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Sale 313
Lot 2489
1979, $1 inverted candle holder (1610c), well centered. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $22,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE "C.I.A. INVERT", ONLY ABOUT 95 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.
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| Realized $18,400 |
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Lot 1526
 
Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a well centered set on flown First Day Cover, Friedrichshafen-Lakehurst, cancelled Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, April 19,1930, usual flight cachets, signed by the Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and four Assistant Postmasters General, addressed by 1st Assistant Postmaster General, Arch Coleman, to his wife in Washington, D.C., backstamped Lakehurst May 31, Very Fine. Michel 66 G.
Scott $15,000+
A UNIQUELY SERVICED COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER.
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| Realized $11,500 |
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Lot 2504
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Airmail Semi-Official, 1877, 5¢ Buffalo Balloon, tête-bêche (CL1a), vertical tete-beche pair, the top stamp type I, the bottom type II, two distinctly different shades, unused, couple minor tiny fault, lightly creased between stamps. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $21,500
A RARE PAIR OF WHICH ONLY ABOUT 11 ARE KNOWN VIRTUALLY ALL OF WHICH ARE FAULTY TO SOME DEGREE.
This pair is listed as item number 20 and illustrated in Robert Schoendorf's, The Buffalo Balloon Mail 1873-1877.
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| Unsold |
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Lot 2659
Silver Tax, 1942, $20 "SERIES 5942" error (RG101a, 101), bottom left stamp in a block of three with three normal, original gum, lightly hinged. Very Fine, an exceedingly rare block, listed but unpriced in Scott.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Provenance: Cunliffe, Sohn
This superb block was the cover item for the Cunliffe "20th Century Revenues" auction.
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| Realized $12,075 |
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Lot 2660
Silver Tax, 1942, $60 gray (RG104), without gum as issued, bright color and paper, well centered. Fresh and Very Fine, listed but unpriced in Scott.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: 2003 P.S.E. Certificate.
This is one of only two unused examples recorded in the Eric Jackson census.
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| Realized $7,475 |
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Lot 1523
Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), a nice F-VF set on flown First Day Cover, Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen, tied by Washington, D.C. "5" duplex handstamps, April 19,1930, German and U.S. flight cachets as well as the circular roundtrip handstamp, backstamped Friedrichshafen June 6 and New York June 18, F-VF. Michel 68 G.
Scott $15,000
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| Realized $8,625 |
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Lot 1463
NYFM cancellations, an extraordinary collection of over 205 stamps (some pairs) with different cancellations on a range of values up to the 90¢ mostly clear strikes of a wide variety of fancier types including a few red supplementaries, condition and centering of stamps varies with many better, about half accompanied by recent certificate, overall Fine to Very Fine, This collection provides a stunning nucleus for further expansion with many scarce types present.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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| Realized $4,888 |
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Lot 1065
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), balance of exhibition collection with 27 examples, some interesting cancellations including quartered corks, grids, etc., one in red, most with faults, some well centered examples, a Fine to Very Fine group.
Scott $60,750
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| Realized $20,700 |
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Lot 2647
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Stock Transfer, 1942, $500 bright green (RD138), nicely centered, bright and fresh, light violet handstamp and perfin cancels, a few stample holes, one causing a tiny internal tear. Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS HIGH VALUE— ONE OF THE KEY VARIETIES NEEDED FOR COMPLETION OF THE STOCK TRANSFER STAMPS.
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| Realized $7,763 |
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Lot 1462
New York Foreign Mails, collection of 51 stamps bearing mostly Very Fine strikes of various NYFMs in red and black, values up to 90¢ including twelve 90¢ four 30¢ eight 24¢ five 15¢ four 12¢ and nine 7¢ many well centered, also includes two non-NYFM cancels, few faults, an exceptional collection.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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| Realized $4,313 |
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