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APS Summer Show Omaha, Nebraska

Locals, Officials, and Vending

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 868		U.S., Locals, Boyd's City Express, 1860, 1¢ Black on Blue Gray on Cover, #20L18; 24, to New Haven, tied along with three #24 by New York cancels, docketed Feb 8 1861, couple small marks on cover, otherwise sound, a Fine to Very Fine cover. Correspondence of Hawley Olmstead (1793 to 1868) politician and educator. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 869		U.S., Locals, Brooklyn Express, 1855-64 Group of 6 Covers, #28L1/28L7, sound and damaged group incl. not tied, and tied, mixed condition to fine, inspect. Correspondence of Hawley Olmstead (1793 to 1868) politician and educator. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 870		P U.S., Officials, 1873 Issues Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, Blocks of 4, #O1P4-O93P4, Executive and Dept. $ values P4's, other P3's on cards, all marginal except State $ values, overall a choice set; $20 State with tiny thin, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $5,260 + (as singles). Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 871		U.S., Officials, Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢-30¢ Complete, #O1/O9, o.g., missing 12¢, #O2 no gum, few with dist. gum, very fresh. Scott $2,835. Estimate $325-375. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 872		U.S., Officials, Agriculture Dept., 1873, 1¢ to 30¢, #O1/O9, o.g., missing #O2, O5-6 o.g., few with dist. gum, few tiny flaws, fresh. Scott $2,300. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 873		U.S., Officials, Executive Dept., 1873, 1¢-10¢ Complete, #O10-O14, o.g. or without gum, with extra 3¢, very fresh and sound, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,500. Estimate $600-750. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 874		P U.S.; Officials, Interior Dept., 1873, 3¢ Deep Green, Trial Color Large Die Proof, #O17TC1af, on India paper and die sunk on card blotter, trimmed within about ½" of the die sinkage area, very clean, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $240-280. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 875		S U.S., Officials, Justice Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ Purple, Overprinted "Specimen", #O27SD, ungummed, nice color, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $1,250. 176 issued . Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 876		U.S., Officials, Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ Ultramarine, Pair, #O36, n.h., very fresh, overall Very Fine, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $700. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 877		U.S., Officials, Post Office Dept., 1873, 30¢ Black, #O55, l.h., choice gem, Extremely Fine, 2019 P.S.A.G. cert. graded XF 90. SMQ $475. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 878		P U.S.; Officials, State Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ Values, Large Die Proofs, #O57P1-O67P1, on India paper and die sunk on card blotters, all trimmed to about ½" of the die sinkage area, very clean set, Very Fine. Scott $880. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 879		U.S., Officials, State Dept., 1873, $20 Green & Black, #O71, full o.g., very fresh, Very Fine and choice, 1993 P.F. cert. Scott $5,000. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 880		() U.S., Officials, State Dept., 1873, $20 Green & Black, #O71, unused, rich color, centered right, Fine. Scott $2,250. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 881		P U.S.; Officials, Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ Black, Trial Color Large Die Proof, #O77TC1ae, on India paper and die sunk on card blotter, trimmed close to die sinkage area, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $240-280. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 882		U.S., Officials, Interior Dept., 1879, 24¢ Vermilion, #O103, lightly toned full o.g., "10mm internal sealed tear….and reperfed at right", Fine appearing, 2009 P.S.E. cert. Scott $4,500. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 883		U.S., Vending, Farwell, 1916 2¢ Type I, Group 4 Perfs, on Cover, #482 A, tied by 12/5/1916 Chicago cancel ("lifted for watermark") to Wisconsin, slight soiling on reverse only, opened at top, Fine, 2013 A.P.S. cert. Scott $1,250. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 884		U.S., Vending, U.S. Vending Co., 1908, 5¢ Blue, Automatic Vending Type I Perfs, Pair, #315, full o.g., "top stamp with small piece out…bottom with small tear", scarce, 2019 Crowe cert. Scott $1,100. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $311

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