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Lot 107 |
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1923, 3¢ Lincoln Die essay, in violet on India on card (555-E2), complete engraving, but with cross-hatched shading surrounding portrait in vignette, which was absent from the final design; 26x30mm, Bureau control number 70003 on reverse. Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ainsworth
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Lot 108 |
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1923, 3¢ violet, large die proof on India (555P1), in a slightly different, more purple shade, on 155x206mm card with blue control number 154272 on reverse, approved and signed by Postmaster General Hubert Work on Jan 26, 1923, and initialed by Third Asst. Postmaster General Warren I. Glover. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,250+
Provenance: Ainsworth
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Lot 109 |
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1923, 3¢ violet, large die proof on India (555P1), on 146x197mm card with black control number 70060 on reverse. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 110 |
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1923, $1 Lincoln Memorial (571), used with 30¢ & 50¢ on cacheted Zeppelin cover originating in Tokyo Japan and traveling by ordinary mail (no Zeppelin cachet) to Los Angeles where the U.S. stamps and Zeppelin cachet were applied, thence by Graf Zeppelin via Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen. Very Fine and rare. Michel 30Eb €1,850 ($2,000).
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: addressed to Sieger.
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Lot 111 |
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1929, Kans. overprints (658-668), the complete set tied on cacheted, flown Zeppelin card, Lakehurst - Friedrichshafen, backstamped Friedrichshafen. Very Fine and, in all likelihood, unique.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 112 |
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1929, Kans. overprints (658-668), the complete set on a Nickles Washington, D.C. First Day Cover; very slightly toned at ends, mostly visible on reverse. Very Fine.
Scott $1,500
A choice cover.
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Lot 113 |
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1929, Nebr. overprints (669-679), the complete set on a Philip Ward Washington, D.C. First Day Cover. Very Fine.
Scott $1,500
A choice cover.
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Lot 114 |
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1929, 3¢ Nebr., Missing & Wide Spacing overprint varieties (672a, 672 var.), two blocks of 8, each containing two errors/varieties. O.g., varieties never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,160 for hinged
A wonderful pair of exhibition items.
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Lot 115 |
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P
1938, 16¢ Lincoln, large die proof on India on card (821), neatly trimmed to 37 x 40 mm. Very Fine and very rare.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 116 |
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1940, 3¢ Thirteenth Amendment, large die proof on India (902P1), on full card, handstamped on reverse "Engraver's Stock Proof Authorized By (signed) C. Arlt" with blue control number 659129A. Small faint stain on card at lower right. Very Fine.; believed to be unique outside of BEP archives.
Scott $800
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Lot 117 |
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1940, 3¢ Thirteenth Amendment, small die proof on wove (902P2).
Scott $750 Estimate 400 - 500
One of only two recorded.
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Lot 118 |
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1940, 3¢ Thirteenth Amendment, Dorothy Knapp handpainted FDC (902), depicting a large key and a slave freed from an unlocked chain, block of four tied by World's Fair first day cancel. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
One of Knapp's rarest cachets—one other may possibly exist.
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Lot 119 |
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1942, 5¢ Chinese Resistance, small die proof on wove (906P2).
Scott $1,750 Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Livingston
The only recorded example outside BEP archives.
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Lot 120 |
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1942, 5¢ Chinese Resistance, Dorothy Knapp handpainted FDC (906), featuring a Chinese flag and an all-over design on a small Adam Bert envelope, Denver first day cancel. Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The only known example of this design; commissioned by Walter Jarrett.
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Lot 121 |
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5¢ Chinese Resistance, Mae Weigand handpainted FDC (906), featuring a large American eagle and a "V" for Victory, Denver first day cancel. Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 122 |
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1954, 4¢ Lincoln, large die proof on India (1036P1), on full card, handstamped on reverse "Engraver's Stock Proof Authorized By (initialed) AAC" with blue control number 152148B. Small "C" punch applied on back pierces paper slightly, minor corner bend. Very Fine. Believed to be unique.
Scott $800
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Lot 123 |
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1954, 4¢ Lincoln with full gutter (1036 var.), block of four with full vertical gutter between in a corner sheet margin block of 22. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,200+
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Lot 124 |
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1954, 4¢ Lincoln with full gutter (1036 var.), left sheet margin vertical pair with horizontal gutter. O.g.,never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $850
Expertization: 1978 Friedl certificate.
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Lot 125 |
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1954, 4¢ Lincoln with full gutter (1036 var.), full pane of 100 (actually 101+) with a large foldover that occurred prior to the sheet of 400 being cut into panes, resulting in a horizontal pair with full vertical gutter between. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 126 |
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1958, 4¢ Lincoln booklet pane of 6 (1036a var.), a spectacular miscut pane caused by a foldover. O.g. Hinge reinforcement of fold. Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 127 |
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1958, 4¢ Lincoln coil, imperf (1058a), "paste-up" strip of 8 with a bureau tape repair between the 5th & 6th stamps which would have joined two rolls of paper prior to cutting the sheets into coils; the right stamp with normal perforations at right; a little bit of wrinkling due to the tape repair. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 128 |
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1960, 4¢ Lincoln Quote with full gutter (1143 var.), vertical gutter pair with horizontal gutter between in a vertical strip of 4+. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $525 Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 129 |
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1965, 4¢ Lincoln (1282 var.), vertical pair with full horizontal gutter between in a "gutter snipe" block of "5 & 2 halves" created by a diagonal fold-over across the upper right pair (separated and rejoined). O.g., gutter pair never hinged. Very Fine. Unlisted (horizontal pair priced at $800).
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 130 |
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1966, 4¢ Lincoln coil, imperf (1303b), pair. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $650 Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 131 |
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1966, 4¢ Lincoln coil, imperf (1303b), two pairs, the first in a "transitional" strip of 4, the left stamp normal, the next perd only at left; the second a "paste-up" pair with a Bureau tape join between two rolls prior to cutting into strips. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,300+ Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 132 |
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1966, 4¢ Lincoln coil, imperf (1303b), joint line pair. O.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and rare.
Scott $1,500 for NH Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1989 PF certificate.
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Lot 133 |
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1974, 26¢ Mt. Rushmore with full gutter (C88 var.), horizontal pair with vertical gutter between in an irr block of 10+ with a foldover at upper left. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,600 Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 134 |
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1874, 6¢ Lincoln entire (U181), used from Victoria, Vancouver Is. to London, England via Wells Fargo, San Francisco & New York, franked with Canadian 6¢ Small Queen (uncanceled), paying 3x the 2¢ drop letter rate, handstamped blue Victoria Wells Fargo oval and matching straightline "For Great Britain and Ireland" with a different Victoria Wells Fargo oval on reverse with "Nov", carried by Wells Fargo via San Francisco to New York, where two 6¢ Bank Notes (148) were applied (along with the 6¢ indicia, paying 3x the 6¢ treaty rate) and canceled by New York Foreign Mail cancels (Weise GE-S1), red New York c.d.s. (Nov 20) and London receiver (2 Dec 1872) on front; minor edge toning. F.-V.F. and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 135 |
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1899, 4¢ Lincoln, die 1 (U371), with $1 & 2& Columbians & 4¢ Trans-Miss. (241, 242, 287) sent registered from Grayson, Nebr. to Naumburg, Germany, target cancels and Grayson c.d.s.s, Sep 9, 1899; backstamped New York (Sep 13) and Naumburg (Sep 23); tiny tear 4¢ Trans-Miss., entire reduced somewhat at left with reinforced vertical file fold. Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 136 |
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1899, 4¢ Lincoln, die 2 (U373), cut square, 31x33mm. F.-V.F. and rare.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 137 |
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1917, 1¢ Lincoln postal card, Die proof in black on glazed card (UX28TC!), 181 x 77 mm with virtually the complete die-sinkage, blue control number 807162 on reverse. Minor corner bend at lower right, clear of die sinkage. Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Brazer
Believed to be unique.
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