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Lot 1508 |
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1887, 1¢ blue rejected "Tiffany" die R83, mint 43 x 51mm full corner cut square with huge margins, Thorpe #1140, very fresh color on exceedingly bright white paper clearly shows the unattractive die characteristics which caused its rejection. Pinpoint inclusions, some minor reverse toning. Still Very Fine, an excellent example of this great rarity.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1509 |
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1897, 1¢-5¢ Universal Postal Congress overprints (U294SP-U331SP), set of 59 different entires identified by Thorp catalogue numbers and individually plastic sleeved, all with fresh colors and papers. Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
RARE COMPLETE SET, ONE OF ONLY 125 SUCH SETS PRODUCED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE DELEGATES AT THE CONGRESS.
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Lot 1510 |
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1887, 1¢ blue on oriental buff (U298), mint 28 x 34mm cut square, full margins with three clipped corners, strong embossing for this issue. Tiny internal "cracked" embossing. Very Fine for this great rarity of which only nine are reported known.
Scott $14,000
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Lot 1511 |
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1887, 1¢ blue on oriental buff (U298), mint 29 x 44mm full corner cut square U.P.S.S. #890 ($17,500), three huge margins, designed barely clipped at left. A Fine example of this grat rarity.
Scott $14,000
ONLY THREE FULL CORNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH THE OTHER TWO HAVING BEEN IN THE LYONS AND SUMMERS COLLECTIONS.
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Lot 1512 |
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1887, 2¢ green on blue, die 1 (U308), mint 43 x 45mm cut square with large to huge margins, fresh color on bright paper. Tiny upper right corner thin spot of little siginificance on this great rarity. Extremely Fine.
Scott $9,000
THIS MAY QUITE POSSIBLY BE THE LARGEST KNOWN OF THE FEW REPORTED EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.
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Lot 1513 |
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1887, 3¢ green, die 3 on white, amber, oriental buff (U318-U320), three mint entires, size 13, U.P.S.S. #1043, 1045, 1047 ($700), all with strong embossing clearly showing the die characteristics, #U319 with small shallow back flap hinge thin only. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 1514 |
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1887, 2¢ green on blue, die 3 (U321), mint entire, size 10, U.P.S.S. #1048 ($350), with Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank, Haller #WF-J which is listed but unpriced, pristine condition. Extremely Fine, beautiful entire.
Scott $275
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Lot 1515 |
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1887, 2¢ green, die 3 on manila and on amber manila (U322-U323), two mint entires, size 13, U.P.S.S. #1050-1051 ($1,100), strong embossing on these difficult papers which clearly shows the die characteristics. Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $925
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Lot 1516 |
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1887, 2¢ green on amber manila, die 3 (U323), mint 38 x 44mm cut square with huge margins, beautiful color, strong embossing which clearly shows the die characteristics. Extremely Fine.
Scott $575
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Lot 1517 |
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1887, 30¢ red brown, 90¢ purple Plimpton issues (U336-U347), twelve different mint entires, size 7, 8, 21, selected sets for colors, fresh papers and embossing. Extremely Fine, difficult lot to assemble.
Scott $1,117
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Lot 1518 |
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1893, 5¢ Columbian, slate brown color error (U350a), mint 50 x 51mm full corner cut square with huge margins, U.P.S.S. #1176A ($1100). Extremely Fine, beautiful large full corner of this popular error.
Scott $800
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Lot 1519 |
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1893, 5¢ Columbian, slate brown color error (U350a), mint 40 x 39mm cut square with stuck down top flap, beautiful color on bright white paper. Very Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 1520 |
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1899, 4¢ brown, die 2 (U373), mint 36 x 37mm full corner cut square with large to huge margins, U.P.S.S. #1353 ($12,500), very strong embossing. Tiny surface hinge mark above idicia. Very Fine. An incredible rarity with only about five examples known.
Scott $12,500
While both the impressive Lyons and Summers collections contained a comparibly sized example, neither one was a full corner.
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Lot 1521 |
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1907, 2¢ red brown, die 2 on amber, oriental buff (U407a-U408a), mint 42 x 44 and 37 x 40mm cut squares respectively, fresh color, strong embossing which clearly shows the characteristics of this rare die. Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $400
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Lot 1522 |
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1915, 2¢ carmine, die 1, with added impression of 1¢ green (U429j), mint 46 x 46mm full corner cut square with huge margins, beautiful colors. Extremely Fine, highly desired by stationery and error collectors alike.
Scott $650
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Lot 1523 |
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1915, 3¢ carmine, black on white, amber color errors (U436g/U437h), group of four different full corner cut squares with large to immense margins. Extremely Fine. Beautiful group of errors with last signed Bartels.
Scott $678
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Lot 1524 |
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1915, 3¢ carmine, black on white, amber, blue color errors (U436h, U437h, U439g), three mint entires, size 10, 13, U.P.S.S. #2498, 2526, 2555 ($450), all with appropriate c.c.s. Very Fine to Extremely Fine, attractive group of these popular errors.
Scott $665
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Lot 1525 |
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1917, 3¢ carmine on blue, die 5, color error (U439g), mint 42 x 41mm cut square with huge margins, normal light paper shade. Extremely Fine, rare undercatalogued error.
Scott $325
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Lot 1526 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 1¢ green, die 1 (U452), mint 46 x 47mm cut square with full to huge margins, dark color, matching color offset smearing on reverse. Very Fine for this rare error.
Scott $3,500
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Lot 1527 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 error (U453), 36 x 37mm cut square with large margins, bright color on very fresh paper. Very Fine. Attractive example of this most rare error.
Scott $4,250
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Lot 1528 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 error (U453), mint entire, size 23, U.P.S.S. #2811 ($650), fairly strong embossing for this issue. Mild pressed folds/crease at left and a hinge sealed back flap tear are all clear of the indicia and are of only minor significance given the great rarity of this issue.
Scott $7,500
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Lot 1529 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 6 on blue error (U453B), 48 x 48mm full corner cut square with huge margins. Extremely Fine. Beautiful example of this scarce error.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 1530 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 on oriental buff error (U453Cd), 49 x 50mm full corner cut square with huge margins. Extremely Fine. Scarce error.
Scott $2,100
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Lot 1531 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1, 6 errors (U454, U454a), two mint entires, size 13, 21, U.P.S.S. #2822-19, 2826-22 ($170), first is a light shade variety. Very Fine pair.
Scott $525
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Lot 1532 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 error (U454a), 52 x 49mm full corner cut square with immense margins. Extremely Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 1533 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 error (U454a Variety), mint 45x39mm Albino full corner cut square with large to huge margins, accompanied by remains of the entire (U.S.P.P. #2820) from which it was taken. Extremely Fine rare cut square which has a $350.00 catalogue value as a normal issue.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1534 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine on white, oriental buff, blue errors (U454a, U456a, U457a), three different cut squares with large to huge margins, very fresh paper. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. An attractive lot.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1535 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 1 on amber error (U455), 50 x 50mm full corner cut square with immense margins, bright fresh paper.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1536 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine die 1 error on amber (U455), mint entire, size 13, U.P.S.S. #2831 ($500), fresh paper. Two small reverse mounting stain areas. Otherwise Very Fine for this rarity, of which only about 30-35 examples are known.
Scott $3,750
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Lot 1537 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, die 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 5 on oriental buff error (U456a), 53 x 52mm full corner cut square with huge margins. Extremely Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 1538 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 2¢ carmine, die 5 on oriental buff and on blue errors (U456a,U457a), two mint entires, size 10, U.P.S.S. #2837, 2839-22 ($300), both with dark color on very fresh paper. An Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $750
Provenance: first is ex-Barkhausen
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Lot 1539 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 4¢ chocolate error (U462), 38 x 42mm full corner cut square, very white paper. Extremely Fine. Difficult issue.
Scott $625
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Lot 1540 |
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1920, 2¢ on 4¢ chocolate (U462), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #2806 ($250), fairly strong embossing for this issue. Extremely Fine. Undercatalogued rarity being the first entire we have ever seen.
Scott $750
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Lot 1541 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 4¢ chocolate on amber error (U463), 41 x 43mm cut square with large to huge margins. Extremely Fine. Difficult issue.
Scott $575
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Lot 1542 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 4¢ chocolate on amber error (U463), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #2808 ($250), beautiful color on bright fresh paper. Extremely Fine. Undercatalogued rarity being the first entire we have ever seen.
Scott $750
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Lot 1543 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 3 on 4¢ black, die 2 error (U463A), 51 x 52mm full corner cut square with immense margins, intense color on very fresh paper. Extremely Fine. Rare error of which only 100 are believed to have been issued.
Scott $1,300
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Lot 1544 |
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1920, 2¢ on 5¢ blue (U464), mint 45 x 47mm full corner cut square with large to immense margins, bright white paper. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,250
Provenance: Lilly (entire)
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Lot 1545 |
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1920, 2¢ on 5¢ blue (U464), mint entire, size 10, U.P.S.S. #2913-23 ($450), dark color on bright white paper. Tiny backflap thin area. Otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce entire.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1546 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 4 on 1¢ green, die 1 error (U465), mint entire, size 10, U.P.S.S. #2925 ($500), dark color on fresh paper. Extremely Fine, rare smaller size entire with only about fifteen reported.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 1547 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 4 on 1¢ green, die 1 error (U465), mint entire, size 23, U.P.S.S. #2928 ($500). Vertical crease at left, small band on indicia, few tiny edge tone spots. Otherwise Very Fine, rare entire which would yield a huge Extremely Fine cut square.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: signed Thorp.
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Lot 1548 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, type 4 on 1¢ green, die 3 error (U465a), mint 64 x 64mm full corner cut square with immense margins. Insignificant pinpoint tone spot noted for accuracy only. Extremely Fine and probably the largest in existence.
Scott $1,500
Expertization: signed Bartels.
Provenance: Barkhausen
Estimates place the total of known examples of this rare die at no more than five.
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Lot 1549 |
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1920, 2¢ surcharge, die 4 on 1¢ green, die 3 error (U465a), mint 40 x 40mm cut square, bright white paper. Extremely Fine. An excellent companion example to the precious lot as this one has a subtle shade difference in that it is more of an "olive" green.
Scott $1,500
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