U.S. Postal History - kelleherauctions.com · U.S. Postal History Connecticut 1) Con n ect i cu t cov ers, 1804-1949, se lec ti on of over 100 cov ers pric ed for re tail, stron gest

U.S. Postal History

Connecticut

1 ) Con nect i cut cov ers, 1804-1949, se lec tion ofover 100 cov ers priced for re tail, stron gest in 19th cen tury,most from Fairfield Co., many from smaller towns, runs thegamut from stampless to mid-20th cen tury, many with de -scrip tions, all priced, gen er ally fine or better, marked re tailover $1,300.00, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

2 ) [Con nect i cut] Fd 10th June Free (FairfieldCo.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark on 1776 folded coverad dressed "to Honble John Han cock in Phil a del phia",sent via the Amer i can Con gress Post. As a del e gate Han -cock was en ti tled to re ceive mail free, ear li est known manu -script post mark from Fairfield CT, very early post mark fromFairfield CT; file fold through postmark, Very Fine.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

3 ) [Con nect i cut] Norwalk Decmb. Post Paid 10(Fairfield Co.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark on 1793folded let ter ad dressed to Hart ford CT; small cover tearsinto post mark, light file fold to left of post mark, Very Fine,ex-Siskin. Estimate $250 - 350

The earliest recorded postmark from Norwalk CT.

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4 ) [Con nect i cut] STAMFORD SEP. 20. (FairfieldCo.) Ex cel lent straightline post mark, manu script "8" on1802 folded let ter ad dressed to Stratford CT; light file fold at cen ter away from mark ings, Very Fine, only 6 ex am ples re -corded in Duffney cen sus. ASCC $150.

Estimate $300 - 400

Iowa

5 ) [Iowa] La Joyt IA, Richwoods Dis patch, 2¢(213) cancelled by tar get with "La Hoyt Ioa/Feb/24/1888"cds with lo cal tied by snow flake can cel on cover ad dressedto Phil a del phia PA, Very Fine; with 2012 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $300 - 400

Kansas

6 ) [Kan sas] Marys ville, "Marys ville KAN/Jan/24"cds with match ing "PAID" straight line on 1859 cover ad -dressed to Buckhannon VA, with con tents; edge flaws,F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

7 ) [Kan sas] White Cloud K. T. Dec 20 (DoniphanCo.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark on brown 1858 dock -eted cover ad dressed to Scot land CT, franked with 3¢ dullred (26, some what faded); mi nor cover flaws, Fine.

Estimate $150 - 200

Maryland

8 ) [Mary land] BALT. APRIL 24 (Bal ti more Co.)Ex cel lent straightline post mark, manu script"2-16" and "1/4" (2 dwt 16 gr which equals 1 shil ling 4 pence) on 1789 foldedlet ter ad dressed to New York City; light file folds throughmark ings, Ex tremely Fine, ex-Knapp. ASCC $150.

Estimate $200 - 300

9 ) [Mary land] Bal ti more June. 13 (Bal ti more Co.) Ex cel lent straightline post mark, manu script"2" (dwt) on1790 folded let ter ad dressed to Phil a del phia PA; light filefold through ad dress, Ex tremely Fine. ASCC $150.

Estimate $200 - 300

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U.S. Postal History: Connecticut - Maryland

10 ) [Mary land] Hagerstown "PAID" in large redbox (Bal ti more Co.) Well struck handstamp on 1845 foldedlet ter ad dressed to Hagerstown Md, Blue "Bal ti more Md"town mark, match ing "PAID" and manu script "5", Ex tremely Fine. ASCC $200. Estimate $200 - 300

At one time thought to be a Postmaster Provisional butproven otherwise by Muriel Bemis Hayes.

Minnesota

11 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Brantford M. T.(Sherburne Co., Helbock rar ity 7) Well struck town can celties 3¢ dull red Ty IV (26a) on buff cover ad dressed to Min -ne ap o lis M.T.; cover slightly re duced at right and triv ial stain at bot tom, Very Fine, Risvold - 5 to 10 ex am ples known.

Estimate $250 - 350

12 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Can non R Falls M.T.Nov 21 (Goodhue Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Ex cel lent manu -script post mark on buff cover franked with 3¢ dull red (26)ad dressed to "Waubonsee Kan sas Ter ri tory"; cover with out backflap and light bends at the sides, Very Fine, Risvold - 1to 5 covers known. Estimate $250 - 350

13 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] CANNON RIVERFALLS M.T. (Goodhue Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Two cov ers,each with Risvold type C5 post mark, one dock eted 1859and the other un dated, for mer with Dec 5 post mark oncover orig i nat ing in Do ver Mo. and re di rected to Cot tageGrove Minn, the lat ter with Jan 4 post mark on cover ad -dressed to Hastings, Minn with Chase's hand writ ing on re -verse; each franked with 3¢ dull red (26); small cover flaws,Fine, Risvold - 10 to 20 examples known.

Estimate $200 - 300

14 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Cafs Lake M. T. Mar 5(Cass Lake orig i nally Cass Co., open 1852-57, laterPembina Co.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark, match ing"Free A. Barnard P.M." on 1853 folded let ter ad dressed toNH, Risvold - 1 ex am ple known, no post mark il lus trated,ex-Sampson. Estimate $600 - 800


U.S. Postal History: Maryland - Minnesota

15 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Centerville (RamseyCo., open 1856-9, Helbock rar ity 8) Ex cel lent manu scriptpost mark, match ing "Paid 3" on brown cover ad dressed toTowhshend VT; cover with small flaws, Very Fine, Risvold -unlisted. Estimate $400 - 600

16 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] CENTRAL POINT M.T.(Goodhue Co., Helbock rar ity 7) Two cov ers, 1) light, butleg i ble strike ties 3¢ dull red imperf (11) on brown cover ad -dressed to Henderson Minn, small cover flaws; 2) Ex cel lentpar tial strike on am ber cover miss ing a stamp, ad dressed to St. Paul Minn, Fine, Risvold - 5 to 10 ex am ples known.

Estimate $200 - 300

17 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Clear Lake Minn(Sherburne Co.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark on un -dated 3¢ buff en tire ad dressed to St. Paul Minn.; one stylemanu script post mark noted by Risvold with M.T., this coverdoes not say M.T. but could still be a ter ri to rial us age; lightcover bends, Very Fine, Risvold - unlisted.

Estimate $100 - 150

18 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] CONCORD M.T.(Dodge Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Bold post mark ties 3¢ dull red(26) on small neat cover ad dressed to Spring PA.; smallcover abra sion be low post mark, oth er wise Very Fine,Risvold - unlisted. Estimate $400 - 600

19 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] HASTINGS M. T. (Da -kota Co.) Clear post mark (Risvold type II) ties 3¢ dull redimperf (11A) on buff North, Carll & Co For ward ing and Com -mis sion Mer chants cor ner card ad dressed to StillwaterMinn; with out backflap, Very Fine, Risvold - more than 20ex am ples known. Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Postal History: Minnesota

20 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] HASTINGS M. T. (Da -kota Co.) Three cov ers; 1) Nicely struck Risvold type II post -mark can cels 3¢ buff en tire, ad dress re moved and smallcover flaws; 2) blue Risvold type III post mark on Jan 241860 or ange cover franked with 3¢ dull red (26) tied by large match ing grid can cel; 3) blue Risvold type III post mark onFeb 20 1860 cover franked with 1¢ blue type V (24) tied bymatch ing large grid can cel; small cover flaws, Very Fine,Risvold - more than 20 examples known.

Estimate $150 - 200

21 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] HENDERSON M. T.(Sibley Co.) Two cov ers; 1) Clear post mark ties 3¢ dull redimperf (11A, pre-print ing pa per fold) on am ber cover, ad -dressed to North Easton Mass, 1857 en clo sure; 2) Read -able post mark ties 3¢ dull red (26) on cover ad dressed toLake City Minn, Very Fine, Risvold - more than 20 ex am ples known. Estimate $150 - 200

22 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] LAKE CITY M T,Wabasha Co.) Two cov ers, each franked with 3¢ Dull Red(26); 1) Read able post mark on am ber cover ad dressed toStam ford CT, opened slightly un evenly at left; 2) Read ablepost mark on brown cover ad dressed to Henderson Minn,July us age dock eted 1858; mi nor cover flaws, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200



23 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] MANKATO M.T. (BlueEarth Co.) Well struck post mark (Risvold type I) on 1857 re -di rected 3¢ en tire from Mottville NY ad dressed Mankatoand for warded to Roch es ter, Very Fine, Risvold - 5 to 10 ex -am ples known. Estimate $200 - 300

24 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] MINNEAPOLIS M.T.(Hennepin Co.) Ex cel lent strike (Risvold type II) ties 3¢ dullred imperf (11A) on cover ad dressed to Livingston Tenn,Chase no ta tion on re verse states "Rare bear ing imperfstamp"; cover with small cor ner re pair at UR, Very Fine,Risvold - 10 to 20 ex am ples known. Estimate $150 - 200

25 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] MINNEAPOLIS M.T.(Hennepin Co.) Nicely struck post mark, match ing "PAID"on stampless cover ad dressed to Janesville Ohio; backflaptear, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

26 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] MONTICELLO M.T.JUL 27 (Wright Co.) Bold strike (Risvold type II) ties 3¢ dullred imperf (11) on cover ad dressed to Ro meo Mich, July 271857 is the lat est date known for this post mark, Ex tremelyFine, Risvold - 1 to 5 ex am ples known.

Estimate $400 - 600

27 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] NININGER M T (Da kotaCo., Helbock rar ity 6) Bold strike ties 3¢ dull red imperf (11)on or ange cover ad dressed to Penn; cover slightly rough atright from open ing and light cover stain ing at bot tom, Fine,Risvold - 10 to 20 ex am ples known. Estimate $250 - 350

28 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] NININGER M T (Da kotaCo., Helbock rar ity 6) Nicely struck post mark on IgnatiusDon nel ly Real Es tate boxed cor ner card franked with manu -script cancelled 3¢ dull red (26) ad dressed to St. Paul Minn;light ton ing along right side and with out small part ofbackflap, Fine, Risvold - 10 to 20 ex am ples known.

Estimate $200 - 300



29 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] ORONOCO M. T.(Olmsted Co.) Bold strike in brown can cels 3¢ en tire ad -dressed to NY; en tire slightly re duced at left and smalltoned spot at bot tom, Very Fine, Risvold - 1 ex am pleknown. Estimate $500 - 750

This is the listing date and illustrated on page 174 ofRisvold book.

30 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] OWATONNA M. T.(Steele Co.) Clear post mark can cels 1857 3¢ en tire ad -dressed to East Wil ton NH; small en tire flaw at LR, smallcover tear at bot tom, Fine, Risvold - 10 to 20 ex am plesknown. Estimate $150 - 200

31 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] RED WING M. T.(Goodhue Co.) Three cov ers, each with Risvold type IIpost mark and franked with 3¢ Dull Red (26); 1) Nicelystruck red post mark ties stamp on small neat cover ad -dressed to Hastings Minn; 2) Read able red post mark,some what af fected by open ing on am ber cover ad dressedto In ver ness NY, stamp with nat u ral S/E and nu meral "3"can cel, opened ir reg u larly at left; 3) Well struck black post -mark ties stamp with nat u ral S/E on Or ange coveraddressed to Ill, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

32 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] REED'S LANDING M.T. (Wabasha Co.) Clear strike (Risvold type II) ties 3¢ dullred (26) on la dies cover ad dressed to Stevens Point WI;cover with small faults, Fine, Risvold - 5 to 10 ex am plesknown. Estimate $150 - 200



33 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] St ANTHONY FALLSMin. (Hennepin Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Clear post mark(Risvold type III) on small neat cover franked with 3¢ DullRed imperf (11A, manu script cancelled) and ad dressed toWindham CT, Very Fine, Risvold - 1 to 5 ex am ples known.

Estimate $300 - 400

34 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] ST. ANTHONYSFALLS M. T. (Hennepin Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Two cov ers,each with Risvold type V post mark; 1) Well struck Nov 301857 post mark ties 3¢ dull red type I (25) on brown cover(front sep a rated from re verse) ad dressed to HillsboroughMis souri; one page en clo sure; 2) Read able Apr 13 1857post mark can cels 3¢ en tire ad dressed to Stowe VT, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200

35 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] ST. ANTHONYSFALLS M. T. (Hennepin Co., Helbock rar ity 3) Three cov -ers; 1) Clear Jun 1857 post mark can cels re duced 3¢ en tiread dressed to "Eaton Prare on Min ne sota River above FortSnelling", en tire with large toned sec tion at UL; 2) Wellstruck Dec 1858 post mark ties 3¢ dull red (26) on or angecover to Scot land CT; 3) Dec 1860 post mark (with out "T")can cels 3¢ en tire ad dressed to Fremont ILL, F.-V.F.

Estimate $150 - 200

36 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] SAINT PAUL Min. Terrand M. T. (Ramsey Co.) three cov ers; 1) Read able Risvoldtype II post mark ties 3¢ dull red imperf (11A) on Or angecover ad dressed to Mount Vernon Ohio; 1855 four page en -clo sure; 2) Weak Risvold type II post mark can cels 3¢ en tiread dressed to Scot land CT, small cover faults; 3) Well struck Aug 3 1858 Risvold type III post mark ties 3¢ dull red (26) oncover ad dressed to Scot land CT; small cover faults, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300



37 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] SAINT PAUL Min Teland M. T. (Ramsey Co.) Two cov ers; 1) Risvold type II post -mark ties 3¢ dull red imperf (11A) cover ad dressed toWindham CT, stamp and cover with small faults; 2) Risvoldtype III Apr 21 1858 post mark can cels 3¢ en tire ad dressedGa lena IL; en tire with small toned spots, F.-V.F., Risvold -each post mark more than 20 ex am ples known.

Estimate $150 - 200

38 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] SAUK RAPIDS M. T.(Benton Co.) Ex cel lent strike (Risvold type III) ties 3¢ dullred (26, scis sors clipped perfs) on blue gray cover ad -dressed to Wolcott VT, Very Fine, Risvold - More than 20ex am ples known. Estimate $600 - 800

Latest Date known.

39 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] STILLWATER - Min T. -(Wash ing ton Co.) Clear red post mark (Risvold type I) onbrown cover franked with 3¢ dull red imperf (11) ad dressedto Al bany Ohio; with out backflap and cover edge wear,Fine, Risvold - 5 to 10 ex am ples known.

Estimate $150 - 200

40 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] Tay lor's Falls Min Jan6 (Chisago Co.) Ex cel lent manu script post mark at UL ofbrown cover franked with 3¢ dull red imperf (11A) and ad -dressed to Templeton Mass., this post mark is sim i lar toRisvold type II but dif fer ent, pos si bly unique; light coverbends, Very Fine, Risvold - not listed.Estimate $300 - 400

41 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] TAYLOR'S FALLS M.T. (Chisago Co.) Ex cel lent bal loon post mark can cels 3¢ buffen tire ad dressed to Berlin Hights Ohio, Very Fine, Risvold -10 to 20 ex am ples known. Estimate $200 - 300



42 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] TAYLOR'S FALLS M.T. (Chisago Co.) Two cov ers, each with Risvold type III post -mark; 1) Nicely struck post mark can cels un dated 3¢ en tiread dressed to Stove Ohio, dock et ing at left and small flaws;2) Clear post mark ties 3¢ dull red (26) on am ber cover ad -dressed to Maine, 1859 en clo sure; cover lightly soiled,F.-V.F., Risvold - 10 to 20 examples known.

Estimate $150 - 200

43 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] WINONA M. T. (WinonaCo.) Two cov ers each with Risvold type II post marks; 1)Read able post mark ties 3¢ dull red imperf (11A) on buffcover ad dressed to Jay NY, 1856 en clo sure, cover withedge flaws; 2) Nicely struck post mark ties 3¢ dull red imperf(11) on or ange cover ad dressed to Thorn Hill NY, coverslightly re duced at right, F.-V.F., Risvold - More than 20 ex -am ples known. Estimate $150 - 200

44 ) [Min ne sota Ter ri tory] ZUMBROTA M. T.(Goodhue Co.) Ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ dull red (26) on am -ber cover ad dressed to Lake City Minn; light cover bendalong right side, Very Fine, Risvold - 10 to 20 ex am plesknown. Estimate $150 - 200

45 ) Min ne sota cov ers, four cov ers, 1) Sin gle 6¢ In -te rior (O 98), tied by St. Cloud Minn cross roads can cel onle gal size cover with U. S. Land Of fice St. Cloud, Minnprinted cor ner card, ad dressed to Hart ford Minn., mi norcover flaws; 2) 1¢ postal card (UX 15) with Witoka Minn1905 post mark (Winona Co., Helbock rar ity 4) ad dressed to Lan cas ter Mass; 3) Sin gle 3¢ rose (65) tied by manu script"Chengwatana Feb 24/62" post mark (Pine Co., Helbockrar ity 5) on cover ad dressed to St. Paul with con tents; 4)Mans. cancelled 3¢ en tire (U 10) ad dressed to Elliot De potMaine with Jan u ary 23/58 date, post mark ap pears to end in"MT", F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200



Western Express Covers

46 H) Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, on 1882, 5¢brown en tire (Scott U222), frank with nor mal "G" and cleansail, un used, flap with full orig i nal gum and never sealed,fresh, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $400 - 600

47 ) Wells Fargo & Co postal his tory col lec tion,out stand ing col lec tion con sist ing of 95+ cov ers, 8 frontsand two can cels on part of news pa pers, better can cels in -clude Shaws Flat CA(S/R 6) on front, Trea sure Is landNV(S/R 6) on cover, better us ages in clude cover with twostrikes boxed "Col lect", cross bor der us age to Vic to ria BC,cou ple of all over ad ver tis ing cov ers, sev eral New York do -mes tic fancy can cels and a cover with or ange Well Fargo &Co Ex press Marys ville Cal la bel, con di tion is mixed, a rareop por tu nity to ac quire so large a col lec tion of these pop u larcov ers, inspection is a must, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

Railroad Covers

48 ) Knowlesville NY De pot red "1856.", red""1856./March 3" handstamp on cover ad dressed toMillville NY, date lined "De pot Knowlesville", scarce mark -ing, with con tents, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350

49 ) "Rail Road Car", bold red "Rail Road Car"straight line, manu script "6" rate on 1842 folded let ter sheetdate lined War ren MA and ad dressed to Spring field MA,busi ness let ter; two ver ti cal filefolds, Very Fine.

Estimate $250 - 350

50 ) Rail road cover lot, nine cov ers, in cludes LongIs land Rail road on stampless to Sag Har bor, blue Wash ing -ton Rail road to Har ris burg PA, Prov i dence and Worces terRail road to Slatersville RI, red Wash ing ton Rail road to Har -ris burg PA, At lan tic & St Louis to Mon treal Can ada, NewHa ven & Bel lows Falls to Deerfield MA, Phil a del phia Rail -road on Blood's Dis patch en ve lope to Boston MA, and twoRoute 7300 cov ers, a few rare items make this lot most de -sir able, please examine, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Waterway Covers

51 ) Wa ter way packet marks and name of boatcov ers, group of over 60 en tires, about 25 withhandstamps in clud ing St. Nich o las, Bart Able, Stone wall,Rapides, Frank Pargoud, Frolic, B. L. Hodge No. 2, bal ance is a group of about 30 dif fer ent 1st is sue Nesbits with dif fer -ent manu script boat names, some of which are scarce ashandstamps, own ers re tail over $1,700, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $500 - 750


U.S. Postal History: Western Express - Waterways

Waterbury Cancellations

The following 185 lots (lots 52 through 236)represent selections from an outstandingcollection of this popular collecting area, certainlyone of the most fascinating areas of 19th centuryAmericana. The section is organized by theRohloff catalog numbering system (see TheWaterbury Cancellations 1865-1890, by Paul C.Rohloff, 1979), and you will find numerous "onlyrecordeds", "not previously seens" and unique orvery rare pieces.

Please also see lot 315 for a Waterbury cancel ona U.S. 1847 cover (one of only three known).

52 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ar row heads", Four Seg -ments, Type 3 (Rohloff B-3), bold strikes tie 1¢ and 2¢ sin -gles (145, 146) on at trac tive cover ad dressed to NewHa ven, CT, 15 cov ers re corded; with 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate.

Estimate $300 - 400

This is the only recorded Waterbury Ct fancy cancel coverwith the 2¢ National Banknote stamp.

53 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ar row heads", Seven Seg -ments (Rohloff B-8), well struck can cel and dou ble cir clepost mark tie 3¢ Rose (65) on 1867 cover ad dressed toWaukegan Ill; slightly re duced and opened slightly ir reg u -larly at right, Fine, 15 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Postal History: Waterbury Cancellations

54 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ar row heads", Eight Seg -ments, Type 6 (Rohloff B-14), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (158) on cover ad dressed to Pymouth CT, Ex tremelyFine, 2 cov ers re corded. Estimate $150 - 200

Much scarcer than indicated in Rohloff book. This cancelwas only used for 6 days in May 1877.

55 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ar row heads", Eight Seg -ments, Type 10 (Rohloff B-18), ex cel lent strikes tie two 1¢sin gles (156) on 1¢ Blue on White en tire (U 113) ad dressedto Phil a del phia PA; left 1¢ stamp with nat u ral SE at left, en -tire with light ton ing band along right edge and with outbackflap, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine, 19 covers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

56 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ar row heads", Eight Seg -ments, Type 10 (Rohloff B-18), ex cel lent strikes can celhor i zon tal pair of 3¢ green (158) on small neat cover ad -dressed to Bel lows Falls VT, 19 cov ers re corded, exHouser. Estimate $150 - 200

57 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. “Ar row heads” (Rohloff B), lotof 11 cov ers, franked with 3¢ green (8) or on 3¢ en tires (2)or 1¢ postal card, each with Ar row head type fancy can cels,in cludes B-2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, and 19; se lectedfor qual ity of strikes, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600

58 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. “Ar row heads” (Rohloff B), lotof 8 dif fer ent cov ers franked with 3¢ 1869, 1¢ ul tra ma rine or3¢ green (6) with ar row head can cels, in cludes Rohlofftypes B-2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 18, and 19; se lected for qual ity ofstrikes, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400



59 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. “Ar row heads” (Rohloff B), lotof 13 cov ers each with Ar row head type can cel, franked with1¢ ul tra ma rine (1), 3¢ green (10) or on 3¢ en tire (2), Rohlofftype can cels in clude B-2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17,18, and 19; se lected for strikes, in cludes one le gal sizecover; some small or mi nor cover flaws, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $300 - 400

60 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff C-6), well struck can cel ties 3¢green (158) on 1877 3¢ en tire (U 163) ad dressed to Prince -ton NJ, post mark is Rohloff Type 6 (only 7 ex am ples re -corded and the scarc est post mark type), Ex tremely Fine,12 cov ers recorded. Estimate $300 - 400

61 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff C-6), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (158) on cover ad dressed to Al bany NY; stamp withpulled perf at left, Very Fine, 12 cov ers re corded with thetype C-6 killer. Estimate $100 - 150

This Waterbury Conn. town mark is the scarcest of thetown cancels used during the fancy cancel period, only 11examples of this town cancel is recorded with any type offancy cancel.

62 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, New Type" (Rohloff C-6A), bold strike sim i lar toRohloff type C-6, but with ad di tional wedges at left and right, on 1877 3¢ en tire (U 163) with Blake and John son printedcor ner card, ad dressed to Prince ton NJ, choice cover, Su -perb, not noted in Rohloff and this is the only re cordedexample. Estimate $500 - 750

63 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 3" (Rohloff C-7), ex cel lent strikes can cel sin -gle and hor i zon tal pair of 1¢ ul tra ma rine (156) on 1878cover ad dressed to Wallingford CT, with en clo sure; slightlyre duced at left, Ex tremely Fine, 25 cov ers re corded, exHouser; with pho to copy of 1990 P.F. certificate.

Estimate $200 - 300

64 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 4" (Rohloff C-8), ex cel lent strikes tie par tiallysep a rated ver ti cal pair with nat u ral SE at left on 1874 coverad dressed to Lon don Eng land, proper tran sit marks; bot -tom stamp lightly folded over edge, cover with small mount -ing spots on re verse, Very Fine, 16 cov ers recorded, exHouser. Estimate $400 - 600

Illustrated in Rohloff book. One of only a handful ofWaterbury fancy cancel covers addressed to a foreigndestination.



65 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 4" (Rohloff C-8), bold strike ties 3¢ green(158) on 1874 cover ad dressed to New York City, with en -clo sure, Su perb, 16 cov ers re corded, ex Houser.

Estimate $200 - 300

66 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads, Dou ble Seg -ments, Type 4" (Rohloff C-8), bold strike can cels 1cpostal card (UX 3) ad dressed to Kensington CT; ad dresssome what faded, oth er wise Su perb, 16 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

67 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads with "V's" (newtype) (Rohloff C), ex cel lent strikes tie three 1¢ ul tra ma rine(145) on cover ad dressed to War ren CT; slightly ir reg u laropen ing at right does not af fect the right stamp, light coversoil ing, Fine, 2 cov ers recorded. Estimate $100 - 150

68 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cross roads with "V's" (newtype) (Rohloff C), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ en tire (U 82)used as re ply cover to Rev. W. Rich mond, South Bend INwith printed ad dress, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

69 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Cross roads (Rohloff C), lot of7 cov ers, each with Rohloff type cross roads can cel, franked with 3¢ green (3). 2¢ ver mil ion(2), 2¢ red brown, or on 3¢en tire; se lected for strikes, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300



70 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Cross roads (Rohloff C), lot of6 franked cov ers, 3 en tires and 3 postal cards; each withRohloff type Cross roads can cel, in cludes C-2 (3), C-3 (3),C-4, C-7 (4) and C-9; se lected for strikes of can cels, F.-V.F.

Estimate $400 - 600

71 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Cross roads (Rohloff C), lot of35 cov ers, each with Rohloff type cross roads fancy can celon 3¢ Green, en tires or postal cards, in cludes C-2, C-3,C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7, C-8, and C-9; some cover faults, F.-V.F.

Estimate $400 - 600

72 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Cross roads (Rohloff C), lot of8 cov ers franked with 3¢ Green (5) or 2¢ Red Brown (2),Rohloff types in clude C-2, 3, 4, 5, 5 va ri ety, 6, 7, and 9; se -lected for strikes of can cels, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

73 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type I"(Rohloff D-1), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green (158) withnat u ral SE at left on cover ad dressed to Plym outh CT; triv ial cover edge ton ing, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine, 3 cov ers re -corded, ex Houser. Estimate $400 - 600

74 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 2"(Rohloff D-2), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green (158) onor ange cover ad dressed to Kensington CT; cover re ducedat left, oth er wise Very Fine, 4 cov ers re corded, ex Houser.

Estimate $300 - 400



75 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 3"(Rohloff D-3), nice strike of blue du plex post mark can cels3¢ en tire (U 163) with Wa ter bury Na tional Bank printed cor -ner card, ad dressed to Kalamazoo Mi, dock eted 1875, Ex -tremely Fine, 9 cov ers to tal re corded in Blue and Black, exHouser. Estimate $300 - 400

Rohloff notes that this is the only Waterbury cancelreported in blue.

76 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 3"(Rohloff D-3), bold strike in blue can cels 1¢ postal card(UX 3), ad dressed to Watermills OH, dock eted 1875, Ex -tremely Fine, 9 cov ers to tal re corded in blue and black, exHouser. Estimate $300 - 400

Rohloff notes that this is the only Waterbury cancelreported in blue.

77 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 3"(Rohloff D-3), nicely struck du plex post mark in black ties3¢ green (158) on 1874 buff cover ad dressed to WoodburyCT; mi nor cover edge ton ing at right, 9 cov ers to tal re -corded in both blue and black, ex Houser.

Estimate $200 - 300

Rohloff notes that this is the only Waterbury cancelreported in blue, but does not note whether it also comesin black.

78 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 3"(Rohloff D-3), clear strike of du plex post mark in black can -cels 1¢ postal card (UX 3) ad dressed to Wolcott CT, VeryFine, 9 cov ers to tal re corded in blue and black. Estimate

$150 - 200

Rohloff notes that this is the only Waterbury cancelreported in blue, but does not note whether it also comesin black.

79 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Path, Type 4"(Rohloff D-4), bold strike ties 3¢ green (158) on small gray1878 cover with em bossed Pa pal Seal of St. Mar ga ret's Di -oc e san School, ad dressed to New Ha ven CT; stamp withsmall tear and toned spot at LL, Very Fine, 2 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $500 - 750

Much nicer than the example illustrated in Rohloff which iscut into at right.

80 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, Type 6"(Rohloff D-6), ex cel lent strike of du plex post mark can cels1876 3¢ en tire (U 163) with Blake and John son printed cor -ner card, ad dressed to Prince ton NJ; with out most ofbackflap, Very Fine, 1 cover recorded.

Estimate $600 - 800

This is the only recorded example and Illustrated in theRohloff book which has cropped the photo into thepostmark.



81 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Gar den Paths, New Type"(Rohloff D), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94) on coverad dressed to New York City; tiny cover tear to right ofstamp, small cover toned spots above stamp, Very Fine, 3cov ers re corded, ex-Houser. Estimate $600 - 800

82 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Four Open Tri an gles"(Rohloff D-8), nice strike can cels 1¢ postal card (UX 5) ad -dressed to Hart ford CT; small dis col or ation at UL of card,oth er wise Very Fine, 4 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

83 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Four Wedges withWhite Cross" (Rohloff D-9), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green(1840 on cover ad dressed to Au burn NY; small spots oncover, oth er wise Very Fine, 5 cov ers re corded, one of which re sides in the Haub col lec tion, ex Houser.

Estimate $200 - 300

84 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Eleven Points En -clos ing White Eleven Pointed De sign" (Rohloff D-10),ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ en tire (U 163) with printed Wa -ter bury Na tional Bank cor ner card, ad dressed to MaumieOH, Ex tremely Fine, 4 cov ers re corded, ex Houser.

Estimate $200 - 300

85 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Eight Tri an gles,Type 2" (Rohloff D-14), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94)on la dies en ve lope with Fly ing Dove ad dressed to New Brit -ain CT; mi nor edge ton ing, Very Fine, 3 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

Much nicer than the cover illustrated in Rohloff which ismissing a portion of the left side.

86 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Eight Tri an gles,Type 2" (Rohloff D-14), well struck can cel ties 3¢ dark rose (65) on cover ad dressed to War ren CT, Very Fine, 3 cov ersre corded. Estimate $150 - 200

Much nicer than the cover illustrated in Rohloff which ismissing a portion of the left side.



87 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Eight Tri an gles,Type 4" (Rohloff D-16), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1865 cover ad dressed to Woodbury CT, Ex tremely Fine, 2cov ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

Illustrated in Rohloff.

88 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Solid Di a mond En closed byTwo Suc ces sive Di a monds and Sur rounded by Six Di a -monds" (Rohloff D-21), ex cel lent strike can cels 1867 3¢en tire (U 58) with Wa ter bury Na tional Bank printed cor nercard, ad dressed to Leominster Ma, Ex tremely Fine and afuller strike than the one il lus trated in Rohloff, Ex tremelyFine, 2 cov ers re corded, ex-Dr. Glen Jackson. Estimate

$750 - 1,000

89 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Em blem De sign" (RohloffD-25), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to Plym outh CT, sec ond full strike at UR of cover;open ing cover tear passes un der stamp, Very Fine, 7 cov -ers re corded, Il lus trated in Rohloff. Estimate $300 - 400

90 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Mal tese Cross" (New type)(Rohloff D), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158) on 1875cover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT, Ex tremely Fine, 3 cov -ers re corded. Estimate $300 - 400

This cancel is not noted in the Rohloff book, but is a newtype found as part of the Chase correspondence and isknown used on only two days in 1875.

91 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. De signs - Geometrics, Pat -terns, Tar gets (Rohloff D), lot of 34 cov ers, en tires andpostal cards; each with Rohloff type de sign can cel, in cludes D-8 (stamp faulty), D-10, D-12, D-13, D-15, D-16, D-22,D-23, D-24 (stamp faulty), and D-25; some cover faults,F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750



92 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. De signs - Geometrics, Pat -terns, Tar gets (Rohloff D), lot of 7 cov ers, franked with 3¢green (4), 2¢ green (2) and 1¢ wrap per; each with Rohlofftype De sign can cel, in cludes D-10, D-15, D-22 (3 in clud ingone on wrap per to Den mark), D-23 and D-25, each se -lected for strikes, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

93 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Man With Derby" (RohloffE-7), par tial strike can cels 1868 3¢ buff en tire (U 59) ad -dressed to New Brit ain CT, also in cludes an off cover stamp (cor ner fault) which was hinged over the orig i nal can cel; en -tire with toned spots and small scrapes, Fine, 3 cov ers re -corded, one of which re sides in the Haub col lec tion, exHouser, il lus trated in Rohloff; with 1990 P.F. certificate.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

94 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Chry san the mum" (RohloffF-3), nice strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on small neat cover toWatersville CT, ex cel lent ex am ple of this highly de tailedfancy can cel, Ex tremely Fine, 4 cov ers re corded, one ofwhich re sides in the Haub col lec tion, ex-Forster; with 1987P.F. certificate. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

95 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Four Petal Flower WithVeins" (Rohloff F-5), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green(184) on cover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT, Ex tremelyFine, 2 cov ers re corded. Estimate $300 - 400

96 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Four-Leaf Clo ver with SplitPet als" (Rohloff F-6), bold strike ties 3¢ green (184) oncover ad dressed to Ramapo NY, Ex tremely Fine, 4 cov ersre corded. Estimate $300 - 400



97 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Three-Leaf Sham rock, Type1" (Rohloff F-8), well struck fancy can cel ties 3¢ green(158) on cover ad dressed to Kensington CT, Ex tremelyFine, 4 cov ers re corded, one of which re sides in the Haubcol lec tion. Estimate $300 - 400

98 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Three-Leaf Sham rock, Type4" (Rohloff F-11), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ en tire (U 163) ad dressed to Middletown CT, Ex tremely Fine, 6 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $150 - 200

99 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Flow ers and Sham rocks(Rohloff F), lot of 3 cov ers, each with Rohloff type fancycan cel, on 1¢ ul tra ma rine or 3¢ green, in cludes F-6 (2) andF-10; mi nor cover flaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

100 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Pump kin" (Rohloff G-2),nicely struck in tri cate can cel ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on cover ad -dressed to Wind sor Locks CT; small cover re pairs at ULand at top, still a nice ex am ple of this very pop u lar can cel,Very Fine, 30 cov ers re corded, ex-Moody, ex-Forster; with1983 P.F. certificate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



101 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grid, Type 1"(Rohloff H-1), su perb strike can cels 1875 1¢ postal card(UX 3) ad dressed to Mass., choice ex am ple of this can cel,Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ers recorded. Estimate $150 - 200

102 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grid, Type 1A"(Rohloff H-1A), ex cel lent strike can cels lo cally used 1¢postal card (UX 3), Ex tremely Fine, 3 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200

103 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grid, Type 5"(Rohloff H-5), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158) on neatcover ad dressed to West Meriden CT; cover slit open atright, but does not af fect stamp, Ex tremely Fine, 8 cov ersre corded. Estimate $150 - 200

104 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grid, New Type"(Rohloff H-7A), seven widely spaced hor i zon tal bars, wellstruck ex am ple can cels 1877 3¢ en tire (U 163) on Black &John son printed cor ner card ad dressed to Prince ton NJ;light ton ing along left edge of en tire, oth er wise Very Fine, 1cover re corded, ex-Woodrow Wilson Hulme.

Estimate $100 - 150

105 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grid, Type 9"(Rohloff H-9), bold strike ties 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to Spring field MA; four small hinge marks at UL ofcover, oth er wise Very Fine, 4 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $100 - 150

106 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Oval Grid, Type 1" (RohloffH-10), bold strike can cels 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to Plantsville CT; slight cover un even ness (fromopen ing) at TR does not af fect stamp, oth er wise Ex tremelyFine, 13 cov ers recorded. Estimate $100 - 150



107 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Oval Grid, Type 1" (RohloffH-10), ex cel lent strikes can cel two sin gle 3¢ (158) on coverad dressed to Hart ford CT; right stamp with small tear, cover with light mount ing stains on re verse and slightly re duced at left, oth er wise Very Fine, 13 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

108 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Oval Grid, Type 2" (RohloffH-11), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green (158) on gray cover ad dressed to Poughkeepsie NY, 1876 en clo sure, Ex -tremely Fine, 9 cov ers re corded. Estimate $100 - 150

109 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Oval Grid, Type 7" (RohloffH-16), well struck can cels tie ver ti cal pair of 3¢ 1869 (114)on cover ad dressed to Castleton VT, Very Fine, 2 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $400 - 600

110 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grill, Type 1"(Rohloff H-18), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on coverad dressed to Chicopee MA, Very Fine, 5 cov ers re corded,ex-Houser. Estimate $300 - 400

111 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grill, Type 1"(Rohloff H-18), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94) on cover ad dressed to Clinton NY; slight re duced at right (not af fect -ing stamp) and light cover bend at LL, oth er wise Very Fine,5 cov ers recorded. Estimate $250 - 350

112 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grill, Type 2"(Rohloff H-19), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill on cover ad -dressed to New Ha ven CT; slightly re duced at right, VeryFine, 9 cov ers re corded. Estimate $300 - 400



113 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cu lar Grill, Type 2"(Rohloff H-19), nicely struck can cel ties 3¢ "F" grill (94) oncover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT; stamp with small cor -ner creases at top, cover slightly re duced at left, Very Fine,9 cov ers re corded. Estimate $150 - 200

114 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Oval Grill" (Rohloff H-21), ex -cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1867 cover ad dressed toBlackstone MA; slight cover edge flaws at right from open -ing do not af fect stamp, Very Fine, 5 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $300 - 400

115 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Hexa gon Grill" (RohloffH-22), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1867 cover ad -dressed to New York City; cover tear at top through post -mark and opened slightly ir reg u larly at LR, oth er wise VeryFine, 3 cov ers re corded, ex-Houser, il lus trated in Rohloffbook. Estimate $300 - 400

116 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Pear-Shaped Grill" (RohloffH-24), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1868 cover ad -dressed to Wahkegan IL; cover no tice ably re duced at left,oth er wise Very Fine, 3 cov ers re corded; with 2011 P.F. cer -tif i cate. Estimate $400 - 600

117 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Grids and Grills (Rohloff H),lot of 16 cov ers and 1 piece, each with Rohloff type fancycan cel, on 3¢ rose, 1¢ ul tra ma rine, 3¢ green, en tires, orpostal card, in cludes H-1, H-8A, H-10, H-11, H-12, H-15,H-19, H-22 H-22, and H-24; some small or mi nor coverflaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000



118 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Dou ble Heart" (Rohloff J-1),clear strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on small 1868 cover ad dressed to Wash ing ton DC; stamp lightly rubbed and four light inkson left side of cover, Fine, 7 cov ers re corded. Estimate

$500 - 750

119 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Heart with Ar row Point ingDown to Left, Type 2" (Rohloff J-4), ex cel lent strike ties1¢ ul tra ma rine (156) to re verse of lo cally used small la diesen ve lope, Ex tremely Fine, 4 cov ers re corded, two of whichre side in Haub col lec tion; with 2006 P.F. certificate.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

120 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Four Hearts, Type 2"(Rohloff J-7), ex cel lent full strike ties 3¢ green on cover ad -dressed to Bridge port CT, un com mon with all points in tact;cover re duced at left, Very Fine, 32 cov ers re corded of J-7and J-7 variety. Estimate $150 - 200

121 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Four Hearts, Type 2 va ri ety"(Rohloff J-7 va ri ety), bro ken point on one of the fourhearts, not noted in Rohloff book. Ex cel lent strike ties 1¢ ul -tra ma rine (156) on circa 1879 lo cally used cover, last day ofus age of this va ri ety, Very Fine, 32 cov ers re corded of J-7and J-7 variety. Estimate $100 - 150

122 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Cir cle of Hearts" (RohloffJ-8), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94) on cover ad -dressed to Bethany CT with two dif fer ent style post marks,one cir cu lar and one oc tag o nal plus "Held For Post age" inloz enge; slightly re duced at right, Very Fine, 4 cov ers re -corded, one of which re sides in Haub collection.

Estimate $150 - 200



123 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Hearts (Rohloff J), lot of 16cov ers, each with Rohloff type fancy can cel, on 3¢ rose, 1¢ul tra ma rine, 3¢ green, or postal card, in cludes J-1, J-5,J-7,J-8, J-9, and J-11; some du pli ca tion and some coverfaults, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750

124 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'A' in cir cle/oc ta -gon" (Rohloff K-3), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (184) onsmall cover ad dressed to Woonsocket RI; cover with out the UL cor ner and slightly re duced at left, 15 cov ers re cordedfor K3 and K4. Estimate $100 - 150

There is a tracing of this cancel (K-3) in the Rohloff book,but no picture of the cover. This cover is postmarked onthe date listed in the Rohloff book for K-3 (2/06/80), but isprobably just a worn example of Rohloff type K-4) which isknown used as late as 2/09/80. K-3 probably does notexist.

125 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'A' in Oc ta gon"(Rohloff K-4), bold clear strike ties 1¢ ul tra ma rine (182) onlo cally used cover; stamp with small cor ner crease, coverwith small tear to left of stamp, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine,15 cov ers recorded. Estimate $150 - 200

126 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'A' in Oc ta gon"(Rohloff K-4), ex cel lent clear strike ties 1¢ ul tra ma rine(182, par tial cap tured im print at top) on lo cally used cover,Ex tremely Fine, 15 cov ers recorded. Estimate $150 - 200

127 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'D' in Cir cle, Type1" (Rohloff K-5), ex cel lent strike can cels 1¢ ul tra ma rine(182) on lo cally used cover; stamp with small flaws at rightfrom go ing past the edge of the cover and the top mar ginfolded over the top of the cover, oth er wise Very Fine, 9 cov -ers re corded, ex-Judge Fay, ex-Houser; with 1990 P.F.certificate. Estimate $200 - 300



128 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'D' in Cir cle, Type1" (Rohloff K-5), nice strike ties 3¢ green (182, nat u ral S/Eand split ar row at right) on cover with A. I. Chatfield Ma sonsand Build ers printed cor ner card, ad dressed to WestMeriden CT, Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

129 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'D' in Cir cle, Type1" (Rohloff K-5), su perb strike can cels 1880 1¢ postal card (UX 5) ad dressed to NY, Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $150 - 200

130 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'G', Type 3" (RohloffK-9), nice strike can cels 1¢ en tire (U 114) with Brown &Broth ers printed cor ner card, ad dressed to Meriden CT;some light soil ing, oth er wise Very Fine, 1 cover re corded, il -lus trated in Rohloff book, ex-Houser; with 1990 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Estimate $750 - 1,000

131 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 'H' in Cir cle"(Rohloff K-11), nice strike ties 3¢ (184) on cover ad -dressed to Polo IL, Very Fine, 7 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200

132 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'W' sans serif, Type 1"(Rohloff K-12), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ rose (65) on1868 cover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT; cover with smalltape stain and slightly re duced at left, mount ing stains onre verse, Fine, 5 cov ers re corded, two of which re side in theHaub collection. Estimate $200 - 300

133 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'W' sans serif, Type 2"(Rohloff K-13), Nice strike can cels 3¢ 1869 (114) on coverad dressed to Bal ti more Md, "DUE 3" in cir cle at left; stampwith mi nor ton ing, cover re duced at left, Very Fine, 12 cov -ers recorded. Estimate $250 - 350



134 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'W' with ser ifs, Type 1" (Rohloff K-14), clear strike ties 2¢ black (73) on 1866 cover with town name ex cised; slightly re duced at left, F.-V.F., 23cov ers re corded. Estimate $400 - 600

2¢ Black Jacks are scarce with Waterbury cancels asthere are only 7 covers recorded with any type ofWaterbury fancy cancel.

135 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'W' with ser ifs, Type 2" (Rohloff K-15), nicely struck du plex can cel ties 3¢ rose (65, nat u ral S/E at left) on 1866 cover ad dressed to Paxton IL;light mount ing stains on re verse, Very Fine, 33 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $150 - 200

136 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ini tial 'W' with ser ifs, Type 4" (Rohloff K-17), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1866buff cover ad dressed to Stratford CT, Ex tremely Fine, 20cov ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

137 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Let ters and Num bers (Rohloff K), lot of 15 cov ers, nine with let ters and six with neg a tivenum bers, each with Rohloff type fancy can cel, on 1¢ Ul tra -ma rine, 3¢ Green, 2¢ Ver mil ion, en tire or postal card; in -cludes K-4, K-5, K-15, N-2, N-3; some cover faults, F.-V.F.

Estimate $300 - 400

138 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Elm Leaf" (Rohloff L-1), nicestrike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1866 buff cover ad dressed to Mil -ton CT; cover with light creases and slight open ing ir reg u -lar ity at lower right, Fine, 28 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300



139 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Holly Sprig" (Rohloff L-4),su perb strike ties 3¢ green (147) on cover ad dressed toNaugatuck CT; stamp with UR cor ner folded over top edge,cover with mi nor edge flaws, Very Fine, 30 cov ers re cordedof all types. Estimate $150 - 200

140 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Holly Sprig" (Rohloff L-4),ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on circa 1869 cover ad -dressed to Lowell MA; cover re duced at right, small hingemarks at lower left, Fine, 30 cov ers re corded of all types.

Estimate $150 - 200

141 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Leaf" (Rohloff L-5), ex cel lentstrike ties 1¢ ul tra ma rine (156) on lo cally used cover, Ex -tremely Fine, 7 cov ers re corded. Estimate $400 - 500

142 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Leaf" (Rohloff L-5), ex cel lentstrike can cels 3¢ green (158) on cover to Norwalk CT; cover with mi nor edge toned spots, Very Fine, 7 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $300 - 400

143 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 1" (RohloffL-6), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on cover ad dressed to Aiken SC; triv ial cover ton ing at BR of cover, Very Fine,19 cov ers re corded, ex-Matthies, ex-Houser.

Estimate $400 - 600

144 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 1" (RohloffL-6), nice strike ties 3¢ green with grill (136) on cover ad -dressed to New Pres ton CT, grilled bank note stamps areun com mon with Wa ter bury fancy can cels; small cover tearto left of stamp, Very Fine, 19 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $250 - 350



145 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 2" (RohloffL-7), ex cel lent strike can cels 1878 3¢ en tire (U 163) ad -dressed to Prince ton NJ; triv ial edge flaws at top, Ex tremely Fine, 13 cov ers recorded. Estimate $300 - 400

146 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 2" (RohloffL-7), ex cel lent strike ties 1¢ ul tra ma rine (156) on lo callyused cover; re duced at left, Very Fine, 13 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

147 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 2" (RohloffL-7), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to West Meriden CT; stamp with small tear fromcover at lower right, Very Fine, 13 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

148 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 3" (RohloffL-8), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158) on cover with Mer -chant Tai lor printed cor ner card ad dressed to ThomastonCT; stamp with small cor ner crease end ing in small tear,Ex tremely Fine, 20 cov ers re corded; with 2004 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Estimate $300 - 400

149 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 4" (RohloffL-9), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158, nat u ral S/E) onprinted pa per stock deal ers cor ner card ad dressed toHadley MA; tiny toned spot to left of stamp, Ex tremely Fine,9 cov ers recorded. Estimate $250 - 350

150 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 5" (RohloffL-10), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to West Meriden CT; triv ial cover tear to left ofstamp, Ex tremely Fine, 19 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300



151 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 6" (RohloffL-11), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ en tire (U 163) ad dressedto Cleve land OH; slightly re duced at right, Very Fine, 12cov ers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300

152 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ma ple Leaf, Type 6" (RohloffL-11), nice strike can cels lo cally used 1¢ en tire (U 113) withCit i zens Na tional Bank printed cor ner card; small edgeflaws at UL and miss ing small por tion of backflap, oth er wise Very Fine, 12 cov ers recorded. Estimate $100 - 150

153 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Six-Petaled Leaf, Type 1"(Rohloff L-13), ex cel lent strike can cels 1¢ postal card (UX4) ad dressed to New Ha ven CT; tiny edge flaws, Ex tremelyFine, 8 cov ers re corded. Estimate $100 - 150

154 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Six-Petaled Leaf, Type 3"(Rohloff L-15), su perb strike can cels 1¢ postal card (UX 3)ad dressed to Kensington CT, Ex tremely Fine, 6 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $300 - 400

155 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Eight-Petal Leaf" (RohloffL-16), ex cel lent strike can cels 1875 1¢ postal card (UX 3)ad dressed to Bridge port CT, 6 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

156 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Eight-Petal Leaf, New Type"(Rohloff L-16A), ex cel lent strike can cels lo cally used circa1881 1¢ en tire (U 163), this can cel is smaller in size thanL-16, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300



157 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Eight-Petal Leaf, New Type"(Rohloff L-16A), ex cel lent strike can cels 1881 lo cally used1¢ postal card (UX 4), this can cel is smaller in size thanL-16, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

158 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ten-Petaled Leaf, Type 1"(Rohloff L-18), bold strike can cels 1877 1¢ postal card (UX3) ad dressed to Plym outh CT, scarce can cel as there areno ex am ples il lus trated in Rohloff book, Ex tremely Fine, 6cov ers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300

159 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ten Petaled-Leaf, Type 2"and "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L19,P11), ex cel lent strike of leaf can cels 1¢ en tire (U74) ad -dressed to Waterville Conn, en tire was "HELD FORPOSTAGE" and a 2¢ ver mil ion (178) bear ing a Wa ter bury“Ro sette” can cel pays the ad di tional 2¢ needed to first class mail; small piece out of en tire into to in di cium, mi nor covercreases, Fine, L-19 with 3 cov ers re corded and no ex am -ples pic tured in Rohloff, P-11 with 28 covers recorded.

Estimate $400 - 600

This is the only recorded example of a cover with twodifferent Waterbury fancy cancels.

160 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ten-Petaled Leaf, Type 2"(Rohloff L-19), Ex cel lent strike can cels 1881 1¢ postalcard (UX 4) ad dressed to Westfield Ma., ex tremely scarcecan cel as no ex am ples are il lus trated in Rohloff book, Ex -tremely Fine, 3 cov ers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300

161 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ten-Petaled Leaf, Type 3"(Rohloff L-20), nice strike can cels circa 1875 3¢ en tire (U82) with Wa ter bury Na tional Bank cor ner card ad dressed to New Ha ven CT, scarce can cel as no ex am ples are il lus -trated in Rohloff book, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200

162 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Small Veined Leaf" (RohloffL-21), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ green (158) on cover ad -dressed to Hart ford VT; small cover re pair at LR and covertear at right cen ter, Very Fine, 10 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200



163 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Six Seg ments, Type 1" (Rohloff L-22), bold strike can cels 3¢ green (207)on 1882 cover ad dressed to Jer sey City NJ, ex tremelyscarce can cel as no ex am ple is il lus trated in Rohloff bookand the trac ing is only par tial, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $150 - 200

164 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Eight Seg -ments, Type 3" (Rohloff L-27), ex cel lent strikes tie hor i -zon tal strip of three 1¢ ul tra ma rine (156) on coverad dressed to Beth le hem CT; left stamp small piece out,right stamp with nat u ral S/E and short perfs at top, 9coversre corded, il lus trated in Rohloff book. Estimate $300 - 400

165 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Eight Seg -ments, Type 3" (Rohloff L-27), bold strike ties 1¢ ul tra ma -rine (145) on lo cally used cover; very slightly re duced atright, Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200

166 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Eight Seg -ments, Type 4" (Rohloff L-28), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (184) on 1879 cover ad dressed to West Meriden CT;light cover soil ing at LR, Very Fine, 5 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200

167 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Eight Seg -ments, Type 6" (Rohloff L-30), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (207) on light gray il lus trated Hard ware cor ner cardad dressed to Naugatuck Ct, Ex tremely Fine, 10 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $100 - 150

168 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Nine Seg -ments" (Rohloff L-31), ex cel lent strike can cels 1¢ postalcard (UX 4) ad dressed to New York City; card with very lightcor ner crease at LR, Ex tremely Fine, 5 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200



169 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Nine Seg -ments" (Rohloff L-31), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (184)on cover ad dressed to Sey mour CT; triv ial cover edge ton -ing, Ex tremely Fine, 5 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200

170 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff L-32), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢en tire (U 163) with Blake and John son cor ner card, ad -dressed to Cambridgeport MA, Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $150 - 200

171 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 3" (Rohloff L-34), Ex cel lent Full Strike,Show ing eleven seg ments, but oth er wise a per fect matchfor L-34, ties 3¢ green (158) on Mer chant Tai lor cor ner cardad dressed to Thamston CT.; triv ial small cover tear at right,Ex tremely Fine, 5 cov ers of L-34 re corded, only one ofwhich con tains all segments. Estimate $300 - 400

172 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 6" (Rohloff L-37), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (184) on cover ad dressed to New Ha ven Ct; hor i zon -tal cover crease at bot tom, with out small piece of backflap,Very Fine, 3 cov ers recorded. Estimate $100 - 150

173 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 7" (Rohloff L-38), ex cel lent strike can cels1880 1¢ postal card (UX 5) ad dressed to Noroton CT,Bridge port tran sit mark at left, Ex tremely Fine, 2 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $100 - 150

174 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 8" (Rohloff L-39), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢en tire (U 163) with Blake and John son cor ner card, ad -dressed to Cambridgeport MA, Ex tremely Fine, 3 cov ers re -corded, il lus trated in Rohloff book. Estimate $150 - 200



175 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Ten Seg -ments, Type 9" (Rohloff L-40), nice struck can cel ties 3¢green (158) on salmon cover ad dressed to Plantsville CT; 4small stains of LL of cover and small mount ing stains on re -verse, small cover re pair along right edge, Fine, 5 cov ersre corded. Estimate $150 - 200

176 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Eleven Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L-42), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (207) on brown Scovill House cor ner card ad dressedto Middleboro MA, Ex tremely Fine, 9 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

177 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff L-43), bold strike can cels 18783¢ en tire (U 163) with Blake and John son cor ner card, ad -dressed to Prince ton NJ; triv ial light ton ing band at cen ter,Very Fine, 9 cov ers recorded. Estimate $150 - 200

178 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff L-43), ex cel lent strike ties 1¢ ul -tra ma rine on cover ad dressed to Norwalk CT; faint covertoned spots, Very Fine, 9 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200

179 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff L-43), bold strike ties 3¢ green(158) on circa 1878 cover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT;triv ial light cover edge soil ing, Very Fine, 9 cov ers re corded, ex-Judge Fay. Estimate $150 - 200

180 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L-44), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (158) on cover ad dressed to Beth le hem CT; coverslightly re duced at left, Very Fine, 19 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $150 - 200



181 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L-44), bold strike ties 3¢ green(158) on cover ad dressed to Plym outh CT, Ex tremely Fine,19 cov ers re corded. Estimate $150 - 200

182 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Twelve Seg -ments, Type 4" (Rohloff L-46), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (158, nat u ral S/E at left) on cover ad dressed toPlantsville CT, Ex tremely Fine, 6 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

183 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Thir teen Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L-50), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢green (158) on small cover ad dressed to Terre Haute IN;cover slightly re duced at right and triv ial edge ton ing at left,Very Fine, 4 cov ers recorded. Estimate $100 - 150

184 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Styl ized Leaf, Thir teen Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff L-50), ex cel lent strike can cels 1¢postal card ad dressed to South Norwalk CT; card with slight edge ton ing, Very Fine, 4 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

185 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Leafs (Rohloff L), lot of 17 cov -ers, each with Rohloff type leaf fancy can cel on 3¢ green,en tires, or postal cards, in cludes L-4, L-23, L-26, L-29,L-31, L-32, L-37, L-40, L-42, L-45, L-48, and five cov erswith can cels that are ei ther va ri et ies of known types or pos -si ble new types; few small or mi nor cover flaws, F.-V.F.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



186 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Leafs (Rohloff L), lot of 32 cov -ers and one piece, franked with 1¢ ul tra ma rine (3), 3¢ green (17) or on 1¢ en tire (2), 3¢ en tire (7) or 1¢ postal card (3);Rohloff can cels in clude L-4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 51 and a cou ple new types; se lected for strikes; some small cover flaws,F.-V.F. Estimate $600 - 800

187 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Leafs (Rohloff L), lot of 21 cov -ers, each with Rohloff type Leaf fancy can cel, on 3¢ green,en tires or postal cards, in cludes L-4, L-08, L-10, L-21, L-25,L-28, L-29, L-30, L-32, L-42, L-44, L-46; few cov ers withsmall faults, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600

188 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive '3' in Oc ta gon"(Rohloff N-1), nice strike can cels 1¢ postal card (UX 5) ad -dressed to Naugatuck CT; small spin dle hole in base of in di -cium, oth er wise Very Fine, 5 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

189 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive '5' in Cir cle"(Rohloff N-2), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green (184) on coverad dressed to Wood bridge CT; stamp with small perf ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine, 8 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $100 - 150

190 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Nu meral 100" (Rohloff N-5),nice strike can cels 1876 3¢ en tire (U 163) with Blake andJohn son cor ner card, ad dressed to Prince ton NJ; slightlyre duced into cor ner card, Very Fine, 8 cov ers re corded, thiscan cel only used for 5 days and thought to com mem o ratethe 100th Birth day of the United States of America.

Estimate $600 - 800

191 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Mor tar & Pes tle, Type 2"(Rohloff O-6), nice full strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on smallcover ad dressed to Abington CT; cover very slightly re -duced at left and a few light toned spots, Very Fine, 16 cov -ers re corded. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000



192 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Pad lock, Bro ken Hasp va ri -ety" (Rohloff O-10), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65, nat u -ral S/E at left) on 1868 cover ad dressed to Wind sor Locks;small tear and small pieces of cover miss ing at top, Fine, 1cover with Full Hasp and 4 cov ers with Bro ken Hasp re -corded, Full Hasp cover is in the Haub collection.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

193 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Six Seg ments,Type 2" (Rohloff P-2), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114)on small cover ad dressed to Fair Ha ven CT; small covertear at right cen ter, Very Fine, 15 cov ers re corded,ex-Houser. Estimate $200 - 300

194 ()) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Seven Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-5), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on1865 front only plus top backflap, ad dressed to NaugatuckCT, Very Fine, 3 cov ers re corded, ex-Matthies, ex-Houser.

Estimate $100 - 150

195 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Six Seg ments,Type 2" (Rohloff P-6), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114)on cover to Centerville MA; cover no tice ably re duced at leftand mi nor edge ton ing, Very Fine, 15 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $200 - 300

196 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Seven Seg ments,Type 2" (Rohloff P-6), two ex cel lent strikes tie 3¢ rose (65)on 1865 cover ad dressed to Litch field CT, Ex tremely Fine,19 cov ers re corded, ex-Houser. Estimate $150 - 200

197 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Seven Seg ments,Type 3" (Rohloff P-7), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ "F" grill(94) on "Young La dies Col le giate In sti tute" cor ner card ad -dressed to Woodbury CT; stamp with tiny toned spot, VeryFine, 8 cov ers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300



198 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Seven Seg ments,Type 4" (Rohloff P-8), two nice strikes tie two 3¢ 1869(114, each with nat u ral S/E) on cover ad dressed to AikenSC, right stamp ap pears to have split grill, Very Fine, 15cov ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

199 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Seven Seg ments,Type 5" (Rohloff P-9), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94)on cover ad dressed to Woodbury CT, Ex tremely Fine, 7cov ers re corded, ex-Matthies, ex-Houser.

Estimate $100 - 150

200 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-10), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ dull red(26) on mourn ing cover ad dressed to Meriden CT, Ex -tremely Fine, 16 cov ers re corded for all P-10, ex-Matthies,ex-Houser. Estimate $600 - 800

Extremely rare as this is the only recorded example of ademonetized stamp being used with a Waterbury CT fancy cancel, This cancel is only known used between 1873 and1877.

201 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-10), ex cel lent strikes tie hor i zon tal pairof 3¢ green (147) on circa 1873 cover to Ham burg Ger -many, slight cover soil ing, One of a few Wa ter bury CTfancy can cel cov ers to a for eign des ti na tion, Very Fine, 16cov ers re corded, ex-Houser. Estimate $400 - 600

202 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-10), ex cel lent strike ties 6¢ car mine(148, nat u ral S/E at right) on am ber cover ad dressed to Bel -lows Falls VT, Very Fine, 16 cov ers re corded. One of a fewcov ers re corded with the 6¢ Lin coln Banknote stamp.

Estimate $300 - 400

203 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-10), bold strike ties 3¢ green (158) on1876 cover ad dressed to Chi cago IL, black "UNCLAIMED"in cir cle, blue "ADVERTISED" and "CARRIER" backstamp; cover opened on two sides, Ex tremely Fine, 16 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $150 - 200



204 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 3" (Rohloff P-12), ex cel lent strike ties 2¢ ver mil ion(183) on lo cally used "FRANKLIN HOUSE" il lus trated cor -ner card, at trac tive cover; small cover tears at top fromopen ing, Ex tremely Fine, 20 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $300 - 400

205 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 5" (Rohloff P-14), ex cel lent strikes tie two sin gle 3¢rose (65) on 1867 cover ad dressed to Prov i dence RI; lightcover bends away from stamps, Very Fine, 12 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $100 - 150

206 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 6" (Rohloff P-15), ex cel lent strike can cels 1867 3¢en tire (U 58) with Ben e dict & Burnham Man'FG Co. cor nercard, ad dressed to Wind sor Locks CT, Ex tremely Fine, 20cov ers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300

207 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 6" (Rohloff P-15), ex cel lent strikes tie hor i zon tal pairof 3¢ rose (65) on 1867 cover ad dressed to New Ha ven CT,Very Fine, 20 cov ers re corded, ex-Houser.

Estimate $150 - 200

208 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 8" (Rohloff P-17), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ "F" grill (94)on 1868 brown cover ad dressed to Mill Brook CT and re di -rected to Middlebury CT\, Very Fine, 4 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

209 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 8" (Rohloff P-17), nice strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on1868 cover ad dressed to Lake Pleas ant NY; stamp with apulled perf at UR, Very Fine, 4 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200



210 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 10" (Rohloff P-19), ex cel lent strike ties 1¢ Re-en -graved (206) on circa 1883 cover with fancy il lus tratedFRANKLIN HOUSE cor ner card, Ex tremely Fine, 33 cov ers recorded. Estimate $300 - 400

211 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 10" (Rohloff P-19), nice strikes can cel sin gle 1¢ ul -tra ma rine (182) and hor i zon tal pair 1¢ Re-en graved (206)on 1883 cover ad dressed to New York City, un com moncom bi na tion of stamps; light cover soil ing, Very Fine, 33covers recorded. Estimate $200 - 300

212 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Seg ments,Type 13" (Rohloff P-22), clear strike can cels 3¢ green(184) on circa 1879 fancy il lus trated Book dealer's cor nercard, Ex tremely Fine, 15 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200

213 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Hol low Seg -ments, Type 1" (Rohloff P-25), two bold strikes tie 3¢green (158, nat u ral S/E at right) on cover ad dressed toWoodmount CT, Ex tremely Fine, 21 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $150 - 200

214 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Eight Hol low Seg -ments, Type 2" (Rohloff P-26), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢(158) on cover ad dressed to Bridge port CT; stamp withsmall tear, Very Fine, 14 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

215 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Nine Seg ments"(Rohloff P-27), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on smallneat 1868 cover ad dressed to Wash ing ton DC, blue"CARRIER" backstamp, Ex tremely Fine, 18 cov ersrecorded. Estimate $150 - 200



216 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Ten Seg ments"(Rohloff P-28), bold strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on circa 1869cover ad dressed to Abington CT; stamp with a small di ag o -nal crease at bot tom left, Ex tremely Fine, 15 cov ers re -corded; with 2003 P.F. cer tif i cate. Estimate $400 - 600

217 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Ro sette, Twelve Seg ments,Type 1" (Rohloff P-30), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114)on circa 1869 brown Holmes, Booth & Atwood Manufg. Co.re ply cover; cover with mi nor edge flaws, Very Fine, 21 cov -ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

218 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Ro settes (Rohloff P), lot of 65cov ers, each with Rohloff type ro sette can cel, on 3¢ green,en tire or postal card, in cludes P-10, P-11, P-12, P-14, P-16, P-18, P-19, P-22, P-25, and P-27; there is du pli ca tion,some cover faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



219 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Ro settes (Rohloff P), lot of 18cov ers, franked with 3¢ rose (4), 1¢ ul tra ma rine (2), 3¢green (11) and one 1¢ en tire; can cels in clude Rohloff typesP-1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26,and 27; se lected for strikes; some small or mi nor coverflaws, F.-V.F. Estimate $600 - 800

220 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Ro settes (Rohloff P), lot of 12cov ers, each with Rohloff type ro sette can cel, on 3¢ rose,1¢ ul tra ma rine, 3¢ green, 2¢ ver mil ion, or 3¢ pink en tire, in -cludes P-3, P-6, P-8, P-10, P-11, P-12, P-16, P-18, P-19,P-21, P-25 and P-27; some small or mi nor cover flaws,F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600

221 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. Ro settes (Rohloff P), lot of 15cov ers, franked with 3¢ Rose (2), 1¢ Ul tra ma rine (2), 3¢Green (6) or on 1¢ en tire(1), 3¢ en tire (2) or 1¢ postal card(2); can cels in clude Rohloff types P-2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,14, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, and 27; se lected for strikes; somesmall or mi nor cover faults, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

222 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Five Bars, PointedClosed Top, Type 2" (Rohloff Q-2), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ (65) on 1866 buff cover ad dressed to Lee MA; stamp withsmall stain along left edge, cover slightly re duced at right,Very Fine, rar ity RRR - less than 9 ex am ples known.

Estimate $500 - 750



223 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Eight Bars, OpenTop" (Rohloff Q-4), well struck du plex can cels 1868 3¢ en -tire (U 58) ad dressed to Woodbury CT; all en tire edges withton ing, Fine, 11 cov ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

224 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Nine Bars, SolidTop" (Rohloff Q-5), nice strike ties 3¢ 1869 (114) on coverad dressed to Wash ing ton DC, Ex tremely Fine, 3 cov ers re -corded, two of which re side in the Haub col lec tion, pic turedin Rohloff; with 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

225 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Five Bars, Solid Top,Type 1" (Rohloff Q-6), ex cel lent strike ties 1¢ ul tra ma rine(156) on lo cally used cover, Ex tremely Fine, 14 cov ers re -corded. Estimate $300 - 400

226 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Five Bars, Solid Top,Type 1" (Rohloff Q-6), nice par tial strike ties 3¢ green(158) on cover ad dressed to Har ford CT, Ex tremely Fine,14 cov ers re corded. Estimate $200 - 300

227 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Shield, Five Bars, Solid Top,Type 2" (Rohloff Q-7), bold strike can cels 1878 3¢ en tire(U 163) with Blake & John son cor ner card, ad dressed toPrince ton NJ, Ex tremely Fine, 14 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $300 - 400

228 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. “Shield” (Rohloff Q10), 3¢(65) tied by fancy can cel and "Wa ter bury Conn/Jul/24/'67"cds on cover ad dressed to Naugatuck Conn, F.-V.F., exThe Mattatuck His tor i cal So ci ety; with 2011 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $400 - 600



229 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Five Point Star, Type 2"(Rohloff S-2), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on 1865 or -ange cover ad dressed to Mil ton CT; stamp with small tear at bot tom left, Very Fine, 4 cov ers re corded, one of which re -sides in the Haub col lec tion; 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate.

Estimate $300 - 400

230 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Five Point Star, Type 3"(Rohloff S-3), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ (65) on 1868 or -ange cover ad dressed to Woodbury CT; cover slightly re -duced at right, Very Fine, 13 cov ers re corded.

Estimate $200 - 300

231 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Six Point Star, Type 1"(Rohloff S-5), well struck du plex can cels circa 1868 3¢ en -tire (U 58) ad dressed to South Brit ain CT; en tire with somerough ness at left from open ing and mi nor toned spots, Fine, 4 cov ers recorded. Estimate $400 - 600

232 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Star within a Star" (RohloffS-6), ex cel lent strike can cels 3¢ (65) on 1865 or ange coverad dressed to Saugatuck CT; cover slightly re duced at left,Very Fine, 11 cov ers re corded. Estimate $600 - 800

233 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive Five-Point Star inBlack Cir cle" (Rohloff S-8), ex cel lent strike ties 3¢ green(147) on 1872 or ange "Of fi cial Busi ness: cover ad dressedto New Ha ven CT, Ex tremely Fine, 5 cov ers recorded.

Estimate $300 - 400

234 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive Five-Point Star inBlack Cir cle va ri ety" (Rohloff S-8 va ri ety), nice strikewith small seg ment at left of the can cel bro ken off prior tous age on lo cally used 1¢ en tire (U 74), Ex tremely Fine, 1cover recorded. Estimate $100 - 1,882



235 ) Wa ter bury, Ct. "Neg a tive 5 Pointed Star inBlack Cir cle" (new type) (Rohloff S), ex cel lent strike can -cels 1882 1¢ postal card (UX 7) ad dressed to Mon trealCan ada, this can cel is smaller in size than Rohloff type S-8;card with small cor ner creases at UL, Very Fine, 1 coverrecorded. Estimate $150 - 200

236 ) Wa ter bury Con nect i cut, 1857 - 1990, lot ofover 100 cov ers show ing var i ous can cels and post marksused at Wa ter bury Con nect i cut from 1857 into the 20th cen -tury, in cludes stud ies of a small grid can cel and of a tar getcan cel used dur ing the fancy can cel time pe riod, plus phil a -telic can cels used in the 1980's and 1990's; few small coverflaws, F.-V.F. (no photo). Estimate $400 - 600

Fancy Cancels: Fraternal

237 m 1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), cen tered to top, boldGreen field Mass "MASONIC type TRIANGLE" can cel(GE-T 21); short perfs at left, Fine. Scott $475.

Estimate $250 - 350

Fancy Cancels: Geometric

238 m 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), am ple to largemar gins ex cept just touch ing at TL, bold strike of elab o rategeo met ric can cel (GE-E 6), Very Fine.

Estimate $100 - 150

239 ) 1861, 3¢ rose (65), fancy cogged geo met riccan cel with bro ken let ter "S" can cels 3¢ (65) on cover fromWestport CT ad dressed to Moodus CT, this spec tac u larcan cel is not noted in the Skin ner-Eno cat a logue, Ex -tremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

240 ) 1861, 3¢ rose (65), tied by bold strike of neg a -tive star fancy can cel with bro ken let ter "T" on or ange coverwith West Port Ct post mark, ad dressed to New town Ct, thiscan cel is not noted in Skin ner-Eno, Ex tremely Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

241 ) 1861, 3¢ rose (65), just tied by bold strike ofLockport NY "L" on small neat cover with pa tri otic pip ingand em bossed shield on backflap, ad dressed to Red WingMN, Ex tremely Fine. Skin ner-Eno LS-L3.

Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Postal History: Fancy Cancels

242 s 1867, 1¢ blue, F. grill (92), two sin gles, tied tosmall piece by bold red "CIRCLE OF ARROWHEADS"can cel and match ing New York City townmark; stamps cen -tered to top and left, V.G.. Scott $1,000.

Estimate $200 - 300

243 ) 1873, 1¢ ul tra ma rine and 2¢ brown (156,157), tied by Boston MA, “Bowl ing Ball” fancy can cel (ColeGCR-167) with "Boston Mass/Mar/2/4 PM" cds on coverad dressed to New York City, New York "A" sta tion du plexused as re ceiver, re di rected to Gloversville NY; re duced atright, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

244 ) 1873, 3¢ green (158), tied by “DON'T USM”(Cole ML-21) bold two line handstamp on small neat coverad dressed to Al fred Me.; LR cor ner of the stamp folded over the top edge and sev ered by open ing, still a won der ful strike of this can cel, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

245 m 1873, 90¢ rose car mine (166), ex cel lent strikeof "PINWHEEL" can cel, Fine. Scott $300.

Estimate $150 - 200

Fancy Cancels: New York Foreign Mail

246 m 1867, 30¢ or ange, F. grill (100), cen tered toleft, bold sock-on-the-nose" New York geo met ric can cel(Skin ner NYFM 68-3), Fine. Scott $950.

Estimate $250 - 350

Fancy Cancels: Patriotic

247 m 1861, 3¢ rose (65), cen tered to top and left, ex -cel lent strike of Woonsocket Falls RI "EAGLE ON PERCH"(PT-E 8), Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

248 m 1861, 10¢ yel low green (68), cen tered to bot -tom and left, nicely struck par tial Corey PA "EAGLE ANDSHIELD" can cel (PT-E 3), scarce on higher val ues, V.G.

Estimate $100 - 150

249 m 1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), cen tered to top andright, full strike of Corey PA "EAGLE and SHIELD" can cel(PT-E 4), V.G. Estimate $250 - 350



247 248 249

250 s 1870, 1¢ ul tra ma rine (145), hor i zon tal pair andsin gle, tied by St. Louis MO "EAGLE" can cels (Cole BI-1)on small am ber piece, un com mon mul ti ple with this can cel,Very Fine. Estimate $250 - 350

Fancy Cancels: Pictorial

251 m 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), ex cel lent, al most com plete, strike of Can ton Miss "LYRE" can cel (PO-Lh 3),Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

252 m 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), ex cel lent, mostly com plete, strike of Can ton Miss. "LYRE" can cel (PO-Lh 1),Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

253 m 1861, 3¢ rose (65), nat u ral S/E at left, ex cel lentstrike of knox ville Tenn "Horse's Head" can cel (PA-H 3),Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

254 m 1861, 3¢ rose (65), cen tered to top and left, ex -cel lent strike of Rockford IL "BLUE BIRD" can cel (PA-B18), Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150

255 m 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), cen tered to left, boldblue "sock-on-the-nose" fancy "VEINED LEAF" can cel ofChey enne Wy o ming; small di ag o nal crease at LR and a few toned perfs, still scarce, Fine. Scott $195.

Estimate $200 - 300

256 m 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), nicely struck blue"PROPELLER" can cel (CR-G 9) of To ledo Ohio, Fine.Scott $195. Estimate $100 - 150

257 m 1862, 5¢ red brown (75), al most full strike oflarge "OPEN HEART" fancy can cel, sim i lar to NYFM can -cel used in the 1860's; small faults, oth er wise Fine. Scott$475. Estimate $300 - 400

258 m 1863, 24¢ li lac (78), cen tered to top and left, ex -cel lent strike of early NYFM "HORSE'S HEAD" can cel(Skin ner-Eno PA-H 13, Skin ner NYFM 6x-6); small flaws,oth er wise Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $250 - 350

259 m 1863, 24¢ gray ish li lac (78a),"sock-on-the-nose" Hingham Mass fancy "BAT" can cel(PA-Bt 1); clipped perf at LL, Fine. Scott $425.

Estimate $150 - 200

260 m 1863, 24¢ gray (78b), ex cel lent strike of French"ANCHOR in GRID" can cel (PO-An 16); reperfed at left,oth er wise Fine. Scott $425. Estimate $200 - 300

261 m 1867, 3¢ red, F. grill (94), cen tered to left, nat u -ral S/E at right, sock-on-the-nose can cel iden ti fied by owner as "WOMAN'S HEAD"; cor ner mar gin crease at UR, Fine.

Estimate $100 - 150

262 m 1870, 2¢ red brown (146), ex cel lent strike ofChi cago blue "GIN BARREL" can cel; small tear at top, oth -er wise Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

263 m 1873, 3¢ green (158), ex cel lent strike of Har ris -burg PA "MAN IN COFFIN" can cel (Cole JO-179).

Estimate $100 - 150

264 m 1879, 5¢ blue (185), ex cel lent strike of"KICKING MULE" can cel (Cole AN-11), scarce on thisstamp. Estimate $150 - 200



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254 255 256

257 258 259

260 261 262

263 264

Fancy Cancels: Postal Markings

265 m 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), largemar gins all around, clear "WAY 6" can cel; small flaws, oth -er wise Very Fine. Scott $310. Estimate $150 - 200

266 m 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), largemar gins all around in clud ing sheet mar gin at bot tom, oilygreen ish-black grid can cel, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

267 s 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), top rowstamp, four large mar gins in clud ing por tions of stamps atright and bot tom, tied to small 1851 piece by two strikes of"STEAM" can cels; stamp with large ver ti cal pre-us age tear, Fine. Scott $195. Estimate $100 - 150

268 s 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), touch ing or into at T and B, am ple to large side mar gins, tied to smallpiece by two strikes of "WAY" can cel, Fine. Scott $200.

Estimate $100 - 150

269 s 1851, 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), am ple tolarge mar gins in clud ing a por tion of the stamp above, tied to small piece by dou bly struck "PAID" can cel, New Ha ven CTtown can cel to right of stamp, Very Fine. Scott $165.

Estimate $100 - 150

270 ) 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), cancelled by fullstrike of “Paid 3 In Scroll” fancy can cel (Skin ner EnoPM-PNc 38) and with red Ipswich Mass cds on 1853 foldedlet ter sheet ad dressed to Topsham ME, per sonal let ter;stamp faulty, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

271 s 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), hor i zon tal pairwith large mar gins to just into frameline, tied to small pieceby dou bly struck blue "VIA NICARAGUA AHEAD OF THEMAILS" chamfered boxed can cel, very scarce, Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300



265 266

272 s 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), large mar ginsto touch ing at top, tied to small piece by well struck"LOUISVILLE & CINCINNATI MAIL LINE" bal loon post -mark, scarce, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

273 s 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), large mar ginsall around, tied by ex cel lent green "NORTH SHORE N.Y."town can cel on small piece, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $190.

Estimate $150 - 200

274 s 1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), tied by ex cel lentstrike of red "BOSTON BR. PKT" ex change mark on smallpiece, Very Fine. Scott $295. Estimate $200 - 300

275 ) 1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), tied by Marys ville CA“ blue Shaded Star ” fancy can cel with match ing "Marys -ville Cal/Jan/10" cds on cover ad dressed to Kanona NY,manu script "Due 10" at top; re duced at left, Very Fine, exBrooks. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

276 s 1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), tied by 1860New-York town can cel over ex cel lent strike of blue oval"WELLS, FARGO EXPRESS SAN QUENTIN" ex pressmark ing, on small piece; stamp with bot tom perfs trimmedaway at bot tom, oth er wise F.-V.F.. Scott $200.

Estimate $100 - 150

277 m 1861, 5¢ buff (67), ex cel lent arced "PAID 3" and light grid can cel, Fine. Scott $1,025. Estimate $500 - 750

278 m 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), cen tered to left and bot -tom, al most com plete strike of two line "STEAM SHIP" can -cel (PM-SS 1); short perf at LR, V.G.. Scott $255.

Estimate $100 - 150

Fancy Cancels: Stars

279 s 1861, 12¢ black and 3¢ rose (69, 65), each tiedto piece by dou ble strikes of Fort Wayne IN "LARGEHOLLOW STAR" can cels (ST-O 9); stamps with light perfton ing, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200



273 274

277 278

280 m 1861, 30¢ or ange (71), ex cel lent strike of NewHa ven Ct "STAR OF DAVID" can cel (ST-6P 14); reperfedat right, small crease, oth er wise Fine. Scott $180.

Estimate $100 - 150

281 m 1861, 90¢ blue (72), two strikes of "Fivepointed star in side cir cle" (ST-E 39), Very Fine, 90¢stamps of the 1861 is sue are un com mon with fancy can -cels. Scott $600. Estimate $300 - 400

282 m 1867, 2¢ black, F. grill (93), ex cel lent strike ofred "HOLLOW FIVE POINTED STAR INSIDE CIRCLE"can cel, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150

283 m 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), cen tered to right, boldsmall "FIVE POINTED STAR with HOLLOW CENTER in -side CIRCLE" can cel, iden ti fied by owner as Masonic Starand Cres cent, Fine. Scott $140. Estimate $150 - 200

284 m 1869, 10¢ yel low (116), cen tered to top, neg a -tive "FIVE POINTED STAR" in side cir cle can cel, Fine.Scott $140. Estimate $100 - 150

285 m 1871, 7¢ ver mil ion, grilled (138), cen tered tobot tom, ex cel lent strike of small "FIVE POINTED STAR in -side BROKEN CIRCLE", Fine. Scott $550.

Estimate $250 - 350

286 m 1873, 15¢ yel low or ange (163), ex cel lent strikeof neat "MULTIPLE STAR" can cel (Cole STU-5) typ i callyfound on Of fi cial stamps, scarce; small faults, oth er wiseFine. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150



Civil War Patriotic Covers

287 ) "A pretty good choke on J.D.", 3¢ (64) pencancelled with "Braddock's Field/Sep/23" cds on pa tri oticcover with de sign (Bischel-1685, W-un listed) ad dressed toFarm School Cen ter PA, J. G. Wells im print at left, VeryFine. Estimate $200 - 300

288 ) Jeff Da vis and Gen Scott as Dogs, manu script "Bristolville NY/Dec 11" town can cel with "N. York Am.Pkt./21/Dec/14" cds with manu script "Due 24" on mul ti col -ored pa tri otic (Bischel-1451var, W-918var) cover ad -dressed to Eng land, with Berlin & Jones im print be neathde sign, ap pro pri ate backstamps; miss ing up per half ofreverse, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300

289 ) "Jeff Da vis's Pri vate Tears", 3¢ (26) tied by in -dis tinct cds on pa tri otic cover (Bischel-1684, W-900)ad -dressed to Mont gom ery Cen tre VT; edge wear and split ontwo sides, F.-V.F.; with 2012 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $200 - 300

290 ) "Jeff Da vis Taken From Life", 3¢ (65) tied by"Worces ter Mass/Aug/1" cds on pa tri otic cover(Bischel-1696, W-907) ad dressed to Centerville MA; re -duced at left, F.-V.F.; with 2012 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $200 - 300

291 ) Magnus multicolor camp scene pa tri otic, 3¢(65) tied by blue "Bal ti more MD/Feb/19" cds on multicolorpa tri otic en ve lope (Bischel-1349, W-777) ad dressed toPekin NY, manu script "Due 3"; “the backflap has been re at -tached and top cor ners re paired”, still a gor geous ex am ple,F.-V.F.; with 2012 PF certificate. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

292 ) "Our Army & Navy", 3¢ (65) tied by boxed"Paid" on re verse, with red "Boston Mass/Sep/24" dou blecir cle cds on allover pa tri otic cover(Bischel-830, W-373)ad dressed to Lou is ville KY, with blue Lou is ville KY cdsused as re ceiver, manu script "Ford 3" and re di rected toWash ing ton DC, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350

Jos Holt was Judge Advocate during the Lincolnassassination trials.


U.S. Postal History: Civil War Patriotic Covers

293 ) "Our Com mander in Chief Burnside", 3¢ (65)tied by tar get on red & blue pa tri otic (Bischel-740, W-522)cover with "New Or leans LA/May/6" dou ble cir cle cds ad -dressed to West Brook CT; re duced at left, F.-V.F.; with2012 PF cer tif i cate. Estimate $150 - 200

294 ) "The Sol dier's Dream of Home", 3¢ (65) tiedby "Wash ing ton DC/Aug/25/1861" cds on allover pa tri oticcover (Bischel-2177, W-882) ad dressed to Paxson MA,Upham im print on re verse; re duced at right, F.-V.F.

Estimate $250 - 350

295 ) Stand ing fe male fig ure with glass of wine &ea gle, "Wash ing ton DC/Apr/2/'64" cds with "Due/6" in cir cle on multicolor pa tri otic (Bischel & Walcott un listed) cover ad -dressed to Phil a del phia PA, Magnus im print at bot tom;lightly soiled, F.-V.F.; with 2012 PF certificate.

Estimate $500 - 750

296 ) "Un cle Sam sends his Bird Af ter Trai torJeff", 3¢ (65) tied by "Miamiville O/Oct/18" cds on pa tri oticcover(Bischel-1874, W-1171) ad dressed to DodsonvilleOH, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

297 ) "Wait 'Till The War is Over", manu script"Somers CT/Jany 6" town can cel with manu script "Due 3"on black pa tri otic (Bischel-1762var, W-1176var) cover ad -dressed to Cam bridge ME; light edge ton ing and re duced at right, F.-V.F.; with 2012 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $200 - 300

298 ) "We Fight It Out On This Line", 3¢ (94) tied bycir cle of wedges with "New Bed ford Mass/May/10" cds onpa tri otic cover (Bischel-774, W-582) ad dressed toSwanzey MA; re duced at right, light edge ton ing, F.-V.F.

Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Postal History: Civil War Patriotic Covers

299 ) Civil War pa tri otic cover lot, eight cov ers andone front, two with con tents in clud ing one with war news,better de signs in clude "Lat est Con tra band", "The Un ionGame Cock & Se ces sion Shanghae", "New York Camp",and a #64 on "Re pu di a tion" cover, nice lot with many betteritems, please in spect, F.-V.F. (no photo).

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

Miscellaneous

300 1908 Messina Earth quake Amer i can RedCross la bel, tri an gu lar la bel: mint OG, used, used on 1909piece & used on 1909 front with 3 Christ mas seals and anAn der son Neary, Jones & Co. la bel, a rare group, VeryFine. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500

301 ) 1928-87 Amelia Earhart col lec tion, ~125items rang ing from 1928 "Friend ship" flight, menu for din ner given in her honor by Balbo, nu mer ous flight cov ers, com -mem o ra tive cov ers, cards, pho tos, etc. in three vol umes,must in spect the won der ful hold ing, Very Fine.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

302 ) 1928-40 Na val cov ers, 63 cov ers, both reg u larand air, with many dif fer ent ship can cels and ca chets, in -spect, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600

303 ) 1928-85 First Day cov ers, 52 cov ers incl. 1928Ha waii, many later air mails, use ful, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Postal History: Miscellaneous

304 ) 1933-38 Alaska Sur vey Ex pe di tions, 56 cov -ers: 1933 (2); 1934 (38); 1935 (12) + 4 later cov ers with var i -ous ca chets and ship can cels, an un usual lot, Very Fine.

Estimate $500 - 750

305 ) 1933-38 Na val cov ers, 57 cov ers with var i ousNa val ship can cels all com mem o rat ing the Golden GateBridge from its in cep tion to its ded i ca tion + 8 re lated air mailcov ers, ter rific the matic lot, Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 600

306 ) 1933-2003 Avi a tor com mem o ra tive cov ers,53 cov ers hon or ing Mar tin, Lindbergh, Boe ing, WrightBros., Hughes, etc., many signed, many dif fer ent ca chets,must in spect, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600

307 ) 1934-37 Na val air cov ers, 68 cov ers with var i -ous ca chets, can cels, etc., an ex cel lent start to col lect ingthese fas ci nat ing cov ers, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600



308 ) 1934-94 Avi a tion An ni ver sary cov ers, ~125cov ers com mem o rat ing all as pects of avi a tion his tory,some mar vel ous ca chets, must be in spected, Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 600

309 ) 1934-38 Na val Ship-to-Shore cov ers, 20 cov -ers from var i ous ships, all with ship can cels and ca chets incl some with pho tos, lovely lot, Very Fine.

Estimate $200 - 300

310 ) 1938 Res cue cov ers, 2 for search for wreck ofHa wai ian Clip per, July 28 + 11 for Earhart search, Jul 2, anin ter est ing group, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

311 ) 1938 Na tional Air Mail Week, 19 cov ers, var i -ous lo ca tions and ca chets, in ter est ing lot, Very Fine.

Estimate $100 - 150

312 ) 1946-87 World wide Po lar cov ers, 69 Po lar + 7Ant arc tic from var i ous coun tries with var i ous can cels, some over-the-pole flights, a lovely lot, Very Fine.

Estimate $400 - 600



Postal History by Issue

313 ) New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on blu ish(9X1), Pos. #2, ma jor dou ble trans fer, won der ful ex am pleon folded ad dress sheet, pen can cel la tion, with ad ja centred arced "PAID" and "New York, Jun 11" post marks, VeryFine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $625.

Estimate $500 - 750

314 ) 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, 2½ mar gins,tied by two strikes of Red "New-York 5 cts" post marks onfolded cover with "TABER & BAGLEY AMERICAN HOTELNEW YORK" chamfered handstamp on backflap, ad -dressed to Prince ton NJ, scarce; small cover flaws, Fine.Scott $2,675. Estimate $500 - 750

315 ) 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, some large mar -gins, with out top left cor ner of stamp, red handstamp andmanu script can cels, red Wa ter bury CT town mark, onbrown cover ad dressed to Bridge port CT, Fine, ex-Craveri;with 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Estimate $400 - 600

One of three 5¢ 1847 covers used from Waterburyaccording to Alexander census.

316 ) 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), gor geous ex am ple tiedon a won der ful em bossed la dies en ve lope to Lyme, N.H. bybril liant red grid can cel la tion with match ing red "Brookfield,VT" cds on re verse; a del i cate cover with tre men dous eyeap peal; slight cover mend along left side of cover, the ad he -sive with tiny gum stain ing spots of lit tle con se quence, VeryFine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $575.

Estimate $400 - 600


U.S. Postal History: By Issue

317 ) 1847, 5¢ red brown (1), sin gle, ex cel lent im -pres sion, three large mar gins, just touch ing along bot tom,tied by red cir cu lar grid on 1848 folded let ter with match ingBoston MA post mark, ad dressed to New York City; lightcover file fold through cen ter of cover, Very Fine; with 1980P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $575. Estimate $300 - 400

318 ) 1847, 10¢ black (2), strik ingly fresh ex am pleneatly tied on at trac tive la dies cover to Pittsfield, N.H., bylight red grid can cel la tion, with ad ja cent blue "Bal ti more,Md.: cds at left; hand some cover fea tur ing em bossed linesat edges; the stamp with re mark able deep rich color, VeryFine. Scott $1,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000

319 ) 1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), two 1¢ pay ing thedou ble cir cu lar rate tied by Sa van nah GA cds on coverad dressed to Madisonville TN, this cover il lus trates the very scarce dou ble rate which was charged when two cir cu larswere en closed in a sin gle en ve lope, F.-V.F., ex H. Skinner.

Estimate $200 - 300

320 ) 1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), used with two 1¢(7) tied by "Dayton O/Sep/17" cds on cover ad dressed toBatavia OH, with "Lu na tic Asy lum/at/Dayton Ohio"handstamp at left, un usual frank ing with two Type II stampsfrom the top row of Plate 4 with a Type IIIa stamp from thesame sheet, F.-V.F., ex Neinken. Scott $1,000.

Estimate $750 - 1,000



321 ) 1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), po si tion 1L3 left sheet mar gin copy tied by "New port RI/Aug/25" cds on 1855 folded let ter sheet ad dressed to Ad di son NY, busi nessmemo, Very Fine; with 2012 PF cer tif i cate.

Estimate $150 - 200

322 ) 1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), tied by "NewYork/Dec/31" cds on printed price cir cu lar ad dressed toWare MA, EKU per Scott (2nd day) for plate 7, rare, F.-V.F.

Estimate $500 - 750

323 ) 1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), tied by "LittletownPA/July/26" dou ble line oval on cover ad dressed to Get tys -burg PA, dock et ing left and cen ter, cds for merly only knownon stampless, F.-V.F. Estimate $200 - 300

324 ) 1861-63, 5¢ brown and 10¢ yel low green (76,68), pen cancelled and red "New York Paid All Tran -sit/May/9"cds on cover ad dressed to Zu rich Swit zer land,ap pro pri ate backstamps, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200

325 ) 1869, 3¢ ul tra ma rine (114), tied by seg mentedcork can cel of Westport Conn. on green allover "HOMEINSURANCE COMPANY" cor ner card ad dressed toBrook lyn NY; mi nor cover edge soil ing and slightly re ducedat left, Very Fine, ex-Coul ter. Estimate $300 - 400



326 ) 1881, 1¢ gray blue, re-en graved (206), tied byNorwalk CT du plex post mark on circa 1885 folded ad ver tis -ing pat ent en ve lope with the Statue of Lib erty and crossedflags on backflap and an an nounce ment of the open ing ofSpring and Sum mer Milinery on the in side il lus trated with alarge bridge, Ex tremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400

327 ) 1890, 2¢ lake (219D), in ter est ing bi sect used on 1890's phil a telic cover to the Bur ger Broth ers, on NassauStreet, in New York City, a won der ful piece of phil a telic his -tory, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200

328 ) 1890, 2¢ car mine, EKU (220), tied by small tar -get can cel on cover ad dressed to James town NY with"CLIFF TENN FEB 18 1890" town mark, with out backflapand mi nor cover flaws; this was cer ti fied as the Ear li estDoc u mented Us age as of the cer tif i cate date(12/7/2010) by the APS, Very Fine; with 2010 APScertificate. Estimate $750 - 1,000

329 ) 1893, 1¢ Co lum bian (230), cancelled by Tren -ton NJ dumb oval on multicolor ad cover for the Tren ton NJ,Young Men's Chris tian As so ci a tion, ad dressed to Tren tonNJ, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300



330 ) 1923, 1¢ green and 2¢ car mine, ro tary (578,579), two cov ers, the first with pair 1¢ tied by 1924 New York ma chine can cel on cover ad dressed to Wash ing ton DC, the sec ond 2¢ tied by 1923 New York ma chine can cel on coverad dressed to Bris tol ME, scarce and un usual pair of cov ers, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400

331 ) 1938, 5¢ Pres i den tial, used as Spe cial Han -dling Postal Due (810), strip of three France #653 tied byma chine can cel on cover ad dressed to Good year AZ, with5¢ (810) tied by two strikes red "Spe cial Han dling", pur ple"Post age Due '5' Cents/AME Chi cago Ill", a rare if notunique Prexie us age, F.-V.F., Used as Spe cial Han dlingPostal Due. Estimate $200 - 300

332 ) Blood & Co., 1848 (2¢) black on pale green(15L11), lo cal stamp pen cancelled, touches right and bot -tom, on folded let ter sheet ad dressed to the city, very fresh;ver ti cal filefold, ink smear in ad dress, Very Fine. Scott$1,500. Estimate $500 - 750

333 ) Blood & Co., 1850 (1¢) bronze on black(15L13), lo cal acid tied with red "Philada Rail Road" sl andmatch ing "New York 10 cts/31/Dec" cds on cover ad -dressed to Pembroke NH, F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350

334 ) Blood & Co., 1855 (1¢) black (15L18), with 3¢red (Sc 26), lo cal tied with Blood's handstamp; stampstraight line cut into on R, F.-V.F., scarce. Scott $350.

Estimate $200 - 300



U.S. Stamps

Postmasters' Provisionals

335 H New Ha ven, Ct., 5¢ red on white re print(8XU1R), en tire, de sir able ex am ple of this pop u lar New Ha -ven Pro vi sional re print, quite pop u lar de serv ing bids well inex cess of our mod est es ti mate, Extremely Fine. Estimate

$300 - 400

336 H New Ha ven, Ct., 5¢ red on white, 1932 NewHa ven Phil a telic So ci ety re print (8XU1), cut square, gor -geous ex am ple of this pop u lar New Ha ven re print, #73 of260 is sued, with "Fi nal Re strike" on re verse, a great lotworth mul ti ples of our con ser va tive es ti mate, Ex tremelyFine to Superb. Scott $250. Estimate $200 - 300

The lot is accompanied by a 52 page booklet by CarrollAlton Means, produced by the New Haven PhilatelicSociety describing the development of the 1845 NewHaven reprint produced by Postmaster Edward A.Mitchell.

337 P New York, N.Y., 5¢ black on blu ish, large dieproof (9X1P1), ex traor di nary large margined ex am ple,from the Plate of 9, with ex tremely in tense color, Ex tremelyFine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $750.

Estimate $500 - 750

338 HH Prov i dence, R.I., 5¢ gray black (10X1), bot tom left cor ner mar gin sin gle, o.g., never hinged, a match lesscopy of this tough stamp, with un be liev able deep prooflikecolor, with out ques tion the fin est ex am ple we have ever of -fered, de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate gradedXF-SUP-95. Scott $350 for hinged.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

339 (H)a Prov i dence, R.I., 5¢ gray black, 1898 re print(10X1), com plete sheet of 100, neatly folded in half downthe cen ter of the sheet, with out gum as is sued, won der fuland strik ing 1898 re printed sheet, with out the let ters nor -mally found on the re verse of each stamp, scarcer thus;small faults, in clud ing a cou ple soil ing spots, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000


U.S. Stamps: Postmasters' Provisionals

340 (H) Prov i dence, R.I., 10¢ gray black (10X2), with -out gum, ab so lutely gor geous top right cor ner mar gin sin -gle, large mar gins and ex tremely in tense color, a flaw lesschoice stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif -i cate. Scott $725. Estimate $500 - 750

341 (H)a Prov i dence, R.I., 5 &10¢ gray black, 1898 re -print (10X2), com plete sheet of 12, with out gum as is sued,pris tine re print sheet with bril liant fresh color, each stampwith sin gle let ter of "BOGERTBURBIN" on re verse, a mag -nif i cent show piece, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2008 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

342 m St. Louis, Mo., 5¢ black on gray li lac (11X4),light ened manu script penstroke can cel la tion, a most im -pres sive ex am ple of this rarely of fered St. Louis Bear, withsen sa tional color and im pres sion, a great rar ity with only 30or so ex am ples known to ex ist, miss ing from even the mostad vanced col lec tions; re paired left mar gin by add ing 2mmpor tion of an other stamp at left, and a small pur plehandstamp on re verse show ing through slightly to the frontof the stamp, Fine ap pear ance; 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott$55,000. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000

1847 Issue

343 m 5¢ red brown, dou ble trans fer type C (1), elu -sive black grid can cel la tion, im pres sive ex am ple of thisrarely of fered ma jor dou ble trans fer, type C, a choice 4 mar -gin stamp with vi brant rich color; hinge re in forced heavyver ti cal crease, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine;1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

344 m 5¢ red brown (1), ex pertly cleaned manu scriptpen can cel la tion, gor geous ap pear ing ex am ple that looksun used, a com pletely sound and choice ex am ple with ex -cel lent eye ap peal, Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $240.

Estimate $300 - 400

345 m 10¢ black (2), strik ing bold red grid can cel la -tions, ex em plary GEM qual ity ex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins and breath tak ing deep rich color, de serv ing place -ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb;1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

346 m 10¢ black (2), faint trace of red can cel la tion,mar vel ous four mar gin copy with bold rich shade, a choicesound ex am ple that could eas ily pass for un used, VeryFine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

347 (H) 5¢ red brown, Re pro duc tion (3), with out gumas is sued, at trac tive ex am ple with gor geous rich color,nicely bal anced mar gins; small nat u ral in clu sion spot onlyshows on re verse, Ex tremely Fine, only 4779 is sued. Scott$825. Estimate $400 - 600

348 (H) 10¢ black, Re pro duc tion (4), with out gum asis sued, lovely ex am ple show ing small por tion of bot tomsheet mar gin, with vi brant color and ra zor sharp im pres -sion, Very Fine, quite elu sive with only 3883 is sued. Scott$1,000. Estimate $600 - 800


U.S. Stamps: 1847 Issue

343 344 345

346 347 348

1851 Issue

349 m 1¢ blue, type II (7), strip of 3, po si tion 52-54L2,light black town can cel la tions, un usu ally rich color, com -pletely sound and choice, Fine. Scott $525.

Estimate $200 - 300

350 H 1¢ blue, type IV (9), o.g., lightly hinged, ex -tremely hand some ap pear ance, with deep vi brant color;small scis sors cut at lower right, oth er wise Very Fine; 2010P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600

351 (H) 1¢ blue, type IV (9), hor i zon tal pair, Pos.52-53L, with out gum, ex tremely hand some ap pear ing mul -ti ple, with ra di ant color and finely de tailed im pres sion; leftstamp thinned at left, and right stamp with faint pressed outver ti cal crease, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $550.

Estimate $200 - 300

352 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), won der ful wide left sheetmar gin sin gle, Pos. 51L1L, show ing nice por tion of par tialim print, light town can cel la tion, a sen sa tional po si tion piece for the 1¢ 1851 spe cial ist, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $110.

Estimate $300 - 400

353 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), light black can cel la tion,lovely mul ti ple with un usu ally rich color and sharp de tailedim pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $240.

Estimate $200 - 300

354 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), light black grid and neat redtown can cel la tions, im mense margined ex am ple with won -der fully rich color, a mar vel ous show piece, Ex tremely Fineto Su perb. Scott $140. Estimate $200 - 300

355 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), lovely black town can cel la -tion, in tense color and sharp de tailed im pres sion, an ex -tremely hand some ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine; 1987 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $110. Estimate $150 - 200

356 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), black town can cel la tion,de sir able ex am ple fea tur ing wide left mar gin and fab u lousrich color, Very Fine. Scott $110. Estimate $100 - 150

357 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), hor i zon tal top left cor nermar gin pair, light black town can cel la tion, ex traor di naryGEM qual ity mul ti ple, the left stamp in par tic u lar is a hugemargined ex am ple, each stamp with bright vivid color, sim -ply out stand ing, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $240.

Estimate $400 - 600

358 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), hor i zon tal pair, Pos.47-48R1L, lightly struck "Mo bile, Ala." town can cel la tion,ex tremely at trac tive mul ti ple in the "pow der blue" shade,very pretty, Very Fine. Scott $240. Estimate $200 - 300

359 m 1¢ blue, type IV (9), hor i zon tal pair, Pos.69-70L1L, neat black grid can cel la tions, de sir able mul ti ple,with in tense color, and beau ti ful ap pear ance; left stampwith min ute hinge thin speck, and right stamp with faint ver -ti cal crease which only show in fluid, oth er wise Very Fine.Scott $240. Estimate $100 - 150



351350

354 355 356

358 359

360 m 3¢ or ange brown, type I, part In dia pa per va -ri ety (10 var.), Pos. 1L11, small Boston "PAID" in grid can -cel la tion, out stand ing ex am ple of this rarely of fered PartIn dia pa per va ri ety, with four clear mar gins and beau ti fulrich color, a vi su ally stun ning stamp; di ag o nal crease alongup per right cor ner, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F.certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000

361 m 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), gor geous bluetown can cel la tion, spec tac u lar ap pear ing ex am ple with fi -ery rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, a hand some 4mar gin copy that would please the most dis crim i nat ing col -lec tor; small crease along up per left cor ner, oth er wise Su -perb; 2007 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $165.

Estimate $150 - 200

362 m 3¢ or ange brown, type II (10A), Pos. 78L5E,neat black town can cel la tion, in cred i bly bold color, a veryhand some ex am ple of this stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150

363 H 3¢ claret shade, type II (11A), o.g., lightlyhinged, beau ti ful four margined ex am ple in clud ing widemar gin along bot tom mar gin, with in tense color and lots ofeye ap peal, Very Fine; 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate spe cif i callyiden ti fy ing this stamp as the claret shade. Scott $275.

Estimate $200 - 300

364 m 5¢ red brown (12), lightly struck black town can -cel la tion, hand some ap pear ing ex am ple with four am plemar gins and gor geous bright color; faint crease along up -per right cor ner, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; clear 1998 P.F.cer tif i cate and 2011 P.F. cer tif i cate that does men tion thefaint crease. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600

365 m 10¢ green, type I (13), cleaned manu script can -cel la tion, beau ti ful ap pear ing stamp with bril liant color, achoice ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins all around; slightcor ner creases at up per left, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $475.

Estimate $300 - 400

366 m 10¢ green, type II (14), light black can cel la tion,hand some large margined stamp, with sen sa tional richshade, very pretty, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $170. Estimate $200 - 300

367 m 10¢ green, type II (14), beau ti fully struck blacktown, "1857" year date can cel la tion, hand some copy withab so lutely gor geous rich color, very pretty, Very Fine. Scott$170. Estimate $150 - 200

368 m 10¢ green, type II (14), Pos. 20R1, neat manu -script pen stroke can cel la tion, won der fully fresh top qual ityex am ple, with nice big mar gins in clud ing small por tion ofright sheet mar gin, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $75.

Estimate $100 - 150

369 m 10¢ green, type III (15), neatly struck black gridcan cel la tion, choice copy with ex tremely in tense color andsharp clear im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $170.

Estimate $100 - 150

370 m 10¢ green, type IV (16), black grid and manu -script pen can cel la tions, deep rich color, a hand some ap -pear ing copy of this elu sive stamp; small thin spot showsonly in fluid, oth er wise Fine. Scott $875.

Estimate $400 - 600



363 364

365366 367

368 369 370

360 361 362

1857 Issue

371 (H) 1¢ blue, type I (18), with out gum, gor geouswarm rich color, nicely cen tered ex am ple that is com pletelysound and choice, Very Fine. Scott $800.

Estimate $300 - 400

372 m 1¢ blue, type II (20), neat black "New York" can -cel la tion, im pres sive deep rich color, com pletely sound andchoice, Fine. Scott $275. Estimate $100 - 150

373 m 1¢ blue, type III (21), Pos. 66L4, lightly struckblack "Boston, Mass" cds, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this scarce type III stamp, fea tur ing fab u lous deep rich color and finely de tailed im pres sion, a hand some and choice soundstamp, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

374 m 1¢ blue, type III (21), neat blue town can cel la -tion, de cent ex am ple of this scarce 1¢ 1857 Frank lin type IIIstamp, with beau ti ful deep rich color; small thin spot at top,and a few short perfs, V.G.-Fine; 2012 Weiss cer tif i cate.Scott $2,550. Estimate $400 - 600

375 m 5¢ bright red brown, type I (28b), neat, un ob -tru sive black town can cel la tion, mar vel ous ex am ple of thisof ten mis iden ti fied color shade, nicely cen tered and com -pletely sound in all re spects, a great stamp, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

376 m 5¢ or ange brown, type II (30), faint red gridcan cel la tion, ab so lutely gor geous well cen tered ex am ple of this scarce used stamp, much scarcer used than mint, withim pres sive deep color and ra zor sharp im pres sion; smallthin spot, Ex tremely Fine; 2005 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. cer tif i -cates. Scott $1,400. Estimate $500 - 750

377 m 10¢ green, type IV (34), Pos. 76L1, neat blackcan cel la tion, gor geous ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cultstamp, fea tur ing large mar gins and bril liant fresh color;"scis sor sep a rated perfs at bot tom", oth er wise Very Fine;clear 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate, and 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate men -tion ing the flaw. Scott $2,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

378 m 10¢ green, type V (35), hor i zon tal pair, neatlystruck red grid can cel la tions, won der fully fresh mul ti ple,each stamp well cen tered with deep vi brant color; left stamp with a sin gle short perf along bot tom mar gin, oth er wise Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedVF-XF-85. Scott $148. Estimate $100 - 150

379 H 12¢ black, plate III (36B), o.g., lightly hinged, in -cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple with beau ti ful rich color,com pletely sound with great eye ap peal, Very Fine; 2010P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $500 - 750

380 m 24¢ gray (37a), neat black grid and light redcan cel la tions, re mark able ex am ple of this de sir able colorva ri ety, a com pletely sound and choice ex am ple with bril -liant color, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $440.

Estimate $300 - 400

381 H 30¢ or ange (38), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex em -plary ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult stamp, beau ti fullycen tered with the per fo ra tions clear ing the de sign on allsides - rare thus, as this tight margined is sue rarely leftroom for cen ter ing like this; a GEM stamp with in cred i blecolor and sharp clear im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2002P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,150. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

382 m 90¢ blue (39), scarce blue can cel la tion, de sir -able ex am ple of this rarely of fered gen u inely used stamp,with sen sa tional rich color, a choice stamp; ex pertly re -paired, Fine ap pear ance; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$10,400. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000



373 374

375 376

377 378

379 380

381 382

371 372

384 (H) 1875, 5¢ or ange brown, Re print (42), with outgum as is sued, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this tough1875 re print, well cen tered with wide mar gins, Very Fine,only 878 ex am ples were is sued; 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1861-1866 Issue

385 H 3¢ brown rose, First De sign (56), o.g., lightlyhinged, ex cel lent ex am ple with prooflike color and im pres -sion, com pletely sound and very choice, Very Fine. Scott$550. Estimate $250 - 350

386 HH 3¢ pink (64), o.g., never hinged, ex traor di naryex am ple of this rarely of fered pink shade, in im mac u latenever hinged con di tion, rare thus, as this stamp is neverfound with full un blem ished gum, the short perfs at left notwith stand ing, this is one of the nic est cen tered ex am plesimag in able; mul ti ple short perfs at left, oth er wise Very Fineto Ex tremely Fine. Scott $14,000 for hinged.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

387 (H) 3¢ pink (64), regummed over small faults, de -cent ex am ple of this scarce stamp, in the true pink shade;neatly pressed out hor i zon tal crease run ning along per fo ra -tions at bot tom of stamp, oth er wise Fine. Scott $5,000.

Estimate $500 - 750


U.S. Stamps: 1857-1861 Issues

1875 Reprints of the 1851-57 Issue

383 (H) 1875, 1¢-90¢ com plete, Re prints (40-47), with out gum as is sued, ex traor di narily scarce com plete set of the 1875 Re -prints, in choice con di tion, with cen ter ing and color much nicer than nor mally en coun tered; 3¢ with small thin spot; 5¢ reperforated atright; 10¢ with a tiny cor ner mar gin crease at up per right; 12¢ with light hor i zon tal crease at up per left, and 24¢ reperforated at right,Fine, a re mark able of fer ing as these scarce stamps have very low quan ti ties is sued, from only 454 is sued of the 90c Wash ing ton, to3846 is sued of the 1¢ Wash ing ton; this scarce set would be ex tremely dif fi cult to du pli cate; four stamps with cer tif i cates: #41 with2002 P.F. cer tif i cate, #43 with 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate, #44 with 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate, and #46 with 1987 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott$19,525. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000

387 388

388 H 3¢ lake (66), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, de cent ex -am ple of this scarce lake shade, with daz zling color andsharp clear im pres sion, V.G.-Fine; 2012 Weiss cer tif i cate.Scott $2,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

389 m 10¢ yel low green (68), neat cross roads can cel -la tion, in cred i bly fresh and choice top qual ity stamp withnear per fect cen ter ing amid ex tra large mar gins, just a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedXF-90, 1 of 27 ex am ples at tain ing this grade, with only 19oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $300. Scott $65.

Estimate $200 - 300

390 m 12¢ black (69), neat black seg mented cork can -cel la tion, won der ful fresh stamp, nicely cen tered with es pe -cially rich color, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100.

Estimate $75 - 100

391 m 24¢ brown li lac (70a), neat black Hingham, MA"Bat" can cel la tion and light red "Lon don" tran sit post mark,im pres sive fancy can cel on 24¢ 1861 is sue, a com pletelysound stamp with vi brant color, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $275. Estimate $400 - 600

392 m 24¢ vi o let (70c), neat red grid can cel la tion,lively rich color, a de cent copy of this elu sive color va ri ety;sealed tear at bot tom, and reperforated at top, oth er wiseFine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,290.

Estimate $500 - 750

393 H 90¢ blue (72), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, hand -some ex am ple of this scarce 90¢ value, with in cred i blybright color and sharp clear im pres sion, much nicer thannor mally found; min ute perf thin at up per right that onlyshows in fluid, oth er wise F.-V.F.. Scott $3,250.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

394 m 90¢ blue (72), large black "PAID" in grid can cel -la tion, in cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple with in cred i bledeep rich color, a flaw less high qual ity stamp that wouldplease any se ri ous col lec tor, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i -cate spe cif i cally de scrib ing this stamp as the more valu able"dark blue" shade, and 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate de scrib ingthe color as the more com mon "blue" shade. Scott $600.

Estimate $600 - 800

395 (H) 2¢ black (73), with out gum, well cen tered withdeep color, pre mium ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp; lightover all plate wash barely no tice able, oth er wise Ex tremelyFine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $140.

Estimate $100 - 150

396 H 2¢ black, dou ble row of perfs va ri ety (73var.), in ter est ing hor i zon tal pair fea tur ing dou ble rows ofhor i zon tal per fo ra tions along both top and bot tom mar gins,o.g., lightly hinged, a very un usual per fo ra tion odd ity for theBlack Jack spe cial ist, V.G.. Scott $800.

Estimate $200 - 300

397 m 5¢ brown (76), bold seg mented cork, and smallpor tions of ad di tional red and blue can cel la tions, ex tremelyfresh well cen tered stamp with in tense color, Very Fine;2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $130. Estimate $100 - 150

398 m 24¢ gray (78b), 4 point com pass can cel la tion,com pletely sound and at trac tive ex am ple with lighter colorthan nor mally found; ac com pa ny ing cer tif i cate states"slightly dis col ored", oth er wise Very Fine; 2010 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $450. Estimate $150 - 200

1867 Grilled Issues

399 m 2¢ black, E. grill (87), per fectly struck black cir -cle of V's can cel la tion, fab u lous top qual ity stamp, well cen -tered amid gen er ous mar gins, with daz zling rich color, agreat stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$200. Estimate $300 - 400



392 393 394

396 397

397 398

389 390 391

400 m 3¢ rose, E. grill, dou ble grill va ri ety (88 var.),fancy seg mented cork can cel la tion, nicely cen tered andchoice ex am ple of this scarce dou ble grilled va ri ety of the3¢ E grill, listed but un priced in Scott; faint cor ner creasesalong up per left and up per right cor ners, oth er wise VeryFine. Estimate $200 - 300

401 m 2¢ black, F. grill (93), bold black can cel la tion,well cen tered stamp with nice big mar gins, a very prettyBlack-Jack, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $60.

Estimate $100 - 150

402 Ha 3¢ red, F. grill (94), block of 4, o.g., very lightlyhinged, com pletely sound mul ti ple with vi brant color andjust a bare sug ges tion of hing ing, V.G.. Scott $3,000.

Estimate $500 - 750

1875 Re-issue of the 1861-1866 Issues

403 H 1¢ blue, Re-is sue (102), o.g., lightly hinged, ex -traor di nary ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive 1875 Re-Is -sue, a huge margined stamp with breath tak ing rich colorprinted on lily white pa per, a won der ful state of pres er va -tion, Ex tremely Fine, only 3195 were is sued; 1981 and 2001 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $850. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

404 H 2¢ black, Re-is sue (103), large part o.g., hand -some ap pear ing ex am ple of this scarce 1875 Re-is sue, bril -liant color and nice big mar gins; two tiny holes and two tinytears at top, oth er wise Fine, only 979 were is sued; 2012P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,750. Estimate $500 - 750

1869 Pictorial Issue

405 m 10¢ yel low (116), trace of light red post mark atlower right cor ner, and gor geous fancy black can cel la tion,tre men dous ex am ple with sen sa tional deep rich color, oneof the nic est we have of fered, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb;2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $140. Estimate $400 - 600

406 m 10¢ yel low (116), scarce Na ga saki, Ja panCross can cel la tion, a most im pres sive well cen tered stampwith a scarce can cel; P.S.E. cer tif i cate states "added perftip on one perf at the top", still Ex tremely Fine; clear 1997P.F. cer tif i cate, and 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $340.

Estimate $200 - 300

407 m 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), light red andblack can cel la tions that leave the de sign com pletely vis i ble, un be liev ably fresh and choice high qual ity stamp, with ex -cep tional cen ter ing and pris tine fresh col ors, a flaw lessGEM, Ex tremely Fine; 1995 and 2004 P.F. cer tif i cates.Scott $935. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

408 m 15¢ brown & blue, type I (118), pin wheel can -cel and small part of red tran sit mark, Fine; 1988 P. F. cert.

Estimate $400 - 600



405 406

407 408

400 401

409 (H) 15¢ brown & blue, type II (119), regummedover small faults, hand some ex am ple with bold rich col ors,fea tur ing the most dra matic vi gnette shift we've ever seenon this stamp, with the cen tral vi gnette shifted way into theleft side mar gin; tiny perf tear at top, and a light cor nercrease at up per right, oth er wise F.-V.F.. Scott $1,200.

Estimate $400 - 600

410 m 24¢ green & vi o let (120), light pur ple can cel la -tion, fab u lous sound ex am ple, with bold prooflike col ors,rarely seen with this col ored can cel, F.-V.F.; 1977 P.F. cer -tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $500 - 750

411 (H) 30¢ ul tra ma rine & car mine (121), ex pertlyregummed, lovely ex am ple of this scarce un used stamp,with gor geous deep rich col ors, sound and choice, Fine.Scott $2,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000

1875 Re-issue of the 1869 Pictorial Issue

412 m 10¢ yel low, Re-is sue (127), neat black can cel -la tion, bril liant rich shade, a choice well cen tered copy ofthis elu sive used stamp, Very Fine, only 1947 were is sued,most of which were never used for postal pur poses. Scott$2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

413 H 12¢ green, Re-is sue (128), part o.g., nicelycen tered ex am ple with prooflike color; reperforated at left,oth er wise Very Fine, a scarce stamp with only 1584 is sued;1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,250.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

414 H 1¢ buff, 1880 Re-is sue (133), o.g., lightlyhinged, ab so lutely gor geous top sheet mar gin sin gle withpart im print, well cen tered stamp with won der fully rich color, a mar vel ous po si tion piece, very scarce in this con di tion,Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $325.

Estimate $250 - 350

1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues

415 HH 3¢ green, grilled (136), o.g., never hinged, im -mac u late ex am ple in pris tine mint con di tion, fea tur ing aclear "I" grill, a won der ful qual ity stamp, F.-V.F.; 1988 P.F.cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken,this be ing the lower right stamp from the block. Scott $575for hinged. Estimate $500 - 750

416 H 6¢ car mine, grilled (137), o.g., hinge rem nants, im pres sive ex am ple of this tre men dously scarce grilledBank note is sue, with clearly de fined grill, and ex traor di narycolor and im pres sion, rarely found com pletely sound andchoice like this, F.-V.F.; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,000.

Estimate $2,500 - 3,500

417 m 90¢ car mine, grilled (144), neat black can cel la -tion, out stand ing deep rich color with un usu ally sharp im -pres sion, 100% sound stamp - scarce thus, with a clear grillim pres sion, V.G.-Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate $500 - 750

418 m 10¢ brown (150), neat black can cel la tion, hand -some and choice large margined stamp with won der fuldeep rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1991 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $35. Estimate $100 - 150



412 413 414

417 418

409 410 411

419 m 24¢ pur ple (153), neat black cross roads can -cel la tion, gor geous deep rich color, much stron ger thannor mally found on this is sue, a choice sound stamp in mar -vel ous con di tion, Very Fine; 1990 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott$230. Estimate $150 - 200

420 (H) 30¢ black (154), regummed, hand some and ex -tremely fresh copy of this ex tremely scarce 30¢ Na tionalprint ing, F.-V.F.. Scott $2,750. Estimate $500 - 750

421 m 1¢ ul tra ma rine (156), strip of 3, fancy "Skel e talHands" can cel la tion on each stamp, fas ci nat ing mul ti plewith very scarce strikes, beau ti ful rich color; faint creas ing,oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $18. Estimate $200 - 300

422 H 3¢ green (158), o.g., lightly hinged, hand somewell margined ex am ple, with daz zling color, a very prettystamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded VF-XF-85. SMQ $175. Scott $110.

Estimate $150 - 200

423 H 6¢ dull pink (159), o.g., lightly hinged, bril liantfresh stamp in pris tine con di tion, look ing like it was just is -sued yes ter day, F.-V.F.. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300

424 HH 10¢ brown (161), o.g., never hinged, im pres -sive ex am ple in im mac u late mint con di tion, with glow ingrich color, a choice Post Of fice fresh stamp, Fine. Scott$1,000 for hinged. Estimate $400 - 600

425 m 10¢ brown, Dou ble Pa per va ri ety (161 var.),faint trace of black can cel la tion, tre men dous ex am ple ofthis elu sive dou ble pa per va ri ety, listed but un priced inScott, with large mar gins and warm rich color, Very Fine,Ex-Mor ris; 1994 P.S.E. certificate. Estimate $200 - 300

426 m 15¢ yel low or ange (163), neat quar tered corkcan cel la tion, hand some ex am ple, with vivid color, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150

427 s 30¢ gray black (165), bold, per fectly struckfancy black can cel la tion, ab so lutely gor geous fancy can celon a pretty stamp; stamp with small tear at lower left cor nerwhich is dif fi cult to de tect, F.-V.F.. Scott $140.

Estimate $100 - 150

428 m 1¢ dark ul tra ma rine (182), black Glen AllenPrinted Star precancel, de sir able ex am ple with deep richcolor, a fresh and pleas ing stamp, F.-V.F.; 2010 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $81. Estimate $150 - 200

429 H 2¢ ver mil ion (183), o.g., bar est trace of hinge(ap pears never hinged), well cen tered with fi ery rich color,an im pres sive high qual ity ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine; 1995 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedVF-XF-85. SMQ $135. Scott $100. Estimate $100 - 150

430 H 15¢ red or ange (189), bot tom mar gin sin glewith part im print, o.g., lightly hinged, de sir able largemargined stamp, with bright vivid color, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $200. Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Stamps: 1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues

422 423 424

426 427 428

428 429 430

419 420

431 H 15¢ red or ange (189), o.g., bar est trace ofhinge (ap pears never hinged), choice ex am ple, with boldrich shade, Very Fine; 1993 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $200.

Estimate $100 - 150

432 m 15¢ red or ange (189), won der ful neg a tive"Worc(es ter), Ma(ss)" in arc can cel la tion, un listed in Cole,stun ning ap pear ing ex am ple with a beau ti ful can cel, hugeboard walk mar gins and bold rich color; sin gle miss ing per -fo ra tion along right mar gin, oth er wise Extremely Fine. Scott $28. Estimate $200 - 300

433 HH 3¢ blue green, re-en graved (207), top platenum ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late Post Of ficefresh ex am ple with strong color, F.-V.F.. Scott $240.

Estimate $100 - 150

434 HH 10¢ brown, re-en graved (209), o.g., neverhinged, out stand ing large margined ex am ple, with bril liantfresh color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $475.

Estimate $500 - 750

435 H 10¢ brown, re-en graved (209), bot tom platenum ber and im print strip of 5, o.g., hinge rem nants, daz -zling rich color, im pres sive mul ti ple; slight perf sep a ra tions,and a small thin spot in Pos. #4 in the strip, oth er wise Fine.Scott $1,175. Estimate $300 - 400

436 H 10¢ black brown, re-en graved (209b), dis -turbed o.g., won der ful mint copy of this scarce color va ri ety,rarely found in un used con di tion; small gum soaks alongup per left cor ner, and tiny (vir tu ally in vis i ble) sur face scuffat lower left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$3,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

437 H 2¢ pale red brown, 1883 Spe cial Print ing(211B), o.g., very lightly hinged, im pres sive well cen teredcopy of this tough 1883 Spe cial Print ing, with bril liant freshcolor, Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $375.

Estimate $300 - 400

438 HH 3¢ ver mil ion (214), bot tom mar gin sin gle withplate num ber 421, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive brightlycol ored ex am ple, nicely cen tered with large mar gins, VeryFine. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200

439 HH 3¢ ver mil ion (214), o.g., never hinged, beau ti ful ex am ple with board walk mar gins and lively bright color; ex -pertly reperforated at right, oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2010P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200

440 H 30¢ or ange brown (217), o.g., hinge rem nant,fab u lous color, a choice stamp, Very Fine. Scott $325.

Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Stamps: 1870-1888 Bank Note Co. Issues

436 437

438 439 440

1890 Issue

441 HH 1¢ dull blue (219), top mar gin sin gle with partim print, o.g., never hinged, beau ti ful ex am ple, bright vividshade, a choice well cen tered stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott$65. Estimate $100 - 150

442 HH 2¢ car mine, cap on left “2” va ri ety (220a),o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple of this no to ri ouslydif fi cult stamp, beau ti fully cen tered with re mark ably richcolor, an ex em plary ex am ple of the cap on left "2" va ri ety,Ex tremely Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $400 - 600

443 HH 2¢ car mine, cap on left “2” va ri ety (220a), topmar gin sin gle with let ter "A", o.g., never hinged, at trac tiveex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi cult stamp, with huge mar ginsand scin til lat ing color, Very Fine. Scott $400.

Estimate $300 - 400

444 HH 3¢ pur ple (221), o.g., never hinged, bril liantfresh color, an im mac u late ex am ple, Fine; 2009 P.S.E. cer -tif i cate. Scott $200. Estimate $100 - 150

445 HH 6¢ brown red (224), o.g., never hinged, nicelycen tered ex am ple in im mac u late mint con di tion, Ex tremelyFine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate for a ver ti cal pair, from which thisstamp was taken, this be ing the top stamp from the pair.Scott $200. Estimate $200 - 300

446 HH 8¢ li lac (225), top plate num ber sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, flaw less high qual ity ex am ple, with deepprooflike color and im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200

447 H 30¢ black (228), o.g., very lightly hinged, es pe -cially choice ex am ple with bold color, very pleas ing ex am -ple, Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300

448 H 30¢ black (228), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremelyfresh, choice stamp, F.-V.F.. Scott $350.

Estimate $150 - 200

1893 Columbian Issue

449 HH 1¢ Co lum bian (230), top plate num ber sin gle,o.g., never hinged, ex tremely large mar gins and bold deepcolor, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $40. Estimate $100 - 150

450 HH 2¢ Co lum bian (231), mar vel ous bot tom mar ginim print pair, o.g., never hinged, enor mous JUMBO mar ginson both stamps, beau ti ful bril liant fresh color, an ex traor di -nary show piece with tre men dous eye ap peal, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $80. Estimate $200 - 300



444 445 446

447 448

441 442 443

451 HH 2¢ Co lum bian, bro ken hat va ri ety (231 var.),top mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely fresh and choice ex am ple of this pop u lar va ri ety,with gor geous rich color, Very Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $100 - 150

452 HH 2¢ Co lum bian, bro ken hat va ri ety (231 var.),a mag nif i cent top mar gin im print and plate num ber pair,o.g., never hinged, won der ful mul ti ple of the elu sive bro kenhat va ri ety, in im mac u late mint con di tion, beau ti ful richcolor, an out stand ing show piece, Ex tremely Fine. Scott$300. Estimate $400 - 600

453 HH 5¢ Co lum bian (234), hand some bot tom mar ginpart im print sin gle, o.g., never hinged, es pe cially in tensecolor, at trac tive stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $180.

Estimate $200 - 300

454 HH 6¢ Co lum bian (235), bot tom plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u lar color and sharp im pres -sion, tre men dous GEM qual ity stamp, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300

455 HH 6¢ Co lum bian (235), bot tom mar gin let ter "Z"sin gle, o.g., never hinged, choice, with es pe cially in tensecolor printed on bright white pa per, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $180. Estimate $150 - 200

456 Ha 6¢ Co lum bian (235), bot tom plate block of 8,dis turbed o.g., ex tremely fresh with wide bot tom mar gin; re -in forced along cen ter ver ti cal row of per fo ra tions, and asmall nat u ral pa per in clu sion on lower right stamp, Fine.Scott $2,150. Estimate $500 - 750

457 HH 8¢ Co lum bian (236), top plate num ber sin gle,o.g., never hinged, well cen tered with bril liant color, abeauty; small in clu sion spot be low "e" of post age, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $165. Estimate $150 - 200


U.S. Stamps: 1893 Columbian Issue

454 455

458 HH 10¢ Co lum bian (237), o.g., never hinged, sharp im pres sion on bright white pa per, post of fice fresh VeryFine; 1996 PF & 2005 PSE cer tif i cates. Scott $300.

Estimate $150 - 200

459 HH 15¢ Co lum bian (238), bot tom plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive stamp, bright vi brantshade and beau ti ful large mar gins, Very Fine; pho to copy of1987 P.F. cer tif i cate for strip of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the right stamp from the strip. Scott $700.

Estimate $400 - 600

460 HH 15¢ Co lum bian (238), o.g., never hinged,lovely ex am ple with fab u lous deep rich color, in Post Of ficefresh con di tion, F.-V.F.; 2009 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $700.

Estimate $250 - 350

461 HH 30¢ Co lum bian (239), tre men dous bot tomplate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, an out stand ingshow piece in a qual ity rarely en coun tered on this is sue, in -cred i bly well cen tered amid bal anced mar gins and won der -ful rich color, a match less World Class GEM des tined forthe fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1997 P.F.certificate. Scott $750. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

462 HH $2 Co lum bian (242), bot tom mar gin part im -print sin gle, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely hand some, inout stand ing never hinged con di tion, gor geous rich color,pris tine mint dol lar value Columbians are ex tremely rare,F.-V.F.; 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,000.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

463 m $2 Co lum bian (242), faint black can cel la tion,vivid rich shade, a very pleas ing ex am ple; faint trace of cor -ner crease at up per right cor ner only shows in fluid, F.-V.F..Scott $650. Estimate $200 - 300

464 m $4 Co lum bian (244), neat face free black towncan cel la tion, ab so lutely gor geous ex am ple with strik ingdeep rich color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, well cen teredwith tre men dous eye ap peal; reperforated at top, oth er wiseEx tremely Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $750 - 1,000

465 H $5 Co lum bian (245), o.g., lightly hinged, an ex -traor di nary copy of this pop u lar stamp, in cred i bly well cen -tered amid huge board walk mar gins and fan tas tic richcolor, a tre men dous $5 Co lum bian with out stand ing ap -peal; most re cent cer tif i cate states "reperfed at top", whichwe re spec tively dis agree, Ex tremely Fine; clear 1984 P.F.cer tif i cate, and 2010 P.S.E. men tion ing the reperfing. Scott$2,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000


U.S. Stamps: 1893 Columbian Issue

459 460

1894-1898 Bureau Issues

466 HH 2¢ car mine lake, type I (249), o.g., neverhinged, gor geous ex am ple of this of ten mis iden ti fied stampin the true car mine lake shade, an im mac u late Post Of ficefresh ex am ple, Very Fine. Scott $450.

Estimate $300 - 400

467 H 2¢ car mine lake, type I (249), o.g., bar est traceof hinge (ap pears never hinged), pre mium copy of thistough color shade, large mar gins and strong color, VeryFine. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150

468 HH 2¢ car mine, type I (250), bot tom mar gin sin glewith part im print, o.g., never hinged, bright vivid color, achoice well margined ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150

469 H 2¢ car mine, type III (252), o.g., bar est trace ofhinge (ap pears never hinged), im pres sive well cen tered ex -am ple with bright vivid color, a choice large marginedstamp, cor ner perf tip crease, Ex tremely Fine; 1993 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $125. Estimate $150 - 200

470 HH 4¢ dark brown (254), o.g., never hinged, a most im pres sive ex am ple with enor mous JUMBO mar gins andspec tac u lar rich color, as this stamp is al most never foundwith large mar gins, the ex am ple of fered here is very un -usual; ex pertly reperforated at bot tom, Ex tremely Fine;2010 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $525. Estimate $300 - 400

471 HH 4¢ dark brown (254), o.g., never hinged, im -mac u late Post of fice fresh stamp, quite at trac tive ex am plewith in tense color, F.-V.F.. Scott $525.

Estimate $200 - 300

472 Ha 5¢ choc o late (255), bot tom plate block of 6,o.g., hinge rem nant, daz zling color with ra zor sharp im pres -sion, a hand some and un der val ued plate, Fine; 2010 Weiss cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $400 - 600

473 H 50¢ or ange (260), o.g., hinge rem nant, daz zling bright shade, lovely copy with nice big mar gins, F.-V.F..Scott $500. Estimate $200 - 300

474 H $1 black, type I (261), o.g., hinge rem nant, ex -tremely hand some large margined stamp, in tenseJet-Black shade, Very Fine. Scott $1,000.

Estimate $400 - 600

475 (H) $1 black, type II (261A), ex pertly regummed,choice ex am ple of this scarce stamp, with sharp clear color, F.-V.F.. Scott $675. Estimate $400 - 600

476 (H) $5 dark green (263), ex pertly regummed, won -der ful rich shade, hand some ex am ple of this rare reg u lar is -sue; min ute thin speck only shows when dipped in fluid is oflit tle con se quence, oth er wise Fine. Scott $2,000.

Estimate $750 - 1,000


U.S. Stamps: 1894-1898 Bureau Issues

466 467 468

469 470 471

473 474 475

477 H 2¢ car mine, type I (265), glow ing rich color onbright white pa per is only sur passed by the large jumbo bal -anced mar gins that is ab so lute per fec tion! a Su perb gem.SMQ GEM 100J. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500

The highest graded example with the next highest only a98!

478 m 5¢ choc o late (270), neat black can cel la tion,sen sa tional GEM qual ity stamp, with large bal anced mar -gins and gor geous color, the ul ti mate ex am ple of this toughlit tle stamp, Su perb; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedSUP-98, 1 of only 4 ex am ples at tain ing this im pres sivegrade, with only 1 other grad ing higher. SMQ $880. Scott$4. Estimate $600 - 800

479 HH 8¢ vi o let brown (272), bot tom mar gin sin glewith part im print, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am plewith warm rich color in im mac u late mint con di tion, VeryFine. Scott $210. Estimate $150 - 200

480 m 8¢ vi o let brown, wa ter marked USIR (272a),black can cel la tion, nice big mar gins, and gor geous deepsat u rated color, a lovely ex am ple of this scarce stamp;small cor ner crease along up per left cor ner, oth er wiseF.-V.F.; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,000.

Estimate $400 - 600

481 HH 10¢ dark green (273), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely at trac tive ex am ple with rich color and choice cen -ter ing, Very Fine; 1996 and 2010 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott$280. Estimate $200 - 300

482 HH 15¢ dark blue (274), huge top plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, re mark able show piece, with gor -geous deep dark color, a pris tine never hinged show piece,rare thus, as the ma jor ity of qual ity strips have been bro kenup for choice sin gles for col lec tors, Very Fine. Scott $2,250.

Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

483 HH 15¢ dark blue (274), wide top mar gin sin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous deep dark shade,an im mac u late Post Of fice fresh stamp, F.-V.F.. Scott$625. Estimate $250 - 350

484 HH 50¢ or ange (275), bot tom plate num ber sin gle,o.g., never hinged, re mark ably well cen tered top qual itymint stamp, with fi ery bright color and sharp, de tailed im -pres sion, quite scarce when found in this mar vel ous state of pres er va tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $775.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

485 H 50¢ or ange (275), bot tom mar gin sin gle withpart im print, o.g., very lightly hinged, bril liant color, ra zorsharp im pres sion, a very pleas ing ex am ple, Very Fine.Scott $260. Estimate $200 - 300



478 479

480 481

483 484 485

486 H 50¢ red or ange (275a), o.g., hinge rem nant,beau ti ful ex am ple of this de sir able color shade, with breath -tak ing deep shade, Very Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $200

- 300

487 H 50¢ or ange (275), o.g., lightly hinged, at trac tiveex am ple with finely etched im pres sion, F.-V.F.. Scott $260.

Estimate $150 - 200

488 H $1 black, type II (276A), o.g., hinge rem nant,lovely fresh ex am ple of this un der val ued stamp, with vi -brant rich color, F.-V.F.. Scott $1,250.

Estimate $500 - 750

489 (H) $2 dark blue (277a), ex pertly regummed, lovelyap pear ing ex am ple that looks to have fresh full orig i nal gum at first glance, with daz zling rich color, Very Fine. Scott$275. Estimate $200 - 300

490 H $5 dark green (278), o.g., lightly hinged, won -der fully fresh, well cen tered ex am ple with fab u lous colorand clear im pres sion, a beau ti ful $5 Mar shall, Very Fine.Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

491 (H) $5 dark green (278), with out gum, fan tas ticprooflike color and sharp im pres sion, a lovely well cen teredsound stamp, Very Fine. Scott $650.

Estimate $500 - 750

492 HHa 1¢ deep green (279), right plate block of 6, o.g.,never hinged, mag nif i cent GEM qual ity plate, with deepprooflike color, ex tremely well cen tered mul ti ple in im mac u -late Post Of fice fresh con di tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350.

Estimate $400 - 600

493 HH 2¢ rose car mine, type IV (279Bc), left mar ginsin gle with part im print, o.g., never hinged, im pres sivenever hinged ex am ple of this scarce rose car mine shade,with lively color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, F.-V.F.. Scott$850. Estimate $500 - 750

494 HH 10¢ brown shade, type II (283), o.g., neverhinged, im pres sive ex am ple of the de sir able brown shade,with won der ful fresh color and de tailed im pres sion, VeryFine; 2010 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $450. Estimate $300 -

400

495 H 10¢ or ange brown, type II (283), o.g., bar esttrace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), at trac tive ex am ple,with ex tra large mar gins and bright vivid color, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200

496 H 10¢ or ange brown, type II (283), o.g., bar esttrace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), choice well cen tered ex am ple with bril liant fresh color, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine; 1991 P.S.E. and 2010 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $150.

Estimate $150 - 200

497 H 10¢ or ange brown, type II (283), o.g., lightlyhinged, bril liant fresh color, a very choice ex am ple, VeryFine. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150



493 494

495 496 497

486 487 488

1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue

498 HH 4¢ Trans-Miss. (287), o.g., never hinged, won -der fully fresh and choice mint stamp with vivid color,F.-V.F.; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $330.

Estimate $200 - 300

499 HH 5¢ Trans-Miss. (288), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple with un be liev able deep rich color, withex tremely large mar gins, Very Fine. Scott $330.

Estimate $200 - 300

500 m $1 Trans-Miss. (292), light un ob tru sive reg is trypost marks, on ex traor di narily crisp white pa per, deeplyetched im pres sion, all amidst overly gen er ous mar gins, achoice pre mium ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine;1985 Phil a telic Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott $650.

Estimate $500 - 750

1901 Pan-American Issue

501 HH Pan-Amer i cans com plete (294-299), com -plete set of top mar gin sin gles, o.g., never hinged, de sir able well cen tered mint set, 1¢ and 5¢ are top mar gin plate num -ber sin gles, the 4¢ and 8¢ are lovely top mar gin im print sin -gles, the 2¢ value shows just a small por tion of the im print,and the 10¢ value is a top mar gin part ar row sin gle, a won -der fully fresh set with rich col ors, Very Fine. Scott $1,032.

Estimate $500 - 750

502 HH 1¢ Pan-Amer i can (294), o.g., never hinged,out stand ing well margined ex am ple, with fan tas tic deeprich color, with a nice vi gnette shift to the lower right, sim plySu perb. Scott $45. Estimate $100 - 150

503 HH 2¢ Pan-Amer i can (295), bot tom right cor nermar gin sin gle with "2c" and doo dles in sel vage, o.g., neverhinged, out stand ing po si tion show piece, with ex tremelylarge mar gins and bril liant fresh col ors, Ex tremely Fine toSu perb; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95. SMQ$325. Scott $43. Estimate $300 - 400


U.S. Stamps: 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue

504 HH 4¢ Pan-Amer i can (296), top plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple, deep rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $180.

Estimate $150 - 200

505 HH 4¢ Pan-Amer i can (296), choice bot tom mar ginsin gle show ing just a bit of the im print at right, o.g., neverhinged, im mac u late mint con di tion, Very Fine. Scott $180.

Estimate $100 - 150

506 HH 5¢ Pan-Amer i can (297), a beau ti ful top mar ginsin gle show ing a small por tion of the im print at right, o.g.,never hinged, one in a mil lion top qual ity ex am ple of thistough stamp, stun ning bold rich color and large bal ancedmar gins, a stamp that's des tined for the fin est col lec tion,Su perb. Scott $190. Estimate $500 - 750

507 HH 5¢ Pan-Amer i can (297), top plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent ex am ple of the dark ul -tra ma rine shade, ex tremely well cen tered ex am ple inbril liant fresh con di tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $190.

Estimate $200 - 300

508 HH 5¢ Pan-Amer i can (297), top mar gin sin gle withpart ar row, o.g., never hinged, in cred i bly fresh ex am ple,bright vivid shade, a very ap peal ing stamp, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200

509 HH 5¢ Pan-Amer i can (297), bot tom mar gin strip of3 with plate num bers and ar row, o.g., never hinged, amongthe fin est strips re main ing of this tough stamp, the mid dleand right hand stamps be ing Su perb GEMS which wouldscore ex tremely high grades if bro ken out of this hand somestrip, won der ful rich color, a tre men dous show piece de -serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine;1991 P.F. certificate. Scott $570. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

510 HH 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), top sheet mar gin sin -gle show ing a bit of the im print at right, o.g., never hinged,spec tac u lar GEM qual ity, a tre men dous ex am ple with hugeJUMBO mar gins and fab u lous deep rich color, a true GEM,Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $250.

Estimate $350 - 500

511 HH 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), o.g., never hinged,nicely cen tered ex am ple, with gor geous rich color, veryhand some, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2011 P.S.E. cer tif -i cate graded VF-XF-85, 1 of 63 ex am ples at this grade.SMQ $375. Scott $250. Estimate $300 - 400

512 HH 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), bot tom plate num bersin gle, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive sin gle, ex tremely freshwith bril liant color, Ex tremely Fine; 1987 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $250. Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Stamps: 1901 Pan-American Issue

507 508

511 512

504 505

513 HH 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), top mar gin sin gle withsmall part im print at right, o.g., never hinged, won der fullycen tered, with daz zling rich color, a very fresh and pleas ingex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $250.

Estimate $200 - 300

514 HH 8¢ Pan-Amer i can (298), o.g., never hinged, at -trac tive ex am ple with great color, Very Fine. Scott $250.

Estimate $150 - 200

515 HH 10¢ Pan-Amer i can (299), top plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple fea tur ing bolddeep rich color, beau ti ful cen ter ing and tre men dous eye ap -peal, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $325. Estimate $400 - 600

516 HH 10¢ Pan-Amer i can (299), o.g., never hinged,wide mar gins and ra di ant rich color, an ex tremely fresh topqual ity stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $325.

Estimate $300 - 400

517 HH 10¢ Pan-Amer i can (299), top mar gin im printsin gle, o.g., never hinged, at trac tive, fi ery bright color andsharp clear im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $325.

Estimate $200 - 300

518 HH 10¢ Pan-Amer i can (299), bot tom plate num bersin gle, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late Post Of fice fresh ex -am ple with nice big mar gins, Very Fine. Scott $325.

Estimate $200 - 300

519 HH 10¢ Pan-Amer i can (299), plate num ber pair,o.g., never hinged, de sir able well cen tered mul ti ple with ra -di ant color, an at trac tive show piece, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $500 - 750

1902-1908 Regular Issues

520 HH 1¢ blue green (300), o.g., never hinged, ex -traor di nary GEM qual ity ex am ple of this tough stamp, withsplen did bright color, per fectly cen tered amid large evenmar gins, this stamp has it all, Su perb; 1993 P.F. cer tif i catefor block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ingthe lower left stamp from the block. Scott $28.

Estimate $150 - 200

521 HH 1¢ blue green (300), bot tom plate num ber sin -gle, o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional ex am ple fea tur ing huge board walk mar gins, ra di ant rich color, and tre men dous eyeap peal, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $28.

Estimate $100 - 150

522 HH 2¢ car mine (301), o.g., never hinged, ex em -plary ex am ple with bold rich color, a large margined GEMwith per fectly bal anced mar gins, Su perb. Scott $38.

Estimate $100 - 150

523 HH 2¢ car mine (301), o.g., never hinged, pris tinemint ex am ple with rarely seen JUMBO mar gins, a greatstamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $38.

Estimate $100 - 150



517 518

520 521

522 523

513 514

524 HH 2¢ car mine (301), top plate num ber and im printstrip of 3, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous color and im pres sion, a won der ful top qual ity mul ti ple, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $120. Estimate $150 - 200

525 HH 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., never hinged, ex -traor di nary GEM qual ity ex am ple with the deep est and rich -est color imag in able on this stamp, per fectly cen teredshow piece des tined for the fin est col lec tion, Su perb. Scott$130. Estimate $250 - 350

526 HH 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., never hinged, won -der fully choice top qual ity ex am ple, with bril liant color andout stand ing cen ter ing, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $130. Estimate $200 - 300

527 HH 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., never hinged, beau -ti ful fresh stamp in im mac u late mint con di tion, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $130. Estimate $150 - 200

528 HH 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., never hinged, at -trac tive bot tom mar gin part im print sin gle with the deep estand rich est color one could ever imag ine on this stamp,Very Fine. Scott $130. Estimate $100 - 150

529 HH 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple fea tur ing board walk mar gins, and gor -geous warm rich color, a very pleas ing mint stamp, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $130. Estimate $100 - 150

530 H 3¢ bright vi o let (302), o.g., hinge rem nant, ex -traor di nary ex am ple with JUMBO mar gins, and won der fullyrich color, an amaz ing GEM, Su perb. Scott $50.

Estimate $100 - 150

531 HH 4¢ brown (303), o.g., never hinged, im mac u late mint ex am ple, rich vi brant color and sharp clear im pres sion, a flaw less top qual ity show piece, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $140. Estimate $200 - 300

532 HH 4¢ yel low brown (303), o.g., never hinged, pre -mium ex am ple with huge mar gins, in an eye catch ing richyel low brown shade, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $140.

Estimate $150 - 200

533 HH 4¢ brown (303), o.g., never hinged, ex tra largemar gins and deep rich color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine;1991 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for this stamp when it was a bot tommar gin im print sin gle, the sel vage be ing sub se quently re -moved. Scott $140. Estimate $100 - 150

534 HH 4¢ brown (303), top plate num ber and im printstrip of 3, o.g., never hinged, fab u lous mul ti ple with spec -tac u lar rich color, im mac u late mint con di tion, Very Fine toEx tremely Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $400 - 600

535 HH 5¢ blue (304), o.g., never hinged, re mark ableex am ple with enor mous JUMBO mar gins, as fresh andchoice as the first day it was printed, just a great stamp, Ex -tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $150.

Estimate $250 - 350

536 HH 5¢ blue (304), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple with in cred i ble deeprich color and nicely bal anced mar gins, a GEM for the fin estcol lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $150.

Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Stamps: 1902-1908 Regular Issues

525 526 527

528 529 530

531 532 533

535 536

537 HH 5¢ blue (304), o.g., never hinged, tre men dousex am ple with ex traor di narily large mar gins and beau ti fulrich color, a beauty, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i categraded XF-90. Scott $150. Estimate $200 - 300

538 HH 5¢ blue (304), o.g., never hinged, hand someex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins and fab u lous richcolor, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1999 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200

539 HH 6¢ claret (305), right plate num ber sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, beau ti ful ex am ple with daz zling rich color, inim mac u late mint con di tion, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.S.E.cer tif i cate graded XF-90 (1 of 23 at this grade, with only 16oth ers cur rently grad ing higher). SMQ $450. Scott $150.

Estimate $350 - 500

540 HH 6¢ claret (305), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tionalex am ple with enor mous mar gins and bright vivid color, amost im pres sive stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $250 - 350

541 HH 6¢ claret (305), bot tom part im print sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, huge JUMBO mar gins and daz zling richcolor, a fab u lous show piece, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $200 - 300

542 HH 6¢ claret (305), o.g., never hinged, im mac u latefresh ex am ple with strong color, Very Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $100 - 150

543 HH 8¢ vi o let black (306), o.g., never hinged, un be -liev ably fresh and choice ex am ple with deep in tense colorand won der fully bal anced mar gins, a great stamp, Ex -tremely Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100.

Estimate $150 - 200

544 HH 8¢ vi o let black (306), left plate num ber sin gle,o.g., never hinged, im pres sive and par tic u larly choice ex -am ple with wide mar gins and vivid color, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $100. Estimate $150 - 200

545 HH 8¢ vi o let black (306), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely at trac tive ex am ple with nice big mar gins, Ex tremely Fine; 2003 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100. Estimate $100 -

150

546 HH 10¢ pale red brown (307), o.g., never hinged,im mac u late Post Of fice fresh ex am ple of the bright redbrown shade, a pris tine stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200

547 HH 10¢ pale red brown (307), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, choice, with daz zling rich color,Very Fine. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150

548 HH 10¢ pale red brown (307), o.g., never hinged,bold rich color and ex tremely large mar gins, pre mium qual -ity, Very Fine. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150



537 538

539 540

541 542

543 544

545 546

549 HH 13¢ pur ple black (308), o.g., never hinged,won der fully fresh ex am ple with deep rich color, a choicewell cen tered stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.S.E. cer tif i -cate graded XF-90. SMQ $250. Scott $100.

Estimate $200 - 300

550 HH 13¢ pur ple black (308), bot tom mar gin part im -print sin gle, o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion ally in tense colorprinted on lily white pa per, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine.Scott $100. Estimate $150 - 200

551 HH 13¢ pur ple black (308), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely at trac tive ex am ple with over sized mar gins, brightvivid color, and great eye ap peal, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100.

Estimate $100 - 150

552 HH 13¢ pur ple black (308), o.g., never hinged, ex -em plary ex am ple of the dark pur ple black shade, with thedeep est and rich est color we've ever seen, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $100.

Estimate $100 - 150

553 HH 15¢ ol ive green (309), o.g., never hinged, mag -nif i cent top qual ity ex am ple in im mac u late never hingedcon di tion, in cred i bly well cen tered with beau ti fully bal anced mar gins, a gor geous show piece, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb, Ex-Killien; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

554 HH 15¢ ol ive green (309), bot tom mar gin part im -print sin gle, o.g., never hinged, spec tac u lar ex am ple, enor -mous board walk mar gins, bold deep color, and great eyeap peal, Ex tremely Fine; 1984 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

555 HH 15¢ ol ive green (309), o.g., never hinged, flaw -less mint ex am ple in im mac u late never hinged con di tion,with bril liant fresh color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1997P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $475. Estimate $400 - 600

556 HH 15¢ ol ive green (309), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely hand some ex am ple with huge mar gins, and strik -ingly rich color, Very Fine. Scott $475.

Estimate $350 - 500

557 HH 50¢ or ange (310), o.g., never hinged, ex cep -tional ex am ple of this lovely stamp, rarely found in pris tinemint con di tion, nicely cen tered with bril liant color, VeryFine; with pho to copy of 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4,from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the up per rightstamp from block. Scott $1,200. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

558 HH 50¢ or ange (310), o.g., never hinged, pris tinemint ex am ple, with vi brant color, Fine. Scott $1,200.

Estimate $350 - 500

559 H 50¢ or ange (310), o.g., hinge rem nant, won der -fully fresh top qual ity stamp, beau ti fully cen tered amid gen -er ous mar gins, with deep prooflike color, sim plyout stand ing, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $400.

Estimate $300 - 400

560 H 50¢ or ange (310), o.g., hinge rem nant, daz zling bright shade, a choice qual ity ex am ple, Very Fine. Scott$400. Estimate $200 - 300



549 550

551 552

553 554

555 556

557 558

559 560

561 H $1 black (311), o.g., very lightly hinged, veryfresh and choice ex am ple with bold rich color, Very Fine.Scott $625. Estimate $300 - 400

562 (H) $1 black (311), ex pertly regummed, well cen -tered with bold color, a com pletely sound stamp with out -stand ing eye ap peal, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $130.

Estimate $150 - 200

563 HH $2 dark blue (312), bot tom mar gin part im printsin gle, o.g., never hinged, im mac u late ex am ple with glow -ing rich color, as fresh as the day it was printed, F.-V.F..Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

564 H $2 dark blue (312), o.g., hinge rem nant, nicelycen tered stamp, with beau ti ful deep rich color, quite a hand -some copy of this pop u lar stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $875. Estimate $500 - 750

565 (H) $2 dark blue (312), regummed, nice ap pear -ance, well cen tered with vivid color; small thin spot, oth er -wise Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200

566 H $5 dark green (313), o.g., lightly hinged, ex cep -tional ex am ple of this tough stamp, with gor geous richcolor, com pletely sound and choice, Very Fine. Scott$2,250. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

567 HH 1¢ blue green, imperf (314), hor i zon tal linepair, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary GEM qual ity con di -tion, fab u lous deep rich color and nice big mar gins, an ex -em plary show piece, Su perb. Scott $65.

Estimate $100 - 150

568 HH 5¢ blue, imperf (315), o.g., never hinged, an ex -traor di nary ex am ple with huge JUMBO mar gins, and won -der fully rich color, a per fect GEM that would please themost qual ity con scious col lec tor, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2003 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95J, 1 of only 2 ex -am ples at tain ing this im pres sive grade, with only 16 oth erscur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $725. Scott $500.

Estimate $600 - 800

569 HH 5¢ blue, imperf (315), hor i zon tal pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some GEM qual ity ex am ple in fab u lousmint con di tion, with sen sa tional deep rich color, a beauty,Su perb. Scott $1,050. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

570 HH 2¢ car mine, type II (319Fi), o.g., never hinged,ex tremely fresh and choice ex am ple of this un der val uedtype II stamp, Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $100 - 150

571 HH 2¢ car mine rose, type II (319Fj), o.g., neverhinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple of this ri dic u -lously un der val ued car mine rose shade with the type IIchar ac ter is tics, ex tremely large mar gins and glow ing color,a flaw less mint stamp that rarely ap pears at auc tion in thismar vel ous qual ity, Ex tremely Fine; 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded XF-90, 1 of only 8 ex am ples at tain ing this grade,with a mere 2 other cop ies cur rently grad ing higher ac cord -ing to PSE's pop u la tion report. SMQ $425. Scott $160.

Estimate $350 - 500

572 HH 2¢ car mine rose, type II (319Fj), o.g., neverhinged, gor geous color and im pres sion, an ex tremelyhand some ex am ple of this de sir able type II stamp, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160. Estimate $150 - 200



564 565

568 569

570 571 572

561 562

573 H 2¢ car mine, type I, In ter na tional Vend ing Ma -chine Co. per fo ra tions (320), perf and imperf, o.g., bar esttrace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), ex tremely fresh andchoice ex am ple of this rare vend ing coil with great color,Fine; with pho to copy of 1968 P.F. cer tif i cate for strip of 4,from which this pair was taken, this be ing the right pair fromthe strip. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

574 HH 2¢ scar let, type I, imperf (320b), hor i zon tal line pair, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple of thiselu sive line pair with nice big mar gins and lively bright color,Su perb. Scott $80. Estimate $150 - 200

575 H 2¢ scar let, type I, imperf (320b), hor i zon talpair, fab u lous ex am ple in the true scar let shade, large evenmar gins all around, Su perb. Scott $80.

Estimate $100 - 150

576 HH 2¢ lake, type II, imperf (320A), hor i zon tal pair,o.g., never hinged, out stand ing rich shade, pre mium qual ity ex am ple, Su perb. Scott $225. Estimate $200 - 300

1904-1907 Commemorative Issues

577 HH Lou i si ana Pur chase com plete (323-327),o.g., never hinged, hand some pre mium qual ity mint set,each stamp with beau ti ful rich color in im mac u late mint con -di tion, Very Fine; 3c and 10c each with pho to copy of P.F.cer tif i cates for block/4, from which these stamps weretaken. Scott $865. Estimate $600 - 800

578 Ha 5¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (326), bot tom plateblock of 6, o.g., very lightly hinged, ex tremely in tense color,hand some mul ti ple, Fine. Scott $1,000.

Estimate $350 - 500

579 HH 10¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (327), o.g., neverhinged, flaw less mint ex am ple, beau ti fully cen tered withstrong rich color, a beau ti ful stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1994P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp wastaken, this be ing the lower left stamp from block. Scott$350. Estimate $400 - 600

580 HH 10¢ Lou i si ana Pur chase (327), o.g., neverhinged, fab u lous cen ter ing, a gor geous GEM with un usu -ally rich color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350.

Estimate $350 - 500


U.S. Stamps: 1904-1907 Commemorative Issues

579 580

581 HH James town com plete (328-330), o.g., neverhinged, hand some never hinged set with won der fully richcol ors on all three val ues, F.-V.F.. Scott $450.

Estimate $300 - 400

582 HH 1¢ James town (328), o.g., never hinged, mar -vel ous GEM qual ity ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cultstamp, well cen tered amid large mar gins and bold richcolor, sim ply gor geous, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott$65. Estimate $150 - 200

583 HH 2¢ James town (329), top left pair ar row pair,o.g., never hinged, a choice mul ti ple, with bril liant color, un -usu ally well cen tered for this ri dic u lously dif fi cult is sue, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150

584 HH 5¢ James town (330), o.g., never hinged, par -tic u larly choice ex am ple of this tough stamp, with sen sa -tional rich shade, Very Fine. Scott $310.

Estimate $200 - 300

1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, DLWatermark

585 HH 2¢ car mine (332), o.g., never hinged, sen sa -tional ex am ple with enor mous board walk mar gins andbeau ti ful rich color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $15.

Estimate $100 - 150

586 HH 4¢ or ange brown (334), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins and brightvivid color, Ex tremely Fine; pho to copy of 1998 P.F. cer tif i -cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be -ing the up per right stamp from the block. Scott $93.

Estimate $100 - 150

587 HH 4¢ or ange brown (334), o.g., never hinged, de -sir able well cen tered ex am ple with warm rich color and ra -zor sharp im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $93.

Estimate $100 - 150

588 HH 5¢ blue (335), o.g., never hinged, won der fullyfresh ex am ple in pris tine mint con di tion, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $120. Estimate $100 - 150

589 HH 5¢ blue (335), o.g., never hinged, nicely cen -tered stamp, with un be liev able color, the deep est and rich -est we've ever seen on this stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $120. Estimate $100 - 150

590 HH 6¢ red or ange (336), o.g., never hinged, im -mac u late fresh stamp, sharp clearly etched im pres sion,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $150 - 200

591 HH 6¢ red or ange (336), o.g., never hinged, bril liant fresh, a very choice stamp, Very Fine. Scott $150.

Estimate $100 - 150



585 586 587

588 589

590 591

592 HH 8¢ ol ive green (337), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple with ex tremely fresh color, an im mac u -late mint stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; withpho to copy of 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from whichthis stamp was taken, this be ing the lower right stamp fromthe block. Scott $105. Estimate $100 - 150

593 HH 8¢ ol ive green (337), o.g., never hinged, boldrich color, im mac u late Post of fice fresh stamp, Very Fine toEx tremely Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $100 - 150

594 H 10¢ yel low (338), o.g., very lightly hinged, won -der fully fresh large margined ex am ple with bold deep color,a pre mium qual ity stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $68.

Estimate $100 - 150

595 HH 13¢ blue green (339), o.g., never hinged, sen -sa tional GEM qual ity ex am ple, this mag nif i cent stamp hasbreath tak ing rich color and per fectly bal anced mar gins, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $90. Estimate $300 - 400

596 HH 13¢ blue green (339), o.g., never hinged, largemar gins and bright vivid color, a fresh and pleas ing stampwith great eye ap peal, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $90.

Estimate $100 - 150

597 HH 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine (340), o.g., never hinged,ex tremely fresh ex am ple with nice big mar gins, Very Fine.Scott $150. Estimate $100 - 150

598 HH 50¢ vi o let (341), bot tom mar gin sin gle with partim print, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely hand some po si tionpiece with deep prooflike color and ra zor sharp im pres sion,as fresh and choice as the first day it was is sued, Very Fineto Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.S.E. and 1997 P.F. cer tif i cates.Scott $700. Estimate $600 - 800

599 HH 50¢ vi o let (341), o.g., never hinged, at trac tivewell cen tered ex am ple with bril liant color, an ex tremely de -sir able copy of this tough never hinged stamp, Very Fine.Scott $700. Estimate $500 - 750

600 HH $1 vi o let brown (342), o.g., never hinged, fab u -lous top qual ity ex am ple, beau ti fully cen tered with fab u lousrich color and finely de tailed im pres sion, a flaw less mintstamp, rare thus, Ex tremely Fine; 1984 P.F. cer tif i cate forblock of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing thelower left stamp from the block. Scott $1,150.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

601 H $1 vi o let brown (342), o.g., hinge rem nant, re -mark ably fresh ex am ple, a very choice stamp, Very Fine.Scott $500. Estimate $250 - 350

602 H $1 vi o let brown (342), o.g., very lightly hinged,de sir able copy of the light vi o let brown shade, with ex tralarge mar gins, a pretty stamp, F.-V.F.. Scott $500.

Estimate $200 - 300


U.S. Stamps: 1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL Watermark

592 593 594

595 596

598 599

601 602

1908-1909 China Clay Paper Issues

603 HH 1¢ green, China clay pa per (331 var.), o.g.,never hinged, de sir able ex am ple of this rarely of fered pa per va ri ety, beau ti fully cen tered with gen er ous mar gins and in -tense color, very scarce in never hinged con di tion, VeryFine; 1982 P.F. certificate. Estimate $750 - 1,000

604 HH 2¢ car mine, China clay pa per (332 var.), o.g.,never hinged, flaw less ex am ple of this scarce va ri ety in per -fect mint con di tion, rarely found in this con di tion, Very Fine;1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Estimate $750 - 1,000

605 H 3¢ deep vi o let, China clay pa per (333 var.),o.g., pre vi ously hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this elu sivepa per va ri ety, with strong color, Fine.

Estimate $600 - 800

606 H 4¢ or ange brown, China clay pa per (334var.), o.g., very lightly hinged, among the fin est known ex -am ples of this scarce 4¢ China clay pa per, in cred i bly wellcen tered amid large mar gins, with fab u lous deep color, amatch less GEM, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1982 P.F.certificate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

607 HH 5¢ blue, China clay pa per (335 var.), o.g.,never hinged, ex tremely at trac tive ex am ple of the scarce5¢ China clay, with warm rich color, quite scarce in pris tinenever hinged con di tion, F.-V.F.; with pho to copy of 1991P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp wastaken, this be ing the lower left stamp from the block.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

608 H 6¢ red or ange, China clay pa per (336 var.),o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex traor di nary top qual ity ex am pleof this rarely of fered stamp, nice big mar gins and bril liantcolor, a great stamp, Very Fine; 1995 P.S.E. cer tif i cate.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

609 H 8¢ ol ive green, China clay pa per (337 var.),o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), lovelyex am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, with breath tak ingdeep rich color, nice cen ter ing - much better than nor mallyen coun tered, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; with pho to copyof 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stampwas taken, this be ing the lower left stamp from the block.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

610 HH 10¢ yel low, China clay pa per (338 var.), o.g.,never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple of the scarce 10¢China clay pa per in pris tine never hinged con di tion, withfab u lous deep rich color, a very rare stamp, F.-V.F.; withpho to copy of 1989 P.F. certificate.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

611 HH 13¢ blue green, China clay pa per (339 var.),o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple of this rarely of fered China clay pa per va ri ety, with gor geous rich color, in im -mac u late mint con di tion, miss ing from even the most ad -vanced col lec tions, Fine; with pho to copy of 1991 P.F.cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken,this be ing the up per left stamp from the block.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

612 HH 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, China clay pa per (340var.), o.g., never hinged, ex traor di narily fresh ex am ple ofthis ter ri bly elu sive 15¢ China clay pa per va ri ety, with par tic -u larly strong color, a great stamp, F.-V.F.; with pho to copy of 1991 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 6, from which this stampwas taken, this be ing po si tion #4 of #6 from the block.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

613 H The pre ced ing 10 “China clay pa per” lots of -fered as one lot (331-349 vars.), a won der ful op por tu nityto ac quire a full set of these rar i ties.

Estimate $8,000 - 10,000


U.S. Stamps: 1908-1909 China Clay Paper Issues

606 607 608

609 610

611 612

603 604 605

1908-1909 Washington-FranklinExperimental Issues

614 HH 3¢ deep vi o let, thick gray ex per i men tal pa per (333 var.), o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh mint ex am -ple of this rarely of fered pa per va ri ety, with bright vivid color, Fine; 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which thisstamp was taken, this be ing the up per right stamp fromblock. Estimate $500 - 750

615 H 3¢ deep vi o let, thin gray ex per i men tal pa per(333 var.), o.g., very lightly hinged, ab so lutely gor geous ex -am ple of this stamp, with beau ti ful cen ter ing and won der -fully rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F. certificate.

Estimate $500 - 750

616 HH 5¢ blue, on thick ex per i men tal pa per (335var.), o.g., never hinged, in cred i ble ex am ple with eyecatch ing bold rich color, nice big mar gins, and great eye ap -peal, F.-V.F.; 1994 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Estimate $400 - 600

617 HH 13¢ blue green, “dirty pa per” va ri ety (339var.), o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this scarcepa per va ri ety, with won der ful deep rich color, F.-V.F.; 2012P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate. Estimate $600 - 800

1908-1910 Imperforates and Coils

618 HH 1¢-5¢ Wash ing ton-Frank lins com plete,imperf (343-347), hor i zon tal line pairs, o.g., never hinged,per fect GEM qual ity set, each with large bal anced mar ginsand ex tremely fresh col ors, a tough set to find in super con -di tion, Superb. Estimate $300 - 400

619 HH 5¢ blue, imperf (347), bot tom plate num ber and im print strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive mul ti ple cutfrom the sheet leav ing por tions of 7 ad ja cent stamps show -ing, gor geous rich color, a spec tac u lar show piece, Su perb.Scott $180. Estimate $200 - 300

620 HH 1¢ green coil (348), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, gor geous ex am ple of this tough coil, with un be liev -able deep rich color, in a pris tine mint state, Very Fine; withpho to copy of 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate for coil line strip of 6, from which this guide line pair was taken, this be ing the top linepair from the strip. Scott $600. Estimate $500 - 750

621 HH 1¢ green coil (348), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, Post Of fice fresh line pair with gleam ing brightcolor, F.-V.F.; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600.

Estimate $400 - 600

622 HH 2¢ car mine coil (349), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some ex am ple of this scarce neverhinged line pair, bril liant fresh color with sharp de tailed im -pres sion, a scarce gen u ine ex am ple of this elu sive coil,F.-V.F.; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,300.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500


U.S. Stamps: 1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issues

620 621 622

623 HH 4¢ or ange brown coil (350), o.g., neverhinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult coilis sue, nicely cen tered with bright vivid color, Very Fine;2004 p.f. cer tif i cate for coil pair, from which this stamp wastaken, this be ing the bot tom stamp from the pair. Scott$325. Estimate $250 - 350

624 H 4¢ or ange brown coil (350), guide line pair,o.g., hinge rem nants, at trac tive ex am ple, with bril liant freshcolor, pen cil no ta tions on back of both stamps, F.-V.F.;2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,175. Estimate $400 - 600

625 HH/H 5¢ blue coil (351), coil pair, o.g., very lightlyhinged at top, never hinged at bot tom, fab u lous high qual ityex am ple, the top stamp is a huge JUMBO, and the bot tomstamp is a im mac u late mint stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine; 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $400.

Estimate $350 - 500

626 H 5¢ blue coil (351), guide line pair, o.g., verylightly hinged, de sir able ex am ple with won der fully richcolor, a very at trac tive mul ti ple, Very Fine; 1991 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $1,075. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

627 HH 1¢ green coil (352), o.g., never hinged, ex traor -di nary top qual ity ex am ple, with huge mar gins and bril liantfresh color, a scarce and un der val ued coil sin gle whenfound in this re mark able con di tion, Ex tremely Fine; 1996P.F. cer tif i cate for pair, from which this stamp was taken this be ing the right stamp from pair. Scott $200.

Estimate $400 - 600

628 H 1¢ green coil (352), o.g., hinge rem nant, hand -some ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult Wash ing tonFrank lin flat plate coil, with bril liant color, a se lect stamp,Very Fine; with pho to copy of 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate for pair,from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the left stampfrom the pair. Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150

629 H 1¢ green coil (352), guide line pair, o.g., pre vi -ously hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this line pair, with thedeep est and rich est color we've seen on this is sue, abeauty, F.-V.F.; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $825.

Estimate $500 - 750

630 H 2¢ car mine coil (353), guide line pair, o.g., bar -est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), the ul ti mate ex -am ple of a gen u ine #349 line pair, fab u lous cen ter ing, largemar gins and gor geous rich color, this se lect ex am ple has itall, Ex tremely Fine; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $750.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

631 m 10¢ yel low coil (356), neat black town can cel la -tion, hand some ex am ple of this ex tremely rare used coilsin gle, with bright vivid color, a flaw less show piece, F.-V.F.;1945 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $4,500.

Estimate $3,000 - 4,000


U.S. Stamps: 1908-1910 Imperforates and Coils

624 625 626

628 629

1909 Bluish Paper Issue

632 HH 1¢ green, blu ish pa per (357), o.g., neverhinged, choice, well cen tered ex am ple in pris tine mint con -di tion, Ex tremely Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $180.

Estimate $200 - 300

633 HH 1¢ green, blu ish pa per (357), o.g., neverhinged, at trac tive ex am ple with ex tremely in tense color,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $180.

Estimate $150 - 200

634 HH 2¢ car mine, blu ish pa per (358), o.g., neverhinged, de sir able ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins andwarm rich color, a beau ti fully cen tered stamp, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $170. Estimate $150 - 200

635 HH 2¢ car mine, blu ish pa per (358), o.g., neverhinged, ex tremely fresh and choice ex am ple with beau ti fulcolor, Very Fine; 1999 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $170.

Estimate $100 - 150

636 H 5¢ blue, blu ish pa per (361), re dis trib uted o.g.,im pres sive ex am ple of this rare stamp, with lovely richcolor, a hand some stamp in flaw less con di tion, F.-V.F.;1987 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,750.

Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

637 H 6¢ red or ange, blu ish pa per (362), o.g., verylightly hinged, gor geous ex am ple with breath tak ing bril liantfresh color, a very elu sive stamp when found in this mar vel -ous qual ity, Very Fine; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

638 H 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), beau ti ful topqual ity ex am ple with the deep est and rich est color imag in -able, a great stamp, Very Fine; 1980 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$1,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

639 HH 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., never hinged, choice ex am ple with un usu ally rich color,quite scarce when found in mint con di tion; reperfed at right,oth er wise Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $3,000.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

1909 Commemorative Issues

640 HH 2¢ Lin coln, blu ish pa per (369), o.g., neverhinged, won der fully fresh top qual ity stamp, nicely bal -anced mar gins and deep prooflike color, a very elu sive bluepa per when found in this won der ful state of pres er va tion,Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $320.

Estimate $400 - 600

641 HH 2¢ Lin coln, blu ish pa per (369), o.g., neverhinged, out stand ing huge JUMBO, in re mark ably fresh con -di tion, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i -cate graded XF-90J, 1 of 1 at this grade, with 39 ex am plescur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $575. Scott $320.

Estimate $400 - 600


U.S. Stamps: 1909 Issues

634 635

638 639

640 641

632 633

642 Ha 2¢ Lin coln, blu ish pa per (369), right plateblock of 6, o.g., hinge rem nants, ex tremely at trac tive plate,with gor geous rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, abeauty, F.-V.F.. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

643 HH 2¢ Alaska-Yu kon (370), o.g., never hinged, tre -men dous top qual ity ex am ple, fea tur ing im mense JUMBOmar gins, and fab u lous rich color, a match less GEM, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $16. Estimate $100 - 150

644 HH 2¢ Alaska-Yu kon (370), bot tom plate num bersin gle, o.g., never hinged, gor geous Post Of fice fresh ex -am ple with large mar gins and bril liant color, Ex tremely Fineto Su perb; 2010 P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate graded XF-Sup-95.Scott $16. Estimate $100 - 150

1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SLWatermark

645 HH 1¢ green (374), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tionalex am ple of this mod estly val ued stamp, with huge evenmar gins, bold prooflike color, and great eye ap peal, des -tined for the fin est col lec tion, Su perb. Scott $15.

Estimate $200 - 300

646 H 2¢ lake (375b), o.g., bar est trace of hinge (ap -pears never hinged), won der ful ex am ple of this ter ri bly dif fi -cult lake shade, with ex tremely wide mar gins and gor geousdeep rich color, Very Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800.

Estimate $600 - 800

647 HH 3¢ deep vi o let (376), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple, with large mar gins and fab u lous deeprich vi o let shade, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $45.

Estimate $100 - 150

648 HH 3¢ deep vi o let (376), o.g., never hinged, at trac -tive wide margined copy with bril liant color and ra zor sharpim pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $45.

Estimate $100 - 150

649 HH 3¢ deep vi o let (376), o.g., never hinged, won -der fully fresh top qual ity ex am ple with enor mous JUMBOmar gins, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedXF-90J, 1 of 14 ex am ples at this grade. SMQ $110. Scott$45. Estimate $100 - 150



645 646

647 648 649

650 HH 3¢ deep vi o let, dra matic perf shift (376 var.),ver ti cal pair, o.g., top stamp never hinged, bot tom stamplightly hinged, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150

651 HH 4¢ brown, ver ti cally laid pa per va ri ety (377var.), o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this rarelyof fered laid pa per va ri ety, in cred i bly well cen tered with daz -zling rich color, a gor geous GEM, Su perb; 1996 P.F.certificate. Estimate $400 - 600

652 HH 4¢ brown (377), o.g., never hinged, ex traor di -nary ex am ple with wide mar gins and bright vivid shade, Ex -tremely Fine; with pho to copy of 1990 P.F. cer tif i cate forbloc of 6, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing thelower right stamp from the block. Scott $70.

Estimate $100 - 150

653 HH 5¢ blue (378), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, in cred i ble JUMBO with bril liant fresh color, amatch less GEM des tined for the fin est col lec tion, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 6,from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the lower rightstamp from the block. Scott $70. Estimate $250 - 350

654 HH 5¢ blue (378), o.g., never hinged, im menseboard walk mar gins, an in cred i ble ex am ple of this stampwith beau ti ful ra di ant rich color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $70.

Estimate $150 - 200

655 HH 5¢ blue (378), o.g., never hinged, out stand ingex am ple with mas sive mar gins and deep in tense color, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $70. Estimate $100 - 150

656 HH 5¢ blue (378), top mar gin sin gle with part im -print, o.g., never hinged, eye catch ing JUMBO, with vividbright color and sharp de tailed im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $70. Estimate $100 - 150

657 HH 6¢ red or ange (379), o.g., never hinged, eyecatch ing top qual ity stamp fea tur ing im mense mar gins andlively bright color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $80.

Estimate $150 - 200

658 HH 6¢ red or ange (379), o.g., never hinged, pris -tine con di tion with big, even mar gins, ex cel lent ex am ple,Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $80. Estimate $150 - 200

659 HH 6¢ red or ange (379), o.g., never hinged, won -der ful copy of the light red or ange shade, nicely cen teredim mac u late stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2001 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $80. Estimate $100 - 150

660 HH 8¢ ol ive green (380), o.g., never hinged, bril -liant Post of fice fresh ex am ple with wide mar gins, in flaw -less mint con di tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott$225. Estimate $200 - 300

661 H 8¢ ol ive green (380), o.g., very lightly hinged,out stand ing ex am ple of the dark ol ive green shade, withhuge mar gins, just a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott$100. Estimate $100 - 150


U.S. Stamps: 1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL Watermark

653 654 655

657 658 659

660 661

650 651 652

662 HH 10¢ yel low (381), o.g., never hinged, sen sa -tional ex am ple with fan tas tic mar gins all around, a trueJUMBO in ev ery sense of the word, with bril liant fresh color,just a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded XF-90J, 1 of only 6 ex am ples at this im pres sivegrade, with only 16 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ$540. Scott $220. Estimate $400 - 600

663 HH 10¢ yel low (381), o.g., never hinged, hand -some top qual ity ex am ple of this dif fi cult stamp, with par tic -u larly strong color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $220.

Estimate $200 - 300

664 HH 10¢ yel low (381), o.g., never hinged, at trac tiveex am ple with warm rich color, in pris tine mint con di tion,Very Fine. Scott $220. Estimate $150 - 200

665 HH 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine (382), o.g., never hinged,won der fully fresh ex am ple with mar vel ous deep dark color,a beauty, F.-V.F.; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550.

Estimate $250 - 350

666 HH 1¢ green coil (385), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, gor geous ex am ple of this scarce line pair, with thedeep est and rich est shade of dark green imag in able, abeau ti ful ex am ple, Very Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000

667 HH 1¢ green coil (385), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, bril liant fresh color, an im mac u late ex am ple in pris -tine mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$1,000. Estimate $600 - 800

668 H 2¢ car mine coil (386), guide line pair, o.g., bar -est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), won der fully fresh ex am ple of this ex ceed ingly dif fi cult Wash ing ton Frank lincoil, with breath tak ing rich color and sharp de tailed im pres -sion, F.-V.F.; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,600.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

669 HH 1¢ green coil (390), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, hand some well cen tered line pair, with deepprooflike color, Ex tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$73. Estimate $100 - 150

670 HH 2¢ car mine coil (391), ver ti cal pair, o.g., neverhinged, par tic u larly choice high qual ity mint coil pair, withnice wide mar gins and beau ti ful fresh color, Very Fine toEx tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate and 2007 P.S.E. cer -tif i cate graded VF-XF-85, 1 of only 5 pairs at tain ing thisgrade, with only 11 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ$280. Scott $240. Estimate $250 - 350

671 HH 2¢ car mine coil (391), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some ex am ple of this elu sive neverhinged line pair, with bril liant fresh color, very choice, VeryFine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $575.

Estimate $500 - 750



666 667

668 669

670 671

662 663 664

672 HH 1¢ green coil (392), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this dif fi cult line pair,with amaz ing rich color, and nice big mar gins, a se lect ex -am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1989 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $425. Estimate $400 - 600

673 H 2¢ car mine coil (393), hor i zon tal pair, o.g.,lightly hinged, de sir able coil pair with warm rich color, muchscarcer than the mod est cat a log value of $125.00 would in -di cate, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $125. Estimate $150 - 200

674 H 2¢ car mine coil (393), guide line pair, o.g., pre -vi ously hinged, In cred i bly fresh top qual ity ex am ple withfab u lously in tense color and im pres sion, a qual ity show -piece, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $300. Estimate $300 - 400

675 HH 3¢ deep vi o let coil (394), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple in pris -tine mint con di tion, with lively bright color, Very Fine; 1995A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. Estimate $600 - 800

676 HH 3¢ red vi o let coil (394), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple of this dis tinc tive red vi o -let shade, in beau ti ful never hinged con di tion, F.-V.F.; 1992P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. Estimate $600 - 800

677 HH 3¢ deep vi o let coil (394), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, de sir able ex am ple in im mac u late con di tion,with strong color and ra zor sharp im pres sion, F.-V.F.; 1989P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $925. Estimate $500 - 750

678 HH 4¢ brown coil (395), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple of this dif fi cult coil, with daz zling colorand sharp clear im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine;2006 P.F. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85. Scott $135.

Estimate $100 - 150

679 HH 4¢ brown coil (395), hor i zon tal pair (2mm spac -ing), o.g., never hinged, Post Of fice fresh and choice ex am -ple with daz zling color, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $375. Estimate $250 - 350

680 H 4¢ brown coil (395), hor i zon tal pair (3mm spac -ing), o.g., lightly hinged, im pres sive ex am ple, with ra di antcolor and beau ti ful cen ter ing, Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $150. Estimate $150 - 200



678 679

681 HH 4¢ brown coil (395), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, fab u lous top qual ity ex am ple in scarce neverhinged con di tion, with spec tac u lar deep rich color, veryscarce in this qual ity, Very Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate

$750 - 1,000

682 m 4¢ brown coil (395), hor i zon tal pair (3mm spac -ing), black town can cel, sound and choice with gor geousrich color, Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200

683 HH 5¢ blue coil (396), o.g., never hinged, beau ti -fully cen tered, with tre men dous deep rich color, a greatstamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate and 2002P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 19 ex am ples at tain ingthis grade. SMQ $295. Scott $135. Estimate $200 - 300

684 HH 5¢ blue coil (396), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, gor geous ex am ple with breath tak ingly rich colorand finely de tailed im pres sion, a won der ful qual ity ex am plein Post Of fice fresh con di tion, Very Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $975. Estimate $750 - 1,000

685 HH 5¢ blue coil (396), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, sen sa tional bold rich shade, a mar vel ous neverhinged line pair in im mac u late con di tion, F.-V.F.; 1996 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $975. Estimate $500 - 750

686 m 5¢ blue coil (396), hor i zon tal pair, neat blacktown can cel, hand some & fresh gen u inely used pair,F.-V.F.. Scott $190. Estimate $100 - 150

1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issue

687 HH 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (397), o.g., never hinged,mar vel ous top qual ity ex am ple, with deep prooflike colorand ra zor sharp im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb;2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 82 ex am -ples at tain ing this grade. SMQ $225. Scott $40.

Estimate $150 - 200

688 HH 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (398), o.g., never hinged,mag nif i cent GEM qual ity ex am ple with enor mous JUMBOmar gins and sen sa tional bright color, "tiny" nat u ral gumskips at the lower right cor ner are in con se quen tial, and inno way af fect this match less stamp's re mark able ap pear -ance, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded XF-SUP-95J, 1 of only 9 ex am ples at tain ing thisgrade, with 23 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $210.Scott $40. Estimate $150 - 200

689 HH 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, lake shade (398b), o.g.,never hinged, choice ex am ple of this rare color va ri ety, inim mac u late mint con di tion, Fine. Scott $2,500.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500



683 684

690 HH 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (399), o.g., never hinged,choice well cen tered ex am ple, with won der fully fresh color,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

691 HH 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (399), o.g., never hinged,very choice wide margined stamp, with the deep est andrich est color imag in able, Very Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $100 - 150

692 H 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific (399), o.g., hinge rem nant,ex traor di nary ex am ple, with ex tremely large mar gins, andwon der fully rich color, Su perb. Scott $70.

Estimate $100 - 150

693 HH 10¢ or ange yel low Pan ama-Pa cific (400),o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent top qual ity stamp, with ex -tremely gen er ous mar gins, and deep prooflike color, agreat stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded XF-90, 1 of 52 ex am ples at tain ing this im pres sivegrade. SMQ $600. Scott $270. Estimate $500 - 750

694 HH 10¢ or ange yel low Pan ama-Pa cific (400),o.g., never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple fea tur ing bold richcolor and choice cen ter ing, Very Fine; 1995 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $270. Estimate $200 - 300

695 HH 10¢ or ange Pan ama-Pa cific (400A), o.g.,never hinged, de sir able well cen tered ex am ple with fab u -lous bright color, Very Fine. Scott $400.

Estimate $300 - 400

696 HH 10¢ or ange Pan ama-Pa cific (400A), o.g.,never hinged, ex tremely fresh and choice ex am ple withgreat color, Very Fine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for a ver ti calpair, from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the bot tom stamp from the pair. Scott $400. Estimate $300 - 400

697 HH 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (401), o.g., neverhinged, fab u lous huge margined stamp, with lively brightcolor, a very pretty stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.S.E. cer -tif i cate graded XF-90J, 1 of only 8 ex am ples at tain ing thisgrade. SMQ $150. Scott $60. Estimate $150 - 200

698 H 1¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (401), at trac tiveex am ple of the deep green shade, nicely cen tered withlarge mar gins, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $60.

Estimate $100 - 150

699 HH 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (402), o.g., neverhinged, ex cep tional well cen tered ex am ple of the light car -mine shade, a gor geous never hinged stamp with nicelybal anced mar gins, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $170.

Estimate $200 - 300

700 HH 2¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (402), o.g., neverhinged, won der ful wide margined copy of the deep car mineshade, an eye catch ing stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.S.E. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stampwas taken, this be ing the up per left stamp from the block.Scott $170. Estimate $150 - 200

701 HH 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), bot tom plate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, ex tremely at trac tive withdaz zling rich color and sharp clear im pres sion, a beauty,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$390. Estimate $350 - 500

702 HH 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), o.g., neverhinged, flaw less mint ex am ple with over sized mar gins andin cred i ble color, a great stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $390. Estimate $300 - 400


U.S. Stamps: 1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issue

693 694

695 696

697 698

699 700

701 702

690 691 692

703 HH 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), o.g., neverhinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple with deep prooflike color and sharp de tailed im pres sion, Very Fine. Scott $390.

Estimate $250 - 350

704 H 5¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (403), o.g., lightlyhinged, hand some top qual ity ex am ple with ex traor di narilylarge mar gins and bright color, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

705 HH 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), o.g., neverhinged, bril liant fresh stamp with lively bright color in pris tine mint con di tion, F.-V.F.; 1976 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,700.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

706 HH 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404), bot tomplate num ber sin gle, o.g., never hinged, beau ti ful mint ex -am ple with vivid color, F.-V.F.. Scott $1,750.

Estimate $600 - 800

707 (H) 10¢ Pan ama-Pa cific, perf 10 (404),regummed, fresh ap pear ing econ omy model, with deeprich color; reperfed along right and bot tom mar gins, oth er -wise Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $725 for o.g.

Estimate $150 - 200

1912-1916 Washington-Franklin Issues

708 H 2¢ lake (406c), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, ex traor -di nary ex am ple of this rarely of fered color va ri ety, withbreath tak ing deep rich color, a lovely stamp, Fine; 1997P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

709 HH 7¢ black (407), o.g., never hinged, tre men dousex am ple with nicely bal anced mar gins on all sides, withbright vivid color, and great eye ap peal, Ex tremely Fine;2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 34 ex am ples at -tain ing this im pres sive grade. SMQ $400. Scott $160.

Estimate $300 - 400

710 HH 7¢ black (407), o.g., never hinged, ex cep tion -ally choice ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins all around, inwon der fully fresh con di tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $200 - 300

711 HH 7¢ black (407), o.g., never hinged, hand sometop qual ity stamp with super in tense color, Ex tremely Fine;1997 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $160. Estimate $200 - 300

712 HH 7¢ black (407), o.g., never hinged, de sir ablehigh qual ity ex am ple with ex tremely large mar gins, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200



709 710

711 712

713 HH 1¢ green coil (410), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, spec tac u lar wide margined line pair, with daz zlingcolor, quite elu sive in this re mark able qual ity, Ex tremelyFine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $65.Estimate $100 - 150

714 HH 2¢ car mine coil (411), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some ex am ple with bold deep color,Post Of fice fresh and choice, Very Fine; 1987 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $125. Estimate $100 - 150

715 HH 2¢ car mine coil (411), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, im mac u late mint ex am ple in a bril liant freshbright car mine shade, Very Fine; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $125. Estimate $100 - 150

716 HH 1¢ green coil (412), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, re mark able GEM qual ity ex am ple with fab u lous rich color, scarce and un der val ued in this fab u lous con di tion,Ex tremely Fine; 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate for the guide line stripof 4, from which this out stand ing line pair was taken, this be -ing the cen ter line pair from the strip. Scott $260.

Estimate $350 - 500

717 HH 1¢ green coil (412), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, hand some ex am ple with deep prooflike color andra zor sharp im pres sion, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $260. Estimate $200 - 300

718 HH 2¢ car mine coil (413), o.g., never hinged, fab u -lous top qual ity coil sin gle of this ex tremely elu sive stamp,with out stand ing color and im pres sion, a su perb stamp de -serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; with pho to copy of 1986 P.F. cer tif i cate for coil pair,from which this stamp was taken, this be ing the left stampfrom the pair. Scott $110. Estimate $200 - 300

719 H 2¢ car mine coil (413), guide line pair, o.g., bar -est trace of hinge (ap pears never hinged), im pres sive ex -am ple of this dif fi cult line pair, choice cen ter ing andfab u lous bright color, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$300. Estimate $250 - 350

720 HH 8¢ pale ol ive green (414), o.g., never hinged,im pres sive bright ol ive green shade, well cen tered stamp inpris tine mint con di tion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $100.

Estimate $100 - 150

721 HH 8¢ ol ive green (414), o.g., never hinged, tre -men dous top qual ity ex am ple, in the deep est shade of darkol ive green we have ever seen, a great stamp, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $100. Estimate $100 - 150

722 HH 9¢ salmon red (415), o.g., never hinged, mag -nif i cent top qual ity ex am ple, with board walk mar gins andcrisp clear color, very elu sive in this con di tion, Ex tremelyFine. Scott $120. Estimate $200 - 300

723 HH 9¢ salmon red (415), o.g., never hinged, hand -some ex am ple with bold deep color, Post Of fice fresh andchoice, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $120. Estimate $150 - 200



718 719

720 721

722 723

713 714 715

724 HH 9¢ salmon red (415), o.g., never hinged, re -mark ably fresh ex am ple with bright vivid color and sharpclear im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i categraded XF-90, 1 of 17 ex am ples at tain ing this grade. SMQ$225. Scott $120. Estimate $150 - 200

725 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (416), o.g., never hinged,mag nif i cent show piece ex am ple with ex tremely large mar -gins, and in cred i bly bright color, a sen sa tional show piecethat would please the most dis crim i nat ing col lec tor of topqual ity stamps, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2010 P.S.E. cer -tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 22 ex am ples at tain ing thisim pres sive grade, with only 8 oth ers cur rently grad inghigher. SMQ $725. Scott $100. Estimate $600 - 800

726 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (416), o.g., never hinged,won der ful ex am ple with fan tas tic deep color, a beau ti ful topqual ity copy, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$100. Estimate $150 - 200

727 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (416), o.g., never hinged,choice stamp with vi brant bright color, hand some ex tremely fresh ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $100.

Estimate $100 - 150

728 H 10¢ brown yel low (416a), o.g., small hingerem nant, im pres sive ex am ple of the true brown yel lowshade, in a deep golden brown yel low shade, an ex tremelyrare stamp, Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

729 H 10¢ brown yel low (416a), o.g., tiny hinge rem -nant, ex tremely rare ex am ple of this scarce color va ri ety;tiny toned spot, and a tiny nat u ral in clu sion spot, Fine; 2012P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $600 - 800

730 HH 12¢ claret brown (417), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive well margined ex am ple with warm rich color, abeauty, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $100.Estimate

$100 - 150

731 H 15¢ gray (418), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u lousshow piece with per fect cen ter ing, and spec tac u lar deeprich color, a per fect GEM de serv ing place ment in the fin estcol lec tion, Su perb; 2006 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98,1 of only 2 ex am ples at this top grade, with a mere 6 oth erscur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $395. Scott $85.

Estimate $300 - 400

732 HH 15¢ gray (418), bot tom mar gin sin gle with partim print, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am ple withboard walk mar gins, and beau ti ful color, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $200 - 300

733 HH 15¢ gray (418), o.g., never hinged, lovely mintstamp with gor geous rich color printed on bright white pa -per, Very Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200

734 HH 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., never hinged, fab -u lous mint, never hinged ex am ple with nicely bal ancedmar gins, and bril liant color, an ex cep tional ex am ple of thiselu sive mint stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F.cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken,this be ing the lower right stamp from the block. Scott $400.

Estimate $400 - 600

735 HH 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., never hinged, at -trac tive ex am ple, with strong color in im mac u late mint con -di tion, Very Fine; 2003 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $400.

Estimate $300 - 400



726 727

728 729

730 731

732 733

734 735

724 725

736 HH 20¢ ul tra ma rine (419), o.g., never hinged (tinynat u ral gum skips), very choice ex am ple, with large mar -gins and gor geous rich color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine.Scott $400. Estimate $250 - 350

737 HH 30¢ or ange red (420), o.g., never hinged, gor -geous large margined stamp, with fan tas tic color, just agreat stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1981 and 1997P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $250. Estimate $300 - 400

738 HH 30¢ or ange red (420), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive ex am ple with amaz ing rich color, very pretty, VeryFine; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $250.

Estimate $200 - 300

739 H 30¢ or ange red (420), o.g., very lightly hinged,mar vel ous top qual ity stamp, with bal anced mar gins andstrik ingly beau ti ful color, Su perb. Scott $115.

Estimate $100 - 150

740 HH 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., never hinged, ex tremelyat trac tive ex am ple of this elu sive never hinged stamp, nicewide mar gins and beau ti ful rich color, Very Fine. Scott$800. Estimate $600 - 800

741 HH 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., never hinged, hand someand choice stamp, with ex traor di nary bold rich color, a pris -tine mint ex am ple, F.-V.F.; 1985 P.F. cer tif i cate for thisstamp when it was a top right cor ner mar gin sin gle, the sel -vage be ing sub se quently re moved from the stamp. Scott$800. Estimate $500 - 750

742 H 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh top qual ity stamp, with deep rich color, a se lect ex am -ple, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $350. Estimate $300 - 400

743 HH 50¢ vi o let (421), o.g., never hinged, hand somemint ex am ple with choice color, quite elu sive when found innever hinged con di tion; neatly reperfed along bot tom mar -gin, oth er wise Very Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800.

Estimate $250 - 350

744 HH 50¢ vi o let, DL wa ter mark (422), o.g., neverhinged, sen sa tional ex am ple with bold prooflike color, apre mium qual ity stamp in a won der ful state of pres er va tion,Very Fine; with pho to copy of 1990 P.F. cer tif i cate for blockof 4, from which this beau ti ful stamp was taken, this be ingthe lower right stamp from the block. Scott $525. Estimate

$500 - 750

745 H 50¢ vi o let, DL wa ter mark (422), o.g., lightlyhinged, ex tremely fresh, F.-V.F.. Scott $225.

Estimate $100 - 150

746 H $1 vi o let brown (423), o.g., lightly hinged,hand some top qual ity ex am ple with over sized mar gins andwarm rich color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $475.

Estimate $400 - 600

747 HH 4¢ brown (427), o.g., never hinged, won der fullyfresh and choice ex am ple with beau ti ful cen ter ing andbright vivid color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1997 P.S.E.cer tif i cate. Scott $75. Estimate $150 - 200

748 HH 4¢ brown (427), o.g., never hinged, im pres siveex am ple with spec tac u lar deep rich color, out stand ing, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $75. Estimate $100 - 150

749 HH 5¢ blue (428), o.g., never hinged, ab so lutelyspec tac u lar GEM qual ity ex am ple, with board walk mar ginsand breath tak ing deep rich color, just a great stamp, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $75.

Estimate $150 - 200



738 739

740 741 742

743 744 745

746 747 748

736 737

750 HH 5¢ blue (428), o.g., never hinged, pris tine andsharp, large, even mar gins, out stand ing ex am ple, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb; 2002 PSE cert. Scott $75.

Estimate $150 - 200

751 HH 5¢ blue (428), o.g., never hinged, ex tremely at -trac tive brightly col ored ex am ple with ex cep tional cen ter -ing, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $75. Estimate $100 - 150

752 HH 5¢ blue (428), o.g., never hinged, ex tremelyfresh and choice ex am ple with over sized mar gins, Ex -tremely Fine; 1993 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 8, from whichthis stamp was taken, this be ing the up per left stamp fromthe block. Scott $75. Estimate $100 - 150

753 HH 6¢ red or ange (429), o.g., never hinged, wellcen tered with daz zling color, a pre mium qual ity stamp, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $150 - 200

754 HH 6¢ red or ange (429), o.g., never hinged, choicestamp, with huge mar gins and fi ery rich color, Very Fine toEx tremely Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $100 - 150

755 HH 6¢ red or ange (429), o.g., never hinged, at trac -tively cen tered copy in a light red or ange shade, a lovelymint stamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i -cate for this stamp when it was a left mar gin im print sin gle,the sel vage hav ing been sub se quently re moved. Scott$105. Estimate $100 - 150

756 HH 7¢ black (430), o.g., never hinged, de sir able top qual ity ex am ple, with beau ti ful wide mar gins and gor geousdeep rich color, a very im pres sive copy, Ex tremely Fine;1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $200. Estimate $300 - 400

757 HH 7¢ black (430), o.g., never hinged, mar vel ousPost Of fice fresh ex am ple with sen sa tional color and im -pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i -cate graded VF-XF-85, 1 of 12 ex am ples at tain ing thisgrade. SMQ $300. Scott $200. Estimate $200 - 300

758 HH 7¢ black (430), o.g., never hinged, won der fullyfresh ex am ple with bright vivid color, very pretty, Very Fine;1992 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 6, from which this stampwas taken, this be ing the up per left stamp from the block.Scott $200. Estimate $150 - 200

759 HH 8¢ pale ol ive green (431), o.g., never hinged,lovely ex am ple, with ex tremely wide mar gins, and won der -ful deep rich color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $83.

Estimate $100 - 150

760 HH 8¢ pale ol ive green (431), o.g., never hinged,hand some ex am ple with lively bright color, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 2001 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $83.

Estimate $100 - 150

761 HH 8¢ pale ol ive green (431), o.g., never hinged,beau ti ful ex am ple with board walk mar gins, and deep in -tense color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $83.

Estimate $100 - 150

762 HH 9¢ salmon red (432), o.g., never hinged, veryhand some mint ex am ple with sen sa tional deep rich color,much stron ger than nor mally found on this is sue, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $105. Estimate $150 - 200

763 HH 9¢ salmon red (432), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely well cen tered with wide mar gins, and beau ti ful fresh color, a pris tine stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F. cer tif i -cate graded XF-90. Scott $105. Estimate $150 - 200



753 754 755

757 758

759 760 761

762 763

750 751 752

764 HH 9¢ salmon red (432), o.g., never hinged, won -der fully fresh ex am ple, nicely bal anced mar gins and bril -liant color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F.cer tif i cate for this stamp when it was a top mar gin platenum ber sin gle, the sel vage be ing sub se quently re moved.Scott $105. Estimate $100 - 150

765 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (433), right plate num bersin gle, o.g., never hinged, mag nif i cent GEM qual ity, a spec -tac u lar show piece with huge JUMBO mar gins and deep vi -brant color, among the fin est you'll ever see, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $105. Estimate $400 - 600

766 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (433), o.g., never hinged,re mark ably fresh top qual ity stamp, with lively rich color, Ex -tremely Fine; 1990 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from whichthis beau ti ful stamp was taken, this be ing the up per rightstamp from the block. Scott $105. Estimate $150 - 200

767 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (433), o.g., never hinged,choice qual ity ex am ple, with ra di ant rich color and sharpclear im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1982 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $105. Estimate $100 - 150

768 HH 11¢ dark green (434), o.g., never hinged, mag -nif i cent high qual ity ex am ple with ex tremely large mar ginsand bold prooflike color, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine;1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $55. Estimate $100 - 150

769 HH 11¢ dark green (434), o.g., never hinged, ex -tremely fresh and choice ex am ple with warm rich color, Ex -tremely Fine; 2006 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 28ex am ples at tain ing this grade. SMQ $125. Scott $55.

Estimate $100 - 150

770 HH 12¢ claret brown (435), o.g., never hinged, de -sir able top qual ity ex am ple, with huge mar gins and crispclear color, sim ply gor geous, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $60. Estimate $100 - 150

771 HH 15¢ gray (437), o.g., never hinged, ter rific ex -am ple, a well cen tered stamp with breath tak ing deep richcolor, con ser va tively graded cer tif i cate of only "VF-XF-85",as this is a truly re mark able ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-XF-85, 1 of5 ex am ples at tain ing this grade, with only 24 oth ers cur -rently grad ing higher. SMQ $425. Scott $280.

Estimate $400 - 600

772 HH 15¢ gray (437), o.g., never hinged, es pe ciallychoice ex am ple with fab u lous rich color and ra zor sharp im -pres sion, an im mac u late mint stamp, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $280. Estimate $250 - 350

773 H 15¢ gray (437), o.g., lightly hinged, im pres sivewell cen tered stamp, with daz zling color, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $125. Estimate $100 - 150

774 HH 20¢ ul tra ma rine (438), o.g., never hinged, ab -so lutely gor geous well cen tered ex am ple in flaw less mintcon di tion, with ex em plary color and im pres sion, scarce inthis qual ity, Ex tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$430. Estimate $500 - 750

775 HH 20¢ ul tra ma rine (438), o.g., never hinged, vi -brant rich shade, much stron ger than nor mally found, VeryFine. Scott $430. Estimate $300 - 400

776 H 20¢ ul tra ma rine (438), o.g., very lightly hinged,choice ex am ple with bold rich color, Very Fine. Scott $190.

Estimate $150 - 200



766 767

768 769

771 772 773

774 775 776

764 765

777 HH 30¢ or ange red (439), o.g., never hinged, astrik ing GEM qual ity ex am ple of this elu sive stamp, withhuge JUMBO mar gins and out stand ing rich color, the quint -es sen tial #439, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $500.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

778 H 30¢ or ange red (439), o.g., lightly hinged, won -der fully fresh ex am ple, with ex tremely in tense color, VeryFine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $220.

Estimate $150 - 200

779 H 30¢ or ange red (439), o.g., very lightly hinged,de sir able ex am ple, bold deep shade, Very Fine; 1987 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $220. Estimate $150 - 200

780 HH 50¢ vi o let (440), o.g., never hinged, ab so lutelygor geous top qual ity ex am ple in per fect mint con di tion,beau ti fully cen tered with nicely bal anced mar gins, andwon der fully rich color, rare like this, Ex tremely Fine; 1986P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,100. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

781 HH 50¢ vi o let (440), left plate num ber sin gle, o.g.,never hinged, ex traor di nary plate po si tion piece, with themost beau ti ful deep rich color imag in able, an beau ti fulshow piece, well cen tered with wide mar gins, Very Fine toEx tremely Fine. Scott $1,100. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

782 HH 50¢ vi o let (440), o.g., never hinged, im pres sivemint ex am ple, Post Of fice fresh and choice, Very Fine.Scott $1,100. Estimate $750 - 1,000

783 HH 2¢ car mine coil (442), o.g., never hinged, mar -vel ous GEM qual ity ex am ple, with spec tac u lar deep richcolor, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2001 P.F.cer tif i cate for coil strip of 6, from which this out stand ing coilsin gle was taken, this be ing Pos. #3 of 6 from the strip. Scott $23. Estimate $100 - 150

784 HH 2¢ car mine coil (442), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, sen sa tional GEM qual ity ex am ple of this ri -dic u lously un der val ued Wash ing ton-Frank lin flat plate coil,with ab so lutely won der ful bright color, Ex tremely Fine;1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $130. Estimate $200 - 300

785 HH 2¢ car mine coil (442), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, im pres sive ex am ple with bold prooflike color, in im mac u late never hinged con di tion, Very Fine; 1996 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $130. Estimate $150 - 200

786 HH 2¢ car mine coil (442), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, lovely well cen tered ex am ple, in cred i blyfresh and quite elu sive when found in this choice con di tion,Very Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $130.

Estimate $100 - 150

787 HH 1¢ green coil (443), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, ex tremely fresh and highly de sir able ex am ple ofthis elu sive line pair, with the most beau ti ful deep rich colorimag in able on this is sue, im mac u late both front and back,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$325. Estimate $400 - 600

788 H 2¢ car mine coil (444), hor i zon tal pair, o.g.,lightly hinged, an ex traor di nary GEM qual ity coil pair, withfan tas tic cen ter ing and gor geous rich color, a con di tion rar -ity that is tre men dously un der val ued, es pe cially in this con -di tion, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $130.

Estimate $250 - 350



780 781

782 783

784 785 786

777 778 779

789 HH 2¢ car mine coil (444), guide line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some and choice ex am ple in flaw lessmint con di tion, with tre men dously rich color, a beau ti fulmul ti ple of this ex tremely elu sive flat plate is sue, F.-V.F.;1997 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $700. Estimate $400 - 600

790 HH 3¢ vi o let coil (445), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., neverhinged, im pres sive mint, never hinged pair, with won der -fully in tense color and sharp de tailed im pres sion, F.-V.F.;1986 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $750 - 1,000

791 H 4¢ brown coil (446), guide line pair, o.g., lightlyhinged, ex tremely fresh and choice mul ti ple, with vividcolor, F.-V.F.; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $750.

Estimate $350 - 500

792 m 4¢ brown coil (446), hor i zon tal pair, neat blackdu plex can cel la tion, a most im pres sive coil pair, com pletely sound with bold rich color, Very Fine; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400

793 HH/H 5¢ blue coil (447), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., verylightly hinged at right, never hinged at left, ex tremely at trac -tive mul ti ple with bold color, a beauty, Ex tremely Fine; 1988P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $145 as singles.

Estimate $150 - 200

794 HH 5¢ blue coil (447), guide line pair, o.g., neverhinged, fab u lous bold rich shade, as fresh and choice as the first day it was is sued, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $550. Estimate $400 - 600

795 HH 1¢ green, ro tary coil (448), o.g., never hinged,fab u lous GEM qual ity coil sin gle, large even mar gins andbril liant color, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2009 P.S.E. cer tif i -cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of only 8 ex am ples at tain ing thisim pres sive grade, with 6 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher.SMQ $150. Scott $16. Estimate $100 - 150

796 H 2¢ red, type I, ro tary coil (449), o.g., very lightly hinged, de sir able ex am ple of this rare coil sin gle, with vi -brant rich color; slight over all ton ing, which is not very no -tice able, V.G.; 1971 P.F. cer tif i cate for coil pair, from whichthis stamp was taken, this be ing the bot tom stamp from thepair. Scott $2,500. Estimate $750 - 1,000

797 m 2¢ red, type I, ro tary coil (449), neat wavyblack ma chine can cel la tion, ex tremely at trac tive ex am pleof this elu sive com pletely sound coil sin gle, with bright vividcolor, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $600.

Estimate $400 - 600

798 HH 2¢ car mine, type III, ro -tary coil (450), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, ex traor di nary ex am -ple of this ex tremely dif fi cult highqual ity line pair with both stampswell cen tered, rare thus, as thistough ro tary press coil was nevergiven room for the joint line be tweenthe stamps dur ing pro duc tion, re -sult ing in one stamp in a line pair al -most al ways be ing far off cen tered,Post Of fice fresh show piece thatwould please the most dis crim i nat -ing col lec tor of qual ity Wash ing tonFrank lin coil stamps, Very Fine.Scott $550. Estimate $400 - 600



795 796 797

798

799 H 1¢ green, ro tary coil (452), hor i zon tal pair,won der fully fresh high qual ity coil pair, with vivid brightcolor, an im pres sive ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F.cer tif i cate graded XF-90. Scott $55. Estimate $100 - 150

800 HH 1¢ green, ro tary coil (452), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some well cen tered ex am ple with gor -geous deep color, Very Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

801 HH 2¢ car mine rose, type I, ro tary coil (453), jointline pair, o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely ex traor di nary topqual ity ex am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult line pair, wellcen tered with breath tak ing rich color, very scarce in thiswon der ful state of pres er va tion, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $1,550. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

802 HH 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), o.g., neverhinged, mar vel ous top qual ity ex am ple, pris tine Post Of ficefresh con di tion, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $160.

Estimate $200 - 300

803 HH 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), hor i zon tal pair, o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple in im mac u -late mint con di tion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 2005 P.F.cer tif i cate for strip of 4, from which this coil pair was taken,this be ing the left pair from the strip. Scott $375.

Estimate $250 - 350

804 HH 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), joint line pair,o.g., never hinged, strik ingly fresh well cen tered line pair,with vivid color and sharp clearly etched im pres sion, VeryFine to Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

805 HH 2¢ red, type II, ro tary coil (454), joint line pair,o.g., never hinged, Post Of fice fresh and pris tine mint linepair show ing small por tions of ad ja cent stamps at left andright from be ing cut from the coil roll with scis sors, F.-V.F..Scott $900. Estimate $500 - 750

806 HH 2¢ car mine, type III, ro tary coil (455), hor i zon -tal pair, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary GEM qual ity pair,with the deep est and rich est color imag in able, Ex tremelyFine to Su perb; 2010 P.S.A.G. cer tif i cate gradedXF-SUP-95. Scott $45. Estimate $100 - 150

807 HH 2¢ car mine, type III, ro tary coil (455), joint linepair, o.g., never hinged, ex traor di nary GEM qual ity line pair, per fectly cen tered with large bal anced mar gins and gor -geous deep rich color, among the fin est we have ever hadthe plea sure to of fer, Su perb; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$110. Estimate $400 - 600



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808 HH 2¢ car mine-rose, type III, ro tary coil (455var.), joint line pair, o.g., never hinged, ap peal ing ex am plewith fab u lous bold deep color, F.-V.F.; 1996 P.F. cer tif i catespe cif i cally iden ti fy ing this line pair as the elu sive "Car mineRose" shade. Scott $110. Estimate $150 - 200

809 H 3¢ red vi o let, ro tary coil (456 var.), o.g., lightlyhinged, choice ex am ple of this elu sive color va ri ety on the3¢ perf 10 coil sin gle, Fine; 1980 P.F. cer tif i cate spe cif i callyiden ti fy ing the color as the "red vi o let" shade. Scott $225.

Estimate $100 - 150

810 H 3¢ vi o let, ro tary coil (456), joint line pair,slightly dis turbed o.g., nicely cen tered ex am ple, with beau -ti ful fresh color, Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott$1,250. Estimate $600 - 800

811 HH 4¢ brown, ro tary coil (457), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, fab u lous GEM qual ity ex am ple, beau ti fullycen tered with out stand ing rich color and ra zor sharp im -pres sion, a tre men dous ex am ple de serv ing place ment inthe fin est col lec tion, Ex tremely Fine to Superb. Scott $325.

Estimate $400 - 600

812 HH 4¢ brown, ro tary coil (457), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, ex tremely hand some ex am ple with boldprooflike color, and great eye ap peal, Very Fine; 2006 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $325. Estimate $250 - 350

813 HH 4¢ brown, ro tary coil (457), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, bright color, a bril liantly col ored ex am ple,F.-V.F.. Scott $325. Estimate $200 - 300

814 HH 5¢ blue, ro tary coil (458), hor i zon tal pair, o.g.,never hinged, tre men dous top qual ity coil pair, with breath -tak ing color and im pres sion, an ex em plary ex am ple of this,Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2008 P.S.E. cer tif i cate gradedXF-SUP-95, 1 of only 10 pairs at tain ing this grade, with only5 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $425. Scott $160.

Estimate $350 - 500

815 HH 5¢ blue, ro tary coil (458), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, im mac u late mint ex am ple with large mar ginsand beau ti ful deep rich color, Very Fine. Scott $375.

Estimate $300 - 400

816 HH 5¢ blue, ro tary coil (458), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, out stand ing deep rich color, a hand some well cen tered ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott$375. Estimate $300 - 400

817 HH 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), o.g., neverhinged, im pres sive ex am ple with un usu ally large mar ginsand vi brant color, a true GEM, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb.Scott $250. Estimate $200 - 300

818 HH 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), hor i zon tal pair,o.g., never hinged, sen sa tional ex am ple in re mark able con -di tion, with gor geous color and sharp clear im pres sion, Ex -tremely Fine to Su perb. Scott $525. Estimate $400 - 600



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819 HH 2¢ car mine, imperf coil (459), uncreased jointline pair, o.g., never hinged, im pres sive high qual ity ex am -ple of this rarely seen uncreased line pair, with daz zling richcolor, the quint es sen tial #459 line pair, Ex tremely Fine;1949 P.F. and 1991 P.S.E. cer tif i cates. Scott $1,375.

Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

820 HH $1 vi o let black (460), o.g., never hinged, beau -ti fully margined high qual ity ex am ple in im mac u late neverhinged con di tion, a very elu sive stamp when found in thiswon der ful state of pres er va tion, Very Fine; 1991 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $1,600. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

821 H $1 vi o let black (460), o.g., lightly hinged, choice well cen tered stamp, with vi brant color, beau ti ful ap pear -ance; neatly reperforated along left side, oth er wise Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $725. Estimate $300 - 400

822 HH 2¢ pale car mine red, SL wa ter mark, perf 11(461), o.g., never hinged, lovely high qual ity ex am ple of thistough lit tle stamp, with gor geous rich color, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $290.

Estimate $300 - 400

823 HH 3¢ vi o let (464), o.g., never hinged, bright color,a flaw less ex am ple of this dif fi cult stamp, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

824 HH 3¢ deep vi o let (464), o.g., never hinged, in cred -i ble ex am ple with the deep est and rich est color imag in able,a won der ful deep vi o let shade with out stand ing eye ap peal,Very Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $160.

Estimate $100 - 150

825 HH 3¢ vi o let (464), o.g., never hinged, bright color,a choice mint ex am ple of this un der val ued stamp, VeryFine; 2004 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded VF-80, 1 of 8 ex am ples at tain ing this grade. SMQ $140. Scott $160.

Estimate $100 - 150

826 HH 4¢ or ange brown (465), o.g., never hinged,out stand ing top qual ity ex am ple, with im mense board walkmar gins and bril liant color, sim ply gor geous, Ex tremelyFine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $90.Estimate $200 - 300

827 HH 4¢ or ange brown (465), o.g., never hinged, ex -cep tional ex am ple with deep vi brant color and sharp clearlyetched im pres sion, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $90.

Estimate $150 - 200

828 HH 4¢ or ange brown (465), o.g., never hinged, bril -liant rich shade, an im pres sive wide margined ex am ple,Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott $90.

Estimate $100 - 150

829 HH 5¢ blue (466), o.g., never hinged, ab so lutelymag nif i cent ex am ple with enor mous mar gins, and in cred i -ble deep dark color printed on bright white pa per, a match -less GEM de serv ing place ment in the fin est col lec tion,Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $160.

Estimate $400 - 600

830 HH 5¢ blue (466), o.g., never hinged, im pres sivetop qual ity stamp, with nice wide mar gins and bril liant freshcolor, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $160. Estimate $300 - 400

831 HH 5¢ blue (466), o.g., never hinged, sen sa tionaleye catch ing copy with un matched deep prooflike color, avery pleas ing stamp, Very Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $150 - 200

832 H 5¢ car mine er ror (467), o.g., lightly hinged,bright vivid color, a choice ex am ple of this pop u lar stamp,F.-V.F.. Scott $425. Estimate $300 - 400



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833 HH 6¢ red or ange (468), o.g., never hinged, choicestamp with bright vivid color, a beauty, Very Fine. Scott$190. Estimate $150 - 200

834 HH 6¢ red or ange (468), o.g., never hinged, largemargined ex am ple, with gor geous color, very fresh andpleas ing, Very Fine. Scott $190. Estimate $150 - 200

835 HH 7¢ black (469), o.g., never hinged, out stand ingwell cen tered ex am ple with gen er ous mar gins all around,with fab u lous rich color, quite an elu sive stamp when foundin this re mark able qual ity, Ex tremely Fine; 1996 P.S.E. cer -tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, thisbe ing the lower left stamp from the block. Scott $270.

Estimate $400 - 600

836 HH 7¢ black (469), o.g., never hinged, out stand ingex am ple of this ri dic u lously un der val ued stamp, with bril -liant fresh color and sharp clear im pres sion, a stun ningcopy of this stamp, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $270.

Estimate $400 - 600

837 HH 7¢ black (469), o.g., never hinged, fab u lousPost Of fice fresh ex am ple, with in cred i bly in tense color andra zor sharp im pres sion, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine. Scott$270. Estimate $350 - 500

838 HH 8¢ ol ive green (470), o.g., never hinged, im -pres sive well margined ex am ple, with bold deep color, apre mium qual ity ex am ple, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine.Scott $125. Estimate $150 - 200

839 H 8¢ ol ive green (470), o.g., lightly hinged, per -fectly cen tered amid bal anced mar gins, and ra di ant richcolor, a great copy of this stamp, Su perb; 2004 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $55. Estimate $100 - 150

840 HH 9¢ salmon red (471), o.g., never hinged, ex -traor di narily fresh ex am ple in a won der ful state of pres er va -tion, with gor geous rich color, Ex tremely Fine; 2006 P.F.cer tif i cate graded XF-90. Scott $125. Estimate $200 - 300

841 HH 9¢ salmon red (471), o.g., never hinged, ex -traor di nary fresh ex am ple of this dif fi cult stamp, with bril -liant color, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1997 P.F.cer tif i cate. Scott $125. Estimate $150 - 200

842 HH 9¢ salmon red (471), o.g., never hinged, at trac -tive mint stamp, with breath tak ing bold deep shade, verypretty, Very Fine. Scott $125. Estimate $100 - 150

843 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (472), o.g., never hinged,ex cep tional well margined stamp, with deep color, a veryelu sive stamp when found in this qual ity, Ex tremely Fine.Scott $230. Estimate $350 - 500

844 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (472), o.g., never hinged,gor geous top qual ity stamp, with fan tas tic rich color and ex -tremely large mar gins, a great stamp, Ex tremely Fine; 2009 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $230. Estimate $350 - 500

845 HH 10¢ or ange yel low (472), o.g., never hinged, ase lect well cen tered ex am ple with won der ful color of deepin ten sity, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $230.Estimate $300 - 400

846 HH 12¢ claret brown (474), o.g., never hinged, re -mark able ex am ple of this tough stamp, with huge board -walk mar gins, and sen sa tional rich shade, a great stampthat would please the most dis crim i nat ing col lec tor of GEMqual ity stamps, Ex tremely Fine to Su perb; 2003 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $115. Estimate $400 - 600



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847 HH 15¢ gray (475), o.g., never hinged, ex em plaryex am ple of this tough stamp, well cen tered with gor geousdeep rich color, a won der ful stamp in pris tine mint con di -tion, Ex tremely Fine; with pho to copy of 1997 P.F. cer tif i cate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this be ingthe lower left stamp from the block. Scott $400.

Estimate $500 - 750

848 HH 15¢ gray (475), o.g., never hinged, hand someex am ple in Post Of fice fresh con di tion, Very Fine. Scott$400. Estimate $300 - 400

849 HH 20¢ light ul tra ma rine (476), o.g., never hinged, a flaw less qual ity ex am ple with sen sa tional color and im -pres sion, in pris tine con di tion, Very Fine. Scott $525.

Estimate $500 - 750

850 HH 20¢ light ul tra ma rine (476), o.g., never hinged, hand some ex am ple with the deep est and rich est colorimag in able, in pris tine mint con di tion, Very Fine to Ex -tremely Fine; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $525.

Estimate $400 - 600

851 HH 30¢ or ange red (476A), Pos. 61 from the sheet,o.g., never hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this rareunwatermarked stamp, with wide nat u ral straight edge atleft, with vi brant rich color, a very im pres sive ex am ple,F.-V.F.; 1972 and 1987 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $5,500.

Estimate $3,500 - 5,000

852 H 50¢ light vi o let (477), o.g., lightly hinged,choice ex am ple with deep rich color, much more in tensethan nor mally found on this is sue, F.-V.F.; 1979 P.F. cer tif i -cate. Scott $900. Estimate $500 - 750

853 H 50¢ light vi o let (477), o.g., lightly hinged, ex -tremely well cen tered with deep rich color, a beau ti ful ap -pear ing stamp; reperforated along left and bot tom mar gins,oth er wise Ex tremely Fine; 2007 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $900.

Estimate $400 - 600

854 H 50¢ light vi o let (477), o.g., lightly hinged,choice ex am ple, deep rich color; ex pertly reperfed at bot -tom, oth er wise Very Fine. Scott $900.

Estimate $300 - 400

855 H $1 vi o let black (478), o.g., pre vi ously hinged,fab u lous large margined stamp with beau ti ful rich color, anex traor di nary $1 Frank lin, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $625.

Estimate $750 - 1,000

856 H $1 vi o let black (478), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u -lous bold rich shade, com plete sound and choice, F.-V.F.;1974 A.P.S. cer tif i cate. Scott $625. Estimate $350 - 500

857 HH $2 dark blue (479), o.g., never hinged, choiceex am ple with im pres sive deep dark color, a very fresh andpleas ing stamp, Very Fine. Scott $460.

Estimate $300 - 400

858 HH $5 light green (480), o.g., never hinged, choiceex am ple, with in cred i bly bright color, an im mac u late mintstamp, Very Fine to Ex tremely Fine; 1992 P.F. cer tif i cate.Scott $375. Estimate $300 - 400



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859 HH 2¢ car mine, type II, coil (487), ver ti cal pair,o.g., never hinged, tre men dous top qual ity mul ti ple, withwarm rich color and beau ti ful cen ter ing, Ex tremely Fine toSu perb; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 12pairs at tain ing this grade, with only 8 oth ers grad ing higher.SMQ $195. Scott $65. Estimate $150 - 200

860 HH 2¢ car mine, type III, coil (492), joint line pair,o.g., never hinged, im pres sive ro tary press coil line pair,with mar vel ous bold rich shade, Very Fine to Ex tremelyFine. Scott $115. Estimate $100 - 150

861 HH 3¢ vi o let, type I, coil (493), hor i zon tal pair, o.g.,never hinged, re mark ably fresh top qual ity coil pair withbeau ti ful color and finely de tailed im pres sion, Ex tremelyFine to Su perb; 2003 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-SUP-95,1 of 35 ex am ples at tain ing this grade. SMQ $325. Scott$75. Estimate $250 - 350

862 HH 3¢ vi o let, type I, coil (493), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, in cred i bly fresh and choice ex am ple with par -tic u larly rich color, a se lect high qual ity show piece, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $230. Estimate $250 - 350

863 HH 3¢ vi o let, type I, coil (493), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, ex cep tional ex am ple, with daz zling rich color, very choice, Very Fine. Scott $230. Estimate $150 - 200

864 HH 3¢ vi o let, type II, coil (494), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, hand some line pair, with ex traor di nary deeprich color, quite elu sive in this re mark able qual ity, Ex -tremely Fine. Scott $160. Estimate $200 - 300

865 HH 3¢ vi o let, type II, coil (494), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, bril liant Post Of fice fresh ex am ple, verypretty, Very Fine. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150

866 HH 4¢ or ange brown coil (495), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, well cen tered, with ex cel lent color, a pre -mium qual ity ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine. Scott $160.

Estimate $200 - 300

867 HH 4¢ or ange brown coil (495), joint line pair, o.g.,never hinged, fab u lous color and im pres sion, a very pleas -ing ex am ple, F.-V.F.. Scott $160. Estimate $100 - 150

868 HH 5¢ blue coil (496), o.g., never hinged, spec tac -u lar ex am ple, a won der ful top qual ity show piece ex am plewith daz zling rich color and nicely bal anced mar gins, a rel a -tively com mon stamp is a un com mon qual ity, Su perb; 2009P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded SUP-98, 1 of only 6 ex am ples at -tain ing this im pres sive grade, with a mere 5 oth ers cur rently grad ing higher. SMQ $135. Scott $7. Estimate $150 - 200

869 HH 10¢ or ange yel low coil (497), o.g., neverhinged, spec tac u lar GEM qual ity ex am ple, per fectly cen -tered with gen er ous mar gins, with won der ful deep richcolor, Su perb; 2000 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $38.

Estimate $100 - 150

870 HH 10¢ or ange yel low coil (497), joint line pair,o.g., never hinged, ab so lutely mag nif i cent top qual ity ex -am ple of this tough line pair, with tre men dous deep richcolor and ra zor sharp im pres sion, scarce like this, Ex -tremely Fine; 1996 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $280.

Estimate $300 - 400

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