Pan-American Exposition Postal History - Mail to Europe, 22 private mailing cards and 27 covers (one front) all to European destinations, a mixture of exposition covers/cards and uses of the Pan-American stamp issue, destinations include Austria (3), Belgium (6), Bohemia (4), Denmark (1), France (5), Hungary (3), Italy (5), Luxembourg (1), Netherlands (9), Russia (2), Sweden (4), and Switzerland (6); mostly 2c postcard and 5c letter rates but note better uses including registered and double-weight letters, some minor faults but generally F-VF, an interesting group with some very scarce destinations
315, 1908 5c Blue imperforate, wide balanced margins, PO fresh with unblemished o.g., NH, a choice example; 2017 PSE graded XF-Sup 95 certificate (SMQ $850)
327, 1904 10c Louisiana Purchase, fetching singlew with rich color and unblemished o.g., NH, Very Fine and choice; copy of 1997 PF certificate for the block from which it originated (Scott $300)
328, 1907 1c Jamestown, bold and virtually complete Richmond Va. 4/26/07 date of issue cancel, F-VF, very rare first day cancel, only six covers known. (Scott $12,500 as FDC, unpriced off cover).
358, 1909 2c Carmine on bluish, top margin block of four with plate no 4806, o.g., top pair NH but with "short gum", bottom pair o.g., fresh and Fine. (Scott $500).
368, 1909 2c Lincoln Imperforate, bottom imprint, star and plate no 4983 block of six, well margined all around, unblemished o.g., NH, Extremely Fine (Scott $390)
392, 1910 1c Green, coil line strip of four, o.g., all showing strong "gripper" lines from vending machine, additionally perfs trimmed on right stamp, again from machine (impacting line pair), otherwise Very, unusual strip for specialist. 2006 PSE certificate. (Scott $257).
Start Price :
50 USD
Current Opening :
70
USD
Hammer price : 100 USD
Lot# : 12201910-13 W-F Imperfs and Coils (383-396)
392, 1910 1c Green coil, Guide line pair, very well centered with light 1923 duplex cancel, few nibbed perfs as usual, Very Fine and scarce used (Scott $500)
Start Price :
150 USD
Current Opening :
150
USD
Hammer price : 190 USD
Lot# : 12221910-13 W-F Imperfs and Coils (383-396)
394 var, 1911 3c Deep violet, Horizontal coil, 3mm spacing, paste-up strip of four used with 2c Carmine imperforate, all tied by "Glastonbury, Conn." two-line handstamp on 1913 registered cover to New Bedford, Massachusetts, purple Glastonbury and New Bedford registry backstamps and matching registry number handstamp, blue straight line "Return Receipt Demanded," some toning on reverse, Very Fine and scarce paste-up strip on cover
Start Price :
180 USD
Current Opening :
180
USD
Hammer price : 180 USD
Lot# : 12231910-13 W-F Imperfs and Coils (383-396)
424c, 1914 1c Green, Imperf horizontally, vertical strip of three, o.g., bottom pair NH, strong color, light natural gum crease at top left, Fine, a very scarce perforation error, particularly in a multiple larger than a pair, 1981 P.F. certificate (Scott$6,000 as NH pair)
426 var., 1914 3c Deep violet, Type I, "Pink Back" variety, exceptional single with strong color, full perfs all around, exceptional centering and the gum showing the distinctive "pinkness" due to the aniline inks used; 2019 PSE graded Superb 98 certificate (SMQ $950)
498, 499, 504, 1917-19 1c, 2c, 5c Perf 11 Issues, 2 cover fronts addressed to the Bank of Montreal in Duncan BC, Canada; stamps tied by US POST SERVICE, SHANGHAI CHINA 1920 duplex cancels and each stamp with "HSBC" perfin (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp); one front 498, 499 pair (front with small tear), other front 504 single, each front with light bends not affecting stamp, Fine and scarce, these were used by the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force
498a, 1917 1c Green, Imperf horizontally, vertical block of six, bright and fresh, o.g., small thin spot at top right in the upper right stamp, Fine and exceeding scarce large error multiple, only one pane of 100 recorded containing 50 pairs, 1982 P.F. certificate (Scott $2,000)
505, 1917 5c Rose error of color, bottom stamp in a pair with normal 2c plus another 2c single (all stamps with perfin) tied on an oversized commercial cover (11x4¾") with Standard Oil Co printed cc, locally addressed in Wichita Kans with stamps tied by Wichita Jul 21 (date scratched out) duplex and double ovals, envelope with three vertical folds with one through the 2c single, Fine commercial use
519, 1917 2c Carmine Perf 11, NH, light pencil notation on gum, fresh and Fine; with copy of Weiss certificate for the block from which the stamp originated (Scott $900)
519, 1917 2c Carmine Perf 11, single with "K-S/ Co" perfin (Kay Scheerer Corp of NY Ciy, hospital equipment and supplies manufacturer) tied on piece by New York NY/ Penn Term Station Oct 17 1917 slogan cancel, stamp lightly creased and with a perf tear, still Fine and scarce; 2014 APS certificate (Scott $1,800)
523, 1918 $2 Orange and black, very well centered pair with a centrally struck Washington DC double oval cancel, slightly oxidized, Extremely Fine centering; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $480 as singles)
523, 1918 $2 Orange and black, block of four with vertical giudeline, duplex cancels, light horiz crease in bottom stamps, centered Very Fine, a scarce used block; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $1,300)
548-50, 1920 1c-5c Pilgrim, blocks of four, all with bold legible centrally struck Washington, DC 12/21/20 duplex date of issue cancels, F-VF, scarce and attractive. (Scott about $4,200 if on cover).
554, 1923 2c Carmine, plate no 17196 and large six-point start right, very lightly hinged, some typical light natural gum bends, smal natural gum skips and staple holes in the margin, fresh and F-VF (Scott $1,000)
573, 1923 $5 Carmine and blue, brightly colored single with large balanced margins, unblemished o.g., NH, 2008 PSE graded XF-Sup 95 certificate (SMQ $425)
631, 1926 1½c Yellow brown, Cross gutter block of sixteen with central dashes, o.g. without gum breaker ridges, NH, Very Fine and scarce positional block; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $1,650 as cross gutter block plus 12 singles)
741b, 1934 2c Grand Canyon, Horizontal pair, Imperforate vertically, NH, natural paper translucency in one perf, Very Fine and choice; 1964 PF certificate (Scott $1,600)
834, 1938 $5 Coolidge, top plate block of four, NH, some perf seperations affecting top left stamp (minor perf flaw), otherwise Very Fine, well centered. (Scott $300 as singles).
1938 Presidential Issue Production Errors and Oddities Assortment, nine unusual production errors: 1½c severly overinked block of 4; 2c "double paper"; 2c miscut coil line strip of 5 with "star" plate number, 3c tape "spliced" pair; 3c over/under inked blocks of 4 (3) plus single; 10c coil with taped "leader strip", all apper NH and F-VF, unusual group.
1292 var., 1968 40c Thomas Paine, top right margin plate no 34074 block of "twelve", albino impressions of the design on a double paper splice in the bottom two rows causes center row to appear mostly blank (trace of printing on each stamp in second row), small tear at bottom right just into pos 12, Very Fine and eye-catching variety and likely unique as a plate block
1292 var., 1968 40c Thomas Paine, top margin block of "nine", albino impressions of the design on a double paper splice causes center row to appear as a gutter between (trace of printing on pos 6), Very Fine and eye-catching variety
1298a, 1967 6c Roosevelt coil, Imperforate, vertical strip of three with rough separation at top, NH, horizontal bend between top stamps leaving a Very Fine error pair, scarce with only 25-30 pairs reported (Scott $1,500 for pair)
1303b, 1966 4c Lincoln coil, Imperforate, pair, slightly dist. o.g. as often, Very Fine and scarce with only about 100 pairs reported (Scott $600 for NH)
1304e, 1966 5c Washington coil, Imperforate, strip of five with 1st stamp partially cut into design (leaves two sound pairs), NH, fresh and F-VF, only 200 pairs reported (Scott $500 as two Fine pairs)
1395d, 1972 8c Eisenhower booklet pane, dramatic foldover causes appendage of portions of three additional panes at bottom and right and includes and imperf between "Zip Code" label and stamp, typical dry gum Very Fine showpiece
1965/78 1c/$1 Prominent Americans EFO Collection, 67 items (incl few earlier) with most neatly arranged on homemade pages, includes singles, blocks, coils and booklet panes with various errors and varieties incl imperf, misperf, miscut, gutter snipes, foldovers, etc and with better as 1278b miscut showing 95% plate no, 1280a miscut showing full plate no., 1299a paste-up strip of three and line pair, 1305a pair, miscut strip of three and line pair, 1305Eh, 1305Ej pair (2) and line pair, 1395b miscut showing full plate no, 1402a line pair, line strip of four, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, ideal for continuation
2419b, 1989 $2.40 Moon Landing, Imperforate, UL plate no block of four, NH, tiny internal natural paper wrinkle in 4th stamp, Very Fine (Scott $750 as pairs)
5310b, 2018 Forever Dragons, Die cutting missing, pane of sixteen with die cutting shifed up causing the error strip of four in the bottom row plus three misperforated strips, self adhesive, Very Fine (unpriced in Scott)