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Der bekannte Sammler Bill Gross verkauft seine USA Sammlung bei Siegel Auktionen, New York, im September 2018.
Es wird ein Erlös von ca. 9 Million US-S erwartet und es werden Sachen angeboten die sonst kaum, wenn überhaupt, auf dem Markt...
Wall St Journal 13th Feb 2018
Bill Gross to Sell Rare U.S. Stamp Collection for More Than $9 Million; The first sale is about 150 items, and they are 'the greatest hits of American stamp collection'
Bill Gross, the legendary bond manager, is parting with one of his most-prized investments: His collection of rare U.S. stamps.
Mr. Gross, who co-founded Pacific Investment Management Co. and served as the firm's investment chief until his 2014 departure, plans to sell the collection through a series of auctions. The first sale, which includes many of Mr. Gross's most valuable stamps, is set for September, according to Siegel Auction Galleries.
Scott Trepel, Siegel's president, expects that initial sale to raise more than $9.1 million, breaking the record—also held by Mr. Gross—as the biggest single-day stamp auction. He had sold his British collection for that price in 2007.
"The first sale is about 150 items, and they are the greatest hits of American stamp collection," Mr. Trepel said. "When you add it all up, it comfortably breaks the record."
Among the most prized: a unique block of 24-cent stamps from 1869 that feature an inverted image at their center, that is valued at $750,000 to $1 million, and the 2-cent "Blue Hawaiian Missionary" stamp—issued in 1851, before Hawaii became a U.S. state. The stamp is now valued at up to $750,000.
Mr. Gross, whose impressive record managing Pimco's flagship bond fund and frequent television appearances earned him the moniker as the "bond king," has also gained prominence in the stamp world for the collections he has amassed over many years.
Mr. Trepel said he didn't think Mr. Gross would ever part with his stamps. In the past year, though, he began to ask Mr. Trepel if there was a healthy supply of items for collectors eager to buy.
"He said he wants to return this to the markets and let other collectors have fun," Mr. Trepel said.
Two years ago, the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum honored Mr. Gross with its annual Philatelic Achievement Award for his philanthropic contributions. "Stamp collecting has always been a means to an end for me," Mr. Gross said in a 2016 statement.
The bond manager has donated tens of millions of dollars, in part from the proceeds of other stamp sales. He also gave more than $10 million to the National Post Museum for its William H. Gross Stamp Gallery.
Es wird ein Erlös von ca. 9 Million US-S erwartet und es werden Sachen angeboten die sonst kaum, wenn überhaupt, auf dem Markt...
Wall St Journal 13th Feb 2018
Bill Gross to Sell Rare U.S. Stamp Collection for More Than $9 Million; The first sale is about 150 items, and they are 'the greatest hits of American stamp collection'
Bill Gross, the legendary bond manager, is parting with one of his most-prized investments: His collection of rare U.S. stamps.
Mr. Gross, who co-founded Pacific Investment Management Co. and served as the firm's investment chief until his 2014 departure, plans to sell the collection through a series of auctions. The first sale, which includes many of Mr. Gross's most valuable stamps, is set for September, according to Siegel Auction Galleries.
Scott Trepel, Siegel's president, expects that initial sale to raise more than $9.1 million, breaking the record—also held by Mr. Gross—as the biggest single-day stamp auction. He had sold his British collection for that price in 2007.
"The first sale is about 150 items, and they are the greatest hits of American stamp collection," Mr. Trepel said. "When you add it all up, it comfortably breaks the record."
Among the most prized: a unique block of 24-cent stamps from 1869 that feature an inverted image at their center, that is valued at $750,000 to $1 million, and the 2-cent "Blue Hawaiian Missionary" stamp—issued in 1851, before Hawaii became a U.S. state. The stamp is now valued at up to $750,000.
Mr. Gross, whose impressive record managing Pimco's flagship bond fund and frequent television appearances earned him the moniker as the "bond king," has also gained prominence in the stamp world for the collections he has amassed over many years.
Mr. Trepel said he didn't think Mr. Gross would ever part with his stamps. In the past year, though, he began to ask Mr. Trepel if there was a healthy supply of items for collectors eager to buy.
"He said he wants to return this to the markets and let other collectors have fun," Mr. Trepel said.
Two years ago, the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum honored Mr. Gross with its annual Philatelic Achievement Award for his philanthropic contributions. "Stamp collecting has always been a means to an end for me," Mr. Gross said in a 2016 statement.
The bond manager has donated tens of millions of dollars, in part from the proceeds of other stamp sales. He also gave more than $10 million to the National Post Museum for its William H. Gross Stamp Gallery.
