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Special Handling to Confederacy

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1046		() U.S.; Special Handling, 1928, 20¢, Perforation Freak, #QE3 var., unused, bottom pl. block of 10 from the pane. The pane was originally in two pieces and neither horizontal nor vertical perfs, a pane of "Win the War" scrap fully gummed and perfed normally, originally struck so weakly which produced a kissed impression which was used to rejoin the misperfed original pieces, as a result the two panes (this being the bottom two rows) were placed back together with the gummed side stuck down, it was then perforated 11 vertically, full article of the pane is the 1947 Mekeel's Weekly article attached. Unique piece, important item for the Special Handling exhibitor . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1047		() U.S.; Special Handling, 1928, 20¢, Perforation Freak, #QE3 var., unused, side pl. block row of 20 from the pane. From same sheet, see previous lot explanation. Unique piece, important item for the Special Handling exhibitor . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1048		U.S.; Private Vending Coil, Parkhurst Company; 1906, 1¢ Blue Green, Vertical Coil on Unique Cover, #314V, Per certificate, "Parkhurst coil single, Indianapolis in 1908 ("SEP 3 6 PM STA. A") Duplex Cancel on Picture Post Card. …It is a Genuine Usage, With Four Tiny Indentations At The bottom Of The Stamp Made By The 'Pin Perforations' Of The Parkhurst Vending Machine.", it is also docketed in pencil at left "Sept 3-08 4:00 P.M.", noting "Still a Democrat," addressed to Noblesville, Ind. The vending perforation holes can be distinctly seen both at top and bottom. Layton Parkhurst invented the Parkhurst Stamp-Vending Machine in early 1908 in Indianapolis. Parkhurst entered the 1907 Post Office Department (POD) competition to manufacture a practical stamp vending machine to sell postage stamps at post offices after regular business hours. His application was accepted. PF (2015) cert. In February 1908 the POD instructed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to manufacture and ship vertically coiled, perforated 1¢, 2¢, and 5¢ stamps to the Parkhurst Company, which was done. Those rare government coils were dispensed and properly used, but the pasted joins were so irregular that they caused his vending machine mechanism to jam. Only one or two covers mailed at Indianapolis in 1908 have survived. To solve that problem, Parkhurst built and patented his own stripping machine, with which he manufactured his own coils, both perforated and imperforate, from imperforate sheets supplied by the POD. The stamp on this card is a rare imperforate 1¢ coil stamp dispensed by a Parkhurst vending machine and a unique usage of the Scott #314V. There are a few subsequent Washington-Franklin coils on cover with Parkhurst vending machine marks, but this is the earliest example of a GOVERNMENT issued stamp dispensed by a Parkhurst vending machine . Estimate $12,000-15,000. View details and photo	Realized $14,950
Lot 1049		U.S.; Private Vending Coil, Covel Company; 1913-1920 2¢, Perf Vert. Strip of 4, #320, n.h. (2), middle pair l.h., weak perfs, fresh, Fine to Very Fine, APS (1994) cert. Scott $1,600. Scarce . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1050		U.S.; Local, Boyd's City Express, 1845, 2¢ Black on Green on Cover Front, Tied, With 1847 5¢ #1, #20L4, 1, Both tied by red New York and Philadelphia R.R. cancel, local with additional black grid, 5¢ with additional red grid, addressed to Secretary of the Navy, "5¢ stamp with small tears at upper left and bottom right and a vertical crease at right", a Fine cover, PF (2009) cert. Scott $5,000. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1051		U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1884, 2¢ Red, Round "2" Envelope, #U247, on white, corner advert., vert. fold away from 2¢, from Leroy, NY to Rochester, NY, slight corner fault on reverse, Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1052		U.S.; Postal Stationery, Airmail Envelopes, 1933, 5¢, Bicolored Border Omitted, Die on Watermark Paper, #UC1 var., mint, "variety but printed on normal watermarked paper….and with red border omitted and traces of blue lozenges visible". Ex Schiller. UPSS #AM1. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1053		/ U.S.; Postal Stationery, Airmail Envelopes, 1946, 5¢ Carmine, Die 1, Border Omitted Entire, #UC14, mint. very slight aging. Scott $2,500. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1054		o U.S.; Revenues, Wines, 1934, $50 Yellow Green, #RE107C, used with usual staple holes, other half not attached, scarce item, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,000. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1055		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1942, $1 Baldpates, #RW9, n.h., Grade 90 Extremely Fine, PF (2016) cert. Scott Stamp Values $350. Estimate $160-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1056		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1946, $1 Redhead Ducks, Plate Block of 6, #RW13, n.h., gum skips in selvage as usual, gum bends. Scott $350. Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1057		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1947, $1 Snow Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW14, n.h., gum bends, Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 1058		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1956, $2 American Merganser, Plate Block of 6, #RW23, n.h., slight offset on reverse, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1059		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1957, $2 American Eider, Plate Block of 6, #RW24, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1060		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1958, $2 Canada Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW25, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1061		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1959, $3 Labrador Retriever, Plate Block of 4, #RW26, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1062		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1963, $3 Brants, Plate Block of 4, #RW30, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1063		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1964, $3 Nene Geese, Plate Block of 6, #RW31, n.h., 2 staple holes in selvage, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $1,950. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1064		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1965, $3 Canvasback Drakes, Plate Block of 4, #RW32, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1065		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1966, $3 Whistling Swans, Plate Block of 4, #RW33, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 1066		U.S.; Revenues, Hunting Permit, 1967, $3 Old Squaw Ducks, Plate Block of 4, #RW34, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1067		U.S.; Revenues, State Duck Stamp, California, 1972 Cinnamon Teal, #CA2, on original backing paper, Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1068		U.S.; Confederacy, 1862, 10¢ Rose on August 1862 Cover, #5, Touching frame to just in on 3 sides, wide left margin, from Stauton VA to Columbia VA, stain at top right. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1069		U.S.; Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, "Frame Lines" on Cover, #10, showing very close to 4 sides, tied by Richmond Aug 6, 1863 cds to Trevilliams Depot, VA, top right corner of cover repaired and missing piece of back, a Fine cover. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 1070		U.S.; Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ Blue, Block of 12, #11, n.h., nice and very fresh for this issue, couple of small toning spots, Very Fine. Scott $192 ++. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1071		U.S.; Confederacy, 1863, 20¢ Green on Cover, #13, erratic to large margins all round, tied by Richmond cds to Drakes Branch, VA, slightly dirty, otherwise Very Fine, CSA (1996) cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345

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