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Lot 3236 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted (C3a), Position 100 with natural straight edge at right and sheet margin at bottom, deep color, original gum lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $225,000
UNQUESTIONABLY THE FINEST OF THE THREE CORNER MARGIN SINGLES.
Expertization: signed Kessler, Sanabria, "Oriole" and 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Rubin, Scott
The fourth of the corner copies is the lower left stamp in a corner margin block of four.
This example, with its bottom sheet margin, appealed to both of its former owners, Michael Rubin and Ron Scott, because one could immediately place its position in the sheet without having to refer to the reconstruction chart. The fact that it is in pristine condition as well, makes this a highly desirable "Inverted Jenny" for the collector of United States stamps and errors.
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Lot 3237 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin large die proofs (C13P1-C15P1), die-sunk on full cards approximately 8" x 6", blue control numbers on reverse, a fresh, Very Fine and rare set.
Scott $45,000
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Lot 3238 |
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Airmail, 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin (C13), perfectly centered within the largest margins imaginable, post office fresh. Never hinged original gum. Superb.
Scott $400
THE PERFECT 65¢ ZEPPELIN— WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY CLOSED TO THIS IN OVERALL QUALITY.
Expertization: 2003 P.S.E. Certificate graded (Gem 100J).
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Lot 3239 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), complete set tied by New York Grand Central Station double ovals, May 31, 1930, on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover addressed to Sweden, flown on return trip from Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, backstamped Friedrichshafen, Very Fine.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
A MOST UNUSUAL DESTINATION, NO DOUBT UNIQUE FOR A FIRST DAY COVER.
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Lot 3240 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), well centered set on flown First Day Cover, cancelled Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, April 19,1930, usual flight cachets, signed by the Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and four Assistant Postmasters General, addressed by 1st Assistant Postmaster General, Arch Coleman, to his wife in Washington, D.C. Very Fine.
Scott $15,000+
A UNIQUELY SERVICED COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER.
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Lot 3241 |
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Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a choice set tied by Washington, D.C. first day cancels, April 19, on dual-cacheted Zeppelin cover flown on the round trip from Germany via Spain, South America and United Kingdom back to Friedrichshafen (backstamped June 6), also bears the violet round trip cachet, fresh and Extremely Fine. A marvelous example of this rare First Day Cover.
Scott $15,000
THE FINEST QUALITY COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER OBTAINABLE.
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Lot 3242 |
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1971 Apollo 15 Moon Landing cover, cancelled at the Kennedy Space Center on July 26, the date of the launch and again onboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Okinawa, on August 7, shortly after splashdown of the Command Module Endeavor. Signed by all three astronauts Dave Scott, Al Worden and Jim Irwin, this cover was actually carried to the surface of the moon aboard the Lunar Module Falcon. Clean and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THE COVERS CARRIED ON APOLLO 15 AND THE FALCON ARE THE ONLY COVERS CARRIED TO THE MOON (OTHER SIGNED APOLLO 15 COVERS WERE MADE UP AND SIGNED AFTER SPLASHDOWN).
Numbered 116 of 300, the cover is accompanied by a sworn statement signed by the three astronauts, July 19, 1983, attesting to the fact that this cover was carried on the full Apollo mission to the surface of the moon and back. Also that the "covers were in the possession of one or more of the undersigned until 1972" when they were turned over to the government. This is one of an unknown number of the 300 that was released to Al Worden after litigation.
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Lot 3243 |
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Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (E5), magnificent color, virtually perfect centering, never hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $425 Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2005 P.S.E. Certificate graded (XF-Sup 95).
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Lot 3244 |
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Postage Due, 1884, 50¢ red brown (J21), quite well centered, crisp color and impression. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,750 for hinged
Expertization: 2003 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 3245 |
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Postage Due, provisional "Due 1 cent" overprint on half of 2¢ claret (J39 var.), tied by Jefferson, Iowa duplex, Oct. 13, 1895 on cover from Chicago to Waucoma, Ia franked with 1¢ blue (247) tied by Chicago flag cancel, Oct. 11, handstamped "Postage due (1¢)" and "Forwarded (to Jefferson)", backstamped violet Waucoma, Oct. 12; vertical file fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
PERHAPS THE FINEST OF THE FEW RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE JEFFERSON 1¢ PROVISIONAL.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
The postmaster at Jefferson reportedly created 20 of these provisionals by overprinting ten 2¢ stamps. Only a few have been accounted for.
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Lot 3246 |
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Postage Due, 1916, 1¢ rose (J59), wonderfully well centered with fully intact perfs, bright fresh color, full lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,250
WITH IT'S MARVELOUS CENTERING AND CHOICE COLOR THIS IS EASILY AMONG THE FINEST AVAILABLE MINT SINGLES OF THIS POSTAGE DUE RARITY.
Expertization: P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3247 |
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Offices in China, 1895-98, 1¢-$5 (268, 272, 275a, 276-279, 279B, 280-284), arranged by denomination, each tied by clear strike of "U.S. Postal Agency" Shanghai China c.d.s. on a large piece with manuscript "Collection Americaine a la poste de Shanghai", light horizontal fold not affecting stamps, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
AN ATTRACTIVE "SET" OF BUREAU ISSUES FAVOR CANCELLED BY THE SHANGHAI POST OFFICE.
Provenance: Drucker
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Lot 3248 |
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Offices in China, 1919, $2 on $1 violet brown (K16), superlative centering within extra wide margins, face-free U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai registry oval cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $550
A DIFFICULT USED STAMP TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY A NON-PHILATELIC USAGE, WHICH THIS APPEARS TO BE), BUT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN SUCH PRIME CONDITION.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3249 |
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Offices in China, 1919, $2 on $1 violet brown, double surcharge (K16a), tied by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China Dec 23, 1922" c.d.s. on locally addressed envelope, right side trimmed into address, otherwise a Very Fine and extremely rare postally used example on a mostly complete envelope.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
EXCEEDINGLY RARE DOUBLE SURCHARGE USED ON COVER.
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Lot 3250 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ yellow, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O5SDa), glowing color. Without gum as issued. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $11,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE TEN-CENT AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 1952 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3251 |
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Interior Dept., 1873, 2¢ & 3¢ values (O16-17), tied by geometric cancellations duplexed with "Washington D.C. Oct" c.d.s. on small 1875 envelope to the Minister Public Instruction at Rome, Italy, blue "U.S. Bureau of Education" printed corner card, red "New York Oct 23" exchange office datestamp, Rome (11/7) backstamp, forwarded to Palermo the following day, Palermo (11.9) arrival backstamp, cover tear through corner card, 3¢ with staight edge, Fine, an exceedingly rare Official usage to Italy properly paying the 5¢ per ½ ounce U.P.U. rate effective July 1, 1875.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO ITALY, THIS BEING ONE OF THE FEW PROPERLY PAYING THE 5¢ U.P.U. RATE.
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Lot 3252 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ blue (O37), applied as forwarding postage on a small cover from France with French 1878 25¢ red (93) tied by Nice c.d.s. Apr 1, 1879 to the Navy Dept. in Washington where the 3¢ Navy was added and cancelled Apr 15 and the cover was handstamped "Forwarded" and redirected to Athol, Mass., backstamped Paris, Marseilles and New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED COVERS ORIGINATING OVERSEAS BEARING NAVY DEPT. STAMPS FOR FORWARDING, TWO OF WHICH ARE FROM FRANCE.
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 3253 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), bearing red New York Foreign Mail cancellation (Weiss ST-8P3/4), nicely centered, slight faults, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO $2 STATE STAMPS WITH A RED NEW YORK FOREIGN MAIL CANCELLATION.
Provenance: Markovits
Red ink was usually used by the New York Foreign Mail department to cancel supplementary mail, which was handled by the post office after the normal closing of the foreign mail despatch. The other recorded example is ex-Waud/Vlissingen, Stone and has a current P.F. certificate.
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Lot 3254 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), irregular block of six. With complete top and bottom imprints and top plate no. 120. Original gum, hinge marks. Filing hole in top left stamp. F.-V.F. Exceptionally fresh and rich color.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
A STUNNING BLOCK, THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE $5 STATE, AND ONE OF THE IMPORTANT OFFICIAL ITEMS IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Col. Green, Ward, Eno, Weill Brothers, Markovits
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Lot 3255 |
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State Dept., 1873, $10 green & black (O70), bottom margin part imprint single, quite well centered for the $10, exceptionally bright and fresh. Large part original gum. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 3256 |
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State Dept., 1873, $10 and $20 values (O70, O71), complete sheets of 10 showing imprint and plate numbers in top margin, and imprint in bottom margin; $10 with full fresh original gum, 6 stamps N.H., insignificantly reinforced in upper and lower margins; $20 with full fresh original gum, one stamp L.H., rest are N.H., sensibly reinforced in margins only; both with beautiful color and impression, well-centered and Very Fine.
Scott $105,000
TWO OF THE RAREST AND MOST IMPORTANT UNITED STATES OFFICIAL STAMPS IN COMPLETE SHEETS.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate ($10).
Provenance: Weill Brothers ($10)
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Lot 3257 |
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State Dept., 1873, $20 plate essay on India (O71-E1), top half engraved plate frame only, paired with complete $20 plate proof, part of frame plate number at top right, mounted on card, small punch on essay and piece out of top of proof (both contemporary), Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A DRAMATIC AND UNIQUE ESSAY.
Provenance: Markovits
This essay was created by positioning the vigenette plate to fill only the upper left frame. Proof for this is provided by this essay and the O68-E3 essay clearly showing the impression of the lower right corner of the plate. Further confirmation comes from examining the Ex-Markovits $2 lower right corner margin single, lot 3086, where the impression of the edge of the plate clearly shows in the selvage and matches up exactly with the impressions on these two essays.
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Lot 3258 |
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War Dept., 1879, 6¢ rose red (O117), tied by "6" in three rings duplexed with "Washington D.C. Oct 30 1882" c.d.s. on small cover to the cashier of the Anglo-Austrian Bank in Vienna, Austria, Vienna (11.12) arrival backstamp, blue "Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Washington" printed corner card, Very Fine, 1¢ convenience overpayment of the 5¢ U.P.U. rate to Austria.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO AUSTRIA.
The other two recorded covers to Austria comprise a 2¢ Interior usage and a 6¢ War usage from the same correspondence as the cover offered here.
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Lot 3259 |
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Newspaper, 1865, 5¢ large die essay in blue on wove, without "National Bank Note Company, New York" imprint at the bottom (PR1E), 168 x 94mm showing full size of the working die (120 x 62.3mm), bold impressions of two screws which held the die to the press bed, unfinished corners, light soiling at top of essay, two small thins at bottom, well below design. Very Fine, unlisted in Brazer or Scott.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A UNIQUE ESSAY AND A MOST IMPORTANT ITEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 1865 NEWSPAPER STAMP.
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Lot 3260 |
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Newspaper, 1875, 5¢-25¢ Continental Bank Note Co. special printing imperforate, complete in full sheets of ten (PR5-PR7 var.), unique set printed by the Continental Bank Note Co. on new plates prepared around 1876, beautiful fresh colors on hard white paper, without the embossing present on stamps printed from the 1865 plates, 5¢ sheet with a small selvage tear. Extremely Fine and rare and of outstanding quality.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Provenance: Fisher
The 10¢ and the 25¢ values have white margins all around the design, unlike those stamps printed by National Bank Note Co. in 1865, which indicates that new plates were used. Unlisted but footnoted in Scott and written about by Luff and Braceland. Braceland suggests that the Continental Bank Note Co., due to the popularity of the 1875 reprints, which had been made from the original National Bank Note Co. plates, made new plates in anticipation of retaining its government printing contract.
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Lot 3261 |
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Newspaper, 1875, $6 ultramarine (PR26), quite nicely centered, exceptionally fresh with especially deep color on crisp white paper. Original gum. Very Fine and choice example of this rare Newspaper high value.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 3262 |
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Newspaper, 1879, 84¢ red (PR69), part sheet of 35, intense color, quite well centered. Original gum, somehinge remnants, 19 are never hinged. Some reinforcement mainly in the selvage. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $42,000 as singles
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THIS STAMP.
Provenance: Fisher
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Lot 3263 |
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Newspaper, 1879, $48 yellow brown (PR78), perfect centering, gorgeous color on fresh paper, full lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $900
A SUPERB GEM IN THE FINEST POSSIBLE QUALITY.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate and 2004 P.S.E. Certificate graded (XF-Sup 95).
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Lot 3264 |
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Newspaper, 1894, 6¢ intense black (PR93), fresh intense color. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $4,250 for hinged
WITH ITS NEAR PERFECT CENTERING AND FULL NEVER HINGED ORIGINAL GUM, THIS MAY WELL BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
Mint examples of this rare and undercatalogued Newspaper stamp seldom make an appearance at auction and when they do, they are invariably hinged and/or off-center in two directions.
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Lot 3265 |
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Lot 3266 |
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Parcel Post, 1913, 15¢ carmine rose (Q7), extraordinary centering with the largest margins we have seen in the 15¢ brilliant color. Flawless never hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $180
THIS EXAMPLE IS A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR THE FINEST KNOWN 15¢ PARCEL POST.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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