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Sale 273
The Robert L. Markovits Collection
of U.S. Official Stamps, 1873-1884
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Lot 3005 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ mock-up essay, in black & gray (O12-E1), model of engraved vignette, numeral and value label on yellowish card, mounted on pencil and wash drawing of frame on white card on 81 x 120 mm backing card signed by Joseph Claxton, designer of all the official stamps Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE UNIQUE ARTIST'S MODEL.
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Thomas F. Morris, Jr.
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Lot 3006 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ essay, in black (O12-E2b), complete design, die on India, cut close, complete design, die on India, mounted on 37 x 47 mm card Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
On this essay (and the next) the word "Dept." is still present. For the stamp the word was removed as the Executive Branch is not a department.
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Lot 3007 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ hybrid essay, in green (O12-E2b), complete design, die on India, cut close, complete design, die on India, cut close, mounted on 72 x 87 mm card Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 3008 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢-10¢ complete, plate proofs on card (O10PS-O14PS), with blue handstamped "Specimen" overprint Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The origin of this overprint is unknown. In a 1928 Mekeel's article it was noted that there was only one such set in existence. A similar set is known overprinted in a different type style.
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Lot 3009 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢-10¢ complete, "Goodall" trial color small die proofs (O10TC-O14TC), complete set of 25 in the five colors, large margins, mostly removed from cards some typical India paper faults a fresh Very Fine set.
Scott $3,550
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Lot 3010 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢-10¢ complete, "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card (O10TC-O14TC), complete set of 25, all with generous margins Very Fine.
Scott $1,019
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Lot 3011 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢-10¢ black trial color plate proofs on India (O11TC3-O14TC3), few absolutely trivial India paper flaws Very Fine a complete set as no 1¢ was produced.
Scott $330
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Lot 3012 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3 different large die trial color proofs (O11TC1, O12TC1 [2]), comprised of 2¢ brown carmine, 3¢ green and 3¢ black, die sunk on 75 x 88 mm cards Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3013 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), beautifully centered with huge margins for the Executive department issue, bright color and paper o.g., hinge remnant Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $675
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Lot 3014 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), block of six centered to left, rich vibrant color full o.g., lightly hinged light horizontal crease along top row otherwise nearly Fine.
Scott $5,750
THE ONLY RECORDED BLOCK OF ANY SIZE.
Provenance: Colman, Walcott, Sinkler, Ward, Weill Brothers
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Lot 3015 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ carmine (O11), quite well centered, exceptionally deep and brilliant color o.g. choice Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 3016 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ carmine (O11), bottom margin plate no. 75 block of four fresh and attractively centered o.g. some tiny hinge sliver reinforcements, trivial thin speck at top right stamp F.-V.F.
Scott $2,750 for a block of 4
THE ONLY RECORDED EXECUTIVE PLATE BLOCK.
Provenance: Ward, Weill Brothers
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Lot 3017 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ carmine (O11), left margin block of six wonderfully well centered for a multiple, particularly the top block, remarkably strong color and impression, some light sensible strengthening - mostly in selvage o.g., a few light adherences choice Very Fine.
Scott $3,650 for block + 2 singles
Provenance: Waud
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Lot 3018 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), block of four o.g., hinge remnant Fine a rare multiple.
Scott $2,400
Provenance: Waud
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Lot 3019 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 6¢ carmine (O13), incredibly well centered with immense margins for this issue, brilliant deep color enhanced by crisp white paper o.g. Extremely Fine a marvelous gem.
Scott $750
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Lot 3020 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 6¢ carmine, double transfer in "6" (O13 var), top plate no. 76 single unused, bright color and paper Fine the only recorded plate number item of the 6¢ Executive.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
This is one of only two recorded double transfers of the "6" and by bearing the plate number, this example confirms the position (pos. 6) of this variety.
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Lot 3021 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 6¢ carmine (O13), horizontal strip of four rich color o.g., slight gum soaks light thin in outer stamps, light crease in middle pair Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE (THERE IS ON OTHER STRIP OF SIX), NO INTACT BLOCK OF THE 6¢ IS KNOWN.
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Lot 3022 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 10¢ carmine (O14), block of four brilliant color o.g., lightly hinged a little sensible perforation strengthening Fine an exceedingly rare Executive multiple.
Scott $4,250
Provenance: Lilly, Waud
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Lot 3023 |
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Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen" (O10SD), top margin block of 14 with imprint, obliterated plate no. 81 and plate no. 82 fresh color and paper without gum as issued a Fine and exceedingly rare plate block.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A STRIKING VARIETY FOR THE PLATE NUMBER SPECIALIST.
As plate number 81 had already been assigned to the 30¢ War value, the engraver crossed out "81" and engraved "82" above position 7 and below position 97.
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Lot 3024 |
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Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen", with small dotted "i" (O10SDa), top right stamp in a block of nine on horizontally ribbed paper from the second printing without gum as issued faint horizontal crease top row otherwise Very Fine rare variety to find in a multiple.
Scott $518
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Lot 3025 |
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Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen", foreign entry of 6¢ Agriculture (O11S var.), position 40, well centered without gum as issued small stain spot removed, virtually unnoticeable otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
Plate preparation for the Officials was a "rush job", with many siderographers rapidly working at the same time. That said, it is perhaps surprising that mistakes such as the one seen here are actually quite rare.
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Lot 3026 |
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Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen" (O13SD), with a wide pre-printing paper fold without gum as issued Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3027 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), cancelled by violet 5-point star of Long Branch, N.J., especially deep color on fresh paper, beautifully centered minor light thins and crease choice Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3028 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), violet Washington, D.C. quartered cork cancel, well centered negligible light thin Very Fine.
Scott $435
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Lot 3029 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), cancelled by a great strike of Circle of Hearts fancy cancel, exceptionally bright Very Fine fancy cancels on the Executive issues are quite scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3030 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 6¢ carmine (O13), cancelled by a violet 5-point star of Long Branch, N.J., wonderfully fresh color and paper choice Very Fine strike.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3031 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 10¢ carmine (O14), left sheet margin horizontal strip of five violet stars and c.d.s.s of Long Branch, N.J., deep rich color position 2 but faulty otherwise Fine and attractive.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE LARGEST KNOWN USED MULTIPLE OF THE 10¢ EXECUTIVE.
Provenance: Ackerman, Waud
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Lot 3032 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), on a short paid obsolete free frank envelope, segmented cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Feb 12" c.d.s. to Alexander Stephens, former Vice President of the Confederate States of America, subsequently a representative from Georgia, fresh Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED SINGLE USAGE OF THE 1¢ EXECUTIVE.
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate, 1927 pencil note from Stanley Gibbons Co. stating this was from an original find.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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Lot 3033 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ carmine (O10), two singles tied by cork cancels, indistinct "Washington D.C." c.d.s. on 1877 drop cover to Hon. Justice S. Morrill, the founder of Land Grant colleges, addressed in hand of President Rutherford B. Hayes less than two weeks after his inauguration in a contested election, and so confirmed by docketing; no back flap, small patched opening tear at top center, Fine usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF EIGHT 1¢ EXECUTIVE COVERS RECORDED AND THE ONLY RECORDED LOCAL USAGE.
Provenance: Moody, Waud
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Lot 3034 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢ and 2¢ values (O10, O11), single of each on 1877 Executive Mansion cover, cork cancels, "Washington D. C. May 23" c.d.s., New York backstamp, to financier John Jacob Astor, addressed in hand of President Rutherford B. Hayes exceptionally fresh, tiny pinhole upper left, single pulled perforation, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF FIVE RECORDED COMBINATION USAGES OF THE 1¢ AND 2¢ AND THE ONLY ONE ADDRESSED IN A PRESIDENT'S HAND.
Expertization: clear 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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Lot 3035 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ carmine (O11), tied by bold quartered cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Feb 15" c.d.s. on short paid Executive Mansion cover to A.E. Borie Philadelphia, addressed in hand of President U.S. Grant; stamp with couple nibbed perforations, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF EIGHT RECORDED 2¢ EXECUTIVE COVERS AND THE ONLY RECORDED SINGLE USAGE.
Provenance: Lehto
A.E. Borie served as Secretary of the Navy for the first few months of Grant's term. Borie was forced to resign after getting drunk at a June week ball at the Naval Academy.
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Lot 3036 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 2¢ and 3¢ values (O11-12), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington, D.C., May 29" (1876) c.d.s., on Executive Mansion envelope to London, England, red New York transit, May 30, and London receiver, Jan 12; sealed tears at top, light toning 2¢ stamp, Fine, 5¢ G.P.U. rate.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A VERY RARE TRANS-ATLANTIC USAGE AND THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FRANKED WITH THE 2¢ AND 3¢ EXECUTIVE.
Provenance: Ackerman, Knapp, Ward, Waud
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Lot 3037 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), just tied by violet "Washington D.Cd. April 23, 1878" c.d.s., quartered cork cancel on Executive Mansion cover to Maine, addressed in hand of President Rutherford B. Hayes; one short perforation, couple slightly toned perforations, a fresh and Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3038 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), well centered single on obsolete free frank envelope, cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Nov 19" c.d.s. to Boston Mass; cover minor edge faults, stamp with couple negligible perforation flaws, Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Ehrenberg
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Lot 3039 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), tied on obsolete free frank envelope by segmented cork cancel, "Long Branch N.J. Aug 27 c.d.s. to Edwards Pierrepont, Attorney General, addressed in hand of President U.S. Grant; tiny cover repair upper right corner, affecting upper right corner of stamp, slight edge toning, still a fresh cover and a Very Fine usage.
Scott $3,500
Long Branch, N.J. was the summer residence for President Grant. Only five Executive covers are recorded from Long Branch.
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Lot 3040 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), two singles tied by cork cancels with "Washington D.C. March 14" c.d.s. on 1877 Executive Mansion cover to England, red "London Paid 26 MR 77" receiver; flap tear, one stamp missing perforation, other light crease, fresh and Very Fine usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ackerman, Ward, Waud
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Lot 3041 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 3¢ carmine (O12), horizontal strip of three, tied by "Washington, D.C., 1880, Jan 19" station "2" duplexes on legal size cover to Columbus, O.; most of flap missing, small repaired nick at top, otherwise Very Fine, triple the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE 3¢ EXECUTIVE AND THE SECOND LATEST RECORDED USE OF EXECUTIVE DEPT. STAMPS.
Provenance: Waud
Sent from William K. Rogers, President Hayes' personal secretary, to his wife.
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Lot 3042 |
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Executive Dept., 1873, 6¢ carmine (O13), horizontal pair tied by cork cancels with "Washington D.C Apr 23" c.d.s. on 1877 Executive Mansion cover to England, red "London Paid 7 My 77" receiver; vertical crease at right affecting right stamp, small opening tears at top, one just affecting same stamp, still a fresh, Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED 6¢ EXECUTIVE COVERS AND THE ONLY KNOWN USED PAIR OF THE 6¢ ON OR OFF COVER.
Provenance: Ackerman, Ward, Waud
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