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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mint 37x38mm cut square, very fine (Scott $450)
mint 37x37mm cut square, fine and scarce (Scott $550)
29x35mm cut square, cork cancel, fine and rare either as a cut square or entire (Scott $750)
approximately 99 items in a binder, all with various "Specimen" or "Cancelled" overprints, ranging from about U58 to U390 with denominations to the 90c, plus a few official envelopes, dealers' prices to about $65 with many in the $10-20 range, some toning and faults to be expected but fine overall, an interesting specialized group
in Scott album, begins with small selection of Nesbitt issues, denominations to the 40c in the 1860s, also includes airpost envelopes, officials, and aerogrammes, no great rarities but a nice solid starter collection, generally fine to very fine
forerunner to the Grant letter card, franked with 3c Green tied by "Aldenn Ioa. Mar 2" datestamp, addressed to Ames, Iowa, patent information inside and folding information on back flap (reattached with hinges), very fine, extremely scarce to find used, an exceptional postal stationery forerunner
couple hundred mint and used envelopes, many uprated and used to foreign destinations, arranged in old-time cover folders, some toning and faults to be expected, mostly fine
small group of 12 items mostly with orange or pink BPA certificates, several 1905 lithographic transfers, forged double surcharge on 1898 ¼a on ½a, forged "lion & palm tree" essay block of six, etc, interesting reference group for the specialist