Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
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small group including 65P3, 69-E1d dark olive on buff, 101-E3a green, 115-E2c buff, and Turner 232 dark brown (2022 PSAG certificate), generally very fine (Scott $430+)
small but impressive balance of an advanced collection, includes 1861/63 1c Blue, 2c Black, 3c Rose, 5c Brown, 10c Green, 12c Black, 15c Black, 30c Orange, and 90c Blue hybrid large die proofs (63/76P1); 1898 Trans-Mississippi 1c-$2 Bi-color large die essays on India (285E8a-293E7a, mostly hybrids); Department of Agriculture 1c-30c "Goodall" small die on India paper in deep green; and Department of State 1c-90c Atlanta trial color proofs in all five colors (O57TC4-67TC4), couple small faults to be anticipated, mostly fine to very fine, a wonderful group
full balanced margins except clear at top right, blue pen cancel, fine and attractive, 1956 RPSL certificate (Scott $450)
large margins including bottom right sheet margin, original gum, extremely fine and fresh, photocopy of 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate for complete sheet (Scott $350)
unused, large margins at top and right, just in at bottom right, fine and fresh, 1994 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $700)
three large margins and clear at bottom, tied by red grid on May 3, 1849 folded letter from New York City to Philadelphia, very fine, 1979 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $425)
two used 5c and one 10c, all with red grid cancels, one 5c margins clear, others four large margins, fine to very fine (Scott $1,450)
balanced margins, bright color, very fine and attractive (Scott $250)
without gum as issued, bright and fresh, large margins except 10c clear at bottom, 5c small thin spot and faint horizontal crease at top, very fine appearance, 5c 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,050)
position 8R3 (major plate crack), red City Delivery carrier handstamp, three full margins and barely in at top, very fine example of the rate Plate 3 crack (Scott $870)
position 2L2 (the "Big Crack"), three large margins and barely in at bottom, rich color and clear impression showing the distinctive crack along the right side, tied by "New-York May 13" datestamp to 1856 folded cover to Philadelphia, very fine, ex-Neinken and Wagshall
position 5R4, four large balanced margins, pen cancel, 1998 Philatelic Foundation and 2009 PSE certificates, the latter graded VF 80J