Sale 284

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Lot 1201

Canal Zone 1904, 5c blue (2), exceptionally bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $250

Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1202

Canal Zone 1904, 10c yellow (3), fresh color. Usual tropical o.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $350

Expertization: 1985 A.P.S. & 2002 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1203

Canal Zone 1905, 8¢ on 50c bister brown (18), with 1¢ green (9) and pair of 2¢ rose (11) tied by target cancels on registered cover to Italy, "Culebra, Canal Zone, Registered, Feb 12 1906" c.d.s. along with Cristobal transit, Feb 13 and handstamped registry etiquette plus New York exchange office registry label, all on front, backstamped New York and Naples; minor file folds, Very Fine and very scarce. Interestingly, the 2¢ stamps have both "PANAMA" at right.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1204

Canal Zone 1907, 1c green & black, double overprint (22e), top margin single, beautifully cnetered, bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $275

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1205
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Canal Zone 1909, 1c dark green & black (31c), vertical booklet pane of 6. Handmade perforated margins, stitched tab at bottom, fresh and crisp. Full o.g. Fine for this.
Scott $575
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Lot 1206
BK
Canal Zone 1909, 2c vermilion & black (32c), vertical booklet pane of 6. Handmade perforated margins with clipped perfs at right and bottom, partial imprint and showing the stitching, exceptionally well centered, fresh and crisp. O.g., never hinged. Fine.
Scott $750 for hinged
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Lot 1207

Canal Zone 1915, 1c green & black, double overprint (46b), well centered. Tropical o.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $350

Expertization: 1993 & 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1208

Canal Zone 1915, 5c deep blue & black (48), quite well centered. Slightly tropical o.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $500

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1209

Canal Zone 1921, 5c deep blue & black (57), well centered. Slightly tropical o.g. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $300

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1210

Canal Zone 1920, 50c orange & black (58), well centered. O.g. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $275

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1211

Canal Zone 1924, 1c green (67), slightly disturbed o.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $500

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1212

Canal Zone 1924, $1 violet brown, flat "A" (81), choice centering. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $225

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1213

Canal Zone 1926, 2¢ carmine "ZONE CANAL" (84b), o.g., never hinged. Nearly Very Fine, only 180 reported.
Scott $500 for hinged
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Lot 1214
BK
Canal Zone 1926, 2¢ carmine (97b), booklet pane of 6. Intact perforations. O.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $525

Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1215
BK
Canal Zone 1933, 3¢ deep violet (115c), booklet pane of 6, handmade, perf'd margins. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $175 for hinged

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1216
BK
Canal Zone 1934, 3¢ Goethals (117b), booklet panes of 6, handmade, perf'd margins. Perfectly centered. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $160 for hinged

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1217

Danish West Indies 1866, 3¢ rose, imperf, white paper (2), used in combination with U.S. 10¢ banknote (150) tied together by "N. York/Steamship/Feb 22" c.d.s. on 1871 folded cover from St. Thomas to New York, D.W.I. stamp cancelled 6-ring target with "St. Thomas/15/2/1871" c.d.s. alongside, blue "Nunes Fils & Co.", St. Thomas forwarding agents c.d.s. on reverse, 13 Feb; stamps with minor faults, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Expertization: 2001 Carl Møller Certificate.

Provenance: Ackerman, Seybold, Knapp
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Lot 1218
 
Guam 1899, 1¢-$1 and 10¢ Special Delivery (1-7, 9-12, E1), fine centering, o.g., owners handstamp on reverse, set has faults and regumming, Fine appearance.
Scott $5,610

Expertization: 10¢ value with 2000 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 1219

Guam 1899, $1 black, type II (13), intense color, minuscule perf indentation-visible only in fluid. Large part o.g. A fresh and Fine example of this rare stamp.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 1220

Guam Guard Mail, 1930, 2c-4c complete (M1-M2), nicely centered. O.g. F.-V.F.
Scott $625

Expertization: 1983 and 1979 P.F. Certificates, repsectively.
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Lot 1221
 
Guam Guard Mail, 1930, 1c-2c complete (M3-M4), ten selected sets, without gum as issued, exceptionally fresh and virtually free of the pulled perfs and inclusions that are common to these, Very Fine, a choice lot.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1222

Guam Guard Mail, 1930, 1c-2c complete (M3-M4), blocks of 4. Choice centering, virtually intact perforations, faint bend in one 2¢ otherwise Extremely Fine. Without gum as issued.
Scott $850
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Lot 1223
S
Guam Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ blue (E1S), fresh color and paper. O.g., hinge remnant. Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 1224
S
Guam 1899, 10¢ Special Delivery (E1S), o.g. Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 1225
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Hawaii 1863, 2¢ black on grayish, "2" at top (16a), plate 3-C, type IX, position 9, large margins to just in a bit at top right, red Honolulu c.d.s., couple small thin spots. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $3,750
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Lot 1226

Hawaii 1861, 2¢ pale rose, horizontally laid paper (27), four large and beautifully balanced margins, strong fresh color. O.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $275

Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1227

Hawaii 1893, 12¢ red lilac, black overprint (69), exceptionally bright color and paper, well centered. O.g., lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $275

Expertization: photocopy of 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1228
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Hawaii 1894, 5¢ rose lake (76), cancelled by Japan circular postmark in Japanese, Very Fine, rare cancellation on a Hawaiian stamp.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1229

Hawaii 1853, 5¢ blue, thick white paper (5), tied by red "Honolulu, Hawaiian Island, Jul 5" c.d.s. on cover to "Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory", handstamped "SHIP" and "5", clear "San Francisco Cal. 1 Aug" transit c.d.s. at left; cover restoration including silking, stamp has been removed and replaced to allow for restoration of the envelope, Fine appearance, very rare.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000

A MARVELOUS USAGE TO UTAH TERRITORY.

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1230

Hawaii Three covers all different rates, 2¢ rose vermilion (31), unsealed circular rate, Honolulu to Lahaina, Maui; 5¢ blue (32), U.P.U. rate, Honolulu to Rockdale, Texas, forwarded to Auckland, Colo.; 6¢ green (33), single letter rate to U.S., "G.P.O., Hawn. Islds., Paid All, 2-4-75, A" c.d.s., to Springfield, Mass; F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1231

Hawaii 1871, 6¢ yellow green (33), pair tied by segmented 3-ring cancel on lemon cover to Ann Arbor, Mich., postmarked "Post Office, Kohala, H.I., Jun, 26 (invented day), 1880" and purple "Honolulu, H.I., Paid All, Jul 5, 1880" c.d.s.s., backstamped San Francisco, July 14, and Ann Arbor, July 21; one stamp with torn corner, otherwise a Very Fine double rate cover.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1232

Hawaii 1891, 2¢ dull violet (52), two singles tied on 1¢ entire (U1) to Auckland, N.Z. by one of two strikes Honolulu duplex Aug 26, 1892, blue manuscript "2" indicating double weight and magenta "T, 25 centimes" handstamp applied, backstamped Auckland, Sept 8 and 9, part of yellow postage due notice (about 1" x 1½") still remains on reverse where it was applied prior to receiving additional postage from addressee, minor flaws, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600

Provenance: "Overland", Pietsch
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Lot 1233

Hawaii 1891, 2¢ & 5¢ Provisional Govt. (51, 59), used with 1¢ yellow (74) on 10¢ Provisional Govt. entire (U13) registered to Malden, Mass., purple target cancels, Honolulu postmark, May 23, 1894, "A.R." and large "R" with registration number, backstamped San Francisco, June 2; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and colorful.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Pietsch
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Lot 1234

Hawaii 1893, 5¢ ultramarine, red overprint (59), tied by Honolulu duplex, May 24, 1893 (5th day after issue), on cover to Funchal, Madeira, backstamped Lisbon and Funchal; some perf toning on stamp, F-V.F. and scarce destination.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1235

Hawaii 1893, 12¢ red ovpt. & 18¢ black ovpt. (62, 71), tied by purple target on registered cover to France, Honolulu c.d.s., Jun 22 (?), 1894 with matching registry "R" and "A.R.", red Paris foreign registry c.d.s. and New York exchange office registry label, backstamped New York, July 17, and Paris, July 27, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1236

Hawaii 1894, 5¢ rose lake (76), tied by "Honolulu H.I. June 23, 1897" duplex on cover to Tangier, Morocco, addressed to a sailor on the U.S.S. Vermont at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, forwarded from Brooklyn to the U.S.S. Raleigh in care of B.F. Stevens in London, England, purple "United States Despatch Agent / B.F. Stevens 15 Jul 97 London" double-oval and readressed with matching "Care of the U.S. Consul Tangier Morocco" handstamp, "Tangier 21 JY 97" backstamp, various transits, enclosed letter datelined from the "U.S.S. 'Marion'"; rough opening at right, Fine and rare usage from Hawaii to Tangier.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1237

Hawaii Midway Island, H. Isls., Sep 17, 1904, duplex postmark.

Duplex postmark with "Oahu" killer (Murphy 1.1) ties U.S. 1903 1¢ green (300) on picture postcard to Lower Granville, Nova Scotia, stamp also tied by Honolulu "Rec’d" c.d.s., Sept 23; minor creases, Very Fine and exremely rare. There are only about a dozen examples of this Midway marking recorded, with three of them being in the Hawaiian State Archives.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1238

Philippines 1901, $1 black, type I (223), bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $475

Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1239
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Philippines 1901, $1 black, type II (223A), lightly cancelled. Fine.
Scott $750
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Lot 1240

Philippines 1901, $2 dark blue (224), well centered, fresh vibrant color. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $475
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Lot 1241
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Philippines 1901, $5 dark green (225), fresh color and paper. Light face free cancel. Small faults. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $900
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Lot 1242

Philippines 1904, $1 black (237), o.g. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $475
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Lot 1243

Philippines 1904, $2 dark blue (238), fresh color. Very slightly disturbed o.g. Very Fine.
Scott $800

Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1244

Philippines 1904, $5 dark green (239), exceptionally fresh and well centered. O.g. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1245
 
Philippines 1899-1938 Postal stationery (U1//UY2) (U1//UY2), group of twenty different mint entires or postal cards, U.P.S.S. #5-6, 9,11, 19, 22-23, 28, 30, 32, 38-40, 80, 101, 102a, S5, S18, MR1-MR2, all very fresh and Very Fine, way undercatalogued. UPSS $1,447.
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Lot 1246

Philippines 2¢ Official Postal Cards (UZ1-UZ5), five different mint cards with # UZ4 being the short dividing line variety, Very Fine set. UPSS O51-O53, O54a, O55 $362.
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Lot 1247

Puerto Rico 1¢ Jefferson Postal Cards (UX1,UX2), two mint cards, the last with some very slight surface toning, still a Fine-Very Fine pair.
Scott $330
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