob 8 Escudos, Rf. 7 KM. 38.1 Attractive and Fine example believed to be salvaged from the 1715 fleet, despite the light polishing and remnants of salt water corrosion the coin has a clear date, mint mark and assayer markings, reverse shows approximately 90% of the cross, overall pleasing coin from this historic period, approximately 26.8 grams, 30 mm. F C Sold For $10,200 |
| Lot 232 British Commonwealth Modern Gold and Silver Issues Extensive group of approximately thirty pieces, comprising Barbados KM 18, 35; Belize KM 52, 56, 62, 74; Bermuda KM 24; Botswana KM 10; Canada KM 158, 162; Cook Islands KM 16, 23; Guernsey KM 37a, Jersey KM 51b; Hong Kong KM 70; Jordan KM 33; Kiribati KM 9; Morocco KM Y66, 68, 81; Mauritius KM 49; Papua New Guinea KM 10, 22; Samoa KM 49; Solomon KM 9, 14; Swaziland KM 35; Trinidad KM 37; Tuvalu KM 9; and Vanuatu KM 2, all in original packaging, many with Certificates. BU/PF C Estate of William Bedford Lloyd Sold For $9,600 |
| Lot 352 United States, $3 1861 Princess Brilliant Uncirculated coin with pleasing lustre and attractive burnt orange toning, with a low mintage of only 5959 this example will surely attract deserved attention, graded MS 62 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. MS 62 NGC C Sold For $9,000 |
| Lot 144 China, Ching Dynasty, Hi-Value Cash Coins Selection of approximately twenty-five coins from the reigns of Emperors Te Sung, Wen Sung and Kuang Hsi, listed according to Schjoth as numbers 1589 A through O and 1590 A through K with varieties identified and classified by Mr. Tramposch, some rim damage is noted on a few examples, but as to be expected with these oversize coins, generally excellent condition, Fine to Very Fine. F/VF C The Albert F. Tramposch Collection Sold For $8,400 |
| Lot 150 Egypt, Group of Eight Gold Coins All Brilliant Uncirculated, comprising KM 562, 569, 613, 656, 729 and 730, in presentation boxes or folders, approximately 136 grams. BU C Estate of William Bedford Lloyd Sold For $6,000 |
| Lot 355 United States, $5 1807 Draped Bust Facing Right Choice Almost Uncirculated example of this low mintage coin of which only 35-45 examples are known, many of which are of a lower grade, graded AU 55 by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, this coin shows a pale honey golden color on both surfaces, with a few negligible surface contacts and hairlines, more prevalent on the obverse, a worthy addition to any collection. NGC AU 55 C Sold For $9,000 |
| Lot 390 United States, $20 1907 St. Gaudens, High Relief Pleasing and Extremely Fine coin with some lustre, slight rubbing on the high points, graded A3-63c and encapsulated by Accugrade. XF C Sold For $8,400 |
| Lot 220 Panama, Modern Commemorative Coins Group of eleven pieces comprising 1976 Platinum 150 Balboas KM 43, 1975 to 1984 gold KM 41, 42, 55, 57, 66, 74, 96, 101, silver KM 29 and 65, all Brilliant Proof in original packaging. PF C Estate of William Bedford Lloyd Sold For $7,500 |
| Lot 467 American Arts Gold Medallion Group Six Brilliant Uncirculated pieces comprising 1 ounce issues of Frost, Hayes, Twain and 1/2 ounce issues of Cather, Calder, Steinbeck, each in Treasury box. BU C Estate of William Bedford Lloyd Sold For $7,200 |
| Lot 468 American Arts Gold Medallion Group Brilliant Uncirculated pieces comprising three 1 ounce Grant Wood and three 1/2 ounce Marian Anderson in original government packaging. BU C Sold For $7,200 |
| Lot 391 United States, $20 1907 St. Gaudens, High Relief Flat Edge Attractive example of this popular coin, showing nice orange toning and lustre, clear surfaces, a little flat on the high points as indicated by the VF 35 grade assigned by Professional Coin Grading Service. PCGS VF 35 C Sold For $6,600 |
| Lot 389 United States Group of Four $20 Liberty Gold Comprising Almost Uncirculated 1900, 1904, 1907 and one Extremely Fine 1907, all with good eye appeal. XF/AU C Sold For $6,300 |
| Lot 178 Great Britain, Sixteen Gold Sovereigns Group of two Edward VII and fourteen George V, clean and mostly Uncirculated lot. UNC C Estate of David Habib Sold For $6,000 |
