Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09


States, II is indeed one of tho finest
4 In the world, and is particularly re
n mprkuble for rare stamps in blocks
OF four and unused specimens
One of the greatest rarities of his
3 holdings Is specimen of tho rare
Hawaiian 2-ccnt missionary stamp OH
an original envelope. Only two spec,
linens are known In this condition.
Il although there are several copies OF
the stamp without the envelope. This
one stamp is easily worth $4,000
Stamp after stamp in Mr.. Worth!ng-
toms albums is worth from $1,000 to
= $4,000. He has one of the famous
% l0,cent Baltimore postmaster stamps
4 on the original envelope, said to be
y the best copy In existence. Only
5 three other specimens ure known, anu
S ills easily worth $4,000. or tho same
Z Baltimore stamps he has the only pair
of scent stamps, the value OF which
sonly an auction sale could determine
Tho next most valuable collection
of stamps In this country Is owned
by Henry j. Duvecn Of New York
sit Includes collection of the rare
british Guiana stamps which Is rated
among tho most complete in exist
enCe and won for him gold medal
& ut the recent English philatelic oXhi.
billion.
fOf the Guiana stamps Mr. Duvcen
; possesses n pair of the type set stamps
b Of the issue of 1S50.'51, on the original
envelopes. They are said to be worth
$4,000 apiece Another great Guiana
rarity of the 1856 4.cent stamp on
Il sugar paper. that Is easily worth $5.-
OUO. This is likewise OH tho original
envelope, which makes great differ
In In IL.
lection Ia valued ut s25O,000.
easily worth n quarter OF n million
dollars are the postage stamps of
Charles l.. Pack. OF Lakewood, N. j.
They are said to include the most
complete series of British North
American stamps ever gathered to-
gether.
IA These Mr.. Pack has both on and
off tho original envelopes, all kinds
Z Of shades SO dear to the heart of the
specialist, provisional issues, both us
cd and unused, and even split stamps.
The last are those which havo been
cut in hnlf in order to get TIE proper
value, and they arc very rare.
S, Mr.. Pack has dozen copies of the
scarce twelve penny Canadian stamp,
each of which is worth from $3.50 to
7 5000, according to it's condition. Some
4 vi these are in pairs, and are worth
very much more than single speci.
mems.
He has all the rare unused scarlet
and orange Newfoundland stamps of
1857, some of which are worth from
500 to $500 each when In fine contli-
tlon, Also he owns every one of the
raro shilling stamps of New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia.
Mr. Pack started to collect In 1870
Y md Mt tho English exhibition he won
: list prize over tho finest collec.
lions In Europe.
w. III. Sussdorf, of New York city.
, has collection valued mt 500 900
He owns some of the greatest rari.
ties of the United States series,
among them being several of the very
rare Inverted stamps of tho 1860 is.
sue, somc of which are valued ut ST.
< 800 each. His series of Argentine
stamps is complete and contains all
y the rarities ever issued Ivy that coun-
1 try. OF the scarce early Ceylons his
collection numbers nearly every varl-
6ety,
Henry ]. Crockcr of San Francis,
co, has another of the most valuable
collection In this country. His collec.
ton of tho high priced Hawaiian
stamps is the most complete in the
world, and with 1t he won the cham
plonshlp medal at the worlds stamr
exhibition.
a II is hard to estimate MIR. Crockcrs
stamp holding, but 1t Is safe to say
that their value is not far short of
S150,O00. In the big fire last year In
San Francisco hc lost 100000 worth
8.of stamps which he had temporarily
Il removed from the safe deposit vaults
& to his office, although the remainder
OF the collection escaped including the
rare Hawaiian stamps.
Mr.. Crocker's stamps include many
OF the Hawaiian, plain border numer
ais, this series being the most com.
plete known. In these all the original
4 plates have been reassemblod, among
them being the and the 2-cent IN
pale blue, and the 2-cent on dull blue
( robins esg paper.
A block Of six unused 2-ccnt pale
z bsIo island stamps on blush white, Is
i said to be u stamp of rarity that
could not be duplicated, as there is
not Il used pair of this variety in OK.
istence. or the regular Hawaiian is.
I sues, Mr.. Crocker's collection includes
all the shades, blocks and sheets, anu
also the inverted and double surcharg.
i ed specimens made by the provisional
government in 1898.
Mr.. Crocker's cousin, William IL
;iCrocker, is also an enthusiastic slamp
q collector, and the value of his hold.
ings Is put at $4,000.
John I'll. Luff, of New York, one Of
gthc leading authorities on postage
stamps In the world, owns collec.
ton of general varieties valued at
4 $4,000, This Is exclusive Of his Sc.