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Guam Special Delivery, Guard Mail, Specimens
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 918

Guam, Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Plate Block of 6, #E1, l.h., large bottom #882, slight reinforcing, excellent color, overall Very Fine.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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Realized
$920
Lot 919

Guam, Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Plate Block of 6, #E1, tropical o.g., large bottom #883, excellent color, Fine overall, PSE (1994) cert.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Realized
$633
Lot 920

Guam, Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Plate Block of 6, #E1, tropical o.g., large top #883, excellent color, Fine, PSE (1994) cert.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Realized
$748
Lot 921

Guam, Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Plate Block of 6, #E1, l.h., large top #882, perfs touch, excellent color, Fine overall.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $700-900.
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Realized
$575
Lot 922

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue, on 1900 Naval Usage, #E1; 3-46-10, faulty copy along with 3¢, 4¢, 6¢-15¢ (few with minor faults), tied by circular San Luis D'Apra JUL 24 1900 from USS Yosemite reg. to Pittsburgh with appropriate Manila and Murphy 1.5 and 2.3 cancels, minor cover faults. Most E1 usages are from the Zug correspondence.
Scott $2,400+.
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$690
Lot 923

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue With 2¢, #E1; 2, E1 centered bottom, sound tied with 2¢ by "Agana Island of Guam Nov. 30, 1901" (Murphy 1.90) circular datestamp to Everett, Wash., small repaired tear, Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Zug correspondence. Signed Bartels.
Scott $1,525+.
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$460
Lot 924

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue, With 2¢, 6¢, #E1; 2, 6, 10¢ and two 2¢, 6¢ affixed upside down and tied by "Agana, Island of Guam Mar. 1, 1902" datestamps on cover to Essex Junction Vermont, some slight toning incl. around adhesives, still fine, Fine overall. Realized $700 in 2004 auction.
Scott $1,740+.
Estimate $350-450.
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Realized
$518
Lot 925

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue, With 8¢ to 50¢ to Germany, #E1; 7-8, 10-11, with 8¢ small tear, 15¢ slight gum soiling, 10¢, 50¢, E1 fine to very fine, tied by Agana, Guam straightline Jan 7 1901 to Buchholz, Murphy 1.5, 2.3 cancels, typed "Registered", horiz. fold at top, Fine cover. Voight correspondence.
Scott $2,255+.
Estimate $500-700.
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Realized
$863
Lot 926

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ with 15¢ to Mass., #E1; 10, With 15¢, fine to very fine, tied by "Agana, Island of Guam Apr. 17, 1902" circular datestamp (Murphy 1.9) to Kendall Green, Mass., some minor wear, very fine, scarce usage, small corner bend top right, a Fine cover. Realized $1300 in 2004 auction.
Scott $1,640+. 15c on cover cats. $900, E1 on cover $1500 .
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$518
Lot 927

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Variety to Germany, #E1a; 7-8, 10-11, variety "dots in curved frame" with 8¢ small fault, 10¢ slight gum soiling, 15¢, 50¢, E1 fine to very fine, tied by Agana, Guam straightline Jan 7 1901 to Plauen, Germany, Murphy 1.5, 2.3 cancels, horiz. fold, Fine cover. Wagner correspondence.
Scott $2,255 +. Rare with variety .
Estimate $500-700.
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Realized
$575
Lot 928

Guam, Special Delivery Postal History, 1899, 10¢ Blue, Variety to Washington, DC, #E1a; 2, 7, variety "dots in curved frame", tied with 2¢, 8¢, fine to very fine with blue AGANA, Guam straightline May 23 1901 (Murphy 1.5, 2.3) cancels to Dept. of Interior, vert. fold, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,685 +. Rare with variety .
Estimate $350-450.
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Realized
$460
Lot 929

Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢ Green, Block of 4, #M1, n.h., usual centering, pos. 24-25, 34-45, fresh, about Fine. Ex Sicking, Rothschild. PF (1974) cert.
Scott $2,300+.
Estimate $350-450.
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Realized
$288
Lot 930
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Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 1¢ Red & Black, Block of 19, #M3, ungummed, top right copy added to block, normal se. at left and bottom, second horizontal row with "Cleveland Bond" of papermaker's wmk. reversed, clean, Very Fine. Ex Sicking.
Scott $2,460 + (blocks, singles). One of the largest blocks known .
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$518
Lot 931

Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢ Green, "GRAUD" and "MIAL", #M7a, b, Mial n.h., Graud o.g., in block of ten with eight normal, pos. 53-54/63-64/73-74/83-84/93-94, natural s.e. at bottom, bright color, fine, scarce, Fine and scarce. Ex Sicking. PF (1973) cert., errors signed Sloane.
Scott $850 + (hinged). Perhaps 4-5 double errors are known, 500 issued of each .
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$460
Lot 932

Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢ Green, "MIAL", #M7b, o.g. (h.r.), excellent color, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1980) cert.
Scott $425. 500 issued .
Estimate $140-180.
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Realized
$173
Lot 933

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 1930, 2¢ Green on First Day, #M1, Horizontal pair (right copy straightedge), nicely centered, tied by "Guam Service Piti Apr. 8, 1930" (Murphy 1.6.1 cancel), F.D. double-circle datestamp on buff cover addressed to Peggy Muller, very fine, scarce and attractive, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $875 (on FD, used singles). Piti is especially difficult for First Day usage .
Estimate $450-550.
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Realized
$403
Lot 934

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 1930, 2¢ Green on First Day, #M1, Horizontal pair (right copy straightedge), nicely centered, tied by "Guam Service Asan Apr. 8, 1930" (Murphy 1.6.1 cancel), F.D. double-circle datestamp on buff cover addressed to Peggy Muller, very fine, scarce and attractive, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $875 (on FD, used singles). Piti is especially difficult for First Day usage .
Estimate $450-550.
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Lot 935

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 1930, 4¢ Carmine on First Day, #M2, Tied by "Guam Service Piti Apr. 8, 1930" (Murphy 1.6.1) F.D. double-circle datestamp on Dr. Muller cover, cancel slightly smudged, Fine to Very Fine and rare.
Scott $400. Piti is especially difficult for First Day usage .
Estimate $200-300.
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Realized
$173
Lot 936

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 4¢ Carmine on First Day, #M2, Tied by "Guam Service Agana Apr. 8, 1930" (Murphy 1.6.1) F.D. double-circle datestamp on Dr. Muller cover, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $400.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$173
Lot 937

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 4¢ Carmine, Commercial Usage to Sumay, #M2, tied by May 6, 1930 (Murphy 1.6.1) cancel, addressed to Cable company from Guam Recorder, Fine to Very Fine, scarce usage commercially .
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$311
Lot 938

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 1930, 1¢ Red & Black, Pair, Asan Usage on Cover, #M3, Horizontal pair, small corner crease, tied by "Guam Service Asan Aug. 25, 1930" double-circle datestamp, on buff Dr. Muller cover (Murphy 1.6.1) F.D. double-circle datestamp on Dr. Muller cover, cancel slightly smudged, Fine to Very Fine and rare, PF (1989) cert.
Scott $375 (on cover, used single). The number of fully perforated pairs of the 1¢ is relatively small, the amount in one collector's opinion is 120 .
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$299
Lot 939

Guam, Guard Mail Postal History, 1930, 4¢ Carmine, Black Overprint, 2¢ Green, Red Overprint, #M6-7, Vert. strip of 3 of former, block of 4 of latter (natural s.e. at right), tied by Three Line "Guam Guard Mail / Feb S 1931 / Merizo" pmks. on cover to Agana, blue die impression of "Guam" Seal (as on #s, M3 & M4)
corner card, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Sicking, brought $525 in 1989 Siegel auction. Earliest Known Use .
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$242
Lot 940
 
Guam, 1978 Bicentennial Guard Mail Cover Exhibit, exhibited on pages and loose, hundreds, incl. scarce cachets (as few as 126 produced), some with U.S. adhesives, also adhesives incl. multiples, full sheets, difficult collection to dupl., clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-200.
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$138
Lot 941
S
Guam, Specimen, 1899 Set, "Specimen" in Purple, #1SE-13SE, E1SE, o.g. to part o.g., $1 tiny thin, E1 small thin, 2¢ no gum, nice colors, mostly Fine or better, "values are for fine to very fine appearing with minor faults", $1 PF (1982) cert.
Scott $1,925. Rarely offered as a complete set .
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$518
Lot 942
S
Guam, Specimen, 1899, 50¢ Orange, Overprinted "Specimen" in Purple, #11aSE, full o.g. (h.r.), Fine or better"values are for fine to very fine appearing with minor faults".
Scott $350 +. Scarce shade with the overprint .
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$184
Lot 943
S
Guam, Specimen, Special Delivery, 1899, 10¢ Blue, "Dot in S" Variety, Overprint "Specimen" in Purple, #E1aSE, full o.g. (h.r.), Fine"values are for fine to very fine appearing with minor faults".
Scott $500 +. Undoubtably rare with variety .
Estimate $250-350.
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Realized
$345








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