Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

Sale 639 

Session 4 

Friday, September 20, 2013 

Beginning at 9:00 AM 

At the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion in New York City 

Lots 3001 - 4118 

United States 

Confederacy 

U.S. Possessions 

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UNITED STATES: Postal History by State 

UNITED STATES 

Postal History by State 

3001 3002 

3001 [Alabama] Huntsville, blue “Jul 20” handstamp with a match ing, well struck neg a tive “10” in starred cir - 

cle on 1846 folded let ter ad dressed to New York; clean, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600 

3002 [Alabama] Huntsville, fancy neg a tive “10” in cir cle of stars, blue post marks on 1846 folded let ter ad - 

dressed to Brook lyn NY and re di rected to Marion NY with manu script “ford” and “10/20” rate and red “Brook lyn NY” 

post mark, tightly writ ten three page let ter, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 

3003 3004 

3003 [Maryland] Georgetown, “26th Nov. 1790” date line on folded let ter ad dressed to Phil a del phia, lightly 

struck straightline post mark on front ap pears to read “TOWN N vt 29” plus manu script “2/8” and “6”. This let ter prob - 

a bly orig i nated 200 to 300 miles from Phil a del phia. The most likely point of or i gin would be Mary land as the writer 

men tions miss ing the stage from Al ex an dria. If this orig i nated in VT it would be ex tremely rare; file fold slightly 

breaks the paper at right, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300 

3004 [New Mex ico Ter ri tory] Roswell (303 var.), lo cally ad dressed cover franked with 1903, 4¢ brown, di ag - 

o nal bi sect tied by Dec 20, 1909 ma chine can cel, an un usual item for the 1902 spe cial ist, Very Fine; 2004 APS cer - 

tif i cate: “im proper but tolerated use”. Estimate $200 - 300 

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UNITED STATES: Western Express Covers 

3005 [Rhode Is land] Cor re spon dence of Sally Ar nold & James Bur rill JR, Rhode Is land Sen a tor, 

1817-1820, 30 let ters, 1796-1813, most be tween Bur rill and his wife to be Sally, Bur rill was RI At tor ney Gen eral, RI 

Chief Jus tice and US Sen a tor from 1817-1820, he died of a heart con di tion in 1820, eight ap pear to have been writ - 

ten by James Bur rill JR, the rest by Sally, his sis ter in law and son, needs fur ther re search, a unique op por tu nity for 

the his to rian, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750 

Western Express Covers 

3006 Greg ory's Ex press / Marys ville, three line dark blue ex press mark ing (UPSS type GRE-113) on 1852 

folded let ter ad dressed to San Fran cisco, match ing “NOT PAID” (“NOT” crossed out) and “PAID”, Very Fine. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

One of only two covers with this marking recorded by Oscar Thomas, illustrated in new Western Express book as 

WC1963. 

3007 3008 

3007 Chey enne & Black Hills Stage Com pany's Ex press, black printed frank (not in new UPSS cat a logue) 

on 3¢ green on white en tire (U 163) cancelled with “Chey enne City Wyo” post mark, ad dressed to Dead wood Da - 

kota; en tire is faulty with small pieces out and a tear through post mark, Fine, very scarce. Estimate $300 - 400 

3008 Pa cific Ex press Co., black printed frank (UPSS type PAC-001) on 3¢ red on white en tire (U 9) ad - 

dressed to Howa Hill Cal, blue oval “Pa cific Ex press Co. Sac ra mento” (UPSS type PAC-102) ex press mark ing at 

top cen ter, en tire dock eted 1858 on re verse; en tire with out about half of backflap, tiny tears at top and light bends at 

sides from con tents, F.-V.F., ex-Risvold, as per owner's write up. Estimate $200 - 300 

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UNITED STATES: Foreign Mail 

Foreign Mail 

3009 1839, from Great Brit ain to US, folded let ter to Lowell MA, car ried on the maiden voy age of British 

Queen, a Brit ish & Amer i can Steam Nav. Co. pi o neer ship with manu script “per Brit ish Queen”, with “New 

York/Ship/Jul/28” c.d.s., “Lowell/Mass” c.d.s. and “Paid” all in red also manu script “6” for for ward ing back to Boston 

and manu script Brit ish “2/-” paid mark ing, a most im por tant cover; nor mal file folds, Very Fine. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

One of the great pioneer sailings, brought $3250 for both directions in Feldman Sale. 

3010 1847, from Great Brit ain to US, folded let ter from Liv er pool to Boston, car ried on the maiden voy age of 

the pi o neer steamer “Sa rah Sands”, with manu script in struc tion “Sa rah Sands” at lower left, bold “Ship-Let ter/Liv er - 

pool/JA 20/(18)47” on re verse and red manu script “8” for Brit ish ship let ter rate and bold red “New York/Ship/Feb 11 

(1847)/7 cts” for 2¢ ship cap tains rate plus 5¢ for un der 300 miles post age from New York to Boston, Ex tremely 

Fine, one of only 5 cov ers known from maiden voy age of the “Sa rah Sands”. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

The“ Sarah Sands” was a very early iron built screw type steamer, who would later become famous for a great fire 

in the Indian Ocean, after her Transatlantic days successfully fought major fire onboard by soldiers on there way 

to fight the Indian Mutiny in 1857, a marvelous display item. 


UNITED STATES: Foreign Mail 

3011 1847, from Great Brit ain to US, folded let ter from Liv er pool to Boston, car ried on the maiden voy age of 

the pi o neer steamer “Sa rah Sands”, with manu script in struc tion “Sa rah Sands” at lower left of the Sand & Co. Line, 

bold "“Ship-Let ter/Liv er pool/JA 20/(18)47"” on re verse and red manu script “2/8” for 4 times Brit ish ship let ter rate, 

Ex tremely Fine, one of only 5 cov ers known from maiden voy age of the “Sa rah Sands”. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3012 3013 

3012 1873, to Aus tra lia from U.S., cover from McMinnville, Tenn. franked by 1873, 10¢ brown (161), tied by 

boxed “Short Paid”, ad dressed to Ivenhoe [sic], N.S.W. Aus tra lia, orig i nally rated manu script “22” and marked red 

manu script “Due 2”, backstamped straightline “N.Y.P.O./ One Rate/ Short Paid”, Very Fine. 

Estimate $150 - 200 

3013 1885, to Aus tra lia from U.S., cover franked with 1883, 2¢ red brown (210), two pairs and a sin gle on a 

much-trav eled 1885 cover from McMinnville, Tenn. to Queensland, post marked McMinnville Jan 14, 

backstamped New York (Jan 17), San Fran cisco (Jan 24), Bris bane (Mar 16), Townville (Mar 21), Hugenden (Mar 

26), Normanton (Mar 310 and, fi nally, red “Dead Let ter Of fice, Queensland” (Oct 8) with red “31 Oc 85/Un claimed” 

handstamp on front; ap par ently re turned to sender with pair of Queensland 1d stamps (uncancelled); with orig i nal 

short let ter en closed; some what faulty but most unusual, V.G. Estimate $150 - 200 


UNITED STATES: 1846-1848 Mexican-American War 

1846-1848 Mexican-American War 

3014 VERA CRUZ MEXICO APRIL 12, bold boxed mark ing and match ing “10” rate on 1848 folded let ter date - 

lined Ja lapa Mex ico March 12th; ad dressed to Bal ti more Md.; manu script “Po lite ness of Lieut Tilghman, Ma. Lgt Ar - 

til lery” at bot tom left.,two page let ter men tions en joy ing the cli mate of Mex ico and briefly men tions Genl. Scott, Very 

Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 

Campaign Covers 

3015 3016 

3015 1860 Lin coln cam paign cover, sin gle 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), cen ter line and nat u ral straight edge 

at left, lightly tied on cover with por trait of Abra ham Lin coln in black and fac sim ile sig na ture in black be low por trait on 

or ange cover with Friendsville Ill post mark, ad dressed to Paris, IL; cover with small edge flaws, mostly fa cial scuffs, 

Fine, Milgram AL-29, five or less ex am ples re corded, no ex am ple in Bischel. Estimate $300 - 400 

3016 1860 Ste phen Douglas cam paign cover, sin gle 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), manu script cancelled on 

cover (The Cab i net Maker of 1861) with match ing Munson O. post mark, ad dressed to Waterford Pa; cover re duced 

at right, small stain and small cover nick, Fine, ex tremely scarce, 5 or less re corded by Milgram (SD-41), no ex am - 

ple in Bischel cat a logue. Estimate $500 - 750 


UNITED STATES: Civil War Postal History 

Civil War Postal History 

3017 3020 

3017 New York Her ald, Sat ur day April 15, 1865, 4 page news pa per with head line “IMPORTANT, As sas si na - 

tion of Pres i dent Lin coln, The Pres i dent Shot at the Thea tre Last Eve ning”, ex cel lent piece of Americana; pa per 

folded in quar ters, with some rough edg ing along the long side, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200 

3018 Deed of Man u mis sion and Re lease of Ser vice, re lease from ser vi tude of James Winchester for his ser - 

vice in the Un ion by Wil liam H. Bowen of Queen Anne's County in the State of Mary land, em bossed Cir cuit Court 

seal at bot tom left and 5¢ In land Ex change US rev e nue stamp with manu script “SEL June 28 1864” can cel; doc u - 

ment folded in quarters, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

3019 Of fi cial Busi ness, En gi neer De part ment, “J G Tot ten Brig Genl” sig na ture on brown en ve lope ad - 

dressed to Lieut Gilmer, Corps of En gi neers, Sa van nah Geor gia, very light strike of red Wash ing ton DC “FREE” 

post mark. Cover is un dated, but Fort Pulaski fell in April 1862 and the town of Sa van nah in De cem ber 1864. In our 

opin ion the dock et ing on the cover which reads “From Halleck then Lt. in Monterey Mex. March 1849” is non con - 

tem po rary; light edge bends on cover sides from contents, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

3020 [Wash ing ton, D.C.] U.S. Pat ent Of fice Build ing, with ea gle and flag, mul ti col ored hand painted 

Magnus de sign on cover franked with 3¢ rose (#65) tied by 1861 Wash ing ton DC post mark, ad dressed to Green - 

wald Cen ter, NY, with orig i nal let ter writ ten in short hand; stamp with small faults, Very Fine. Walcott un listed. 

Bischel 4614. Estimate $300 - 400 

(front) 3021 (back) 

3021 Sol dier and Lady Say ing Fare well with An gel at Right (26), in cred i ble mul ti col ored 7"x 4 7/8" cover 

with pa tri otic over all de sign, franked with two 3¢ dull red type III on re verse tied by blue Uni ver sity of Va. Feb. 9 post - 

mark, ad dressed to Cahaba Ala, eye catch ing cover; left stamp with small tear at top, cover ex ten sively re paired, 

F.-V.F.; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Bischel 2115. Walcott 2381. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 


UNITED STATES: Postmasters' Provisionals 

Postmasters' Provisionals 

3022 3023 

3022 () New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), un used with out gum, bril liant color and sharp clear im - 

pres sion, a very at trac tive ex am ple of this scarce un used stamp, F.-V.F.; 1973 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3023 New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), blue manu script can cel la tion, beau ti ful rich shade, a 

hand some ex am ple of this pop u lar New York pro vi sional; min ute thin specks vis i ble only in fluid, oth er wise F.-V.F. 

Scott $500. Estimate $150 - 200 

3024 New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on blu ish (9X1), large mar gins to barely shaved at lower right, tied by 

red grids on 1847 folded cover to Norwich, Ct., post marked red “New York/5 cts./20 Mar” and match ing “PAID” in 

arc; light file fold through stamp, F.-V.F., ex-Con sul Klepp; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. 


3025 3026 

3025 () Prov i dence, R.I., 1846, 5¢ gray black (10X1), with out gum, choice ex am ple with su pe rior color; tiny 

crease at bot tom of lit tle con se quence, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200 

3026 () Prov i dence, R.I., 1846, 10¢ gray black (10X2), with out gum, de sir able ex am ple with strong color, com - 

pletely sound and choice, Very Fine; 1972 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $725. Estimate $500 - 750 


UNITED STATES: Postmasters' Provisionals 

3027 ()a Prov i dence, R.I., 1846 (1898 re print), 5¢ gray black & 10¢ gray black, se-ten ant (10X2a var.), com - 

plete sheet of 12, with out gum as is sued, ex tremely hand some mul ti ple of this pop u lar 1898 Re print sheet, each 

stamp with sin gle let ter of B.O.G.E.R.T.D.U.U.B.I.N. in re verse, un be liev ably fresh and choice, a pre mium qual ity 

mul ti ple; faint hor i zon tal crease en tirely in the top mar gin well away from any of the stamps, oth er wise Ex tremely 

Fine to Superb. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3028 St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ black on green ish (11X1), neat manu script penstroke can cel la tion, se lect ex - 

am ple of this ex tremely rare Saint Louis Post mas ter Pro vi sional, with am ple mar gins and fab u lous rich color, as 

pretty as they come; tiny tear at left and a tiny in ter nal cut at the right, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i - 

cate. Scott $8,000. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 


UNITED STATES: 1847 Issue 

1847 Issue 

Postal History 

3029 

3029 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, large mar gins all around, tied by neat blue cir cu lar grid can cel on brown 

en ve lope with match ing Potts Ville Pa. post mark, ad dressed to Freeland Pa, nice shade and im pres sion; small light 

bend at right of stamp, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3030 1847, 5¢ brown (1), sin gle, large mar gins ex cept touch ing at top, red grid can cel and match ing Chicopee 

Ms post mark on em bossed la dies cover ad dressed to North Fos ter RI, Very Fine, ex “Elite” sale (Duane Garrett). 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3030 

3031 3032 

3031 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), hor i zon tal pair, am ple to large mar gins ex cept touch ing along bot tom frame line, 

right stamp is dou ble trans fer type B, tied by black cir cu lar grids on with “LOUISVILLE KY 10” post mark with in te - 

gral rate ad dressed to Phil a del phia PA; light file folds at cen ter, one through post mark, Very Fine; 2011 Weiss photo 

cer tif i cate. Scott $1,150. Estimate $500 - 750 

3032 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, dark red brown shade, am ple to large mar gins, tied by red square grid 

can cel on 1848 folded let ter with match ing New-York post mark, ad dressed to New Ha ven, stamp with ex cel lent 

sharp crisp im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $500 - 750 



3033 3034 

3033 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, clear to large mar gins, tied by neat red cir cu lar grid can cel on 1851 folded 

let ter with light strike of blue Mo bile Ala post mark with in te gral “5” at bot tom left, ad dressed to New Or leans, stamp 

with nice im pres sion and shade, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. certificate. Estimate $400 - 600 

3034 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, am ple to large mar gins, tied by red cir cu lar grid can cel on 1849 folded let - 

ter with match ing par tial strike of “Boston Ms 5 cts” post mark, ad dressed to Andover, Mass, stamp in nice dark 

shade with ex cel lent im pres sion; light file fold through town mark, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600 

3035 3036 

3035 1847, 5¢ red brown, dot in “S” va ri ety (1 var.), sin gle, am ple to large mar gins, tied by light strike of red 

“Worces ter Mas” post mark and match ing grid can cels on small neat en ve lope ad dressed to Boston Mass.; stamp 

slightly ox i dized, cover with light ton ing along right edge, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600 

3036 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), sin gle, clear to large mar gins, tied New York blue cir cu lar grid can cels on 1850 

folded let ter with light strike of match ing Phil a del phia Pa post mark with in te gral 5 rate, ad dressed to Potts ville (Pa.), 

stamp with ex cel lent shade and im pres sion; light file fold at cen ter, Very Fine, 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. 




3037 3038 

3037 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), clear to mostly large mar gins, pen can celed and tied by blue “(point ing hand) 

Paid” on folded cover to New Bed ford, Mass. post marked light match ing Hart ford, Ct. c.d.s. and large “5”; cou ple 

small, light bleach spots at stamp edges, oth er wise Very Fine, il lus trated in Skin ner-Eno p. 320; clear 1975 PF cer - 

tificate. Estimate $400 - 600 

3038 1847, 10¢ black (2), sin gle, large mar gins all around, tied by red grid can cels on 1850 folded let ter with 

match ing New-York post mark at LR, ad dressed to Flint Mich., stamp in a rich dark shade, sharp crisp im pres sion; 

light file fold through post mark, Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3039 3040 

3039 1847, 10¢ black (2), sin gle, am ple to large mar gins, tied by red cir cu lar grid can cel on 1849 folded let ter 

with match ing New-York post mark, ad dressed to Bennettsville S.C., stamp in a nice darker shade with ex cel lent im - 

pres sion; cover with two small scuffs be low So. Car., Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3040 1847, 10¢ black (2), sin gle, am ple to large mar gins, tied by red cir cu lar grid can cels on 1850 folded let ter 

with match ing Pittsburg Pa. post mark, ad dressed to Phil a del phia (Pa.), stamp with won der ful sharp im pres sion, 

Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



Stamps 

3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 

3041 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), lightly struck red grid can cel la tion, a most im pres sive GEM QUALITY #1, with 

lav ishly large mar gins and lus cious rich color, ex traor di nary show piece for the qual ity con scious col lec tor, Ex - 

tremely Fine to Su perb; 1984 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 54 ex am ples achiev ing this 

lofty grade. SMQ $1,300. Scott $425. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3042 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), red grid can cel la tion, de sir able left sheet mar gin sin gle, a par tic u larly wide 

stamp in clud ing a small por tion of the ad join ing stamp at right, an enomrous stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $425. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3043 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), neatly struck blue Ro man nu meral “V” in cir cle of Utica, NY can cel la tion, out - 

stand ing show piece, a flaw less top qual ity ex am ple with cap ti vat ing rich color, Very Fine; 1985 and 2009 P.F. cer tif - 

i cates. Scott $525. Estimate $600 - 800 

3044 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), light blue grid can cel la tion, im pec ca bly fresh and choice top qual ity ex am ple with 

vivid color, a choice sound stamp with won der ful eye ap peal, Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $460. 


3045 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), top left sin gle, pretty blue can cel la tion, mag nif i cent po si tion piece show ing ex tra 

large sheet mar gins at top and left, a mar vel ous show piece for the 1847 spe cial ist; cou ple small thin spots, oth er - 

wise Fine. Scott $460. Estimate $500 - 750 

3046 3047 3048 3049 

3046 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), socked-on-the-nose strike of red nu meral 10 rat ing mark, and an ad di tional 

manu script mark ing at bot tom, 4 clear mar gins, Very Fine and pleas ing; 2003 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $525. 


3047 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), socked-on-the-nose strike of un usual bright blue (ul tra ma rine) 4-bar grid in de - 

tached cir cle can cel, a rare can cel, 4 bal anced mar gins; two small tears and light hor i zon tal creases, Very Fine ap - 

pear ance; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $460. Estimate $400 - 600 

3048 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), at trac tive red grid can cel la tion, gor geous well margined top qual ity stamp with 

ex qui site color and im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 91 ex am ples at this 

grade. SMQ $650. Scott $425. Estimate $400 - 600 

3049 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), won der ful blue grid can cel la tion, su pe rior ex am ple with vivid color, which con - 

trasts nicely with the beau ti ful col ored post mark, a beauty, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded VF-XF-85, 1 of 71 ex am ples at this grade. SMQ $575. Scott $460. Estimate $400 - 600 



3050 3051 3052 3053 

3054 

3050 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), red “paint” grid can cel la tion, ex tremely de sir able ex am ple with an eye catch ing 

grid post mark with an in cred i ble depth of color, Very Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. 


3051 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), Housatonic Rail road agents red 10 bar open rect an gu lar grid can cel la tion, fresh 

and ap peal ing with a scarce can cel, a very hand some ex am ple with daz zling color; small crease at top right cor ner, 

and a light ver ti cal crease at left, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. 


3052 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), lightly struck red “FREE” can cel la tions, im pres sive ex am ple with over sized mar - 

gins and bright color, very pleas ing ex am ple; small thin spot, oth er wise Very Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $825. 


3053 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), tied on small piece by blue “Al bany & Buf falo” Rail road can cel la tion, su pe rior ex - 

am ple with a very scarce post mark, a gor geous stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$625. Estimate $400 - 600 

3054 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), pretty red and blue can cel la tions, good look ing ex am ple with mul ti ple col ored 

can cel, a flaw less ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp, Very Fine; 1987 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $460. 


3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 

3055 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), blue nu meral “10” in te gral rate, re mark ably choice ex am ple show ing a nice por - 

tion of part of the ad join ing stamp at right, with mar vel ous rich color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1981 P.F. cer tif i - 

cate. Scott $460. Estimate $300 - 400 

3056 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), light red grid can cel la tion, choice stamp fea tur ing al lur ing rich color and 4 gen er - 

ous mar gins, Very Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400 

3057 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), neat red grid can cel la tion, ex qui site rich shade, pre mium sound stamp, Very 

Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400 

3058 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), red grid can cel la tion, pre mium ex am ple with lovely rich color, ex tremely fresh, 

Very Fine; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350 

3059 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), red nu meral “5” can cel la tion, at trac tive stamp with a per fectly struck can cel, 

quite elu sive like this; small thin spots, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $250 - 350 



3060 3061 3062 

3063 

3060 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), gor geous blue Syr a cuse town can cel la tion, choice ex am ple with tre men dous 

eye ap peal, col ored can cel could be the scarcer ul tra ma rine post mark, but we're fig ur ing it as the more com mon 

blue can cel, Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350 

3061 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), twice struck blue nu meral "5" can cel la tion, fab u lous ap pear ing ex am ple, with 

out stand ing rich color and nicely bal anced mar gins; tiny crease along bot tom left cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott 

$460. Estimate $200 - 300 

3062 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), bril liant red grid can cel la tion, gor geous sharp early im pres sion, a very pretty 

stamp; tiny crease along top left cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $200 - 300 

3063 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), ver ti cal pair, choice red square grid can cel la tions, ex traor di nary top qual ity mul - 

ti ple, ver ti cal pairs are much scarcer than hor i zon tal pairs, a won der ful show piece with rav ish ing rich color, Very 

Fine; 2009 P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate graded VF-80. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3064 3065 3066 3067 

3064 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), right mar gin hor i zon tal pair, light red can cel la tions, de sir able po si tion piece 

show ing wide sheet mar gin, a choice mul ti ple for the 1857 spe cial ist or plater; light ver ti cal pre-print ing pa per 

crease be tween the two stamps at bot tom cen ter, af fects both stamps, Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 

3065 1847, 5¢ red brown, dou ble trans fer (type “B”) (1 var.), po si tion 90R1, show ing dou ble trans fer of top 

and bot tom frame lines, with ad di tional plate bruise in left mar gin, light red grid can cel la tion, F.-V.F. Scott $600. 



and bot tom frame lines, light red French tran sit post mark, eye catch ing ex am ple clearly show ing dou bling of frame 

line at bot tom, with a rarely seen post mark on this is sue; deep thin spot, Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $600. 



and bot tom frame lines, light blue and light ened manu script can cel la tions, an im pres sive wide sheet mar gin sin gle; 

light pa per wrin kles, oth er wise Fine. Scott $230. Estimate $200 - 300 



3068 3069 3070 3071 

3068 1847, 5¢ brown (1), dou ble struck blue ro man nu meral “V” of Utica, NY can cel la tion, mag nif i cent show - 

piece fea tur ing bold rich color and finely de tailed im pres sion, a great stamp, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate calls 

this stamp “dark brown” shade, and 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate calls this stamp the “brown” shade. Scott $525. 


3069 1847, 5¢ brown (1), out stand ing red town can cel la tion, ab so lutely gor geous ex am ple of the true brown 

shade, with crisp clear color and finely de tailed im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $425. 


3070 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), faint red grid can cel la tion, mag nif i cent ex am ple of this elu sive and un der val - 

ued dark brown color va ri ety, with nice big mar gins and ro bust color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.F. cer - 

tificate. Scott $850. Estimate $600 - 800 

3071 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), crossed blue grid can cel la tions, in cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple with fan - 

tas tic color and im pres sion; shal low hinge thin seen only in fluid, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $835. 


3072 1847, 5¢ dark brown (1a), hor i zon tal pair, ex tremely scarce black “STEAM” can cel la tion, ex tremely 

hand some mul ti ple, with ra di ant rich dark brown shade, a se lect and at trac tive pair; sealed tear in the left “5” of the 

right stamp, oth er wise Very Fine; 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,450. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3073 3074 

3073 1847, 5¢ gray ish brown (1a), neatly struck blue 8 line grid of East ern Rail road can cel la tion, mag nif i cent 

ex am ple of the elu sive and of ten mis iden ti fied gray ish brown shade, with a scarce post mark, a flaw less top qual ity 

stamp that would please any 1847 spe cial ist, Very Fine; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,050. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3074 1847, 5¢ or ange brown (1b), neat blue grid can cel la tion, as tound ing ex am ple with fi ery bright color, the 

dis tinct or ange brown shade, a choice four margined ex am ple that is com pletely sound in all re spects, Ex tremely 

Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $985. Estimate $600 - 800 



3075 3076 3077 3078 

3079 

3075 1847, 5¢ or ange brown (1b), bold black grid can cel la tion, hand some ex am ple with am ple mar gins all 

around, and sen sa tional rich color, Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 

3076 1847, 5¢ or ange brown (1b), light blue grid can cel la tion, bril liant fresh color, a sound and pleas ing ex - 

am ple of this stamp, F.-V.F. Scott $935. Estimate $400 - 600 

3077 1847, 5¢ or ange brown (1b), boldly struck blue grid can cel la tion, at trac tive 4 mar gin ex am ple, com - 

pletely sound and choice, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $935. Estimate $250 - 350 

3078 1847, 5¢ brown or ange (1d), neatly struck black grid can cel la tion, won der ful ex am ple in the dis tinc tive 

brown or ange shade, with gen er ous mar gins all around; small crease at top right cor ner, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 

2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $600 - 800 

3079 1847, 5¢ brown or ange, dot in “S” va ri ety (1d var.), beau ti ful blue “PAID” in loz enge can cel la tion, im - 

pres sive ex am ple with ex traor di nary color, a very pretty stamp; small thin spot at top, oth er wise Fine. Scott $1,150. 


3080 1847, 10¢ black (2), bril liant red cir cu lar grid can cel la tion, a most im pres sive pre mium qual ity stamp, 

large mar gins and tan ta liz ing color, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2010 

P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 55 ex am ples achiev ing this im pres sive grade. SMQ $3,700. Scott 

$1,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3081 1847, 10¢ black (2), eye catch ing blue can cel la tion, tre men dous rich color printed on clean white pa per, 

a sen sa tional rep re sen ta tion of this is sue, with won der ful at trib utes, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i - 

cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 55 ex am ples at this lofty grade. SMQ $3,700. Scott $1,050. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 



3082 3083 3084 3085 

3082 1847, 10¢ black (2), beau ti ful blue grid can cel la tion, a most im pres sive top qual ity ex am ple of this pop u - 

lar stamp, with four nicely bal anced mar gins and rav ish ing rich color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1999 P.F. cer - 

tificate. Scott $1,050. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3083 1847, 10¢ black (2), bold red grid can cel la tion, ex tremely hand some ex am ple with ex traor di narily large 

mar gins and ro bust color, a de light ful pre mium qual ity 10 cent 1847, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1989 P.F. cer tif i - 

cate, plus 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85. Scott $1,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3084 1847, 10¢ black (2), neat blue can cel la tion, hand some and fresh ex am ple on nicely blued pa per, a flaw - 

less stamp with crisp clear im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,050. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3085 1847, 10¢ black (2), neat red grid can cel la tion, de sir able ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins and vivid color, 

a very pretty 10 cent 1847 is sue, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3086 3087 3088 3089 

3086 1847, 10¢ black (2), lightly struck red grid can cel la tion, re mark ably fresh and choice ex am ple, com - 

pletely sound with bright vivid color, F.-V.F. Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 

3087 1847, 10¢ black (2), light red can cel la tion, good look ing ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins all around, with 

ex qui site color and sharp im pres sion; light hor i zon tal crease at cen ter, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2010 

P.F. certificate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500 - 750 

3088 1847, 10¢ black (2), neat red grid can cel la tion, lovely wide margined ex am ple, vivid and bright with sharp 

im pres sion; triv ial light crease does not af fect this stamp's choice ap pear ance, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $1,000. 


3089 1847, 10¢ black (2), top mar gin sin gle, neat manu script can cel la tion, mag nif i cent po si tion piece fea tur ing 

wide top mar gin and gor geous rich color; small scis sors cut at bot tom left cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $575. 




3090 1847, 10¢ black, dou ble trans fer (type “C”) (2 var.), po si tion 2R1, show ing dis tinct dou ble trans fer in 

“X” at bot tom right, lightly struck red grid can cel la tion, ex em plary ex am ple of this rarely of fered dou ble trans fer type 

C va ri ety, a su pe rior stamp fea tur ing daz zling rich color and sharp early im pres sion, a sen sa tional stamp, Ex - 

tremely Fine; 1982 and 2013 P.F. certificates. Scott $2,800. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

1875 Reproductions 

3091 3092 3093 

3091 () 1847 (1875 Re pro duc tion), 5¢ red brown (3), with out gum as is sued, im pres sive rich color, a flaw less 

ex am ple, Very Fine, only 4,779 were sold. Scott $825. Estimate $500 - 750 

3092 () 1847 (1875 Re pro duc tion), 5¢ red brown (3), with out gum as is sued, a most im pres sive well cen tered 

stamp with as tound ing color and crys tal clear im pres sion; small thin spot, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine, 

only 4779 sold. Scott $825. Estimate $400 - 600 

3093 () 1847 (1875 Re pro duc tion), 5¢ red brown (3), with out gum as is sued, at trac tive ex am ple with gor geous 

rich color, nicely bal anced mar gins; small nat u ral in clu sion spot only shows on re verse, light bend, still Ex tremely 

Fine, only 4779 is sued. Scott $825. Estimate $400 - 600 

3094 3095 

3094 () 1847 (1875 Re pro duc tion), 10¢ black (4), with out gum as is sued, ex tremely ap peal ing 1875 Re pro duc - 

tion, with lively rich color; triv ial pur ple owner's ini tials on re verse of zero sig nif i cance, Very Fine, only 3883 sold. 

Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 

3095 () 1847 (1875 Re pro duc tion), 10¢ black (4), with out gum as is sued, hand some ex am ple with warm rich 

color; small thin spot, oth er wise Very Fine, only 3,883 ex am ples sold. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 



1851 Issue 

A Great Classic Rarity - The Rarest Once Cent Type 

3096 1851, 1¢ blue, type I (5), neat manu script penstroke can cel la tion, de cent ex am ple of this diserable type I 

stamp, in the gor geous “pow der blue” shade, a great rar ity as less than 100 ex am ples are known to ex ist, a won der - 

ful op por tu nity to ac quire an at trac tive ex am ple of a stamp that is miss ing from all but the most ad vanced col lec - 

tions; with creases, and a small por tion scraped away at left, V.G.-Fine; 1972 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $75,000. 

Estimate $20,000 - 30,000 



3097 1851, 1¢ blue, types Ib & II (5A, 7), com bi na tion ver ti cal pair, po si tion 5/15R1E, the top stamp be ing the 

scarce type Ib, neat manu script can cel la tions, ex tremely de sir able com bi na tion pair of type imperf be tween and II, 

com pletely sound in all re spects, with bril liant pow der blue shade; an im pres sive show piece, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. 

cer tif i cate. Scott $14,000. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3098 1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), po si tion 8R1E, large mar gins top and left, just clear at right and bot tom, 

clearly show ing full ball or na ments at bot tom, tied by bold Boston c.d.s. Of fi cial Busi ness folded cover to Cham - 

plain, N.Y.; stamp with small cor ner creases at up per & lower right and ver ti cal file fold through stamp, oth er wise 

Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $10,500. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 



3099 1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), po si tion 94R4 show ing a small por tion of the sel vage at bot tom, faintly 

cancelled, im pres sive ex am ple of this scarce stamp, with mag nif i cent rich color and im pres sion; ver ti cal tear at bot - 

tom left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $11,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3100 

3101 

3100 1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), plate 3, neat black town can cel la tion, gor geous deep rich color, a large 

margined stamp in im mac u late con di tion, plate 3 stamps are rarely found in such won der ful con di tion, Ex tremely 

Fine to Su perb; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95. Scott $400. Estimate $600 - 800 

3101 1851, 1¢ blue, type II from plate 3 (7 var.), neat black town can cel la tion, eye catch ing ex am ple from 

plate 3, with lus cious deep color and ex tra large mar gins, a very hand some stamp; triv ial creases along top left and 

top right cor ners, and a tiny scuff at up per left, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. 


3102 1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), neat black town can cel la tion, well cen tered with won der fully bal anced mar gins, 

with bril liant color, a flaw less GEM, Ex tremely Fine; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200 

3102 

3103 3104 

3103 1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), bold blue town can cel la tion, out stand ing color and im pres sion nicely com pli - 

mented by the col ored can cel, a very hand some ex am ple of this scarce type III stamp; triv ial crease along lower left 

cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $2,575. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3104 1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), neat black town, prob a bly “Mo bile” can cel la tion, hand some wide margined ex - 

am ple with bold prooflike color, small pen cil no ta tion on re verse, a com pletely sound and choice ex am ple of this 

scarce type III stamp, Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3105 3106 3107 3108 

3105 1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), neat black can cel la tion, bril liant bright shade, a flaw less ex am ple with nice 

eye ap peal, Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $350 - 500 

3106 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), po si tion 89L1L, o.g., hinged, amaz ing large margined ex am ple, with lively 

bright color, a flaw less top qual ity stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $750. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3107 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), neat blue grid can cel la tion, ex traor di nary ex am ple with cap ti vat ing deep rich 

color, a very ap peal ing top qual ity stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95. 

SMQ $675. Scott $105. Estimate $400 - 600 

3108 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), top right cor ner mar gin pair, neat black "New York, Aug. 1" c.d.s., out stand ing 

GEM qual ity pair, with won der fully rich color, spec tac u lar show piece wor thy of place ment in the fin est col lec tion; 

cor ner crease in mar gin at bot tom right and small in ter nal crease, oth er wise Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$240. Estimate $500 - 750 

3109 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type I (10), light blue town can cel, and “Man In The Hat” inked over vi gnette, 

con tem po rary with the is sue, but was drawn at an in de ter mi nate time af ter re ceipt of the cover bear ing the stamp, 

out stand ing ex am ple of this pop u lar and rarely of fered fancy re mark ing, an eye catch ing show piece for the ex hib i tor 

or spe cial ist of the three cent 1851 is sue, Fine; 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott $200. Estimate $500 - 750 

3110 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ab so lutely stun ning ex am ple of this im - 

mense rare and un der val ued stamp, fea tur ing bal anced mar gins and bold prooflike color, as fresh and choice as 

the first day it was is sued over 160 years ago, de serv ing place ment in a col lec tion of dis tinc tion, as you won't find 

one much better than this, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1985 and 2012 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $3,250. 

Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 



3111 3112 

3113 3114 3115 

3111 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), lightly struck black town can cel la tion, ex traor di nary TOP 

QUALITY ex am ple with un be liev able color and im pres sion, as as tound ing show piece in a fan tas tic state of pres er - 

va tion, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

XF-SUP-95, 1 of 11 ex am ples at tain ing this im pres sive grade, with only 2 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher, ac cord ing 

to P.S.E.'s population report. SMQ $1,100. Scott $160. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3112 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), bold blue cork can cel la tion, at trac tive high qual ity ex am ple with 

in tense color nicely com pli mented by the col ored post mark, a great stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2012 

P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85. SMQ $230. Scott $165. Estimate $200 - 300 

3113 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, “gash on shoul der” va ri ety (11 var.), top right sin gle, o.g., very lightly hinged, 

won der ful top qual ity po si tion show piece, with mag nif i cent deep rich color, a pre mium qual ity ex am ple for the three 

cent spe cial ist, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate for pair, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the right stamp 

from the pair. Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300 

3114 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple with gleam ing 

and un blem ished full gum, as fresh and im mac u late as the first day it was printed over 160 years ago; two triv ial light 

creases along up per right cor ner do not af fect this stamp's lovely ap pear ance, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $275 for 

hinged. Estimate $150 - 200 

3115 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), beau ti ful light blue town can cel la tion, as tound ing ex am ple with huge 

JUMBO mar gins with vivid color, an ex em plary show piece; min ute cor ner crease along bot tom right cor ner, could 

be trimmed away still leav ing an ex tremely large mar gin, Su perb. Scott $16. Estimate $150 - 200 

3116 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, un of fi cial “Chi cago” perf 12½ (11 var.), light black town can cel la tion, at trac - 

tive ex am ple of this ex tremely scarce un of fi cially per fo rated stamp; pin holes and a tear at up per left, scis sor 

trimmed per fo ra tions at the left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,000. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 



3117 3118 3119 

3117 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), top right ver ti cal pair, neat black town can cel la tion, match less GEM 

QUALITY mul ti ple, with an in cred i ble depth of color printed on bright white pa per, the quint es sen tial ex am ple of this 

- de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Su perb; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98. Scott $63. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3118 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), neat black can cel la tions, two fab u lous ex am ples each fea tur ing dra matic 

pre-print ing pa per folds, it would be quite chal leng ing to find larger or more im pres sive pa per folds on this is sue, 

F.-V.F. Scott $30. Estimate $150 - 200 

3119 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), bot tom left pair, neat black town can cel la tions, mag nif i cent cor ner mar - 

gin show piece, a flaw less mul ti ple with tre men dous eye ap peal, that would be a great ad di tion to any 3 cent spe cial - 

ist's col lec tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $63. Estimate $200 - 300 

3120 1851, 3¢ ex per i men tal or ange brown, type II (11A), po si tion 58L1L per fectly tied on hand some cover to 

Green field, Mass by spec tac u lar blue “Keene, NH, Jan 19” c.d.s., the ad he sive with un be liev able color and im pres - 

sion, a must for the 3 cent 1852 spe cial ist, Very Fine; Bill Amonette certificate. Estimate $300 - 400 



3121 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), neatly struck black can cel la tion, one of the fin est ex am ples we have ever had 

the plea sure of of fer ing at pub lic auc tion, a spec tac u lar JUMBO in clud ing wide sheet mar gin at right, with sen sa - 

tional deep rich color, the quint es sen tial ex am ple of this tough stamp, that would high light any great col lec tion, Ex - 

tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95J, 1 of 5 ex am ples at tain ing this im pres sive 

grade, with only 7 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher, ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $2,150 without 

premium for JUMBO. Scott $700. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3122 3123 3124 

3122 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), neat black town can cel la tion, fan tas tic large margined stamp, with bo da cious 

color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $600 - 800 

3123 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), light black town can cel la tion, choice cen ter ing, a very hand some ex am ple with 

ro bust color; min ute thin speck at up per left vis i ble only in fluid, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $700. 


3124 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), neat black town can cel la tion, beau ti ful deep rich color, fresh and af ford able; 

triv ial crease along bot tom right cor ner, oth er wise Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $200 - 300 

3125 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), sin gle, mar gins to just in a left, used on 1858 folded cover also franked with 1¢ 

blue type V (Scott 24), both tied by New York post mark, ad dressed to Bal ti more Md, blue mer chants handstamp on 

re verse; cover folded at cen ter and the pa per split along fold, Fine, scarce mixed is sue frank ing, ex-Paul Rohloff, 

ex-Fred er ick Mayer. Il lus trated in The United States Five Cents Stamp of 1856 by Frajola and Mayer. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 



3126 

3127 3128 

3126 1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), light black town can cel la tion, gor geous large margined ex am ple, with fan - 

tas tic rich color, re mark ably choice pre mium qual ity stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$900. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3127 1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), light black town can cel la tion, hand some ex am ple with lively bright shade, a 

pretty stamp; slight crease along bot tom right cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $400 - 600 

3128 1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), left mar gin sin gle, po si tion 71R1E, neatly struck New York Ocean mail can - 

cel la tion, out stand ing color and im pres sion, show ing wide sel vage, a mar vel ous item for the 10 cent 1855 spe cial - 

ist, Very Fine; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $160. Estimate $200 - 300 

3129 

3130 

3129 1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), hor i zon tal pair, lightly struck black town can cel la tion, fresh and ap peal ing 

mul ti ple with in tense color, very pretty, F.-V.F. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 

3130 1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), neat black town can cel la tion, sen sa tional GEM qual ity ex am ple, with 

board walk mar gins and bril liant color, just a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

XF-SUP-95, 1 of 54 ex am ples to achieve this im pres sive grade. SMQ $725. Scott $160. Estimate $500 - 750 

3131 1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), am ple to large mar gins, tied by par tial strike of “PAID” in grid on small cover 

ad dressed to Mon treal Can ada, red “BOSTON” post mark and match ing “UNITED STATES” in oval ex change mark 

at bot tom left; proper tran sit marks; stamp with triv ial edge flaws at bot tom, cover with faint ton ing at cen ter from wax 

seal, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200 



3132 

3132 1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), neat manu script can cel la tion, ex cel lent large margined type IV stamp, re - 

cut at top, with ra di ant rich color; faintly vis i ble ver ti cal crease, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $875. 


3133 1851, 12¢ gray black (17), par tial black San Fran cisco post mark, clear, am ple mar gins all around, fresh, 

crisp im pres sion, Very Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $260. Estimate $200 - 300 

3133 

3134 1851, 12¢ black, di ag o nal bi sect (17a), tied on small piece by neatly struck black “San Fran cisco, Cal” 

town can cel la tion, a most im pres sive top right di ag o nal bi sect on piece, gen u ine us age of this pop u lar stamp, a 

won der ful show piece, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500 for on cover. Estimate $500 - 750 

3135 1851, 12¢ black, di ag o nal bi sect (17a), lower left half barely tied by ma genta Shasta, Cala. c.d.s. on 

folded let ter from a gold miner in Yreka City to his fi an cee in Lowell, Mass.; let ter is toned and faulty, but quite read - 

able, V.G. Scott $2,500. Estimate $500 - 750 



1857 Issue 

3136 1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), neat black town can cel la tion, de sir able ex am ple with 

bril liant rich color, a very pleas ing copy of this elu sive type III stamp; a sin gle short perf at up per 

right, oth er wise Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded Fine-70. SMQ $1,050. Scott $2,250. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3136 

3137 1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), o.g., lightly hinged, a truly scarce mint stamp, a 

fan tas tic full o.g. ex am ple that rarely ap pears on the mar ket place in any con di tion, let 

alone in sound and choice con di tion; re mark able ex am ple of this re cut type IV stamp 

that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, as this stamp is sim ply un avail - 

able in a qual ity better than this, worth ev ery penny of it's cat a log value, Fine; 2002 

P.F. certificate. Scott $10,000. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3137 

3138 3139 3140 

3138 1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), light black town can cel la tion in manu script ink, out stand ing top qual ity ex am - 

ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, per fectly cen tered amid bal anced mar gins, with gor geous rich color, the most 

im pres sive ex am ple we have ever had the plea sure to of fer, the ul ti mate Scott #25, Su perb; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cates; 

2013 P.S.E. graded “XF 90”. SMQ $1,200. Scott $125. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3139 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), o.g., lightly hinged, per fectly cen tered amid large bal anced mar gins, with 

won der ful rich color, a match less GEM, Su perb. Scott $65. Estimate $200 - 300 

3140 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), part im print sin gle, left frameline shows slight dou bling, o.g., never hinged, 

an exemplary ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate stat ing #26a, 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate stat ing #25. Scott 

$65+. Estimate $200 - 300 



3141 3142 

3141 /a 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), block of 4, o.g., hinged or never hinged (mi nor gum bend), in cred i bly fresh 

mul ti ple with the bot tom two stamps in im mac u late mint con di tion; pulled perf at top left of up per left stamp, oth er - 

wise Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $200 - 300 

3142 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), lightly struck black can cel la tion, ab so lutely spec tac u lar high qual ity 

stamp, with JUMBO mar gins and ravingly rich color, a pre mium qual ity show piece that is truly a con di tion rar ity, Ex - 

tremely Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90J, 1 of only 8 ex am ples to achieve this grade. SMQ $125. Scott 

$9. Estimate $200 - 300 

3143 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), light black town can cel la tion, one of the nic est ex am ples ob tain able, vir - 

tu ally per fectly cen tered with im pres sive rich color, a true con di tion rar ity, as this stamp al most never co mes this 

nice, Ex tremely Fine; 1998 and 2007 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $1,200. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3144 3145 3146 

3144 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), neat black town can cel la tion, im pres sive ex am ple with deep prooflike 

color, a sound and at trac tive ex am ple of this of ten mis iden ti fied red brown shade, F.-V.F.; 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. 

Scott $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3145 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), neat black town can cel la tion, re mark ably fresh ex am ple with spec tac u - 

lar deep rich color, ap proach ing henna brown or In dian red shade, a very pretty stamp; di ag o nal crease at top left 

cor ner, oth er wise Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,200. Estimate $350 - 500 

3146 1859, 5¢ brown, type I (29), bril liant color, a choice ex am ple that could eas ily pass as o.g., very scarce 

stamp, Fine. Scott $1,750. Estimate $400 - 600 



3147 

3148 3149 3150 

3147 1859, 5¢ brown, type I (29), hor i zon tal pair, lightly struck by un ob tru sive red and black can cel la tions, 

com pletely sound in all re spects, with fab u lous rich color, scis sor cut along the bot tom in clud ing a nice por tion of the 

two ad join ing stamps at the bot tom, Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3148 1861, 5¢ or ange brown, type II (30), black straight line “PAID” can cel la tion, at trac tive ex am ple of this ex - 

tremely elu sive used stamp, one of the few stamps that is ac tu ally scarcer in used con di tion than mint con di tion; 

reperforated at top, oth er wise Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,475. Estimate $400 - 600 

3149 1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), ex cep tion ally light black town can cel la tion, bril liant fresh ex am ple, nicely 

cen tered with a can cel that does n't com pletely oblit er ate the de sign like so many ex am ples are found; triv ial mi nor 

blemishes, otherwide Fine to Very Fine; clear 1987 P.F. cer tif i cate; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate states "creased per fo ra - 

tions at bot tom and slight soil ing". Scott $2,250. Estimate $500 - 750 

3150 1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), neat black grid can cel la tion, ex cel lent large margined ex am ple and deep 

ro bust color, Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $65. Estimate $100 - 150 

3151 3152 3153 3154 

3151 () 1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36B), with out gum, ex tremely fresh and choice ex am ple in flaw less con di tion, 

F.-V.F.; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $325. Estimate $200 - 300 

3152 1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36B), out stand ing dark red grid can cel la tion, gor geous ex am ple of un par al - 

leled beauty, a won der fully cen tered show piece com pli mented by the col or ful post mark, with an in cred i ble depth of 

color, Ex tremely Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate, and 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 20 at this grade, with only 

13 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $700. Scott $295. Estimate $500 - 750 

3153 1860, 24¢ gray li lac (37), light black “PAID” in grid can cel la tion, hand some well cen tered ex am ple, with 

vi brant color, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300 

3154 P 1860, 30¢ or ange, imperf (38Pa), with out gum, ex cep tion ally fresh ex am ple of this rar ity, with bold rich 

color, ri dic u lously un der val ued; light di ag o nal creases, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3155 1860, 90¢ blue (39), o.g., lightly hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple with huge mar gins and sen sa tional deep 

rich color, a World Class GEM that de serves place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate 

graded XF-90 XQ. Scott $3,000. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3156 3157 3158 

3156 1860, 90¢ blue (39), o.g., lightly hinged, very pleas ing ex am ple with ab so lutely gor geous color; neatly 

reperforated at right, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3157 () 1860, 90¢ blue (39), un used with out gum, im pres sive ex am ple with ab so lutely gor geous rich color and 

finely etched im pres sion, a very pretty 90 cent Wash ing ton; triv ial light hor i zon tal crease, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott 

$1,100. Estimate $500 - 750 

3158 P 1860, 90¢ blue, imperf (39P5), un used with out gum, at trac tive ex am ple of this ma jor rar ity, with the 

deep est and rich est color imag in able, miss ing from even the most ad vanced col lec tions; small thin spot, oth er wise 

Fine; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: 1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue 

1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue 

3159 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 1¢ bright blue (40), with out gum as is sued, ex cel lent ap pear ing large margined 

stamp with heav enly bright shade; reperforated at left, oth er wise Very Fine, only 3,846 ex am ples sold. Scott $575. 


3160 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 3¢ scar let (41), with out gum as is sued, lovely ex am ple with cap ti vat ing color on 

clean white pa per, Fine, a very scarce stamp with only 479 ex am ples sold; 1992 and 2002 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott 

$2,750. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3161 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 5¢ or ange brown (42), with out gum as is sued, mar vel ous well cen tered ex am - 

ple, with ex qui site color and prooflike im pres sion, Very Fine, quite scarce as only 878 were sold; 2001 P.F. cer tif i - 


3162 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 10¢ blue green (43), with out gum as is sued, one of the nic est cen tered ex am - 

ples one could ever hope for, with mouth-wa ter ing rich color, Very Fine, among the nic est of the 516 ex am ples sold; 

2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: 1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue 

3163 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 12¢ green ish black (44), with out gum as is sued, ex tremely well cen tered ex - 

am ple of this elu sive stamp, with daz zling color; cou ple short per fo ra tions at bot tom right, and a small toned spot on 

re verse, oth er wise Very Fine, only 489 were sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3164 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 24¢ blackish vi o let (45), with out gum as is sued, nicely cen tered with wide mar - 

gins, ex tremely fresh and choice; light pressed hor i zon tal crease and two short per fo ra tions at bot tom, oth er wise 

Very Fine, only 479 sold; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3165 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 30¢ yel low or ange (46), with out gum as is sued, very at trac tive fault free ex am - 

ple of this scarce stamp, with ir i des cent color, F.-V.F., only 480 were sold; 1989 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3166 () 1857-60 (1875 Re print), 90¢ deep blue (47), with out gum as is sued, lovely rich color, a de cent ex am ple 

of this tough stamp, of which only 454 ex am ples were sold; reperforated at left and right sides, oth er wise Fine; 2013 



UNITED STATES: 1861 First Designs 

1861 First Designs 

3167 3168 3169 3170 

3171 

3167 E 1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. “Pre miere Gra vure” es say, in brown rose (65-E15h), com plete de sign, plate on 

semi-trans par ent stamp pa per, perf'd and gummed, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, nicely cen tered stamp, gor geous rich 

color, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350 

3168 E 1861, 30¢ N.B.N.C. “Pre miere Gra vure” es say, in yel low or ange (71-E2e), com plete de sign, plate on 

semi-trans par ent stamp pa per, mag nif i cent ex am ple of this rare es say, with bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott 

$1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3169 1861, 10¢ dark green, First De sign (62B), neat black grid and mod est manu script can cel la tions, ex - 

tremely in tense color and sharp clear im pres sion, an elu sive fault free stamp, V.G.-Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. 


3170 1861, 10¢ dark green, First De sign (62B), bril liant red can cel la tion, one of the most fresh and pleas ing 

ex am ples one could ever hope for, fea tur ing an in cred i ble depth of color, nicely con trasted by the col ored post mark, 

com pletely sound and choice, scarce thus, F.-V.F. Scott $1,710. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3171 1861, 10¢ dark green, First De sign (62B), ex tremely light black can cel la tion, bold prooflike color, fresh 

ex am ple of this dif fi cult stamp; reperforated at left, oth er wise Fine. Scott $1,600. Estimate $400 - 600 

1861-1866 Issue 

3172 3173 

3172 1861, 1¢ dark blue (63b), neat black can cel la tion, a most im pres sive ex am ple of this rarely of fered dark 

blue shade, a flaw less copy of this un der val ued stamp, Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $800. 


3173 1861, 3¢ pink (64), tied by un com mon style SEP 4 (1861) ST. LOUIS, MO post mark on in tact cover to 

Moro, IL, F.-V.F.; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: 1861-1866 Issue 

3174 /a 1861, 3¢ rose (65), block of 12, o.g., lightly hinged (8 stamps never hinged), im mac u late Post Of fice fresh 

large mul ti ple, un listed in Scott in Never Hinged con di tion, with ex traor di nary color and im pres sion, V.G.-Fine; 2013 

PF cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100 as hinged blocks of 4. Estimate $400 - 600 

3175 3176 3177 

3175 1861, 3¢ rose (65), scarce ul tra ma rine can cel la tion, splen did top qual ity ex am ple with a gor geous post - 

mark, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90. SMQ $90. Scott $6. Estimate $150 - 200 

3176 En cased Post age, Ayer's Ca thar tic Pills, 3¢, short ar rows (EP3), in tact mica, Very Fine. Hodders & 

Bow ers 3. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400 

3177 1861, 3¢ lake (66), o.g., lightly hinged, de sir able ex am ple of this stamp, with is no to ri ous for com ing way 

off cen tered, a lovely large margined stamp with spec tac u lar rich color, scarce like this, F.-V.F.; 1995 P.F. cer tif i - 


3178 3179 3180 

3178 1861, 10¢ yel low green (68), neat black can cel la tion, a beau ti ful top qual ity stamp with board walk mar - 

gins and vivid rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2001 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $60. Estimate $200 - 300 

3179 1862, 24¢ red li lac (70), pretty blue town can cel la tion, per fectly cen tered amid large mar gins, with gor - 

geous fresh color, out stand ing ap pear ance; small tear at top right, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i - 


3180 1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), beau ti ful red grid can cel la tion, sen sa tional ex am ple of this de sir able steel 

blue color shade, fab u lous well cen tered stamp with mir ror like im pres sion, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec - 

tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1987 and 2010 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $940. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800 



3181 3182 3183 3184 

3181 1861, 24¢ vi o let (70c), neat black grid, and small por tion of light red can cel la tion at lower left cor ner, 

lovely copy of this dif fi cult color va ri ety, an im pres sive stamp; re paired cor ner at bot tom left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 1974 

and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $2,250. Estimate $500 - 750 

3182 1861, 24¢ vi o let (70c), pretty blue grid can cel la tion, lovely ex am ple of the ter ri bly dif fi cult vi o let shade, a 

pleas ing stamp; small thin at top, and a cou ple ex pertly cleaned spots, V.G.-Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$2,275. Estimate $400 - 600 

3183 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), neat black can cel la tions, gor geous cen ter ing, and ra di ant rich color, a very pretty 

stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85, 1 of 23 ex am ples at this grade. SMQ 

$325. Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300 

3184 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), neatly placed black town can cel la tion, re mark ably fresh ex am ple with breath tak - 

ing rich color, a beau ti fully cen tered GEM, Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $180. 


3185 3186 3187 3188 3189 

3185 1863, 2¢ black (73), eye catch ing blue quar tered cork can cel la tion, fan tas tic well cen tered Black-Jack 

with awe some rich color and tre men dous eye ap peal, Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $80. 


3186 1862, 5¢ red brown (75), neat black town can cel la tion, hands down - the fin est ex am ple of this stamp we 

have ever of fered; per fectly cen tered amid large mar gins that ac tu ally clear the de sign on all four sides; a true con di - 

tion rar ity with in cred i ble depth of color; im pos si ble to im prove upon and des tined for the fin est col lec tion, Su perb; 

1998 P.F. certificate. Scott $475. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3187 1862, 5¢ red brown (75), bold red grid and black tar get can cel la tions, im pres sive deep dark color, choice 

stamp, F.-V.F. Scott $535. Estimate $200 - 300 

3188 1863, 5¢ brown (76), fancy black can cel la tion, ex traor di nary ex am ple fea tur ing ex tremely large mar gins 

and bold rich color nicely com pli mented by the at trac tive post mark, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2001 

P.F. certificate. Scott $120. Estimate $200 - 300 

3189 1863, 5¢ brown (76), neatly struck black 4 bar grid in seg mented cir cle can cel la tion, out stand ing well 

cen tered show piece, with an in cred i ble depth of color, Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $120. 




3190 1863, 5¢ brown (76), hor i zon tal pair, manu script cancelled on or ange cover ad dressed to U. S. Steamer 

Oscola, Aspinwall N. Gre nada; clear Spring MD post mark at left. With out ad di tional mark ings which is com mon for 

this us age; right stamp with small cor ner crease at top right, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400 

3191 1863, 24¢ li lac (78), o.g., lightly hinged, ab so lutely gor geous TOP QUALITY 24 cent Wash ing ton of the 

1861 is sue, a pre mium large margined stamp with sen sa tional color printed on bright white pa per, ri dic u lously un - 

der val ued when found in this con di tion - worth mul ti ples of it's cat a log value, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1999 and 

2012 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $2,750. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3192 3193 

3192 1863, 24¢ gray ish li lac (78a), o.g., lightly hinged, out stand ing color and im pres sion, an ex tremely hand - 

some ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive 24 cent 1861 is sue; way too crit i cal P.F. cer tif i cate men tion ing a nat u ral di - 

ag o nal gum bend at left, and a few light ton ing spots which are dif fi cult to de tect, still F.-V.F.; 2005 P.F. certificate. 


3193 () 1863, 24¢ gray (78b), with out gum, bril liant fresh color, a sound and at trac tive ex am ple of the elu sive and 

of ten mis iden ti fied gray shade, F.-V.F.; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: 1867 Grilled Issues 

1867 Grilled Issues 

3194 3195 3196 3197 

3198 

3194 () 1867, 2¢ black, D. grill (84), un used with out gum, de cent ex am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, cen tered 

to the bot tom left as al most al ways, with ex cel lent rich color; lightly soiled, small thin spot, and small cor ner crease 

and tiny tear at bot tom left, V.G.; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $6,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3195 1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill (85), can cel la tion re moved, fresh and af ford able ex am ple of this elu sive D grill, an 

econ omy model with de cent color; regummed as to ap pear to be un used, gum soaked grill, Fine ap pear ance; 2013 


3196 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill (85B), part o.g., a pre sent able ex am ple of this rare stamp, V.G.-Fine; 1972 P.F. 


3197 1867, 2¢ black, Z. grill (85B), neat black can cel la tion, de sir able ex am ple of this scarce 2¢ Black jack Z 

grill, with in tense color and better cen ter ing than usu ally en coun tered on this is sue; faint crease along lower left cor - 

ner, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $1,300. Estimate $300 - 400 

3198 1867, 3¢ rose, Z. grill (85C), neat black grid can cel la tion, lovely deep rich color, a very ac cept able ex am - 

ple of this tough Z grill; light cor ner creases, small thin in grill, and pen cil no ta tions on re verse, oth er wise Fine; 2004 

A.P.S. certificate. Scott $3,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3199 3200 3201 3202 

3199 1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (86), light socked-on-the-nose tar get can cel, stamp re moved from small lo cal drop 

cover of Plattsburgh, NY. A GEM stamp, ex tremely scarce with these mar gins and cen ter ing on this is sue, huge 

jumbo mar gins, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $300 - 400 

3200 1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill (86), neat black can cel la tion, re mark ably fresh ex am ple with ro bust color, a choice 

sound stamp, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $200 - 300 

3201 1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), red and black can cel la tions, vi brant rich shade, with face free post mark, ex - 

cep tion ally pleas ing ex am ple, F.-V.F.; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300 

3202 1867, 15¢ black, E. grill (91), bold black grid can cel la tion, ex tremely fresh and choice, beau ti fully cen - 

tered, Very Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $250 - 350 


UNITED STATES: 1867 Grilled Issues 

3203 3204 3205 

3203 1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), o.g., very lightly hinged (small spot of glazed gum), ex tremely de sir able ex am - 

ple of this rarely of fered 1 cent F grill, with bril liant color and ex cep tional cen ter ing, Very Fine; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. 

Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3204 1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, fan tas tic deep rich color, a pleas ing and af ford able 

ex am ple of this scarce F grill; reperforated at top, V.G. Scott $3,000. Estimate $300 - 400 

3205 a 1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged (glazed gum), hand some mint block with 

bril liant fresh color, quite scarce when found com pletely sound in all re spects, V.G.-Fine. Scott $2,600. 


3206 3207 3208 3209 3210 

3206 1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill, par tial dou ble grill va ri ety (95 var.), neat black quar tered cork can cel la tion, 

de sir able ex am ple with daz zling color and clearly etched im pres sion, listed but un priced in Scott as a dou ble grill; 

small tear at top right, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900 for normal. Estimate $400 - 600 

3207 1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (97), large part o.g., re mark ably fresh ex am ple of this elu sive grilled stamp, with 

choice cen ter ing, Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3208 1867, 15¢ black, F. grill (98), neat red and black can cel la tions, de sir able ex am ple, nicely cen tered with 

tre men dous rich color; small crease at top left cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. 


3209 1867, 30¢ or ange, F. grill (100), lightly struck black cir cle of wedges can cel la tion, ex tremely im pres sive 

top qual ity ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, nice cen ter ing, in cred i ble color and a un ob tru sive post mark, 

rarely seen this nice, Very Fine; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $950. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3210 1867, 90¢ blue, F. grill (101), light black can cel la tion, bril liant color, hand some ex am ple of this dif fi cult 

stamp; tiny thin at top right, and a slight crease in the grill, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $2,250. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: 1875 Re-issue of the 1861-1866 Issues - 1869 Pictorials 

1875 Re-issue of the 1861-1866 Issues 

3211 3212 3213 

3211 1875 Re-is sue of 1861-67 is sue, 1¢ blue (102), light black can cel la tion, gor geous color printed on bright 

white pa per, a scarce large margined stamp, Very Fine, only 3,195 were sold, and very few were used; 2013 P.S.E. 

cer tif i cate, also P.F. cer tif i cate which de clines opin ion with re spect to whether the can cel is con tem po rary. Scott 

$1,500. Estimate $400 - 600 

3212 1875 Re-is sue of 1861-67 is sue, 2¢ black (103), o.g., lightly hinged, gor geous ex am ple of this scarce 

re-is sued Black Jack, with large mar gins and daz zling rich color, few are choice and sound like this stamp, Very 

Fine, only 979 ex am ples were sold; 1994 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cates. Scott $3,750. 

Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

3213 1875 Re-is sue of 1861-67 is sue, 12¢ black (107), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u lous rich color and finely de - 

tailed im pres sion, few of the ex am ples that were sold can be found like this stamp - com pletely fault free and at trac - 

tive, F.-V.F., only 389 sold; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,250. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

1869 Pictorial Issue 

3214 1869, 1¢ buff-15¢ brown and blue (112-117,119), a com pre hen sive ac cu mu la tion with vary ing quan ti - 

ties of each stamp ex cel lent for the spe cial ized col lec tor or on line seller, a few un used stamps are in cluded, nice 

va ri ety of can cels and shades; var i ous faults, V.G.-Fine. Scott $15,000 plus (photo on web site). 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3215 1869, 3¢ ul tra ma rine (114), an ex ten sive ac cu mu la tion of 240 ex am ples of this is sue, an ex cel lent study 

group for the spe cial ist, nice va ri ety of can cels and shades; var i ous faults, V.G.-Fine. Scott $4,200 (no photo). 


3216 3217 

3216 a 1869, 3¢ ul tra ma rine (114), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, im pres sive mul ti ple with bril liant fresh color 

and gleam ing fresh gum, a very pretty piece, F.-V.F. Scott $1,400. Estimate $600 - 800 

3217 /a 1869, 3¢ ul tra ma rine (114), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (1 stamp never hinged), at trac tive mul ti ple with 

cap ti vat ing color, Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: 1869 Pictorial Issue 

3218 

3218 1869, 3¢ ul tra ma rine (114), o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh ex am ple in im mac u late Post Of fice con - 

di tion, un listed in Scott as never hinged, Very Fine; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $250 for hinged. 


3219 1869, 6¢ ul tra ma rine (115), neat black can cel la tion, well cen tered amid ex tra large mar gins, a hand - 

some and ex tremely fresh stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1987 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $225. Estimate $200 - 300 

3219 

3220 3221 

3222 3223 3224 

3220 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), su perb socked-on-the-nose strike of very scarce large let ter “N” can cel of Na ga - 

saki, Ja pan, an ex cep tional ex am ple of highly de sir able Jap a nese can cel; pulled perf at right, oth er wise Fine; 2012 

P.F. certificate. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3221 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), neat black can cel la tion, beau ti fully cen tered amid large mar gins, with de light ful 

rich color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 40 at this grade. SMQ $400. 


3222 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), VF strike of French an chor in dots for eign mail can cel; tiny faults, oth er wise Fine, 

quite a scarce can cel la tion on this stamp. Estimate $200 - 300 

3223 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), neat black "Steam ship" can cel la tion, large mar gins and ro bust color, a pre mium 

qual ity ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $140. Estimate $200 - 300 

3224 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), trace of light red post mark at lower right cor ner, and gor geous fancy black can - 

cel la tion, tre men dous ex am ple with sen sa tional deep rich color, one of the nic est we have of fered; own ers 

handstamp shows through from back, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2005 & 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $140. 


3225 1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), neat black can cel la tion, im pres sive well cen tered ex am ple with 

vivid col ors, a very at trac tive high qual ity stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2000 P.F. and 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate 

graded VF-XF-85. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 



3226 3227 3228 3229 

3226 1869, 24¢ green & vi o let (120), neat black can cel la tion, re mark ably fresh and choice pre mium qual ity 

stamp with vivid col ors, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $500 - 750 

3227 1869, 24¢ green & vi o let (120), light black can cel la tion, de sir able ex am ple, with lively bright color, Fine. 


3228 1869, 30¢ ul tra ma rine & car mine (121), per fectly struck black ro sette can cel la tion, im pres sive well 

margined ex am ple with vi brant col ors, Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3229 1869, 90¢ car mine & black (122), light red can cel la tion, won der fully fresh and choice sound stamp with 

a scarce col ored post mark, Fine. Scott $3,150. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

1875 Re-issues 

3230 3231 3232 3233 

3230 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 1¢ buff (123), neat black can cel la tion, choice ap pear ing ex am ple of this elu sive 

used re-is sue; small hid den re pair along top left cor ner, oth er wise Very Fine, of the 10,000 ex am ples that were sold, 

few were ever gen u inely used; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $150 - 200 

3231 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 2¢ brown (124), o.g., lightly hinged, hand some 1875 Re-Is sue, com pletely sound 

and at trac tive with bright vivid color, Fine, only 4,755 ex am ples sold; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $650. 


3232 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 2¢ brown (124), neat black du plex can cel la tion, one of the nic est used ex am ples 

in ex is tence, beau ti fully cen tered with nicely bal anced mar gins, with breath tak ing rich color, find ing a GEM qual ity 

ex am ple with the qual i ties that this stamp pos sesses is a rare ac com plish ment, Ex tremely Fine, of the 1,406 ex am - 

ples that were sold, very few were ever used for postal pur poses; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 4 ex am - 

ples at tain ing this im pres sive grade, with only 2 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher, ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s population 

report. SMQ $1,750. Scott $800. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3233 () 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 3¢ blue (125), with out gum, ex tremely well cen tered, bril liant color; light soil ing at 

up per left, short perf at top, a thin spot at top cen ter, and light red stain ing on the back of the stamp, oth er wise Very 

Fine, quite elu sive with only 1,406 sold; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3234 3235 

3234 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 6¢ blue (126), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u lous color and im pres sion, an im pres sive 

high qual ity stamp that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Very Fine, only 2,226 ex am ples sold; 

2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of 5 at this grade, only 14 oth ers grade higher ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la - 

tion re port. SMQ $1,800. Scott $1,650. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3235 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 6¢ blue (126), dis turbed o.g., bril liant fresh ex am ple of this dif fi cult 1875 Pic to rial 

Re-Is sue; tiny perf scuffs at lower left, vis i ble only un der high mag ni fi ca tion, V.G.-Fine, only 2,226 were sold; 2013 


3236 () 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 10¢ yel low (127), un used with out gum, gor geous rich shade with de tailed im - 

pres sion, an at trac tive and af ford able ex am ple of this elu sive stamp; faint hor i zon tal crease at top, oth er wise 

F.-V.F., only 1,947 sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $725. Estimate $400 - 600 

3237 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 12¢ green (128), o.g., lightly hinged, at trac tive ex am ple, with gleam ing rich color 

and clear im pres sion; short perf at right and bot tom mar gins, oth er wise Fine, elu sive as only 1,584 were sold; 2008 

P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3238 () 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 15¢ brown & blue (129), with out gum, choice ap pear ing ex am ple with ro bust col - 

ors, a pleas ing ex am ple; shal low thin spot only shows in fluid, oth er wise F.-V.F., only 1,981 sold; clear 1974 P.F. 

cer tif i cate. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400 



3239 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 15¢ brown & blue, imperf hor i zon tally (129a), o.g., lightly hinged, par tic u larly 

choice ex am ple of this ex tremely rare stamp, as only one sheet of 100 stamps was printed, with ap prox i mately 20 to 

30 known to ex ist, a strik ing show piece with gor geous deep rich col ors, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, 

F.-V.F.; 2002 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $14,000. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 



3240 

3240 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 24¢ green & vi o let (130), small part o.g., bril liant fresh col ors, a de sir able ex am - 

ple that is com pletely sound and choice, Fine, only 2,091 sold; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded Fine-70. Scott $2,100 

for full o.g. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3241 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 30¢ ul tra ma rine & car mine (131), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, at trac tive ex am ple 

with the deep est and rich est color imag in able, as fresh as the first day it was printed, well worth the mod est SMQ 

value of $1,450 in the grade of Fine-70, Fine, only 1,535 ex am ples of this stamp sold; 2009 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

Fine-70, 1 of 6 ex am ples at this grade. SMQ $1,450. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3241 

3242 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 30¢ ul tra ma rine & car mine (131), o.g., pre vi - 

ously hinged, a most im pres sive ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp, with tan ta liz ing col ors 

on lily white pa per, an as tound ing show piece, Ex tremely Fine, only 1,535 sold; 1989 


3242 

3243 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 90¢ car mine & black (132), o.g., pre vi ously 

hinged, in cred i bly fresh and at trac tive 90 cent Lin coln with su perb color and im - 

pres sion, Very Fine, quite an elu sive stamp as only 1,356 cop ies were sold; 

1969 and 2009 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $3,750. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3243 

3244 3245 

3244 () 1869 (1875 Re-is sue), 90¢ car mine & black (132), with out gum, bright color and choice cen ter ing, a 

very pleas ing ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp; faint stain ing ex pertly re moved from top right cor ner, oth er wise 

F.-V.F., only 1,356 sold; 1977 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3245 1869 (1880 Re-is sue), 1¢ buff (133), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, gor geous ex am ple of un par al leled beauty, 

with near per fect cen ter ing and lus cious rich color, Ex tremely Fine, al though there were 5,000 ex am ples re port edly 

sold, few are this nice; 2004 and 2004 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $325. Estimate $500 - 750 


UNITED STATES: 1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues 

1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues 

3246 Ex 3247 3248 

3246 1870, 6¢ car mine, split H. grill (137 var.), crisp perfs all around. The left edge of the grill is clearly vis i ble 

in the can cel la tion and the right edge is vis i ble along the left mar gin of the stamp, ver i fy ing the split, F.-V.F.; 2009 


3247 E 1870 (6¢) Lin coln, vi gnette die es say on In dia (137E), full bust with oval lines in the back ground, sim i lar 

in style to the bust used for the 6¢ Lin coln stamp, mounted on sunken card, four ex am ples in car mine, blue, dark 

green and black, each on 78x95mm card signed by “Charles Schlecht” (the en graver), not cur rently listed in Scott, 

Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3248 1871, 7¢ ver mil ion, H. grill (138), neat black NYFM can cel la tion, at trac tive grilled stamp, with de light ful 

bright color and large mar gins, F.-V.F. Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350 

3249 3250 3251 3252 

3249 () 1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill (139), with out gum, beau ti ful rich shade, a com pletely sound 10¢ grilled Bank - 

note show ing sev eral vis i ble grill points, V.G.; 1989 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,550. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3250 1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill (139), neat black town can cel la tion, ex em plary fresh and choice ex am ple with 

eas ily iden ti fi able grill, with re splen dent color, F.-V.F.; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $850. Estimate $500 - 750 

3251 1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill (139), crisp strike of blue 4-ring tar get can cel, large mar gins, a ter rific stamp 

rarely found thus; small cor ner creases, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $900. 


3252 1870, 10¢ brown, H. grill (139), spec tac u lar red can cel la tion, gor geous color and im pres sion, with an 

eas ily iden ti fi able grill, very pretty; triv ial sealed perf tear at right, oth er wise Fine. Scott $950. 




3253 3254 3255 3256 

3253 1870, 12¢ dull vi o let, H. grill (140), neat black can cel la tion, hand some large margined ex am ple with a 

nice clear grill, fresh and ap peal ing; ex pertly cleaned, some what af fect ing the color of the stamp, oth er wise Very 


3254 1870, 12¢ dull vi o let, H. grill (140), neat black cork can cel la tion, a spec tac u lar ex am ple with gor geous 

rich color, Very Fine; wuth clear 1997 A.P.S. and 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i cates, in di cat ing the grill is gen u ine, and 2013 

P.F. cer tif i cate, in di cat ing the grill is coun ter feit. Scott $3,750. Estimate $300 - 400 

3255 1870, 15¢ or ange, H. grill (141), seg mented cork can cel la tion, im pres sive bold color, clearly vis i ble grill, 

a tough stamp; small faults, F.-V.F. ap pear ance; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,400. Estimate $400 - 600 

3256 1870, 15¢ or ange, H. grill (141), mod er ate cork can cel, par tial grill; a few light in vis i ble creases that only 

ap pear as stamp dries in fluid, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,400. Estimate $300 - 400 

3257 1870, 24¢ pur ple, H. grill (142), neat black can cel la tion, mag nif i cent well cen tered ex am ple of this rarely 

of fered stamp, with strik ing rich color, and a good clear grill im pres sion, a very ap peal ing elu sive stamp; in ter nal ver - 

ti cal crease, oth er wise Very Fine; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $7,250. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 



3258 1870, 30¢ black, H. grill (143), o.g., very lightly hinged, among the 

few ex ist ing com pletely sound 30¢ grilled Bank note is sues, a won der fully 

fresh and choice ex am ple show ing sev eral vis i ble grill points, a ma jor league 

phil a telic rar ity miss ing from even the most ad vanced col lec tions, Fine; 2007 


3258 

3259 1870, 30¢ black, H. grill (143), neat black cork can cel la tion, bril liant color, a quite 

de cent ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, better than usu ally found; small cor ner crease at 

top left, V.G.-Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3259 



3260 1870, 90¢ car mine, H. grill (144), large part o.g., among the fin est known ex am ples of this rare stamp, 

the 90 cent grilled Bank note is an enor mous rar ity and is al most never seen un used, let alone at trac tive and well 

cen tered like this stamp is, with breath tak ing rich color and im pres sion; clear grill im pres sion, of the hand ful of mint 

ex am ples known to ex ist this is one of the best, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Very Fine; 1957 and 




3261 1870, 90¢ car mine, H. grill (144), small part o.g., re mark ably fresh ex - 

am ple of this scarce 90¢ grilled Bank note, with gor geous color, and a clear grill 

im pres sion - rare thus; tiny cor ner crease at bot tom left, and reperforated at right, 

oth er wise Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $25,000. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3261 

3262 1870, 90¢ car mine, H. grill (144), neat black seg mented cork can cel la tion, beau ti - 

ful rich color, a very ap peal ing ex am ple with eas ily iden ti fi able grill, scarce thus; faint trace of triv ial 

cor ner crease at top left, F.-V.F.; clear 1977 A.P.S. and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate which does men tion 

the faint crease. Scott $2,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3262 

3263 E 1870, 1¢ N.B.N.C. Frank lin es say, in dull dark or ange 

(145-E5), en graved vi gnette mounted over pen cil & wa ter color frame, 

die on thin white card, en graved vi gnette mounted over pen cil & wa ter - 

color frame, die on thin white 44 x 51mm card, pen cil “U S Post age” and 

“One Cent” in mar gins above and be low de sign, printed “R. Vail” on re - 

verse, small ini tials at bot tom right; very slight soil ing, still Very Fine, 

only re corded ex am ple, ex Finkleburg, Lake Shore, il lus trated in Scott 

catalogue. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 

3263 

3264 () 1870, 1¢ ul tra ma rine (145), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, ex pertly regummed, 

in cred i bly well cen tered ex am ple, rarely seen in a qual ity like this; slight “dry print” caused by the 

print ing pro cess, Su perb Gem; 2012 P.S.E. graded “Gem 100J” cer tif i cate. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

The highest graded example - incredible. 

3264 



3265 1870, 1873, 1879, 6¢ var i ous shades (148, 159, 186), a fab u lous ac cu mu la tion of 6¢ Lin coln Bank note 

is sues in clud ing 148 (168 ex am ples), 159 (85 ex am ples), and 186 (80 ex am ples), ex cel lent group for the Lin coln or 

Bank note spe cial ist with a wide va ri ety of shades to study, nice se lec tion of can cels in clud ing col ors; var i ous faults, 

Very Good-Very Fine. Scott $10,000+ (photo on web site). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3266 

3266 P 1870, 6¢ car mine, large die proof (148P1), on In dia on mounted card, 32x36.5mm, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. 


3267 1870, 6¢ car mine (148), o.g., never hinged, vi brant rich color, an lovely ex am ple in pris tine mint con di tion 

with flaw less gum, un listed in Scott in never hinged con di tion, Fine. Scott $1,000 for hinged. 


3267 

3268 

3269 3270 

3268 1870, 12¢ dull vi o let (151), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, at trac tive ex am ple with warm rich color, and is sound 

in all re spects; cou ple in sig nif i cant ink handstamps on re verse are of lit tle con se quence and are not men tioned on 

the ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate, F.-V.F.; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3269 1870, 24¢ pur ple (153), neat red and black can cel la tions, un usu ally choice ex am ple with breath tak ing 

rich color and huge mar gins, sim ply spec tac u lar, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $230. 


3270 () 1870, 90¢ car mine (155), with out gum, im pres sive well margined 90 cent Perry, with gor geous color and 

sharp im pres sion, the 90 cent ungrilled Na tional print ing is much scarcer than the other 90 cent Bank note is sues - 

166 and 191, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,900. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3271 3272 3273 3274 

3271 1873, 3¢ green (158), beau ti fully struck very rare Rutherford B. Hayes pres i den tial cam paign can cel, 

show ing “AYES” in ital i cized cap i tal let ters within up per and lower hor i zon tal bars of an ap par ent oval shape, Very 

Fine; 2012 P.F. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300 

3272 1873, 7¢ or ange ver mil ion (160), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, re mark ably fresh and choice top qual ity ex am - 

ple with huge mar gins and breath tak ing rich color, ab so lutely stun ning, Ex tremely Fine; 1986 and 2000 P.F. cer tif i - 

cates. Scott $1,150. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3273 () 1873, 7¢ or ange ver mil ion (160), with out gum, bold rich shade, a pleas ing ex am ple with large mar gins, 

Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300 

3274 1873, 7¢ or ange ver mil ion (160), XF strike of “INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID” hand stamp, typ i cally 

found on for eign des ti na tion cov ers from or through NYC for which re quired post age had not been pre paid, nice 

mar gins, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150 

3275 3276 3277 3278 3279 

3275 1873, 10¢ brown (161), o.g., never hinged, a won der fully fresh stamp with bold rich color, with gleam ing 

fresh gum in Post Of fice mint con di tion, un listed in Scott in never hinged con di tion, Fine. Scott $1,000 for hinged. 


3276 1873, 10¢ brown (161), beau ti ful strike of NYFM geo met ric can cel, a pretty stamp, Ex tremely Fine, 

ex-Kirke, sold for $204 in 1987 sale; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. Weiss GE-C1. Estimate $150 - 200 

3277 () 1873, 12¢ blackish vi o let (162), with out gum, sen sa tional color and im pres sion, sound and choice, 

V.G.-Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $150 - 200 

3278 1873, 30¢ gray black (165), bold blue can cel la tion, fab u lous fresh ex am ple, com pletely sound and 

choice, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $165. Estimate $100 - 150 

3279 1873, 90¢ rose car mine (166), dis turbed o.g., vi brant rich color, good look ing ex am ple of this stamp; 

pen cil no ta tion on re verse, oth er wise Fine. Scott $2,250. Estimate $600 - 800 



1875 Hard Paper Special Printings 

3280 () 1875 Spe cial Print ing, 1¢ ul tra ma rine (167), with out gum as is sued, re mark ably fresh and choice ex - 

am ple of this ma jor rar ity, the one cent 1875 hard pa per Spe cial Print ing, with breath tak ing color and ra zor sharp im - 

pres sion, a flaw less ex am ple in im mac u late con di tion, Fine, a mere 44 or so ex am ples are known to ex ist; 1948, 

and 2013 P.F. certificates. Scott $17,500. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3281 () 1875 Spe cial Print ing, 7¢ red dish ver mil ion (171), with out gum as is sued, ex tremely hand some seven 

cent Spe cial Print ing, fea tur ing near per fect cen ter ing, huge board walk mar gins, and fab u lous bold color, GEM ap - 

pear ance that would en hance any great col lec tion; small sealed tear at top, and a light di ag o nal crease at top left, 

oth er wise Ex tremely Fine, ap prox i mately 70 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate, and 1954 and 

2013 P.F. certificates. Scott $5,250. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

3282 () 1875 Spe cial Print ing, 90¢ vi o let car mine (177), with out gum as is sued, com pletely sound ex am ple of 

this im mense rar ity, the 90 cent hard pa per Spe cial Print ing, with bril liant fresh color, scis sor cut perfs at top and 

right sides com mon to this rare is sue, V.G., only a mere 44 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$24,000. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 



3283 1879, 2¢ ver mil ion, bi sect (183b), right ver ti cal half, tied by West Ha ven, Conn Mar 21 1895 post mark 

and open cir cu lar grid can cel on small lo cally used cover, Very Fine; 2007 APS cer tif i cate which states “… 

out-of-pe riod use, gen u ine.”. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600 

3284 3285 3286 

3284 1879, 6¢ pink (186), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, choice ex am ple, with large mar gins and el e gant color, Very 


3285 1879, 30¢ full black (190), dis turbed o.g., de cent ex am ple with ro bust color, V.G.-Fine; 2005 P.S.E. cer - 

tif i cate graded VG-50. Scott $900. Estimate $200 - 300 

3286 () 1879, 90¢ car mine (191), ex pertly regummed, bold color and sharp im pres sion, a very pleas ing stamp, 


3287 a 1879, 90¢ car mine (191), block of 4, neatly struck black Reg is try can cel la tions, hand some ex am ple of 

this ex tremely rare in tact mul ti ple, with gleam ing rich color, a sig nif i cantly un der val ued show piece; sen si bly re in - 

forced with small hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3288 a 1879, 90¢ car mine (191), right mar gin block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged, an as tound ing GEM QUALITY 

mul ti ple; ex tremely well cen tered ex am ples with par tic u larly large mar gins, and spec tac u lar fresh color; a stun ning 

block in a truly re mark able state of pres er va tion, with just faint hing ing on the top 2 stamps, the bot tom 2 stamps look 

Never Hinged but have a bare sug ges tion of faint hing ing; an amaz ing show piece, Ex tremely Fine; 1989, 1998, and 

2003 P.F. certificates. Scott $12,000. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 



10 Cent Soft Paper Special Printing 

3289 () 1880 Spe cial Print ing, 10¢ deep brown (197), with out gum as is sued, sen sa tional GEM QUALITY ex - 

am ple of this dif fi cult stamp; an ex traor di nary show piece with beau ti ful large mar gins and fab u lous rich color; a very 

rare op por tu nity to ac quire a great rar ity in the fin est pos si ble con di tion, Ex tremely Fine, of the 30 ex am ples of the 

soft pa per Spe cial Print ing known to ex ist, this is with out ques tion the nic est ex ist ing ex am ple; 1942 A.P.S., and 

1972, 1984, and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott $50,000. Estimate $35,000 - 50,000 



15 Cent Soft Paper Special Printing 

3290 () 1880 Spe cial Print ing, 15¢ or ange (199), with out gum as is sued, with out ques tion, the fin est known ex - 

am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, well cen tered amid beau ti ful large mar gins, with spec tac u lar deep rich color; the 

1880 soft pa per Spe cial Printings are no to ri ous for their frag ile soft pa per, re sult ing in most of the 36 known ex am - 

ples com ing faulty from one de gree to an other; this stamp, be ing com pletely sound, is a true con di tion rar ity de serv - 

ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Very Fine; 1973 A.P.S. and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott $42,500. 

Estimate $30,000 - 40,000 



3291 

3291 1882, 5¢ yel low brown (205), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex tremely in tense color, pretty stamp, Very Fine. 


3292 1882, 6¢ rose, re-en graved (208), neatly struck black "Phil a del phia" can cel la tion, as tound ing ex am ple 

of this tough stamp, beau ti fully cen tered in clud ing parts of ad join ing stamps at left and right, rarely found in such a 

won der ful state of pres er va tion, Ex tremely Fine; 1994 and 2012 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $110. 


3292 

3293 a 1882, 10¢ brown, re-en graved (209), bot tom plate block of 12, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), gor geous ex am ple of this rarely of fered 1882 Bank note is sue plate block, fea tur ing bril liant fresh color and 

ter rific eye ap peal, F.-V.F. Scott $4,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3294 3295 

3294 1883 Spe cial Print ing, 2¢ pale red brown (211B), o.g., lightly hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this ter ri - 

bly un der val ued Spe cial Print ing, with fan tas tic cen ter ing and ra di ant color, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. 


3295 1887, 1¢ ul tra ma rine (212), o.g., lightly hinged, beau ti ful, proof like im pres sion with deep color, very 

pretty ex am ple, choice, Ex tremely Fine; 1990 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100. Estimate $150 - 200 



3296 /a 1887, 3¢ ver mil ion (214), top plate block of 12, o.g., lightly hinged (6 stamps never hinged), im pres sive 

show piece with cap ti vat ing color, a gor geous wide top in a won der ful state of pres er va tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i - 

cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3297 3298 

3297 1888, 30¢ or ange brown (217), o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice stamp with beau ti ful 

color, just like the first day it was is sued, Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded Fine-70, 1 of 3 ex am ples at this grade. 


3298 1888, 90¢ pur ple (218), dis turbed o.g., hand some ex am ple with won der fully rich color printed on bleach 

white pa per, Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $300 - 400 

3299 a 1888, 90¢ pur ple (218), block of 4, lightly struck black New York Reg is try can cel la tions, a won der ful top 

qual ity block with sen sa tional rich color, one of the few re main ing in tact blocks that are at trac tive to the eye; light 

hor i zon tal crease at bot tom, and sen si bly re in forced per fo ra tions, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $1,400. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



1890 Issue 

3300 P 1890, 1¢ to 90¢ com plete, imperf proofs on stamp pa per (219P4a-229P4a), fab u lous com plete set of 

12 im per fo rate pairs on stamp pa per, in cludes 219P4c, 219DP4e (with out gum as is sued), 220P4d, 221P4a, 

222P4a, 223P4b, 224P4a, 225P4a, 226P4a, 227P4a, 228P4a, and 229P4a (small gum thin), slightly dis turbed o.g. 

on most, ex tremely well cen tered with gor geous rich col ors, a scarce com plete set which in cludes both 2¢ shades - 

rare thus, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $5,680. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

Usually encountered with faults this is an extremely beautiful set. 

3301 3302 3303 3304 3305 

3301 1890, 2¢ lake (219D), o.g., never hinged, lovely ex am ple with bold rich color, in pris tine mint con di tion, 

F.-V.F.; 1999 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400 

3302 1890, 2¢ lake (219D), top plate num ber pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge along hor i zon tal perfs at top (ap - 

pears never hinged), mag nif i cent show piece with JUMBO mar gins and prooflike color, sim ply gor geous, Very Fine; 

2012 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $380 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400 

3303 1890, 2¢ car mine, cap on left “2” va ri ety (220a), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple of this no to ri - 

ously dif fi cult stamp, beau ti fully cen tered with re mark ably rich color, an ex em plary ex am ple of the cap on left “2” va - 

ri ety; small nat u ral pa per wrin kle, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $400. 


3304 1890, 4¢ dark brown (222), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), de sir able well cen tered 

ex am ple with amaz ing rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $90. 


3305 1890, 5¢ choc o late (223), o.g., lightly hinged, fan tas tic ex am ple with board walk mar gins, and vivid fresh 

color, a nifty lit tle GEM, Su perb. Scott $70. Estimate $200 - 300 



3306 a 1893, 8¢ li lac (225), bot tom plate block of 10, o.g., never hinged (top left stamp with mi nor gum crease), 

ex traor di nary TOP QUALITY mul ti ple in a qual ity rarely en coun tered, as this plate block is as fresh and choice as 

the first day it was is sued over 120 years ago, with fab u lous deep rich color, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$3,250. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3307 3308 3309 3310 3311 

3307 1890, 15¢ in digo (227), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh mint stamp with cap ti vat ing rich color, Fine. 


3308 1890, 30¢ black (228), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, bril liant color and de tailed im pres sion, F.-V.F. Scott $350. 


3309 1890, 90¢ or ange (229), o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with bold color, in a re mark able mint 

state with full un blem ished gum, F.-V.F. Scott $1,450. Estimate $500 - 750 

3310 1890, 90¢ or ange (229), o.g., lightly hinged, hand some well cen tered stamp, with an in cred i ble depth of 

color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $475. Estimate $300 - 400 

3311 1890, 90¢ or ange (229), bot tom mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, lively fresh color and 

sharp clear im pres sion, a beau ti ful stamp in im mac u late mint con di tion, rarely found in such re mark able qual ity; 

small faults, lovely Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,450. Estimate $300 - 400 


UNITED STATES: 1893 Columbian Issue 

1893 Columbian Issue 

3312 1893, 3¢ Co lum bian (232), bot tom right sin gle, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent cor ner copy, much nicer 

than the graded cer tif i cate of "XF-90" in di cates, as the stamp is vir tu ally per fectly cen tered amid enor mous mar gins 

with gleam ing rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90J, 1 of 20 ex am ples to achieve this 

grade. SMQ $235. Scott $110. Estimate $250 - 350 

3313 1893, 4¢ Co lum bian (233), o.g., lightly hinged, tre men dous show piece with huge board walk mar gins 

and glow ing fresh color, a pre mium TOP QUALITY stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded XF-SUP-95J, 1 of 8 ex am ples at this lofty grade. SMQ $275. Scott $55. Estimate $200 - 300 

3314 3315 

3314 1893, 15¢ Co lum bian (238), o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh stamp with ex tremely in tense color in 

a mar vel ous state of pres er va tion, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $400 - 600 

3315 1893, 15¢ Co lum bian (238), o.g., never hinged (light nat u ral gum bend), nicely cen tered ex am ple with 

glo ri ous rich color, a very at trac tive Co lum bian, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; clear 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. 




3316 3317 

3316 1893, 15¢ Co lum bian (238), bot tom mar gin pair with im print, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), eye catch ing with sen sa tional color and im pres sion, a beau ti ful fresh pair, F.-V.F.; 1985 & 2012 P.F. cer tif i - 

cates. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3317 1893, 50¢ Co lum bian (240), bot tom mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), an ex traor di nary GEM qual ity stamp that could eas ily pass as never hinged, a tre men dous ex am ple with 

board walk mar gins and daz zling rich color, a true GEM; faint di ag o nal crease at top which does not de tract from this 

in cred i ble ex am ple, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2012 PF certificate. Scott $500. Estimate $500 - 750 

3318 3319 3320 

3318 () 1893, $1 Co lum bian (241), regummed over small faults, choice well cen tered stamp with vi brant color, 


3319 () 1893, $1 Co lum bian (241), regummed over tiny faults, daz zling rich color, a pleas ing $1 Co lum bian; tiny 

thin spot, V.G. Scott $525. Estimate $150 - 200 

3320 1893, $1 Co lum bian (241), neat black can cel la tion, de sir able used ex am ple with gor geous rich color, a 

pre mium qual ity stamp, Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $350 - 500 

3321 1893, $2 Co lum bian (242), o.g., never hinged, im pec ca bly fresh ex am ple in pris tine never hinged con di - 

tion, with gleam ing deep color; a true con di tion rar ity, as few high value Columbians still ex ist in their im mac u late 

mint stamp, a great stamp, Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,000. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 



3322 

3323 3324 

3322 1893, $2 Co lum bian (242), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, gor geous well cen tered stamp, with lively bright color 

and clear de tailed im pres sion, a truly de sir able $2 Co lum bian, Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

XF-90, 1 of 22 to reach this grade ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $1,975. Scott $1,150. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3323 1893, $2 Co lum bian (242), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely hand some $2 Co lum bian with bold rich color, 

com pletely sound and very choice, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,150. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3324 () 1893, $2 Co lum bian (242), with out gum, stun ning rich shade, a very at trac tive ex am ple with nat u ral 

straight edge at top, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $200 - 300 

3325 1893, $3 Co lum bian (243), bot tom mar gin sin gle with plate num ber and part im print, dis turbed o.g., su - 

perb GEM qual ity show piece with ex tremely large mar gins and spec tac u lar rich color, a most im pres sive po si tion 

piece, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1991 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,600. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3326 3327 3328 

3326 () 1893, $3 Co lum bian (243), regummed over small faults, pretty stamp, with dy na mite color; tiny thins and 

light creases, Fine ap pear ance. Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600 

3327 1893, $4 Co lum bian (244), dis turbed o.g., choice ex am ple with deep prooflike color; shal low hinge thin, 

Fine ap pear ance. Scott $2,100. Estimate $600 - 800 

3328 () 1893, $5 Co lum bian (245), with out gum, bril liant fresh with de tailed im pres sion; slight crease along top 

left cor ner, V.G. Scott $1,250. Estimate $400 - 600 



Plate Blocks 

3329 3330 

3329 a 1893, 1¢ Co lum bian (230), bot tom plate block of 8, o.g., never hinged, the fresh est and choic est ex am - 

ple ob tain able, with stun ning rich color, with full un blem ished gum with out a sin gle skip or bend, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. 

cer tif i cate. Scott $1,050. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3330 /a 1893, 2¢ Co lum bian (231), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), im mac u late 

ex am ple with bril liant color printed on bleach white pa per, very pretty; some light perf strength en ing barely vis i ble at 

right, oth er wise Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. Estimate $300 - 400 

3331 3332 

3331 a 1893, 3¢ Co lum bian (232), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (triv ial light dis tur bance in bot tom 

mar gin only) and men tioned strictly for ac cu racy, sen sa tional full wide bot tom plate, in im mac u late mint con di tion, 

rarely found in such a re mark able state of pres er va tion, Very Fine. Scott $1,300. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3332 /a 1893, 3¢ Co lum bian (232), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), gor - 

geous rich shade, lovely fresh ex am ple; re duced sel vage, right pair with some perf sep a ra tions at right, F.-V.F.; 

2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $750. Estimate $350 - 500 



3333 a 1893, 4¢ Co lum bian (233), top plate block of 8, o.g., lightly hinged, un be liev able color and im pres sion, a 

mar vel ous wide top with the deep est color we have ever seen on this is sue; re joined perf sep a ra tions at right and in 

sel vage at top cen ter, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3334 a 1893, 5¢ Co lum bian (234), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late ex am ple with crisp clear 

color, a pre mium qual ity wide top that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Fine. Scott $2,250. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3335 a 1893, 6¢ Co lum bian (235), bot tom plate block of 8, o.g., never hinged, ex em plary ex am ple with fab u lous 

rich color and gleam ing fresh gum, rarely found in such nice con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,600. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 



3336 a 1893, 8¢ Co lum bian (236), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., very lightly hinged, hand some well cen tered 

plate with prooflike color and im pres sion; ver ti cal per fo ra tion sep a ra tions re joined be tween left block of four and 

some hor i zon tal perf sep a ra tions be tween cen tral pair, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. 


3337 a 1893, 10¢ Co lum bian (237), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely hand some ex am ple 

of this scarce plate block, with al lur ing rich color and tre men dous ap peal, F.-V.F.; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$3,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3338 a 1893, 30¢ Co lum bian (239), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, se lect ex am ple of this ex traor di narily 

rare plate block, with fab u lous color and im pres sion; re duced sel vage, F.-V.F.; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $8,750. 

Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 


UNITED STATES: 1894-1898 Bureau Issues 

1894-1898 Bureau Issues 

3339 3340 

3339 1894, 1¢ blue (247), right plate num ber sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), mag nif - 

i cent wide margined stamp with su perb color, hard to find this nice, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $65. 


3340 / 1894, 1¢ blue (247), right mar gin strip of 3 with plate num ber and im print, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps 

never hinged), lovely rich color, an im pres sive mul ti ple with the two bot tom stamps in im mac u late mint con di tion, 


3341 3342 3343 

3341 1894, 2¢ car mine lake, type I (249), mar vel ous top mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge, 

nice big mar gins and ex tremely in tense color; tiny nat u ral in clu sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$150. Estimate $200 - 300 

3342 1894, 2¢ car mine, type II (251), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional TOP QUALITY show piece, with large 

mar gins and vivid color; one of the nic est imag in able ex am ples of this ter ri bly dif fi cult stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2002 

P.F. cer tif i cate for a hor i zon tal pair, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the right stamp from the pair. Scott 

$1,100. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3343 1894, 2¢ scar let, type II (251a), o.g., lightly hinged, mar vel ous ex am ple of this elu sive scar let shade, 

nicely cen tered stamp, Very Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 



3344 3345 

3344 1894, 2¢ car mine, type III (252), right mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally 

choice wide margined stamp, with bold color, a great stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. 


3345 /a 1894, 2¢ car mine, type III (252), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), 

hand some ex am ple of this scarce and un der val ued Bu reau is sue plate block, fea tur ing lively bright color and de - 

tailed im pres sion, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3346 3347 3348 

3346 1894, 3¢ pur ple (253), o.g., never hinged, gor geous large margined stamp with strik ing rich color, a very 

at trac tive and un der val ued stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $325. Estimate $300 - 400 

3347 1894, 3¢ pur ple (253), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., stamp never hinged, hinged in sel vage only, tiny 

ver ti cal gum wrin kle in at top, mar vel ous ex am ple with fab u lous rich color, Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$325. Estimate $200 - 300 

3348 /a 1894, 5¢ choc o late (255), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), sen sa tional 

ex am ple with wide sheet mar gin and in cred i bly rich color, hand some ex am ple of this elu sive item, F.-V.F.; 2007 




3349 a 1894, 6¢ dull brown (256), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex - 

am ple with sharp clear im pres sion printed on lily white pa per, one of the choic est ob tain able, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer - 


3350 1894, 8¢ vi o let brown (257), pris tine bot tom mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap - 

pears never hinged), a fan tas tic ex am ple with ex tra large mar gins, daz zling rich color, and tre men dous eye ap peal, 

Ex tremely Fine; 2012 PSAG cer tif i cate. Scott $160. Estimate $150 - 200 

3351 /a 1894, 8¢ vi o let brown (257), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), ex em - 

plary high qual ity ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult plate, with rav ish ing rich color and tre men dous eye ap peal, F.-V.F.; 




3352 3353 3354 3355 3356 

3352 1894, 50¢ or ange (260), o.g., lightly hinged, im pres sive bold rich color, a very choice stamp, Very Fine; 

2009 Weiss cer tif i cate. Scott $500. Estimate $300 - 400 

3353 1894, $1 black, type I (261), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), ex tremely in tense color 

printed on lily white pa per, Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $250 - 350 

3354 1894, $1 black, type II (261A), o.g., lightly hinged, ex qui site ex am ple of this dif fi cult type II stamp, nicely 

cen tered with fab u lous rich color printed on lily white pa per; tiny nat u ral in clu sion at lower left is of lit tle con se - 

quence, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3355 1894, $2 bright blue (262), o.g., pa per hinge rem nants, re mark ably fresh and choice ex am ple of this ex - 

tremely dif fi cult Bu reau is sue, tre men dous cen ter ing and breath tak ing color; in sig nif i cant faint hor i zon tal crease at 

the top, is triv ial at best, and in no way af fects this stamp's out stand ing ap pear ance, oth er wise Very Fine; 2013 P.F. 

certificate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3356 1894, $5 dark green (263), slightly dis turbed o.g., re mark ably fresh ex am ple with bold color and ra zor 

sharp im pres sion, with nice big mar gins, quite choice for this dif fi cult is sue, F.-V.F.; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$4,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3357 3358 

3357 1895, 2¢ car mine, type I (265), right plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, won der ful 

well cen tered mul ti ple, beau ti ful rich shade; small im per fec tions, oth er wise Very Fine; 2012 PF cer tif i cate. Scott 

$275. Estimate $200 - 300 

3358 / 1895, 2¢ car mine, type II (266), left plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged (triv ial nat u ral 

gum skips are of lit tle con se quence); top stamp very lightly hinged, ex tremely at trac tive mul ti ple with un be liev able 

deep rich color, each stamp with ex tra large mar gins, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $300 for singles. 




3359 3360 3361 

3359 1895, 3¢ pur ple (268), o.g., never hinged, awe some ex am ple with de light ful color, a GEM qual ity mint 

stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $115. Estimate $200 - 300 

3360 1895, 4¢ dark brown (269), bot tom plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, won der ful 

cen ter ing and daz zling rich color, Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3361 1895, 6¢ dull brown (271), bot tom plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, won der fully 

rich color with sharp clearly etched im pres sion, pris tine mint con di tion, as fresh as the day it was first printed, Very 

Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3362 3363 3364 3365 3366 

3362 1895, 15¢ dark blue (274), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex qui site rich color on clean white pa per, very pretty 

stamp, Very Fine; 2006 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80. SMQ $190. Scott $210. Estimate $150 - 200 

3363 1895, 50¢ red or ange (275a), o.g., bits of hinge rem nant, well cen tered with un be liev able color and im - 

pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300 

3364 1895, 50¢ red or ange (275a), o.g., very lightly hinged, ex tremely in tense color, very pleas ing, Fine. Scott 

$350. Estimate $150 - 200 

3365 1895, $1 black, type I (276), ex traor di nary top mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., never hinged with full un - 

blem ished gum, beau ti ful deep rich color, a true con di tion rar ity in this mag nif i cent state of pres er va tion; a few perfs 

en hanced at left, oth er wise Very Fine; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3366 1895, $2 bright blue (277), bot tom mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, im pres sive 

deep shade, a pleas ing and sound stamp, Fine. Scott $950. Estimate $350 - 500 



3367 3368 3369 3370 3371 

3367 1895, $2 bright blue (277), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), mag nif i cent ap pear ance, 

a well cen tered stamp with tre men dous color; reperforated at top, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine. Scott $950. 


3368 1895, $5 dark green (278), dis turbed o.g., ster ling ex am ple with deep prooflike color on clean white pa - 

per, a choice sound stamp with lots of ap peal, Very Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of 6 at this grade 

ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $1,900. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3369 1895, $5 dark green (278), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple with in tense color; small thin at 

up per right cor ner, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $2,000. Estimate $500 - 750 

3370 1895, $5 dark green (278), lightly struck black can cel la tion, awe some deep color, a very hand some $5 

Mar shall, F.-V.F.; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. Estimate $300 - 400 

3371 1895, $5 dark green (278), neat black can cel la tion, fan tas tic deep rich color, a good look ing stamp; small 

thin spot, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $625. Estimate $150 - 200 

3372 /a 1898, 2¢ or ange red, type IV (279Bd), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), 

as tound ing TOP QUALITY ex am ple of this rarely of fered and ri dic u lously un der val ued plate block, a fan tas tic wide 

top with dy na mite color, wor thy of bids in mul ti ples of it's mod est cat a log value, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. 




3373 3374 

3373 /a 1898, 4¢ or ange brown (280b), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), 

nicely cen tered with breath tak ing color, woe fully un der val ued in Scott at only $650.00, which in no way re flects how 

elu sive this plate block is in nice qual ity, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $650. Estimate $500 - 750 

3374 a 1898, 6¢ lake (282), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), par tic u - 

larly choice ex am ple with tan ta liz ing color and sharp clearly etched im pres sion, a beauty, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i - 


3375 1898, 10¢ brown, type I (282C), im pres sive right mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge 

(ap pears never hinged), ex tremely wide mar gins and daz zling rich color, a great stamp, Very Fine; 2012 PSAG cer - 


3376 1898, 10¢ or ange brown, type II, ver ti cal wa ter mark (283a), o.g., never hinged, very fresh, vivid color, 

choice, Ex tremely Fine; 2009 Weiss cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 


UNITED STATES: 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue 

1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue 

3377 3378 3379 

3377 1898, 2¢ Trans-Miss. (286), top mar gin sin gle with plate num ber, o.g., never hinged, ex em plary large 

margined ex am ple of this tough stamp, with heav enly color and im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate 

graded XF-90. Scott $73. Estimate $200 - 300 

3378 1898, 4¢ Trans-Miss. (287), o.g., never hinged, pris tine mint ex am ple with al lur ing rich color, a very 

pleas ing stamp, Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of 15 at this grade. SMQ $350. Scott $330. 


3379 1898, 5¢ Trans-Miss. (288), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional ex am ple with board walk mar gins and bold 

color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $300 - 400 

3380 1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. (289), o.g., lightly hinged, mag nif i cent show piece fea tur ing im pres sive deep rich 

color and ex tremely large mar gins, GEM, Su perb. Scott $150. Estimate $300 - 400 

3381 1898, 8¢ Trans-Miss. (289), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, fresh and choice; tiny in clu - 

sion, Very Fine; 2012 PSAG cer tif i cate. Scott $500. Estimate $300 - 400 



3382 3383 

3382 1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (292), o.g., very lightly hinged, ap peal ing ex am ple, with jet-black color, a very 

choice stamp, Very Fine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3383 1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (292), faintly cancelled in black, hand some ex am ple with jet-black color; filled thin 

spots at top cen ter, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $700. Estimate $200 - 300 

3384 3385 

3384 1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), o.g., pre vi ously hinged (tiny spot of al bum ad her ence in hinge area), a dy na - 

mite ex am ple, as fresh as they come, with mouth-wa ter ing color and ex cel lent ap peal, F.-V.F. Scott $1,900. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3385 1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), o.g., very lightly hinged, glo ri ous rich color, pre mium sound stamp with lots 

of eye ap peal, F.-V.F.; 1990 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,900. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3386 3387 

3386 1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), neat black can cel la tion, at trac tive well cen tered ex am ple, with rav ish ing rich 

color; triv ial thin spot, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $500 - 750 

3387 1898, $2 Trans-Miss. (293), neat black can cel la tion, good look ing copy of this pop u lar stamp, with fab u - 

lous rich shade; small thin spots, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $1,100. Estimate $350 - 500 



Plate Blocks 

3388 3389 

3388 a 1898, 1¢ Trans-Miss. (285), bot tom plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive ex am ple with re splen - 

dent rich color in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300 

3389 a 1898, 2¢ Trans-Miss. (286), top plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent full wide top, with gor - 

geous color on bright white pa per, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 

3390 /a 1898, 5¢ Trans-Miss. (288), bot tom plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), lovely 

ex am ple with warm rich color, a fresh and pleas ing ex am ple, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800. 



UNITED STATES: 1901 Pan-American Issue 

1901 Pan-American Issue 

3391 1901, Pan-Amer i cans com plete (294-299), in cred i ble matched set of top mar gin sin gles, o.g., never 

hinged, spec tac u lar rich col ors through out, just a re mark able set, Very Fine. Scott $1,032. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

Ex 3392 3393 3394 3395 

3392 / 1901, Pan-Amer i cans com plete (294-299), two com plete sets of the 1901 Pan-Amer i cans, plus ex tra 

cop ies of #298 and 299, most hinged or slightly dis turbed o.g., but sev eral never hinged in clud ing 294 (2), 295, and 

a 299, a very at trac tive group, F.-V.F. Scott $1,298. Estimate $350 - 500 

3393 1901, 2¢ Pan-Amer i can (295), neat face free black can cel la tion, ab so lutely spec tac u lar top qual ity ex - 

am ple, a rel a tively com mon stamp in a state of pres er va tion rarely found; per fectly cen tered amid ex tra large mar - 

gins, and breath tak ing bold rich color, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion of World Class GEMS, Su perb; 

2013 P.F. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98. Scott $1. Estimate $500 - 750 

3394 1901, 5¢ Pan-Amer i can (297), o.g., never hinged, tre men dous ex am ple with big broad mar gins and 

crisp clear im pres sion, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Su perb; with pho to copy of 1991 P.F. cer tif i cate 

for strip of 4, from which this mag nif i cent stamp was taken, this be ing po si tion 3 of 4 from the strip. Scott $190. 


3395 1901, 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), top mar gin im print sin gle, o.g., stamp never hinged, hinged in sel vage 

only, eye catch ing with daz zling rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; pho to copy of 

1986 P.F. cer tif i cate for strip of three, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the mid dle stamp from the strip. 




Plate Blocks 

3396 a 1901, 2¢ Pan-Amer i can (295), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mon u men tal GEM QUALITY full 

top, with breath tak ing color, as fresh and choice as the day it was is sued, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec - 

tion, Su perb; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3397 /a 1901, 4¢ Pan-Amer i can (296), bot tom right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), 

tre men dous ex am ple of this tough plate, with cap ti vat ing deep rich color, ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate in di cates the top 

right stamp is hinged, but we can not find any ev i dence of any hinge mark, as this plate block looks never hinged, 

Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3398 a 1901, 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), top plate block of 6, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), 

out stand ing ex am ple with wide top sel vage, a pre mium qual ity show piece that would please the most dis crim i nat - 

ing col lec tor, F.-V.F. Scott $4,000. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 



Inverted Centers 

3399 1901, 1¢ Pan-Amer i can, cen ter in verted (294a), dis turbed o.g., ex tremely fresh and at trac tive ex am ple 

of this pop u lar rar ity with in verted cen ter, fea tur ing bold rich color and full gum, a re splen dent stamp that would 

please any col lec tor; small stain at up per left is barely vis i ble, and does n't de tract from this stamp's out stand ing ap - 

pear ance, oth er wise Fine; 2009 P.S.E. en cased cer tif i cate #01215423, graded VG-F 60, the only one at this grade, 

with 13 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s population report. Scott $12,500. 

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 



3400 a 1901, 1¢ Pan-Amer i can, cen ter in verted (294a), block of 4, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, bright and fresh, 

deeply etched rich im pres sion on bright white pa per; few re in forced perfs, top right stamp with small cor ner crease, 

oth er wise Very Fine, 13 blocks re ported, some may have been bro ken into sin gles; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$75,000. Estimate $40,000 - 60,000 

Produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the first Bi-Colored inverts since the fabled 1869 Inverts. The 

Pan-American Inverts were found in several post offices around the the country. 



3401 1901, 2¢ Pan-Amer i can, cen ter in verted (295a), light black ma chine can cel la tion, im pres sive well cen - 

tered ex am ple of this ex traor di narily rare used in verted cen ter, with this be ing among the best cen tered of that tiny 

group; un used ex am ples fre quently ap pear at auc tion, used ex am ples not so much; a fresh and ap peal ing rar ity of 

the high est or der; tear at bot tom, slight creas ing, and reperforated at top, oth er wise Very Fine, a mere 7 ex am ples 

are known to ex ist; 1970 P.F. certificate. Scott $60,000. Estimate $40,000 - 60,000 



3402 1901, 4¢ Pan-Amer i can, cen ter in verted (296a), o.g., pa per hinge rem nants, mag nif i cent ex am ple of 

this ex tremely rare in verted cen ter, with the deep est and rich est color ever seen on this is sue, a true con di tion rar ity 

as the sheet was dis cov ered stuck down to card board, re sult ing in most known ex am ples with thins, creases or no 

gum; the ex am ple of fered here is among the nic est ob tain able ex am ple in com pletely sound con di tion, F.-V.F., less 

than 100 are known to ex ist; 2007 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $75,000. Estimate $40,000 - 60,000 



3403 () 1901, 4¢ Pan-Amer i can, cen ter in verted (296a), un used with out gum, fresh and ap peal ing ex am ple of 

this ex tremely rare in verted cen ter, a hand some stamp, with out gum and faulty the usual way these stamps come, 

as the only known sheet was stuck down on card board re sult ing in the ex pected flaws; with creas ing and thin ning, 

per fo ra tions trimmed at the top, oth er wise Fine, less than 100 known; 1976 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $75,000 for o.g. 

Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 


UNITED STATES: 1902-1908 Regular and Commemorative Issues 

1902-1908 Regular and Commemorative Issues 

3404 /() 1902, 1¢-50¢ val ues (300-310), o.g. or regummed, im pres sive group of 15 dif fer ent 1902-03 se ries, 8 in 

im mac u late Never Hinged con di tion #'s 300-1, 305-8, and 319-20; with 3 oth ers regummed 303, 310, and 320A, the 

other 4 are pre vi ously hinged 302, 304, 309, and 314; a re ally nice ap pear ing group of these pop u lar stamps, 

F.-V.F. Scott $1,402. Estimate $500 - 750 

3405 3406 3407 

3405 a 1903, 3¢ bright vi o let (302), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, faintly hinged in sel vage 

only, sen sa tional bold rich color, a most im pres sive ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult plate with won der ful at trib utes, 

Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3406 1903, 5¢ blue (304), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple with in cred i - 

ble deep rich color and nicely bal anced mar gins, a GEM for the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott 

$150. Estimate $200 - 300 

3407 a 1903, 6¢ claret (305), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, re mark ably fresh and choice ex am ple 

with vivid color, nicely cen tered and ex tremely un der val ued, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900. 




3408 3409 3410 

3408 a 1902, 13¢ pur ple black (308), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., very lightly hinged, bold color, a hand some 

ex am ple of this, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $675. Estimate $350 - 500 

3409 1903, 15¢ ol ive green (309), o.g., lightly hinged, choice well cen tered stamp with ra di ant color, a se lect 

ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300 

3410 1903, 15¢ ol ive green (309), bot tom mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), spec tac u lar ex am ple, enor mous board walk mar gins, bold deep color, and great eye ap peal, Ex tremely 

Fine; 1984 P.F. cer tif i cate & 2013 PF graded "XF 90" cer tif i cate. Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300 

3411 3412 3413 3414 1415 

3411 1903, $1 black (311), dis turbed o.g., as tound ing well cen tered stamp, with prooflike rich color and ra zor 

sharp im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600 

3412 1903, $1 black (311), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, bril liant color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, F.-V.F. Scott 

$625. Estimate $300 - 400 

3413 1903, $1 black (311), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, gor geous rich color, pre mium qual ity ex am ple, F.-V.F.; 

1988 P.F. cer tif i cate and 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. Estimate $200 - 300 

3414 1903, $2 dark blue (312), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, bold prooflike color, a very pleas ing stamp, F.-V.F. 


3415 1903, $5 dark green (313), o.g., pre vi ously hinged (mi nor gum creases), re mark ably fresh and choice, a 

very ap peal ing ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp, F.-V.F. Scott $2,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3416 1417 

3416 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), hor i zon tal line pair, o.g., lightly hinged, tre men dous GEM QUALITY mul ti - 

ple, with ex tremely large mar gins and pro di gious rich color, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Su perb. 

Scott $725. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3417 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), right mar gin plate num ber pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), out stand ing top qual ity mul ti ple with the deep est and rich est color imag in able, a de sir able po si tion piece, 

Ex tremely Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $600 - 800 

3418 1419 

3418 /a 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged) (nat u ral di - 

ag o nal gum crease), won der ful ex am ple of this scarce plate block with the most amaz ing deep rich color one could 

ever imag ine, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3419 a 1903, 2¢ car mine, type I (319), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent full wide top with 

breath tak ing color and im pres sion, a true con di tion rar ity as it al most never co mes along in such beau ti ful con di tion, 

Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $310. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



Two Rare Early Coil Pairs 

3420 1908, 1¢ blue green coil (318), coil pair, dis turbed o.g., ex traor di narily scarce pair, with the deep est and 

rich est color imag in able, a com pletely sound mul ti ple, Fine; 1961 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $15,000. 

Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 

3421 1908, 2¢ car mine coil (322), coil pair, at trac tive ex am ple of this in cred i bly scarce coil pair, with fab u lous 

rich color on clean white pa per, miss ing from even the most ad vanced col lec tions, V.G.-Fine; 1949 P.F. cer tif i cate. 

Scott $15,000. Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 



3422 3423 

3422 /a 1906, 1¢ blue green, Schermack type I perfs (8 holes) (314), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps 

never hinged), rarely of fered block, com pletely sound and choice, Very Fine; 1952 and 2003 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott 

$320 for two pairs. Estimate $500 - 750 

3423 /a 1906, 2¢ car mine, Schermack type I perfs (8 holes) (320), block of 4, o.g., hinge rem nant (2 stamps 

never hinged), ex traor di nary ex am ple of this rarely of fered mul ti ple, with bril liant color, Very Fine; 1989 P.S.E. cer - 

tif i cate. Scott $270 as two pairs. Estimate $500 - 750 

Ex 3424 3425 

3426 

3424 / 1904-07, Lou i si ana Pur chase and James town com plete (323-330), o.g., #'s 323-325 never hinged, 

the oth ers are pre vi ously hinged and fresh, all with ex tremely rich col ors, F.-V.F. Scott $696. 


3425 1904, 1¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (323), o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary top qual ity ex am ple, in im mac u - 

late mint con di tion with gor geous color, Ex tremely Fine; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90. SMQ $225. Scott 

$65. Estimate $150 - 200 

3426 1904, 5¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (326), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., stamp never hinged, bril liant rich 

color and nicely bal anced mar gins, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $200 - 300 



3427 3428 

3427 1904, 10¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (327), o.g., never hinged, an ex em plary top qual ity stamp, beau ti ful cen - 

ter ing, cer tainly among the cream of the crop, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $330. Estimate $400 - 600 

3428 1904, 10¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (327), o.g., never hinged, pris tine mint ex am ple with won der ful cen ter - 

ing, Ex tremely Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower left 

stamp from the block. Scott $330. Estimate $350 - 500 

3429 /a 1904, 1¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (323), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never 

hinged), rav ish ing rich color, a pre mium well cen tered ex am ple; some re in forced hor i zon tal and ver ti cal per fo ra - 

tions in the sel vage, F.-V.F.; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 

3430 a 1904, 2¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (324), plate block of 10, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late Post Of fice fresh 

ex am ple with ex tremely wide top mar gin, Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $810. Estimate $500 - 750 



3431 3432 

3431 a 1904, 3¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (325), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, out stand ing deep rich 

color, an im mac u late P.O. fresh ex am ple, Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,750. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3432 /a 1904, 3¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (325), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in sel - 

vage only, a flaw less qual ity ex am ple with ex tremely in tense color and sharp clear im pres sion, F.-V.F. Scott $1,110 

as NH singles. Estimate $500 - 750 

3433 3434 3435 

3433 a 1904, 10¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (327), bot tom plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple 

with bril liant color, im pec ca bly fresh, Fine. Scott $2,150. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3434 1907, James town com plete (328-330), o.g., never hinged (light nat u ral gum bends), hand some never 

hinged set with won der fully rich col ors on all three val ues, F.-V.F. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300 

3435 a 1907, 2¢ James town (329), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple of this in - 

cred i bly dif fi cult plate block, with de light ful fresh color, im mac u late mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. 

Scott $900. Estimate $750 - 1,000 


UNITED STATES: 1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL Watermark 

1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL Watermark 

Ex 3436 3437 3438 

3436 / 1908, 1¢-$1 Wash ing ton-Frank lins com plete (331-342), o.g., #340 is never hinged, at trac tive set with 

won der ful col ors, a se lect group with many well cen tered, F.-V.F. Scott $1,295. Estimate $500 - 750 

3437 1908, 2¢ car mine (332), o.g., never hinged (gum crease), match less GEM top mar gin part im print sin gle, 

enor mous JUMBO mar gins and fab u lous rich color, with out ques tion the fin est we have ever of fered, de serv ing 

place ment in the fin est col lec tion; perf disc in dent, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $15. 


3438 1908, 8¢ ol ive green (337), left mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous Post Of fice 

fresh stamp with vivid color, Very Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $75 - 100 

3439 3440 3441 

3439 1909, 50¢ vi o let (341), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., stamp never hinged, lightly hinged in sel vage only, 

de sir able ex am ple with deep rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, an elu sive never hinged high value stamp, 


3440 1909, 50¢ vi o let (341), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, gor geous deep rich color, an ex qui site ex am ple, Very 


3441 1909, $1 vi o let brown (342), o.g., very lightly hinged, in tense color and de tailed im pres sion, F.-V.F. 




Plate Blocks 

3442 3443 

3442 a 1908, 3¢ deep vi o let (333), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple with 

lively bright color, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. Estimate $400 - 600 

3443 /a 1908, 5¢ blue (335), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), ab so lutely gor - 

geous GEM QUALITY ex am ple, be ing a full wide top, with daz zling color on lily white pa per, the quint es sen tial ex - 

am ple of this dif fi cult mul ti ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $525. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3444 3445 

3444 /a 1909, 6¢ red or ange (336), bot tom right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), pre - 

mium well cen tered ex am ple with fi ery bright color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $750. 


3445 a 1908, 8¢ ol ive green (337), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, gor geous wide top in im mac u late mint 

con di tion, with par tic u larly strong color and tre men dous ap peal, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $875. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3446 3447 

3446 a 1908, 8¢ ol ive green (337), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, awe some deep rich color, a 

very pleas ing ex am ple of this, F.-V.F.; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $525. Estimate $300 - 400 

3447 a 1908, 2¢ car mine (332), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, rich sul try color, a very choice wide side, 

F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150 

Ex 3448 3449 

3448 /a 1908, 1¢-5¢ Wash ing ton-Frank lins com plete, imperf (343-347), com plete set of plate blocks of 6, o.g., 

lightly hinged or never hinged, gor geous set of plates, all sides ex cept the 5 cent value which is a choice top, all are 

very lightly hinged ex cept the 3 cent value which is in im mac u late mint con di tion, won der fully fresh col ors through - 

out, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; each with 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $816. Estimate $500 - 750 

Coils 

3449 1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, ver ti cal coil (347V), guide line strip of 4, o.g., never hinged, bright vivid color, a 

hand some ex am ple of this tough ver ti cal coil, F.-V.F.; 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400 



3450 

3450 1908, 1¢ green coil (348), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple in im - 

mac u late mint con di tion, Very Fine; with pho to copy of 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate for strip of 6, from which this line pair was 

taken, this be ing the top pair from the strip. Scott $600. Estimate $400 - 600 

3451 1909, 5¢ blue coil (351), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, beau ti ful ap pear ance, with won der ful rich 

color; top stamp with nat u ral pa per in clu sion re moved from the bot tom mar gin, oth er wise F.-V.F.; clear 1991 P.F. 

cer tif i cate for line strip of 4, from which this line pair was taken, and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate men tion ing the tiny re - 

moved pa per inclusion. Scott $2,350. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3451 

3452 

3453 

3452 1909, 4¢ or ange brown coil (354), o.g., lightly hinged, an as tound ing GEM qual ity coil sin gle, with enor - 

mous JUMBO mar gins and rav ish ing rich color, a true con di tion rar ity de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, 

Su perb; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $190. Estimate $300 - 400 

3453 1909, 5¢ blue coil (355), guide line pair, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, hand some ex am ple with warm rich 

color, a scarce mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3454 1909, 10¢ yel low coil (356), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, in cred i bly fresh ex am ple of this scarce coil, with par - 

tic u larly choice cen ter ing, an ex tremely un der val ued stamp, Very Fine; 1992 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: 1909 Bluish Paper Issue 

1909 Bluish Paper Issue 

3455 3456 3457 3458 

3455 1909, 1¢ green and 2¢ car mine, blu ish pa per (357-358), o.g., lightly hinged, re mark ably fresh and 

choice, F.-V.F. Scott $165. Estimate $100 - 150 

3456 1909, 1¢ green, blu ish pa per (357), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh stamp in pris tine con di tion with 

par tic u larly strong color, Very Fine; 2012 P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate. Scott $180. Estimate $150 - 200 

3457 1909, 1¢ green, blu ish pa per (357), light black can cel la tion, sen sa tional used ex am ple with gor geous 

cen ter ing and bold rich color, sim ply out stand ing, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate graded XF-90. Scott $150. 


3458 1909, 2¢ car mine, blu ish pa per (358), o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely gor geous top qual ity ex am ple with 

ex tremely large mar gins and ra di ant rich color, scarce in this qual ity, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1981, 1999, and 

2005 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $170. Estimate $350 - 500 

3459 3460 

3459 a 1909, 1¢ green, blu ish pa per (357), top plate block of 6, o.g., pre vi ously hinged (nat u ral gum bend), out - 

stand ing deep rich color, a very elu sive mul ti ple; re duced sel vage, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. 


3460 /a 1909, 2¢ car mine, blu ish pa per (358), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (1 stamp never 

hinged), awe some rich shade, a se lect ex am ple of this dif fi cult mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. 




3461 3462 3463 3464 3465 

3461 1909, 3¢ deep vi o let, blu ish pa per (359), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, a most at trac tive pre mium qual ity ex - 

am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, which rarely co mes this well cen tered, a stamp that would please the most 

qual ity con scious col lec tor, Very Fine; 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3462 1909, 3¢ deep vi o let, blu ish pa per (359), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, de sir able ex am ple with mag nif i cent 

rich color on deeply blued pa per, nicer con di tion than usu ally found; light di ag o nal crease, and a cou ple mi nor gum 

soaked per fo ra tions at bot tom left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3463 1909, 5¢ blue, blu ish pa per (361), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this rarely of fered 

stamp, fresh on both the front and back, with out any of the ink handstamps, etc. that nor mally plague this is sue, 


3464 1909, 6¢ red or ange, blu ish pa per (362), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely de sir able high qual ity ex am ple 

of this un der val ued blu ish pa per, well cen tered with breath tak ing color, Very Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$1,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3465 1909, 10¢ yel low, blu ish pa per (364), bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., lightly hinged, im mac u late fresh ex - 

am ple of this highly prized 10 cent blu ish pa per, with ro bust color and de tailed im pres sion, a choice fault free stamp, 

F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,600. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3466 3467 3468 3469 

3466 1909, 13¢ blue green, blu ish pa per (365), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple of 

this tough stamp, with ex cel lent eye ap peal, F.-V.F.; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,600. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3467 1909, 13¢ blue green, blu ish pa per (365), o.g., very lightly hinged, won der ful color and clearly etched 

im pres sion, a flaw less ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive stamp, V.G.-Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,600. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3468 1909, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u lous top qual ity ex am ple of this 

tough stamp, with spec tac u lar deep rich color, Very Fine; 1981 and 1996 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $1,250. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3469 1909, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., hinge rem nant, fresh brightly col ored ex am ple 

that is sound in all re spects, Fine; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 - 750 



3470 1909, 4¢ or ange brown, blu ish pa per (360), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely hand some ex am ple of this 

in cred i bly rare 4 cent blu ish pa per, with out stand ing rich color; this stamp ranks up there with the other great rar i ties 

of phi lat ely, a com pletely sound and choice stamp, F.-V.F., fewer than 100 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 1967 and 


3471 1909, 8¢ ol ive green, blu ish pa per (363), o.g., lightly hinged, mar vel ous ex am ple of this rarely of fered 

stamp, with al lur ing rich color, a flaw less stamp miss ing from even the most ad vanced col lec tions, V.G.-Fine, a 

great rar ity as less than 100 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 2000 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $30,000. 

Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 


UNITED STATES: 1909 Commemorative Issues 

1909 Commemorative Issues 

3472 /a 1909, 2¢ Lin coln (367), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged at top, hinged at bot tom, gor geous full 

wide top, the quint es sen tial ex am ple of this plate block with beau ti ful cen ter ing and warm rich color, wor thy of place - 

ment in the fin est col lec tion; few re in forced perfs, oth er wise Very Fine; 2013 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $200. 


3473 1909, 2¢ Lin coln, imperf, hor i zon tal coil (368H), guide line strip of 4, o.g., never hinged, choice ex am - 

ple of this ex tremely elu sive hor i zon tal coil, rich vi brant color, Very Fine; 1991 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900. 


3474 1909, 2¢ Lin coln, blu ish pa per (369), o.g., never hinged, im mac u late mint ex am ple with big boxy mar - 

gins, and ex em plary rich color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $250 - 350 


UNITED STATES: 1909 Commemorative Issues 

3475 3476 

3475 a 1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yu kon (370), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, choice ex am ple with won der fully 

wide sel vage, and warm rich color, Very Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $200 - 300 

3476 /a 1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yu kon, imperf (371), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), 

won der ful ex tra wide side, with vi brant rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $225. 


3477 3478 

3477 a 1909, 2¢ Hud son-Fulton (372), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, de sir able high qual ity ex am - 

ple in pris tine mint con di tion, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350 

3478 a 1909, 2¢ Hud son-Fulton, imperf (373), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent ex am ple 

with bold rich color, a very hand some mul ti ple, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $375. 



UNITED STATES: 1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL Watermark 

1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL Watermark 

3479 / 1910-11, 1¢-13¢ Wash ing ton-Frank lins com plete (374-382), o.g., hinge rem nant (#'s 378-379 never 

hinged), ex tremely fresh set, each stamp with warm rich color, F.-V.F. Scott $648. Estimate $300 - 400 

3480 3481 3482 3483 

3480 1911, 5¢ blue (378), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged (di ag o nal gum crease), in cred i ble 

JUMBO with bril liant fresh color, a match less GEM des tined for the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 

2004 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 6, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower right stamp from the block; 

2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $70. Estimate $150 - 200 

3481 1911, 5¢ blue (378), right plate num ber sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), huge 

board walk mar gins, daz zling bright color, and tre men dous eye ap peal, a match less GEM for the fin est col lec tion, 

Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2012 P.S.E. graded “XF-Sup 95J” cer tif i cate. Scott $70. Estimate $100 - 150 

3482 1911, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine (382), o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple with crisp clear color, 


3483 1911, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine (382), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), a choice ex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins, bril liant fresh color, and great eye ap peal, Very Fine; 2013 

PSAG certificate. Scott $240. Estimate $150 - 200 



Plate Strips and Blocks 

3484 3485 

3484 /a 1910, 2¢ car mine (375), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), par tic u larly 

at trac tive ex am ple fea tur ing an im mense bot tom sel vage, with a GEM qual ity stamp at bot tom right which is a big fat 

JUMBO, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $125. Estimate $150 - 200 

3485 a 1911, 3¢ deep vi o let (376), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, im pec ca bly fresh mul ti ple with 

fab u lous rich color, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3486 3487 

3486 /a 1911, 4¢ brown (377), top plate block of 6, o.g., hinge rem nant (2 stamps never hinged), hand some ex - 

am ple with lively color and clear im pres sion; re duced sel vage, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. 


3487 /a 1911, 5¢ blue (378), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), bot tom cen ter 

stamp with nat u ral gum crease, at trac tive mul ti ple with warm rich color, very pretty, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. 




3488 3489 

3488 1911, 6¢ red or ange (379), top plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged - right stamp prob a - 

bly very lightly - if at all - hinged, tre men dous mul ti ple, each stamp with huge board walk mar gins and beau ti ful deep 

rich color, an out stand ing show piece fea tur ing 3 great stamps; small thin in mar gin, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2012 


3489 /a 1911, 6¢ red or ange (379), right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), su pe rior top 

qual ity show piece, with bright color on clean white pa per, ap pears to be in im mac u late never hinged con di tion at 

first glance, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $440. Estimate $350 - 500 

3490 3491 

3490 a 1911, 8¢ ol ive green (380), top plate block of 6, o.g., a very hand some ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult 

plate block, with fan tas tic rich color; sel vage slightly re duced, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,300. 


3491 /a 1911, 1¢ green and 2¢ car mine, imperf (383-384), top plate blocks of 6, o.g., hinged or never hinged, 

lovely match ing wide tops, the 1 cent plate is barely hinged and could pass as never hinged, the 2 cent plate is a 

mar vel ous show piece, Su perb; 2008 and 2009 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $283. Estimate $200 - 300 



Coils 

3492 1910, 1¢ green coil (385), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, ex qui site high qual - 

ity coil with beau ti ful color and clear im pres sion, a very at trac tive show piece, Very Fine; 2005 

P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of only 5 ex am ples at this grade, with 9 oth ers grad ing higher. 


3492 

3493 1911, 3¢ deep vi o let, the “Orangeburg” coil (389), neat wavy black 

ma chine can cel la tion, com pletely sound ex am ple of this rare stamp, as Bell 

Phar ma ceu ti cal Co. in Orangeburg, N.Y. used these stamps to mail phy si cian's 

sam ples out, re sult ing in creases and tears to most ex ist ing ex am ples of this 

stamp; this stamp of fered here is one of but a hand ful ex am ples that are com - 

pletely fault free, with mouthwatering color on clean white pa per, Fine; 1989 P.F. 


3493 

3494 1910, 2¢ car mine coil (391), guide line pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears 

never hinged), par tic u larly well cen tered ex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins and won der ful rich 

color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2003 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of only 5 line pairs 

at this grade, with 3 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $470. Scott $260. 


3494 



3495 

3495 1910, 1¢ green coil (392), guide line pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), mar vel ous 

ex am ple with bold rich color, in per fect mint con di tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1993 P.S.E. cer tif i cate and 2012 

P.S.E. graded “VF-XF 85” cer tif i cate. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200 

3496 1911, 3¢ deep vi o let coil (394), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, hand some mul ti ple in pris tine con di - 

tion, with ab so lutely gor geous bright color, F.-V.F.; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. Estimate $500 - 750 

3496 

3497 3498 

3497 1912, 4¢ brown coil (395), o.g., never hinged, an as tound ing top qual ity coil sin gle, large mar gins and 

bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $135. Estimate $250 - 350 

3498 1912, 4¢ brown coil (395), guide line pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), fab u lous 

top qual ity ex am ple in scarce never hinged con di tion, with spec tac u lar deep rich color, very scarce in this qual ity, 

Very Fine; 2012 Weiss cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $300 - 400 

3499 1913, 5¢ blue coil (396), o.g., never hinged, tre men dous ex am ple with bold prooflike color, a great 

stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $135. Estimate $200 - 300 

3499 

3500 3501 3502 

3500 1913, 5¢ blue coil (396), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, ex em plary top qual ity coil pair with ab so - 

lutely gor geous rich color, ab so lutely won der ful qual ity, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $400 - 600 

3501 1913, 5¢ blue coil (396), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, pre mium qual ity ex am ple with al lur ing rich 

color, in pris tine mint con di tion, Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $250 - 350 

3502 1913, 5¢ blue coil (396), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u lar bold rich color, an im mac u late 

ex am ple in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of only 5 ex am ples 

achiev ing this grade, with 5 oth ers grad ing higher. Scott $975. Estimate $600 - 800 


UNITED STATES: 1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issue 

1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issue 

Ex 3503 3504 3505 3506 

3503 1913, 1¢-10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific com plete, perf 12 (397-400A), o.g., lightly hinged, par tic u larly choice 

well cen tered ex am ple, hand picked for cen ter ing and fresh ness, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $405. 


3504 1913, 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (398), o.g., never hinged, hand some top qual ity ex am ple with finely etched im - 

pres sion, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95. SMQ $200. Scott 

$40. Estimate $150 - 200 

3505 1913, 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (399), o.g., never hinged, out stand ing show piece, with board walk mar gins 

and bril liant color, the ul ti mate ex am ple of this stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1999 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $160. 


3506 1914, 1¢-10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific com plete, perf 10 (401-404), o.g., hinge rem nants, a good look ing set, 

with bril liant col ors; each stamp ex pertly reperforated, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $980. Estimate $300 - 400 

3507 3508 3509 

3507 1914, 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (401), top mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive large 

margined ex am ple with lively bright color, sim ply gor geous, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2001 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$60. Estimate $150 - 200 

3508 1915, 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (402), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, rich rosy color, 

an im mac u late stamp with great eye ap peal, Very Fine. Scott $170. Estimate $150 - 200 

3509 1915, 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), o.g., never hinged, bril liant fresh color, a very pleas ing mint 




3510 1915, 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), o.g., never hinged, a match less GEM with as tound ing rich 

color on clean white pa per, a gor geous stamp that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Ex tremely 

Fine to Su perb; 1995 and 2005 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $1,700. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3511 3512 3513 

3511 1915, 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), o.g., very lightly hinged, lovely well cen tered ex am ple with ex - 

tra large mar gins and de light ful bright color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $500 - 750 

3512 1915, 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), o.g., hinge rem nant, nicely cen tered ex am ple, bril liant color; 

reperforated at top and right, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $250 - 350 

3513 1915, 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), o.g., very lightly hinged (nat u ral gum skips), fresh and af ford - 

able ex am ple with bril liant color, Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $200 - 300 

Plate Blocks 

3514 a 1913, 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (397), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, re mark ably fresh and choice 

mul ti ple fea tur ing a wide sel vage and gor geous deep rich color, F.-V.F. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300 



3515 1516 

3515 a 1913, 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (397), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive, with bold rich color; 

sep a ra tions be tween po si tion 6 and sel vage tab, and be tween cen ter and bot tom sel vage tabs, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. 


3516 a 1913, 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (398), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent full wide top with 

bril liant color, a mar vel ous show piece, F.-V.F.; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600 

3517 3518 

3517 a 1913, 10¢ or ange yel low Pan ama-Pa cific (400), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary 

pre mium qual ity ex am ple with super wide side sel vage, with strik ing rich color, a most im pres sive show piece, 

F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,850. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

3518 a 1915, 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and ap peal ing ex - 

am ple with mouthwatering rich color, a very rare mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,000. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: 1912-1923 Washington-Franklin Issues 

1912-1923 Washington-Franklin Issues 

3519 

3519 a 1912, 1¢ green and 2¢ car mine (405-406), top plate blocks of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex cel lent well cen - 

tered ex am ples with fab u lous rich col ors, quite elu sive when found in this qual ity; 1 cent with re duced sel vage, 2 

cent with er rant perf along right side of up per right stamp, still Very Fine; each with 2007 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott 

$370. Estimate $300 - 400 

3520 /a 1914, 7¢ black (407), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), jet-black color, 

an ex qui site ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult plate block, that ap pears to be never hinged at first glance, F.-V.F.; 2006 


3520 

3521 3522 3523 

3521 a 1912, 1¢ green, Kan sas City rou lette (408), right mar gin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, gor geous rich 

color, bot tom left stamp with ink ini tials “WW”, and pen cil ini tials “ERW”, a very pleas ing mul ti ple of this pop u lar Kan - 

sas City rou lette, V.G.-Fine; 1919 signed no tary at test ing to this block's au then tic ity by Elmer R. Waters, purchaser. 


3522 / 1912-14, 8¢-15¢ val ues (414-418), o.g., all never hinged ex cept #417 which is lightly hinged, #416 with 

pen cil no ta tion on gum, hand some group, F.-V.F. Scott $552. Estimate $300 - 400 

3523 a 1914, 9¢ salmon red (415), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent well cen tered ex am - 

ple with re mark ably rich color printed on bright white pa per, a hand some show piece, Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i - 

cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3524 1912, 10¢ brown yel low (416a), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, mag nif i cent ex am ple of this ex tremely rare 

color va ri ety, with big broad mar gins and deep sul try color, much nicer than nor mally en coun tered, as this stamp 

usu ally co mes poorly cen tered, Very Fine; 1984 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3525 3526 

3525 /a 1914, 12¢ claret brown (417), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), spec tac u - 

lar deep rich color, a won der ful well cen tered ex am ple with ex cel lent eye ap peal, Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. 


3526 a 1912, 15¢ gray (418), right plate block of 6, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), ex ceed - 

ingly at trac tive wide side that is ri dic u lously un der val ued at only $675, as the sin gles ba si cally cat a log that much, 


3527 3528 3529 

3527 1914, 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., never hinged, im mac u late ex am ple fea tur ing large mar gins and bril - 

liant color, Ex tremely Fine; 1984 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $400 - 600 

3528 1914, 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., never hinged, im mac u late mint stamp, with awe some bright color, 


3529 1914, 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., lightly hinged, bril liantly col ored ex am ple on bleach white pa per, ex - 

cep tional, Very Fine; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the top right 

stamp from the block. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200 



3530 a 1914, 30¢ or ange red (420), top plate block of 6, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, daz zling bright shade, a short 

top, quite an elu sive mul ti ple, V.G.-Fine. Scott $1,450. Estimate $500 - 750 

3531 3532 3533 3534 3535 

3531 1914, 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., pre vi ously hinged and brushed to ap pear never hinged, ex tremely at trac tive 

ex am ple of this elu sive never hinged stamp, nice wide mar gins and beau ti ful rich color, Very Fine; 2013 PF cer tif i - 


3532 1914, 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cel lent ex am ple with large mar gins and ir i des cent color, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 

3533 1914, 50¢ vi o let (421), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, fan tas tic deep shade, an im mac - 

u late copy of this elu sive mint stamp, V.G.-Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $200 - 300 

3534 1912, 50¢ vi o let, DL wa ter mark (422), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, spar kling bright shade, very choice, Very 


3535 1912, 50¢ vi o let, DL wa ter mark (422), slightly re dis trib uted o.g., daz zling color, a hand some stamp, 




3536 /a 1912, 50¢ vi o let, DL wa ter mark (422), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (1 stamp never 

hinged), par tic u larly well cen tered ex am ple of this ex ceed ingly dif fi cult plate block, with won der ful cen ter ing and ra - 

di ant rich color, a flaw less ex am ple that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Very Fine; 2011 P.F. cer - 


3537 3538 3539 

3537 1912, $1 vi o let brown (423), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, vivid and fresh with big mar gins, F.-V.F. Scott $475. 


3538 1912, $1 vi o let brown (423), dis turbed o.g., ro bust color and sharp im pres sion, F.-V.F. Scott $475. 


3539 1914, 1¢ green (424), o.g., never hinged, a mon u men tal ex am ple of this stamp, with cap ti vat ing deep rich 

color un like any thing we have ever seen, and with mas sive JUMBO mar gins, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col - 

lec tion, an amaz ing stamp, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98J, 1 of 4 ex am ples to achieve this im - 

pres sive grade, with only 4 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $275. Scott $6. Estimate $200 - 300 



3540 3541 

3540 a 1914, 1¢ green (424), right mar gin plate block of 10 with “COIL STAMPS” im print, o.g., never hinged, tre - 

men dous TOP QUALITY ex am ple, with spec tac u lar rich color, rarely found never hinged and nice, Ex tremely Fine. 


3541 a 1914, 2¢ rose red (425), right mar gin plate block of 10 with “COIL STAMPS” im print, o.g., never hinged, 

one of the nic est cen tered ex am ples we have ever of fered, a GEM qual ity plate with fab u lous deep rich color, scarce 

in this top con di tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $250. Estimate $250 - 350 

3542 3543 

3542 1914, 4¢ brown (427), o.g., very lightly hinged, im mense board walk mar gins and daz zling color, sim ply 

breath tak ing, as this stamp is a true con di tion rar ity with the qual i ties it pos sesses, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded SUP-98J, 1 of 2 at this im pres sive grade, with only 1 other ex am ple cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $250. 


3543 1914, 4¢ brown (427), o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with ex qui site color, a very pretty stamp, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $75. Estimate $100 - 150 



3544 a 1914, 5¢ blue (428), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive mint ex am ple, with ra di ant rich 

color, a most im pres sive mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $650. Estimate $300 - 400 

3545 3546 3547 

3545 1914, 6¢ red or ange (429), left mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, gor geous top qual ity 

stamp with bal anced mar gins and beau ti ful deep rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $105. 


3546 a 1914, 6¢ red or ange (429), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, gor geous bright color, a beau ti ful mint 

plate with choice cen ter ing; triv ial nat u ral crease along bot tom left sel vage and bot tom left stamp is quite triv ial, oth - 

er wise Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $875. Estimate $400 - 600 

3547 1914, 7¢ black (430), o.g., never hinged, hand some large margined ex am ple with jet-black color, sim ply 

gor geous, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $200 - 300 



3548 3549 

3548 /a 1914, 7¢ black (430), right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), fresh and de sir - 

able ex am ple with choice cen ter ing and bril liant color, Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3549 a 1914, 9¢ salmon red (432), left plate block of 6, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, hand some ex am ple with ex qui - 

site rich color, F.-V.F.; 2000 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $725. Estimate $350 - 500 

3550 3551 3552 

3550 1914, 10¢ or ange yel low (433), o.g., never hinged, out stand ing show piece with deep prooflike color, a 

large margined GEM that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. 

cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 23 ex am ples at this grade, with only 10 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $750. Scott 

$105. Estimate $500 - 750 

3551 1914, 10¢ or ange yel low (433), o.g., never hinged, im mense mar gins and beau ti ful rich color, a strik ing 

ex am ple of this stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $200 - 300 

3552 1915, 11¢ dark green (434), right mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with gen er ous 

mar gins and rav ish ing rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; with pho to copy of 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate fort block of 6, 

from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower right stamp from the block. Scott $55. 




3553 3554 3555 

3553 a 1915, 11¢ dark green (434), left plate block of 6, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, im mac u late ex am ple with tan ta - 

liz ing deep rich color printed on bright white pa per, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $300. 


3554 /a 1914, 12¢ claret brown (435), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), ap peal ing 

ex am ple with fab u lous bold rich color, F.-V.F.; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 

3555 a 1914, 12¢ cop per red (435a), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, pre mium qual ity cop per red 

shade, with vi brant color, in im mac u late mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. 


3556 3557 3558 3559 3560 

3556 1914, 20¢ ul tra ma rine (438), left plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous deep shade, a pretty 


3557 1914, 30¢ or ange red (439), o.g., lightly hinged, de sir able well cen tered ex am ple with breath tak ing color, 

Very Fine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower left stamp 

from the block. Scott $220. Estimate $150 - 200 

3558 1914, 30¢ or ange red (439), o.g., lightly hinged, vivid and fresh, a lovely ex am ple, F.-V.F. Scott $220. 


3559 1915, 50¢ vi o let (440), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), ab so lutely gor geous top qual - 

ity ex am ple in per fect mint con di tion, beau ti fully cen tered with nicely bal anced mar gins, and won der fully rich color, 

rare like this, Ex tremely Fine; 1986 & 2013 graded “XF 90” P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $500. Estimate $500 - 750 

3560 1915, 50¢ vi o let (440), o.g., im pres sive ex am ple, large mar gins with vivid color, Very Fine. Scott $450. 




3561 3562 3563 

3561 1914, 3¢ vi o let coil (445), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely hand some coil sin gle, with ex cep tion ally large 

mar gins and im pres sive rich color, Very Fine; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200 

3562 / 1914, 3¢ vi o let coil (445), pair, o.g., hinged at left, never hinged at right, mar vel ous fresh ex am ple, with 

most im pres sive color, F.-V.F. Scott $750. Estimate $350 - 500 

3563 1914, 3¢ vi o let coil (445), hor i zon tal pair, neat black can cel la tion, choice cen ter ing, a very elu sive mul ti - 

ple with mag nif i cent rich color; small thin and a triv ial light crease, oth er wise Very Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. 


3564 3565 3566 

3564 1914, 4¢ brown coil (446), o.g., lightly hinged, tre men dous high qual ity ex am ple with JUMBO mar gins 

and splen did rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2001 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for pair, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing 

the right stamp from the pair. Scott $130. Estimate $200 - 300 

3565 1914, 4¢ brown coil (446), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered with ex tremely large mar - 

gins, with cap ti vat ing color, an out stand ing mul ti ple, par tic u larly the right stamp which is a GEM, Very Fine to Ex - 

tremely Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $500 - 750 

3566 1914, 4¢ brown coil (446), guide line pair, dis turbed o.g., se lect well cen tered mul ti ple with vivid color, 


3567 3568 

3567 1914, 4¢ brown coil (446), neat black can cel la tion, re mark able well margined coil sin gle with daz zling 

rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 8 ex am ples at this grade, with 11 oth ers grad - 

ing higher. SMQ $330. Scott $150. Estimate $200 - 300 

3568 1914, 5¢ blue coil (447), hor i zon tal pair, neat black can cel la tion, ex tremely elu sive gen u inely used coil 

pair with a con tem po rary can cel, scarce thus, as the vast ma jor ity of used coil pairs float ing around out there are 

cancelled to or der ex am ples, not gen u inely used, F.-V.F.; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $375. 




3569 1915, 2¢ red, type I, ro tary coil (449), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), ab so lutely 

spec tac u lar TOP QUALITY coil sin gle, a fab u lous well cen tered stamp with ex qui site color, triv ial pen cil no ta tion on 

re verse is of lit tle con se quence, Ex tremely Fine; 1970 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

3570 () 1915, 2¢ red, type I, ro tary coil (449), ver ti cal pair, with out gum, hand some ex am ple of this rarely of fered 

ro tary press coil, with gor geous color and nice eye ap peal, as it is better cen tered than most of the ex am ples that are 

cur rently avail able on the mar ket place; top stamp with mi nor crease, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 1972 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$6,000 for o.g. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3571 3572 3573 

3571 1914, 2¢ car mine rose, type I, ro tary coil (453), o.g., never hinged, choice ex am ple with su perb color, 


3572 1914, 2¢ car mine rose, type I, ro tary coil (453), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, gor geous deep 

shade, a pre mium qual ity mul ti ple in a won der ful state of pres er va tion, Very Fine. Scott $625. 


3573 1915, 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), joint line pair, o.g., never hinged, strik ingly fresh well cen tered line 

pair, with vivid color and sharp clearly etched im pres sion; tiny perf disc on re verse at right edge, Very Fine to Ex - 

tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3574 3575 

3574 1915, 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), joint line strip of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, won der ful show piece with 

lus cious color, a very pretty mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $540. Estimate $300 - 400 

3575 1916, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil (456), o.g., never hinged, choice well margined ex am ple with bril liant fresh 

color, F.-V.F.; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $250 - 350 

3576 3577 3578 

3576 1916, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil (456), o.g., very lightly hinged, fan tas tic cen ter ing, a hand some ex am ple with 

bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate for pair, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the right 

stamp from the pair. Scott $225. Estimate $200 - 300 

3577 1916, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil (456), joint line pair, o.g., lightly hinged, nicely cen tered with bril liant color, a 

nifty coil, Very Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3578 1916, 4¢ brown, ro tary coil (457), joint line pair, o.g., never hinged (faint fin ger print on gum), bright color, 

a bril liantly col ored ex am ple, F.-V.F. Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200 

3579 3580 3581 

3579 1914, 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent top qual ity ex am ple with huge mar - 

gins and beau ti ful rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate for pair, from which this stamp was 

taken, this be ing the right stamp from the pair. Scott $275. Estimate $300 - 400 

3580 1914, 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), pair, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum skips), su preme ex am ple with 

ex traor di nary cen ter ing, and re mark ably rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. 


3581 1914, 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), joint line pair, with out crease, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent mint 

show piece, rarely of fered with out the crease that nor mally oc curs along the joint line, breath tak ing color and im - 

pres sion, a show piece of un par al leled beauty, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 8 line 

pairs at this im pres sive grade. SMQ $1,450. Scott $1,375. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3582 

3583 3584 

3582 1915, $1 vi o let black (460), o.g., lightly hinged, mag nif i cent cen ter ing, a stun ning show piece with nicely 

bal anced mar gins and warm rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 12 ex am ples at 

this grade. SMQ $800. Scott $675. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3583 1915, $1 vi o let black (460), o.g., lightly hinged, hand some ex am ple of this dif fi cult stamp, with lively rich 

color, F.-V.F.; 1999 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $675. Estimate $350 - 500 

3584 1915, 2¢ pale car mine red, SL wa ter mark, perf 11 (461), o.g., never hinged, bril liant fresh color, de sir - 

able ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, F.-V.F. Scott $290. Estimate $150 - 200 

3585 3586 3587 

3585 a 1916, 2¢ car mine (463), left mar gin plate block of 6 with plate num ber 7942, o.g., stamps never hinged, 

hinged in sel vage only, nicely cen tered ex am ple of plate #7942, the plate that pro duced the 5 cent color er ror - Scott 

#467, Very Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200 

3586 1916, 5¢ car mine er ror (467), o.g., lightly hinged, lovely ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp, with mar vel ous 

rich shade, F.-V.F. Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350 

3587 a 1916, 5¢ car mine er ror (467), the sin gle er ror in a block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary mul ti ple, 

ex tremely well cen tered with ra di ant color, Very Fine. Scott $850. Estimate $600 - 800 



3588 a 1916, 5¢ car mine er ror (467), the dou ble er ror in a block of 12, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u lar ex am ple 

in out stand ing mint con di tion, with ex em plary color and im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $2,800. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3589 3590 

3589 /a 1916, 6¢ red or ange (468), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), out - 

stand ing well cen tered plate, with gor geous rich color, ex tremely un der val ued at only $1,350, as the sin gles are 

nearly worth that much, Very Fine; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,350. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3590 a 1916, 8¢ ol ive green (470), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive ex am ple with ra di ant 

color, in a won der ful mint state of pres er va tion, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,050. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3591 3592 

3591 a 1916, 10¢ or ange yel low (472), top plate block of 6, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), a 

sen sa tional TOP QUALITY ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult plate, beau ti fully cen tered with warm rich color, 

looks to be never hinged de spite the acccompanying cer tif i cate which states “pre vi ously hinged on top cen ter 

stamp”, we see no ev i dence of hing ing, Very Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,350. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3592 a 1916, 12¢ claret brown (474), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, hand some ex am ple fea tur ing 

a wide sel vage at bot tom along with bright vivid color, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. 


3593 3594 

3593 1916, 30¢ or ange red (476A), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely hand some ex am ple of this rare 

unwatermarked stamp, with fi ery bright color printed on clean white pa per, much better cen tered than nor mally 

found, as this is sue is usu ally found with the per fo ra tions cut ting the de sign on one or more sides; just a gor geous 

ex am ple of this, F.-V.F.; 1984 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $5,000 in the grade of Fine. 

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3594 1916, 30¢ or ange red (476A), o.g., very lightly hinged, de sir able ex am ple of this ex tremely rare stamp, 

with mag nif i cent color; po si tion #8 with nat u ral straight edge at top, V.G., only one sheet of 100 dis cov ered, and 

nearly all are off-cen ter; 1972 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 



3595 3596 3597 3598 

3595 1917, 50¢ light vi o let (477), dis turbed o.g., ster ling ex am ple of this tough stamp, with beau ti ful color, 


3596 1916, $1 vi o let black (478), o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh and choice mint ex am ple in pris tine 

con di tion, with bold rich color on clean white pa per, Very Fine; 2012 P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,400. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3597 1916, $1 vi o let black (478), o.g., hinge rem nant, nicely cen tered with warm rich color, a beauty, Very 

Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate graded VF-80. Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600 

3598 1916, $1 vi o let black (478), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple with nice big 

mar gins, F.-V.F.; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. Estimate $300 - 400 

3599 3600 

3599 1917, $2 dark blue (479), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, board walk mar gins and spec tac u lar deep rich color, a 

great stamp, Su perb. Scott $210. Estimate $200 - 300 

3600 a 1917, $2 dark blue (479), block of 4, neat black can cel la tion, lovely well cen tered mul ti ple with vi brant 

rich color; top right stamp with sin gle pulled perf at right, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $325. 


3601 1917, $5 light green (480), two at trac tive ex am ples, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, both with bril liant fresh 

color, F.-V.F. Scott $340. Estimate $150 - 200 



3602 a 1917, $5 light green (480), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, re mark ably fresh and beau ti ful 

mul ti ple, with par tic u larly bright color, in pris tine mint con di tion, in a fan tas tic state of pres er va tion, F.-V.F.; 2004 


3603 a 1916, 2¢ car mine, type I, imperf (482), top mar gin plate block of 6 with plate num ber 7942, o.g., never 

hinged, ex traor di nary GEM QUALITY ex am ple of this plate block, with plate num ber 7942 that pro duced the rare 5 

cent im per fo rate color er ror, Scott #485; a won der ful full wide top with enor mous mar gins show ing por tions of sur - 

round ing 9 stamps, the fin est known, Su perb; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $220. Estimate $400 - 600 



3604 1916, 2¢ car mine, type II, coil (491), o.g., very lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and choice well cen tered 

ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult stamp, with rich rosy color; tiny nat u ral in clu sion spot vis i ble in Wash ing ton's hair, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85 for hor i zon tal coil pair, from which this stamp 

was taken, this be ing the right stamp from the pair. SMQ $2,650. Scott $2,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3605 1916, 2¢ car mine, type II, coil (491), pair, ex tremely de sir able ex am ple of this rarely of fered coil pair, one 

of the few com pletely sound ex am ples avail able on the mar ket place, with su perb color and im pres sion, a great rar - 

ity, as the mail ing rate was 2 cents at the time, thus mul ti ples are rarely en coun tered, Fine; 2004 A.P.S. and 2005 

P.S.E. certificates. Scott $3,750. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3606 3607 

3606 a 1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499), top plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in sel vage only, hand - 

some wide top with elec tric color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $23. 


3607 a 1917, 2¢ rose, type I, imperf hor i zon tally (499a), an out stand ing left sheet mar gin block of 6 with plate 

num ber, o.g., lightly hinged, de sir able po si tion piece of this scarce im per fo rate hor i zon tal va ri ety; small thin ning on 

top right and bot tom right stamps, the cen ter pair is sound and choice, V.G.-Fine, ex ceed ingly rare. Scott $1,650. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3608 

3609 3610 3611 

3608 1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple of this tough stamp, with ex - 

tremely wide mar gins and beau ti ful rich color, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $400 - 600 

3609 1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), o.g., never hinged, un be liev ably fresh ex am ple with an in cred i ble 

depth of color, a very pleas ing stamp, F.-V.F.; 1993 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. Estimate $300 - 400 

3610 1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), o.g., pre vi ously hinged (nat u ral gum skip), ex tremely large mar gins 

and gor geous color, a very pretty stamp, Very Fine. Scott $250. Estimate $100 - 150 

3611 1917, 3¢ light vi o let, type I (501), o.g., never hinged, an as tound ing top qual ity ex am ple, fea tur ing large 

bal anced mar gins and rav ish ing rich color, a strik ing World Class GEM de serv ing place ment in a col lec tion of dis - 

tinc tion, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, 1 of only 8 ex am ples achiev ing this im pres sive grade, and 

is cur rently the HIGHEST GRADED #501, ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion report. SMQ $500. Scott $23. 


3612 3613 3614 

3612 a 1917, 3¢ dark vi o let, type II (502), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely de sir able ex am ple 

in im mac u late mint con di tion, with bold rich color; sel vage slightly re duced, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$275. Estimate $200 - 300 

3613 1917, 5¢ rose er ror (505), o.g., hinge rem nant, rich vi brant color, choice ex am ple of this pop u lar color er - 

ror, Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150 - 200 

3614 a 1917, 5¢ rose er ror (505), block of 6, o.g., never hinged, won der ful well cen tered mul ti ple, with ra di ant 

color; top right stamp with in clu sion spot by Wash ing ton's mouth, not af fect ing the 5 cent er ror sin gle at top cen ter of 

the block, Very Fine. Scott $625. Estimate $400 - 600 



3615 3616 

3615 /a 1917, 5¢ rose er ror (505), the sin gle er ror in a block of 9, o.g., er ror never hinged, im pres sive mul ti ple 

with ra di ant color, F.-V.F. Scott $650. Estimate $350 - 500 

3616 a 1917, 6¢ red or ange (506), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with al lur ing rich 

color, in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $300. Estimate $200 - 300 

3617 3618 3619 

3617 1917, 7¢ black (507), o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent top qual ity show piece, fea tur ing ex tremely large 

mar gins and prooflike color, sim ply amaz ing, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2002 A.P.S. and 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 40 ex am ples at this grade. SMQ $390. Scott $60. Estimate $300 - 400 

3618 a 1917, 8¢ ol ive bister (508), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u lar GEM QUALITY ex am ple 

of this dif fi cult plate block, with gor geous cen ter ing and lus cious rich color, the quint es sen tial #508 plate de serv ing 

place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $240. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3619 a 1917, 10¢ or ange yel low (510), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and choice 

ex am ple; tiny nat u ral in clu sion spot at lower left part of bot tom left stamp is of lit tle con se quence, Very Fine; 2007 




3620 3621 

3620 a 1917, 15¢ gray (514), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary top qual ity wide top, with re - 

mark ably rich color printed on clean white pa per, a true con di tion rar ity when found in this mar vel ous state of pres er - 

va tion, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3621 /a 1917, 20¢ light ul tra ma rine (515), right plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), un - 

be liev ably fresh and choice ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult mul ti ple, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600. 


3622 3623 

3622 a 1917, 30¢ or ange red (516), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with fi ery 

bright color, in im mac u late con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. Estimate $500 - 750 

3623 /a 1917, 50¢ red vi o let (517), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), bril liant 

fresh color, hand some ex am ple of this elu sive mul ti ple; bot tom left pair with a few perf sep a ra tions at bot tom, 

F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,600. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3624 3625 

3624 1917, $1 vi o let brown (518), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh and choice, a re mark able JUMBO, Ex - 

tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $95. Estimate $200 - 300 

3625 a 1917, $1 vi o let brown (518), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional rich color, an im - 

pres sive plate in im pec ca ble con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3626 3627 

3626 1918, $2 or ange red & black (523), left mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum skips), pre mium 

qual ity ex am ple with prooflike color and im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $1,150. Estimate $600 - 800 

3627 1918, $2 or ange red & black (523), o.g., never hinged, bril liant fresh color; small nat u ral in clu sion, 

F.-V.F. Scott $1,150. Estimate $400 - 600 

3628 a 1918, $2 or ange red & black (523), block of 4, per fectly struck black“ "Wash ing ton, DC"” can cel la tion, 

ex traor di nary ex am ple with tan ta liz ing color, an in cred i ble mul ti ple that is ex tremely un der val ued in used con di tion; 

cou ple triv ial perf sep a ra tions at left, F.-V.F. Scott $2,000. Estimate $600 - 800 



3629 a 1918, $2 or ange red & black (523), top plate block of 8, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), de sir able ex am ple of this rarely of fered plate block, with as tound ing rich color, a very pleas ing ex am ple of 

this, the rar est 20th cen tury reg u larly is sued plate; left and right ver ti cal pairs lightly folded along ver ti cal per fo ra - 

tions, po si tion 1 with ver ti cal pa per crease, and po si tion 3 with a nat u ral gum skip of lit tle con se quence, oth er wise 

F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott $12,000. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 

3630 3631 3632 3633 

3630 1918, $5 deep green & black (524), o.g., never hinged, ex em plary copy with won der fully rich col ors, a 

mar vel ous well cen tered stamp with won der fully bal anced mar gins, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $360. 


3631 1918, $5 deep green & black (524), o.g., never hinged, de sir able ex am ple with splen did bright color, 


3632 1918, $5 deep green & black (524), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh and choice, F.-V.F. Scott $360. 


3633 a 1918, $5 deep green & black (524), cen ter line block of 4, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, im pres sive mul ti ple 

with rav ish ing rich color, very pleas ing, F.-V.F. Scott $975. Estimate $300 - 400 



3634 a 1918, $5 deep green & black (524), top plate block of 8, o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never 

hinged), ex traor di nary ex am ple with an enor mous wide top sel vage, with the deep est and rich est color we have 

ever seen on this is sue, an ex qui site show piece, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $6,000. 

Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3635 3636 

3635 a 1920, 2¢ car mine Off set, type IV (526), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum crease), vi - 

brant rich color, a hand some wide side, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300 

3636 a 1918, 2¢ car mine Off set, type V (527), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and 

choice ex am ple with nice eye ap peal, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300 



3637 3638 

3637 a 1918, 2¢ car mine Off set, type Va (528), top plate block of 6 with mono gram, o.g., never hinged, with out 

ques tion - the fin est known ex am ple of this dif fi cult plate with mono gram, a fan tas tic full wide top with near per fect 

cen ter ing and gleam ing fresh gum, with out a sin gle skip or bend, a con di tion rar ity de serv ing place ment in the fin est 

col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $300. Estimate $400 - 600 

3638 a 1918, 2¢ car mine Off set, type VI (528A), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, bril liant fresh ex am ple 

with mar vel ous deep rich color, a beauty, F.-V.F.; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800. Estimate $350 - 500 

3639 3640 

3639 a 1918, 2¢ car mine Off set, type VII (528B), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, out stand ing full wide 

top in im pres sive qual ity with bold prooflike color, rarely found in such nice con di tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 


3640 a 1919, 1¢ green, Off set imperf (531), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, GEM qual ity ex am ple 

with un usu ally rich color, Su perb; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200 



3641 3642 

3641 /a 1918, 2¢ car mine rose, Off set imperf, type IV (532), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps 

never hinged), ab so lutely gor geous top qual ity ex am ple with huge JUMBO mar gins and rich color, Su perb; 2007 


3642 a 1918, 2¢ car mine rose, Off set imperf, type IV (532), wide top plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never 

hinged, huge mar gins, vivid color, very choice, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $625. Estimate $500 - 750 

3643 3644 3645 3646 

3643 1918, 2¢ car mine rose, Off set imperf, type IV (532), line pair, o.g., never hinged, re mark ably fresh ex - 

am ple with fab u lous deep rich color, sim ply gor geous, Su perb. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150 

3644 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type V (533), o.g., never hinged, tre men dous ex am ple with mas sive 

JUMBO mar gins and mir ror like im pres sion, a most im pres sive World Class GEM, Su perb; 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded SUP-98J, 1 of 8 ex am ples at this grade, with only 6 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $475 with out pre mium for 

JUMBO. Scott $180. Estimate $500 - 750 

3645 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type V (533), o.g., never hinged, pre mium TOP QUALITY ex am ple 

fea tur ing huge bal anced mar gins, and bril liant fresh color, just a great stamp, Su perb; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$180. Estimate $250 - 350 

3646 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type V (533), pair, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, choice mul ti ple with ex qui - 

site color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200 



3647 3648 

3647 a 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type V (533), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, an as tound ing 

GEM QUALITY plate block with breath tak ing rich color on lily white pa per, match less ex am ple of un par al leled 

beauty, Su perb; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3648 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type V (533), neatly struck “Benton Har bor, 1921” year date can cel la - 

tion, fan tas tic GEM qual ity ex am ple with huge mar gins, in clud ing small parts of sur round ing stamp, with gleam ing 

fresh color, a great stamp, Su perb; 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, 1 of 7 ex am ples at this im pres sive 

grade, with 10 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $550. Scott $100. Estimate $400 - 600 

3649 3650 

3649 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type VI (534A), pair, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous top qual ity show - 

piece, with sen sa tional color, Su perb. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150 

3650 a 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type VI (534A), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, tre men dous 

ex am ple of this dif fi cult plate block, an out stand ing full wide top, with ex em plary color and im pres sion, scarce like 

this, Su perb; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $600 - 800 



3651 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type VII (534B), o.g., never hinged, in - 

cred i ble ex am ple of this rare stamp, with dy na mite color printed on bright white pa per, the 

quint es sen tial #534B, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 

1 of 10 ex am ples at this im pres sive grade, with only 4 oth ers grad ing higher, ac cord ing to 

P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $4,500. Scott $3,250. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 

3651 

3652 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type VII (534B), o.g., lightly hinged, gor geous 

rich color, hand some and ex tremely un der val ued; small ver ti cal crease at top is of lit tle sig - 

nif i cance con sid er ing the rar ity of this stamp, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 


3652 

3653 1918, 2¢ car mine, Off set imperf, type VII (534B), left mar gin hor i zon tal pair, o.g., bar est trace of hinge 

(ap pears never hinged), an as tound ing GEM QUALITY large margined pair, with ex traor di nary deep rich color on 

clean white pa per, the quint es sen tial #534B pair in a qual ity rarely en coun tered on this dif fi cult is sue pro duced dur - 

ing World War I when pa per qual ity took a back seat to the war ef fort, Su perb; 1979 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,750. 

Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 



3654 3655 

3654 a 1919, 1¢ gray green Off set, perf 12½ (536), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh 

and choice ex am ple fea tur ing an ex tremely wide side sel vage, a gor geous ex am ple of this, Very Fine to Ex tremely 

Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 

3655 1919, 1¢ gray green Off set, perf 12½, imperf ver ti cally (536a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., bar est trace of 

hinge (ap pears never hinged), one of the best cen tered ex am ples of this ex tremely elu sive pairs we have ever had 

the plea sure of of fer ing at pub lic auc tion, with de light ful rich color, small ex pert's ink guar an tee handstamp on re - 

verse to be ex pected, in fact is war ranted, on this is sue, Su perb; 1980 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,200. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3656 a 1919, 1-2¢, imperf hor i zon tally (538a, 540a), blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely gor geous GEM 

qual ity set with bot tom sheet mar gins, with ex traor di nary cen ter ing and ex tremely in tense col ors, among the fin est 

we have ever en coun tered, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $500 - 750 



3657 3658 

3657 1919, 2¢ car mine rose, type II, ro tary coil waste (539), o.g., never hinged (faint fin ger print on gum), re - 

mark ably fresh and choice ex am ple of this ro tary coil waste is sue, a nicely cen tered stamp with ex qui site color, 

F.-V.F.; 1996 and 2012 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $4,000 in the grade of "Fine". Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 

3658 1919, 2¢ car mine rose, type II, ro tary coil waste (539), o.g., lightly hinged, fan tas tic color and im pres - 

sion, a very pleas ing ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult coil waste is sue, the cat a log value of $2,750 is for this 

stamp in the grade of “Fine”, V.G.-Fine; 2004 A.P.S. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this 

be ing the top right stamp from the block, plus a 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for the sin gle stamp. Scott $2,750. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3659 3660 3661 

3659 a 1919, 2¢ car mine rose, type III, ro tary coil waste (540), top plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, hand - 

some ex am ple with dy na mite color, ex tremely elu sive when found in this pre mium qual ity, Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer - 


3660 1919, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil waste (541), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am - 

ple with gor geous deep rich color, in cred i bly well cen tered for this no to ri ously dif fi cult is sue, Ex tremely Fine. Scott 

$100. Estimate $150 - 200 

3661 a 1919, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil waste (541), top plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, tre men dous well cen - 

tered ex am ple, with warm rich color, one of the choic est ex am ples of this coil waste is sue you will ever see, Very 

Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $360. Estimate $300 - 400 



3662 3663 

3662 1923, 1¢ green, ro tary sheet waste (544), nice light black can cel la tion, ex tremely fresh ex am ple of this 

tough stamp, rich color; faint creas ing, oth er wise Fine; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,500. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3663 1921, 1¢ green, ro tary coil waste (545), o.g., never hinged, pris tine mint ex am ple with vivid shade, Fine. 


3664 3665 3666 

3664 1920, $2 “cherry red” & black (547 var.), o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi - 

cult and rarely of fered color va ri ety, Very Fine. Scott $280 for nor mal shade. Estimate $200 - 300 

3665 1920, $2 car mine & black (547), o.g., never hinged, fab u lous color and im pres sion, a pris tine mint stamp 

in Post Of fice con di tion, F.-V.F. Scott $280. Estimate $150 - 200 

3666 a 1920, $2 car mine & black (547), cen ter line block of 4, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, nicely cen tered mul ti ple 

with bold color and sharp im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600 

3667 a 1920, $2 car mine & black (547), top plate block of 8, o.g., lightly hinged, par tic u larly choice well cen tered 

ex am ple with ro bust color and de tailed im pres sion, a mar vel ous top qual ity show piece, Very Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i - 



UNITED STATES: 1922-1925 Regular Issue 

3668 a 1920, $2 car mine & black (547), top plate block of 20, o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice 

mul ti ple with gor geous deep rich color, a hand some show piece with crisp clear im pres sion, Fine. Scott $9,920. 

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

1922-1925 Regular Issue 

3669 3670 

3669 1923, 2¢ car mine, imperf ver ti cally (554a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, nicely cen tered with 

rich color, quite un der val ued, F.-V.F.; 1931 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300 

3670 a 1923, 3¢ vi o let (555), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive wide side, with strik ing rich color, 

a most im pres sive ex am ple, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400 



3671 3672 

3671 a 1922, 5¢ dark blue (557), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, par tic u larly well cen tered ex am ple with 

rav ish ing rich color, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 

3672 a 1922, 6¢ red or ange (558), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, very choice ex am ple with bril liant 

fresh color, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $650. Estimate $400 - 600 

3673 3674 

3673 a 1923, 7¢ black (559), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, im pec ca bly fresh full wide top, with deep 

rich color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300 

3674 a 1923, 9¢ rose (561), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, de sir able ex am ple in pris tine mint con di tion, 

with su pe rior color, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 



3675 3676 

3675 a 1923, 10¢ or ange (562), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, bril liant rich shade, a very pretty mul ti - 

ple, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350 

3676 a 1923, 30¢ ol ive brown (569), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, amaz ingly fresh mul ti ple, 

gleamingly fresh both front and back, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $250 - 350 

3677 3678 

3677 a 1922, 50¢ li lac (570), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, won der ful ex am ple in ex em plary qual ity, 

with bril liant fresh color, Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3678 /a 1922, 50¢ li lac (570), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (5 stamps never hinged), hand some ex - 

am ple with vivid color, al though the ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate states that the bot tom left stamp is hinged, we see no 

ev i dence of hing ing, as this mar vel ous plate block looks to be in im mac u late mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif - 

i cate. Scott $550. Estimate $350 - 500 



3679 3680 

3679 a 1923, $1 vi o let black (571), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum skips), hand some well 

cen tered ex am ple with in tense color; light hor i zon tal crease along very top of wide sel vage could eas ily be trimmed 

away leav ing a per fectly sound plate block, oth er wise Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. 


3680 a 1923, $2 deep blue (572), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, gor geous rich color, a very pleas ing 

ex am ple, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $500 - 750 

3681 3682 

3681 a 1923, $5 car mine & blue (573), block of 4 with ar row, o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum bends), hand some 

mul ti ple with vi brant col ors, a most im pres sive po si tion piece, Very Fine. Scott $920 as singles. 


3682 a 1923, $5 car mine & blue (573), top mar gin block of 4, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in sel vage only, 

fan tas tic bright col ors, an ex tremely fresh mul ti ple, F.-V.F. Scott $920 as sin gles. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: 1923-2004 Issues 

3683 a 1923, $5 car mine & blue (573), top right plate block of 8, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous top qual ity ex am ple 

fea tur ing bril liant fresh col ors and an enor mous wide top sheet mar gin, a flaw less show piece, Very Fine to Ex - 

tremely Fine. Scott $2,800. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

1923-2004 Issues 

3684 3685 3686 

3684 a 1923, 2¢ car mine, ro tary (579), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely mag nif i cent TOP QUALITY 

show piece in a con di tion rarely found, with breath tak ing rich color, quite pos si bly the fin est re main ing mint blocks 

that has n't been bro ken up for choice mint sin gles, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $640 as singles. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3685 /a 1923, 2¢ car mine, ro tary (579), top plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), ex em - 

plary ex am ple of this dif fi cult plate, rarely found as nicely cen tered as this, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. 


3686 a 1925, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary (584), block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex em plary well cen tered mul ti ple, with gor - 

geous rich color, each stamp with nicely bal anced mar gins, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $375 as singles. 




3687 

3688 3689 

3687 a 1925, 3¢ vi o let, ro tary (584), bot tom right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh, with crisp 

clear color and im pres sion, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400 

3688 /a 1925, 4¢ yel low brown, ro tary (585), bot tom right plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never 

hinged), vi brant rich color, a very pleas ing ex am ple that looks never hinged at first glance, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer - 


3689 a 1924, 5¢ blue, ro tary (586), top left plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple with 

deep vi brant color, an im mac u late ex am ple in a won der ful qual ity, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $425. 


3690 3691 3692 

3690 a 1925, 6¢ red or ange, ro tary (587), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, ex qui site top qual ity ex - 

am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult plate, with cap ti vat ing rich color, Very Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $325. 


3691 a 1926, 8¢ ol ive green, ro tary (589), bot tom right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, out stand ing deep 

rich color, a pre mium qual ity show piece, quite elu sive in this qual ity, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $450. 


3692 a 1926, 9¢ rose, ro tary (590), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, beau ti ful rich color, a Post Of fice 

fresh mul ti ple, F.-V.F. Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200 



3693 a 1925, 10¢ or ange, ro tary (591), bot tom left com plete sheet of 100, o.g., never hinged, pris tine mint con - 

di tion, cen tered to the top left typ i cal of this dif fi cult is sue, a rare sheet rarely of fered at pub lic auc tion, V.G. Scott 

$10,350. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000 

3694 3695 3696 3697 

3694 1923, 2¢ car mine, ro tary coil waste (595), o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum bends), daz zling rich color, a 

hand some ex am ple of this tough lit tle stamp, F.-V.F.; 2001 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp 

was taken, this be ing the lower right stamp from the block. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300 

3695 1929, 2¢ car mine coil, type II (599A), o.g., never hinged, bold rich color, nicer than usu ally found, an ex - 

cep tional stamp, Very Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $200 - 300 

3696 1929, 2¢ car mine coil, type II (599A), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely in tense color, a choice stamp, 

F.-V.F.; 2002 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for strip of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing po si tion 2 from the strip. 


3697 1929, 2¢ car mine coil, types I & II com bi na tion (599, 599A), joint line pair, dis turbed o.g., gor geous rich 

color, a de cent ex am ple of this elu sive combo line pair, very elu sive; com mon 599 at left with a tear, V.G.-Fine; 2013 




3698 1923, 2¢ Har ding, ro tary (612), o.g., never hinged, a su perb show piece with ex tremely large and bal - 

anced mar gins, with tre men dous deep rich color, an as tound ing show piece de serv ing place ment in the fin est col - 

lec tion of GEM qual ity stamps, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, 1 of 18 ex am ples at tain ing this 

grade, with only 5 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $575. Scott $33. Estimate $300 - 400 

3699 a 1923, 2¢ Har ding, ro tary (612), top left plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with in - 

tense jet-black color, a pre mium qual ity show piece, Very Fine; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $500. 


3700 a 1924, 1¢-5¢ Hu gue not-Wal loon com plete (614-616), matched set of left plate blocks of 6, o.g., never 

hinged, bril liant fresh col ors, choice wide left mar gin plates with out stand ing eye ap peal; 1¢ a few perf sep a ra tions, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $535. Estimate $300 - 400 



3701 3702 

3701 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged, nearly Ex tremely Fine choice. Scott $600. 


3702 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged; light band of dis col or ation along right edge 

of selvedge, Very Fine choice. Scott $600. Estimate $400 - 600 

3703 3704 

3703 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $600. 


3704 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged; light band of dis col or ation along right edge 

of selvedge, still Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $350 - 500 



3705 3706 

3705 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged, par tic u larly choice ex am ple, well cen tered 

with bril liant fresh color, Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400 

3706 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., lightly hinged, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $375. 


3707 3708 

3707 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally choice well cen tered sheet, 

with re mark ably rich color, Very Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $250 - 350 

3708 1926, White Plains sou ve nir sheet (630), o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly FRESH with vivid color, Fine. 




3709 3710 3711 

3709 1928, 2¢ car mine, type II (634A), o.g., never hinged, well cen tered with ex tremely in tense color, a mar - 

vel ous ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1985 and 1992 P.F. cer tif i cates, plus 2013 P.F. 

cer tif i cate graded XF-90. Scott $650. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3710 1928, 2¢ car mine, type II (634A), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional rich color, a hand some ex am ple of this 

tough stamp, Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $400 - 600 

3711 1928, 2¢ car mine, type II (634A), o.g., never hinged, Post Of fice fresh ex am ple, with ro bust color, Fine. 


3712 /a 1928, 2¢ car mine, type II (634A), bot tom right plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never 

hinged), fan tas tic deep rich color, a choice ex am ple with the per fo ra tions well clear ing at right - scarce thus, as this 

plate block of ten co mes with the per fo ra tions cut ting on one or more side, Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,200. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3713 a 1928, 2¢ car mine, type II (634A), top right com plete sheet of 100, o.g., never hinged, an amaz ing com - 

plete sheet, with out stand ing deep rich color in im mac u late mint con di tion, one of the few ex ist ing com plete panes 

that have n't been bro ken up into sin gles to sat isfy col lec tor de mand for mint never hinged sin gles, Fine. Scott 

$65,400. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000 



Ex 3714 

3715 

3714 / 1929, 1¢-10¢ Kans.-Nebr. com plete (658-679), o.g., mostly never hinged, ex tremely fresh ex am ples, 

with only the 4 lower val ues pre vi ously hinged, all the im por tant more valu able stamps are in im mac u late mint con - 

di tion, F.-V.F. Scott $902. Estimate $400 - 600 

3715 /a 1929, 4¢ Kans. (662), top plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), de sir able ex am ple 

that ap pears to be never hinged at first glance, but the cer tif i cate in di cates that the top two stamps are pre vi ously 

hinged, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200 

3716 a 1929, 5¢ Kans. (663), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, a most im pres sive ex am ple of this dif fi - 

cult plate block, with rav ish ing rich color and de tailed im pres sion, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $300. 


3716 

3717 3718 3719 

3717 a 1929, 7¢ Kans. (665), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh and ap peal ing ex am - 

ple with great color, F.-V.F.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $725. Estimate $400 - 600 

3718 1929, 8¢ Kans. (666), o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly choice top qual ity ex am ple with big broad mar gins 

and warm rich color, a pre mium qual ity stamp for the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 

2009 P.F. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95. Scott $145. Estimate $200 - 300 

3719 /a 1929, 8¢ Kans. (666), top left plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), spec tac u lar 

ex am ple of this dif fi cult plate block, in cred i bly well cen tered with gor geous rich color, looks never hinged at first look, 




3720 3721 3722 

3720 a 1929, 9¢ Kans. (667), top left plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, re mark ably well cen tered ex am ple in 

im mac u late mint con di tion, scarce like this, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400. 


3721 a 1929, 10¢ Kans. (668), bot tom left plate block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged, ex tremely in tense color, a 

pre mium qual ity well cen tered show piece, Very Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $375. Estimate $200 - 300 

3722 a 1929, 7¢ Nebr. (676), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late Post Of fice fresh ex am ple 

with in tense color, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $525. Estimate $350 - 500 

3723 3724 3725 

3723 a 1929, 8¢ Nebr. (677), bot tom right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, pre mium qual ity ex am ple with tan - 

ta liz ing rich color, a very scarce and un der val ued plate block when found with qual i ties like this, Very Fine; 2006 


3724 /a 1929, 10¢ Nebr. (679), top left plate block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), ex tremely in - 

tense color, bare trace of hing ing, this plate could eas ily pass as never hinged, Fine; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$925. Estimate $400 - 600 

3725 1931, 2¢ Yorktown, dark lake & black color er ror (703b), o.g., never hinged, re mark ably well cen tered 

ex am ple of this elu sive color va ri ety, nice big mar gins and bold rich col ors, Very Fine; 1994 A.P.S. cer tif i cate for 

block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the up per left stamp from the block. Scott $750. 




3726 a 1932, ½¢-10¢ Wash ing ton Bi cen ten nial com plete (704-715), full panes of 100, o.g., never hinged; few 

small selvedge flaws/im per fec tions, over all Very Fine. Scott $3,579 s sin gles/plates (photo on web site). 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3727 ()a 1935, 3¢ Mother's Day, imperf (754-755), com plete sheets of 200, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine. 

Brookman $330. (Photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

3728 () 1935, 1¢ & 3¢ A.P.S., 3¢ Byrd, 1¢ & 3¢ Parks, sou ve nir sheets (766a-770a), com plete sheets, with out 

gum as is sued, Very Fine. Brookman $1,650. (Photo on web site). Estimate $600 - 800 

3729 ()a 1935, 3¢ Byrd Ant arc tic sou ve nir sheet (768a), com plete sheet of 150, with out gum as is sued, Very 

Fine. Brookman $450. (Photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

3730 3731 

3730 1938, 30¢ Pres i den tial, deep blue shade (830b), o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple of this de sir - 

able color va ri ety, the dis tinc tive deep blue shade, Very Fine. Scott $240. Estimate $150 - 200 

3731 1951, $1 Pres i den tial, wa ter marked USIR (832b), o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent ex am ple with 

JUMBO mar gins, quite a dif fi cult stamp to find in with such beau ti ful qual i ties, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1985 P.F. 


3732 3733 

3732 a 1954, $1 Pres i den tial, bright ma genta & black (832g), bot tom right block of 8 with "$1.00" in sel vage, 

o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh and choice mul ti ple with out stand ing color, an im pres sive ex am ple of this 

newly listed color va ri ety, Very Fine. Scott $600 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400 

3733 a 1938, $5 Pres i den tial (834), top plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum creases), pris tine mint 

ex am ple with ra di ant rich col ors, Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $200 - 300 



Modern Errors 

3734 3735 

3734 1976, 31¢ Bi cen ten nial sou ve nir sheet, “USA 31¢” omit ted, imperf, untagged (1689s), o.g., never 

hinged, spec tac u lar ex am ple in im mac u late qual ity, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to 

Su perb. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3735 2004, 23¢ Wilma Rudolph, all die cut ting omit ted (3436d), book let pane of 10, Very Fine, scarce; 2012 

Sismondo cer tif i cate. Estimate $600 - 800 


UNITED STATES: Airmail 

Airmail 

3736 a Air mail, 1918, 24¢ car mine rose & blue (C3), top plate block of 12, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in 

sel vage only, good look ing ex am ple with ex tremely in tense col ors, with all 12 stamps never hinged this mul ti ple cat - 

a logs for $1,680.00 as sin gles, but only $1,200.00 as a plate block of 12, as the hinge marks, which are vir tu ally in - 

vis i ble, are only in the top sel vage, Very Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3737 /a Air mail, 1918, 24¢ car mine rose & blue (C3), top plate block of 12, o.g., lightly hinged (8 stamps never 

hinged), light di ag o nal gum creases, im pres sive bold col ors, nice look ing mul ti ple, Fine. Scott $1,200. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3738 a Air mail, 1923, 8¢ dark green (C4), right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely bright color, an im - 

mac u late mul ti ple; re duced sel vage, F.-V.F.; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $330. Estimate $150 - 200 

3739 3740 

3739 a Air mail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue (C5), top plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in sel vage 

only, spec tac u lar deep rich color, a very at trac tive wide top with vir tu ally no trace of hing ing in the sel vage de spite 

what the ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate says, F.-V.F.; 2008 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,450. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3740 a Air mail, 1923, 16¢ dark blue (C5), left plate block of 6, dis turbed o.g., warm rich color printed on lily white 

pa per, V.G.-Fine. Scott $1,450. Estimate $500 - 750 

3741 a Air mail, 1927, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10), bot tom left full pane of 50, plate #90001 with sideographers ini tials 

A.E.F., o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $754 s sin gles/plates (photo on web site). Estimate $300 - 400 

3742 a Air mail, 1930, 5¢ Winged Globe (C12), bot tom left full pane of 50, plate # 19944, o.g., never hinged, 

F.-V.F. Scott $1,084 s sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $350 - 500 



3743 3744 

3743 Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), o.g., never hinged, pre mium qual ity ex am ples in im - 

mac u late mint con di tion, each stamp with par tic u larly strong color, F.-V.F.; each with 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott 

$1,900. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3744 Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum bends), fab u lous 

Post Of fice fresh set with out stand ing col ors, a clean fault free set, F.-V.F. Scott $1,900. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3745 Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), o.g., lightly hinged (mi nor gum creases), choice set, 

the C13 be ing a right mar gin plate num ber sin gle, beau ti ful col ors, Very Fine. Scott $1,155. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3746 a Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), com plete matched set of top mar gin plate blocks of 

6, o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely gor geous set of these pop u lar plate blocks, each in pris tine post of fice fresh con di - 

tion with breath tak ing col ors; a mon u men tal set de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Very Fine. Scott 

$17,500. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 



3747 a Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), com plete set of side plate blocks of 6, o.g., never 

hinged, match less GEM QUALITY set of Graf Zep pe lin plate blocks, each plate with ex tra wide side sel vage and 

bril liant color, full un blem ished gum in im mac u late mint con di tion, just like they were just handed over the Post Of - 

fice coun ter, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion; C13 plate with a small perf sep a ra tion at top be tween the 

top two stamps is of lit tle con se quence, Very Fine; each plate block with 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott $17,500. 

Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 



3748 3749 

3748 Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), de sir able set of first flight cov ers, the C13 and C14 

are on post cards, and the high value is on a cover, nicely cen tered stamps, most im pres sive, F.-V.F. Scott $1,200. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3749 Air mail, 1930, Graf Zep pe lin com plete (C13-C15), hand some set on in di vid ual First Flight cov ers and 

post card (C13), a mar vel ous and ap peal ing set, Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3750 Air mail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zep pe lin (C14), o.g., lightly hinged, per fect cen ter ing, a mag nif i cent show - 

piece fea tur ing large mar gins and bril liant color, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, 1 of 8 at this grade. 

SMQ $620. Scott $400. Estimate $400 - 600 

3751 a Air mail, 1931, 5¢ Winged Globe, ro tary (C16), top left full pane of 50, plate # 20607, o.g., never hinged, 

F.-V.F. Scott $503 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

3752 a Air mail, 1937, 50¢ China Clip per (C22), wide bot tom right full pane of 50, plate # 21629, o.g., never 

hinged, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $530 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $350 - 500 

3753 a Air mail, 1937, 50¢ China Clip per (C22), wide bot tom right full pane of 50, plate # 21629, o.g., never 

hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $530 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

3754 a Air mail, 1939, 30¢ Trans at lan tic (C24), wide top right full pane of 50, plate # 22384, o.g., never hinged, 

Very Fine. Scott $653 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $300 - 400 

3755 a Air mail, 1939, 30¢ Trans at lan tic (C24), top right full pane of 50, plate # 22381, o.g., never hinged, Very 

Fine. Scott $653 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

3756 a Air mail, 1941-44, Trans port com plete (C25-C31), full panes of 50, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott 

$979 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $300 - 400 

3757 a Air mail, 1941-44, Trans port com plete (C25-C31), full panes of 50, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott 

$979 as sin gles/plate (photo on web site). Estimate $300 - 400 

3758 Air mail, 1973, 11¢ Prog ress in Elec tron ics, ver mil ion & ol ive (litho) omit ted (C86a), o.g., never 

hinged, out stand ing well cen tered ex am ple with board walk mar gins, a true GEM, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb, only 

100 is sued; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $825. Estimate $600 - 800 


UNITED STATES: Special Delivery 

Special Delivery 

3759 3760 3761 

3759 Spe cial De liv ery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (E4), o.g., hinge rem nants, choice ex am ple with 

lively color, Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $300 - 400 

3760 Spe cial De liv ery, 1902, 10¢ ul tra ma rine (E6), o.g., never hinged, ex cel lent wide margined stamp, with 

warm rich color, Very Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $300 - 400 

3761 Spe cial De liv ery, 1914, 10¢ ul tra ma rine (E9), an un be liev able ex am ple fea tur ing per fect cen ter ing 

amid ex tremely large mar gins, tre men dous deep rich color, and out stand ing eye ap peal, a match less GEM, Su - 

perb; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, the only ex am ple achiev ing this im pres sive grade, with 2 oth ers grad - 

ing higher. SMQ $700. Scott $190. Estimate $500 - 750 

Blocks, Plate Blocks and Sheets 

3762 3763 

3762 a Spe cial De liv ery, 1908, 10¢ green (E7), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, ex cel lent mul ti ple with ex tremely 

rich color, the left two stamps are par tic u larly choice, F.-V.F. Scott $600 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400 

3763 /a Spe cial De liv ery, 1908, 10¢ green (E7), top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (4 stamps never hinged), 

one of the most spec tac u lar E7 plate blocks we have ever of fered, fea tur ing an enor mous full wide top sel vage, bold 

rich color, and tre men dous eye ap peal, looks to be never hinged at first glance, de serv ing place ment in the fin est 

col lec tion, Very Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,075. Estimate $750 - 1,000 


UNITED STATES: Special Delivery 

3764 3765 

3764 a Spe cial De liv ery, 1911, 10¢ ul tra ma rine (E8), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, mar vel ous warm 

rich color, a very pleas ing ex am ple of this rarely of fered mul ti ple, Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3765 /a Spe cial De liv ery, 1914, 10¢ blue (E9a), left plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), 

im pres sive ex am ple of this rarely of fered color va ri ety, the true “blue” shade, with ra zor sharp im pres sion, Fine; 


3766 3767 

3766 a Spe cial De liv ery, 1917, 10¢ blue (E11c), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely mag nif i cent 

ex am ple of this ex tremely scarce “blue” color va ri ety, a fab u lous FULL WIDE top with breath tak ing color, prob a bly 

the nic est ob tain able E11c plate block imag in able; some light scuffs in the top cen ter sel vage tab are vir tu ally in vis i - 

ble and do not af fect any of the stamps, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3767 a Spe cial De liv ery, 1928, 15¢ deep or ange, “Spe cial Pa per” print ing (E13 var.), top plate block of 6, 

o.g., never hinged, among the fin est known ex am ples of this rarely of fered “Spe cial Pa per” print ing of 1928, a gor - 

geous wide top with bold rich color, ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate spe cif i cally iden ti fy ing this as the "Spe cial Pa per" va ri - 

ety, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $650 for normal paper. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3768 /a Spe cial De liv ery, 1925, 20¢ black (E14), bot tom left full pane of 50, plate #17192 with sideographers ini - 

tials J.H.S., o.g., 30 stamps never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $297 s sin gles/plates (photo on web site). 



UNITED STATES: Postage Due 

3769 3770 3771 

3769 Reg is try, 1911, 10¢ ul tra ma rine (F1), im pres sive bot tom mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., never hinged, 

ex tremely large mar gins and won der ful deep rich color, Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $150 - 200 

Postage Due 

3770 Post age Due, 1879, 2¢ brown (J2), o.g., never hinged, at trac tive ex am ple with bril liant color, in a won - 

der ful state of pres er va tion, Very Fine; 1985 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $600 - 800 

3771 Post age Due, 1879, 2¢ brown (J2), o.g., never hinged, at trac tive ex am ple with breath tak ing fresh color, 

an im mac u late mint stamp in a won der ful state of pres er va tion, 134 years old and still look ing good, F.-V.F.; pho to - 

copy of 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower right stamp from the 

block. Scott $1,100. Estimate $350 - 500 

Special Printings 

3772 () Post age Due, 1879, 2¢ deep brown, Spe cial Print ing (J9), un used with - 

out gum, de cent ex am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, with cap ti vat ing rich color and 

finely de tailed im pres sion; thin ning at bot tom, oth er wise Fine, a great rar ity of which 

only 1,361 were sold; 1972 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $19,000 for o.g. 

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3772 

3773 Post age Due, 1879, 5¢ deep brown, Spe cial Print ing (J11), small part 

o.g., hand some ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive five cent 1875 Spe cial Print ing, nicely 

cen tered with ster ling color, a won der ful rep re sen ta tion of this is sue; per fo ra tions trimmed 

away at top, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2002 P.S.E. and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $15,000. 

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3773 



3774 3775 3776 

3777 3778 

3774 Post age Due, 1884, 3¢ red brown (J17), o.g., very lightly hinged, hand some ex am ple of this ex tremely 

dif fi cult stamp, as the 1884 red browns are dif fi cult to cor rectly iden tify and the more com mon shades (J3 and J24) 

are quite of ten de scribed as the more valu able red brown shade, Fine; with pho to copy of 1991 P.F. cer tif i cate for 

block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the up per right stamp from the block. Scott $1,050. 


3775 Post age Due, 1891, 1¢ bright claret (J22), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh ex am ple in pris tine mint 

con di tion, a beauty, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 3, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing 

the top left stamp from the block. Scott $85. Estimate $150 - 200 

3776 Post age Due, 1891, 5¢ bright claret (J25), o.g., never hinged, bright vivid color, a pre mium qual ity early 

Post age Due stamp, Very Fine. Scott $290. Estimate $200 - 300 

3777 Post age Due, 1891, 5¢ bright claret (J25), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged (faint nat u ral gum 

crease), tre men dous ex am ple of this of ten mis-iden ti fied shade, an im pres sive stamp with ra di ant rich color and 

beau ti ful cen ter ing, very rare in this con di tion, Ex tremely Fine to Superb. Scott $290. Estimate $200 - 300 

3778 Post age Due, 1891, 10¢ bright claret (J26), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), bril liant 

color and sharp de tailed im pres sion, a very pleas ing stamp, Very Fine; 2013 PF graded “VF 80” cer tif i cate. Scott 

$165. Estimate $150 - 200 

3779 3780 

3779 Post age Due, 1894, 2¢ ver mil ion (J30), o.g., never hinged (mi nor gum bend), de cent ex am ple with bril - 

liant color, rarely found in im mac u late mint con di tion, F.-V.F. Scott $1,900. Estimate $500 - 750 

3780 Post age Due, 1895, 3¢ deep claret (J33), o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this tough stamp, 

with the deep est and rich est color imag in able, Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate $400 - 600 



3781 3782 

3781 a Post age Due, 1895, 1¢ deep claret (J38), wide top plate block of 6, o.g., lightly hinged, with the top row 

and lower left stamp never hinged, beau ti fully cen tered with ev ery sin gle stamp be ing choice; weak perfs with a few 

sep a ra tions, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300 

3782 a Post age Due, 1895, 3¢ deep claret (J40), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged; selvedge faults, 

V.G.-Fine. Scott $1,800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3783 3784 

3783 a Post age Due, 1895, 5¢ deep claret (J41), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple 

in a qual ity rarely en coun tered, beau ti fully cen tered wide top with breath tak ing deep rich color, quite prob a bly the 

fin est known, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3784 a Post age Due, 1895, 10¢ deep claret (J42), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, one of the most hand - 

some and de sir able top qual ity ex am ples we have ever of fered, a spec tac u lar wide top with stu pe fy ing color printed 

on bright white pa per, a mon u men tal show piece, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,000. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: Postage Due - Offices in China 

3785 

3786 3787 

3785 Post age Due, 1897, 30¢ deep claret (J43), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., lightly hinged, ab so lutely gor - 

geous ex am ple, beau ti fully cen tered amid ex tra large mar gins, a tre men dous show piece with bold color and sharp 

clear im pres sion, a true con di tion rar ity; tiny in vis i ble perf tear, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; clear 1999 P.F. cer tif i cate 

not men tion ing the perf tear. Scott $700. Estimate $200 - 300 

3786 Post age Due, 1914, 2¢ car mine lake (J53), left plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged (tiny gum skips), 

a mar vel ous GEM qual ity stamp with enor mous mar gins and bril liant fresh color, an in cred i ble show piece de serv - 

ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Superb. Scott $200. Estimate $400 - 600 

3787 Post age Due, 1917, 50¢ rose red (J67a), left mar gin part im print sin gle, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum 

bend of lit tle con se quence and should not be con sid ered a fault), fab u lous ex am ple, a pretty stamp with great eye 

ap peal, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $370. Estimate $200 - 300 

Offices in China 

Ex 3788 3789 3790 

3788 /() Of fices in China, 1919-22, 2¢-$2 com plete (K1-K18), all o.g. ex cept K2, 6, 8, 10, and 12 which are no 

gum or regummed, choice set of these pop u lar stamps, Fine. Scott $2,255. Estimate $500 - 750 

3789 Of fices in China, 1919, 14¢ on 7¢ black (K7), o.g., never hinged, beau ti fully cen tered ex am ple with su - 

perb color and im pres sion, rarely found with such won der ful qual i ties, Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded XF-90, 1 of 15 at this grade. SMQ $375. Scott $225. Estimate $300 - 400 

3790 Of fices in China, 1919, 16¢ on 8¢ ol ive bister (K8), right mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous 

mint ex am ple, a par tic u larly choice well cen tered stamp with bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $180. 



UNITED STATES: Offices in China 

3791 3792 

3791 /a Of fices in China, 1919, 16¢ on 8¢ ol ive green (K8a), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never 

hinged), out stand ing well cen tered block, with vi brant rich color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, sim ply mar vel ous, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $440 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400 

3792 a Of fices in China, 1919, 16¢ on 8¢ ol ive green (K8a), left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral 

gum skips), V.G.-Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $350 - 500 

3793 Of fices in China, 1919, $2 on $1 vi o let brown (K16), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, awe some ex am ple with 

JUMBO mar gins and bril liant fresh color, a great stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

VF-XF-85J, 1 of 2 at this grade. SMQ $525. Scott $450. Estimate $400 - 600 

3794 a Of fices in China, 1922, 4¢ on 2¢ car mine (K18), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, choice block, ex tremely 

fresh and very choice; a cou ple nat u ral in clu sion spots, Very Fine. Scott $920 as sin gles. Estimate $400 - 600 


UNITED STATES: Officials 

Officials 

3795 3796 3797 

3798 

3795 Ag ri cul ture Dept., 1873, 30¢ yel low (O9), o.g., hinge rem nant, won der ful rich color, a hand some sound 

copy of this tough stamp, Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $200 - 300 

3796 Ex ec u tive Dept., 1873, 2¢ car mine (O11), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, re splen dent stamp, nice cen ter ing, 

and strik ing deep rich color with de tailed im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. 


3797 In te rior Dept., 1873, 30¢ ver mil ion (O23), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, re mark ably fresh ex am ple with bold 

color, F.-V.F. Scott $290. Estimate $150 - 200 

3798 S Jus tice Dept., 1875 Spe cial Print ing, 3¢ pur ple, over printed “Spec i men” (O27SD), with out gum as 

is sued, ab so lutely stun ning ex am ple of this rarely of fered Spe cial Print ing, com pletely sound and choice, rare thus, 

F.-V.F., only 178 ex am ples were sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3799 3800 3801 3802 3803 


is sued, choice ex am ple of this rare stamp, with bril liant fresh color, a flaw less ex am ple, F.-V.F., only 163 sold; 2013 

P.F. certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 


is sued, fab u lous well cen tered ex am ple, sound in all re spects, with gor geous deep rich color and ra zor sharp im - 

pres sion, Very Fine, among the fin est of the 154 ex am ples sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 


is sued, at trac tive ex am ple of this elu sive Spe cial Print ing with fab u lous deep shade, Fine, quite rare as only 157 

were sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 - 750 


is sued, pre mium qual ity well cen tered stamp with al lur ing rich color and finely de tailed im pres sion, few are as fresh 

and choice as this one is, Very Fine, only 150 ex am ples sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 


is sued, ex tremely hand some 30 cent Jus tice, only 150 sold, with ir i des cent color and im pres sion, a very pretty 

stamp, F.-V.F.; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $600 - 800 


UNITED STATES: Officials 

3804 3805 3806 3807 

3808 


is sued, se lect Spe cial Print ing with mir ror like im pres sion, a pris tine fault free stamp with tre men dous ap peal, rare 

thus, F.-V.F., only 152 ex am ples were sold; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $600 - 800 

3805 () Navy Dept., 1873, 90¢ ul tra ma rine (O45), un used with out gum, hand some ex am ple with ex qui site 

color, a very elu sive Of fi cial stamp, Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $150 - 200 

3806 State Dept., 1873, 6¢ bright green (O60 var.), po si tion 27 dis play ing a ma jor plate scratch in the left 

mar gin that pro jects into the stamp, a scarce and de sir able plate va ri ety, slightly dis turbed o.g., bright and fresh, 

Very Fine. Scott $220 as nor mal. Estimate $200 - 300 

3807 State Dept., 1873, 24¢ dark green (O65), o.g., hinge rem nant, choice ex am ple with sen sa tional deep 

rich color, scarce, Fine. Scott $525. Estimate $200 - 300 

3808 War Dept., 1873, 30¢ rose (O92), clear strike of Port Townsend, Wash. “Kick ing Mule” fancy can cel; triv - 

ial faint toned spot, F.-V.F., quite scarce on the 30¢ high value; 2012 PF cer tif i cate. Estimate $300 - 400 

3809 () Ag ri cul ture Dept., 1879, 1¢ yel low (O94), with out gum as is sued, ab - 

so lutely gor geous top qual ity ex am ple of this ex tremely rare stamp, beau ti fully 

cen tered with large mar gins and in cred i ble deep rich color, one of the fin est ex - 

am ples we have ever of fered at pub lic auc tion, de serv ing place ment in the fin est 

col lec tion, Very Fine; 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott $6,000. 

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3809 

3810 Jus tice Dept., 1879, 6¢ blu ish pur ple (O107), cir cu lar black cork can cel, 

ex cep tion ally wide, bal anced side mar gins, large top mar gin and clear at bot tom, a beau ti ful 

stamp, much scarcer than cat a log value re flects, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate, graded VF 

80. Scott $300. Estimate $200 - 300 

3810 


UNITED STATES: Newspaper Stamps 

Newspaper Stamps 

3811 () News pa pers, 1865, 5¢-25¢ com plete (PR1-PR4), with out gum as is sued, de cent ex am ples of this 

scarce stamps, with fab u lous rich col ors; small faults as nor mally found, Fine ap pear ance. Scott $1,950. 


3812 3813 3814 

3812 News pa per, 1875, 36¢ rose (PR18), blue brush stroke can cel la tion, choice ex am ple with ster ling rich 

color, quite a tough stamp to find in qual ity used con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $275. 


3813 News pa per, 1875, 48¢ rose (PR19), o.g., lightly hinged, mar vel ous qual ity ex am ple with bold rich color, 

com pletely sound and choice, scarce thus; bot tom right cor ner per fo ra tion sep a rated and re-at tached, oth er wise 

Very Fine; 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate; 2013 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $300 - 400 

3814 News pa per, 1895, 5¢ black (PR104), o.g., never hinged, out stand ing rich shade, an im mac u late mint 

stamp in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, Fine; pho to copy of 2002 P.F. cer tif i cate for strip of 3, from which this stamp was 

taken, this be ing the left stamp from the strip. Scott $650. Estimate $200 - 300 


UNITED STATES: Parcel Post 

Parcel Post 

3815 1816 

3815 Par cel Post, 1913, 4¢ car mine rose (Q4), o.g., never hinged, fab u lous high qual ity show piece, par tic u - 

larly well cen tered with breath tak ing rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded 

XF-SUP-95, 1 of 13 ex am ples at this grade, with only 9 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $725. Scott $85. 


3816 a Par cel Post, 1913, 75¢ car mine rose (Q11), top plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in 

sel vage only, a stun ning wide top with crisp clear color in a won der ful state of pres er va tion, with out a sin gle skip or 

bend - scarce thus, Fine. Scott $3,000 as hinged. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3817 3818 

3817 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 1¢ dark green (JQ1), bot tom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, de sir - 

able mint ex am ple of this elu sive plate block, with rav ish ing rich color, in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, F.-V.F. Scott 

$750. Estimate $500 - 750 

3818 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 2¢ dark green (JQ2), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late mint 

block of this tough is sue, nicely cen tered with ro bust color, im mac u late both front and back, Very Fine. Scott $700 

as singles. Estimate $500 - 750 



3819 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 2¢ dark green (JQ2), top plate block of 10, o.g., never hinged, an im - 

mac u late wide top in pris tine mint con di tion, with bril liant color, as fresh and choice as the first day it was printed, 

Fine. Scott $5,550. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 

3820 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 5¢ dark green (JQ3), top plate block of 6, o.g., stamps never hinged, 

hinged in sel vage only, lovely wide top, fea tur ing bright color and nice eye ap peal, Fine. Scott $480. 


3821 Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 5¢ dark green (JQ3), ver ti cal pair, nat u ral straight edge at top, lightly 

tied by boxed roller can cels on re verse of cover ad dressed to Beverly Mass, most likely orig i nated in Eu rope with 

“BASE ARMY POST OFFICE 20 MR 15” post marks, cen sor's tape, boxed cen sor's mark ing and 1915 Hud son Ter - 

mi nal NY op era glass “Due 10 Cents”; mi nor cover edge wear, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200 



3822 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 10¢ dark green (JQ4), top left plate block of 10, o.g., stamps never 

hinged, hinged in sel vage only (mi nor gum creases), ex traor di nary ex am ple of this ex tremely rare plate block, with 

in cred i bly fresh color and sharp im pres sion, rarely found in an over sized plate block like this, Fine. Scott $12,900. 

Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3823 /a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 25¢ dark green (JQ5), block of 4, o.g., hinge rem nant (bot tom 2 

stamps never hinged), ex tremely in tense color, a very scarce mul ti ple, F.-V.F. Scott $580 as sin gles. Estimate 

$300 - 400 

3824 a Par cel Post Post age Due, 1913, 25¢ dark green (JQ5), top left plate block of 10, o.g., stamps never 

hinged, hinged in sel vage only (mi nor gum creases), im pres sive ex am ple fea tur ing full wide top, with bril liant fresh 

color and sharp clear im pres sion, a very elu sive show piece, Fine. Scott $4,590. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000 


UNITED STATES: Carriers and Locals 

Carriers and Locals 

3825 New York, N.Y., U.S. City Des patch Post, 1842-45, 3¢ black on light blue (6LB3), sin gle, am ple to 

large mar gins all around, red “U.S.” in chamfered box can cel, tied by match ing dou ble outer line“ "U. S. City Des - 

patch Post"” on small folded let ter dock eted 1842, manu script “Paid 3 cts” at top right. A nice early us age of the first 

ad he sive stamp is sued un der US Gov ern ment au thor ity, Very Fine, ex Middendorf, Golden; 2000 P.F. certificate. 

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3826 Amer i can Let ter Mail Co., 1844, black on gray (5L2), hor i zon tal pair, large mar gins all around ex cept 

touch ing along the top of the right stamp, tied by manu script can cel on 1844 folded cover dock eted New York and 

ad dressed to Phil a del phia, red “For warded by Amer i can Let ter Mail Co. Philada” at right; file fold through ex press 

mark ing, small scis sors cut be tween stamps at top, Very Fine, mul ti ples of the large ea gle stamp on cover are ex - 

tremely scarce, ex Kuphal; 2007 P.F. certificate. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 



3827 Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black (15L18), tied by “Blood's Penny Post Jan 18” & 3¢ (26) tied by grid with 

“Phil a del phia PA Jan 18” oc ta gon on cover with con tents, to Fishkill Land ing NY, Blood's with partial imprint, only 

re corded used ex am ple; part of backflap miss ing, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750 

3828 ()a Cal i for nia Penny Post Co., 1855, 2¢ blue (34L1), bot tom sheet mar gin block of 6, un used with out gum, 

large mar gins all around, fresh and at trac tive; cen ter pair with light ver ti cal crease, top left stamp with small tears, 

selvedge with light di ag o nal crease and small cor ner thin spot, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine, the larg est re corded mul - 

ti ple of this very scarce stamp, ex Lilly, Boker and Golden; 2000 P.F. certificate. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 



3829 City Des patch Post, 1847-50, 2¢ black on ver mil ion (40L6), sin gle, large mar gins, straightline “PAID” 

can cel (not tied), match ing “PAID” to left of stamp and “City Des patch Post P.O. Oct 4” cir cu lar datestamp at LL, 

used on 1848 folded let ter ad dressed to “R. H. Mor ris, Post mas ter, New York”, stamp is from po si tion 26; the stamp 

with light creases and folded let ter with file fold through post mark, Very Fine, ex Ma son, Norvin Green, Middendorf, 

Golden and New Am ster dam Col lec tion; 2000 and 2011 P.F. certificates. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3830 a Kid der's City Ex press Post, 1847, 2¢ black on pale blue (93L1), block of 4, o.g., large mar gins to clear 

at right, each stamp ini tialed “IS” (Isaac Snedecker), these ini tials were ap plied to the sheets prior to us age and are 

not a can cel la tion; block with small creases, small thin spots and small sur face scrapes, oth er wise Very Fine, the 

only re corded mul ti ple of a Kid der's City Ex press Post stamp, ex Hawkins, Lilly, and Hall; 2001pfc. 

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

3831 Met ro pol i tan Post Of fice, 1852-53, 1¢ blue (108L5), sin gle, cut to shield shape as al ways, tied by black 

can cel on buff cover with 3¢ dull red (tied by New-York post mark) and ad dressed to Po land Maine. A fresh and at - 

trac tive cover, Very Fine, ex Kuphal; 1993 and 2007 P.F. cer tif i cates. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: Postal Stationery 

Postal Stationery 

3832 En ve lope, 1860, 10¢ green (U32), mint size 7 en tire; cou ple very mi nor, very light tone spots as of ten 

well away from in di cia, men tioned only for strict ac cu racy, oth er wise Very Fine, rare; Wunsch handstamp on re - 

verse, 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. UPSS 64-1; $14,000. Scott $12,500. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 

FEWER THAN TEN MINT EXAMPLES ARE SAID TO EXIST. 

3833 En ve lope, 1861, 3¢ pink on or ange (U37), mint size 7 en tire, fresh; light hinge mark at left, pen cil num - 

ber on flap, Very Fine; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate. UPSS 84-10; $8,000. Scott $7,500. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

NO MORE THAN A DOZEN ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. 


UNITED STATES: Postal Stationery - Revenue 

3834 En ve lope, 1920, 2¢ on 5¢ blue (U464), mint en tire; small (5mm) tear on left side and small im per fec tion 

on backflap, oth er wise Very Fine, scarce, ex-Marcus White. Scott $1,750. Estimate $500 - 750 

Cut square catalogs $1100. 

3835 Postal Cards, 1899-1900, 1¢ black on white (UX1-UX3), se lec tion of three cards, all un used; UX2 with 

light bend at top, Very Fine, all cards scarce, UX1 13,000 is sued, UX2 10,000 is sued and UX3 24,925 is sued. Scott 

$480 (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

Revenue 

3836 Rev e nue, 1862-71 First Is sue, $3.50 In land Ex change, imperf (R87a), light neat manu script can cel la - 

tion, am ple to large mar gins in clud ing sheet mar gin at bot tom; ver ti cal crease at right and small pin sized hole from 

ink ero sion, scrapes that have been col ored in by pen, oth er wise Fine. Scott $8,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


UNITED STATES: Revenue 

3837 3838 

3837 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, 2¢ blue & black, cen ter in verted (R104a), neat manu script can - 

cel la tion, a flaw less and com pletely sound ex am ple of this ma jor rar ity, with at trac tive rich color, a re mark able in - 

verted cen ter, V.G.; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3838 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, 10¢ blue & black, cen ter in verted (R109a), faint trace of can cel la - 

tion, de sir able ex am ple of this scarce in verted cen ter, with sen sa tional rich color; thins, Fine ap pear ance; 2007 P.F. 


3839 3840 3841 

3839 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, 50¢ blue & black, cen ter in verted (R115b), neat manu script pen 

can cel la tion, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple with ex tremely in tense color, Very Fine; 1977 P.F. cer tif i cate. 


3840 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, 50¢ blue & black, cen ter in verted (R115b), cut can cel la tion, out - 

stand ing ap pear ance, bold prooflike color, a re ally pretty stamp; re paired at right, re pair ing the cut can cel, and 

reperforated at right, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350 

3841 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, $1 blue & black, cen ter in verted (R118a), neat “1872” manu script 

can cel la tion, ex cel lent ap pear ing ex am ple of this ex tremely rare in verted cen ter, with warm rich color and out stand - 

ing eye ap peal; tear at top, creases, and large thins, V.G.-Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,000. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 


UNITED STATES: Revenue 

3842 3843 3844 

3842 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, $3.50 blue & black (R126), hor i zon tal pair, pen can cel, very fresh, 

deep color, very nice mul ti ple, F.-V.F. Scott $950. Estimate $350 - 500 

3843 Doc u men tary, 1871, Sec ond Is sue, $5 blue & black, cen ter in verted (R127a), neat “1872” manu script 

can cel la tion, gor geous ap pear ing and at trac tive ex am ple of this rar ity, nicely cen tered with de light ful color, much 

nicer than usu ally found; small tears at up per left, and a tiny mar gin thin at lower left, oth er wise Very Fine; 2007 P.F. 


3844 Pro pri etary, 1874, 50¢ green & black, green pa per (RB8b), light blue un ob tru sive straightline 1883 

handstamp can cel, a fresh and very at trac tive ex am ple of this very scarce stamp; added and painted over per fo ra - 

tion, oth er wise Very Fine, only 247 is sued on green pa per; 2013 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $850. 


3845 () Amer i can Match Co., 3¢ black, ex per i men tal silk pa per (RO11e), with out gum, dark color; crease, 

toned, two re pairs, Fine ap pear ance, a very rare stamp with only three cop ies re ported on the Aldrich Cen sus. 



UNITED STATES: Duck Stamps 

Duck Stamps 

3846 3847 3848 

3846 Hunt ing Per mit, 1934, $1 Mal lards (RW1), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged (nat u ral gum 

skips), Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $350 - 500 

3847 Hunt ing Per mit, 1935, $1 Can vas backs (RW2), o.g., never hinged, very fresh, wide bal anced mar gins, 

out stand ing ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $800. Estimate $600 - 800 

3848 Hunt ing Per mit, 1936, $1 Can ada Geese (RW3), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged (tiny nat u - 

ral gum roller skip), ab so lutely ex traor di nary GEM qual ity, per fectly cen tered amid board walk mar gins, fab u lous 

deep color on bright white pa per, the nic est ex am ple we have ever of fered, des tined for the fin est col lec tion, Su - 

perb; 2013 PSAG graded “90” NH certificate. Scott $375. Estimate $300 - 400 

3849 a Hunt ing Per mit, 1936, $1 Can ada Geese (RW3), top left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (light nat u ral 

gum creases), ex traor di nary high qual ity ex am ple with ex tremely in tense color, among the nic est you'll ever see, 

Very Fine. Scott $4,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 



3850 a Hunt ing Per mit, 1940, $1 Black Mal lards (RW7), top right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u - 

lar wide top, with bold color and beau ti ful cen ter ing, one of the choic est ex am ples we've ever had the plea sure to of - 

fer, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,900. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3851 a Hunt ing Per mit, 1941, $1 Ruddy Ducks (RW8), bot tom right plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, as - 

tound ing GEM qual ity ex am ple of this dif fi cult plate block, fan tas tic cen ter ing and al lur ing rich color, the quint es sen - 

tial RW8 plate de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Superb. Scott $2,900. 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3852 a Hunt ing Per mit, 1942, $1 Baldpates (RW9), bot tom left plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, fresh and 

de sir able ex am ple with sharp clearly etched im pres sion, very pretty, Very Fine. Scott $2,900. 

Estimate $1,200 - 1,800 



3853 /a Hunt ing Per mit, 1949-70, 20 dif fer ent (RW16-RW37), plate blocks of 6 from RW16 to RW25, and plate 

blocks of 4 there af ter, the scarcer RW31 mul ti ple is n't a plate block of 6, it is 2 stamps short, be ing just a block of 4 

with plate num ber, o.g., all hinged ex cept RW21 and RW22 which are never hinged, ex tremely at trac tive se lec tion, 

a spec tac u lar of fer ing of these de sir able stamps, Very Fine. Scott $10,455 as never hinged (photo on web site). 

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3854 a Hunt ing Per mit, 1963, $3 Brants (RW30), top right plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, dy na mite top 

qual ity ex am ple in a re mark able state of pres er va tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $500. 


3855 3856 

3855 Hunt ing Per mit, 1988, $10 Snow Geese (RW55), o.g., never hinged, the most mag nif i cent GEM qual ity 

ex am ple one could ever imag ine, with huge bal anced mar gins and re mark ably fresh col ors, an out ra geous stamp, 

Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded GEM-100, 1 of only 4 ex am ples at tain ing this lofty grade, and is the 

HIGHEST GRADED Scott #RW55 ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $350. Scott $18. 


3856 Hunt ing Per mit, 1990, $12.50 Whis tling Duck (RW57), bot tom left plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never 

hinged, huge even mar gins and vi brant rich col ors, the quint es sen tial RW57, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate 

graded GEM-100, 1 of 13 ex am ples to achieve this per fect grade, and is the HIGHEST GRADED ex am ple of this 

stamp ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion re port. SMQ $400. Scott $20. Estimate $300 - 400 

3857 Hunt ing Per mit, 2002, $15 Black Scoters (RW69), bot tom mar gin sin gle with im print, o.g., never 

hinged, gor geous top qual ity ex am ple with per fectly bal anced mar gins, an im mac u late mint stamp de serv ing place - 

ment in the fin est col lec tion, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded GEM-100, 1 of 29 at this grade, and is the high - 

est graded ex am ple of this stamp ac cord ing to P.S.E.'s pop u la tion report. SMQ $250. Scott $33. 



UNITED STATES: Collections 

Collections 

3858 Out stand ing Me tic u lously As sem bled Col lec tion, 1847-1930 (9X1//C18). Neatly pre sented in 

Schaubek hinge less al bum, nearly com plete mostly used up to 1888, un used there af ter; high lights in clude a choice 

ex am ple of the 1847 is sue, #1 along with a Fine ex am ple of Great Brit ain #1, plus a choice 9X1 the New York post - 

mas ter pro vi sional; the 1851 imperfs in clude 7, 9, 13-15, and 17; 1857 is sues in clude 18, 20, 22-28, and 29-38; 

there's a nice 1c 1875 Re print #40; the 1861 is sues in clude 63, 67-73, and 75-78; 1867 grills in clude E grills com - 

plete 86-91, plus F grills 92-100; the 1869 Pic to ri als are com plete and choice 112-122, along with 123, 133, and 

133a; 1870's Bank note is sues 134-38; 145-55, 156-63, 165-66; 182-91, and 219-29; there's a hand some com plete 

set of 1893 Columbians 230-45; a nice se lec tion of Bu reau is sues, in clud ing 246-61, 264-278 com plete, and 

279-84 com plete; 1898 Trans-Mis sis sippi's in clude 285-92; 1901 Pan-Amer i cans com plete 294-99; 1902-03 Reg - 

u lar is sues 300-10, along with 312-313; there's an out stand ing se lec tion of Wash ing ton-Frank lins, in clud ing 

331-42 com plete, 343-7, 357-8, 374-79, and 381-2; plus some de cent coils; there's 397-403, plus 414-23 com plete, 

424-40 com plete, 460, some nice ro tary press coil sin gles, 462-76, and 477 used, 478-80; 501-518, 523, and 

525-30; 1922 Flats 551-73 com plete, along with 581-91, a choice 630 White Plains sheet in pris tine mint con di tion, 

632-42 in clud ing 634A; Kan sas-Ne braska com plete 658-79, and a few Farleys; nice group of Air mail stamps in - 

clude C1-C6 com plete, along with a se lect C18; then there's a hand some page of Con fed er ate States stamps, in - 

clud ing better ex am ples like #'s 1-5, and 9, plus 11-14; cat a log value in ex cess of $75,000; over all a very nice 

col lec tion with many Very Fine or better stamps, hinged or Never Hinged; faults if any are few and far be tween; just 

a great lot that would re ally please any serious dealer looking for an attractive selection to add to his inventory 

(photo on web site). Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 

3859 Im pres sive Col lec tion, 1851-1930's (7//Q12). De sir able col lec tion neatly housed in two Schaubek 

hinge less al bums, put to gether by a spir ited phi lat e list who placed color pho tos in place of the ex pen sive stamps he 

had n't yet pur chased, but the color pho tos are easy to spot and are of course not in cluded in our con ser va tive es ti - 

mate; high lights are nu mer ous with many stamps in the $100 to $200 range that would be per fect for any mail or der 

or eBay dealer look ing for a choice se lec tion to of fer their cli en tele; 1851 im per fo rates in clude #'s 7, 9-11, 14-15 and 

17; the 1857 per fo rated is sue in cludes 24-26, 30A, and 36-38; the 1861's in cludes choice 70-72; the 1867 grills in - 

clude 89-90, and 95-98, and 100; 1867 Pic to ri als in clude 112-119, and 121; The 1870's Bank note is sues are quite 

com pre hen sive; there are Columbians to the 50c, some de cent 1894 Bu reau is sues, in clud ing 246-250, and 

252-260; 1895 Bu reaus 264-273, and 1898 Bu reaus 279-84; 1898 Trans-Mississippis 285-291, 1901 Pan-Ams 

com plete 294-99; 1902-03 Reg u lar is sues 300-310, and 312, 1904 Lou i si ana Pur chase and James town com plete 

323-330, choice Wash ing ton Frank lins in clud ing 331-40, 343-7 in sin gles and pairs, 367-373 in sin gles and pairs, 

the 369 with P.S.E. cert., 374-82, 390-96 sin gles and pairs; 1913 Pan ama Pa cific 397-403; 414-18, 424-39, nice ro - 

tary press coils in sin gles and pairs, 462-74, 479, 498/518, 525-535, 546-7, 1922 Flat plate se ries com plete 551-73, 

along with 581-91, and 1929 Kan sas-Nebraskas 658-679; choice Farleys, com plete Presidentials, Lib erty se ries, 

then up to about 1976; the back-of-the-book is truly re mark able, with Air mails C1-C12, and C16-C90; Spe cial De liv - 

ery is sues E1-3, and E5-23; a re spect able group of Post age Dues; some out stand ing value in the 1873-1911 Of fi - 

cials with vir tu ally ev ery set well rep re sented with some at trac tive un used stamps with great eye ap peal, Ag ri cul ture 

com plete to O7, Ex ec u tive O13, In te rior com plete mint or used ex cept O23; Jus tice to the 15 cent value; Navy to the 

30 cent, Post Of fice Dept com plete, Dept of State O57-64, and O66 mint or used; Trea sury com plete O72-82; War 

com plete O83-93, then a nice as sort ment of the 1879 soft pa pers; there's a nice set of the 1912-13 Par cel Post se - 

ries Q1-12, the Q7 with P.S.E. cer tif i cate, plus com plete Par cel Post Due JQ1-5; all in all a very nice col lec tion 

loaded with many Fine to Very Fine stamps, with a fault here or there to be ex pected on a collection of this size; 

worth a careful look, as you'll find many midrange priced stamps that are very useful (photo on web site). 

Estimate $7,500 - 10,000 

3860 Three-Cent 1851-57 Cal en dar. Neatly mounted col lec tion of 366 stamps with clearly dated can cels; in - 

cludes plate va ri et ies with a good per cent age plated; there are also a good num ber of 4-mar gin cop ies in cluded and 

at least 15 sheet mar gin ex am ples; also in cludes more than 100other ex am ples sorted by can cel, re cut type, ex tra 

frame lines, etc. con di tion is some what mixed but gen er ally Fine to Very Fine (photo on web site). 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 


CONFEDERACY: Postal History 

3861 Out stand ing Plate Block Col lec tion, 1906-34 (314//E18). As ex traor di nary United States plate block 

col lec tion me tic u lously housed in 2 Scott Na tional al bums; loaded with con sid er able value with many better plates, 

in clud ing 314, 320, 409, 481-4, 504, 549-50, 563-65, 575-7, 610-11, 614-16, 618-22, plenty of 2 cent reds, 647-48, 

692-701, 704-15, 740-9, 756-65, 771, C7, C12, C16, C18-31, and some Spe cial De liv ery plates; what makes this 

col lec tion so spe cial and de sir able is that vir tu ally ev ery plate block os ac com pa nied by a Phil a telic Foun da tion cer - 

tif i cate of au then ti ca tion; a won der ful group fea tur ing many Very Fine or better ex am ples with a good deal of Never 

Hinged plate blocks present; a great lot (photo on web site). Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 

3862 Col lec tion Bal ance, 1908-50's (343//901a). In ter est ing col lec tion bal ance on al bum pages, from the 

1908 Wash ing ton Frank lin is sues to the 1950 com memo ra tives; loaded with plenty of better $50 to $150 items that 

would form a good ba sis for ex pan sion or an ex cel lent group for any dealer, as the over all qual ity is quite nice with 

many Very Fine stamps pres ent; high lights in clude 343-7, 367-368, 370-72, some nice look ing Wash ing ton Frank - 

lin coils (some du bi ous), 424-28, 431, 434-35, 437-39, 460, 462-66, 469, 471-2, 474-6, 492-97 coils, 506-516, 518, 

525-533, 540-43, 538a and 540a, 545-6, 548-50; 1922 flats 551-70, 578-9, 581-91, choice 1920's com memo ra - 

tives, Farley sou ve nir sheets, Presidentials to the 50 cent, and Pres i den tial coils; a very hand some group prom is ing 

to de liver hours of entertainment (photo on web site). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

CONFEDERACY 

Postal History 

3863 Con fed er acy, [Florida] Pensacola, well struck AUG 8 post mark with match ing “PAID” in cir cle and nu - 

meral “5” rate on small neat cover ad dressed to Mis sis sippi; with out backflap, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 

3864 Con fed er acy, The Daily Cit i zen, Vicksburg ad ver sity news pa per, re print, the fa mous July 2 1863 news - 

pa per which had to be printed on wall pa per be cause of the Un ion siege, this is one of the ear lier re prints, and as 

such, quite col lect able, splits along sev eral folds and miss ing top right cor ner, F.-V.F. (no photo). 


3865 Con fed er acy, Three Civil War doc u ments, 1) sin gle page doc u ment date lined CSA War De part ment, 

Rich mond VA Nov. 17 1864 giv ing a fam ily a pass through the lines, signed by “J. A. Camp bell, Asst Secy War”; 2) 

three page let ter only, ad dressed to “His Ex cel lency Pres i dent Lin coln” re quest ing pa role of writer's brother; 3) sin - 

gle page doc u ment date lined Of fice of the Com mis sary, Gen eral of Pris on ers, Jan. 19, 1865 de ny ing pa role to a 

Con fed er ate sol dier at Elmira Prison (brother of writer of pre vi ous let ter); light folds, Very Fine (photo on web site). 




3866 3867 

3866 Con fed er acy, Al bany, Ga., 1861, 5¢ green ish blue (3XU1), blue rim less “Al bany GA/5 Paid” (Dietz II) 

handstamp and match ing “Al bany Ga/Aug/26/1861” c.d.s. on cover ad dressed to Talbottom GA; miss ing backflap, 

re paired along the top, oth er wise Very Fine; 2013 PF cer tif i cate mis tak enly states #3XU5. Dietz ALB-GA-E02A; 

$750. Scott $900. Estimate $300 - 400 

3867 Con fed er acy, 1861, 5¢ green (1), sin gle, am ple to large mar gins, tied by Charleston S. C. post mark on 

cover ad dressed to Flat Rock NC; stamp lightly toned and small piece out at top left, F.-V.F.; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate 

(stamp in tact, prior to loss of top left cor ner). Scott $300. Estimate $150 - 200 

3868 3869 

3868 Con fed er acy, 1861, 10¢ light blue (2a), large mar gins all around, tied by lightly struck dou ble cir cle 

“Ches ter C.H. S.C.” post mark on brown cover ad dressed to Due West (Cor ner) SC; cover with out backflap, small 

sealed tear at top and light spot ting, Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $200 - 300 

3869 Con fed er acy, 1862, 5¢ blue (4), hor i zon tal pair, touch ing on all sides, tied by town can cel on brown 

cover ad dressed to New Mar ket, East Tenn; en clo sure is an ex cel lent let ter date lined “Pri vate House near New 

Town, Val ley of Va. July 9/63”, while some what frag ile let ter dis cusses events oc cur ring at the bat tle of Get tys burg. 

It men tions that on the 3rd A P Hill at tempted to do what Longstreet and Ewell had failed to do on the pre vi ous days, 




3870 3871 

3870 Con fed er acy, 1862, 5¢ blue (4), sin gle, clear to large mar gins ex cept some ero sion at LL, tied by 

Wilmington NC post mark on brown cover ad dressed Fayetteville NC; four en clo sures - a sin gle page, a two page 

and a four page let ter - all dated 7 May 1862 plus and ad di tional sin gle page let ter dated 11 May, F.-V.F. Scott $275. 


3871 Con fed er acy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Ar cher & Daly print ing (7), hor i zon tal pair, un even mar gins, tied by light 

strike of Perote Ala post mark on turned cover orig i nally ad dressed to “Pri vate N. W. E. Long, Tullahoma Tenn”; af ter 

ar rival the cover was turned and sent back to Perote with “Shelbyville Te.” and “DUE” in cir cle; Pri vate Long was in 

Co., B of the 51st Al a bama Vol un teers; stamps with small faults, cover with usual war time soil ing and wear, Fine. 


3872 3873 

3872 Con fed er acy, 1863, 10¢ gray blue, “T-E-N” (9b), sin gle, large mar gins all around, tied by “At lanta Ga.” 

post mark on cover ad dressed to Barnesville, GA; cover with small hole at top left and bot tom right, small in ter nal 

cover tear at bot tom left, light cover soil ing, small holes on re verse, F.-V.F.; 2011 Weiss photo cer tif i cate (reads 

“stamp lifted and re placed”). Scott $1,600. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3873 Con fed er acy, 1863, 10¢ blue (12), sin gle, clear to large mar gins, tied by Army of North ern Vir ginia grid 

field can cel on brown wall pa per cover ad dressed to Franksville, NC; cover with out backflap, slightly re duced at top, 

small cover re pair at top right, F.-V.F.; 2011 Weiss photo cer tif i cate. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 



3874 Con fed er acy, 1863, 10¢ blue (12), sin gle, large mar gins all around, cir cu lar grid can cels in the style of 

the Army of North ern Vir ginia, on wall pa per cover ad dressed to Ad ams Run SC, manu script “Missent” and “Flat 

Rock N.C.” post mark at top left and “PAID 10” to left of stamp. Stamp may not have orig i nated, “PAID 10” is in the 

cor rect style for Flat Rock; stamp with small cor ner crease and cover with faults from open ing on three sides, Fine. 


3875 Con fed er acy, 1863, 20¢ green, di ag o nal bi sect (13d), lower left half used as 10¢, tied by manu script 

“H” can cel on or ange cover ad dressed to Burksville Texas, manu script post mark at up per left of cover with un read - 

able town and “May 19/65” date; manu script “Po lite ness of Mr. Hawks” at lower left; cover opened ir reg u larly at left, 

Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate which states “It is a gen u ine us age, the cover opened ir reg u larly at left”. Scott $2,000. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3876 Con fed er acy, Of fi cial Busi ness, Con tract Bu reau, am ber cover with “P” of “POST” un der “at” of 

“States”, prop erly en dorsed by H. St. Geo. Offutt; 1862 Rich mond Va. post mark and straightline “FREE”, ad - 

dressed to Rockbridge Co., Va.; cover with sev eral re paired tears at top, mostly on backflap, Fine. C.S.A. Cat a log 

CON-05; $450. Estimate $200 - 300 


CONFEDERACY: Stamps 

Stamps 

Extremely Rare Confederate Provisional 

(entire document) 

(enlargement of the stamp) 

3877 Con fed er acy, Lenoir, N.C., 1861, 5¢ blue & or ange (49X1), un used, four mar gins and full framelines all 

around, af fixed to a piece of pa per cut from the Lenoir post mas ter's son's di ary, the di ary page dated Sept. 19, 1861 

which is the date of is su ance of the stamp, also in cluded is a no ta rized af fi da vit from G. W. F. Harper, the as sis tant 

post mas ter at the time and cre ator of the die used to print the Lenoir Post mas ter Pro vi sional., Ex tremely Fine, ex 

Caspary, Muzzy and Birkinbine; il lus trated on Crown's Sur veys of the Con fed er ate Post mas ter's Provisionals; 

2009 P.F. certificate. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 


CONFEDERACY: Stamps 

3878 3879 

3878 Con fed er acy, 1862, 10¢ car mine rose va ri ety (5 var.), neatly struck black “Mo bile, Ala, Aug 8, 1862” 

dou ble cir cle town can cel la tion, mag nif i cent ap pear ing ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult stamp, fea tur ing in cred i - 

bly rich color and gen er ous mar gins all around; small pa per split in the mar gin at up per right, oth er wise Ex tremely 

Fine; clear 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate, and 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate mentioning the flaw. Scott $500. Estimate $400 - 600 

3879 Con fed er acy, 1863, 2¢ brown red (8), right mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, a match less GEM show - 

ing parts of sur round ing 5 stamps, with im pec ca ble color, in a state of pres er va tion rarely en coun tered, the quint es - 

sen tial ex am ple of this stamp in a qual ity rarely en coun tered, Su perb; 2013 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded GEM-100. 

SMQ $2,100 in grade of Sup-98. Scott $75. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 

3880 3881 3882 

3880 Con fed er acy, 1863, 10¢ blue, “T-E-N” (9), sin gle, dou ble cir cle Charleston SC post mark, am ple to large 

mar gins; cor ner thin at top left, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $150 - 200 

3881 Con fed er acy, 1863, 10¢ blue, “frame lines” (10), sin gle show ing full framelines at left and right, nearly 

com plete frameline at bot tom, and a small por tion of the frameline at top, al most socked-on-the nose Talmage Ga 

post mark, very at trac tive stamp; tiny cor ner crease at top right, small cor ner crease at bot tom left, pa per 

adherences on re verse which may cover other faults, Very Fine; 2011 Weiss photo cer tif i cate. Scott $1,900. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3882 Con fed er acy, 1863, 20¢ green (13), sin gle, just touch ing at right to large mar gins, tied to small piece by 

Charleston SC post mark., F.-V.F. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3883 / Con fed er acy, Col lec tion, 1861-64, Mint and Used. Small col lec tion in plas tic mounts on White Ace 

pages; mostly used, but some un used; in cludes two Scott 1 (one torn & with manu script can cel), four Scott 2 (all 

used), one Scott 3 (regummed, faults, Weiss photo cert), two Scott 4 (both used), one Scott 5 (used and re paired), 

four each Scott 11 & 12 (all un used), two pri vately per fo rated stamps iden ti fied by owner as Scott 11e and 12f, Scott 

56X2 and 58X2 both used and with small faults, plus un used Scott 62X1 and 62X2 which may be real and other New 

Or leans post mas ters which are not gen u ine; fi nally in cludes some bo gus and non-gen u ine items; In ter est ing col - 

lec tion with some use ful stamps; con di tion and cen ter ing is some what mixed, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Canal Zone 

U.S. POSSESSIONS 

CANAL ZONE 

3884 3885 3886 

3884 Canal Zone, 1904, 2c rose (1), tropicalized o.g., Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $300 - 400 

3885 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue (2), tropicalized o.g., Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150 - 200 

3886 Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low (3), tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F. Scott $400. Estimate $150 - 200 

3887 Canal Zone, 1904, 1¢-10¢ over printed U.S. com plete (4-8), o.g., hinge rem nants; 5¢ with small thin 

spot, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $485. Estimate $200 - 300 

3888 3889 

3888 // Canal Zone, 1904, 1c green (9, 9a, 9b), three sin gles, 1) nor mal over print; 2) “CANAL"” in an tique type; 

and 3) “ZONE” in an tique type, o.g., nor mal is never hinged, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200 

3889 Canal Zone, 1904, 2c rose, in verted over print (10a), o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh, Very Fine, 200 to 

300 ex am ples ex ist; 1978 APS cer tif i cate (signed by DeVoss). Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200 



3890 3892 

3890 a Canal Zone, 1905, 2c rose, “Zone” in an tique type (11, 11a), up per right stamp in a block of 4 with 3 

nor mal stamps, o.g., hinge rem nant; left ver ti cal pair with ver ti cal crease, oth er wise Fine, only 1500 printed. Scott 

$260. Estimate $100 - 150 

3891 /()a Canal Zone, 1905, 2c rose, in verted “M” of “Pan ama” and “Pan ama” 16mm long (11, 11 var.), 2 

blocks of 4, po si tions 29-30 and 39-40, each block with in verted “M” of “Pan ama” (po si tion 29) and “Pan ama” 16mm 

long (po si tion 30), one block with right sheet mar gin and o.g., other block with out gum; no gum with light stain ing on 

bot tom left stamp (non-va ri ety), oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $208 (photo on web site). Estimate $100 - 150 

3892 Canal Zone, 1905, 2c rose, “ZONE” in an tique type (11a), at right in hor i zon tal pair (po si tion 48) with 

nor mal, o.g., hinged, Very Fine, only 1500 is sued with “ZONE” in an tique type. Scott $207. Estimate $100 - 150 

3893 3894 3896 

3893 Canal Zone, 1905, 2c rose, “PANAMA” in verted, bar at bot tom (11b), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, it 

is be lieve that 200 stamps were is sued, but “Ca nal Zone Stamps” say that only 35 ex am ples have been re corded; 

pho to copy of 1993 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for a block of four which states the bot tom pair is never hinged, this was the bot - 

tom left stamp of that block. Scott $600 ++. Estimate $500 - 750 

3894 Canal Zone, 1905, 2c rose, “PANAMA” in verted, bar at bot tom (11b), nat u ral straight edge at top, un - 

used, slightly dis turbed OG, Very Fine, it is be lieve that 200 stamps were is sued, but Ca nal Zone Stamps say that 

only 35 ex am ples have been re corded. Scott $600. Estimate $200 - 300 

3895 /()a Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue, “"CANAL'” in an tique type, “ZONE” in an tique type, “ANAMA" va ri ety 

(12a, 12b, 12 var.), 3 blocks of 4, each va ri ety in sep a rate block of four with three nor mal stamps, Scott 12a and 12b 

up per left stamp of block, “ANAMA” lower right stamp of block (po si tion 92, “P” com pletely miss ing, “A” of right 

“PANAMA” al most com pletely miss ing), 12a block with tropicalized o.g., 12b block with out gum; “ANAMA” block 

with nat u ral straight edge at bot tom, F.-V.F. Scott $293 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

3896 Canal Zone, 1904, 5c blue, “CANAL ZONE” dou ble (12c), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinge rem nant, sec ond 

over print on right stamp is lighter than the sec ond over print on the left stamp, mul ti ples with this va ri ety are un com - 

mon, Fine, ex tremely scarce, only two sheets found (200 stamps). Scott $1,600. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3897 3898 

3897 a Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, spaced “AL” in “CANAL” (13, 13 var.), up per left stamp in a block of 4 

with 3 nor mal, o.g., hinge rem nant, Very Fine, only 200 ex am ples of this va ri ety printed. Scott $260. 


3898 Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, “PAMANA” va ri ety (13, 13 var.), hor i zon tal pair, right stamp with 

“PANAMA” at right, left stamp nor mal, both stamps show traces of a sec ond “PANAMA” at left, tropicalized o.g., 

Choice Ex tremely Fine, only 200 ex am ple printed. Scott $220. Estimate $200 - 300 

3899 3900 

3899 a Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, spaced “AL” in “CANAL” (13, 13 var.), up per left im print block of 4 with 

3 nor mal, tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F., only 200 printed with this va ri ety. Scott $260. Estimate $250 - 350 

3900 a Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, two “PANAMA”s close to gether at right, read ing down and up (13 

var.), block of 4, all four stamps show the va ri ety, o.g., never hinged; ver ti cal perfs split be tween bot tom stamps, 

Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Estimate $200 - 300 

3901 a Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, “PAMANA” va ri ety (13, 13 var.), lower right stamp in a bot tom mar gin 

block of 4 with 3 nor mal, tropicalized o.g., Fine. Scott $260. Estimate $100 - 150 



3902 Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, va ri et ies (13, 13 vars.), three sin gles, hor i zon tal pair, and block of four; 

in cludes the three dif fer ent shades of “PANAMA” over print (red, red brown and or ange red), hor i zon tal pair with in - 

verted “M” of “PANAMA” on the right side of the right stamp, block of four with in verted “M” of “PANAMA” on lower 

right stamp, bal ance nor mal, pair and one sin gle with tropicalized o.g., gen er ally Very Fine, only 400 of the in verted 

“M” of “PANAMA” printed; 1982 APS cert for pair (signed by DeVoss). Scott $360 (photo on web site). 


3903 3904 3905 

3903 a Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, “CANAL” in an tique type (13a), up per left stamp in a block of 4 with 3 

nor mal, tropicalized o.g., Choice Very Fine, only 200 ex am ples of this va ri ety printed. Scott $260. 


3904 Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, “ZONE” in an tique type (13b), bot tom stamp of ver ti cal pair, top stamp 

nor mal, dis turbed o.g., Very Fine; 1969 APS cer tif i cate (signed by DeVoss). Scott $195. Estimate $150 - 200 

3905 Canal Zone, 1904, 10c yel low, “PANAMA” dou ble (13c), o.g., hinged, Fine, ac cord ing to the Scott Cat - 

a logue only 80 printed, Ca nal Zone Stamps says only 40 ex am ples printed. Scott $650. Estimate $400 - 600 

3906 3907 

3906 a Canal Zone, 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown (14, 14var), block of 4, po si tions 31-32, 41-42; top right 

stamp with “Z” of “ZONE” in an tique type, bot tom right stamp with “L” of “CANAL” in an tique type plus bro ken “E” of 

“ZONE”, o.g., hinge rem nant, F.-V.F., “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 10 of each va ri ety ex ists. 


3907 a Canal Zone, 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “ZONE” in an tique type (14a), bot tom right stamp in a 

block of 4 with 2 nor mal, and up per left stamp with bro ken “Z” of “ZONE”, tropicalized o.g., Very Fine, ex tremely 

scarce, only 25 ex am ples printed. Scott $1,240. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



3908 a Canal Zone, 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “ZONE” in an tique type (14a, 14), cen ter stamp in bot tom 

row of block of 25, nine teen stamps with type A “8”, five stamps with type B “8” and one stamp type C “8”, tropicalized 

o.g., Fine, ex tremely scarce, only 25 ex am ples printed. Scott $1,870. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3809 3910 3912 

3909 Canal Zone, 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “CANAL ZONE” in verted (14b), o.g., hinged, Very Fine, 

only 200 ex am ples printed. Scott $450. Estimate $300 - 400 

3910 Canal Zone, 1904, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “PANAMA” 15mm long (15 var.), two “PANAMA”s read ing 

up close to gether at right, traces of “PANAMA” at left, tropicalized o.g., Very Fine, rare stamp, only 435 ex am ples of 

the Scott 15 printed of which only 50 are the “PANAMA” 15mm long va ri ety; pho to copy of 1970 P.F. cer tif i cate for a 

pair. Scott $2,650. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3911 a Canal Zone, 1906, 1¢ on 20c vi o let (16a), full pane of 100 from the lower half of sheet, shows the usual 

va ri et ies, tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F. (photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750 

3912 /() Canal Zone, 1905, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “ZONE” in an tique type and “PANAMA” read ing down 

and up (18a, 18b), for mer with tropicalized o.g., lat ter with out gum; and small tear and a pulled perf at bot tom, 

F.-V.F., "ZONE" in an tique type only 175 printed, "PANAMA" read ing down and up only 350 printed. Scott $375. 




3913 3914 3915 

3913 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “CANAL” in an tique type (19a), tropicalized o.g., Very 

Fine, only 190 ex am ples printed. Scott $210. Estimate $150 - 200 

3914 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “CANAL” in an tique type (19a), top stamp of ver ti cal pair, 

bot tom stamp nor mal with bro ken first “A” of “PANAMA” at right, o.g., hinged, Fine, only 190 ex am ples printed. 

Scott $265+. Estimate $150 - 200 

3915 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “PANAMA” read ing down and up (19d), two ex am ples; 

one as bot tom stamp of left mar gin in scrip tion ver ti cal pair and miss ing first “A” of “PANAMA” read ing down; one as 

up per left stamp of block of four and miss ing most of the first “A” of “PANAMA”, tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F., only 380 

ex am ples of this va ri ety printed. Scott $330. Estimate $200 - 300 

3916 3917 

3916 a Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “PAMANA” read ing up (20var), lower right stamp in a 

block of 4 with 3 nor mal, lower left stamp with 2nd “A” of “CANAL” bro ken, all stamps with “8” of “8 cts” shifted into left 

“PANAMA”, dis turbed o.g., Fine, only 392 ex am ples of this va ri ety printed. Scott $240. Estimate $150 - 200 

3917 a Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “L” of “CANAL” in an tique type (20, 20 var.), in a block of 

12 with 11 nor mal, po si tions 21-24, 31-34, and 41-44; va ri ety is po si tion 42 (bot tom row, sec ond stamp from left), 

tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F., only 192 ex am ples printed with the “L” in an tique type. Scott $480. 




3918 

3919 3920 

3918 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “CANAL” in an tique type (20a), left stamp of hor i zon tal 

pair, right stamp nor mal, tropicalized o.g., Choice Very Fine, only 196 ex am ples of the "CANAL" in an tique type 

printed. Scott $240. Estimate $150 - 200 

3919 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “ZONE” in an tique type (20b), right stamp of hor i zon tal 

pair, left stamp nor mal, “8 cts” shifted to the left on both stamps, tropicalized o.g., Fine, only 196 ex am ples of the 

“ZONE” in an tique type printed. Scott $240. Estimate $100 - 150 

3920 Canal Zone, 1906, 8¢ on 50c bister brown, “8 cts” omit ted (20c), tropicalized o.g., Very Fine, only 50 

ex am ples printed. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3921 

3922 3923 

3921 Canal Zone, 1907, 1c green & black, imperf be tween (22a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., hinged, ex cep tion ally 

well cen tered ex am ple of this scarce per fo ra tion er ror, Ex tremely Fine, only 50 pairs ex ist from a sin gle sheet. Scott 

$1,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

A lesser centered example brought $850 in 2005 against a then catalogue value of $1,300. 

3922 Canal Zone, 1907, 1c green & black, dou ble over print (22e), both read ing down, 6¾mm spac ing be - 

tween Ca nal and Zone, sec ond over print lighter than the orig i nal which is cor rect for the 6¾ spac ing, o.g., small 

hinge rem nant at top; slightly shorter perf at right, F.-V.F., only 300 ex am ples printed. Scott $275. 


3923 () Canal Zone, 1907, 1c green & black, in verted cen ter, over print read ing up (22g), un used with out 

gum; cou ple short perfs at top, F.-V.F., only 35 ex am ples ex ist of which 22 are un used; 1972 APS cer tif i cate (signed 

by DeVoss). Scott $3,750. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 



3924 3925 3926 

3924 Canal Zone, 1906, 2c red & black, imperf be tween (23a), hor i zon tal pair, tropicalized o.g., fresh, Very 

Fine, only 20 pairs of this er ror were is sued, 19 of which have been re corded. Scott $2,250. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3925 Canal Zone, 1906, 2c red & black, dou ble over print (23c), both read ing down, lightly cancelled, rich 

shade, Very Fine, only 100 ex am ples is sued. Scott $700. Estimate $500 - 750 

3926 Canal Zone, 1906, 5c ul tra ma rine & black, dou ble over print (24c), both read ing down, 6¾ spac ing be - 

tween “CANAL” and “ZONE”, dis turbed o.g., rich shade, fresh, Very Fine, only 200 ex am ples printed, 100 with 7¼ 

and 100 with 6¾ spac ing. Scott $500. Estimate $350 - 500 

3927 Canal Zone, 1906, 8c pur ple & black, imperf be tween and at left mar gin (25a), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., 

lightly hinged, cen tered to top are most all ex am ples of this er ror, this is the only for mat that this ex ists in, Very Fine 

for this, only 34 of the 40 is sued pairs are thought to ex ist; 2000 PF cert. Scott $1,750. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800 

3928 /a Canal Zone, 1909, 8c vi o let & black (29, 29 var.), block of 4, po si tions 39-40, 49-50, bot tom right stamp 

with “CA” of “CANAL” spaced, o.g., hinge rem nant at top, never hinged at bot tom; bot tom left stamp with di ag o nal 

creases, right stamps with light per fo ra tion flaws, oth er wise Fine, only 500 ex am ples of the spaced “CA” is sued. 




3929 Canal Zone, 1909, 1c dark green & black (31c), book let pane of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, hor i zon - 

tal for mat (3 x 2), po si tion “H”, o.g., hinge rem nant; top row of perfs scis sors clipped as are many panes, Very Fine, 

only 4 out of ev ery 14 panes are in the hor i zon tal for mat. Scott $500. Estimate $300 - 400 

3930 3931 

3930 Canal Zone, 1909, 1c dark green & black (31c), book let pane of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, ver ti cal 

for mat (2 x 3), po si tion D (im print in top mar gin), o.g., never hinged, Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300 

3931 Canal Zone, 1909, 1c dark green & black (31c), book let pane of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, ver ti cal 

for mat (2 x 3), po si tion A (1 Centesimo No. in top mar gin), slightly dis turbed o.g.; some perfs at right scis sors 

clipped, F.-V.F. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300 



3932 3933 

3932 Canal Zone, 1909, 2c ver mil ion & black, imperf hor i zon tally (32a), ver ti cal pair, o.g., hinged, at trac tive 

pair, rich shade, fresh, Very Fine, only 30 pairs have been re corded, last two pairs to come on the mar ket have hor i - 

zon tal creases; 1991 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 

3933 Canal Zone, 1909, 2c ver mil ion & black (32c), book let pane of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, left mar gin 

pane (po si tion F, toned tropicalized o.g.; hor i zon tal perfs at top scis sors clipped, Very Fine, only four out of ev ery 

four teen panes are in the hor i zon tal for mat. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3934 3935 3936 

3934 Canal Zone, 1909, 5c deep blue & black, dou ble over print (33a), slightly dis turbed o.g.; light ton ing at 

bottom, V.G.-Fine, only 200 ex am ples is sued, many ex am ples of this er ror are just fine. Scott $375. 


3935 Canal Zone, 1911, 10c on 13c gray, “10 cts” in verted (36a), slightly dis turbed o.g., F.-V.F., “Ca nal 

Zone Stamps” in di cates that only 100 ex am ples of this er ror was is sued. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300 

3936 Canal Zone, 1911, 10c on 13c gray, “10 cts” omit ted (36b), slightly dis turbed o.g., Ex tremely Fine and 

choice, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” in di cates that only 100 ex am ples of this er ror was is sued. Estimate $300 - 400 



3937 Canal Zone, 1913, 1c green & black (38b), book let pane of 6, imperf mar gins, plus cov ers for a book let 

that could have con tained this pane, o.g., in ter leav ing ad her ing to gum, Very Fine. Scott $575. 


3938 Canal Zone, 1912, 2c ver mil ion & black, miss ing over print (39b), at left in hor i zon tal strip of 10 with 9 

nor mal, po si tion 51-60, tropicalized o.g.; er ror pair with light di ag o nal crease, Very Fine, only 10 pairs with the over - 

print omit ted from the left stamp ex ist; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,750. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3939 Canal Zone, 1912, 2c ver mil ion & black, miss ing over print (39b), at left in hor i zon tal pair with nor mal, 

po si tion 41-42, tropicalized o.g., Ex tremely Fine to Su perb, only 10 pairs with the over print omit ted from the left 

stamp ex ist. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



3940 3941 3942 

3940 / Canal Zone, 1912, 2c ver mil ion & black (39c), book let pane of 6, imperf mar gins, selvedge at top, o.g., 

hinged at top, never hinged at bot tom, F.-V.F. Scott $550. Estimate $300 - 400 

3941 Canal Zone, 1912, 2c ver mil ion & black, over print read ing down (39d), slightly dis turbed o.g., Very 

Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that 300 to 400 ex am ples of this er ror was is sued. Scott $200. 


3942 Canal Zone, 1912, 2c ver mil ion & black (39g), book let panes of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, po si tion 

C, o.g., hinge rem nants, Very Fine. Scott $900. Estimate $500 - 750 

3943 3944 3945 

3943 Canal Zone, 1915, 1c green & black (46), o.g., well cen tered with large mar gins; triv ial cor ner perf 

crease at bot tom left, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $100 - 150 

3944 Canal Zone, 1915, 1c green & black (46), top right cor ner mar gin pair with part im print and plate num ber, 

re dis trib uted o.g.; light gum wrin kle af fects both stamps, F.-V.F. Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200 

3945 Canal Zone, 1915, 1c green & black, dou ble over print (46b), over prints some what close to gether, 

tropicalized o.g., Fine; 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200 

This error exists with overprints close together (100 examples) and overprints far apart (85 examples). The Scott 

Catalogue says 385 examples total, “Canal Zone Stamps” says only 185 examples issued. 



3946 3947 3948 

3946 Canal Zone, 1920, 2c or ange ver mil ion & black (47), o.g., hinged, most ex am ples of this stamp have 

fine cen ter ing; di ag o nal crease at top left, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $3,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

The number issued is unknown, but “Canal Zone Stamps” says that unused examples are very scarce. 

3947 Canal Zone, 1915, 5c deep blue & black (48), o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $500. 


3948 Canal Zone, 1918-20, 1c-5c com plete, type IV over prints (52-54), o.g., F.-V.F. Scott $292. 


3949 3950 

3949 Canal Zone, 1918, 1c green & black and 2c ver mil ion & black, over prints read ing down (52a), sin gle 

of each, o.g., 2c tropicalized, Fine. Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200 

3950 Canal Zone, 1918, 1c green & black (52b), book let pane of 6, tropicalized o.g., F.-V.F. Scott $600. 




3951 Canal Zone, 1918, 2c ver mil ion & black, miss ing over print (53b), at right in hor i zon tal pair with nor - 

mal, po si tion 59-60, tropicalized o.g.; over printed stamp with faulty lower left cor ner, oth er wise F.-V.F., only 20 pairs 

in this for mat is sued. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3952 3953 

3952 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c light green & black, over print read ing down (55a), o.g., very lightly hinged, 


3953 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c light green & black, miss ing over print (55b), at left in hor i zon tal strip of 3 with 2 

nor mal, o.g., hinged, V.G.-Fine, only 20 pairs in this for mat were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue says 21 pairs, but the 

other pair has the right stamp with out over print; 1997 APS cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 

3954 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c light green & black, miss ing over print (55b), at right in hor i zon tal strip of 4 with 

nor mal, o.g., small hinge rem nants, F.-V.F., only 20 pairs in this for mat were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue says 21 

pairs, but the other pair has the right stamp with out over print; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. 


3955 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c light green & black, miss ing over print (55c), at left in hor i zon tal pair with nor mal, 

o.g., small hinge rem nants, F.-V.F., only 20 pairs in this for mat were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue says 21 pairs, but 

the other pair has the right stamp with out over print; 1998 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for a block of ten with two er ror pairs, this 

was the up per left pair. Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 



3956 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c light green & black (55e), book let pane of 6, o.g., never hinged; tiny dim ple in bot - 

tom right mar gin, sim i lar to Whitpain pane which had a dim ple in the bot tom left mar gin, Very Fine; 1991 PF cer tif i - 

cate (NH im plied at this time). Scott $2,250 ++. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

this pane is equal to or better than the Whitpain example which realized $1,700 in 2009. 

3957 3958 3959 

3957 Canal Zone, 1920, 2c or ange ver mil ion & black, dou ble over print (56a), both over prints read ing up, 

o.g., hinged; slight soil ing in top mar gin, oth er wise Very Fine, only 100 ex am ples in this for mat is sued. Scott $600. 


3958 Canal Zone, 1920, 2c or ange ver mil ion & black, dou ble over print, one read ing down (56b), o.g., 

hinged, this stamp is in the typ i cal cen ter ing for this va ri ety, Fine, only 100 ex am ples in this for mat is sued. Scott 

$650. Estimate $300 - 400 

3959 Canal Zone, 1920, 2c or ange ver mil ion & black, “ZONE” dou ble (56f), left mar gin sin gle, slightly dis - 

turbed o.g., Fine, only 30 ex am ples is sued, of which only 20 ex am ples have been re corded. Scott $1,000. 




3960 3961 3962 

3960 Canal Zone, 1920, 2c or ange ver mil ion & black (56g), book let pane of 6, also in cludes the book let cov - 

ers for the book let that this pane could have come from, tropicalized o.g.; small pieces out of tab caused dur ing re - 

moval from book let, F.-V.F. Scott $850. Estimate $400 - 600 

3961 Canal Zone, 1921, 5c deep blue & black (57), slightly dis turbed o.g., Very Fine. Scott $300. 


3962 Canal Zone, 1921, 5c deep blue & black, miss ing over print (57a), at right in hor i zon tal pair with nor - 

mal, o.g., hinged; light di ag o nal crease af fects both stamps, oth er wise F.-V.F., only 10 ex am ples of this for mat were 

is sued, this va ri ety also ex ists as pair with the over print miss ing from the left stamp, Scott groups both for mats to - 

gether and says that 20 ex am ples were is sued. Scott $2,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

3963 / Canal Zone, 1920, 50c & 1b over prints (58-59), o.g., 1b never hinged with two hor i zon tal gum skips, 


3964 Canal Zone, 1921, 1c-50c over printed com plete (60-66), plus 5c and 10c with over print read ing down, 

o.g., cou ple val ues in clud ing 50c tropicalized, F.-V.F. Scott $456 (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 



3965 3966 3967 

3965 Canal Zone, 1921, 2c car mine, in verted over print, read ing down (61a), left mar gin sin gle, slightly dis - 

turbed o.g., Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $100 - 150 

3966 Canal Zone, 1921, 2c car mine, dou ble over print (61b), slightly dis turbed o.g., F.-V.F., only 40 to 50 ex - 

am ples are thought to have been is sued; 1978 APS cer tif i cate with out left-hand panel, signed by DeVoss. Scott 

$900. Estimate $500 - 750 

3967 a Canal Zone, 1921, 5c blue, over print read ing down (62a), block of 4, slightly dis turbed o.g., Very Fine. 


3968 3969 

3968 Canal Zone, 1924, 1c green (67), o.g., hinged, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $300 - 400 

3969 Canal Zone, 1924, 1c green, “ZONE CANAL” read ing down (67a), o.g., never hinged (hor i zon tal gum 

skip at cen ter), typ i cal cen ter ing for this va ri ety, Fine, only 80 is sued. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750 

3970 Canal Zone, 1924, Coat of Arms Is sue, 1c-1b com plete, in clud ing un is sued val ues (68-69, 69var), 

12c through 50c val ues with dropped “E” in “ZONE”, o.g., most all of the un is sued val ues with tropicalized gum; few 

small flaws, oth er wise F.-V.F., only 600 sets were is sued. Scott $2,467. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 



Ex 3971 3972 3973 

3971 Canal Zone, 1924-25, ½¢-2¢ and 10¢-$1, flat “A” (70-81), less 5¢ which is the pointed “A” va ri ety, o.g., 

½¢, 2¢, and $1 tropicalized, 50¢ never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $668. Estimate $300 - 400 

3972 () Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ deep green, flat “A”, in verted over print (71a), un used with out gum; thin perf at 

top left, oth er wise Fine, less than 100 ex am ples have been re corded. Scott $500. Estimate $100 - 150 

3973 Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ deep green, flat “A”, “ZONE” in verted (71b), hor i zon tal pair, left stamp nor mal, 

right stamp with nor mal “CANAL” and in verted “ZONE”, dis turbed o.g.; right stamp with nat u ral straight edge at right 

and the pair with light stain ing, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that 150 to 200 ex am ples of this er ror ex ist. 


This variety only occurs on one position of the plate, position 30, and only comes with a straight edge at right. 

3974 3975 3976 

3974 Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ deep green, flat “A”, “CANAL” only and “ZONE CANAL” (71c, 71d), top mar - 

gin ver ti cal pair, tropicalized o.g., this is the typ i cal cen ter ing for this va ri ety, F.-V.F., only 20 “CANAL” and 180 

“ZONE CANAL” is sued, ex tremely rare as less than 20 com bi na tion pairs ex ist; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,750. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3975 Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ deep green, flat “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (71d), o.g., hinged, Very Fine nor mal cen - 

ter ing for this va ri ety, only 180 is sued; HFC (Coleman) backstamp. Scott $500. Estimate $250 - 350 

3976 Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ deep green and 2¢ car mine, flat “A” (71e, 73a), book let panes of 6, both po si tion 

“A”, o.g., hinged, the 2¢ only in the selvedge; 1¢ pane with tiny rust marks around the sta ple holes, F.-V.F. Scott 

$255. Estimate $150 - 200 



Ex 3977 3978 3979 

3977 Canal Zone, 1925-28, 2¢-$1 definitives com plete, sharp “A's” (84-95), o.g., 3¢, 15¢ and $1 

tropicalized and a cou ple with hinge rem nants, F.-V.F. Scott $492. Estimate $250 - 350 

3978 Canal Zone, 1926, 2¢ car mine, sharp “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (84b), glazed o.g., Fine, only 180 ex am - 

ples is sued; 1987 PF cert. Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300 

3979 / Canal Zone, 1926, 2¢ car mine, sharp “A” (84d), book let pane of 6, po si tion K, o.g., stamps never 

hinged, hinged in sel vage only, Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $100 - 150 

3980 a Canal Zone, 1925, 3¢ vi o let, sharp “A”, “ZONE ZONE” (85a, 85), sin gle stamp (po si tion 18) in bot tom 

right par tial sheet of 81 (miss ing the top row of ten stamps and left ver ti cal row), o.g., never hinged, the er ror stamp 

is better cen tered than most ex am ples; right side plate block sel vage dam aged (op po site po si tion 70), F.-V.F., only 

100 ex am ples can ex ist and “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 90 are still ex tant. Scott $1,159 (photo on 

web site). Estimate $400 - 600 

3981 a Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, shifted over print (86 var.), bot tom right com plete sheet of 

100 with plate num ber 16332, o.g., never hinged, eye catch ing ex am ple with a dra mat i cally shifted over print down - 

ward, re sult ing in many stamps show ing “Zone Ca nal” over print ing in stead of “Ca nal Zone”, a beau ti ful ex hi bi tion 

qual ity show piece, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

3982 a Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, “ZONE ZONE” (86a, 86), cen ter stamp in a block of 15, 

from lower right pane (po si tions 6-10, 16-20, 26-30), er ror stamp is po si tion 18, o.g., in ter leav ing ad her ing to about 

half of the stamps in clud ing the er ror stamp; top stamps with nat u ral straight edge at top, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” 

es ti mates that only 15 ex am ples of this er ror ex ist. Estimate $400 - 600 



3983 

3984 3985 

3983 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, “CANAL” in verted (86b), left stamp of hor i zon tal pair, po - 

si tions 7-8 LR, right stamp nor mal, tropicalized o.g., nat u ral straight edge at top show ing light traces of guide line 

(this va ri ety only ex ists with a straight edge at top), F.-V.F., “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 29 ex am ples of 

this er ror ex ist. Scott $950. Estimate $400 - 600 

3984 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, in verted over print (86c), o.g., hinged, this is the nor mal 

cen ter ing for this er ror, Fine, only 80 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, all in a sin gle sheet; pho to copy of 1972 

APS cer tif i cate (signed by DeVoss) for block of four, this was the top right stamp). Scott $500. 


3985 Canal Zone, 1926, 5¢ dark blue, sharp “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (86e), over print hor i zon tal, o.g., never 

hinged; nat u ral straight edge at top, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” es ti mates that only 90 ex am ples of this er ror ex ist 

with the over print hor i zon tal. Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200 

3986 3987 3988 

3986 Canal Zone, 1926, 17¢ black, sharp “A”, “ZONE” only (91a), bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., very lightly 

hinged, V.G.-Fine, Ca nal Zone Stamps notes that only 20 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue 

says 40 ex am ples. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 - 600 

3987 Canal Zone, 1926, 17¢ black, sharp “A”, “ZONE CANAL” (91c), slightly dis turbed o.g., Fine, “Ca nal 

Zone Stamps” notes that only 270 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued, the Scott Cat a logue says 450. Scott $275. 


3988 a Canal Zone, 1926, $1 vi o let brown, sharp “A” (95), top ar row block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. 




3989 3990 

3989 Canal Zone, 1926, 2¢ car mine (97b), book let pane of 6, o.g., never hinged, Fine. Scott $500. 


3990 Canal Zone, 1927, 2¢ car mine (101a), book let pane of 6, po si tion A, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $200. 


Ex 3991 Ex 3992 

3991 / Canal Zone, 1939, Ca nal An ni ver sary com plete, definitives and air mails (120-135, C15-C20), o.g., 

50¢ and $1 are never hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $250. Estimate $100 - 150 

3992 a Canal Zone, 1939, 1-50¢ and 5c-$1 Ca nal An ni ver sary is sues (120-135, C7, C9-11, C13-14), com - 

plete sets of blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Post Of fice fresh and choice reg u lar and air mail 25th an ni ver sary is - 

sues in im mac u late mint con di tion, all with sen sa tional deep rich col ors, a very im pres sive group of 22 dif fer ent 

val ues, Very Fine. Scott $727. Estimate $300 - 400 



Ex 3993 3994 3995 

3993 Canal Zone, Air mail, 1929-31, 10¢-25¢ com plete (C1-C5, C5a), o.g., hinged, F.-V.F. Scott $175. 


3994 Canal Zone, Air mail, 1951, 31¢ Globe & Wing, imperf ver ti cally (C25a), hor i zon tal pair, guide line at 

right, o.g., never hinged, this is above av er age cen ter ing for al most all ex am ples of this er ror; nat u ral di ag o nal gum 

crease af fects both stamps, oth er wise Very Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” notes that only 98 ex am ples of this er ror 

were is sued; 2001 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 - 750 

3995 /a Canal Zone, Air mail, 1951, 31¢ Globe & Wing, imperf ver ti cally (C25a), block of 4 with two er ror pairs, 

o.g., hinged at top, never hinged at bot tom; block with heavy gum wrin kles, F.-V.F. this is the nor mal cen ter ing for al - 

most all ex am ples of this er ror, Ca nal Zone Stamps notes that only 98 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued. Scott 

$2,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

3996 Canal Zone, Air mail Of fi cials, 1941, 5¢-40¢ com plete, type II (CO8-CO12), cancelled to or der as al - 

most all are, with o.g. ex cept CO11, F.-V.F., only 2000 sets is sued. Scott $855. Estimate $500 - 750 

3997 Canal Zone, Post age Dues, 1914, 1¢-10¢ com plete (J1-J3), o.g., 1¢ with hinge rem nant and shal low 

thin, 2¢ with slightly dis turbed gum, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott $1,335. Estimate $500 - 750 

3998 / Canal Zone, Post age Dues, 1915-19, three dif fer ent sets com plete (J4-J11), o.g., hinged / never 

hinged, a cou ple with tropicalized gum, F.-V.F. Scott $510 (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 



3999 Ex 4000 

3999 Canal Zone, Post age Dues, 1924, 1¢-10¢ com plete, flat “A”s (J12-J14), o.g., 10¢ with tropicalized 

gum, Very Fine. Scott $415. Estimate $200 - 300 

4000 Canal Zone, Post age Dues, 1925, two dif fer ent sets com plete (J15-J20), o.g., J18-20 with 

tropicalized gum, F.-V.F. Scott $335. Estimate $100 - 150 

4001 4002 

4001 Canal Zone, Post age Due, 1925, 10¢ or ange, “POSTAGE DUE” dou ble (J17a), o.g., hinged, typ i cal 

cen ter ing for this er ror; nat u ral straight edge at right, red ink mark on gum, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” notes that 

only 98 ex am ples of this er ror were is sued. Scott $800. Estimate $300 - 400 

4002 Canal Zone, Post age Due, 1925, 10¢ or ange, miss ing “E” of “POSTAGE” (J17b), at left in hor i zon tal 

pair with nor mal, po si tion 83-84, shows faint traces of the left side of the “E” of “POSTAGE” which Ca nal Zone 

Stamps con sid ers the va ri ety, tropicalized o.g., Fine, quan tity is sued is un known, but ex ists twice on "sev eral 

panes" ac cord ing to Ca nal Zone Stamps. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600 

4003 /a Canal Zone, Post age Due, 1925, 1¢ car mine rose, “ZONE ZONE” (J18a), the sin gle er ror in a block of 

9, er ror is from po si tion 18 of a lower right pane, o.g., er ror never hinged; top strip of three of block with nat u ral 

straight edge at top, Fine, “Ca nal Zone Stamps” notes that 75 ex am ples of this er ror were of fi cially is sued, but so far 

only 15 ex am ples have been re corded; 2003 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000 



4004 

4004 Canal Zone, Post age Due, 1925, 10¢ rose red, dou ble over print (J20c), po si tion 47, over printed close 

to gether as al ways, tropicalized o.g., nor mal cen ter ing for this va ri ety, V.G.-Fine, only one sheet of 100 was is sued 

with this er ror. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300 

4005 Canal Zone, Of fi cial, 1941, 50¢ rose li lac, type Ia (O8), cancelled to or der as al ways, with o.g., Fine. 


4005 

4006 

4007 

4006 ()a Canal Zone, Post Of fice Seal, 1910, ul tra ma rine (OX2var), block of 4, cliches 1½mm apart hor i zon tally 

and 4mm apart ver ti cally, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine for this. Scott $275. Estimate $150 - 200 

4007 ()a Canal Zone, Post Of fice Seal, 1910, ul tra ma rine (OX2), block of 4, cliches ½mm apart hor i zon tally and 

ver ti cally, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine for this. Scott $225. Estimate $100 - 150 

4008 ()a Canal Zone, Post Of fice Seal, 1910, ul tra ma rine, wa ter marked U.S. Seal (OX2b), block of 4, top pair 

with wa ter mark, bot tom pair with out wa ter mark, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine. Scott $350. 




4009 ()a Canal Zone, Post Of fice Seal, 1954, black, wa ter marked U.S. Seal (OX5a, OX5), com plete sheet of 

32, 6 stamps with wa ter mark, 26 stamps with out wa ter mark, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine, Kontanchik on Post 

Of fice Seals states only one sheet in eight has the US Seal wa ter mark which is on at most nine stamps in the sheet. 

Scott $500 (photo on web site). Estimate $300 - 400 

4010 4011 

4010 Canal Zone, 1933, 3¢ deep vi o let (115c), com plete book let, hand made, perf'd mar gins, with two right 

mar gin panes, placed in the book let up side down to use mar gins, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. 


4011 Canal Zone, 1934, 3¢ Goethals (117b), book let panes of 6, hand made, perf'd mar gins, left and right 

selvedge panes plus book let cov ers and one page of in ter leav ing, o.g., never hinged (one pane with gum skip, one 

pane with gum wrin kle), F.-V.F. Scott $320. Estimate $150 - 200 

4012 4013 

4012 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1916, 2c car mine & black, head and over print only (U2b), un used en tire, 

Very Fine, ten or less ex am ples of this va ri ety are re corded. Scott $1,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

4013 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1916, 2c red & black, frame only (U2c), un used en tire, Very Fine, only eight un - 

used and two used ex am ples re corded. Scott $1,000. Estimate $600 - 800 



4014 4015 

4014 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1921, 1c green (U3), un used en tire, fresh, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate 

$400 - 600 

4015 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1921, 1c green (U3), un used en tire; light wa ter stain ing at top to left of in di cia 

and wrin kling be low in di cia, tiny cover nick in top right cor ner, Fine; 1982 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate 

$150 - 200 

4016 4017 

4016 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1921, 2c red (U4), un used en tire; mi nor spot ting on front, oth er wise F.-V.F. 


4017 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1923, 2c car mine (U5), un used en tire, Very Fine. Scott $200. 


4018 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1923, 2c car mine (U5), un used en tire; faint ton ing from gum used to seal bot tom 

flap, F.-V.F. Scott $200. Estimate $100 - 150 



4019 4020 

4019 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1934, 3¢ on 2¢ car mine (U14), mint en tire, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $450. 


4020 Canal Zone, En ve lope, 1934, 3¢ on 2¢ car mine (U15), mint en tire, size 10, knife 57; mi nor ver ti cal bend 

at cen ter, Very Fine, only 5,000 is sued. UPSS 39; $300. Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200 

4021 Canal Zone, Air mail En ve lope, 1928-29, 2¢ red, with and with out mes sage box (UC1-UC2), 2 mint 

en tires, Very Fine. Scott $200 (photo on web site). Estimate $100 - 150 

4022 4023 

4022 Canal Zone, Air mail En ve lope, 1928, 2¢ red (UC2), used with C5 tied by Jan 13, 1929 Cristobal ma - 

chine can cel, ad dressed to Buf falo NY, en dorsed “First Trip” at lower left, Mi ami and Buf falo backstamps, Very 


4023 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1908, 1c green & black, bro ken “O” of “ZONE” (UX2 var.), mint en tire, 

clean ob verse and re verse, Ex tremely Fine. UPSS S3c; $225. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200 



4024 4025 

4024 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1908, 1c green & black (UX2), mint en tire, Ex tremely Fine. 


4025 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1908, 1c green & black, “CANAL” 15mm (UX2d), mint en tire, clean ob verse 

and re verse, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200 

4026 4029 

4026 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1910, 1c green & black, Ham il ton and Amer i can Bank Note printings 

(UX3, UX4), mint en tires, UX3 with bro ken “Z” of “ZONE”, both with clean ob verse and re verse, Ex tremely Fine. 



(UX3, UX4), mint en tires, UX3 with bro ken “Z” of “ZONE”, both with clean ob verse and re verse, Ex tremely Fine. 



(UX3, UX4), mint en tires, clean ob verse and re verse, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350 (photo on web site). 


4029 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1921, 1c green (UX5), mint en tire; cou ple triv ial spots on ob verse, oth er wise 

Very Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 - 750 



4030 4031 

4030 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1924, 1c green (UX6), mint en tire, clean ob verse and re verse, Ex tremely 

Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000 

4031 Canal Zone, Postal Card, 1965, 4¢ em er ald (UX15), cut square, size 19, knife 91, fresh, Very Fine, only 

5,000 is sued. UPSS 37; $300. Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200 

4032 Canal Zone, Reg is tra tion En ve lope, 1918, 10¢ on 5c black & red on cream, wide sur charge (UF1a), 

un used en tire; faint al most un no tice able ton ing, Very Fine, only 6,000 of this en tire is sued. Scott $1,300. 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 

4033 Canal Zone, Postal Stationery Collection. Ap prox i mately 75 en tires, 25 postal cards, and what ap - 

pears to be two sets of Last Day of Op er a tion cov ers with 15 dif fer ent post marks, does in clude some better postal 

cards such as three UX2, the en tires come in a range of sizes in clud ing le gal sized, ex cel lent group ing, Very Fine 

(photo on web site). Estimate $400 - 600 

4034 / Canal Zone, Col lec tion, 1904-78, Mint and Used. Mostly un used sin gles, but in cludes blocks, plate 

blocks, book let panes, a com plete pane of OX6, Christ mas Seals in blocks and some used; starts with Scott 10, 

con tin ues to 23 with pur ple over print (pho to copy of APS cer tif i cate for sheet), Scott 27-45, 39d (faulty), 49-51, 

97-114, O1-8, C21-31, as well as blocks of Scott 9, 11, 16b, 22 (“ONE” for “ZONE” and spaced CA va ri et ies), 25, 27, 

30, and 31 most blocks show ing at least one stamp with over print va ri ety, well worth in spec tion, F.-V.F. (photo on 

web site). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Cuba - Guam 

CUBA 

4035 4037 

4035 / Cuba, 1898-99 Puerto Prin cipe pro vi sional, 10c on 1c black vi o let, bro ken fig ure (200,200a), strip of 

5, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), ex tremely in tense color, elu sive mul ti ple, V.G. Scott $120 for hinged. 


4036 / Cuba, 1899 Reg u lar & Post age Due is sues (221/J4), im pres sive group of ex tremely fresh stamps, in - 

clud ing 221 block of 9 P.O. fresh never hinged, 222, 223 pair both VF and never hinged, 222A, 225, 222A-23A plate 

num ber strips of 3, 224, 224a, 225-6, and J1-4, o.g., some never hinged, all ex tremely fresh and at trac tive, F.-V.F. 


4037 Cuba, Spe cial De liv ery, 1899, 10c on 10¢ blue (E1), o.g., never hinged, well cen tered amid ex tra large 

mar gins, with spec tac u lar deep rich color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $300 - 400 

4038 Cuba, Postal Sta tio nery En tires and Postal Cards (U1-, UX1-2). Group ing of eight en tires and three 

postal cards, in cludes U1-8, UX1 (2) and UX2; all un used, four en tires with printed cor ner cards (three F. S. Smith), 

Very Fine. Scott $270 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

GUAM 

4039 / Guam, 1899, 1¢-10¢ com plete (1-8), o.g., lightly hinged (#1-2, 6 and 8 never hinged), choice group, all 

with bold rich col ors, very at trac tive, F.-V.F. Scott $838. Estimate $300 - 400 

4040 Guam, 1899, 10¢ brown, type II (9), o.g., hinge rem nant, hand some ex am ple of this ex tremely rare 

stamp, with warm rich color, F.-V.F. Scott $3,750. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Guam 

4041 4042 4043 4044 

4041 Guam, 1899, 15¢ ol ive green (10), o.g., hinge rem nant, well cen tered with bold color, Ex tremely Fine, 

only 5,000 is sued. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200 

4042 Guam, 1899, 50¢ or ange (11), o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple of this tough stamp, in a con di - 

tion rarely en coun tered, with breath tak ing bright color, in pris tine mint con di tion, one of the fin est of the 4,000 is - 

sued, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

4043 Guam, 1899, $1 black, type I (12), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, nicely cen tered with ex tremely in tense color, 

lovely ex am ple of this stamp, Very Fine, only 3,000 were is sued. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300 

4044 Guam, 1899, $1 black, type II (13), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, bril liant fresh color, a hand some ex am ple of 

this in cred i bly rare stamp, com pletely sound and at trac tive, Fine; 1978 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,250. 

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

4045 4046 

4045 Guam, Spe cial De liv ery, 1899, 10¢ blue (E1), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely fresh ex am ple with bold 

color, in im mac u late mint con di tion, F.-V.F., only 5,000 is sued. Scott $275. Estimate $100 - 150 

4046 Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢-4¢ com plete (M1-M2), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, at trac tive ex am ples of 

these tough stamps, very pleas ing stamps, Very Fine, only 2,000 is sued of M1, and 3,000 is sued of M2; each with 


4047 4048 

4047 Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢ green, “GRAUD” (M7a), o.g., very lightly hinged, bril liantly col ored ex am - 

ple of this elu sive “GRAUD” over print, F.-V.F., only 500 is sued. Scott $425. Estimate $150 - 200 

4048 Guam, Guard Mail, 1930, 2¢ green, “MIAL” (M7b), o.g., very lightly hinged, vivid bright shade, a pleas - 

ing ex am ple, F.-V.F., only 500 is sued. Scott $425. Estimate $150 - 200 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Hawaii 

HAWAII 

4049 a Ha waii, 1878, 6¢ blu ish green (33a), com plete sheet of 50, o.g., never hinged (slightly dis turbed); miss - 

ing small piece of selvedge in top right cor ner, some perf sep a ra tions, mostly in the mar gins, V.G.-Fine, scarce early 

sheet, sel dom seen. Scott $3,375 (photo on web site). Estimate $750 - 1,000 

4050 4051 

4050 Ha waii, 1893-94, 5¢ ul tra ma rine, 25¢ dark vi o let with red over print and 10¢ red brown with black 

overprint (59, 64, 68), tied to 1898 large sized cover by tar get can cels and toned spots, ad dressed to San Fran - 

cisco, Cal i for nia, fancy ma genta out lined “R” and “A.R.” to left of stamps, manu script “S. S. Australia” at top left; 

cover with light creases, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 

4051 Ha waii, 1893, 18¢ dull rose, black over print (71), hor i zon tal pair tied by ma genta tar get can cel on le gal 

sized reg is tered 10¢ black on white en tire (U 13) ad dressed to Kan sas City; 1895 dou ble cir cle Ho no lulu Ha waii 

post mark at left, fancy match ing out lined “R” and “A.R.”, San Fran cisco backstamp; en tire with tear at top left, 

creases and re duced at bot tom, slightly soiled, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300 

4052 Ha waii, En ve lopes, 1884-93, 15 En tires (U1//U13, UE1). Nice se lec tion, all un used, in cludes U1 (2), 

U2 (3), U3, U4, U5, U10, U11 (2), U12 (2), U13 and UE1; three with ad he sions on re verse, F.-V.F. Scott $475 (photo 

on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

4053 Ha waii, En ve lopes, 1884, 4 dif fer ent (U6-U9), en tires, un used, im mac u late group, all in im mac u late 

mint con di tion, with out any of the ton ing and ag ing that usu ally af fect this is sue, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $2,000 (photo 

on web site). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

4054 Ha waii, Postal Cards, 1882-99 com plete (UX1-UX9), full set of reg u lar cards, un used, all with clean ob - 

verse; all with clean re verse ex cept UX1 with print ing on re verse; mounted with cover mounts on pages, Very Fine. 


4055 Ha waii, Paid Re ply Postal Card, 1883, 1¢+1¢ pur ple on buff (UY1), un used, clean ob verse and re - 

verse; folded, Very Fine, only 5,000 cards printed. Estimate $150 - 200 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Hawaii 

4056 4057 

4056 Ha waii, Paid Re ply Postal Card, 1883, 2¢+2¢ dark blue (UY2), un used, un folded, clean ob verse and 

re verse, Ex tremely Fine, only 5,000 cards printed. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400 

4057 Ha waii, Paid Re ply Postal Card, 1889, 1¢+1¢ gray vi o let on buff (UY3), un used, clean ob verse and re - 

verse; folded, Very Fine, only 5,000 cards printed. Scott $450. Estimate $150 - 200 

4058 Ha waii, Paid Re ply Postal Card, 1889, 2¢+2¢ sap phire (UY4), un used, clean ob verse and re verse; 

folded, mi nor split ting along left side of fold, Very Fine, only 5,000 cards printed. Scott $450. 


4059 Ha waii, Col lec tion, 1864-98, Mint. Com pre hen sive col lec tion on White Ace pages of 69 stamps, 7 cut 

squares, two en tires and three postal cards, 1864 to end, pri mar ily un used with a few used items in cluded; starts 

with Scott 10, con tin ues to 30-52C, red and black Pro vi sional Govt over prints ap pear com plete less Scoot 61B and 

66C, fol lowed by 74-82 and O1-6, over all con di tion ap pears good, some with out gum, F.-V.F. (photo on web site). 

Estimate $750 - 1,000 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Philippines 

PHILIPPINES 

4060 Philippines, 1899, over prints group (212//222), ex cel lent se lec tion of these pop u lar over prints, in - 

cludes #'s 212-17, 217A, 219a, 220 pair, 221, and 222, o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex cel lent group with vi brant col ors 

through out, F.-V.F. Scott $920. Estimate $300 - 400 

4061 4062 

4061 Philippines, 1899, 2¢ red (214b), book let pane of 6, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple in 

pris tine mint con di tion, Fine. Scott $600. Estimate $200 - 300 

4062 /a Philippines, 1899, 15¢ ol ive green (218), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (3 stamps never hinged), ex - 

tremely hand some mul ti ple with bold rich color and beau ti ful cen ter ing, as nice as they come, Very Fine, 200,000 is - 

sued. Scott $325. Estimate $200 - 300 

4063 /() Philippines, 1901, $1 black, type I and $2 blue (223-224), $1 with dis turbed o.g., $2 is regummed, 

hand some ex am ples, $2 with bold color on bright white pa per, Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $200 - 300 



4064 4065 4066 4067 

4064 Philippines, 1901, $1 black, type II (223A), o.g., lightly hinged, bril liant fresh color, a flaw less and choice 

ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive stamp, F.-V.F., only 3,000 were is sued; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,000. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 

4065 Philippines, 1901, $5 dark green (225), dis turbed o.g., choice ex am ple with vi brant color and sharp im - 

pres sion; tiny hinge thin speck vis i ble only in fluid, oth er wise Very Fine, only 782 is sued. Scott $700. 


4066 / Philippines, 1903, 1¢-50¢ val ues and 2¢ Shield (226-236, 240), o.g., some stamps never hinged, nice 

cen ter ing and vi brant col ors, F.-V.F. Scott $672. Estimate $200 - 300 

4067 Philippines, 1904, 4¢ brown, un of fi cial “Of fi cial Mail” over print (229 var), used, F.-V.F. 


This overprint is illustrated and described in “Possessions”. 

4068 4069 4070 4071 

4068 Philippines, 1904, $1 black (237), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, hand some ex am ple, vivid color, F.-V.F., only 

5,617 is sued. Scott $300. Estimate $100 - 150 

4069 Philippines, 1904, $2 dark blue (238), o.g., lightly hinged (mi nor gum crease), mag nif i cent TOP 

QUALITY ex am ple, with huge mar gins and dy na mite color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb, only 695 is sued; 1977 P.F. 


4070 Philippines, 1904, $5 dark green (239), o.g., very lightly hinged, a most im pres sive large margined 

GEM, with tan ta liz ing color, pre mium qual ity ex am ple of this scarce stamp, Ex tremely Fine, only 746 were is sued. 


4071 Philippines, Spe cial De liv ery, 1901, 10¢ dark blue (E1), o.g., lightly hinged, beau ti ful rich color and 

large bal anced mar gins, mag nif i cent top qual ity ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine, only 14,998 is sued. Scott $185. 




4072 Ex 4073 

4072 Philippines, Spe cial De liv ery, 1944, 20c blue vi o let, handstamped “VICTORY” (E9), o.g., hinged, 

F.-V.F., only 600 over printed; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. Estimate $200 - 300 

4073 Philippines, Post age Due, 1899, 1¢-50¢ deep claret (J1-J3, J5-J7), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, lovely rich 

col ors, an ex cel lent group, F.-V.F. Scott $523. Estimate $200 - 300 

4074 Philippines, Book let, 1899, 2¢ red (214b), com plete un ex ploded book let of 2 panes of 6, with proper in - 

ter leav ing, o.g., never hinged, top pane Fine, bot tom pane Very Fine, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

4075 Philippines, En ve lopes, 1899-1906, 1¢, 2¢ and 4¢ en tires (U1//U28), group ing of over 45 en tires, all 

un used, in quan ti ties be tween one and six, many se lected for ad di tional shade, size or knife, a num ber with printed 

cor ner card, F.-V.F. Scott $2,000 (photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750 

4076 Philippines, Postal Cards, 1900-06, 1¢ and 2¢ (UX1-UX2, UX5-7), un used, six cards, in cludes two 

UX6, all with clean ob verse and clean re verse ex cept UX7 with printed re verse, Very Fine. Scott $500 (photo on 

web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

4077 Philippines, Postal Card, 1903, Mc Kin ley, 1¢ black (UX3), un used, litho graphic view of “Ha ci enda 

Yeban: Colonos” on the re verse (as many), pur ple “La Yebana” Ci gar Fac tory Ma nila handstamp on ob verse at 

lower left; card with small cor ner creases and mi nor pen cil no ta tions on re verse, Very Fine, scarce, only 10,000 

cards over printed. Scott $1,350. Estimate $500 - 750 


U.S. POSSESSIONS: Philippines - Puerto Rico 

4078 Philippines, Postal Card, 1903, 2¢ black on buff (UX4), un used; very light cor ner crease at lower right, 

Very Fine, only 10,000 printed. Scott $800. Estimate $400 - 600 

4079 Philippines, Postal Cards - Paid Re ply, 1903, 1¢ and 2¢ (UY1-UY2), un used, in cludes UY1 and UY2 

folded, UY1r, UY2m and UY2r, Very Fine. Scott $382 (photo on web site). Estimate $150 - 200 

PUERTO RICO 

4080 Puerto Rico, En ve lopes, 1899-1900, twelve en tires and one wrap per (U1-U4, U11, U14-U18, W1), all 

un used, in cludes two U2 (2); all with full gum on flaps ex cept on U2, most with printed cor ner card, Very Fine, U2 

1,000 is sued, U17 and U18 500 is sued. Scott $687 (photo on web site). Estimate $200 - 300 

4081 4082 

4081 Puerto Rico, En ve lope, 1899, 4¢ brown on white (U10), un used, size 23 and knife 106, “Sucesores de 

Roses & Co.” cor ner card, flap with full gum; light bend in cor ner card, small tear at bot tom, Very Fine, only 500 is - 

sued, this Scott num ber only ex ists as a large size en tire with a printed cor ner card. Scott $500. 


4082 Puerto Rico, En ve lope, 1899, 2¢ car mine on ori en tal buff, over printed (U12), un used, “Sucesores de 

Roses & Co.” (UPSS Roses cc3) printed cor ner card, flap with full orig i nal gum, Ex tremely Fine, only 1,000 over - 

printed and all ex am ples known have a printed cor ner card; blue “Sloane” handstamp on re verse. Scott $1,200. 



U.S. POSSESSIONS: Ryukyus 

RYUKYUS 

4083 () Ryukyus, Kume Is land, 1945, 7s black on cream (1X1), po si tion 13 with full left sheet mar gin, with out 

gum as is sued, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 APS cer tif i cate. Scott $3,200. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

4084 Ryukyus, Amami Dis trict, 1948, 15s + 15s Paid Re ply card re val ued to 50s + 50s (UY2 var.), 

unsevered mint card with Naha val i da tion handstamps, Very Fine and rare; Jo seph V. Bush let ter of au then tic ity. 

Schoberlin PVXO2. Estimate $250 - 350 

4085 Ryukyus, Amami Dis trict, 1946-48, Group of nine dif fer ent mint postal cards, com prises Schoberlin 

num bers PVA5-A4, PVA7-4, PVA21-2b, PVA22-2, PVA23-A (2), PVA23-C, PVXA7, PVXA7R; all mint cards with 

var i ous val i da tion handstamps, Very Fine (photo on web site). Estimate $600 - 800 

4086 Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1946-47, 1s//50s Provisionals (3X1-4, 6-13, 15-22), in clud ing 3X2a, o.g., 

most with usual in ter leav ing ad her ing, F.-V.F.; nine are signed Bush's “J.V.B.”. Scott $2,185. 

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 



4087 Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1946-47, 1s//50s Provisionals (3X25 & 3X28-31), in clud ing 3X28a, o.g., 

most with usual in ter leav ing ad her ing, F.-V.F.; first two signed Bush's “J.V.B.”. Scott $910. Estimate $500 - 750 

Ex 4088 4089 

4088 Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1946-47, 1s//50s Provisionals (3XR1-7), o.g., most with usual in ter leav ing 

ad her ing, F.-V.F.; 3s, 5s & 40s signed Bush's “J.V.B.” or manu script “JB”. Scott $635. Estimate $350 - 500 

4089 Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1946, 5s brown lake (3X5), left sheet mar gin sin gle, o.g. with back ing in ter - 

leav ing par tially ad her ing, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350 

4090 4091 4092 4093 

4090 () Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1947, 20s ul tra ma rine, sewing machine perforations (3X16 var.), right 

sheet mar gin sin gle, with out gum as is sued, Very Fine. Scott $175 ++. Estimate $150 - 200 

4091 Ryukyus, Miyako Dis trict, 1946, 40s dull vi o let (3X19), o.g., in ter leav ing adherences to gum, Fine; 

pen cil JB on in ter leav ing. Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200 

4092 () Ryukyus, Oki nawa Dis trict, 1947, 20s ul tra ma rine (4X2), up per right cor ner sheet mar gin sin gle, with - 

out gum as is sued; light di ag o nal crease in mar gin, well clear of stamp, Very Fine. Scott $600. 


4093 Ryukyus, 1948, 5s-1y first de fin i tive com plete, first print ing (1a-7a), o.g., never hinged, fresh and 

well cen tered, Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350 



4094 Ryukyus, 1952, 100y on 2y rose vi o let (17), o.g., never hinged, beau ti fully cen tered and post of fice 

fresh, Ex tremely Fine; 1982 PF cer tif i cate. Scott $2,250. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 

4095 4096 4097 

4095 S Ryukyus, 1962, 25¢ Dancer with small handstamped Mihon chop (85S), so-called “Dis play Mihon”, 

o.g., never hinged, Very Fine; Joe Bush cer tif i cate. Estimate $300 - 400 

Said to have been produced in quantities of no more than 23 for display in special cases in larger post offices and 

various cultural and government offices. 

4096 S Ryukyus, 1961, 50¢ Dancer with small handstamped Mihon chop (86S), o.g., never hinged, Very 

Fine; Joe Bush cer tif i cate. Estimate $300 - 400 

4097 S Ryukyus, 1961, $1 Dancer with small handstamped Mihon chop (87S), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine; 

Joe Bush cer tif i cate. Estimate $300 - 400 

4098 4099 4100 

4098 S Ryukyus, 1961, $1 Pine Tree with small handstamped Mihon chop (88S), o.g., never hinged, Very 


4099 S Ryukyus, 1962, 3¢ Stamp Week with small handstamped Mihon chop (103S), o.g., never hinged, 

Very Fine; Joe Bush cer tif i cate. Estimate $250 - 350 

4100 S Ryukyus, 1962, 3¢ Kendo with small handstamped Mihon chop (104S), o.g., never hinged, Very 




4101 4102 

4101 S Ryukyus, 1961, 3¢ Tem ple with small handstamped Mihon chop (90S), o.g., never hinged; color has 

faded to gray from ex po sure to sun light, oth er wise Fine; Joe Bush cer tif i cate. Estimate $150 - 200 

4102 S Ryukyus, 1961-64, First three “Mihon” over prints (91S, 118S, 119S), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, 

only 1000-1100 pro duced. Scott $950. Estimate $400 - 600 

4103 Ryukyus, 1964-65, “Mihon” over prints com plete (120aS-139S), o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., only 

1500-2500 pro duced. Scott $1,190. Estimate $400 - 600 

4104 Ryukyus, 1969, 3¢ Toyama, wide-spaced bars over “1970” (192b), top mar gin sin gle, with nor mal for 

com par i son, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $350 - 500 



4105 4106 

4105 Ryukyus, Postal Card, 1964, 1½¢ Sum mer Greet ing with “Mihon” over print (UX26S), F.-V.F. Scott 

$450. Estimate $250 - 350 

4106 Ryukyus, Postal Card, 1964, 1½¢ New Year 1965 with “Mihon” over print (UX27S), F.-V.F. Scott 

$325. Estimate $250 - 350 

4107 4108 

4107 Ryukyus, Postal Cards, 1965, 1½¢ Sum mer & New Year 1966 with “Mihon” over prints (UX28S, 

29S), F.-V.F. Scott $500. Estimate $250 - 350 

4108 Ryukyus, Paid Re ply card, 1951, 15s + 85s, type “d” sur charge on gray card (UY4n), unsevered mint 

card; small nat u ral pa per in clu sion stain at lower left, Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $500 - 750 



4109 4110 

4109 Ryukyus, Paid Re ply card, 1951, 15s + 85s, type “a” sur charge on tan card (UY4o), unsevered mint 

card, Very Fine. Scott $360. Estimate $150 - 200 

4110 Ryukyus, Paid Re ply card, 1951, 15s + 85s, type “d” sur charge on tan card (UY4q), unsevered mint 


4111 Ryukyus, Paid Re ply card, 1951, 15s + 85s, type “e” sur charge on tan card (UY5m), unsevered mint 


4112 Ryukyus, Postal Sta tio nery, 1948-71, Mint Col lec tion. A fairly com plete col lec tion com pris ing about 

90 lettersheets & postal cards in clud ing U1-UC4 (plus va ri et ies), UX1-3, UX4-4b + e-f, UY5f, UY6 & 6a (2 each), 

etc.; also in cludes a few used Elec tion cards (UZE23 (3) & 24) and the 1947 Hirata Pro vi sional card over printed for 

use in Oki nawa (PVOO2); con di tion is Fine to Very Fine through out (photo on web site). Estimate $750 - 1,000 



4113 a Ryukyus, Rev e nue, 1971, 4¢ Iriomote Val i da tion stamp (RQ8 foot note), cor ner sheet mar gin block of 

4, o.g., never hinged, Ex tremely Fine, a rare mul ti ple. Scott $700+. Estimate $350 - 500 

Ex 4114 Ex 4115 

4114 Ryukyus, Rev e nues, 1952-54, 1y-1,000y com plete (R1-R8), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very 


4115 Ryukyus, Rev e nues, 1959-69, 1¢-$10 less the $3 (R17-25 & R27-28), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. 


4116 Ryukyus, Rev e nues, 1958-72, 11 dif fer ent (R9-13, RQ2, RQ4-8), o.g., never hinged or with out gum as 

is sued, Very Fine. Scott $565 (photo on web site). Estimate $250 - 350 

4117 Ryukyus, Col lec tion, 1948-72, Nearly Com plete Mint. Mounted mainly on Joe Bush pages; among the 

“nor mal” stamps, miss ing only #1a-7a & #17; then also in cludes some spe cial ist ma te rial like #49a, va ri et ies of #16 

& 90 and Provisionals 3X22 & 5X7-8, plus an in tact cig a rette tax stamp on a neatly flat tened cig a rette pack; all clean 

and Fine to Very Fine and vir tu ally all never hinged (photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750 

4118 Ryukyus, Col lec tion, 1958-71, Art ists' Sig na tures. Col lec tion of more than 100 dif fer ent items com - 

pris ing 86 stamps be tween #54//228, 14 postal cards be tween UX17//43 and seven imperf Christ mas Seals sheets 

be tween WX11a//19a. Eight dif fer ent art ists are rep re sented with the sig na tures be ing ei ther on the ac tual cards or 

Christ mas Seals and, in the case of the stamps on small pieces of pa per with an ex am ple of the stamp af fixed and 

“tied” by the art ist's per sonal chop. A fas ci nat ing lot and one that would prob a bly be dif fi cult to duplicate today 

(photo on web site). Estimate $500 - 750 

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