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Lot 504 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 10¢ brown (J5), well centered, large margins and warm, rich color Very Fine.
Scott $800
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 505 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 10¢ brown, imperf (J5a), pair large and balanced margins, deep color o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 1992 P.F., 1993 PSE Certificates.
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Lot 506 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 50¢ brown (J7), bright and fresh o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 507 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 1¢ deep brown, Special Printing (J8), well centered, truly prooflike color and impression, wide natural s.e. at right o.g., never hinged Very Fine.
Scott $19,000 for hinged
A STUNNINGLY FRESH AND RICHLY COLORED EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 508 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 10¢ deep brown, Special Printing (J12), nicely centered, rich color on bright paper o.g. Fine.
Scott $4,500
FEW OF THESE RARE SPECIAL PRINTINGS HAVE SURVIVED FREE FROM THINS AND WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1997 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 509 |
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Postage Due, 1879, 30¢ deep brown, Special Printing (J13), unused, virtually perfectly centered with sharp impression and bright paper Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $4,500 for o.g.
AN EXQUISITE UNUSED SPECIAL PRINTING WITH FEW, IF ANY RIVALS.
Expertization: 1971, 1999 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 510 |
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Postage Due, 1884, 10¢ red brown (J19), marvelous color and impression o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 511 |
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Postage Due, 1884, 50¢ red brown (J21), nicely centered, exquisite rich color and sharp, clear impression o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine a gem high value postage due.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 512 |
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Postage Due, 1891, 30¢ bright claret, imperf (J27a), horizontal pair large and beautifully balanced margins, fresh deep color o.g., never hinged Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $500
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 513 |
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Postage Due, 1891, 50¢ bright claret (J28), deep vivid color, beautifully centered o.g., lightly hinged choice Very Fine.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 514 |
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Postage Due, 1894, 1¢ vermilion (J29), radiant color on bright paper o.g., lightly hinged Fine one of the four most difficult of the postage dues to obtain in fresh mint condition.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 515 |
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Postage Due, 1894, 5¢ deep claret (J34), exceptional centering, vibrant color and bright paper o.g., never hinged Extremely Fine a choice gem.
Scott $675
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 516 |
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Postage Due, 1894, 50¢ deep claret (J37), unused, well centered Very Fine.
Scott $1,700 with gum
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 517 |
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Postage Due, 1894, 50¢ pale rose (J37a), strong color o.g., lightly hinged Fine.
Scott $1,550
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate states "genuine, previously hinged J33a".
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Lot 518 |
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Postage Due, 1915, 50¢ deep claret (J50), beautifully centered with bright color and paper o.g. Extremely Fine rare this choice.
Scott $1,100
Expertization: 1997 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 519 |
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Postage Due, 1914, 3¢ carmine lake (J54), nicely centered with vibrant color and bright white paper o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $950
THE COLOR AND OVERALL FRESHNESS OF THIS STAMP ARE TRULY BREATHTAKING.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 520 |
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Postage Due, 1914, 3¢ dull rose (J54a), near perfect centering within incredibly wide margins, gorgeous color and impression o.g. Extremely Fine an exceedingly difficult postage due to find both well centered and with large margins.
Scott $950
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Lot 521 |
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Postage Due, 1914, 50¢ carmine lake (J58), nicely centered with bright color and paper, fully intact perforations o.g., lightly hinged natural paper inclusion fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $12,500
THE RAREST OF ALL OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED MINT POSTAGE DUES AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND FRESH, NICELY CENTERED AND WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 522 |
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Postage Due, 1916, 1¢ rose (J59), bright color and paper o.g., lightly hinged and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $4,000
A FRESH PREMIUM EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE POSTAGE DUES.
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 523 |
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Postage Due, 1959 (3¢) carmine rose & black, denomination omitted (J91a), in pair with normal top stamp with full "3 cents", middle with small portion of numeral and bottom fully missing black o.g., never hinged Very Fine only 40-60 pairs reported and only a small number are in transitional multiples.
Scott $725
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 524 |
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Postage Due, 1959 (8¢) carmine rose & black, denomination omitted (J96a), in pair with normal o.g., never hinged Very Fine rare as only 20 pairs are reported.
Scott $850
Expertization: 2000 P.F. and P.S.E. Certificates for block from which it was taken.
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Lot 525 |
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Offices in China, 1919, $1 on 50¢ light violet (K15), beautifully centered, fresh deep color o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 526 |
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Offices in China, 1919, $2 on $1 violet brown (K16), exceptionally fresh o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine.
Scott $450
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 527 |
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Offices in China, 1922, 2¢ on 1¢ green (K17, K18), beautifully centered and post office fresh o.g., never hinged a choice Extremely Fine set.
Scott $440
Expertization: 1999, 1996 P.F. Certificates, respectively.
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Lot 528 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 blue & brown, "Atlanta" trial color plate proof on card (O68TC), Very Fine only one sheet of 10 was produced.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 529 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2, $10 and $20 high values (O68, 70, 71), unused, fresh colors $2 regummed over thins, reperfed, $10 repaired, $20 small faults Fine appearance.
Scott $9,250
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Lot 530 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), fresh colors o.g., hinge remnant few nibbed perfs nearly Fine.
Scott $6,000
Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 531 |
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Newspaper, 1895, $20 Bureau essay, in black (PR111-E1), incomplete design, die on India, die sunk on card on card with full die-sunk area Extremely Fine exceedingly rare and possibly unique.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 533 |
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City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish (40L1), huge margins, including sheet margin at left, and full, barely hinged o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate for a strip of 3.
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Lot 534 |
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Postal Card, 1971, 6¢ Hospitals, blue & yellow omitted (UX60a), mint card, U.P.S.S. #S79a ($1000) Extremely Fine for this mint attractive error.
Scott $1,150
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Lot 535 |
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Postal Card, 1971, 6¢ Hospitals, blue & yellow omitted (UX60 var), mint double error card as commemorative issues were never sold in sheets, U.P.S.S. #S79 var, this spectacularly miscut card is without the vertical inscription line at center (which is the only place black color was intended), the other dark areas are actually an overlay of blue and red small top right corner creases not readily apparent on face and of no major significance Very Fine unique newly discovered error.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 536 |
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Paid Reply Postal Card, 1898, 1¢+1¢ black on buff, reply card blank, message card ptd on both sides (UY3b), unsevered unfolded unused card with one side having large vermilion printed address and livestock advertising text, U.P.S.S. #MR5g, sep. 1 Extremely Fine quite scarce and undercatalogued, a most attractive card.
Scott $250
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Lot 537 |
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Paid Reply Postal Card, 1985, 14¢ Wythe, printed on one side only errors (UY37a), set of two unfolded unused cards with similar printed text advertising on the blank side on one and on the printed side on the other, U.P.S.S. #MR47a ($450), additionally the first card is a very weak print of the bright apple green design Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $450
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Lot 538 |
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Paid Reply Postal Card, 1991, 19¢ Flag, printed on one side only error (UY40a), mint unfolded card, U.P.S.S. #MR50a fresh and Extremely Fine rare error being the only one reported known in any state.
Scott $750
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