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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tied by segmented cork to pink all-over "Great American & China Tea Co." advertising cover addressed to Kingston, Ohio, right edge of stamp and cover with tiny faults, very fine and attractive
used alongside 1881 3c Blue green (207) on 5c Brown entire, each tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Jan 28 1888" circular datestamp, addressed to Sydney, New South Wales, San Francisco and Sydney backstops, light toning, very fine, scarce cover paying the treaty rate during the UPU period
Provenance: "Mercedes" Collection (R.A. Siegel Sale 922, 2006)
Corey Long (R.A. Siegel Sale 948, 2007)
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
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)
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
two singles, positions 12L2 (intermediate cracked plate) and 23L2 (major cracked plate), former showing plate crack at top right and latter showing the advanced state of crack extending to bottom, mostly ample margins to just in, 23L2 diagonal crease, very fine appearance, 23L2 ex-Wagshall (Scott $810)
vertical strip of three, positions 66/76/86R1E, each with black grid cancel and positions of a red datestamp, large margin at left, full at bottom and barely in at other sides, light creasing, very fine appearance (Scott $450)
horizontal pair, positions 4-5R1L, manuscript cancel and partial New York datestamp, margins mostly full to just in, very fine and attractive (Scott $650)