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Unsold Lots - Sale 114
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Lot 865 |
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  U.S.; General Issues, 1907, 2¢ Jamestown, Plate Block of 6, #329, n.h., small top pl. #3520, gum spot on one stamp, fresh, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $900.
Estimate $200-300.
| Asking Price
$150 |
Lot 883 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1913, 5¢, Horizontal Coil, Pair, #396, n.h., with pl. #5902 under paste up, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $375.
Estimate $250-300.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 908 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 5¢ Blue, Horizontal Flat Plate Coil, Line Strip of 4, #447, n.h., Fine.
Scott $725.
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 923 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 8¢ Olive Bister, Perf 10 At Top, #508c, "Anderson Ind." precancel., "transitional perforations at top, small scrape and margin nick at top", Fine. Per Siegal Auctions, Sale 1040, 3/26/2013 $1,500 hammer, Census # CAN-20. 2012 PF cert.
Scott $9,000.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
| Asking Price
$1,000 |
Lot 975 |
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 U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ "Low Plane", #C3, o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $70.
Estimate $150-200.
| Asking Price
$100 |
Lot 1003 |
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 U.S.; Airpost, 1930, Graf Zeppelin Set on FDC, #C13-C15, attractive strike of APR 19 Washington, DC and duplex cancel to Hollywood, CA, a Very Fine cover, 1996 PSE cert.
Scott $10,000.
Estimate $7,000-9,000.
| Asking Price
$7,000 |
Lot 1034 |
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U.S.; Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ Blue, Strip of 3, #E5, n.h., imprint pl. #881, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,600.
Estimate $450-550.
| Asking Price
$400 |
Lot 1035 |
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U.S.; Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ Blue, Strip of 3, #E5, l.h. imprint strip of three pl. #77, Very Fine.
Scott $900.
Estimate $350-450.
| Asking Price
$300 |
Lot 1051 |
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o U.S.; Offices in China, 1919, Block Group, #K1, K2, K4, K5, K10, K11, all used blocks of 4 with K1 (2) and K2 block of 6, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,690.
Estimate $700-800.
| Asking Price
$500 |
Lot 1073 |
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() U.S.; Newspaper, 1875 Special Printing, 48¢ Pale Rose, #PR43, ungummed, "Tiny corner crease at upper right and tiny tear at the right", Fine appearance, 2002 PSE cert.
Scott $4,000. 268 issued .
Estimate $800-1,000.
| Asking Price
$600 |
Lot 1076 |
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U.S.; Newspaper, 1885, 96¢ Carmine, #PR89, n.h., vivid color on bright paper, Very Fine, 1990 PF cert.
Scott $1,750.
Estimate $800-1,000.
| Asking Price
$700 |
Lot 1077 |
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U.S.; Newspaper, 1894, 4¢ Intense Black, Block of 4, #PR92, n.h., couple of minor perf seps., great color and impression, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $5,100.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
| Asking Price
$800 |
Lot 1087 |
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 U.S.; Carrier, USPO Despatch; 1851, 1¢ Eagle, #LO2, on piece, four ample margins, "red cancel and red Kensington, PA pmk., light corner crease at upper right", Very Fine appearance, 2013 PSAG cert.
Estimate $180-200.
| Asking Price
$130 |
Lot 1093 |
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U.S.; Local, Messenkope's Union Square Post Office, 1849 (1¢) Black on Cover, #106L1, partially torn away at foot before use indicating that it was used after Dunham had taken over the express, tied to cover to the mails with 3¢ (#11) by New York Mar 13 postmark, Fine.
Estimate $375-425.
| Asking Price
$375 |
Lot 1096 |
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U.S.; Local, Wyman, 1844, 5¢ Black on Cover, #149L1, Wyman's Letter Offices, train illustrated 5¢ tied to Robbins correspondence letter to New York by Wyman's red boxed handstamp, faint stain in margin. Ex Paliafito.
Scott $3,500. Wyman's Letter Offices, train illustrated 5¢ stamp tied to Robbins correspondence letter to New York by Wyman's red boxed handstamp, the only reported example tied by handstamp. The first stamp in the world showing a train .
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
| Asking Price
$2,000 |
Lot 1117 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1882, 5¢ Garfield Postal History, UPSS #U489, etc., Small assemblage of 28 entires, good range of markings and destinations, incl. additional franking, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #U222.
Estimate $200-300.
| Asking Price
$150 |
Lot 1129 |
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S U.S.; Postal Stationery, 1897, 1¢-5¢ UPC Specimen Entires Complete, #U294S-U331S, set of 59 entires incl. different knives and sizes of the sixteen different designs, clear "Universal Postal Congress" overprints, immaculate condition, rare to find complete set, Very Fine. According to Thorp book, the government overprinted the then-current series for presentation to delegates attending the Universal Postal Congress in Washington D.C. in 1897.
Scott $6,000 +.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
| Asking Price
$2,400 |
Lot 1134 |
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U.S.; Postal Stationery, War Dept., 1873, 6¢ Dark Red on Cream, UPSS #WD15, Entire, Very Fine.
Scott #UO24 $7,000.
UPSS $15,500.
Estimate $6,000-7,000.
| Asking Price
$3,750 |
Lot 1140 |
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/ U.S.; Postal Card, 1891, 1¢ "Picture Hanger", USPCC #S12e, pristine, Very Fine.
Scott #UX11 var.
USPCC $400.
Estimate $140-180.
| Asking Price
$100 |
Lot 1142 |
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S U.S.; Postal Card, 1897, UPC Specimen Overprint Complete, USPCC #S14Sp-1, S16Sp-1, MR1Sp-1, MR3Sp-1, very fresh and Extremely fine, vary rare and in great condition. These were issued to the delegates to the Universal Postal Congress held in Washington D.C. May 5-June 15, 1897. 1971 PF cert. for UY2S and UY1S.
Scott #UX12-13SQ, UY1-2SQ $2,400, only 125 sets printed .
Estimate $1,800-2,000.
| Asking Price
$1,600 |
Lot 1147 |
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U.S.; Postal Card, Airpost, 1958 5¢ Miscut, USPCC #SA2 var., with 5¢ Flying Eagle at left and "Air Mail - Postal Card" at right, spectacular error, Very Fine.
Scott #UXC2 var., rare .
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$140 |
Lot 1148 |
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/ U.S.; Postal Card, Paid Reply, 1920, 1¢ on 2¢+1¢ on 2¢ Red on Buff, Typographed Surcharge, USPCC #MR17, unsevered, Very Fine.
Scott #UY10 $450.
USPCC $700.
Estimate $120-150.
| Asking Price
$100 |
Lot 1170 |
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o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1867, $2 Red, #REA13, cut to shape, few tiny thins, double circle handstamp.
Scott $500.
Estimate $250-300.
| Asking Price
$250 |
Lot 1177 |
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o U.S.; Revenues, Beer, 1933, 1hhd, #REA158, creases and small margin tear at top, Very Fine appearance. Another copy realized $7000 in Tolman and $8000 in Scarsdale auctions, first example of this stamp to appear at any auction in nearly ten years.
Scott $9,000. Priester recorded only 2 examples of this making it one of the rarest of all U.S. Revenues. The Tolman/Scarsdale example also had faults .
Estimate $7,000-8,000.
| Asking Price
$5,750 |
Lot 1183 |
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o U.S.; Revenues, Silver Tax, 1941, $100 Gray, #RG80, uncut with small thin in lower left margin, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $700.
Estimate $180-200.
| Asking Price
$140 |
Lot 1187 |
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() U.S.; Revenues, Narcotic Tax, 1964, 1¢ Violet, Block of 4, #RJA106, ungummed, Extremely Fine.
Scott $360 as singles.
Estimate $150-180.
| Asking Price
$120 |
Lot 1191 |
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U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1934, $1 Mallards, #RW1, n.h., gum crease as normal, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $725.
Estimate $210-240.
| Asking Price
$210 |
Lot 1193 |
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U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1934, $1 Mallards, Block of 4, #RW1, n.h., with pl. #129200, centered, Very Fine.
Scott $2,900.
Estimate $1,250-1,400.
| Asking Price
$1,250 |
Lot 1194 |
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U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1934, $1 Mallards, Block of 4, #RW1, n.h., with pl. # 129200, small inclusion on lower left on back, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,900.
Estimate $1,000-1,300.
| Asking Price
$1,000 |
Lot 1196 |
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o U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1934, $1 Mallards, #RW1, used purple double cancel, Very Fine, 2016 PF cert.
Scott $160+.
Estimate $160-200.
| Asking Price
$160 |
Lot 1202 |
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U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1940, $1 Black Mallards, Plate Block of 6, #RW7, n.h., bottom pl. #143743 with normal gum creases, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,500.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
| Asking Price
$1,000 |
Lot 1207 |
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U.S.; Hunting Permit, 1945, $1 Shoveller Ducks, Plate Block of 6, #RW12, n.h., Top pl. #157249 with normal gum creases, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $600.
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$150 |
Lot 1233 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Albany, Ga., 1861, 5¢ Greenish Blue on Cover, #3XU1, env. dated blue NOV 21 1861 to ? GA, slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine cover.
C.S.A. Catalog #ALB-GA-EO1A $750.
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $300-400.
| Asking Price
$200 |
Lot 1237 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Blue on Cover, #26X1, position 7, select four margined example (just two corner ornaments touched), tied by light strike of "Fredericksburg Va." c.d.s. to cover addressed to Manassas Junction, Va., slight cover reduction at left, faint stain at bottom and addressee's name has been altered, still very fine for this.
C.S.A. Catalog #FRE-VA-A01 $5,000.
Scott $5,000. The Crown book records approximately 27 covers bearing the Fredericksburg Provisional, many of which are in poor condition. The cover offered here has an unusually choice stamp and the cover itself is quite attractive, ex Caspary, Green, and Gross .
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
| Asking Price
$3,000 |
Lot 1239 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Red on Cover, #56X2, Large margins to just in at right incl. part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by faint strike of "Memphis Ten. Oct. ?" circular datestamp on orange cover to Fulton Miss., "cover reduced at top (slightly) with part of back flap missing", still very fine. Ex Matz. 2017 PSE cert.
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $750-850.
| Asking Price
$700 |
Lot 1240 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Red on Cover, #56X2, Large margins to clear, top right corner wrapped around edge of cover, tied by "Memphis Ten. Nov. 10" circular datestamp on cover to Columbus Ky., small age spots, very fine, signed Weill.
C.S.A. Catalog #MEM-TN-E01 $2,500.
Scott $2,500.
Estimate $800-1,000.
| Asking Price
$650 |
Lot 1241 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn.; Envelope, 1861, 5¢ on Orange Cover, #56XU3, Mostly clear "Memphis Ten. Oct. 15, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Lieut. P. G. Pettit, 8th Regt. Ark. Vol., Bowling Green Ky., sender's notation "Genl. Hardee's Division" and care of Capt. Gray and Col. Patterson, pressed vertical fold, an Extremely Fine cover. Ex Emerson, Brooks and Kilbourne. Signed Weill.
C.S.A. Catalog #MEM-TN-E01 $2,500.
Scott $2,000. A beautiful example of the 5-cent red Memphis on orange entire, with a desirable military address in Confederate-occupied Kentucky .
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
| Asking Price
$1,500 |
Lot 1242 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Across the Lines Cover, #61X2, Three large margins, barely in along right frameline, light shade, tied by blue "Postage Paid" handstamp and bold black "Adams Ex. Co. * Louisville, Ky. * Aug. 4, 1861" circular datestamp on "The Adams Express Company" imprinted buff cover northbound from Joseph Knowles in Nashville to his daughter Annie in Warren R.I., blue "Adams Express Co. Nashville Aug. 3" oval datestamp and pencil "2" (two bits, 25c express fee) applied by Adams Nashville office, 3¢ Type III (#26) affixed at Adams Louisville office and tied by blue grid with matching "Louisville Ky. Aug. 5" double-circle datestamp, 5¢ has a long sealed vertical tear, 3¢ minor faults, Special Routes Census No. N-AD-48 (illustrated on p. 48). This South-to-North express cover is one of six recorded with the 5¢ Nashville adhesive provisional and U.S. stamps used together. Five are listed in the Special Routes book (Census Nos. S-AD-38, N-AD-48, 73, 81, 83). A sixth cover recently came to light, which has "The Southern Express Company" oval handstamp (both the marking and the cover were unknown to the authors at the time the Special Routes book was published). In addition to the 5¢ covers, there are two Nashville 10c Provisional combinations carried by Adams. Two of the six covers, incl. the one offered here, are from the Knowles correspondence to Rhode Island. Two other northbound covers have Adams and Louisville post office markings with identical dates (Aug. 21 and 22); one is addressed to Minnesota and the other to Kentucky. The fifth cover is a North-to-South usage to Cleveland Tenn., dated July 27 at Louisville. Adams was required to pay Confederate postage, but letters never actually entered the mails at Nashville., Ex Walske, Weatherly and Simon. Very few covers are recorded with Confederate provisional stamps or markings used in conjunction with across-the-lines express service. This group includes the provisionals of Atlanta (handstamp), Houston (handstamp), Lynchburg (press-printed entire), Memphis (adhesive), Mobile (adhesive), Montgomery (handstamp), Nashville (adhesive and handstamp) and New Orleans (adhesive).
Estimate $8,000-10,000.
| Asking Price
$6,500 |
Lot 1245 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢, #62X3, used right margin single, very fine, tied on large piece by "New Orleans LA JUL 30, 1861" double circle pmk. and "Paid" and "New Orleans LA 31 JUL" datestamp at center, 2017 PF cert.
Scott $200 +. Scarce with the River Mail postmark .
Estimate $200-250.
| Asking Price
$140 |
Lot 1247 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1861 South to North Adams Express (Louisville, Ky) Cover, Jul. 23, 1861, clear strike of circular datestamp, 3c Dull red, Ty. III (26), fresh color and beautifully centered, tied by blue grid cancel and "Louisville Ky. Jul. 24, 1861" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to John Lewis Faber in South Hadley Mass., pencil ms. "25/1" express charge (two bits, or 25c), cover separated and reattached at bottom and left, still Extremely fine through-the-lines cover carried by Adams Express with a choice stamp and well-struck markings. Special Routes Census No. N-AD-30. 1994 APS, 2013 PF certs.
Estimate $1,000-1,400.
| Asking Price
$900 |
Lot 1248 |
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Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1862 North Carolina Patriotic Stampless, Ten Star Flag and Verse patriotic, used circa JUL 5 1862 with Kingston, NC postmark and "Paid" handstamp, "J. Bonitz, Goldsboro, NC" imprint at left, no flap, to Catawba Springs, NC, otherwise very fine and attractive. Ex Myerson.
Dietz #F10-11.
Estimate $425-500.
| Asking Price
$425 |
Lot 1264 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ on Patriotic Cover, #6, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, four even margins, tied by blue "Dublin, Va./Jun. 24" (1862) cds on patriotic cover showing 11 Star Flag design with verse & "J.W. Randolph, Richmond, Va." imprint, slightly reduced at left, just clear of design.
Dietz #type F11-16, extremely Fine and a very scarce single 5¢ usage on a patriotic cover .
Estimate $800-1,000.
| Asking Price
$700 |
Lot 1265 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Pair on Wallpaper Cover, #7, Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, tied by bold double-circle datestamp on green and tan floral wallpaper cover to Choctaw Corner Ala, sender's directive "Via Mobile" at lower left, opened for display, some slight edge wear and expertly repaired tear, stamps with slight toning, still fine.
Estimate $400-500.
| Asking Price
$350 |
Lot 1266 |
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Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ Pair on "Bristol (V. &) T.R.R." Cover, #7, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair on De La Rue paper, tied by mostly clear undated circular handstamp on cover to Orange C.H., VA; light toning, top flap missing, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $200-300.
| Asking Price
$150 |
Lot 1270 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Strip of 5 on Cover, #8, with left sheet margin, large margins except where touching two stamps, tied by blue "Columbia S.C. Dec. 31" (1864) circular datestamp on high-quality envelope with embossed floral seal on flap, addressed to Edward M. Lazarus, care of Capt. J. R. Mordecai on James Island S.C., ms. "31/12 64" docketing, "corner scuff at top right. Ex MacBride, Hart and Birkinbine. 2011 PF cert.
Scott $4,500 +. Extremely fine, one of the few 2¢ red Jack strips of five cancelled in blue on cover, sent to the "siege train" on James Island in the Charleston Harbor .
Estimate $2,500-3,000
The South Carolina "Siege Train" was a special force of C.S.A. artillery that operated from James Island in an attempt to break the Union hold of Charleston Harbor. Captain Mordecai was assistant quartermaster and son-in-law of prominent Charleston resident Moses Mordecai.
| Asking Price
$2,500 |
Lot 1281 |
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Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ on Wallpaper Cover, #12, Die B, Full margins, tied by "Nelson Station Va. Mar. 16" circular datestamp on gray floral wallpaper cover to Staunton Va., corner nicks at left, still fresh and very fine. Ex Wishnietsky.
Scott $800.
Estimate $500-700.
| Asking Price
$400 |
Lot 1313 |
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B Canal Zone, 1909, 2c Vermilion & Black, Pane of 6, Handmade, Perfed Margins, #32c, o.g., with interleaf and normal tropical gum, Very Fine.
Scott $800.
Estimate $300-350.
| Asking Price
$270 |
Lot 1354 |
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/ Philippines, Special Delivery, 1931, 20c Plate Block and Arrow Blocks, #E6, well balanced margins, n.h. pl. block of 8 pl. #22620, right and left o.g. arrow blocks on 4 with some offset, Very Fine.
Scott $820.
Estimate $350-400.
| Asking Price
$300 |
Lot 1357 |
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Philippines, Occupation, 1943, 1p on 4p, With Inverted "S" in Peso, #N7, very fine n.h. sheet of 25 with Pos #4 variety, Very Fine.
Scott $3,975. Vary scarce .
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
| Asking Price
$1,000 |
Lot 1362 |
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/o U.S. Collections, Mint and Used Attractive Collection, In National Hingeless, used classics with grills, #1-2, 1869's complete, Bank Notes to 90¢, 1879 issue on mint with Bank Notes, Columbians and Trans-Mississippi complete mint, scattered Bureaus, Washington-Franklins with coils, #404, 1922-1939 mostly complete, back of the book with Airs and Special Delivery complete mint except #E9, mostly used Dues, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, few certs.
Estimate $12,000-14,000.
| Asking Price
$10,000 |
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