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Sale 358
U.S. and Worldwide
Stamps, Covers and Collections
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Lot 189 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ yellow, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O1SDa), without gum as issued, nicely centered, rich color. F.-V.F., only about 20 are known.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: with 2008 P.F. certificate graded F 70.
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Lot 190 |
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Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ yellow, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O2SDa), without gum as issued, typical centering, brilliant color. Light horizontal crease. Choice Fine appearance, 8-10 known.
Scott $3,000
Provenance: Leventhal, Huggins
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Lot 191 |
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Executive Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ carmine, overprinted "Specimen" foreign entry of 6¢ Agriculture (O11SD var.), without gum as issued, position 40, natural straight edge at right as always. A bit of rubbing at right. Otherwise Very Fine, rare variety.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 192 |
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Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ vermilion, overprinted "Specimen" (O17SD), without gum as issued, well centered, exquisite color. Some blunted perfs at top right from scissor separation as often. Very Fine, only 88 sold.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 193 |
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Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ vermilion, overprinted "Specimen" (O19SD), without gum as issued, nicely centered, intact perforations, rich color. F.-V.F., only 82 sold.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 194 |
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Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ vermilion, overprinted "Specimen" (O20SD), without gum as issued, fully intact perforations all around, rich color. A bit of extraneous ink. Very Fine, only 75 sold.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 195 |
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Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 15¢ vermilion, overprinted "Specimen" (O21SD), without gum as issued, vivid color. Scissor separated but perforations visible all around. Very Fine, only 78 sold.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 196 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ purple, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O25SDa), without gum as issued, prooflike color. Trivial thin. Very Fine appearance, scarce variety.
Scott $1,900
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Lot 197 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ purple, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O26SDa), without gum as issued, well centered, perfs virtually intact. Fresh F.-V.F.
Scott $3,500
Expertization: with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Sheriff, where it was described as having a thin, which it absolutely does not
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Lot 198 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O27SD), without gum as issued, scissor separated, perfs mostly intact. Fine, only 178 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 199 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O28SD), without gum as issued, virtually perfectly centered, exceptionally fresh. An Extremely Fine gem. Only 163 sold.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: with 2010 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 200 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O29SD), without gum as issued, perfs fully intact. Trifle pale shade. Fine, only 163 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 201 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O30SD), without gum as issued, perfs virtually intact, bright color. F.-V.F., only 163 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 202 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 15¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O31SD), without gum as issued, well centered, vivid color. Usual slightly blunted perfs but all visible. Very Fine, only 157 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 203 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O32SD), without gum as issued, very well centered, full perforations, stunning color. Choice Very Fine, only 150 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 204 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple (O32), disturbed original gum, three jumbo margins. F.-V.F. SMQ $975.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: with 2003 P.S.E. certificate graded F-VF 75.
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Lot 205 |
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Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 30¢ purple, overprinted "Specimen" (O33SD), without gum as issued, beautifully centered, brilliant color. Perfs slightly blunted from scissor separation but all visible. Extremely Fine, only 150 sold.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 206 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ purple (O33), large part original gum, stunning color. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: with 1985 P.F. certificate and 2009 P.S.E. certificate.
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Lot 207 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O35SDa), without gum as issued. Intact perfs except pulled perf bottom left. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 208 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ gray blue, overprinted "Specimen", soft paper, double overprint (O35xSDa), without gum as issued. Without gum as issued. Couple tiny trifling perf flaws. Still Fine and rare.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: with 2010 Weiss certificate.
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Lot 209 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O36SDa), without gum as issued, nicely centered. Faint pressed crease, tiny thin. Handsome Fine appearance.
Scott $4,500
EXCEEDINGLY RARE, AND WHILE UP TO 18 WERE SOLD, WE HAVE SEEN VERY FEW OF THE 2¢ "SEPCIMEN" AND EVEN THE MARKOVITS COLLECTION LACKED AN EXAMPLE.
Provenance: Golden
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Lot 210 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O37SD), without gum as issued, well centered. Perfs with scissor separation as often but visible all around. Very Fine, only 126 sold.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 211 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O38SD), without gum as issued, well centered, bright color. Small light thin. Choice Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 212 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O40SD), without gum as issued, well centered, rich color. Some blunted perfs from scissor separation. Very Fine, and only 112 sold.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 213 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O43SD), without gum as issued, excellent centering. Perfs slightly blunted but visible at top and bottom. Fresh Very Fine, only 106 sold.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 214 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 30¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O44SD), without gum as issued, deep color, fully intact perfs all around. F.-V.F., only 104 sold.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: with 2008 P.S.E. certificate.
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Lot 215 |
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Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 90¢ ultramarine, overprinted "Specimen" (O45SD), without gum as issued, bright color, fully intact perfs. Fine, only 102 sold.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 216 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ black, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O47SDa), without gum as issued, fresh crisp color. Fine.
Scott $3,250
A FRESH FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ POST OFFICE "SEPCIMEN", UP TO 60 WERE SOLD, BUT THE 1¢ "SEPCIMEN" IS RARELY OFFERED.
Provenance: Lewenthal, Kharash, Golden
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Lot 217 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" inverted (O47SDb), without gum as issued, beautifully centered and fresh. Single pulled perf. Still Very Fine, Markovits estimated that only 60 were sold.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: with 2015 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 218 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O49SD), without gum as issued, nicely centered, wide margins. Perfs a bit clipped upper right. Very Fine, only 91 sold.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 2012 P.S.E. certificate.
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Lot 219 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O50SD), without gum as issued, beautifully centered, crisp color, fully intact perfs. Choice Very Fine, only 87 sold.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded VF 80.
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Lot 220 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O51SD), without gum as issued, excellent centering within wide margins, intense color. An Extremely Fine jumbo, rare this choice, only 177 sold.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: with 2010 P.F. certificate and 2012 P.S.E. certificate, the latter graded VF-XF 85J.
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Lot 221 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O52SD), without gum as issued, well centered, exceptionally fresh. Very Fine, choice, only 93 sold.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded VF 80.
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Lot 222 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 30¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O55SD), without gum as issued, well centered, wide margins. Pulled perf. Still Very Fine, only 81 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 223 |
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Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 90¢ black, overprinted "Specimen" (O56SD), without gum as issued, exceptional centering, perfs fully intact. Choice Extremely Fine, quite possibly the finest example extant, only 82 sold.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 224 |
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State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ bluish green, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O57SDa), without gum as issued, remarkably well centered, prooflike color. Very Fine.
Scott $1,900
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1¢ "SEPCIMEN" ERROR.
Expertization: with 2003 P.S.E. certificate.
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Lot 225 |
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State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ bluish green, double "Specimen" overprint (O57SDd), without gum as issued, rich color, well centered with a few minor perf flaws. F.-V.F.
Scott $3,850
Expertization: with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
The example in the Markovits sale (MBI sale 273, Feb. 2004) was listed as unique. This stamp appeared a couple years later and is the only other example, of which we are aware, with a double overprint. It is far better centered than the Markovits example.
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Lot 226 |
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State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢ bluish green, overprinted "Sepcimen" (error) (O58SDa), without gum as issued, outstanding centering. Single nibbed perf, light European expertizing b/s, barely shows through (only visible under magnification). Extremely Fine, probably the finest centered of the few existing examples.
Scott $2,500
Markovits (MBI sale 273, Feb. 2004) states "7-10 recorded".
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Lot 227 |
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State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, $2 green & black, overprinted "Specimen" (O68SD), without gum as issued, quite nicely centered for the $2.00, and with brilliant color. the PF certificate states "cleaned to remove toning at top," there is absolutely no trace of toning or cleaning visible to the naked eye, the Friedl certificate makes no mention of the cleaning. Still Very Fine.
Scott $19,000
ONLY 32 WERE SOLD, BUT MARKOVITS (MBI SALE 273 FEB 2004) STATES ONLY 20 RECORDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED AND MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE TINY POPULATION.
Expertization: with 1969 Friedl certificate and 2015 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 228 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), part original gum, prooflike color. Couple negligible flaws. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: with 2011 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 229 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), original gum, well centered, rich colors. Couple perf faults. Otherwise fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: with 1992 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 230 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), full fresh original gum lightly hinged, bright color, sharp impression, well centered for the issue. Very Fine.
Scott $7,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARELY OFFERED SOUND MINT $5 STATE DEPARTMENT OF WHICH ONLY 363 WERE PRINTED, SOME OF WHICH WERE USED,AND A REVIEW OF THE "ONLINE SEARCH" OF THE PF REVEALED ONLY ABOUT 25 EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS SOUND AND WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: with 1992, 2014 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 231 |
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State Dept., 1873, $10 green & black (O70), original gum hinge remnant, bright color, nicely centered. Couple nibbed perfs. F.-V.F.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 232 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O74SD), without gum as issued, excellent centering within unusually wide margins, deep color. Very Fine, choice, only 84 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 233 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 6¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O75SD), without gum as issued, bright and fresh. Fine, only 85 sold.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 1999 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 234 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 10¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O77SD), without gum as issued, rich color, wide margins. Nibbed perf. F.-V.F., only 82 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 235 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O78SD), without gum as issued. Fresh and Fine, only 75 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 236 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 15¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O79SD), without gum as issued, well centered. Perfs a trifle blunted but visible. Very Fine, only 75 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 237 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O80SD), without gum as issued, stunning intense color. Fine, only 99 sold.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 238 |
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Treasury Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 30¢ dark brown, overprinted "Specimen" (O81SD), without gum as issued, exceptionally fresh. F.-V.F., only 74 sold.
Scott $1,600
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