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Sale 353
Lot 363
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State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, $2 green & black, overprinted "Specimen" (O68SD), exceptionally bright and fresh with marvelous color. Without gum as issued. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $25,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE SPECIAL PRINTING OF THE $2 STATE. OF THE MINISCULE NUMBER OF JUST 32 EXAMPLES SOLD, ONLY ABOUT 20 ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, ACCORDING TO THE NOTED SPECIALIST ROBERT L.MARKOVITS. THE PRESENT EXAMPLE IS ONE OF ONLY 5 OR 6 THAT IS WELL CENTERED AND COMPLETELY SOUND.
Expertization: with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Markovits
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| Realized $17,250 |
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Lot 529
Newfoundland, Airmail, 1927, 60¢ De Pinedo Flight (C4), left sheet margin single, position 31 from the sheet of 50. Wonderfully fresh and well centered. Slightly disturbed o.g. (absolutely trivial). Extremely Fine. Of the 300 examples overprinted, 258 were sold. 225 of those were used on covers carried on the flight, leaving a mere 33 possible mint examples.
Scott $42,500
A SUPERLATIVE MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC AIRMAIL RARITY—UNQUESTIONABLY AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.
Expertization: with 2015 P.F. & 2009 Greene Foundation certificates.
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| Realized $40,250 |
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Lot 543
Germany, 1901, 3pf on half of 5pf green, the "Vineta" Provisional (65B), tied on a wrapper by "Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiftspost No. 1" circular datestamp, 2 May 1901; the back of the wrapper identifies the sender as Oberleutnant Fischer of the Cruiser Vineta who was sending a newspaper to a relative in Berlin. Very Fine and rare. Michel A I €22,000 ($23,760).
Scott $16,500
A SPECTACULAR, PROPERLY USED EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE PROVISIONAL.
Expertization: signed Bühler, Kosack and Gustave Freyse ("GF"), with 1987 Jakubek and 1986 Bühler certificates; in the latter Bühler notes that he knew Fischer personally.
In order to meet the demand for a 3pf stamp to pay the printed matter rate from Vineta's post office to Germany, the ship's commander authorized his purser to surcharge and bisect 300 5pf stamps. The sudden increased demand was caused by the crew's desire to send home American newspapers reporting celebrations of the Kaiser's birthday.
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| Realized $10,350 |
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Lot 178
1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (294a), exceptionally fresh and quite well centered. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $12,500
A MOST ATTRACTIVE AND FULLY SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.
Expertization: with 1962 & 1992 P.F. certificates.
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| Realized $5,750 |
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Lot 512
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Canada, 1959, 5¢ St. Lawrence Seaway, center inverted (387a), a lovely used single with side sheet margin selvage and a neat wavy line cancel, exceptionally well centered. Extremely Fine. Unitrade C$10,000 ($7,500).
Scott $10,000
A MARVELOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC MODERN ERROR.
Expertization: with 2015 Greene Foundation certificate.
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| Realized $6,038 |
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Lot 518
Canada, 1992, 42¢ Canada in Space, silver (satellite) omitted (1441a), left sheet margin block of 5 se-tenant pairs containing two plate blocks of 4. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine. Includes a normal plate block for comparison.
Scott $18,750 as singles
A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS STRIKING MODERN ERROR.
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| Realized $2,990 |
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Lot 517
Canada, 1995, $2 Truro School, inscriptions inverted (1376b), o.g., never hinged. Very Fine. Only 70 examples exist. Unitrade C$12,000 ($9,000).
Scott $10,500
A MARVELOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS MODERN RARITY—THERE ARE ACTUALLY FEWER OF THE $2 TRURO INVERT THAN THERE ARE OF THE U.S. INVERTED "JENNY", AND ONLY ONE-FIFTH AS MANY AS THE "SEAWAY" INVERT.
Expertization: with 2015 Greene Foundation certificate.
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| Realized $4,025 |
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Lot 65
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1847, 10¢ black (2), fresh and bright, fine impression with well clear to large margins all around. Unused without gum. F.-V.F.
Scott $15,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE AND VERY SCARCE COMPLETELY SOUND UNUSED 10¢ 1847.
Expertization: with 1984 & 2006 P.F. certificates (also signed Bühler).
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| Realized $5,750 |
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Lot 266
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste (594), fresh and nicely centered with natural straight edge at left. Light slogan cancel. Fine.
Scott $10,500
Expertization: with 1983 P.F. certificate.
Because the 1¢ rotary press perf. 11 was not identified as a separate variety until two years after it was issued, most were lost to philately; only about 100 examples have been recorded to date. The vast majority of those are poorly centered and/or faulty. Scott's value is for examples "with perforations just touching frameline on one side".
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| Realized $3,738 |
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Lot 540
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China (People's Republic), 1962, Mei Lan-fang souvenir sheet (C94M) (628), First Day cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
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| Realized $5,175 |
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