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Sale 317
U.S. Stamps & Postal History and Important Historical Documents
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Lot 1369 |
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1873, 1¢ ultramarine (156), horizontal pair, well centered, bearing red Glen Allen Va. star precancellation; faults including some separated perfs and creasing in right stamp, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR BEARING RED GLEN ALLEN STAR PRECANCELLATIONS.
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Lot 1370 |
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1873, 2¢ brown (157), incredibly well preserved, with stunning prooflike color and a highly detailed impression enhanced by bright paper. Pristine never hinged original gum. Choice Very Fine. Rarely seen in such Post Office condition.
Scott $450 as hinged
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1371 |
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1873, 3¢ green (158), tied by blue "Gin" barrel fancy cancellation duplexed with "Chicago Ill. 8 Oct" c.d.s. on cover to New York N.Y., reverse with New York City Delivery (10.10) arrival duplex, original 1873 enclosure, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A CHOICE STRIKE OF THIS PREMIER BANKNOTE ERA FANCY CANCELLATION.
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Barwis
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Lot 1372 |
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1873, 3¢ green, grilled (158e), strong color and impression, original gum, lightly hinged. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 1373 |
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1873, 3¢ green, double impression (158j), clearly showing a second full impression natural straight edge at left, blue segmented cork cancel, color changed to blue at right. Fine.
Scott $3,750
A RARE AND DRAMATIC BANK NOTE VARIETY ONLY NINE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
Expertization: 1972 and 1992 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Sheriff, Saadi
This stamp is from the same collection as the Scott #147b which sold in our Sale 306 for $42,500. There are only five P.F. certified examples of 147b (cat. value $40,000) and only nine of 158j which would seem to indicate that the latter is seriously undervalued in the Scott catalogue.
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Lot 1374 |
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1873, 30¢ gray black (165), virtually perfect centering, deep color, two strikes of New York Supplementary type E cancellation. Extremely Fine. A choice used example.
Scott $140
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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