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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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collection on quad-ruled pages including first, second and third issue revenues, various documentary, tax paid, and some Confederate stamps, generally fine, nice assortment for the revenue enthusiast, worth review

approximately 25 binders in three large cartons, includes parallel mint/used, sheets, FDCs, etc, all fresh and appearing as it did when purchased direct from the UNPA, few (if any) gaps throughout, generally very fine, an exhaustive collection that would have carried a large price tag as new issues
red Maltese Cross cancellation, four full margins, very fine, 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $370; SG 1, £425)
light black Maltese Cross, four full margins, very fine, 2020 Philatelic Foundation Certificate (Scott $350; SG 1, £375)
used with numeric cancel, four full margins, rich color, very fine 2022 Philatelic Foundation Certificate (Scott $110; SG 3, £110)

Queen Victoria selection of eighteen used stamps, including Scott 32, 34, 43, 45, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 70, 78, and 87, most with some small fault such as blunt or shorter perfs, still a useful and high-cataloguing group, chiefly fine appearance (Scott $3,100+)
used with bold strike of Cornhill datestamp, vertical crease, very fine appearance (Scott $290; SG 180, £250)
on thin glazed card, large balanced margins, bright color, attractive and very fine






includes 1d black A133, Forme 1 May 7, 1840 Wimbledon to Edinburgh (second day of use) with small faults and A68, Forme 3 May 12, 1840 use, plus about 12 2d blue (mix of mint and used), a couple fronts only and most with small faults, generally fine appearance, an attractive group
three postal cards, first "Cross over Orb" perfin on large-sized card which has been reduced, dated November 3, 1870, second "Orb over Cross" perfin on small-sized card dated November 9, 1870 (small faults), last "Orb over Cross" perfin on February 2, 1872 postal card, all very fine appearance, a Post Office circular dated October 10, 1870 stated that "the postage stamps on some postal cards will be obliterated by means of a punch instead of the ordinary obliterating stamp", examples of this experimental perfin are extremely rare with very few examples recorded




























































group of 104 documents with "Contract Note" revenues, includes QV 6d and 1sh, KEVII 1sh and 2sh, George V 6d, 1sh, and 2sh, and QEII 2sh and 6sh, various uses and frankings, generally very fine and interesting































































































































interesting specialized collection with many better items including £1 Brown-lilac watermarked Maltese Cross and Large Anchor, small postmark collection, booklet panes, shades and other varieties, nice range of officials and foreign post offices, some covers, nice group of International Stamp Exhibition 1d Cinderellas, mixed condition but plenty of material fine to very fine or better, close inspection recommended