Sale 314

The Dr. Alphonse A. Maffeo Collection
of U.S. & Confederate Stamps and Historical Documents


United States Regular Issues
 
 
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Lot 39
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1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ample to large margins, deep rich color, strong impression. Unused. Some faint tone specks (not mentioned on certificate). Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,500

Expertization: clear 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 40
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1847, 10¢ black (2), ample to mostly large margins, detailed impression. Unused. Lightly creased, faint staining virtually invisible. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $15,000

A TRULY RARE STAMP IN UNUSED CONDITION.

Expertization: 1973 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 41
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1847, 10¢ black (2), large to huge margins, strong color and impression. Lightly struck red grid cancellation. Remarkably fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,400

Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 42
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1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins with a strong impression and light red grid cancellation, fresh. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 43

1847 (1875 Reproductions), 5¢-10¢ complete (3-4), 5¢ with full to large margins, 10¢ with large to huge margins all around, strong impressions. Without gum as issued. 5¢ small tone spot, 10¢ light crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,775
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Lot 44

1851, 3¢ orange brown (10), ample to full margins, just clear at lower left, handsome rich color. Original gum. Light creasing (not mentioned on certificate). Very Fine.
Scott $4,000

A SCARCE STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM AND FOUR MARGINS.

Expertization: clear 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 45

1851, 12¢ black (17), lower left corner margin single with full to enormous margins. Full original gum. Light vertical crease and slightly toned. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $6,500

Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 46

1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), exceptionally well centered with perforations nearly clear on all sides, deep rich color and detailed impression. Part original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,250

Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 47
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1875 Re-issue of 1861-67 issue, 10¢ green (106), well centered within particularly large margins, bright color. Unused. Repaired perforation at left (not mentioned on certificate). Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $2,200

Expertization: clear 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 48

1869, 12¢ green (117), well centered with unusually wide margins, bright color. Original gum. Very Fine.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 49
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1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), quite well centered with large margins, rich colors. Unused. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $4,250

THE 1869 15¢ TYPE I IS QUITE RARE IN THIS CHOICE UNUSED CONDITION.

Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 50
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15¢-90¢ 1869 Pictorial issue invert, plate proofs on card (120aP4-122aP4, 129aP4), matched margin set with large margins all around, bright and fresh colors, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $10,750

A SUPERB SET OF THESE POPULAR INVERTS.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford

Only one sheet of 100 of each value was produced.

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Lot 51
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), mathematically precise centering within the largest margins imaginable on this value, bright color. Unused. Negligible, absolutely inconsequential soiling at top. Still Extremely Fine.
Scott $5,250

WITH ITS PRECISE CENTERING WITHIN IMMENSE MARGINS, THE 1869 90¢ OFFERED HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLES AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

Expertization: 1974 & 1988 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 52

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 90¢ carmine & black (132), well centered, vibrant color on fresh paper. Part original gum. Small thin. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,750

Expertization: 1988 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 53
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1869 (1875 Re-issue), 90¢ carmine & black (132), characteristic deep colors, bright paper, New York registry oval cancellation. Minor corner creases. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $6,500

AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90¢ LINCOLN REISSUE.

Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 54

1883 Special Printing, 2¢ pale red brown (211B), margin single, quite well centered within large margins, brilliant color. Full fresh never hinged original gum. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $950

A PRISTINE MINT SINGLE, ACTUALLY QUITE SCARCE IN THIS CHOICE NEVER HINGED CONDITION.

Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 55

1888, 4¢ carmine (215), quite well centered, deep rich color. Fresh never hinged original gum. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $800

Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 56

1895, 50¢ orange (275), full top margin plate number "75" and imprint strip of three, well centered. Full original gum, minor separation and hinge reinforcement. Very Fine a fresh and scarce multiple.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 57

1895, $2 bright blue (277), well centered, deep color. Original gum, minor hinge remnant. Two perf tip thins. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 58

1895, $5 dark green (278), exceptionally well centered, outstanding prooflike color and impression on bright paper. Original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,400

THE 1895 $5 BUREAU ISSUE IS RARELY SEEN IN THIS STUNNING QUALITY.
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Lot 59

1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), exceptionally well centered. Original gum. Tiny tear at bottom right. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 60

1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (294a), disturbed original gum. Two small thin spots. Fresh and Fine appearance, an attractive example of this invert.
Scott $11,000

Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 61
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (294a), rather well centered for a used single, fresh color. Light cancel that leaves the vignette clearly visible. Thin spots. Choice Fine appearing.
Scott $13,000

AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR INVERT, THAT IS FAR SCARCER USED THAN IT IS MINT.

Expertization: 1971 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 62

1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), particularly well centered, unusually strong colors for this invert. Fresh lightly hinged original gum. Negligible faint corner bend (quite minor and not even mentioned on the P.F. Certificate). Still Very Fine.
Scott $45,000

ONE OF THE FRESHEST AND BEST CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THE FEW RECORDED THAT STILL POSSESS THEIR FULL ORIGINAL GUM.

Expertization: clear 1991 P.F. certificate.

The 2¢ is the rarest of the Pan-American inverts. It is believed that perhaps 200 were sold and about 150 unused examples remain. Of those 150 or so, most have disturbed gum or no gum and are noticeably off center. This is one of the few that has retained its full original gum.

Scott notes that "Almost all unused copies of No. 295a have partial or disturbed gum. Values are for examples with full original gum that is slightly disturbed."

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Lot 63

1903, $5 dark green (313), perfectly centered with large margins, intense color and impression on bright paper. Original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,000

AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE THE 1903 $5 ISSUE WITH OUTSTANDING CENTERING AND COLOR.
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Lot 64

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), large margins all around, rich color. Pristine never hinged original gum. Tiny transluscency at edge of right margin. Extremely Fine.
Scott $425

Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 65

1909, 10¢ yellow coil (356), pair. Quite well centered with wide margins all around, vibrant color. Full lightly hinged original gum. Left stamp with tiny natural inclusion. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 66
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1911, 3¢ deep violet, the "Orangeburg" coil (389), characteristic deep color and wavy machine cancellation, quite nicely centered for this rare coil. Slight creases (most are faulty to some degree). Otherwise Fine.
Scott $10,000

Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 67

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), original gum, small hinge remnant. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,850

Expertization: 1972 A.P.S. Certificate.

Scott values this stamp in a grade of fine.

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Lot 68

1923, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste (544), rich color on fresh paper. Original gum. Light horizontal bend. Fine appearance.
Scott $22,500

EXCEEDINGLY RARE WITH PROBABLY LESS THAN 30 EXAMPLES CERTIFIED.

Expertization: clear 1964 P.F. certificate.

Scott values this stamp in a grade of fine.

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Lot 69

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted (C3a), position 83, well centered, bright and rich colors, original gum, trifling thin spot, negligible crease and faint natural inclusion. Choice Very Fine appearance.
Scott $275,000

ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THIS LEGENDARY INVERT AVAILABLE.

Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.

Provenance: Floyd F. Starr
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Lot 70

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, center inverted (C3a), position 89, well centered, fresh rich colors, disturbed original gum, small thin spot and light crease at bottom left. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $275,000

ONE OF THE MOST HANDSOME EXAMPLES OF THIS RENOWNED U.S. ERROR EXTANT.

Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 71
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Airmail Semi-Official, 1877, 5¢ Buffalo Balloon (CL1), large to huge margins, deep fresh color. Regummed. Extremely Fine. only 300 were issued.
Scott $7,500

ONE OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES RECORDED.

Expertization: 1986 P.F. certificate, Sanabria h.s.
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Lot 72

Offices in China, 1919, $2 on $1 violet brown, double surcharge (K16a), outstanding centering, deep rich color on bright paper. Original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $7,750

A STUNNING MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR AND RARE ERROR.

Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 73
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), well centered, deep rich color. 1882 New York foreign mail oval cancellation. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,500

A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE USED HIGH VALUE.

Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 75

State Dept., 1873, $10 green & black (O70), quite well centered, georgeous deep colors. Virtually full original gum. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $4,750

A PARTICULARLY CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $10 STATE, OF WHICH ONLY 363 WERE SOLD.
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Lot 76

State Dept., 1873, $20 green & black (O71), bright and fresh. Original gum. Light horizontal crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500

Expertization: clear 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 77
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State Dept., 1873, $20 green & black (O71), fresh color and paper. Light cork and manuscript cancellations. Fully Very Fine.
Scott $3,250

THE $20 STATE IS THE MOST DIFFICULT OFFICIAL DOLLAR VALUE TO FIND LEGITIMATELY USED.

Expertization: 1990 P.F. certificate.

Most "used" examples of the $20 have been straightline pen cancelled for presentation purposes.
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Lot 78

Agriculture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yellow (O94), well centered, vibrant color. Without gum as issued. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $6,000

AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. PRINTING.

Due to soft paper, many have thins; sound, well centered examples are quite rare.

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Lot 79
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Carrier, 1851 (1¢) Franklin (LO1), full to large margins including part of adjacent stamp at right, bright color, light red cancellation, small faults. Handsome Very Fine appearance.
Scott $6,500

A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND OFTEN MISIDENTIFIED CARRIER.

Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 80
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Charleston, S.C., Steinmeyer's City Post, 1859, 2¢ black on bluish (4LB19), position 4, large margins all around, bright fresh color and paper. Unused. Very Fine.
Scott $4,500

A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE CARRIER.

Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.

There are only about 6-8 examples recorded of the black Steinmeyer's City Post carrier issue on bluish.

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Lot 81
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New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842, 3¢ black on grayish (6LB1), huge margins all around showing portions of dividing lines on all four sides. Red framed "U.S." cancellation. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE CITY DESPATCH CARRIER.

Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 82
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New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on green (6LB4), position 2L, huge balanced margins with part sheet margin at top, distinctive green paper, wonderfully fresh. Unused (as are the other two recorded). Extremely Fine.
Scott $11,500

THE FINEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS CARRIER RARITY.

Expertization: 1991 P.F. certificate.

The three recorded examples are:
1. bottom sheet margin, unused, Ex Hall.
2. single, unused, Ex Caspary, Lilly.
2. top sheet margin, position 2L, unused, the example offered here.

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Lot 83
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New York, N.Y., U.S. City Despatch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on blue green, double impression (6LB5a), strong doubling of entire design, deep blue green paper, some slight surface rubbing. Still Very Fine.
Scott $1,500

Expertization: 1974 and 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 84

Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.P.O. Despatch, 1849-50, 1¢ black on yellow (7LB9), framelines showing on two sides, deep color. Part original gum. Fine and rare.
Scott $2,750

Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 85

Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.P.O. Despatch, 1850-52, 1¢ blue (7LB12), large margins, cancelled by red star with additional red star adjacent, used with 3¢ red brown (11) margins to in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Oct 21" on blue cover to Princeton, N.J., an Extremely Fine usage.
Scott $1,250

AN IMMACULATE AND CHOICE PHILADELPHIA CARRIER USE.

Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 86
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Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.P.O. Despatch, 1856, 1¢ black (7LB18), margins to touching handstamp at top, clearly showing 1851 1¢ ornaments at right, cut diamond shape (as often) due to nature of printing. Unused. Fine.
Scott $1,250

A RARE EXAMPLE CLEARLY SHOWING THE 1851 1¢ SIDE ORNAMENTS.

Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.

Interestingly, the Philadelphia carrier stamps, 7LB16 and 7LB18, were printed on the sheet selvage of imperforate 1¢ 1851 stamps.

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Lot 87
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St. Louis, Mo., U.S. Penny Post, 1849, 2¢ black (8LB1), margins clear to huge, just in at side outer framelines, fresh color and paper. Unused. Fine and rare.
Scott $7,000

Expertization: 1981 P.F. certificate.

There are only about 16 unused or used examples recorded of this stamp. None are known used on cover.

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Lot 88

Hussey's Post, 1858, 1¢ black (87L5), four large margins, tied by "Hussey, 1ct Paid, 50 Wm St." circular handstamp on orange envelope addressed to Liberty Street in New York City, edge discoloration at top, Fine and very rare use, unpriced in Scott on cover.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: William H. Crocker

There were no examples recorded of the Hussey 1858 1¢ black on cover in the Golden, Hall, or Kuphal collections offered recently.

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