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Lot 1200 |
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6¢ Post Office, diagonal bisect (O50a), upper right half tied by quartered cork cancel duplexed with "Rockland Me. Jan 10" c.d.s. on lemon M.O.B. envelope to New York, N.Y., manuscript "British" at upper left, fresh and Very Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 1953 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ackerman, Waud, Markovits
The manuscript notation "British" at the upper left indicates that the money order was issued or payable in Great Britain with New York City being the exchange office for such transactions.
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Lot 1201 |
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6¢ Post Office, diagonal bisect (O50a), lower left half tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Rockland Me. Jan 10" c.d.s. on lemon M.O.B. envelope to New York N.Y., manuscript "British" at upper left; horizontal and vertical file folds not affecting stamp, Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Markovits
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Lot 1202 |
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State Dept., 1873, 6¢ bright green (O60), bottom right corner margin single, beautifully centered within extra wide margins, exceptionally fresh color. Full never hinged original gum. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $150 for hinged
UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE SIX-CENT STATE IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: photocopy of 1983 P.F. Certificate for a block of 15.
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Lot 1203 |
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State Dept., 1873, 10¢ dark green (O62), near perfectly centered, choice color and impression on crisp white paper. Original gum, never hinged. Extremely Fine and handsome.
Scott $190 for hinged
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Lot 1204 |
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State Dept., 1873, 30¢ dark green (O66), flawlessly centered within large and beautifully balanced margins, gorgeous saturated color. Original gum, very lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine, a striking gem.
Scott $425
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1205 |
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State Dept., 1873, 90¢ dark green (O67), virtually perfectly centered with striking color and contrast. Original gum, lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1206 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), near perfect centering with radiant color. Without gum as issued. Extremely Fine.
Scott $5,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT AGRICULTURE PRINTED BY THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, WHICH IS RARELY ENCOUNTERED BOTH WELL CENTERED AND FAULT-FREE.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1207 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), nicely centered with deep rich color. Without gum as issued. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A PREMIUM EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE OFFICIAL, WHICH IS NORMALLY POORLY CENTERED AND, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THINNED DUE TO THE FRAGILE NATURE OF THE PAPER.
Provenance: Burrus
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Lot 1208 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 6¢ brown (O110), well centered with large to enormous margins, strong color and impression. Original gum, never hinged. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $110 for hinged
A INCREDIBLE JUMBO WITH TREMENDOUS EYE-APPEAL.
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1209 |
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1875-79 Official Special Printing, 1¢-90¢ complete less only the State Dollar values, overprinted "Specimen" (O1S-O67S, O72S-O93S), complete set of the Official Specimens lacking only the State Dollar values, including the soft paper (O10xS, O35xS, O57xS) and ribbed paper (O1Sb, O10Sa, O25Sb, O57Sb) varieties. Without gum as issued. Few small faults including some typical scissor separating. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $54,132
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF SPECIAL PRINTINGS OF THE 1¢-90¢ OFFICIALS, OF WHICH ONLY 72 SETS WERE SOLD.
The Officials were part of the special printing program requested by the Post Office Department in which regular and back of the book issues were reprinted. The Officials were overprinted with "Specimen" to prevent their re-use on ordinary mail by purchasers. As such they were sold in small quantities and are extremely rare today.
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Lot 1210 |
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Newspaper, 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ gray black (PR39), exceptionally well centered, with bright and fresh color. Without gum as issued. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1211 |
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Newspaper, 1875 Special Printing, 48¢ pale rose (PR43), especially strong color and impression on crisp white paper. Without gum as issued. Remarkably fresh and Very Fine. Only 268 were sold.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: 1996 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1212 |
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Newspaper, 1875 Special Printing, 84¢ pale rose (PR46), lovely deeper shade. Without gum as issued. Exceptionally fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $4,500
A RARE PREMIUM GRADE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE NEWSPAPER STAMP, OF WHICH ONLY 164 WERE SOLD.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1213 |
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Newspaper, 1879, 36¢ red (PR65), beautifully fresh with vivid color contrasted by bright white paper, near perfectly centered with full, never hinged original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $800 for hinged
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1214 |
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Newspaper, 1879, $24 dark violet (PR76), near perfectly centered, exceptionally fresh with lustrous color on bright paper. Full, never hinged original gum. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $775 for hinged
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Lot 1215 |
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Newspaper, 1879, $36 Indian red (PR77), fresh vivid color. Full, never hinged original gum. Very Fine.
Scott $850 for hinged
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1216 |
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Newspaper, 1879, $48 yellow brown (PR78), rich color. Original gum, very lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 1217 |
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Newspaper, 1879, $60 purple (PR79), fresh pastel color. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $850 for hinged
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1218 |
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Newspaper, 1883 Special Printing, 2¢ intense black (PR80), intense color on brilliant paper, well centered. Without gum as issued. Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1219 |
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Newspaper, 1885, 84¢ carmine (PR88), precisely centered within large, perfectly balanced margins with deep color and full never hinged original gum. A Superb gem.
Scott $725 for hinged
THIS EXAMPLE IS OF A QUALITY THAT IS VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT ON ANY PRE-1895 NEWSPAPER STAMP.
Expertization: 1994 and 2005 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1220 |
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Newspaper, 1885, 96¢ carmine (PR89), deep vibrant color. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $600 for hinged
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1221 |
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Parcel Post, 1913, $1 carmine rose (Q12), top sheet margin single with part of "ONE DOL(LAR)" imprint, absolutely perfectly centered with unusually generous balanced margins particularly intense color. Original gum, never hinged. Natural gum skips. Superb.
Scott $850
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