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Lot 2075 |
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1871, 7¢ vermilion (149), choice mint block of four. Virtually perfectly centered, vivid color on bright paper with full original gum being lightly hinged at the top and with the bottom pair being never hinged. A choice Extremely Fine block.
Scott $4,750 ++
A SIMPLY STUNNING BANK NOTE MULTIPLE.
Provenance: Klein
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Lot 2076 |
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1873, 90¢ rose carmine (166), block of four. Virtually perfectly centered and remarkably fresh with full lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $12,000
A PHENOMENAL BLOCK WITH WIDE MARGINS AND LUMINOUS COLOR — EVERY STAMP IS A GEM.
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2077 |
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1875 Special Printing, 7¢ reddish vermilion (171), without gum as issued, very well centered with exceptionally brilliant color, neatly scissor-separated leaving perforations intact on three sides. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP, ONLY ABOUT 50 OF WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.
Expertization: 1957 and 2003 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Chapin
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Lot 2078 |
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1879, 2¢ vermilion (183), complete right pane of 100, fresh, o.g., most are never hinged, many Fine to Very Fine including a superb jumbo corner margin single, sensibly hinge reinforced around edges, one stamp with tiny thin spot.
Scott $17,675+
THE ONLY RECORDED FULL PANE OF THE 2¢ VERMILION BANK NOTE.
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Lot 2079 |
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1879, 10¢ brown, without secret mark (187 var.), printed on double paper, block of four. Nearly perfectly centered with deep color, bottom right stamp with second layer of paper folded upward for display on reverse of lower right stamp. Original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $24,000 + (four singles)
A UNIQUE BLOCK — THE FOUR STAMPS IN THIS BLOCK ARE THE ONLY DOUBLE PAPER STAMPS REPORTED — NO SINGLES ARE KNOWN.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2080 |
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1883, 2¢ red brown (210), very fine centering, tied by a phenomenal strike of skull and crossbones cancel duplexed with "Stoneham Mass. Oct 2" c.d.s. on an immaculate cover to Landaff, N.H.; stamp with trivial tear at bottom, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
GEM EXAMPLE — SURELY THE FINEST STRIKE OF THIS RARE FANCY CANCEL.
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Takahashi
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Lot 2081 |
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1890, 90¢ orange (229), lower right corner margin single with absolutely enormous margins and full never hinged original gum. A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,700
A PHENOMENAL MINT SINGLE IN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2082 |
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1893, 1¢-50¢ Columbians (230-240), unused and mounted on affidavit with Cleveland Post Office letterhead dated January 2, 1893 stating this was the first set sold, it is notated in pencil that the 8¢ was added on March 3, 1893 which predates the EDU date of March 18; the 4¢ and 5¢ values became detached from their selvage and are in black mounts, couple small stamp faults, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
AN IMPORTANT COLUMBIAN ITEM, ESPECIALLY AS FIRST DAY USAGES OF THE 8¢ 15¢ 30¢ AND 50¢ VALUES ARE NOT RECORDED.
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
Affadavit is headed Cleveland Post Office, Office of the Postmaster, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan 2, '93, and reads, "I, Fritz E. Demuth, stamp clerk in Cleveland, Ohio post office do certify that this set of Columbian stamps is the first sold from the Cleveland Office, Fritz E. Demuth, Stamp Clerk" Included are documentary copies of Mr. Demuth's work record from the Post Office Department.
The 1893 Columbian Exposition issue has two recognized first day dates, January 1 (which was a Sunday and holiday when most post offices were closed) and January 2.
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Lot 2083 |
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1893, 1¢-$1 Columbians (230-241), each tied by a separate strike of the "Worlds Fair Sta. Chicago, Ill." station "2" duplex handstamp, July 26, 1893, on a legal size 2¢ Columbian entire addressed to P.D. Armour & Co., Chicago, colors are bright and fresh, centering varies from average (5¢) to Extremely Fine (30¢ short perf) with the 50¢ being F-VF and the $1 Fine, the 2¢ also happens to be the "broken hat" variety, backstamped with the same cancelling device, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A SPECTACULAR COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION COVER.
The collector who made this cover evidently found a very cooperative postal clerk to cancel it for him because the cancels are all struck in such a way that only the datestamp portion of the duplex shows. The canceller was either turned so that the "killer" was beyond the edge of the envelope or, on the middle stamps where that was not possible, the killer was somehow masked, perhaps placing a piece of paper between that portion of the device and the cover.
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Lot 2084 |
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1893, 50¢ Columbian (240), block of four. Very well centered, deep color and impression, pristine never hinged original gum except for a trace of a hinge mark on the lower right stamps. A choice Very Fine block.
Scott $5,400+
Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 2085 |
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1893, $4 Columbian (244), well centered with bright color and pristine, never hinged original gum. Post office fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $12,500
HIGH GRADE DOLLAR VALUE COLUMBIANS THAT ARE TRULY NEVER HINGED ARE NEARLY NON-EXISTANT.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate, 2004 P.S.E. graded Certificate (VF-XF 85).
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Lot 2086 |
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1893, $5 Columbian (245), fine to very fine centering, tied on piece by a bold strike of "Worlds Fair St. Chicago, Ill. Nov 7, 1893" exposition duplex handstamp (Bomar C93-02); stamp lifted to confirm no faults, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE ONLY RECORDED $5 COLUMBIAN USAGE WITH THE EXPOSITION HANDSTAMP.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
There are two recorded $5 Columbian covers with exposition machine cancels and none with the exposition duplex handstamp.
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Lot 2087 |
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1895, 2¢ carmine, type I (265), tied on the earliest documented usage cover by May 2, 1895 New York machine cancel, Insurance company corner card, neat manuscript address, the stamp has been lifted and replaced for watermarking, tiny skillful top edge repair, not mentioned in the certificate. Very Fine and unique. Brookman $9,500.
BELEIVED TO BE THE ONLY RECORDED MAY 2ND USAGE.
Expertization: 1979 P.F. Certificate.
The official date of issue is not confirmed but Lester Brookman, in his United States Postage Stamps of the Nineteenth Century, gives an issue date of May 2nd. The certificate also refers to the May 2nd date as "the listing date of issuance".
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Lot 2088 |
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1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (292), bottom margin imprint single, wide perfectly balanced margins,prooflike color and impression on white paper, pristine, never hinged original gum (lightly hinged in the selvage only). A Superb Gem.
Scott $3,250
THE PERFECT MINT SINGLE OF WHAT MANY CONSIDER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL UNITED STATES STAMPS.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2089 |
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1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (292), full bottom margin imprint and plate number 606 block of four. Rich color and a crisp impression on bright paper, nicely centered. O.g., bottom left stamp never hinged. Top left stamp with small thin spot, a few separated perfs sensibly reinforced. Otherwise F.-V.F., an attractive example of this important plate block rarity.
Scott $35,000
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Wampler
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Lot 2090 |
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1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), full top margin imprint and plate number 613 block of four. Centered to top, wonderfully fresh with rich unoxidized color on bright paper. And full never hinged o.g.
Scott $80,000 for hinged
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Wampler
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