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Lot No. Photo Description Asking
Lot 7
S   Argentina, 1930-31 Revolution, Specimens, #374-398, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $160-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 20
   China, 1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st Printing, 2ca Green, Imperf Proof, Pair, #17P, 2nd printing, unwatermarked corner marginal pair, horiz. fold well clear of design, excellent color, Extremely Fine and scarce. Ex M.D. Chow.
Chan #23P.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Asking Price
$1,500
Lot 57
   Germany, 1911, 60pf Red Purple, Michel #92 I a, n.h., Fine to Very Fine, 2002 Jäschke-Lantelme cert.
Scott #89 var.
Michel €800.
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 76
   German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1900, "Reichspost", 25pi on 5m Slate & Carmine, Type I, Michel #23 I I, l.h., lightly toned, Fine, signed.
Scott #24 $640.
Michel €850.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$120
Lot 82
o   German Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1903, "Reichspost", 25pi on 5m Slate & Carmine, Type II, Michel #23 II, used, short perf, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #30 $525.
Michel €700.
Estimate $130-150.
Asking Price
$90
Lot 107
   German Colonies, East Africa, 1908, 3r Carmine & Blackish Green, Michel #39 II A IIa, l.h., with selvage, frame type II, vignette type III, small spot upper left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, 2012 Steuer cert.
Scott #41a var.
Michel €900.
Estimate $150-180.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 150
/   Italian Somaliland, Money Order; 1924, 1926 Sets, Sassone #1-12, 1st o.g. (h.r.), 2nd n.h.
Sassone €1,200.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$130
Lot 151
o   Italy, Lombardy-Venetia, Newspapers; 1858 1.05s, Sassone #8, 3 ring cancel, huge margins all around, Extremely Fine, 1991 Raybaudi cert.
Scott #P5 (Austria) $625.
Sassone €1,000.
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 153
o   Italy, Sardinia, 1853 Victor Emmanuel II 40c Pale Rose, Sassone #6, large margins all around, "Novi 2 Maggio 1854" clear cds, Extremely Fine, signed A Diena, etc., Biondi 2003 cert.
Scott #6 $800.
Sassone €1,600.
Estimate $250-300.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 154
   Italy, Sardinia, 1854 Victor Emmanuel II 5c Grayish Green, Unissued, Sassone #10b, full o.g., good to large margins all around, excellent color, Very Fine, 1987 Biondi cert.
Scott #7b $3,600.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$550
Lot 155
   Italy, 1910 Garibaldi, Sassone #S13, n.h., very fresh, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #117-118 $1,400.
Sassone €2,400.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 156
o   Italy, 1929, Victor Emmanuel III, 1.75L Deep Brown, Perf 13½, Sassone #242, used, usual centering, Fine and scarce, Garanzia 2013 cert.
Scott #193a $3,150.
Sassone €5,500.
Estimate $500-650.
Asking Price
$400
Lot 160
   Italy, Airmail, 1933, 5.25L+44.75L Balbo Trans-Atlantic Return Flight, Unissued, Sassone #53, n.h., fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine and attractive, 2019 P.F. cert.
Scott #C49 var. $54,000. Sassone €67,500, very rare, only 500 issued in total .
Estimate $18,000-20,000.
Asking Price
$15,000
Lot 163
   Italy, Franchise Tax, 1900-1944 "Assicuraz. Sociali" Set, Blocks of 4, Sassone #25-29, n.h., 10c-1f values, Fine to Very Fine.
Sassone €4,375 (complete set).
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$300
Lot 165
   Italy, Social Republic; Parcel Post, 1944 Set, Sassone #36-47, n.h., 25c top with gum skip (hinge?), very clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #Q1-Q12 $2,100 + (hinged).
Sassone €6,500 (n.h.).
Estimate $800-1,000.
Asking Price
$550
Lot 167
   Italy, Liberation Local Issues: Castiglione D'intelvi; 1945 1L on 30c, Sassone #8, n.h., block of 4, well centered, Very Fine, 2009 Raybaudi cert.
Sassone €600+.
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 168
   Italy, Liberation Local Issues: Castiglione D'intelvi; 1945 Overprint 1L on 50c Imperforate Between, Sassone #18a, n.h., in strip of 4, Choice Very Fine, 2007 Raybaudi cert.
Sassone €700 (hinged).
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$110
Lot 169
   Italy, Liberation Local Issues: Teramo; 1944 1f, Sassone #8, n.h., excellent color, Fine to Very Fine, 2008 Biondi cert.
Sassone €750.
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 170
   Italy, Local Issues; Cuvio, 1945 "C.L.N.", Municipio" Overprints, Sassone #S10-11, n.h., complete series in pairs, overall Very Fine, all signed, 2005 Raybaudi cert.
Sassone €4,800.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$500
Lot 171
   Italy, Local Issues; "C.L.N."; Mantova; 1945 Issue, Sassone #1-3 vars., n.h., 1.90 on 10c, 1.85 on 15c, 2.15 on 35c, 6 sets, Very Fine.
Sassone €1,900.
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 173
   Italy, Local Issues; "C.L.N." Valle Bormida; 1945 10c Brown, Sassone #8, n.h., unissued, rare, immaculate and Very Fine.
Sassone €2,500. 200 known .
Estimate $500-750.
Asking Price
$350
Lot 182
   Italy, Occupation World War I; Arbe, 1920 Occupation Set of 4, Sassone #1-4, tied on envelope by cds cancels, Very Fine, signed Hirsch.
Scott #122a-125a $1,120 + (Fiume).
Sassone €1,350+.
Estimate $300-350.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 186
   Italy, Occupation World War II; Montenegro, 1942 Red Cross Set, Black Overprint, Sassone #32-35, n.h., overall Very Fine, signed by various, 1990 E. Diena cert.
Sassone €5,500. 400 issued, very rare .
Estimate $750-1,000.
Asking Price
$500
Lot 187
   Italy, Occupation World War II; Montenegro, 1942 Red Cross Set, Red Overprint, Sassone #36-39, l.h., overall Very Fine, signed by RD, etc., 2013 E. Diena cert.
Sassone €6,000. 200 issued, very rare .
Estimate $900-1,200.
Asking Price
$600
Lot 188
   Italy, Occupation World War II; Montenegro, 1942 Surcharge in Red 2d, Sassone #52, very l.h., overall Very Fine, signed by E. Diena, 2003 E. Diena cert.
Sassone €4,250. 200 issued, very rare .
Estimate $500-700.
Asking Price
$400
Lot 196
   Italy, Trieste; Parcel Post, 1947-48 Amg Set, Sassone #1-12, n.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #Q1-Q12 $1,200.
Sassone €1,500.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$220
Lot 205
   Libya, 1937, 5L, Perf 11, Sassone #144, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #60a $2,400.
Sassone €3,250.
Estimate $600-750.
Asking Price
$425
Lot 209
   Mexico, 1847 Mexican War Cover, City of Mexico ms., Dec 13, 1847 on rose envelope to Washington City, D.C., no rate marking, tiny tears at upper corners.
Estimate $170-220.
Asking Price
$120
Lot 242
   Montenegro, 1896 Registered Cover, 5-color franking registered Cettigne to Strassburg, with edge tears and creases, Fine overall.
Estimate $150-200.
Asking Price
$100
Lot 246
   Oltre Juba, 1925, 1L, Perf 13½, Sassone #22, l.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #22a $650.
Sassone €1,200.
Estimate $160-200.
Asking Price
$120
Lot 247
   Peru, 1907 2s Columbus Monument, #176, n.h., complete full folded pane of 100, typical toned gum and a few with slight gum dist., minor separations, shows imprints, etc., Fine.
Scott $20,000 + (hinged).
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Asking Price
$2,500
Lot 248
   Russia, 1857, First Issue Imperforate, 10k Brown & Blue, #1, Four balanced margins, "genuine unused, no opinion on the gum", rich colors (Cat. $64,000 for o.g.), signed on the back, Fine to Very Fine, 1992 Society of Russian Philately cert.
Michel #1. Zverev #1 $150,000.
Scott $21,000 (no gum price). Very rare stamp in nice condition .
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
Asking Price
$7,500
Lot 249
   Russia, 1858, First Issue Perforated, 30k Carmine & Green, #4, o.g., strong colors and embossing, slightly rounded corner, Fine to Very Fine.
Michel #4x. Zverev #4 $30,000.
Scott $18,500.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Asking Price
$3,500
Lot 253
   Russia, 1917 1r Brown & Red Orange, Imperf, Ground Work Inverted, #131e, n.h., Block of 20 with six "V" printed on paper with vertical varnish lines, inverted background with partial double impression of brown frame, spectacular piece, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$350
Lot 262
   Somalia, 1926-30, 2c-10L Overprints Complete, Sassone #92-104, n.h., mostly Fine or better, 2010 Biondi cert.
Scott #83-96 $1,192.
Sassone €2,500.
Estimate $300-350.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 263
   Somalia, 1932, 20c Tower, Sassone #171, n.h., Fine to Very Fine, 1994 Raybaudi cert.
Scott #142 $775.
Sassone €700 as o.g.
Estimate $180-220.
Asking Price
$120
Lot 264
   Somalia, 1932, 50c Palace, Sassone #175, n.h., Fine to Very Fine, 1994 Raybaudi cert.
Scott #146 $925.
Sassone €1,200 as o.g.
Estimate $230-280.
Asking Price
$150
Lot 265
   Somalia, Postage Dues, 1909-1919, 1c-10L Complete, Sassone #12-22, n.h., Fine, 1993 Perito cert.
Scott #J12-J22 $1,711.
Sassone €3,000.
Estimate $400-500.
Asking Price
$250
Lot 272
   Vatican, Postage Due; 1946 Sets of 6 and 3, Sassone #S752-753, n.h., immaculate and Very Fine, 2009 Orlandini certs.
Scott #J7-12 var.
Sassone €1,350.
Estimate $200-250.
Asking Price
$130
Lot 282
o   Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown, Cancel Study, SG #8, over 400 plus 10 covers, selected for different numbered cancels for P.O.'s in England and Wales, neatly mounted in numerical order on hand made pages with town references, mostly 3 to 3½ margins with some nice 4 margin copies, some smoke odor.
Scott #3 $21,000+.
SG £14,000+.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Asking Price
$1,000
Lot 337
   New Zealand, Booklets, 1938 2s3d, SG #SB19, unexploded, slight soil marks mostly around staples, hinge mark on reverse, Fine.
SG £400.
Estimate $100-140.
Asking Price
$70
Lot 355
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, Undated Letter to James Buchanan, V.E. Piollet, a prominent Pa. farmer, writes to Buchanan early in the Administration concerning problems at home because of patronage distribution, incl. transmittal envelope addressed to Buchanan, privately carried letter, in part: "After mailing the line which I wrote you from Phila, I saw James Reynolds of Lancaster and H. S Morgan State Treasurer. These men operate most powerfully upon Col Forney without doubt (judging from what they said to me). You will not thank me, perhaps for my pains taking, yet I again repeat what I attempted to say from Phila - bring Col Forney within your control and influence at once, this you can do if you so will. There are so many old friends that will be called upon to take sides if these should come to be an open quarrel between two such gentlemen as the President and this excitable genius of the "Prey" God spare me from this, and you will I humbly trust - Reynolds is very bitter toward you, and quarreled with me, when I contended that you were true and your heart towards "old friends" - bitterness seems in ratio, with former partiality. H. S. M. is of the opinion that you have discarded all old friends, for the ___ of old ___. Much activity is manifested in different quarters to fasten the belief upon the mind of public that you are intent upon thwarting fair and honest purposes undertaken by men that have stood your friend in all the past. So long as Col Forney stands before the public unrewarded by you - the malevolent - the mischief makers and in fact every man that is in his heart disappointed will surround Forney and goad him on until open rupture result. This is my judgment - the cause of my honest appeal to you for prompt action", small tears in envelope not affecting address, Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 356
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, 1853 Anti-Buchanan, 3 page signed ALS with great political content, Wilkes Barre, Pa Jan 6, 1853, letter from Andrew Beaumont to Reah Frazer discussing a meeting with Pierce and dislike of Buchanan, both influential Pennsylvania politicians, Frazer had been, until the election of 1848, a principal supporter of Buchanan, Congressman Beaumont died within 9 months of this letter so did not see Buchanan become President, much good content including: "… my visiting Mr. Pierce, or opening a correspondence with him… might possibly have some effect in averting the greatest calamity we all apprehended could befall the democratic cause of Penna; the logement of Jas Buchanan or some of his creatures in Mr. Pierce's cabinet… I concluded that a visit by me to Mr. Pierce would bring upon my devoted head, a general discharge from the whole battery of Buchanan's retainers… a very innocent expression by the late Mr. Polk, of kindness and confidence… drew upon my head the whole might of his, Buchanan's, official malignity and power… Go to Washington. Beat back the accursed horde of hypocrites and political free-booters, who will besiege the President", clear Wilkes Barre cds and Paid 3 in oval, ms "If gone to Washington City PM will please forward this from Lancaster", Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $300-400.
Asking Price
$200
Lot 357
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, 1857 John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, Buchanan's Sec. of War, in favor of secession, he resigned and returned to VA, appointed as Brigadier General in Confederate Army, 3-page ALS and cover in his hand, franked "Free/JB Floyd", sent to Anna Cora Ritchie (Mowatt), famous author and actress, written Mar. 17, 1857, shortly after his appointment, the latter voices his Southern sentiments: "it will give me the greatest pleasure to carry out the idea of Mr. Smith's letter of sustaining those gallant men who at the North sustain the constitution, so far as my limited influence might extend. I am perfectly certain that whatever may be the action of the President…, it will be characterized by a scrupulous regard for the rights of the South & a proper maintenance of all those who at the North fearlessly sustain the Constitution and the true principles of democracy", tiny tear at top of cover with small stains, Fine to Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $250-325.
Asking Price
$180
Lot 359
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, William Henry Harrison, 1839 Letter From Whig Convention, first day of national Whig convention which nominated Harrison, Harrisburg, December 4, 1839, Free Franked by a postmaster delegate, excellent content describing his trip and the first day of the convention: "…arriving on Monday we…we were able to secure good lodgings which afterwards became more difficult as the company increased…We found yesterday the friends of the two candidates, Clay and Harrison, very active. Gen. Scott's friends being mostly confined…got a cat. for Clay and for Harrison, and we conferred with the Delegations from several of the States, especially Pennsylvania and Ohio, who are Harrison's friends and our conclusion is that Harrison's chance is best…Today we met at 12A.M. The Convention after holding a conference this morning among ourselves and proceeded to an organization of the Convention, but did not get thru before adjournment to tomorrow…The Convention in point of talent and respectability was probably never surpassed by any Convention in this Country. The great Mr. Leigh and Gov. Barbour of VA. (presided over the convention) quite a number of ex-Governors from different States, ex-Senators and ex-Members of Congress…", Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $180-270.
Asking Price
$130
Lot 369
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, 1840 William Henry Harrison Campaign, folded letter, Harrisburg/Pa. CDS, frank of R. Carothers, HR (Pennsylvania), datelined Feb. 8, 1840, shortly after Harrison was nominated in Harrisburg, good political content:…"Harrisonism appears to be gaining in all parts of the Union & particularly in our own state. There is great reason to believe that he will take the vote of the Keystone State. There is a project now on foot of establishing a new paper in this place…We had a meeting on the subject., a Mr. Greely of New York is spoken of as the editor. He is spoken of as a very superior man for that station…The loco focos are in a terrible dilemma. If they go for immediate resumption, the will destroy the Country as a large portion of the people are indebted to the Banks", also much content about the legislative session, small separations, toning on address panel, Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $120-150.
Asking Price
$80
Lot 370
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, John Butterfield Stage Lines, Butterfield operated stage lines in the northeast and southwest, best known for Overland Mail Co, first trans-continental stage, headquartered in Utica, he became Mayor in 1865, ALS signed "J. Butterfield & Co." May 27, 1843, Utica, N.Y. double oval & FREE in ribbon to Postmaster of Constableville, NY., letter incl. "Yours of the 16th was received and should have been answered immediately, but by being absent was neglected. We have no objections to comply with your request. You will direct the driver to carry the mail from your place to Turin as you wish", early Butterfield letter concerning mail, small stain and mounting adhesions. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $120-160.
Asking Price
$80
Lot 371
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Historical Letters, Simon Cameron, Lincoln's First Secretary of War, 1 page ALS with cover, both in hand of Cameron with interesting political content to newspaper publisher, William Gavin, incl. "I was in Washington last week but heard only little. I had a satisfactory talk with Atherton, from which I infer that Buck (Buchanan) has no chance for the cabinet and yet I fear he will have much influence in distributing the minor places", blue Middletown, PA cds, Jan. 13 (1853), Fine to Very Fine. Partial of the content described.
Estimate $120-150.
Asking Price
$70
Lot 381
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, William Crawford, 1821, as Secretary of the Treasury for Presidents Madison and Monroe, Washington City cds, Aug. 16,1821, Fine. Crawford also served as Secretary of War and was a Presidential candidate in 1824.
Estimate $90-120.
Asking Price
$60
Lot 390
   United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Free Franks, James Buchanan Henry, 1857, Nephew and Private Secretary to James Buchanan, two covers, Frank "J. Buchanan Henry" on official envelope inscribed "from the President of the United States/ Priv. Sec." April 28, 1857 addressed with a letter in his hand, small stain on envelope, repaired tears on letter; second is small cover addressed to Henry at the Executive Mansion, franked with #26 from New York.
Estimate $350-450.
Asking Price
$270

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