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Officials, Newspapers, Carriers, and Locals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1037		P U.S., Officials, 1873 Issues Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, #O1P4-O93P4, complete except #O6P4, excellent margins throughout, Very Fine. Scott $1,026. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1038		P U.S., Officials, 1873 Issues Complete, Plate Proofs on Card, 5 Sets, #O1P4-O93P4, incl. all five printings; 1879, 1885, 1890 and two in 1893, neatly mounted on quadrille pages, nearly all with large margins, a few flaws noted, overall a fresh and attractive collection, a difficult lot to assemble. Sold for $8000 in 2007 auction. Scott $5,180. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 1039		U.S., Officials, State Dept., 1873, 1¢-90¢ Values, #O57-O67, o.g. to part o.g. (h.r.), 30¢ unused, excellent colors, sound throughout, fine to very fine set. Scott $4,140. Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1040		U.S., Officials, State Dept., 1873, 90¢ Dark Green, #O67, "Dist. o.g." from offset, rich color, Fine to Very Fine, 2010 A.P.S., 2019 P.S.E. certs. Scott $1,050. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1041		o U.S., Officials, State Dept., 1873, $2 Green & Black, #O68, blue cancel and "reperfed at top and left", very fine appearance, 2018 P.S.E. cert. Scott $3,000. Most were used on heavy parcels or overseas and were damaged . Estimate $700-850. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1042		() U.S., Officials, Interior Dept., 1879, 24¢ Vermilion, #O103, unused, "small thin", Fine to Very Fine appearing, 1996 P.F. cert. Scott $2,100. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1043		U.S., Officials, Treasury Dept., 1879, 90¢ Brown, #O113, full o.g., excellent color, large copy, immaculate and Very Fine, 2020 P.S.A.G. cert. Scott $10,000. Estimate $6,500-7,500. View details and photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 1044		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Agriculture Dept., 1875 Special Printing, Set Complete, #O1SD-9SD, ungummed, excellent colors, nice centering, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,887. Higher values under 400 issued of each . Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 1045		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 3¢ Vermilion, #O17SD, ungummed, scissor clipped perfs as you often see on these Special Printings, fine to very fine centering. Scott $2,500. 88 issued . Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1046		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Interior Dept, 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ Vermilion, #O22SD, ungummed, proof like color, pulled perf at left, fine. Scott $2,500. 77 issued . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1047		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ Ultramarine, Overprinted "Sepcimen" (Error), #O35SDa, ungummed, proof like color, usual short perfs, very fine, 2009 P.F. cert. Scott $2,750. Rare . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1048		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Navy Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 2¢-3¢ Ultramarine, #O36SD-37SD, ungummed, 3¢ reperfed at top, lovely colors, well centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,825. 126 of 3¢ issued . Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1049		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", Post Office Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢ Black, Overprinted "Specimen" Inverted, #O47SDb, ungummed, bright fresh color, very fine, 1974, 2016 P.F. certs. Scott $2,500. Very rare sound . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 1050		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 1¢-30¢, #O57SD-O66SD, ungummed, few with centering issues, all fresh and sound, Fine overall. Scott $3,687. Higher values under 300 issued . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1051		S U.S., Officials, Overprinted "Specimen", State Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 12¢ Bluish Green, #O63SD, ungummed, fresh, few clipped perfs as usual, Fine. Scott $550. 280 issued . Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1052		U.S., Newspaper, 1894, 60¢ Pink, #PR98, Full o.g., "vertical crease at left and tiny shallow thin top right", usual centering, decent color, Fine for the issue, 2016 P.S.E. cert. Scott $40,000. 17 unused and 4 used per Siegel census, only two potentially sound, this copy is not in the census so 18th copy (?) . Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details and photo	Realized $8,050
Lot 1053		S U.S., Newspapers, 1895-97, 1¢-$100 Complete, Overprinted "Universal Postal Congress", #PR114SO-PR125SO, o.g., fresh color and well centered, very fine. Scott $2,700. Only 125 sets issued. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 1054		U.S., Carriers, U.S.P.O. Despatch; 1851, 1¢ Eagle Used on Piece, #LO2, four ample margins, "red cancel and red Kensington, PA pmk., light corner crease at upper right", very fine appearance, with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1055		U.S., Carriers, Baltimore, MD., 1850-55, 1¢ Blue on Bluish, #1LB2, complete reconstruction setting of 10, positions 1 to 4 are singles (position 1 is used), positions 5-10 is a severed block of six (now a block of four and pair), vertical crease and soiling, very fine and unique reconstruction. Ex Caspary, Middendorf. The block is believed to be the only recorded example . Estimate $900-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1056		o U.S., Carriers, Charleston, S.C., Steinmeyer's City Post, 1859, 2¢ Black on Bluish, #4LB19, "Red hand stamped cancel", excellent margins all round, Extremely Fine, 2020 P.S.E. cert. Very rare . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1057		U.S., Local, Allen's City Dispatch, 1882, Pink, Black, and Red, #3L1-3, n.h., in full sheets, pink 2 sheets with some selvage missing and one sheet toned with couple damaged stamps at bottom, all with separations, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,800+. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1058		U.S., Local, American Letter Mail Co., 1844, 5¢ Black, Thin Paper (2nd Printing) on Cover, #5L1, large margins to close at bottom right, tied by ms. cancel on docketed Aug. 23, 1844 folded letter to NY, with red "Forwarded by American Letter Mail Co.", a Very Fine cover. Scott $750. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1059		() U.S., Local, Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 Red, Block of 4, #143L3, unused, corner, clear to huge margins all around, excellent color, Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1060		U.S., Local, Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ Red on Wells Fargo Express Cover, #143L9, nice margins all round, on 3¢ entire (#U10) tied by clear blue VIrginia City APR 8 oval cancel to Biragno Brothers in San Francisco, minor flap fault only, a Very Fine cover. Ex Costales, Liechtenstein. Scott $8,000. Not seen on the market for many years . Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,613

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