Sale 273

The Robert L. Markovits Collection
of U.S. Official Stamps, 1873-1884


Agriculture Department
 
 
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Lot 3434
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 2¢ mock-up essay, in black & gray (O2-E1), model of engraved vignette, numeral and value label on yellowish card, mounted on pencil and wash drawing of frame on white card, model of engraved vignette, numeral and value label on yellowish card, mounted on pencil and wash drawing of frame on white card, 90 x 118mm, signed by Joseph Claxton Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000

THE UNIQUE ARTIST'S MODEL.

Provenance: Thomas F. Morris, Jr.
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Lot 3435
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-30¢ complete, small die proofs ("Panama-Pacific") (O1P2a-O9P2a), full margins a few trifling light thins Very Fine.
Scott $2,475

EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND UNDERCATALOGUED AS ONLY 3-5 SETS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.

Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate for 30¢.

These Panama-Pacific proofs are priced at less than one-fourth of the catalogue value of Bank Note Panama-Pacific proofs, yet they are of exactly the same rarity.

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Lot 3436
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-30¢ complete, plate proofs on card (O1PS-O9PS), complete less the 24¢ with blue handstamped "Specimen" overprints Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750

For an explanation of this overprint see lot 3008.

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Lot 3437
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-12¢ trial color plate proofs on India (O1TC3//O6TC3), mostly on card, comprised of O1TC3-2TC3, O4TC3 (off card), O6TC3, plus O3TC3 in blue (unlisted color) Very Fine these are the only Agriculture trial color plate proofs on India produced.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3438
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢- 30¢ large die trial color proofs on India (O3TC1-O9TC1), die sunk on cards, comprised of five different black plus 3¢ deep green Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 3439
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-30¢ complete, "Goodall" trial color small die proofs on India (O1TC-O9TC), on card, complete set in all five colors some with minor faint soiling mostly fresh and Very Fine scarce complete set.
Scott $6,390
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Lot 3440
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-30¢ complete, "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card (O1TC-O9TC), complete set in the five colors, full to large margins 15¢ black, minor faint toning otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,783
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Lot 3441

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow (O1), quite well centered, exceptionally fresh o.g. choice Very Fine.
Scott $175
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Lot 3442

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow (O1), block of four deep rich color o.g., lightly hinged F.-V.F.
Scott $800
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Lot 3443

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 2¢ yellow (O2), right sheet margin block of four fresh intense color, beautifully centered, the right pair with very wide margins o.g., very lightly hinged choice Very Fine.
Scott $625
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Lot 3444

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢ yellow (O3), exceptionally well centered within beautifully balanced margins, deep glowing color o.g. an Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $140
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Lot 3445

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢ yellow (O3), block of four exceptionally well centered, bright color and paper o.g., lightly hinged on top right, others never hinged fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $550
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Lot 3446

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢ yellow (O3), bottom margin imprint and plate no. 57 strip of six deep rich color o.g., some hinge reinforcement minor light selvage creases at far left otherwise Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

ONE OF ONLY 5 IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIPS KNOWN.
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Lot 3447

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 6¢ yellow (O4), choice centering within exceptionally large margins, rich color o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $140
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Lot 3448

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 6¢ yellow (O4), block of four beautifully centered, fresh color o.g., lightly hinged on top left and bottom right, others never hinged small light gum crease in bottom right choice Very Fine.
Scott $625
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Lot 3449

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 10¢ yellow (O5), particularly fresh color and paper, beautifully centered o.g. choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $290
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Lot 3450

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 10¢ yellow (O5), block of four deep vibrant color o.g., tiny hinge remnant at bottom, top pair lightly hinged small light gum crease in bottom right F.-V.F.
Scott $1,300
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Lot 3451

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 12¢ yellow (O6), perfect centering, intense glowing color o.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $380
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Lot 3452

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 12¢ yellow (O6), block of four vivid color o.g., hinge reinforcement on right pair Fine.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 3453

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 15¢ yellow (O7), block of four in the olive yellow shade, nicely centered o.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,400

A STRIKING BLOCK IN A DECIDEDLY SCARCE SHADE.
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Lot 3454

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 24¢ yellow (O8), exceptionally well centered, brilliant color on bright paper o.g., bit of album offset Very Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 3455

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 24¢ yellow (O8), block of four brilliant glowing color o.g., central hinge remnant Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 3456

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 30¢ yellow (O9), virtually perfect centering, rich color on fresh paper o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 3457

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 30¢ yellow (O9), block of four quite well centered, radiant color o.g., couple small hinge remnants choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 3458

Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), without gum as issued, bottom left corner margin single, wonderfully well centered for this typically off centered issue, radiant color on particularly fresh paper without gum as issued Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,250

A SUPERB CORNER COPY AND ONE OF THE TWO FINEST CERTIFIED SINGLES.

Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3459

Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), top margin plate no. 65 pair without gum as issued, bright glowing color without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $8,500 + catalog as singles

THE ONLY RECORDED PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLE.
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Lot 3460

Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), block of four without gum as issued, wonderfully well centered, beautifully preserved color and paper, tiny natural inclusion in one without gum as issued Extremely Fine.
Scott $20,000

A BEAUTIFUL BLOCK OF GREAT RARITY- ONE OF ONLY THREE BLOCKS RECORDED.
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Lot 3461

Agriculture Dept., 1879, 3¢ yellow (O95), block of four beautifully centered, radiant color o.g., light natural gum bends Very Fine and choice.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 3462
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢-30¢ complete, overprinted "Specimen" (O1SD-O9SD), without gum as issued, fresh set with full perforations, bright colors without gum as issued 1¢ and 6¢ reperforated at right, 10¢ tiny thin, otherwise Fine-Very Fine.
Scott $1,176
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Lot 3463
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O1SDa), without gum as issued, intact perforations without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $1,250

ONLY ABOUT 20 ARE RECORDED.
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Lot 3464
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ yellow, small dotted "i" in "Specimen" overprint (O1Sb), position 7, without gum as issued, minor small light corner crease Fine appearance.
Scott $450
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Lot 3465
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O2SDa), without gum as issued, scissor separated at top and left, but with perforations largely intact without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $1,500

SCARCE AS ONLY 8+ ARE RECORDED.
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Lot 3466
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O2SDa), without gum as issued, scissor separated at top and left, though perforations largely intact, bright color without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $5,000

A GREAT RARITY, ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED.
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Lot 3467
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O4SDa), without gum as issued, full perforations, radiant color without gum as issued nearly Fine.
Scott $5,000

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.

Expertization: 1952 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3468
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O5SDa), without gum as issued, glowing color without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $5,000

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.

Expertization: 1952 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3469
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O6SDa), without gum as issued, deep color without gum as issued Fine and rare.
Scott $5,000

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED.
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Lot 3470
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 15¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O7SDa), without gum as issued, bright color and paper, scissor separated at top and left without gum as issued Fine.
Scott $5,000

EXCEEDINGLY RARE, ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED.
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Lot 3471
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O8SDa), without gum as issued, scissor separated at top and left, though perforations virtually intact, deep color without gum as issued negligible soiling still Fine.
Scott $5,000

EXCEEDINGLY RARE, ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED.
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Lot 3472
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 30¢ yellow, overprinted "SEPCIMEN" (error) (O9SDa), without gum as issued, radiant color, intact perforations without gum as issued possibly a trivial tiny thin speck, still nearly Very Fine.
Scott $5,000

ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED.
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Lot 3473
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Lot 3474
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 2¢ yellow (O2), cancelled by a blue negative cross fancy cancel, rich color, faults, otherwise Fine Very Fine strike.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3475
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢ yellow (O3), with a choice strike of a Kicking Mule cancel of Port Townsend Washington Territory, deep color Fine, scarce on Agriculture.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3476
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 3¢ yellow (O3), cancelled by (Brad)ford, Ark. (W)hite Co. 1880 c.d.s., fresh rich color, Fine an excellent strike.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3477

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 10¢ yellow (O5), cork cancel on large fragment of a Dept. of Agriculture obsolete free frank package label signed by commissioner Frederick Watts, Very Fine, single public document rate of 10¢ per bound volume.
Estimate 500 - 750

ONE OF THREE RECORDED PACKAGE LABELS WITH A 10¢ AGRICULTURE.

Provenance: Ackerman, Hughes, Waud
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Lot 3478
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Agriculture Dept., 1873, 12¢ yellow (O6), cancelled by a Fine strike of a light red star cancel, rich color on bright paper, beautifully centered, Very Fine a visually appealing used example.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3479
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Agriculture Dept., 1879, 3¢ yellow (O95), cancelled by a marvelous strike of straight line Forsythe (Dakota Territory) cancel, rich color, Fine Very Fine strike.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3480
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Agriculture Dept., 1879, 3¢ yellow (O95), cancelled by a fine strike of Shield in Circle cancel, rich color, pulled corner perf, otherwise Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3481

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow (O1), straight edge, tied by cork cancel on printed Dept. of Agriculture wrapper label from Washington D.C. to Charlotte, Tenn.; file fold through stamp tiny surface abrasion, minor paperclip rust at top of cover, Fine usage, domestic circular rate at 1¢ per 2oz.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

ONLY TEN 1¢ AGRICULTURE COVERS OR WRAPPER LABELS HAVE BEEN RECORDED.
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Lot 3482

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow (O1), tied by cork cancel on obsolete Dept. of Agriculture free frank wrapper from Washington, D.C. to Westover, Md.; edge wear and light foxing, Fine, 1¢ unsealed circular rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

This wrapper was used to mail a Dept. of Agriculture form for crop reporting.

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Lot 3483

Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ yellow (O1), horizontal pair tied by cork cancels on obsolete Dept. of Agriculture free frank wrapper label on full wrapper from Washington, D.C. to Laconia, Ind; small tear on label only, Fine-Very Fine, double the 1¢ circular rate of 1¢ per 2 oz.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

ONE OF TEN RECORDED 1¢ AGRICULTURE COVERS OR WRAPPERS AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAIRS.

Provenance: Ackerman, Knapp, Hughes, Waud
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